[MTS]

Slow Ben, on 29 January 2011 - 12:01 AM, said:

That first episode was so damn good.



"..police, wait, what do you have here? Pikemen?"


"Soooo Switzerland is like the Alabama of Europe?"

Agreed. Can't wait till next week.

'Hey, getting a bit of local swelling?'

[Coco with marshmallows]

Top Gear (again )

UK v Australia

[Illuyankas]

That Mexican rant was a bit out of place, wasn't it?

[bubba]

Illuyankas, on 30 January 2011 - 09:45 PM, said:

That Mexican rant was a bit out of place, wasn't it?

Yes, it's usually directed at the USA.

Edit: ...or the French.

[Slow Ben]

I enjoyed Spartacus, especially the middle to last episodes.

Spoiler

I actually thought the series really picked up after his wife died. The tortured man glancing down to his wifes piece of cloth every 30 secs was getting old.

Re-watching the first season of Modern Family. Still great stuff.

" I am brave. Roller coasters? Love 'em. Scary movies? I've seen Ghostbusters like 7 times. I regularly drive through neighborhoods that have only recently been gentrified. So yeah I am pretty much not afraid of anything. " Phil Dunphy

[MTS]

This week's episode of Archer was the first one I've actually not enjoyed. The other Odin-based one is probably my favourite next to the Diversity Hire one, and most of the elements that made that one awesome were missing in this.

[A Demon Llama!]

Just finished second season of Fringe. First season was alright, but the last several episodes of season 2 kicked ass. Glad I gave fringe another go. I expect awesomeness from season 3.

[Traveller]

Battlestar Galactica started on Sky Atlantic last week, and I recorded it - I'm totally new to it, but a lot of people have said it's good, so I thought I'd check it out.

I just went to watch it, and although it says it is Season one, Episode one, it starts with...'previously on Battlestar Galactica...' with a bunch of flashbacks.

Wat?

Help please, I don't want to start watching it if there's something else before it that I don't know about.

Cheers, T.

This post has been edited by First Tiger: 14 February 2011 - 08:51 PM

[Slow Ben]

Never had time to watch Lost when it was on tv. So i always said when the series was over i'd go back and watch it. And ended up watching the first 10 episodes in a row.

I'm not sure yet if its really good, or just intersting enough to keep me wondering whats gonna happen next.

[Dutch]

First Tiger, on 14 February 2011 - 08:51 PM, said:

Battlestar Galactica started on Sky Atlantic last week, and I recorded it - I'm totally new to it, but a lot of people have said it's good, so I thought I'd check it out.

I just went to watch it, and although it says it is Season one, Episode one, it starts with...'previously on Battlestar Galactica...' with a bunch of flashbacks.

Wat?

Help please, I don't want to start watching it if there's something else before it that I don't know about.

Cheers, T.

Perhaps you have missed the Pilot., I'll see if I can check it out tomorrow. I've got all 4 seasons and 3 movies of BsG ( 2 of them about BsG and 1 being the Pilot from Caprica)

[A Demon Llama!]

Tiger: What you've missed are The Miniseries. Part 1 and 2. They come before season 1 of Battlestar Galactica. And yes its a good show, you should deff watch it.

[amphibian]

Slow Ben, on 14 February 2011 - 08:54 PM, said:

Never had time to watch Lost when it was on tv. So i always said when the series was over i'd go back and watch it. And ended up watching the first 10 episodes in a row.

I'm not sure yet if its really good, or just intersting enough to keep me wondering whats gonna happen next.

As you may know from my discussions here on the forum, I have some strong criticisms to make about Lost's run. It's still very much worth watching though.

You will be immensely entertained by a very large chunk of it. The first season was good, but the show really gets going once the Hatch is opened (the end of Season 1). That's when the mysteries really get going and the characters start to become more intense and develop sprawling backstories that provide so much fodder for speculation and appreciation.

Although... ratchet down your expectations for the final season and any answers that you're expecting. It's a controlled stumble to the end, rather than a glorious headlong burst.

[Zanth13]

I have finished Sons of Anarchy season 3, an awesome ending, I like seeing people getting Just deserts,

I also finished the latest Dexter, it also was pretty good, maybe could have been better...

I think I am still in the middle of Supernatural and House...

because I live with the wifey i am now watching Winter Wipe out and the Dog Whisperer... I hate love them

oh and I have watched 2 seasons of Lie to Me...

This post has been edited by Zanth13: 15 February 2011 - 12:24 AM

[Slow Ben]

Zanth13, on 15 February 2011 - 12:23 AM, said:

because I live with the wifey i am now watching Winter Wipe out and the Dog Whisperer... I hate love them

I feel your pain brother. I had to watch an episode of Private Practice the other day. "shudders"

[Fist Gamet]

Cesar Milan rocks. Anyhoo, been watching Hawaii Five-O, and...Boomer is back!!! Bangtidy! Also enjoying Outcasts on the Beeb, though killing off Jamie Bamber in the first episode is a bit of a puzzle...

[McLovin]

A Demon Llama!, on 14 February 2011 - 09:42 PM, said:

Tiger: What you've missed are The Miniseries. Part 1 and 2. They come before season 1 of Battlestar Galactica. And yes its a good show, you should deff watch it.

Actually, as an avid BSG fan who owns all the eps and movies on DVD, I say skip the miniseries. Its tone was uneven, and it very nearly put me off the series.

I blame it for why the series never really caught on with a larger audience.

[Ceda Cicero]

McLovin, on 15 February 2011 - 05:57 PM, said:

A Demon Llama!, on 14 February 2011 - 09:42 PM, said:

Tiger: What you've missed are The Miniseries. Part 1 and 2. They come before season 1 of Battlestar Galactica. And yes its a good show, you should deff watch it.

Actually, as an avid BSG fan who owns all the eps and movies on DVD, I say skip the miniseries. Its tone was uneven, and it very nearly put me off the series.

I blame it for why the series never really caught on with a larger audience.

I totally agree. It's easy to piece together the significant events in the mini-series in the first few episodes of season one. Basically, if you decide to press on:

Spoiler

Human civilization exists on 12 separate planets, called colonies, named for Classical gods.

A separate civilization, the Cylons, exists elsewhere. They are a product of human advancements in technology. They used to fight humans a long time ago. Then they went away.

They came back with a vengeance and wiped out all 12 colonies.

Cylons can be grunt type redshirt robot constructs, or they can appear as humans. However, in the mini-series we find out that there are only 12 models for human cylons - so presumably there are a lot of identical individual Cylons per each model.

The surviving fleets rally around the Battlestar Galactica, which wasn't taken out in the initial attack wave because it's old as balls. William Adama runs the Galactica. He's also old as balls and he insists on asserting his relationship with "HIS SHIP" at least four times per episode, and will not relent on referring to her as "the old girl" a dozen times per episode throughout the entire series. He has a son named Lee ("Apollo.") Apollo has L'oric sized daddy issues.

Laura Roslin succeeds to the presidency. Beforehand, she was just a secretary of education. She appoints as an advisor a brilliant scientist named Gaius Baltar. He's actually quite insidious and indirectly responsible for the success of the Cylon attack. He's also, IMHO (aka fact), the best character on the show.

Morale is low because the Cylons are mercilessly hunting the fleet and they have no where to go. Adama makes up a fancy speech about a mythological place called Earth, the 13th colony, and says they should try to find it. He's just doing this to boost morale - he doesn't actually believe in Earth.

That covers it (if you didn't already figure that out yourself... or Google it.)

All in all, barring a few slumps and unnecessary side-plots, it's a great show. Definitely recommend.

This post has been edited by Ciceronian: 15 February 2011 - 09:40 PM

[A Demon Llama!]

Eh, I never said that the miniseries were spectacular, I just informed him what he missed. If he's going to watch the show, he might as well watch the miniseries.

[Zanth13]

Slow Ben, on 15 February 2011 - 03:13 AM, said:

Zanth13, on 15 February 2011 - 12:23 AM, said:

because I live with the wifey i am now watching Winter Wipe out and the Dog Whisperer... I hate love them

I feel your pain brother. I had to watch an episode of Private Practice the other day. "shudders"

haha, she tried to get me to watch Grey's Anatomy but i had to draw the line... I read instead...

[Abyss]

V was getting really bad for a while there but oh man this week's ep (gaping plot holes notwithstanding) was AWESOME. I'm telling you: Season finale. Erica v Anna. Amputated tail strangulation. Watch for it.

FRINGE was brilliant last week. Also, holy fuck.