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spudsbuckley posted:Dunno if anybody is watching The Mist but i've sort of changed my initial low opinion of it because it actually got pretty interesting in the last 3 episodes or so. I tried to like it, god help me I tried. It's a good show to hatewatch while you're playing your 3DS, I can vouch. The last three episodes had enough crazy poo poo happen to invest me, but never take it very seriously. I was disappointed in the final episode when Kevin, the one character I could root for, decides to kill every person in the mall. And credit where credit's due, they dropped hints that he has a dark streak...but come on. You're right, it did its own thing, and the season had potential but I think the writing needed to be revised like a hundred more times before they filmed it. Despite that I'm actually hoping there's a second season, I want to see what happens next (and I have more 3DS games to play while I do it).
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Escobarbarian posted:Yayyyy Halt and Catch Fire premiere owns I'm glad AMC is giving it one last season for closure. It airs on Saturday nights though, not even a weekday timeslot. Lee Pace and Scoot McNairy both own. Also, I've never really like Cameron, she's a really frustrating character to work with and after all these years has barely matured into being responsible.
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Was there a thread for the last season of Orphan Black? I'm curious what people thought.
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The Mist is dumb. So dumb. I think I'm actually one of the more generous TV watchers around these parts and usually don't judge too harshly, but the Mist is just a lot of nonsense strung together in no particular rhyme or reason. I kept watching because it alway would do JUST enough to make me wonder, or maybe just because I kept wondering if they were ever going to even try and explain anything or make anything make sense. But they didn't. And I'm really hoping I don't waste my time with a second season wondering if they'll ever get around to trying to make some kind of sense.
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Aug 27, 2017 03:23
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I'm more generous, because i liked it. I haven't watched the finale yet though. I'm pre-empting my satisfaction.
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Aug 27, 2017 04:58
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Honestly, I think I'm really just annoyed by "Good news! Your boyfriend didn't rape you! Bad news, he's your brother. Probably should have told you that the first time you were making out." That and The Mist just literally being anything they want it to be at any given time. "They're feeding it!" Oh, gently caress you. The Mist season finale made me irrationally angry. I'm not usually one of those posters/viewers. I don't think.
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Aug 27, 2017 05:08
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Reminder that Comrad Detective is amazing.
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Aug 27, 2017 06:06
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The pilot for The Mist is free for Prime so I'm give it a shot. Anything to keep me away from Facebook right now 
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precision posted:The pilot for The Mist is free for Prime so I'm give it a shot. Anything to keep me away from Facebook right now Did you bet on the MMA guy?
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Emergency rooms across Ireland have setup triage in the parking lots. They are saying this is the biggest outpouring of violence since St Paddy's day 1975 when they ran out of Genius.
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Aug 27, 2017 06:14
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You don't understand! There's something in THE MIST Haha this is already Under the Dome part 2
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Aug 27, 2017 06:29
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The Tick is pretty fun. It was like he was looking for a place to keep his knife... and no place was good enough
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muscles like this! posted:The Tick is pretty fun. Yeah, I enjoyed it. Overkill in general was a really great take on modern badass antihero/villains like Deathstroke and Punisher.
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Aug 27, 2017 06:33
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muscles like this! posted:The Tick is pretty fun. That and "LOOK OUT, SHE SHOOTS GLASS EYES!" had me cracking up
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Ugly In The Morning posted:That and "LOOK OUT, SHE SHOOTS GLASS EYES!" had me cracking up That really captured the essence of The Tick. My only problem with it is that IMDb lists 10 episodes so I was not prepared for it to be over so quickly. 
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Aug 27, 2017 06:38
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Every response I've seen to The Tick has been either really positive or really negative. I can't stop watching THE MIST now though, this is so dumb and I love it. on to episode 2!
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Aug 27, 2017 06:46
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The finale to The Mist is one of the worst things I've seen on TV. Stupid "twist" and end to the mall story line. It showed some sparks of potential but ultimately was bogged down with teen drama.
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Aug 27, 2017 06:56
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Watching The Tick just makes me wish that Arthur was played by Griffin McElroy instead of Griffin Newman 
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Aug 27, 2017 06:59
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I should rewatch the first live action Tick series, but from what I remember of it, the new one nailed the exact same brand of comedy. I'm not surprised a lot of people nit knowing what to expect might have a negative reaction to The Tick, but if you ever like The Tick before this incarnation, this is very much in the same vein. Edit: also note that if you hated the Tick costume used in the pilot, pictured above, they changed it to be much more traditional after the pilot.
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Aug 27, 2017 06:59
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There's some overlap of people who worked on the old live action version too. Of course the real connective tissue is that comic creator Ben Edlund has been involved in all versions of the show. Also cartoon The Tick fact is that it was the first professional job for Christopher "Jackson Publick" McCulloch.
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Aug 27, 2017 07:07
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Yeah, I've never read the comic, and saw bits of the cartoon when I was a kid, but, like I said, I've drank a hundred gallons of vodka since I watched the live action series, so my memory of things prior to that is iffy at best.
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Aug 27, 2017 07:14
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I loved the cartoon and think I enjoyed the first live action show, although it fell into that period where I was way less interested in that kind of stuff and way more interested in girls and booze. I'll probably check out the Amazon show sooner or later but I'm a little worried I'll just discover I grew past it and that idea makes me a little sad.
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Aug 27, 2017 07:35
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Well, the new show is essentially updated for the times. It's the same brand of humor, but packaged in a show made in the modern context, if that makes sense. Both what it parodies, and the production values of the show, are up to date.
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STAC Goat posted:I loved the cartoon and think I enjoyed the first live action show, although it fell into that period where I was way less interested in that kind of stuff and way more interested in girls and booze. Trust me you didn't, it's hilarious.
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I think the new show is probably the best version of The Tick yet. The original live action was good but I feel never quite hit exactly what is was aiming for due to a number of things. The cartoon was a good version but in a different way that obviously had some limitations just based on the medium. I feel like the new show is probably the full realization of what Edlund was going for when he came up with the idea of The Tick.
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Aug 27, 2017 08:20
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I feel like it helps that the newest The Tick show exists in a world where "serious" live action comic-book hero stories are a mainstream real thing.
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muscles like this! posted:The Tick is pretty fun. This might be the best super hero show so far, if Powers had a Amazon budget and actual writers we could have had this already.
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Aug 27, 2017 08:26
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I think the moment that really brought it home for me was "Why won't you die?!" "I DON'T WANNA!" Also: "This hockey puck has a message!"
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Aug 27, 2017 09:23
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Lint is awesome. The fluff sticking to her just makes it all the better.
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Aug 27, 2017 09:36
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The new The Tick is fuckin great you guys
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Gotta say, the Good Place is pretty fun.
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Party Plane Jones posted:Gotta say, the Good Place is pretty fun. Yeah, everyone should watch it now that it's on netflix.
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For Tick fans who want to dig deeper, the absolute best Tick comics are the original twelve black-and-white issues written and drawn by creator Ben Edlund, who has also written for Angel, Firefly, and The Venture Bros. They are all collected in one trade paperback that I highly recommend to any fans, but unfortunately it seems a little expensive on Amazon right now. I've read some later Tick comics by different writers, and none of them ever felt "right" to me.
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There's a new edition of that collection that was supposed to be widely available but the bulk of Diamond's stock is damaged so we gotta be patient.
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Party Plane Jones posted:Gotta say, the Good Place is pretty fun. My DVR recorded some preview thing at 1.45am the other night. Was just a catch up of s1 then a scene from s2.
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Was Channel Zero: Candle Cove any good (or failing that, worth the time)? I saw a preview for the new series and was interested, but am trying to find some older shows to fill that void for now. Something like a short/one season horror/scifi series akin to Lost Room. Obviously I know I can watch some of the American Horror Stories but just looking for other suggestions.
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Cael posted:Was Channel Zero: Candle Cove any good (or failing that, worth the time)? I saw a preview for the new series and was interested, but am trying to find some older shows to fill that void for now. Something like a short/one season horror/scifi series akin to Lost Room. Obviously I know I can watch some of the American Horror Stories but just looking for other suggestions. There's an anthology show on hbo about people who stay in a motel room that might interest you. Room 104. Channel Zero was good. The plot kind of fell apart at the end.
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Yeah, Candle Cove's plot was pretty sloppy but it was a pretty creepy and effective show that didn't go on long enough to really fall apart.
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i woke up with the Sealab theme song stuck in my head for no reason s'alright. a good song.
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