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The TV Thread (GoT spoilers)

Mirth

In terms of sheer quality I don't think anything beats Arrested Development. Followed by the original version of the Office .

invisibleman18

otfgoon wrote:
Decided to watch The Thick of It as I've seen it talked about on here a few times.... fucking hilarious 😆

'The disgruntled civil servant story was made up by a disgruntled civil servant' 😆

Am still yet to watch it but have been meaning to. Especially being a civil servant!

Burnwinter

The first couple of seasons of The Thick of It are great. In The Loop is worth picking up as well.

Gazza M

arrows not bad. feels a bit like a low-rent, serialised batman

invisibleman18

How far along are you?

Gazza M

up to the ep where he meets slade on the island. the flashbacks are getting as interesting as the present day stuff

invisibleman18

Still pretty early on then. It steps up in the 2nd half of season 1 and has a great finale too. Season 2 is one of the best seasons of anything I've seen.

Macca

I watched all of Arrow about two weeks ago. The first few episodes seemed so bad it felt torturous to sit through. That was probably because I'd been watching mostly realistic excellent shows like Broadchurch and Fargo beforehand. Once I accepted Arrow for what it was it became bearable and quite good at times but not to the point that I'd recommend it to others.

Qwiss

Gazza M wrote:
arrows not bad. feels a bit like a low-rent, serialised batman

Thats about it alright.

QuincyAbeyie

Season 1 gets interesting near the end. And then season 2 just becomes really good all the way.

Shady

Finished True Detective.

Incredible stuff. Gutted that S2 will be about completely different characters.

Armor

I wasn't crazy about True Detective. Its good and worth a watch no doubt but i found it a bit cliche or something. I didn't like the big biker scene everyone loved, i thought that episode was silly and unrealistic.

Must give Arrested Development a try based on the reviews in here.

marv3llous

I just finished 'True Detective' as well. I feel its over rated. There have been movies or TV episodes before on pretty much the same subject - some incest rednecks doing vile things to people in the Louisiana marshes.

QuincyAbeyie

If you think the plot is the reason people rate True Detective, you've got it all wrong.

Burnwinter

Last episodes didn't quite stack up to the first four or so, but it was still brilliant. Highlights being the dialogue, lead performances and probably the best establishing shots in the history of prestige drama.

marv3llous

If you think plot shouldnt be the centerpiece of any movie or tv show then you've got it all wrong. I do appreciate the acting, directing and the music though, sure. Fukunaga seems to have a very good track record at being very thorough with that.

QuincyAbeyie

marv3llous wrote:
If you think plot shouldnt be the centerpiece of any movie or tv show then you've got it all wrong. I do appreciate the acting, directing and the music though, sure. Fukunaga seems to have a very good track record at being very thorough with that.

It's not me who's got it all wrong if you believe that what you appreciates most about something is what everyone else should care most about, or else they are wrong.

There can easily be two movies with similar plots, where I would still dislike one and love the other. A decent plot can be part of a brilliant movie/TV show if it's executed in the right way.

marv3llous

I just feel that by not having a very good plot, 'True Detective' is over rated. Which is a shame, because everything else about it was exceptional.

Burnwinter

It had a rather good plot by the standards of television—it was just a comparatively literary plot, without the trademark multi-arc dénouement of modern serial drama, or a cliffhanger for next season.

For me the main issue with the resolution was that it skirted around some themes and ideas it seemed like the show was set up to tackle head on.

Timbob

If you think that the plot is wrong then you've been wrong about being wrong while the plot that we love isn't the main plot because it's wrong, then everyone has just got it all wrong.

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