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Ghost of Forums Past
Pancake
posted 05-25-2010 09:14:40 PM
What TV series do you keep up with?

With LOST and Legend of the Seeker out of the way I'm stuck with Stargate Universe (begrudgingly) and Doctor Who (which rocks now).

Ghost of Forums Past fucked around with this message on 05-25-2010 at 09:15 PM.

Azakias
Never wore the pants, thus still wields the power of unused (_|_)
posted 05-25-2010 09:50:26 PM
Sanctuary.

Just started watching Criminal Minds after a friend at work suggested it.

Various cartoons.

"Age by age have men stood up and said to the world, 'From what has come before me, I was forged, but I am new and greater than my forebears.' And so each man walks the world in ruin, abandoned and untried. Less than the whole of his being"
Peter
Pancake
posted 05-26-2010 12:10:45 AM
Probably Burn Notice, Warehouse 13 and Eureka now that Chuck finished up th season. I danced just a little to hear Chuck got renewed and Heroes got shit canned.
Delphi Aegis
Delphi. That's right. The oracle. Ask me anything. Anything about your underwear.
posted 05-26-2010 01:13:20 AM
Just Doctor Who. Nothing else seems worthwhile at this point (LONG LIVE MOFFAT! FUCK TRD!)
Tarquinn
Personally responsible for the decline of the American Dollar
posted 05-26-2010 04:13:56 AM
Mythbusters, Fringe, Doctor Who, Supernatural, SG:U.
~Never underestimate the power of a Dark Clown.
Tarquinn
Personally responsible for the decline of the American Dollar
posted 05-26-2010 05:17:51 AM
quote:
Delphi Aegis got all f'ed up on Angel Dust and wrote:
Just Doctor Who. Nothing else seems worthwhile at this point (LONG LIVE MOFFAT! FUCK TRD!)

RTD.

And the Dalek Episode was as bad as almost all Dalek episodes during RTD's reign, except for 'Dalek', which was excellent.

Edit: Disarming a bomb with the power of love. :psyduck:

Tarquinn fucked around with this message on 05-26-2010 at 05:18 AM.

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Delphi Aegis
Delphi. That's right. The oracle. Ask me anything. Anything about your underwear.
posted 05-26-2010 08:33:30 AM
quote:
Tarquinn thought about the meaning of life:
RTD.

And the Dalek Episode was as bad as almost all Dalek episodes during RTD's reign, except for 'Dalek', which was excellent.

Edit: Disarming a bomb with the power of love. syduck:


Yes, sorry, Thank you.

The Hungry Earth is glacially slow, too. Just as it starts to get good, credits roll and you're like FFFFFFFUUUUUUU.

Karnaj
Road Warrior Queef
posted 05-26-2010 08:34:51 AM
Let's see, True Blood starts in June, so I'll probably be watching that. Burn Notice, too; how can you say no to Bruce Campbell?

Oh, and baseball. Fucking Mets have a sick knuckleballer in the rotation now.

That's the American Dream: to make your life into something you can sell. - Chuck Palahniuk, Haunted

Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith



Beer.

Blindy
Roll for initiative, Monkey Boy!
posted 05-26-2010 09:23:21 AM
Been watching the Reds play a lot. They're actually good this year.

Also: Mythbusters, Community, White Collar, Dirty Jobs.

On a plane ride, the more it shakes,
The more I have to let go.
Steven Steve
posted 05-26-2010 02:34:31 PM
quote:
Azakias stopped staring at Deedlit long enough to write:
Sanctuary.

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Condom Ninja El Supremo
posted 05-26-2010 11:17:14 PM
House.
Sacntuary.
NCIS (Not LA).
Fringe (just got S02, so that's about to be devoured).
Dr. Who.

That's about all I can think of other than random anime that I'm still collecting.

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Mortious
Gluttonous Overlard
posted 05-27-2010 03:30:40 AM
Just Dr Who really.

Never got into LOST, it seemed to just string people on without having any actual story. Bit like BSG.

Mr. Parcelan
posted 05-27-2010 06:23:13 AM
Was Legend of the Seeker any good? Everyone I ask pretty much says that it had a girl with nice tits and that's about it.
Tarquinn
Personally responsible for the decline of the American Dollar
posted 05-27-2010 06:25:05 AM
I want to know that too.
~Never underestimate the power of a Dark Clown.
Callalron
Hires people with hooks
posted 05-27-2010 10:15:16 AM
I was watching the new version of "V". I'm normally not a big fan of remakes (I'm looking at you Battlestar Galactica), but this one caught my interest and I'm rather enjoying it. Can't wait to see what season 2 brings.

Waiting for season 3 of "Sons of Anarchy". Season 2 finale just left all kinds of questions for us. Can't wait to see what the answers are.

Latest that I've started watching is "Treme" on HBO. I kinda fell into this one by accident. I was watching "The Pacific" and got busy a couple of times and forgot to change the channel, and well, it's grown on me.

Callalron
"When mankind finally discovers the center of the universe, a lot of people are going to be upset that it isn't them."
"If you give a man a fish he'll eat for a day. If you teach a man to fish he'll just go out and buy an ugly hat. But if you talk to a starving man about fish, then you've become a consultant."--Dogbert
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Greenlit
posted 05-27-2010 12:03:26 PM
quote:
Check out the big brain on Mr. Parcelan!
Was Legend of the Seeker any good? Everyone I ask pretty much says that it had a girl with nice tits and that's about it.

Well when your source material is shit you're pretty likely to make shit yourselves.

Nina
posted 05-27-2010 12:19:48 PM
quote:
Mr. Parcelan got all f'ed up on Angel Dust and wrote:
Was Legend of the Seeker any good? Everyone I ask pretty much says that it had a girl with nice tits and that's about it.

Apparently it also has bondage. Can't possibly go wrong with that.

Peter
Pancake
posted 05-27-2010 12:37:52 PM
quote:
Nina wrote this then went back to looking for porn:
Apparently it also has bondage. Can't possibly go wrong with that.


I thought most of the book line was a thinly veiled S&M story anyways?

Bloodsage
Heart Attack
posted 05-27-2010 12:48:28 PM
quote:
Mr. Parcelan startled the peaceful upland Gorillas, blurting:
Was Legend of the Seeker any good? Everyone I ask pretty much says that it had a girl with nice tits and that's about it.

No. I saw a few episodes, and it really has not much at all to do with the books. I thought the first book was actually rather a good story...but they quickly devolved.

The show was poorly acted and had just enough from the books to recognize, but not enough to make any kind of coherent story.

To reign is worth ambition, though in Hell:
Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven.

--Satan, quoted by John Milton

Greenlit
posted 05-27-2010 12:52:04 PM
quote:
Everyone wondered WTF when Peter wrote:
I thought most of the book line was a thinly veiled S&M story anyways?

Thinly?

The first (maybe second) book veers madly off-course at around the halfway point to get the main character kidnapped by the Big Bad Evil Guy's harem of dominatrices, who he eventually befriends and becomes leader of after killing the Big Bad Evil Guy, who is oh so coincidentally his father. But he doesn't fuck any of them at any time because he's already in love with the female protagonist and it turns out all of the evil, red-leather wearing (IT HIDES BLOOD!! wait dried blood turns brown FUCK) dominatrices are secretly lesbians.

I'm not sorry if I spoiled anything for anyone because this is the worst book series ever written and I was young and stupid when I read seven of the.. nine? eleven? novels in the series.

Greenlit
posted 05-27-2010 12:54:30 PM
quote:
Nina had this to say about Cuba:
Apparently it also has bondage. Can't possibly go wrong with that.


Who the fuck is that supposed to be? Female protagonist was a blonde, all of the Mord-Sith were blonde, black or red. It's not his retarded sister from the sixth book is it?

OH GOD WHAT'S WRONG WITH Mzxcl;,wse2y

Steven Steve
posted 05-27-2010 01:37:06 PM
Lol, people read modern fantasy books

I got like 100 pages into the first book before I couldn't take it anymore

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Condom Ninja El Supremo
posted 05-27-2010 06:23:54 PM
Wait... that tv series was based off of a book series? I just thought it was a craptacularly late attempt to sponge some of the fame off of the LotR craze....
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Steven Steve
posted 05-27-2010 11:19:22 PM
quote:
Random Insanity Generator had this to say about Robocop:
Wait... that tv series was based off of a book series? I just thought it was a craptacularly late attempt to sponge some of the fame off of the LotR craze....

I don't know if this is just being facetious but yes, it's based off of Sword of Truth haha, I didn't even recognize it because it was so ridiculous

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Maradon!
posted 05-28-2010 12:34:45 AM
quote:
Greenliting:
Thinly?

The first (maybe second) book veers madly off-course at around the halfway point to get the main character kidnapped by the Big Bad Evil Guy's harem of dominatrices, who he eventually befriends and becomes leader of after killing the Big Bad Evil Guy, who is oh so coincidentally his father. But he doesn't fuck any of them at any time because he's already in love with the female protagonist and it turns out all of the evil, red-leather wearing (IT HIDES BLOOD!! wait dried blood turns brown FUCK) dominatrices are secretly lesbians.

I'm not sorry if I spoiled anything for anyone because this is the worst book series ever written and I was young and stupid when I read seven of the.. nine? eleven? novels in the series.


Nah he definitely fucks the one, it's described in detail, it's emotional and shit.

Also he's described as bleeding like fifty gallons of blood per day.

Those books were indeed horrible. Some of the ideas were pretty clever but the writing was just awful. I couldn't get past the second.

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Condom Ninja El Supremo
posted 05-28-2010 12:52:03 AM
quote:
*yaaaaaawn* Sorry, Steven Steve, I drifted off while you were saying:
I don't know if this is just being facetious but yes, it's based off of Sword of Truth haha, I didn't even recognize it because it was so ridiculous

Wasn't intended as sarcasm. Not familiar with the book series so I had no basis of reference. I just figured it was a "late to the party" fantasy series.

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Maradon!
posted 05-30-2010 08:38:27 PM
I also heard that the Dresden Files TV series was immensely bad, which is a shame, because the books are excellent.
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Condom Ninja El Supremo
posted 05-30-2010 08:53:54 PM
quote:
The logic train ran off the tracks when Maradon! said:
I also heard that the Dresden Files TV series was immensely bad, which is a shame, because the books are excellent.

IMO, HORRIBLY bad. If you've read the books at least. Several people I met at the signing Jim did in April found the book series because of the TV show and said the show wasn't bad until they read the books...

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Vorago
A completely different kind of Buckethead
posted 05-30-2010 10:54:18 PM
quote:
Random Insanity Generator had this to say about pies:
IMO, HORRIBLY bad. If you've read the books at least. Several people I met at the signing Jim did in April found the book series because of the TV show and said the show wasn't bad until they read the books...

Yeah, going into that show expecting the books on TV is... bad mojo

Main issues were they put the WORST episodes first (Aired out of order... but the first episode in particular was really, really blah) and they took a really confusing 180 with a lot of the book's ideas

Namely in the show he was actively trying to disguise the fact he could do magic, covering up his magic use with 'ordinary' explanations... while still having WIZARD on his front door. It didn't make any sense whatsoever and a lot of it just didn't mesh with their weird contradictions.

We found it endlessly hilarious that he used a hockey stick as his magic staff as a means to 'blend in' more I guess but it actually looked MORE out of place than an actual staff

Except the pilot, which was vastly different than the rest of the show, but somehow they used nothing from it... then aired it dead smack in the middle of the season, which is impressively confusing

I do still have a sort spot for the show though, some of the episodes had the right idea going

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Condom Ninja El Supremo
posted 05-30-2010 11:08:14 PM
It's not expecting it to be "as good as the books", but at least be somewhat accurate. No Blue Beetle? Hockey Stick (ok, maybe if it were in Canada, not Chicago)? Bob having once been Human? Bianca being an ally instead of an antagonist?

Did the people writing the show only get the Cliff Notes on the books?

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That's what playing Ragnarok Online taught me: There's no problem in the universe that can't be resolved by the proper application of daggers to faces.
Katrinity
Cookie Goddess!
posted 05-31-2010 11:53:51 AM
True Blood is good and while it strays in parts from the books, it makes sense to do so in TV format.

Can't say I've really kept up with many series lately. Used to watch Heroes and Lost till a couple years ago when things started to get silly. I keep missing House and Castle which I do want to watch.

Now I'm waiting for the beginning of next summer when the first season of the Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) HBO series is coming out. That is one I will strive not to miss.

Cookie Goddess Supreme
Furry Kitsune of Power!
Pouncer of the 12th degree!
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Lyinar Ka`Bael
Are you looking at my pine tree again?
posted 06-22-2010 07:22:27 PM
Dresden Files TV series was a steaming pile of shit.

We're looking forward to the next seasons of Eureka and Warehouse 13. We also discovered Leverage on Netflix and the third season of that just started. That is a great show.


Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin

Naimah
In a Fire
posted 06-23-2010 11:42:09 PM
quote:
Peter wrote this stupid crap:
I thought most of the book line was a thinly veiled S&M story anyways?

There was nothing thinly veiled in that series.

Monica
I've got an owie on my head :(
posted 06-25-2010 03:04:37 PM
Glee, Dexter, Weeds, the Office, Parks and Recreation, Californication

I've also been watching 30 Rock on Netflix and started watching True Blood.

It kinda sucks because almost everything I watch is in its down season right now, and I've been lucky enough to borrow DVDs from people for what isn't on Netflix... so I'm just going through and watching old stuff. I've been watching Arrested Development and Strangers With Candy, for example.

Mr. Parcelan
posted 06-25-2010 07:28:28 PM
I just watched Season 4 of Dexter.

Episodes 1-6: Haha, cool. Haha! Wait. Wait! WAIT! WHAT?! WHAT THE FUCK?! SHIT! HOLY SHIT! FUCK! SHIT! NO! NOOOOOOO!

Episodes 7-10: ...huh?

Episodes 11-12: Wait, what? No, what? Why? What? Oh...okay. Uh...oh. I guess that works. Oh. OH. ...oh

SPOILER.

What was with burying kids in cement?

Steven Steve
posted 06-25-2010 07:31:10 PM
He was preserving their innocence, you see.
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