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HatTrick Swayze said:
I finally got caught up on Sons of Anarchy and Homeland. Working on Mad Men now and then will do True Detective. I have heard great things.

Debating whether to finish Dexter. I have heard awful things a about the last season. Which is a shame, because the good seasons of that show (1, 4, 2, 7) were sooooo good.
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Do not finish Dexter. Keep it in a positive light in your mind. Probably the stupidest ending i've ever seen to a TV show.

Haven't watched SOA but heard great things about that.

Watched the first season of homeland. As I was preparing to start watching the second season I watched Zero Dark Thirty and decided the show was no good.

Interrogation on Zero Dark Thirty: put a suspect in a box for days, blasting loud music, depriving him of food, and allowing him to roll around in his own fecal matter.

Interrogation on Homeland: put a suspect in a house, put a cup of water and pastry in front of him, calmly tell him he'll never see his family if he doesn't comply, don't pat down another suspect who can give him a razor to kill himself.

Heard mixed reviews on Mad Men. Maybe I should watch it since I'm trying to get into the advertising industry?
 
aufheben said:
The last episode it really took off. Such a dark tone to this show.
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Yea, that's the thing that intrigues me so much about it. Very dark. Love the fatal flaws in both of the leads.

The last 10 minutes of the last episode had me amped.
 
kenjets36 said:
Do not finish Dexter. Keep it in a positive light in your mind. Probably the stupidest ending i've ever seen to a TV show.

Haven't watched SOA but heard great things about that.

Watched the first season of homeland. As I was preparing to start watching the second season I watched Zero Dark Thirty and decided the show was no good.

Interrogation on Zero Dark Thirty: put a suspect in a box for days, blasting loud music, depriving him of food, and allowing him to roll around in his own fecal matter.

Interrogation on Homeland: put a suspect in a house, put a cup of water and pastry in front of him, calmly tell him he'll never see his family if he doesn't comply, don't pat down another suspect who can give him a razor to kill himself.

Heard mixed reviews on Mad Men. Maybe I should watch it since I'm trying to get into the advertising industry?
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On Mad Men: I think it is the best pure drama on TV. It is a big change of pace from shows like Breaking Bad, SOA, Homeland, Game of Thrones, even Dexter. Not a lot of "action" so you have to be into that.

The acting and production are top notch. All of the little snippets of Americana they mix in are cool too, as someone who did not live through the 60s. All I saw of the 60s was Leave it to Beaver and The Wonder Years. Mad Men makes it real. It's not my "favorite" but I enjoy it.
 
Revelation said:
Dexter went downhill after the Trinity Killer season (four?). I still watched it, but the last season or two was pretty bad honestly.
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Agreed. Dexter turned kinda emo after that. The show lost its dark vibe over time too.

Season 1 is my favorite.
 
HatTrick Swayze said:
On Mad Men: I think it is the best pure drama on TV. It is a big change of pace from shows like Breaking Bad, SOA, Homeland, Game of Thrones, even Dexter. Not a lot of "action" so you have to be into that.

The acting and production are top notch. All of the little snippets of Americana they mix in are cool too, as someone who did not live through the 60s. All I saw of the 60s was Leave it to Beaver and The Wonder Years. Mad Men makes it real. It's not my "favorite" but I enjoy it.
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Agreed. Seeing them all trying to impress Bert by interpreting his new Rothko sealed it for me. Breaking Bad...I loved it, but the scenarios were so absurd. It was all about getting you to tune in next week. Mad Men isn't like that.
 
After I watch season 2 of House of Cards, I'll have to decide my next show. Was thinking The Wire. I'll debate between MM And TW.

Game of Thrones is coming up soon too. Don't know how many shows I can commit myself to. Haha.
 
Got a bloodwork at school today, why didn't I get a lollipop? :(
 
kenjets36 said:
After I watch season 2 of House of Cards, I'll have to decide my next show. Was thinking The Wire. I'll debate between MM And TW.

Game of Thrones is coming up soon too. Don't know how many shows I can commit myself to. Haha.
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When?

Watch The Wire. It's arguably the best show in history, and has (inarguably, IMO) the best TV writing ever. The only show I think is better is The Sopranos due to it's artistic merits. These 2 and Six Feet Under are my HBO Trinity, haha.
 
I'm a Mad Men fan, although the last few seasons haven't been as good. The acting is generally top notch regardless of the plot - John Slattery, Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Robert Morse, and Vincent Kartheiser are great.
 
aufheben said:
When?

Watch The Wire. It's arguably the best show in history, and has (inarguably, IMO) the best TV writing ever.
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New season starts April 6.

I've heard since this is the 2nd half of the 3rd book, pretty much every episode has a crazy ending and there are 2-3 endings that blow everyone's mind (one definitely in particular about midway through the season).

Saw a preview with Tyrion and he said they top the Red Wedding...

Stoked.
 
HatTrick Swayze said:
Yea lot of hate for season 3 but I liked it. The ending was to me completely inevitable and something I expected for a while. Overdue even.

Claire Danes is a phenomenal actress. So impressive.

And I highly, highly recommend Sons to all if you haven't seen it. I was completely turned of by te concept when a buddy told me about it but it is a damn good show. And so consistent.
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Every time I see her, I think of Terminator 3. :laugh:
 
kenjets36 said:
After I watch season 2 of House of Cards, I'll have to decide my next show. Was thinking The Wire. I'll debate between MM And TW.

Game of Thrones is coming up soon too. Don't know how many shows I can commit myself to. Haha.
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You cannot go wrong with the Wire. Have not dipped into House of Cards yet.
 
kenjets36 said:
I've always thought he died. Thoughts on that theory?
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That's what people say. I didn't believe it because I want to believe they all lived happily ever after.

There's too much to be left open and that's what David Chase wanted I guess. Bobby did tell Tony that you don't even hear anything when you get whacked. Everything just goes black.

I read that the Members Only Jacket guy was Nikki Leotardo, Phil's nephew. Which would pretty much indicate that Tony was shot in that scene, but again, it's all speculation.

There's the onion ring thing where everyone (except Meadow because she's not there yet) eats an O ring like it's communion. They all shove it into their mouths without taking a bite. There's so much that points to Tony getting offed, I just choose to take the other path. I think Tony was being paranoid and now everything is right with his family again but he has to live life looking over his shoulder even more than ever.
 
Jabroni said:
I thought it was solid. Nowhere in the league of T2, though.
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Some of the action scenes are alright, I'll give you that, but the acting and dialogue is way too cheesy. LOL. The CGI is pretty poor too.

Terminator 2 is just a classic. The effects blew me away as a kid and it still does now. It has aged very well.
 
Loffen said:
Some of the action scenes are alright, I'll give you that, but the acting and dialogue is way too cheesy. LOL. The CGI is pretty poor too.

Terminator 2 is just a classic. The effects blew me away as a kid and it still does now. It has aged very well.
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T2 > T1. :nod:

Also, best Arnold Schwarzenegger line:

 
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