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08-05-2011, 02:59 PM
psuexv

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Originally Posted by JBHuskers

Some Nip/Tuck guys have a hand in it too.

Cool, never got into that one but my wife used to watch it and said it was awesome
08-05-2011, 03:08 PM
psuexv

JB - don't you have that app that's better than Shazam, see if you can find that Tainted Love song, Shazam won't pick it up
08-05-2011, 03:25 PM
JBHuskers

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Originally Posted by psuexv

JB - don't you have that app that's better than Shazam, see if you can find that Tainted Love song, Shazam won't pick it up

Soundhound, yep.

I can try it when I get home.
08-05-2011, 03:26 PM
gschwendt

Soundhound doesn't recognize it.
08-05-2011, 03:28 PM
psuexv

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Originally Posted by gschwendt

Soundhound doesn't recognize it.

:down: Thanks G
08-05-2011, 03:37 PM
psuexv

Looks like it's a take on this but this doesn't have words - http://www.amazon.com/Tainted-Love-M.../dp/B000VW5PE8
08-05-2011, 03:38 PM
psuexv

I gotta get this for the baby to listen to - http://www.amazon.com/Baby-Goes-Hair...76196&sr=301-3
08-07-2011, 11:04 PM
psuexv

Falling Skies.... Summer 2012???? WTF... 8 months off?
08-07-2011, 11:05 PM
psuexv

Got to say I was disappointed in the finale
08-07-2011, 11:32 PM
morsdraconis

:(

I haven't watched it yet. Now I don't know if I even want to. Yet another TV show where it's like, "What's the point?"

It seems completely obvious to me that it's disliked enough to where it won't last long so, even if it does start to get good, it's not gonna last long enough to do anything with it.
08-08-2011, 08:03 AM
psuexv

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Originally Posted by morsdraconis

:(

I haven't watched it yet. Now I don't know if I even want to. Yet another TV show where it's like, "What's the point?"

It seems completely obvious to me that it's disliked enough to where it won't last long so, even if it does start to get good, it's not gonna last long enough to do anything with it.

Spoiler: show
Couple of things. I thought the 1st half of the show was bad, didn't really tell us anything except that Ben is turning into an alien which we already knew. Did care for the fact that they but Weaver on drugs, Everything has been real smooth so far with keeping the units together and now he's going all kamikaze :dunno:

The 2nd part was little better, but didn't understand the Rick stuff, he's turning into an alien, wants to be one yada yada. But he goes running to find one and there just happens to be that girl right by the school, but they don't attack??? Then when the skitters don't want him he suddenly has emotions and misses his dad????

The whole jamming of the frequency made sense to break communications, but it makes the mecs run and hide, didn't understand this either.

The ending I didn't like either, Tom just says whatever and goes with the aliens?

Probably my biggest gripe is that it's not coming back until Summer of 2012, that's a long break to continue to have buzz about a show
08-08-2011, 09:39 PM
morsdraconis

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Originally Posted by psuexv

Spoiler: show
Couple of things. I thought the 1st half of the show was bad, didn't really tell us anything except that Ben is turning into an alien which we already knew. Did care for the fact that they but Weaver on drugs, Everything has been real smooth so far with keeping the units together and now he's going all kamikaze :dunno:

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I actually enjoyed the internal struggle that they were having. Weaver was always on drugs (you see several times him taking pills out of a bottle) just, now, we know what he was taking and how serious his addiction was, but it was the groundwork for the possible insecurities that anyone outside of military training (like the guy that followed Weaver's orders no matter what) would have with the situation. Lord knows, if the leader of one of the last surviving groups from the attack on Boston was on drugs like that, I would be questioning his judgment as well. Did it seem a bit out of place? Yeah, a little bit, but it set the groundwork for Tom to be more of a leader and less of a follower, which is good considering he's the main character of the show, so far.

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Originally Posted by psuexv

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The 2nd part was little better, but didn't understand the Rick stuff, he's turning into an alien, wants to be one yada yada. But he goes running to find one and there just happens to be that girl right by the school, but they don't attack??? Then when the skitters don't want him he suddenly has emotions and misses his dad????

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My feel was that, just like the woman in downtown Boston that they ran into in episode 8, the skitters were using him as an information source. A spy basically. The reason why he broke down was, again, in my opinion, because he thought he wanted to be a part of the skitter collective because part of being harnessed is some weird injection of a dopamine-like drug that alters their state of mind (being harnessed is almost like being addicted to a drug). Once he realized that they just used him for knowledge, he realized that the humans were treating him much better and therefore he realized what his father did for him and how much he missed him because of that. The drugging effect of the harness together with the skitters treating the children like their own children leads to them considering the skitter caretaker as their parent instead of their real human part.

Or, at least, that's my tangent on what's been actually explained/shown.

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Originally Posted by psuexv

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The whole jamming of the frequency made sense to break communications, but it makes the mecs run and hide, didn't understand this either.

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The mecs are piloted by the skitters, who, like Ben and Rick, can hear the transmission and it hurts. Probably hurts them even more considering it's how they communicate with one another.

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Originally Posted by psuexv

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The ending I didn't like either, Tom just says whatever and goes with the aliens?

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Yeah, it was kinda meh, but it intrigues me. Now I'm very curious where they are going with the show. Hopefully we get much more information about the aliens and a possible idea of what the hell they are building that structure for (besides an obvious landing area for their ships).

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Originally Posted by psuexv

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Probably my biggest gripe is that it's not coming back until Summer of 2012, that's a long break to continue to have buzz about a show

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Yeah, that's definitely my main issue with the show so far. This big of a break, it totally kills any momentum that they could have possibly had. Makes me think even that much more that it won't last past another season. Any interest that it built up will be lost by the time Summer 2012 rolls around.

If I remember to catch it when Summer 2012 rolls around, I'll probably still watch it though. No point in stopping now, not when it's intriguing enough to have me writing this much about it. :D
08-08-2011, 09:40 PM
morsdraconis

And for those that want to read the above, watch Falling Skies and then read it. ;)
08-08-2011, 09:45 PM
JeffHCross

TNT and USA have been decently successful with having shows take breaks between one summer and the next, especially after the first season. So I'm not too worried about that. The finale was satisfactory, to me. Enough questions answered while also having enough stay open.
08-08-2011, 09:46 PM
morsdraconis

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Originally Posted by JeffHCross

TNT and USA have been decently successful with having shows take breaks between one summer and the next, especially after the first season. So I'm not too worried about that. The finale was satisfactory, to me. Enough questions answered while also having enough stay open.

:nod:

On both things. TNT, USA, and Fox fuckin' suck at new shows being interesting unless they are network ideas during primetime.
08-08-2011, 10:06 PM
JeffHCross

I'm loving practically everything USA is running right now, lol.
08-08-2011, 10:13 PM
baseballplyrmvp

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Originally Posted by JeffHCross

I'm loving practically everything USA is running right now, lol.

USA has some very good shows. burn notice is one of my favorites
08-08-2011, 10:26 PM
JeffHCross

Burn Notice is high on my list, but I'm so far behind on it that I don't usually watch it. When it ends, I'm planning to just buying the entire series on DVD. Or if I ever get Netflix, then I'll catch up.

Now ... In Plain Sight, White Collar, Covert Affairs and Suits ... all awesome.
08-09-2011, 10:11 AM
psuexv

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Originally Posted by morsdraconis

Spoiler: show
I actually enjoyed the internal struggle that they were having. Weaver was always on drugs (you see several times him taking pills out of a bottle) just, now, we know what he was taking and how serious his addiction was, but it was the groundwork for the possible insecurities that anyone outside of military training (like the guy that followed Weaver's orders no matter what) would have with the situation. Lord knows, if the leader of one of the last surviving groups from the attack on Boston was on drugs like that, I would be questioning his judgment as well. Did it seem a bit out of place? Yeah, a little bit, but it set the groundwork for Tom to be more of a leader and less of a follower, which is good considering he's the main character of the show, so far.

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I liked the struggle too, the drugs just seemed out of place. I understand why he was pushing Tom away as he knew Tom would resist. But as in the theme of the show, the drugs were a big issue and then gone.

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Originally Posted by morsdraconis

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My feel was that, just like the woman in downtown Boston that they ran into in episode 8, the skitters were using him as an information source. A spy basically. The reason why he broke down was, again, in my opinion, because he thought he wanted to be a part of the skitter collective because part of being harnessed is some weird injection of a dopamine-like drug that alters their state of mind (being harnessed is almost like being addicted to a drug). Once he realized that they just used him for knowledge, he realized that the humans were treating him much better and therefore he realized what his father did for him and how much he missed him because of that. The drugging effect of the harness together with the skitters treating the children like their own children leads to them considering the skitter caretaker as their parent instead of their real human part.

Or, at least, that's my tangent on what's been actually explained/shown.

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See I don't know. From everything that it's leading us to is that the harnessed kids turn into Skitters and Rick and Ben are still going through that process and Rick is further along(since he's climbing on walls and talking like he's one of the Skitters and he's shown no emotion) It just seemed out of place for him to almost "stop" the transformation and start having emotions.

Also he was climbing on a freaking wall and everyone kind of forgot about that :dunno:

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Originally Posted by morsdraconis

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The mecs are piloted by the skitters, who, like Ben and Rick, can hear the transmission and it hurts. Probably hurts them even more considering it's how they communicate with one another.

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Yeah I understand this, but it actually drops Ben to his knees and really hurts him, the Mecs just casually turned around and retreated orderly. If it really bothered them I thought there would be more chaotic retreat

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Originally Posted by morsdraconis

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Yeah, it was kinda meh, but it intrigues me. Now I'm very curious where they are going with the show. Hopefully we get much more information about the aliens and a possible idea of what the hell they are building that structure for (besides an obvious landing area for their ships).

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definitely think it could lead to some interesting developments, it was just so anti-climatic... he was just like "yeah sure, I'll go"

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Originally Posted by morsdraconis

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Yeah, that's definitely my main issue with the show so far. This big of a break, it totally kills any momentum that they could have possibly had. Makes me think even that much more that it won't last past another season. Any interest that it built up will be lost by the time Summer 2012 rolls around.

If I remember to catch it when Summer 2012 rolls around, I'll probably still watch it though. No point in stopping now, not when it's intriguing enough to have me writing this much about it. :D

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Overall I'm still happy with the series to start, just thought the way they played things out in the finale was meh
08-09-2011, 10:22 AM
psuexv

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Originally Posted by JeffHCross

Burn Notice is high on my list, but I'm so far behind on it that I don't usually watch it. When it ends, I'm planning to just buying the entire series on DVD. Or if I ever get Netflix, then I'll catch up.

Big fan on Burn Notice, unfortunately I don't catch it all the time. Hopefully it goes streaming through Netflix soon.
08-09-2011, 10:42 AM
JBHuskers

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Originally Posted by psuexv

Big fan on Burn Notice, unfortunately I don't catch it all the time. Hopefully it goes streaming through Netflix soon.

I'm pretty sure the first season is on there now.
08-09-2011, 10:49 AM
psuexv

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Originally Posted by JBHuskers

I'm pretty sure the first season is on there now.

DVD only :down:
08-09-2011, 10:50 AM
JBHuskers

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Originally Posted by psuexv

DVD only :down:

Ah, coulda swore I saw it on there.
08-10-2011, 04:36 AM
SmoothPancakes

Even though the DSL was a non-working piece of shit last night, I was able to catch Take the Money and Run.

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The second episode took place in Miami. The cops lost and never stood a chance.

The husband and wife jumped in the car, made a single phone call to their daughter, telling her to call a family friend who lives on Miami Beach and get the okay to bring the briefcase there. Then when they did get the okay, they stopped and parked the car 6 blocks away and hauled ass on foot to the house to hide it. They then went on a tour of I-95 and 111th Street through Miami, stopping at a gas station and a sports drink store along the way.

The cops and interrogators never had a chance of finding the case. The daughter threw the cops off the trail of the friend's house by telling the cops that her mom hated the beach, was afraid of it, etc, as well as telling them that her mom called just to say that she loves her and take care of the house and whatnot. That was the one and only phone call the couple made, so the cops had nothing as far as visiting or checking out people.

And the couple had their story entirely straight while driving, as well they weren't about to break down like the brothers did in the first episode, since the money was all going towards college in the future for their daughters. So the cops for the most part were focusing on 111th Street where they got off of I-95, rather than Miami Beach.

And because the couple were not about to break down anytime soon, the interrogators weren't able to get anything out of them. The husband even turned down a full steak dinner with the fixings when the male interrogator came in to "share dinner" with the guy. They were not about to give in before the 48 hours ran out.
08-10-2011, 08:32 AM
baseballplyrmvp

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes

Even though the DSL was a non-working piece of shit last night, I was able to catch Take the Money and Run.

Spoiler: show
The second episode took place in Miami. The cops lost and never stood a chance.

The husband and wife jumped in the car, made a single phone call to their daughter, telling her to call a family friend who lives on Miami Beach and get the okay to bring the briefcase there. Then when they did get the okay, they stopped and parked the car 6 blocks away and hauled ass on foot to the house to hide it. They then went on a tour of I-95 and 111th Street through Miami, stopping at a gas station and a sports drink store along the way.

The cops and interrogators never had a chance of finding the case. The daughter threw the cops off the trail of the friend's house by telling the cops that her mom hated the beach, was afraid of it, etc, as well as telling them that her mom called just to say that she loves her and take care of the house and whatnot. That was the one and only phone call the couple made, so the cops had nothing as far as visiting or checking out people.

And the couple had their story entirely straight while driving, as well they weren't about to break down like the brothers did in the first episode, since the money was all going towards college in the future for their daughters. So the cops for the most part were focusing on 111th Street where they got off of I-95, rather than Miami Beach.

And because the couple were not about to break down anytime soon, the interrogators weren't able to get anything out of them. The husband even turned down a full steak dinner with the fixings when the male interrogator came in to "share dinner" with the guy. They were not about to give in before the 48 hours ran out.

now that couple knew how to win. their strategy was very similar to what i would have done
08-16-2011, 10:28 PM
morsdraconis

Not sure if anyone has actually watched this show yet since it's a British show on the BBC, but it's called Luther, starring Idris Elba (Stringer Bell from The Wire) and it's fuckin' fantastic. For those of you that have Netflix, it's available on their instant streaming service and it's definitely worth the watch as it's some of the best cop drama television I've ever seen and Elba is at his all time best.
08-17-2011, 06:49 PM
JeffHCross

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Originally Posted by morsdraconis

Not sure if anyone has actually watched this show yet since it's a British show on the BBC, but it's called Luther, starring Idris Elba

Premieres on BBC America in late September.
09-01-2011, 12:22 AM
JBHuskers

I just watched the 2nd to last ever episode of Rescue Me and wow....

Spoiler: show
You don't know for sure til the preview of the final episode, but I can't believe the entire 62 crew died. It's going to be one sad series finale
09-01-2011, 12:39 AM
morsdraconis

Man, that is a show I REALLY need to start watching.
09-07-2011, 10:28 PM
JBHuskers

IMO that was a great ending to one of my favorite shows of all-time in Rescue Me.
09-08-2011, 07:53 PM
gschwendt

So James Spader is the new boss on The Office... :fp: it may have another season after this upcoming one but I can't imagine it will continue after that. IMO they should have had one of the existing characters take over and create a new dynamic there, then bring in fresh blood to replace that character's position.
09-23-2011, 01:44 PM
bdoughty

Well IASIP was a bit creepy last night. Stole the gifs from neogaf. They had the one with the hobo sex but I figured it best not to post.

http://h7.abload.de/img/fallyu88.gif

http://i56.tinypic.com/qxqatu.gif
09-23-2011, 03:05 PM
morsdraconis

WTF is IASIP and why is Danny Devito barbarizing a ham?
09-23-2011, 03:11 PM
psuexv

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Originally Posted by morsdraconis

WTF is IASIP and why is Danny Devito barbarizing a ham?

It's Always Sunny in Filthadelphia
09-23-2011, 03:13 PM
morsdraconis

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Originally Posted by psuexv

It's Always Sunny in Filthadelphia

Ah, that show is lame as shit...
09-23-2011, 03:15 PM
psuexv

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Originally Posted by morsdraconis

Ah, that show is lame as shit...

:nod:
09-23-2011, 05:57 PM
bdoughty

Lame would be watching anything on MTV, Jersey Shore, Etc.

Sunny is terrific crass comedy. What is next, you guy not like Wilfred also?
09-23-2011, 08:12 PM
morsdraconis

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Originally Posted by bdoughty

Lame would be watching anything on MTV, Jersey Shore, Etc.

Sunny is terrific crass comedy. What is next, you guy not like Wilfred also?

Never even heard of it, but I rarely even watch TV.
09-23-2011, 09:04 PM
baseballplyrmvp

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Originally Posted by bdoughty

http://h7.abload.de/img/fallyu88.gif

i've gone on a free falling ride like this in vancouver, bc. i'll never forget the pain i had, when my sack hit hard plastic after free-falling 200 feet in like 3 seconds. i never puked like this guy though....
09-24-2011, 02:18 PM
DariusLock

Wilfred sucks, It's Always Sunny...now that's the my shit right there.

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