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rustycruiser

I watched the first season of 24 (when it was good) in one weekend about 10 years ago or so. The only shows I have binge watched recently are the Netflix ones (House of Cards, Arrested Development, Orange New Black) and that was mainly to try and avoid spoilers from all the other dickheads binge watching and then spewing spoilers left and right.

rustycruiser

BSG all the way through is hardcore, especially if you watch it correctly with all the webisodes, and the two movies (Razor, The Plan) as well. Add in Caprica and Blood and Chrome and it is madness.

taniwharugby

I haven't watched the movies, are they worth it? 
Now that I think about it, I watched X Files start to finish as it was on The Box at 2230 every night until it was done...I watched BSG earlier this year I think.

rustycruiser

Razor was released after season 3. It follows the story of Pegasus before (and after) it meets up with Galactica. Viewing order nerds say it should be watched in the middle of season 2.
 
The Plan looks at the events that led to the start of the war from the perspective of the Cylons. It was released after the show ended.
 
Both worth a watch. I think both have Director's cuts with an extra 20-30min. See if you can grab those versions
 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://thunderpeel2001.blogspot.com/2010/02/battlestar-galactica-viewing-order.html'>http://thunderpeel2001.blogspot.com/2010/02/battlestar-galactica-viewing-order.html</a>

taniwharugby

Yeah I didnt realise the existance of the movies until I had past those points, so didnt bother watching at the time

rustycruiser

I need to log off this thread ASAP, as I am starting to get an itch to watch the entire BSG run again. That would seriously screw up my Christmas holiday vacation free time. 
 
I have been using some of my free time to check out some of the stacked up recordings of 2013 new shows on my DVR. I still think they are all mostly crap. The ones that got the most traction with the general public are mostly meh to me. (Blacklist, MAoS, Mom, Millers, Sleepy Hollow)

Nepia

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I watched the first season of 24 (when it was good) in one weekend about 10 years ago or so. The only shows I have binge watched recently are the Netflix ones (House of Cards, Arrested Development, Orange New Black) and that was mainly to try and avoid spoilers from all the other dickheads binge watching and then spewing spoilers left and right.
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I must be better at avoiding the dickheads - I still haven't watched all of Arrested Development (which is weird as I watched the original 3 series while traveling) and the others weren't spoiled for me.
 
I binge watched both of the first series of Lost and Heroes but over a few weeks.
 
TR - the movies are pretty good, you may as well watch them to be complete and since you are a big BSG fan. I only got through about 15 minutes of the pilot of Caprica but I quite enjoyed Blood and Chrome, it was a pity it didn't make it to a full series.
 
 
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I have been using some of my free time to check out some of the stacked up recordings of 2013 new shows on my DVR. I still think they are all mostly crap. The ones that got the most traction with the general public are mostly meh to me. (Blacklist, MAoS, Mom, Millers, Sleepy Hollow)
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I haven't started watching anything new as I've been waiting for your recommendations all year and they haven't been forthcoming ;). I've also found I've started diverging from Alan Sepinwall in TV taste as well ... when I used to just watch shows he reviewed because 98% of the time I enjoyed them. :(
 
However, I am catching up with two unfinished series as we speak - Deadwood and the Shield. Annoyingly with the Shield I need to rewatch the early series as I can't remember them to well as I actually watched the on broadcast TV it was so long ago.

rustycruiser

The guy whose taste I shared (well mostly) is Matt Roush from TV Guide. He introduced me to shows I probably wouldn't have watched in years past (like Veronica Mars, Season One of Gossip Girl etc). I also used to watch a lot of what Tim Goodman used to a few years back. The problem is both guys moved around a few times, sometimes behind paywalls, so I kind of lost track.

rustycruiser

Speaking of BSG, Ronald Moore's new show Helix premiers on Syfy Channel on January 10th. It could be good Or very preachy and bad.

taniwharugby

well I'll add them to my 'to watch' list, which is actually getting pretty long now, despite the down-seaosn

taniwharugby

for fans of Sherlock, there was a 7 min webisode on Christmas Eve set in between the end of the last series and the new series

taniwharugby

watched new episode of Sherlock.
 
[spoiler]Showed how he did it, which TBH was pretty easy really, and when broken down, you can see it wasnt quite as hard to pull off given he was only trying to convince Watson, which is the odd bit really. 
Am assuming MOriaty also faked his death too.[/spoiler]

Nepia

While flicking through the channels today I came across 28 Up South Africa on Al Jazeera. It's that show where they follow people every 7 years of their life. One of the people was Willem Alberts. In the original show, 1992 I think, he was an indoctrinated little racist claiming he'd beat up any black kids when they integrated his school. Thankfully in 7 years time he was rightfully calling himself an idiot. Also, how lucky were the producers in picking a Springbok to follow at age 7? 
 
Also, recently watched Rectify a show about a guy released from Death Row when DNA puts his conviction in doubt. I thought the central idea/narrative, whatever you want to call it, was good and which was why I kept watching it. But, it is 'arty' as fuck to the point where I wanted to go outside and punch a fedora wearing hipster. I can do without 30 seconds of staring at the clouds ... you made your point at 10 seconds of staring.
 
Good show, I'm keen to see how the story plays out but hopefully they reign in the artiness of it in season 2 (although I expect they wont since it's on Sundance).

taniwharugby

Yeah Rectify was an odd one, it just meandered along rather than the explosive moments many series rely on, but was just enough bubbling under keeping you watching

Luigi

Looking forward to True Detective with Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConnawhatsit. Coming to the UK in Feb.
 
Hope its not referential 'landmark' TV with built-in delusions of grandeur from the outset. Trailer looks good though.

Crucial

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watched new episode of Sherlock.
 
[spoiler]Showed how he did it, which TBH was pretty easy really, and when broken down, you can see it wasnt quite as hard to pull off given he was only trying to convince Watson, which is the odd bit really. 
Am assuming MOriaty also faked his death too.[/spoiler]
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Just caught up with it myself
 
[spoiler]I'm not convinced he did actually explain the faking, but that is also what the writers want to leave as mystery as well. His only real explanation was to Anderson who doubted aspects of it. 
The true explanation would be to Watson but that never came. 
I have suspicions of Watson's fiancee though. She was too keen to get him back with Sherlock and the unexplained bit with John being attacked then saved with pinpoint timing was far too far-fetched without her being in the chain of events. 
Have yet to watch the second ep so may be proved wrong.[/spoiler]

taniwharugby

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Just caught up with it myself
 
[spoiler]I'm not convinced he did actually explain the faking, but that is also what the writers want to leave as mystery as well. His only real explanation was to Anderson who doubted aspects of it. 
The true explanation would be to Watson but that never came. 
I have suspicions of Watson's fiancee though. She was too keen to get him back with Sherlock and the unexplained bit with John being attacked then saved with pinpoint timing was far too far-fetched without her being in the chain of events. 
Have yet to watch the second ep so may be proved wrong.[/spoiler]
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[spoiler]Yeah I think you may be right, he kinda explained it, but didnt. 
Def somethign off about his Missus, but the question for me is why was it important for Watson, and almost him alone to believe he was dead, given the huge number of people that would have needed to be involved. 
I am yet to watch ep 2 as well.[/spoiler]

Crucial

Banshee Season 2 starts this weekend. Yay!
 
Good time for kiwi actors in the US. Martin Henderson is the lead in the new Sundance (Rectify) series 'The Red Road' which kicks of next month with some high expectations of quality.

Nepia

Mob City - a 6 or 3 part mini series (I watched it as three 90 minute episodes but they're clearly filmed as six 45 minute episodes) created by Frank Darabont. It was ok, they were going for a film noir type feel and using music from that era - lots of trumpets - so it seemed a wee bit off at times. It's loosely about Micky Cohen, Bugsy Siegel and the cops trying to bring them down. Watchable but nothing startling - pretensions to be more than it is I think. The lead actor is pretty uncharismatic and they might have been better to focus more on some of the other actors. Ed Burns plays Siegel and Neil McDonough of Band of Brothers (Lt Buck Compton) might have better to focus on.

JK

Anyone seen the Hannibal TV series? Advertised to start here in NZ (TV3) soon.

The Silver Fern

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