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Who was it said Season 3 of SOA was a bit shit? I hav watched 11 episodes in 3 nights, it's great. Final 2 tonight<br />
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well, pretty much everyone are dicks.<br />
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S4 is the one with arguably the sh!ttest season finale ever...outside of Lost<br />
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Did SOA change writers for Season 4? It's like a completely different show. All the humour has gone. All the little side stories of "helping" Charming are gone. The "bad guys with a heart of gold" feel has gone. Now, they are just bad guys. And its hard to root for them like you have for the first 3 seasons.<br />
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Same writers ( or at least the main creator of the show/ story), Kurt Sutter. <br />
From 4 on though, it does become more and more about Jax being dragged deeper into a lifestyle he is trying to escape. <br />
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Just finished watching the final season of Friday Night Lights after reading it recommended on here so many times. Putting it simply is is fucking brilliant, one of the best shows I've seen, if not the best.<br />
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I watched the pilot about a week ago (easily the most compelling first episode of any show I've watched), and have eaten through all five seasons since then. So much for doing productive stuff in my week off work!<br />
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I don't want to become one of those fawning idiots who constantly recommend TV shows, but please do yourself a favour if you haven't seen it. Season 2 is largely a mess and season 4 starts slowly but it's so worth persevering. The conclusion is really great as well, which is a rarity.<br />
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Agree: I'm currently watching FNL week by week on Sky and it is a consistent highlight. Am on S3:E11. Quite like the old school act of waiting for each episode.<br />
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Season 3 is the best season I reckon. The last episode is a real tear jerker (the whole show is really, although I suppose I lose man points for admitting that), partly because they thought they might get canned so made it a show finale of sorts.<br />
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Funnily enough I'm the opposite to you, I need to watch back to back eps to really immerse myself in the show. I can't wait a week, lose the flow completely.<br />
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I have just implemented a new policy when it comes to new TV shows- I won't watch it until it is finished its 3rd season. This is for two reasons- it allows me to watch multiple eps back-to-back, and it also prevents me from being burned when a show I have invested in is canned after its 1st or 2nd season (eg How to make it in America, Hung, Party Down etc). -
Terriers is one of the one and done shows I still recommend. Also Better off Ted. One of the funniest work place comedies ever, that absolutely no one watched.
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[quote name='rustycruiser' timestamp='1359298740' post='339859']Terriers is one of the one and done shows I still recommend. Also Better off Ted. One of the funniest work place comedies ever, that absolutely no one watched.[/quote]It's quite funny most of the series' I watch seem to have a lot of the actors chopping and changing between them, breaking bad, terriers, SOA, community, justified, even true blood and generation kill!
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started watching Arrow...1st ep didnt really grab me (similar to Batman in that he is a superbly organised vigilante) but I usually go for at least 4 or 5 before making a decision, the flashbacks are good and am thinking I will like it. Some of his exercises look mean!<br />
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started watching Arrow...1st ep didnt really grab me (similar to Batman in that he is a superbly organised vigilante) but I usually go for at least 4 or 5 before making a decision, the flashbacks are good and am thinking I will like it. Some of his exercises look mean!<br />
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Watching the last ep of Battlestar Galactica tonight!<br />
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The Arrow pilot was pretty ho-hum but I enjoyed it more as the series has gone a long - it's another show where the back story is at times more interesting than the current. Revolution is another one like that as well.<br />
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Season 3 is the best season I reckon. The last episode is a real tear jerker (the whole show is really, although I suppose I lose man points for admitting that), partly because they thought they might get canned so made it a show finale of sorts.<br />
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Funnily enough I'm the opposite to you, I need to watch back to back eps to really immerse myself in the show. I can't wait a week, lose the flow completely.<br />
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I have just implemented a new policy when it comes to new TV shows- I won't watch it until it is finished its 3rd season. This is for two reasons- it allows me to watch multiple eps back-to-back, and it also prevents me from being burned when a show I have invested in is canned after its 1st or 2nd season (eg How to make it in America, Hung, Party Down etc).<br />
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FNL had three finales, S1 when they thought they were going to be canned, S3 when they were canned but then Direct TV worked out a deal to keep it going and then the S5 show. FNL is a weird one to convince people to watch, females get put off by the football and guys get put off by the drama, but it's just damn good TV.<br />
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I agree with Rusty, if you stick to your 3 seasons rule you'll miss out on some great TV. Terriers and Firefly were one season's of brilliance, you have to watch them both.<br />
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I'm currently making my way through Mad Men and Breaking Bad, two shows I initially found hard to get going with but now that I've sat down and watched them they are very good.<br />
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[quote][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I don't want to become one of those fawning idiots who constantly recommend TV shows, but please do yourself a favour if you haven't seen it. Season 2 is largely a mess and season 4 starts slowly but it's so worth persevering. The conclusion is really great as well, which is a rarity.[/font][/color]<br />
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[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]So thanks to all those who talked it up here![/font][/color][/quote]<br />
Good of you to thank us fawning idiots! <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> -
Watched three eps of Banshee now. After the first "scene setter" ep where the premise of the show was set up it dived right into an ep that didn't make a huge amount of sense except show a reason for Hood to stay in town. If ep 3 is an indication of the rest of the series though we are in for a brutal ride of sex and violence. He ain't Cheryl's little boy(s) any more that's for sure.
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nope...not seen the original either<br />
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Anyone watch The Following? I see TVZ are advertising it as well, and only just started in the US. -
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nope...not seen the original either<br />
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Anyone watch The Following? I see TVZ are advertising it as well, and only just started in the US.<br />
[/quote]Not watching it but going to check it out as my bro and his Mrs have talked it up.
