What TV shows are people watching?

**Frownland** · 02-01-2015, 12:46 PM

I found out that my parents have Amazon Prime so I've been watching The Sopranos for the first time. Great stuff.

GD · 02-02-2015, 01:58 PM

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Watching Twin Peaks. This is really interesting so far. I love the soundtrack and the vibe it is giving me. My love for nature and the setting being so beautiful helps too.

Coincidentally, I just started watching this too after hearing so much about it from others. I'm about halfway into season 1 atm and am also very much enjoying the show's feel, which I expected to tbh.

Overcast · 02-02-2015, 04:29 PM

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Coincidentally, I just started watching this too after hearing so much about it from others. I'm about halfway into season 1 atm and am also very much enjoying the show's feel, which I expected to tbh.

I'm at the same point as well. I had a good feeling going into it straight from the intro and the soundtrack. Great stuff.

Key · 02-02-2015, 09:15 PM

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I found out that my parents have Amazon Prime so I've been watching The Sopranos for the first time. Great stuff.

Soooooo good.

**Yac** · 02-03-2015, 06:59 AM

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Watching The Wire for maybe the fourth time. Near the end of the penultimate season right now. Astonishingly good television. It's so detailed that I still pick up on new things as I'm watching it back.

I just finished watching it for the first time. I agree 100%. Great tv. I really wish that spinoff they were planning about Baltimore politicians took off, too bad it didn't . More Carcetti and Clay "Shiiiieeeeeeet" Davis ? Yes please!

What I find fascinating about The Wire is that it's a cop show where during the whole 5 seasons a cop fired his gun .. once. And it was an accident (don't want to spoil anything). It's not your regular shootout, stupid high speed chase, handsome cop defeats handsome villain type of tv series, it.. it has a soul.

The Batlord · 02-04-2015, 03:41 AM

Been watching Dexter, and I'm up to season 6. Even with the premise you have to suspend your disbelief, so if you're not too bothered by the idea of a sociopath so down the road that he's obsessively killing people slowly becoming human, then some of the OTT plot lines aren't too hard to swallow. Still, certain things, like his relationship with Lumen in season 5, require a bit more belief suspension than others. Luckily, I can suspend a whole lot of disbelief, so I am thoroughly addicted. I don't know that they'll be able to top season 2, but the quality has remained pretty steady throughout.

And please, nobody tell me that such and such season that I haven't already watched is when everything goes downhill. I don't want to have preconceived notions going in.

Overcast · 02-04-2015, 03:54 AM

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Been watching Dexter, and I'm up to season 6. Even with the premise you have to suspend your disbelief, so if you're not too bothered by the idea of a sociopath so down the road that he's obsessively killing people slowly becoming human, then some of the OTT plot lines aren't too hard to swallow. Still, certain things, like his relationship with Lumen in season 5, require a bit more belief suspension than others. Luckily, I can suspend a whole lot of disbelief, so I am thoroughly addicted. I don't know that they'll be able to top season 2, but the quality has remained pretty steady throughout.

And please, nobody tell me that such and such season that I haven't already watched is when everything goes downhill. I don't want to have preconceived notions going in.

Spoiler for my order of favorite seasons, no spoilers inside but avoid reading if you don't want 'preconceived notions':

**Frownland** · 02-04-2015, 11:02 AM

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Spoiler for my order of favorite seasons, no spoilers inside but avoid reading if you don't want 'preconceived notions':

Season four is definitely the best. The Trinity killer and Dexter's relationship with him and his family is so ****ing twisted.

The Batlord · 02-04-2015, 12:17 PM

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Season four is definitely the best. The Trinity killer and Dexter's relationship with him and his family is so ****ing twisted.

Agreed. I've heard it said by none other than Joss Whedon that comedic actors are often great at more serious drama; that if they can get down comic timing, that dramatic timing is even easier. I don't know how true that is, but considering some of the performances by Robin Williams (What Dreams May Come is totally underrated, and that movie where he plays a serial killer opposite Al Pacino was pretty great, largely because of his performance) I'm willing to admit that there may be truth to the idea.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt has certainly proven himself, and John Lithgow was has so far been hands down the best villain of the series so far. Overall, I can agree that the fourth season may have been the strongest...

Spoiler for Spoilers for season 2:

Key · 02-07-2015, 02:40 PM

My Name is Earl

I actually find this show hilarious. I'm happy that I found it on Netflix because I always used to watch the random episodes that we're on TV. It's a good casual show to watch when you really don't feel like doing anything. But yes, it is funny. Even though a lot of people don't find it funny.

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Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	My Name is Earl I actually find this show hilarious. I'm happy that I found it on Netflix because I always used to watch the random episodes that we're on TV. It's a good casual show to watch when you really don't feel like doing anything. But yes, it is funny. Even though a lot of people don't find it funny.