02.07.2015, 06:57 AM | #701 |
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The good wife season 1.
Pretty great so far.
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02.07.2015, 02:38 PM | #702 |
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Decided to re-watch Carnivale again after a few years.
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02.07.2015, 02:39 PM | #703 |
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college bball, all day
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02.16.2015, 09:33 AM | #704 |
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BLACK MIRROR (first 2 episodes)
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02.16.2015, 10:26 AM | #706 |
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I am a huge fan of anthology horror/sci-fi television (twilight zone, outer limits, tales from the darkside, creepshow) I thought the first two eps of Black Mirror were the best of this kind of TV since the 80's! i loved them. i like morality tales (star Trek, Deep space nine)
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02.16.2015, 10:26 AM | #707 |
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carnivale was overwrought and pointless apart from costuming and fashion
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Probably why it got axed after the 2nd season.
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i loved carnivale which i saw fairly recently. good characters, good story, and good period reconstruction. the unwrapping of the mystery of who is who and the larger mythology was pretty great. in that i thought the first season was much better. the 2nd season seemed a bit sloppier--don't know if that was just the way it was done or if they were trying to tie some ends before cancellation. this as i understand was not due to low ratings per se but rather that the cost of production was very high too. a pity it didn't continue, i thought it was great and it had legs to keep it going for a while.
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I found it more style than substance. Just me though. My wife loved Carnivale.
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mozart in the jungle is delightful
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if by substance you mean usable knowledge or an increased understanding of how the world works, like the morality tales you enjoy, then yes, carnivale had very little of such lessons. but as an alternate reality in which fantastic things happen that capture the imagination and offer relief from the everyday--then it was very well conceived and was a good engrossing tale. |
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that's about right.
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finished watching the last season of TREMÉ
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New HOUSE OF CARDS
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House of Cards
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03.02.2015, 01:16 PM | #717 |
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I liked the orig House of Cards. That and The Thick of It were both great. Capaldi and Ian Richardson are a couple of great bastards.
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I'll report on Barcelona later. Have Boyhood on the way from Net'.
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Oops. Ha ha. I'm old and senile, and I've lost my way.
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