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Gentleman's Compendium Of The Visual Arts (AKA Television and Films)

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    #212
    mass_debater
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    lizzyman wrote: »
    New season of True Detective anyone?

    I have the first episode waiting to be watched but I'm almost dreading seeing Colin Farrell and his version of the worst American accent ever.

    It's decent, watched it last night, Farrell is much better than I was expecting


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    #213
    Jimmy Iovine
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    Watched the first episode of 'Dexter' on Sunday. I wasn't gripped. He is very weird. Does it get better?


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    #214
    eh i dunno
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    Jimmy Iovine wrote: »
    Watched the first episode of 'Dexter' on Sunday. I wasn't gripped. He is very weird. Does it get better?

    Yep but takes a while to get going. I was having doubts but got hooked eventually


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    #215
    lizzyman
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    Jimmy Iovine wrote: »
    Watched the first episode of 'Dexter' on Sunday. I wasn't gripped. He is very weird. Does it get better?

    It's more of a very black comedy than anything to be honest. If you don't like the first season I wouldn't bother, it's watchable up until about season 4, after that it just gets more and more ridiculous and boring.


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    #216
    FunLover18
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    Jimmy Iovine wrote:
    Watched the first episode of 'Dexter' on Sunday. I wasn't gripped. He is very weird. Does it get better?

    It gets better but then it gets a lot worse


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    #217
    ancapailldorcha
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    Jimmy Iovine wrote: »
    Watched the first episode of 'Dexter' on Sunday. I wasn't gripped. He is very weird. Does it get better?

    A few decent seasons but there are a lot of better series out there which are more deserving of your time, ie Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, The Wire, Oz, Game of Thrones, etc...

    We sat again for an hour and a half discussing maps and figures and always getting back to that most damnable creation of the perverted ingenuity of man - the County of Tyrone.

    H. H. Asquith



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    #218
    JaseBelleVie
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    Dexter never rose above "good, but not great" for me. And yeah, the last few seasons are utterly shocking. And that ending? Gimme a f*cking break.

    As mentioned, there are much better series to get into.

    I'd strongly recommend some that seem to have gone under the radar a little, or some older classics. Such as:

    Californication
    Banshee
    Band Of Brothers
    The Thick Of It
    The X-Files
    Murder One
    House Of Cards
    Criminal Justice
    The New Statesman
    Boardwalk Empire
    Cracker
    Deadwood


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    #219
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    FunLover18 wrote: »
    It gets better but then it gets a lot worse

    The first 3 seasons of Dexter are absolutely amazing, season 4 is OK but give up at the end of season 4 as it goes so far downhill it ruins the show.


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    #220
    Barna77
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    I tried watching Californication some years ago. I gave up after a few episodes, got tired of Moody's I'm so cool attitude.
    The other characters were better though.


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    #221
    Sleepy
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    Currently working my way through Oz with Mrs Sleepy. Mid-way through Season 4 and it's just brilliant TV. Surprisingly hasn't aged too badly either.


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    #222
    lizzyman
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    Sleepy wrote: »
    Currently working my way through Oz with Mrs Sleepy. Mid-way through Season 4 and it's just brilliant TV. Surprisingly hasn't aged too badly either.

    Great show but I just can't watch it. I find the atmosphere so claustrophobic and depressing. It's the kind of show you breathe a sigh of relief once an episode is over just to have escaped from 'Oz'.


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    #223
    D'Agger
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    Sleepy wrote: »
    Currently working my way through Oz with Mrs Sleepy. Mid-way through Season 4 and it's just brilliant TV. Surprisingly hasn't aged too badly either.
    Watched it through recently - holds up really well - some fantastic characters in it - Schillinger, Toby, Hill, O'Reilly, great show


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    #224
    Liam McPoyle
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    I said it before, Oz is my favourite show of all time, its just fantastic.

    Currently mid way through season 5 of Sons of Anarchy.

    Good fun but ludicrous stuff really.


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    #225
    JaseBelleVie
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    Business Cat wrote: »
    I said it before, Oz is my favourite show of all time, its just fantastic.

    Currently mid way through season 5 of Sons of Anarchy.

    Good fun but ludicrous stuff really.

    I gave up on SOA pretty rapidly. I couldn't get into it. It was all just a bit hokey and the lead character was too much of a Captain America like character with too many morals and foibles to be a badass biker.

    Also, the "Irish" actors irritated me so much.

    And the storylines were just sh*te. Think I lasted up until the beginning of Season 4 before saying "f*ck it".

    And from some friends who have watched it all the way through, I'm glad I did ditch it. They did not like how it evolved.

    Still though, to each their own. :)


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    #226
    ancapailldorcha
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    JaseBelleVie wrote: »
    I gave up on SOA pretty rapidly. I couldn't get into it. It was all just a bit hokey and the lead character was too much of a Captain America like character with too many morals and foibles to be a badass biker.

    That's certainly off-putting.

    Apparently, Hannibal got canned. Looks like I wasn't the only one who couldn't stomach it and I don't mean the way the producers intended.

    We sat again for an hour and a half discussing maps and figures and always getting back to that most damnable creation of the perverted ingenuity of man - the County of Tyrone.

    H. H. Asquith



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    #227
    Liam McPoyle
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    Disappointed Hannibal got cancelled, really liked it. Mads Mikkelson was/is fantastic in the role.


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    #228
    ancapailldorcha
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    Loved Mads but the programme was tedious. I couldn't get past the first few episodes of the second season.

    We sat again for an hour and a half discussing maps and figures and always getting back to that most damnable creation of the perverted ingenuity of man - the County of Tyrone.

    H. H. Asquith



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    #229
    JaseBelleVie
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    I was going to give Hannibal a spin soon. Maybe if there can be a guarantee of a nice ending to it (that would lead us directly into the likes of Red Dragon or The Silence of the Lambs), then I might. But if it is going to be canned and no ending and just left hanging, I might give it a miss.


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    #230
    Jimmy Iovine
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    ancapailldorcha wrote: »
    A few decent seasons but there are a lot of better series out there which are more deserving of your time, ie Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, The Wire, Oz, Game of Thrones, etc...

    BB - I've seen

    Sopranos - I've seen

    The Wire - I've seen

    Oz - yet to watch

    GoT - Facebook has ruined it on me. Clowns posting spoilers the whole time. Even the sensible friends that I have. I might get into it again but I know the ending to Season 5 already. Very annoying.


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    #231
    ancapailldorcha
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    If you've not seen Oz then you have your answer. A much better use of your time IMO. Game of Thrones would likely still be a worthy candidate for your time.

    We sat again for an hour and a half discussing maps and figures and always getting back to that most damnable creation of the perverted ingenuity of man - the County of Tyrone.

    H. H. Asquith



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    #232
    lizzyman
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    I found Hannibal pretty tedious also tbh.

    Any fans of Better Call Saul? I actually found it pretty slow going to be honest but it got a lot better towards the end of the season. The flashback episode with Mike and the two crooked cops was one of the best hours of TV I've seen in quite a while.

    I've just finished the second season of Silicon Valley. Great comedy show about a start up tech firm in Silicon Valley.

    Fargo is also an excellent watch.


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    #233
    Liam McPoyle
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    I enjoyed BCS well enough, the episode mentioned above being the high point.

    I enjoyed the last episode of it a lot too.


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    #234
    Pawwed Rig
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    cson wrote: »

    Sorry - Friday Night Lights :o

    I looked this up last night. Not sure I could get into am American Football based drama.


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    #235
    cson
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    Pawwed Rig wrote: »
    I looked this up last night. Not sure I could get into am American Football based drama.

    Thought the same myself but gave it a chance - the football element is heaviest in Season 1.

    I'd say if you can give it a chance.


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    #236
    lizzyman
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    A pair of documentaries that I'd recommend:




    Even if you have no interest in motorsport, 'Senna' is still well worth a watch. The scenes of him having to be carried from the car after winning at Interlagos in 1991 with a broken gearbox had me in bits.



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    #237
    Barna77
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    Senna is top notch.

    Started watching Firefly. Kind of funny.


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    #238
    D'Agger
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    Been watching Cycling documentaries lately, never a big fan, or even casual for that matter but I have a newfound appreciation for the sport.

    I watched the Lance Armstrong story on Netflix, along with one on Marco Pantani & now Clean Sprint - would strongly recommend the Lance one - stop at nothing, think it was on RTE recently so good chance it'll be on player. The Pantani one isn't as good but it's interesting to see another side to a guy who, imo, wasn't portrayed well in the media that I remember seeing at the time of his downfall - plus even comparing his plight to Armstrongs paints Armstrong in an even worse light - Pantani buried himself because of the shame he felt - at least that's the vibe I got from the documentary.

    Haven't finished Clean Sprint but so far it's enjoyable to see just how demanding the Tour De France is

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Voi2Eq1cv44


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1RHie90MuU


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPuhtJROgoA


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    #239
    lizzyman
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    Rewatched this one recently



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    #240
    mass_debater
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    Narcos, new Netflix show I've been waiting for only released 2 days ago. I'm only on episode 3 and it's got me, just like his product, amazing show
    http://imdb.com/rg/an_share/title/title/tt2707408/


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    #241
    Pawwed Rig
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    i watched episode 1 last night and have high hopes for the rest of the series.


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