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| Iggy 8674th Post
 
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|  "The TV shows Thread" , posted Mon 29 Sep 06:45
I thought we had one. We should have one. And now we do!
What do you think was interesting in last season? What new series seem interesting?
In Japan, now that Code Geass R2 ended in a less-pathetic-than-the-last-episodes-but-still-utterly-disappointing-after-the-incredible-30-first-episodes fashion, I think my favourite was the Compilation des faits improbables de Ryoko Yakushiji or whatever the official title was. I'll talk about this later.
The Golgo 13 series is surprisingly good and faithful to the original (down to the design or the sex scenes). The actor (not VA) of Golgo is great, and everyone involved seems to understand the character perfectly. A few weeks ago, we even had a fight against a baddie voiced by Wakamoto! And even better, the series goes on for another season.
Unfortunately, the new Cobra series is not as good. The use of random 3D objects in the most bizarre places seems really weird, I have a problem with the shades on the skin of the female characters (and only there, it's very strange) and most of all, the voice actor of Cobra alone makes the character sound like a total jerk.
The first OAD of Zetsubo Sensei will be released in a few weeks. Buy the manga! The new business model it represents is very interesting, and I hope it finds its public. Beside, you know, the series being the best thing to happen to Japanese animation in the last handful of years.
I don't watch a lot of American television, but at least Pushing Daisies starts again in a few days. The first season was so sweet it was charming at first, then nearly unbearable after a few seconds, then went all the way around and ended totally awesome. I have high expectations.
A few friends tell me how Heroes and Prison Break have more plot holes than a volume of 20th Century Boys. Why do people still watch these shows?
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| Iron D 3015th Post
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| "Re(1):The TV shows Thread" , posted Mon 29 Sep 08:52
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A few friends tell me how Heroes and Prison Break have more plot holes than a volume of 20th Century Boys. Why do people still watch these shows?
Show me a series that has gone for more than one season that doesn't have any plotholes. I mean, people still watch Star Trek and still go to see the Star Wars movies and those are probably the most plot hole riddled series in existence.
Anyways, Heroes is the only regular airing drama that I watch. Season 2 was disappointing, but this season is already off to a hell of a start. Luckily the story is generally good enough that can mostly look past the plot holes. Mostly.
Besides that, I'm a huge fan of about half of Adult Swim. Thumbs up: ATHF, Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil, The Boondocks, Metalocalypse, Harvey Birdman and Frisky Dingo. Thumbs down: just about everything else, but I should definitely mention Oblongs, Home Movies, Stroker and Hoop, Family Guy and American Dad. Robot Chicken and Venture Bros. are both meh.
And besides that The Daily Show/The Colbert Report, wrestling (all WWE and TNA) and late night reruns of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
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| Shindekudasai 280th Post
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| "Re(3):The TV shows Thread" , posted Tue 30 Sep 02:11
Last anime I saw was Gurren Lagann, the genre's so watered down now I don't even know where to look to find something decent. US shows that currently interest me are Scrubs, Nip/Tuck, The Shield, CSI (the original, Las Vegas), Las Vegas (not CSI, that's the name of the show!), Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles, and Burn Notice. The last two get extra points for being especially interesting.
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| Iron D 3017th Post
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| "Re(5):The TV shows Thread" , posted Tue 30 Sep 16:21
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Hell, Heroes isn't even as bad as Enterprise as far as plotholes are concerned.
It's like saying "hey, this game is not as bad as Death Crimson!", or "it took me 15 seconds to run 100 meters, but it's still faster than that cripple over there!", or "I've had sex with the whole bus, but I'm still less of a slut than your mu... OK, I'll stop here.
Of course, you're saying this going from what some "friends" have told you, right? How much Heroes have you seen? How do you know that it's not enjoyable despite it's plotholes?
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"let me adjust my monocle first" , posted Mon 29 Sep 14:37:
"Re(9):The TV shows Thread" , posted Wed 1 Oct 07:33
Rescue Me. Dennis Leary is superb in that show.
Arrested Development. Love this show. Still watching this on DVD, and not really looking forward to the planned movie. The series wrapped up nicely to actually want to see the movie.
