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There are three. The Magicians, The Magician King and The Magician's Land. The third one wraps up a bunch of stuff about Fillory and features the return of Niffin Alice.
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MrFlibble posted:I really liked some episodes of season 7 and 8 (Tikka to Ride is loving fantastic) even if on the whole the seasons aren't as good as the first 6. I haven't rewatched X since it first aired but aside from a couple of jokes falling completely flat it was pretty good and I'll watch these new ones as well. Yeah, absolutely. "Tikka To Ride" and "Blue" are the highlights of season seven for me. Not sure about season eight. Probably "Cassandra", "Krytie TV" and "Pete". It's been ages since I watched either of those seasons, though.
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May 4, 2015 21:29
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Basically when Rimmer leaves and new Kochanski shows up is a good place to stop.
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May 4, 2015 21:44
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Last night's episode of China, IL might be one of the best they've done thus far. I wish more people would watch the show.
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muscles like this? posted:Basically when Rimmer leaves and new Kochanski shows up is a good place to stop. Why exactly? I mean some of the episodes past that aren't classics but I can't remember any that I outright regret watching and even episodes that don't work have some great gags/neat science fictiony concepts in them. Even Back to Earth 
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May 4, 2015 22:20
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I have never been able to put my finger on it exactly.. I think it's the influence of that Farscape dude. The aliens and their particular "things" and how people treat each other and the general wavelength of ~interesting ethics~ and all in a fun way. Defiance is just weird in that particular Farscape way. It's a way I like a lot, it turns out. It's one of those shows where everyone seems like a B- actor when it starts and then BAM, I care about everyone, and the universe is really interesting and different and +50 points, NOBODY IS DUMB, and I think that goes a long way with me. Yes, there are SECRETS, but people share when they can. There are some missteps in last season via that particular point, but I still find that I am super excited for it to come back. 
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May 4, 2015 23:04
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Shageletic posted:So you're saying that's its as good as Farscape? It's not as self aware in its goofiness as Farscape was. I guess the answer to that question depends on why you like Farscape.
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May 4, 2015 23:18
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MrFlibble posted:Why exactly? I mean some of the episodes past that aren't classics but I can't remember any that I outright regret watching and even episodes that don't work have some great gags/neat science fictiony concepts in them. Basically it fucks with the entire dynamic of the crew.
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May 4, 2015 23:40
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I've just finally gotten around to watching Breaking Bad, and am really enjoying Saul Goodman. I know the spin off is based around him, and was wondering if it was safe to check out a bit of the spinoff in between breaking bad episodes, or is there stuff in there that could spoil me?
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May 5, 2015 11:48
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Woo hoo! Got this at work. I've seen Orphan Black being shot around town, hope to see some of this series filming too.
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May 5, 2015 11:58
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Gonz posted:Last night's episode of China, IL might be one of the best they've done thus far. I wish more people would watch the show. The funniest part was at the end where Babycakes made the gay marriage metaphor.
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May 5, 2015 12:01
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LibbyM posted:I've just finally gotten around to watching Breaking Bad, and am really enjoying Saul Goodman. I know the spin off is based around him, and was wondering if it was safe to check out a bit of the spinoff in between breaking bad episodes, or is there stuff in there that could spoil me? The very first episode has a scene that takes place after Breaking Bad ends.
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May 5, 2015 12:57
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MrAristocrates posted:The very first episode has a scene that takes place after Breaking Bad ends. The rest of it is a prequel but you'd get spoiled on character(s) that eventually showup in BrBa, and that's not taking into account where Saul could go in S2. I'd steer clear of Better Cal Saul until you finish BrBa.
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May 5, 2015 14:26
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There is nothing in Better Call Saul that will spoil or diminish the experience of Breaking Bad. Its not like Breaking Bad hinges on the big reveal that *gasp* Taco is a dangerous, violent drug dealer. The show establishes that in literally his first appearance. So, really, just watch what you want and don't let these ninnies scare you for fear of spoilers that don't exist.
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May 5, 2015 14:33
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Binary Logic posted:Woo hoo! Got this at work. I've seen Orphan Black being shot around town, hope to see some of this series filming too. It must be funny living in or around Toronto, looking out the window and seeing lovely movies and TV shows filming everywhere.
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May 5, 2015 14:41
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thrawn527 posted:It must be funny living in or around Toronto, looking out the window and seeing lovely movies and TV shows filming everywhere.
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FactsAreUseless posted:It must be funny living in Toronto, looking out the window and seeing New York, Chicago, L.A., Detroit, Seattle, and Hong Kong. Isn't that Vancouver you're thinking of? Which also is the location of several distant planets.
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raditts posted:Isn't that Vancouver you're thinking of? Which also is the location of several distant planets.
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May 5, 2015 16:24
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IRQ posted:The rest of it is a prequel but you'd get spoiled on character(s) that eventually showup in BrBa, and that's not taking into account where Saul could go in S2. I'd steer clear of Better Cal Saul until you finish BrBa. Yeah, I'd avoid it. There's not explicit spoilers or anything but there's thematic issues at play. If Better Call Saul gives you background on a character who is introduced as mysterious or with questions in Breaking Bad than you're screwing up the narrative right there. If Breaking Bad wants you to ask "Is this guy a good guy or a bad guy?" and BCS gives you an answer on that then that's no good.
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May 5, 2015 16:25
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FactsAreUseless posted:Is it? I thought it was Toronto, but Vancouver also makes sense. Guillermo Del Toro says he plans to make all his movies in Toronto. They used a huge film set for Pacific Rim there.
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May 5, 2015 16:50
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My Two Dads made more sense when I assumed it was NBC cribbing Full House. Knowing they both premiered the same week makes me glad I wasn't around for the dumpster fire that was television in the late 80s.
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May 5, 2015 17:24
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That goddamn overstuffed plush car chair...
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May 5, 2015 17:33
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Irish Joe posted:Its not like Breaking Bad hinges on the big reveal that *gasp* Taco is a dangerous, violent drug dealer. The show establishes that in literally his first appearance. You just made me imagine Taco from The League as a dangerous, violent drug dealer in Breaking Bad and I never knew I wanted anything so badly.
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May 5, 2015 18:03
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JohnSherman posted:My Two Dads made more sense when I assumed it was NBC cribbing Full House. Knowing they both premiered the same week makes me glad I wasn't around for the dumpster fire that was television in the late 80s. You shut your whore mouth and watch some Perfect Strangers right this instant.
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May 5, 2015 18:05
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IRQ posted:It's not as self aware in its goofiness as Farscape was. I guess the answer to that question depends on why you like Farscape. Well I loving love it. My favorite sci fi show, so I'm glad to be going into this thing with low expectations.
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JohnSherman posted:My Two Dads made more sense when I assumed it was NBC cribbing Full House. Knowing they both premiered the same week makes me glad I wasn't around for the dumpster fire that was television in the late 80s. Yep real lovely shows like Cheers.
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JohnSherman posted:My Two Dads made more sense when I assumed it was NBC cribbing Full House. Knowing they both premiered the same week makes me glad I wasn't around for the dumpster fire that was television in the late 80s. It's no surprise you showed up after trash was cooked.
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bobkatt013 posted:Yep real lovely shows like Cheers. Oh absolutely. Cheers is a show I despise.
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Shageletic posted:Well I loving love it. My favorite sci fi show, so I'm glad to be going into this thing with low expectations. Same here, Farscape's probably my all time favorite scifi show. Defiance isn't as good as it, but it's still a very enjoyable show that has some of the same qualities that made Farscape what it was. It's only had two seasons so far too, maybe it'll keep getting better and reach Farscape's level.
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Rockne S. O'Bannon's first series before he did Farscape was, um, seaQuest DSV, wasn't it?
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May 5, 2015 20:24
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He got started on the Twilight Zone reboot back in 1985.
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Wheat Loaf posted:Rockne S. O'Bannon's first series before he did Farscape was, um, seaQuest DSV, wasn't it? SeaQuest was an awesome show and middle-school me will not hear any different.
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There were also a lot of great writers and minds behind the show other than Bannon. Brian Henson, Justin Monjo, even the star wrote one of my fav eps.
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IRQ posted:SeaQuest was an awesome show and middle-school me will not hear any different. I never watched it myself, but I remember someone telling me that there was an episode where they went to Hell and killed Satan. Also a dolphin named Darwin, or something?
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May 5, 2015 21:14
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I remember liking Seaquest when I was a kid. I also remember it not being on the air for ages, and then coming back with an inexplicably different captain and a premise which, even to Gapey Joe Junior, was loving silly.
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raditts posted:I never watched it myself, but I remember someone telling me that there was an episode where they went to Hell and killed Satan. There was an episode where they were abducted by aliens and ended up 30 years into the future. Then Roy Scheider quit in disgust!
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May 5, 2015 21:21
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...and Michael Ironside joined the cast!
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muscles like this? posted:There was an episode where they were abducted by aliens and ended up 30 years into the future. Then Roy Scheider quit in disgust! Yeah it's best to just stop watching when the really weird poo poo starts happening and they get teleported to the ocean planet or whatever,, even as a kid I was like lol nope. e: there was indeed a talking dolphin named Darwin, also a Wesley Crusher type boy genius. Unlike Will Wheaton, the actor killed himself.
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Was it Ironside who hated the dolphin and said he never wanted to film a scene with it?
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