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[quote=itvnetop;1004353]Which characters does she play?

Vera Farmiga is going nuts on Bates haha.[/quote]Now that I googled it I might be wrong.
She plays Bradley on Bates:
[IMG]http://0.tqn.com/d/horror/1/0/s/T/1/-/Bates-Motel-18.jpg[/IMG]

I didn't catch her character's name on Hannibal last night but I don't think she'll be appearing again.

I've just finished the first season of 'Rectify,' the new show from one of the Breaking Bad producers. Was hooked from the beginning, but be aware that the pacing/tone is much different than BB. Some of the dialogue really gets under your skin.

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Vikings already done for this season? Like a 4 episode season...?
Great show
Looking forward to the return of Longmire........

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i didn't think vikings was over yet. it's had 9 episodes so far.

the BBC does a lot of 3 and 6 episode seasons, which is nice compared to lost's 248 recap episodes once they ran out of ideas.

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Vikings ended last week. It was picked up for a 2nd season.

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I've gotten through 5 episodes of Netflix's Hemlock Grove. It's pretty solid. Has werewolves, vampires and a frankenstein-like character in it. Reminds me of Twin Peaks with the weirdness.

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[quote=Mattyk;1007885]Vikings ended last week. It was picked up for a 2nd season.[/quote]

Watched the Bible where Vikings aired after the Bible. As wished the Bible got a second season as it would really would be nice but oh well!

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I enjoy the show "Catching Catfish"--I mean "River Monsters"

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Obviously this isn't a new show but I wasn't sure if this was thread worthy....

Did anyone else catch The Office series finale last night? I've stuck with the show through the last two mostly-terrible seasons because I knew it was ending, and luckily last night totally made it all worth it IMO. I thought it was just a fantastic ending.

[QUOTE=ArtMonkDrillz;1009387]Obviously this isn't a new show but I wasn't sure if this was thread worthy....

Did anyone else catch The Office series finale last night? I've stuck with the show through the last two mostly-terrible seasons because I knew it was ending, and luckily last night totally made it all worth it IMO. I thought it was just a fantastic ending.[/QUOTE]

It was a satisfying conclusion.

That's what she said.

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Life is too short to watch bad TV.

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[quote=ArtMonkDrillz;1009387]Obviously this isn't a new show but I wasn't sure if this was thread worthy....

Did anyone else catch The Office series finale last night? I've stuck with the show through the last two mostly-terrible seasons because I knew it was ending, and luckily last night totally made it all worth it IMO. I thought it was just a fantastic ending.[/quote]

I have to agree, it was a very good ending, and concluded far better than most shows have the ability to [cough] Seinfeld [cough] Lost [cough, cough]. I think a few storylines of the past few weeks worth of episodes were a bit rushed, but I really enjoyed how this finale seemed to bring everything together.

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IMO Six Feet Under had the best final episode of any series I have watched.

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yeah, the last office was good. i'm glad it ended well.

i just went through justified. it's a good show. I think people who liked the shield would probably find it worthwhile.


tried rectify (4 episodes) - can't stand it. it's incredibly slow and pointless.

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[quote=That Guy;1009442]yeah, the last office was good. i'm glad it ended well.

i just went through justified. it's a good show. I think people who liked the shield would probably find it worthwhile.

[B]
tried rectify (4 episodes) - can't stand it. it's incredibly slow and pointless.[/B][/quote]Um, I've heard this elsewhere but I still might give it a chance once I'm done with Top Of The Lake, which has been pretty good so far (I'm through 3 episodes).

I finally gave up on Bates Motel. It just seemed so pointless and boring to me and I couldn't stand the kid playing Norman. His attempt at an American accent sounded like a bad stand-up comedian imitating a teenager/idiot.

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So I never really got into The Office, but some friends of mine who watched it basically had this to say:

"The finale was awesome, showed The Office at its full potential. But this same show has been pretty lousy the past couple of years. So with such a good finale it kind felt like it was clear they were mailing it in until the finale"

Agree?

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When Steve Carrell left it was over imo. Spader was a horrible replacement and Krisinski (jim) or ed helms could never carry that show.

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[quote=SmootSmack;1009468]So I never really got into The Office, but some friends of mine who watched it basically had this to say:

"The finale was awesome, showed The Office at its full potential. But this same show has been pretty lousy the past couple of years. So with such a good finale it kind felt like it was clear they were mailing it in until the finale"

Agree?[/quote]

yes.


and i tried davinci's demons and hannibal too, gave up on both. hannibal is basically dexter, except completely unbelievable with character i just don't care about. you think a super special investigative team would be smarter than a wandering pack of idiots.

tv's been bad lately. ian mckellen has a show on BBC about 2 gay 70 year olds. it's not great despite a good cast.

maron has a show where he spends the entire time whining about how much his life sucks. it's terrible. the acting is actually fine, he's got good guest stars too, but the writing is grade F, which is shocking for a comedian.


sorry for hatting, but right now it's like mythbusters and game of thrones and a void of talent.

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[quote=That Guy;1009479]yes.


and i tried davinci's demons and hannibal too, gave up on both. hannibal is basically dexter, except completely unbelievable with character i just don't care about. you think a super special investigative team would be smarter than a wandering pack of idiots.

tv's been bad lately. ian mckellen has a show on BBC about 2 gay 70 year olds. it's not great despite a good cast.

maron has a show where he spends the entire time whining about how much his life sucks. it's terrible. the acting is actually fine, he's got good guest stars too, but the writing is grade F, which is shocking for a comedian.


sorry for hatting, but right now it's like mythbusters and game of thrones and a void of talent.[/quote]

Yeah, I've been very bored with Hannibal as of late. It sort of feels directionless and they are never really able to figure out how to create a cohesive story arch. It just feels like a bunch of serial killers of the week.

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[quote=That Guy;1009442]yeah, the last office was good. i'm glad it ended well.

i just went through justified. it's a good show. I think people who liked the shield would probably find it worthwhile.


tried rectify (4 episodes) - can't stand it. it's incredibly slow and pointless.[/quote]

Timothy olyphant's massive teeth scare me. That's the only reason I don't watch that show. Odd reason, I am aware; however, I'm entirely prejudiced to that man...

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Anyone watching the new Arrested Development episodes yet?

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[quote=Mattyk;1010083]Anyone watching the new Arrested Development episodes yet?[/quote]

I've watched the first 2 episodes. Not that good, but I heard it's going to start picking up by episode 4.

I think a lot of fans, including myself, have been too hyped up or excited for it that our expectations have been raised too high to the point where watching it will disappoint us.

Have you started?

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[quote=Chico23231;1009470]When Steve Carrell left it was over imo. Spader was a horrible replacement and Krisinski (jim) or ed helms could never carry that show.[/quote]

Steve Carrell was the glue that held the show together. In hindsight I think they should have made Dwight the boss after he left. The last two seasons might have been better. Overall I thought the two seasons without Carrell was very hit or miss. Some episodes were great, some were crap. I don't think the writers gave up or mailed it in, it was just very tough to move on without Michael Scott.

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[quote=CultBrennan59;1010097]I've watched the first 2 episodes. Not that good, but I heard it's going to start picking up by episode 4.

I think a lot of fans, including myself, have been too hyped up or excited for it that our expectations have been raised too high to the point where watching it will disappoint us.

Have you started?[/quote]

No haven't started yet. Will really soon though.

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[quote=Mattyk;1010115]Steve Carrell was the glue that held the show together. In hindsight I think they should have made Dwight the boss after he left. The last two seasons might have been better. Overall I thought the two seasons without Carrell was very hit or miss. Some episodes were great, some were crap. I don't think the writers gave up or mailed it in, it was just very tough to move on without Michael Scott.[/quote]

The show was essentially about him...or at least his experience in the world drove the show. It was too much to try and refocus the how when he left. Just couldn't be the same show. The finale was a triumph though.

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Hey the new Inside Amy Schumer is pretty good. Watching the re runs now. New episode tonight

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[quote=Chico23231;1010202]Hey the new Inside Amy Schumer is pretty good. Watching the re runs now. New episode tonight[/quote]

She's pretty damn funny

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For anyone late to the Schumer party:

[URL="http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/inside-amy-schumer"]Inside Amy Schumer[/URL]

The self loathing is fantastic!

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I've gotten hooked on Sons of Anarchy lately. Season 1 was a bit slow but I stuck it out as I heard it really picks up in season 2 going forward. Almost done with season 2 now, great show.

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[quote=Mattyk;1010284]I've gotten hooked on Sons of Anarchy lately. Season 1 was a bit slow but I stuck it out as I heard it really picks up in season 2 going forward. Almost done with season 2 now, great show.[/quote]

I am on season 3 it is pretty good. I need to re-pick it up seeing not much on in the summer.

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I just started watching old episodes of Arrested Development on Netflix. I am pleasantly surprised, when the series was originally on on Fox back in the day I didn't think it was anything special but now I find it pretty funny.

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[quote=mooby;1010291]I just started watching old episodes of Arrested Development on Netflix. I am pleasantly surprised, when the series was originally on on Fox back in the day I didn't think it was anything special but now I find it pretty funny.[/quote]

The great thing about that show is it gets better every time you watch it. In fact you almost have to watch every episode a couple times to get all the jokes.

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[quote=Mattyk;1010284]I've gotten hooked on Sons of Anarchy lately. Season 1 was a bit slow but I stuck it out as I heard it really picks up in season 2 going forward. Almost done with season 2 now, great show.[/quote]

Season 5 is...challenging. Just overall but it also has the two hardest scenes to watch I have ever seen on TV by a mile. But it is really good.

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Just started Jericho. A little cheesy/schmaltzy here and there but that's sorta expected coming from CBS. The story-line is really good though. Plus.. Major Dad!

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I was just cursing Netflix on-line man the lay out is so much better. When i get home I search on xbox, PS3 and roku all of those lay outs blow for finding stuff on Netflix.

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[quote=Mattyk;1010293]The great thing about that show is it gets better every time you watch it. In fact you almost have to watch every episode a couple times to get all the jokes.[/quote]The new season is definitely like that! I really wish I had re-watched season 3 (for about the 9th time) before diving into S4.

In any case, it seems to be getting funnier as it goes.

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[quote=mredskins;1010305]I was just cursing Netflix on-line man the lay out is so much better. When i get home I search on xbox, PS3 and roku all of those lay outs blow for finding stuff on Netflix.[/quote]

I watch Netflix almost exclusively on my iPad simply because the app is so much better. On Apple TV or the Xbox it's just painful.

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I literally just use my laptop to find stuff on Netflix and add it to my queue. I have Roku and using the Netflix channel sucks. Not sure why they make it so hard. Amazon Instant Video is a lot better. This time of year I watch almost exclusively streaming stuff.

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[quote=ArtMonkDrillz;1010310]The new season is definitely like that! I really wish I had re-watched season 3 (for about the 9th time) before diving into S4.

In any case, it seems to be getting funnier as it goes.[/quote]

I'm just finishing up season 3 myself before starting the new ones.

Are there jokes in season 4 that refer back to prior seasons?

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[quote=Mattyk;1010335]I'm just finishing up season 3 myself before starting the new ones.

Are there jokes in season 4 that refer back to prior seasons?[/quote]Yeah, I think so.
I'm through about 6 episodes and there a TON of jokes that refer to future episodes, so they don't really make much sense at first. Honestly, I already need to rewatch them because I wasn't paying enough attention.