Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted August 20, 2013 Moderators Share Posted August 20, 2013 You and Astro being berks has killed Elmore Leonard. Really. You berks.  He put the Season 4 DVD on and died of boredom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members FLips Posted August 20, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted August 20, 2013 and the show's MVP, Samson (played by the dwarf in the Twin Peaks dream sequences). Â I always thought this reaction shot of Samson, all 0.5 seconds of it, was one of the most powerful pieces of acting I've ever seen. Â Â Â Â Really? It just reminds me of this, Â Â Unless you were being sarcastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-d-d-dAz Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 He put the Season 4 DVD on and died of boredom. Â Â Bastard. Â I do get some of the criticisms, it can be formulaic at times and its not as developed as something like Breaking Bad. I certainly don't think it's like CSI, as even the 'villain of the week' episodes are used to further the main arcs. The direction, acting and writing is great. I like the format of having main arcs that last only a season at a time. It makes each season rewarding. Â That said, I do think each of the main characters get their characters completely and play them perfectly. Â It's cartoon, to an extent. Wyn Duffy, Quarles, Boyd, Raylan and the butcher fella are all cartoon characters but I like the characters, and I like the cartoon. Plus, I've got a hard-on for the southern United States. Â So yeah, it's great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 You and Astro being berks has killed Elmore Leonard. Really. You berks.  Amen. Elmore Leonard's characters are just very restrained and cool. Not every series has to be gritty and realistic, or emotional and heart-rending. Justified is mainly just people trying to out-cool each other. That's why it's great. It's also why Out Of Sight and Jackie Brown are great films, they get the vibe of the stories they're based on. Comparing it to Deadwood isn't really accurate for that reason, it's much more like A Sergio Leone style Western with added humour.  It's not in my Top 10 but it's definitely one of the series I most enjoy watching. It's a good antidote to, say, Treme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted August 21, 2013 Author Paid Members Share Posted August 21, 2013 (edited) Hey, I said the show was good. I just said it wasn't great. Â I think Margo Martindale was fucking brilliant in season 2 though. I think that's probably why season 3 is quite dull for me. No one has been able to match her performance. Edited August 21, 2013 by LaGoosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted August 21, 2013 Author Paid Members Share Posted August 21, 2013 (edited) =25  "Gizza job! I can do that!"   Boys From The Blackstuff  Voted number 1? Yes.  What's it about?  This Liverpudlian drama from the 80's shows through the eyes of 5 unemployed men how the downturn in the economy affected the average man.  What do you say?  "A warm, humorous but ultimately tragic look at the way Thatcherism affected ordinary people. TV’s best representation of the early 1980s and a bittersweet lament to the end of a male, working class British culture in this country."  Clips!  George's last ride. Edited August 21, 2013 by LaGoosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted August 21, 2013 Author Paid Members Share Posted August 21, 2013 (edited) =25  "I'm not running away from things, I am running to them. Before they flare and fade forever."   Doctor Who  Voted number 1? Yes.  What's it about?  Various actors over 5 decades play the Time Lord, Doctor Who as he explores the universe in his TARDIS. He rights wrongs, saves whole planets and civilisations and fights aliens, monsters, Daleks and Cybermen. Everyone knows what Doctor Who is about!  What do you say?  "Has made me cry on a train."  What does Steven Spielberg say?  "The world would be a poorer place without Doctor Who.  Clips!  Edited August 21, 2013 by LaGoosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted August 21, 2013 Author Paid Members Share Posted August 21, 2013 (edited) Ten more shows that didn't quite make the top 50! The Professionals Shameless Due South Skins Eastenders Glee Greys Anatomy Jekyll Hell On Wheels Casanova Edited August 21, 2013 by LaGoosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Monkee Posted August 21, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted August 21, 2013 I love the trailer for the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special. I'm really looking forward to seeing it. I've got tickets for the 50th Celebration convention on Nov 23rd too - the same day as this episode airs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted August 21, 2013 Author Paid Members Share Posted August 21, 2013 24) Â "Let's make sure history never forgets the name . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bellenda Carlisle Posted August 21, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted August 21, 2013 Ten more shows that didn't quite make the top 50! Due South  Damn, I voted for this & I really thought it would make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Teedy Kay Posted August 21, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted August 21, 2013 The episode where Picard has a second life on a planet nowhere near federation space with a flute type instrument is sincerely one of my favourite episodes of television of all time. Â I will (strangely for some) always prefer DS9 in the overall franchise, but TNG is great TV and worthy of the spot it holds in this list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SiMania Posted August 21, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted August 21, 2013 More than half way through and none of my picks are in yet. So I've either got obscure taste (very unlikely), shit taste (slightly more likely) or like the same as the ukff masses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted August 21, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted August 21, 2013 I rewatched a lot of Star Trek: TNG recently and realised there were far fewer episodes that I really liked than I thought, so I was pretty disappointed. It's probably why I'm putting off rewatching Deep Space Nine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Monkee Posted August 21, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted August 21, 2013 (edited) Oh my, Captain Picard! I had (have) a thing for Wil Wheaton and Patrick Stewart so TNG was one of my favourites. I loved Q and the Borg. Not to name drop again (clang) but I met Patrick Stewart and Brent Spiner last year and almost went to pieces for both. Patrick Stewart could read the phone book and I'd go weak at the knees. Â I definitely put my list together too quickly because I'm seeing programmes and keep thinking "Naaw, I forgot about that, I would've voted for that!" Edited August 21, 2013 by Monkee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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