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Furiously
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Hi, I just arrived from 2003, I'm watching a great show called Entourage on HBO.
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Furiously
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Oh wait - no I'm getting it on Netflix. Damn... That was creepy. I'm in the right time again!
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I love my TV an' hug my TV an' call it 'George'.
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Finally getting around to watching some more of Planet Earth we DVR'd off Discovery HD. Not only is the HD footage amazing, the stuff they captured is just insane. Some of the best nature footage ever shot imo.
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Hi, I just arrived from 2003, I'm watching a great show called Entourage on HBO.
I have the first 2 seasons on DVD- you should have borrowed them, n00b. |
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Hayduke
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Entourage is great, but I prefer my fantasy fiction to have lasers and starships. The guy playing Vincent Chase being a sex idol is just too far-fetched even for me, they could give that role to Sanjaya and it'd be less of a miscast.
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Bunk
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So I finally finished watching Season 3 of Doctor Who last night. You now all have my permission to discuss it here.
I love the "sutble" political inuendos the show has had. "Wow! We just managed to turn back time and undo every horrible thing that happened in the last year - starting ten seconds after the President of the USA got disintegrated."
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Ironwood
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You mean that wasn't a horrible thing ?
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Yegolev
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I just can't stand Mickey and my viewing of the show has suffered greatly.
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Why am I homeless? Why do all you motherfuckers need homes is the real question.
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So anyone here into the series "Hustle", from the BBC? I just got done with season 1 on DVD, and I was pleasantly surprised. Its about five con artists running short/long cons each episode. So far, its been pretty fun. The cons aren't The Sting level of cleverness, but enough to hang on some semi-decent character development on.
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Margalis
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Damages was pretty good.
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vampirehipi23: I would enjoy a book written by a monkey and turned into a movie rather than this.
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Ironwood
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So anyone here into the series "Hustle", from the BBC? I just got done with season 1 on DVD, and I was pleasantly surprised. Its about five con artists running short/long cons each episode. So far, its been pretty fun. The cons aren't The Sting level of cleverness, but enough to hang on some semi-decent character development on.
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Merusk
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Damages was pretty good.
Something about it bothers me, but I can't quite figure out what it was. Something about Close's character seeming too unreal and evil already. |
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Margalis
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It is certainly a bit dramatic, but so is most FX stuff.
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vampirehipi23: I would enjoy a book written by a monkey and turned into a movie rather than this.
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Abagadro
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Not sure if it has been mentioned, but Dogfights on the History Channel is a fantastic 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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Furiously
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Hi, I just arrived from 2003, I'm watching a great show called Entourage on HBO.
I have the first 2 seasons on DVD- you should have borrowed them, n00b. Bring over season 2! |
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Johny Cee
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Damages was pretty good.
Something about it bothers me, but I can't quite figure out what it was. Something about Close's character seeming too unreal and evil already. Danson's onus of moral culpability is focused on his family. He has regrets about what he did, but he will sacrifice his employees to make sure that no doom will befall is blood. Close is a Crusader. She sees what is right, and is willing to make the small sacrifices for the greater good. Sacrifice others and even her own family. She has little respect for individuals, and feels only that her will can guide them to the just result. She has regrets that she can't be ordinary, and take joy in simple things. Very good show. |
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Oban
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Just started watching "Mad Men" on AMC. Very high quality drama, centered around an early 1960's Madison Avenue advertising executive. Quite a few uncomfortable scenes regarding racism, sexual harassment, smoking and psychiatry. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Men |
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Palin 2012 : Let's go out with a bang!
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Hi, I just arrived from 2003, I'm watching a great show called Entourage on HBO.
I have the first 2 seasons on DVD- you should have borrowed them, n00b. Bring over season 2! I will be home by about 6:30 tonight. You know where I live. |
When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
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Been watching Burn Notice and actually like it. Some wierd camera work that takes getting used to. And it is just another in a long line of formulaec "reluctant detective with issues" show, but it is fun.
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tazelbain
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Is there any chance this new flash gordon show is not complete crap?
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Merusk
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Is there any chance this new flash gordon show is not complete crap?
Not if it wants to remain true to the source. FLASH, AHAAAAAA* (Yes I know Flash is older than that.) |
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Tebonas
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That movie had the Queen soundtrack going for it. That alone elated it over the crap category. It looks quite ridiculous, but it still sounds good!
The new series won't have that benefit, though.
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Miasma
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Season Two of The Tick came out today. For some (probably legal) reason the bastards left out the episode with the Galactus parody where The Tick was sent to blow the "CHA" out of the moon. Shitheads.
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Ironwood
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That movie had the Queen soundtrack going for it. That alone elated it over the crap category. It looks quite ridiculous, but it still sounds good!
The new series won't have that benefit, though.
The Movie had a Blue Peter presenter poisoned then skewered. It was awesome in every way shape and form. |
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Tebonas
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Of course, most of the actors where European. There had to be a Blue Peter presenter in there as well :)
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Merusk
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You know why Timothy Dalton never worked for me as Bond? In my mind I kept seeing him running around in green and hearing "Flash! Ahaahh.."
They needed Brian Blessed as a villan for Dalton.
"No Mr. Bond, I expect you to DIIIIIIIIIII(v)E!"
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Evildrider
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Is there any chance this new flash gordon show is not complete crap?
What pisses me off is that they took Dresden Files off for friggin that Flash Gordon and Painkiller Jane crap. |
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HaemishM
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I think this Flash Gordon TV series IS using the Queen theme song. There's awesome on a bun. And being that Flash Gordon has ALWAYS been campy, my expectations are that I won't really care if they go silly on it, I'll probably like it anyway.
Did they not renew Dresden Files for a second season?
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Did they not renew Dresden Files for a second season?
Nope. I found the show pretty dull, to be honest. Still, it wasn't that bad and was certainly better than the majority of the crap that's shown on Sci Fi. How Painkiller Pain Jane* managed to warrant 22 episodes to Dresden's 12 is beyond me. *Edit: Fixed, but the mistake probably better reflects the series. |
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Over and out.
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Rasix
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Did they not renew Dresden Files for a second season?
Nope. I found the show pretty dull, to be honest. Still, it wasn't that bad and was certainly better than the majority of the crap that's shown on Sci Fi. How Painkiller Pain managed to warrant 22 episodes to Dresden's 12 is beyond me. This satisfies my nerdrage. The show (at least the first five or so I watched) was a complete affront to the books. |
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Evildrider
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Did they not renew Dresden Files for a second season?
Nope. I found the show pretty dull, to be honest. Still, it wasn't that bad and was certainly better than the majority of the crap that's shown on Sci Fi. How Painkiller Pain managed to warrant 22 episodes to Dresden's 12 is beyond me. This satisfies my nerdrage. The show (at least the first five or so I watched) was a complete affront to the books. I had actually never heard of Dresden Files before the TV show. This is the same with most of the people I know. The books are superior, of course, but I found the show better then nothing, and at least one of the better Sci Fi shows for certain. BSG being the only other one I really watch. |
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HaemishM
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Dresden had potential that the writers just never seemed capable of pulling off. The episodes were too scattered to have hard continuity and they never seemed to get beyond "magic baddie of the week" syndrome.
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Evildrider
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Dresden had potential that the writers just never seemed capable of pulling off. The episodes were too scattered to have hard continuity and they never seemed to get beyond "magic baddie of the week" syndrome.
If you've read the books that "magic baddie of the week" is almost the same formula. The books themselves are a fun read but I don't think they are very deep in and of themselves. I think the 12 episode season was also a problem, I think given more time and more of a commitment the show would have been alot better. At least Paul Blackthorne got himself a new job on ABC (I think) in a prime time gig. |
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Merusk
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Dresden had potential that the writers just never seemed capable of pulling off. The episodes were too scattered to have hard continuity and they never seemed to get beyond "magic baddie of the week" syndrome.
Like Evildrider, I'd never heard of the books until I saw you all bitching about them. Watching the show, it felt very much like "Charmed with a 30 year old man" I can see why it failed. Charmed sucked, and was saved only by boobies. |
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tazelbain
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They totally fucked up Ming.
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