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Have to say, this thread makes a spectacular read from start to finish.

It also makes me so, so glad to be a man.

Is that Generation Kill any good?

I thought it was excellent, though I'd recommend watching it twice - firstly, knowing who the characters are from the start gives you a different perspective (you notice little bits of character development more the second time round) and secondly, there's so much greatness going on in the background that you're likely to miss first time round, much of which is heard but not seen (such as a group of soldiers doing Sean Connery impressions, and discussions about "tropical Mexicans" and so on). Quality, quality stuff.

Triple D, totally agree with pretty much everything you say. That card was immense and definitely warrants repeat viewing. Only thing I'd disagree with is that I wasn't blown away by the Chikara match like most people. It was spectacular, had some excellent action and was near impossible to fault from a technical perspective (how do they not botch, going at that speed?!) but it just didn't quite click with me. I enjoyed it, thought it was good - very good in places - but I was left feeling slightly cold. Perhaps I went in with *too* high expectations. Also, I think I have a man crush on SHINGO. He's amazing.

Still, not a bad match on the card. Even Doane vs Scorpio was a surprise. Particularly liked Doane's German Suplex, shame he didn't get to showcase some of his more technical ability in the WWE.

Honestly, watching the tag team action on these events makes you realise how poor the WWE's tag division is. We're meant to want to see the generic, bland WWE formula tag match when DG:USA and ROH are putting on exciting, fast-paced (dare I say revolutionary) tag matches and blow every 'E tag match in the past decade out of the water?

Saw 'Avatar' last night, very impressive visually but the story did nothing for me. Didn't feel engaged by the characters or plot at all - not sure if its the revolutionaly, cinema-changing film James Cameron said it would be, but still. Entertaining, but nowhere near the classic it could've been.

Also made the mistake of watching 'Sex Lives of Potato Men'. Avoid at all cost!

Finally got round to watching Season 2 of Californication, about 2 years after it was first on. Overall, really impressed. Just the relaxed enjoyable show it was before, but what pleased me most was the sheer fact that the relationship trials and tribulations between Hank and his missus were kept fresh and believable. After such a satisfying payoff to Season 1, it was a definite concern for me over how they would balance things. Funnily enough though, I've now got the same worries for Series 3, which I'll watch whenever it comes along on Fiver or wherever. Charlie Runkle's evolution as a character was remarkable as well, I look forward to seeing his further rises and falls.

Unfortunately, I've heard nothing but bad things about season 3. But then, the IMDB "critics" will always find reason to shit on anything, regardless of quality.

As for season 2, agreed - some quality episodes, really enjoyed it. I really liked the character of Lew Ashby, too. He added an interesting dimension to the show and turned what could've been a one-note playboy into a believable, flawed, human character. His ex- was very easy on the eye too, as was her maid.

Charlie Runkle is just amazing in every way. I'm looking forward to seeing where they take the character in season 3.

Not really ROH news anymore, but for those interested, Bryan Danielson defeated Chavo Guerrero in a dark match before RAW last night. Reported on PW Torch, amongst others. According to some reports, the crowd "got into the match" and Danielson got a good reaction when he was announced, with the crowd chanting "Lets go Dragon", which is just awesome to hear in WWE.

No word on whether he was wearing that funky singlet that he was sporting in those Twitter pics from a while ago...

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