Author Topic: The TV shows you've seen recently thread. (Read 2365169 times)

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #180 on:** November 19, 2009, 08:57:50 PM »

Supposedly it sucked balls last season. The episode that just aired was hilarious.

Quote from: OptimoPeach on November 19, 2009, 11:38:37 AM

And yes, Desmond

Yes

And I've been unintentionally saying brother recently

Himu · « **Reply #181 on:** November 19, 2009, 08:58:26 PM »

That was awesome.

Last season? I thought this was its first season?

btw how is it possible to get shot in the head with a shotgun and survive?

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #182 on:** November 19, 2009, 08:59:12 PM »

Quote from: Himuro on November 19, 2009, 08:58:26 PM

That was awesome.

Last season? I thought this was its first season?

I believe its Season 2 or 3.

Himu · « **Reply #183 on:** November 19, 2009, 08:59:48 PM »

Really? Because my girl is on this show.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #184 on:** November 19, 2009, 09:01:18 PM »

Quote from: am nintenho on November 19, 2009, 01:14:02 AM

It's actually a pretty decent show. The best part of the first episode was the Simba moment.

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BlueTsunami · « **Reply #185 on:** November 19, 2009, 09:05:34 PM »

Quote from: Himuro on November 19, 2009, 08:58:26 PM

btw how is it possible to get shot in the head with a shotgun and survive?

I think those guns are buckshots? A non direct hit probably won't be fatal (same thing happened to Cheney and his buddy a couple of years ago).

Himu · « **Reply #186 on:** November 19, 2009, 09:26:36 PM »

Tonight's Office was excellent. I really like it when it gets into the modern issues and I think it did a swell job tonight.

chronovore · « **Reply #187 on:** November 20, 2009, 05:05:10 AM »

Quote from: BlueTsunami on November 19, 2009, 09:05:34 PM

Quote from: Himuro on November 19, 2009, 08:58:26 PM
btw how is it possible to get shot in the head with a shotgun and survive?

I think those guns are buckshots? A non direct hit probably won't be fatal (same thing happened to Cheney and his buddy a couple of years ago).

Cheney's target was hit in the shoulder, wasn't he?

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #188 on:** November 20, 2009, 02:49:04 PM »

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #189 on:** November 20, 2009, 02:56:48 PM »

Up to episode 5 on Modern Family. This show is just great.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #190 on:** November 20, 2009, 04:41:27 PM »

Quote from: chronovore on November 20, 2009, 05:05:10 AM

Quote from: BlueTsunami on November 19, 2009, 09:05:34 PM
Quote from: Himuro on November 19, 2009, 08:58:26 PM
btw how is it possible to get shot in the head with a shotgun and survive?

I think those guns are buckshots? A non direct hit probably won't be fatal (same thing happened to Cheney and his buddy a couple of years ago).

Cheney's target was hit in the shoulder, wasn't he?

I thought he got partially sprayed in the face. Though I'm not sure on that.

Quote from: CajoleJuice on November 20, 2009, 02:49:04 PM

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MrMcGibblets was hilarious. I loved the dance they had to do and McGibblets stealing some his buddies shit

On another note, I finished Season 4 of LOST a couple of hours ago. SHEEEIIIITTTTT.

Himu · « **Reply #191 on:** November 20, 2009, 04:42:30 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on November 20, 2009, 02:49:04 PM

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border · « **Reply #192 on:** November 20, 2009, 10:02:19 PM »

For what it's worth I finished of Season 5 the other day, and found it a great deal better than Season 4. S4 had too many subplots and felt so meandering, whereas everything in S5 is much more tightly interwoven. I enjoyed the way things at the Baltimore Sun paralleled or contrasted the way things happened within the homicide department or in the mayor's office. I am pretty pissed about the way things ended with Omar.

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He really didn't have a place on the show anymore anyway, so why even bother bringing him back just to kill him off like a punk?

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It's a shame Marlo gets so little attention from the writers, because the few bits he got that year were actually pretty decent. For some reason my favorite characters of the season were Snoop and Clay Davis

Again I feel like the show loses dramatic effect as a result of its formula. Since it's the last season you kinda hope that there will be some kind of victory, but ultimately you know that the bad guys are gonna win because that's how it has so consistently happened in years prior.

In retrospect I guess Season 2 was only frustrating because you wanted to get back to the Barksdale case and the writers refuse to do so (plus it took literally 3/4 of the season before McNulty got materially involved). I look forward to revisiting S2 if the show ever sees a BluRay release or something, because I can't fairly determine how it'd rank in my mind. Other than that.....S1 > S3 > S5 > S4

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #193 on:** November 20, 2009, 10:26:08 PM »

S5...better than S4?

Marlo had one of the best endings in S5 imo. Omar..

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In many ways it was apt that he would get killed by a nobody, and then have his body mis-labeled at the coroner's office. No one is bigger than the corner/streets, it's a revolving door. I liked how the last episode showed various characters stepping into vacated shoes of characters from S1 (Michael essentially becoming a new Omar, Leander taking McNulty's place, etc).

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anyway I'm still re-watching Lost so I can be up-to-date for S5. I'm kinda stuck on S3. I'll try to watch some episodes tonight but eh, I remember why I didn't like the first half of this season. The show kinda eggs you on from mystery to mystery, but as the world gets bigger the mysteries become smaller, at least to me.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #194 on:** November 22, 2009, 01:20:11 AM »

Watched a couple episodes of season 3 of Star Trek: TNG. The first was "Captain's Vacation" where Picard goes on vacation, makes out with a woman, and punches a Ferengi. It was super-cheesy from start to finish, laughably so, but still fun to watch I suppose. The other was "Sins of the Father" where Worf goes back to the Klingon home world after his deceased father is branded a traitor to the empire. It was, for a nice change of pace, super-awesome, and gave a lot of insight into the workings of Klingon society and honor system. Plus, you can't go wrong with having Picard get into a fist-fight in the middle of a street with some Klingon thugs.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #195 on:** November 22, 2009, 05:18:18 AM »

Man, Modern Family is fucking great.

5 minutes into the second episode:

"In my culture, men take great pride in physical labor."
"I know, that's why I hire people from your culture."
"Haha you're too funny. I'm going to share that with my next husband when we're spending all your money."

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #196 on:** November 22, 2009, 09:51:31 AM »

Quote from: Himuro on November 19, 2009, 09:26:36 PM

Tonight's Office was excellent. I really like it when it gets into the modern issues and I think it did a swell job tonight.

I'm getting sick of the gonzo cold opens.

Community > Office the last two weeks. That show is really hitting its stride.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #197 on:** November 22, 2009, 12:03:18 PM »

I'm the only one who thought the seasons got worse each year.

S1 > S2 > S3 > S4 > S5

I thought Season 1 was brilliant because it broke down the various roadblocks Daniels and Co. had to knock down to get a simple wiretap. Plus it did a good job fleshing out the characters, which was vital to how the rest of the show played out.

Season 2 was the next best because it had McNulty in a limited role. I have to admit I simply did not give a fuck about his character as time went on. It was almost bizarro-emo: why did I have to give a fuck that he was making a wreck of himself because of what was going on? The Shield was much better than The Wire in the sense that the characters were more interesting. I cared why Vic did the things he did. McNulty? I couldn't care less. The amount of post Season 1 McNulty negatively affected the rest of the seasons. Strangely enough, I liked the character at first but he became dead weight. I also liked the union plot. I wished they had fleshed it out more in further seasons but I'm in the minority here but I did like the little nods to S2 here and there for S3-S5. That and Brother Mouzone

Season 3 was ok because I thought the Barksdale arc was taking too long to conclude. I did like how they rolled out the Stanfield arc and the political angles in general. The downside was that the police angle was unraveling in terms of the watertight logic they employed in S1. This logic would only further unravel as the show went on but it was clear here that the show crossed the Rubicon into zaniness that the show was supposed to be against (and still was, except the police stuff).

Season 4 had the sole advantage of the Barksdale arc no longer being in the way (except for the nods here and there, which I liked) and I did like the school angle but that was it. McNulty was simply not necessary here. I cared even less about what went on with him and the convoluted angles the plot took to still consider him a crucial character. I did like Stanfield doing what he did but the characters were less interesting than the Barksdale world. The police politics were completely ridiculous.

Season 5 was the worst. The newspaper thing was a joke. McNulty? Joke. The police politics made the full-on press into insanity yet the show still tried to take itself seriously. The show had good writing but the plot lines were such a jumbled mess. Although I did think the show had a pretty decent conclusion, wrapping things up the best way it could.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #198 on:** November 22, 2009, 10:45:01 PM »

Just finished watching the Curb finale. It was great stuff...

... and awfully "sweet" for a Larry David production.

Barry Egan · « **Reply #199 on:** November 23, 2009, 12:16:48 AM »

the ending of the wire was so awesome because it was clearly a nod to Bridge on the River Kwai, which McNulty mentions in the very first episode.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #200 on:** November 23, 2009, 12:32:06 AM »

"Do you respect wood, Suzy?"

Beezy · « **Reply #201 on:** November 23, 2009, 12:51:23 AM »

Quote from: T EXP on November 22, 2009, 12:03:18 PM

I'm the only one who thought the seasons got worse each year.

That certainly is a weird and unpopular opinion. S3 and S4 were the best imo, closely followed by S1. Then S2. S5 was still good, but the worst of the bunch.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #202 on:** November 23, 2009, 01:22:24 AM »

Quote from: Beezy on November 23, 2009, 12:51:23 AM

Quote from: T EXP on November 22, 2009, 12:03:18 PM
I'm the only one who thought the seasons got worse each year.
That certainly is a weird and unpopular opinion. S3 and S4 were the best imo, closely followed by S1. Then S2. S5 was still good, but the worst of the bunch.

This. Although sometimes I feel S2>S1. S2 has an amazing middle/end but it starts pretty slow with lots of "hey remember the cool stuff we did in S1? Yea that was fun, I wish we could do something like that again...nah I'm working in this dimly lit basement filing papers" talk

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #203 on:** November 23, 2009, 01:29:37 AM »

I just recently started watching Good Eats with Alton Brown.

awesome show

brawndolicious · « **Reply #204 on:** November 23, 2009, 01:51:02 AM »

I just started watching The Wire finally. It's pretty damn good.

"You know when why I like you is because when it came time to fuck me, you were gentle."

"..I knew it was your first time, I wanted to make it special."

No other show that I've seen has so much chemistry between the characters.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #205 on:** November 23, 2009, 06:17:04 AM »

Great Curb finale. Seinfeld scenes were surreal.

Beezy · « **Reply #206 on:** November 23, 2009, 06:26:42 AM »

Lol yeah. I loved that convo.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #207 on:** November 23, 2009, 07:02:34 AM »

Quote from: BrandNew on November 23, 2009, 01:29:37 AM

I just recently started watching Good Eats with Alton Brown.

awesome show

His corniness should make me want to punch him in the face, but it's somehow endearing instead.

His pan-seared steak recipe is fuck-awesome. So simple and so amazing.

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Polari · « **Reply #208 on:** November 23, 2009, 09:10:11 PM »

Yeah Curb finale was the tits. Beautifully done.

You should all watch John Safran's Race Relation. Download it off torrents, it's AMAZING. So far among other things he's rifled through the Pussycat Dolls' dressing room in order to secure Nicole Whatsherface's used panties, made out with four of his ex-girlfriend's mothers and gone blackface in the US.

[youtube=560,345]V9diuAPWXU0[/youtube]

Bildi · « **Reply #209 on:** November 24, 2009, 12:13:17 AM »

I watched a few episodes of Big Bang Theory. I always figured it was rubbish like most other "comedies" but I'm actually finding it funny.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #210 on:** November 24, 2009, 01:03:00 AM »

I didn't catch that The League .gif until just now, Cajole. Great job.

It's a pretty funny show, and has a decent amount of potential. It feels like Spaced meets fantasy football. It's kind of a nice change of pace from Sunny.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #211 on:** November 24, 2009, 08:11:56 PM »

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BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #212 on:** November 25, 2009, 09:33:30 PM »

This week's Modern Family was the best so far. Hilarious stuff.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #213 on:** November 26, 2009, 01:57:05 AM »

[youtube=560,345]vcyM-vTqb3s[/youtube]

ok I need to watch this show

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[youtube=560,345]VONoYWxSAsI[/youtube]

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #214 on:** November 26, 2009, 03:05:27 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on November 26, 2009, 01:57:05 AM

edit:
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This is funnier in context.

Edit: Oh, I guess Larry explains it at the end. Nevermind!

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #215 on:** November 26, 2009, 03:06:18 AM »

I take it he's living with some black folks whose last name is Black?

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #216 on:** November 26, 2009, 03:07:19 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on November 26, 2009, 03:06:18 AM

I take it he's living with some black folks whose last name is Black?

[youtube=560,345]FPZYAg-40N4[/youtube]

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #217 on:** November 26, 2009, 03:07:30 AM »

Yeah, and they're refugees from Katrina.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #218 on:** November 26, 2009, 03:07:34 AM »

Yeah, I edited my post. I was halfway through the clip when I posted so I wasn't sure if the context was given.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #219 on:** November 26, 2009, 03:14:01 AM »

[youtube=560,345]2Ewr4BSTr8Q[/youtube]

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #220 on:** November 26, 2009, 03:25:18 AM »

Anyone know if I can watch it online (without torrents)? TV Shack has a bunch of dead links, and ninjavideo only has season 7

If not I might as well buy it on friday

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #221 on:** November 26, 2009, 03:32:22 AM »

Quote from: BobFromPikeCreek on November 26, 2009, 03:14:01 AM

[youtube=560,345]2Ewr4BSTr8Q[/youtube]

This was my favorite Leon moment in the series.

Diunx · « **Reply #222 on:** November 26, 2009, 04:10:04 PM »

Episode 9 of curb was a classic, every scene is fucking hilarious especially kramer/jew leon

And funkhouser's joke "ps: you cunt is in the sink"

Gonna watch the finale tonight when I get home

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #223 on:** November 27, 2009, 04:02:48 AM »

Quote from: Groo on November 27, 2009, 04:01:48 AM

OMG S4 of Heroes is soooo bad.
Maybe it'll improve after Nathan is fired (god that guy gets on my nerves).

Just started watching Curb Your Enthusiasm, right from the start of S1.

Stop watching Heroes and dedicate that time to Curb.

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #224 on:** November 27, 2009, 06:05:21 AM »

I really wouldn't even be disappointed if this was the last season of Curb because it would be going out on such a great note.

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I was pretty impressed with how easily everyone slipped right back into their roles, especially Jason Alexander. It was probably because I was high, but for the first 15 or 20 seconds of Larry watching Seinfeld at home I honestly wasn't sure if it was supposed to be the reunion episode or just one from the later seasons of the series that I had forgotten about

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In other sitcom news, I've hopped aboard the Modern Family bandwagon. I think it's the best new show I've seen this year

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #225 on:** November 27, 2009, 08:46:50 AM »

I want to get some seasons but I imagine they will release it all in a box set - I'll wait for that instead.

Diunx · « **Reply #226 on:** November 28, 2009, 01:08:01 AM »

The curb finale was amazing, if they do a new season I hope they bring back mocha joe

The Seinfeld scenes were fucking surreal.

BamYouHaveAids · « **Reply #227 on:** November 28, 2009, 01:31:52 AM »

Quote from: OptimoPeach on November 26, 2009, 03:07:19 AM

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on November 26, 2009, 03:06:18 AM
I take it he's living with some black folks whose last name is Black?
[youtube=560,345]FPZYAg-40N4[/youtube]

still one of my favorite scenes. "what kind of stain was it? gravies maybe? something from the gravy category?"

leon's delivery is perfect

Diunx · « **Reply #228 on:** November 28, 2009, 10:45:59 PM »

I'm watching Fringe, its pretty cool, its like the x-files with better effects.

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #229 on:** November 29, 2009, 10:54:52 AM »

Just finished the first season of Mad Men. Minor anachronisms aside, that was some great TV.

My bitching, because who wants to hear boring praise:

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-I realize today's health concerns surrounding cigarettes weren't nearly as prevalent back then, but the smoking still seems a little excessive. Am I wrong?
-Draper's wife is a neurotic cunt bag. Yeah, I know, housewife syndrome, etc. It's all very well done, but I still can't stand her
-I wish Campbell wasn't such a detestable heel. They did a great job with casting, because the actor really looks the part of a slimy douchebag
-Some of the supporting characters are exceedingly dull. I'd name who, but they're so vapid and boring that I didn't catch their names. Glasses Guy, Amateur Writer Guy, Pipe-smoking Guy, and so on. Maybe I'm just not the most perceptive person. I do like Salvatore and Joan
-Cooper is a Randroid

-Peggy's big reveal. This doesn't count as bitching because I am not sure what to make of it yet, but I wanted to mention it anyway. I guess I'll have to wait and see where they go with it

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brawndolicious · « **Reply #230 on:** November 29, 2009, 03:14:55 PM »

I never liked Draper's wife but Campbell became more likable over time.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #231 on:** November 29, 2009, 03:30:28 PM »

Quote from: OptimoPeach on November 29, 2009, 10:54:52 AM

Just finished the first season of Mad Men. Minor anachronisms aside, that was some great TV.

My bitching, because who wants to hear boring praise:
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-I realize today's health concerns surrounding cigarettes weren't nearly as prevalent back then, but the smoking still seems a little excessive. Am I wrong?
-Draper's wife is a neurotic cunt bag. Yeah, I know, housewife syndrome, etc. It's all very well done, but I still can't stand her
-I wish Campbell wasn't such a detestable heel. They did a great job with casting, because the actor really looks the part of a slimy douchebag
-Some of the supporting characters are exceedingly dull. I'd name who, but they're so vapid and boring that I didn't catch their names. Glasses Guy, Amateur Writer Guy, Pipe-smoking Guy, and so on. Maybe I'm just not the most perceptive person. I do like Salvatore and Joan
-Cooper is a Randroid
-Peggy's big reveal. This doesn't count as bitching because I am not sure what to make of it yet, but I wanted to mention it anyway. I guess I'll have to wait and see where they go with it
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Pretty much the regular criticisms/thoughts. I can't disagree with most of them.

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- Although, I'm pretty sure the smoking is not overdone, at all.
- Betty never progresses past spoiled-brat stage.
- As am nintenho said, Campbell becomes more likable.
- The further you go along, the more you'll notice that those three supporting characters in particular are just kinda there. They almost only serve as plot devices in more prominent characters' lives, especially "Amateur Writing Guy".
- lol yeah
- I think they handle it well.

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brawndolicious · « **Reply #232 on:** November 29, 2009, 04:10:48 PM »

oh yeah, I looked up the smoking rates for that time period and smoking in the US peaked in 1955 at about 50% and this show takes place just a few years after that. Plus they work in a high-stress environment and they get free cigs from their Lucky Strikes contract so it makes sense that they're all chimneys. They privately acknowledge away from Lucky Strikes executives that it's a very unhealthy habit though.

muckhole · « **Reply #233 on:** November 29, 2009, 04:28:27 PM »

Heck, people in the 70's were still smoking like that at work.

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #234 on:** November 29, 2009, 04:58:57 PM »

That's pretty insane. I won't complain though, I love the aesthetic. And I'm glad to hear that about Campbell, because just seeing that twat on screen annoys me

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #235 on:** November 29, 2009, 05:00:24 PM »

Haven't you guys watched 60s movies? Everyone smokes in them

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #236 on:** November 29, 2009, 05:08:55 PM »

Yeah, it's just weird seeing every character in every scene having a cig. I think 9 year old Don even lit up with the hobo

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #237 on:** November 29, 2009, 06:18:59 PM »

Mad Men is so fucking good.

http://warmingglow.uproxx.com/2009/11/the-collected-wisdom-of-don-draper

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #238 on:** November 29, 2009, 09:04:46 PM »

I can't get into the show. It's nice as a period piece, but I just don't find it very compelling. Everybody fucks around, and smokes and drinks at work. The end.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #239 on:** November 29, 2009, 09:06:00 PM »

SOUNDS AWESOME TO ME

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Author Topic: The TV shows you've seen recently thread. (Read 2365169 times)