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I enjoyed the first few episodes of Walking Dead, but I heard the second season was pretty awful and I've been burned out on the whole zombie thing for quite some time now. I enjoyed the comics but also gave up on them years ago, since it was just kind of like "What horrible crap can happen to Rick now?"
I absolutely loved Battlestar Galactica. The set design alone is so engrossing that I have a hard time watching Star Trek now, since everything on the Enterprise D looks like a dentist's office. I'm chomping at the bit for Mad Men season 5 to come to Netflix too. Mad Men is a bit slow for some people, but it's so, so, so freaking good. The acting, writing, character development, cinematography and music on that show are absolutely stellar.
I'm also very happy to see Transformers Prime back from hiatus, and I do love me some Adventure Time. After the drought of the early-mid 2000's, it does me heart good to see some quality animation on the air again, especially shows that actually value storytelling and character development.
I like the walking dead, but I never read the comics so I'm sure that helps in enjoying the show for just the show. Ya you can miss the first 1/2 of season two, but the third season is looking like its going to be awesome.
The only others shows I won't miss are Doctor Who (starts on saturday) the big bang theory, and game of thrones.
sirlynchmob wrote: I like the walking dead, but I never read the comics so I'm sure that helps in enjoying the show for just the show. Ya you can miss the first 1/2 of season two, but the third season is looking like its going to be awesome.
The comics won't really impact your enjoyment of the show; they use the same characters but past the first two episodes everything's different. Shane dies in the first volume of the comics and last I checked he was still on the show. I don't mind that it's different, and I feel that way about almost all adaptations of written work.
Anyone that likes good TV and hasn't seen Breaking Bad has homework! That show keeps me constantly riveted. On a lighter note, we just started watching Futurama from the beginning, and even though I've seen most of them, still quality.
other shows I deem worthy, in no order:
BSG The Wire
Always Sunny
Wilfred
Seinfeld
My Name Is Earl
Arrested Development
Peep Show
Pulling
Dr Who
Kids In The Hall
MST3K
Jericho
30 Rock
Parks & Rec
Taxi
......and Louie. Plus more, probably....
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EDIT: I also watched up to the end of Season 5 of Supernatural. It was an amazing show also, but I got burnt out on it...and I thought ending after that season was a good decision lol.
Wouldn't fault anyone for stopping there as it was originally only planned/written as a five season story arc. They continued on anyways with a new head writer because the actors were signed for six season contracts. I was worried, but I think they did alright with it. Lookin forward to seeing where they go with cliffhanger from the end of the last season in November.
With Supernatural, the first five seasons are a fairly tight, cohesive plot building to a conclusion. That could very well have been the end of the series, and I wouldn't have complained. There are way too many series that don't get the chance to tell even that much of their story - Firefly, Carnivale, and so forth. Overall, the seasons after five have lacked a strong cohesive meta plot, but aside from that have had some exceedingly strong individual episodes - some of my favorites overall. And when you boil it all down, despite the angsty teen drama bs, it is a really good show with some great characters and the ability to laugh at itself and it's audience. And, to be fair, that angsty teen drama is what keeps the teen girls tuning in and keeps the show on the air.
As to what I am watching -
The American version of Wilfred, Burn Notice, Breaking Bad, Mad Men, and as always my dvds of Gargoyles.
sirlynchmob wrote: I like the walking dead, but I never read the comics so I'm sure that helps in enjoying the show for just the show. Ya you can miss the first 1/2 of season two, but the third season is looking like its going to be awesome.
The comics won't really impact your enjoyment of the show; they use the same characters but past the first two episodes everything's different. Shane dies in the first volume of the comics and last I checked he was still on the show. I don't mind that it's different, and I feel that way about almost all adaptations of written work.
I disagree.
Massive comic spoilers and some TV spoilers below:
Spoiler:
In the comics, Shane does in fact get killed in the first TPB. But he gets killed by Rick's son. And he isn't a zombie. Far better writing, as their falling out happens amidst everybody, and thus there is no question about it. Unfortunately, the TV show's weak writing has left the group thinking that Rick murdered Shane, and since Rick carries the idiot ball at all times, he is unable to explain the situation to the group and instead just broods. Like I said, weak writing.
Also, the entire sequence with the farm takes up about eight pages in the comics, as opposed to 24-ish episodes that went NOWHERE in the TV show. And no, Shane never even got far enough to reach the farm.
But my biggest complaint: in the comics, there is a second male lead. It is a capable, reasonably intelligent black guy. Unforunately, his character in the TV show has instead been changed into the bumbling fat doofus that almost killed himself on a car door, and my theory is the only reason that he hasn't been killed off yet is because in the comics, Rick gets his hand cut off, and I have a feeling the TV writers are keeping him around to have his hand cut off instead of Rick's.
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sirlynchmob wrote: I like the walking dead, but I never read the comics so I'm sure that helps in enjoying the show for just the show. Ya you can miss the first 1/2 of season two, but the third season is looking like its going to be awesome.
The comics won't really impact your enjoyment of the show; they use the same characters but past the first two episodes everything's different. Shane dies in the first volume of the comics and last I checked he was still on the show. I don't mind that it's different, and I feel that way about almost all adaptations of written work.
I disagree.
Massive comic spoilers and some TV spoilers below:
Spoiler:
In the comics, Shane does in fact get killed in the first TPB. But he gets killed by Rick's son. And he isn't a zombie. Far better writing, as their falling out happens amidst everybody, and thus there is no question about it. Unfortunately, the TV show's weak writing has left the group thinking that Rick murdered Shane, and since Rick carries the idiot ball at all times, he is unable to explain the situation to the group and instead just broods. Like I said, weak writing.
Also, the entire sequence with the farm takes up about eight pages in the comics, as opposed to 24-ish episodes that went NOWHERE in the TV show. And no, Shane never even got far enough to reach the farm.
But my biggest complaint: in the comics, there is a second male lead. It is a capable, reasonably intelligent black guy. Unforunately, his character in the TV show has instead been changed into the bumbling fat doofus that almost killed himself on a car door, and my theory is the only reason that he hasn't been killed off yet is because in the comics, Rick gets his hand cut off, and I have a feeling the TV writers are keeping him around to have his hand cut off instead of Rick's.
To be fair...the majority of people who watch the show haven't and wont read the comic series.
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sirlynchmob wrote: I like the walking dead, but I never read the comics so I'm sure that helps in enjoying the show for just the show. Ya you can miss the first 1/2 of season two, but the third season is looking like its going to be awesome.
The comics won't really impact your enjoyment of the show; they use the same characters but past the first two episodes everything's different. Shane dies in the first volume of the comics and last I checked he was still on the show. I don't mind that it's different, and I feel that way about almost all adaptations of written work.
I disagree.
Massive comic spoilers and some TV spoilers below:
Spoiler:
In the comics, Shane does in fact get killed in the first TPB. But he gets killed by Rick's son. And he isn't a zombie. Far better writing, as their falling out happens amidst everybody, and thus there is no question about it. Unfortunately, the TV show's weak writing has left the group thinking that Rick murdered Shane, and since Rick carries the idiot ball at all times, he is unable to explain the situation to the group and instead just broods. Like I said, weak writing.
Also, the entire sequence with the farm takes up about eight pages in the comics, as opposed to 24-ish episodes that went NOWHERE in the TV show. And no, Shane never even got far enough to reach the farm.
But my biggest complaint: in the comics, there is a second male lead. It is a capable, reasonably intelligent black guy. Unforunately, his character in the TV show has instead been changed into the bumbling fat doofus that almost killed himself on a car door, and my theory is the only reason that he hasn't been killed off yet is because in the comics, Rick gets his hand cut off, and I have a feeling the TV writers are keeping him around to have his hand cut off instead of Rick's.
To be fair...the majority of people who watch the show haven't and wont read the comic series.
Which is the part that really irritates me: the entire show feels like it has been massively dumbed-down for a middle America audience... this is also why I suspect the capable black male lead has been turned into a bumbling tool, and a good ol' boy who isn't in the comics was inserted as the second male lead. There was no need to make these changes, other than to appeal to the lowest common denominator without giving a wider audience credit for being able to enjoy a show that doesn't follow the typical TV formula.
I read all the Walking Dead issues they had at B&N one day before the show came out, watched the first episode, and was like...yeah...the comics are better. The show seems like little more than a (successful) attempt to make money off the zombie fad.
sirlynchmob wrote: I like the walking dead, but I never read the comics so I'm sure that helps in enjoying the show for just the show. Ya you can miss the first 1/2 of season two, but the third season is looking like its going to be awesome.
The comics won't really impact your enjoyment of the show; they use the same characters but past the first two episodes everything's different. Shane dies in the first volume of the comics and last I checked he was still on the show. I don't mind that it's different, and I feel that way about almost all adaptations of written work.
I disagree.
Massive comic spoilers and some TV spoilers below:
Spoiler:
In the comics, Shane does in fact get killed in the first TPB. But he gets killed by Rick's son. And he isn't a zombie. Far better writing, as their falling out happens amidst everybody, and thus there is no question about it. Unfortunately, the TV show's weak writing has left the group thinking that Rick murdered Shane, and since Rick carries the idiot ball at all times, he is unable to explain the situation to the group and instead just broods. Like I said, weak writing.
Also, the entire sequence with the farm takes up about eight pages in the comics, as opposed to 24-ish episodes that went NOWHERE in the TV show. And no, Shane never even got far enough to reach the farm.
But my biggest complaint: in the comics, there is a second male lead. It is a capable, reasonably intelligent black guy. Unforunately, his character in the TV show has instead been changed into the bumbling fat doofus that almost killed himself on a car door, and my theory is the only reason that he hasn't been killed off yet is because in the comics, Rick gets his hand cut off, and I have a feeling the TV writers are keeping him around to have his hand cut off instead of Rick's.
To be fair...the majority of people who watch the show haven't and wont read the comic series.
Which is the part that really irritates me: the entire show feels like it has been massively dumbed-down for a middle America audience... this is also why I suspect the capable black male lead has been turned into a bumbling tool, and a good ol' boy who isn't in the comics was inserted as the second male lead. There was no need to make these changes, other than to appeal to the lowest common denominator without giving a wider audience credit for being able to enjoy a show that doesn't follow the typical TV formula.
I like the show....and I have not read the comics, that said the show could actually use a decent second lead, instead the whole group acts like a bunch of bumbling idiots, and my momeys on that they will continue to bumble (admittedly I like laughing at the groups collective idiocy)
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sirlynchmob wrote: I like the walking dead, but I never read the comics so I'm sure that helps in enjoying the show for just the show. Ya you can miss the first 1/2 of season two, but the third season is looking like its going to be awesome.
The comics won't really impact your enjoyment of the show; they use the same characters but past the first two episodes everything's different. Shane dies in the first volume of the comics and last I checked he was still on the show. I don't mind that it's different, and I feel that way about almost all adaptations of written work.
I disagree.
Massive comic spoilers and some TV spoilers below:
Spoiler:
In the comics, Shane does in fact get killed in the first TPB. But he gets killed by Rick's son. And he isn't a zombie. Far better writing, as their falling out happens amidst everybody, and thus there is no question about it. Unfortunately, the TV show's weak writing has left the group thinking that Rick murdered Shane, and since Rick carries the idiot ball at all times, he is unable to explain the situation to the group and instead just broods. Like I said, weak writing.
Also, the entire sequence with the farm takes up about eight pages in the comics, as opposed to 24-ish episodes that went NOWHERE in the TV show. And no, Shane never even got far enough to reach the farm.
But my biggest complaint: in the comics, there is a second male lead. It is a capable, reasonably intelligent black guy. Unforunately, his character in the TV show has instead been changed into the bumbling fat doofus that almost killed himself on a car door, and my theory is the only reason that he hasn't been killed off yet is because in the comics, Rick gets his hand cut off, and I have a feeling the TV writers are keeping him around to have his hand cut off instead of Rick's.
To be fair...the majority of people who watch the show haven't and wont read the comic series.
Which is the part that really irritates me: the entire show feels like it has been massively dumbed-down for a middle America audience... this is also why I suspect the capable black male lead has been turned into a bumbling tool, and a good ol' boy who isn't in the comics was inserted as the second male lead. There was no need to make these changes, other than to appeal to the lowest common denominator without giving a wider audience credit for being able to enjoy a show that doesn't follow the typical TV formula.
Well in the states all white casts tend to get labeled quickly as a racist show. So shows based on books/comics will get a ethnic wash just to ward off against such claims. I'll watch the show til it gets dull for me, or until it ends, then I'll probably go track down the books. by then I should be able to find one big book with all of the issues.
My Fave TV show is Probably Seinfeld. Followed by the Simpsons. In terms of sci-fi i would say probably Babylon 5, although BSG is a close second. State of Play (the original BBC series) is my favourite drama, although i really, really liked series 2 of Luther. I love the wire although i havent watched it in years, started watching in '05 I do get a bit of HBO burnout though, cant help but feel half that stuff's not as brainy as they think.
Non-fiction: 'Supersizers do: [medievel, tudor, roman, etc]' (makes 'man vs food; look like what it is: American Garbage), Masterchef, the Victorian Farm/Edwardian farm etc, Top gear and probably Deadliest Warrior although the fact it's made for American audiences nearly ruins it.
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That's what she said?
I am currently watching the second season of Game of Thrones, and a lot of stuff on the DIY network (just bought our house) and this show Renovation Realities always makes me feel better if I am having difficulty with some part of our remodel.
Other than that its your regular series on the networks, although admittedly I am looking forward to Bones returning and may start watching Rome with all the stuff I hear about it.
the big bang theory, and game of thrones.
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I do get a bit of HBO burnout though, cant help but feel half that stuff's not as brainy as they think.
