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The TV Thread (GoT spoilers)

Burnwinter

I thought the first series was excellent.

The lack of resolution in the final episode was inevitable and in the end, quite adroitly handled. It just didn't get as Weird as I'd hoped.

Not bothered that there will be a new director and actors for season two, it'll be fresh. We've already got fifty shows that offer up season after season of the same as last time.

Armor

Daz wrote:
A colleague from work has loaned me all of the series from The Wire. Am I in for a treat?

Yes. Just finished it last night actually. Its a great show but takes a little bit of time to get into. Didn't enjoy the last season as much but its quality tv.

invisibleman18

Good start to season 2 of The Blacklist.

Qwiss

I really enjoyed Gotham. It looks great for a network TV show. So much better than Agents of Shield.

invisibleman18

Person of Interest season 4 has started. Fascinating to see where they go from here.

QuincyAbeyie

Second season of Agents of Shield started today. I really enjoyed it. I see almost the exact same development as Arrow had. Both had a mediocre first half of the first season, then got better and better near the end, and started season 2 excellently. Change of tone from the first season, and it works way better. So much better than the Gotham pilot.

Burnwinter

😆 Five'll get you ten they're both shit.

Qwiss

I'm sure arseholes everywhere will agree with you Burns.

Burnwinter

Lighten up mate. Agents of SHIELD is one of the most critically loathed shows around. 🙂

QuincyAbeyie

Critics who don't review the show consistently never change opinion after their first impression, though.

Klaus

I know this was a longshot, but I was hoping that Gotham would be more like Garfield Minus Garfield. So disappointed now.

Burnwinter

Wilshere wrote:
Critics who don't review the show consistently never change opinion after their first impression, though.

Sure, but people who keep watching shows that they think suck on a first, second and third impression would be pretty odd.

QuincyAbeyie

Burnwinter™ wrote:
Wilshere wrote:
Critics who don't review the show consistently never change opinion after their first impression, though.

Sure, but people who keep watching shows that they think suck on a first, second and third impression would be pretty odd.

I'm not saying it's not understandable. I'm saying that it's critically loathed doesn't mean it's not good now - it just means it didn't start well. Breaking Bad scores 99/100 on Metacritic now. Back in its first season it was as "critically loathed" (74/100) as Agents of Shield's first season (74/100).

And to avoid misunderstandings: I'm not comparing the two shows.

Burnwinter

Fair enough. Agents of SHIELD isn't something I can see myself picking up even if it has improved—the hype almost got me into Gotham but when I thought about it, a show with that premise isn't likely to float my boat either. De gustibus non est disputandum.

Qwiss

I watched Breaking Bad as it aired the first season, it was certainly not critically loathed.

Agents of Shield isn't critically loathed now either, the critics tend to agree with Wilshere that its generally improved. I'm not going back to it though. Gave it longer than I should in the first place.

QuincyAbeyie

I know it wasn't critically loathed, that's why I used the quotation marks or whatever they're called.

Burnwinter

Breaking Band's a 99 now? That's going a bit too far. Critics are so impressionable.

Klaus

Klaus wrote:
I know this was a longshot, but I was hoping that Gotham would be more like Garfield Minus Garfield. So disappointed now.

I can't believe no one found this funny. I'm wasted here.

Burnwinter

It was pretty funny Klaus, don't worry. The idea of Alfred addressing an empty Wayne Manor or Robin running around with an imaginary friend is amusing.

Bosscielny

Klaus, don't be the blah blah blah in the blah blah.

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