Is Dexter worth watching? Seen the thread popping up on the forum a lot...
And what about Spartacus?
And what about Spartacus?
Television Anyone recommend me any TV Shows?
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The first four seasons of Dexter are pretty good. Then it declines pretty badly.
Started watching Ray Donovan. The first episode was a bit meh.
Started Rome the other day after hearing good reviews and it really is a cracking show. Never really feel inclined to learn about other historical periods until shows like this make them seem so interesting.
Wouldn't say anyone steals the show, but the woman who plays Atia is a fantastic actress and probably my favourite character (the bit where she was calmly discussing who was going to kill who when their manor was about be broken into...
). The same goes for the guy who plays Julius Caesar - he plays his role so well that he's actually pretty difficult to make out at times.
Wouldn't say anyone steals the show, but the woman who plays Atia is a fantastic actress and probably my favourite character (the bit where she was calmly discussing who was going to kill who when their manor was about be broken into...
). The same goes for the guy who plays Julius Caesar - he plays his role so well that he's actually pretty difficult to make out at times.Yeah Ciaran Hinds plays Caesar, he's really excellent! I also thought the kid who plays Octavius in season 1 (and beginning of season 2) was very good.
Season 1 is excellent TV with some fabulous scenes towards the end of the season, come back to talk about them KE7 when you're done! I was very disappointed with season 2 though that kicks off pretty well but then is just pretty meh.
Season 1 is excellent TV with some fabulous scenes towards the end of the season, come back to talk about them KE7 when you're done! I was very disappointed with season 2 though that kicks off pretty well but then is just pretty meh.
Party Down. You will like it RiP, if you haven't seen it already.
Will do.
He really is very good - I can't tell at times whether he's a gentleman, a sociopath or what. Just as you start thinking he's deeply evil you'll see signs of something beyond false charisma and ingenuity. Compelling character and I imagine he'll be the stand out by the end the end.Marc Anthony is another good character. The bit where he goes "I'll be a good politician if it kills me...or anyone else for that matter" had me cracking up.
There's good humour to this show to go with the gore and borderline pornography.Will do.
Marc Anthony is another good character. The bit where he goes "I'll be a good politician if it kills me...or anyone else for that matter" had me cracking up.
It's like teletubbies compared to Spartacus: Blood & sand.
That's next on my list, funnily enough. Hard to imagine anything being that much more explicit than Rome! I remember my mate said he used to watch this with his parents when it first came out, which would've made him about 13 at the time. That must've been fecking weird.
Boardwalk Empire and Banshee are both more explicit than it too.
It's got Zena Warrior Princess' cnut in it.
Every episode is an orgy of flesh and violence.
Started Rome the other day after hearing good reviews and it really is a cracking show. Never really feel inclined to learn about other historical periods until shows like this make them seem so interesting.
Wouldn't say anyone steals the show, but the woman who plays Atia is a fantastic actress and probably my favourite character (the bit where she was discussing calmly who was going to kill who when their manor was about be broken into...
Aye, started watching this myself a few weeks ago and it really is great. Three episodes into season 2 and it's still going strongly so disappointed to hear the drop off is coming soon. I'd assumed it was just like Deadwood in that it was a rushed final few episodes.
Atia is great but in many ways she just seems like a lesser version of Livia Drusilla.
I thought the second season of Rome was better than the first one.
She must've been one dirty little minx...
Which show out of interest? Google tells me it's I, Claudius but apparently her character also appears in 'The Caesars'.
Dexter was great for the first 4 seasons, but it was still good after that. This season and one other one were the only one's that I actually didn't enjoy. Well worth watching though.
Spartacus is a brilliant show IMO. Up there with the best one's I've seen, although behind Game of Thrones and Sherlock for me. Probably on par with Breaking Bad.
As bad as Justified?
I despise everything you stand for.
lol
I have started watching rome the past few weeks and it is a very good show, but not gripping enough for me to carry on watching daily.
P.S - It isn't explicit at all, especially compared to lot of other HBO shows..
P.S - It isn't explicit at all, especially compared to lot of other HBO shows..
Started on Blue Bloods today, watched the first 4 episodes so far. Not the best show I've ever watched but I'm enjoying it enough and it seems like it's got potential.
Fair enough, bit of a noob clearly. Haven't seen anything else with dicks and fannies on display but I'll get there some day.
Up to the last episode of Season 1 now and it's just gotten heart-warming. That was great...I thought:
I've definitely been gripped by this to be honest, it's one of the most interesting shows I've seen. Hinds has gotten better and better; can't think of too many actors that have an on screen presence like he does as Caesar.
Edit: Sounds weird as feck, but Atia keeps making me think of the girl from Outnumbered with her mannerisms and facial expressions. It was doing my head in trying to figure out where I'd seen them before but it's definitely her.
Haven't seen anything else with dicks and fannies on display but I'll get there some day.Up to the last episode of Season 1 now and it's just gotten heart-warming. That was great...I thought:
Pullo was gone for! That should've been cliche and soppy but I was almost tearful when Vorenus stepped in.
I've definitely been gripped by this to be honest, it's one of the most interesting shows I've seen. Hinds has gotten better and better; can't think of too many actors that have an on screen presence like he does as Caesar.
Edit: Sounds weird as feck, but Atia keeps making me think of the girl from Outnumbered with her mannerisms and facial expressions. It was doing my head in trying to figure out where I'd seen them before but it's definitely her.
Finished Rome just now, fantastic.
Overall, a series of the highest quality. I think one of the best aspects of it is how it draws you into the setting so much that it skews how you judge the characters and their beliefs/attitudes. I quickly stopped thinking about how far removed that culture was from our own in a moral/philosophical sense simply because the directing made the show seem so natural. Was even laughing at myself at one point because I was sort of nodding in agreement when Caesar was talking of Vorenus and Pullo as having 'powerful Gods on their side'... Was completely and utterly sucked in by then!
One final thing... the program is so well written so as to somehow get you to like or at least sympathise with Mark Antony's character. I don't know how they've managed that because he really is so detestable in every single way. He reminded me of a twattish Mark Corrigan at times, actually.
Season 1 was better in my opinion; there was a little dip the very episode that Octavius was recasted and it seemed to temporarily lose a little something in general around about that point. Still, it remained very strong throughout and finished extremely well.
Bit gutted that it's already done with to be honest but in many ways that was a good time for the show to finish. Atia's character and her arc for example were magnificent but I think she probably peaked in those last scenes (brilliant!). Livia's character would've had to have been extremely well written and acted to play out what was to follow (a quick Google reveals that Livia Drusilla wins that battle), and it's difficult to say whether the woman playing her would've been good enough for that role.
Aside from that, the writers would've had to have made up serious ground given the deaths of Vorenus and Mark Antony - both were extremely well developed by the end and easily two of the best characters on the show. I was a bit wary with Vorenus at the start that his character would be limited by his slightly wooden soldier-ish role but, if anything, some of the best moments in the show came off the back of his emotional development.
Bit gutted that it's already done with to be honest but in many ways that was a good time for the show to finish. Atia's character and her arc for example were magnificent but I think she probably peaked in those last scenes (brilliant!). Livia's character would've had to have been extremely well written and acted to play out what was to follow (a quick Google reveals that Livia Drusilla wins that battle
), and it's difficult to say whether the woman playing her would've been good enough for that role.Aside from that, the writers would've had to have made up serious ground given the deaths of Vorenus and Mark Antony - both were extremely well developed by the end and easily two of the best characters on the show. I was a bit wary with Vorenus at the start that his character would be limited by his slightly wooden soldier-ish role but, if anything, some of the best moments in the show came off the back of his emotional development.
Overall, a series of the highest quality. I think one of the best aspects of it is how it draws you into the setting so much that it skews how you judge the characters and their beliefs/attitudes. I quickly stopped thinking about how far removed that culture was from our own in a moral/philosophical sense simply because the directing made the show seem so natural. Was even laughing at myself at one point because I was sort of nodding in agreement when Caesar was talking of Vorenus and Pullo as having 'powerful Gods on their side'... Was completely and utterly sucked in by then!
One final thing... the program is so well written so as to somehow get you to like or at least sympathise with Mark Antony's character.
I don't know how they've managed that because he really is so detestable in every single way. He reminded me of a twattish Mark Corrigan at times, actually.Before we talk about Rome..
you don't like Mark Corrigan?
Kidding me? I guess its one of those where you can like a character but know you'd hate them in person.
you don't like Mark Corrigan?
Kidding me? I guess its one of those where you can like a character but know you'd hate them in person.
Nah, Mark Corrigan is great. I meant a 'twattish Mark Corrigan'... It's late, sorry. Definite love child situation going on there, though I'm undecided on the third person at this moment in time.
But yeah, maybe it's just me but I liked him by the end... at least in the sense of wanting it all to turn out okay with him. Aside from being brainwashed by how good a character he was, it's probably because...
Definite love child situation going on there, though I'm undecided on the third person at this moment in time.But yeah, maybe it's just me but I liked him by the end... at least in the sense of wanting it all to turn out okay with him. Aside from being brainwashed by how good a character he was, it's probably because...
Octavius was so fecking evil....sheeiiiit. I spent a good episode thinking they should've just stuck with the original but that worked out well enough in the end. I understand why they did it and it wasn't enough of an immersion breaking thing for it to be a big problem.
Yeah, Rome is a great show.
Been watching the scene between Atia and Livia almost on repeat this afternoon. Walter White levels of awesomeness from Atia.
I, Claudius indeed.
I think most who saw it when it came out would say similarly. It's a world away from Rome in terms of scale as it all takes place within the studio and essentially plays out as it would in the theatre, but it's absolutely brilliant. Jacobi's Claudius is the most sympathetic character I've ever seen, if that's the right word for it.
Just had a look now and it seems HBO/BBC are doing a remake of it with a couple of the producers of Rome. Good stuff.
I have been trying to watch Rome but cant find any good websites for it. Any recommendations?
Someone's actually uploaded them all to Youtube and I think the quality is good. I watched the vidhog links on 'Primewire', though - all high quality and working just fine. Vidbox and Veehd too I think, but the other ones are a bit quiet without speakers (novamov, sharepo, etc...).
Been watching breaking bad over the last couple of weeks and I'm just in fecking awe of it. I've never seen anything like it. Granted I've not seen many drama shows but I have tried and just always seem to get bored after awhile and not interested enough to keep watching. That's what happened with mad men. But this show is unreal. From the writing to the acting, insane stuff. Best tv show I've ever seen and I'm still on season 4.
You'll be glad to hear that the best is still yet to come. There's a bit coming up which is like...the apex of all television. It's ridiculous.
There's a bit coming up which is like...the apex of all television. It's ridiculous.Has anybody watched The River? If so is it any good?
Yeah I watched it. I enjoyed it, but I think it wasn't well received. It wasn't renewed after season 1, which is a bit disappointing, but it's worth a watch. Knowing a little bit about your tastes, I'd say you'd enjoy it Pauldy. Each episode more or less addresses a sub genre of horror cinema (zombie, ghosts, survival, etc.) by following the main story, which is quite gripping. The acting is a bit on and off, some are very good, some less so, but Bruce Greenwood in the part of the doctor is really great, he litterally carries one of the episodes of the show, you'll see. Anyway yeah give it a try, as I said I think you'll enjoy it.
I vomited.
Cheers, I will give it a try, I don't normally watch stuff that has been cancelled but I like the sound of this.
I've seen a few references to it while skimming this thread, but is Justified worth watching? I mean, everything is going to seem inferior to Breaking bad which is why I've been (re)watching mostly comedies, but I feel like trying to get into a new show now.
Justified is silly but fun. There are dozens of shows in between it and Breaking Bad that you'd be better off watching first.
Yeah like Banshee for instance.