Still no Suburgatory, anyone? It's pretty stupid, but better than I expected and there are some laughs. For network.......definitely better than I expected.
I saw the first five episodes of Homeland. I'm enjoying it a lot. I think I rate it higher than S2 of Boardwalk Empire.
Both have been quite good. The most recent episode of Boardwalk Empire was one of my favorites (the one involving Princeton, not to give away any spoilers).
Me too. I have Season 1 on DVD, but have seen the whole shebang and it is excellent.
Paul Gross, the main character, is the same understated actor that he was in "Due South" and equally engaging in a totally different way. Love his work.
Bit of trivia: Look for a film, "Gunless", also featuring Paul Gross.
Worthwhile.
A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.
Oscar Wilde [1854-1900]
I saw the pilot for 'Luck' yesterday on HBO, and though I didn't know what was going on most of the time, I found it intriguing.
It was created and written by David Milch of 'Deadwood' fame, and the episode was directed by Michael Mann. The latter can be a hit or miss with me, but I really liked what he did here. I don't know a thing about horse races, but I found the races themselves exhilarating and it helped me understand why people enjoy them beyond the gambling.
Besides a couple of big big names - Hoffman and Nolte - this show is character actor gold. Some faces I recognized, some I didn't, but lots of good performances. They just need to mumble less because I already have hard time following when I do understand what they're saying.
Anyway, this starts for real at the end of January, but I liked what I saw.
I haven't seen the finale of Boardwalk yet but I'm all caught up on Homeland. It's been a riveting series so far, great writing, direction and acting but there's still a lot at stake going into the 90 minute finale on Sunday.
Clark Johnson directed episode 11, "The Vest."
Grantland's recaps are excellent.
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Just finished watching Game of Thrones and I have to say I consider it absofuckinglutely excellent! I'd already read all the books - am currently waiting with a considerable degree of impatience for the new one to come out in paperback - and I think they did an excellent job of rendering Martin's vision onto the small screen. The dude even wrote one of the episodes, but of course he did have previous TV experience, with the Twilight Zone and all.
The only tragedy is that HBO only allotted 10 episodes for the task which is absurd, and makes for a less enjoyable viewer experience for the first couple of episodes what with the expository dialogue. It has resulted in the coining of a new term 'sexposition' for the amount of this that occurs with some trollop's nude arse in the foreground.
The pisser is that the next book - which was a few hundred pages longer - will also only get 10 episodes so this will involve losing a fair bit of story and detail along the way one should think. However, excellent stuff overall, and one awaits season 2 with a great deal of impatience.
Q: 'How do you start free improvising?'
A: 'Well I usually start on D as a matter of fact'
"I wandered alone in the desert and cried "Oh Lord! Oh Lord! What hast thou done, lately?"
"Thought is not a saffron-robed monk pissing in the snow"
"Bitterness slowly crept into the marriage and by the time Lovborg was six years old his parents exchanged gunfire daily"
The only tragedy is that HBO only allotted 10 episodes for the task which is absurd, and makes for a less enjoyable viewer experience for the first couple of episodes what with the expository dialogue.
Maybe a couple episodes more would have helped, but I honestly didn't mind even if I didn't know who was who in the first few episodes. That sort of heavy exposition is tolerable because of the robust character development that accompanied it.
Maybe a couple episodes more would have helped, but I honestly didn't mind even if I didn't know who was who in the first few episodes. That sort of heavy exposition is tolerable because of the robust character development that accompanied it.
I'm glad on your behalf that you didn't mind it, and you were able to enjoy it. I found it frustrating, having recommended the show to various people, quite a few of whom said that they found it hard to get past the first few episodes and get established into the 'story'. As I found the story as presented to be quite compelling - and the show overall did quite a good job of 'compressing' the labyrinthine content of the book down - I thought this attitude to be a bit puzzling, particularly as these were the same people who had no trouble with The Wire, even though, arguably, there were just as many characters, plotlines, and most critically plunging the viewer in at the deep end. At least in GoT there is some exposition to let viewers get the back story.
Anyways, currently watching The World at War - BBC at its very best, and snagging Laurence Olivier for the VO - what a coup! The kind of documentaries that get described as 'magisterial' and rightly so. Very well argued interpretations of the various historical events described, and not too much grandstanding, needless patriotic BS or similar.
Q: 'How do you start free improvising?'
A: 'Well I usually start on D as a matter of fact'
"I wandered alone in the desert and cried "Oh Lord! Oh Lord! What hast thou done, lately?"
"Thought is not a saffron-robed monk pissing in the snow"
"Bitterness slowly crept into the marriage and by the time Lovborg was six years old his parents exchanged gunfire daily"
Fresh Meat - an English show about university student room mates. Enjoyable, with some laugh out loud moments, and an awful lot of cringe-worthy moments a-la The Office. Actress Kimberly Nixon recently got voted sexiest woman in Wales, which - as Monte will tell you - is worth precisely nothing. (Sorry, but I can't think of an appropriate analogy)
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Q: 'How do you start free improvising?'
A: 'Well I usually start on D as a matter of fact'
"I wandered alone in the desert and cried "Oh Lord! Oh Lord! What hast thou done, lately?"
"Thought is not a saffron-robed monk pissing in the snow"
"Bitterness slowly crept into the marriage and by the time Lovborg was six years old his parents exchanged gunfire daily"
Sheesh, have you ever seen Peep Show? We had a lot of fun with that.
I have indeed Lenny! In fact I think I posted about it earlier. Excellent stuff, remarkably consistent. I find it hilarious how the guys are so feckless! After hearing so much about Super Hans in the earlier shows it was great to finally see him. I think they have another season coming out soon.
The two main actors - although they don't write Peep Show - have their own comedy sketch show - The Mitchell & Webb Show, which can be pretty funny at times. There's some other great British comedies of recent years you might enjoy, or might already have seen. I'm thinking of Green Wing and Spaced in particular.
Q: 'How do you start free improvising?'
A: 'Well I usually start on D as a matter of fact'
"I wandered alone in the desert and cried "Oh Lord! Oh Lord! What hast thou done, lately?"
"Thought is not a saffron-robed monk pissing in the snow"
"Bitterness slowly crept into the marriage and by the time Lovborg was six years old his parents exchanged gunfire daily"
Spaced is available on streaming netflix right now, as is Peep Show. I have watched a couple so far and there's some funny stuff in there. Not on the level of Peep Show for me yet but need to give it more time.
Just bought the Blue Ray Boardwalk Empire first season - watched the first 2 episodes last night - I think I like it....
will be checking in on "Luck" tonight in about 4 minutes as we just signed up for HBO - I think it's the 3rd episode - will try to get into it without seeing the first two....
Just bought the Blue Ray Boardwalk Empire first season - watched the first 2 episodes last night - I think I like it....
will be checking in on "Luck" tonight in about 4 minutes as we just signed up for HBO - I think it's the 3rd episode - will try to get into it without seeing the first two....
HBO usually has a place to access back episodes for a current season.
I'm enjoying it thus far.
I like Boardwalk Empire, but there is also something Very depressing about it. Maybe it's the female characters that depress me so. Favorite line so far is Jimmy's: "I'm what time and circumstances have made me." Right on, brudda. Michael Shannon's character is one for the ages. Reminds me of the preacher in Carnivale, only without the supernatural overtones, which makes him all the more eerie and real. Young Al Capone is a cutie. Like a kid brother you wanna give a noogie to. Who woulda thought?
I like Boardwalk Empire, but there is also something Very depressing about it. Maybe it's the female characters that depress me so. Favorite line so far is Jimmy's: "I'm what time and circumstances have made me." Right on, brudda. Michael Shannon's character is one for the ages. Reminds me of the preacher in Carnivale, only without the supernatural overtones, which makes him all the more eerie and real. Young Al Capone is a cutie. Like a kid brother you wanna give a noogie to. Who woulda thought?
Glad to see another fan of Carnivale tippy!
Wrt to the young Al Capone - nobody ever starts out all bad.
Q: 'How do you start free improvising?'
A: 'Well I usually start on D as a matter of fact'
"I wandered alone in the desert and cried "Oh Lord! Oh Lord! What hast thou done, lately?"
"Thought is not a saffron-robed monk pissing in the snow"
"Bitterness slowly crept into the marriage and by the time Lovborg was six years old his parents exchanged gunfire daily"
Originally Posted by Squaredancecalling Steve
