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mary · 02-17-2012, 12:13 AM

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Walking Dead is getting better instead of worse after a lull at the beginning of season 1. It may be the best show on TV right now

Not that its got much competition at the moment, but I can agree with this right now. This week's episode was outstanding.

I'm really looking forward to Mad Men and Game of Thrones returning.

Flacolaco · 02-14-2012, 12:13 AM

THe NBA.com highlights are great. The first four plays are dunks. The Clippers get six of the nine highlights or so. Nearly every single replay is a dunk.

And Dirk, the leading scorer for the winning team, was not featured.

Is the purpose of a highlight reel to tell the story of the game, or just say "Hey look, this was neat. Oh BTW, I guess someone won the game. not sure how"?

Dirkadirkastan · 02-14-2012, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Flacolaco

THe NBA.com highlights are great. The first four plays are dunks. The Clippers get six of the nine highlights or so. Nearly every single replay is a dunk.

And Dirk, the leading scorer for the winning team, was not featured.

Is the purpose of a highlight reel to tell the story of the game, or just say "Hey look, this was neat. Oh BTW, I guess someone won the game. not sure how"?

That's a good show, but sometimes I'm left with the feeling they left some holes in the plot.

Flacolaco · 02-14-2012, 11:48 AM

lol whoops.

mary · 02-16-2012, 11:48 PM

I'm behind on Shameless right now, but its definitely a solid show.

I'm currently watching Supernatural on Netflix. The writing is terrible..the actors are not so great...but for some reason this show has made me its bitch.

CadBane · 02-16-2012, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by mary

I'm behind on Shameless right now, but its definitely a solid show.

I'm currently watching Supernatural on Netflix. The writing is terrible..the actors are not so great...but for some reason this show has made me its bitch.

I'm sure they aren't the first.

ShaggyDirk · 02-18-2012, 10:45 PM

Anybody know where I can watch Homeland online w/o signing up for selling my soul to Satan?

Ninkobei · 02-19-2012, 12:06 AM

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Anybody know where I can watch Homeland online w/o signing up for selling my soul to Satan?

http://eztv.it/

Kirobaito · 02-19-2012, 01:57 PM

That which I'm using to acquire season 1 of Homeland has an absurdly poor download rate. Unfortunately, I left my pc on last night to download, and freakin' Windows popped up one of those "TIME TO UPDATE WE'LL SHUT DOWN IN 10 MINUTES" prompts and shut down my computer at 4.8%. Sigh.

jthig32 · 03-07-2012, 12:31 AM

Tonight's episode of Justified was just absurdly good. Just utterly fantastic. I was genuinely bummed when the last scene ended.

ShaggyDirk · 03-09-2012, 03:48 PM

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Tonight's episode of Justified was just absurdly good. Just utterly fantastic. I was genuinely bummed when the last scene ended.

You over-hyped it. Wish I wouldn't have read your post before I watched. Total let down. Still good season though. What's the count up to for B.O.B. and The Pacific actors in this show?

jthig32 · 03-09-2012, 04:09 PM

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You over-hyped it. Wish I wouldn't have read your post before I watched. Total let down. Still good season though. What's the count up to for B.O.B. and The Pacific actors in this show?

I did no such thing, it was awesome.

Definitely high on BOB actors due to the Graham Yost connection.

Just this season we've gotten Garneer, Compton and Luz.

Ninkobei · 03-07-2012, 09:29 PM

Game of Thrones... T-24 days

FreshJive · 03-08-2012, 05:11 AM

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Game of Thrones... T-24 days

I'm psyched!

Big Boy Laroux · 03-08-2012, 04:26 PM

Yes!

http://www.eonline.com/videos/the-so...-to-nbc/180104

"Great, i have to give more bad news to Jeff and his study group... Hold my calls - I have to pick an outfit!"

only bad news is community coming back puts parks and rec on hiatus. Not sure why both can't air. Move "Up all night" to Wednesdays and replace "whitney" or "are you there, chelsea?"

Ninkobei · 03-08-2012, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Boy Laroux

Yes!

http://www.eonline.com/videos/the-so...-to-nbc/180104

"Great, i have to give more bad news to Jeff and his study group... Hold my calls - I have to pick an outfit!"

only bad news is community coming back puts parks and rec on hiatus. Not sure why both can't air. Move "Up all night" to Wednesdays and replace "whitney" or "are you there, chelsea?"

"I almost sat on my balls!" - Pierce

God I hope that show never gets canceled. Pure awesomeness

DevinHarriswillstart · 03-08-2012, 07:28 PM

Good to see Community back. Parks and Rec and The Office are snooze patrols this season. The Office really just isn't the same without Steve Carell.

CadBane · 03-08-2012, 10:05 PM

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Good to see Community back. Parks and Rec and The Office are snooze patrols this season. The Office really just isn't the same without Steve Carell.

What? I mostly agree about "The Office" (though it's had its moments), but PnR has been fucking awesome.

Bayliss · 03-11-2012, 01:42 AM

I am dying to see how Raylan takes down McDounough's character.

EricaLubarsky · 03-18-2012, 11:25 PM

AH! Walking Dead is over until season 3!

sike · 03-19-2012, 04:28 PM

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AH! Walking Dead is over until season 3!

Nice to see the show improving. I wasn't sold after the first couple stellar episodes of season 1. Enjoyed most of Season 2.

I really like how they establish characters and then murder them.

EricaLubarsky · 03-19-2012, 07:53 PM

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Nice to see the show improving. I wasn't sold after the first couple stellar episodes of season 1. Enjoyed most of Season 2.

I really like how they establish characters and then murder them.

Pretty much.

Have you read the comics? I loved them for that very reason-- they'd kill even main characters without a blink which made it just that much more compelling than stories where you know the main guys are coming out alive.

Then again that ended up burning me out on the series. You can only watch 10-15 people you like die before you are just too depressed and unwilling to be involved that you can't keep interest.

The prison books were easily my favorite in the whole series until they leave. Such a cool story of intrigue and survival. Season 3 is going to be epic.

Plus Michonne is an incredible heroine and easily Rick/Shane's equal in badassitude.

CadBane · 03-19-2012, 08:28 PM

Lori is such an annoying c**t. Wish her and Carl would die.

Kirobaito · 03-19-2012, 10:34 PM

So, I watched the first three episodes of Walking Dead tonight.

It's all right, but I don't know if I can take the drawls on everyone for too long before blowing my brains out.

CadBane · 03-19-2012, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Kirobaito

So, I watched the first three episodes of Walking Dead tonight.

It's all right, but I don't know if I can take the drawls on everyone for too long before blowing my brains out.

What an odd complaint...

Would you prefer they have Northern accents?

Kirobaito · 03-20-2012, 08:48 AM

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What an odd complaint...

Would you prefer they have Northern accents?

I would prefer they have neutral American accents, like I do. Although it may become more entertaining now that I know that Rick's actor is English.

Underdog · 03-20-2012, 09:41 AM

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I would prefer they have neutral American accents, like I do.

They're in Georgia - people do not speak with neutral American accents in Georgia...

And if you want to complain about something, the fact that there's only 1 black guy in the group when Atlanta is 60% black should be the first thing that stands out (oh, and anything that Lori does is a viable complaint too...)

If you hated the drawls in the first season, then you're really gonna hate the 2nd season when they spend all of their time on a farm with an extremely drawly farmer and his extremely drawly kids.

Personally, I like the authenticity - America is not California, no matter how hard Hollywood tries to force that notion upon us.

CadBane · 03-20-2012, 01:57 PM

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They're in Georgia - people do not speak with neutral American accents in Georgia...

And if you want to complain about something, the fact that there's only 1 black guy in the group when Atlanta is 60% black should be the first thing that stands out (oh, and anything that Lori does is a viable complaint too...)

If you hated the drawls in the first season, then you're really gonna hate the 2nd season when they spend all of their time on a farm with an extremely drawly farmer and his extremely drawly kids.

Personally, I like the authenticity - America is not California, no matter how hard Hollywood tries to force that notion upon us.

Exactly. No, not everyone in say, Atlanta has a thick accent. But I don't think these people are even from there (wasn't it an outlying town)? A lot of people in Georgia do have a twinge of an accent. For the most part, there is no "neutral" American accent. Linguists claim that Mid-Westerners come the closest.

And as Baseline said, they don't all have a "drawl" anyway. Carol, Lori, T-Dog, Andrea, Carl, and Glenn clearly don't.

xrobx · 03-22-2012, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Kirobaito

So, I watched the first three episodes of Walking Dead tonight.

It's all right, but I don't know if I can take the drawls on everyone for too long before blowing my brains out.

On the contrary, the "drawls" aren't good enough. I live in Kentucky, just like Shane, Rick and his family before the attack. He doesn't sound anywhere near as redneck as people from here really sound.

CadBane · 03-19-2012, 11:07 PM

http://getoutofherecarl.tumblr.com/

DevinHarriswillstart · 03-20-2012, 03:01 AM

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http://getoutofherecarl.tumblr.com/

lol his hat is absolutely ridiculous.

Male30Dan · 03-23-2012, 09:01 AM

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http://getoutofherecarl.tumblr.com/

BWAHAHAHA!!!

4DN1 · 03-20-2012, 12:20 AM

All my shows are coming to an end or already ended, I'm going to go crazy with nothing to watch.

Walking Dead, It's Always Sunny, Dexter, Shameless, The River. I still have Eastbound & Down for a little while longer though.

Big Boy Laroux · 03-20-2012, 09:57 AM

Yeah - of all the complaints I've heard about Walking Dead, not liking the accents has to be up there with the most ridiculous.

Also, only rick, Shane, and Daryl have the noticeable accents of the main crew. Everyone else is pretty normal (except for the season 2 farm people).

Next season should be a good one. Will be interesting to see how Michonne plays out. Her character is more comic-booky than the rest.

Underdog · 03-20-2012, 10:06 AM

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Next season should be a good one. Will be interesting to see how Michonne plays out. Her character is more comic-booky than the rest.

Only at the beginning when she has her "pet" zombies - her use of the katana has a fairly plausible backstory (at least in the comics, anyway...)

Big Boy Laroux · 03-20-2012, 02:22 PM

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Only at the beginning when she has her "pet" zombies - her use of the katana has a fairly plausible backstory (at least in the comics, anyway...)

True - and if we already believe that the current characters can hit zombie after zombie with headshots, even while in a moving vehicle, we can believe someone with advanced sword skills.

sike · 03-20-2012, 03:20 PM

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...and if we already believe that the current characters can hit zombie after zombie with headshots, even while in a moving vehicle, we can believe someone with advanced sword skills.

exactly. their accuracy with shooting from a moving vehicle was almost as preposterous as a zombie apocalypse.

CadBane · 03-20-2012, 03:20 PM

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True - and if we already believe that the current characters can hit zombie after zombie with headshots, even while in a moving vehicle, we can believe someone with advanced sword skills.

Yeah, now *that* was/is ridiculous. Freaking Andrea and Glenn hitting zombies with headshots on the move. *smh*

EricaLubarsky · 03-20-2012, 05:25 PM

It really wouldnt have made a big difference at all if they had hit some in the thigh or chest and just staggered them for the most part. Its not like they really did more than just slow the herd. Im not sure why every shot was a headshot or why Herschel and Glen's shotguns had the same impact as the handguns either. It didn't bug me too much though.

Anyway, the show has done a decent job of weaving the new into the comics and there is plenty of personality with Mischonne along with her utter awesomeness. I even wonder if she will take over as the second pillar of the show so Darryl can stay a free radical. With Merle returning, the _____ may hit the fan with him. He's either coming out a solid hero or else a villain. Darryl is easily the greatest character on the show but may not be a good foil or second pillar the way Shane/Tyreese/Abraham were in the comics.

I just hope that we see less whiny, annoying Lori and way more adventure/survival/discovery. The prison books had a ton of that which is what makes S3 so promising. I like seeing developed characters and I want Walking Dead to be about people surviving disaster and not just silly zombie pulp, but the melodrama got a bit much at times in S2.

sike · 03-21-2012, 01:47 PM

Anywhere you can read the comics online?

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Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

It really wouldnt have made a big difference at all if they had hit some in the thigh or chest and just staggered them for the most part. Its not like they really did more than just slow the herd. Im not sure why every shot was a headshot or why Herschel and Glen's shotguns had the same impact as the handguns either. It didn't bug me too much though.

Anyway, the show has done a decent job of weaving the new into the comics and there is plenty of personality with Mischonne along with her utter awesomeness. I even wonder if she will take over as the second pillar of the show so Darryl can stay a free radical. With Merle returning, the _____ may hit the fan with him. He's either coming out a solid hero or else a villain. Darryl is easily the greatest character on the show but may not be a good foil or second pillar the way Shane/Tyreese/Abraham were in the comics.

I just hope that we see less whiny, annoying Lori and way more adventure/survival/discovery. The prison books had a ton of that which is what makes S3 so promising. I like seeing developed characters and I want Walking Dead to be about people surviving disaster and not just silly zombie pulp, but the melodrama got a bit much at times in S2.