Glad to hear it, Shannon! See, I told ya you didn't need to worry about any previous knowledge of the show to enjoy it. It gets even better as the season goes on.Originally Posted by Shannon
WRN: Breaking Bad, Season 1, Episode 5. Just got back to watching this, still a really great show. When I'm done with the first season of this and the second of The Wire: Carnivale!
Never be cruel and never be cowardly. And if you ever are, always make amends.
You are a walking talking Doctor Who encyclopedia to me. - Melike
Watched episodes 3,4, and 5 of Fringe over the weekend. I can feel it's grasp on me strengthening with each new episode.
WRN: Carnivale, season 2. It seems to be getting interesting, as the plot is finally starting to develop.
Never be cruel and never be cowardly. And if you ever are, always make amends.
You are a walking talking Doctor Who encyclopedia to me. - Melike
YES!
A NEW GAME BEGINS
Didn't Carnivale air a few years back?
Yep. I'm watching it on dvd.
Never be cruel and never be cowardly. And if you ever are, always make amends.
You are a walking talking Doctor Who encyclopedia to me. - Melike
Is it really that good? I started watching season 1 two years ago and never got any further.
Imo? Nah, not really. I'm hoping it gets better, but I'm only watching it because Brice said he'd watch the Office (UK). Certainly, it's not as good as the Wire, now that's a fucking amazing show. But it's gotten a little better since I started watching. You're not missing much, though.
Never be cruel and never be cowardly. And if you ever are, always make amends.
You are a walking talking Doctor Who encyclopedia to me. - Melike
Thanks for the info. I'm not usually a big fan of TV series and I'm pretty picky so that'll save some time.
Well, I've got a few recommendations. Depends what you're looking for, really. Other than The Wire, awesome recommendations are Sherlock, a recent BBC adaptation that's one of the best takes of the Sherlock Holmes mythology I've ever watched, the original Life on Mars, a wonderfully fresh and psychological take on the old "cop show" formula - what happens when a modern day cop finds himself in a 70s environment? - and of course, for pure scifi fun, well, Doctor Who always comes top of the list. Just a few random recommendations I'm making, anyway.
Never be cruel and never be cowardly. And if you ever are, always make amends.
You are a walking talking Doctor Who encyclopedia to me. - Melike
I've been re watching The Sopranos over the past few months, and just watched the second to last episode of season five.
Spoiler:
Me too. Definitely one of the show's greatest moments, for me.
Never be cruel and never be cowardly. And if you ever are, always make amends.
You are a walking talking Doctor Who encyclopedia to me. - Melike
Two things:
1) Carnivale was great. It was so different. And to me, different is good (most of the time). I'm the type of guy, I watch so much television and so many movies, that nothing surprises me anymore. If it's a mystery, I can tell you who the bad guy is gonna be the first time he pops up. I can normally tell you what happens in an episode. Like, in The Walking Dead (barn spoiler):
Spoiler:
So, when something is different, I like it. It keeps me off my guard. I like not knowing what was going on. Lost and American Horror Story were both like that also.
2) Just watched Doctor Who (2005): Season 1, Episode 8, "Father's Day". GREAT episode. One of the best episodes of television I've seen.
Yeah, I just find Carnivale a little difficult to get into, Shannon. Visually, it's great, I'll say that much. I do plan on sticking with it till the end, then make up an ending when I get to that infamous lack of resolution comes along.
And excellent! See, I said it gets better! That's one thing I liked about the first few seasons of the new series: started out small, but got bigger and tackled darker and more emotional themes as it went on, like with Father's Day. A lot of amazing performances in that one. Hell, that's not even one of the best episodes!
Never be cruel and never be cowardly. And if you ever are, always make amends.
You are a walking talking Doctor Who encyclopedia to me. - Melike
And the Dalek episode, that was a pretty good one also. I'm enjoying it. At the moment, I'm currently watching Doctor Who (2005): Season 1 by myself and with Amber we're flipping between Season 2 of Being Human (UK) and Season 2 of Battlestar Galactica.
Did you ever watch a show called Twin Peaks? I've never seen it, but I'm familiar with David Lynch and his INSANE way of directing things. It's supposed to be nutso.
I've only watched the first few eps, but yes, I loved what I saw. A lot of quirky, distinctive characters, a lot of strange goings on, very surreal. I enjoyed it. Must get the box set someday. I've yet to watch any of Lynch's films, though. Shocking, I know.
Glad you liked the Dalek one, too. That was a great ep that established a lot of new mythology in the show while also providing a lot of great drama, especially for Eccleston. Really good stuff.
Oh, and you're gonna have to let me know what you think when you watch the finale. Possibly the next story, too, that's a fan favourite, and the current showrunner's first story for the series.
Never be cruel and never be cowardly. And if you ever are, always make amends.
You are a walking talking Doctor Who encyclopedia to me. - Melike
I saw the first season of Twin Peaks (yes, I'm looking at you, Heather.) and didn't really like it. It was too much like Happy Town (which I loved) meets soap opera. But I will say that the Red Room is probably the creepiest thing I have ever seen.
A NEW GAME BEGINS
Oh, dude ... dude .... dudedudedudedudedude DUDE...
His films are the very embodiment of abstract and erratic, each irresistably compelling in it's own way.
It feels like his films got stranger as his filmography went on, so I would suggest starting off with something mild (well, mild for him anyway) before moving on to some of his true mindfucks.
I'm going to suggest Blue Velvet or Mulholland Dr. as a launch pad, dip your toes in the water before taking the plunge, so to speak. Like I tell all first time Lynchers though : make sure to check your sanity at the door
Lynch didn't make enough movies... I love his style and find myself re-watching his movies often. Eraserhead especially. Sometimes I just crave it. lol
Mulholland Dr. is "dipping your toes in"? I do not concur. Not even the DIRECTOR knows what's going on in that film.
Mulholland Dr. is the most straight forward film in the world compared to the likes of, say, Inland Empire ?
And Lynch was a painter first and a film director second. Even his art is difficult to decipher. Some of the thoughts in his noggin might go over our heads even if he did his darnest to present them as clearly as possible. And like every work of art, you don't have to know the motivation behind each brush stroke.
You've got me intrigued. I do love truly surreal stuff. It's another reason I love Life on Mars so much - yes, throughout an episode, you'd have cop show meets time travel story, but then you'd have random shit like the messages from the tv, the random visions, and, most WTF?! of all, the Test Card Girl. Not the most surreal stuff ever made, true, but it certainly added an added dimension to the show of the difference between reality and fantasy and being unsure where the line is. Btw, did you ever get back to watching that show?
Never be cruel and never be cowardly. And if you ever are, always make amends.
You are a walking talking Doctor Who encyclopedia to me. - Melike
I didn't, actually. Although the curiosity is starting to settle back in again. Ahhh, I want to give it another shot but I so didn't feel that first episode.
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