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The TV show thread (many spoilers)
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nightprowler10
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Yeah we've been discussing it a bit in the NBA thread.
I'm a huge Bulls fan and I've been watching with a huge ****ing grin on my face. Mike was a psychopath but he was our psychopath.
I'm a huge Bulls fan and I've been watching with a huge ****ing grin on my face. Mike was a psychopath but he was our psychopath.
stephen
Well-known member
My wife is going to give breaking bad a shot now that we've done BCS. I don't think she'll like it tbh but it's worth showing her.
Other than that there's a huge hole in our watching schedule at the moment with nothing to fill it other than Lego masters and reruns of parks and recreation.
Other than that there's a huge hole in our watching schedule at the moment with nothing to fill it other than Lego masters and reruns of parks and recreation.
SillyCowCorner1
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I've started to rewatch Mad Men. It's even more brilliant now. Ages like fine wine.
stephen
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I enjoyed mad men but I'm not sure I could sit through it again.
SillyCowCorner1
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Well, it's been a while since I last saw it. It's always good to revisit it from a different perspective.
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
My partner hadn't seen it so watched it through again recently (about the 4th time for me). So good, really didn't want it to end.
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
Also, still salty how they played out Ginsberg (and Sal, tbf). Deserved way better
SillyCowCorner1
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Lane Pryce was one of my favorite characters.
stephen
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The actor is fantastic. He was wonderful in the Expanse too.
SillyCowCorner1
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Yes, he's in Chernobyl, the HBO miniseries.
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
Clearly hired for his experience in Mad Men
Prince EWS
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I've tried to watch this a few times because it seems up my alley, but the way they drop you into the universe in the first couple of episodes just fails to keep my attention and then I end up missing too much stuff amidst my distractions to really get a feel for it.
It's probably a failing of my own attention span rather than the show, but alas I haven't managed to get into it despite numerous attempts.
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stephen
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It's hard to follow in the first couple of episodes because so much happens.
Earth is the big power of the solar system. They have the numbers, the finances and a lot of political clout in the system. There are a number of political players from Earth featured in the show. Their colour is blue.
Mars is technologically way ahead of Earth and have stealth technology. Mars is a bit like what Russia was to the USA in the cold war. They're technologically way ahead of Earth in stealth technology. They were founded by a bunch of scientists and engineers and value intelligence highly. They don't have the raw numbers that Earth has, but they do have the best military technology. Their colour is red.
The belt is divided into a number of factions. The belt is made up of Eros (the largest asteroid in the solar system), Ganymede (a moon off Jupiter), a space station who's name escapes me (where they're building the Mormon generation ship) and a bunch of other small factions, outposts and groups of people. The belt is notionally not governed by a united government, but the OPA is a political alliance that has a big following in the belt. They are disorganised and living on the edge. They're identified by their South Africanish accents. The belt is hard and the people who live in the belt face death regularly.
The main characters are James Holden, who was originally from Earth but is the vice captain on an ice hauler in the belt, Chrisjen Avasarala a powerbroker in the Earth government, Detective Miller a cop on Eros station. There are a bunch of other characters but these are the main three that you should know. Holden is the lawful good, Miller the chaotic good, Chrisjen the lawful neutral.