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What are you watching on TV now? (page: 1 2 3 4 5 ... last page)

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May 3 2013, 1:49 PM EDT by Gusar

Thread started: Feb 14 2012, 4:40 PM EST Watch

Created this thread after reading about people talking about TV shows in general. This is not for ratings news, it's for TV shows anyone is watching right now, why they like it, and if others like or dislike it, what channel it's on, etc. I'd actually encourage posting Youtube videos as well, for posters to illustrate particular scenes they like watching.

Mind you, it's for TV you are watching right now . Not something you watched a year ago. It doesn't have to be on the air, it can be on Netflix or DVD, but the rule is you have to be watching it with some regularity at this moment. For example, I cannot talk about The Wire here unless I'm actually watching episodes, or Boardwalk Empire since it's run for Season 2 has ended.

Shows I'm watching right now:
1) Shameless on Showtime: Laughing like crazy at this one, but it's a painful kind of humor. The show's title says it all, it's about a lower class family in Chicago which does anything and everything to survive. The "patriarch" is a drunk named Frank who will do anything, including ripping off the poor box from a church, to get money for alcohol.
2) Spartacus: Vengeance on Starz. Mainly because I like 300 the movie, and I'm a history nut, so I already know how Spartacus' tale will end, but it's a great ride getting there.
3) Top Chef on Bravo. Go ahead and laugh, it's actually the only Reality TV show I watch, because I love to cook. And this one is an actual competition. Moreover, I usually learn a little bit about cooking every time I watch an episode.
4) Star Trek: TOS on Netflix. Watching episodes I haven't seen, like The Conscience Of The King, or ones I haven't seen in years, like Miri.

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OT: The Firefly Series (page: 1 2 3 4 5 ... last page)

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Mar 15 2013, 6:56 PM EDT by Gusar

Thread started: Nov 2 2009, 12:09 PM EST Watch

Okay, just for kicks, I've started watching episodes of Firefly for the first time on Hulu and TheWB.com. Never seen the show before, but I've seen the movie Serenity (and own the DVD). Really this is just as much a thread of me posting my thoughts as I watch the show and seeing you guys comment on it. Now, as of this writing, I've seen Episode 6 I believe, in the order they're meant to be viewed. So I haven't watched all 14 episodes. So please, for the love of GOD, no SPOILERS. EVER.

Unless you want to bring the wrath of The_GodfatherSJP down on your head, and I admit, I could do with issuing a smiting, I'm a little out of practice.

So to also open up discussion on the series where Summer Glau got her first real big break, I thought I'd post some thoughts.

First off, I have to say I actually like the movie more than the TV Series, even after watching the first few episodes. Kind of surprising I admit, but much of it is because the movie is much more polished and keeps the Western Theme toned down. But this show is a VERY awkward mishmash of Westerns, Sci-Fi, and even some Chinese Dress and Speech. Why is it so awkward? Because there isn't an "organic" feel to it. It's just there because that's the look the producers wanted. It's doesn't gel the way it would if this was an actual world, therefore the world of the TV series doesn't feel very "real" to me.

The "Western" sequences look cheap and and very jarring. The series seems to work better, so far, when using a Sci-Fi look with Western overtones, instead of a Western civilization with a spaceship dropping into it. Also, I don't find the setup all that original. Basically the Alliance feels like the Empire from Star Wars with a Smiley Face on the bumper sticker of the cruiser that smacks you in the face.

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The Official "What Are You Listening To?" Thread (page: 1 2 3 4 5 ... last page)

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Mar 4 2013, 9:49 PM EST by Mr.Juke

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The Official Art Thread (page: 1 2 3 4 5 ... last page)

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Jan 12 2013, 10:54 PM EST by Canuckinator

Thread started: Feb 19 2010, 2:56 PM EST Watch

Post your favorite art, whether it's fine/classical, modern, comic, photoshop, etc. To start things off, here's every painting I have in my bedroom:

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RE: The Official Art Thread
By: Canuckinator, Jan 12 2013, 10:54 PM EST

This thread has been collecting dust for over a year but fear not, not all of the art connoisseurs have left the building.

Generally, I'm a traditionalist when it comes to art. I like paintings to look like what they're intended to. If it's a painting of a woman, I want to see a woman, not an "interpretation" of a women with her nose on sideways or some such bizarreness. That's not to say there isn't a place in my heart for the more eccentric styles of the last century or so, you just won't catch me hanging Jackson Pollock or Andy Warhol reprints around my house anytime soon.

Along those lines, one artist I am currently enjoying is Migdalia Arellano. I'm particularly captivated by Ms. Arellano's use of lighting and shadows in her works. I'm quite fond of her works like "Paris Kiss", "Night Moves" and "Heart of the Matter" because of the aforementioned lighting and the fact that her characters are quite expressive and nicely pass along their mood or overtone to the viewer. I also find her choice of colour palette (essentially a near sepia tone) to be warm and inviting to the eye.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, I have recently discovered and taken a real shining to an artist by the name of Rodney White. He utilizes a mix of vintage/distressed faux advertising and typography to visually convey encouraging phrases and words of wisdom. As a fellow Graphic Designer (and as a career sign guy), his use of old signs and appropriate fonts really clicks with me. You can check out his work on his website: www.rodney-white.com (look under "Shop Art & Decor")

So that's my dose of class for the day, I hope you find some of it interesting. Sorry for the lack of pictures, I'm not as code savvy as cp and company.

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Nikita [2010] Episode 1 Discussion Thread [ airs 9-9-10] (page: 1 2)

Aug 4 2012, 8:59 AM EDT by intrepid

Thread started: Sep 6 2010, 7:21 PM EDT Watch

OK I hope some of you watch this or DL it if another country.
it will be something to discuss. I thought it would be the first "new" show to air, but it is 2nd, Vampire Diaries is 1st. [I posted it on red wiki too, but thought I would test the water here too, if you guys are not interested, the thread will fade away so no harm done]
so with new ep of VD as a lead in, and airing early before people are watching their regulars maybe it will do ok in ratings.
I am not expecting a great pilot, most pilots suck, I am more interested in what the first 6 shows are like.
but anyway if some of you can and will watch it you can say what you think good or bad.
I think maggie q will do good in this, but I was thinking today this is the kinda role summer could have been good in and she would have been the star.
I am going to do a thread for just a few of the new shows as they come out, did anyone else here watch S-1 of Life Unexpected ?? it was very good , looking forward to the first show of S-2 next week, because of the way it ended last season.

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RE: Nikita [2010] Episode 1 Discussion Thread [ airs 9-9-10]
By: intrepid, Aug 4 2012, 8:59 AM EDT

I loved LFN when I first saw it on TV about 97 or 98; back then a woman lead in a series who could kick ass was practically unheard of and quite the novelty, there was Xena in 95 then LFN in 97 and shortly afterwards BtVS that same year.
I didn’t watch Xena but LFN was must see TV for me even if I had to stay up late because it started at 11:30 pm, yet I haven’t seen it since that first time and the DVD’s aren’t available in Australia.
That all changed this week, I finally figured a way to get a set out of Amazon after a lot of “we can’t sent this item to that address” messages, I was a little nervous putting in the first disc because sometimes your memory of a show you’ve seen in the past doesn’t live up to seeing it again years later, sometimes it’s a complete letdown and should have stayed in the past.

I needn’t have worried, other than some dated tech and the opening credits it is still surprisingly undated, but it is a bit grainy in places and widescreen is terrible for a 4:3 filmed show.
So how does Peta stack up against Maggie, well, for me Peta is still the best Nikita in every way; at 5’10’’ Peta tops Maggie’s 5’6’’ height, and in heals would make 6’ easy, Peta is also built better, that is she looks like she could beat a guy up where Maggie looks like she would snap in half.
Peta also brings attitude to the character where Maggie’s Nikita is a bit bland to say the least, and Peta’s eyes, man, she can convey so many emotions with a just a look with those ice blue eyes.

The writing on LFN is also superior to Nikita in form structure and character, but production values on Nikita are higher which I put down to a larger budget.
All in all I think Nikita is good, but La Femme Nikita even after over a decade is still the best!

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OT - Just to say hey. (page: 1 2 3 4 5 ... last page)

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