TV Serieseseses
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Cheers guys, I'll keep the thread running until I finally finish Justified (2 episodes to go) and then I'll tally up!<br />
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Tim, I haven't seen Breaking Bad S2 yet but if it's the best television ever, i.e. better than The Wire, then I'm looking forward to it, I just need to try and get past two episodes though! -
I've seen Mad Men and Deadwood. Really enjoyed them both. Took me awhile to warm up to Mad Men, but now I wouldn't miss it. I haven't seen Breaking Bad. I am saving it for when all the shows I watch end so I can do a major visual hit and enjoy it. <br />
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Did you watch Kings, Jury? Ian McShane was entertaining in that too.<br />
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No. I haven't seen that one, Tim. Will put it on my watchlist.<br />
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I've been watching some crap lately - something about sharing the TV and all. When I want to chase them away, I put the motorsport channel on now. Works wonders in clearing a room. -
go for Glee...one of my mates who we taunt endlessly about it reckons it is great!!<br />
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Breaking Bad is up there as one of the best things on TV for me, Deadwood S1 & 2 are great, S3 is ok, plenty of familiar faces in it as well. McShane is brilliant! -
If you live The Wire, have you watched The Corner?
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Grrr! I've given you three options! Pick one (not two TR)! <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> (But thanks to everyone who is contributing).
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I would watch them in the order you listed them. But they are all good.
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Anybody else been wataching Californication season five online??
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I don't watch much TV these days, and I kinda despise "reality tv" shows... so I am kinda weirded-out being somewhat hooked watching Storagre Wars.<br />
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[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storage_Wars"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storage_Wars[/url]<br />
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I didn't know anybody else watched it, until I read a big feature at ESPN's Grantland about the program, where they had watched all 52 episodes (to date), so I suspect others might like it too.<br />
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[url="http://www.grantland.com/blog/hollywood-prospectus/post//id/47649/a-debate-about-storage-wars-does-rooting-for-dave-hester-make-you-a-bad-person"]http://www.grantland.com/blog/hollywood-prospectus/post//id/47649/a-debate-about-storage-wars-does-rooting-for-dave-hester-make-you-a-bad-person[/url] -
Interesting Article in the NBR about TV Shows/ Copyright etc etc using GoT Series 2 as an example..<br />
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[b] [quote]The Game of Thrones effect: Season 2 debut sends NZ-US internet traffic through the roof[/b]<br />
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[b]UPDATE April 5, 2011:[/b] I was just talking to the boss of one of our largest ISPs.<br />
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He said international data traffic went through the roof last Tuesday. As in completely blew the lid off. <br />
There a huge spike in data being sucked down from the US.<br />
That was the day when the first episode of Game of Thrones, season two, debuted on HBO in the US (Monday US time).<br />
Season two doesn't start on Sky TV until April 16 (although there was an iSky preview on April 4).<br />
So it seems a huge number of Kiwis could not wait for April 16.<br />
Or, if they're not Sky TV subscribers, were not willing to wait a half-year or longer to appear on disc (and, alas, in terms of standalone download services it will never appear on NZ newcomer QuickFlix, [url="http://www.nbr.co.nz/opinion/quickflix-signs-another-kinda-content-deal-time-itv"]despite[/url] HBO's $A10 million investment, due to Sky TV having rights locked up. Same goes for the hapless iTunes NZ).<br />
I'm not willing to break the law, but I am willing to break Apple's terms and conditions to commercially access the US version of iTunes (see details below), whose movie and TV section boasts everything iTunes NZ lacks, including a good section of movies, and new-release HBO shows. And it can all be streamed from your broadband internet connection to your regulalar television, in high def, via a $159 Apple TV gadget.<br />
iTunes US is not offering Game of Thrones season two yet (or it seems rivals like Hulu) - so I'm guessing a bunch of that New Zealanders downloaded it illegally.<br />
You could see on social media that many were torn (including one member of John Key's staff). They didn't want to break the law. But, boy, they loved their Game of Thrones, and it was just so tempting to download a dose.<br />
Most would pay if given the chance, as the commercial NetFlix has proved in the US by moving ahead of BitTorrent in traffic terms.<br />
But if they're not given a commercial download option, and they need it now, well .... look at what happened.<br />
How long can the entertainment industry stay at war with its own customers?<br />
A lot of people have asked me how iTunes US is going.<br />
It rocks. It's changed my life, or at least the TV and movie and part of it.<br />
It's a wonderland of great, up-to-date content (ironically, a Games of Thrones seasons one delay was one of my few disappointments; it only recently came available).<br />
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Way back in the thread someone was asking about 'The Killing' and there were comments about the US Version being crap.<br />
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I haven't seen the Danish version and while I don't doubt that it is very good, I started on the US version and haven't stopped. I really like it.<br />
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I imagine that it has been done very true to the original as the settings in Seattle and the constant rain give a very Euro feel. The acting is first grade. It is purposely a slow burner that squeezes out bits about the characters in very small doses and at times the story of the Victims family drags a bit and gets melodramatic.<br />
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I would recommend it if, like me, you can't be arsed with a foreign language veiwing. It's hardly crap.<br />
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Way back in the thread someone was asking about 'The Killing' and there were comments about the US Version being crap.<br />
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That was me....I didnt go for it based on feedback on here, which in most cases is pretty good for my tastes (except for the Wire which I simply havent gotten into for some reason, it seems somethign I'd watch, but not a MUST SEE)<br />
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It's terrible, they're the most incompetent cops ever. The would be mayor is a dreadful character. The subplot over the muslim teacher was preachy, telegraphed and cliched. It's crap.<br />
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The Danish original was quite good.<br />
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We'll agree to disagree then. I can see you are after a higher degree of believeability but I tend to suspend belief as long as it's not ludicrous.<br />
Given the format of the show (one episode+one day) we would still be waiting after years and years for progress if this was at the pace of a true police investigation. Most people even find this slow going after a diet of CSI type crime shows.<br />
The 'flaws' in the investigation aren't that glaring as to make you think they are totally incompetent and are obviously plot devices.<br />
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I love watching GoT but would hardly want to start picking at the plot and characterisations or it would ruin the watching.<br />
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As I say, I haven't seen the Danish version. I do understand it was critically acclaimed, but can't believe that it also didn't have similar plot devices to twist and turn the story even if they were done much better.<br />
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I'll give it a few more days and start collating the votes to see what I'm watching! I watched the end of Chicago Code and am a few episodes into Boss while waiting for votes to come in. (TBH I forgot about this thread and just started watching the other shows).
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Deadwood<br />
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Just started watching The Killing is pretty good so far.<br />
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I started on The Killing at the end of last week and by Tuesday night was upset to realise I had caught up entirely and now have to wait for each ep. I don't rate it as 'brilliant' but something about it made me want to keep going as fast as possible.<br />
It's not the 'who-dunnit' part either. I am happy for that to not be revealed yet. I'm not even trying to guess (much), I think it's just that the characters are (mostly) so well acted that you start to care about what is happening to them.<br />
The guy that plays the ex-junkie cop is putting in one of the best performances I have seen on TV.<br />
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I have sourced me the pilot so I'll give it a crack, I saw the previews on SOHO last year and thought it looked good but had a few poopoo it on here so I didnt bother at the time (as much cos I had plenty to watch anyway)
