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lunaoso

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Finally got around to finishing season 2 of Revolution (NBC) yesterday. I'm disappointed it was cancelled. I'll admit it wasn't the best show in the world, but it was a really interesting concept. I'm more disappointed that they didn't wrap up the story in some way at the end of season 2.
 
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vulcanvillalta

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lunaoso said:
Finally got around to finishing season 2 of Revolution (NBC) yesterday. I'm disappointed it was cancelled. I'll admit it wasn't the best show in the world, but it was a really interesting concept. I'm more disappointed that they didn't wrap up the story in some way at the end of season 2.
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Maybe some day they will. Shows that have a lot of notoriety tend to have a finale in tv-movie form.
 
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lunaoso said:
Finally got around to finishing season 2 of Revolution (NBC) yesterday. I'm disappointed it was cancelled. I'll admit it wasn't the best show in the world, but it was a really interesting concept. I'm more disappointed that they didn't wrap up the story in some way at the end of season 2.
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When I watch a show, the characters come across as A-list, portraits of people who could be real, such as in Lost, or they come across as B-list charactures of people. Unfortunately for me, Revolution came across as the latter, along with The Last Ship, and Helix.
 
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This is whats on my TV
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Joking aside, catching up with Archer, and Under The Dome.
 
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Huntn said:
When I watch a show, the characters come across as A-list, portraits of people who could be real, such as in Lost, or they come across as B-list charactures of people. Unfortunately for me, Revolution came across as the latter, along with The Last Ship, and Helix.
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Ahh, a fellow Lost fan. ;) I can agree with the subpar acting in Revolution. While it wasn't horrible, it was probably one of the weakest points of the show. It's upside was the interesting concept. I guess it wasn't enough to keep it going though.
 
takao

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Extant has been decent. Some twists are forming, and it's becoming interesting.
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too bad the production and the not so uninteresting story get's let down by the acting:
Halle Berry acts looks she got the nicole kidman botox treatment with the same 2 faces and Visnjic waves around with his hands like a stage actor.

which makes it absolutely cringeworthy at times.
After watching an episode of "Halt and Catch Fire"(= absolutely excellent) it is comically bad in comparison.


The first episode of Manhattan looked quite interesting and nicely produced with different characters. Gonna keep on watching.

"The last ship" is late-at-night, switch-your-brain off action stuff, but it's doing it surprisingly entertaining.
"Tyrant" also has weak spots in acting but the series set-up is original enough to keep me interested.
 
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vulcanvillalta

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SandboxGeneral said:
I watched the first season quite a while ago and never really got back to it. I agree it was a little weak and didn't keep my attention.
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Am I inaccurate if I say that most of Stephen King's writings, when turned to tv, often fall short? With the exception of Shawshank and the Green Mile, was there anything that measured up to the books?
 
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vulcanvillalta said:
Am I inaccurate if I say that most of Stephen King's writings, when turned to tv, often fall short? With the exception of Shawshank and the Green Mile, was there anything that measured up to the books?
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The Shining [’76 version], Carrie, The Mist, Misery and Stand By Me are another batch of outstanding movies based on King books - some deviate a bit from the books, but I’d say they’re just as good. :)
 
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The Shining [’76 version], Carrie, The Mist, Misery and Stand By Me are another batch of outstanding movies based on King books - some deviate a bit from the books, but I’d say they’re just as good. :)
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Right, I agree with all but the Mist.... that movie didn't quite do it for me. But otherwise, I agree. I haven't read Misery, though.
 
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vulcanvillalta said:
Right, I agree with all but the Mist.... that movie didn't quite do it for me. But otherwise, I agree. I haven't read Misery, though.
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I think that there have been quite a few blunders of his work. Some are really really bad (Sleepwalkers) , and some of them are "acceptable" (Hearts in Atlantis), while some are really good (listed above).

I think it's best to just read the books, and pretend the movies don't exist.
 
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vulcanvillalta said:
Am I inaccurate if I say that most of Stephen King's writings, when turned to tv, often fall short? With the exception of Shawshank and the Green Mile, was there anything that measured up to the books?
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In general, I'd say the movies based on short stories or novellas. Silver Bullet was based on Cycle of the Werewolf and The Running Man were good. Although, re-reading the request, I don't know that I like any of the Stephen King stories as shown on TV. Movies tend to be better. I did not like IT at all, and I had eagerly anticipated that after having read the book.
 
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D.T. said:
The Shining [’76 version], Carrie, The Mist, Misery and Stand By Me are another batch of outstanding movies based on King books - some deviate a bit from the books, but I’d say they’re just as good. :)
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vulcanvillalta said:
Right, I agree with all but the Mist.... that movie didn't quite do it for me. But otherwise, I agree. I haven't read Misery, though.
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I enjoyed The Mist movie especially the twist they put on it at the end. Carrie, Firestarter, and The Dead Zone were also good. :)
The original Shining although it deviated from the novel substantially is a piece of cinematic art.
 
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I was a huge fan of the Simpsons, but never really gave Futurama much consideration. I watched episode one of season one two days ago, and I'm excited to have time to watch more. Hopefully this weekend, but we'll see.
 
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I was a huge fan of the Simpsons, but never really gave Futurama much consideration. I watched episode one of season one two days ago, and I'm excited to have time to watch more. Hopefully this weekend, but we'll see.
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I also like The Simpsons. Futurama is a great series too!
 
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bearwrestler said:
I was a huge fan of the Simpsons, but never really gave Futurama much consideration. I watched episode one of season one two days ago, and I'm excited to have time to watch more. Hopefully this weekend, but we'll see.
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Futurama is as good as the best Simpsons - even though I think the movie format didn’t quite work (they produced 4 movies for season 5), and it took some time to get their groove back after the resurrection.

Smart (from the science to the social commentary), funny, fantastic voice cast, and an amazing, thoughtful series [final] finale.
 
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millerj123 said:
Yep, that was about the only thing I liked about it. Tim Curry is the man. Or, clown in this case. Alien, really. Oh hell, whatever. Good actor. :)
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Yeah, I agree on both points: 1) Curry is amazing, 2) IT was a C- and that’s being generous just because of Tim :)

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