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Re: General tv discussion thread - good, bad, axings etc etc

PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2014 4:41 pm
by Magpiespower
JK wrote:Spewing, I'll miss the intro song :D.


Guess it depends on the next location if they use Far From Any Road?

But yeah, I reckon you're right and they go with a new song that nails the new area.

Loved how The Wire kept the same song but flipped the style every series.

TD opening titles were actually done by an Aussie.

Director/titles designer Patrick Clair...

Re: General tv discussion thread - good, bad, axings etc etc

PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2014 4:45 pm
by Magpiespower
bennymacca wrote:Seems like with the Hollywood slowdown everyone is doing TV.


Can't underestimate the lure of working with/on quality scripts, productions and talent, either.

TV is clearly where all the challenging/compelling material is these days.

Doubt that'll change any time soon...

Re: General tv discussion thread - good, bad, axings etc etc

PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2014 4:48 pm
by bennymacca
Also for a longer length of time

Re: General tv discussion thread - good, bad, axings etc etc

PostPosted: Sun May 11, 2014 4:42 pm
by Magpiespower
Binged on the rest of True Detective last night.

Six riveting hours on end. Brilliant execution across the board. Sure to win a slew of awards.

McConaughey and Harrelson will no doubt duke it out for Best Actor in a-lot of those.

Let 'em share 'em all!

My only (unfair) criticism is that It's not the "game-changer" so many ecstatic reviews claimed.

And yeah, I was a bit deflated and disappointed in the killer's reveal.

Amazing work is more an eight-hour movie than series...

Re: General tv discussion thread - good, bad, axings etc etc

PostPosted: Sun May 11, 2014 4:53 pm
by bennymacca
Yeah have to agree the reveal was the worst part of the show but it's nit picking

Re: General tv discussion thread - good, bad, axings etc etc

PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 11:43 pm
by Magpiespower
Bogan Hunters sure was something else.

But there was some pretty funny s#!t on there.

Tassie bogans are gonna be tough to beat...

Re: General tv discussion thread - good, bad, axings etc etc

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2014 9:48 pm
by Magpiespower
Mike Judge's new sitcom Silicon Valley is worth checking out...

Re: General tv discussion thread - good, bad, axings etc etc

PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2014 3:54 pm
by Booney
Magpiespower wrote:Bogan Hunters sure was something else.

But there was some pretty funny s#!t on there.

Tassie bogans are gonna be tough to beat...


I was out Tuesday night and recorded it, sat down last night to watch it. To be honest, it was everything I hoped for and more. :lol:

Re: General tv discussion thread - good, bad, axings etc etc

PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2014 3:56 pm
by bennymacca
crap, just realised i missed jonah last night. watched the first ep and it was awesome.

Re: General tv discussion thread - good, bad, axings etc etc

PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2014 4:16 pm
by Dissident
Yeah have watched the first 5 of them - I like it, but then I've always had a deep interest in the dot com era, startups and the valley

Re: General tv discussion thread - good, bad, axings etc etc

PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2014 4:48 pm
by Magpiespower
Booney wrote:I was out Tuesday night and recorded it, sat down last night to watch it. To be honest, it was everything I hoped for and more. :lol:


Second worst driver in Tassie, f@%k ya!

Re: General tv discussion thread - good, bad, axings etc etc

PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2014 5:12 pm
by Booney
Magpiespower wrote:
Booney wrote:I was out Tuesday night and recorded it, sat down last night to watch it. To be honest, it was everything I hoped for and more. :lol:


Second worst driver in Tassie, f@%k ya!


So, so proud he wasn't the worst driver in Tassie, ergo that would have made him the best....and no bogan want's to be the best at anything. Other than being a bogan.... :lol:

Re: General tv discussion thread - good, bad, axings etc etc

PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2014 5:41 pm
by RustyCage
I taught the daughter of one of the SA bogans last year. The mum really is as bad as she seems on tv!

Re: General tv discussion thread - good, bad, axings etc etc

PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2014 5:47 pm
by RustyCage
bennymacca wrote:crap, just realised i missed jonah last night. watched the first ep and it was awesome.


Mr Joseph is the teacher I aspire to be!

Re: General tv discussion thread - good, bad, axings etc etc

PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2014 2:06 pm
by Failed Creation
RustyCage wrote:
bennymacca wrote:crap, just realised i missed jonah last night. watched the first ep and it was awesome.


Mr Joseph is the teacher I aspire to be!


He's the teacher I wanted (and probably needed) in high school.

I would've really boiled his piss...

Re: General tv discussion thread - good, bad, axings etc etc

PostPosted: Sun May 18, 2014 9:08 pm
by Magpiespower
Brooklyn Nine-Nine is pretty thin but funny enough.

Andrew Braugher gives it the gravitas it desperately needs to counter the sketch comedy tone.

Without him - or an actor of equal stature - it probably crashes and burns...

Re: General tv discussion thread - good, bad, axings etc etc

PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2014 4:25 pm
by Booney
Failed Creation wrote:
RustyCage wrote:
bennymacca wrote:crap, just realised i missed jonah last night. watched the first ep and it was awesome.


Mr Joseph is the teacher I aspire to be!


He's the teacher I wanted (and probably needed) in high school.

I would've really boiled his piss...


How good is that character. His ability to asses Jonah and the rest of the Lazorus Crew is outstanding.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: General tv discussion thread - good, bad, axings etc etc

PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2014 4:42 pm
by bennymacca
Watched all of Jonah from Tonga on the weekend. Really funny. Mr Joseph is indeed the best character.

I'm glad the series is only 6 episodes though, I reckon if it was any longer they would have ran out of material

Re: General tv discussion thread - good, bad, axings etc etc

PostPosted: Tue May 20, 2014 5:10 pm
by The Ash Man
Kingswood Country is back
One of my favourites

Re: General tv discussion thread - good, bad, axings etc etc

PostPosted: Tue May 20, 2014 5:24 pm
by RustyCage
Hello, Ted. How was your day?
Bloody shambles, of course!