TV: Current and Recent

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Re: TV: Current and Recent

Postby VirginInvader » Tue Apr 03, 2012 1:15 am

They get better later in the series. It's the Dothraki whore's chapters that really start to grate
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Re: TV: Current and Recent

Postby Delightful-Jim » Tue Apr 03, 2012 1:44 am

VirginInvader wrote:They get better later in the series. It's the Dothraki whore's chapters that really start to grate


I found them bordering between comical and just plain silly. They can hold my attention though but that's mostly because the Kahleesi (sp?) is wicked hot. And I don't like blondes.
If I like it, It's probably awful.

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Postby clare-l » Tue Apr 03, 2012 6:05 am

Ensorcelled wrote:New episode is awesome. Makes me want to finish the first book and crack on with CoK even more. Should be done in a day or two :D

Oh, and from getting up to where I am now in the series, I can safely say there's nothing I hate more than Sansa chapters.


Sansa is my absolute favourite. he's not a great writer but he always cracks out the best bits for her chapters, and hers are the ones that give you the most clues as to how the story's going to go. "in real life the monsters win" and "life is not a song" not to mention the way that she develops and lies and uses the society skills she was taught to be her defence.

but after ADWD i just can't get the tyrion appeal. he was just so repulsive in his thinking. could never feel sympathy for a character who acts/thinks like that.

Daenerys is the only character i'd ever come close to calling a "silly bitch" because she's so annoying and convinced of her entitlement.

@Mike i was talking more book. i hate how they gave catelyn's dialogue to robb in episode 1 of season 2.
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Re: TV: Current and Recent

Postby Luke_X » Tue Apr 03, 2012 12:34 pm

Just watched Game of Thrones. I liked it. It was entertaining and updated the characters from the first season. As long as thy keep this up, I doubt I will find anything wrong.

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Postby Ensorcelled » Tue Apr 03, 2012 1:37 pm

Episode 2 has leaked. Not sure if I can stand to wait 2 weeks for a new episode if I get it now though.
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Postby Darkweasel » Tue Apr 03, 2012 3:14 pm

After trying Community and Cougar Town, and winning spectacularly with both, I thought I'd give Parks and Recreation a go.
Only one episode in but it may well stay that way forever. What a load of shite.
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Re: TV: Current and Recent

Postby Jobdone » Tue Apr 03, 2012 3:29 pm

Darkweasel wrote:Only one episode in but it may well stay that way forever. What a load of shite.


NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

DON'T DO IT BRO.

Just about everyone who ever watched that show thought season 1 ranged from subpar to straight up terrible.

It's around early season 2 that the show starts the pick up. It becomes a character comedy, like Community and Cougar Town.

It's just in season 1, all the characters are a bit bland.
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Postby CrappyMike » Tue Apr 03, 2012 3:40 pm

i may download season 2 then. like darkweasel i watched on episode and gave up. seemed like it was trying to be the office tbh.

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Postby Jobdone » Tue Apr 03, 2012 3:44 pm

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Postby Luke_X » Tue Apr 03, 2012 4:26 pm

just seen this. i doubt this could work very well unless they were given permission for the violence/gore needed. this is more likely to flop more than anything.

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Re: TV: Current and Recent

Postby Darkweasel » Wed Apr 04, 2012 12:07 am

Watched Episode 2 of Parks and Recreation.
Even worse than the first.

I think I'm just going to skip to the final episode and the first episode of Season 2.
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Re: TV: Current and Recent

Postby Applecore » Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:00 am

New Cougar Town...





...delayed until next week. FAAAHHCK AYUUU AMERWICUUURRRW
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Re: TV: Current and Recent

Postby Jobdone » Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:18 am

American schedules are fucking annoying as hell.

British shit has like 4 episodes and can show regularly each week.

You have 20+ and can't show it every week.

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Re: TV: Current and Recent

Postby Applecore » Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:29 am

It just totally fucks up the flow of the episodes.
Plus, I like my routine being:
Monday Morning: Dexter
Tuesday Morning: HIMYM
Wednesday Morning: Cougar Town
Thursday Morning: South Park
Friday Morning: Community/It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia/The Office (though that one I need to catch up on..)
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Re: TV: Current and Recent

Postby angel_of_death » Thu Apr 05, 2012 8:41 am

Surprised nobody has mentioned the Apprentice yet...What does everyone think about the latest crop of arrogant tossers?
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