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[taniwharugby]

[quote name='Deepblue']I think True Blood has lost it's way just a little, seems as though when they're short on ideas they just through in a different kind of supernatural being. Still love the characters they've created and the whole feel of the show.[/QUOTE]<br />
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yeahit has been on a downhill slide since about 2/3 the way through S2, S3 was all over the place.<br />
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Will watch a few eps but probably leave it to my wife to watch, I have more important things, like Breaking Bad!!

[mariner4life]

Currently watching a short series "The Borgias" about Pope Alexander VI and his family using the papalcy to basically do what he wants. Gods work you understand. its pretty good, the family are pretty ruthless, and there are some seriously unlikeable characters. Jeremy Irons is, as ever, excellent.<br />
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The absolute worst show on TV at the moment (even worse than Covert Affairs) is the Criminal Minds spin off "Criminal Minds: Suspect Behaviour". Forrest Whitaker is some sort of black, lazy-eyed, psychic ninja who apparently solves crimes and tracks down bad guys just by existing, or making wild assumptions based on fuck all, that always apparently work out. He has a team who don't appear to do anything to help (Janeane Garofalo is fucking poorly cast, i have never seen an actor look less comfortable holding a gun) but appear to be fairly ordinary eye-candy (seriously, the supposed hot chick does absolutely nothing, while the good looking pommy guy was apparently some marine scout-sniper in a previous life, perfectly setting him up to be an FBI investigator). Its horrible, don't be sucked in by the "Criminal Minds" bit, it isn't a patch on the original. Worst. Spin-off. Ever.

[Tim]

Sons of Anarchy is back tonight. <br />
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As a commentator put it on the AV Club:<br />
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[QUOTE]OWNAGE IS BACK<br />
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Also tedious B-plots dealing with female characters. BUT MOSTLY OWNAGE[/QUOTE]

[Crucial]

[quote name='Tim']Sons of Anarchy is back tonight. <br />
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As a commentator put it on the AV Club:[/QUOTE]<br />
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There have been a couple of mini-"appisodes" released for the SOA iphone app during the break to link series 3 and 4 while the boys have been incarcerated. If you haven't seen them already .....<br />
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[Tim]

The "Top Secret America" documentary on PBS Frontline. Recommended. The early piece on evaluating the size of the private intelligence contracting industry is also recommended. The scale of this unaccountable industry is quite staggering - over 1 million employees apparently.<br />
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[URL]http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/topsecretamerica/[/URL]

[Baron Silas Greenback]

Sad to see Andy Whitfield the guy who played Spartacus in Spartacus Blood and Sand has died <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />

[rustycruiser]

[quote name='Baron Silas Greenback']Sad to see Andy Whitfield the guy who played Spartacus in Spartacus Blood and Sand has died <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />[/QUOTE]<br />
Wow, that's terrible. Poor guy wasn't even forty.

[Crucial]

[quote name='Tim']Sons of Anarchy is back tonight. <br />
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As a commentator put it on the AV Club:[/QUOTE]<br />
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Saw Ep1 last night. SOA in great form and an interesting storyline set up. I see it broke records for opening episode veiwers too.<br />
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Glad I watched those short 'Appisodes' though. Certainly the first one, or I could have miseed the reasoning behind what happened.<br />
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Anyone who lost interest during the waffling on part on Series 3 in Ireland should come back if the first episode is a good indication of this series.

[Paekakboyz]

[quote name='rustycruiser']Wow, that's terrible. Poor guy wasn't even forty.[/QUOTE]<br />
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Yeah that was really sad news - I really enjoyed the series and thought he was very good.

[Toddy]

[quote name='Crucial']Saw Ep1 last night. SOA in great form and an interesting storyline set up. I see it broke records for opening episode veiwers too.<br />
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Glad I watched those short 'Appisodes' though. Certainly the first one, or I could have miseed the reasoning behind what happened.<br />
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Anyone who lost interest during the waffling on part on Series 3 in Ireland should come back if the first episode is a good indication of this series.[/QUOTE]<br />
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Yeah, thanks for posting those. The phone booth one actually needs to be seen. Great first episode.

[taniwharugby]

started watching the new series of True Blood...WTF! First half of the new episode????<br />
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Really gone down hill since S1, glad I have Breaking Bad, SOA and next month Dexter to watch!<br />
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rather than give True Blood a whole post; watched up to E3 and decided to flag it, wife is still watching, I have asked her to let me know when the dragons, elves and trolls make and appearance!

[taniwharugby]

anyone seen The Belagias (think that is what it is called) with Jeremy Irons? <br />
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Starting in NZ soon, previews look pretty good....

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[quote name='taniwharugby']anyone seen The Belagias (think that is what it is called) with Jeremy Irons? <br />
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Starting in NZ soon, previews look pretty good....[/QUOTE]<br />
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The Borgias.<br />
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Crime family scheme their way to the Vatican. Looks good.

[dK]

Downton Abbey season 2 has started. Now set in WW1. Great start

[dogmeat]

New sOhO channel on Sky (for NZ viewers who havent downloaded them already) seems to have cornered the market in quality drama. Downton Abbey 2, Empire Boulevard 2, Game of Thrones, Borgias. Plus exclusive access to HBO content.<br />
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Cleverly launching a week after RWC Final.

[Tim]

"SoHo" - by fuck that's cheesy.

[Crucial]

[quote name='dogmeat']New sOhO channel on Sky (for NZ viewers who havent downloaded them already) seems to have cornered the market in quality drama. Downton Abbey 2, Empire Boulevard 2, Game of Thrones, Borgias. Plus exclusive access to HBO content.<br />
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Cleverly launching a week after RWC Final.[/QUOTE]<br />
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Empire Boulevard 2, GOT, Mad Men all being advertised on SoHo. Borgias will be FTA on TV3 and a search for Downton 2 in NZ brought up a Prime Tweet implying it would be there.

[Frye]

[quote name='Crucial']Empire Boulevard 2, GOT, Mad Men all being advertised on SoHo. Borgias will be FTA on TV3 and a search for Downton 2 in NZ brought up a Prime Tweet implying it would be there.[/QUOTE]<br />
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Is Empire Boulevard an Asylum knockoff of Boardwalk Empire? <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />_

[Tim]

[quote name='Don Frye']Is Empire Boulevard an Asylum knockoff of Boardwalk Empire? <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />_[/QUOTE]<br />
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<img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /><br />
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Starring Lorenzo Lamas, Debbie Gibson, and Elizabeth Shue.

[taniwharugby]

SoHo wil lbe Free to air for Oct/Nov on Sky Basic, but will then be a pay channel after...<br />
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Wife and I enjoyed Downton Abbey, so 2nd series will be on the must watch!