English TV series discussion
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Shripad
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If anyone is bored with lack of episodes, try some oldies.
I recommend those who are fond of medical shows to watch ER "ER" (1994). First 4-5 seasons put the shows like Greys anatomy and Scrubs (well scrubs is really a comedy so its excused ) to shame. This gets as close to actual medicine on television.
After season 6 it slightly goes downhill but still better than almost any other medical show. Only House M.D. is comparable when it comes to class of acting and overall environment.
If anyone is bored with lack of episodes, try some oldies.
I recommend those who are fond of medical shows to watch ER "ER" (1994). First 4-5 seasons put the shows like Greys anatomy and Scrubs (well scrubs is really a comedy so its excused ) to shame. This gets as close to actual medicine on television.
After season 6 it slightly goes downhill but still better than almost any other medical show. Only House M.D. is comparable when it comes to class of acting and overall environment.
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Agreed . Even i started watching entourage after reading these raving reviews from people. I finished watching the first season and the half of second , i find it just plain OK. Its supposed to be hip and care-less kind of show, but then there is no excitement or eagerness to watch the next episode. I just watch it when I am free and have nothing more interesting to do.
Except that I loved the scene from Queens Boulevard , when its raining and vincent talks to this guy on the road and starts walking away and after a few steps stops and turns back to say " Are you kidding , I am Queens Boulevard" . I liked that look of his as an actor than what he is in the serial. Too bad thats the only scene we got to see from the movie
Greenleaf said:
Agreed . Even i started watching entourage after reading these raving reviews from people. I finished watching the first season and the half of second , i find it just plain OK. Its supposed to be hip and care-less kind of show, but then there is no excitement or eagerness to watch the next episode. I just watch it when I am free and have nothing more interesting to do.
Except that I loved the scene from Queens Boulevard , when its raining and vincent talks to this guy on the road and starts walking away and after a few steps stops and turns back to say " Are you kidding , I am Queens Boulevard" . I liked that look of his as an actor than what he is in the serial. Too bad thats the only scene we got to see from the movie
spindoctor
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has anyone seen a show called six degrees and if so, is it worth getting? i came across the name somehow and it does seem intriguing reading about it on imdb... just that it was cancelled after one season and it would be a slow torrent to download so i wanted to know if it was worth the effort.
has anyone seen a show called six degrees and if so, is it worth getting? i came across the name somehow and it does seem intriguing reading about it on imdb... just that it was cancelled after one season and it would be a slow torrent to download so i wanted to know if it was worth the effort.
spindoctor
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from the description it sounds like skins which i didn't like much. plus it has 160 episodes :S
chiron said:
from the description it sounds like skins which i didn't like much. plus it has 160 episodes :S
chiron
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^^ I've mentioned Homicide: Life on the Street as a worthy predecessor to The Wire so many times on this forum. Its pretty good upto the 4th season with some truly excellent 2-3 episode arcs. The one where a guy takes kids hostage in a school is probably as good as the best episodes of The Wire.
Degrassi(and I am not talking about its newest iteration) is nothing like The Skins. I think it is more along the lines of a show like Boy Meets World but way better.
^^ I've mentioned Homicide: Life on the Street as a worthy predecessor to The Wire so many times on this forum. Its pretty good upto the 4th season with some truly excellent 2-3 episode arcs. The one where a guy takes kids hostage in a school is probably as good as the best episodes of The Wire.
Degrassi(and I am not talking about its newest iteration) is nothing like The Skins. I think it is more along the lines of a show like Boy Meets World but way better.
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Excellent! I loved Boy Meets World & still have all it's seasons. Just to confirm, the Degrassi you're talking about is the 1987 version, right?chiron said:
spindoctor
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alright i'll queue it up. thanks for the tip.
six feet under is awesome. it's from alan ball, the creator of american beauty and true blood and it's better than both of them. it's a really good drama that gets corny in season 4 but it's still worth watching. the series finale episode is hands down the best piece of television i have ever seen, and i've seen quite a lot. of course, that's right at the end but i definitely recommend the show.
mad men is supposed to be good but i never could get into it. fell asleep twice in the pilot episode alone and that was that :bleh:
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alright i'll queue it up. thanks for the tip.
stalker said:
six feet under is awesome. it's from alan ball, the creator of american beauty and true blood and it's better than both of them. it's a really good drama that gets corny in season 4 but it's still worth watching. the series finale episode is hands down the best piece of television i have ever seen, and i've seen quite a lot. of course, that's right at the end but i definitely recommend the show.
mad men is supposed to be good but i never could get into it. fell asleep twice in the pilot episode alone and that was that :bleh: