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wayfinder posted:The chance to make it two? Nice. wayfinder posted:Mozart in the Jungle is, by far, the more entertaining, better-written and better-acted show. I watched the first season and thoroughly enjoyed. Looking forward to the next.
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Jan 29, 2016 01:38
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DivisionPost posted:By the way, if I can get pedantic, "showrunning" is a much different skillset from "writing." Writing is about what's on the page. Showrunning is largely about making sure the production runs smoothly while keeping the final product true to your vision. If you're interested in all the poo poo that's involved in good showrunning, Javier Grillo-Marxuach (Lost, The Middleman, The 100) lays it out here: http://okbjgm.weebly.com/the-eleven-laws-of-showrunning.html Loving this article. Been catching up with The X-Files, and the greatest thing about it is that it's actually five different shows or so. There's the Mythos episodes (Chris Carter written), the brilliant but messed up Mulder focus episodes (Howard Gordon), the absolutely bloody episodes (Glen Morgan and James Wong), the fast paced crime episodes (Vince Gilligan, still haven't seen most of his episodes), and the humanistic, All About Eve level dialogue episodes (Darin Morgan). Carter basically gave his writers free reign to produce their own episodes, creating a multi-layered show that in turn created a wave of televison shows as they left the show. It's great stuff, and shows how humble and perceptive he was. Am I wrong, but the piece seems to be anti-Dan Harmon screed, even if it isn't meant as so.
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Jan 29, 2016 02:06
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Aphrodite posted:Their support is really lovely right now too. The entire Netflix Q&A section is responses of "Hi we've sent you a private email, please reply!" instead of just posting something other people can read. There's been a few articles about Netflix really cracking down on people using those programs.
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Jan 29, 2016 15:49
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hope and vaseline posted:Apparently? His output post X-Files doesn't seem very prolific. Yeah, he only has a couple of episodes of Millenium (with another Jose Chung related episode) basically. The guy is almost as prolific as Salinger.
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Feb 2, 2016 22:56
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zoux posted:AV Club liked it too. The Cuba Gooding Jrenissaince is upon us! Favorite Cuba Gooding story: apparently in the SNL greenroom, Monica Lewinsky (who was also in the episode he hosted) was getting all the attention from the cast and crew. Cuba says gently caress this, and gets on a table and starts dancing. This is according to Horatio Sanz.
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Feb 3, 2016 21:38
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ShakeZula posted:I guess my problems with it are A) there is no shortage of interesting high-profile criminal cases they could explore instead, B) it seems like a mistake to stretch the definition of the titular "crime" so quickly, and C) I guess I figured they would use the anthology format to explore a wide variety of themes rather than focusing so tightly on race, and D) Katrina is a much fresher subject in the national consciousness, which makes "taking a look back" a much less compelling hook. Katrina caused an utter shitshow in New Orleans where you had police officers shooting en masse into crowds, and white people in trucks hunting anyone with darker skin who strayed into their neighborhood. We still don't have a number on how many murders happened there.
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Feb 3, 2016 21:43
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Toxxupation posted:Manhattan season two is significantly, significantly better than season one Is it streaming anywhere legal? I needs it.
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Feb 6, 2016 21:55
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Yoshifan823 posted:I've been a lovely TV fan over the last few years, but since I have DirecTV and a DVR now, I want to keep up with some stuff. I've already decided on The People v OJ Simpson, and I'm gonna try to get caught up on American Crime (the other one). What's some stuff starting now (or that started within the last couple months that gets replayed a lot) that I should keep up with. I don't want to just jump into stuff that's been airing for a while (my internet connection is such that I can't really stream stuff anymore, hence the DVR), but I'm looking for a nice variety. If you liked the Flash, then you oughta check out the Legions of Tomorrow spin-off. Someone joked in its thread about the good writers in the CW superhero stable migrating from Arrow S2 to Flash S1 to Legions of Tomorrow S1, and it seems pretty plausible to me.
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Feb 9, 2016 20:28
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Escobarbarian posted:hahahahaha god isn't robert kirkman terrible The character is so wonderously ill-thought that I might even check out the Walking Dead when he arrives. He's that bad.
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Feb 9, 2016 20:37
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MacheteZombie posted:Are they at Negan? That's where I checked out on the comics. Z-Nation is the zombie show to watch. Apparently.
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Feb 9, 2016 21:08
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Manos del Sino posted:My favorite parts of the latest episodes have been those NOT involving the main character. Her coworkers, White Josh, the neighbor chick... the ensemble is keeping me interested while I cringe over all the main Crazy Ex stuff. Sounds alot like Felicity. If you're really not into musicals, is this a show worth getting into? Just finished Casual (what happened at the end there anyway) and looking for some modern romance comedy poo poo. EDIT: Tatum Girlparts posted:Does every medical show need an episode where a brave and noble doctor poo poo like this is actively making it harder to get kids out of insanely abusive situations. Shageletic fucked around with this message at 15:56 on Feb 10, 2016 |
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Feb 10, 2016 15:54
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zoux posted:You guys wanna hear a hotass take from me? Cool! is it streaming anywhere? EDIT: Since this is the second time I've asked a where is it streaming question, what's the best place you guys to find out whether something is playing on Hulu, Amazon, or Netflix?
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Feb 10, 2016 20:52
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sbaldrick posted:It's streaming on netflix Canada if the VPN still works. Hmmm, don't think it is. In better news, here's an article talking about what's going to go up on Hulu, including Unreal! http://www.vulture.com/2016/01/whats-new-on-hulu-february-2016.html
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Feb 11, 2016 23:23
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corn in the bible posted:british houseofcardsman was the villain because he was powerhungry and manipulative but american houseofcardsman is the hero because he is powerhungry and manipulative Is the british version worth watching? I liked the first five minutes of it, with the speechifying. Seemed more my speed than the stupid fantasy of what I've seen from the American version.
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Feb 11, 2016 23:28
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xcore posted:I posted about this a couple of days ago. I'm really digging it. I'm halfway through Episode 9 at the moment. I lost interest a few episodes in. Nothing too egregious, just was too busy with other stuff/tv to get back into it. EDIT: About @midnight (which I still haven't seen, too many episodes/lack of interest I guess), on a comedy podcast I subscribe too, apparently some jokes do get cut out for being too dirty. And at least some of the stuff is improved (the offending material being about a co-guest's humping habits). Shageletic fucked around with this message at 21:44 on Feb 12, 2016 |
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Feb 12, 2016 21:40
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DivisionPost posted:I've read a couple of reviews that expressed disappointment that it was another version of the kind of cable antihero drama that's in such short supply these days, and those complaints aren't without merit. By the end of the first episode, it's basically set up to be a coke-fueled Mad Men set in the New York music industry in the 70s. This is huge praise. I'll check out the first episode. EDIT: I mean I'll give it a spin.
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Feb 17, 2016 22:32
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IRQ posted:Could just be that we're done collectively going nuts over near-past period dramas about X industry. Don't you count out my Daryl F. Zanuck five season dream project you son of a bitch
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Feb 17, 2016 22:52
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Escobarbarian posted:Sorry Occ but I gotta agree with Mu here. s3 finale > s2 finale, even though I get your reasoning re not pussying out of the obvious choice although they probably set him up to die from the beginning of the season because Michael Pitt is a oval office Oh come on that was just an (admittedly) cool action scene, the third season was the culmination of the entire show's arc. I was as surprised as anyone to see that the show managed to find something else to focus on for the remainder of the run (still waiting for the last season to end up on Amazon, Hulu, or Netflix). EDIT: I can't express how funny I found the run-up to the Entourage movie was. Like "Vinny and the Boys" showing up on late night shows talking about how much fans needed the closure to the show's many arcs and the overwhelming need for a movie. It was great. How much did that movie make again? Shageletic fucked around with this message at 16:29 on Feb 18, 2016 |
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Feb 18, 2016 16:27
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Hughmoris posted:How's "The Killing" (US Version)? I can't say I've heard too much about it but it looks to be highly rated on Netflix and IMDB. Looking for something new to dive into now that I've finished Hannibal. Terrible, and a huge waste of time. You caught up on Fargo?
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Mar 3, 2016 19:31
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The Duke posted:Honestly I kind of forgot about Children's Hospital after like 3 seasons (happens to me a lot with Adult Swim shows since their schedules are so wacky), is it worth catching up on? Is it still the same show or did they change it up in some significant way? Watch any episode written by Jason Mantzoukis. He's like the Darin Morgan of Childrens Hospital.
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Mar 8, 2016 19:24
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As far as TV shows go, TWW is probably up there for being the most densely packed with information. It isn't a documentary or anything, and maybe the storylines were overly starry-eyed and the implications troubling, but it touched on stuff you'd hardly ever see anywhere, from the consequences of leaking intelligence to exploring bringing back wolves in the West. I haven't seen it in years, but I still think its a pretty great show. I also have never watched the Newsroom.
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Mar 8, 2016 19:45
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That's most of the shows people post about here.
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Mar 9, 2016 00:02
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Doghouse posted:The only TV shows I like are of the spy/thriller/action/intrigue/mystery variety: 24, Homeland, The Americans, these shows are like cocaine. But I've watched all the episodes of all three, is there anything else at all in a similar vein that I am missing? I tried The Wire but I found it boring and could barely make it through one episode. The first season of Homeland? Its made by the same guy who did 24. Don't tempt fate by going beyond the season 1 finale. There be dragons. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy miniseries? Wasn't there a recent German show about the Cold War in East Berlin that critics have been raving about? Trying to remember... Oh yeah and Jericho.
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Mar 10, 2016 21:08
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Vodos posted:Deutschland 83, it's pretty good. That's the one. I'll get right on it right after my great Mad Men rewatch of 2016.
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Mar 10, 2016 23:10
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thrawn527 posted:This. Leverage is what you're looking for. If you want a real feel-good, real hilarious show, Broad City works.
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Mar 17, 2016 16:45
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Speaking of shows killed before their time, Better Off Ted. I yearn for more seasons. Like, really yearn.
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Mar 25, 2016 22:44
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Spent yday going through Moonbeam City on OnDemand Its good! Its like Archer without all the constricting continuity plus an art designer gone mad. Its pretty as hell and the humor is perfectly irreverent and left field. Check it out.
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Mar 28, 2016 15:01
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Toxxupation posted:none of this is true Okay!
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Mar 28, 2016 19:59
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xcore posted:The answer is always going to be "it depends". But a general overview would be, the showrunner has an idea of the stories they want to tell in the episode. The writers will all collaborate to flesh out the episode, decide on story beats and episode arcs, then the head writer for the episode will go off and write the episode. First draft will be complete and they will all meet up to tear the script apart. Rinse and repeat. There's some good writer blogs (including an article by the guy who ran the Middlemen and was a writer for Lost, forgot his name) that really get into it, but different shows have different approaches. X-Files, for example, had a pretty loose structure that allowed writers to basically produce their own episodes, from initial idea to casting to being on set during shooting to even editing. Then there are shows that are way more controlled by the showrunner, Mathew Weiner basically putting his fingerprints on every episode of Mad Men for example. Vince Gilligan apparently would have a summit with writers where different things they would want to see would be put up on a whiteboard. Gilligan would then sketch out a vague arc to the season, then collaborate for each individual episode, assigning one writer to outline and flesh out a draft of an episode based on the input of the writers room. Then Gilligan would check it out, and send it back, and repeat. But its all a very fluid process.
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Mar 30, 2016 17:34
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corn in the bible posted:just don't watch shows you don't like. what the gently caress is wrong with you people I feel like people watch TWD just to get angry about something.
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Apr 4, 2016 20:28
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Tenzarin posted:Watched Mad Men? The current season of Broad City is killing it. Kroll show did a great job finishing their three season run. I don't know....got anything in mind? Especially if you can cite examples of shows near what you're looking for you've already watched?
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Apr 5, 2016 21:08
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Snak posted:For real. He didn't just bring back Lazarus, he went and brough himself back to, because by the end of season 5 they were already out of ideas and immediatly brought him back in the 3rd loving episode of season 6 because they had no idea where to go with it. But then the actor wanted out more than ever, since they were just writing pure garbage at that point (can you believe they actually filmed the scene where the cross itself talks?) so he "Ascended" right after coming back and still left the show. This is a great post.
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Apr 6, 2016 16:28
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Aphrodite posted:Yeah but Joss Whedon never made Jennifer's Body, so point Whedon. Jennifer's Body isn't that bad, Adam Brody is pretty hilarious in it.
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Apr 6, 2016 16:46
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DrVenkman posted:It's not bad at all, and while I don't think the horror aspects quite work - probably because while it's visually nice to look at, the Director doesn't seem to know how to handle the tone - it is a great movie about toxic relationships, to the point where the horror aspects kind of work against it. It would make a great double-bill with GINGER SNAPS. A really great pairing is this canadian vampire movie, SUCK. It's a genuinely hilarious movie similar to Jennifer's Body, except I can't think of any negatives. Instead of terrible relationship, it involved a terrible band, with Dave Foley taking up the Adam Brody pure rear end in a top hat mantle, except he's the manager so he's way more significant in the movie.
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Apr 8, 2016 17:03
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American Crime Story was so good you guys. Just finished marathoning the series and I feel like I just finished a juicy steak. Pretty content.
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Apr 10, 2016 19:55
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smg77 posted:Television Without Pity is making a comeback Well thats a flashback. I can't ever get enough references to Angel and his eternal nemesis, doors.
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Apr 13, 2016 22:38
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Spatula City posted:it was super, ultra dope, except for one aggressively dumb plotline that needs to be fixed being fairly relevant (Blaine's amnesia), and on a related note, Peyton being turned into a damsel in distress, though they were careful to show her attempting to escape. Got bored with the episode of the week format, but this sounds good enough to try to give it another shot. I really liked the first season.
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Apr 14, 2016 21:04
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Guy Mann posted:Hannibal and Helix were cancelled which means the two biggest live-action American animes are no more. So what did Helix turn out to be about again? The Thing?
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Apr 15, 2016 18:56
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Finally got around to watching the entirety of Mr. Robot and I need to change my best of 2015 post haste. A lack of resolution at the end (which is probably purposeful) only slightly tarnishes one of the best first TV seasons I've ever seen.
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Apr 21, 2016 16:28
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