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All this talk about Netflix, Hulu etc prompts me to confide my darkest secret. I literally never watch TV. On a TV.
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The only shows I watch on a TV set are Justified and GoT.
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Jan 23, 2014 23:41
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The last broadcast thing I watched was Eurovision. The next broadcast thing I'll watch will be the Winter Olympics, but I'll be watching it on the computer because the interface we had for the Summer Olympics ruled. I just don't see the point of having my cable box connected anymore when I have so much of a better choice online.
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Jan 23, 2014 23:46
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I actually hate TV
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Jan 24, 2014 00:02
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precision posted:All this talk about Netflix, Hulu etc prompts me to confide my darkest secret. I haven't had actual cable TV subscription in two years. The day I discovered that the old e-mail address I had on my parents' Comcast account would let me access their xfinity on-demand streaming content was a good, good day.
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Jan 24, 2014 00:04
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Mu Zeta posted:I actually hate TV Ditto. 2013-2014 is shaping up to be the most disappointing broadcast season in over a decade. There is literally nothing of lasting worth being produced right now.
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Jan 24, 2014 00:11
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I dunno, 2 Broke Girls is still on. edit: i only found out earlier today that kathy bates was on two and a half men as charlie sheen's character's ghost and she won an emmy for it
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Jan 24, 2014 00:26
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MrAristocrates posted:I'm the OP of the old one and I might be able to throw together something passable before it airs. Before you spend any time on this, there's already a Season Two thread here.
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Jan 24, 2014 00:27
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Irish Joe posted:Ditto. 2013-2014 is shaping up to be the most disappointing broadcast season in over a decade. There is literally nothing of lasting worth being produced right now. I agree
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Jan 24, 2014 00:34
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Mu Zeta posted:I actually hate TV I thought that was a given in this forum. 
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Jan 24, 2014 00:55
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Daedo posted:Before you spend any time on this, there's already a Season Two thread here. Too late. (Honestly that OP is better than mine would have been anyway)
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Jan 24, 2014 00:56
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Daedo posted:Before you spend any time on this, there's already a Season Two thread here. I looked for one and couldn't find it so apparently I am blind. Thanks!
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Jan 24, 2014 01:07
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Irish Joe posted:Ditto. 2013-2014 is shaping up to be the most disappointing broadcast season in over a decade. There is literally nothing of lasting worth being produced right now. I think either the end of Breaking Bad will go down as the end of our previous historic upswing in television quality, or things like Netflix will up the quality of their own productions soon enough that this season will just be a minor dip in an otherwise golden age. Thier House of Cards and Arrested Development were pretty good but I don't think they'll be going down in history as some of the greats yet. There is some good stuff coming like True Detective and House of Cards season 2. Nothing I'm super excited about but who knows.
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Jan 24, 2014 01:19
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Sleepy Hollow will totally go down in history. It's the Firefly of the'10s, except it's actually good.
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Jan 24, 2014 02:18
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precision posted:Sleepy Hollow will totally go down in history. It's the Firefly of the'10s, except it's actually good. And getting a second season.
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Jan 24, 2014 02:21
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How is it like Firefly?
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Jan 24, 2014 02:25
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precision posted:Sleepy Hollow will totally go down in history. It's the Firefly of the'10s, except it's actually good. I think it's the X-Files of the '10s, given the fanbase.
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Jan 24, 2014 02:26
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I honestly don't know what its fan base outside this forum is, other than "my wife and that one dude I work with". People I know tend to either not watch anything at all or have weird habits like "owning the complete Friends box set and rewatching it every time I'm at their house".
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Jan 24, 2014 02:31
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I convinced a coworker he should watch the show using a simple three word phrase "Zombie George Washington."
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Jan 24, 2014 02:31
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Mu Zeta posted:How is it like Firefly? 1) Cancelled after one season. 2) Execs didn't really care about the show, and aired the episodes out of order. So yeah, I'm not sure why the comparison is being made. precision posted:I honestly don't know what its fan base outside this forum is, other than "my wife and that one dude I work with". Lycus fucked around with this message at 02:36 on Jan 24, 2014 |
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Jan 24, 2014 02:33
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muscles like this? posted:I convinced a coworker he should watch the show using a simple three word phrase "Zombie George Washington." I went with (pilot spoiler) John Cho, demonic temp.
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Jan 24, 2014 02:38
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Its really strange the reasons why you like a TV show. Pilot wise, the best I can guess (at least for me) is something new and nothing horrible. And if a comedy, god forbid, something that will make me smile. So turns out I liked Broad City, and I paused to check this, at the 1 minute and 49 second mark. Hope that it doesn't go tits up!
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Jan 24, 2014 03:31
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Rake was good! It's fun to kick back and watch Greg Kinnear trying to roll with the punches (many of them self-inflicted). Beyond that though I don't think there's much else to it, and I suspect it's gonna join that growing list of programs that I enjoy but don't defend.
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DivisionPost posted:Rake was good! It's fun to kick back and watch Greg Kinnear trying to roll with the punches (many of them self-inflicted). Thank you for reminding me to set my DVR. 
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Jan 24, 2014 04:44
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DivisionPost posted:Rake was good! It's fun to kick back and watch Greg Kinnear trying to roll with the punches (many of them self-inflicted). Agreed on all points! It was fun and kept me paying attention and obviously has lots of places it can go with all the plot bits introduced in the pilot (hooker, gambling, debts, ex-wife and kid, weekly cases, family he's staying with, police rivalry, etc.), but I think that might be the last collection of words I ever bother writing about it. Would still recommend a watch though. It was genuinely good.
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Jan 24, 2014 04:59
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Syrg Sapphire posted:I went with (pilot spoiler) John Cho, demonic temp. That's the phrase I've been using as bait!
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Jan 24, 2014 06:03
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I'd say Rake looks dumb, but the last two comedies I thought that about were New Girl and B99 so...
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Jan 24, 2014 06:05
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I don't think Rake is a comedy.
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Jan 24, 2014 06:09
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Mu Zeta posted:I don't think Rake is a comedy. Nah, it's a comedic drama; while I didn't exactly laugh my way through, I certainly smiled through it. Keegan Joye's kind of an rear end in a top hat, but he's the kind of rear end in a top hat that constantly pays for it, whether it be through direct action or karmic justice. And Kinnear nails it; he manages to make him a likable rear end in a top hat without doing a riff on Greg House. You feel kind of sorry for him in the same moment that you realize that he brings this bullshit upon himself. But again, it's not like you're missing out on a herald of the next great age of television. It's a law procedural whose main character happens to be a drunken, gambling rear end in a top hat who God kind of hates. If you're looking for anything heavier than that, well, I'll let you know if anything changes, but for now you should keep looking.
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Jan 24, 2014 06:24
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From the commercials, I was hoping Rake would be similar to Shark. I liked Shark. Am I the only one who watched Shark?
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Mu Zeta posted:I don't think Rake is a comedy. Well, they're sure marketing it as one.
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Jan 24, 2014 06:42
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tk posted:From the commercials, I was hoping Rake would be similar to Shark. I liked Shark. Am I the only one who watched Shark? Shark was awesome in the same way The Blacklist is awesome: really fun lead actor and completely forgettable supporting cast. I'd love to see James Woods and James Spader have a smarm-off.
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Jan 24, 2014 06:55
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Just want to say that the original Rake is one of the best Australian tv shows in recent years. Like any US remake I'm scared they have ruined it, but am cautiously hopeful they've done a good job. Not seen it yet but I will try to soon.
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If it's anything like the Australian one you have got to check out the bestiality episode. I haven't laughed as hard at anything in a long time.
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Based mainly on recommendations in this thread, I decided to give the first 2 episodes of Don't Trust the B---- in Apt. 23 on Netflix a try. 2 1/2 hrs later I had watched the first 7 episodes without realizing it, and only stopped because I had to go somewhere. Holy poo poo, this is a good show. Incredibly funny. Amazing. ....I am so sorry for not watching it when it was on. I feel like I was part of the problem. I mean, no, I'm not a Nielson house or anything, but I could have talked about it. Maybe I could have convinced a Nielson house to watch it. Maybe I could have...done something... I am so sorry.
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thrawn527 posted:I am so sorry.  Stop, Collaborate and Listen ABC hosed up majorly with DTTB and the episodes aired are wildly out of order. If you've just watched what they call 'season 1' you should be fine, but if you're going to go ahead - make sure you find the revised episode list which means you will see the continuation of Dancing with the Stars properly and you won't have June switching jobs every week. It was such a confusing nightmare, you're so much better off having this opportunity to watch it properly. e: here's a link which uses the episode names which should make it easy enough - http://www.dreamawalker.com/2013/05/22/dont-trust-the-b-in-apartment-23-correct-episode-order/
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EL BROMANCE posted:
edit: Never mind, I'll use the link you posted above. Thanks!
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Jan 24, 2014 15:39
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Oh my god, I'm watching the first episode of Hannibal. Has there been anything this beautifully shot on the small screen in a long time? I feel like I'm watching a drat movie.
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I think Carnivale looked really drat good but that was a long time ago. Hannibal looks awesome throughout the whole season but it bothers me seeing comedians play the bad guys so many times and it's distracting.
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I kind of like the casting of comedians. They tend to be pretty good actors - after all, between comedy and drama, comedy's the hard one.
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