What TV series are you watching at moment?

  On 8/13/2015 at 7:39 PM, olo said:

 

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But yea, the way they have been portrayed has been kinda easy trickery for the creators of the show to pull over on the audience. A weak version of the sixth sense when I think about it.If his dad is dead, which he probably is.

 

  On 8/13/2015 at 8:08 PM, chim said:

 

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question is, if Robot is dead, who the hell was the crew (and the Swede in the latest episode, in the limo) talking to?

 

  On 8/13/2015 at 8:08 PM, chim said:

 

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question is, if Robot is dead, who the hell was the crew (and the Swede in the latest episode, in the limo) talking to?

 

This could be interesting, I'm surprised they have the budget to hire Bradley Cooper for the pilot, and possibly return appearances, as he appears to be this guy's supplier of NZT. It ties it to the movie nicely.

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i think this show is supposed to be a parody of riget, but adds elements of twilight zone and nightmare cafe (intentionally or unintentionally). it's pretty brilliant but i found it rather uneven (the interview/explanation scenes really feel like they interrupt the flow of the show) but lol nonetheless

  On 8/14/2015 at 7:42 PM, Rubin Farr said:

This could be interesting, I'm surprised they have the budget to hire Bradley Cooper for the pilot, and possibly return appearances, as he appears to be this guy's supplier of NZT. It ties it to the movie nicely.

 

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hilarious backstory to the movie Limitless, it was based on nootropic 'brain drugs' like modafinil and oxiracetam

  On 8/13/2015 at 8:46 PM, olo said:

 

  On 8/13/2015 at 8:08 PM, chim said:

 

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question is, if Robot is dead, who the hell was the crew (and the Swede in the latest episode, in the limo) talking to?

 

 

 

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I got a feeling its gonna go total fightclub. Mr. Robot is Elliot, his manifestation of his "hyper-feeling, extraverted" personality. That contradicts the Elliot we know as of now, the shy-impersonal, introverted twat. The other scenes with just Slater are done just to fuck with the audience & make it seem like an awesome twist...when really, it's done just sloppily. Like: Have Slater go visit his old comrade growing weed to make the audience think it's a real, separate person. When really, it should have been Elliot sticking the gun in his face. Another thing, Elliots aversion to the gun being given to him by his *ahem* sister would lend his alter ego "Mr. Robot" persona having no issues with violence. Who knows though, I've only seen a few episodes & missed the first few.

 

 

Just watched the first episode of Mr. Robot. Now downloading the rest. Promising...

  On 8/15/2015 at 10:33 PM, Nebraska said:

 

i think this show is supposed to be a parody of riget, but adds elements of twilight zone and nightmare cafe (intentionally or unintentionally). it's pretty brilliant but i found it rather uneven (the interview/explanation scenes really feel like they interrupt the flow of the show) but lol nonetheless

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especially episode two where madeleine causes cutlery and utensils to attack everyone haha

 

it is amzing, glad you found it. Now watch the armando iannucci shows (the greatest thing for a long fucking time). Look around you, if you haven't seen it before, get the pilot too, the second series is a less pure format, interupts the flow, but has it's moments. Then watch Brasseye, it is a daddy, a true mountain standing amongst pointless reject half arsed and interfered with lesser series.

Anyone here into Rick and Morty?

  On 7/28/2015 at 8:35 PM, eugene said:

humans really took a nosedive into bumhole in the last 2eps..

I just finished watching Humans and I couldn't agree more. Last 2 episodes were packed with lazy writing and the way it wrapped up was completely unbelievable in the realm of the story. I liked it when it focused on the day to day interactions of how humans and synths got along and the effect they have on humans, but the ordinary family saving the world crap was pretty stupid

^ amen. Also not thrilled that it's coming back, wasn't this originally a miniseries?

edit: WATMM, I haven't watched True Detective season 2 or Better Call Saul yet. Pick one for me.

  On 8/16/2015 at 6:13 PM, doublename said:

 

edit: WATMM, I haven't watched True Detective season 2 or Better Call Saul yet. Pick one for me.

Saul

Binged the first 4 eps of Mr. Robot last night. Great stuff. I'm hooked. I see why everyone's been raving about this show. I'm loving this trend of networks we'd otherwise totally write off busting out shows that put Hollywood to shame. (AMC - Breaking Bad, FX - Fargo, USA - Mr. Robot, Cinemax - The Knick) Such a debt of gratitude is owed to HBO & The Sopranos for changing the TV landscape. If you'd told me in 2000 that in 15 years movies would mostly cynical garbage and TV would be telling gripping novelistic stories I would not have believed you.

  On 8/16/2015 at 11:37 AM, jellyrajah said:

Anyone here into Rick and Morty?

Yes, it's amazing.

  On 8/16/2015 at 6:13 PM, doublename said:

I haven't watched True Detective season 2 or Better Call Saul yet. Pick one for me.

Definitely watch both, but which you go with first depends on what mood you're in. Saul can be pretty lighthearted & entertaining with some good drama, while TDs2 is relentlessly oppressive and almost entirely devoid of levity.

yeah, rick and morty is great.

  On 8/16/2015 at 6:13 PM, doublename said:

^ amen. Also not thrilled that it's coming back, wasn't this originally a miniseries?

 

I dunno, but there is only 1 thing that would make me watch more of this - gemma chan...holy shit she is gorgeous. if I were the dad in this show, I would leave my annoying family and run off with anita...keep her in 18+ mode all the time

  On 8/16/2015 at 8:09 PM, autopilot said:

Such a debt of gratitude is owed to HBO & The Sopranos for changing the TV landscape. If you'd told me in 2000 that in 15 years movies would mostly cynical garbage and TV would be telling gripping novelistic stories I would not have believed you.

 

absolutely, the sopranos opened the door for all the amazing tv series we've got nowadays. I have lost just about all interest in movies thanks to the abundance of great tv dramas.

there was an article recently discussing how the golden age of tv may be coming to an end soon...that we've got too many series to choose from now and the creativity/talent will be increasingly stretched thin, viewers will start to get turned off with the fact there are too many choices, etc.

I read something similar, but the author posited that the rise of anthology series that tell stories in single seasons (True Detective, Fargo, American Horror Story) is the result of that, since it requires far less of a time/emotional investment from the viewer.

I'll believe it's coming to an end when everything starts to get shit. Until then I'm not gonna ruin a good thing by speculating "the end is nigh".

thumbs up to whoever mentioned The Brink, hell of a show, SHAKIRA!

Just finished season 5 of 30 Rock, this show is so fucking funny.

I think I'll catch up on Better Call Saul now and save True Detective for grimmest winter.

  On 8/16/2015 at 8:34 PM, zero said:

 

  On 8/16/2015 at 6:13 PM, doublename said:

^ amen. Also not thrilled that it's coming back, wasn't this originally a miniseries?

 

 

I dunno, but there is only 1 thing that would make me watch more of this - gemma chan...holy shit she is gorgeous. if I were the dad in this show, I would leave my annoying family and run off with anita...keep her in 18+ mode all the time

 

Gemma Chan is unreal, mayne.

Agreed that Rick and Morty is great. Have no way to watch season 2 right now though.

I started Bojack Horseman and am now in S2. This show gets better as it goes on and I really like that it has an overarching story and continuity, etc. The bad drug trip near the end of S1 was one of the best depictions I've seen of that sort of thing in any media.

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  On 8/15/2015 at 10:33 PM, Nebraska said:

 

i think this show is supposed to be a parody of riget, but adds elements of twilight zone and nightmare cafe (intentionally or unintentionally). it's pretty brilliant but i found it rather uneven (the interview/explanation scenes really feel like they interrupt the flow of the show) but lol nonetheless

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especially episode two where madeleine causes cutlery and utensils to attack everyone haha

 

 

it is amzing, glad you found it. Now watch the armando iannucci shows (the greatest thing for a long fucking time). Look around you, if you haven't seen it before, get the pilot too, the second series is a less pure format, interupts the flow, but has it's moments. Then watch Brasseye, it is a daddy, a true mountain standing amongst pointless reject half arsed and interfered with lesser series.

 

thanks. will keep my eyes peeled for that.

btw: has anyone watched the sandbaggers? was about to watch it but wasn't sure if it's worth the commitment. i think it's 4 seasons long or something.

  On 8/17/2015 at 4:23 AM, melancholera said:

Agreed that Rick and Morty is great. Have no way to watch season 2 right now though.

 

I started Bojack Horseman and am now in S2. This show gets better as it goes on and I really like that it has an overarching story and continuity, etc. The bad drug trip near the end of S1 was one of the best depictions I've seen of that sort of thing in any media.

Bojack Horseman really increases in quality about halfway through the first season and keeps getting better from that point. It gets surprisingly dramatic and dark in a good way.

And holy shit tonight's episode of Rick & Morty was amazing. The final bit before the credits had me laughing for about 20 minutes after it ended.