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^^^^ this (and the Missing Pieces!)
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pigdog posted:Just binged through the original Twin Peaks which I remember being a pretty big deal back in the day, but I was too little to see or care. The second season is not all that bad. I think the first half of it is still good (not S1 good, though), than it really goes downhill, but there are some decent episodes by the end edit: vvvv yeah that seems about right Elias_Maluco fucked around with this message at 16:39 on Jul 19, 2017 |
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Jul 19, 2017 16:05
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Elias_Maluco posted:The second season is not all that bad. I think the first half of it is still good (not S1 good, though), than it really goes downhill, but there are some decent episodes by the end  I'm rewatching it myself now as well. So far at the beginning of S1 and of course it's great. I've seen it before as an adult too but it's been long enough that I don't remember many specific details. The reviews for the new season are pretty good so I'm hoping to just power through any of the shittier parts of S2.
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Also mentally prepare yourself for the thread if you venture in there because it's filled with people that think they can "figure out" a Lynch show as if it's an episode of Murder She Wrote.
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Spent the last week working my way through Hannibal. About 2/3rds through season 2 now. Good God this show is good. I shouldn't have expected less but some of the murders are absolutely gruesome. Sad to see there are only 3 seasons.
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Jul 20, 2017 07:39
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On the glass half full side, it got 3 seasons !
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Jul 20, 2017 08:27
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Yeah I'm actually amazed some of this gore was allowed on network tv let alone for 3 whole seasons!
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Jul 20, 2017 08:38
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NBC didn't have any problem with the gore, they complained about seeing bare butts and naked bodies in classic paintings of all things.
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Jul 20, 2017 09:19
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Networks are a mixture of coke sniffing anal fisting capitalists, controlled by 1 Amish censor.
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Mu Zeta posted:NBC didn't have any problem with the gore, they complained about seeing bare butts and naked bodies in classic paintings of all things. Then they allowed a lesbian love scene so long as it was mostly obscured/concealed by a kaleidoscope effect.
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Jul 20, 2017 19:52
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Mu Zeta posted:NBC didn't have any problem with the gore, they complained about seeing bare butts and naked bodies in classic paintings of all things. Ta-da!  They also had to cover up rear end cracks with blood here because clearly that's the problematic part:  
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Jul 20, 2017 20:18
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Thwomp posted:Then they allowed a lesbian love scene so long as it was mostly obscured/concealed by a kaleidoscope effect. Do you have a source for this? I loved that effect and thought it was entirely intentional.
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mobby_6kl posted:
There it is, that's censorship.jpg right there.
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Like badass heists? A dysfunctional family dynamic? Ellen Barkin playing the most cruel and ruthless woman ever to grace TV? Boy do I got a show for you. Watch Animal Kingdom.
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DarkCrawler posted:Like badass heists? A dysfunctional family dynamic? Ellen Barkin playing the most cruel and ruthless woman ever to grace TV?
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DarkCrawler posted:Like badass heists? A dysfunctional family dynamic? Ellen Barkin playing the most cruel and ruthless woman ever to grace TV? I really enjoyed the first season of this quite a while ago. It looks like the second season is still airing?
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Jul 21, 2017 20:08
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Yeah, it's probably half way through the second season. I didn't know which direction this season was going to go but overall so far so good.
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DarkCrawler posted:Like badass heists? A dysfunctional family dynamic? Ellen Barkin playing the most cruel and ruthless woman ever to grace TV? Good show, very good show. World's hottest drug dealer in the first season for bonus points.
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Just watched the first episode of Ozark on Netflix. Certainly enough there to keep watching. Plus Laura Linney is an awesome actress.
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Was just about to ask about Ozark. The review I read made it sound kinda dull, but I do agree that Laura Linney is awesome and might make it worth checking out.
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Jul 23, 2017 00:55
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Laura Linney hasn't done anything good since John Adams and that was almost 10 years ago
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Mu Zeta posted:Laura Linney hasn't done anything good since John Adams and that was almost 10 years ago Have you seen her performance in the Warren Harding movie?
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Jul 23, 2017 08:48
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Only the trailer, but I assume she was statuesque as always.
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I'm up through episode 4 and I'm really enjoying it. It gave off some Breaking Bad vibes at first, but it's become its own thing quickly
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Jul 23, 2017 14:36
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Just started with Casual. Not quite prestige-level but pretty fun so far and fills the need to watch fuckups do horrible stuff to make myself feel better.
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Watched the entire 1st season of the korean drama Let's Eat, and I really liked it! There was a cute dog, romance, food, mystery, murder! It had everything. Also watching Great British Baking Show and it rules.
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Jul 24, 2017 16:33
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Having a blast watching Season 3 of Vikings right now. I still can't believe how they are able to stretch this out to 4 seasons so far despite not a lot of plot. Everytime I tell myself I'm wasting my time with this show, Travis Fimmel as Ragnar comes through and delights me with his insane head gestures. loving pretty great for a show that looked poo poo.
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Jul 24, 2017 18:43
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Apparently Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is now on Hulu. Worth mentioning as it was my favourite show last year (ahead of Stranger Things, which I also loved) and very bingable, but was apparently was hard to find in the US (it's on Netflix in Europe). It's a mostly self-contained 8 episode series. For the first few episodes a lot of it seems quite random and all over the place, but it all makes sense by the end. Although "sense" might not be the right word for it... it all ties together at the end and doesn't feel like they're winging it. They're making a second season at the moment. One caveat I'd add is that the titular character is aggressively obnoxiously annoying, especially towards the start of the run, but (non-plot spoilers) there are reasons for this and it is somewhat intentional and as you find out more about the character he becomes somewhat endearing despite this. Max Landis can be pretty hit and miss, and fairly annoying himself at times, but more than anything else I've seen that he's been involved in, this really plays to his strengths. I think it will still be a love it or hate it show for most people though. For fans of the books, while the characters and the overall plot of the first season are vaguely based on the first book, it isn't really an adaptation beyond the concept, the central mystery sharing a lot of the same plot points and a few specific scenes here and there. The overall tone of the show is very different, there are major characters (including a holistic assassin and factions that aren't from the books and the bigger-picture of what's going on is totally it's own thing that sets it up nicely for future seasons. It's fairly gruesome at times, but more in a fun Edgar Wright kind of way than a gritty Game of Thrones kind of way. The tone and characters always reminded me a little bit of Psych, by way of the more outlandish comedy/gimmick episodes of Fringe and X-files. Gravy Jones fucked around with this message at 20:32 on Jul 24, 2017 |
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Jul 24, 2017 20:21
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Dennis McClaren posted:Having a blast watching Season 3 of Vikings right now. I still can't believe how they are able to stretch this out to 4 seasons so far despite not a lot of plot. Everytime I tell myself I'm wasting my time with this show, Travis Fimmel as Ragnar comes through and loving delights me with his insane head gestures. loving pretty great for a show that looked poo poo. My favorite poo poo is when Ragnar or somebody rolls their eyes so hard they do a loving backflip. Vikings had no poker faces.
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AngryBooch posted:My favorite poo poo is when Ragnar or somebody rolls their eyes so hard they do a loving backflip. Vikings had no poker faces. The Floki character, Ragnar's friend since the start with the Goth face-paint, is the most mental. I don't know how he keeps acting like he has tourette's for 4 seasons and no other Viking warrior has called him on it.
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He called himself on it when he expressed fear that his child might have the same mental condition. Nobody else cares because he builds the boats and siege engines and chariots.
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Gravy Jones posted:For fans of the books, while the characters and the overall plot of the first season are vaguely based on the first book, it isn't really an adaptation beyond the concept, the central mystery sharing a lot of the same plot points and a few specific scenes here and there. The overall tone of the show is very different, there are major characters (including a holistic assassin and factions that aren't from the books and the bigger-picture of what's going on is totally it's own thing that sets it up nicely for future seasons. Dirk Gently got sooo much undeserved poo poo for not following the books closely enough. I read the descriptions on wikipedia and I'm sure Douglas Adams dialogue would have salvaged it but what I read there was pure traaaaash. Like who would want THAT adapted to film?? I just don't get the backlash. The show was straight up delightful, there isn't really another way to put it. Everything about it was great, I loved the casting and the way they revealed(and didn't reveal) the world building stuff.
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bring back old gbs posted:Dirk Gently got sooo much undeserved poo poo for not following the books closely enough. I read the descriptions on wikipedia and I'm sure Douglas Adams dialogue would have salvaged it but what I read there was pure traaaaash. Like who would want THAT adapted to film?? I just don't get the backlash. The show was straight up delightful, there isn't really another way to put it. Everything about it was great, I loved the casting and the way they revealed(and didn't reveal) the world building stuff. I didnt even knew it was based on books when I watched and I found it tons of fun
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Mu Zeta posted:He called himself on it when he expressed fear that his child might have the same mental condition. Nobody else cares because he builds the boats and siege engines and chariots. He goes to axe and shield fights with a a bad attitude and a knife.
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Jul 25, 2017 09:09
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Funny, this Ragnar idiot made me stop watching Vikings.
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Klaaz posted:Funny, this Ragnar idiot made me stop watching Vikings. I also found Ragnar very annoying at first, but then I started to like him and his mannerisms and crazy looks What made me give up on the Vikings was that I found the second half of the last season very boring. It just wanst working anymore
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Jul 25, 2017 12:32
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Just skip to the last couple episodes for the huge battle and the introduction to the new villain. There's also another blood eagle in there somewhere and those are always worth watching. Lagertha has to be like 65 years old by now. Her non-aging is the most preposterous thing about the show.
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Subbed to HBONow for GoT, decided to check out Silicon Valley. Ended up really liking it, but the constant one step forward, two steps back is incredibly annoying. Still though, it's consistently pretty funny and I'm looking forward to the new season. Also watched the first season of the Americans. Also really enjoyed it. I have a soft spot for Cold War spy poo poo though. I'll be starting season 2 this week probably.
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hamsystem posted:Also watched the first season of the Americans. Also really enjoyed it. I have a soft spot for Cold War spy poo poo though. I'll be starting season 2 this week probably. Speaking of which, I've finally finished season three of The Americans. And holy poo poo, the first few episodes of season four are going to be insane! I mean, Paige has spilled the beans to pastor Tim, and Philip seems to be losing it a bit, after faking the FBI IT guy's suicide.  Can't wait for season four to be available down here in Australia - gotta see how it all pans out...
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