Myrddin Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 On 5/31/2018 at 6:06 PM, Yukle said: Hey cool, thanks for that! "Now, there are no actual dragons, to be sure. But there are bats, and there are birds, and once upon a time there were pterodactyls. Those are the models to use when designing a dragon. No beast in nature has four legs AND wings." Come on, GRRM! No creature breathes fire, either! Hail the six-limb dragons! What are you? Welsh? And my very unpopular opinion is that these threads shouldn't stop at 400 and the creation of a Deux thread does nothing to stop me. Viva la revolucion!* *Until a mod locks the thread down... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosi Mynn Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosi Mynn Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 Double post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theda Baratheon Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 bumping this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 A new thread needs to be made and this one locked. It's over 400 comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 I see the revolution continues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martini Sigil Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Reality television is the bane of civilization, and those who watch will usher in the apocalypse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aemon Stark Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 That is certainly the impression I get watching Bachelor in Paradise. But I love Master Chef and The Amazing Race (Canada). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbunting Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Aemon Stark said: That is certainly the impression I get watching Bachelor in Paradise. But I love Master Chef and The Amazing Race (Canada). At least reality television isn't a rehash of 1980-90's tv made new again, Knight Rider, Magnum PI, Hawaii 5.0, Rosanne, Murphy Brown, Battle of Network stars, SWAT etc., or 16 versions of the same show, looking at you CSI, Law and Order, and NCIS..... Reality is often more entertaining and dramatic than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 YEah but quite often reality tv is “reality” tv, in the sense that it’s scripted/orchestrated to produce drama. eta: I consider competitions like masterchef a separate category to reality tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 13 hours ago, dbunting said: At least reality television isn't a rehash of 1980-90's tv made new again, Knight Rider, Magnum PI, Hawaii 5.0, Rosanne, Murphy Brown, Battle of Network stars, SWAT etc., or 16 versions of the same show, looking at you CSI, Law and Order, and NCIS..... Reality is often more entertaining and dramatic than anything else. No, just of each other. How many singing, dancing, or whatever talent/skill competitions do we need? How many build houses or garages or car shows do we need? How many shows of high society assholes? And so on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 6 hours ago, Corvinus said: No, just of each other. How many singing, dancing, or whatever talent/skill competitions do we need? How many build houses or garages or car shows do we need? How many shows of high society assholes? And so on... Peak tv, she be over, and netflix led the pack. My very unpopular opinion, btw, is active dislike for the way the actress who plays Demelza. Demelza bores me to stupor. And surely by now she can afford to wear more than one dress, and shawls and so on when she goes out in company? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbunting Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 8 hours ago, Corvinus said: No, just of each other. How many singing, dancing, or whatever talent/skill competitions do we need? How many build houses or garages or car shows do we need? How many shows of high society assholes? And so on... As many shows as the audience supports of course. As long as people watch they will keep making them. 13 hours ago, HelenaExMachina said: YEah but quite often reality tv is “reality” tv, in the sense that it’s scripted/orchestrated to produce drama. eta: I consider competitions like masterchef a separate category to reality tv Masterchef is one of my favorite reality shows. I love it all until the finale, that always seems to lose my interest. Masterchef, Inkmaster, Hells Kitchen, Survivor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 31 minutes ago, dbunting said: As many shows as the audience supports of course. As long as people watch they will keep making them. Well of course. And that argument goes for the re-hashing of 80s-90s stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 10 hours ago, dbunting said: As many shows as the audience supports of course. As long as people watch they will keep making them. Masterchef is one of my favorite reality shows. I love it all until the finale, that always seems to lose my interest. Masterchef, Inkmaster, Hells Kitchen, Survivor... I consider competitions like masterchef, GBBO etc. distinct from reality tv because it seems to be a genre unto itself. I enjoy masterchef too, though only the U.K. version I dunno if there is a US version but I’ve tried masterchef Australia and didn’t need enjoy it so much. Nigella Lawson is probably my favourite tv cook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mankytoes Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 On 9/28/2018 at 7:25 PM, Martini Sigil said: Reality television is the bane of civilization, and those who watch will usher in the apocalypse. Is that unpopular? People love moaning about reality tv shows. Star Wars films aren't good. Any of them. Marvel films are overall pretty uninteresting. I don't ever want to hear Frank Sinatra's singing again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rippounet Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Breaking Bad is really fucking slow at times. It's an amazing show. The actors are fantastic, the photography mind-blowing, the narrative structure is original at times, the premise is funny, there's a lot of depth, social criticism... etc. There's everything in there, and it's one of the best shows I've ever watched, quality-wise. But it can really be fucking slow, and I've only just finished season 2 (yeah, it's taken me that long). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 it speeds up, a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen'ari Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 I can’t fathom how anyone can enjoy listening to U2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenlyIsNotRight Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 On 10/1/2018 at 4:16 PM, Rippounet said: Breaking Bad is really fucking slow at times. It's an amazing show. The actors are fantastic, the photography mind-blowing, the narrative structure is original at times, the premise is funny, there's a lot of depth, social criticism... etc. There's everything in there, and it's one of the best shows I've ever watched, quality-wise. But it can really be fucking slow, and I've only just finished season 2 (yeah, it's taken me that long). The pace of the show definitely picks up starting in Season 3. I actually agree to an extent though upon a rewatch I appreciated the earlier seasons a lot more - sometimes I do feel the pacing could have been a little better but a lot of pretty rich character stuff in those slower episodes; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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