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[Teng Ai Hui]

On Saturday, the wife and I started watching True Blood.  It turned into an all day marathon watch of season 1.  It was the type of top quality I had come to expect from the network that gave me The Wire, Deadwood, and Rome.  Then, this evening we found some time to watch the first 2 episodes of season 2, and it was a major letdown.  The storylines that I had enjoyed were resolved.  Now, everyone has become uninteresting, and I don't care about the newer characters -- Jessica, Maryanne, Eggs, and Daphne.  Right now, I only care about Eric and LaFayette.

Edited by Teng Ai Hui, 10 October 2010 - 12:35 PM.

[Ski the Swift]

I finished watching the entire series of The Wire last week, really enjoyed it. My only criticism was it's ending, which I thought was way too 'feel-good' considering the tone of the rest of the series.

About to move onto either Deadwood or Six Feet Under as I've heard great things about both. Wasn't sure about Deadwood with HBO canceling it in Season 3.

[Wras]

Disney movie marathon! Knocked out Hercules, Mulan, Atlantis: the Lost Empire, and Tarzan. Next targets are Lilo & Stitch and the Emperor's New Groove. Good times.

[RedEyedGhost]

Really liked the season finale of Haven on Sy-fy.

Was disappointed with the first two episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (and I think I might be the biggest fan of the show on the board), but the last two episodes were pretty darn good.

I'll use this thread as another chance to declare my love for the UK show Gavin and Stacey.  Freaking hilarious.

If you're not watching Terriers you're missing out on the best new show this season, it's fantastic.

Teng Ai Hui, on 10 October 2010 - 12:11 PM, said:

On Saturday, the wife and I started watching True Blood.  It turned into an all day marathon watch of season 1.  It was the type of top quality I had come to expect from the network that gave me The Wire, Deadwood, and Rome.  Then, this evening we found some time to watch the first 2 episodes of season 2, and it was a major letdown.  The storylines that I had enjoyed were resolved.  Now, everyone has become uninteresting, and I don't care about the newer characters -- Jessica, Maryanne, Eggs, and Daphne.  Right now, I only care about Eric and LaFayette.

Unfortunately season 3 is not quite as good as season 2.  They just spread themselves way too thin imo.

Ski the Swift, on 10 October 2010 - 06:22 PM, said:

About to move onto either Deadwood or Six Feet Under as I've heard great things about both. Wasn't sure about Deadwood with HBO canceling it in Season 3.

They're both great, but I would rate Deadwood as the higher of the two.  The third season has a very good season finale, but not necessarily a series finale and that's why you'll hear complaints about it.  But it is great and worked much better for me the second (and third) time(s) around.

ETA:  Isn't this volume 3

Edited by RedEyedGhost, 10 October 2010 - 10:02 PM.

[Jebus]

Lilo & Stitch is one of my most favourite films of all time, love it to bitsies.

This weekend just gone I watched all of True Blood season 3 - I tell you, watching an entire season in a few days or a week is so much better than one or two a week. Now all I have to do is resist downloading my favourite 30 or so shows and wait for the mid-season break to get my first fix.

[Paxter]

Jebus, on 10 October 2010 - 10:07 PM, said:

Lilo & Stitch is one of my most favourite films of all time, love it to bitsies.

This weekend just gone I watched all of True Blood season 3 - I tell you, watching an entire season in a few days or a week is so much better than one or two a week. Now all I have to do is resist downloading my favourite 30 or so shows and wait for the mid-season break to get my first fix.

Jebus is a Lilo & Stitch fan? Wouldn't have guessed that one. Fun movie though .

And yeah, I regret not watching True Blood Season 3 in one hit. Probably would have made Sam, Lafayette and Jessica's storylines drag a bit less than they did when watching from week to week.

Edited by Paxter, 11 October 2010 - 06:10 AM.

[Ski the Swift]

Ok, started watching Deadwood Season 1 last night. Two episodes in thus far. Jury out at the moment.

[devotee]

Just finished season one of both Community and Cougar Town. Community was great, but I won't bother watching more of any of the series before they finish airing another season, though I will possibly catch up on Community at Christmas. Also just starting watching the newer Doctor Who, with Eccleston. And I guess I will catch up on Always Sunny season 5 soon.

Enjoy Deadwood, Ski.

[Lightning Lord]

Strolling through season 3? of Dr Who.  I love this show!  I won't go into detail for why, this isn't a spoiler-happy area.  I am only watching an episode or two each week, three tops.  Hard to resist watching more.

[Eyelesbarrow]

^Season 3 of the new series? My brother had a DW marathon for 3 days, it was not good. The facts, the timeline, and the who's who all got mixed up in his brain.

[Teng Ai Hui]

I recently finished season 2 & 3 of True Blood.  They weren't bad, but I now have no desire to watch season 4.  I was frustrated that every new character had to have some kind of supernatural or mystical ability.  They couldn't just have someone normal.  Also, I'm about done with Spartacus: Blood & Sand, and I just started watching Chuck.  It's nice to see Jayne again.

[Ski the Swift]

Well, didn't stick with Deadwood. I moved onto Generation Kill. Got to say that I loved it, as much as a person can say they love violence and innocent people bring slaughtered.

There was just a lot of things done right, from the troops singing upbeat, popular culture songs whilst driving past destruction and death or to naming an episode 'The Cradle of Life' and starting the episode with a low camera angle on all the Humvees driving in formation, only catching glimpses of the tires and doors. That sort of juxtaposition is what I love most about series like Generation Kill.

The acting was also bloody brilliant.  The four guys in the leading Humvee: Iceman, Ray, Reporter and Whopper Jr really pulled it off.

Edited by Ski the Swift, 02 November 2010 - 10:31 PM.

[Lord Mord]

I'm glad In Treatment is back.  Short episodes, but I like watching the onions unravel.

[Ski the Swift]

Well, I just had a marathon of viewing today. I watched the entire series of The Pacific today. Some pretty powerful shit in it.

[Mike]

Ski the Swift, on 10 October 2010 - 06:22 PM, said:

I finished watching the entire series of The Wire last week, really enjoyed it. My only criticism was it's ending, which I thought was way too 'feel-good' considering the tone of the rest of the series.

Could you explain the "too 'feel good'" comment to me?  I've seen the series a few times, and I may be misremembering the ending here, but I think the last thing I'd say was that it was feel-good.

[Raskolnikov]

I'm rewatching the first season of Pokemon.

[Durckad]

Right now:

Just finished The Book of Eli, now watching Classic Albums: Paranoid.

[peterbound]

Love, love, love True Blood.  I must be the only one here that thinks the series gets better with every season.  

Also really enjoying Boardwalk Empire, Bored to Death, and Being Human.

[Raskolnikov]

peterbound, on 07 November 2010 - 09:08 PM, said:

Love, love, love True Blood.  I must be the only one here that thinks the series gets better with every season.  

I really enjoyed season 3 because it gets more and more outrageous with the sex and violence with every episode. Plot-wise, not so much. Unless the loose ends and character trajectories are a set-up for an explosive season 4, then I'm   

[Greywolf2375]

Just started a rewatch of BSG, finally got season 4.5 so we can see the whole thing through without large gaps in time fuzzying things up.

Probably going to take some time shortly to also watch the Harry Potter movies now that the first part of the finale is going on the big screen in a week and ahalf.