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What's Vegas like Rusty?<br />
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For some reason Revolution doesn't interest me, but if I hear enough good comments about it I'll definitely take a look.<br />
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I'm kind of enjoying Boardwalk but I still think the big scene from last year was stupid and to my mind didn't fit the character (not Nucky - Jimmy).<br />
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I like all three of the comedies you mention, the first two surprised me as I thought they would be rubbish but I got that completely wrong. I still punish myself on a weekly basis with HIMYM, not because I like it but because it's first 3 and 1/2 seasons were brilliant and I keep thinking it will turn the slide around (I also thought the Zoe season was better than most people do) but I know it wont. Hopefully Community doesn't suck this year with its new show runners. I like Go On, but then I like Mathew Perry, I liked that Sunshine show he did as well. -
I am watching Revolution still, it certainly isn't must watch compelling tv, but is enough to keep me interested. <br />
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Up to ep. 3 for Walking Dead in NZ (have decided to watch on tv) and certainly looks like it is going to turn out to be a good season! SOA and Homeland still doing well.<br />
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I watched About 10 eps of New Girl on the plane and quite liked it, but haven't watched it since being back.<br />
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Never watched Boardwalk Empire, but looks like something that will interest me....<br />
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What's Vegas like Rusty?<br />
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For some reason Revolution doesn't interest me, but if I hear enough good comments about it I'll definitely take a look.<br />
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I'm kind of enjoying Boardwalk but I still think the big scene from last year was stupid and to my mind didn't fit the character (not Nucky - Jimmy).<br />
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I like all three of the comedies you mention, the first two surprised me as I thought they would be rubbish but I got that completely wrong. I still punish myself on a weekly basis with HIMYM, not because I like it but because it's first 3 and 1/2 seasons were brilliant and I keep thinking it will turn the slide around (I also thought the Zoe season was better than most people do) but I know it wont. Hopefully Community doesn't suck this year with its new show runners. I like Go On, but then I like Mathew Perry, I liked that Sunshine show he did as well.<br />
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Re : Vegas. I have 7 episodes recorded on my DVR, but haven't had time to try the show yet.<br />
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My problem with Revolution is I have read SM Stirling's Emberverse series, which covers the same general premise but much more realistically. And interestingly (at least for the first 5 or 6 books). Revolution is like the simplified version for 12 year olds compared to the books.<br />
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Re: Boardwalk. The new psychotic bad guy (don't want to spoil anything for those behind) this year is awesome. A real son of a bitch. I love how unhinged he is. And the latest episode (with the box) certainly has set it up for an explosive ending in the last two shows of the season.<br />
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I am still watching a couple of other shows like Parks and Rec, HIMYM, Dexter etc but the ones I mentioned are the ones that get watched in close to real time. Others hang around on the DVR or get watched in spurts when a few are collected up.<br />
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I think Vegas is great. But then i do love me some Dennis Quaid<br />
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Homeland is fucking awesome. I was wondering how they were going to progess a second season, but it's ticking along quite nicely. I see Morena Baccarin was up here for the eclipse, wouldn't have minded running into her in the dark... -
Thanks for the tips Rusty, have just spent two days at home sick and managed to watch 3 and a half seasons of The League. Piss funny show, am now recommending it to all of my friends.<br />
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Like Friends but for guys, but with better banter and about sport. I can imagine if you were an NFL fan you would appreciate it even more for the game talk and player/pundit cameos (I only have a passing interest and don't know 90% of the players they mention). -
Ok, so I watched the first episode of Arrow ... and man was it cheesy. Although there was enough good stuff that I'll give the 2nd episode a watch, because I have questions about how he 'learnt' his skills etc (obviously I have never read the DC comic) and hope later episodes will explain.<br />
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I am annoyed that the best friend character spoilered the ending of Lost, I know it's been finished a few years but I haven't yet got round to watching it! -
really, so someone knew what happened at the end of Lost?<br />
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Reckon SOA is trucking along nicely this season, had a couple of flat episodes, hope they have a better finale than last year!!<br />
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[b]really, so someone knew what happened at the end of Lost?[/b]<br />
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Reckon SOA is trucking along nicely this season, had a couple of flat episodes, hope they have a better finale than last year!!<br />
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Walking Dead is also bloody good this season I reckon!<br />
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I don't know, I haven't seen it!<br />
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As for SOA the season has been pretty good although Jax seems like a new character, he barely resembles the guy from the earlier series and they didn't play the arc well enough for it to be believable IMHO. -
I watched Lost, start to end....
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he was one of the guys out of Terriers wasnt he?
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he was one of the guys out of Terriers wasnt he?<br />
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Yep! SOA likes guest stars from lots of other good shows.<br />
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I was enjoying this season immensely until about mid season when Sutter decided that he was going to forget the characterisations from the previous 5 or so episodes and 4 series.<br />
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I was enjoying this season immensely until about mid season when Sutter decided that he was going to forget the characterisations from the previous 5 or so episodes and 4 series.<br />
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Isn't that the storyline though? Jax is now in a position to possibly get away from the life but finds that in order to do so he has to become something he doesn't want to be. [spoiler]<br />
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Opie's death has changed his views and the club itself is barely holding together as they get into more and more of a tangle.<br />
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The only character that I either can't work out or has just been messed up<br />
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too much is Juice. His storyline last season was a low point plot driver but<br />
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this season he is even worse. I have a feeling he may play a part in tonights<br />
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outcomes though as he seems to be being set up by Clay (possibly as a plan to<br />
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Isn't that the storyline though? Jax is now in a position to possibly get away from the life but finds that in order to do so he has to become something he doesn't want to be. Opie's death has changed his views and the club itself is barely holding together as they get into more and more of a tangle.<br />
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The only character that I either can't work out or has just been messed up<br />
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too much is Juice. His storyline last season was a low point plot driver but<br />
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this season he is even worse. I have a feeling he may play a part in tonights<br />
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outcomes though as he seems to be being set up by Clay (possibly as a plan to<br />
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save Tig)<br />
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I haven't believed it though, I don't think they did it well enough IMHO (and after all it's [i]jus[/i]t my opinion). Jax seems more like a whiny little girl than a biker. -
I have edited Crucials post and added the possible spoiler into the spolier part....<br />
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Yeah the Juice bit is odd alright, am also a wee confused about Bobby<br />
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[spoiler]Very much on Jax's side, and then all of a sudden, gives Clay a repreive.<br />
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I guess thats always been the thing about Jax, his, um, depth of character (due to his father's morals?) has always meant he just didnt quite fit, although every now and then he shows how badd ass he is.<br />
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Tara is the one, her life has gone down hill big time, and you can see her heading toward Gemma territory.<br />
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Wow. Sutter pushing the boundaries of TV in that finale. He must love thinking up those cameos as Otto.<br />
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Much better then last season's finale anyway.<br />
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The series has one more season confirmed but reports are that Sutter's plans are to go to 7. I guess he'll need to tie that up before planning Season 6 as the story arc is placed well enough at presnt to finish next time around. I get the feeling two more will need padding out with unnecessary storyline. -
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Wow. Sutter pushing the boundaries of TV in that finale. He must love thinking up those cameos as Otto.<br />
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Much better then last season's finale anyway.<br />
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The series has one more season confirmed but reports are that Sutter's plans are to go to 7. I guess he'll need to tie that up before planning Season 6 as the story arc is placed well enough at presnt to finish next time around. I get the feeling two more will need padding out with unnecessary storyline.<br />
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Finale saved the season for me. Just awesome TV, when the twist happened I was cheering (in the shed)
