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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). -
Terriers is one of the one and done shows I still recommend. Also Better off Ted. One of the funniest work place comedies ever, that absolutely no one watched.
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[quote name='rustycruiser' timestamp='1359298740' post='339859']Terriers is one of the one and done shows I still recommend. Also Better off Ted. One of the funniest work place comedies ever, that absolutely no one watched.[/quote]It's quite funny most of the series' I watch seem to have a lot of the actors chopping and changing between them, breaking bad, terriers, SOA, community, justified, even true blood and generation kill!
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started watching Arrow...1st ep didnt really grab me (similar to Batman in that he is a superbly organised vigilante) but I usually go for at least 4 or 5 before making a decision, the flashbacks are good and am thinking I will like it. Some of his exercises look mean!<br />
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started watching Arrow...1st ep didnt really grab me (similar to Batman in that he is a superbly organised vigilante) but I usually go for at least 4 or 5 before making a decision, the flashbacks are good and am thinking I will like it. Some of his exercises look mean!<br />
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Watching the last ep of Battlestar Galactica tonight!<br />
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The Arrow pilot was pretty ho-hum but I enjoyed it more as the series has gone a long - it's another show where the back story is at times more interesting than the current. Revolution is another one like that as well.<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).<br />
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FNL had three finales, S1 when they thought they were going to be canned, S3 when they were canned but then Direct TV worked out a deal to keep it going and then the S5 show. FNL is a weird one to convince people to watch, females get put off by the football and guys get put off by the drama, but it's just damn good TV.<br />
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I agree with Rusty, if you stick to your 3 seasons rule you'll miss out on some great TV. Terriers and Firefly were one season's of brilliance, you have to watch them both.<br />
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I'm currently making my way through Mad Men and Breaking Bad, two shows I initially found hard to get going with but now that I've sat down and watched them they are very good.<br />
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[quote][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]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.[/font][/color]<br />
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[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]So thanks to all those who talked it up here![/font][/color][/quote]<br />
Good of you to thank us fawning idiots! <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> -
Watched three eps of Banshee now. After the first "scene setter" ep where the premise of the show was set up it dived right into an ep that didn't make a huge amount of sense except show a reason for Hood to stay in town. If ep 3 is an indication of the rest of the series though we are in for a brutal ride of sex and violence. He ain't Cheryl's little boy(s) any more that's for sure.
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nope...not seen the original either<br />
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nope...not seen the original either<br />
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Anyone watch The Following? I see TVZ are advertising it as well, and only just started in the US.<br />
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SOA. Watched episode 3 & 4 of Season 5. Not cool writers, not cool.
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[quote name='rustycruiser' timestamp='1359298740' post='339859']<br />
Also Better off Ted. One of the funniest work place comedies ever, that absolutely no one watched.<br />
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Anyone watch the first two episodes of The Americans on Fx? I am enjoying it so far, has a lot of potential.<br />
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http://stage.fxnetworks.com/theamericans<br />
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I saw them advertising that here last week and thought it looked good (ep 2 tomorrow on TV3) havent had a chance to check it out yet.
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So, finished Season 5 of Sons of Anarchy last night.<br />
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Firstly, September is too long to wait.<br />
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Jax Teller is an evil mother fucker.<br />
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Interesting they have gone down the path of making him a completely contradictory character now.<br />
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There was some gross shit in this season.
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