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I'm watching the first episode of Hannibal. What the fuck am I watching? Is this weird fluffybunny psychic? Why, halfway through the episode has the title character not even looked like appearing?
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[quote name='Nepia' timestamp='1366182315' post='360258']Have you seen any of the Mindy Project?<br />
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[quote name='Nepia' timestamp='1366182315' post='360258']I'm midway through S2 of House of Lies and find it hard going. I really can't stand the guy who plays John Ralphio on Parks and Rec and it really diminishes my enjoyment of House of Lies having him in most scenes.[/quote]Similar. The whole show kind of bugs me. I have had the last three episodes on the laptop just sitting there for a while, and no motivation to watch them.<br />
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So you aren't a fan of The Office Rusty?<br />
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It has been really interesting in the last couple of months, quite a lot of drama and plot progression. They are clearly positioning themselves for the finale, so have gone away from the usual shenanigans for long periods. I'm really enjoying it. -
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So you aren't a fan of The Office Rusty?<br />
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It has been really interesting in the last couple of months, quite a lot of drama and plot progression. They are clearly positioning themselves for the finale, so have gone away from the usual shenanigans for long periods. I'm really enjoying it.<br />
[/quote]It should have ended with the episode where Steve Carrell left Scranton. Instead, they gave us two mediocre more seasons. I am still watching, just to see how it is going to end. But it really is quite lame compared to the first few seasons. I hated last year more than the current one, it just seemed so forced with the whole Robert California stuff. The Jim/Pam/Brian/Philly story has been a bit of a departure this year. And I am enjoying the reactions to the "documentary" finally being released. -
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It should have ended with the episode where Steve Carrell left Scranton. Instead, they gave us two mediocre more seasons. I am still watching, just to see how it is going to end. But it really is quite lame compared to the first few seasons. I hated last year more than the current one, it just seemed so forced with the whole Robert California stuff. The Jim/Pam/Brian/Philly story has been a bit of a departure this year. And I am enjoying the reactions to the "documentary" finally being released.<br />
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Yeah. I have enjoyed the past two seasons more than most- I liked it that the ensemble characters (Stanley, Kevin, Oscar etc) had a bit more camera time. But agree the California/Nelly stuff seemed a bit forced.<br />
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The 'documentary' angle is a great one and something I didn't see coming. Certainly a great way for them to progress a few storylines too. -
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Meh<br />
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Similar. The whole show kind of bugs me. I have had the last three episodes on the laptop just sitting there for a while, and no motivation to watch them.<br />
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Going back in years. Have you seen Better off Ted? Grab both seasons of that if not.<br />
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Oh well, I had heard ok things about the Mindy Project but not enough to give it a shot.<br />
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For SOA Fans...<br />
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Just saw this pic of Filthy Phil with a groupie on FB<br />
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Got around to watching 'Hunted'.<br />
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I thought it was good. Not outstanding or anything but if you imagine an amped up version of something like Spooks with an underlying 'mystery' then you'll be close to it.<br />
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If you don't take any of it too seriously and ignore some of the plot holes and the drawn out mission to a rushed ending, it's actually a good watch.<br />
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I would recommend getting a hold of all 8 episodes and watching them in fairly quick succession to make it like a long movie.<br />
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The lead is irritating as she continually shifts between looking hot and looking like a pouty cow that needs to stop sulking.<br />
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I will certainly watch a second series if it gets made. This was a joint venture between BBC and Cinemax with BBC pulling the plug, it's up to Cinemax to find a way to fund what would have been a fairly expensive show. With the success of Banshee they will be putting a lot of resources that way but I hope they can find a way to continue this. -
I watched a got round to recently as well - The Hour S1. <br />
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I'd heard a lot of bad things about this show, from critics I like, mates who watch the same stuff as me ... but I really enjoyed it. I think a lot of people were put off by the spy story in favour of the show but I thought that was a good part of it - although TBF I did figure out who the 'mole' would be early on. Ben Winshaw is scarily skinny though, he could play a concentration camp inmate, I had to look away when he went shitless. McNulty was good value playing the upper crust presenter. -
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"top of the lake" directed by Jane Campion is coming to our screens (UKTV) this week, has anyone seen it and is it worth watching?<br />
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Having now seen the whole series, yes it is worth watching.<br />
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I won't put up spoilers as they show on Tapatalk and any discussion of the last episode would spoil for the whole thing. -
Netflix has another original series up: Hemlock Grove.<br />
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It's their riff on the whole Twilight/Werewolf/Vampire/True Blood thang and it's actually pretty good. Great looking and suitably creepy - and it has Famke Janssen in it, which is always a good thing. Not sure where it's going, but Mrs Luigi (who loves this stuff) has seen the whole thing and has given it the thumbs up.<br />
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Like House of Cards, Netflix has put the whole series up in one go, so no waiting week to week to see what's happening. -
Da Vinci's Demons<br />
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New series showing here on pay TV (FX channel). I like this sort of historical / fiction mash up with possible elements of the supernatural, and the casting and sets are pretty good. Plenty of boobs as well as language, violence, and the sort of TV that we've learned to expect since GoT became popular. -
Been doing net research and it looks like these shows may be worth a gawk at<br />
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[b]Rectify[/b] - "An intense and moving and wonderfully languid series. Ray McKinnon has created a show about a man coming off Death Row after 19 years and his re-entry into small town society is like emerging into a strange dream world". (Ray McKinnon played Lincoln Potter in SOA<br />
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[b]Orphan Black[/b] - "A streetwise hustler witnesses the suicide of a girl who looks just like her and falls headlong into a deadly mystery." - this is a mystery series about clones<br />
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[b]Bates Mote[/b]l - a 'prequel' series about the world's best known motelier Norman "I hate shower curtains" Bates. Apparently much better than it sounds.<br />
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[b]Defiance[/b] - best explained by this from IMDB "The series is set in the near future, where aliens known collectively as Votans have come to Earth seeking a new home after their solar system was destroyed. However, when they reached Earth, they discovered despite a prolonged negotiation with the government on Earth, they were not welcome. Rather than turn away, they began a war with the humans as they are determined to make Earth their new home.". Stars our own Wolf West (Grant Bowler).<br />
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Those first 3 sound like massive yawn fests. I just cant get into drama series that are thoughtful..or try to be thoughtful. I just want to be entertained, and my entertainment usually needs at least one of the following on a very regualr basis.. knife fights, automatic weapons that never hit good guys, aliens, extraordinary powers, knights, wizards.. or indestructable robots from the future.<br />
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Watched opener of Defiance and it's a kind of Deep Space Nine/Star Wars Canteena/Alien Nation western set here on Earth sometime in the future.<br />
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It's not that bad, might get better, but essentially it is sci-fi Deadwood without the swearing and Ian McShane.<br />
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Finished up S4 of Justified, I liked it, just love Raylan and Boyds characters, and more so when they interact with one another, in that lawman/criminal -love/hate way, although felt they tidied things up a bit quick after the main storyline was all but done in ep 12.<br />
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Will have a look at Hemlock Grove and Defiance, sound like my cup of tea (which is similar in taste to BSG's)<br />
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Been doing net research and it looks like these shows may be worth a gawk at<br />
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[b]Rectify[/b] - "An intense and moving and wonderfully languid series. Ray McKinnon has created a show about a man coming off Death Row after 19 years and his re-entry into small town society is like emerging into a strange dream world". (Ray McKinnon played Lincoln Potter in SOA<br />
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[b]Orphan Black[/b] - "A streetwise hustler witnesses the suicide of a girl who looks just like her and falls headlong into a deadly mystery." - this is a mystery series about clones<br />
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Anyone seen any of these?<br />
[/quote]I have the first few episodes of both of these (and Da Vinci's Demons) taped, just haven't had time to watch them yet.
