Author Topic: The TV shows you've seen recently thread. (Read 2082278 times)

Momo · « **Reply #4560 on:** February 23, 2012, 01:07:49 PM »

Quote from: Mamacint on February 23, 2012, 11:09:01 AM

I've been sick the last few days and have been poop-socking Chuck. Never bothered with it before but it's a pretty fun, breezy show.

Yvonne Stahowski is distractingly beautiful

That show should have ended after season 2, everything after is hilariously bad.

Poor Adam Baldwin

chronovore · « **Reply #4561 on:** February 24, 2012, 12:06:16 PM »

Quote from: Robo on February 23, 2012, 12:24:45 PM

"poop-socking"?

edit: Oh, it's exactly what it sounds like it would be. Go figure.

*googles*
"He's been poopsocking for about 12 hours now." "Dammit, casual players can't get anywhere in this game. The good stuff is all camped by poopsockers."

Himu · « **Reply #4562 on:** February 24, 2012, 10:55:08 PM »

Tonight's Spartacus was one of the greatest hours of tv I've ever seen.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #4563 on:** February 25, 2012, 02:36:41 AM »

Quote from: Mamacint on February 23, 2012, 11:09:01 AM

I've been sick the last few days and have been poop-socking Chuck. Never bothered with it before but it's a pretty fun, breezy show.

Yvonne Stahowski is distractingly beautiful

yes

Himu · « **Reply #4564 on:** February 25, 2012, 03:10:43 AM »

Quote from: Momo on February 23, 2012, 01:07:49 PM

Quote from: Mamacint on February 23, 2012, 11:09:01 AM
I've been sick the last few days and have been poop-socking Chuck. Never bothered with it before but it's a pretty fun, breezy show.

Yvonne Stahowski is distractingly beautiful
That show should have ended after season 2, everything after is hilariously bad.

Poor Adam Baldwin

season 3 > season 2

the only season that fell off was season 4 and that had its moments

you're wrong, i won't let you desecrate Chuck Power Hour.

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4565 on:** February 25, 2012, 03:33:14 AM »

Tonight's Spartacus was mindblowing. MINDBLOWING.

Beezy · « **Reply #4566 on:** February 25, 2012, 03:33:33 AM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on February 24, 2012, 10:55:08 PM

Tonight's Spartacus was one of the greatest hours of tv I've ever seen.

Just watched this

FlameofCallandorReturns · « **Reply #4567 on:** February 25, 2012, 01:27:18 PM »

Just started season 3 of Breaking Bad.

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4568 on:** February 25, 2012, 07:30:59 PM »

Agreed. S1 and S2 of Breaking Bad had me thinking "why the hell do people put this on par with Mad Men what the fuck" but S3, and, really, S4, really set it up there. It's not as consistently amazing as Mad Men is, though, not even close.

Diunx · « **Reply #4569 on:** February 25, 2012, 08:41:57 PM »

Spartacus

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #4570 on:** February 25, 2012, 08:47:46 PM »

I like each season of Breaking Bad less (except I like S2 more than S1).

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4571 on:** February 25, 2012, 08:49:50 PM »

S1 was great, S2 was as well outside of the finale. S3 is God Tier alongside some of the other greatest seasons of television. S4 started slow but got very good

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #4572 on:** February 25, 2012, 08:59:37 PM »

coincidentally, i'm also working my way through breaking bad

s1 and 2 are a bit more rooted in reality, and focus on subtler character studies, while from the very end of season 2 onward it begins to rely more and more on shock moments and "tv coincidences"

guess it depends on which style you're more partial to, i tend to lean towards the quieter stuff

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #4573 on:** February 25, 2012, 09:00:36 PM »

i read that season 2 was the only season they fully plotted out and knew how it would end before filming

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4574 on:** February 25, 2012, 09:13:33 PM »

I don't want to get into "realism" discussions on Breaking Bad though. To be fair, they would have been caught long ago considering how ridiculously sloppy they ran their business. If it was a sidestory in The Wire they would have been caught in like three episodes.

It's especially baffling in later seasons where Walt is still oblivious to how sloppy things are, despite being married to an accountant

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #4575 on:** February 25, 2012, 09:17:30 PM »

oh, yeah, it's a completely unrealistic show in a lot of respects, i just think (probably because of the budget) it relied more on quieter moments during s1 and 2

Himu · « **Reply #4576 on:** February 25, 2012, 09:26:03 PM »

Agreed. Prefer s1 over the other seasons because it's grounded in reality, not this small world coincidental bullshit.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Yeah, a guy Walt met in a bar happens to be the dad of the girl he kills that very same night. Right. And that very same guy ends up crashing a plane and killing himself. Same issue with Gus' henchmen that Walt runs over. Right. The kid who killed Skinny Pete is the brother of the girl Jesse is seeing. Oh no, Jesse better kill those guys.

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How fucking small is ABQ? It seems like everyone is running into people that's connected to someone they know. Shit writing.

Works for a drama, but takes the drama down a peg because it's pandering to network tv sensibilities where they make up plotlines for shock value and trying to tie every single fucking character - even small ones - together in to the story.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4577 on:** February 25, 2012, 09:29:43 PM »

Quote from: Dr. Feelbad on February 25, 2012, 09:17:30 PM

oh, yeah, it's a completely unrealistic show in a lot of respects, i just think (probably because of the budget) it relied more on quieter moments during s1 and 2

Now that I think about it, you're right in that respect. Things really get ridiculous later. They make up for it with dark humor, as if they're aware of some of the leaps in believability.

Himu · « **Reply #4578 on:** February 25, 2012, 09:31:21 PM »

If they were striving for true realism, Walt and Jesse would have been dead by the end of season 1

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #4579 on:** February 25, 2012, 09:35:01 PM »

yeah, i really dig the black humor aspect

spoiler (click to show/hide)

i busted out laughing when that legless fucker jumped off the hospital bed and started crawling towards walter like a terminator

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fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #4580 on:** February 25, 2012, 09:56:33 PM »

catching up on Spartacus tonight (5 episode marathon)

show is still amazing. i am eagerly awaiting the return of gannicus

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4581 on:** February 25, 2012, 11:23:40 PM »

omfg @ Spartacus

Glabba is officially my nicca. Never thought I'd see the day

Himu · « **Reply #4582 on:** February 25, 2012, 11:24:04 PM »

Glaber is awesome.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4583 on:** February 25, 2012, 11:32:48 PM »

It's time for him to grow a beard. He's crossed over to the badass side

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #4584 on:** February 25, 2012, 11:55:23 PM »

at that "windy" episode opening

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #4585 on:** February 26, 2012, 12:48:08 AM »

There's some real gems of dialog in Breaking Bad. I just watched the RV episode clip where Jesse earnestly thinks they're building a robot to get out of a situation.

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4586 on:** February 26, 2012, 04:31:54 AM »

"Libertus" was legit best hour of TV in 2012 so far. I agree w/ AV Club wholeheartedly

Himu · « **Reply #4587 on:** February 26, 2012, 10:51:00 AM »

Quote from: ZephyrFate on February 26, 2012, 04:31:54 AM

"Libertus" was legit best hour of TV in 2012 so far. I agree w/ AV Club wholeheartedly

yep

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #4588 on:** February 26, 2012, 05:11:08 PM »

oh yeah i just ignore the finale of breaking bad s2. god that shit was bad

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4589 on:** February 26, 2012, 07:02:22 PM »

It started so good, with that shot of the body bags lol. It wasn't bad but just too ridiculous

Jessie's gf though...hnnngggg

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4590 on:** February 27, 2012, 02:13:50 AM »

The Walking Dead has really hit its stride. Great episode

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4591 on:** February 27, 2012, 03:08:16 AM »

except its characters are doing total 180s

the only thing I liked was the wandering zombie metaphor for Shane

I want to punch Lori, like usual; Andrea talks sense, nobody listens, nor cares; Shane talks sense, Rick doesn't care

bleh

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4592 on:** February 27, 2012, 03:12:34 AM »

In the previous episode Lori loses her mind after Rick is gone 5 minutes, then drives off ALONE to find him. Later she tells him Shane probably will try to kill him.

Next ep...Rick and Shane go out alone and Lori seems completely calm as if nothing happened? lol

But whatevs, that ep was great. I can't fucking stand Andrea though, so tired of her bullshit. PLEASE DIE

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4593 on:** February 27, 2012, 03:21:49 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on February 27, 2012, 03:12:34 AM

In the previous episode Lori loses her mind after Rick is gone 5 minutes, then drives off ALONE to find him. Later she tells him Shane probably will try to kill him.

Next ep...Rick and Shane go out alone and Lori seems completely calm as if nothing happened? lol

But whatevs, that ep was great. I can't fucking stand Andrea though, so tired of her bullshit. PLEASE DIE

She was completely right, though. A person in a fucked up, apocalyptic world, should be given the option of suicide. Also, Lori was spouting '50s housewife misogynistic platitudes and it was all total bullshit. Being on the lookout for walkers is TANTAMOUNT to survival, not fucking doing laundry and not using guns because you're a woman

lennedsay · « **Reply #4594 on:** February 27, 2012, 07:53:15 PM »

God damn @ Eastbound this week.

It's just absolutely ridiculous and I love it.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #4595 on:** February 27, 2012, 08:06:06 PM »

i might lose all motivation to keep watching after shane dies. i dont think ive ever wanted a character to bite it as much as him.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4596 on:** February 27, 2012, 08:07:08 PM »

Shane is awesome, and I've found myself agreeing with him far more than Rick. He's like a more annoying version of Jack from Lost

Positive Touch · « **Reply #4597 on:** February 27, 2012, 08:21:04 PM »

spoiler (click to show/hide)

he's a murder and (attempted) rapist who's trying to control some other dude's family. he's like textbook definition of psycho asshole. plus other people know he's bad news but they don't kill him WHY FFS WHOS GOING TO STOP YOU EVERYONE HATES HIM

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Positive Touch · « **Reply #4598 on:** February 27, 2012, 08:21:47 PM »

also holy shit we have glow letters

fucking

badasss

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #4599 on:** February 27, 2012, 08:22:41 PM »

Anyone know when the new season of Alphas kicks in?

etiolate · « **Reply #4600 on:** February 27, 2012, 08:49:55 PM »

About to watch Snuffbox on Netflix. No idea if its good or not, but it's got Matt Berry.

Eric P · « **Reply #4601 on:** February 27, 2012, 10:01:04 PM »

if you hate the first episode, please stick it out to the second where it begins to get quite good.

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4602 on:** February 27, 2012, 10:23:23 PM »

HIMYM was okay tonight. Just okay.

Beezy · « **Reply #4603 on:** February 27, 2012, 10:32:53 PM »

I'm ashamed of myself. Season 4 episode 7 of Mad Men made me shed a tear.

Himu · « **Reply #4604 on:** February 27, 2012, 10:33:28 PM »

Was that The Suitcase?

Beezy · « **Reply #4605 on:** February 27, 2012, 10:46:42 PM »

Yeah

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #4606 on:** February 27, 2012, 10:48:05 PM »

Finished watching all the Home Movie episodes I had missed. What a great show.

Diunx · « **Reply #4607 on:** February 27, 2012, 10:50:46 PM »

Quote from: lennedsay on February 27, 2012, 07:53:15 PM

God damn @ Eastbound this week. It's just absolutely ridiculous and I love it.

it was fucking insane! loved every second of it

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #4608 on:** February 27, 2012, 11:01:59 PM »

Quote from: lennedsay on February 27, 2012, 07:53:15 PM

God damn @ Eastbound this week. It's just absolutely ridiculous and I love it.

HOW DO YOU HAVE BOOBS AND A VAGINA

i really need to catch up on Eastbound. watched through about half of S2

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4609 on:** February 27, 2012, 11:09:44 PM »

Quote from: Beezy on February 27, 2012, 10:32:53 PM

I'm ashamed of myself. Season 4 episode 7 of Mad Men made me shed a tear.

next ep did that for me.

"When a man walks into a room he brings his whole life with him. He has a million reasons for being anywhere, just ask him. If you listen he’ll tell you how he got there, how he forgot where he was going, and then he woke up. If you listen he’ll tell you about the time he thought he was an angel, or dreamt of being perfect, and then he’ll smile with wisdom, content that he realized the world isn’t perfect. We’re flawed because we want so much more. We’re ruined because we get these things and wish for what we had."

best TV writing ever

etiolate · « **Reply #4610 on:** February 27, 2012, 11:39:41 PM »

Quote from: Eric P on February 27, 2012, 10:01:04 PM

if you hate the first episode, please stick it out to the second where it begins to get quite good.

I've watched three episodes and by the third episode I'm liking it. It reaches for some special places at the end of the third.

Beezy · « **Reply #4611 on:** February 27, 2012, 11:57:04 PM »

Quote from: ZephyrFate on February 27, 2012, 11:09:44 PM

"We’re flawed because we want so much more. We’re ruined because we get these things and wish for what we had."

Yeah, I loved that line.

Himu · « **Reply #4612 on:** February 28, 2012, 12:04:26 AM »

Quote from: ZephyrFate on February 27, 2012, 11:09:44 PM

Quote from: Beezy on February 27, 2012, 10:32:53 PM
I'm ashamed of myself. Season 4 episode 7 of Mad Men made me shed a tear.

next ep did that for me.

"When a man walks into a room he brings his whole life with him. He has a million reasons for being anywhere, just ask him. If you listen he’ll tell you how he got there, how he forgot where he was going, and then he woke up. If you listen he’ll tell you about the time he thought he was an angel, or dreamt of being perfect, and then he’ll smile with wisdom, content that he realized the world isn’t perfect. We’re flawed because we want so much more. We’re ruined because we get these things and wish for what we had."

best TV writing ever

Tasty · « **Reply #4613 on:** February 28, 2012, 12:10:13 AM »

OMFGWOW at latest Spartacus

Like, top 5 TV eps ever now. For real.

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4614 on:** February 28, 2012, 01:01:32 AM »

team T Dog

I have an excuse to never be in an episode AND my name is totally racist

chronovore · « **Reply #4615 on:** February 28, 2012, 02:24:26 AM »

Just saw "The Woman" episode of s2 Sherlock. What a fantastic ride.

etiolate · « **Reply #4616 on:** February 28, 2012, 02:30:52 AM »

Momo · « **Reply #4617 on:** February 28, 2012, 02:40:50 AM »

Quote from: chronovore on February 28, 2012, 02:24:26 AM

Just saw "The Woman" episode of s2 Sherlock. What a fantastic ride.

the chemistry between her and Sherlock was fantastic

chronovore · « **Reply #4618 on:** February 28, 2012, 01:54:45 PM »

Quote from: Momo on February 28, 2012, 02:40:50 AM

Quote from: chronovore on February 28, 2012, 02:24:26 AM
Just saw "The Woman" episode of s2 Sherlock. What a fantastic ride.
the chemistry between her and Sherlock was fantastic

Agreed. It was the first time I've liked the "text hovering in mid-air" effect the series imposes so frequently when Sherlock is reading someone.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #4619 on:** February 28, 2012, 03:13:08 PM »

Quote from: chronovore on February 28, 2012, 01:54:45 PM

Quote from: Momo on February 28, 2012, 02:40:50 AM
Quote from: chronovore on February 28, 2012, 02:24:26 AM
Just saw "The Woman" episode of s2 Sherlock. What a fantastic ride.
the chemistry between her and Sherlock was fantastic
Agreed. It was the first time I've liked the "text hovering in mid-air" effect the series imposes so frequently when Sherlock is reading someone.

Ah see I really enjoyed that effect, and they stopped using it as much after season 1 episode 1. Glad to see it come back in season 2.

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