What TV are you watching (live, dvd, etc.)? - Page 29

Cunt · 04.23.2014, 09:11 AM

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she's a *very* good looking man!

Hm.

I've started watching Mike Judge's satire of the tech startup/venture capital scene . So far it's been pretty meh, but as someone who works in the industry I have to say that he got some of the characters pretty spot on.

EVOLghost · 04.23.2014, 09:12 AM

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just one big warning: sorkin quit after season 4 (he was smoking crack at the time. this sounds like a joke, but isn't.)

It's funny like a joke too!

!@#$%! · 04.24.2014, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by EVOLghost

It's funny like a joke too!

i know. aaron sorkin:

"i wrote the social network!"

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watching THE BORGIAS. that's the showtime version, not the german/french/czech.etc production. i think i liked the other one better, even though it was cheaper and had a lesser cast. the showtime version seems more bullshit, the other felt more complex and historically accurate. still, this one izzokay.

Nefeli · 04.25.2014, 01:30 AM

gonna check out a new series called Fargo.
dont need to know what it is about. the name alone does it for me.

MellySingsDoom · 04.25.2014, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Nefeli

gonna check out a new series called Fargo.
dont need to know what it is about. the name alone does it for me.

Ah, I saw a good mate of mine earlier this week, and he was raving about this series. Am gonna check over the w/end to see if it's on Netflix US.

Nefeli · 04.25.2014, 02:31 AM

good to know!

deflinus · 04.25.2014, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

just one big warning: sorkin quit after season 4 (he was smoking crack at the time. this sounds like a joke, but isn't.)

yes, stick around till the very end if you wanna, but lower your expectations because the people who did ER took over.

aw that's a bummer. didn't know he quit after season 4. at least i still have one more season. don't know if i'll check out the rest of it. if i'm impressed with it, maybe.

loop cat · 04.25.2014, 12:22 PM

evollove · 04.25.2014, 01:25 PM

Those "walk and talks" on West Wing are brilliantly directed. So many lines of dialogue and every actor has to be in the right place at the right time. Not to mention the pain in the ass lighting and camera moves.

If those some of those scenes were in a "film", nerds would pop boners and hail the director as a genius.

!@#$%! · 04.25.2014, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by evollove

Those "walk and talks" on West Wing are brilliantly directed. So many lines of dialogue and every actor has to be in the right place at the right time. Not to mention the pain in the ass lighting and camera moves.

If those some of those scenes were in a "film", nerds would pop boners and hail the director as a genius.

boners have been popping for over a decade! thomas schlamme is sorkin's "other half".

!@#$%! · 04.26.2014, 08:32 AM

sister wendy. pretty basic, but she's fucking great.

EVOLghost · 04.26.2014, 09:55 AM

perfect hair forever

an evening with viewtiful · 04.27.2014, 11:43 AM

The Larry Sanders Show (again... Girlfriend hadn't seen it).

Why did I have to stumble into this show? Why is this not one of those shows that I can't get people to shut up about, that everyone sites as amazing and revolutionary?

All the time I wasted trying to get what all the fuss was about for a piece of shit like Community that I could have been watching this...

evollove · 04.27.2014, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by an evening with viewtiful

The Larry Sanders Show

If I had to absolutely choose my favorite show of all time, this would probably be it.

an evening with viewtiful · 04.27.2014, 12:04 PM

I really don't think there has ever been another comedy that comes that close to perfection across 6 whole seasons.

Garry Shandling is the fucking man.

evollove · 04.27.2014, 12:32 PM

I got all the episodes years ago, and I've watched them all at least a dozen times, probably a lot more.

You're right: there is not ONE bad or even not-that-good episode. Amazing.

There are funny lines, of course, but the comedy for me comes from the characters. I totally get them; I probably AM some of them.

I particularly love how the minor characters are fleshed out and develop over time. It isn't all about Larry, or even Larry, Hank and Artie. It's also about a dry, cynical show booker (Paula), an over-grown-child writer (Phil), an overworked assistant who's probably too good for Larry (Beverly). And Scott Thompson should've won a few awards for his brave performance.

It's ultimately a show about values: What's the most important thing right now? And there is much comedy to be found when people choose wrong, usually due to their massive ego.

guest · 04.29.2014, 09:14 AM

my kitchen rules forever and ever amen. congrats blow jobs hehhhhhhhhh.

demonrail666 · 04.29.2014, 04:25 PM

Treme Season 3

One disc in and I'm finally giving up on it. I wasn't hugely into the first two seasons but stuck with it because it always seemed on the cusp of being really interesting, but David Simon just seems too enamoured with New Orleans' music culture to offer any real insight about what's going on their socially. Frustrating because I really wanted to like it.

Rob Instigator · 04.29.2014, 04:37 PM

http://www.danbarham.com/dinklage/

dead_battery · 04.30.2014, 02:30 AM

anyone watching continuum? canadian sci fi time travel cop show. a bit slow in the first 2 seasons but it starting to pick up and get darker.

not much else on.

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Nefeli invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,147,485,022	gonna check out a new series called Fargo. dont need to know what it is about. the name alone does it for me.
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Nefeli invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,147,485,022	good to know!
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evollove invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,879	Those "walk and talks" on West Wing are brilliantly directed. So many lines of dialogue and every actor has to be in the right place at the right time. Not to mention the pain in the ass lighting and camera moves. If those some of those scenes were in a "film", nerds would pop boners and hail the director as a genius.
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!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,563	sister wendy. pretty basic, but she's fucking great.
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EVOLghost invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: cybatraz! Posts: 11,537	perfect hair forever
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04.27.2014, 11:43 AM	#573
an evening with viewtiful bad moon rising Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 167	The Larry Sanders Show (again... Girlfriend hadn't seen it). Why did I have to stumble into this show? Why is this not one of those shows that I can't get people to shut up about, that everyone sites as amazing and revolutionary? All the time I wasted trying to get what all the fuss was about for a piece of shit like Community that I could have been watching this...
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04.27.2014, 12:04 PM	#575
an evening with viewtiful bad moon rising Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 167	I really don't think there has ever been another comedy that comes that close to perfection across 6 whole seasons. Garry Shandling is the fucking man.
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04.27.2014, 12:32 PM	#576
evollove invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,879	I got all the episodes years ago, and I've watched them all at least a dozen times, probably a lot more. You're right: there is not ONE bad or even not-that-good episode. Amazing. There are funny lines, of course, but the comedy for me comes from the characters. I totally get them; I probably AM some of them. I particularly love how the minor characters are fleshed out and develop over time. It isn't all about Larry, or even Larry, Hank and Artie. It's also about a dry, cynical show booker (Paula), an over-grown-child writer (Phil), an overworked assistant who's probably too good for Larry (Beverly). And Scott Thompson should've won a few awards for his brave performance. It's ultimately a show about values: What's the most important thing right now? And there is much comedy to be found when people choose wrong, usually due to their massive ego.
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04.29.2014, 09:14 AM	#577
guest the end of the ugly Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: melbourne Posts: 947	my kitchen rules forever and ever amen. congrats blow jobs hehhhhhhhhh. __________________
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04.29.2014, 04:25 PM	#578
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	Treme Season 3 One disc in and I'm finally giving up on it. I wasn't hugely into the first two seasons but stuck with it because it always seemed on the cusp of being really interesting, but David Simon just seems too enamoured with New Orleans' music culture to offer any real insight about what's going on their socially. Frustrating because I really wanted to like it.
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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,969	http://www.danbarham.com/dinklage/ __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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04.30.2014, 02:30 AM	#580
dead_battery expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,928	anyone watching continuum? canadian sci fi time travel cop show. a bit slow in the first 2 seasons but it starting to pick up and get darker. not much else on.
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