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A new HBO drama series starting on Monday in America. A quick Google search doesn't say anything about it airing here but I think we know how to work around that...
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Every review I've read so far have been overwhelmingly positive. Sepinwall was practically gushing.
I was already in because of Lindelof, despite any feelings I've had about his work post Lost (and the end of Lost), but him back on television is pretty big.
Never been a big Justin Theroux fan, but Liv Tyler's in it so it's all good. Not sure if it's going to be soaring in popularity considering how dark and depraved the show seems to get. But I'm all in.
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I was already in because of Lindelof, despite any feelings I've had about his work post Lost (and the end of Lost), but him back on television is pretty big.
Never been a big Justin Theroux fan, but Liv Tyler's in it so it's all good. Not sure if it's going to be soaring in popularity considering how dark and depraved the show seems to get. But I'm all in.
A line from Sepinwall
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Looks good, based on a novel you say?...
Problem with these US summer shows is that well you can end up with rubbish.
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Just because you didnt like the newsroom does not mean others didnt like it. i enjoyed it. But the whole Summer shows are crap is talking about network/basic cable shows. HBO can have hits or misses at anytime of the year that crap horse racing one was a November show IIRC.
Im looking forward to this. Premium cable has good shows this time of year like first few seasons of true blood and Ray Donovan . and some of the better cable channels also do [Breaking bad was a summer show] The Strain of FX looks good thats a summer show. same with the Bridge.
Ive been looking forward to this for about a year when i first herd about it. should be another great HBO show. Sucks that the talks for American Gods for a HBO show fell through i think they wanted to pair this with it.
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Breaking Bad began in winter.
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the first 1 was summer, Seasons 2 and 3 were March, seasons 4 and both parts of S5 were summer.
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Last few seasons at least started directly after GoT
^^^ well did anyone look at 'Dominion' in the last couple of weeks? Dreadful.
Anywho thoughts on Pilot?
Anywho thoughts on Pilot?
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I thought it was alright. not the best start to a series. but enough to keep me interested a few more weeks. Not one of the shows where one episode will let you decide if you keep watching it. has potential and planted a few story arcs. There was a lot going on.
I had expected it to drag me in more like True Detective did where i would be hooked with in the first few mins. But i think in the next few weeks it will have a moment that will pull you in
I had expected it to drag me in more like True Detective did where i would be hooked with in the first few mins. But i think in the next few weeks it will have a moment that will pull you in
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Liked the first episode, thought it was a HBO production but they are only distributors. Was good quality but not the character driven drama I hoped for. Enough quality and mystery to keep it interesting though.
Intriguing as all hell. Suitably creepy as *. Can't wait for the next one.
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Very creepy in parts. Any guesses for what the end game is. Jeeso? Aliens? Some kind of dimensional shift or some other scifi shits? I'm not sure whether any of these would be satisfying.
I will never get that hour back from watching the pilot of Dominion - truly horrible.
OMG this. I stopped about 35 mins into it. The first 5 minutes was spectacular CGI and then the rest babble and chatter about wtf....blew the CGI budget in those 5 mins.
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My comment from another thread
Leftovers sucked me in a bit, just like leftovers.
Hope it keeps going
What I can't understand is why they thought creating a tv series based on a pretty bad movie would be something.
Is this based on Legion? Cause that was utterly horrendous.
Really enjoyed the first episode. Very intrigued!
Yep - I liked the first episode. It was something a bit different that didn't try to hit your heart strings like that other show earlier this year (kids returning from the dead and all that).
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Really happy with both episodes so far. It seems the online detractors are all complaining about things not being answered yet or the possibility that *shock horror* some things might not be answered.
I guess that's the day and age we live in where everything must happen now now now now now.
I guess that's the day and age we live in where everything must happen now now now now now.
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Weird s**t but I enjoyed both eps. I'd be disappointed if they revealed why they disappeared tbh. That's not the point of the show
Watched the first 3 eps back to back last night, digging it. Really weird in parts, or rather an undercurrent of weirdness/creepiness just below the surface, which I love. Liking the quick jump cuts back to traumatic events as a character is remembering and police chief Garvey's dreams too. Acting overall seems solid if not spectacular so far.
The chain-smoking cult is awesome, can't wait to see where they go with that. Was pretty sure Garvey had snapped and created himself a Tyler Durden in the dog shooting man, but that seems to not be the case after the daughter takes the beer from him and asks who was that. And then Garvey ends up finding his bagel in the toaster after all, seems like he's not crazy (yet) which is even more intriguing.
Don't worry about 'the explanation' not being satisfying enough - with Lindelof at the helm, there's a stone cold ironclad guarantee that we will never find out. I'd probably be even more into this show if I didn't know he was the showrunner. But as someone else mentioned the show isn't really going to be about the disappearance, it serves more as the back drop for story and character development, so I'm happy to give it a go.
The chain-smoking cult is awesome, can't wait to see where they go with that. Was pretty sure Garvey had snapped and created himself a Tyler Durden in the dog shooting man, but that seems to not be the case after the daughter takes the beer from him and asks who was that. And then Garvey ends up finding his bagel in the toaster after all, seems like he's not crazy (yet) which is even more intriguing.
Don't worry about 'the explanation' not being satisfying enough - with Lindelof at the helm, there's a stone cold ironclad guarantee that we will never find out. I'd probably be even more into this show if I didn't know he was the showrunner. But as someone else mentioned the show isn't really going to be about the disappearance, it serves more as the back drop for story and character development, so I'm happy to give it a go.
The third ep is out?
