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Thomas
 
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Fri 9 Nov, 2007 01:36 am
Did they broadcast the end in Australia yet?

Another question: Did you try Deadwood yet? What is it like? (I only saw a few Youtube clips and was semi-impressed about them.)
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farmerman
 
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Fri 9 Nov, 2007 01:46 am
DEXTER, a Showtime production, is a really well done story about a forensic blood spatter expert in Miami. The star has a few character flaws, not the least of which is that he is a serial killer who only kills other serial killers. Its an excellent show.

Ive seen "Rome" and found it kind of phony. Deadwood moves waay too slow. The Sopranos was spotty (they had entire seasons that left one unfulfilled).
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dlowan
 
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Fri 9 Nov, 2007 01:58 am
Thomas wrote:
Did they broadcast the end in Australia yet?

Another question: Did you try Deadwood yet? What is it like? (I only saw a few Youtube clips and was semi-impressed about them.)



Oh my indeedy doody yes.


Have you seen it yet?????




No, I have not tried Deadwood yet.....hmmm.....I have a week "off" (been subpoenaed so I have to go to court, which means wading about in my files...grrrrrrr.....no rest for the wicked) so I might have a look for it.



farmerman wrote:
DEXTER, a Showtime production, is a really well done story about a forensic blood spatter expert in Miami. The star has a few character flaws, not the least of which is that he is a serial killer who only kills other serial killers. Its an excellent show.

Ive seen "Rome" and found it kind of phony. Deadwood moves waay too slow. The Sopranos was spotty (they had entire seasons that left one unfulfilled).




Re Dexter: Yeah? I find most forensic shows pathetic, and ridiculous. Does this have real characters?


Re The Sopranos: You're off my "A2k men I'd love to snuggle with" list. You must be a right bastid to satisfy!
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Thomas
 
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Fri 9 Nov, 2007 02:00 am
dlowan wrote:
Oh my indeedy doody yes.

Have you seen it yet?????

I saw it on YouTube, and found it pretty cool. Let's discuss it some time over some onion rings.
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dlowan
 
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Fri 9 Nov, 2007 02:09 am
Thomas wrote:
dlowan wrote:
Oh my indeedy doody yes.

Have you seen it yet?????

I saw it on YouTube, and found it pretty cool. Let's discuss it some time over some onion rings.



Waaah!!!!!



Boida and I discussed it on the PHONE the other day.


Onion rings will be years.



IMS chat would be good...we could ALL discuss it.
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farmerman
 
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Fri 9 Nov, 2007 05:05 am
HEY rabbit. I watched all the Sopranos shows like a lunatic, so I was a hooked viewer. (I can do a Pauley Walnuts impression like it were he speaking). However, ya gotta admit, that whole season before the last was a weak one, it got so into some Jungian phobia-fest that it was not enetertaining.
Im still making up endings that Tony has suffered after the last show.


Youl love Dexter, hes a really complex character with lotsa issues , and they do nice character studies of his victims. His "almost" getting found out is part of the show's charm.
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patiodog
 
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Fri 9 Nov, 2007 06:27 am
Quote:
Re Dexter: Yeah? I find most forensic shows pathetic, and ridiculous. Does this have real characters?


Don't worry, the show's not the least bit about forensics -- at least no more than Alice was about haute cuisine.
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Thomas
 
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Fri 9 Nov, 2007 06:45 am
farmerman wrote:
(I can do a Pauley Walnuts impression like it were he speaking).

That's nuthin. Nuuuthin. Paulie's da easiest cöcksücker to imitate in da whole fawkin series. Heheheee.

farmerman wrote:
However, ya gotta admit, that whole season before the last was a weak one, it got so into some Jungian phobia-fest that it was not enetertaining.

I did like Tony's near-death experiences at the beginning of Season 6 though.
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dlowan
 
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Fri 9 Nov, 2007 06:48 am
Thomas wrote:
farmerman wrote:
(I can do a Pauley Walnuts impression like it were he speaking).

That's nuthin. Nuuuthin. Paulie's da easiest cöcksücker to imitate in da whole fawkin series. Heheheee.

farmerman wrote:
However, ya gotta admit, that whole season before the last was a weak one, it got so into some Jungian phobia-fest that it was not enetertaining.

I did like Tony's near-death experiences at the beginning of Season 6 though.





What's wrong with a Jungian phobia fest?




Paulie SO doesn't have umlauts!
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dlowan
 
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Fri 9 Nov, 2007 06:49 am
patiodog wrote:
Quote:
Re Dexter: Yeah? I find most forensic shows pathetic, and ridiculous. Does this have real characters?


Don't worry, the show's not the least bit about forensics -- at least no more than Alice was about haute cuisine.



Adventures in Wonderland, or Restaurant?
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Thomas
 
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Fri 9 Nov, 2007 07:56 am
dlowan wrote:
Paulie SO doesn't have umlauts!

You think he's more the four-asterisks-type?
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dlowan
 
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Fri 9 Nov, 2007 07:59 am
Thomas wrote:
dlowan wrote:
Paulie SO doesn't have umlauts!

You think he's more the four-asterisks-type?



**** the ******* asterisks.


Hey...what's with kvetching about the end of the Sopranos?


What did people want?

Cream coloured ponies and crisp apple strudels, brown paper packages tied up with string? Or goddamn RIBBON?


Wotcha expect?
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Thomas
 
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Fri 9 Nov, 2007 08:09 am
Tony's brain all over his onion rings? I think many viewers were hoping for a good, old-fashioned hit to top it all off.
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msolga
 
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Fri 9 Nov, 2007 08:13 am
A while ago, but I liked Angels in America a lot.

(But could you call it a series? Probably not. Four quite lengthy episodes.)
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dlowan
 
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Fri 9 Nov, 2007 03:31 pm
Thomas wrote:
Tony's brain all over his onion rings? I think many viewers were hoping for a good, old-fashioned hit to top it all off.


What can you do?



msolga wrote:
A while ago, but I liked Angels in America a lot.

(But could you call it a series? Probably not. Four quite lengthy episodes.)



So did I.
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edgar111
 
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Wed 14 Nov, 2007 01:24 am
so did I
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justcallmeblue
 
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Thu 29 Nov, 2007 06:47 am
was band of brothers an HBO miniseries? that was rly good

Very Happy for good old fashioned war and gore
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dlowan
 
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Thu 10 Jan, 2008 03:06 pm
Interesting article about HBO's "The Wire" in The Atlantic...



http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200801/bowden-wire



Not sure if you can access without being a subscriber???????



I love that show!!!


And Slate likes it, too:


http://www.slate.com/id/2149566/





Oh, and Patio, I have ordered the first season of "Dexter".


Don't know when it will arrive......
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patiodog
 
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Thu 10 Jan, 2008 05:35 pm
Good luck with that. (I mean, it's deeply flawed, but I still think it's some of the best American television of the last few years.)
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dlowan
 
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Thu 10 Jan, 2008 08:25 pm
patiodog wrote:
Good luck with that. (I mean, it's deeply flawed, but I still think it's some of the best American television of the last few years.)


Oh well....I am deeply flawed too....but I'm not bad.
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