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Post by ura on Mar 10, 2014 15:28:27 GMT -5
I tried to end it flipping ages ago, but you kept calling me delusional! 'Lost' is exactly what I am right now... I have seen that. It was God-awful. You must definitely be delusional for hating LOST.  |
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Post by Sexy Spork #37 on Mar 10, 2014 16:33:18 GMT -5
I didn't say I hate it, I said it was God-awful.
I think beans are God-awful but I don't hate them. I enjoy the occasional bean.
The first season was brilliant before it descended into a fantastical world of gibberish, fairies and flash-forwards-sideways-backwards 'Are They Dead?' nonsense.
That said, the people who made that went on to make the epically brilliant Fringe, that lasted as many episodes and years as Lost. Then they went on to make Revolution, which is crap. So, using my logic, whatever they make next, it has to be good.
Fringe wasn't about fringes, I'd like to point out. They are American, they don't call them fringes, anyway.
But 'Lost' did leave me completely lost...
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Post by ura on Mar 10, 2014 17:11:48 GMT -5
I didn't say I hate it, I said it was God-awful. I think beans are God-awful but I don't hate them. I enjoy the occasional bean. The first season was brilliant before it descended into a fantastical world of gibberish, fairies and flash-forwards-sideways-backwards 'Are They Dead?' nonsense. That said, the people who made that went on to make the epically brilliant Fringe, that lasted as many episodes and years as Lost. Then they went on to make Revolution, which is crap. So, using my logic, whatever they make next, it has to be good. Fringe wasn't about fringes, I'd like to point out. They are American, they don't call them fringes, anyway. But 'Lost' did leave me completely lost... I heard Fringe was pretty bad. |
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Post by Sexy Spork #37 on Mar 10, 2014 18:30:20 GMT -5
Oh, I give up.
Just no pleasing you.
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Post by ura on Mar 10, 2014 18:57:41 GMT -5
I've never watched it, I just heard it was.
These conversations are good.
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Post by Sexy Spork #37 on Mar 21, 2014 9:35:42 GMT -5
Catching up on True Detective whilst TDS is on a break. Probably won't get to the end before it comes back, limited bandwidth, and all that. It's very good.
Nobody told me there were gonna be boobs.
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Post by ura on Mar 21, 2014 15:53:05 GMT -5
What do you think of it so far?
It's HBO, of course there will be boobs.
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Post by Sexy Spork #37 on Mar 21, 2014 20:43:45 GMT -5
Hey, I was tired, I know HBO is famed for boobs, but I wasn't expecting it because of how tired I was. I don't have anything wrong with it, but it caused me to nearly choke. I had a mouthful of Venetian.
I wonder if the 'B' stands for boobs. Hmm...
I am enjoying the show. It does feel slightly noir to me, it doesn't feel American at all, it's as close to perfect as I've seen in a show for a long while. Visually, it feels like a movie, more than any other show I've ever watched. It also feels like its been filmed with actual film, it has a lovely texture and warmth. The cinematography is perfect. The direction never puts a foot wrong and the story is told in a unique and intriguing manner. Because I'm binge watching it, I do wonder if I would be as captivated if I was watching it with that week long gap, because it is a slow-burner and you don't know where it's going next.
Of course, the acting is the star of the show. Matthew is utterly captivating and a real wonderful actor. The character he plays is one of the best I've ever seen on TV, I just love watching him. And Woody is equally as captivating and deserves a lot of credit for the multiple roles he plays. It's somewhat of a shame he's overshadowed by the force of nature that is Matthew. I just can't envision this show without them, but Season Two will do just that. So it's gonna be real interesting to see where they go from here.
I also love the opening credits. They are one of the longest I've ever seen, perhaps only surpassed by The Sopranos. That is a damn catchy theme tune. I hope they keep that next season, I can stop singing it.
One thing I've noticed is that it seems to last longer than it is. That hour goes on for what feels like 90 minutes instead of 60, it's incredible how slow the pace is that it makes time seem to slow down. I find that fascinating.
You could just keep singing its praises for a long time. It's a real masterpiece of television.
I only have three episodes left to go. I really don't know where it's going next but I'm quite excited to see how it ends, if it does.
I'll certainly go into next season with caution, because I don't see how it could be as good with a different cast, but if they manage it, it could last a long time and go down as a real staple in television history. I really do think it's that important a turning point in television.
Hmm, I'll give it 10/10. Really enjoying it.
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Post by ura on Mar 22, 2014 5:26:10 GMT -5
It stands for Home Box Office but huge boobs out wouldn't be wrong either. It's weird to me that America can be so conservative but one channel always shows nudity. I agree with pretty much everything you said, Matthew Mcconnaughey is a fantastic actor, the part he plays is brilliant, the chemistry between Rust and Marty are brilliant. Normally I skip openings to tv shows because I don't like them, this opening I have not skipped once and I love to bit, that song is brilliant and the band are becoming really popular because they were featured on TD. I want those two to stay as the cast for the next season but it won't happen sadly and also their story has been told. What you think about the ending is going to interest me. |
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Post by Sexy Spork #37 on Mar 25, 2014 12:34:36 GMT -5
thought the ending was fantastic. Well written, exciting and had a good resolution. I actually said when we first saw the killer a few episodes back, 'I bet it'll turn out to be him'. As someone who had never got a killer right in any detective show before, I'm quite proud I got it. It was actually fairly obvious when you pieced it together as it entered the last few episodes.
The only thing I didn't like was that one of the multiple personalities was 'creepy British'. Why do Americans associate that accent with evil? I saw an British/Australian thriller a few years back, and the Brits were the good guys being chased down by a crazy American. That made me smile. So that's what I think of when I watch shows like TD portraying Brits as evil.
I won't let you in on the details of my victory dance when I guessed the right killer.
I think the elements of mysticism and the occult the show threw at us in the last episode, being so widespread and engrained in the culture, created a sense of unease that made you doubt everything you were seeing. Even when it's over, I'm still doubting it. What was real? You know.
It's an event unlike anything we've ever seen in television. You find yourself canvassing the screen for clues because you don't trust what you're seeing. It canvases so many areas of nihilism, religion, philosophy, belief, you got so confused yet so utterly involved with what you were witnessing, yet it made sense, but when you're not watching it, and you're thinking about it, you can't really remember why it was engrossing. It's like, when you're watching it, you're in an opaque bubble, but when you're not, you're outside that bubble. It messes with yor head, quite brilliantly.
I genuinely spent much of the last episode looking away as it was terrifying in parts. I never once suspected either of the detectives, and I actually think Rust is the most sane person in the show. I did expect him to die, although I'd be sad if that had happened, but Marty, I didn't see that coming. It was appropriate for a show about men that their inflated egos played out in the final scenes. Marty got up, nothing could take him down, the killer, he just kept going after being shot, he wasn't going down, and Rust, the most fragile, was barely moving. There seemed to be a correlation between the characters and their fates.
I think the final scene between the two leads was perfect. Because their relationship was back to where it always was but there was an understanding that wasn't there before. All great shows end with you wanting to know what happens next, and we'll never find out. I'd like to think they carried on, detecting. Marty as Rust's anchor. Rust changed more than anyone, and Marty didn't. I think they need each other and it's a nice thought to end their story.
Oh, and the best thing? It gave the world a great catchphrase.
Damn, Marty...
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Post by ura on Mar 26, 2014 7:51:58 GMT -5
I watched the second season of Twin Peaks recently, it is a very enjoyable show. I know a few people on the internet who guessed the killer, I honestly had no idea. Also, I get the impression the killer used that accent in order to appear knowledgabe, classy and intelligent, whereas he actually had a regular southern accent. It is funny how many English people are villains though, there's a film that came out recently with a US spy chasing an evil Russian but the evil Russian is played by Kenneth Brannagh with a cheesy Russian accent.
I think you enjoyed true detective more than I did, it's still up to speculation if Marty saw those visions because of his years of drug abuse, it's possible that was the cause, I thought it was ambiguous. The relationship between Marty and Rust was fantastic in that show, it very much is a buddy cop show in the way those two have a strong bond, some scenes were very depressing such as showing their lives years later and how empty they are.
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Post by Grayback on Apr 19, 2014 14:26:24 GMT -5
I've watched the first two episodes of Game of Thrones season 4 and as expected, I was not disappointed. This series continues to pull me in a way that nothing else so far has ever achieved, even after having read all the books.
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Post by ura on May 8, 2014 17:36:06 GMT -5
I watched three episodes of top gear recently, the show is so great, as enjoyable for me as it was 10 years ago, I hope the format never changes because it would completely ruin it.
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Post by Sexy Spork #37 on May 9, 2014 7:43:26 GMT -5
Yes, but how long can it last after Clarkson's two recent racial slurs? The Beeb have told him, one more incident like that and he's gone. He's living on borrowed time.
Mind you, there aren't a great deal of British programmes that last ten years with 21 seasons, so they've had a good run. Plus, it's getting 300 million viewers around the globe, 350 by some estimates.
You could argue the Beeb wouldn't let it end with the success it's had, but I think they are getting fed up with Clarkson. If they do sack him, that show will end.
And that would be sad.
But, as the producer has said recently, it's nearing the end.
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Post by ura on May 9, 2014 14:40:40 GMT -5
I have a feeling there's something else under the surface, Clarkson has consistently been putting his foot in his mouth for years but he half says one comment where he mumbles through and unintentionally says something and that gets him in trouble, it just seems like something else is up, did he annoy someone up front in the BBC, are they trying to remove people who they don't like from the BBC, if they do though like you said they would lose a lot of money if they kick him.
Is it nearing the end, why?
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