What is the last Television series you watched?
#1201
Posted 16 March 2012 - 01:18 PM
And I'm watching Once Upon a Time myself (not my brother's thing).
Everything else on TV seems to be complete crap. We watched two episodes of Alcatraz and labelled it the worst show in years, and the trailer for Touch made me laugh out loud for about 15 seconds.
#1202
Posted 16 March 2012 - 01:21 PM
@Wojo: stop being facetious.
#1204
Posted 16 March 2012 - 01:43 PM
You can see how the characters and the writing developed throughout and became more witty and linguistically playful as they went on. The supporting cast of Tony Robinson as Baldrick, Stephen Fry in several roles, Miranda Richardson as the Queenie, Hugh Laurie as Prince George and Tim McInnerny as Percy offer a good and funny foil to Atkinson's personality. McInnerny's Percy and Tony Robinson's Baldrick are just marvellous in their thankless task of being Blackadder's punching bags, eliciting humor and sympathy at the same time. Richardson's Elisabeth is just like a 6-year old girl, full of the same childish yet murderous spirit an all-powerful ruler might have and much of her humor springs from this absurd combination. Laurie reprises his comedic mannerisms here and Fry plays quite reservedly humorous people apart from the roaringly outrageous Duke of Wellington in season 3 and eccentric General Melchett in season 4.
Ars superior est vita hominum.
"We pop out and come into the world and music is there. We didn't invent it - it's all organised in the atmosphere by divinity or whatever. It's a miracle." - John Williams-
I think music is a stream of some kind. It could be blood. It could be water. It could be ether. Whatever it is it seems to be a living, organic force that’s in motion, that serves humanity and is part of humanity and part of what describes us as humans. We sing, play, dance, all the things that we do. And there is a vibrant and great literature we have been given. ... As musicians, we join the stream. We swim in the stream with all the other millions of music makers. It’s a life force, a strong one, surrounding us and we are part of it. -John Williams-
#1205
Posted 16 March 2012 - 02:28 PM
#1206
Posted 16 March 2012 - 02:33 PM
Ars superior est vita hominum.
"We pop out and come into the world and music is there. We didn't invent it - it's all organised in the atmosphere by divinity or whatever. It's a miracle." - John Williams-
I think music is a stream of some kind. It could be blood. It could be water. It could be ether. Whatever it is it seems to be a living, organic force that’s in motion, that serves humanity and is part of humanity and part of what describes us as humans. We sing, play, dance, all the things that we do. And there is a vibrant and great literature we have been given. ... As musicians, we join the stream. We swim in the stream with all the other millions of music makers. It’s a life force, a strong one, surrounding us and we are part of it. -John Williams-
#1207
Posted 16 March 2012 - 04:39 PM
It holds up very well. From the perspective of two years the whole story makes a lot more sense. I think when it all ended back then, many people over-reacted, which was to be expected.
Karol
#1208
Posted 16 March 2012 - 04:50 PM
I think most of the disappointed people wanted the final season to end in a massive backstory/mythology exposition where everything would be explained and tied together with a nice bow on top. I can't deny that some of the directions the show went during its run were a bit silly but in the end I was quite satisfied with it.Re-watched some selected episodes from Lost. Mostly the last season.
It holds up very well. From the perspective of two years the whole story makes a lot more sense. I think when it all ended back then, many people over-reacted, which was to be expected.
Karol
Ars superior est vita hominum.
"We pop out and come into the world and music is there. We didn't invent it - it's all organised in the atmosphere by divinity or whatever. It's a miracle." - John Williams-
I think music is a stream of some kind. It could be blood. It could be water. It could be ether. Whatever it is it seems to be a living, organic force that’s in motion, that serves humanity and is part of humanity and part of what describes us as humans. We sing, play, dance, all the things that we do. And there is a vibrant and great literature we have been given. ... As musicians, we join the stream. We swim in the stream with all the other millions of music makers. It’s a life force, a strong one, surrounding us and we are part of it. -John Williams-
#1209
Posted 16 March 2012 - 04:54 PM
Karol
#1210
Posted 16 March 2012 - 04:56 PM
I for one would have loved for John Cleese to suddenly appear out of the bushes in the final episode with a card board chart in his hand and started to matter-of-factly explain everything, for 1½ hours straight. Now that would have been a corker of a finale!I think that you can divide the audience into two groups: those who are obsessed who watched it as a mystery show and those who watched it for its genre playfulness. I'm in that second group. I wasn't as much concerned how it's all going to end, but rather enjoyed the ride. Which, I find, is the best thing to enjoy pretty much anything in life.
Karol
Ars superior est vita hominum.
"We pop out and come into the world and music is there. We didn't invent it - it's all organised in the atmosphere by divinity or whatever. It's a miracle." - John Williams-
I think music is a stream of some kind. It could be blood. It could be water. It could be ether. Whatever it is it seems to be a living, organic force that’s in motion, that serves humanity and is part of humanity and part of what describes us as humans. We sing, play, dance, all the things that we do. And there is a vibrant and great literature we have been given. ... As musicians, we join the stream. We swim in the stream with all the other millions of music makers. It’s a life force, a strong one, surrounding us and we are part of it. -John Williams-
#1211
Posted 16 March 2012 - 04:59 PM
@Wojo: stop being facetious.
#1212
Posted 16 March 2012 - 05:02 PM
Karol
#1213
Posted 16 March 2012 - 05:04 PM
@Wojo: stop being facetious.
#1214
Posted 16 March 2012 - 05:05 PM
Karol
#1215
Posted 16 March 2012 - 05:09 PM
@Wojo: stop being facetious.
#1216
Posted 16 March 2012 - 05:12 PM
Karol
#1217
Posted 16 March 2012 - 05:15 PM
I hope Black Adder is on Netflix. Can't understand why Big Bang isn't.
@Wojo: stop being facetious.
#1218
Posted 16 March 2012 - 05:20 PM
Yeah it is rather clunky in the first season, the whole production clearly not quite sure where the series should be heading. When Richard Curtis and Ben Elton started writing together for later seasons the quality became higher by the season.
It wasn't so much that the 'quality' became higher, but the radically changed concept torpedoed it through the roof. The first series has its snickers, but they clearly point to the later season's qualities:
Percy: You know, they do say that the Infanta's eyes are more beautiful than the famous Stone of Galveston.
Edmund: Mm! ... What?
Percy: The famous Stone of Galveston, My Lord.
Edmund: And what's that, exactly?
Percy: Well, it's a famous blue stone, and it comes ... from Galveston.
Edmund: I see. And what about it?
Percy: Well, My Lord, the Infanta's eyes are bluer than it, for a start.
Edmund: I see. And have you ever seen this stone?
Percy: (nods) No, not as such, My Lord, but I know a couple of people who have, and they say it's very very blue indeed.
Edmund: And have these people seen the Infanta's eyes?
Percy: No, I shouldn't think so, My Lord.
Edmund: And neither have you, presumably.
Percy: No, My Lord.
Edmund: So, what you're telling me, Percy, is that something you have never seen is slightly less blue than something else you have never seen.
#1219
Posted 16 March 2012 - 05:28 PM
The Blackadder from series 1 is as clueless as the rest of the cast.
It has Brian Blessed, screaming from the top of his lungs, so it's not all bad...
#1220
Posted 16 March 2012 - 05:51 PM
Ars superior est vita hominum.
"We pop out and come into the world and music is there. We didn't invent it - it's all organised in the atmosphere by divinity or whatever. It's a miracle." - John Williams-
I think music is a stream of some kind. It could be blood. It could be water. It could be ether. Whatever it is it seems to be a living, organic force that’s in motion, that serves humanity and is part of humanity and part of what describes us as humans. We sing, play, dance, all the things that we do. And there is a vibrant and great literature we have been given. ... As musicians, we join the stream. We swim in the stream with all the other millions of music makers. It’s a life force, a strong one, surrounding us and we are part of it. -John Williams-
#1221
Posted 16 March 2012 - 07:46 PM
We watched the third season (Prince Regent) while in France last month and loved it. There's no question that it's an absolute classic of TV.
#1222
Posted 16 March 2012 - 11:21 PM
I hope Black Adder is on Netflix.
Woo-hoo! It is!
@Wojo: stop being facetious.
#1224
Posted 17 March 2012 - 06:41 AM

Alex
#1226
Posted 17 March 2012 - 09:31 AM
#1228
Posted 17 March 2012 - 09:35 AM
#1229
Posted 17 March 2012 - 10:18 AM
#1231
Posted 17 March 2012 - 10:24 AM
And I'm sorry, Jason, but up till now Big Love S3 doesn't disappoint at all.
Alex - who's gonna watch Luck in spite of its cancellation of a second season.
#1232
Posted 17 March 2012 - 01:46 PM
who's gonna watch Luck in spite of its cancellation of a second season.
Word on the street is that they're moving the location to Virginia for a different kind of animal competition, and Michael Vick will be joining the cast for the second season.
@Wojo: stop being facetious.
#1233
Posted 17 March 2012 - 02:17 PM
#1234
Posted 17 March 2012 - 03:51 PM
Alex
#1236
Posted 17 March 2012 - 04:16 PM
Anyone watch Community? The show came back on Thursday, I've forgotten how hilarious the show is. Not to mention, the music is great too (not for the particular episode, but the whole show in general).
Also, I really liked the Office this time around. I really think its picking up.
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#1237
Posted 17 March 2012 - 04:27 PM
#1239
Posted 17 March 2012 - 04:34 PM
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