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Post by Perpetual Nirvana on Nov 15, 2009 15:46:01 GMT -5
To be fair, the old Who's serial format was good in that it was flexible. If you had a story not fit for a single one hour but say 90 minutes or 3 hours, you could run with it. Without having to condense the sucker. Hell didn't they even run a whole series once as one giant story? On the other hand, would today's audiences be tolerant to such a scheme? Anyway you're right about the good/bad ratio. I think few would disagree that nuWho episodes like "Blink" and "Girl in the Fireplace" are as good as the best of the old Who like say "City of the Dead." This is why I created this thread. Don't get me wrong NuWho has some cracking stories (The Steven Moffatt ones) but good episodes are so rare. - Human Nature - Blink* - Girl in the Fireplace* - Empty Child* - Silence in the Library* * Moffatt Episodes I would gladly put these in with classics like "Genesis Of The Daleks", "Curse Of Fenric", "Time Warrior" etc But the rest are just awful. Although I'm looking forward to the New Series because Moffatt is in charge and hopefully we can go 1 episode without a mention of ROSE F***ING TYLER!!!!!! Dalek Rise of the Cybermen/Age of Steel The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit Utopia The Fires of Pompeii Midnight Turn Left The Next Doctor They were all good episodes too.
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Post by Vanilla Gorilla on Nov 15, 2009 15:47:12 GMT -5
^ popular, unpopular, whatever. Its my opinion and I am glad to see others agree. "VIVA JAY SHERMAN! VIVA QUEBEC!"
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Post by Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster on Nov 15, 2009 15:53:11 GMT -5
While I do like anime, I still get turned off by all the weaboos and other fanboys who treat it as the pinnacle of all animation.
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Post by BoilerRoomBrawler on Nov 15, 2009 18:25:01 GMT -5
While I do like anime, however I still tend to get extremely turned off by all the weaboos and other fanboys treat it as the pinnacle of all animation. Ditto for me, as well as anime fans who seem to like almost every anime they see, seemingly because of the mere fact that it's anime.
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Post by The Thread Barbi on Nov 17, 2009 8:57:55 GMT -5
I hate LOST, Heroes or any other TV shows that follow the 'To Be Continued' premise throughout their lifetime.
House bores me, and he's a Dr. Cox wannabe (Cox had the niche of pissed off, overly smart doctor a few yrs before)
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Post by angryfan on Nov 17, 2009 9:06:36 GMT -5
I hate LOST, Heroes or any other TV shows that follow the 'To Be Continued' premise throughout their lifetime. House bores me, and he's a Dr. Cox wannabe (Cox had the niche of pissed off, overly smart doctor a few yrs before) You know, I never made the Dr. Cox/House connection before, but you're right. That's just weird, it's like they said "hey, it's working well in a supporting role for another network, so let's make a show about it and see what happens".
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Post by Phosphor Glow on Nov 17, 2009 9:29:35 GMT -5
While I do like anime, however I still tend to get extremely turned off by all the weaboos and other fanboys treat it as the pinnacle of all animation. Ditto for me, as well as anime fans who seem to like almost every anime they see, seemingly because of the mere fact that it's anime. I third this. I love anime. But just as much as I love any other form of entertainment really.
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Post by The Thread Barbi on Nov 17, 2009 10:13:39 GMT -5
I hate LOST, Heroes or any other TV shows that follow the 'To Be Continued' premise throughout their lifetime. House bores me, and he's a Dr. Cox wannabe (Cox had the niche of pissed off, overly smart doctor a few yrs before) You know, I never made the Dr. Cox/House connection before, but you're right. That's just weird, it's like they said "hey, it's working well in a supporting role for another network, so let's make a show about it and see what happens". 1.20 onwards
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Post by fuzzywarble, squat cobbler on Nov 17, 2009 10:13:42 GMT -5
As entertaining as some Seinfeld episodes are, I've never found Jerry remotely funny; I think his stand-up act is horrible and something I"ve never laughed at, and I find his character terribly unlikeable.
I thought Tom Goes to the Mayor got shafted unfairly; I love(d) that show and think it's one of the most underrated of all-time.
Harvey Birdman is the best superhero-related cartoon since He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
Lisa Simpson is one of my favorite characters on that show, and I think she adds so much to it.
Three's Company was better with Mr. Roper as the landlord.
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Post by Ash Kingston on Nov 17, 2009 10:32:55 GMT -5
Castle doesn't get nearly as much credit as I think it deserves. Yeah, it's another "OMG CRIME DRAMA", but the characters are rather likeable, and considering the premise (an author who writes mystery/crime drama novels HELPS SOLVE CRIME!!), it's really rather entertaining.
Joe Schmoe was awesome. The sequel? Not so much.
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Post by The QC Loser on Nov 17, 2009 10:41:13 GMT -5
Castle doesn't get nearly as much credit as I think it deserves. Yeah, it's another "OMG CRIME DRAMA", but the characters are rather likeable, and considering the premise (an author who writes mystery/crime drama novels HELPS SOLVE CRIME!!), it's really rather entertaining. Joe Schmoe was awesome. The sequel? Not so much. Seconded on the Joe Schmoe. I loved it and it is the last show I can remember where I consistantly tuned in as a can't miss show every week. The second one was horrible.
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Post by ♥ Bunnyslinger ♥ on Nov 17, 2009 11:42:29 GMT -5
Lost has been lost since season 2, and it wasn't that good to start with. Heroes always blew So you think you can dance is absolute shit All incarnations of Law & Order are bags of incredibly boring ass CSI:Miami/NY sucks, big time, and original CSI is useless without grissom. How I met your mother is only good when NPH is around. ALL the other characters are painfully boring. Watching Firefly is about as painful as having a really bad case of hemorrhoids. The SyFy movies are enjoyable for what they are. If you've seen one Burn Notice episode, you've seen pretty much all it has to offer, same with Eureka. Fringe may be the best show for years South Park has the same ratio of good/crappy episodes it's always had Stargate Universe is alright, but painfully slow so far. Alias was a great show. Hugh Laurie makes a fantastic roll on House, but the show itself is boring as hell. Scrubs was only funny for 3 seasons. NCIS is starting to look more and more like a broken record.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2009 11:44:32 GMT -5
"The Jay Leno Show" is watchable.
No, seriously, I watch it almost every night.
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Post by James McCloud IS John Godot on Nov 17, 2009 13:50:39 GMT -5
God, the Devil and Bob was a fantastic show and I can't believe it got canned after THREE episodes in the United States (talk about oversensitivity). At least I got to see all 13 episodes back in Ireland.
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Post by fuzzywarble, squat cobbler on Nov 17, 2009 14:09:23 GMT -5
The Chasers War on Everything is the best show not on US television, and is quite possibly the funniest show in the world.
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Post by Long A, Short A on Nov 17, 2009 15:20:45 GMT -5
Reality TV shows aren't as despicable as some people claim them to be. I've heard many people state that it's ruining television, and that it's a waste of time. Sure, some are, but some forms of EVERY KIND OF SHOW is a waste of time. Some comedy's flat out suck, should all comedy's be criticised for that? Yes! It's not fair to paint Survivor with the same brush as Farmer Wants a Wife or whatever. Just like it's not cool assuming that because I watch The Amazing Race that CLEARLY I have to like ALL the reality shows ever invented, especially the bad ones. The problem isn't the reality show genre itself, it's the lack of people at the networks willing to use an editing eye and cut out the ones that are so clearly bad. We CAN co-exist with reality shows and scripted ones. I wish more people understand that not all reality shows are created equal.(dumb, crappy, etc.)
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Post by markdown474 on Nov 17, 2009 15:31:59 GMT -5
On Monk, I like Natalie better than Sharona.
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Post by fuzzywarble, squat cobbler on Nov 17, 2009 15:39:41 GMT -5
I miss My Two Dads
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Post by taylorandborland on Nov 17, 2009 17:21:25 GMT -5
The Daily Show is GOD AWFUL. It's not just a matter of me not finding Jon Stewart funny, it's like he doesn't even know how to be funny.
You watch one of the clips. You laugh. He destroys the entire effect by adding a stupid rejoinder in the loudest voice he can muster. It's like he learned his whole trade from a bunch of 9 year olds. Dumb ones at that.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2009 17:23:43 GMT -5
The War At Home was awesome and should not have been cancelled.
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