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Tim

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Sons' hugs. 

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Ahhhh, the video didn't embed.

mariner4life

oh, i thought we were having a moment over the end of the series. 
 
this is awkward...

taniwharugby

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oh, i thought we were having a moment over the end of the series. 
 
this is awkward... 
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I thought it was some joke that I didnt get when I saw you had liked the post...

Nepia

So, I finally got round to watching Homeland and SOA - I've been watching Ray Donovan so have put the two of them off ... it's a bit of a worry that I couldn't even be bothered to watch them straight away. TBH, I'm a bit worried - is the era of great TV drama already over? Are we now in an era of only just goodish stuff?
 
Homeland
[spoiler]I've never really been annoyed by the daughter so this series wasn't as bad for me as any of you but FFS it ended in the worst possible space. Carrie still in the CIA - agree with everyone else it is f-ing stupid. Saul not in the CIA, great one of the two watchable characters left (with Quinn) is now gone. I wonder if Patinkin has quit the show as he never stays with shows very long.
 
Agree with Moosh re: how disjointed the show is. Where was the Iranian girl in the last episode? Why have the family involved if the ramifications of Brodie's death on/for them is not even going to paid lip service to?[/spoiler]
 
 
SOA
[spoiler]Agreew with most posts above. This seemed to me a bit like Sutter was saying f-you to everyone who gave him shit about not killing Clay all these years. This year had some good parts but was ruined by the whole ... I loved seeing the Irish get their beans as one of the good parts. Nero is (was) a great character. I think I might root for him over the Sons next year if the set up for next series plays out as suggested in this episode.
 
Crucial: I don't even like Bobby .... [/spoiler]
 
 
Ray Donovan
[spoiler]7 episodes in and I'm really enjoying this show. Was not what I was expecting for a start ... was told it was a Hollywood fixer show like House of Lies. I'm enjpying seeing how the backstory unfolds. I think that Voight is hamming it up like crazy though. No doubt he's getting bouquets from critics but he's only just this side of me wanting to turn off in each scene. Liev Schreiber is pretty believable as a bad ass for an actor, he looks more physical than most do.
 
And for anyone who thinks that the daughter on Homeland is annoying spend a few minutes watching the daughter on this show you'll want to stab your eyes and ears out.
 
TBF, I just like Boston themed shows ... even when they're set in LA.[/spoiler]
 
After Ray Donovan I may finally get around to watching the rest of Deadwood - the last of the 'great' TV dramas of the last decade I haven't finished yet.

taniwharugby

I have only waTCHED 2 eps of Ray Donovan, it was watchable, just didnt grip me, and yeah his daughter was annoying...and his wife is entirely too average!

Crucial

Nepia, Homeland
 
[spoiler]Saul is a big part of the show and is renewed for next year. He will be a private contractor though. Carrie gets to pick her team in Istanbul so that will explain why Quinn, and the techie guys are in the show. 
The series was very disjointed but if you read the link I posted with the showrunner talking, the whole show was diverted by the network because of the popularity of the characters and they couldn't play out their original story. At least they found a way to move on. 
The whole Carrie is a nut bag but keeps her job thing is far fetched, but also remember that she has been proven correct all they way along. Her suspicions of Brody, her theory of Abu Nazir, her methods of getting Brody on board and her belief that he was still working for them, not against them all provided the CIA with a pretty big 'win' to hang their hats on. 
Although it's far fetched that the CIA would run her based only on her ability to have correct hunches she is stated as being one of the best asset runners they have and that must hold some value. 
So there is a wee bit of credibility there. 
I'll tune in next season to see where they take it now the Brody monkey is off their back.[/spoiler]

Nepia

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I have only waTCHED 2 eps of Ray Donovan, it was watchable, just didnt grip me, and yeah his daughter was annoying...and his wife is entirely too average!
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Yeah, at least make the wife a MILF - I think the actress was the same one from the Irish series of SOA? 
 
I can understand you taking or leaving Ray Donovan, but I am still bemused that you can't get through the greatest show of all time.

taniwharugby

She was also the prostitue in Deadwood.
 
Haha, I was discussing The Wire with a friend yesterday, I might have to try again...although I have a few other shows I'd like to give a go too (Boardwalk Empire, Sopranos, Modern Family)

Nepia

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She was also the prostitue in Deadwood.
 
Haha, I was discussing The Wire with a friend yesterday, I might have to try again...although I have a few other shows I'd like to give a go too (Boardwalk Empire, Sopranos, Modern Family)
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You haven't seen the Sopranos either? Did you just buy a TV in the past year? ;)
 
Boardwalk Empire is ok, but I think it's another example of TV only being goodish now and not great. The parts are all there but it doesn't quite fit.
 
As Modern Family is a sitcom, I tend not to think of them in the same context as the dramas. But I laugh, which is what counts.
 
Re: The Wire, just do it, but remember to not have any distractions - send the kids to relations, a holiday programme, Siberia, wherever and just sit down and watch. Ignore the fact the first series is a decade old with dated technology (and that beepers were already old technology - they explain why they're still being used IIRC). Hmmm, as an aside, is it too early to have early 00s period pieces? Good luck. If they ever perfect the memory removal technology from the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind movie I may have to get it done just so I can re-watch The Wire for the first time again.

taniwharugby

Just checked and Sopranos started in 1999, which was when I went to the UK, as I am pretty sure I watched a couple of eps in NZ and when I got the UK they were either behind or ahead and I never carried on with it.

Nepia

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Just checked and Sopranos started in 1999, which was when I went to the UK, as I am pretty sure I watched a couple of eps in NZ and when I got the UK they were either behind or ahead and I never carried on with it.
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I remember watching parts of the first episode in the UK and thinking: what is this tutae? Then I started watching season 3 with my flatmates back in NZ and then they replayed 1 and 2 nightly at about 11pm so I caught up that way.

jegga

Homeland had a whiff of lost at the end of the first series, I won't revisit it. Is Ray Donovan great of just good? My mysky is full of episodes loc it.

Nepia

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Nepia, Homeland
 
[spoiler]Saul is a big part of the show and is renewed for next year. He will be a private contractor though. Carrie gets to pick her team in Istanbul so that will explain why Quinn, and the techie guys are in the show. 
The series was very disjointed but if you read the link I posted with the showrunner talking, the whole show was diverted by the network because of the popularity of the characters and they couldn't play out their original story. At least they found a way to move on. 
The whole Carrie is a nut bag but keeps her job thing is far fetched, but also remember that she has been proven correct all they way along. Her suspicions of Brody, her theory of Abu Nazir, her methods of getting Brody on board and her belief that he was still working for them, not against them all provided the CIA with a pretty big 'win' to hang their hats on. 
Although it's far fetched that the CIA would run her based only on her ability to have correct hunches she is stated as being one of the best asset runners they have and that must hold some value. 
So there is a wee bit of credibility there. 
I'll tune in next season to see where they take it now the Brody monkey is off their back.[/spoiler]
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Ok, missed this one the other day, wasn't ignoring you Crucial so don't mess with my votes on the Fernies, that sounds a bit better TBH. Although how they integrate Saul into the show will be interesting.
 
I'll definitely be tuning in, hell I didn't even hate the daughter like most of you guys did. I do find Carrie to be a chore to watch so hopefully they make her less annoying and include lots of Quinn - but knowing their track record they'll ruin his characterisation as well.
 
 
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M4L: I was listening to a podcast about Breaking Bad and they helped confirm some of my thoughts about this series ... and I know the rabid Breaking Bad fans will probably bite my head off for saying this ... but I don't think you should watch all the series in one go, break it up a bit between series would be my opinion. As someone who just watched it all in one go I think it would be better served with breaks. I think you'll enjoy it more. (FYI - despite the negativity of this post I like the series but it's not the greatest thing in the history of the world, so tempering expectations might be the way to go).
 
My reasons for this (M4L you shouldn't read this but BB fans who think I'm nuts should) are:
[spoiler]When watching it in one continuous go the Walt v Jessie, Walt and Jessie friends, Walt v Jessie etc story lines get really repetitive. They do it every season and it just started getting on my wick.[/spoiler]

Nepia

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Homeland had a whiff of lost at the end of the first series, I won't revisit it. Is Ray Donovan great of just good? My mysky is full of episodes loc it.
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I think it's good, it's definitely not great, and I think it's actually the performance of Liev Shrieber that carries it, although most plaudits will go towards Jon Voight I suspect. I have one episode to go so will see whether they tie everything together.

Bones

Yeah actually I kind of agree with you on breaking bad Neps. Watching it all in one go kind of gives it less impact...

Nepia

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Yeah actually I kind of agree with you on breaking bad Neps. Watching it all in one go kind of gives it less impact...
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Yay, someone agrees with me, I'm being shunned like a leper amongst my TV watching friends!

Bones

Oh don't get me wrong, breaking bad is the best ever, although maybe shares top spot for me with generation kill. And just to rub it in...the wire...what's that?

Nepia

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Oh don't get me wrong, breaking bad is the best ever, although maybe shares top spot for me with generation kill. And just to rub it in...the wire...what's that?
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 :ireful:
 
Although, good to see you rate Generation Kill up there, classy follow up to the GOAT TV show* by Simons. I haven't watched Treme yet.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*That is the answer to your question.

taniwharugby

I.never watched BB in.more than 1 Series at a time so.can't comment, but TBH given.most shows are played with a break of a year it is understandable story lines might not stand up when watched back to back. 
I usually have few weeks breaking between series I watch in sucession (X Files and Battlestar Galactica) to prevent boredom regardless of how good a series might be

Nepia

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I.never watched BB in.more than 1 Series at a time so.can't comment, but TBH given.most shows are played with a break of a year it is understandable story lines might not stand up when watched back to back. 
I usually have few weeks breaking between series I watch in sucession (X Files and Battlestar Galactica) to prevent boredom regardless of how good a series might be
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I actually watched Battlestar all the way through aside from a week long period between 3 - 4 when I needed to track down S4. I watched Generation Kill in less than an 24 hours I think. I watched until late and then got up and started again. Hmmm, I really needed to get a life back then.

The Silver Fern

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