Castel Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 I thought of another one because I saw a preview for the new season starting on Sunday - House of Lies. But the preview was so stupid, that there's a zero percent chance that I will watch it any longer. I can't stop watching House of Lies,even though it takes everything bad from the "sociopaths-as-protagonists" trope and gives back very little that's novel,but it's good enough -and it has Don Cheadle. I understand that Californication is pretty much the stupidest, most misogynistic show ever, but I still found it terribly funny and have watched every season with my brother. I'm evil, I know. There's a scene at a dinner party where a woman with an overblown British accent loudly tells everyone that she got butt-fucked by one of the regulars. And everyone just stands around dealing with that, until an insane actor comes up and starts talking about his own bullshit (can't recall if it was that episode but he considered making himself into a eunuch). No lie, you feel a sort of existential despair in moments like that. Like,is this why we are here? :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teemo Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Downton Abbey had a really, really strong first season. Amazing writing and storylines. Second season was a little worse, but still pretty good. After that, it was all downhill. I still watch it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 I'm pretty good at quitting once they are terrible but there's a few where I question why I'm still watching.I'll be surprised if I watch season 2 of "The strain"I don't think season 4 of "falling skies" is terrible but it's so middle of the road these days I wonder why I'm sticking with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu101 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 I hope all the Sleepy Hollow people are casting that ballot here.Oh god Sleepy Hollow has become so bad! Can they please just get rid of all the whiny TV witches? Katrina Crane and Regina Mills need to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tellus Explorer Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Downton Abbey had a really, really strong first season. Amazing writing and storylines. Second season was a little worse, but still pretty good. After that, it was all downhill. I still watch it though.:agree: :crying: New girl :blushing: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castel Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Oh! Almost forgot! Hemlock Grove! As long as Netflix release it all in one bunch I feel compelled to keep watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Killer Snark Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 The last episode of Dr Who I caught up on, the one in the school, was really bad but without the charm of the first three stories from Sylvester McCoy's infamous first season. Like really amateur dramatics bad. Stephen Moffat needs to go and we need a new producer who can really take chances and spot good scripts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alytha Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 I actually like Hemlock Grove...it's too bloody bizarre to be bad, if you're into that kind of thing. And that season 2 finale... you can't stop there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reckoner Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 AoS and Peggy Carter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salafi Stannis Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Da Vinci's demons. This. Though I've given up now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salafi Stannis Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 What's with all the Game of Thrones hate here? It's fucking awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reckoner Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 It isn't our daddy's GoT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Bauer 24 Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 What's with all the Game of Thrones hate here? It's fucking awesome.Agreed. Greatest show of all time for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 What's with all the Game of Thrones hate here? It's fucking awesome. Agreed. Greatest show of all time for me. For me, it's the adaptation part of it. If I were to judge it without comparing to the book, which I tried and failed, then the show is great. Some of the dialogue is still cringe worthy, adaptation or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clockwork of House Orange Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 It's good enough to make millions of casual readers (including myself) embark on a 5000+ page epic journey and thrust the franchise right into the spotlight of mainstream pop culture. It also pretty much made the community here what it is today. So yeah, being critical towards it here is great I guess (hell, even D&D were active members of this forum during pre-production), but openly hate it and add it to 'worst show' lists here? Ugh, that's a bit hipster-ish, to me at least... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Oh joy. Dont like game.of thrones TV show, must be a hipster. Fantastic :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Oh joy. Dont like game.of thrones TV show, must be a hipster. Fantastic :rolleyes: Exactly such a lame thing to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castel Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 For me, it's the adaptation part of it. If I were to judge it without comparing to the book, which I tried and failed, then the show is great. Some of the dialogue is still cringe worthy, adaptation or not. The adaptation is another reason for it to be on here, since you don't actually have to watch it to know what's going to happen. You're just watching because it's nice to see something you like put on TV (well, and the occasional novel change). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clockwork of House Orange Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 There's a difference between stating you don't like it and openly hating it. And openly hating it on a platform which partly contributed to its inception with a community that grew greatly on its success... So yeah, hating it here is borderline trolling the rest of us. The rest of us, who even though dont count it as our top5, at least respect it for what it is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castel Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 There's a difference between stating you don't like it and openly hating it. And openly hating it on a platform which partly contributed to its inception with a community that grew greatly on its success... So yeah, hating it here is borderline trolling the rest of us. The rest of us, who even though dont count it as our top5, at least respect it for what it is... I'm actually thankful for your honesty. A lot of people pretend that it's not about them and their self-image when they get mad that someone doesn't like something they think is great. Glad to see that someone is outright admitting it. That said, that's really not the way to look at it. Not only is it narcissistic it leads to combativeness and toxicity. You see this on certain forums when someone like Nolan is brought up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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