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Apr 27, 2012 7:01:57 GMT -6
Post by fatmenace on Apr 27, 2012 7:01:57 GMT -6
OK, that was...fantastic.
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Apr 27, 2012 7:51:40 GMT -6
Post by mayor on Apr 27, 2012 7:51:40 GMT -6
Amazing season. Crawlspace was my favorite episode. What an intense season. I can't wait to see the rest of the series.
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May 21, 2012 18:24:53 GMT -6
Post by fatmenace on May 21, 2012 18:24:53 GMT -6
AMC on Monday announced the premiere dates for its summer series, including the beginning of the end for Breaking Bad.
The fifth and final season of the Emmy-winning drama — which will air in two eight-episode chunks — is set to launch Sunday, July 15 at 10/9c. The second eight-episode batch, meanwhile, will air Summer 2013.
OK that's straight BS. Only 8 episodes this summer and then we gotta wait a whole year for the last 8? Stupid.
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May 21, 2012 23:06:05 GMT -6
Post by mayor on May 21, 2012 23:06:05 GMT -6
Indeed. We get eight weeks and then 10 months to wait. That sucks.
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Jun 5, 2012 15:02:41 GMT -6
Post by fatmenace on Jun 5, 2012 15:02:41 GMT -6
Finished season one of Mad Men. While I'm not putting it in my top 5 or anything, it's holding my interest.
I probably need to go find Sepinwall's archives on it.
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Jun 5, 2012 15:06:04 GMT -6
Post by mayor on Jun 5, 2012 15:06:04 GMT -6
I really liked season 1 of Mad Men, but I think it gets better. Seasons 2 and 3 are probably my favorites so far.
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Jun 7, 2012 22:03:00 GMT -6
Post by fatmenace on Jun 7, 2012 22:03:00 GMT -6
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Post by mayor on Jun 8, 2012 8:38:06 GMT -6
Love it. Can't wait.
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Jun 16, 2012 20:38:11 GMT -6
Post by fatmenace on Jun 16, 2012 20:38:11 GMT -6
Finished first four seasons of Mad Men. Is season 5 worth the cash to stream on amazon?
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Jun 17, 2012 6:27:55 GMT -6
Post by fatmenace on Jun 17, 2012 6:27:55 GMT -6
I just went ahead and bought it.
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Jun 17, 2012 22:09:37 GMT -6
Post by mayor on Jun 17, 2012 22:09:37 GMT -6
So did you get into Mad Men?
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Jun 18, 2012 6:03:30 GMT -6
Post by fatmenace on Jun 18, 2012 6:03:30 GMT -6
Eventually. Somewhere around middle of season two is when I became hooked.
The only thing that's weird is I can understand how the little boy Don turned into the current Don, but that Don who was the fur and car salesman doesn't fit at all. He was a dork, a desperate nerd. And it wasn't that long ago because he met Roger when Roger just started seeing Joan. But whatever.
I don't know Mad Men makes my top five, but it's top ten for sure. Roger is one of the more underrated characters. Every sentence out of his mouth is a treat. Pete seems like he should be on a sitcom though. Every time he appears I expect a laugh track. Just finished the episode where Lane beat him up. Classic scene. Every time Betty is on camera I start surfing.
Once you understand no one is going to die, or get whacked, or start making crystal meth, you can enjoy the show. Weiner chooses not to operate like that, which is fine, but coming from Wire and Breaking Bad, it takes some getting used to.
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Jun 18, 2012 21:35:12 GMT -6
Post by mayor on Jun 18, 2012 21:35:12 GMT -6
I'm glad you're enjoying it. I think it's brilliant. Much different than The Wire and Breaking Bad, but I think just as good. It's a bit more like The Sopranos perhaps. Have you watched The Sopranos?
I love Roger. I actually really like Pete too. I think his storyline might have been the most interesting to me in season 5. Lane beating him up was awesome. One of the best scenes of the series. Betty's role has become terrible. I think she was good the first couple seasons, but she just fell off the deep end and I mostly lost interest in her.
I'll be interested to hear your thoughts on the rest of season 5. I'm not sure what I think of it yet.
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Jun 19, 2012 5:45:44 GMT -6
Post by fatmenace on Jun 19, 2012 5:45:44 GMT -6
Finished it. As fun as it is to blow through a series on netflix in one sitting, you lose a lot. One episode a week gives you time to digest, especially brilliant shows like all of these.
I'm not sure what to think yet about season five. I don't like domesticated Don, and I don't like seeing Ginsburg have all the good ideas. It seemed Don knows his marriage is over ("that's what happens when you help people succeed, they move on") and I hope old Don comes back and starts kicking butt in the boardroom again. I guess the theme, or one of them, is about the old guard being squeezed out.
I know they don't kill off main characters on the show (Price wasn't really a main guy), but I really thought Peter was dead. That episode had nothing but death foreshadowing, Peter blowing past the stop sign, open elevator shaft, his life being miserable. Thought something was gonna happen. But I also thought Roger was gonna off himself after losing Lucky.
I'm going to have to digest for a while, go back and watch some. I just watched them too fast, missed all the depth. The show I would have compared it to is The Wire. The pacing is similar, and there's no "shenanigans". Dialogue driven. No real surprises like you would see on Sopranos or Breaking Bad. I'm not sure how I would rank all these shows. That might be another thread.
I'm glad I stuck with it. It's a phenomenal show.
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Jun 19, 2012 5:46:30 GMT -6
Post by fatmenace on Jun 19, 2012 5:46:30 GMT -6
On the other hand, I bailed on Friday Night Lights. Made it through first season, just couldn't get into it. Maybe I'm footballed out.
Battlestar Galactica is next.
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