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Greyjoy
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| meangradin wrote: |
| it felt like the first part, an introduction, if you will. |
... That's what it was, not what it "felt like." |
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northway
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 2:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Greyjoy wrote: |
| meangradin wrote: |
| it felt like the first part, an introduction, if you will. |
... That's what it was, not what it "felt like." |
What, you mean with introducing the characters and the history and whatnot? Odd. |
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Greyjoy
Joined: 12 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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| northway wrote: |
| Greyjoy wrote: |
| meangradin wrote: |
| it felt like the first part, an introduction, if you will. |
... That's what it was, not what it "felt like." |
What, you mean with introducing the characters and the history and whatnot? Odd. |
Well yeah. It's part 1 of 7. |
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Bada_Bing
Joined: 25 May 2011
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| Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Really enjoyed Game of Thrones myself and Boardwalk too, although Boardwalk felt more like an appetiser for the next 1-2 seasons to follow, especially the Al Capone storyline. |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 2:02 am Post subject: |
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I loved the pacing of GoT. Being one of the many "The Wire" boxset bullies on this board, I'm used to and prefer a slower boil.
Game of Thrones is to Spartacus as The Wire is to CSI, maybe?  |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 2:16 am Post subject: |
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| Greyjoy wrote: |
| northway wrote: |
| Greyjoy wrote: |
| meangradin wrote: |
| it felt like the first part, an introduction, if you will. |
... That's what it was, not what it "felt like." |
What, you mean with introducing the characters and the history and whatnot? Odd. |
Well yeah. It's part 1 of 7. |
I was being facetious. |
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meangradin
Joined: 10 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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| I know that it was part 1 of 7, but my point, which was not clearly made, was that I don't feel it stood on it's own. Lord of the Rings was an introduction, but stood on its own as a movie, while it set up what was to come. For me, because I have not read the novels, I feel that it was very confusing, but still watchable. |
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gypsyfish
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| Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 4:57 am Post subject: |
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| Treme is great and I like Boardwalk Empire, too. |
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DorkothyParker
Joined: 11 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 5:27 am Post subject: Re: HBO shows |
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I think I have just accepted that True Blood is campy chick lit. It's so much better than last season just bearing that in mind. Also, I read the first book, and comparatively, the series is frickin' Citizen Kane. I don't think I willsubject myself to the remainder of the series in literature form. :/
I tried to watch Game of Thrones, but it looked like nerd porn. My husband says it's good, though.
I don't think it's so much that HBO has gone down hill, but network and cable TV have both really upped the ante on creative programming. A lot of basic cable shows feel provocative sans boobs and the F-bomb. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 5:34 am Post subject: Re: HBO shows |
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| DorkothyParker wrote: |
I think I have just accepted that True Blood is campy chick lit. It's so much better than last season just bearing that in mind. Also, I read the first book, and comparatively, the series is frickin' Citizen Kane. I don't think I willsubject myself to the remainder of the series in literature form. :/
I tried to watch Game of Thrones, but it looked like nerd porn. My husband says it's good, though.
I don't think it's so much that HBO has gone down hill, but network and cable TV have both really upped the ante on creative programming. A lot of basic cable shows feel provocative sans boobs and the F-bomb. |
They kind of nerd-porned it up when they took it to television, but the sex is more heard about than seen in the books. It's disappointing, but I think HBO chose to go in that direction due to the success of True Blood. |
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