What TV are you watching (live, dvd, etc.)? - Page 23

guest · 04.13.2013, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

For some reason I cannot get enough of Phillip and his Stealth R Us bullshit. the man is DELUDED to a level I have not seen since the days when people thought Smashing Pumpkins was good.

I used to love phillip in his crap with francesca as she was the only person to stand up to him and call him out on his bullshit, but now he is just intolerable. every time I see him I swear I fucking gag, that crap about him throwing a challenge was ridiculous. I mean look at yourself dude: you're like 50 and overweight, for fuck's sake what is wrong with you? he is genuinely insane, he needs to be committed.

Rob Instigator · 04.17.2013, 09:43 AM

Watched episode 3 of this season's Game of Thrones. It finally got interesting again, at least somewhat.
I have not read the books, but the soap-opera melodrama is too much sometimes. I have read a lot of fantasy sword and sorcery novels, but not the game of Thrones novels. If they are as obsessed with pointless boring dialogue as the tv series then I will never read them.

Dr Chocolate · 04.17.2013, 09:46 AM

the kids aren't even here, and i'm still watching My Pet Monster
wtf?!?

demonrail666 · 04.19.2013, 04:05 AM

Miami Vice, Season One

batreleaser · 04.19.2013, 06:56 AM

i love tv, sorry for being so low brow. Right now, Game of Thrones, Mad Men, Community, Parks and Rec, Ultimate Fighter, and im giving Hannibal a shot.

I was discussing this with David Samuels of the New Yorker last week (he is a teacher of mine), and we both agreed that television as a medium has eclipsed film in terms that the best shows are more entertaining and smarter than the best films. the pendulum could of course swing back however.

!@#$%! · 04.19.2013, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by batreleaser

i love tv, sorry for being so low brow.

who are you apologizing to? t.s. eliot?

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Originally Posted by batreleaser

Right now, Game of Thrones, Mad Men, Community, Parks and Rec, Ultimate Fighter, and im giving Hannibal a shot.

i used to love community but it's been going downhill for some time now-- too fucking meta. how is hannibal?

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Originally Posted by batreleaser

I was discussing this with David Samuels of the New Yorker last week (he is a teacher of mine), and we both agreed that television as a medium has eclipsed film in terms that the best shows are more entertaining and smarter than the best films. the pendulum could of course swing back however.

yeah this is no longer a matter of opinion but an established fact. tv is in the middle of a golden age. enjoy it while you can before the fucking suits find a way to destroy it.

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me: i watched two ugly reality shows the other day. one was kitchen nightmares hell's kitchen in its 1,000,000,000 season of hysterical screams (it's kinda like watching old springer). god damn the people are especially unsightly this year. the other show was the opposite on the surface-- the real world (lol) which is basically: throw a bunch of pretty people together and let them quickly show how fucking ugly they are on the inside.

tesla69 · 04.19.2013, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by demonrail666

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Miami Vice, Season One

That show got so stylized by the 2nd and 3rd seasons...they seem to hold up well. Some of the guests are hilarious and so young.. I think it jumped the shark when SHeena Easton joined the cast.

Currently wrapping up Justified Season 3. My tax dollars at work, I got it from the library.

Rob Instigator · 04.19.2013, 10:16 AM

My wife wants me to watch Kitchen Nightmares with her but I just don;t give a FUCK

!@#$%! · 04.19.2013, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

My wife wants me to watch Kitchen Nightmares with her but I just don;t give a FUCK

oh i got that shit confused. i meant HELL'S KITCHEN. kitchen nightmares is actually kinda interesting to make you realize how fucked up restaurants can be! you'll eat at home more often once you see that shit. it's horribly edited to stretch 20 minutes of material into an hour, but at heart it's a public service and an education in how not to run a business.

LifeDistortion · 04.19.2013, 02:45 PM

There is a part of me that feels really guilty for juggling so many television series, and I get too easily caught up into shows, but they usually have to be one-hour dramas. I know comedies are becoming more serialized as well, rather then individual episodes. Right now the shows I'm watching are new season of "Mad Men", new season of "Game of Thrones", the new season of "Doctor Who", "The Americans", and Hannibal".

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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 22,608	Watched episode 3 of this season's Game of Thrones. It finally got interesting again, at least somewhat. I have not read the books, but the soap-opera melodrama is too much sometimes. I have read a lot of fantasy sword and sorcery novels, but not the game of Thrones novels. If they are as obsessed with pointless boring dialogue as the tv series then I will never read them. __________________ RXTT.net My Comics
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Dr Chocolate bad moon rising Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: woly boly Posts: 228	the kids aren't even here, and i'm still watching My Pet Monster wtf?!? __________________ ooooooooh ooooooooohh oooooooooohhh .....................that was suppose to be fixed.
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04.19.2013, 04:05 AM	#444
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 13,917	Miami Vice, Season One
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batreleaser invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 5,202	i love tv, sorry for being so low brow. Right now, Game of Thrones, Mad Men, Community, Parks and Rec, Ultimate Fighter, and im giving Hannibal a shot. I was discussing this with David Samuels of the New Yorker last week (he is a teacher of mine), and we both agreed that television as a medium has eclipsed film in terms that the best shows are more entertaining and smarter than the best films. the pendulum could of course swing back however. __________________ listen to pink reason
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04.19.2013, 10:16 AM	#448
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 22,608	My wife wants me to watch Kitchen Nightmares with her but I just don;t give a FUCK __________________ RXTT.net My Comics
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04.19.2013, 02:45 PM	#450
LifeDistortion expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CA Posts: 2,036	There is a part of me that feels really guilty for juggling so many television series, and I get too easily caught up into shows, but they usually have to be one-hour dramas. I know comedies are becoming more serialized as well, rather then individual episodes. Right now the shows I'm watching are new season of "Mad Men", new season of "Game of Thrones", the new season of "Doctor Who", "The Americans", and Hannibal". __________________
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