What is the last Television series you watched?

[A24 5,156]

In the case of The Wire, I don't think Blu-ray will be that's much better. The whole series is in 4:3 anyway and looks pretty good on DVD.

[Jay 46,244]

Yea, The Wire won't be coming to blu

[crocodile 9,724]

It's not a show where look is the most important thing anyway. It would suffice even on VHS. Treme looks much better, actually. But that probably has more to do with the setting.

Karol

[A24 5,156]

It's not a show where look is the most important thing anyway. It would suffice even on VHS. Treme looks much better, actually. But that probably has more to do with the setting.

Both succeed to create the right atmosphere though, which is not unimportant when you wan't to reproduce the condition of a city and the people who live in it. Is Treme prettier to watch? Yes.

And, of course, Treme is not 4:3 but 1.77:1

[chuck 155]

For those watching The Legend of Korra, the one-hour season finale will be this Saturday:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTeRJ5EuXb4

[Jay 46,244]

Anyone else here watch The Killing? I am so thankful the second season is ending tonight and we finally found out who freaking killed Rosie Larsen.

I thought the first season was terrific, with everything following a natural chain of events and though I would have liked them revealing the killer at the end, the twist they did was fine and I became OK with it.

The second season though, not a huge fan. I still enjoy the main investigation for the most part - but there is still WAY too much dragging things out and side-quests that go nowhere - but I just don't care about ANY of the other storylines this season. Don't care about Mitch running away, don't care about Richmond re-cooperating and running again, don't care about Stan and the mafia guys, etc.

I love the two main characters though and I'm looking forward to a new season of them investigating a completely new and unrelated murder, hopefully that gets resolved in one season instead of two.

[A24 5,156]

Say, I just found out that the coolest character of Game Of Thrones also plays in Downton Abbey.

[BloodBoal 8,711]

[Quintus 6,496]

Can't stand that show, but he certainly is one cool customer.

[A24 5,156]

I'd say let him be the new boss of the replicants in Blade Runner 2! Screw Fassbender!

[BloodBoal 8,711]

[A24 5,156]

That would be one hell of a cast! Although these two actors might be a little bit too similar. You really need opposites.

[publicist 4,650]

I love the two main characters though and I'm looking forward to a new season of them investigating a completely new and unrelated murder, hopefully that gets resolved in one season instead of two.

But they sure dragged out the whole mother/son angle through both seasons, aside from that the investigators are fine. I liked the political machinations in the second season and the bit with the key card seemed actually clever (i thought they were throwing Linden in the mud once again, but luckily they didn't).

So i take it that my streaming service will provide me with a long-awaited ending tonight. Good, another one from the list.

[Quintus 6,496]

Whatever happens, it'd be a shame if Hollywood didn't come calling for this potentially great new British leading man. He's certainly got the refined quality they like.

[Marc 1,071]

True Blood - Season 5

[Jay 46,244]

That scene was funny

[Quintus 6,496]

Is the dancing dude moments from being a meal? If so, awesome gif.

[Jay 46,244]

Sadly, no

[A24 5,156]

Guy doesn't ring any bells. Baby vampire Jessica on the other hand ....

[Marc 1,071]

guy doesn't ring any bell ?

still not ?

[Wojo 2,458]

Michael McMillian

Never heard of him.

[Quintus 6,496]

That hair is three inches high.

[hornist 1,261]

And smile six inches wide.

[Wojo 2,458]

He has a face that deserves to be punched. Nobody deserves to look that happy all the time and not suffer for it.

[Jay 46,244]

He suffers for it eventually.... In multiple ways

[JoeinAR 1,957]

Watching Master Chef, it's explosive.

[A24 5,156]

Does anyone know if the American version of The Office is the same as the UK version?

[BloodBoal 8,711]

[Jay 46,244]

Does anyone know if the American version of The Office is the same as the UK version?

[Quintus 6,496]

Does anyone know if the American version of The Office is the same as the UK version?

If you watch the USA copy instead of the UK original you should be prosecuted.

[A24 5,156]

It could've been the same setup but with different actors, stories and gags. I wouldn't have mind that but if it's just a copy than I'm not interested.

[JoeinAR 1,957]

the American version is far better. Anything without Ricky Gervais is always better.

[A24 5,156]

Is that true?

[Jay 46,244]

It could've been the same setup but with different actors, stories and gags. I wouldn't have mind that but if it's just a copy than I'm not interested.

The pilot script is more or less the same as the first episode of the UK versions's script, which means the basic core characters are similar to the basic core characters of the UK original. A few of the story beats in seasons 1 and 2 are taken from UK ideas, but beyond that they pretty much do their own thing and go off in their own direction, and introduce many new characters that have no UK equivalent. Both shows are good in different ways.

[A24 5,156]

Aha!

[JoeinAR 1,957]

Steve Carrell is decent, Kathy bates was great

[Jay 46,244]

Season 1 of the American Office is pretty awful, it makes a lot of people give up and not continue, and assume they know what the entire show must be like because they've seen the 6 episodes that made up the first season.

But season 2 of the American Office is one of the best seasons of a comedy show I've seen, and season 3 was pretty great too. They started going downhill slowly through seasons 4 and 5, and from season 6 onward they basically have a few highlight episodes a year in the middle of a lot of merely OK to not great at all episodes.

So if you decide to give the American show a chance, and hate it a few episodes in, I definitely recommend sticking it out until you get a few episodes into Season 2 before deciding anything.

[Quintus 6,496]

Is that true?

It's as true as God.

[JoeinAR 1,957]

I should mention rainn wilson is awful.

I can barely tolerate it.

[Wojo 2,458]

I avoid both versions like the plague.

[JoeinAR 1,957]

it's a flip show for me, stop while flipping channels.

It's friday so you know its Diner's Drive-In's and Dives night.

[alicebrallice 134]

I should mention rainn wilson is awful.

I can barely tolerate it.

how dare you! rainn/dwight is the funniest thing about the office. right after mose.

[A24 5,156]

Season 1 of the American Office is pretty awful, it makes a lot of people give up and not continue, and assume they know what the entire show must be like because they've seen the 6 episodes that made up the first season.

But season 2 of the American Office is one of the best seasons of a comedy show I've seen, and season 3 was pretty great too. They started going downhill slowly through seasons 4 and 5, and from season 6 onward they basically have a few highlight episodes a year in the middle of a lot of merely OK to not great at all episodes.

So if you decide to give the American show a chance, and hate it a few episodes in, I definitely recommend sticking it out until you get a few episodes into Season 2 before deciding anything.

Thanks! I will keep that in mind in case I'm getting the show. It's 15 Euro for S1 and S2.

[Quintus 6,496]

Just see the superior UK original first; unless you just don't care about tv greatness.

Then again, you may have preferred the dreadful and ill-fated US version of Faulty Towers over the Cleese original. In which case, fill your boots!

[A24 5,156]

I thought it was obvious that I've seen the UK version. That's why I want to know how different the American version is. Don't want the same stories and gags.

[Jay 46,244]

Right. You will HATE the american pilot cause its the same as the UK pilot but not nearly as good (The same jokes you loved from the past getting re-done, but not as funny by a cast more or less imitating the original actors).

Luckily after that the stories become original, and the characters begin straying away from their UK versions. Michael Scott ends up being pretty different from David Brent, Dwight ends up getting a different background than Gareth, etc. The biggest thing they kept from the UK series was Tim pining over Dawn who was dating a warehouse worker, but even that doesn't resolve the same way.

[Quintus 6,496]

Ah, my bad. It wasn't obvious to me, no. My apologies.

[Brónach 1,330]

I have seen the first episode of the UK version. I have to finish it.

[Trent Hoyt 13]

Band of Brothers

It's a fantastic show and it looks great on blu ray. I'm going to read the book first before moving on to The Pacific.

[publicist 4,650]

I saw the pilot to THE NEWSROOM. It's very laborious in its futile attempt to cast a Capra-esque glow over the pitiful current US media supply. If your idea of sharp television is Jeff Daniels giving speeches right out of old Stanley Kramer movies while playing a pokerface Bill Murray character, your ship has come in.