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The Television Show Recommendation Thread (pg. 17)
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| Sushipunk |
| Is True Blood good? My gf just bought the 1st season. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sushipunk
Is True Blood good? My gf just bought the 1st season. |
do i recommend tv shows mr punk? ;) |
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True Blood
Fringe
House
Doctor Who
Breaking Bad
Being Human
CSI
NCIS
How I Met Your Mother |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sushipunk
Is True Blood good? My gf just bought the 1st season. |
It's campy, but a lot of parts are really great. I like how the vampires follow traditional rules - i.e. can't enter a house uninvited, can't cross running water, allergic to silver, etc. Not like superhero vampires in movies nowadays that can just do whatever they want.
I also like the deep south backdrop. Kind of an American gothic theme they go with that a lot of other works don't seem to handle too aptly.
The pacing seems kind of wonky, like some scenes are just filler, but overall it's a decent Vampire show amidst a sea of crap these days. I just wish that I didn't ever have to look at Anna Paquin's mouth, ever. |
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| Trancefxs |
| quote: | Originally posted by LAdazeNYnights
i just started watching twin peaks - wasn't familiar with it at all before this thread. i'm nearly through with the first season of it. very interesting. they're hosted on cbs. anything i should know about the show? which season was better? what else can i expect? |
Until the mystery resolution that happens half way through the second season, it is probably one of the top 3 tv series ever. Then it drags for a couple of episodes where Lynch and the main series writer only had a minor production role (I think), before it picks up again for a worthy finish. |
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| LAdazeNYnights |
| quote: | Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
It's campy, but a lot of parts are really great. I like how the vampires follow traditional rules - i.e. can't enter a house uninvited, can't cross running water, allergic to silver, etc. Not like superhero vampires in movies nowadays that can just do whatever they want.
I also like the deep south backdrop. Kind of an American gothic theme they go with that a lot of other works don't seem to handle too aptly.
The pacing seems kind of wonky, like some scenes are just filler, but overall it's a decent Vampire show amidst a sea of crap these days. I just wish that I didn't ever have to look at Anna Paquin's mouth, ever. |
what does campy mean exactly? i've heard that term used to describe movies- typically horror flicks maybe? i don't think i've ever really grasped what it means...probably something i could just look up.
+1 on paquin's mouth. and you're right about the pacing. it's not even that episodes build and build to a climax. it's odd at times. |
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| LAdazeNYnights |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trancefxs
Until the mystery resolution that happens half way through the second season, it is probably one of the top 3 tv series ever. Then it drags for a couple of episodes where Lynch and the main series writer only had a minor production role (I think), before it picks up again for a worthy finish. |
ah thanks. seeing this now reminds me i have yet to start on the second season. |
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| Trancefxs |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sushipunk
Is True Blood good? My gf just bought the 1st season. |
First season is definitely good. Both story and characters are well developed and the direction is also fairly decent. Second season on the other hand was a big disappointment, it could have easily lasted half of the episodes and the somewhat intriguing and ambiguous sexual atmosphere of the first season was replaced with scenes worthy of a trashy softcore movie. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
It's campy, but a lot of parts are really great. I like how the vampires follow traditional rules - i.e. can't enter a house uninvited, can't cross running water, allergic to silver, etc. Not like superhero vampires in movies nowadays that can just do whatever they want.
I also like the deep south backdrop. Kind of an American gothic theme they go with that a lot of other works don't seem to handle too aptly.
The pacing seems kind of wonky, like some scenes are just filler, but overall it's a decent Vampire show amidst a sea of crap these days. I just wish that I didn't ever have to look at Anna Paquin's mouth, ever. |
I think its less campy than it is satirical. |
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| LeopoldStotch |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
just watched the first episode of rubicon. has caught my interest. revolves around intelligence and code breaking. less sexy gadgets and infiltration, more thoughtful and substantive. well, at least compared to nonsense like burn notice. |
i caught some of the show myself. it looks interesting to say the least. i'll probably make some kind of judgment after a couple of episodes in. |
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| LAdazeNYnights |
i recently discovered 'fear itself'. have been making my way through the season. like the show, no doubt.
could anybody recommend something similar? horror shorts / horror series of self-contained episodes. |
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