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For some reason I have a real urge to watch John from Cincinnati. Has anyone seen it?
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Sep 19, 2017 21:38
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nate fisher posted:Curious which one of the nominees or shows you think were better? I didn't think any of the nominees were better, but I haven't watched BCS yet. We know that shows like The Leftovers and Halt & Catch Fire are not going to get a nod (which is sad). I can't think of anything that stands out enough for me to agree with you. I think Patriot was overall a better show than Handmaid's Tale, but it's a real apples and oranges situation. Escobarbarian posted:For some reason I have a real urge to watch John from Cincinnati. Has anyone seen it? I've seen it, and it's fantastic
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Sep 19, 2017 21:44
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That is a lie, it was dreadful.
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Sep 19, 2017 21:46
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lelandjs posted:Sorry, I shouldn't write posts half-asleep in bed, there was another sentence I meant to add to follow up on that. Yeah I mean at this point, the show has at least 2 characters I like a lot, and we haven't really had much time to get to know the rest as well. It's no coincidence that currently my favorite character is the one who just got a whole episode focused on her. So we'll see, it definitely does need to do some work fleshing them out but I'm willing to give them time to do that.
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Sep 19, 2017 21:46
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precision posted:I think Patriot was overall a better show than Handmaid's Tale, but it's a real apples and oranges situation. Not seen Patriot, but I do have Amazon Prime. I will give it a spin now starting tonight (I need a new binge watch). JFC can be frustrating by time you get done with it. Still many of the episodes are great, and a shame they didn't do a season 2. I can also see why someone would hate it. nate fisher fucked around with this message at 21:53 on Sep 19, 2017 |
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Sep 19, 2017 21:49
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These responses have me very excited so far
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Sep 19, 2017 21:54
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Escobarbarian posted:For some reason I have a real urge to watch John from Cincinnati. Has anyone seen it? I live in Cincinnati, just follow my posting
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Sep 19, 2017 22:06
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lelandjs posted:
Alright, will report back e: Escobarbarian posted:For some reason I have a real urge to watch John from Cincinnati. Has anyone seen it? saw it, then the episodes ran out in HBO in demand or something and never bothered to catch up. it was pretty alright, but hard to get invested knowing it ended early and the series plot never got its feet off the ground
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Sep 19, 2017 22:07
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Shageletic posted:it was pretty alright, but hard to get invested knowing it ended early and the series plot never got its feet off the ground I see what you did there.
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Sep 19, 2017 22:49
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I really like JfC after the first episode. Great set of characters and a killer cast, and I love the weird ethereal poo poo (it's why I wanted to watch it in the first place). Although I have heard the final episodes are sorta uninteresting. Speaking of weird poo poo, is Carnivale good? Has it aged well, and does it only getting 2 out of 6 planned seasons matter so much?
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Sep 19, 2017 22:59
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The first season is way too slow and while things pick up in the second season it definitely comes across as too little too late.
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Sep 19, 2017 23:22
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Escobarbarian posted:I really like JfC after the first episode. Great set of characters and a killer cast, and I love the weird ethereal poo poo (it's why I wanted to watch it in the first place). Although I have heard the final episodes are sorta uninteresting. I loved what I watched of Carnivale, but never watched the last season due to knowing it was cut short. There might be a theme there. X-O posted:I see what you did there. :fingerguns at you:
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Sep 19, 2017 23:40
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Handmaid's Tale was good but had some major flaws, and Westworld was also good but had some major flaws. They're pretty different and I honestly couldn't say whether one was better than the other or whether one's flaws were worse than the other's. Big Little Lies, however, was an amazing show with zero flaws, and deserved every award it won and also all the ones it didn't win.
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Sep 20, 2017 00:19
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I watched Carnivale as it originally aired. Season 1's pacing was too slow, and season 2 was almost too fast in comparison. I would imagine binge watching the show instead of week to week that pacing issues of season 1 might not be as noticeable. That said I loved Carnivale, and was greatly disappointed that the story wasn't ever finished. Also the miner episode in season 1 was one of the most horrifying episodes of television I ever watched.
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Sep 20, 2017 00:20
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Shageletic posted:I loved what I watched of Carnivale, but never watched the last season due to knowing it was cut short. You really should watch the last season. It closes up most of the current storylines since Season 1/2 were essentially supposed to be the first arc of the series, and Knaupf actually later clarified on the future storylines that the finale would bring up as well as the direction of the series in general. It ends on a pretty drat satisfying note.
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Sep 20, 2017 00:28
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nate fisher posted:I watched Carnivale as it originally aired. Season 1's pacing was too slow, and season 2 was almost too fast in comparison. I would imagine binge watching the show instead of week to week that pacing issues of season 1 might not be as noticeable. That last shot of her in the window, before the miner's ghost pulls her back, and Samson's reaction 
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Sep 20, 2017 00:50
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EL BROMANCE posted:And the only episode of Black-ish I watched in the last 2 years was essentially a half hour commercial for Disney World, so the fact it was even nominated is hilarious. I don't watch it either, but have you considered that maybe... other episodes are not a Disney World commercial? It's a prime time show on ABC, those have had at least one episode-length Disney World commercial since the early 90's TGIF heyday.
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Sep 20, 2017 00:55
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Hakkesshu posted:Better Call Saul is all the intensity and finesse in direction from Breaking Bad only it's applied to extremely complex character relationships and legal drama instead of crazy drug dealer power fantasies, which is why it's so effective. There was one episode in particular this last season, probably the best of the whole series, that was almost entirely in a court room and it was loving amazing. "Drug dealer power fantasies" lol do you people even listen to yourselves before searing up these hot takes. Snak posted:Also, I got run out of the trek thread because I'm too critical of trek The hell you did, we criticize this poo poo all the time. You got "ran out" because you acted like you were on a whole other level than the rest of us and then got pathetically defensive when you were rightly called out for being a condescending dick. You can come back anytime you're ready to be just a slob like one of us.
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Sep 20, 2017 01:47
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I specifically left because a several people claimed that I didn't actually like trek, and that there was no reason for me to discuss it if I was only going to be negative. That's what happened. I never said I was above anyone. I got tired of people saying I didn't like trek.
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Sep 20, 2017 02:02
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Snak posted:I specifically left because a several people claimed that I didn't actually like trek, and that there was no reason for me to discuss it if I was only going to be negative. That's what happened. I never said I was above anyone. I got tired of people saying I didn't like trek. Didn't you go on a drunken rant one night about how the Borg turned Picard into a eunuch?
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Sep 20, 2017 02:49
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Yes, but wasn't being condescending to anyone. And I had a source for that. 
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Sep 20, 2017 02:52
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Ok I watched the first episode of Patriot tonight. I went in completely blind (there wasn’t a trailer), and told my wife it was about a Russian detective (sorry got it confused with another show). Well as soon we got to him playing a folk song in Amsterdam I knew the show was for us. It is now our new binge. Also is the actual Russian detective show any good?
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Sep 20, 2017 02:52
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nate fisher posted:Ok I watched the first episode of Patriot tonight. I went in completely blind (there wasn’t a trailer), and told my wife it was about a Russian detective (sorry got it confused with another show). Well as soon we got to him playing a folk song in Amsterdam I knew the show was for us. It is now our new binge. Yes, Comrad Detective is also amazing.
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Sep 20, 2017 02:53
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nate fisher posted:Ok I watched the first episode of Patriot tonight. I went in completely blind (there wasn’t a trailer), and told my wife it was about a Russian detective (sorry got it confused with another show). Well as soon we got to him playing a folk song in Amsterdam I knew the show was for us. It is now our new binge. If you mean Comrade Detective, yes, it is amazing. The short "interview" bits are not great, and then ending is a bit of a tonal shift, but it is fantastic overall.
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Sep 20, 2017 02:54
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The line between drama and comedy continues to be challenged. It's hard to see why Atlanta or Masters or None aren't considered drama. How would you even compare either to something like Brooklyn Nine-Nine? Just totally different shows in every respect.
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Sep 20, 2017 03:31
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So I'm getting around to watching Riverdale because of all the gushing over it when it was airing, and... is there a point where it "gets good" or is it just not for me if I'm not into it from the jump? I'm 6 episodes in now and I kinda hate every character, it's like everyone is an rear end in a top hat with a humongous chip on their shoulder, driven by some compulsion to be complete petty bitches to one another.
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Sep 20, 2017 03:32
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Atlanta is totally a comedy.
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Sep 20, 2017 03:36
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raditts posted:So I'm getting around to watching Riverdale because of all the gushing over it when it was airing, and... is there a point where it "gets good" or is it just not for me if I'm not into it from the jump? I'm 6 episodes in now and I kinda hate every character, it's like everyone is an rear end in a top hat with a humongous chip on their shoulder, driven by some compulsion to be complete petty bitches to one another. You get that after six episodes? Bail, it's not your speed.
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Sep 20, 2017 03:59
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Riverdale is most certainly not for everyone, but for me it's just the right kind of campy and dumb.
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Sep 20, 2017 04:18
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Arist posted:Riverdale is most certainly not for everyone, but for me it's just the right kind of campy and dumb. yeah, I like that it pretty much goes all in. There's never a dull moment. I also like that it's not afraid to point out when the characters are dumb and selfish. It would be really easy for the show to pretend like "Archie did nothing wrong", when instead it constantly calls him out for being selfish, spineless, and naive.
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Sep 20, 2017 04:26
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Riverdale was my kind of jam. I totally got a kick out of it.
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Sep 20, 2017 04:45
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raditts posted:I don't watch it either, but have you considered that maybe... other episodes are not a Disney World commercial? I’ve seen other episodes and they were nothing special. And I don’t really care if bullshit episode length adverts are a staple of how ABC does business, don’t reward it with award nominations like there aren’t at least a dozen or two shows more deserving than it.
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Sep 20, 2017 04:51
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muscles like this! posted:Not everybody. There are still actors saying how terrible it was that he was there. Ron Perlman, Jason Isaacs and Brett Gelman all had some harsh words about him being there. Ron and Jason remain awesome. Dunno who Brett is but props to him too.
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Sep 20, 2017 05:38
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Vegetable posted:The line between drama and comedy continues to be challenged. It's hard to see why Atlanta or Masters or None aren't considered drama. How would you even compare either to something like Brooklyn Nine-Nine? Just totally different shows in every respect. I almost think it's turned into 30min shows = comedy, 60min = Drama. Shameless is the only thing that I can think of that bucks this. I agree with you though, "funny dramatic shows" should not be comedies, they are drama. See also: Girls, Insecure, Louie, or even more so Better Things. I really enjoy Better Things but think I might have chuckled 3 times in the entire first season.
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Sep 20, 2017 05:44
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Escobarbarian posted:
Yes and no. Concept is pretty convoluted (like dynastic family tree convoluted) but comes over piecemeal and it suffers from being incredibly slow and adds incredibly unsubtle from mid S1 onwards. Characters become really one dimensional over time which was a real shame when it started out so morally grey. As it's meant to look cheap and lovely and dirt poor it should hold up well in that respect. I agree, Babylon is a bitch of an episode raised up by a fantastic guest actor
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Sep 20, 2017 05:47
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Hopefully this means that The Orville will compete as a drama...
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Sep 20, 2017 05:47
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tessiebee posted:Ron and Jason remain awesome. Dunno who Brett is but props to him too. Brett Gelman is the weird bearded guy from Eagleheart and several Adult Swim specials. (He actually cut ties with AS after they greenlit that show made by neo-Nazis.) Chris Evans was also pissed off because of course Captain America would be pissed off.
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Sep 20, 2017 05:52
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If you want to know what Brett Gelman's brand of comedy is all about just youtube "iBrain".
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Sep 20, 2017 08:44
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raditts posted:So I'm getting around to watching Riverdale because of all the gushing over it when it was airing, and... is there a point where it "gets good" or is it just not for me if I'm not into it from the jump? I'm 6 episodes in now and I kinda hate every character, it's like everyone is an rear end in a top hat with a humongous chip on their shoulder, driven by some compulsion to be complete petty bitches to one another. The pilot episode is enough to gauge whether you're into that show or not. If you're that far in and not digging it it's definitely not your thing.
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Danger 5 props are up for auction: https://www.ebay.com/usr/danger5official The real Sensible Chuckle can be yours for only... $2049 and rising! 
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