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Oct 27, 2011 5:10 PM
Zoltan;947122 wrote:Anyone watching Homeland on Showtime? First four episodes have been pretty good.

Yah it is not bad.
Oct 27, 2011 5:10pm
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Oct 27, 2011 5:21 PM
Zoltan;947122 wrote:Anyone watching Homeland on Showtime? First four episodes have been pretty good.
Not yet, but they are free OnDemand right now. Ill probably catch up in a month or so.
Oct 27, 2011 5:21pm
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Oct 27, 2011 5:24 PM
gut;947126 wrote:Isn't Benson leaving, too? Also, how did Stabler leave (I missed it).

I think those two are type-cast, maybe him more so than her. Hard to imagine walking away from the money they were making (I believe $400k+ an episode). Sure, they have a boatload of money but also relatively young and tv series stars rarely seem to get any other decent work after a run.
I thought Benson was leaving and Jennifer Love Hewitt would be on it but so far Benson is still there and Jennifer Love Hewitt isn't. If you recall the final episode of last season Stabler ended up killing a young girl and they basically said in the beginning of this season that he decided to retire.
Oct 27, 2011 5:24pm
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Oct 27, 2011 5:46 PM
bigdaddy2003;947145 wrote:I thought Benson was leaving and Jennifer Love Hewitt would be on it but so far Benson is still there and Jennifer Love Hewitt isn't. If you recall the final episode of last season Stabler ended up killing a young girl and they basically said in the beginning of this season that he decided to retire.
Read somewhere Benson was transitioning and her character was actually being phased out.

I lost track the last year or two of this show and didn't know why Stabler left. Heard the Captain say "Elliot's not coming back" and thought maybe he died. Sounds like that was a good way for his character to leave, though. Normally these shows go for the dramatic death in the line of duty.
Oct 27, 2011 5:46pm
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Oct 27, 2011 5:57 PM
gut;947158 wrote:Read somewhere Benson was transitioning and her character was actually being phased out.

I lost track the last year or two of this show and didn't know why Stabler left. Heard the Captain say "Elliot's not coming back" and thought maybe he died. Sounds like that was a good way for his character to leave, though. Normally these shows go for the dramatic death in the line of duty.
Yeah, I understand what you are saying. They brought in a new male detective (from the show Cold Case) and a new female detective. The male detective won't be able to fill Stabler's shoes totally but he played a detective for years on Cold Case and has made a smooth transition to SVU. It will be an alright show without Stabler and Benson but I can't see it keeping any where near the ratings.
Oct 27, 2011 5:57pm
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Oct 27, 2011 7:29 PM
Zoltan;947122 wrote:Anyone watching Homeland on Showtime? First four episodes have been pretty good.
Wasn't planning on watching this show, but Showtime and HBO rarely disappoint (other than Treme..that is the worst show ever), so if you make a decent argument I'll watch the first couple episodes right now.
Oct 27, 2011 7:29pm
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Oct 27, 2011 7:31 PM
Halloween episode of The Office tonight...question, was last week's episode new? I missed it, but heard it was a re-run

Anyone got a good link to watch re-runs?
Oct 27, 2011 7:31pm
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Oct 27, 2011 7:54 PM
SportsAndLady;947256 wrote:Wasn't planning on watching this show, but Showtime and HBO rarely disappoint (other than Treme..that is the worst show ever), so if you make a decent argument I'll watch the first couple episodes right now.
The premise alone has me intrigued to watch.

Husband and wife return home from deployment after a few years and she suspects him of espionage and treason against the USA or something along those lines. If it was Broadcast TV, probably not. But Showtime and HBO with a concept like that could be great TV.
Oct 27, 2011 7:54pm
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Nov 14, 2011 12:37 AM
Has anyone been watching X Factor?
Nov 14, 2011 12:37am
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Nov 14, 2011 8:14 AM
bigdaddy2003;972134 wrote:Has anyone been watching X Factor?
I haven't been watching, but my buddy's wife had it on the other night, and it seems like the most contrived, BS singing show so far. Paula was cryin' and couldn't make a decision so, of course, it set Simon up to be the decision maker.
Nov 14, 2011 8:14am
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Nov 14, 2011 8:45 AM
ts1227;925071 wrote:NBC sucks at everything anymore.
Community is pretty much all that have lol.

Anyone on here watch Once Upon a Time on ABC? I've had to watch it the last 2 weeks with the GF. Only good thing about it is the blonde chick who used to be on House is the main character.
Nov 14, 2011 8:45am
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Nov 14, 2011 10:23 AM
Iliketurtles;972242 wrote:Community is pretty much all that have lol.

Anyone on here watch Once Upon a Time on ABC? I've had to watch it the last 2 weeks with the GF. Only good thing about it is the blonde chick who used to be on House is the main character.
Parks and Recs? Office?
Nov 14, 2011 10:23am
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Nov 14, 2011 10:25 AM
se-alum;972219 wrote:I haven't been watching, but my buddy's wife had it on the other night, and it seems like the most contrived, BS singing show so far. Paula was cryin' and couldn't make a decision so, of course, it set Simon up to be the decision maker.
I was one of those people who heard about Simon and started watching American Idol and kind of just enjoyed it and kept watching. So naturally when I heard about X Factor I was interested. Well to me it started off bad and everyone else seemed to like it better than American Idol. Now it's at the live shows and I think it has been much better. I still dont like it as well as Idol though. Yeah, Paula is as dramatic as she ever was. People vote on who they want to keep just like Idol but the judges pick out of the bottom two who they want to keep and Paula couldn't make her decision at first because she was in charge of the groups and the bottom 2 were both groups. At first she couldn't make her decision but she eventually did.
Nov 14, 2011 10:25am
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Nov 14, 2011 10:35 AM
Anyone watching Grimm?? I really like the show.
Nov 14, 2011 10:35am
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Nov 14, 2011 10:36 AM
se-alum;972394 wrote:Anyone watching Grimm?? I really like the show.
I have every episode on the dvr. Just haven't started watching it yet.
Nov 14, 2011 10:36am
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Nov 14, 2011 10:40 AM
bigdaddy2003;972399 wrote:I have every episode on the dvr. Just haven't started watching it yet.
I usually have no interest in those type of shows(sci-fi), but the concept is pretty cool, and they do a good job of incorporating the Tales in a modern way.
Nov 14, 2011 10:40am
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Nov 14, 2011 12:18 PM
Iliketurtles;972242 wrote:Community is pretty much all that have lol.

Anyone on here watch Once Upon a Time on ABC? I've had to watch it the last 2 weeks with the GF. Only good thing about it is the blonde chick who used to be on House is the main character.
I've been watching it with the wife -- not bad.

There are some shows she likes that I refuse to watch (biggest loser, desperate housewives, etc.), so it's nice to have a show that she enjoys that I don't mind.

But when Housewives comes on, I leave for football/video games.
Nov 14, 2011 12:18pm
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Nov 14, 2011 1:41 PM
McFly1955;972542 wrote:I've been watching it with the wife -- not bad.

There are some shows she likes that I refuse to watch (biggest loser, desperate housewives, etc.), so it's nice to have a show that she enjoys that I don't mind.

But when Housewives comes on, I leave for football/video games.
I agree it's not too bad with what women normally watch. My GF isn't much of a TV watcher so its good that we basically only watch the things that I like.
Nov 14, 2011 1:41pm
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Nov 14, 2011 6:07 PM
Iliketurtles;972242 wrote:Community is pretty much all that have lol.

Anyone on here watch Once Upon a Time on ABC? I've had to watch it the last 2 weeks with the GF. Only good thing about it is the blonde chick who used to be on House is the main character.
Rumor has it, Community will be cancelled soon...lol!
Nov 14, 2011 6:07pm
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Nov 20, 2011 10:42 PM
justincredible;904581 wrote:My wife and I liked it. But I'd totally bone the main character (chick from 40 Year Old Virgin).
google Kat Dennings NSFW
Nov 20, 2011 10:42pm
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Nov 30, 2011 6:20 PM
Justified Season 3 will premier January 17th.
Nov 30, 2011 6:20pm
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Nov 30, 2011 7:31 PM
Any one watch revenge? My fiancé got me hooked on it
Nov 30, 2011 7:31pm
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Nov 30, 2011 10:10 PM
Crimson streak;995328 wrote:Any one watch revenge? My fiancé got me hooked on it
I watch ... Great show. Pissed tonight is a rerun.
Nov 30, 2011 10:10pm
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Dec 1, 2011 6:41 AM
New shows that I watch:

The New Girl
2 Broke Girls
Prime Suspect
Up All Night
Happy Endings

Haven't actually watched American Horror Story yet but I have DVR'ed every episode so far.
Dec 1, 2011 6:41am
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Dec 1, 2011 8:05 AM
The only two new shows I'm watching are New Girl (love the no laugh track) and Person of Interest (which has potential to be a great show, great concept and two great actors). Started watching Covert Affairs this year (caught up to date on first two years via Netflix and DVR). Beyond that DVR Mentalist, Leverage, Castle, Tosh.0, Soup. Will start The League soon once season 2 becomes available on Netflix. Anything else I'm missing that I should be watching.
Dec 1, 2011 8:05am