TV Strut (what u watching related)
Okem
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I thought I'd start a general TV tread rather than cluttering up the board with more separate tv related threads.
What have you been enjoying on the old goggle-box soulstrut?
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Game of Thrones
Anyone else gotten into this? I'm thoroughly enjoying it so far. (although I expect it's a little too much AHHHWHITEPEOPLE for some strutters)
For the unfamiliar, it's an HBO series based on George R. Martins' epic fantasy best sellers. It's part LOTR, part Deadwood, part Spatacus. Being HBO its very well made, it looks like your childhood fantasy roleplaying games come to life & it has a pretty solid cast.
It's almost the only thing I look forward to catching each week.
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The other being Community.
IMO this is the best sitcom going at the moment. It's very funny, incredibly well written, the detail they put in to each episode is impressive. It just seems to have a real vitality about it, whilst others are looking stale and uncreative. (The whole 'lets try a new spin on the The Office' needs to be put to rest already.)
Fun fact The whipping-boy character Starburns, is also a writer for the show.
What have you been enjoying on the old goggle-box soulstrut?
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Game of Thrones
Anyone else gotten into this? I'm thoroughly enjoying it so far. (although I expect it's a little too much AHHHWHITEPEOPLE for some strutters)
For the unfamiliar, it's an HBO series based on George R. Martins' epic fantasy best sellers. It's part LOTR, part Deadwood, part Spatacus. Being HBO its very well made, it looks like your childhood fantasy roleplaying games come to life & it has a pretty solid cast.
It's almost the only thing I look forward to catching each week.
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The other being Community.
IMO this is the best sitcom going at the moment. It's very funny, incredibly well written, the detail they put in to each episode is impressive. It just seems to have a real vitality about it, whilst others are looking stale and uncreative. (The whole 'lets try a new spin on the The Office' needs to be put to rest already.)
Fun fact The whipping-boy character Starburns, is also a writer for the show.
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The Killing - AMC,Nuff said. Also killing it with the suspense each episode.
Storage Wars - Just like watching the little half-hour of this each week. Doesn't contain douches like Storage Kings or American Pickers.
I'm trying to stick with Top Chef Masters but the challenges and chefs are not appealing to me this season.
Justified on FX is probably tops after basketball right now. Also Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations.
I check Storage Wars as well, but I don't remember what night it's on. Parking Wars is funny as well. First 48 too.
Parks & Recreation
Shameless
Justified
Community
Though, I thought Community last season was way better than this season
I usually hate anything fantasy/period/kindoms and all that shit but this just really stands out. At first I felt overwhelmed with trying to stay on top of who is who and all the families, but by ep 3 it is all very easily followed. Highly recommended.
I have been curious about The Killing and watched the trailer, but then saw people talkinabout 'it is not as great as the original' and I got scared off...
I just finished up all 4 seasons of MadMen because I missed it the first time around. Great show. No clear protagonist. It's going to be hard to wait another year for season 5.
i want walking dead season 2
enjoying americas next top model current season. alexandria is such a b*tch. keep telling my friends to "emote" when taking pictures of them now.
It recently finished up but the second season of Archer was fantastic.
I've missed the last two episodes of The Killing but I was really into it. I need to catch up.
Archer rules. The cancer drug/rampage episode was redamndickulous. Love Community too. I'm psyched to check out Game of Thrones, but it's going to have to wait. There's no way I'm going from antenna to a $100 cable package just to watch one show.
I'm thinking of a word, starts with T and ends with orrents.
Dude, that rampage episode was my favorite as well. Rampaging here Lana
I suck at orrent-tays. I think I'm doing it wrong.
You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar.
I agree completely on this.
I don't watch TV but wait for the DVD release of the respective season and I can't remember ever having anticipated any DVD set as much as the last season of Mad Men. Watching a full season on one weekend is so fun and so rewarding. A bit of a challenge though, especially since I have developed the habit of having a drink whenever Don is having one.
Biggest bummer was Sons Of Anarchy. I saw this getting a thread here so some rainy weekend a few months back when the new release shelve at the video store didn't hold anything we hadn't seen before, I grabbed this and was deeply disappointed. Lame story, shit acting, even the bikes, the tattoos and the music were horrible.
Right now we're watching OZ. Never seen this before and I know this is a massife latte pass?? but damn, this must have been a massive game changer back in the mid-late 90s when it originally aired. Really amazing shit.
What's up with Breaking Bad? Any good?
It's a most pleasingly complex story/plot/situation and it's satisfying to see a character like him just taking it all, ruminating and calculating.
OZ was such a dope show and Breaking Bad is the best show on TV IMO. I love that show and can't wait for season 4 in july. It is must watch IMO.
Agreed. Peter Dinklage is a beast -- and I love that his last name is "Dinklage".
This show was pretty ill off the bat. I'm really surprised the incest ish isn't getting a little more hype in the press, etc. I mean dude is bagging his sister. Shit's pretty raunchy. Other dude is copping feels on his sister. I was convinced on Sunday night that when Obama was slated to speak he was going to come out and just be like "yo, b, that's dude's sister".
Frank, my wife and I do the same thing, burning through seasons in a weekend. We caught up on Breaking Bad in 2.5 weeks, the show is incredible. Can not wait for season 4. Highly recommended!
Thanx! I'll go for it then!
Gale was/is awesome too.
I don't mind this in movies or TV series.
Usually I find something wrong whoever is presented as likeable and end up rooting for some borderline asshole anyway.
Different topic: I couldn't help but think by myself how Sister Pete (Rita Moreno) in OZ must have been a knockout when she was younger. She still looked great in the series only that they messed up her hair and makeup after season one. I just googled her and voila:
Stunning!
frank go for breaking bad, i loved it
i was disapointed by sons, in the end
I loved watching oz late when i was a teen but having bought the whole set i felt like from season 4 onwards things just got really out of hand and heavy handed.
I share a drink with the characters of deadwood and that series is stunning...
For mad men I am doing what i did with sopranos
watch nothing of it...wait until the deluxe set comes out (i anticipate coasters and manhattan glasses
and then enjoy it in all it's glory. Bourbon and cigar in hand!
Badger! But in general, yes, the characters are not likable, but they're not psychopathic (with the exception of Tuco Salamanca), just flawed and human.
Breaking Bad is my favorite show the last two years running in a field of tough competition. If you can stand icky stuff, it's well worth the time.
WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY TIO!!!!