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The Library => Broun Hall => Topic started by: Shug Dye on January 23, 2014, 02:26:18 PM
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with Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey as Louisiana state cops......anybody watching this? There are only two episodes so far...but I am definitely intrigued.
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with Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey as Louisiana state cops......anybody watching this? There are only two episodes so far...but I am definitely intrigued.
Saw half of one recently. I thought it was a movie and I was interested. It ended rather abruptly and kept showing flashbacks to when Woody was undercover DEA. I plan to watch again, just to see how it turns out. No opinion yet.
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Have it saved to DVR have not viewed yet.
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with Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey as Louisiana state cops......anybody watching this? There are only two episodes so far...but I am definitely intrigued.
I saw the previews for it and have been meaning to DVR it, but kept forgetting about it because I've been wasting my time getting caught up on Dexter. I'll stick it in the queue and get back to you.
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I want so badly to like this because I like McBongahey and Harrellson. And I like Michelle Mongagongahan.
But it's just crawling along so slowly I find myself drifting off and forgetting what's going on. I'm thinking about work or what I want for breakfast tomorrow or whether Ace and Pete are going to play the Rock Hall induction.
The pace is really bad so far. It's killing the show to the point that I'm ready to drop out.
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I want so badly to like this because I like McBongahey and Harrellson. And I like Michelle Mongagongahan.
But it's just crawling along so slowly I find myself drifting off and forgetting what's going on. I'm thinking about work or what I want for breakfast tomorrow or whether Ace and Pete are going to play the Rock Hall induction.
The pace is really bad so far. It's killing the show to the point that I'm ready to drop out.
Have you considered that this could possibly have more to do with dementia than the quality of the show?
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Have you considered that this could possibly have more to do with dementia than the quality of the show?
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Saw titties on this show last night. Had to wait a long time to see them but they were great! If I see titties in the first 10 minutes next time I watch, I'll watch again. Esp if they are quality titties like the ones on last night.
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Saw titties on this show last night. Had to wait a long time to see them but they were great! If I see titties in the first 10 minutes next time I watch, I'll watch again. Esp if they are quality titties like the ones on last night.
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Saw titties on this show last night. Had to wait a long time to see them but they were great! If I see titties in the first 10 minutes next time I watch, I'll watch again. Esp if they are quality titties like the ones on last night.
Titties, like bacon, make everything better.
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Titties, like bacon, make everything better.
Only thing better is titties wrapped in bacon.
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Only thing better is titties wrapped in bacon.
jugs-n-jowls
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I'm finally starting to get this show. The deeper it gets into the season the more I like it.
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I'm finally starting to get this show. The deeper it gets into the season the more I like it.
I've also enjoyed the show more the further it has gone along, but I recently learned something that makes me wary of how long this series will be good.
Season 2 will not be a continuation of this storyline. So everything we're seeing right now will be wrapped up at the end of season 1, and season 2 will be a different story with different characters. This may or may not be a bad thing, depending on how complex the ongoing story is and whether it can successfully be wrapped up in one season. Additionally, unlike American Horror Story where the cast stays on and simply plays different characters, season 2 will have a different cast.
Harrelson and McConaughey are both executive producers currently. Not sure how much input they actually have, but if they are significantly involved in the creative process, then subsequent seasons may be totally different. Unless, of course, they stay on as producers for some reason even though they'll no longer be featured as actors.
So while it's great so far, I wonder how much of an impact the change for season 2 will have on its quality.
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I've also enjoyed the show more the further it has gone along, but I recently learned something that makes me wary of how long this series will be good.
Season 2 will not be a continuation of this storyline. So everything we're seeing right now will be wrapped up at the end of season 1, and season 2 will be a different story with different characters. This may or may not be a bad thing, depending on how complex the ongoing story is and whether it can successfully be wrapped up in one season. Additionally, unlike American Horror Story where the cast stays on and simply plays different characters, season 2 will have a different cast.
Harrelson and McConaughey are both executive producers currently. Not sure how much input they actually have, but if they are significantly involved in the creative process, then subsequent seasons may be totally different. Unless, of course, they stay on as producers for some reason even though they'll no longer be featured as actors.
So while it's great so far, I wonder how much of an impact the change for season 2 will have on its quality.
Don't really care about season 2. Will judge it on its own merits.
I want this wrapped up like a miniseries. And considering the expanse of time they are covering in the flashes back and present, plus the direction it just took last night I don't see how there would be a season two continuation anyway. It has to end.
Having suffered through the Dexter doldrums which produced the worst final season in episodic television history I don't think there's necessarily anything wrong with telling a story and being done.
I like that AHS has different stories. Lets them make a huge mistake like season 2 and rebound with a good-until-the-finale-which-sucked third season. Had they been forced to continue the season 2 abortion it would be dead now instead of anticipated. Other shows act like they don't have any idea what to do after the first season. Like they never expected to be renewed and then just fall off the rails. This avoids that disaster. And I'm okay with it.
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Show is really good.
Has gotten better and better with each episode, to be certain.
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I've also enjoyed the show more the further it has gone along, but I recently learned something that makes me wary of how long this series will be good.
Season 2 will not be a continuation of this storyline. So everything we're seeing right now will be wrapped up at the end of season 1, and season 2 will be a different story with different characters. This may or may not be a bad thing, depending on how complex the ongoing story is and whether it can successfully be wrapped up in one season. Additionally, unlike American Horror Story where the cast stays on and simply plays different characters, season 2 will have a different cast.
Harrelson and McConaughey are both executive producers currently. Not sure how much input they actually have, but if they are significantly involved in the creative process, then subsequent seasons may be totally different. Unless, of course, they stay on as producers for some reason even though they'll no longer be featured as actors.
So while it's great so far, I wonder how much of an impact the change for season 2 will have on its quality.
There is only one Dr. Who!
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There is only one Dr. Who!
Maybe so but they all blow moose cock.
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I'm actually glad this part of the story is going to wrap up this season...I want to know what happens, now. Harrelson and McConaughey have been amazing, I especially love the fight scene with all the other cops just watching....the characters are some of the best I've seen in a while, but this story line can only go so far.
"If you get the opportunity, you should kill yourself."
Awesome.
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I dunno guys, what do you guys think?
http://youtu.be/X8zTSDFiI24 (http://youtu.be/X8zTSDFiI24)
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I dunno guys, what do you guys think?
http://youtu.be/X8zTSDFiI24 (http://youtu.be/X8zTSDFiI24)
I think they're gonna somehow tie all that up Sunday and I don't see how. So many loose ends, so little time.
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Ok, so did we just forget about the whole Yellow King thing? Was that even answered? WTF?
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Ok, so did we just forget about the whole Yellow King thing? Was that even answered? WTF?
The Yellow King was an obscure literary reference to The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers. Errol Childress' house had tons of books stacked everywhere.
My guess is that he had an obsession with The King in Yellow, which would explain why there were so many direct references to that work (Yellow King, Carcosa, "Take off your mask," etc.).
So, basically, the Yellow King was not a codename for some mastermind behind a cult, but rather the result of some lunatic adopting an identity based on a story he read.
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The Yellow King was an obscure literary reference to The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers. Errol Childress' house had tons of books stacked everywhere.
My guess is that he had an obsession with The King in Yellow, which would explain why there were so many direct references to that work (Yellow King, Carcosa, "Take off your mask," etc.).
So, basically, the Yellow King was not a codename for some mastermind behind a cult, but rather the result of some lunatic adopting an identity based on a story he read.
You shouldn't have to make that inference -- which may or may not be valid.
The show failed in building it up and then not clarifying that. Didn't have to be an actual person, but to create the Yellow King myth and then leave it hanging completely was bad in epic form.
I thought the finale turning into a cliched Lifetime drama at the end damaged what had to that point been a really good run.
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I thought the finale turning into a cliched Lifetime drama at the end damaged what had to that point been a really good run.
What? Did Valerie Bertinelli show up?
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What? Did Valerie Bertinelli show up?
No, I would have gotten behind that. And pushed. Multiple times.
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You shouldn't have to make that inference -- which may or may not be valid.
The show failed in building it up and then not clarifying that. Didn't have to be an actual person, but to create the Yellow King myth and then leave it hanging completely was bad in epic form.
I thought the finale turning into a cliched Lifetime drama at the end damaged what had to that point been a really good run.
The literary reference was extremely obscure. I only knew about it because I Googled Carcosa earlier in the season, as I didn't know if it was supposed to be something in a foreign language or something that I should otherwise recognize.
It seemed kind of shitty for them to include so many references to this random story and build it up as if there was a secret cult with manipulative ringleaders when, in actuality, it's just some random inbred nutcase who spontaneously changes accents and tones for no reason.
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You shouldn't have to make that inference -- which may or may not be valid.
The show failed in building it up and then not clarifying that. Didn't have to be an actual person, but to create the Yellow King myth and then leave it hanging completely was bad in epic form.
I thought the finale turning into a cliched Lifetime drama at the end damaged what had to that point been a really good run.
http://freebeacon.com/blog/the-true-detective-finale-what-did-you-people-want/ (http://freebeacon.com/blog/the-true-detective-finale-what-did-you-people-want/)
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I think Season 2's gonna be pretty good.
http://youtu.be/d35uzpO3Al4 (http://youtu.be/d35uzpO3Al4)
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I think Season 2's gonna be pretty good.
http://youtu.be/d35uzpO3Al4 (http://youtu.be/d35uzpO3Al4)
Not as funny as Fallon. Kimmel will get dusted by The Tonight Show -- which until February was an overstuffed dinosaur.
So long Jay, we won't miss you.
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Not as funny as Fallon. Kimmel will get dusted by The Tonight Show -- which until February was an overstuffed dinosaur.
So long Jay, we won't miss you.
Yeah, The Tonight Show is much more enjoyable now that Fallon has taken over. Its pretty cool he has The Roots as the band.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKcUdDWIHOI#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKcUdDWIHOI#ws)
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Since I'm usually late to the party...
Just finished True Detective recently. Some thoughts.
- This scene was fucking creepy:
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I didn't put two and two together that the guy was cooking meth. When Cole said, "you run into a monster," I thought they were implying that the guy was some deranged lunatic doing weird sex things with a gas mask.
- I would have sex with Alexandra D'addario.
- The ending fell flat. Episodes 1-7 were all killer and had me on the edge of my seat. Shit, I was starting True Detective at midnight and forcing myself to shut it off at 3. Took me three days to watch the whole season.
But episode 8 was rather unspectacular. The Corcosa scene was intense, but having this whole season culminate in a tropey knife fight with a fat guy was a major let down. Not to mention the 20 years of police work was a waste of time. I don't like shows or books that let me know that all that time together was wasted. The green ears/green house paint epiphany was a total cop out from the massive pile of conspiracy theories Cole had amassed in the investigation. The mystique of the cover up, the major players, the rituals, the yellow king, the sadistic displays of the victims - just fodder for the "Hey, spaghetti monster had green ears and I bet this house which is also green was probably painted by the spaghetti monster."
- The serial killer Errol was interesting but nothing that hasn't been done before. The huge family cult involving backwoods Acadians and rich reverends and politicians? That was interesting. Borrowing elements of hoodoo with Mardi Gras, man I was hooked with that shit. But no. The FBI is "looking into it" but doesn't have any leads. That's how that storyline ended.
- All in all what this show did that was better than most police dramas you'd find on TV was delve into two characters that have traversed deep into the Southern Gothic setting. I wish there was more quality Southern Gothic on HBO or AMC. True Detective was really enjoyable and I'll be looking forward to season 2.