CVByrne Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Started re-watching Mysterious Cities of Gold. Good. What a classic that was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Finished BSG. Season 1 is good. Season 2 is excellent. The first few episodes of Season 3 are good. The rest is absolutely tosh. I mean, really awful. And when you think it couldn't get sillier, they manage it, again and again. That doesn't sound very encouraging as I've been struggling with season 2 at times. At its worst it reminds me of The Tribe (kids' programme that was on channel 5). Despite these misgivings I need to know how it all ends. I was a bit too happy when the religious woman got killed by a landmine. All the magic arrow and tomb business needs to stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted August 12, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted August 12, 2013 (edited) Just watched the pilot for Low Winter Sun. Quite a good cast, think it's going to be a good series!! Worth checking out. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2314792/?ref_=sr_1 Edited August 12, 2013 by PieFacE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 12, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted August 12, 2013 I've got an episode left of Season 1 of BSG. It's fine. Still too cheesy for my liking but it's got me hooked. I'll definitely be watching the rest of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 I wouldn't call it cheesy that's for sure, it just takes a bit of adjustment to the talking etc.. Last episode of first season is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 12, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted August 12, 2013 I wouldn't call it cheesy that's for sure, it just takes a bit of adjustment to the talking etc.. Last episode of first season is good. It's the cheesiest thing I've watched since The Walking Dead. But it's fine, I can cope with that as long as it's good. Which it is (and which the Walking Dead isn't) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Finished BSG. Season 1 is good. Season 2 is excellent. The first few episodes of Season 3 are good. The rest is absolutely tosh. I mean, really awful. And when you think it couldn't get sillier, they manage it, again and again. That doesn't sound very encouraging as I've been struggling with season 2 at times. At its worst it reminds me of The Tribe (kids' programme that was on channel 5). Despite these misgivings I need to know how it all ends. I was a bit too happy when the religious woman got killed by a landmine. All the magic arrow and tomb business needs to stop. It does change direction a good bit from the overly mythic cryptic stuff that the arrow and all that meant. It keeps plenty of religous themes and that but I didn't like the Arrow bit either tbh. Visions and that seem fine. But some of the next parts are exceptional. Got to Pegasus yet in Season 2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 I wouldn't call it cheesy that's for sure, it just takes a bit of adjustment to the talking etc.. Last episode of first season is good. It's the cheesiest thing I've watched since The Walking Dead. But it's fine, I can cope with that as long as it's good. Which it is (and which the Walking Dead isn't) I never thought too much of it until later in Season 2 tbh. So I'd say I was the same as you about now. Interested enough to stay watching but not even remotely close to how much I think of it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Finished BSG. Season 1 is good. Season 2 is excellent. The first few episodes of Season 3 are good. The rest is absolutely tosh. I mean, really awful. And when you think it couldn't get sillier, they manage it, again and again. This is total spoilers of the entire show. Don't read unless you've finished it all. Pegasus in season 2 all of that was awesome. New Caprica and the suicide bombing of the humans against the Cylons. This happened at the time American soldiers were being killed by suicide bombings in Iraq. Yet in BSG "the good guys" were doing it and you actually empathised with them. Best TV ever. Finding Earth Nuked and barren. Best Holy f**k moment in TV until GoT. Then Dee shoots herself in the next episode after having a nice day with Lee. The mutiny near the end when they execute the corum. I loved the ending too. Each to their own but you can see why it's a near universally acclaimed show. Gutsy writing in so many parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 The ending made me want to headbutt the screen. Awful. I couldn't forgive the show after Starbucks inexplicable and still unexplained resurrection, and an interview I read after told me what I suspected - a lot of it was written as they went. They had the ending in sight, for better or worse, but there was too much faffing about and they couldn't tie it all up. I mean, All Along The Watchtower? WTF? Headdesk. There are a lot of good moments but when I think about it, all the best moments had nothing to do with the story 'arc', but more to do with politics and, what the show did best, loss. Pegasus is the best part of the show, though, and if it weren't for a few too many momentum sapping character episodes, the second series would be up there with the best TV series around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 The ending made me want to headbutt the screen. Awful. I couldn't forgive the show after Starbucks inexplicable and still unexplained resurrection, and an interview I read after told me what I suspected - a lot of it was written as they went. They had the ending in sight, for better or worse, but there was too much faffing about and they couldn't tie it all up. I mean, All Along The Watchtower? WTF? Headdesk. There are a lot of good moments but when I think about it, all the best moments had nothing to do with the story 'arc', but more to do with politics and, what the show did best, loss. Pegasus is the best part of the show, though, and if it weren't for a few too many momentum sapping character episodes, the second series would be up there with the best TV series around Starbuck died, an angel came back to guide them the their new home. Gaius was guided by an angel in No6 and vice versa. There was only one God and he is guiding both Cylons and Humans to their new destiny to break the cycle (this has happened before and will happen again). It is open ended leading us to modern day New York and asking if we'd do the same in our future. Show is unquestionably the best TV show ever. But I always knew the ending and how it played out would not be to everyones liking. I'm glad it's lauded by critics and not just a cult hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 btw The Newsroom is the worst TV show I've ever seen. I actually want to find Sorkin and physically strangle him to death, you preachy arrogant, think your dialogue is so educated and witty, laughably manipulative, nausiatingly american sentimental bullshit show. It's poison. Vile bullshit. I cannot imagine anything worse that this dogshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted August 13, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted August 13, 2013 Not to mention the amount of stuff that Sorkin gets fundamentally ass-backwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 (edited) I **** love The Newsroom edit, do admit I can see why some wouldn't like it, mind especially if you have polar opposite politics to Sorkin, but that's not a problem for me. and Jeff Daniels is great. Edited August 13, 2013 by Rodders 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 13, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted August 13, 2013 End of BSG season 1 was good. I still hate Starbuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 End of BSG season 1 was good. I still hate Starbuck Can't say I liked her at all in first season. But all the characters change considerably as the show goes on. Good ending for that series. Military Coup was coming the seeds were being sown from early days. A government can't remain when it's in a perpetual military state. Also it drives home the fact the enemy could be anyone anywhere and they may not even know it yet. Sleeper agents. You'd be paranoid as fck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnie Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 (edited) The geek at work kept telling me to watch the big bang theory, claiming it was 'the funniest show ever'. About as funny as cancer. Awful. I honestly can't think of one American comedy show I have ever seen that has made me even smirk. British TV shows are pretty awful but our comedies are incredible Edit: entourage is the only good American comedy show if it can be classed as a comedy?! Edited August 13, 2013 by donnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 13, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted August 13, 2013 You know the IT Crowd is British, right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted August 13, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted August 13, 2013 btw The Newsroom is the worst TV show I've ever seen. I actually want to find Sorkin and physically strangle him to death, you preachy arrogant, think your dialogue is so educated and witty, laughably manipulative, nausiatingly american sentimental bullshit show. It's poison. Vile bullshit. I cannot imagine anything worse that this dogshit. Newsroom is awesome. Sorkin rules! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnie Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 You know the IT Crowd is British, right? Lol I meant the big bang theory. Was that bad forgot it's name 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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