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OK so after reading a few good write-ups both on this thread and elsewhere, I have downloaded the first season of Justified. I watched the first three episodes, and frankly I'm underwhelmed. It's a bit cliche, a bit cheesy and doesn't seem to have much of an ongoing plot.<br />
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My question is this- does it get better? Is it worth sticking with, or is it just not the series for me?<br />
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If it stays like the first three episodes then I probably won't continue. Then again the first three episodes of the Wire were pretty shit as well, and that turned out pretty nicely... -
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If it stays like the first three episodes then I probably won't continue. Then again the first three episodes of the Wire were pretty shit as well, and that turned out pretty nicely...<br />
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I am 3 episodes into the wire and massively underwhelmed... but everybody, bar none, tells to me keep going because it's so frickin amzingly awesome.<br />
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haha, I got to about 6 of the Wire and chose to give it a break to try again another day....<br />
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I guess like everything, our tastes differ, although I guess Barbarian is probably a bit further removed than most, liking the Wobblies and all <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /> -
[quote name='Toddy' timestamp='1337925190' post='287635']<br />
Keep going MR. Probably the best series Ive watched.<br />
[/quote]Watch Breaking Bad or Generation Kill then <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' /><br />
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I quite like Justified, pretty clichÃ
d but often a few laughs. I wasn't sure after the first couple of episodes but kept going and am now up to season 3...<br />
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I watched the first episode of The Wire years ago and hated it. After seeing so many recommend it here I grabbed it again this year and finished the whole lot within a matter of a couple of months! -
It is hard to take advice from a Bieber avatar.
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I've watched all of them Don Frye. They were unashamedly B grade and I loved them. I enjoyed them more than Homeland (where I didn't like a single character or care what happened to them). At least the Spartacus crew aren't pretentious and there are some fine looking honeys in there. <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':yes:' /><br />
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The endless "Have you lost mind?" moments and dialogue became very tedious in the third season. Very, very tedious.<br />
I found the first two seasons to be fine.<br />
Ok, I still got through the third season but fast forwarded a LOT.<br />
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One of my fave shows (and a few others here) the past year-or-so was ESPN's documentary series "30 For 30." ESPN/Grantland announced last week a 2nd series - short docs. The first one just posted online is about Pete Rose selling autographs in Las Vegas. It humanizes him in a way I haven't previously seen, it's semi-pathetic and kinda funny in a way you usually only see with retired pro-wrestlers on the Comic-Con circuit, and you find yourself liking the guy. The doc runs 8 minutes and can be seen here (with story about the new "30 For 30" season):<br />
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[url="http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7930049/another-30-films-subjects-stories-captured-our-attention"]http://www.grantland...d-our-attention[/url]<br />
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Website w/ trailer for new season and the Rose film can be seen here:<br />
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[url="http://espn.go.com/30for30/"]http://espn.go.com/30for30/[/url]<br />
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One of my fave shows (and a few others here) the past year-or-so was ESPN's documentary series "30 For 30." ESPN/Grantland announced last week a 2nd series - short docs. The first one just posted online is about Pete Rose selling autographs in Las Vegas. It humanizes him in a way I haven't previously seen, it's semi-pathetic and kinda funny in a way you usually only see with retired pro-wrestlers on the Comic-Con circuit, and you find yourself liking the guy. The doc runs 8 minutes and can be seen here (with story about the new "30 For 30" season):<br />
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[url="http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7930049/another-30-films-subjects-stories-captured-our-attention"]http://www.grantland...d-our-attention[/url]<br />
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Website w/ trailer for new season and the Rose film can be seen here:<br />
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[url="http://espn.go.com/30for30/"]http://espn.go.com/30for30/[/url]<br />
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(Bookmark.)<br />
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Yes yes and more yes. Saw about ten of these when I had EPSN Classic for a few months. Awesome little docos. Everything from Michael Jordan's time as a baseball player to a little league team that beat a much more favoured team from Taiwan. The best one one called "The best that never was" about Marcus Dupress. Absolutely dominated at college level, had issues with the coach and left to play pro ball but then suffered a career ending injury after just a few games. Think Jonah Lomu ending his career just before he got selected for the ABs. Dupress who could have been one of the alltime greats is now a truck driver in Mississippi. Shows how fickle sport can be. -
I'm struggling my way through The Wire S5 at the moment. Just not buying into the the whole premise around McNulty. The writers must have been getting tired. The rest of the story (including the homeless) could have happened for real and didn't need Jimmy's interference.<br />
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The Killing is heading toward it's climax but the last two episodes have been a bit of a 'plateau' to set up the conclusion. Still a very well acted and scripted show, if a touch over dramatic at times.<br />
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I'm not sure if anyone else has been wayching Person of Interest which IMO matured a lot during it's run. Was good to have a show that was given that opportunity to find it's feet over a 23 episode season. I had just been watching it as a 'filler' but as the show moved on from being episodic formula stuff to being more about the underlying stories of the main characters it started to get really good and has set itself up well for a second series. It didn't fall into the trap of 'Alcatraz' where they kept too much secret and only eeked out the main story in tiny bits so the veiwer lost interest. -
[quote name='red terror' timestamp='1338313418' post='288211']<br />
One of my fave shows (and a few others here) the past year-or-so was ESPN's documentary series "30 For 30." ESPN/Grantland announced last week a 2nd series - short docs. The first one just posted online is about Pete Rose selling autographs in Las Vegas. It humanizes him in a way I haven't previously seen, it's semi-pathetic and kinda funny in a way you usually only see with retired pro-wrestlers on the Comic-Con circuit, and you find yourself liking the guy. The doc runs 8 minutes and can be seen here (with story about the new "30 For 30" season):<br />
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[url="http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7930049/another-30-films-subjects-stories-captured-our-attention"]http://www.grantland...d-our-attention[/url]<br />
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Website w/ trailer for new season and the Rose film can be seen here:<br />
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[url="http://espn.go.com/30for30/"]http://espn.go.com/30for30/[/url]<br />
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(Bookmark.)<br />
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Awesome, thanks for the heads-up. The OJ Simpson day doco is an all time fav of mine. -
[quote name='Crucial' timestamp='1338334839' post='288250'] I'm struggling my way through The Wire S5 at the moment. Just not buying into the the whole premise around McNulty. The writers must have been getting tired. The rest of the story (including the homeless) could have happened for real and didn't need Jimmy's interference. The Killing is heading toward it's climax but the last two episodes have been a bit of a 'plateau' to set up the conclusion. Still a very well acted and scripted show, if a touch over dramatic at times. I'm not sure if anyone else has been wayching Person of Interest which IMO matured a lot during it's run. Was good to have a show that was given that opportunity to find it's feet over a 23 episode season. I had just been watching it as a 'filler' but as the show moved on from being episodic formula stuff to being more about the underlying stories of the main characters it started to get really good and has set itself up well for a second series. It didn't fall into the trap of 'Alcatraz' where they kept too much secret and only eeked out the main story in tiny bits so the veiwer lost interest. [/quote]<br />
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Yeah I'm up to date on The Killing and it is moving along well, although as you say a little slower to set the scene.<br />
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[spoiler]Is a change of tact form most cop shows where the killer is caught at the end of each episode, so makes it a bit more realistic and how it deals with the accused's and the impact on their lives too. ALso Linden is her own worst enemy, just doesnt know when to shut it. Be interesting to see how they finish it though.[/spoiler]<br />
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I have enjoyed Person of Interest too, especially as it is delving into Rees' past now, given I was skeptical to start with due to the association with Lost wirters/producers or whoever. Even the main premise of the show (the software that gives the info) isnt that far fetched. -
Aussie based Ferners only, onone else watching "Bikie Wars"? I have been, and its not too bad. There's plenty of fights and tits to keep you amused, and the story moves along pretty well. If you can overlook the atrocious Scottish accent, its a decent little hour a week watch. I hope it doesn't got the way of so many of these shows, and have about 6 episodes too many.<br />
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Also, i am a religious Q&A watcher on a Monday night. The ones where the panel is stacked with politicians can get tedious (espcially at the moment) and the audience seems packed with left-wing Sociology major student hipsters determined to prove how smart they are (seriously, just ask the fucking question, your opinion and fluffery doesn't matter you self-important dickbag), but all in all its good TV. Anyway, my point was, did anyone watch Monday's? It was piss funny, Barry Hunphries was on and he owned! Everything he said was funny as fuck, and half the time he didn't even answer the question. The others all chimed in as well (the journalist was the surprise to me), and i reckon it was the best panel in ages. -
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Awesome, thanks for the heads-up. The OJ Simpson day doco is an all time fav of mine.<br />
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Off the top of my head, that was probably one of my fave 3 or 4 episodes (the Ricky Williams, Two Escobars, and USFL episodes were my faves, but I didn't think there was a weak one in the lot). -
@Mariner - Bikie Wars starts in NZ tonight, following on from the finale of SOA a fortnight ago.
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Yea, it's no SOA, so if that is your level of expectation, give it a miss. But as far as a locally produced show supposedlybased on true events, it's entertaining.
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Off the top of my head, that was probably one of my fave 3 or 4 episodes (the Ricky Williams, Two Escobars, and USFL episodes were my faves, but I didn't think there was a weak one in the lot).<br />
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The Marion Jones one was pretty weak. It certainly avoided certain aspects of why she went to prison. -
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Aussie based Ferners only, onone else watching "Bikie Wars"? I have been, and its not too bad. There's plenty of fights and tits to keep you amused, and the story moves along pretty well.[b] If you can overlook the atrocious Scottish accent,[/b] its a decent little hour a week watch. I hope it doesn't got the way of so many of these shows, and have about 6 episodes too many.<br />
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I couldn't. I tried, but that attempt at an accent was so bad as to be totally distracting. -
