the television series thread

kuba · 11-28-2009, 07:28 AM

not specific to a certain series or not, but in the movie thread zoo recommended "generation kill" - and I've kept meaning to start.

other series I have enjoyed are:

oz - amazing prison drama that pretty much supplied the actors for L&O

L&O original series - what can I say? guilty pleasure, especially with ben stone as the DA

dexter - for some reason I continue to watch it even though it keeps going off the rails then skipping on after the suspensful endings

breaking bad - the best series next to oz that I have ever ever seen

curb your enthusiasm - love it in bits and pieces

californication - only saw s1

YOUR RECOMMENDED LIST?

Heroes?

Lost?

I hear the wire is awesome, haven't seen it yet

6 feet under - loved it until alyg ruined season 6 for me by telling me the ending..

groovespinna · 11-28-2009, 07:41 AM

just taking my gf through The Sopranos, and I have to say I miss the fuck out of this show. so good. will never be topped.

my other notables are...

Rescue Me
Oz
24 (seasons 1-3 only. just pretend it ended after 3)
Lost (though that could change if they drop the ball in this final season)

sheik rock · 11-28-2009, 09:10 AM

I am watching season 2 of Breaking bad right now. I kind of vacillate back and forth from loving it to being bored. I really find his wife and kid super boring, I realize they give the motivation, but I just hate when they have their own time on screen.

I actually stopped watching the first season at episode four, and only caught 5-6 on a plane, luckily they reminded me how good it could be.

basketballjones · 11-28-2009, 11:47 AM

rescue me is awesome
lost
testees
the wire
better off ted

Dr. Grinch · 11-28-2009, 11:58 AM

Sons of Anarchy is great so far

Eclectic · 11-28-2009, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by basketballjones

better off ted

Is this show coming back?

I loved the first season. I hope it got picked up.

Dr. Grinch · 11-28-2009, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Eclectic

Is this show coming back?

I loved the first season. I hope it got picked up.

Yeah, starts up soon actually

Probably some of the funniest writing I've seen on regular cable in years.

basketballjones · 11-28-2009, 12:28 PM

does anyone know if testees is coming back cause that show is stupid funny

tripleup · 11-28-2009, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Grinch

Sons of Anarchy is great so far

THIS!

Stream/download here

toney · 11-28-2009, 12:42 PM

Breaking Bad -- Disclaimer - Ive only watched the first 2 episodes -- Can someone explain the appeal of this show? It's about as realistic and meaningful to the meth crisis in South Western US as Prison Break is to the penal system. I felt it devoid of any meaning or statement and totally unwatchable.

sheik rock · 11-28-2009, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by toney

Breaking Bad -- Disclaimer - Ive only watched the first 2 episodes -- Can someone explain the appeal of this show? It's about as realistic and meaningful to the meth crisis in South Western US as Prison Break is to the penal system. I felt it devoid of any meaning or statement and totally unwatchable.

Breaking Bad has moments of greatness, but I can totally see why someone wouldn't like it.

Brotherhood was a similar show. Showtime's answer to the Sopranos, ran for two seasons. The second season had one of the greatest episodes of TV I have ever seen.

Subsonic Chronic · 11-28-2009, 11:13 PM

Been on a big Ghost Hunters kick lately (almost by default, it's on at a time I'm often watching TV and nothing else good is on). I love/hate this show so much!

Questions...

What the shit is up with GHI? These guys are such losers, especially what's-his-name with the frosted tips. I want fuckin' TAPS back!

How do they come up with the "words" that they attribute to most random noises, and why would a ghost in Romania or Spain be speaking English to them anyway?

Does the camera closing in on the EMF meter not have an electromagnetic field of its own?

And the question that's been bugging me the most since I started watching this show:

On one hand they explain that they carry their infrared temperature meter because "ghosts often turn the air around them cold". But then in the next scene, they're showing some heat signature on the camera that they suspect is a ghost too. Shouldn't a ghost then appear as a cold spot on the camera instead of a hot spot? How can it be both?

11-28-2009, 07:28 AM	#1
kuba TRIBE Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: BRAD FUCKING LAMB!!!!!!!!!!! Posts: 33,898	the television series thread not specific to a certain series or not, but in the movie thread zoo recommended "generation kill" - and I've kept meaning to start. other series I have enjoyed are: oz - amazing prison drama that pretty much supplied the actors for L&O L&O original series - what can I say? guilty pleasure, especially with ben stone as the DA dexter - for some reason I continue to watch it even though it keeps going off the rails then skipping on after the suspensful endings breaking bad - the best series next to oz that I have ever ever seen curb your enthusiasm - love it in bits and pieces californication - only saw s1 YOUR RECOMMENDED LIST? Heroes? Lost? I hear the wire is awesome, haven't seen it yet 6 feet under - loved it until alyg ruined season 6 for me by telling me the ending..

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11-28-2009, 07:41 AM	#2
groovespinna TRIBE Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: unofficial TRIBE real estate rep. buy/sell something. Posts: 13,555	just taking my gf through The Sopranos, and I have to say I miss the fuck out of this show. so good. will never be topped. my other notables are... Rescue Me Oz 24 (seasons 1-3 only. just pretend it ended after 3) Lost (though that could change if they drop the ball in this final season)

11-28-2009, 09:10 AM	#3
sheik rock TRIBE Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: North Vancouver, still drunk Posts: 2,417	I am watching season 2 of Breaking bad right now. I kind of vacillate back and forth from loving it to being bored. I really find his wife and kid super boring, I realize they give the motivation, but I just hate when they have their own time on screen. I actually stopped watching the first season at episode four, and only caught 5-6 on a plane, luckily they reminded me how good it could be.

11-28-2009, 11:47 AM	#4
basketballjones TRIBE Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: brannigans law is like brannigans love.....hard and fast Posts: 20,224	rescue me is awesome lost testees the wire better off ted

11-28-2009, 11:58 AM	#5
Dr. Grinch TRIBE Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Rollin' down Rodeo wit a shotgun Posts: 5,765	Sons of Anarchy is great so far

11-28-2009, 12:28 PM	#8
basketballjones TRIBE Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: brannigans law is like brannigans love.....hard and fast Posts: 20,224	does anyone know if testees is coming back cause that show is stupid funny

11-28-2009, 12:42 PM	#10
toney TRIBE Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 194	Breaking Bad -- Disclaimer - Ive only watched the first 2 episodes -- Can someone explain the appeal of this show? It's about as realistic and meaningful to the meth crisis in South Western US as Prison Break is to the penal system. I felt it devoid of any meaning or statement and totally unwatchable.

11-28-2009, 11:13 PM	#12
Subsonic Chronic TRIBE Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: wishing H1N1 on my worst enemies Posts: 23,771	Been on a big Ghost Hunters kick lately (almost by default, it's on at a time I'm often watching TV and nothing else good is on). I love/hate this show so much! Questions... What the shit is up with GHI? These guys are such losers, especially what's-his-name with the frosted tips. I want fuckin' TAPS back! How do they come up with the "words" that they attribute to most random noises, and why would a ghost in Romania or Spain be speaking English to them anyway? Does the camera closing in on the EMF meter not have an electromagnetic field of its own? And the question that's been bugging me the most since I started watching this show: On one hand they explain that they carry their infrared temperature meter because "ghosts often turn the air around them cold". But then in the next scene, they're showing some heat signature on the camera that they suspect is a ghost too. Shouldn't a ghost then appear as a cold spot on the camera instead of a hot spot? How can it be both?