Ginko Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 (edited) Finally finished Death Note yesterday. Never thought I would be so sad to see a serial killer die, and really kind of wish he got away with it all. Baww~ I've never seen the series but loved the movies. Might have to pick it up at some point. Yeh, I saw the live action versions first too actually, but they are very different to the anime. Which, actually, follows the manga pretty much spot on, I hear. It's 39 episodes long, has some incredible moments, but kind of shoots itself in the foot by moving at an incredibly fast pace at times, only to then slow right down and you find yourself waiting for something major to happen every episode, which, of course, it doesn't. I've never seen the live action movies, though I got bought them for Xmas from my sister. I tried watching a bit of the first one since it was on Film Four a couple of years back now, but it just didn't work for me. The anime is one of my absolute favourites of all time, partly because of the speed at which it moves at. However... I'll put this in spoilers despite your above post being a huge one ... A...as soon as L dies and Near and Mello come in to succeed him it starts being a bit crappy and slows right down. The overall ending was a bit disappointing. I was kind of hoping L might fake his death and then come back, either that or Light would actually win, but I think we always knew that could never happen. Still, the first season of the anime is absolutely phenomenal. Think I'll have to watch it again. For the Game of Thrones enthusiasts: If Facebook existed in Westeros Warning: Spoilers for S3 E1 in the link. Found it quite funny Ha, the woman who can queef assassins Edited April 5, 2013 by Ginko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 5, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted April 5, 2013 Turns out Parks and Recreation does get better 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 (edited) Having initially not given the big bang theory much of a chance and dismissing it for so many years I have now watched the first two seasons and its now potentially one of my favourite shows of all time. I don't know if its because my tastes have changed or my state of mind is different compared to back then, I really don't know. Its weird how these things change as you get older. Edited April 6, 2013 by Ingram85 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 6, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted April 6, 2013 BBT is good value. It's still in that bracket of cheesy American sitcoms, which imo always have a slight negative attached to them. But as far as they go, BBT is definitely one of the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Hannibal seems quite good Think ill need to see more to get a better feel for it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 I don't want to like The Big Bang Theory because it really is incredibly formulaic and oh so predictable and laughter tracks wind me up .(I know when to laugh thank you ) The thing is I can't. help but love it . It's just really comfortable viewing and I love science which helps. It would not get in my top ten Yank sitcoms but it is the best of the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 6, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted April 6, 2013 I don't want to like The Big Bang Theory because it really is incredibly formulaic and oh so predictable and laughter tracks wind me up .(I know when to laugh thank you ) The thing is I can't. help but love it . It's just really comfortable viewing and I love science which helps. It would not get in my top ten Yank sitcoms but it is the best of the rest. It's a live audience to be fair. (I know they still add laughter tracks here and there but the majority is audience) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Turns out Parks and Recreation does get better Yeah, I've just caught up with BBC4 (up to the start of season 2 and the gay penguin marriage) and it's gone from 'quite funny with a few chuckles' to rather brilliant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knoppy1987 Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Auf Wiedersehen, Pet! Going through it for about the eight time. Absolutely timeless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted April 6, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted April 6, 2013 Yeah i'm loving Parks & Recreation now. Think I watched all 5 series in about 2 weeks. It's awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 OK so I had a toss up between Game of Thrones and Banshee and I chose the latter, here goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 I enjoyed the returning episode of Game of Thrones but I did think the CGI for the dragon was a bit gash. Cheaping out - could have used a real dragon at least. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Yeah i'm loving Parks & Recreation now. Think I watched all 5 series in about 2 weeks. It's awesome.You had me at meat tornado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houlston Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Yeah i'm loving Parks & Recreation now. Think I watched all 5 series in about 2 weeks. It's awesome. You had me at meat tornado. thank you please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted April 6, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted April 6, 2013 Rashida Jones is tasty too... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 6, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted April 6, 2013 Turns out Parks and Recreation does get better Yeah, I've just caught up with BBC4 (up to the start of season 2 and the gay penguin marriage) and it's gone from 'quite funny with a few chuckles' to rather brilliant. Yep. That last episode where they're all trying to find dirt on each other was hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 6, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted April 6, 2013 Match of the Day. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 6, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted April 6, 2013 Match of the Day. It's only about the 5th time I've watched it this season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted April 6, 2013 Author Share Posted April 6, 2013 Just watch it for Lowton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted April 6, 2013 Author Share Posted April 6, 2013 Rashida Jones is tasty too... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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