Miscellaneous TV thread

[ldodger]

betterhalf and I have been watching "The Newsroom" on HBO. I really enjoy it, but I the dialogue is way too fast for me to hear/understand. I'm not sure if speech has changed or if we've suffered profound hearing loss. I'm inclined to think it's the former.

We watch everything with the captions on. We've been rewatching Deawood this summer, and captions are especially useful for that show.

Must be interesting to see an entire screen of CC with Ian McShane saying fuck in every conceivable way

Cocksucker, too.

When betterhalf and I would watch The Wire, we found ourselves re-running scenes whenever Snoop would appear. Her tendency to mumble and strange vocalizations made it impossible to understand her.

[middle aged female]

And they actually do a pretty good job keeping up, too, even with the more baroque combinations. Deadwood might be the best, most well made thing that's ever aired on television.

I loved the first season, but I got totally turned off by it when McShane(I think) crushed the orphan girl/con-woman's skull. I just couldn't watch after that. The language, the whoring, the other shootings and killings didn't bother me, but that one scene killed the show for me.
I was also kind of upset when Wild Bill bought it in the 5th episode, but he had to die there, historically.

[gullycanyon]

betterhalf and I have been watching "The Newsroom" on HBO. I really enjoy it, but I the dialogue is way too fast for me to hear/understand. I'm not sure if speech has changed or if we've suffered profound hearing loss. I'm inclined to think it's the former.

I haven't watched the show, but a problem can occur when a performance (TV show, movie, play) is centered around characters & dialogue. The writers come up with all kinds of witty dialogue and while it looks terrific in print, when the players actually speak it, it takes up a lot more time than was allotted for the scene.

An older example of this problem is Double Indemnity. The banter between Stanwyck & MacMurray is fabulous, but they fire it out so rapidly that truly appreciating it pretty much requires a second watching.
(Or a pause button, for those watching alone and not needing to worry about irritating the shit out of a co-watcher.)

[Ansel Rakestraw]

Longmire.

You should watch it.

Its not "the greatest show in the history of mankind" Wire, Breaking Bad etc level, but it is a damn fine waste of an hour on Sunday nights.

The scenery and the soundtrack are perfectly done. It also gives a less romantice view of the west than I think most people have.

[Ya Mar]

betterhalf and I have been watching "The Newsroom" on HBO. I really enjoy it, but I the dialogue is way too fast for me to hear/understand. I'm not sure if speech has changed or if we've suffered profound hearing loss. I'm inclined to think it's the former.

We watch everything with the captions on. We've been rewatching Deawood this summer, and captions are especially useful for that show.

Must be interesting to see an entire screen of CC with Ian McShane saying fuck in every conceivable way

Actually, I think he uses "cock" and its derivatives a lot more than "fuck."

[thunderstruck]

I haven't seen a single episode of any of the shows y'all are talking about. Half I've never even heard of. I'm pretty sure I've never had HBO unless it was in a house in college.

So, what'd I miss, in a nutshell?

[ldodger]

And they actually do a pretty good job keeping up, too, even with the more baroque combinations. Deadwood might be the best, most well made thing that's ever aired on television.

I loved the first season, but I got totally turned off by it when McShane(I think) crushed the orphan girl/con-woman's skull. I just couldn't watch after that. The language, the whoring, the other shootings and killings didn't bother me, but that one scene killed the show for me.
I was also kind of upset when Wild Bill bought it in the 5th episode, but he had to die there, historically.

I think it was Cy Tolliver who crushed that girl's skull. He was one creepy dude.

[Ya Mar]

And they actually do a pretty good job keeping up, too, even with the more baroque combinations. Deadwood might be the best, most well made thing that's ever aired on television.

I loved the first season, but I got totally turned off by it when McShane(I think) crushed the orphan girl/con-woman's skull. I just couldn't watch after that. The language, the whoring, the other shootings and killings didn't bother me, but that one scene killed the show for me.
I was also kind of upset when Wild Bill bought it in the 5th episode, but he had to die there, historically.

I won $1000 on video poker machine in Deadwood - drawing a king of spades to complete my royal flush on a max credit (5 if I recall) play.

[middle aged female]

And they actually do a pretty good job keeping up, too, even with the more baroque combinations. Deadwood might be the best, most well made thing that's ever aired on television.

I loved the first season, but I got totally turned off by it when McShane(I think) crushed the orphan girl/con-woman's skull. I just couldn't watch after that. The language, the whoring, the other shootings and killings didn't bother me, but that one scene killed the show for me.
I was also kind of upset when Wild Bill bought it in the 5th episode, but he had to die there, historically.

I think it was Cy Tolliver who crushed that girl's skull. He was one creepy dude.

I think you're right there; I didn't realize til now that the girl, Flora, was played by Kristin Bell from Huntington Woods.

[jmy]

I haven't seen a single episode of any of the shows y'all are talking about. Half I've never even heard of. I'm pretty sure I've never had HBO unless it was in a house in college.

So, what'd I miss, in a nutshell?

Only the best Western ever. The segue from season one to two puts Shakespeare to shame.

HBO? Cable? Pfft. I'm too cheap, have never had either one. Netflix is something like $12/ month, and an episode or two a night beats some blond cook screaming "RAW!" at people all summer.

[ldodger]

HBO? Cable? Pfft. I'm too cheap, have never had either one. Netflix is something like $12/ month, and an episode or two a night beats some blond cook screaming "RAW!" at people all summer.

What the hell are you two watching over there?

[Mad Max]

The best written show on TV.

I'd say also cross-postable to the TV Hot Chicks thread, too.

Not Hannah, right? I try to find her attractive, and just can't. I have no problem wit a girl with some extra meat, but that is not what makes her unattractive. She just isn't.

Love the show. Marnie's folk (Brian Williams from NBC) have a house next to a good friend in Deer Valley. I have never met her, but have heard she is actually really nice person.

Shoshana is the PERFECT J.A.P. Reminds me of each of my wife's friends from Tufts, as well as all of the Long Island girls who went to GW.

But my favorite is Jessa. Everything about her screams me. And her dad is Simon Kirke from Bad Company/Free. Apatow really knows how to pick a cast.

One of those 4 girls has extra meat? Really?

Yes. Lena Dunham is exactly "13 pounds overweight."

Ok, in that picture she looks a little zaftig.

I'm surprised how often she's naked on the show. Women who look like that are rarely so confident. She's the writer/creator behind it all too, so she wouldn't be doing the nudity unless she volunteered for it.

I agree that it's damn good writing. Dunham seems acutely aware that girls under 30 are never as mature as they think they are. There's a movie that she did that's streaming on Netflix that I'll have to watch some time.

[ldodger]

Anyone ever watch "Brittany and Abby"? They really are lovely young ladies, but they often stay the same thing at the same time. Extremely unnerving.

betterhalf refuses to watch the show. He leaves the room if I watch it. I cannot imagine going through life as a conjoined twin. If there were two of me and we were attached, we'd kill each other.

[The Suburban Avenger]

Taking advantage of the on-demand to catch "The Newsroom" down here.

Hearing Sam Waterston burst into a stream of profanity is worth it alone.

[Random Douchebag]

Taking advantage of the on-demand to catch "The Newsroom" down here.

Hearing Sam Waterston burst into a stream of profanity is worth it alone.

Aaron Sorkin, love his work.