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Escobarbarian posted:Please keep posting your reactions in here
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Jul 14, 2019 20:17
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I still give props to the Lost writers for working in their love of Ladytron in the most brute force way possible
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Jul 14, 2019 20:24
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Lost isn't that bad if you don't have to wait months between episodes like when it was airing. Even the bottom tier ones like Jack's tattoo or the Nikki/Paolo saga go by without incident if you have the DVD set.
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Jul 14, 2019 20:29
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Yeah when I did a full series rewatch it all went by pretty smoothly
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Jul 14, 2019 20:31
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I still skipped Stranger In A Strange Land on my recent rewatch. Bai Ling is just not a good actress.
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Jul 14, 2019 20:56
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I showed my friend the pilot episode of Lost and he was whelmed.
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Jul 14, 2019 21:16
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asecondduck posted:I still skipped Stranger In A Strange Land on my recent rewatch. Bai Ling is just not a good actress. And Matthew Fox's tattoos are really, really bad
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Jul 14, 2019 22:44
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Yeah, I specifically waited for LOST to end before watching it, way back in the day. Was rad as hell though it def has stinkers, but any show that runs that long is bound to.
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Jul 14, 2019 23:31
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season 3 of the wire. just saw mcnulty talk to d'angelo's mom. I was waiting for this the whole time and that was intense also hamsterdam is great
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Jul 14, 2019 23:34
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esperterra posted:Yeah, I specifically waited for LOST to end before watching it, way back in the day. Was rad as hell though it def has stinkers, but any show that runs that long is bound to. I didn't start live watching it until season 4, which I think was the perfect move. I got to binge through the absurdly long filler seasons while also being around for live reactions to things like The Constant Man, I cried a LOT. I'm tearing up just thinking about that episode. 
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Jul 14, 2019 23:54
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Hahahahahahahahaha I just got to the Hideo Kojima scene in Too Old To Die Young 
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Jul 14, 2019 23:55
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Bruceski posted:What is the "Lost structure for character development"? Flashbacks to inform context? I think they mean different episodes choosing to focus on different characters, each having a theme based around one character, and flashbacks about that character. I'm sure its been done before Lost. Funny enough to our recent discussion, anime does this exact thing a lot and did it way before Lost. But I'm sure there's shows that did it back then too.
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Jul 15, 2019 04:01
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Josh Lyman posted:I asked about shows that feature depression a few days ago. I marathoned Euphoria tonight and it’s really good, the spiritual successor to Skins, though I do wish the characters were 10-15 years older because... watch you're the worst
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Jul 15, 2019 05:01
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Finished Too Old to Die Young. That was Refn's equivalent of Twin Peaks The Return, except I didn't like it nearly as much as Twin Peaks. Visually it was stunning, and the score was awesome too. It was a really bad show to binge, though. I shouldn't have done that, and neither should you lol That finale was loving great though, wow. I'm probably gonna need some time to process that. Binging that was a lot to take in.
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Jul 15, 2019 08:36
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DC Murderverse posted:watch you're the worst Same but also definately watch Bojack Horseman.
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Jul 15, 2019 13:23
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precision posted:Every time I try to talk about good non traditional anime like Bartender or Honey and Clover literally nobody responds
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Jul 15, 2019 15:22
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9gaf42bveE I am really looking forwards to this. The characters are all great, and the plot was actually getting interesting towards the end.
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Jul 15, 2019 17:05
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SimonChris posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9gaf42bveE I tried three episodes of this but it just seemed too aimless and dream like for me. I love Patriot, but I couldn't see what the end game was here so it felt too directionless. Should I give it another go? When does it become obvious that its building towards something or when will it click?
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Jul 15, 2019 17:16
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PriorMarcus posted:I tried three episodes of this but it just seemed too aimless and dream like for me. I love Patriot, but I couldn't see what the end game was here so it felt too directionless. If "aimless and dreamlike" isn't your thing, the show probably isn't for you. Even after the plot starts getting interesting, it's interesting in a very aimless and dreamlike kinda way.
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Jul 15, 2019 19:16
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Because of esperterra's recent abuse of power I ended up putting Glee into my "syndication rotation." Having finished the first 13 episodes I remain kind of shocked how good it was, how many good and effective moments there were, and how many times I actually got a little emotional. 3 episodes beyond that I don't know if its my pre-existing opinion or just a real drop off a cliff but I kind of hate it. edit: Also my "syndication rotation" right now also includes Dexter so I might hate myself. But it turns out S3 holds up way better than I expected. S1 holds up way less. S2 was alright. STAC Goat fucked around with this message at 19:28 on Jul 15, 2019 |
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Jul 15, 2019 19:26
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STAC Goat posted:Because of esperterra's recent abuse of power I ended up putting Glee into my "syndication rotation." My wife and I started binging Glee on a whim a few years ago and I made this exact same post of "I'm halfway through season 1 and this show is actually kind of amazing, what's going on?" and I immediately had a half-dozen goons tell me to quit while I was ahead. So I'm paying it forward by telling you to quit while you're ahead 
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Jul 15, 2019 20:17
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First 13 episodes of Glee are great and then pretend I made that cliche “same they never made any more” joke
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Jul 15, 2019 20:20
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v. hyped for this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPBi9ttKbeU
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Jul 15, 2019 20:20
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C-Euro posted:My wife and I started binging Glee on a whim a few years ago and I made this exact same post of "I'm halfway through season 1 and this show is actually kind of amazing, what's going on?" and I immediately had a half-dozen goons tell me to quit while I was ahead. So I'm paying it forward by telling you to quit while you're ahead Oh, I watched Glee first run for at least 2 seasons. I think I quit during the 3rd season. esperterra just went on that terror spree and it ended up getting me to put it into my "watch in the background" rotation. So I'm gonna experience it again, I guess. I once went and made myself finish Weeds and as I said I'm currently also on Dexter. So I clearly make terrible life choices. I'm also reasonably sure the only reason I'm not watching Sons or Anarchy right now in my rotation is its not on my streaming stuff. Its like I decided to stop watching news in the background so much so I'm subconsciously trying to keep up the misery quota.
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Jul 15, 2019 20:27
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IIRC the first 13 episodes were made before the show premiered so they were done in a vacuum. Everything after was a reaction to the kind of instant popularity the show had.
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Jul 15, 2019 20:31
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TV rarely makes me like, really angry or anything but I was in the room while my wife and her friends watched the ganganm style episode and I had to fight off the urge to murder all of them with a chainsaw.
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Jul 15, 2019 20:35
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I have never understood the point of telling first time viewers what seasons or episodes to watch. If you like a show then you should watch it until you don't like it anymore.
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Jul 15, 2019 21:11
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Escobarbarian posted:First 13 episodes of Glee are great and then pretend I made that cliche “same they never made any more” joke Rarity posted:How can the first 13 episodes of Glee be the best ones when they barely feature Best Character Santana Lopez?
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Jul 15, 2019 21:13
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Oasx posted:I have never understood the point of telling first time viewers what seasons or episodes to watch. If you like a show then you should watch it until you don't like it anymore. It's good to know if a show has no payoff though. Just quitting a show partway feels unsatisfying. I think Vikings turns to complete poo poo in season 5 and it's going nowhere. But it's still worth watching the first 4 1/2 seasons or so.
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Jul 15, 2019 21:24
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muscles like this! posted:IIRC the first 13 episodes were made before the show premiered so they were done in a vacuum. Everything after was a reaction to the kind of instant popularity the show had. Yeah, my opinion has always been that Glee starts as a show that uses music as a hook but where my favorite episode of that 13 is also the episode that barely has any music in it, but then it exploded and became all about iTunes downloads and what the next music gimmick episode is. Like I'm on the Madonna episode a few after the 13 and I've got nothing against Madonna but its just literally out of nowhere and really dumb because the clear focus of the episode is writing characters to get to Madonna songs.
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Jul 15, 2019 21:40
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Watching Glee is an exercise in heartbreak. you're soulless if watching the pilot doesn't immediately make you want to keep going, and the first thirteen episodes are very good and end on a great note, which makes you think "alright time to keep going" but then after that the good moments get further and further apart, (most) characters get dumber and more broad, the music gets more shoehorned in, the stories get wackier, the new kids get more and more bland, but there is just enough good in it, combined with the goodwill that pilot and those first 13 episodes bring, that you think "i'm gonna keep going". and then god comes and punches you in the face with Finn's (and Cory Monteith's) death and the rest of the show feels like its soul has left its body.
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Jul 15, 2019 21:52
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So i watched End of Evangelion and well now it all makes even less sense. I feel like i gave anime a fair shot now, still not sure that show was actually good though?
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Jul 15, 2019 21:52
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IRQ posted:So i watched End of Evangelion and well now it all makes even less sense. I feel like i gave anime a fair shot now, still not sure that show was actually good though? if you have questions just go to the ADTRW thread and ask, they're a good source of information edit: but the show is good for sure
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Jul 15, 2019 21:56
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IRQ posted:So i watched End of Evangelion and well now it all makes even less sense. I feel like i gave anime a fair shot now, still not sure that show was actually good though? Now you have to watch the Rebuild movies.
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Jul 15, 2019 22:00
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DC Murderverse posted:Watching Glee is an exercise in heartbreak. you're soulless if watching the pilot doesn't immediately make you want to keep going, and the first thirteen episodes are very good and end on a great note, which makes you think "alright time to keep going" but then after that the good moments get further and further apart, (most) characters get dumber and more broad, the music gets more shoehorned in, the stories get wackier, the new kids get more and more bland, but there is just enough good in it, combined with the goodwill that pilot and those first 13 episodes bring, that you think "i'm gonna keep going". And then Puck is a pedo.
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Jul 15, 2019 22:02
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Rhyno posted:And then Puck is a pedo. I gotta be honest, rewatching the series knowing that doesn't feel terribly out of character.
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Jul 15, 2019 22:05
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muscles like this! posted:Now you have to watch the Rebuild movies. How gratuitous is the fanservice in 2.22? I've def read some things about how it's way creepier than in the show/EoE and despite having watched the show multiple times I've still never watched the rebuilds bc of it.
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Jul 15, 2019 22:07
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IRQ posted:So i watched End of Evangelion and well now it all makes even less sense. I feel like i gave anime a fair shot now, still not sure that show was actually good though? Its not. Evangelion is overrated. Its interesting, but its not great. There's much better animes. Teenagers just loved to go on about how ~ crazy ~ Evangelion was, so it got popular back in the day and still has cult status. Its not bad but its not great either. Try more anime because its not a genre its a medium. Disliking some is no indication that you may not like others. Its like saying "I didn't like a show on HBO so I'm not gonna watch future HBO shows", there's no real correlation necessarily.
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Jul 15, 2019 22:07
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SimonChris posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9gaf42bveE
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Rhyno posted:And then Puck is a pedo. yeah but that doesn't matter in the show itself, it's just kind of a creepy after-note.
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Jul 15, 2019 22:17
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