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I'm about five episodes into Broadchurch. Sometimes Tennant's accent is too thick to parse, but it's way addicting! And I love the song at the end!
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ONE YEAR LATER posted:My roommate started watching it the other day, I caught the majority of episodes 2 and 3 and I want to kill myself with how depressing it is. gently caress everyone involved with the investigation. Maybe my option will change as I watch more but right now, god drat is it heavy and horrible. No this is the problem with the series because its real, its so extremely overwhelmingly hosed up that it makes you want to personally burn the entire state of Wisconsin to the ground. But its also what makes it so good.
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WarLocke posted:"I kept my word. They've been reunited." Holy poo poo Batiatus you incredible bastard. Please give us regular updates while you watch, like you did in the PoI thread. They're a joy to read 
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Jan 2, 2016 11:26
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DAAS Kapitalist posted:The casting is terrible. I take that back. Bruce Campbell as Ronald Reagan is glorious.
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The Norwegian series Occupied about a Russian invasion has had some angry reactions from Moscow so I had to see what the fuss was all about. The premise is that in na future without NATO (the US having gone isolationist) after a hurricane casued by global warming killed a thousand Norwegians a party had come into power promising to stop fossil fuel extraction and switch to thorium reactors. But with Middle East oil production destroyed by conflict the European Union demands the Norwegians keep producing oil and gas and have the Russians stage one of their non-invasion invasions with Little Green Men, getting a pretty prompt surrender to their terms of 10 more years of oil production. Everything starts spinning out of control soon and a resistance movement (which may or may not be Russians escalating things) starts sabotaging oil fields and killing Russians, threatening all out war. It appears more gripping then it actually is with a lot of time spent setting up and then defusing various situations that threaten escalations and an odd setup where a lot of episodes starts some time after the previous ended and important things have happened in between. Towards the end poo poo starts getting real though and I really hope there will be another season. Hopefully with some better actors, the main leads of the Norwegion PM and one of his bodyguards were not very compelling, the only real standout in the cast was Ingeborga Dapkunaite as the Russian ambassador/viceroy. I also wonder if the EU will still subsidize another season as they did this one, they come out as the biggest jerks in the storyline.
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Zaphod42 posted:Oh wow, everybody go watch Making a Murderer on Netflix its soo good. Some serious real-life true story Law & Order, all documentary footage from real news shows and stuff, no re-enactments, but all really polished and presented like a dramatic TV series. Fantastic. I binged through that a week or so ago and I really enjoyed it. It's all the fun parts of a murder trial with the hours of technical detail filler in real trials skimmed over. I found myself wondering if he actually did it and I'm still not 100% sure. The only things I can confidently say are: the nephew is an idiot who should have never been allowed to talk to the police alone (also the way he says "yeahhh?" all the time drove me nuts), and if Steven really did do it he's just as stupid. I really liked how it wasn't just a bunch of reenactments so you can actually try and draw your own conclusions from what the people say rather than just taking the view the showmakers want you to have (although there is definitely a "maybe he didn't do it" slant to how things are presented). yeah I eat ass fucked around with this message at 14:24 on Jan 2, 2016 |
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richardfun posted:Please give us regular updates while you watch, like you did in the PoI thread. They're a joy to read In here? I don't want to be a nuisance/clutter up the thread with Spartacus ramblings.  I pretty much marathoned through the first season as much as my free time permitted. Show was pretty good to begin with, then Spartacus brought the rain and the show promptly began inserting cock in rear end. So many familiar faces from Arrow. Manu Bennett is loving intense as Crixus. And I think all the topless women on the show are actually desensitizing me. It's like "oh, tits? That's nice" And when I saw the title of the last episode was 'Kill Them All' I knew I was in for an epic finale. And loving Ashur got away, I was waiting for that rear end in a top hat to get hosed the entire season... The prequel season is next right ('Gods of the Arena')? Then 'Vengeance'?
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Production order for sure. Prequel next.
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Also I just want to say that Varro was loving cool and gently caress Numerius for that call. Little bastard got what was coming, and now I'm a little scared of Aurelia.  Which reminds me that Illythia got away too, oh man that psycho bitch is gonna be a problem.
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WarLocke posted:Also I just want to say that Varro was loving cool and gently caress Numerius for that call. Little bastard got what was coming, and now I'm a little scared of Aurelia. Enjoy the ride. I am jealous.
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Murphy Brownback posted:the nephew is an idiot who should have never been allowed to talk to the police alone Yeah I kinda feel like every American ought to watch Making a Murderer, and this: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/the-confessions/ Both for your own safety and because you need to know how that poo poo happens if you're ever called to serve on a jury. You should never talk to the cops alone, and be aware that innocent people confess to poo poo they didn't do sometimes.
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WarLocke posted:In here? I don't want to be a nuisance/clutter up the thread with Spartacus ramblings. Sure, why not. It'll liven up the thread a bit  And yes: on to the prequel now, which introduces the most badass character of the entire show.
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I binged through Orphan Black the past week. All the praise is deserved, I love the soccer mom plot so much. So that went well and I started on Continuum. Am I supposed to like the terrorists more than the main character?? This show's theme is weird and I'm not sure what to think of it yet.
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Everyone on Continuum is both a hero and a villain at the same time. It's a really good show with almost no clean good/bad delineation, it's more about what each character wants and how that interacts with other characters' wants.
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Murphy Brownback posted:I binged through that a week or so ago and I really enjoyed it. It's all the fun parts of a murder trial with the hours of technical detail filler in real trials skimmed over. I found myself wondering if he actually did it and I'm still not 100% sure. The only things I can confidently say are: the nephew is an idiot who should have never been allowed to talk to the police alone (also the way he says "yeahhh?" all the time drove me nuts), and if Steven really did do it he's just as stupid. To be fair though, the nephew was 16 and in special needs classes. Its really just an example of how police can manipulate and control the system, and then how strongly that system can protect its own and resist admitting fault. What really blows my mind is the defense attorney appointed by the state Hired an interrogator to coerce him into pleading guilty, as well as collaborated with the prosecution in his uncle's case. They even have him on the stand and ask him if he said a quote, and he said "no, I would never say that, it would be giving up the case" and then they play a news clip of him saying exactly that. that guy still hasn't been disbarred and is still practicing criminal defense law.
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Spartacus is great and I am looking to more WarLocke reactions.
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Julius Caesar is my favorite character on Spartacus. What a smug rear end in a top hat.
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Astrofig posted:I'm about five episodes into Broadchurch. Sometimes Tennant's accent is too thick to parse, but it's way addicting! And I love the song at the end! Broadchurch is amazing, especially season 1. Its a pretty special season of television. I'd also recommend Top of the Lake to anybody who likes Broadchurch. Speaking of recommendations for shows like Broadchurch...anybody got any?
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It's hard to pick a best Spartacus character but I'll say the top tier are Batiatus (best dialogue in the show), Gannicus and Oenomaus (tied for most badass/most ripped)
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The Duke posted:It's hard to pick a best Spartacus character but I'll say the top tier are Batiatus (best dialogue in the show), Gannicus and Oenomaus (tied for most badass/most ripped) Peter Mensah was shredded and over 50 when Spartacus ended. My missus would leave me in an instant for that man.
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Vernacular posted:Speaking of recommendations for shows like Broadchurch...anybody got any? Happy Valley, The Killing (1st season only)
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Happy Valley, yeah! Good one! Wait, that's.....another show about murderous child predators. Britain, you guys okay over there?
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Britain is also obsessed with Nordic crime dramas like the original version of The Killing and The Bridge. And Wallander. And Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
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Fortitude too. Just binged through the first season of Review and up to episode 3 of the second one. I really love how crazy this gets, and while I get that it has little connection to reality, but how can his girlfriends/dad not know what he does for work?! I think the (ex)wife knows about it by the finale but still.
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Zaggitz posted:Spartacus is great and I am looking to more WarLocke reactions. The Duke posted:It's hard to pick a best Spartacus character but I'll say the top tier are Batiatus (best dialogue in the show), Gannicus and Oenomaus (tied for most badass/most ripped) richardfun posted:And yes: on to the prequel now, which introduces the most badass character of the entire show. I hope you don't mean pretty-boy Gannicus. Dude is obviously going to get chumped at some point, going by his attitude. Hell, I was expecting him to die in the market and Batiatus have to scramble to find another fighter (cue Crixus). I still can't believe Tullius literally pissed all over Batiatus. I see our favorite Roman bastard is going to have a long history of loving people up for insulting him.  Also it is really weird seeing Ashur all buff in gladiator (lack of) clothing and without a lame leg. I'm guessing this season will explain why he and Crixus hate the gently caress out of each other? Can't wait...
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because Ashur is a filthy assyrian
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WarLocke posted:I hope you don't mean pretty-boy Gannicus. Dude is obviously going to get chumped at some point, going by his attitude. Hell, I was expecting him to die in the market and Batiatus have to scramble to find another fighter (cue Crixus). Oh yee of little faith. 
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richardfun posted:Oh yee of little faith. Look those pecs make me feel inadequate, okay?
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Binged through S2, S3, and S4 of Homeland. Didn't really register much dropoff in quality, it was all good. What a well made show. The cast is all universally terrific, if a little too small (people get to be CIA directors and congressmen bit too easily). Never saw Peter Quinn's actor in anything else. Dude looks like Legolas but is also a pretty good actor. Good stuff. Obviously Claire Danes was killing it. I'm trying to decide whether I like this or The Americans better, and it's a real toss-up. Some of Americans supporting cast isn't as good, but they have a far superior wig game.
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Everything with Abu Nazir in season 2 of Homeland was awful dreck.
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I've been watching spooks lately. Just finished season 1 and it's quite good. I love me some spy thrillers and it doesn't disappoint.
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mobby_6kl posted:Fortitude too. They know but they don't realize how far he will go for the show.
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Episode 7 of Band Of Brothers was, in the words of Buck, a real corker. Some characters I enjoyed are now gone.
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buddhanc posted:I love me some spy thrillers and it doesn't disappoint. Give it time.
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Wheat Loaf posted:Give it time. His is avatars face... that was me watching the last season.
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Wheat Loaf posted:Give it time. Well you didn't have to go and do that! Now I've got this looming sense of disappointment. That's okay, I'll enjoy it while I can. E- unless you meant "give it time" in a good way. Then I'll be super excited buddhanc fucked around with this message at 11:32 on Jan 4, 2016 |
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buddhanc posted:Well you didn't have to go and do that! Now I've got this looming sense of disappointment. That's okay, I'll enjoy it while I can. Maybe you'll enjoy it all. Full disclosure: I disliked the fifth season enough (having really enjoyed the first four) that I disengaged with the sixth and seventh and just didn't bother with the eighth through tenth.
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WarLocke posted:Look those pecs make me feel inadequate, okay? But then you might as well stop watching the entire show. Which you really shouldn't. Because there is much more awesomeness to be had.
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James Woods Fan posted:Episode 7 of Band Of Brothers was, in the words of Buck, a real corker. Some characters I enjoyed are now gone. I really envy you watching that series for the first time. Seeing the real Malarkey break down when he talks about how hard he had it later in life gets me every time, even now just thinking about it. Truly the greatest generation.
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James Woods Fan posted:Episode 7 of Band Of Brothers was, in the words of Buck, a real corker. Some characters I enjoyed are now gone. After you binge BoB makes sure you cap it off with The Pacific. Not as good but still great.
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