Author Topic: The TV shows you've seen recently thread. (Read 1236693 times)

cool breeze · « **Reply #4800 on:** March 15, 2012, 12:25:43 AM »

I randomly started watching Lost a while ago. Show is...ok, except the personal stories are shitty for most of the characters.

Michael is a dickbag; he's picks fights with the two most resourceful people on the island (Johnny Gat and the bald guy). The druggie band guy is annoying. Sawyer is bipolar. Um, fat guy seems alright. Pregnant lady is annoying. Arab guy's ok. Jack is ok. The weirdo incest brother and sister are annoying. Mrs. Johnny Gat is resourceful but annoying.

Not done season 1 yet. I hope they stop focusing on the lame characters.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #4801 on:** March 15, 2012, 01:21:14 AM »

your opinion of jack will change dramatically later on

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4802 on:** March 15, 2012, 01:27:45 AM »

I've never liked characters like Jack. Fuck him, Cyclops, and every other square do gooder who gets between the chick and the Sawyers/Wolverines of the world

Momo · « **Reply #4803 on:** March 15, 2012, 01:32:49 AM »

The last bit in Justified really made me think Limehouse was Mags 2.0

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #4804 on:** March 15, 2012, 01:33:50 AM »

Jack

The guy grew a shitty beard for our sins

cool breeze · « **Reply #4805 on:** March 15, 2012, 01:34:17 AM »

he's resourceful. the worst thing I can say about him is that he wears too many sleeveless shirts.

Quote from: Dr. Feelbad on March 15, 2012, 01:21:14 AM

your opinion of jack will change dramatically later on

for better or worse?

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #4806 on:** March 15, 2012, 01:43:13 AM »

eh, not much to be gained by those who bitched and moaned about the show the whole way through (but never missed an episode anyway)

if you are enjoying watchin episodes of Lost, keep watching. If you don't, don't. Don't expect a grand payoff but if you're still enjoying the show keep watching until you don't.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #4807 on:** March 15, 2012, 01:45:09 AM »

Quote from: Mamacint on March 15, 2012, 01:43:13 AM

eh, not much to be gained by those who bitched and moaned about the show the whole way through

if you are enjoying watchin episodes of Lost, keep watching. If you don't, don't. Don't expect a grand payoff but if you're still enjoying the show keep watching until you don't.

This.

I wouldn't honestly say ignore what most people say about Lost. It's one of those shows that has very vocal hate. Make up your mind about everything on it. Although I agree. Don't go in expecting an amazing pay-off. It has some really good stretches. And some awful stretches.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4808 on:** March 15, 2012, 01:51:58 AM »

Lost:

S1=great
S2=great
first half of S3=bad
second half of S3=good
S4=god tier
S5=alright, meh
S6=LOL

It's a consistently entertaining show that's easy to fall in love with. It's also a show you could wind up being bitter or disappointed with, depending on how much you like the earlier seasons.

The final season actually had a number of good to great eps (with Ab Aeterno being the crowning achievement) but it seemed like every other episode lost any progress the previous ep made. And as the episode count got higher and higher it was easy to get antsy and think "fuck, they aren't going to cover everything." Yup

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #4809 on:** March 15, 2012, 01:53:21 AM »

Yeah, with Lost you really do get caught up with the characters and mystery of the island. Keeps you going through the bad overall archs of certain individual seasons.

cool breeze · « **Reply #4810 on:** March 15, 2012, 02:02:30 AM »

I'm already aware that the ending is supposed to be bad and whatever but i don't mind. The last hour of several dozen doesn't suddenly ruin them. There are one or two plot things I'm aware of already, just from listening to GFW radio back in the day or other memes (that "we have to go back" picture). But I'm enjoying it.

I plan to watch Battlestar Galactica or whatever after this because I hard that has a disappointing conclusion too. Blue ball entertainment

I'm on episode 19 on lost. It's an episode that focuses on Locke's past and I think that's interesting. The heroin addict guy's stuff is so boring I fast forwarded the segments about his past; maybe I missed something important to his character but w/e he's annoying.

edit: one bitch move by Sawyer wasn't killing that boar. Like ffs they keep bitching that Locke doesn't get boar and people are hungry, and there's a boar there to kill and eat, but ooooh no not this boar. so unresourceful.

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4811 on:** March 15, 2012, 03:46:38 AM »

Quote from: Shaka Khan on March 14, 2012, 11:55:16 PM

Yeah, it's happy endings lol. I thought it was a new series, now I'm not sure.

Is the show any good?

It's as hilarious as Parks and Rec and Archer. Seriously, it's amahzing.

“You know what I was thinking about - if Mary Tyler Moore married and then divorced Steven Tyler, then married and divorced Michael Moore, then got into a three-way lesbian marriage with Demi Moore and Mandy Moore, would she go by the name Mary Tyler Moore Tyler Moore Moore Moore?”

Eric P · « **Reply #4812 on:** March 15, 2012, 06:43:51 AM »

Quote from: Shaka Khan on March 14, 2012, 11:55:16 PM

Yeah, it's happy endings lol. I thought it was a new series, now I'm not sure.

Is the show any good?

it's amazing and you should be watching it.
period.

Mupepe · « **Reply #4813 on:** March 15, 2012, 08:36:31 AM »

Sayid easily has the worst back story of any character on Lost. Hurley has one of the best.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #4814 on:** March 15, 2012, 08:39:09 AM »

Just read Fred Savage is associated with some episode(s) of Happy Endings? Interest piqued.

Eric P · « **Reply #4815 on:** March 15, 2012, 08:47:38 AM »

Quote from: BlueTsunami on March 15, 2012, 08:39:09 AM

Just read Fred Savage is associated with some episode(s) of Happy Endings? Interest piqued.

it's amazing and you should be watching it.
period.

Huff · « **Reply #4816 on:** March 15, 2012, 12:58:14 PM »

Watched an episode of psych last night with the family. terrible show. and i usually like bad tv

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #4817 on:** March 15, 2012, 01:09:36 PM »

Quote from: ZephyrFate on March 15, 2012, 03:46:38 AM

It's as hilarious as Parks and Rec and Archer. Seriously, it's amahzing.

“You know what I was thinking about - if Mary Tyler Moore married and then divorced Steven Tyler, then married and divorced Michael Moore, then got into a three-way lesbian marriage with Demi Moore and Mandy Moore, would she go by the name Mary Tyler Moore Tyler Moore Moore Moore?”

Not helping your case.

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4818 on:** March 15, 2012, 01:19:42 PM »

Quote from: Flannel Boy on March 15, 2012, 01:09:36 PM

Quote from: ZephyrFate on March 15, 2012, 03:46:38 AM
It's as hilarious as Parks and Rec and Archer. Seriously, it's amahzing.

“You know what I was thinking about - if Mary Tyler Moore married and then divorced Steven Tyler, then married and divorced Michael Moore, then got into a three-way lesbian marriage with Demi Moore and Mandy Moore, would she go by the name Mary Tyler Moore Tyler Moore Moore Moore?”

Not helping your case.

How, exactly? That was one of the funniest lines I've heard this year.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4819 on:** March 15, 2012, 01:24:52 PM »

cool breeze · « **Reply #4820 on:** March 15, 2012, 01:26:31 PM »

as someone else who watches and enjoys happy endings, I thought that was the second worst joke of the episode, right after the al pacino one.

Brad's breakup restaurant was probably the best, btw.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #4821 on:** March 15, 2012, 01:27:26 PM »

It's convoluted Family Guy crap no one would say. And what's the punchline? There are a lot of famous people named Moore?

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4822 on:** March 15, 2012, 01:33:42 PM »

Quote from: Flannel Boy on March 15, 2012, 01:27:26 PM

It's convoluted Family Guy crap no one would say. And what's the punchline? There are a lot of famous people named Moore?

1. In context it's hilarious.

2. It's nowhere close to Family Guy.

3. Everyone else's reaction to it cinches how great it is.

cool breeze · « **Reply #4823 on:** March 15, 2012, 01:41:48 PM »

"context"

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/gaf reply

I just like this gif

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ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4824 on:** March 15, 2012, 01:45:10 PM »

Quote from: Billy Rygar on March 15, 2012, 01:42:01 PM

Is there a video of this hilariousness? IN CONTEXT is pretty important for jokes.

Watch the episode.

But I think the line is hilarious even outside of context.

Diunx · « **Reply #4825 on:** March 15, 2012, 03:45:41 PM »

It really isn't.

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4826 on:** March 15, 2012, 04:03:40 PM »

Uh huh what the fuck ever

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #4827 on:** March 15, 2012, 04:08:56 PM »

What are some good shows on right now? I need to watch something.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4828 on:** March 15, 2012, 04:24:44 PM »

Spartacus

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #4829 on:** March 15, 2012, 07:02:35 PM »

Quote from: ZephyrFate on March 15, 2012, 04:03:40 PM

Uh huh what the fuck ever

cry moore.

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4830 on:** March 15, 2012, 07:03:34 PM »

hahaha

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #4831 on:** March 15, 2012, 07:41:36 PM »

I want to motorboat Penny's titties

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4832 on:** March 15, 2012, 07:57:13 PM »

Yeah she has nice tits.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4833 on:** March 15, 2012, 08:09:28 PM »

I really hate Tumblr style gifs overall. There's gotta be a better way to hype a show. that being said

HNNNNGGGG

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4834 on:** March 15, 2012, 08:11:11 PM »

I wasnt posting the gifs to hype the show, i just liked those jokes. eliza coupe nails her lines

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4835 on:** March 15, 2012, 08:14:33 PM »

Is the first season good?

Eric P · « **Reply #4836 on:** March 15, 2012, 08:18:29 PM »

pretty good. picks up as it goes and they find the balance. second season starts off ok but gets godly

last night's episode was pretty great.

ignore zypher

happy endings is awesome.
you should be watching it.

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4837 on:** March 15, 2012, 08:18:49 PM »

Yeah. the first three eps are a little shaky but each have great scenes (like the dinner scene in the pilot) and it's worth watching as season 2 calls back to it a lot. the latter half is really funny

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4838 on:** March 15, 2012, 10:32:50 PM »

holy shit tonight's Archer may be my favorite episode of the entire series

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4839 on:** March 16, 2012, 02:23:29 AM »

The new Community was eh. Troy and Abed had some great moments though, as usual

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4840 on:** March 16, 2012, 02:59:14 AM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on March 15, 2012, 10:32:50 PM

holy shit tonight's Archer may be my favorite episode of the entire series

Wouldn't go that far, but it was funny.

I'm not as huge a Bryan Cranston fan as everyone else, I guess. Jesus, the levels of cum everyone was spewing out over the fact that he has a character on Archer is borderline ridiculous.

Vizzys · « **Reply #4841 on:** March 16, 2012, 03:02:52 AM »

this season of archer has been pretty consistently funny, im loving it

chronovore · « **Reply #4842 on:** March 16, 2012, 03:14:01 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on March 14, 2012, 07:03:26 PM

HBO just cancelled Luck. Meanwhile Game Of Thrones got a 15% budget increase for season 2

Booooo. I liked Luck, and was enjoying its pace, and where it was headed. It was a little slow, sure, but it was clearly building toward some serious stuff.

Quote from: ZephyrFate on March 15, 2012, 03:46:38 AM

“You know what I was thinking about - if Mary Tyler Moore married and then divorced Steven Tyler, then married and divorced Michael Moore, then got into a three-way lesbian marriage with Demi Moore and Mandy Moore, would she go by the name Mary Tyler Moore Tyler Moore Moore Moore?”

cool breeze · « **Reply #4843 on:** March 16, 2012, 03:26:32 AM »

Lost must've been a total bitch to watch as it aired. Five out of six episodes end halfway into a tease. That remaining one is a everyone somberly partying in slow motion.

Best part is you'd expect the next episode to pick right up, but nope.

chronovore · « **Reply #4844 on:** March 16, 2012, 03:33:31 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on March 12, 2012, 03:27:43 AM

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Plus why would he handle the entire situation so sloppily knowing Daryl is like a fucking Aragorn level tracker. Even if he knew the virus re-animated bodies (perhaps he learned that at the hospital, after Rick was shot?), he had to know Daryl might still find the zombie walking around and thus ruin his entire alibi.

Plus, why kill Rick in the moon light...within clear vision distance of the farm...knowing look outs were on duty...wtf. People in the GAF thread are arguing Shane was simply crazy and irrational which is certainly true, but Shane also was a realist and a survivor. So why would he take so many chances with a poorly thought out plan.
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Quote from: fistfulofmetal on March 12, 2012, 06:32:41 PM

I stopped watching after the first season because (book/show spoiler):
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They didn't kill Shane by the end of the first season. He should have died in the season finale.
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I dunno, I am kind of liking how this was paced.

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Shane had gone over the edge with rage, because he was given more time, more examples of Rick's indecisiveness, and its threat to the group.

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It also establishes Lori as being a selfish, clueless git. She managed to torque Shane's gauge even further into the red by needing to "confess" her gratitude to Shane, and the possibility that the unborn child is his... Jesus.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4845 on:** March 16, 2012, 04:11:14 AM »

I "get" that she would naturally become closer to all the members of the group - including Shane - after the loss of a fellow member. But that confession was pure stupid, and an example of questionable writing/choices. Mere days ago she feared Shane would kill her husband. Then she let Shane and Rick go on a trip alone. Now she's comfortable enough to admit the baby might be his - and admission that would only serve to make him more unstable? wtf is going on here

She needs to die asap. And Carl.

I hope that black dude and his kid from S1 come back. He could be a nice addition to the group

chronovore · « **Reply #4846 on:** March 16, 2012, 08:01:21 AM »

Lennie James? He's good. That guy is probably too expensive. Besides, he was in Jericho, and probably doesn't want to be known as "the post-holocaust black guy."

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #4847 on:** March 16, 2012, 08:22:09 AM »

Luck was awesome and was hitting its stride. Its unfortunate that slow burns aren't really viable now even on what you would think would be a more forgiving channel in some cases (HBO). Fortunately the sales of Game of Thrones DVD/BDs is off the charts so thats gonna have a long life.

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4848 on:** March 16, 2012, 01:34:38 PM »

Quote from: BlueTsunami on March 16, 2012, 08:22:09 AM

Luck was awesome and was hitting its stride. Its unfortunate that slow burns aren't really viable now even on what you would think would be a more forgiving channel in some cases (HBO). Fortunately the sales of Game of Thrones DVD/BDs is off the charts so thats gonna have a long life.

It's weird because Enlightened, a similar show that's a slow burn on HBO, got renewed for a second season despite even worse viewership ratings than Luck.

But I guess it also helps that Laura Dern got a Golden Globe for it.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #4849 on:** March 16, 2012, 01:35:15 PM »

I read the other day how they've had a third horse die during production. The should just show the people in the stands going "Wow, look how fast those horses are racing. The horses that we are totally watching right now!"

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #4850 on:** March 16, 2012, 01:39:37 PM »

Three thoroughbreds die every day in North America according to Wiki. A few more can be sacrificed for a David Milch show.

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #4851 on:** March 16, 2012, 01:40:59 PM »

HBO has an interesting method for keeping shows alive. They won't necessarily cancel a show because of its ratings (see: the superbly underrated How To Make It In America getting two seasons), and they more or less will let a director see their vision through. But on the other hand, if the ratings get TOO low, then it's just not gonna help HBO's subscription rates.

They're actually more flexible with shows than most other networks, just under Showtime, which has kept the god-awful Weeds and Dexter going forever.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4852 on:** March 16, 2012, 02:29:02 PM »

If HBO was more successful there's certainly a shot it would have not been cancelled over this. But overall HBO relies on subscribers and critical acclaim over ratings, and Luck was already stirring controversy over the horse deaths. Treme has rather pedestrian ratings, but keeps getting renewed because critics love it.

It seems like they're still failing to find a true flagship show; True Blood, Game of Thrones, and Boardwalk Empire are obviously their most popular shows but I get the feeling they want something less niche, like another Sopranos. They thought BE would be that show, and while the ratings/critical acclaim are good....eh, it's just not a "must see" show.

I bet HBO execs kick themselves every morning for turning down Mad Men

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4853 on:** March 16, 2012, 03:35:17 PM »

Ah, didn't know that

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4854 on:** March 16, 2012, 04:22:54 PM »

why the fuck DID HBO turn down Mad Men?

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4855 on:** March 17, 2012, 03:15:45 AM »

Spartacus

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Damn good ep, even if I knew exactly how it would play out; Glaber no longer loves his wife, and Spartacus is no animal - he was never going to kill her.

I'm confused by Gannicus' stance though. He would be branded a traitor and dead man regardless of whether Spartacus decided to kill her or not...so why was he pissed? It's not like he could waltz back to Rome if Illythria had been killed.

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Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4856 on:** March 17, 2012, 03:20:31 AM »

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He was pissed because he risked every thing to see the scales balanced, and see Glaber experience the pain Spartacus felt. The only reason he did it was so that Spartacus could kill Illythia to begin with. Since he didn't kill her, Gannicus branded himself a traitor for no reason. He did exactly what Lucretia asked him to do, just in his own way. She asked him to balance the scales and kill Glaber, because that's what Spartacus wanted. Doing so would make the war effort go by faster. Instead, Gannicus brings Spartacus Illythia - Glaber's wife; a wife for a wife, and "vengeance" is sought. How did this fly over your head? lol

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Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #4857 on:** March 17, 2012, 03:33:22 AM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on March 17, 2012, 03:20:31 AM

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He was pissed because he risked every thing to see the scales balanced, and see Glaber experience the pain Spartacus felt. The only reason he did it was so that Spartacus could kill Illythia to begin with. Since he didn't kill her, Gannicus branded himself a traitor for no reason. He did exactly what Lucretia asked him to do, just in his own way. She asked him to balance the scales and kill Glaber, because that's what Spartacus wanted. Doing so would make the war effort go by faster. Instead, Gannicus brings Spartacus Illythia - Glaber's wife; a wife for a wife, and "vengeance" is sought. How did this fly over your head? lol
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He branded himself a traitor for no reason regardless. Everyone knows he took Illythria, there's no coming back from that regardless of whether she lives or dies. Lucretia's promise meant nothing as she had no power to pardon him; Glaber would simply double the war effort and come after his ass too.

Maybe I'm confused because I'm looking at it solely from Gannicus' perspective, and the perspective of his future. He could have potentially killed Glaber and escaped without anyone noticing, gotten some reward from Lucretia and lived on while Rome hunted Spartacus. Now he's stuck with the rebellion. The complaint makes no sense.

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Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #4858 on:** March 17, 2012, 03:43:11 AM »

If she dies, it'd probably end more cute, young girls being crucified.

If Glaber dies, they'll just send in another dude and go even further.

People simple to me.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #4859 on:** March 17, 2012, 09:34:17 AM »

Watched the first episode of Rome. Really like it.

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