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sportchampps
Posts: 7,361
Jan 9, 2014 10:53am
I use to watch the shield with a couple friends and they were so engrossed with the show they didn't notice it either. I would have to play it back to them and point it out.
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Jan 9, 2014 10:57am
and it has been a long times since I have seen the show.sportchampps;1565047 wrote:I use to watch the shield with a couple friends and they were so engrossed with the show they didn't notice it either. I would have to play it back to them and point it out.
Cant be worse than Pawn Stores product placement!!!
TedSheckler
Posts: 3,974
Jan 9, 2014 11:10am
I used to think The Shield was the greatest show ever until I watched The Wire.thavoice;1565023 wrote:Figured someone would say it but didnt read every post. Was a very bad ass show,and it paved the way for all the great dramas on cable tv today. It basically showed that a series made for cable tv could work.
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Jan 9, 2014 11:46am
Been binging on The Pacific. Great mini series. DOesnt match up to Band of Brothers, but that was unrealistic to think it could.
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Jan 9, 2014 12:03pm
Different parts of the war. I thought it was only slightly worse. So guess, technically, it didn't live up to it. But it was .1 worse on a rating scale IMO. Both are so fucking good.thavoice;1565075 wrote:Been binging on The Pacific. Great mini series. DOesnt match up to Band of Brothers, but that was unrealistic to think it could.
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MontyBrunswick
Jan 9, 2014 12:07pm
I tried binge watching Dexter and the story just progressed too damn slow.ernest_t_bass;1565033 wrote:Since we failed on Shameless, we're 4 eps. deep into Dexter. Like it.
I was told it improves in later seasons, but I got about 7 episodes into season 1 and was finished.
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Jan 9, 2014 12:09pm
Exactly! Just slightly less but still amazing.Laley23;1565087 wrote:Different parts of the war. I thought it was only slightly worse. So guess, technically, it didn't live up to it. But it was .1 worse on a rating scale IMO. Both are so fucking good.
One thing for me that is fucking stupid that kinda bothered me is how they tried to mirror the BoB in the setup of the eps, long intro, etc. Shouldnt matter and I know they were just doing what was working but it was just something I didnt quite like (kinda like when a sequal of a movie tries the same format style) but the story, the action....excellent. May be more action that BoB.
Too much male nudity though...that is a turn off at least!
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Jan 9, 2014 12:25pm
I think the open and everything was because it's like a series. A tv series has the same open, and while this was a new mini-series, it was a continuation in a sense.
Male nudity always sucks, but you get over it. And yeah, the action was non stop for a good portion of The Pacific. I know some people really enjoyed the fact the main characters remained at 3 instead of constantly changing like BoB. I didn't mind either way.
Male nudity always sucks, but you get over it. And yeah, the action was non stop for a good portion of The Pacific. I know some people really enjoyed the fact the main characters remained at 3 instead of constantly changing like BoB. I didn't mind either way.
Rotinaj
Posts: 7,699
Jan 9, 2014 2:36pm
I actually heard Dexter got worse in the later seasons. I've watched the first 2 and thought they were pretty good.dlazz;1565089 wrote:I tried binge watching Dexter and the story just progressed too damn slow.
I was told it improves in later seasons, but I got about 7 episodes into season 1 and was finished.
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Jan 9, 2014 3:15pm
Dexter 1-5 was good. Then it got bad.
Iliketurtles
Posts: 8,191
Jan 9, 2014 3:20pm
This especially seasons 3-5. But it did have worst finale ever! (ok not really but it was pretty bad).Laley23;1565149 wrote:Dexter 1-5 was good. Then it got bad.
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Jan 9, 2014 3:32pm
Suits has been entertaining, but their seems to be a lot of holes.
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Jan 9, 2014 4:59pm
Yeah, Julia stiles and john Lithgow were tremendous adds to the show for their respective seasons. Lithgow as the trinity killer was the best season ever.Iliketurtles;1565152 wrote:This especially seasons 3-5. But it did have worst finale ever! (ok not really but it was pretty bad).
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Jan 9, 2014 5:02pm
We just finished the Lithgow season. Phenomenal.Laley23;1565200 wrote:Yeah, Julia stiles and john Lithgow were tremendous adds to the show for their respective seasons. Lithgow as the trinity killer was the best season ever.
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Jan 9, 2014 5:26pm
The Wire had two of the greatest seasons ever....as a series, as a whole, The Shield was better and more consistent (really splitting hairs over easily my two favorite shows). Pure quality and adrenalin from start to finish, and it never dragged or tortured us with "set-up" episodes.TedSheckler;1565058 wrote:I used to think The Shield was the greatest show ever until I watched The Wire.
Also, if people list their #1 dramas, it's mostly sympathetic criminals/murderers/etc....Vic Mackey was all those things, but he was also the only true anti-hero.
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Jan 9, 2014 5:28pm
Needs to get away from the "bad soap opera" it's become and return to what made it great in season 1.se-alum;1565160 wrote:Suits has been entertaining, but their seems to be a lot of holes.
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Jan 9, 2014 5:51pm
I'm only halfway through season 2, but the part that bothers me was that Mike told Trevor and Jenny about his situation.gut;1565218 wrote:Needs to get away from the "bad soap opera" it's become and return to what made it great in season 1.
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Jan 10, 2014 5:10am
Kind of off-topic.....but since we were talking about The Shield, did anyone watch the new show Chicago PD? I thought it was pretty good, although looks to be a complete rip-off of The Shield.
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Jan 10, 2014 7:54am
I like it, but I'm a Chicago Fire fan, so I think the crossover aspect is pretty cool.gut;1565396 wrote:Kind of off-topic.....but since we were talking about The Shield, did anyone watch the new show Chicago PD? I thought it was pretty good, although looks to be a complete rip-off of The Shield.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Jan 10, 2014 10:12am
Same here.se-alum;1565410 wrote:I like it, but I'm a Chicago Fire fan, so I think the crossover aspect is pretty cool.
I hope they don't over do the crossover aspect though.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Jan 10, 2014 2:19pm
Did you start tying your shoes differently? I watched that vid because I had a few minutes to spare and it was only 3 minutes. Blew my mind and works wonders. No more double knots.Automatik;1565040 wrote:"Binge" watched the TED Talks series on Netflix over the weekend.
Worth the watch, I immediately felt smarter.
Automatik
Posts: 14,632
Jan 10, 2014 2:28pm
Funny you brought that up.justincredible;1565550 wrote:Did you start tying your shoes differently? I watched that vid because I had a few minutes to spare and it was only 3 minutes. Blew my mind and works wonders. No more double knots.
I've actually been tying them the way he does it, except I start opposite from him. I loop the other side first and the end result is the strong knot.
So after watching it, I'm sitting there with a shoe and I'm following his instructions, but not exactly and the outcome was the "weak" knot...where it lines up parallel with the shoe. I did this like 10 times, racking my my brain, like WHY CAN'T I FIGURE THIS OUT!?!
End result, I've been doing it correctly since age 4. :laugh:
I really enjoyed the Memory one and The Happy Secret to Better Work...that guy was good.
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sportswizuhrd
Posts: 3,215
Jan 13, 2014 12:25pm
Any fans of Shameless that have Showtime on Demand, check your OD if you don't want to wait until Sunday to watch new episodes. They are putting them on their 5-7 days in advance. Accidentally found it and watched the premiere last week when I went to watch finale of last season. I know they have done this in the past with Showtime shows. I think it was 2 years ago with Shameless, last season with Californication and the final season of Dexter.
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Jan 13, 2014 12:26pm
Really liking Dexter so far.
bases_loaded
Posts: 6,912
Jan 13, 2014 12:44pm
We're up through season 6. Doesn't disappoint, ever.ernest_t_bass;1566584 wrote:Really liking Dexter so far.