Television Discussion Thread

[NotRickJames]

Originally Posted by Cunningham

just started watching season 5 of dexter. please tell me lumen doesn't single handedly ruin this season.

Can't tell you that with a straight face. Wish I could.

[Chucky]

Ya. I just finished season 5 of Dexter today as well.

what a ******* cop out at the end. If Deb would have found out it was Dexter then it would have been an awesome finale and actually set up an entertaining season 6....you know instead of just expecting the exact same ******* thing over and over and over and over and over again. It's getting ******* boring. Dexter got rid of Liddy way tooooo ******* easily. Also...one somewhat small thing I may have missed....how was Dexter able to keep that knife on him that he used to stab Chase. Like....I would first assume that Chase would have first patted him down, and if he didn't and Dexter was just able to slide it his pants or whatever....he got tossed down a flight of ******* stairs...no way you can escape a tumble down stairs with a knife in your pocket undamaged.

[Brodeur]

Originally Posted by Chucky

Ya. I just finished season 5 of Dexter today as well.

what a ******* cop out at the end. If Deb would have found out it was Dexter then it would have been an awesome finale and actually set up an entertaining season 6....you know instead of just expecting the exact same ******* thing over and over and over and over and over again. It's getting ******* boring. Dexter got rid of Liddy way tooooo ******* easily. Also...one somewhat small thing I may have missed....how was Dexter able to keep that knife on him that he used to stab Chase. Like....I would first assume that Chase would have first patted him down, and if he didn't and Dexter was just able to slide it his pants or whatever....he got tossed down a flight of ******* stairs...no way you can escape a tumble down stairs with a knife in your pocket undamaged.

You have seen the light my friend.

[Tom Servo]

Anybody on here ever see "Spaced"? It was a bbc show directed by Edgar Wright and starring Simon Pegg. I just watched the first 2 seasons (only 2 seasons?) and its freakin awesome.

[A Perfect Score]

Originally Posted by Tom Servo

Anybody on here ever see "Spaced"? It was a bbc show directed by Edgar Wright and starring Simon Pegg. I just watched the first 2 seasons (only 2 seasons?) and its freakin awesome.

Spaced is magnificent. The imaginary gun fight is one of the best TV moments ever.

[nepg]

The Spartacus prequel episodes get posted to Netflix right away. Tits and gore...

[xxxxxxxx]

Originally Posted by nepg

The Spartacus prequel episodes get posted to Netflix right away. Tits and gore...

Yes they do indeed, I watched all of blood and sand and all of the 3 episodes so far of gods of the arena on my 1 month free trial.

Awesome show.

[Brent]

I watched Spartacus Blood and Sand last year and Gods of the Arena has been just as good. I love how the Blood and Sand pilot clearly had a much lower budget than the rest of the show haha.

[Whistler6]

Originally Posted by CDCB14

Yes they do indeed, I watched all of blood and sand and all of the 3 episodes so far of gods of the arena on my 1 month free trial.

Awesome show.

Same here. I watched the entire series this week. I love how hacky the CGI is, yet somehow that makes the show that much better. I'm going to miss Andy Whitfield, though.

[nepg]

Honestly, I like Gods of the Arena better than Blood and Sand so far. It's a fresher story line. Blood and Sand was pretty cliche.

[LizardState]

Originally Posted by CDCB14

Yes they do indeed, I watched all of blood and sand and all of the 3 episodes so far of gods of the arena on my 1 month free trial.

Awesome show.

They're included in On Demand as well a wk. after originally broadcast but for subscription only.

Last night's ep was a real hoot....

Mandatory lines for Hannah (Quintus Batiatus):

• "the House of Batiatus!!" (exhortation, 4-5 times/ep)
• "... the Primus!! (2-3 times/ep. also exhorted, cut to Lucy Lawless closeup as she gets wet & bothered)
• "(my) **** & ass!!" + other sexual metaphors
• "the gods' will!"

also mandatory per episode:

• scenes of arena crowd copulating, brawling, blood spraying, etc
• A momento mori, dying line from wounded warrior, AKA Gladiatorial salute, like "Gannicus taught you well..." (dies)
• 2-3 slo-mo scenes of a red liquid (wine or blood) spraying like a Frank Miller comic panel
• Naked slaves exhibition
• A Scottish actor can't disguise his burr accent enough & I LOL (Dustin Clare/Gannicus or John Hannah/Quintus Batiatus)
• A Batiatus backstabs someone (literally or figuratively), or Lucretia poisons someone like her namesake Lucretia Borgia (I think she's slowly poisoning her father in law w/ honeyed wine)
• Foil characters & hated combat foes become friends or allies within th ironic Brotherhood (Crixus & Spartacus)
• A pale British or Australian actress displays full frontal nudity (Jamie Murray did last night, or Lawless) & I applaud
• Barca passionate kissing w/ another man & simulated *** sex
• Doctore slo-mo whip crack
• A lanista works the crowds up in WWF promoter style : "In this corner, the champion of Capua, the baddest badass of all..."

I think they're emulating Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in their dialog interchanges, use of British actors helps that, great look & feel for depraved ancient Rome setting.

It's kind of formulaic, but it works! Got to love the whole over the top approach in the series though.

BTW another Australian actor, Liam McIntyre, is in the mix to replace Whitfield in Season 2 in the title role. I hope Whitfield makes a full recovery from his cancer, he is slated to make a brief appearance in he prequel.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=73334

I can predict from the prequel development that b/c Gannicus is absent from the main series he will get offed by Crixus who's the up & coming champ.

[Brent]

Andy Whitfield will make an appearance in this season, supposedly. Point is, he's back to health and should be in season 3.

[nepg]

Jupiter's ****!

[Brent]

Originally Posted by nepg

Jupiter's ****!

I actually started using that when I cuss to myself.

[xxxxxxxx]

Originally Posted by Brent

Andy Whitfield will make an appearance in this season, supposedly. Point is, he's back to health and should be in season 3.

I think your wrong, I read the cancer is back and he is no longer in for the blood and sand season 2...

Also, he is scheduled to make an appearance in Gods of the Arena... but I don't see how they could tie that in... cause in the current time frame right he would just be chillin with thracians lol.

We'll see.

[Brent]

Originally Posted by CDCB14

I think your wrong, I read the cancer is back and he is no longer in for the blood and sand season 2...

Also, he is scheduled to make an appearance in Gods of the Arena... but I don't see how they could tie that in... cause in the current time frame right he would just be chillin with thracians lol.

We'll see.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/show...partacus-.html

My information was old. That was posted on the 17th. He's officially out as Spartacus. As for the character being in this season: this is a flashback, the last episode will undoubtedly be the end of the flashback and resume where it left off.

[MaxV]

Yay, Top Shot is back.

[Splat]

Started watching season one of Angel so far so good, I have seen bits and pieces of this show before (Buffy fan) but this is the first time I have planned to watch the whole thing.

[Brodeur]

Originally Posted by Splat

Started watching season one of Angel so far so good, I have seen bits and pieces of this show before (Buffy fan) but this is the first time I have planned to watch the whole thing.

Season one is really lame until Faith appears, and the show never stops being awesome after that.

[Vikes99ej]

Half Measures > Full Measure

[Jvig43]

You sir are wrong. Full measures was incredible.

[kalbears13]

Katy Perry is extremely sexy. It's already pretty obvious but just more apparent after being on how i met your mother...

[Twiddler]

Originally Posted by Jvig43

You sir are wrong. Full measures was incredible.

I was going to offer an opinion, but now I can't make up my mind. Then throw in One Minute and I'm just about at a draw. Damn, I need this show back on.

[Jvig43]

Yeah seriously its a tough call. I'd say out of fairness half measures = full measures. I just thought full measures was extremely tense the entire episode, although I loved the whole story behind half measures/full measures.

[Gay Ork Wang]

she has weird eye face proportions.

anyway, i started with Psych last week and am now in season 4. Its awesome. Only problem is that i used my time to watch it instead of studying for the exam tomorrow.