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So Sorkin fans - what's the verdict on Newsroom. Personally I'm loving it. It has all the trademarks of his drama's but I'll put up with a lot just for the quality of his monologues. Just like Jed Bartlett was the President we should have, Newsroom is the TV news we will never get.<br />
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Finally got round to watching The Newsroom. First up, I'm a big Sorkin fan, I loved the West Wing and Sportsnight and thought Studio 60 was a good season of TV.<br />
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Basically The Newsroom is just Aaron Sorkin's attack on the Tea Party (and partially Fox News) and good on him I say. And in all of his stuff he actually makes Republicans come across as better than they appear in the media - has any Republican of recent years been as on to it as Alan Alda's character on The West Wing.<br />
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My biggest problem with it is that its sentimentality goes overboard a bit, stuff that worked on The West Wing and Sportsnight doesn't really work as well here, but that could be familiarity of the writer more than anything else.<br />
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Brilliant. I never watched the series but remember hearing all the buzz about the final episode being on and stumbled upon it whilst flicking channels, so left it on. Pissed myself laughing at that ending.<br />
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Yeah, I did the classic thing and thought the DVD was bung. Thought about it a bit since and reckon it was about as good an ending as they could have made. I know what I think happens but don't know how to do that 'spoilers; thingy on posts otherwise I would say. Mind you, it's been years since the ending aired so probably no biggie. -
Watched the first ep of Banshee and it looks worth a go. Good production values and scripting. Characters are interesting.<br />
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Obviously the first ep was establishing the bones of the story and without giving anything away, the basic premise is a newly released con that has a situation land in his lap where he can take the identity of an out of town Sheriff just arriving at the town of Banshee (it makes better sense when you watch it). He has his reasons for wanting to be there as well.<br />
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I see Banshee is up on SoHo pretty quick. For those of you that have seen it andwant more background info I suggest you go to the Cinemax website and check the extras. there are a whole bunch of 'flashback' clips that flesh out the backstory and characters. There is also a Graphic Novel free pdf download with the story of the job that had Hood jailed in the first place.
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Season 2 of " Sons of Anarchy" is pretty good, you guys should check it out<br />
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I see Banshee is up on SoHo pretty quick. For those of you that have seen it andwant more background info I suggest you go to the Cinemax website and check the extras. there are a whole bunch of 'flashback' clips that flesh out the backstory and characters. There is also a Graphic Novel free pdf download with the story of the job that had Hood jailed in the first place.<br />
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First ep has also been provided for free on Youtube by Cinemax. They are investing a fair bit in trying to get this one off the ground. -
did season 2 of "Sons of Anarchy" in a week, and i'm now 4 episodes into season 3. damn good show. My wife still can't believe she likes it so much, when she considers the content
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Who was it said Season 3 of SOA was a bit shit? I hav watched 11 episodes in 3 nights, it's great. Final 2 tonight
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Who was it said Season 3 of SOA was a bit shit? I hav watched 11 episodes in 3 nights, it's great. Final 2 tonight<br />
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well, pretty much everyone are dicks.<br />
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S4 is the one with arguably the sh!ttest season finale ever...outside of Lost<br />
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Did SOA change writers for Season 4? It's like a completely different show. All the humour has gone. All the little side stories of "helping" Charming are gone. The "bad guys with a heart of gold" feel has gone. Now, they are just bad guys. And its hard to root for them like you have for the first 3 seasons.<br />
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Same writers ( or at least the main creator of the show/ story), Kurt Sutter. <br />
From 4 on though, it does become more and more about Jax being dragged deeper into a lifestyle he is trying to escape. <br />
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Just finished watching the final season of Friday Night Lights after reading it recommended on here so many times. Putting it simply is is fucking brilliant, one of the best shows I've seen, if not the best.<br />
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I watched the pilot about a week ago (easily the most compelling first episode of any show I've watched), and have eaten through all five seasons since then. So much for doing productive stuff in my week off work!<br />
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I don't want to become one of those fawning idiots who constantly recommend TV shows, but please do yourself a favour if you haven't seen it. Season 2 is largely a mess and season 4 starts slowly but it's so worth persevering. The conclusion is really great as well, which is a rarity.<br />
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Agree: I'm currently watching FNL week by week on Sky and it is a consistent highlight. Am on S3:E11. Quite like the old school act of waiting for each episode.<br />
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Season 3 is the best season I reckon. The last episode is a real tear jerker (the whole show is really, although I suppose I lose man points for admitting that), partly because they thought they might get canned so made it a show finale of sorts.<br />
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Funnily enough I'm the opposite to you, I need to watch back to back eps to really immerse myself in the show. I can't wait a week, lose the flow completely.<br />
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I have just implemented a new policy when it comes to new TV shows- I won't watch it until it is finished its 3rd season. This is for two reasons- it allows me to watch multiple eps back-to-back, and it also prevents me from being burned when a show I have invested in is canned after its 1st or 2nd season (eg How to make it in America, Hung, Party Down etc).
