Series 2 starts on 17th June with a double whammy episodes 1 and 2 evening premiere. Will be out and about on the net for streaming and download from the usual suspects the night after no doubt.
TV series worth watching/downloading
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Re: TV mini-series/HBO
just a quick heads up for fans of the alien invasion survival drama series FALLING SKIES, which IMHO was good watching....(reviewed a couple of times by different people earlier in the thread)
Series 2 starts on 17th June with a double whammy episodes 1 and 2 evening premiere. Will be out and about on the net for streaming and download from the usual suspects the night after no doubt.
Series 2 starts on 17th June with a double whammy episodes 1 and 2 evening premiere. Will be out and about on the net for streaming and download from the usual suspects the night after no doubt.
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1299897/
Found this little known gem of a comedy series...Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire....had me laughing out loud anyhoo....Matt Lucas is particularly good as the evil Dongalor.
From IMDB........
Monty Python meets The Princess Bride in this upcoming Comedy Central original series. Follow Kröd and his band of ineffectual freedom fighters as they fight evil and save the world
Took a while to download on Bit Torrent but was worth the wait.
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/2587 ... ab=summary
Found this little known gem of a comedy series...Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire....had me laughing out loud anyhoo....Matt Lucas is particularly good as the evil Dongalor.
From IMDB........
Monty Python meets The Princess Bride in this upcoming Comedy Central original series. Follow Kröd and his band of ineffectual freedom fighters as they fight evil and save the world
Took a while to download on Bit Torrent but was worth the wait.
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/2587 ... ab=summary
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Great new series started on HBO last Sunday...The Newsroom...Starring Jeff Daniels...From the Creators of The West Wing.
Yah run o the mill GOP yee haa God Bless Americuh guy is gonna hate it...pretty sure Mr Sandman and others will love it...I give it a solid 10 outta 10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1870479/
I downloaded Episode 1 from ISO Hunt
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/3968 ... ab=summary
Yah run o the mill GOP yee haa God Bless Americuh guy is gonna hate it...pretty sure Mr Sandman and others will love it...I give it a solid 10 outta 10
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1870479/
I downloaded Episode 1 from ISO Hunt
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/3968 ... ab=summary
“Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.”
― George Carlin
“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.” -George Orwell.
― George Carlin
“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.” -George Orwell.
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Saw the first episode of The Newsroom. Wasn't up to the same quality as Sorkin's prior works, Sports Night and The West Wing, but it looks promising to see episode 2.
This guy says it much better than I can: http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/2012/06 ... s-for.html
The last time Aaron Sorkin had a high-profile political television show, liberals used it to cope with the decline and fall of the Clinton Presidency and the long winter of the Bush Years. The West Wing was a coping mechanism for the death of a liberal dream, and so is The Newsroom. Both are an escape into fantasy to avoid dealing with the harsh reality.
On an episode of Seinfeld, George is stung by an insult but is unable to think of a retort, so he spends days trying to come up with the perfect comeback, until he finally thinks of it and travels around the country to get the chance to deliver it. The Newsroom, set in the past, and jumping in right before the political balance tilted toward the Republicans in the mid-term elections, is the same thing.
Not so fast there. Most of my college educated GOP friends enjoyed The West Wing because Sorkin's dialogue crackles, the acting was good, the characters sympathetic, and the stories were interesting. The setting was a fantasy in a parallel universe where libs don't break everything they touch. We enjoyed it as a comedy.sateeb wrote:Great new series started on HBO last Sunday...The Newsroom...Starring Jeff Daniels...From the Creators of The West Wing.
Yah run o the mill GOP yee haa God Bless Americuh guy is gonna hate it...
This guy says it much better than I can: http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/2012/06 ... s-for.html
The last time Aaron Sorkin had a high-profile political television show, liberals used it to cope with the decline and fall of the Clinton Presidency and the long winter of the Bush Years. The West Wing was a coping mechanism for the death of a liberal dream, and so is The Newsroom. Both are an escape into fantasy to avoid dealing with the harsh reality.
On an episode of Seinfeld, George is stung by an insult but is unable to think of a retort, so he spends days trying to come up with the perfect comeback, until he finally thinks of it and travels around the country to get the chance to deliver it. The Newsroom, set in the past, and jumping in right before the political balance tilted toward the Republicans in the mid-term elections, is the same thing.
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Good prediction apparently.sateeb wrote: Yah run o the mill GOP yee haa God Bless Americuh guy is gonna hate it...
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I've never watched The West Wing but the same guy did The Social Network, one of my favourite recent films and the dialogue is phenomenal.
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We should rename this thread really, as it includes all tv series.
Anyway, imagine you get knocked down by a car and when you come round you're in 1973, wearing flares and wide collars, driving a Cortina and using Party 7s to celebrate... nightmare,.
I've just watched the first couple of episodes of a 2004(?) ITV series called LIFE ON MARS. If you like cop shows, especially the Sweeney, with a bit of humour and some sci-fi/fantasy thrown in, then you should give this a try.
Anyway, imagine you get knocked down by a car and when you come round you're in 1973, wearing flares and wide collars, driving a Cortina and using Party 7s to celebrate... nightmare,.
I've just watched the first couple of episodes of a 2004(?) ITV series called LIFE ON MARS. If you like cop shows, especially the Sweeney, with a bit of humour and some sci-fi/fantasy thrown in, then you should give this a try.
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Come on. don't have a go.... I'm a nice guy really!! Dallas 2012 ..... damn, watching and enjoying 
Come on...... JR, how can you resist??!!
Come on...... JR, how can you resist??!!
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Yes, liking the Newsroom - was a big fan of The West Wing.
I new show I'm watching is Longmire. A small town sheriff based in Wyoming solving a 'weekly' mystery. I think a cut above the normal cop shows. I noticed it's based on a series of mystery books so maybe that's why. Cinematography (right word for TV shows?) is very good and the Wyoming scenery and country theme is a good backdrop.
I new show I'm watching is Longmire. A small town sheriff based in Wyoming solving a 'weekly' mystery. I think a cut above the normal cop shows. I noticed it's based on a series of mystery books so maybe that's why. Cinematography (right word for TV shows?) is very good and the Wyoming scenery and country theme is a good backdrop.
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Here is an amusing article for those that like to marathon watch series ...
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/201 ... stop_.html
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/201 ... stop_.html
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The great news with this is that Breaking Bad is back!! Cheers for the heads upbuksida wrote:Here is an amusing article for those that like to marathon watch series ...
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/201 ... stop_.html
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Just watched Ep1 of Longmire...I agree that it has potential to be very good.kalbow wrote:Yes, liking the Newsroom - was a big fan of The West Wing.
I new show I'm watching is Longmire. A small town sheriff based in Wyoming solving a 'weekly' mystery. I think a cut above the normal cop shows. I noticed it's based on a series of mystery books so maybe that's why. Cinematography (right word for TV shows?) is very good and the Wyoming scenery and country theme is a good backdrop.
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“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.” -George Orwell.
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“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.” -George Orwell.
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Exactly as per the link Buks posted, I'm going to wait until I can download the complete series.sateeb wrote:Just watched Ep1 of Longmire...I agree that it has potential to be very good.kalbow wrote:Yes, liking the Newsroom - was a big fan of The West Wing.
I new show I'm watching is Longmire. A small town sheriff based in Wyoming solving a 'weekly' mystery. I think a cut above the normal cop shows. I noticed it's based on a series of mystery books so maybe that's why. Cinematography (right word for TV shows?) is very good and the Wyoming scenery and country theme is a good backdrop.
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Looks like Sons of Anarchy is set to return with season 5 in September ... ride on!
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Not seen it, heard alot about it, so now downloading Seasons 1-4....... looks like I'm keeping in with the link!!buksida wrote:Looks like Sons of Anarchy is set to return with season 5 in September ... ride on!
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