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Yea, I was dissapointed to hear she was leaving for fake Sherlock.
Southland's quietly been the best cop show since The Wire and The Shield ended. And no one else is even close.
Didn't realize it was back already.
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Yea, I was dissapointed to hear she was leaving for fake Sherlock.
Southland's quietly been the best cop show since The Wire and The Shield ended. And no one else is even close.
Didn't realize it was back already.
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Harrison Ford returning as Han Solo for Star Wars: Episode VII - http://wp.me/p2CCWq-2Cw
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I've always meant to start Southland because of Ryan from the OC
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Justified is complicated. It'd kinda be like calling Deadwood a cop show...which Olyphant was a sheriff on too. 
That Southern gothic noir side of it is so far and away the main thing to take from Justified. And even then...the show's kinda up and down?
The first season was a pretty regular cable procedural. It could've been on USA channel. The 2nd season though....that was pretty damn great. That put it way up in the conversation and basically cemented it as something I gotta check in on. But it's settled back now into good, clever, charming TV. It's like The Closer, but better written and less corny. And I don't think it's ever really gonna get back to that season 2 level for more than a couple eps a season.
Justified has great characters. Boyd, Ava, Raylan, his parents, his boss... But outside of season 2, most of the time, the cop part of it is pretty regular. And normally I can't stick with those...cop procedural type of shows. Like Bones...Castle...SVU. But this is a much better version of that. And they're always trying to stay a step ahead of all the cliches that go with those shows.
But Southland is something more. It doesn't rely on it's main characters being charming. If anything it relies on breaking them down as realistically as possible and lifting up the plain ugliness and...I dunno...brutality of the streets around them to tell it's story. And the understated way that they escalate things on this show is so impressive. It'd be easy for this to be cable's Law & Order: SVU, but it's so much more than that.
And they show, they don't tell. They don't assume their audience is stupid or not paying attention. It's almost a documentary like that. It's the new NYPD: Blue. It's not on The Wire or The Shield's level, but there are moments...trust...where it's right there.
That Southern gothic noir side of it is so far and away the main thing to take from Justified. And even then...the show's kinda up and down?
The first season was a pretty regular cable procedural. It could've been on USA channel. The 2nd season though....that was pretty damn great. That put it way up in the conversation and basically cemented it as something I gotta check in on. But it's settled back now into good, clever, charming TV. It's like The Closer, but better written and less corny. And I don't think it's ever really gonna get back to that season 2 level for more than a couple eps a season.
Justified has great characters. Boyd, Ava, Raylan, his parents, his boss... But outside of season 2, most of the time, the cop part of it is pretty regular. And normally I can't stick with those...cop procedural type of shows. Like Bones...Castle...SVU. But this is a much better version of that. And they're always trying to stay a step ahead of all the cliches that go with those shows.
But Southland is something more. It doesn't rely on it's main characters being charming. If anything it relies on breaking them down as realistically as possible and lifting up the plain ugliness and...I dunno...brutality of the streets around them to tell it's story. And the understated way that they escalate things on this show is so impressive. It'd be easy for this to be cable's Law & Order: SVU, but it's so much more than that.
And they show, they don't tell. They don't assume their audience is stupid or not paying attention. It's almost a documentary like that. It's the new NYPD: Blue. It's not on The Wire or The Shield's level, but there are moments...trust...where it's right there.
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Yea I hear you on Justified, I was just curious. You're right about Southland, can't think of another cop show since The Shield/The Wire that's been as good off the top of my head.
Reminds me, I stopped my recent Shield run at Season 3. I gotta go back to that this long weekend.
Reminds me, I stopped my recent Shield run at Season 3. I gotta go back to that this long weekend.
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Gotta finish the series. Season 5 and Season 7 are crack.
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Been meaning to rewatch the first few seasons. Just, I'd rather watch something I've never seen before that might only be ehhh, then watch something I know is great again. I'm backwards like that.
Except the last episode. I've watched that like...4 times.
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I watched the first 2 episodes of House Of Lies last night and I already love this show. Never thought Don Cheadle could be this funny.
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Cheadle is a great actor and can do a lot of things. If you've never seen the movie Devil in a Blue Dress with Denzel Washington, I highly recommend it just for Cheadle's performance in it. He steals the movie.
I'm still iffy on House of Lies, but Mr. O has been touting this season too, so I may give it another chance. Plus, nothing wrong with seeing a little more of Kristen Bell.
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I mess with Elementary heavy
I'm a sucker for detective/deduction type shows like this. Straight up love it. Only time a ton of exposition and explanation is a good thing in a show.
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MrO, Zack had nothing to do with Gangster Squad 
Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland, 30 Minutes or Less) directed it.
I could definitely see the Zombieland in it during the montage scenes and some of the comedy.
Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland, 30 Minutes or Less) directed it.
I could definitely see the Zombieland in it during the montage scenes and some of the comedy.
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MrO, Zack had nothing to do with Gangster Squad
Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland, 30 Minutes or Less) directed it.
I could definitely see the Zombieland in it during the montage scenes and some of the comedy.
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I saw die hard last night. Please don't waste your money. Easily the worst in the series and it's not even close.
JA, you should know better by now bruh. When O is teachin us stuff, he jumps around and makes comparisons and makes you see what he sees. Look how many words he put in this thread, you don't think that dude knows who the assistant art design directors 3rd assistant was? Really? C'mon
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Is that the movie named Serena? One of my best friends is named Serena and she's already catching jokes about the movie.
Either way, that's an awesome cast. I'm in.
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Ok, no, it's not named Serena, it's named something else. Nevermind.
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Holy hell, she is done with Serena, and Cooper is in that too!!!!
She's going to do 3 straight movies with dude? What the........? I mean, I don't blame him one bit, hell, he's the luckiest dude on earth right now.
Either way, that's an awesome cast. I'm in.
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Ok, no, it's not named Serena, it's named something else.
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Holy hell, she is done with Serena, and Cooper is in that too!!!!
She's going to do 3 straight movies with dude? What the........? I mean, I don't blame him one bit, hell, he's the luckiest dude on earth right now.
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I heard January jones will show her boobs in her next movie. Good. Because her acting is some of the worst I've ever seen
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No it was called "American Bull____" but he hasn't picked a new title yet
This is Serena and isn't Russell http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1247690/
This is Serena and isn't Russell http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1247690/
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Mrskin.com
From a few weeks ago.
From a few weeks ago.
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Could be months before harrison ford's deal goes through..... 
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Juan of The Dead was hilarious. Really really good
Juan stepping over 3 zombies in that fight scene When Lazaro tells Juan he loves and his last request 
Real nice watch though. Reminded me of Shaun of The Dead but better imo. The ending was wild though with Juan's decision. I didn't completely feel he was painted as that type of character that would make that choice but it aint that serious and makes him look even more badass in the end.
This sounds good. Interesting in Louie's role in it.
Juan stepping over 3 zombies in that fight scene
When Lazaro tells Juan he loves and his last request Real nice watch though. Reminded me of Shaun of The Dead but better imo. The ending was wild though with Juan's decision. I didn't completely feel he was painted as that type of character that would make that choice but it aint that serious and makes him look even more badass in the end.
Con-artist? Wife? Mistress? Bale? Almost thought this was a remake of The Prestige
This sounds good. Interesting in Louie's role in it.
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