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Orgazmo · 10-26-2009, 03:15 PM

I was talking to UB about this awhile ago, and he was right: Getting hooked to a TV show that has been on for a good amount of time is a great investment. I mean, it's like having tens (or hundreds, potentially) of hours of a movie that you can start and stop whenever you want. And, when you download the shit, it's free.

He turned me on to a show called Burn Notice. It follows a burnt (fired) spy who is on a quest to figure out why he was burnt. In the meantime, he does small sidejobs for people in need. Of course, he's a giant badass who is virtually untouchable.

It's a little over half way through the third season. Go download it.

Just last night, I started watching Dexter. It centers on a forensic specialist who is also a serial killer. He's also a badass in that he's knows everything about crime scenes, so he can be untraceable. Also, he only kills people who "deserve" it. Though I'm only 2 episodes in, it has a shitload of promise. I think it's mid-way through the 4th season.

Have you assholes any TV suggestions?

Ugly Bastard · 10-26-2009, 03:28 PM

The show that has been consuming my time recently is Mad Men. It's easily my favorite TV drama of all time behind The Wire (which may never be topped). I'm completely caught up on it now (save for the new episode that aired last night). Complete action-junkies won't like it as much since a lot of the payoff from watching it is appreciating subtleties like character development and social commentary on the 1960s. Fantastic show. I think it's won the Emmy for Best TV Drama in every instance where it could have.

BTW: Start from the beginning.

Fruitacious B · 10-26-2009, 03:39 PM

If you haven't already...

Weeds
Mad Men
Breaking Bad
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

...but I'll just assume you have.

EDIT: take UB's advice on Mad Men. Start from the beginning and that show will ceaselessly rock your shit. Definitely one of the best TV dramas ever.

THEINCREDIBLEdork · 10-26-2009, 05:31 PM

Sopranos, duh

I stopped watching dexter half way through the first season, wasn't up to my standards

Mr. Blonde · 10-26-2009, 06:17 PM

I never got into it when it was on TV, and i'm almost finished with all 3 seasons of Arrested Fucking Development. This is one of the few shows i've watched that actually lives up to the hype, if you've never watched it before, please download season one at least.

YouTube - Tobias Fünke

Ugly Bastard · 10-26-2009, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by THEINCREDIBLEdork

I stopped watching dexter half way through the first season, wasn't up to my standards

I tend to agree. It's not like a bad show or anything, a solid B in my book, it's just that there's too many A-grade shows out there I'd rather prioritize over Dexter.

Dent · 10-26-2009, 06:42 PM

Only drama I watch is Breaking Bad, saw a few Sopranos.

I don't feel any need to watch a show about a spy that got fired, or a doctor that kills people.
I heard that weeds was good for the first season but now it's less about mj and more bullshit.

Anyone enjoy any anime series? I'm done with DBZ/Gundam wing and i've never really looked into naruto, doesn't look fantasy enough for my liking.
For comedy I finished the three series of Drawn Together not long ago, and 'The life and times of tim'

Mr. Blonde · 10-26-2009, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dent

Anyone enjoy any anime series? I'm done with DBZ/Gundam wing and i've never really looked into naruto, doesn't look fantasy enough for my liking.

Fuck yes, I used to be a lot more into it though, thinking about getting into Death Note or Naruto. Recently started watching an "americanime" (i just came upw ith that, feel free to use it) that was on Nickelodeon called Avatar: The Last Airbender that was supposedly pretty fucking highly rated. I started watching solely based on this MV alone:

YouTube - Zuko vs Azula (amv) - 65daysofstatic ~Dance Parties (Mechanised)~

Anyways, M. Night Shyamannallan is making it into a movie next year, looks to have quite a bit of potential. The only Indian who didn't get fucked over after Slumdog is playing the villain, Prince Zuko.

YouTube - Avatar - The Last Airbender Movie Trailer 2009 [Official] TRUE HD

THEINCREDIBLEdork · 10-27-2009, 12:17 AM

HOLY FUCK DID THAT GUY JUST TURN INTO A FUCKING DRAGON AFTER HE FUCKING SHOT A FUCKING FIREBALL OUT OF HIS FUCKING FIST???

Beebs · 10-27-2009, 09:20 AM

Dexter is fucking spectacular.

Fruitacious B · 10-27-2009, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dent

Anyone enjoy any anime series? I'm done with DBZ/Gundam wing and i've never really looked into naruto, doesn't look fantasy enough for my liking.

Trinity Blood is the balls.

It's about a Priest who's actually a mechanized super-vampire who feeds on other vampires.

It looks a lot like Trigun during normal scenes, but the fight scenes are B.A. Baracus.

SittinOnDubsWGW · 10-27-2009, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Orgazmo

I was talking to UB about this awhile ago, and he was right: Getting hooked to a TV show that has been on for a good amount of time is a great investment. I mean, it's like having tens (or hundreds, potentially) of hours of a movie that you can start and stop whenever you want. And, when you download the shit, it's free.

He turned me on to a show called Burn Notice. It follows a burnt (fired) spy who is on a quest to figure out why he was burnt. In the meantime, he does small sidejobs for people in need. Of course, he's a giant badass who is virtually untouchable.

It's a little over half way through the third season. Go download it.

AHEM:
Burn Notice

That thread went over great.

I'll be sooooo fucking happy when LOST is done with. Just so it will be over and there will be some semblance of closure as to what the fuck is going on?

1000 ways to die on spike is a guilty pleasure.

There was a show that I watched for like a week straight, was about FBI profilers, I think it was called Criminal Minds or something similar.

A friend turned me onto It's Always Sunny... and overall, I've enjoyed it.

THEINCREDIBLEdork · 10-29-2009, 11:49 PM

holy shit I just realized a new season of Curb began in sept. I forgot with all the hubub of moving to WI. anybody been watching. any good? download tyme!

THEINCREDIBLEdork · 10-29-2009, 11:53 PM

I've been watching Mad Men first season. Entertaining at the least. Better than Dexter, but not 10/10. Seems a little over the top. too many of the characters are caricatures.

Ugly Bastard · 10-30-2009, 12:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by THEINCREDIBLEdork

holy shit I just realized a new season of Curb began in sept. I forgot with all the hubub of moving to WI. anybody been watching. any good? download tyme!

I've seen most of them. They're pretty solid for the most part, but I thought last week's kinda sucked.

THEINCREDIBLEdork · 10-31-2009, 05:01 PM

Just watched that mad men episode about don's war experience, great episode.

Dent · 10-31-2009, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Blonde

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Downloaded, saw maybe 5 episodes, some funny moments but not really keen of a little bald kid running the show, needs more swords.. trapped in ice for a hundred years seems like a bit of a shitty excuse for a plot too, i'm still early in so i'm sure it will get more complex though.

Fruit : you're clearly clued up on your anime, i've never heard of Trigun or B.A. Baracus
But that vampire does look pretty badass, downloaded.

Mr. Blonde · 11-01-2009, 04:38 AM

You've never heard of Trigun??? You've seen Cowboy Bebop right?!

Fruitacious B · 11-02-2009, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dent

i've never heard of Trigun or B.A. Baracus

B.A. Baracus means 'badass', and looks like this:

Ugly Bastard · 11-12-2009, 02:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fruitacious B

Mad Men. Start from the beginning and that show will ceaselessly rock your shit.

No fucking shit.

Just finished watching the season finale. Almost in a state of depression that it'll be another 9 months before I see a new episode again.

SittinOnDubsWGW · 11-27-2009, 12:43 AM

I'm not re-reading the previous suggestions bc i'm buzzing and pissed off, and also trying to pull a random over via text...

SO,

You fuckers need to watch The League which is on FX and is loosely based on a group of friends that play in a fantasy football league and thier shitty lives. Seriously.

and Modern Family. Goddamn, that show is good.

ProfessorNumber · 11-27-2009, 11:43 AM

If it hasn't been mentioned already, Sons of Anarchy. This show is on FX every Tuesday night, although the latest season (2) is nearing an end.

Basically, the show follows a small bike club. Overall, the show is pretty damn good, featuring gratuitous violence, sex, and drama. Having watched nearly all the History Channel specials on biker-gangs, I feel as though the creators of this show did their research well... and then compiled all the possible crazy scenarios that have actually occurred within biker gangs into a wonderfully over-exaggerated show. While it's easy to question the realism, I definitely enjoy it.

Dent · 12-01-2009, 06:00 PM

Alright might not belong here but I've got milk round my face and I don't give a shit.
There was a show on BBC called monkey nuts, and it was fucking awesome.
Here's some clips, dark british humour at it's best, probably belongs in comedy.

YouTube

YouTube

There's three series that i'll find a torrent for later, probably a lot of refences you won't get, they make this like 3 miles from my house.

THEINCREDIBLEdork · 12-01-2009, 10:28 PM

the ride was fun, but i saw both endings come a mile away.

Mr. Blonde · 12-02-2009, 12:42 AM

The last week i've been watching a lot of Stargate: Universe. I never really watched the other stargate shows, but this one I like the premise of quite a bit. Basically they've finally figured out the "9th Chevron" of the Stargate (whatever the fuck that means) but they don't know where it goes. They're on a base on another planet 21ly away from Earth and they get attacked by aliens so they have to evacuate the base. Standard procedure is obviously to go to Earth, but they can't dial Earth for some reason having to do with it exploding and instead get the 9th Chevron dialing going. So they all jump in, but they're not the right special ops team for the job, they're just a bunch of scientists, civilians, and a handful of military dudes. I like that part.

Anyways, the stargate goes to a place they don't recognize, and it turns out to be a giant spaceship built by ancient ancient ancient beings. They find their location (a lot of the episodes is spent trying to figure out what the fuck the ship does and how to use it) and they're several billion light years away from earth. Nobody else is on the ship (that we know of...yet...much of the ship is still locked down) But it's unlikely because the ship has been going for so long. They guess that the Ancients sent the ship off on it's own and were going to use the Stargate to enter it once it's traveled far enough in the Universe, but they never did that.

Anyways, they're on the ship for limited supplies but the Ancients were vaguely human or human related (of course) so the ship itself is very smart and drops out of Faster-Than-Light travel every once in a while when it detects a planet that has supplies the people on the ship might need. How do they get to the planet, you ask? Other Stargates. It's theorized that OTHER ships were sent out before this one to land on planets, gather resources, and build stargates before heading off to other habitable planets to do the same.

It's pretty cool. Pretty dramatic, these fuckers don't really catch much breaks, but I like it.

10-26-2009, 03:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,684 Internets: 305662	TV Shows I was talking to UB about this awhile ago, and he was right: Getting hooked to a TV show that has been on for a good amount of time is a great investment. I mean, it's like having tens (or hundreds, potentially) of hours of a movie that you can start and stop whenever you want. And, when you download the shit, it's free. He turned me on to a show called Burn Notice. It follows a burnt (fired) spy who is on a quest to figure out why he was burnt. In the meantime, he does small sidejobs for people in need. Of course, he's a giant badass who is virtually untouchable. It's a little over half way through the third season. Go download it. Just last night, I started watching Dexter. It centers on a forensic specialist who is also a serial killer. He's also a badass in that he's knows everything about crime scenes, so he can be untraceable. Also, he only kills people who "deserve" it. Though I'm only 2 episodes in, it has a shitload of promise. I think it's mid-way through the 4th season. Have you assholes any TV suggestions?

10-26-2009, 03:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ugly Bastard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 13,643 Internets: 247330	The show that has been consuming my time recently is Mad Men. It's easily my favorite TV drama of all time behind The Wire (which may never be topped). I'm completely caught up on it now (save for the new episode that aired last night). Complete action-junkies won't like it as much since a lot of the payoff from watching it is appreciating subtleties like character development and social commentary on the 1960s. Fantastic show. I think it's won the Emmy for Best TV Drama in every instance where it could have. BTW: Start from the beginning.
	Last edited by Ugly Bastard; 10-26-2009 at 03:30 PM.

10-26-2009, 03:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
Fruitacious B Bokononist Join Date: May 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,595 Internets: 11801	If you haven't already... Weeds Mad Men Breaking Bad It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia ...but I'll just assume you have. EDIT: take UB's advice on Mad Men. Start from the beginning and that show will ceaselessly rock your shit. Definitely one of the best TV dramas ever.
	"Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand." \|vonnegut Last edited by Fruitacious B; 10-26-2009 at 03:41 PM.

10-26-2009, 05:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
THEINCREDIBLEdork Emperor Meow Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9,316 Internets: 284585	Sopranos, duh I stopped watching dexter half way through the first season, wasn't up to my standards
	#YOLO

10-27-2009, 12:17 AM	#9 (permalink)
THEINCREDIBLEdork Emperor Meow Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9,316 Internets: 284585	HOLY FUCK DID THAT GUY JUST TURN INTO A FUCKING DRAGON AFTER HE FUCKING SHOT A FUCKING FIREBALL OUT OF HIS FUCKING FIST???
	#YOLO

10-26-2009, 06:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
Dent Lost in Hilbert Spice Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Surrounded by knaves and fools Posts: 3,475 Internets: 174266	Only drama I watch is Breaking Bad, saw a few Sopranos. I don't feel any need to watch a show about a spy that got fired, or a doctor that kills people. I heard that weeds was good for the first season but now it's less about mj and more bullshit. Anyone enjoy any anime series? I'm done with DBZ/Gundam wing and i've never really looked into naruto, doesn't look fantasy enough for my liking. For comedy I finished the three series of Drawn Together not long ago, and 'The life and times of tim'

10-27-2009, 09:20 AM	#10 (permalink)
Beebs Poor Sport Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Indianapolis / Middlebury / Long Lake Posts: 5,306 Internets: 127341	Dexter is fucking spectacular.

10-29-2009, 11:49 PM	#13 (permalink)
THEINCREDIBLEdork Emperor Meow Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9,316 Internets: 284585	holy shit I just realized a new season of Curb began in sept. I forgot with all the hubub of moving to WI. anybody been watching. any good? download tyme!
	#YOLO

10-29-2009, 11:53 PM	#14 (permalink)
THEINCREDIBLEdork Emperor Meow Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9,316 Internets: 284585	I've been watching Mad Men first season. Entertaining at the least. Better than Dexter, but not 10/10. Seems a little over the top. too many of the characters are caricatures.
	#YOLO

10-31-2009, 05:01 PM	#16 (permalink)
THEINCREDIBLEdork Emperor Meow Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9,316 Internets: 284585	Just watched that mad men episode about don's war experience, great episode.
	#YOLO

11-01-2009, 04:38 AM	#18 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 278288	You've never heard of Trigun??? You've seen Cowboy Bebop right?!

11-27-2009, 12:43 AM	#21 (permalink)
SittinOnDubsWGW I make bad decisions. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Desert Posts: 3,018 Internets: 108015	I'm not re-reading the previous suggestions bc i'm buzzing and pissed off, and also trying to pull a random over via text... SO, You fuckers need to watch The League which is on FX and is loosely based on a group of friends that play in a fantasy football league and thier shitty lives. Seriously. and Modern Family. Goddamn, that show is good.

11-27-2009, 11:43 AM	#22 (permalink)
ProfessorNumber Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,215 Internets: 3373	If it hasn't been mentioned already, Sons of Anarchy. This show is on FX every Tuesday night, although the latest season (2) is nearing an end. Basically, the show follows a small bike club. Overall, the show is pretty damn good, featuring gratuitous violence, sex, and drama. Having watched nearly all the History Channel specials on biker-gangs, I feel as though the creators of this show did their research well... and then compiled all the possible crazy scenarios that have actually occurred within biker gangs into a wonderfully over-exaggerated show. While it's easy to question the realism, I definitely enjoy it.
	Smoke a cigarette and lie some more -- These conversations kill.

12-01-2009, 10:28 PM	#24 (permalink)
THEINCREDIBLEdork Emperor Meow Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9,316 Internets: 284585	the ride was fun, but i saw both endings come a mile away.
	#YOLO

12-02-2009, 12:42 AM	#25 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 278288	The last week i've been watching a lot of Stargate: Universe. I never really watched the other stargate shows, but this one I like the premise of quite a bit. Basically they've finally figured out the "9th Chevron" of the Stargate (whatever the fuck that means) but they don't know where it goes. They're on a base on another planet 21ly away from Earth and they get attacked by aliens so they have to evacuate the base. Standard procedure is obviously to go to Earth, but they can't dial Earth for some reason having to do with it exploding and instead get the 9th Chevron dialing going. So they all jump in, but they're not the right special ops team for the job, they're just a bunch of scientists, civilians, and a handful of military dudes. I like that part. Anyways, the stargate goes to a place they don't recognize, and it turns out to be a giant spaceship built by ancient ancient ancient beings. They find their location (a lot of the episodes is spent trying to figure out what the fuck the ship does and how to use it) and they're several billion light years away from earth. Nobody else is on the ship (that we know of...yet...much of the ship is still locked down) But it's unlikely because the ship has been going for so long. They guess that the Ancients sent the ship off on it's own and were going to use the Stargate to enter it once it's traveled far enough in the Universe, but they never did that. Anyways, they're on the ship for limited supplies but the Ancients were vaguely human or human related (of course) so the ship itself is very smart and drops out of Faster-Than-Light travel every once in a while when it detects a planet that has supplies the people on the ship might need. How do they get to the planet, you ask? Other Stargates. It's theorized that OTHER ships were sent out before this one to land on planets, gather resources, and build stargates before heading off to other habitable planets to do the same. It's pretty cool. Pretty dramatic, these fuckers don't really catch much breaks, but I like it.
	Psychedelics are illegal not because a loving government is concerned that you may jump out of a third story window. Psychedelics are illegal because they dissolve opinion structures and culturally laid down models of behavior and information processing. ― Terence McKenna

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