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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on May 25, 2021 21:46:09 GMT
The first season of The Leftovers is the best one.
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Post by DaleCooper on May 25, 2021 22:23:26 GMT
- Lost is actually a fairly well (ah, well, sort of) planned show all things considered, at least far more so than what a lot of people would say. - It wasn't until mid season 8 that Game of Thrones went absolute shit. Before that it had still been a very well produced and enjoyable show where the dodgy writing could be overseen. The problem though is that the shittiness of the last half season makes a lot of what preceeds it so much worse. - Season two of Twin Peaks is the best overall. The third season is brilliant in parts (the first few episodes are some of the best TV ever and then there are highlight spread out through the season), but among its problems is that Lynch essentially is trolling the audience for large parts and so much time is spent with inconsequential characters.
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Post by Lord_Buscemi on Sept 1, 2021 22:43:33 GMT
As time goes on, I'm continuously baffled by the praise that is still heaped on Breaking Bad's ending. I feel it's kinda indicative of a larger problem with the show overall in that it doesn't leave much of an afterthought. The best series finales (The Sopranos, The Shield, Angel) are ones that provide reflection on the show itself and generate ongoing discussion long after it's left the air, whereas with Breaking Bad Gilligan settled on a really safe, uninspired action set-piece that would neatly tie everything up so Walt could outsmart his enemies and die on his own terms. I can understand people being superficially satisfied because they were rooting for Walt despite his obvious villainy but how it - as big and beloved as of a show as it was/is - didn't pick up more dissent for being such a fan-servicey end-note I'll never know.
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Sept 2, 2021 9:13:20 GMT
- It wasn't until mid season 8 that Game of Thrones went absolute shit. Before that it had still been a very well produced and enjoyable show where the dodgy writing could be overseen. The problem though is that the shittiness of the last half season makes a lot of what preceeds it so much worse. I can mostly get on board with this too. 1-4 were very good, often great and occasionally exceptional. I didn't dislike 5-6 either. They were an obvious decline in quality, but there was still a lot of great stuff in there and the writing and characterisations hadn't fallen apart yet. It did start of go wrong for me in 7, but not horribly wrong and there was still some real standout stuff in there.
It was 8 when it truly fell off a cliff for sure. Thrones shark jump moment for me was the dragon riding in episode one, I was cringing in embarrassment, something I did at least a handful more times. The ultimate bad moment for me was that final small council meeting. All it was missing was a laugh track, with whooping after the sassy dialogue. Between those two moments was just a cluster f of nonsense, horrible character development and terrible writing decisions that left me bordering on angry. It's a ridiculous concept to be angry at a TV show or a movie, but there you are, I was. I still kind of am. I think it will be a long time before I watch the show again, as I will always know that if I want to conclude it; I will have to suffer through 8 again.
Interestingly, the one significant thing I don't really have a problem with in 8 is the Daenerys conclusion. The signs were there of what she could be, but I will agree that there could have been more clues and indications, as it is all far more evident in the books.
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Sept 2, 2021 9:45:48 GMT
Sticking on Game of Throne actually. The Rains of Castamere is not one of the great episodes of the show. Until that final scene, which is very good in fairness, it's just a bog standard Thrones episode with characters chugging along and little of too much note occurring. The Jon and Ygritte stuff gets some movement, but that's about it. The only other good stuff in the episode for me was the scene when Robb and Co. arrive at The Twins and have to make nice with Walder Frey. All in all, two thirds of that episode are just serviceable. Definitely the poorest of the big episode 9 event episodes.
Also, this is when that damn Rains of Castamere song / score started to haunt the show in its many irritating guises, and for that it will be forever on my shit list.
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Post by stephen on Sept 2, 2021 11:43:42 GMT
Also, this is when that damn Rains of Castamere song / score started to haunt the show in its many irritating guises, and for that it will be forever on my shit list. *plaintive strains of "Rains of Castamere" start playing in response to your disrespectful post*
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Post by pacinoyes on Sept 2, 2021 11:55:29 GMT
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace is the funniest British TV show ever......... except for Fawlty TowersOh, it's true......it's damn true
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Aug 1, 2022 22:37:56 GMT
Jim was pretty shitty with how he broke up with Katie and especially Karen. But him buying a house without even discussing with Pam is extremely toxic and a huge red flag. And then taking the job in Philly without telling her.
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Aug 2, 2022 9:51:15 GMT
Seinfeld and Always Sunny, while both funny, are so beyond overrated.
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Post by stephen on Aug 2, 2022 14:28:30 GMT
Seinfeld and Always Sunny, while both funny, are so beyond overrated.
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Post by stabcaesar on Aug 2, 2022 14:37:59 GMT
Breaking Bad is extremely overrated.
Game of Thrones has never been a good show. It was only popular because of the tits and the graphic violence.
Season 2 is the best season of The Wire.
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Post by mhynson27 on Aug 2, 2022 14:52:55 GMT
I... kind of agree with Fish about It's Alway Sunny.
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Aug 2, 2022 17:01:05 GMT
Seinfeld is my favorite show of all time, so can't agree with Fish there, but I've never been able to get into It's Always Sunny. It often just comes across as strained and try-hard to me...
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Post by pacinoyes on Aug 3, 2022 11:00:21 GMT
* The Sopranos is a great show in general with one of the great performances by Gandolfini - ever in it. But.......at least half of the episodes flounder by comparison to its peak ones (which are amazing) when the narrative moves away from Tony. That's a lot of fair to middling episodes ...the best shows are when there's a foil for Tony - David Proval, Joe Pantoliano, Frank Vincent - storylines away from Tony and a threat to Tony are far, far lesser....
* Twin Peaks should have ended after its pilot - which is brilliant - as an unanswered, unsolved single film....I like many moments after but basically it's a Lynch fanboy thing which is fine but not a pacinoyes fanboy thing, yanno?
* Vincent D'Onofrio in Law & Order: Criminal Intent is still my favorite male network (non-cable) TV performance ever through season 4 which I guess means on some level I think its the best male network TV performance too imo.
No Emmy nominations btw, pffft.
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Aug 6, 2022 7:54:07 GMT
Game of Thrones gets shit on a lot lately (I am one of those people) and most people, at least at the start, HATED the Wall episodes (I can at least honestly say I always found the Night's Watch one of my favorite parts of the show)... but I find myself rewatching Wall episodes more than any other. So many good ones with the GOAT episode being Watchers on the Wall.
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Post by flasuss on Aug 6, 2022 10:48:22 GMT
* The Sopranos is a great show in general with one of the great performances by Gandolfini - ever in it. But.......at least half of the episodes flounder by comparison to its peak ones (which are amazing) when the narrative moves away from Tony. That's a lot of fair to middling episodes ...the best shows are when there's a foil for Tony - David Proval, Joe Pantoliano, Frank Vincent - storylines away from Tony and a threat to Tony are far, far lesser.... I don't if I entirely agree wit hit, but I don't think many people would disagree that when they try to make fun of Hollywood, it's just bad.
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Post by TheAlwaysClassy on Aug 6, 2022 14:19:11 GMT
Not sure how unpopular this is, but American Dad has been the best sitcom on TV for about 10-12 years now. And it's definitely the best animated show in that same period, and you might even go back a little further.
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Post by Brother Fease on Aug 15, 2022 2:14:51 GMT
The X-Files 8th Season is one of its strongest. True Detective S1 is decent but massively overpraised. First 2 seasons of Twin Peaks aren't all that, although there are definitely some masterpiece episodes here and there. Yes.
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Post by Allenism on Aug 15, 2022 2:58:07 GMT
I don't know how unpopular this take is but Selena Gomez can't act for shit and Only Murders in the Building succeeds in spite of her presence in it, not because of it.
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Post by stabcaesar on Aug 15, 2022 3:39:48 GMT
I don't know how unpopular this take is but Selena Gomez can't act for shit and Only Murders in the Building succeeds in spite of her presence in it, not because of it. She's so bad at everything she does. She's such a bad singer too. Hate her.
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Post by mhynson27 on Aug 15, 2022 5:12:43 GMT
I don't know how unpopular this take is but Selena Gomez can't act for shit and Only Murders in the Building succeeds in spite of her presence in it, not because of it. She's so bad at everything she does. She's such a bad singer too. Hate her. Perfectly measured response as always.
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Post by stabcaesar on Aug 15, 2022 6:16:28 GMT
She's so bad at everything she does. She's such a bad singer too. Hate her. Perfectly measured response as always. Merci. I live to serve Seriously though I really dislike her songs, though I did like her in Waverly Place.
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Post by DaleCooper on Aug 15, 2022 11:04:31 GMT
Don't know if this is unpopular, but the first season of Prison Break is the GOAT season of suspense shows. Just about everything of importance about it is great, and it cranks it up to 11 in the final two episodes. While the first three thirds of the second season still is pretty damn good, what then happens with the show in successive seasons is nothing less than a total train wreck, and the fifth season has possibly the most ridiculous premise that I've ever heard of. Chernobyl is the best mini-series ever made. The Thick of It is the best british comedy show with one of the GOAT comedy performance by Peter Capaldi. The second season of Westworld is very good. It's well written and executed, it's just that it doesn't quite carry the same weight as the first season. The third and fourth seasons are not good though, at all. Game of Thrones gets shit on a lot lately (I am one of those people) and most people, at least at the start, HATED the Wall episodes (I can at least honestly say I always found the Night's Watch one of my favorite parts of the show)... but I find myself rewatching Wall episodes more than any other. So many good ones with the GOAT episode being Watchers on the Wall. Agree with this. Absolutely love Watchers on the Wall.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Aug 17, 2022 3:30:24 GMT
Ozark would be unwatchable without Julia Garner
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Post by cherry68 on Aug 17, 2022 6:15:55 GMT
Shouldn't the topic be
"TV shows unpopular opinions"?
I have always been reading this as a thread about unpopular TV shows.
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