SPOILER WARNING: Prestige Television Discussion

atomic wrote:

stevewizzle wrote:
when this thread returns to earth again, i would like to request a roundtable discussion about GoT season 4, and potentially mad men season 6.

and also, i'm on episode 7 of orange is the new black, and i'm just not feeling it.

Is GoT an abreviation for something?

game of thrones

chaz wrote:

stevewizzle wrote:

and also, i'm on episode 7 of orange is the new black, and i'm just not feeling it.

It started out strong with the nude shower scene but was all down hill from there.
I didn't get the hype.

once the chicken thing started . . . i bailed.

personally i think i would tell my kid to learn a foreign language and find a way in to study in europe or something…

My word you people have been "busy" today!

Just a note on this - yes college in Europe is cheaper, but only if you have established residency and can benefit from the huge subsidies

Overseas students are charged through the fucking nose for college in Ireland (not sure about rest of Europe) so not sure you'd be saving that much money in the long run…..plus the reality is except for a few more famous schools your kid is then gonna either have to stay in Europe to work or spend half of every interview explaining why they did college overseas….."oh you went to UCD, isn't California wonderful!, um no its University College Dublin, not University College Davis"

stevewizzle wrote:

atomic wrote:

stevewizzle wrote:
when this thread returns to earth again, i would like to request a roundtable discussion about GoT season 4, and potentially mad men season 6.

and also, i'm on episode 7 of orange is the new black, and i'm just not feeling it.

Is GoT an abreviation for something?

game of thrones

For some reason I got the first two books in this series at the thrift store the other week.  Are they worth my time?

vansmack wrote:

Julian, wrote:
I rewatch the entire run of The O.C. and The Hills (up until LC leaves) EVERY YEAR.

Even the "Oliver" story line?

All of it. Marissa could not tell when a guy was a scumbag to save her life.

Chili and Sadie were more "what the hell is this person doing on this show" in my opinion than Oliver. I loved the way Oliver said "crudites," by the way.

brennser wrote:

personally i think i would tell my kid to learn a foreign language and find a way in to study in europe or something…

My word you people have been "busy" today!

Just a note on this - yes college in Europe is cheaper, but only if you have established residency and can benefit from the huge subsidies

Overseas students are charged through the fucking nose for college in Ireland (not sure about rest of Europe) so not sure you'd be saving that much money in the long run…..plus the reality is except for a few more famous schools your kid is then gonna either have to stay in Europe to work or spend half of every interview explaining why they did college overseas….."oh you went to UCD, isn't California wonderful!, um no its University College Dublin, not University College Davis"

Well if the interviewer went to University College of Dublin as well I think a job offer would be in their future. 

Here is something I like to do on interviews.  I like to find something in common with the interviewer that has nothing to do with the job.  I have this trick where I get the interviewer to talk about themselves the whole interview.  Seems to work rather well. 

stevewizzle wrote:

atomic wrote:

stevewizzle wrote:
when this thread returns to earth again, i would like to request a roundtable discussion about GoT season 4, and potentially mad men season 6.

and also, i'm on episode 7 of orange is the new black, and i'm just not feeling it.

Is GoT an abreviation for something?

game of thrones

Oh.  Don't watch that because that little person dude on that show. I can't stand him. 

chaz wrote:

stevewizzle wrote:

atomic wrote:

stevewizzle wrote:
when this thread returns to earth again, i would like to request a roundtable discussion about GoT season 4, and potentially mad men season 6.

and also, i'm on episode 7 of orange is the new black, and i'm just not feeling it.

Is GoT an abreviation for something?

game of thrones

For some reason I got the first two books in this series at the thrift store the other week.  Are they worth my time?

yes, definitely. if sci-fi is your thing, then it's pretty much required reading :)

i'm through book five, and they have all been excellent.

I felt the same way. But the last episode of Season 1 redeemed the weakness that the show had fallen upon.

chaz wrote:

stevewizzle wrote:

and also, i'm on episode 7 of orange is the new black, and i'm just not feeling it.

It started out strong with the nude shower scene but was all down hill from there.
I didn't get the hype.

brennser wrote:
University College Davis"

University of California - Davis

But I got what you were throwing down.

Julian, wrote:
All of it. Marissa could not tell when a guy was a scumbag to save her life.

Chili and Sadie were more "what the hell is this person doing on this show" in my opinion than Oliver. I loved the way Oliver said "crudites," by the way.

That's it.  I'm watching this again when I'm done with the West Wing.

was this the thread with all the kid talk?  here

http://atlanta.cbslocal.com/2014/01/14/study-couples-without-children-have-happier-marriages/

vansmack wrote:

Julian, wrote:
All of it. Marissa could not tell when a guy was a scumbag to save her life.

Chili and Sadie were more "what the hell is this person doing on this show" in my opinion than Oliver. I loved the way Oliver said "crudites," by the way.

That's it.  I'm watching this again when I'm done with the West Wing.

I wasn't bs'ing. I really watch it annual. Five episodes from the end of season three right now. Full on volcheck.

American Network TV can really learn a lot from UK TV.  So many shows suffer from their seasons being to long, actors getting tied into long contracts.  Shorten up the seasons and kill off a character if the actor wants off the show.  Far to much dilation and shows losing the plot over time.  Revolution is a prime example…

kosmo wrote:
American Network TV can really learn a lot from UK TV.  So many shows suffer from their seasons being to long, actors getting tied into long contracts.  Shorten up the seasons and kill off a character if the actor wants off the show.  Far to much dilation and shows losing the plot over time.  Revolution is a prime example…

I agree. See: Black Mirror.

kosmo wrote:
American Network TV can really learn a lot from UK TV.  So many shows suffer from their seasons being to long, actors getting tied into long contracts.  Shorten up the seasons and kill off a character if the actor wants off the show.  Far to much dilation and shows losing the plot over time.  Revolution is a prime example…

You mean they can learn how to be extremely boring,slow moving, and without any humor?  I can think about 3 British shows in the history of television that are even remotely watchable.  And for BBC shows maybe one.  "The inbetweeners" was my favorite British show I have seen but they only had 6 episodes a year for 3 years.  What can't they do a little better than 6 shows?  And I think the last season was kind of weak.  Todd Margaret was funny the first season but the second season was awful. 

The New Girl was extremely funny last night.  I like the ending with the basketball jerseys.  Mindy project was decent as well.

Peep show was very funny for most of its long run.

atomic wrote:

kosmo wrote:
American Network TV can really learn a lot from UK TV.  So many shows suffer from their seasons being to long, actors getting tied into long contracts.  Shorten up the seasons and kill off a character if the actor wants off the show.  Far to much dilation and shows losing the plot over time.  Revolution is a prime example…

You mean they can learn how to be extremely boring,slow moving, and without any humor?  I can think about 3 British shows in the history of television that are even remotely watchable.  And for BBC shows maybe one.   "The inbetweeners" was my favorite British show I have seen but they only had 6 episodes a year for 3 years.  What can't they do a little better than 6 shows?  And I think the last season was kind of weak.  Todd Margaret was funny the first season but the second season was awful. 

The New Girl was extremely funny last night.  I like the ending with the basketball jerseys.  Mindy project was decent as well.

Did I miss the Twin Peaks discussion?

I stopped watching New Girl.  Maybe I need to start back up again.

GoT starts in April!  Will we then get a 6th book?  One can only hope.

Anyone start True Detectives?  Liking it so far.

K8teebug wrote:

Anyone start True Detectives?  Liking it so far.

This minute is all you need to watch with "True Detective".  The rest you can make up in your mind:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_-TGdJ7kiU

Brian

What did everyone think of the hour long Sam & Cat tonite with all the guest stars? Really interesting social mores discussed.