What TV SHOWS are you watching?

I was telling my hairdresser about the idea of cutting eyeholes in his toupee and wearing it like a mask.

The idea Howard liked best was my favourite, having to wear a T-shirt saying Convicted Pedophile. Lol

Couldn't resist the $8 price tag at the used place, and bought Generation Kill. The creative masterminds behind The Wire doing a modern version of Band of Brothers, only with the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Two episodes in and it's interesting, but lacks the depth of insight of The Wire. The particular hook here is that this is a marine unit that was at the forefront of the invasion, and they are traveling with an embedded reporter from Rolling Stone magazine. I was expecting to see more Wire alumni, but so far it's just the actor who played the son of the union leader in season two.

Generation Kill is OK, but it is no Band of Brothers. Its not the shows fault - the unit was fighting a borderline unconventional war, with short spurts of action interspersed with long periods of boredom. Doesn't make for the most interesting story.

Some of the characters are pretty forgettable as well , other than Captain America .

I liked Generation Kill, but will second that it's no Band of Brothers. I know it's realistic, the amount of nothing that happens... but it doesn't make for gripping television.

The Wire alum played almost the exact same personality as his ZIggy character.

That guy was also in Low Winter Sun I believe.

I really enjoyed Generation Kill, unexpectedly. A buddy got me to watch part of it when it originally aired and I was hooked. I actually had little to no interest in the war in Iraq (in terms of gaming/history) and this kind of pulled me in. I also fell in love with Hurt Locker shortly after.

charlest wrote: That guy was also in Low Winter Sun I believe.

I really enjoyed Generation Kill, unexpectedly. A buddy got me to watch part of it when it originally aired and I was hooked. I actually had little to no interest in the war in Iraq (in terms of gaming/history) and this kind of pulled me in. I also fell in love with Hurt Locker shortly after.

We must be the two people who watched Low Winter Sun. That show had an explosive opening, then simmered along with great tension created by the insane premise of a homicide detective investigating the murder that he committed. There was an amazing episode near the end, but otherwise I found it nowhere near as compelling as The Wire.

Agreed, but I still enjoyed it quite a bit. I'm a fan of both of those main actors. The guy who plays Morgan in Walking Dead (can't recall his name in Low Winter Sun), was also the only interesting part of the show Jericho, another one probably only one or two people have seen.

I saw a few episodes of Jericho, does that count? It sounded like an interesting premise, but I couldn't get into it and stopped watching.

[quote="Shellhead" post=245951 nowhere near as compelling as The Wire.[/quote]

Few shows are.