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Post by tipou on Mar 9, 2014 13:32:12 GMT
i am like you, kygal, the following, could not go through ep1. a friend of mine tells me its excellent, i just dont know. walking dead i kight try, but there too i have my reservations.
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Post by kygal on Mar 9, 2014 22:00:40 GMT
My guilty pleasures I forgot to mention are cheesy Lifetime movies on the weekend. Hubby calls them "kill the men movies". I did tell him the men are often the victims.
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Post by tipou on Mar 10, 2014 2:19:17 GMT
kill the men movies!!!!! ROTFL!!
that reminds me of another trend here in quebec, in commercials, often when commercials feature acouple, the man is shown to be silly if not straight stupid, while the woman despises him while fixing everything. i know its supposed to be funny, but frankly its getting old. it probably means that they are targeting women, and so they believe that women are both mean AND gullible.
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Post by kissmekate on Mar 10, 2014 8:05:34 GMT
So good to have you back, tip! I've been missing you!
Of the series you mention, I have only seen the first couple of episodes of "House of Cards" but couldn't quite get into it, although I agree Kevin Spacey was fabulous as harmless-looking schemer Underwood. Maybe I'll give it another try some day.
Breaking Bad has been quite a hit in Germany, but I never saw any of it.
Commercials aren't much better over here. I totally agree that the "stupid man vs. clever woman" thing is really getting terribly boring.
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Post by tipou on Mar 12, 2014 1:47:12 GMT
THANK YOU kissmekate! how nice of you to say that.
i was like you, i really had to give a second look at house of cards. it was worth it.
oh so you have the "stupid man vs. clever woman" thing going on in commercials over there too?
i guess publicity people are insulting intelligences the world over !!!
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Post by kissmekate on Mar 12, 2014 10:12:38 GMT
I'm not being nice, just telling the truth!  I guess House of Cards might work better if you watch the original version. It was on German TV briefly, but very late on Sunday evenings, so it didn't become a big success AFAIK. For every clever, witty ad, there are at least ten abominably bad ones  Speaking of series, I'm waiting for the next season of "Homeland" to hit German screens. I've been a Damian Lewis fan since I discovered "Band of Brothers" and really loved this one, quite different from what we usually get. |
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Post by tipou on Mar 15, 2014 2:40:42 GMT
I'm not being nice, just telling the truth! I guess House of Cards might work better if you watch the original version. It was on Germain TV briefly, but very late on Sunday evenings, so it didn't become a big success AFAIK. For every clever, witty ad, there are at least ten abominably bad ones Speaking of series, I'm waiting for the next season of "Homeland" to hit German screens. I've been a Damian Lewis fan since I discovered "Band of Brothers" and really loved this one, quite different from what we usually get. homeland is absolutely top notch. i followed care danes since "my so-called life" and in both series she is so genuine and passionate you can feel the pain of her tortured characters. i just love her to death. damian lewis was so good in it too, wasnt he? that bit in the panick room with the vp... ohmygod i get goosebumps just thinking about it. what a story !!! i will watch the original house of cards someday, just to compare. i like seeing different versions, " the bridge" was done in at least 3 countries, and each series is different from the others on so many levels, its fascinating. |
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Post by kygal on Mar 15, 2014 12:14:36 GMT
I started to watch The Bridge but didn't stick with it. It was good so I am not sure why I stopped. Anyone watch any reality TV. I don't.
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Post by rumantic on Mar 15, 2014 16:19:16 GMT
Me and the fam are going to have a Game of Thrones season three binge watch this afternoon!
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Post by tipou on Mar 16, 2014 4:19:35 GMT
Me and the fam are going to have a Game of Thrones season three binge watch this afternoon! would you try please to convince me i should watch this series? i cannot seem to be really interested, despite all these folks raving about it. |
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Post by tipou on Mar 16, 2014 4:22:51 GMT
I started to watch The Bridge but didn't stick with it. It was good so I am not sure why I stopped. Anyone watch any reality TV. I don't. i like "so you think you can dance" , they call it reality although i cant see why. otherwise, i watch tv to get entertained, not to watch people whose lives are even more boring than mine. i would rather watch a good documentary. |
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Post by Rachel on Mar 16, 2014 10:08:14 GMT
Kygal asked Anyone watch any reality TV. I don't. Tip answered i watch tv to get entertained, not to watch people whose lives are even more boring than mine. i would rather watch a good documentary. This is my problem with so-called reality TV in a nutshell. That and the fact most of this stuff is, in reality, if not actually scripted, is heavily influenced by the directors/producers who "suggest" behavior to the participants. |
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Post by kygal on Mar 16, 2014 12:05:09 GMT
I agree. I don't watch reality TV eighter but a lot of my friends do. Don't like to glorify bad behavior. I guess if Rufus play a part that glorifies bad behavior, I am ok with that..lol. My friends hubby and son were on amazing race several years ago. Said it was interesting to be involved.
Hope you had fun with your GOT binge Rumantic. I cant seem to bring myself to watch this but know people love it. This comes from the only one in the world who doesn't watch DA.
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Post by rumantic on Mar 16, 2014 14:38:56 GMT
We got through all but the last disc, which we will watch today. I watch it because I read and loved the books...if I hadn't, I probably wouldn't be watching it either, although I do think it is good and they have done a nice job of adapting the books so far.
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Post by kissmekate on Mar 17, 2014 8:36:52 GMT
damian lewis was so good in it too, wasnt he? that bit in the panick room with the vp... ohmygod i get goosebumps just thinking about it. what a story !!! Incredibly good! The scene you mention was surely one of the best. This series is truly something else. Both Danes and Lewis succeeded exceedingly well in making their characters real people with complicated personalities. I really loved that the makers steered clear of the usual good-vs-bad scheme. You never quite knew who was on whose side, which accounted for a lot of the suspense and enjoyment of the series. I threw a major tantrum when I realized the third season had started on German TV without me noticing  You should think they'd have a good ad campaign, as they do for GOT - but nothing at all. GRRRRRRRR!!!! I love GOT, too. I think they achieved a good mix of fantasy and pseudo-historical elements, and I like most of the cast (Michael McElhatton aka Chief Hueber appearing in another not-too-likeable role made me laugh, though  ). And even if you haven't read the books, it is not too hard to follow the complicated story. My only gripe is the sex scenes, some of them were not in the books and seem to have been added to spice things up a bit (as if that were necessary with such a good twisty plot). |
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You should think they'd have a good ad campaign, as they do for GOT - but nothing at all. GRRRRRRRR!!!!
). And even if you haven't read the books, it is not too hard to follow the complicated story. My only gripe is the sex scenes, some of them were not in the books and seem to have been added to spice things up a bit (as if that were necessary with such a good twisty plot).