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END ME SCOOB posted:Well this is a thing we've all joked about for years. That's so amazing. Hahahahah I just picture them being interviewed "So how was it in the wilderness?" "It was very difficult, we had to find our own food or else risk going hungry." "I thought there were 12 of you, but now I only see 3?" "....as I said, we were very hungry. Tribal council was a serious matter".
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And they just kept on filming and releasing contestants from the shoot location and nobody questioned any of this?
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IRQ posted:And they just kept on filming and releasing contestants from the shoot location and nobody questioned any of this? Some people chose to leave, but there were no "eliminations" or anything like that. Channel 4 claims they're still going to air the rest of the episodes, but that seems super unlikely. Personally I'm waiting for the thriller/horror film adaptation where a group of TV executives try to forget about their failed reality project until the contestants track them down.
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blunt posted:Some people chose to leave, but there were no "eliminations" or anything like that. Channel 4 claims they're still going to air the rest of the episodes, but that seems super unlikely. I feel like you just gave Jordan Peele an assignment.
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blunt posted:Some people chose to leave, but there were no "eliminations" or anything like that. Channel 4 claims they're still going to air the rest of the episodes, but that seems super unlikely. All the best reality shows are of the 'last person to stand being miserable wins' format.
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blunt posted:Some people chose to leave, but there were no "eliminations" or anything like that. Channel 4 claims they're still going to air the rest of the episodes, but that seems super unlikely. This could be right up there with Kid Nation in terms of the stories that come out of it.
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IRQ posted:And they just kept on filming and releasing contestants from the shoot location and nobody questioned any of this? They should film their reactions when they come out and learn about all the crazy news that happened in the interim, like Trump winning the presidency, Brexit, etc.
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MiddleOne posted:All the best reality shows are of the 'last person to stand being miserable wins' format. All reality shows are garbage though
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raditts posted:All reality shows are garbage though King of the garbage heap is still king. 
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raditts posted:All reality shows are garbage though You watch trash too, don't pretend like you're better.
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IRQ posted:You watch trash too, don't pretend like you're better. Sure, I watch and enjoy plenty of trash, but at least it's not reality-gameshow level trash. raditts fucked around with this message at 16:28 on Mar 28, 2017 |
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raditts posted:Sure, I watch and enjoy plenty of trash, but at least it's not reality-gameshow level trash. Guy named after anime calling others out on tv taste?
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IRQ posted:Guy named after anime calling others out on tv taste? I stand by my previous comment. 
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What's some good shows that everyone's currently watching? I'm currently keeping up with Bates Motel, The Walking Dead, Homeland, 24 Legacy, and Billions. Bates Motel is really good, Homeland is slow but solid enough, no where as good fantastic as it was during the first two seasons. TWD is TWD. 24 Legacy is ok, but I miss Jack. Billions is interesting enough.
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-Blackadder- posted:What's some good shows that everyone's currently watching? Patriot Legion
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Our Snak is growin up :')
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I'm enjoying Magicians quite a bit. Apparently Syfy doesn't bleep the word oval office anymore.
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Sobriety's a hell of a drug.
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I forgot that Mel Gibson did a movie called "THE Patriot" which makes searching for scenes from Patriot really hard. I was looking for a clip of the culmination of the Twizzler running gag. The speech he gives in episode 6 or 7 when it all finally comes together is magical. "Again, not a sex thing!"
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I'm also really liking The Expanse, but I kind of hesitate to recommend it, because honestly I think I like the idea of it more than the complete package. The Expanse feels like its plot is a story not told well enough to be its selling point, and its characters aren't developed well enough to be a selling point. So you have something that, on one hand, is really special because it's a well developed and fully featured premise and solid execution of its concepts, but on the other hand it falls short on both plot and character development. I love it because it's my genre. It's based off a series of novels, which is something I think that's very apparent. It has the feel of print scifi adapted to the screen and not a setting created for television and written episode by episode. And that's my poo poo. edit: ^ I mean, scenes of Patriot out of context have almost no value to someone who hasn't seen the show. But yeah.
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Yeah, I think the Expanse is a cool concept and pretty production but just not really good TV. If you're into the sci-fi idea that might be enough but I don't actually think its a good very show. Legion was the only show I was in hardcore "have to watch every week" mode until I just binged Imposters. Now that's on the list. There's a bunch of other shows I'm watching but none of them are shows I'd really recommend as "really good tv." Hap and Leonardand Black Sails probably WOULD qualify for that but I'm saving them to binge.
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OKAY FINE YOU SHITS I'LL WATCH PATRIOT JESUS
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STAC Goat posted:Yeah, I think the Expanse is a cool concept and pretty production but just not really good TV. If you're into the sci-fi idea that might be enough but I don't actually think its a good very show. The crew of the Rocinantii (sp?) are not well developed at all, there's not-Shepard, his girlfriend/lieutenant, dumb muscle guy, and not-Joker. Detective weird-hair's motivations were kind of tenuous at best. Yet... the show is totally my jam because the world building is so interesting, syfy has managed to get their CG looking good enough to do a show like this now, and I'm a sucker for a sci fi cold war complete with balkanized proxy space stations and poo poo. I will never not be down for that. Also I love Shohreh Aghdashloo almost as much as Margo Martindale. e: I haven't gotten a chance to start the books yet, but I've heard mixed things. One of the authors is the former assistant to The Gurm so that doesn't bode well.
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Yeah, I'm not really meaning to knock the show entirely. There's plenty of good things about it that kept me watching S1 and has me fully intending to watch S2. Its just lesser than the sum of its parts.
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IRQ posted:I haven't gotten a chance to start the books yet, but I've heard mixed things. FWIW, all 6 books in the series have approx. 4.5 star (out of 5) review averages on Amazon, and 4.2 on Goodreads. So if you've heard mixed things, it's likely been from a loud, non-representative minority... That's not a guarantee that you'll like them, but still a pretty good chance.
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Escobarbarian posted:OKAY FINE YOU SHITS I'LL WATCH PATRIOT JESUS You're gonna love it, I'm tellin' ye. I guess I'll give this Imposters thing a go, I have no idea what it's about but I've seen like 20 people recommend it this week
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less laughter posted:FWIW, all 6 books in the series have approx. 4.5 star (out of 5) review averages on Amazon, and 4.2 on Goodreads. So if you've heard mixed things, it's likely been from a loud, non-representative minority... That means literally nothing. All the Sword of Truth (Terry Goodkind) books have 4.5 stars... edit: Also the entire Left Behind (Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins) series... Snak fucked around with this message at 19:53 on Mar 28, 2017 |
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IRQ posted:This could be right up there with Kid Nation in terms of the stories that come out of it. What stories?
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precision posted:You're gonna love it, I'm tellin' ye. I hesitate to say too much about the Imposters to describe ir and give anything cool and semi-surprising away but the best thing I can think to say is "its a dark comedy serial story about con men." Shageletic posted:What stories? There were all kinds of completely predictable stories post show about how the kids burned themselves with grease fires and drank bleach and did the sort of stuff you'd expect kids to do if they had no adult supervision and were set to do work they had no idea how to do. Someone definitely should have gone to jail for that one. STAC Goat fucked around with this message at 19:56 on Mar 28, 2017 |
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Snak posted:
I'd argue differently. I think there are plenty of vignettes and scenes that are interesting on their own. It's Coen-esque (ugh) in that way, scenes that are almost whole, and kinda tell a story on their own, and just for their own sake rather than the necessity of plot or anything. Also this is probs the best intertwining of diagetec music I've seen in a long time. edit; ^^^ welp, that's depressing
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Yeah ok I'm in on Patriot. Was 50% there from the early folk song and then the urine sample thing got me the rest of the way. And y'all say it gets even better? Also adding Imposters to my list.
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-Blackadder- posted:What's some good shows that everyone's currently watching? Samurai Gourmet on Netflix is the strangest and most endearing thing to come out this season. For more conventional options I'd recommend the Patriot and Imposters like everyone else because they are fantastic.
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STAC Goat posted:Yeah, I'm not really meaning to knock the show entirely. There's plenty of good things about it that kept me watching S1 and has me fully intending to watch S2. Its just lesser than the sum of its parts. I'm not intending to knock the show at all really, but there's some valid criticisms to be made, especially with regard to the characters. Snak posted:That means literally nothing. All the Sword of Truth (Terry Goodkind) books have 4.5 stars... I've read all of these due to a combination of lots of free time when i was in school, coimpletionism I have since abandoned, and that I loving hate myself. They are not in any way worth 4.5 stars unless we're going on a scale of 1000 stars. e: that being said I really want to get started on The Expanse, I just haven't had time.
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Patriot does indeed continue to build on itself for the entire season. I'm not knocking The Expanse either, it's just that I would only recommend it to people who really love science fiction. Especially people who love printSF.
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I get that it's supposed to be a fun goofy episode and one of the many "have a romance between Scully and Mulder without having it 'count'" stunts the show has pulled, but I'm so skeeved out by this shapeshifter macking on Scully.
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IRQ posted:I'm not intending to knock the show at all really, but there's some valid criticisms to be made, especially with regard to the characters. Honestly you'll probably like the books, the issues you, and others, have mentioned about the show are either just not there or addressed in some fashion. I think the show suffers from needing a bigger budget, for things in general, and also having a faster pace, as far as developing characters go. The books aren't perfect but they're a good read, especially if you like the setting and world enough alone to watch the show. My main problem with the show stems from the recent episodes having the characters do stuff they wouldn't and in some cases having them do basically the opposite thing they did or taking the opposite stance on an issue that they did in the books. I haven't watched last week's episode, but the preview/promos lead me to believe they're getting back on track maybe, idk. I'll also admit I'm only just now on book 5 of the series, so maybe they've mixed in later stuff earlier but I sorta doubt it.
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GreenNight posted:I'm enjoying Magicians quite a bit. Apparently Syfy doesn't bleep the word oval office anymore. I think they still bleep everything, but they censor such a tiny fraction of the word that you don't notice anymore.
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Escobarbarian posted:Yeah ok I'm in on Patriot. Was 50% there from the early folk song and then the urine sample thing got me the rest of the way. And y'all say it gets even better? Yes, the thing that pushed Patriot over the top to be officially "best tv show since Rectify season 1" for me is that it gets better with every episode. And every episode gives you more context and information about previous episodes. And everything that seems like a throwaway line or gag becomes an integral part of the mystery/thriller, and I do mean everything ("You got any Japanese girls? It's concerning Twizzlers")
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Eezee posted:I think they still bleep everything, but they censor such a tiny fraction of the word that you don't notice anymore. Yeah. Its funny because then they advertise the "uncensored" version of the show on On Demand where you can hear a bunch of extra syllables.
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