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Sky
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Speaking of TMNT, they're airing the most recent TMNT movie on hbo/sho/evs. I got sucked in by the animation, it was phenomenal. Movie was lame, but I watched the whole thing because the animation was just that good.
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Evildrider
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Speaking of TMNT, they're airing the most recent TMNT movie on hbo/sho/evs. I got sucked in by the animation, it was phenomenal. Movie was lame, but I watched the whole thing because the animation was just that good.
I kind of liked it, but I wish they would have gone full tilt TMNT instead of the more kidified version. |
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I wanted to kiss Captain Patterson full on the lips last night for his actions during the football game. It is so fucking depressing that those asshats are actually real people with real responsibilities in the military.
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NowhereMan
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It was fucking good finale. I didn't quite the football game though, was it just soldiers who were all really stressed out and upset finding some outlet for their emotions? Definitely the impression I got with Ray and Rudi but have I just forgotten something else that went on to explain the Capt.? Also Godfather's explanation at the end for not shitcanning Capt. America put things in perspective somewhat for why the obvious moves don't always get made. The whole thing was a brilliant piece of television.
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Abagadro
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Patterson knows that Encino Man is a total moron and got tired of his BS regarding how great he is and how lousy Alpha Company was. In the book it was actually a race where he saw Encino Man body check some enlisted guys during a race because he knew he was going to lose. Patterson didn't punch him but he did tackle him and put him in a headlock.
The whole series was great and I highly recommend the book. I was so happy they included the "I'm running serpentine!" scene as that is one of my favorites from the book.
BTW, Captain America was promoted to a prestigious position after the period shown in the show.
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"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
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MrHat
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Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
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I missed something.
What show is this?
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Abagadro
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Generation Kill.
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"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
-H.L. Mencken
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MrHat
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Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
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Cool.
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NowhereMan
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BTW, Captain America was promoted to a prestigious position after the period shown in the show.
Well his uncle is a full bird colonel  Though that makes me wonder, I presume most of the people this is about have read the book and now get to see their lives put up on the small screen. I wonder what this is going to be like if you're someone like Capt. America, especially if he's still in the Marines. |
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The whole series was great and I highly recommend the book. I was so happy they included the "I'm running serpentine!" scene as that is one of my favorites from the book. I ordered it yesterday. Every time anyone runs away from gunfire onscreen I always say "Serpentine!". I can't believe he actually quoted "The In-Laws" though. That was awesome. |
When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
Always wear clean underwear because you never know when a Tory Government is going to fuck you.- Ironwood
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Lucas
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Further proof that Italians have suspect taste in games.
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By the way, I'm also currently watching the fourth season of Alias. It's friggin' amazing!!!! I  everyone in that series, bad guys, good guys, whatever. Total kneeling fanboi. That is all. |
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Evildrider
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So was Buffy really that big hit of a show?
I've been watching the Buffy seasons... for the first time, and not very impressed.
The first couple seasons were ok, then it just gets harder and harder to watch. I've been struggling to get through season 6.
Is Angel a better series?
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Cheddar
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So was Buffy really that big hit of a show?
I've been watching the Buffy seasons... for the first time, and not very impressed.
The first couple seasons were ok, then it just gets harder and harder to watch. I've been struggling to get through season 6.
Is Angel a better series?
Yes. Sometimes it delves into childish realms, but it is a LOT more dark and gritty. I wouldn't put it up there with Firefly, but its worth the 20 bucks I spent on Amazon to get all 5 seasons. |
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Johny Cee
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I'm going to miss Venture Bros. Seriously, it better not be another 3 year layoff.
I think the original layoff after the first season was because Cartoon Network wasn't sure they wanted to renew it or not. They dicked around for about a year on whether or not to renew, so when they finally did, it took them a while to make new episodes. But they renewed for season 2 and 3 at the same time, which is why the two seasons came so close together. How the hell they couldn't make up their minds to renew or not I'll never figure out. That show is just a gem. The problem is the numbers. Endless repeats of Family Guy seem to do better than everything else on Adult Swim, Venture Brothers are one of the two things on the channel worth watching, the other being Shin Chan. Neither one seems to hit the top 3 in their "Numbers Game" ratings updates very often. The premiere episode for the latest season of Venture did pretty big numbers. Also, on adultswim.com generally Venture is hitting 500,000+ views. Metalocalypse is a pretty solid show as well. |
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Evildrider
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Venture Brothers is pretty much the only show I watch off Cartoon Network nowadays.
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Trippy
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So was Buffy really that big hit of a show?
It was for the WB which isn't saying a whole lot when you compare it to all the all the network broadcast shows at the time. It did have a very loyal viewing audience and the show generated a lot of "buzz" (e.g. for "Hush" and "Once More With Feeling") even though not that many people watched it. |
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schild
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Generation Kill is amazing.
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HaemishM
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So BBC America started their new (for America) sci-fi show Primeval.
Not terrible. Looks like it may have an interesting subplot to string together the monster of the week plots. I found it kind of hard to understand the thick Scots accent of the main character, and I usually don't have a problem with that. But the show's been decent enough to muddle through. For you UK folks who might have seen it, does it build to something decent?
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Oban
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So BBC America started their new (for America) sci-fi show Primeval.
Not terrible. Looks like it may have an interesting subplot to string together the monster of the week plots. I found it kind of hard to understand the thick Scots accent of the main character, and I usually don't have a problem with that. But the show's been decent enough to muddle through. For you UK folks who might have seen it, does it build to something decent?
STOP WATCHING PRIMEVAL NOW! It is awful shit. I wish I could have those hours back. |
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Ironwood
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Thick scots accent. lol.
You have got to get me on the phone.
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Oban
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Palin 2012 : Let's go out with a bang!
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schild
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I liked primeval. It was total trash, but I liked it. Both seasons.
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Jain Zar
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I enjoyed the first 2 episodes and all. Its no Battlestar Galactica, but its fun and entertaining enough.
Plus, hottie dancing around in her underwear because she "needs to keep her apartment warm for the little dinosaur she is keeping as a pet".
We can't have cold dinosaurs now can we? It wouldn't be civilized!
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Signe
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Well, maybe we'll all eventually find a game we'll want to play together and Ironwood can shout at us on TS We'll make him guild leader for a laugh. I'll lol at all the "what?" "what did he say?" complaints. Shit, I get it on TS and I don't have any sort of accent at all!
Ironwood will make you all cry.
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HaemishM
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Thick scots accent. lol.
You have got to get me on the phone.
It's gotten better since the pilot. Maybe it was just bad sound mixing, but it he was tough to understand in the pilot. That video though? Are those even words? |
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Tale
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It's gotten better since the pilot. Maybe it was just bad sound mixing, but it he was tough to understand in the pilot. That video though? Are those even words?
I understand every word. Southern US accents on the other hand, can be incomprehensible. Reminds me of when my mother, a Scottish teacher who speaks fluent French and emigrated to Australia, was told she couldn't possibly be allowed to teach French "because you have an accent" ... by Australians. |
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Sky
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Our high school had an Italian French teacher. He was seriously old world. They used to do a class trip to France. I used to imagine all these French people wondering who these assholes were, Americans speaking French with a heavy Italian accent.
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schild
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OH HAY.
Entourage (S5), 09/07
Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles (S2), 09/8
Prison Break (S4), 09/08
Fringe (New), 09/09
It begins!
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schild
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You know it.
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Rasix
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Huh, looks like I may be missing Entourage this year. No big loss.
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Bunk
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Its back?
You knew it'd be back. |
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Tale
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Prison Break (S4), 09/08
Jumped the shark in series 3 when a major character turned into a severed head in a box (it even had someone else's face on freeze frame, because the actor was fired from the show). But having watched three seasons of painfully drawn-out cliffhangers, I'm going to lose an hour a week again. |
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schild
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I don't like Prison Break. Not even halfway through the first season I bugged out. I figured someone else here cared.
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Mrbloodworth
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Its back?
You knew it'd be back. No honestly, i thought it was done for. I am very excited and will spread the news to my si-fi night buddy's. |
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