Shylock Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I started watching Friday Night Lights the other day, and while I'm enjoying the show I have to say that Lyla is just the fucking worst. I can totally sympathize with how Tyra hated her. Tyra basically running her over during that Powder Puff game was fucking awesome. I'm on episode 2 of S2 right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrag Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Lyla IS the worst! How did someone as awesome as Buddy Garrity raise such a humorless child? Don't give up when FNL season 2 goes off the rails. To borrow a line from Community, S2 is definitely the gas leak year. The show really finds itself in seasons 3-5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrag Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Hey Piranesi! Really loved your Deadwood updates. I'm a broken record at this point, but I have to ask, have you seen The Wire? I feel like maybe you have, but I don't remember any related posts. Anyways, it would be super cool if you wrote a whole bunch of words about it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I will not stand for this. Tombstone is awesome and you should feel bad about disliking it. I got two guns, one for each of ya. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 As for FNL, yeah, just get past season 2. It's like getting cramps midway through a marathon. Make it through that and the rest is totally rewarding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I didn't think season 2 was as bad as some other folks but it definitely does stuff that makes no sense. Stick with it, ignore the age-changing they do of the various characters, and enjoy one of the greatest shows ever made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Hey Piranesi! Really loved your Deadwood updates. I'm a broken record at this point, but I have to ask, have you seen The Wire? I feel like maybe you have, but I don't remember any related posts. Anyways, it would be super cool if you wrote a whole bunch of words about it... I haven't watched it. I just don't know if I can handle that level of real-world hopelessness, you know? I mean it just sounds so goddamn depressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Friday Night Lights really begins to find itself again towards the back end of Season Two. You just have to get through the melodrama that the Network imposed on them for the first half of season two. Seasons 3-5 are just wonderful television. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrag Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 It's not all gloom and doom, my friend. It's a show full of characters you would love and some of them even get a happy ending! Sure, it has its fair share of tragedy, and yes it does shine a light on systemic problems, but it's also somehow a love letter to the people of Baltimore. It manages to be a whole bunch of things at once. I really need you to write like 40, 000 words on it or so.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLowe Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Seriously, save yourself a few hours and just skip Friday Night Lights season 2. It's absolutely dreadful and basically every single thing that happened that season is completely ignored for the remainder of the series. The only reason to watch it is to make jokes later while watching the good seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Good lord piranesi, it's The Wire. Get on it. As one of the brightest people here, this is tailor-made for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Gonna be the echo chamber here, and say, yes piranesi, get on it. So many characters you're gonna love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stennick Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Just got done with Season 3 of Being Human the U.S version and this was a show I always wanted to like it just never really felt right. The first season was decent, the second season bored me to shit. I always felt like the Aiden character was a dick and Sally was annoying. This season however was really awesome. Top to bottom by far the best series of the show so far. Black Magic, Zombies, Werewoloves being giant, people being raised from the dead, nasty looking wolves instead of looking like my pet dog. Now its onto the new series Turn. I haven't heard a lot about it but I'm a sucker for period dramas. Next up after that is the Bitten show about Werewolves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Here's the problem with jumping on THE WIRE. I'm trying to capitalize on DEADWOOD by watching as many westerns as possible while my wife is in the mood. You gotta jump on that shit when the opportunity presents itself. TOMBSTONE was a failure. We lost ground there. So I fell back tonight on a can't miss: UNFORGIVEN which bought me a few more evenings I think. I have SILVERADO and THE WILD BUNCH , and DJANGO UNCHAINED up next, but I can't seem to find a copy or stream of THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES anywhere, goddammit. She's already seen TRUE GRIT, THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY and ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST and I don't know I can get her to sit through them again, but If everything goes well, I think I can push as far as THE SEARCHERS...but no farther. But now she's making noise about JUSTIFIED. THE WIRE may have to wait. I GOTTA DO THIS WHILE SHE'S STILL IN THE MOOD, BOYS! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Silverado is fucking awesome, but if you want something Deadwoodish....then no. It's as cliche a western as there's ever been made and it's glorious. It's one of my favorite movies. And Tombstone is fucking great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Piranesi just made the Mississippi Delta into the old West. Thanks, man. I knew my ninth grade state history teacher was fucking wrong. You blew it by going Tombstone over Wyatt Earp. Only no good cretins would do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Oh and try "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance", it's perfect. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Piranesi just made the Mississippi Delta into the old West. Thanks, man. I knew my ninth grade state history teacher was fucking wrong. You blew it by going Tombstone over Wyatt Earp. Only no good cretins would do that. Ahem: From the wikity page: Django Unchained (/ˈdʒæŋɡoʊ/) is a 2012 American western film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. I think we can trust a website that can be edited by anyone over your so-called "state accredited educator." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 But now she's making noise about JUSTIFIED. Give the lady what she wants Plus, Olyphant employs about half the cast of DEADWOOD over the course of the show, so it's like a feel good reunion sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 The Criterion Red River just came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Go full Peckinpah on her and see what develops. Plenty of variety there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Hey Piranesi! Really loved your Deadwood updates. I'm a broken record at this point, but I have to ask, have you seen The Wire? I feel like maybe you have, but I don't remember any related posts. Anyways, it would be super cool if you wrote a whole bunch of words about it... I haven't watched it. I just don't know if I can handle that level of real-world hopelessness, you know? I mean it just sounds so goddamn depressing. The show also has a surprising amount of humor and warmth. There's a humanity to it which makes life in this broken system worth living (for some), and which has made it a little easier for me to revisit the show over the years. I can't seem to find a copy or stream of THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES anywhere, goddammit. Probably for the best. That nine-hour slog could be a mood-killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Except it's a masterpiece, too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 That's what the kids tell me each time it fails to hold my attention till the end. Three tries now. Courageously, I've set my DVR to record it one more time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 but I can't seem to find a copy or stream of THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES anywhere, goddammit. I picked up that one for cheap on DVD at a Wal Mart Black Friday sale a few years ago (i think it was like $3). I have also found it for like $8 pretty easily over the years. Here it is on Blu Ray for $10 or DVD for $5 (I rounded down slightly). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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