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<p>First episode of Silicon Valley was good. TJ Miller was funny. That is all.</p>
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<p>I'm 3 episodes in and I've found it, and him, to be the reverse of how Rusty did. Miller has just gotten annoying as it has gone on. He's best used in small doses, unfortunately they don't use him well.</p>
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<p>I'm a bit bemused by the love for this show around the blogs/reviews. I think it's an ok show, but not hugely funny.</p>
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<p>Siam: I used to watch Gormsby back in the day on actual broadcast TV - seems a lifetime ago now.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Nepia" data-cid="429879" data-time="1400626858"><p>I'm 3 episodes in and I've found it, and him, to be the reverse of how Rusty did. Miller has just gotten annoying as it has gone on. He's best used in small doses, unfortunately they don't use him well.<br>
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I'm a bit bemused by the love for this show around the blogs/reviews. I think it's an ok show, but not hugely funny.</p></blockquote>
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<p>A lot of those people probably worked at new media startups.</p>
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<p>Possibly, some of them are just stock standard old school TV critics though. TBF, I find myself bemused at a lot of what people find 'cool' these days. :)</p> -
<p>Season 8 of 24 in a week. not bad for someone with a fulltime job and 2 young kids. Had a good ending, not sure why they felt the need to make another one to be honest. </p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Nepia" data-cid="429890" data-time="1400628957"><p>Possibly, some of them are just stock standard old school TV critics though. TBF, I find myself bemused at a lot of what people find 'cool' these days. :)</p></blockquote>
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<p>An old kiwi comedy (2005) that I never knew existed - Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby</p>
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<p>Not a series that'll force you to drop everything but for all the 30 years of age plus expats that've been away from home for a long time, this was a refreshing reminder of kiwi comedy and satire.</p>
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<p>David McPhail (legend growing up in the 80's) is simply superb with his anti pc honesty. Made me laugh out loud quite a lot.</p>
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<p>Part comedy, part nostalgia, part good acting, but worth a look if you've been away for a while and some classic kiwi pisstaking. </p>
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<p>BTW, if you get offended by any of the material then you are either too young and I pity you, or you're a frikkin knob</p>
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<p>2nd series better than the first iMHO</p>
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<p>Thanks for this. I had a physics teacher that could have been Gormsby. I had not heard of this and am enjoying it a lot.</p> -
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<p>Mad Men Season 7, is shit, that is all...........</p>
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<p>Mind you I have invested so much time in it I will watch it to the end. Yes, I do have a sad life, living vicariously through my TV heroes.</p>
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<p>I'm really enjoying S7, some episodes have been the best comedies of the year and grumpy Peggy has been great to watch. I'm liking it more than any current show I'm watching including Game of Thrones.</p>
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<p>But then I never loved Mad Men off the bat, it only really started getting good for me nearing the end of S3, so maybe these episodes are more to my taste?</p> -
<p>I thought that season 6 of Mad Men was garbage (with a shit-ton of filler), but I hope that season 7 is better.</p>
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<p>The guy who played Peter Gregory on <em>Silicon Valley</em> died in December (he was also Grant in <em>Rubicon</em>!). Fucking lung cancer. :(</p> -
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<p>I thought that season 6 of Mad Men was garbage (with a shit-ton of filler), but I hope that season 7 is better.</p>
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<p>The guy who played Peter Gregory on <em>Silicon Valley</em> died in December (he was also Grant in <em>Rubicon</em>!). Fucking lung cancer. :(</p>
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<p>I really liked S6 as well, so you may want to temper your expectations as it appears we're on opposite worlds at the moment. :)</p> -
<p>Yep DK. Mad Men 7 sucks balls big team. And yes I too will watch it to the end and complain each and every week how crape it was. Seriously, WTF is the point in keeping Don's ex in the show?</p>
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<p>Latest episode of Silicone Valley was pretty good. There were actually some plot developments. Perhaps its best to watch ep 1 and 2 and go straight to this episode (7 or 8 I think). The rest was just crap.</p>
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<p>Yep DK. Mad Men 7 sucks balls big team. And yes I too will watch it to the end and complain each and every week how crape it was. Seriously, WTF is the point in keeping Don's ex in the show?</p>
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<p>In response I will come on every week to say how much I enjoy it now and rattle on like an old drunk about how it was crap back in the early days when you guys rated it.
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<p>Hopefully you don't feel like I did at the end of HIMYM, regret at losing 22 half hours' a season from S5 onwards.</p>
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<p>As for Betty, she is there to be horrible, which has always been her role. The show has always been about Don's sphere and the family is still part of that sphere ... the arguments between Sally and Betty crack me up.</p>
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<p>Crucial: Ya big perv. That scene was actually quite funny. My favourite Tatiana (aside from the Doc on Parks and Rec) is still Sarah but I quite like Rachel. Beth (is that soccer Mom's name?) is still the funniest though. </p> -
<p>On my list of series to watch; Orphan Black, The Americans, Klondike</p>
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<p>Latest episode of Silicone Valley was pretty good. There were actually some plot developments. Perhaps its best to watch ep 1 and 2 and go straight to this episode (7 or 8 I think). The rest was just crap.</p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="jegga" data-cid="430051" data-time="1400739630"><p>Just watched all two seasons of seven periods with Mr Gormsby off that link that was posted earlier, damn shame there was no more of it.<br></p></blockquote>
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Pens out. Blue ink...Homo....
