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friendfromlowry

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Jan 29, 2014 11:22 AM
Commander of Awesome;1573678 wrote:Wonder Years. Recently rediscovered this.
The episode where he plays on the shitty high school soccer team is GOAT.
And Kevin isn't half as temperamental as Paul. He was on his period most of the time.
Jan 29, 2014 11:22am
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Jan 29, 2014 1:49 PM
ernest_t_bass;1573286 wrote:When the wife and I are done with Dexter (currently, Dexter just murdered Jimmy Smits), I'll more than likely pick up a premium station to get some good stuff. Should I get HBO or Showtime? With HBO, I can watch them on the HBOGO app. Showtime have an app?
showtime sucks we got it free for three months and i didnt see one good movie on there the whole time...hbo for sure
Jan 29, 2014 1:49pm
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Jan 29, 2014 1:51 PM
Gblock;1573840 wrote:showtime sucks we got it free for three months and i didnt see one good movie on there the whole time...hbo for sure
I don't know anyone who gets hbo it show time for movies. It's for the shows. And shameless, house of lies, homeland make it very comparable to hbo.
Jan 29, 2014 1:51pm
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Jan 29, 2014 2:05 PM
HBO occasionally has decent movies...a lot of times old ones you've probably seen multiple times, newer releases (which are always WAAAYYYYYY behind Netflix, OnDemand, etc) are ok but far from the best movies.

I think we had this discussion before...if you are the patient type you just get HBO for 1 month each year and binge watch the series you want (which would actually be pretty satisfying). Of course, I keep getting free HBO with my cable promos. I should probably get Showtime for a month or two and binge watch their best series.
Jan 29, 2014 2:05pm
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Jan 30, 2014 7:53 PM
I think I'm going to start An Idiot Abroad on Netflix. Had several people tell me how funny it is. Anyone else watch it?
Jan 30, 2014 7:53pm
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Jan 31, 2014 9:14 AM
about 3/4 of the way thru banshee...i like it alot good show
Jan 31, 2014 9:14am
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Feb 2, 2014 12:13 AM
I finished Dexter tonight. Very disappointing finale.
Feb 2, 2014 12:13am
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friendfromlowry

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Feb 5, 2014 7:33 AM
Started watching Banshee. Pretty good show.
Btw - was there a new episode of True Detective this week or not?
Feb 5, 2014 7:33am
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Feb 5, 2014 8:17 AM
friendfromlowry;1576580 wrote: Btw - was there a new episode of True Detective this week or not?
This Sunday.
Feb 5, 2014 8:17am
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Feb 5, 2014 9:33 AM
friendfromlowry;1576580 wrote:Started watching Banshee. Pretty good show.
Btw - was there a new episode of True Detective this week or not?
HBO doesn't go up against the Super Bowl
Feb 5, 2014 9:33am
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Feb 5, 2014 9:33 AM
hangonsloopy;1575309 wrote:I finished Dexter tonight. Very disappointing finale.
Yeah, I go back and forth on it...but mostly lean towards disappointed.
Feb 5, 2014 9:33am
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Feb 5, 2014 12:42 PM
After the Super Bowl, got caught up on Banshee at my friends, since I was 2 episodes behind.

I learned more about impromptu forced dental work than I ever thought possible.
Feb 5, 2014 12:42pm
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ernest_t_bass

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Feb 7, 2014 8:20 AM
We're on season 4 (I believe) of Dexter, and John Lithgow is building a coffin. Starting to get interesting. This season was starting to drag on.
Feb 7, 2014 8:20am
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Feb 7, 2014 8:24 AM
ernest_t_bass;1577490 wrote:We're on season 4 (I believe) of Dexter, and John Lithgow is building a coffin. Starting to get interesting. This season was starting to drag on.
And, like a dumbass, I just googled to find out why...
Feb 7, 2014 8:24am
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Feb 7, 2014 9:32 AM
ernest_t_bass;1577491 wrote:And, like a dumbass, I just googled to find out why...
I was unaware that you knew how to use google.
Feb 7, 2014 9:32am
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Feb 7, 2014 9:41 AM
Sonofanump;1577519 wrote:I was unaware that you knew how to use google.
Feb 7, 2014 9:41am
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bigorangebuck22

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Feb 8, 2014 12:09 AM
Recently binge watched the first two seasons of Game of Thrones and binge read the five books of A Song of Ice and Fire.
Feb 8, 2014 12:09am
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Feb 8, 2014 8:44 AM
If any of you have seen Treme on HBO, I'd be curious as to your opinions. The reviews look good, bu I've never talked to anyone who's seen it.
Feb 8, 2014 8:44am
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Feb 8, 2014 9:42 AM
bigorangebuck22;1577821 wrote:Recently binge watched the first two seasons of Game of Thrones and binge read the five books of A Song of Ice and Fire.
The reading part definitely would be a binge. I'm partway through them and have to say the reading there is a bit slower than in a lot of books just because of how dense they are. Particularly in the true-to-life aspect of how if a person was great or powerful (or perceived to be so), virtually everyone would name a kid after them, so you have tons of characters with the same name, so a lot of times I'll have to stop and look up online to see which (for example) Walder is being talked about.
Feb 8, 2014 9:42am
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Feb 8, 2014 1:01 PM
Dr Winston O'Boogie;1577857 wrote:If any of you have seen Treme on HBO, I'd be curious as to your opinions. The reviews look good, bu I've never talked to anyone who's seen it.
I started the first season when it came out. I think I got about 4 episodes in before I lost interest. Not saying it's not good, it just lost my interest quick. I may give it another shot someday.
Feb 8, 2014 1:01pm
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Feb 8, 2014 1:06 PM
Heretic;1577871 wrote:The reading part definitely would be a binge. I'm partway through them and have to say the reading there is a bit slower than in a lot of books just because of how dense they are. Particularly in the true-to-life aspect of how if a person was great or powerful (or perceived to be so), virtually everyone would name a kid after them, so you have tons of characters with the same name, so a lot of times I'll have to stop and look up online to see which (for example) Walder is being talked about.
The books are good, but GRRM just goes way too much into detail. He'll take 20 pages just to describe the settings at a dinner table.
Feb 8, 2014 1:06pm
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Feb 9, 2014 3:04 PM
TedSheckler;1577903 wrote:I started the first season when it came out. I think I got about 4 episodes in before I lost interest. Not saying it's not good, it just lost my interest quick. I may give it another shot someday.
Thanks. I read some good reviews, but the subject doesn't seem interesting on the surface.
Feb 9, 2014 3:04pm
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Feb 9, 2014 6:52 PM
Dr Winston O'Boogie;1578215 wrote:Thanks. I read some good reviews, but the subject doesn't seem interesting on the surface.
I only gave it shot because it was created by the same guy the created The Wire. It's no The Wire.
Feb 9, 2014 6:52pm
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Feb 9, 2014 7:01 PM
TedSheckler;1577903 wrote:I started the first season when it came out. I think I got about 4 episodes in before I lost interest. Not saying it's not good, it just lost my interest quick. I may give it another shot someday.
Did the same thing. Watched a few episodes from the beginning, then stopped. Watched an episode towards the end of the season and just gave up on it. I didn't like any of the storylines and the flow of the show seemed to be boring/slow. That worked in The Wire, but not in treme, at least for me.

I heard this precious season was really good so maybe the plot was better in this season.
Feb 9, 2014 7:01pm
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Feb 10, 2014 9:37 AM
Finished season 4 of Dexter, and now into season 5. Real disappointed with them killing off Rita. Kinda made me want to stop watching the show. Does it get better?
Feb 10, 2014 9:37am