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Grudunza wrote: Best season of Game of Thrones. Season finale had many great moments, all earned and powerful.
Agreed. I got emotional when Dany gives Tyrion the pin. Lady Mormonts speech was terrific too
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I'm not a fan of Alias. It seems clear that the show was aimed more at female fans, for several reasons. First, the show takes place in an alternate reality where tradecraft is more of a hereditary knack than a skill set, judging by the way half of the team members are family. Second, the CIA is apparently a very flexible workplace where it is completely cool and not at all unprofessional to work on high stakes espionage while sleeping with one of your co-workers. Third, the opening credits seem to sell the show as a pretext for Jennifer Garner to wear a wide variety of outfits and footwear while looking reasonably fabulous. Fourth, every other episode features a foreign nightclub and an occasion for Garner to show off a bad accent. As a bit of a nod to the possible guys in the audience, every episode does feature at least a couple violent scenes, though usually gunfire or fistfights, and hardly any explosions or car crashes.
Even so, I liked the episode that I just watched. They featured the weird tech guy (picture an unfunny imitation of Patton Oswalt) and put him through some nice fish out of water situations. Moderately funny and engaging, and even edgy at times. Even so, I don't recommend Alias unless you are bored or a really big fan of Jennifer Garner.
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I totally agree with Mackenzie not doing a 3rd series. The end of season two of Detectorists saw both main plot threads realized. However, much like a romantic sitcom has to bust up a couple after they get together to recreate tension and interest, here a wrench sorta pried one of the main plots apart in order for there to be some drama.
It was an ok episode, but I found it weaker than the two seasons proper and sort of wish I hadn't seen it.
Still the best TV show I've seen in a long time.
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Like Netflix's Bloodline, it's a bit of a slow burn, but the acting is great and they really keep you guessing.
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My wife and I have started in on Brooklyn Nine-Nine as well, and it's hilarious. Not many comedies arrived mostly fully-formed with solid characters so quickly, aside from genuinely classic stuff like Arrested Development. But Brooklyn Nine-Nine has been really enjoyable so far.
I keep trying to get into new dramas, and I so rarely actually want to deal with them. I'm not sure exactly why.
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hotseatgames wrote: I've really been enjoying HBO's The Night Of
Like Netflix's Bloodline, it's a bit of a slow burn, but the acting is great and they really keep you guessing.
You're not kidding about the slow burn. After my initial excitement about the series I actually forgot I was watching it... So slow. And I got a little tired of Turtorro's schlubby Monk/Columbo/schleprock routine. But holy crap I got caught up last nite and episodes six and seven were awesome.
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