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I watched the first five seasons of Supernatural not to long ago and the first season is definitely the weakest (of those.) The first handful of episodes are incredibly formulaic and it takes forever for the overarching plot to actually start.
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They very much went with the "what if urban legends were real" gimmick in season one. I think maybe they were making sure of a pickup before they got more serialized. Also Racist Truck.
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Sep 17, 2014 19:58
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precision posted:I think there is some stuff you could cut from Breaking Bad, but not much. The stuff with the twins, in retrospect, didn't seem terribly necessary, for example. The attack on Hank, though?
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Sep 17, 2014 20:07
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Lycus posted:The attack on Hank, though? They were also important in the Gus/Hector war.
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Sep 17, 2014 20:16
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Yeah, what the hell, why did SyFy pass on High Moon anyway? That was amazing.
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Sep 17, 2014 20:16
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Sober posted:Yeah, what the hell, why did SyFy pass on High Moon anyway? That was amazing. Needed more sharknatos and less Sci-fi.
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Sep 17, 2014 20:17
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I would cut the plane crash stuff from BB before cutting the Cousins. Yeah they were boring characters but they managed to be decent plot devices I thought. Plus their fight with Hank was baller as hell. Guy who wants faster-paced dramas, you would probably like Strike Back or Luther.
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Sep 17, 2014 20:17
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precision posted:Though it's funny he mentioned Edgar Wright since Hot Fuzz is one of the few things that I think needs every single scene to work. Hot Fuzz might be my favorite movie. There isn't a single scene in that movie that isn't set-up, execution upon said set-up, or callbacks. None of it is pointless, all of it is amazing.
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Sep 17, 2014 20:28
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Hot Fuzz was a huge disappointment after the zombie movie.
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Sep 17, 2014 20:38
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Yeah, if you were dissapointed that the follow up to Shaun of the Dead was leagues better.
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Sep 17, 2014 20:42
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Hot Fuzz feels like an extended Family Guy sketch. "Hey Brian, remember the time Die Hard took place in a retirement home?"
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Sep 17, 2014 20:47
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Mu Zeta posted:Hot Fuzz was a huge disappointment after the zombie movie. You're crazy, Hot Fuzz is fantastic.
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Sep 17, 2014 20:51
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Metropolis posted:I would cut the plane crash stuff from BB before cutting the Cousins. Yeah they were boring characters but they managed to be decent plot devices I thought. Plus their fight with Hank was baller as hell. I didn't enjoy the plane season, but it wasn't bad enough to cut. And Walt letting Chloe die so she could be reincarnated as the Bitch in Apartment 23 was loving dark Some of the more standalone episodes could stand to go though.
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Sep 17, 2014 20:52
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Mu Zeta posted:Hot Fuzz was a huge disappointment after the zombie movie.
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Sep 17, 2014 20:55
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Irish Joe posted:Hot Fuzz feels like an extended Family Guy sketch. I know your thing is making people wonder what the gently caress you're talking about, but what the gently caress are you talking about.
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Sep 17, 2014 20:58
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One of these days we have to compile a greatest hits of Irish Joe.
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Sep 17, 2014 21:03
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IRQ posted:I didn't enjoy the plane season, but it wasn't bad enough to cut. And Walt letting Chloe die so she could be reincarnated as the Bitch in Apartment 23 was loving dark Some of the more standalone episodes could stand to go though. "Let's get weird and play Mario Kart!" was a quote years ahead of its time, as it turns out.
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Sep 17, 2014 21:04
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Sober posted:One of these days we have to compile a greatest hits of Irish Joe. The one where he talked up Brooklyn Taxi so much he got people to watch it and then they came in here and complained about it.
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Sep 17, 2014 21:06
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the best Irish Joe posts are the ones where he pretends to break Kayfabe and goes "no guys these are actual opinions that I have!"
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Sep 17, 2014 21:12
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Metropolis posted:Guy who wants faster-paced dramas, you would probably like Strike Back or Luther. Also Rectify.
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Sep 17, 2014 21:15
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Luther is pretty great. Also, all GreenNight fucked around with this message at 21:23 on Sep 17, 2014 |
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Sep 17, 2014 21:19
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Season 2 is kinda garbage tho... Stopped watching after that
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Sep 17, 2014 21:21
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GreenNight posted:Luther is pretty great. Also, all four seasons is only like 14 episodes total. You just made me think I'd somehow missed a fourth season of Luther. 
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Sep 17, 2014 21:22
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I can't remember, I watched them all in a row. I don't remember anything being especially bad, but then again I watch a lot of TV.
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Sep 17, 2014 21:22
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You guys thought Hot Fuzz was a disappointment? Goddamn, have y'all ever seen The World's End? Hot Fuzz is still a nonstop laugh riot several years after coming out but The World's End was pretty much a dud.
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Sep 17, 2014 21:57
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Hot Fuzz is the best Edgar Wright movie. Followed soon after by Scott Pilgrim. Shaun of the Dead was a huge disappointment after watching Hot Fuzz. I can't remember a single thing about World's End other than the bathroom scene.
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Sep 17, 2014 22:01
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Mu Zeta posted:Hot Fuzz was a huge disappointment after the zombie movie. I thought Hot Fuzz was better. I watched it after Shaun of the dead.
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Sep 17, 2014 22:11
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Toxxupation posted:Season 2 is kinda garbage tho... Stopped watching after that I liked S2, but I had some issues with S3
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Sep 17, 2014 22:29
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BSam posted:Also Rectify. Rectify's pacing is like watching snails dry.
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Sep 17, 2014 22:47
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So, Arrested Development is pretty funny.
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Sep 17, 2014 22:49
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Irish Joe posted:Hot Fuzz feels like an extended Family Guy sketch. Pretty much this. With Shaun of the Dead there were plenty of references, parodies and homages but underneath it all there was a pretty drat good zombie movie as well. Real horrific scenes too and heartfelt moments with the mom. In Hot Fuzz all I saw was a series of hey remember that thing in Bad Boys and then it shows them doing the same thing from Bad Boys.
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Kurtofan posted:So, Arrested Development is pretty funny.
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FactsAreUseless posted:Season 4 is pretty much one of the most brilliant TV-related things I've ever seen, and it's a shame that it's not funnier. Like a lot of people, I think the raw footage is there; it just needs to be edited into eight great episodes instead of 14 decent ones.
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Sep 17, 2014 23:10
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The World's End is the best movie in that trilogy. It's just the least funny. E: I mean, yeah, Hot Fuzz is probably the funniest movie I've ever seen, but the thematic work done in TWE is just phenomenal. Arist fucked around with this message at 23:21 on Sep 17, 2014 |
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Sep 17, 2014 23:18
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Totally agreed on that front. It's also the one that works best as a movie instead of just a genre pastiche. But I'd still rather watch Hot Fuzz most days.
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Sep 17, 2014 23:24
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Irish Joe posted:Like a lot of people, I think the raw footage is there; it just needs to be edited into eight great episodes instead of 14 decent ones.
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Sep 17, 2014 23:25
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VagueRant, watch the Killing. You'll love it!
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Sep 17, 2014 23:31
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I didn't give a damm about Ant Man and Edgar Wright leaving it until I saw Hot Fuzz again. Now I can understand the fanboys crying over that. Also, Shaun of the Dead is good, but not as good as Hot Fuzz, I've yet to see World's End and I don't understand why I expected to like Scott Pilgrim if I hated the comic so much (though making someone as punchable as Michael Cera the lead in that helped a lot, since the thing I disliked the most about the comic was the main character)
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Sep 17, 2014 23:33
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The World's End started off really great, but I was really exhausted of it by the time they got to the weird shouty ending.
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Listen man, I could go write a ten-page screed on how that scene is loving amazing but no one here wants to read that so I'll just say it's a goddamn beautiful thematic climax that encapsulates everything that move is trying to say about the nature of alcoholism and nostalgia.
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