Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
I think the idea of using Castle as a foil to explore Murdock's darker side is a brilliant one
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| Author: | Cras [ Wed Feb 10, 2016 12:20 ] |
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Lyla. Fucking. Garrity. |
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| Author: | Cras [ Wed Feb 10, 2016 12:21 ] |
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Also Coach's wife |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed Feb 10, 2016 12:34 ] |
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Actually the drop is quality you got after series 3 is probably because the writers decided to change it from a "man's show" to a "woman's show", thus it took a rather jarring new direction with storylines, etc. You can certainly only watch the first series and be done with it, it makes a self-contained little story. Series 2 isn't bad, but has one really stupid plotline ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view! And you should probably stop there. [edit]Oh wait, I was wrong. it's S04 where it changes direction. S03 isn't bad at all, so watch that one and then read the rest. It ends in pretty much exactly the way you'd expect. And you don't have to deal with a new character called (I shit you not) Epyck. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Wed Feb 10, 2016 18:34 ] |
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Yeah, that series 2 bit was just crap and completely out of sync with the rest of the show. |
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| Author: | LewieP [ Wed Feb 10, 2016 19:26 ] |
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The thing about Utopia is that unlike pretty much any other TV show, I think I would be able to identify it from any single still screen of it's entire broadcast run. Maybe Mr Robot or Breaking Bad would achieve this too. Also it has moments of incredibly beautifully done violence and understated gore, a story-line full of escalating conspiracies on top of conspiracies, and an undercurrent of nihilism that somehow manages to shock my desensitized mind. I can't quite believe it exists. It's sci fi/drama/action, has a stellar cast and a really strong identity. It's not US TV though, so sorry (although HBO/David Fincher were going to do a US remake but then it got canned). |
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| Author: | zaphod79 [ Thu Feb 11, 2016 17:02 ] |
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http://www.empireonline.com/people/bruc ... evil-dead/ Quote: Lee Majors and Ted Raimi join Ash Vs. Evil Dead
If you're going to find someone to play the father of Bruce Campbell's Ash, you'd better start with the chin. Sam Raimi and the Ash Vs. Evil Dead team have found a strong one, hiring Lee Majors – the Six Million Dollar Man himself! – to play Brock Williams. And that's not all the casting that was announced, coincidentally, on Ash Wednesday... Raimi's brother Ted is also joining the team. Which makes good on a promise that Sam offered back at Comic-Con last year that should the show score a second season, he'd find somewhere to squeeze Ted in. It's only fair, since the youngest of the Raimi brothers appeared in all three of the original Evil Dead films and pretty much everything Sam has made. In the series, he'll play Ash's childhod best pal, Chet Kaminski. As for Majors, he seems like perfect casting: the right blend of grump and charm to have spawned Campbell's cult icon. The new arrivals join fellow supporting cast members Lucy Lawless, Ray Santiago and Dana DeLorenzo. The second season will be on the air later this year on Starz across the pond and Virgin Media here. |
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| Author: | markg [ Thu Feb 11, 2016 17:06 ] |
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Aww man, I hate it when people get old. Lee Majors doesn't even look like Lee Majors any more. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Thu Feb 11, 2016 17:29 ] |
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Fall Guy? Winter Guy, more like. |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Fri Feb 12, 2016 21:58 ] |
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I was just about to post "there's far too much neurotic Caroline" in new 2 Broke Girls. Then they went to ... ...a gaming convention... ...as booth babes. BEST. EPISODE. Since Max dressed as a French maid. |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Fri Feb 12, 2016 22:00 ] |
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Jessica Jones first episode - sort of meh to be honest. |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Fri Feb 12, 2016 22:02 ] |
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2 Broke Girls in pictures. |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Fri Feb 12, 2016 22:12 ] |
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And now Max is cosplaying. Life is complete (assuming you have very low expectations about life). |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Fri Feb 12, 2016 22:37 ] |
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And then the new Brooklyn Nine Nine (episode 11) was the best I've seen in ages. Beatsie Boys rap was excellent. |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Fri Feb 12, 2016 22:38 ] |
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That's what im watching next then. Grey's anatomy has been quite depressing. |
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| Author: | Bamba [ Fri Feb 12, 2016 22:48 ] |
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Saturnalian wrote: And then the new Brooklyn Nine Nine (episode 11) was the best I've seen in ages. Beatsie Boys rap was excellent. Yeah, I agree. I mean I do generally enjoy the show and all but this episode seemed to be much funnier then usual somehow. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sat Feb 13, 2016 2:23 ] |
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Saturnalian wrote: I was just about to post "there's far too much neurotic Caroline" in new 2 Broke Girls. Then they went to ... ...a gaming convention... ...as booth babes. BEST. EPISODE. Since Max dressed as a French maid. I literally just came here to post this. Everyone should watch this episode. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sat Feb 13, 2016 2:34 ] |
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Even Sophie was funny! |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sat Feb 13, 2016 2:39 ] |
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Oh, obligatory: |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sat Feb 13, 2016 2:40 ] |
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Oh shit, the latest B99 is starting strong. |
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| Author: | Cras [ Sat Feb 13, 2016 3:03 ] |
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Grim... wrote: Oh shit, the latest B99 is starting strong. Boieeeez! |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Sat Feb 13, 2016 10:59 ] |
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Grim... wrote: Even Sophie was funny! Impossibru! |
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| Author: | Morte [ Mon Feb 15, 2016 17:21 ] |
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Daredevil Series 2 trailer proper has appeared...Punisher doing lots of punishing. |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Mon Feb 15, 2016 17:37 ] |
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I think the idea of using Castle as a foil to explore Murdock's darker side is a brilliant one. Two sides of the same coin -- both vigilantes, but one with limits and one without. Who's right and who's wrong? Very fertile ground, there. I wonder to what extent we're getting Daredevil vs Punisher or if there'll be a larger villain they'll eventually team up against. Going flat out and casting Castle as the actual season-long bad guy would be interesting, and bold; but the Netflix/Marvel shows are pretty bold so I wouldn't rule it out. |
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| Author: | Cras [ Mon Feb 15, 2016 17:40 ] |
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote: I think the idea of using Castle as a foil to explore Murdock's darker side is a brilliant one
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| Author: | Morte [ Mon Feb 15, 2016 17:41 ] |
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It will be interesting how Castle's Story intersects with the other character's introduced at the end of the trailer (if it does...which I assume it will). |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Mon Feb 15, 2016 17:46 ] |
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Not watching the trailer! No spoilz! |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Mon Feb 15, 2016 17:47 ] |
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If I was writing this, I'd have Castle's family killed by someone Daredevil left alive last season. |
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| Author: | Morte [ Mon Feb 15, 2016 18:35 ] |
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Oooo, now that's a saucy idea. |
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| Author: | LewieP [ Tue Feb 16, 2016 8:12 ] |
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I sure hope Kingpin is back, even if not the main villain. |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Tue Feb 16, 2016 9:36 ] |
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X-Files 10x03 (Mulder And Scully Meet The Were-Monster) is just fucking delightful from beginning to end. |
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| Author: | Goddess Jasmine [ Tue Feb 16, 2016 18:29 ] |
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote: X-Files 10x03 (Mulder And Scully Meet The Were-Monster) is just fucking delightful from beginning to end. Indeed. I chuckled my way through the entire episode. 
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Tue Feb 16, 2016 23:55 ] |
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Episode 5 of the new X-Files was more good stuff. Not amazing or brilliant, but a decent chunk of telly, as the rest of the series has been thusfar. (With the exception of Episode 3 which was fantastic.) Only one episode in this series to go, hope it gets commissioned for a proper full series after this. (I'd cheerfully tip a bit of cash their way, but apart from pretending to watch it on Channel 5 (which I have no means of actually receiving), what can I do?) |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed Feb 17, 2016 9:26 ] |
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The first episode of 11.22.63 is out, and it's reassuringly good. |
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| Author: | markg [ Wed Feb 17, 2016 9:29 ] |
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Cool, I do tend to enjoy Stephen King adaptations, even the rubbish ones. |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Wed Feb 17, 2016 10:15 ] |
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It's being done as a mini series and then ending, rather than trying to drag it out into more as they often do. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed Feb 17, 2016 10:23 ] |
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It certainly seems like they're not hanging around. |
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| Author: | Goddess Jasmine [ Wed Feb 17, 2016 17:55 ] |
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Grim... wrote: The first episode of 11.22.63 is out, and it's reassuringly good. Ooh, thanks Grim...! |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Fri Feb 19, 2016 21:56 ] |
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OMFG How had I not watched B99 and 2BG until now?!?!? Just got three episodes into each and am madly in love with two shows three women and two guys. |
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| Author: | Curiosity [ Fri Feb 19, 2016 22:29 ] |
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MrChris wrote: OMFG How had I not watched B99 and 2BG until now?!?!? Just got three episodes into each and am madly in love with two shows three women and two guys. If one of those men isn't Terry Crews then we're about to fall out. |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Fri Feb 19, 2016 22:30 ] |
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Why the fuck wouldn't it be Terry Crews? |
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| Author: | Curiosity [ Fri Feb 19, 2016 23:49 ] |
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MrChris wrote: Why the fuck wouldn't it be Terry Crews? Coz Jake and the Captain are both also cool, albeit #2 and #3. |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Sat Feb 20, 2016 0:05 ] |
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Top two is obvs Terry and the captain |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Sat Feb 20, 2016 0:07 ] |
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Anyone else seen Mr Robot? It's on Amazon Prime. I haven't got a clue what's going on after 4 episodes. I don't think I like it. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sat Feb 20, 2016 0:09 ] |
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TheVision wrote: Anyone else seen Mr Robot? It's on Amazon Prime. I haven't got a clue what's going on after 4 episodes. I don't think I like it. Yeah, there's been lots of chat about it when it came out, I think. I liked it. It's no Scorpion, but it's pretty good. I'm watching Blue Mountain State. It's like American Pie the TV series. I love it 
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| Author: | TheVision [ Sat Feb 20, 2016 0:11 ] |
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That sounds more like my kind of thing! |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Sat Feb 20, 2016 0:11 ] |
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The series pictures basically look like softcore porn. Is that what it is? |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sat Feb 20, 2016 0:28 ] |
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MrChris wrote: The series pictures basically look like softcore porn. Is that what it is? It's basically a frat comedy. Lots of ladies but no (completely) naked ones yet. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sat Feb 20, 2016 0:40 ] |
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And now I need a pocket pussy. |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Sat Feb 20, 2016 1:22 ] |
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New X-Files series review: Episode 1: garbage Episode 2: garbage Episode 3: amazing Episode 4: trashman good; Scully's mum garbage Episode 5: great explosion, hilarious dancing on shrooms but otherwise garbage OVERALL: Sadly very very terrible, but with shards of potential. Y'know what I think, this new series is far too bogged down with the history of 9 series' of convoluted nonsense bulllshit. I'd have been much happier had the first episode got Mulder & Scully back on the X-Files and then they somehow just forgot all about everything that preceded it and started afresh. It could've been great just doing regular one-off investigations with the backdrop of having Mulder & Scully doing the "are they/aren't they" but ultimately just letting them have some sexy funtime with one another. I think they've still got some nice chemistry together on screen when they're not spouting a load of drivel about God (seriously, who wrote that episode is a fucking disgrace. It's like X-Files meets Dawson's Creek) (and not the great seasons of Dawson's Creek either - seasons 1-3. Natch - but the terrible 4th and 5th seasons). It was kinda nice to see them holding hands. I think exploring a nice mature relationship between the two of them could really work on screen. Sadly the legacy of some of TV history's worse story arcs got the better of them. If someone takes an objective look at these five episodes (what they got right; what they got so very very wrong) and probably ignore listening to every single fan boys, they could pull a new series out of the gutter and make something worthwhile watching. |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Sat Feb 20, 2016 1:29 ] |
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And Terry Crees!? I like the guy and all but he is the least funny of the lot of them. His catch phrases are terrible "Terry loves X"? Wow. Good for 1 season but for seasons 3? No way, man. He's so needy and wants to do good, progress in his job and be loved by everyone, which is about as bad as a setup for comedy as it goes. The real hero of The 99 is, of course, Charles Boyle. And Captain Holt*. *who made me laugh so much the other day when I was watching the episode where Holt and Jake get mumps and Holt is writing "case" on the window. He just turns to camera and says "case" and I was in fucking stitches. |
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