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given the channel is alot of the HBO type stuff, I expect the US (and they speak english)
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Any aussie ferners been watching the BBC's "Frozen Planet" on nine? Brilliant stuff. David Attenborough could be on TV narrating the dictionary and it would be interesting.
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[quote name='mariner4life']Any aussie ferners been watching the BBC's "Frozen Planet" on nine? Brilliant stuff. David Attenborough could be on TV narrating the dictionary and it would be interesting.[/QUOTE]Been watching it here mate, wicked huh. Those killer whales are scary, devious fuckers aren't they? Love how they have been doing a wrap up at the end of the episode to show how it was all filmed too.<br />
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Watching that pod of Killer Whales run that Minky(?) whale to the point of exhaustion, then flip it over to drown it, that was some cold and brutal shit. Awesome to watch.<br />
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So many things they have shown i have just thought "wow. imagine being the first guy to watch that!"<br />
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yeah the interesting thing about Orca (not seen this series) is how 'tribal' they are and how different they are based on where they are from and how they get their food. <br />
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I have started watching 'Person of Interest' after hearing some good things.<br />
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It's a bit of an odd one, and at this point (after 3 eps) I'm not sure if I'm sold on it.<br />
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It's well made, but the main premise of the story runs thin very quickly and it becomes a cop/ vigilante show with more than usual action scenes. Tries to be a little scifi/big brother but that part has all been done before.<br />
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To give you the brief (without spoiling). A very eccentric billionaire computer whiz has designed a secret surveillance system for the govt that tracks thoughts and actions and picks up on possible terrorist activities giving the govt the intel to shut them down before they happen (it's set in NY and refers to 'the towers' a lot). Of course the system also picks up a lot of other info as well but is programmed to wipe it each night as it's deemed "irrelevant". The designer decides to build a backdoor into the system by which it sends him a social security number of someone that needs 'looking at'. Yep, all a bit silly at this point.<br />
The billionaire dude (who everyone thinks is dead) then recruits an ex special forces guy who has gone well off the radar and is living as a bum to be his muscle and together they fight crime without donning lycra.<br />
The first show sets all of this up and the next 2 start following the formula. The saving grace is that not everything in the background of the two is exposed and there is a continous underlying thread of mystery around their motives/reasons for doing what they do. The writers appear to have made this part quite intricate and it's the bit that would keep you coming back for more.<br />
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Not sure if this should be in this thread or not... anyway, been watching and loving the anime Toriko recently. It is a tv programme (currently playing on Fuji TV in Japan).<br />
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The description from animedb is pretty accurate [QUOTE]In a world where the taste and texture of food is extremely important there exist individuals known as Bishoku-ya (luxury food providers) who specialize in the acquisition of rare ingredients and animals.Toriko is one of these hunters and it is his dream to find the most precious foods in the world and create the ultimate dinner course. As one of the most skilled hunters in the world he is regularly hired by restaurants and the rich to seek out new ingredients and rare animals. A man with inhuman ability, he utilizes his incredible strength and knowledge of the animal kingdom to capture ferocious, evasive and rare beasts to further his final goal, the ultimate dinner course composed of the most delicious food in the world. He is currently accompanied by a weak and timid chef who, inspired by Toriko's ambition, travels with him to improve his culinary skills and find rare ingredients[/QUOTE]<br />
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What seemed like a weird concept of killing then eating animals, has turned out to be really fun. It has a very over the top style, and never takes itself too seriously. The first 6 or so episodes are more "monster of the week" but after that it starts building into longer story arcs, introducing more longer term characters, and becomes pretty addictive.<br />
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It is licensed for streaming in the US by Funimation, but no rights outside of US exist (and unless you can spoof a US IP address you can't watch those streams). Therefore I have been watching the fan-subs done by Anime Destiny (available here [URL]http://www.nyaa.eu/?page=search&cats=1_37&filter=0&term=Toriko[/URL] )<br />
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Currently they are subbing about 1 week after the episodes play on tv, and up to episode 33 so far. The first episode is a cross over with One Piece (produced by Toei, the same production company) but reverts to it's own series after that. -
Homeland is very good, well worth checking out. Looking forward to the end of Sons of Anarchy. the end of series 4 is going to be brutal!!
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[quote name='da_grubster']Homeland is very good, well worth checking out. Looking forward to the end of Sons of Anarchy. the end of series 4 is going to be brutal!![/QUOTE]<br />
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At the moment its hard to tell what series 5 will be about. Series 4 is just awesome. -
I have plenty of viewing coming up (I always wait until I have the full series to watch at my leisure) Dexter, SOA (a 14 ep series this time too?) Homeland, Downton Abbey (although I see there is a break for the final episode) <br />
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[quote name='da_grubster']Homeland is very good, well worth checking out. Looking forward to the end of Sons of Anarchy. the end of series 4 is going to be brutal!![/QUOTE]Yeah Homeland has certainly turned up the heat and one that both Bonesetta and I enjoy. SOA is fricking rocking! I've watched it from scratch this year sitting down to multi-episodes at a time and now it's painful to have to wait a whole bloody week until the next one!
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[quote name='Crucial']At the moment its hard to tell what series 5 will be about. Series 4 is just awesome.[/QUOTE]<br />
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It felt like this was the last series the way it was playing out until I saw that it was renewed. I have no idea either! -
[quote name='Bones']Yeah Homeland has certainly turned up the heat and one that both Bonesetta and I enjoy. SOA is fricking rocking! I've watched it from scratch this year sitting down to multi-episodes at a time and now it's painful to have to wait a whole bloody week until the next one![/QUOTE]<br />
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Yeah that sucks Bones, when you find a series after it has started and then you catch up with it!! <br />
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Working from home tomorrow so will be D/Ling Homeland and Dexter in the morning and watching both over lunch :-)<br />
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[quote name='da_grubster']Yeah that sucks Bones, when you find a series after it has started and then you catch up with it!! <br />
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Working from home tomorrow so will be D/Ling Homeland and Dexter in the morning and watching both over lunch :-)<br />
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[B]Might look at Friday Night lights next...anyone know if it is good??[/B][/QUOTE]<br />
Yep, it's class. Good writing, some great performances, sport and some top class totty! You've probably heard of the Season 2 dip, but in reality aside from one storyline it was still better than most TV out there. -
[quote name='Tim']I can't handle Kyle Chandler though, he's just such a cheesy fucker.[/QUOTE]<br />
Really? :shock: I think he's great and finally got a well deserved Emmy. Would make it hard to watch the show if you don't like Chandler. I haven't watched a Nicole Kidman movie in years. -
I guess my real equivalent is Daniel Day-Lewis. Apparently I'm supposed to rate him the best actor in the world when I just consider him the biggest ham on the planet (and not in a good way - like when Gary Oldman is in his ham mode). I spent 3 hours wanting to punch my monitor during that oil movie and when I got to the milkshake scene I wanted to punch myself out and hopefully wake up with no memory of the previous 3 hours. So I understand your beef with Chandler.
