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Reply #2240 on: August 04, 2008, 06:27:20 AM

Been watching Holmes on Homes. I like when tv actually makes people's lives better.

In change of pace, I've been watching House in my house.

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Reply #2241 on: August 04, 2008, 08:21:27 AM

I got tricked into watching Twin Peaks with a friend.





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Reply #2242 on: August 04, 2008, 08:58:56 AM

I got tricked into watching Twin Peaks with a friend.





 shocked

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Reply #2243 on: August 04, 2008, 11:57:15 AM

I got tricked into watching Twin Peaks with a friend.





 shocked

It only work if you were on a hill.

what? lol.

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Reply #2244 on: August 04, 2008, 11:59:17 AM

I was watching Lost, but then I woke up. 

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Reply #2245 on: August 11, 2008, 07:23:13 AM

Another good Venture ep. last night.  We finally got a solid possibility of who/what happened to Jonas Venture, and Rusty actually surprised me a bit. 
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Reply #2246 on: August 11, 2008, 07:45:04 AM

It was so-so on the funny; strong on the story.

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Reply #2247 on: August 11, 2008, 10:35:32 AM

I enjoyed the Venture version of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

"It's not as if we are trying to be a guild... of calamitous intent!"

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...and Rusty actually surprised me a bit.
I actually thought that bit was somewhat overdue.  Everyone else so far in season 3 has shown a little more depth in their character, except Rusty.  I'm glad to see that maybe there's more to him than 'self-interested douchebag.'
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Reply #2248 on: August 11, 2008, 10:53:29 AM

I want to hear more about the villainy of Nikola Tesla.

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Reply #2249 on: August 11, 2008, 11:05:16 AM

At the risk of appearing silly for analyzing Venture plot, the whole thing with Dr. Killinger was probably something of a wakeup call for him about where he really was.  But this season has been good overall in showing depth to all the characters, for both good and ill. 
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Reply #2250 on: August 11, 2008, 06:21:19 PM

I want to hear more about the villainy of Nikola Tesla.

And of course, David Bowie played Nikola Tesla in The Prestige.

I loved the Victorian guild henchmen,  with the stovepipe hats.
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Reply #2251 on: August 11, 2008, 09:08:56 PM

Finally finished both seasons of Life on Mars. Goddamnit, I love DCI Hunt. The ending was a bit Jacob's Laddery in a positive way, but I liked it well enough. I could have watched Glenister and Simms play off of each other for 5 or 6 seasons.

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Reply #2252 on: August 11, 2008, 09:31:58 PM

I don't much like game shows but I love the Sayonara Boys.

Why can't they just show the Sayonara Boys running off with people and ditch the game show bit?  That would be awesome. 

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Reply #2253 on: August 15, 2008, 03:15:09 PM

Holy shit.  Best. Venture. Bros. Ever.
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Reply #2254 on: August 18, 2008, 11:15:25 AM

I am very sad that there is only one more Generation Kill. I have enjoyed the hell out of it. Doesn't really have the emotional impact of Band of Brothers, but is definitely that type of quality.

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Reply #2255 on: August 18, 2008, 11:22:39 AM

They are doing an amazing job of puting the book on the screen. 

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Reply #2256 on: August 18, 2008, 11:47:26 AM

I just really loved the feel of what it's like for a unit in a combat zone. I don't think I'll ever be there but I know enough people who have (and done a small amount of the training) to really appreciate a feeling of accuracy. The whole subplot with the officers actually probably engages me emotionally more than the random shooting of civilians (which it shouldn't, I just find myself thinking that one's an inevitable consequence of war while the other's seriously unfair).

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Reply #2257 on: August 20, 2008, 06:17:58 AM

I watched the Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget and I seriously don't get it.

It was basically a one hour recycling of "Bob Saget is unfunny" and "Bob Saget is gay" jokes done by second rate 'comedians' that had to use teleprompters to remember their gags.

God that was boring
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Reply #2258 on: August 20, 2008, 09:22:21 AM

Now currently watching Jeremiah.

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Reply #2259 on: August 20, 2008, 09:29:55 AM

Never heard of it. Is it good? I do like JMS...
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Reply #2260 on: August 20, 2008, 09:42:58 AM

I watched the Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget and I seriously don't get it.

It was basically a one hour recycling of "Bob Saget is unfunny" and "Bob Saget is gay" jokes done by second rate 'comedians' that had to use teleprompters to remember their gags.

God that was boring

It was not good. 

I appreciate what Norm Macdonald's bit was (he was basically irl trolling the roast),  but it was not entertaining.

Cloris Leechman was great,  and almost redeemed the huge waste of time it was.
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Reply #2261 on: August 20, 2008, 09:46:36 AM

Never heard of it. Is it good? I do like JMS...

So far, yes, im not out of season 1 yet however. Contains more social and civil commentary from the man that brought you bab5, some rather silly, some rather brilliant.
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Reply #2262 on: August 20, 2008, 09:57:47 AM

I watched the Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget and I seriously don't get it.

It was basically a one hour recycling of "Bob Saget is unfunny" and "Bob Saget is gay" jokes done by second rate 'comedians' that had to use teleprompters to remember their gags.

God that was boring

It was not good. 

I appreciate what Norm Macdonald's bit was (he was basically irl trolling the roast),  but it was not entertaining.

Cloris Leechman was great,  and almost redeemed the huge waste of time it was.

Yeah Norm's bit was great.  The lack of laughs underscores just how seriously everyone there takes themselves and how if it's not about fucking, weed or drinking it's not a 'joke' in the US these days.  Cloris was also really fucking funny but I got the feeling more people were lauging out of respect than actually thinking she was funny. Comedy is dead.

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Reply #2263 on: August 23, 2008, 08:20:31 AM

(Spoilers about the first season of BattleStar Galactica)



I've been watching the miniseries plus the entire first season of Battlestar Galactica during this past week.

I ABSOLUTELY loved it (the "Wing Commander" feel is awesome)...until the two last episodes. Geeze, it was so enthralling...

...but wasn't it a little TOO CONVENIENT to find Kobol so suddenly? The plot lines, so nicely intertwined until that point, suddenly sped-up. Was the Network unsure about a possible second season or something?

I found everything a little dull and messy (Sharon-Galactica coming to terms with her being a Cylon, the convenient spot where the Kobol expedition landed, right beside the Opera Threatre). The timing of the last episode is cool, how all the events are portrayed together, but again I stopped watching with a bittersweet feeling; a couple of more in-depth episodes would have explained everything better, IMO.


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Reply #2264 on: August 23, 2008, 03:50:57 PM

This is unfortunately a theme that will run throughout the series.  Several episodes of shuffling feet followed by a whole bunch of shit crammed together in one episode, as if the writers forgot about the plot they were supposed to be advancing and then remembered all of a sudden.

Ultimately, still very much worth watching, though, IMO.

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Reply #2265 on: August 23, 2008, 03:55:08 PM

This is unfortunately a theme that will run throughout the series.  Several episodes of shuffling feet followed by a whole bunch of shit crammed together in one episode, as if the writers forgot about the plot they were supposed to be advancing and then remembered all of a sudden.

Ultimately, still very much worth watching, though, IMO.

This is made worse by the fact that some episodes bust through the barriers of Greatest TV Episodes Ever (The first episode "33" or whatever;  New Caprica episodes).

It's really tough to go from that back to what would otherwise be a mediocre-to-good soap opera/drama episode or backstory episode.
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Reply #2266 on: August 24, 2008, 09:38:31 PM

"Fucking robot got grease all over my dress"

I'm going to miss Venture Bros.  Seriously, it better not be another 3 year layoff.
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Reply #2267 on: August 24, 2008, 10:11:30 PM

I read that they had already started working on the next season a few months ago, so we might see it as early as next year.

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Reply #2268 on: August 25, 2008, 04:33:39 AM

I read that they had already started working on the next season a few months ago, so we might see it as early as next year.

Also: WHY DID YOU BUCKLE THE SEAT BELT!?!  Heartbreak

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Reply #2269 on: August 25, 2008, 06:20:07 AM

Just bought the first three seasons of the Venture Brothers on iTunes based on the comments here.

Watched the first twelve episodes on a flight... I have to say, it is different.  Some very funny parts, but a lot of  swamp poop and  ACK! parts as well.

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Reply #2270 on: August 25, 2008, 07:34:59 AM

"Fucking robot got grease all over my dress"

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.

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Reply #2271 on: August 25, 2008, 09:40:30 AM

"Fucking robot got grease all over my dress"

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.

There was 2 years between the Season 2 debut and Season 3 debut.


From what I've read,  not much has been done with Season 4 and both Doc Hammer and Jackson Public claim to be "exhausted."  They're looking at taking a fairly big break before starting on Season 4,  and the earliest we'll see that is September next year. 

Of course,  if Cartoon Network decides to plug Venture in for a Summer start as per usual we'll be looking at a two year hiatus.
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Reply #2272 on: August 25, 2008, 09:54:38 AM

I'd rather have a 2-year hiatus that keeps the quality up, than turn into Family Guy for the adventure-cartoon crowd.  Oh ho ho ho. Reallllly?

Speaking of adventure cartoons.. there isn't a fucking one on tv these days.  Not one.  No, TMNT doens't count and you'll see why if you watch it sometime. (My god its awful.) My kids aren't getting enough animated violence. 

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Reply #2273 on: August 25, 2008, 11:07:49 AM

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Reply #2274 on: August 25, 2008, 11:32:19 AM

"Fucking robot got grease all over my dress"

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.
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