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Brewdle wrote:Handmaids was excellent, hard to binge, the flashback sequences did an excellent job of showing how the situation came about.


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I've liked the flashback sequences also. It relieves the over-thinker in me. I always wonder with these sort of shows, at what point does the world start to go mad.

Like the Junkyard people in The Walking Dead, you don't make the decision to dress up as Mad Max rejects, invent your own language and run and hide out in an abandoned Junkyard at the first sight of a zombie
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I'm in, already have my Mad Max outfit ready! First sign of impending apocalypse I'm suitin' up


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Brewdle wrote:I'm in, already have my Mad Max outfit ready! First sign of impending apocalypse I'm suitin' up


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Me too, I thought it happened last week. I saw a zombie, and decided to slap on some facepaint, hammer some spikes into some GridIron shoulder pads and sharpen my pick axe. I then ran through the main street raiding shops and kidnapped some work colleagues I thought would make handy slaves.

Turns out it was just a really sick backpacker. I had to have a pretty awkward conversation with my boss today
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Finished watching A Handmaid's Tale. Amazing television.

BTW How gutless was the television industry in not recognising 13 reasons why at the Emmy Awards.

A golden age of television, but if something's too controversial... you get shunned. There were amazing performances in that show, but not a single award nomination.
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BTW... SBS On Demand is hopeless.... constantly dropping out at peak times... won't run on my Apple TV when that happens. AND the add in commercials.
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greeneyed wrote:Finished watching A Handmaid's Tale. Amazing television.

BTW How gutless was the television industry in not recognising 13 reasons why at the Emmy Awards.

A golden age of television, but if something's too controversial... you get shunned. There were amazing performances in that show, but not a single award nomination.
The Leftovers equally snubbed.
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Agree with GE here, A Handmaid's Tale was absolutely amazing television
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Manbush wrote:Damn season 1 of "American Gods" is over, thank **** it's been signed up for a 2nd season one of the best shows I've seen in a long long time.
1st season has been fantastic!
Can't believe it didn't get nominated for best drama. House of Cards and Better Call Saul weren't anywhere near as good IMO.
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Green eyed Mick wrote:
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Manbush wrote:Damn season 1 of "American Gods" is over, thank **** it's been signed up for a 2nd season one of the best shows I've seen in a long long time.
1st season has been fantastic!
Can't believe it didn't get nominated for best drama. House of Cards and Better Call Saul weren't anywhere near as good IMO.
Preacher has also been good, on their second season if you haven't caught it yet.
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Planning to download some shows to do me over on the plane. Any suggestions for a binge watch? I finished Justified as my show I watched on the train. Thinking something in a similar vein.

Any thoughts on Deadwood?
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Fuifui Bradbrad wrote:Planning to download some shows to do me over on the plane. Any suggestions for a binge watch? I finished Justified as my show I watched on the train. Thinking something in a similar vein.

Any thoughts on Deadwood?
Deadwood is quality. The Shield is another good show from the same era.

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Green eyed Mick wrote:
Fuifui Bradbrad wrote:Planning to download some shows to do me over on the plane. Any suggestions for a binge watch? I finished Justified as my show I watched on the train. Thinking something in a similar vein.

Any thoughts on Deadwood?
Deadwood is quality. The Shield is another good show from the same era.

Check out Travellers, Narcos and Ozarks as well. They are newer series worth a look.

If it's comedy you are after try Atlanta, Silicon Valley or Veep.
I would second Atlanta. Ballers, Taboo jave been good. Empire is also good viewing.
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Also just started to watch Norsemen on Netflix. Viking comedy which is pretty good
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Started 'Handmaid's Tale' last night. One episode in, but has serious promise.
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T_R wrote:Started 'Handmaid's Tale' last night. One episode in, but has serious promise.
Absolute cracker of a show. I've got the book on Kindle now too, hoping to read it after I finish re-reading Song of Ice and Fire
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Fuifui Bradbrad wrote:Planning to download some shows to do me over on the plane. Any suggestions for a binge watch? I finished Justified as my show I watched on the train. Thinking something in a similar vein.

Any thoughts on Deadwood?
Sensational show.
well, I guess you could say that I'm buy curious.
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Manchild wrote:
Green eyed Mick wrote:
Fuifui Bradbrad wrote:Planning to download some shows to do me over on the plane. Any suggestions for a binge watch? I finished Justified as my show I watched on the train. Thinking something in a similar vein.

Any thoughts on Deadwood?
Deadwood is quality. The Shield is another good show from the same era.

Check out Travellers, Narcos and Ozarks as well. They are newer series worth a look.

If it's comedy you are after try Atlanta, Silicon Valley or Veep.
I would second Atlanta. Ballers, Taboo jave been good. Empire is also good viewing.
I started watching Taboo on the plane, but it was heavily edited. It wasn't making sense.
When I get back I'll watch the real version
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Anyone watching Longmire on Netflix?

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dubby wrote:Anyone watching Longmire on Netflix?

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I tried to watch it after Justified, could push through the first few eps of Season 1. I thought he was kind of and old man Walker Texas Ranger, without the fighting.

Is it worth persevering?
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Fuifui Bradbrad wrote:Planning to download some shows to do me over on the plane. Any suggestions for a binge watch? I finished Justified as my show I watched on the train. Thinking something in a similar vein.

Any thoughts on Deadwood?
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dubby wrote:Anyone watching Longmire on Netflix?

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Yup, watched the whole thing. That's where I got "yup" from, actually.

It's really slow for a season or two, but gets really, really good. Well worth it.
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Fuifui Bradbrad wrote:
dubby wrote:Anyone watching Longmire on Netflix?

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I tried to watch it after Justified, could push through the first few eps of Season 1. I thought he was kind of and old man Walker Texas Ranger, without the fighting.

Is it worth persevering?
Mate I enjoy it. Old school, shrewd sheriff with an upcoming arrogant deputy trying to usurp him.
A few episodes were meh, and I can't binge watch it, but it's a good show nonetheless.

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dubby wrote:Anyone watching Longmire on Netflix?

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Yup, watched the whole thing. That's where I got "yup" from, actually.

It's really slow for a season or two, but gets really, really good. Well worth it.
Yup.

How good is it having a character named Branch?

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dubby wrote:
Fuifui Bradbrad wrote:
dubby wrote:Anyone watching Longmire on Netflix?

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I tried to watch it after Justified, could push through the first few eps of Season 1. I thought he was kind of and old man Walker Texas Ranger, without the fighting.

Is it worth persevering?
Mate I enjoy it. Old school, shrewd sheriff with an upcoming arrogant deputy trying to usurp him.
A few episodes were meh, and I can't binge watch it, but it's a good show nonetheless.

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You'll be able to binge watch it from about Season 3 onwards when it gets REAL good.
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Just watching The Bachelor finale. The best thing about the show is you don't have to watch any other episode! It's a classic show...

"It's going to be just us two by the camp fire"... and the entire production team.

Then he's running around with three women all at once... and leading them all on... it is an interesting concept for a show.
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The Pilot of The Deuce was **** amazing.
well, I guess you could say that I'm buy curious.
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greeneyed wrote:Just watching The Bachelor finale. The best thing about the show is you don't have to watch any other episode! It's a classic show...

"It's going to be just us two by the camp fire"... and the entire production team.

Then he's running around with three women all at once... and leading them all on... it is an interesting concept for a show.
There's one more episode!
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greeneyed wrote:
greeneyed wrote:Just watching The Bachelor finale. The best thing about the show is you don't have to watch any other episode! It's a classic show...

"It's going to be just us two by the camp fire"... and the entire production team.

Then he's running around with three women all at once... and leading them all on... it is an interesting concept for a show.
There's one more episode!
Could you two keep it down in here?
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The Nickman wrote:
greeneyed wrote:
greeneyed wrote:Just watching The Bachelor finale. The best thing about the show is you don't have to watch any other episode! It's a classic show...

"It's going to be just us two by the camp fire"... and the entire production team.

Then he's running around with three women all at once... and leading them all on... it is an interesting concept for a show.
There's one more episode!
Could you two keep it down in here?
Good episode tonight, but Elise is the more genuine. Matty should have been picked in the last series of The Bachelorette.
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Didn't expect him to go with Laura.
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The Nickman wrote:
greeneyed wrote:
greeneyed wrote:Just watching The Bachelor finale. The best thing about the show is you don't have to watch any other episode! It's a classic show...

"It's going to be just us two by the camp fire"... and the entire production team.

Then he's running around with three women all at once... and leading them all on... it is an interesting concept for a show.
There's one more episode!
Could you two keep it down in here?
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Punisher is looking good and the clip has great use of music.

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Be interesting to see how Jon Bernthal goes as the Punisher. I liked Thomas Jane in the movie.

JB was brilliant as Shane in the walking dead. He was born for that role.
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Bushy are you still reading the walking dead comics?
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JB was brilliant as Punisher in Daredevil. I can't wait to see him in his own show. There's one scene where he's talking to Daredevil on a rooftop about grey area between good and evil, it was brilliant to watch.

Side note - Can you imagine what TWD would be like if Shane was still in the picture? I was thinking about it the other day. He was crazy, but I think he was ahead of his time. Shane vs Negan would have been a sight to behold


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