OT: TV thread
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Si Hopkins
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The post Michael Scott era of the Office is practically unwatchable.
McGarnagle
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It wasn't the same for sure.
I will say though that I loved James Spader as Robert California, that was a good character and well-acted. but the bigger problem was that they Flanderized all the other series regulars so it became almost a parody of itself. And Andy Bernard was the most unlikable person on that show and they tried to make him the boss and a protagonist in the final season, it fell flat. Plus they absolutely ruined Pam's whole character in the final two seasons or so.
Arnold's willingness to make fun of himself is what sets him apart from Stallone and the rest IMO. Underrated comedic chops.
Bruinaura
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Watched some old clips of Whose Line. This one cracked me up
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@Gee Wally I’ve decided to start Deadwood due to your high praise.
So ***ing far, so ****ing good, but it’s only been one ****er****ing episode, go*****it.
Also started Lady Dynamite on Netflix. I like how bizarre it is.
So ***ing far, so ****ing good, but it’s only been one ****er****ing episode, go*****it.
Also started Lady Dynamite on Netflix. I like how bizarre it is.
IMO, Al Swearengen is one of the greatest tv characters of all time.
It gets better and better.
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Yes I'm hooked as well...
If you like the cowboy thing consider watching Godless (A Must), Hell On Wheels, Billy the Kid, and 1883/1923 YellowStone prequels.
I'm a big old school cowboy movie junkie.
CharasLazyWrister
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The amount of character development they destroyed was something else.
What made the show unique was how every character, and their storylines, complimented the over-the-top boss in Michael Scott in their own quirky way. Then Michael Scott left, and they just cranked every character's idiosyncrasy to 11. It went from an incredibly well written show to an incredibly lazily written show. Which makes sense since a lot of the original writers had left.
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The original Death at a Funeral versus American Death at a Funeral the same (unwatchable).
If you enjoyed Fawlty Towers be sure to watch the original Death at a Funeral.
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It’s so lame the way the last two years of Andy Bernard were handled. He was annoying and not funny at all. Up until then, he was annoying and funny. I loved his character.
LSCII
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If you like it and want another show to watch after you're done with Deadwood, most of the same people involved with that show ended up doing a show called Justified. No Al Swearengen, but quite a few of the other actors and writers.
If you are into Westerns, and you haven't seen the Lonesome Dove mini series (Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones), its a must-watch. Not the bullshit Lonesome Dove spin-offs......just the original miniseries. Augustus McRae and Woodrow Call are 2 of the great characters of American Literature.
That novel is still in my all-time top 3 favorite books as well, and the mini series does the book justice.
Under the category of hidden gem resides High Fidelity with Zoe Kravitz, criminally online one season
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Hey thanks for sharing...I most certainly will watch!
If you watch any the shows I recommended above be sure to watch Godless or the Yellowstone prequels.
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You mother f***ing
If you like it and want another show to watch after you're done with Deadwood, most of the same people involved with that show ended up doing a show called Justified. No Al Swearengen, but quite a few of the other actors and writers.
I don't know anyone who didn't love Justified. The new Justified: City Primeval series isn't bad either. Olyphant's real life daughter plays his daughter in the show.
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Yeah we’ve been watching. Elmore Leonard is my favorite author so I read the book the reboot is based on a long time ago. They’re doing a good job of being faithful to the original story despite it not being a Raylan Givens story.
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HooperDrivesTheBoat
2010-2011 CHAMPS!!!
Jet-lagged and hot as hell outside so my wife and I shut the blinds and we’re bingeing shows all day. We just finished the Boston Marathon Bombing doc on Netflix. I thought it was well done for the most part - a little heavy handed in spots with the politics, but won’t expound on that - and it brought back that crazy time on these boards.
HooperDrivesTheBoat
2010-2011 CHAMPS!!!
One of my favorite shows of the past decade. Cillian Murphy is something else.
HooperDrivesTheBoat
2010-2011 CHAMPS!!!
HooperDrivesTheBoat
2010-2011 CHAMPS!!!
One of the greatest works of art in any medium. 10 masterpieces. I watch it once a year.
HooperDrivesTheBoat
2010-2011 CHAMPS!!!
Both classic shows. All in the Family is a work of genius. Carol O’Connor played a character so opposite his true personality, he should be awarded posthumous Emmys every year. What a brilliant actor.
Don't dig Westerns, but do recall Deadwood was infamous for its free flowing profanity.
Al Swearin' Again.
