TV Shows Thread

[bdoughty]

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Well basically to save the club, she had no choice. Man that was a brutal scene though....wooo. Wonder if there will be blowback on Tara. The blowback will probably that she doesn't get the Providence job. Like she can leave Charming anyways.

So who's going to die? Juice? Clay? Tara? Pope? Tig? None of the above?

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I am going with Clay and then Juice right after. The MC just does not have the power to keep Tig alive, so I think it will be one of those, "It comes in threes."

[JBHuskers]

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I am going with Clay and then Juice right after. The MC just does not have the power to keep Tig alive, so I think it will be one of those, "It comes in threes."

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I just have this sneaking suspicion that no one is going to die.

You just can't kill THAT many foundation players, especially with Opie gone already.

[bdoughty]

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I just have this sneaking suspicion that no one is going to die.

You just can't kill THAT many foundation players, especially with Opie gone already.

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I know, Sutter has mentioned seven seasons and that is probably too many too kill off but I would like to see a TV Show die off, on purpose, just to shock the viewers. No final season jut a big bang ending. To me that would top the Sopranos ending, which I loved, letting the user decide for themselves what happens.

[morsdraconis]

And, I just finished one of the most amazing television shows I've ever watched in my entire tv watching life. Politics aside, The West Wing is some of the most amazing character driven television I've ever seen. I'm sad that it's over, but, as is always said, all good things must come to an end.

[jaymo76]

Absolutely LOVE watching Revolution. I really hope that this series has a long run. Still don't like some of the casting but it's a great 1hr escape every week.

[JBHuskers]

SOA

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Wonder what Bobby's angle is for going to Clay at the end of last week.

[psuexv]

I've got to say that the Big Bang Theory has really picked up it's game this season. The past 2 have just been so-so and was really starting to get old and stagnant. So far though this season has been pretty freakin funny. Last night was a really good one.

[morsdraconis]

I've got to say that the Big Bang Theory has really picked up it's game this season. The past 2 have just been so-so and was really starting to get old and stagnant. So far though this season has been pretty freakin funny. Last night was a really good one.

Haven't had a chance to watch it yet, but I'm looking forward to it. Along with How I Met Your Mother, it's one of the best comedy sitcoms on TV.

[JeffHCross]

+2 (1 for each of you)

[JBHuskers]

SOA theory for the season finale...

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I think Clay is going to kill Pope to save Tig; which gets Tig to join his independent group.

Not sure how the shit with Tara and the marshal are going to play out. I was going to guess she's going to jail, but who knows now with as much firepower as he's packing some shit is definitely going to go down.

[cdj]

Absolutely LOVE watching Revolution. I really hope that this series has a long run. Still don't like some of the casting but it's a great 1hr escape every week.

I like this show as well. However, they have decided to keep it paired with The Voice so it is off the air until 2013.

[jaymo76]

I like this show as well. However, they have decided to keep it paired with The Voice so it is off the air until 2013.

Yeah that is really unfortunate. At least the last episode was a good one. I am very much looking forward to what they have to offer in 2013.

[JBHuskers]

SOA Season 5 Finale:

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Not much that I predicted happened, and that is why Kurt Sutter rules. I was assuming for weeks that Tara was going to go to jail, but then the Marshal threw a wrench into that. With all that firepower in his hotel room, I thought for sure at some point in the end he was going to attack while she was in cuffs. Leave it to Gemma though. She always wins.

My guess on Tig was he was going to live, so I get 1/2 a point for it. I was thinking somehow Clay saves him and joins him in his independent group to rival SAMCRO. I'm really glad how it played out though, except I'm sad to see Pope get killed off. I liked his character. Another new character I liked is Nero, and I'm glad he'll be around in season six.

Amazing and tense finale. Going to be a long wait to next September.

[JBHuskers]

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Also, HOLY SHIT on Otto biting his own tongue off. That was fucking insane.

[Kev5890]

Always Sunny had another solid show last night. This season has been a lot better than Season 6 & 7, I feel like they have returned to their original roots.

Another show I have recently been watching a lot is Impractical Jokers on TruTv.

[SmoothPancakes]

Just finished up seasons 1 (on blu-ray) and 2 (on Showtime on Demand) of Homeland.

First spoiler is general thoughts on season 2 (for Jeff).

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Season 2 pretty good. There were some moments throughout it, especially with a couple parts of the plot, as well as the side plots. Definitely not quite on the same level as season 1 was, but I still enjoyed it. Unfortunately, based on the events of season 2, I'm not sure season 3 is gonna be as good.

This spoiler gets into specifics about the season and episodes that shouldn't be read unless you have seen the entire season.

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As stated in the first spoiler, season 2 was good, not the same as season 1, but still good. One thing that really dragged down the season was some of the stupid side plots, one especially stupid one being the whole thing with the two kids and the hit and run. Other than keeping the divide between Brody and his wife based on decisions and the handling of the incident, and working in a way to keep the daughter angry at Brody, what the fuck was the point even of that other than space filler?

The next thing, the Vice President dying. Sure, they say heart attack, pacemaker malfunction, etc. They all know that Brody is working with Nazir, and he was there in the house with the veep, and no one at all bothers to ask any questions or speculate? Sure, heart attacks and pacemaker malfunctions happen all the time, but to happen out of the blue at the same time Brody is there with him? And no one raises an eyebrow?

Also throughout the season, all the shit going on with Brody, missing that dinner with the whole trip to Gettysburg and moving the bomb maker thing. Then all the stuff with Estes trying to assassinate Brody throughout the final episodes and the whole thing with Quinn, this season was full of random side stuff that sort of cluttered up the season. Definitely not as great as season 1 was.

Mors said in my NCAA dynasty thread that season 2 jumped the shark, and I do sort of agree with that. There were times during season 2 I was sitting there saying "what the fuck"?, that I pretty much never said during season 1. The end of season 1, there in the bunker ready to flip the switch, was definitely the highlight of series in terms of intense moments and sort of the crest of the hill for everything.

Spoiler regarding end of season 2, season 3/future

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So, I'm not sure season 3 is going to be too good. It seems like they are just fishing for ways to extend the series now. Abu Nazir is dead. Roya Hammad is in custody. Tom Walker has been dead since season 1. The "munitions man" that Nazir was using was captured (or killed, not sure if he was one of those killed during the raid) during the whole thing at the diner. The veep and Estes dead (two of the top men responsible for killing Issa). Brody on the run in Canada. Apparently now picking up where every modern terrorist thriller has gone, having al-Qaeda play the top terror role.

While it is extending the whole current "is Brody still operating as a terrorist or is he now on "the level" and opening the door with the whole tape being played on TV and leaving Brody as the scapegoat, I just don't see how it can live up to the first two seasons (especially season 1). While it will surely involve them trying to track down the terrorist cell who was responsible for the bombing, it will no doubt heavily involve Carrie do all sorts of insane things trying to clear Brody's name.

I'll still keep with it for now, getting season 2 on blu-ray sometime next winter, if Showtime does another free weekend next January or whenever, watching season 3 on Showtime on Demand again next year, or else pick it up on blu-ray sometime in the winter of 2014. But depending on how season 3 plays out, either this series is gonna have to die "young" or I may give up after season 3 or 4, especially if they pull some more "what the fuck?" side plots out during the season like they kept doing in season 2.

[morsdraconis]

I stopped watching after the middle of season 2 (or maybe even 4 or 5 episodes in even). It just got silly and I stopped. Season 1 was amazing and they'll never capture that amazing again.

[SmoothPancakes]

I stopped watching after the middle of season 2 (or maybe even 4 or 5 episodes in even). It just got silly and I stopped. Season 1 was amazing and they'll never capture that amazing again.

Yeah, there were a number of times I was sitting there thinking what the fuck was I watching. But I stuck with it and went all the way to the end. I'll see what they do, where they go with season 3, but I am starting to have some doubts about the future of the show. There's no way they'll ever top or even meet level with season 1.

[JeffHCross]

I haven't finished Season One yet so I'll save those for later

[JBHuskers]

I'm continuing to like Vegas on CBS the more the first season goes on.