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02-14-2018, 11:58 PM
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#101
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 17,241
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Originally Posted by jazz4cash
The short clip ads were a warning for me to stay away. Glad I did. Learned my lesson from Mr Robot about getting invested in these shows too early. Too many better things to do besides watching tv.
Waiting for Billions to return March 25th
Waiting for Animal Kingdom to return.
Waiting for The Last Ship to return. Not expecting too much after too excellent and one decent season.
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I actually like Mr Robot...
Agree with Last Ship... might not be as good as the first season...
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02-15-2018, 01:39 AM
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#102
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 3,229
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I'm typically late to the game, I only started watching Breaking Bad and Justified after the series was already over, both are really good. Just finished up the first 3 seasons of Better Call Saul, also very good. It's a prequel to Breaking Bad so you'll see many of the same characters popping up, suggest watching Breaking Bad first if you're new to both. I have been watching Vikings since the beginning, agree with others that it's an excellent series.
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02-15-2018, 07:31 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 17,774
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Originally Posted by Bestwifeever
We just watched the first three seasons of Line of Duty, on Acorn, and then the fourth current season on DVD from the library. Soooo good! We started Acceptable Risk, also Acorn, last night.
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We’re thumbs-downing Acceptable Risk after watching half of it (we’ll still finish watching the full season). So much repetitive talking, not a lot of tension, we realized we just don’t care if the main character ever finds who is responsible for the murder of the main character’s second husband.
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02-15-2018, 07:36 AM
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#104
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Flyover America
Posts: 679
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Well I guess I will admit to binge watching on Netflix Shameless, Chicago Based, and well it is really Shameless. William Masey Plays the lead role started in 2011 and is in season 8 I believe so there's lot to watch, currently on season 4
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02-15-2018, 11:31 AM
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#105
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: New Orleans
Posts: 47,500
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Quote:
Originally Posted by W2R
I have become seriously disenamored with modern fictional TV series and I don't follow any of them any more. They bore me and often seem preachy to me as well.
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OK, F identified a series on Amazon Prime Video that he thought I might like, and I do. It's not fiction, but more in the "true crime" category.
" LA: City of Demons" is the name of the series, and it is hosted by James Ellroy, 69 year old author of LA Confidential and other books. There are only six episodes in the series and we watched them all this week. It was fascinating - - serial killers, gangsters, all sorts of interesting historical crimes in Los Angeles.
James Ellroy himself is nearly as interesting as the crimes; he's an odd and fascinating individual whose own mother was brutally murdered in LA when he was just 10, and the murder was never solved. His resulting personal interest in crimes, criminals, and investigations makes the series that much more riveting. He is honest almost to a fault, and holds nothing back including his own emotional reaction to his mother's murder.
Anyway, I like almost no television or movies but this series was great IMO.
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02-15-2018, 01:50 PM
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#106
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,770
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Originally Posted by cathy63
I'm also giving up on this one. The scenes are so darkly lit that I can't figure out what's happening half the time. Even if that's accurate to the period before electric light, it's making watching it into more of a chore than I care for.
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You're right, the lighting is very poor and I have excellent eye sight. There also seem to be so many side stories. I don't like when the doctor whispers to his buddy. It's not a stage whisper. I have to turn up the TV volume to hear it and miss part of the conversation. Don't care for the closed caption when characters are speaking a foreign language. Wasn't expecting it and missed that part of the conversation.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Texas Proud
The short clips ads did not get me interested... so I gave up before it even started...
Sounds to me like I made a good decision....
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We saw so many ads before the show started that we commented about all the ads.
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Originally Posted by Bestwifeever
DH checked the book out of the library after the first episode—he said the book was really good. He might finish watching the series, though.
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Does your husband like the TV series?
I think I know who the murderer is and that's disappointing.
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02-15-2018, 02:11 PM
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#107
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Champaign
Posts: 4,726
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Love Fargo, American Crime, True Detective, The Killing, Peaky Blinders, Billions, American Gods, Vikings, Hand of God. I will watch LA City of Demons, thank you for that one.
Actually, DH and I used to go to the movies twice/week for years. Now, TV has out classed the movies. The characters are developed so well, the plots twist and turn, keeps you guessing, if you can find the right series. "Breaking Bad" started my addiction to TV series. I saw it on Netflix, I think, without commercials and several seasons at a time. I cannot stand waiting a week for a new show anymore and certainly cannot stand commercials interrupting my zen like attention.
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02-15-2018, 03:25 PM
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#108
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: New Orleans
Posts: 47,500
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rianne
Love Fargo, American Crime, True Detective, The Killing, Peaky Blinders, Billions, American Gods, Vikings, Hand of God. I will watch LA City of Demons, thank you for that one.
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Oh good! I hope you like it as much as I did. I am so insanely picky about what shows I watch, but this one is right up my alley.
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02-15-2018, 09:16 PM
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#109
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: SoCal, Lausanne
Posts: 4,408
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Recently:
CBS:
American Gothic (catchup)
Star Trek Discovery (finished up)
NBC:
Law and Order SVU - latest season
Fox:
The Orville (finished season 1)
HBO:
Game of Thrones (waiting for final season)
Westworld (waiting for season 2)
Showtime:
Ray Donovan - All caught up waiting for season 6
Homeland - waiting for new season
FX:
American Crime Story (latest season Versace murder)
American Horror Story
Comedy Central:
Southpark (latest season)
TNT:
The Alienist
NetFlix:
Black Mirror
Planet Earth II
MindHunter
American Vandal
Ozark
Stranger Things
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02-19-2018, 08:48 AM
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#110
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Laurel, MD
Posts: 8,327
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I see American Greed is (finally) going to air some new episodes starting 2/26 on CNBC. 1st episode is on Martin Shkreli.
This thread makes me want to go back and watch Justified again.
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02-19-2018, 11:49 AM
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#111
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 1,570
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Not new, but new to me, Roots, airing on Sundance. Never watched it when it came out, 40 years ago.
Also, we didn't renew HBO, but I had a chance to binge watch all 7 episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm on an American Airlines flight to the mainland. Pretty, pretty, pretty good.
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02-19-2018, 12:19 PM
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#112
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Utrecht
Posts: 2,650
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jazz4cash
Waiting for Billions to return March 25th
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Great news! Love that series.
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04-16-2018, 01:30 PM
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#113
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Central MS/Orange Beach, AL
Posts: 9,072
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'Trust'.....a new series on FX that is based in the JP Getty family in the early 70's. I'm only 2 episodes in but has my attention so far. Boy...Donald Sutherland is looking old.
Official Trailer from Trust (2018-)
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04-16-2018, 03:39 PM
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#114
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Weatherford Texas
Posts: 456
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Justified was great and was must-watch TV for me while it was running.
Two that I didn't see mentioned are:
The Expanse https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_expanse/
Colony https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/colony
My DVR is set to catch all new episodes.
I really liked the various Fargo mini-series and Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead. I am looking forward to the cross-pollination as Morgan sets out on his own and eventually bumps into the Fear the Walking Dead group.
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04-16-2018, 05:20 PM
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#115
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: DFW
Posts: 2,016
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Billions and Homeland on Shotime. I am awaiting Animal Kingdom on TNT. New episodes start next montn.
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04-16-2018, 05:32 PM
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#116
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Elyria, OH
Posts: 1,937
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I'm really enjoying Instinct on CBS.
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04-17-2018, 10:29 AM
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#117
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Western NC
Posts: 4,633
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The Terror
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04-17-2018, 10:44 AM
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#118
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Weatherford Texas
Posts: 456
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I am trying to get into The Crossing on ABC. I really like the premise and I am a fan of the main character (town sheriff). Time will tell if it holds me.
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04-17-2018, 10:50 AM
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#119
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Texas
Posts: 10,931
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Billions...
I found a new hero with Bobby Axelrod now that JR Ewing (Dallas) is gone.
Also, waiting for the new House Of Cards series to come out on DVD's now.
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04-17-2018, 11:56 AM
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#120
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Red Rock Country
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I'm watching a new HBO dark comedy series called Barry starring Bill Hader and Henry Winkler. Barry is a Marine now back in civilian life who makes use of his marksman expertise to become a free-lance hitman. But while in L.A. for a hit, he gets involved in an acting class taught by Winkler's character and decides he doesn't want to be a hitman anymore. Of course, he gets drawn back into it as he gets increasingly entangled with Chechen mobsters. Anyone who liked Dexter or Breaking Bad would probably like this one although it's clearly more comedic than the other two.
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