[QuickTidal]

Agree, Ted is totally a douche.

[Kruppe's snacky cakes]

QuickTidal, on 19 December 2012 - 04:09 PM, said:

Agree, Ted is totally a douche.

I never made it past the first season...for the reasons already mentioned. I'm happy to hear that I don't need to have any regrets about that.

[amphibian]

Kruppe, on 19 December 2012 - 11:00 PM, said:

I never made it past the first season...for the reasons already mentioned. I'm happy to hear that I don't need to have any regrets about that.

There are three episodes that are extremely good - Swarley, Atlantic City and Slap Bet. I'd put those up against some of the best episodes any ensemble comedy has done in the last 15 years. I think they all happened in a row too in the second season.

A few others are good too (Mary the Paralegal, Aldrin Justice, Arrivederci Fiero, Dowisetrepla, The Bracket and The Naked Man) but in 4 seasons, that's it for me.

There's quite a bunch of laughs throughout - especially at Marshall and Lily's wedding, but to have a full episode of amazing writing is rare. Still a decent show and one that really does like overly elaborate gestures and rescues of each other from douchey situations. Which means Ted gets rescued an awful lot by cutesy shit.

[Loki]

I haven't seen all of season two of Grimm yet so I'm posting my question here since 1) I don't want to read spoilers and 2) my question doesn't give anything away.

Can anyone tell me how the quote at the beginning of the episode 'Bottled Imp' applies to the story? I can't make a connection.

[Whisperzzzzzzz]

Loki, on 25 December 2012 - 12:34 PM, said:

I haven't seen all of season two of Grimm yet so I'm posting my question here since 1) I don't want to read spoilers and 2) my question doesn't give anything away.

Can anyone tell me how the quote at the beginning of the episode 'Bottled Imp' applies to the story? I can't make a connection.

I've always found the quotes to be sort of detached from the episodes they preface. It seems they're always stretching the meaning to make it fit the episode.

[Loki]

It's the only one I can't make a connection between the original story and the episode or at least a vague connection between the content of the quote and the episode but this one makes no sense whatsoever.

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

I'm wrapping up the first season of American Horror Story. Very good show. I'm not typically into the horror genre, but this is suspensful and well written. It's literally been giving me nightmares,which if funny because it's not actually scary. The fucking dreams it has been inspiring for some reason are though. Awesome.

[Abyss]

Whisperzzzzzzz, on 26 December 2012 - 02:23 AM, said:

Loki, on 25 December 2012 - 12:34 PM, said:

I haven't seen all of season two of Grimm yet so I'm posting my question here since 1) I don't want to read spoilers and 2) my question doesn't give anything away.

Can anyone tell me how the quote at the beginning of the episode 'Bottled Imp' applies to the story? I can't make a connection.

I've always found the quotes to be sort of detached from the episodes they preface. It seems they're always stretching the meaning to make it fit the episode.

Loki, on 26 December 2012 - 05:20 AM, said:

It's the only one I can't make a connection between the original story and the episode or at least a vague connection between the content of the quote and the episode but this one makes no sense whatsoever.

It's a complete stretch, but the quote is from a 'spirit in a bottle' fairytale and relates to seemingly innocent things turning out to be dangerous.

[Abyss]

Some solid holiday viewing...

DEXTER S7 - satisfying conclusion to the series. It was a bit of a stretch that at points felt like they were playing for time, but overall a suitably dark and ambiguous conclusion to a great show.

HUNTED S1 - the show has potential in that the subject matter, ex-spies and special forces working in hard-core corporate espionage, has a lot of potential, but the slow plot and at times repetitious character arcs held it back. It needed more tension and guns and fights and less angst.

BREAKING BAD S4 - Oh fucking fuck that was brilliant and i can't wait for S5 (yes i know, but haven't seen the first half yet).

SONS OF ANARCHY - S1 and 2 - doublefucking holyfuck, this show is my new favoritestiest thing ever on television.

[Anomander]

Abyss, on 02 January 2013 - 04:45 PM, said:

DEXTER S7 - satisfying conclusion to the series. It was a bit of a stretch that at points felt like they were playing for time, but overall a suitably dark and ambiguous conclusion to a great show.

I assume you meant season (and not series) finale. Next season will actually be the show's last and it will continue with the storyline from season 7.

[Abyss]

Anomander, on 02 January 2013 - 07:56 PM, said:

Abyss, on 02 January 2013 - 04:45 PM, said:

DEXTER S7 - satisfying conclusion to the series. It was a bit of a stretch that at points felt like they were playing for time, but overall a suitably dark and ambiguous conclusion to a great show.

I assume you meant season (and not series) finale. Next season will actually be the show's last and it will continue with the storyline from season 7.

Really???
(googles)

Oh hey... i totally thought S7 was the finale... now i can't quite decide if i'm happy about that or not...

[Anomander]

Spoiler

I'm excited to see a season without LaGeurta. And one with more Hannah.

[Abyss]

Abyss, on 02 January 2013 - 08:21 PM, said:

Anomander, on 02 January 2013 - 07:56 PM, said:

Abyss, on 02 January 2013 - 04:45 PM, said:

DEXTER S7 - satisfying conclusion to the series. It was a bit of a stretch that at points felt like they were playing for time, but overall a suitably dark and ambiguous conclusion to a great show.

I assume you meant season (and not series) finale. Next season will actually be the show's last and it will continue with the storyline from season 7.

Really???
(googles)

Oh hey... i totally thought S7 was the finale... now i can't quite decide if i'm happy about that or not...

Anomander, on 02 January 2013 - 09:36 PM, said:

Spoiler

I'm excited to see a season without LaGeurta. And one with more Hannah.

I won't miss the former tho i'm uncertain whether we'll see the latter again.

[Anomander]

I wouldn't be too sure

Spoiler

She's a fugitive with nowhere to go. And if we're honest the series will end with Dexter either dead (probably by Deb) or on the run. He won't want to be on the run alone.

[MTS]

Abyss, on 02 January 2013 - 04:45 PM, said:

DEXTER S7 - satisfying conclusion to the series. It was a bit of a stretch that at points felt like they were playing for time

I actually felt the opposite really, and was really not all that enamoured with this season. It almost felt to me like they didn't have enough time, and so

Spoiler

The plot point with Masuka's assistant went absolutely nowhere, the introduction of Mike Anderson's character in the previous season seemed utterly pointless, the finale with Isaac lacked any real punch and it felt like they just shoehorned the other guy in so Dexter would have somebody to chase. I dunno, it felt too...messy. Isaac was a fantastic villain (almost an anti-hero, really) and I felt they under-utilised his character and that he should have been there until the end. The scenes between Dexter and Isaac were far and away the best parts of the series for me, and for me Dexter is at its best when there is an interesting person squared off against Dexter. Doakes, Miguel, Trinity and Doomsday just by being in the show made for some really compelling television. That's why I enjoyed season 5 a lot less, as Jordan Chase was a bit meh.

Hopefully now it gets a lot better though, with (persumably) the focus back on Dexter after LaGuerta's murder. The dynamic of Dexter being actively hunted as the primary focus was a big part of why I think season 2 is one of the best seasons of the show (only topped by season 4).

[Defiance]

Just borrowed my parent's Netflix information to start watching some shows I've really wanted to see. Spent all last night watching the first season of Breaking Bad, which has been really enjoyable. Once I finish up the next three seasons, I think I'm going to check out The Walking Dead.

Any recommendations?

[worry]

Having no clue what you've already seen or what your tastes are, I'll jump in:

For TV dramas, I'd recommend Friday Night Lights. It's awesome from the start, Season 2 is the weakest but also the shortest and after that it gets awesome again. They also just added The West Wing , which also has one relatively bum season (5) but gets good again after that. Freaks & Geeks is up there too, A+++ stuff from start to unfortunately soon finish.

Parks & Recreation is the best sitcom (and, strangely enough, has kind of a bum season in the first six episodes and then is basically the best thing ever after that, up to and including its current season). Louie, of course, has no bum seasons or even bum episodes, so that's a top rec.

For cartoon comedies I'd recommend Home Movies and Bob's Burgers, and for dramas I'd go with Avatar: The Last Air Bender.

[MTS]

For cartoon comedies I'd seriously recommened Archer, and on the drama scale I'd say check out Justified, which can be quite funny at times as well.

[Abyss]

re DEXTER S7...

Anomander, on 03 January 2013 - 08:32 PM, said:

I wouldn't be too sure

Spoiler

She's a fugitive with nowhere to go. And if we're honest the series will end with Dexter either dead (probably by Deb) or on the run. He won't want to be on the run alone.

speculative spoilers...

Spoiler

It would seem that the only way Dex could end up with her is if Deb AND Harrison were both out of the picture, because otherwise as they discussed he could never trust her.

MTS, on 06 January 2013 - 11:37 AM, said:

Abyss, on 02 January 2013 - 04:45 PM, said:

DEXTER S7 - satisfying conclusion to the series. It was a bit of a stretch that at points felt like they were playing for time

I actually felt the opposite really, and was really not all that enamoured with this season. It almost felt to me like they didn't have enough time, and so

Spoiler

The plot point with Masuka's assistant went absolutely nowhere, the introduction of Mike Anderson's character in the previous season seemed utterly pointless, the finale with Isaac lacked any real punch and it felt like they just shoehorned the other guy in so Dexter would have somebody to chase. I dunno, it felt too...messy. Isaac was a fantastic villain (almost an anti-hero, really) and I felt they under-utilised his character and that he should have been there until the end. The scenes between Dexter and Isaac were far and away the best parts of the series for me, and for me Dexter is at its best when there is an interesting person squared off against Dexter. Doakes, Miguel, Trinity and Doomsday just by being in the show made for some really compelling television. That's why I enjoyed season 5 a lot less, as Jordan Chase was a bit meh.

Hopefully now it gets a lot better though, with (persumably) the focus back on Dexter after LaGuerta's murder. The dynamic of Dexter being actively hunted as the primary focus was a big part of why I think season 2 is one of the best seasons of the show (only topped by season 4).

Spoiler

I agree w everything you say about Isaac, and it did seem like they didn't know where to go with that hence the fairly lame ending via stripbar guy. Same for Quinn's whole storyline. Laguerta was actually the hunter in this season but there was something inherently pathetic about her chasing after Doakes' ghost that made her less compelling than by example that old FBI guy Deb was banging. Still, the season had it's high point, i thought the dynamic between dex and Deb was interesting (thankfully the whole romantic subplot was heavily downplayed), Hannah was interesting and i enjoyed Dex's struggle with the notion that Harry was completely wrong.

Defiance, on 06 January 2013 - 07:08 PM, said:

Just borrowed my parent's Netflix information to start watching some shows I've really wanted to see. Spent all last night watching the first season of Breaking Bad, which has been really enjoyable. Once I finish up the next three seasons, I think I'm going to check out The Walking Dead.

Any recommendations?

SONS OF ANARCHY if they have it. Brilliant show i'm totally tripping on.

[Defiance]

Awesome, thanks for all of the recommendations. I don't particularly have any preferences beyond good acting/believable characters/good writing. The only thing I really don't care for at all are "reality" shows. I'm generally not a big fan of melodrama (except where it works in pure comedy).

Breaking Bad is sucking up way too much of my time. Already almost done with season 3, and I'll probably be done with season 4 by Thursday.