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Mar 11, 2015 21:17
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Macdeo Lurjtux posted:No, that was Season 2, and while the whole premise was pretty ridiculous the white samurai dude was a pretty awesome character. And then he just died pointlessly so they could set up some new villain or something? God Heroes was good for a little bit and then immediately became one of the biggest trainwrecks in TV history.
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Mar 11, 2015 21:29
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Yeah it was awful, but it at least got Robert Forster on the show so there was some redeeming qualities to it. I'm actually holding out slight hope for the new mini series since the first season was so good and I'd they keep the original idea of each season being new characters it could be interesting.
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Mar 11, 2015 22:04
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BonoMan posted:I think Deadwood is probably the best TV show ever and the only reason I didn't list it as perfect is because it wasn't given a proper ending. It's worthy to note that HBO didn't "cancel" the show as much as David Milch, the show creator/runner, just up and decided to quit in order to work on John From Cincinnati, which everyone agrees was poo poo.
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Mar 12, 2015 16:57
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savinhill posted:I agree that Deadwood is about as perfect as a TV show can get. Ditto. Angry Seth Bullock is the best. The Shield is drat near perfect if you can get past the act at the end of the first episode and some of the "getting deeper into trouble trying to get out of the last trouble" plot lines. -Superb acting and incredible guest cast lineup (Glen Close, Forrest Whitaker). -the most heart wrenching sandwich delivery -the most chilling confession in the last season -the saddest family meeting -one of the most satisfying closing shot of a series finale ever
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Mar 12, 2015 18:34
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The only thing I don't like about The Shield is the prevalence of buttrock, but the show is so great that I don't care. And the 'getting into more trouble while trying to get out of it' stuff is pretty much the point of the show and I dunno how you can hate that.
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Mar 12, 2015 18:54
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flashy_mcflash posted:The only thing I don't like about The Shield is the prevalence of buttrock, but the show is so great that I don't care. And the 'getting into more trouble while trying to get out of it' stuff is pretty much the point of the show and I dunno how you can hate that. No hate, but some of it was a bit predictable. Actually call it a "Vic Mackey" when I see it in other shows.
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Mar 12, 2015 19:04
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tomapot posted:No hate, but some of it was a bit predictable. Actually call it a "Vic Mackey" when I see it in other shows. I can dig that. I do think that there's effort expended in making their fuckups unpredictable though, especially with Shane around (how many times over the course of the series do you think 'he cannot possibly be that stupid'?) And even more so when Marla comes in and they form a black hole of bad decisions and  .
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Mar 12, 2015 20:19
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VendaGoat posted:I agree with you. Key West 
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Mar 13, 2015 04:31
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The Wire.
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Mar 13, 2015 08:06
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Breaking Bad.
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Mar 13, 2015 10:23
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Neither the Wire nor Breaking Bad are perfect. The Wire has that godawful newsroom storyline in the fifth season, Breaking Bad has the stupid loving Cousins, meanders too much in the fourth season, and the ending was vaguely unsatisfying in a way I could never explain. I think it's impossible to have a perfect TV series, in the traditional sense of the medium, because you can't tell a perfect story if you begin without a clear ending. If you're going to find a perfect TV series it would have to be a miniseries of a single season. Something like True Detective or Top of the Lake (although neither are anywhere near as good as BB and the Wire), where the creator has mapped out what's going to happen from beginning to end, and has a cohesive vision of theme and style. Although having said that, The Wire did extremely well with the limitations of being extended season upon season, and its flaws derive from other, smaller things - like Simon's vendetta against his old newsroom colleagues, but also some of the more telegraphed stuff. I always hated that overly symbolic chess game early in the series.
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Mar 13, 2015 10:34
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I've been binge watching Heroes for the first time for the past month or so. I just started season 4 and I still like it. 
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Mar 13, 2015 10:50
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Rome The worst thing you can say about it is that it was only two seasons long.
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Mar 13, 2015 12:20
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Super Aggro Crag posted:I've been binge watching Heroes for the first time for the past month or so. I just started season 4 and I still like it. What the gently caress
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Mar 13, 2015 15:46
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freebooter posted:Breaking Bad... the ending was vaguely unsatisfying in a way I could never explain. Youre a psychopath
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Mar 13, 2015 15:58
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It's like -27 degrees in Fairbanks. Would zombies in winter just freeze up? For spin offs, I'd be interested in what's going on in other countries/environments. cjg fucked around with this message at 18:23 on Mar 13, 2015 |
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Mar 13, 2015 16:47
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cjg posted:It's like -27 degrees in Fairbanks. Would zombies in winter just freeze up? Yes and no, depending on who is writing.
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Mar 13, 2015 16:51
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Austrian mook posted:Youre a psychopath I kind of agree. I mean, it's not a BAD ending at all (and it certainly doesn't ruin the series). I just think it was sort of the obvious ending from the get-go and after all of the growing and twists and turns throughout the series, we end on what exactly what we knew would happen. Doesn't make it bad. And I honestly wouldn't change it... but it does remove a lot of the catharsis that I think some of us were hoping to feel.
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Mar 13, 2015 20:53
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BonoMan posted:I kind of agree. I mean, it's not a BAD ending at all (and it certainly doesn't ruin the series). I just think it was sort of the obvious ending from the get-go and after all of the growing and twists and turns throughout the series, we end on what exactly what we knew would happen. Doesn't make it bad. And I honestly wouldn't change it... but it does remove a lot of the catharsis that I think some of us were hoping to feel. What part of it was obvious? Sure you could see some of it coming but i think it hit a nice balance of not feeling like a cop out while still giving walt his comeuppance and being a little unpredictable
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Mar 13, 2015 21:06
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cjg posted:It's like -27 degrees in Fairbanks. Would zombies in winter just freeze up? That was world war z the novel, zombies would freeze in the winter and return to normal after they thawed in the spring.
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Mar 13, 2015 21:22
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Super Aggro Crag posted:I've been binge watching Heroes for the first time for the past month or so. I just started season 4 and I still like it. Am I still in the Walking Dead thread? Episode 2 is my favorite Star Tours. /discuss
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Mar 14, 2015 10:52
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Mar 14, 2015 13:51
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A good zombie show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHZxW3gsDeA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uAJklDka_U
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Mar 14, 2015 14:01
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xxEightxx posted:That was world war z the novel, zombies would freeze in the winter and return to normal after they thawed in the spring. Which is another reason why zombies as depicted in stuff like the walking dead are actually hilariously weak and would probably never take over the world barring special circumstances.
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Mar 14, 2015 17:18
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MeLKoR posted:Rome Rome's second season felt like a mad rush to hit a bunch of points, though. The last three episodes feel like they should have been a season all their own.
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Mar 14, 2015 17:38
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The place Emily Kinney is playing in Louisville is a barcade. drat that's tempting.
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Mar 14, 2015 18:00
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Only if she's giving out handies while I play house of the dead.
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Mar 14, 2015 18:03
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Three's Company was perfect and you can suck my dick if you think otherwise.
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Mar 14, 2015 20:24
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Harton posted:Only if she's giving out handies while I play house of the dead. I no poo poo saw this in a lovely barcade with a dude playing Street Fighter years ago. Was pretty what the gently caress.
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Mar 14, 2015 20:38
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Super Aggro Crag posted:I've been binge watching Heroes for the first time for the past month or so. I just started season 4 and I still like it. Try to explain in linear order what the gently caress happened in season 3. I dare you. I tried re-watching some earlier episodes for kicks once and there were literally 2 plot holes a minute and nothing setup had to do with anything. Anything. Austrian mook posted:God Heroes was good for a little bit and then immediately became one of the biggest trainwrecks in TV history. It really was. To me it's the pinnacle of how to write bad TV and also wreck a growing franchise; for whatever reason it was so bad I find it kind of fascinating. I feel like it should be taught in every writing class, to see what not to do. Full of plot holes and the most inconsistently written characters ever, it just dropped a shocking amount in quality. Nothing, for me, has come close (AHS Season 3 tried, it really really tried). I think my favorite moment that sums up how hosed up their writing staff was: They gave a huge interview when Sylar got shapeshifting powers going "Oh, we set all these rules! He can't change clothing or mass! We totally want this to be interesting and not overpowered!" In the next three episodes, he changes - complete with a new backpack - into a kid, breaking every single rule they set less than three episodes back. ED: Actually one other amusing thing you'll notice if you look at the whole thing from a behind the scenes perspective, is that their relied heavily on a "dangle keys in front of a baby" story telling technique, just eliminating plots and shaking something new and flashy to try to distract you. One of the biggest plot holes starts when Nathan is shot early in the season, then healed by a mysteriously revived Linderman (who was dead). Then they want to drop that and do the BIG TWIST later once the injury wasn't a big deal and reveal Linderman was just an illusion... and thus couldn't have healed poo poo, but no, the big twist is the new thing to focus on now! Walking Dead might be slow sometimes, it might have pretty dumb characters quite often, but it's never done poo poo like that. I'd go on about all the other hilariously bad aspects but you could write a book with them. Walking Dead looks like a masterpiece compared to what happened with Heroes. Blazing Ownager fucked around with this message at 20:54 on Mar 14, 2015 |
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Mar 14, 2015 20:40
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Blazing Ownager posted:I no poo poo saw this in a lovely barcade with a dude playing Street Fighter years ago. Was pretty what the gently caress. Well was the girl cute or what, this is important e: wait was it actually Emily Kinney? Cause that would be pretty 
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Mar 14, 2015 20:51
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Yeah it's only awful if the girl is ugly or gross fat. Otherwise it's a pretty good turn of luck. You can even push the envelope and try to get in on some 2 player action.
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Mar 14, 2015 21:07
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Blazing Ownager posted:Try to explain in linear order what the gently caress happened in season 3. I dare you. What the gently caress is AHS?
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Mar 14, 2015 21:17
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Blazing Ownager posted:Try to explain in linear order what the gently caress happened in season 3. I dare you. intresitng
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Mar 14, 2015 21:44
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boom boom boom posted:What the gently caress is AHS? american horror story, relax.
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Mar 14, 2015 23:17
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boom boom boom posted:What the gently caress is AHS? A Homo Sexual
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Mar 14, 2015 23:38
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Seriously though it will help us regular people who don't have all the abbreviations for TV shows worked out to just type the name of the show.
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Mar 15, 2015 00:13
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Six Feet Under was perfect. Beautifully, depressingly, ugly-cry perfect.
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Mar 15, 2015 02:20
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I really liked the first couple episodes of Weeds, then immediately it was garbage. Faster than Heroes, I'd say.
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Mar 15, 2015 03:26
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