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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 1, 2015 20:00:43 GMT -5
The Blacklist, season 1
Mindless entertainment. I've always hated James Spader but I've grown to like him in recent years. As he got older, he has perfected the role of the dick character.
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Post by gnu2vball on Apr 1, 2015 20:01:39 GMT -5
I didn't know Dylan McDermott sounded like H. Jon Benjamin.
The current season is just amazing.
I just finished the 1st season. The humor is fast and raunchy as hell. I watched one of the featurettes and I was surprised to learn that all the animation was done with software that I myself already have: Illustrator for the characters, Photoshop for the background, and After Effects for the animation and effects. I shudder to think what you might create with volleytalk participants as major characters.
Archer Season 6 finale on Thursday evening.
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 1, 2015 20:02:39 GMT -5
I just finished the 1st season. The humor is fast and raunchy as hell. I watched one of the featurettes and I was surprised to learn that all the animation was done with software that I myself already have: Illustrator for the characters, Photoshop for the background, and After Effects for the animation and effects. I shudder to think what you might create with volleytalk participants and major characters.
Archer Season 6 finale on Thursday evening.
I'm too lazy to animate anything. I have to watch season 2 first before I get to season 6.
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Post by bigdfromla on Apr 4, 2015 0:37:02 GMT -5
Looking forward to Orphan Black returning in two weeks (On BBC America). All 20 episodes from Seasons 1 and 2 are available On Demand. Need to carve out some time to watch them again before the 18th. All I can say is that Tatiana Maslany is an amazing actress. Watch a couple of episodes and you'll know what I am talking about.
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 21, 2015 2:11:34 GMT -5
Mad Men, season 7 (part 1)
I'm 5 episodes into the 7th and final season. I never liked Betty Draper. Now I don't like Megan Draper. I think Peggy and Roger Sterling are my two favorite characters. I always rooted for Peggy from season 1 -- the underdog and doormat who rose to seniority among the non-partners. Roger is so sharp, brutally honest, reasonable, and I think, one of the few non-hypocrites on the show. Of course, he's also an adulterer and at times, uncaring. Don Draper is a wreck.
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Post by bigdfromla on Apr 21, 2015 23:47:52 GMT -5
Don Draper is damn good at his job, but a complete disaster in every other element of his life. Fascinating character. I agree with what you said about Roger Sterling. Peggy is competent, but has moments when she is really whiny and loses her composure. Peter is a putz...what has happened to his hair the last few episodes? Everyone falls all over Megan, but I don't find her that attractive. Joan does have a sexiness about her, as does Don's neighbor/ex-fling (played by Linda Cardellini).
I find Don's daughter Sally a fascinating character as well. She really feels the weight of her parents' imperfections. Poor girl has been through a lot and she has been thoroughly neglected by both parents. It would be great if they made a spin-off show about Sally, floundering her way through the 1970's as an 18-25 year old. It could be set in L.A. You know she is going to go as far away from her parents as possible after high school. The girl is also an excellent actress!
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 23, 2015 16:01:58 GMT -5
Has anyone ever met a more awful and hateful person than Betty Draper?
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 23, 2015 16:03:14 GMT -5
House of Cards, S2
I watched the original British House of Cards so what transpired at the beginning of the American House of Cards was not a surprise. In fact, I was waiting for it because it didn't happen at the end of season 1.
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 29, 2015 19:13:31 GMT -5
Archer vs. Key & Peele
Both intensely funny. When I watch Archer, I don't laugh out loud; that is, audibly. I find the jokes funny, but I don't feel the urge to let it out. When I watch Key & Peele, I can't contain myself. As soon as I know what the sketch is about, which is about 45 seconds to a minute in, I just can't hold it in. I chuckle and chuckle and I just can't stop. I'm figuratively busting a gut. I think I'm just a sucker for the kind of jokes they do.
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Post by azvb on May 1, 2015 11:56:33 GMT -5
Another excellent season of The Americans done. Why so long between seasons?
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Post by mikegarrison on May 1, 2015 13:44:04 GMT -5
Another excellent season of The Americans done. Why so long between seasons? Maybe that gives them enough time to write good stuff?
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Post by maplespear on May 1, 2015 17:35:57 GMT -5
NAKED AND AFRAID
New season just started. Discovery Chnl
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Post by Upfrontvb on May 3, 2015 23:13:46 GMT -5
Penny Dreadful is back on!!!! Orphan Black.
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Post by Wolfgang on May 4, 2015 16:00:04 GMT -5
Family Guy's double episode "It's a Trap"
In honor of Star Wars Day: May the Fourth be with you...
I wasn't sure whether to include this in the Movies thread or the TV thread. It's available as a single DVD and as lengthy as a movie. Anyway, it's a parody of Return of the Jedi. Although I hated ROTJ, this parody is funny. But it's an unsettling feeling: watching a parody of a movie I hate. I mean, I don't even want to watch the parody and yet I find it entertaining. I want to stop watching it but I can't get myself to turn it off.
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Post by vbbetterthanbb on May 5, 2015 17:22:18 GMT -5
Ever see the BBC series "Sleepers"? ... Two deep-cover KGB agents who have been in the UK (since 1966) ... nobody in the KGB (in 1991) remembers what their mission was supposed to be. And MI-5 and the CIA spot all the activity in the KGB and wonder what the deal is... made in 1991... Took your recommendation. No bomb, no gun battle, no special effect, just good chuckles. Wish there was subtitles though.
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