Mad Men

kirk · Post by **kirk** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:33 am

Got hooked on this show. Have watched the first two seasons in about a week, and am on the third now.

Anyone else watch it?

kirk · Post by **kirk** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:36 am

moosh wrote:Watched the first 2 episodes. But then i found breaking bad. Nuff said.

First two episodes of Mad Men are really slow. Once you get past those two and start learning more about the characters and their story, it's amazing.

Sears · Post by **Sears** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:37 am

Homeland, Walking Dead, Shameless.

gwolf_ · Post by **gwolf_** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:37 am

I LOVE that show. I've seen all the episodes. I can't wait for S5

kirk · Post by **kirk** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:42 am

Sears wrote:Homeland, Walking Dead, Shameless.

Heard of Walking Dead, but not the other two. I need shows that I can watch while I bike, so I'll look into those.

gwolf_ wrote:I LOVE that show. I've seen all the episodes. I can't wait for S5

Seriously. I still have season 3 and 4 to go and I already can't wait for season 5.

seaNsk · Post by **seaNsk** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:51 am

I tried watching Mad Men, got through episode 1 and got bored in episode 2 and shut it off. If you're saying it gets better, maybe i'll try it again. I just hadn't known enough about the show, or known anyone who had watched it before to tell me it gets better I guess.

Walking Dead is really good if you're into Zombie movies/shows/books.
A Game of Thrones is also a really well done show, if you've haven't seen that.

british · Post by **british** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:57 am

mad man and breaking bad are under shows i need to download.

Just waiting for football to end and then ill have my sundays back for tv shows.

Miller` · Post by **Miller`** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:06 am

Mad Men on Netflix is the way to go. AMC doesn't come in HD (or hasn't) on DirecTV and watching them back-to-back is a great way to follow the nuances of the show.

kirk · Post by **kirk** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:10 am

moosh wrote:That easy with no gears?

I have 20 gears. Come at me, bro.

seaN wrote:I tried watching Mad Men, got through episode 1 and got bored in episode 2 and shut it off. If you're saying it gets better, maybe i'll try it again. I just hadn't known enough about the show, or known anyone who had watched it before to tell me it gets better I guess.

Walking Dead is really good if you're into Zombie movies/shows/books.
A Game of Thrones is also a really well done show, if you've haven't seen that.

First two episodes are slow as hell. It's too soon to really establish the characters. After those episodes, you get invested in the characters and their stories. It's a drama, of course, so there are no loud explosions or drug deals going on to keep you entertained; it's all about the characters. I'm hooked, all I can say!

Walking Dead is one I'll definitely be looking into. I've also heard a lot about Boardwalk Empire. Anyone watch this?

Miller` wrote:Mad Men on Netflix is the way to go. AMC doesn't come in HD (or hasn't) on DirecTV and watching them back-to-back is a great way to follow the nuances of the show.

I guess you have time to post here but not to respond to text messages. Real cool, Miller. Reeeeaaal cool.

british · Post by **british** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:18 am

alex kirk wrote: Walking Dead is one I'll definitely be looking into. I've also heard a lot about Boardwalk Empire. Anyone watch this?

My roommate watches it, says it's pretty amazing

james- · Post by **james-** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:19 pm

Homeland is good.
I just finished watching the 1st season of "Life" I found it to be pretty interesting, but the show was canceled after the second season. Same thing happened with the show Flashforward. I was caught up in the show, watched the first season in a week, and then i found out it was canceled.

I just downloaded 22 seasons of the Simpsons, and am currently nerding out on that, and the final season of Boston Legal.

Miller` · Post by **Miller`** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:36 pm

alex kirk wrote: I guess you have time to post here but not to respond to text messages. Real cool, Miller. Reeeeaaal cool.

Frag in 40 is not the type of love notes I want from you. Besides, I'm in bed by 11.

Airnick15 · Post by **Airnick15** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:11 pm

My current tv shows are Game of Thrones, Homeland, and Walking Dead. Thanks to Netflix I am getting start on Lost, and will watch Sons of Anarchy after. I guess Mad Men will have to go on the list.

acetamino · Post by **acetamino** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:21 pm

My roommate watches on netflix religiously, alex.

I enjoy Parks and Rec, Walking Dead (for cinematography [small budget]), Increasingly poor decisions of Todd Margaret, and my guilty pleasures are Gold Rush and Alaska State Troopers :/.

unpro · Post by **unpro** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:40 pm

i went completely no life on weekend and watched seasons 3 and 4 of Sons of Anarchy. good stuff.

havent kept up on Walking Dead, need to catch up.

other than that i dont watch many TV shows, i read manga like a real nerd.

stealthlol · Post by **stealthlol** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 5:22 pm

Let's see...

- Been pushing Mad Men back for months now, not sure how I haven't watched it.
- Watched one episode of Breaking Bad and it was so different that I never watched episode 2.
- The Walking Dead is a must, even if you're not crazy about zombies. The characters and the suspense is enough reason.
- I saw commercials for Homeland while watching Dexter and it looked really interesting.
- I've heard that Game of Thrones becomes much better if you've read the books. Apparently they skip over a hell of a lot.
- People should take notice of Jared's Parks & Rec gifs. If you don't watch the show, do it. It's outstanding (along with the majority of NBC's shows).

Swiss · Post by **Swiss** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:58 pm

alex kirk wrote:Got hooked on this show. Have watched the first two seasons in about a week, and am on the third now.

Anyone else watch it?

this.

moosh wrote:Watched the first 2 episodes. But then i found breaking bad. Nuff said.

this.

Miller` wrote:Mad Men on Netflix is the way to go. AMC doesn't come in HD (or hasn't) on DirecTV and watching them back-to-back is a great way to follow the nuances of the show.

this.

only thing ive been watching over the past few months is mad men and breaking bad. both are awesome. ive heard about walking dead being really good but now i know i have to get into this. i doubt with school im going to make much ground though....

endofOne · Post by **endofOne** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:12 pm

The Sparticus series on Starz is the only show I've ever watched in a dedicated fashion. I've never been hooked on a series like this one. I don't understand why they never made a modern day Sparticus movie. The whole Sparticus story is truly inspirational.

seaNsk · Post by **seaNsk** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:14 pm

Swiss wrote: ive heard about walking dead being really good but now i know i have to get into this. i doubt with school im going to make much ground though....

Season 1 is 6 episodes.
Season 2 is at episode 7 and doesn't start again until feb 12th.

It isn't a hard show to catch up on, and its totally worth it.

seaNsk · Post by **seaNsk** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:19 pm

endofOne wrote:The Sparticus series on Starz is the only show I've ever watched in a dedicated fashion. I've never been hooked on a series like this one. I don't understand why they never made a modern day Sparticus movie. The whole Sparticus story is truly inspirational.

Sparticus is awesome. Did you watch both seasons? And did you hear they started filming the 3rd? I guess the main actor was diagnosed with cancer, so they stopped filming but they figured out his issues and now so they've started season 3.

If you liked Sparticus, I would recommend Game of Thrones. It's pretty intense, and jaw dropping at the end of season 1.

endofOne · Post by **endofOne** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:31 pm

seaN wrote:
endofOne wrote:The Sparticus series on Starz is the only show I've ever watched in a dedicated fashion. I've never been hooked on a series like this one. I don't understand why they never made a modern day Sparticus movie. The whole Sparticus story is truly inspirational.
Sparticus is awesome. Did you watch both seasons? And did you hear they started filming the 3rd? I guess the main actor was diagnosed with cancer, so they stopped filming but they figured out his issues and now so they've started season 3.

If you liked Sparticus, I would recommend Game of Thrones. It's pretty intense, and jaw dropping at the end of season 1.

Yeah I've seen every episode probably multiple times(Sparticus that is) haha. The new season starts on Jan. 27th at 10pm EST. One more week! =D I'll have to check out Game of Thrones.

acetamino · Post by **acetamino** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:47 pm

seaNsk · Post by **seaNsk** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:23 pm

moosh wrote:
seaN wrote:
endofOne wrote:The Sparticus series on Starz is the only show I've ever watched in a dedicated fashion. I've never been hooked on a series like this one. I don't understand why they never made a modern day Sparticus movie. The whole Sparticus story is truly inspirational.
Sparticus is awesome. Did you watch both seasons? And did you hear they started filming the 3rd? I guess the main actor was diagnosed with cancer, so they stopped filming but they figured out his issues and now so they've started season 3.

If you liked Sparticus, I would recommend Game of Thrones. It's pretty intense, and jaw dropping at the end of season 1.
You do know they didn't figure it out and he died right? I mean, I'm not even a fan of the show and I knew that.

Heh, you're right. I was going off what someone else had told me awhile back. I never actually looked into it myself, just knew the start date. Shame on me. Season 3 should still be quite epic.

Miller` · Post by **Miller`** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 4:36 am

acetamino wrote:My roommate watches on netflix religiously, alex.

I enjoy Parks and Rec, Walking Dead (for cinematography [small budget]), Increasingly poor decisions of Todd Margaret, and my guilty pleasures are Gold Rush and Alaska State Troopers :/.

LOVE Gold Rush.

ao_ · Post by **ao_** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:05 am

First two seasons of Mad Men are solid. As with any tv show nowadays, after a few seasons the plot ideas become more and more ridiculous. I am not sure when season five is coming out, but Matthew Weiner, the show's producer fought vigorously against cutting two minutes out of the show for additional commercials. There was also discussions about cutting staff pay, so cast negotiations have been a contributing factor to the delay.

fAn · Post by **fAn** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:58 am

The show is a bit slow for me, especially since I watched it at the same time as watching Breaking Bad.... I'll get back into it again when I have time.

SpoonIsBad · Post by **SpoonIsBad** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:27 pm

I watched the first 3 seasons then i started drinking whiskey at work, fucking my secretary, and generally becoming a massive douche bag. It's kind of like when I started watching dance moms... except without the excessive masturbation to little girls.

bonerhaus · Post by **bonerhaus** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:28 pm

SpoonIsBad wrote:I watched the first 3 seasons then i started drinking whiskey at work, fucking my secretary, and generally becoming a massive douche bag. It's kind of like when I started watching dance moms... except without the excessive masturbation to little girls.

i loled

Airnick15 · Post by **Airnick15** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:07 am

I'm raging right now because netflix took lost down

stealthlol · Post by **stealthlol** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 8:27 am

I'm sorry, Alex, but I don't know if I can watch the show. I got 3 episodes in and I'm just not feeling it. I have talked to people who love it that say if you don't like the first episode, you might not like the show because it's basically the same thing.

St|ck · Post by **St|ck** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:30 am

I'm sorry, Alex, but I don't know if I can watch the show. I got 3 episodes in and I'm just not feeling it. I have talked to people who love it that say if you don't like the first episode, you might not like the show because it's basically the same thing

Sears · Post by **Sears** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:38 am

STILL THE BEST

cassinoroyale · Post by **cassinoroyale** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:47 am

Sears wrote:Homeland, Walking Dead, Shameless.

I bought Walking Dead 1st season and I really enjoyed. I haven't saw any episode of the 2nd season so far but my friends said that it have almost the same quality of the 1st. Does it really have? I mean, I hate seeing tv series that breaks up the episodes in order to let the season start all over again so I'll rather wait for the season's end and decided whether buy the 2nd season or not. Long story short, is it good?

By the way, I don't really like Mad Men.

kirk · Post by **kirk** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:52 am

stealthlol wrote:I'm sorry, Alex, but I don't know if I can watch the show. I got 3 episodes in and I'm just not feeling it. I have talked to people who love it that say if you don't like the first episode, you might not like the show because it's basically the same thing.

Those people are dumb...........

It's a drama. It's all about building the characters. As the seasons progress you get much more insight into the characters and their histories.

But I realize it's not for everyone!

seaNsk · Post by **seaNsk** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 11:41 am

cassinoroyale wrote:
Sears wrote:Homeland, Walking Dead, Shameless.
I bought Walking Dead 1st season and I really enjoyed. I haven't saw any episode of the 2nd season so far but my friends said that it have almost the same quality of the 1st. Does it really have? I mean, I hate seeing tv series that breaks up the episodes in order to let the season start all over again so I'll rather wait for the season's end and decided whether buy the 2nd season or not. Long story short, is it good?

By the way, I don't really like Mad Men.

Yes, yes, and yes.

acetamino · Post by **acetamino** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:38 pm

Watched the first season of Homeland this past week / weekend. Was excited for it, but it severely let me down.

The acting for many of the characters felt funny. Plot became ridiculous at a very fast pace imo. I found myself fighting the urge to skip through scenes I felt were filler as well.

mg_ · Post by **mg_** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 7:03 pm

Shows that go much longer than 5 seasons become stale. Mad Men seasons 1-2 are really good, but you can see the trending in season 3 to more... "creative" topics that aren't really that interesting. Same thing happened to The Wire, seasons 1-3 are on a different tier, but season 4 isn't quite the same, and season 5 is just average at best.

kirk · Post by **kirk** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:21 am

Just finished season 3. Still loving the show, so...

Starting Boardwalk Empire, too.

Sears · Post by **Sears** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:08 am

acetamino wrote:Watched the first season of Homeland this past week / weekend. Was excited for it, but it severely let me down.

The acting for many of the characters felt funny. Plot became ridiculous at a very fast pace imo. I found myself fighting the urge to skip through scenes I felt were filler as well.

Yeah, I get what you're saying, I just think that stuff didn't bother me so much given the performances of Patinkin, Danes, and Lewis. The only character I don't like is his wife (the whore from firefly), I find her acting totally unbelievable and forced.

I definitely think that there were some good and bad episodes, and I did read somewhere that they had a lot of trouble writing the middle section of the show because they were unsure as to how Brodie's character was going to be perceived, they didn't finalize the plot until the first couple of episodes has already aired.

acetamino · Post by **acetamino** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 6:52 pm

Sears wrote: Yeah, I get what you're saying, I just think that stuff didn't bother me so much given the performances of Patinkin, Danes, and Lewis. The only character I don't like is his wife (the whore from firefly), I find her acting totally unbelievable and forced.

I definitely think that there were some good and bad episodes, and I did read somewhere that they had a lot of trouble writing the middle section of the show because they were unsure as to how Brodie's character was going to be perceived, they didn't finalize the plot until the first couple of episodes has already aired.

Yes, I agree with the characters you listed, and your analysis of the wife as well. Along with her I didn't like the son, but I felt the daughter was hit or miss on some lines.

One aspect that confused me was everyone calling him Brodie, as well as Sgt. Brodie. I should just look into it, but it always tripped me up that his last name is his nickname as well, or is this actually his first name?
I also got annoyed with the constant need to look good at the CIA, and job protection and security. I think that is just me being frustrated with government in general, but I couldn't let it go while watching this. (This is the same reason I skip scenes in Dexter where Laguareda(sp?) enters the frame).

I didn't know about the plot complications, but all the twists hurt the show for me. I wish it would of been 1 or 2 seasons max with a basic plot that was more focused on the thriller aspects, instead of these fantasy attacks.

It is true though, that some episodes are a lot stronger than others. I will probably only watch once it concludes so I skip over scenes that don't interest me.

stealthlol · Post by **stealthlol** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 7:01 pm

acetamino wrote:Yes, I agree with the characters you listed, and your analysis of the wife as well. Along with her I didn't like the son, but I felt the daughter was hit or miss on some lines.

I really disliked the daughter. I don't know if it was something in her acting or just her intrusiveness that continuously bugged me. The wife, too.

(This is the same reason I skip scenes in Dexter where Laguareda(sp?) enters the frame).

If I didn't hate fast forwarding through shows, I would do the same. I hate that woman, haha.

I didn't know about the plot complications, but all the twists hurt the show for me. I wish it would of been 1 or 2 seasons max with a basic plot that was more focused on the thriller aspects, instead of these fantasy attacks.

I watched through the entire show thinking there was only that one season. After the season finale, I was really confused. Then someone explained it to me and I just said, "Ohhhhhh. Bummer." I was expecting a huge finale, not what actually happened.

Edit - Forgot to answer the only question I sought to when I hit reply. His name was Nicholas Brodie. Everybody just called him Brodie as a nickname. Even his wife, which I felt was really odd and just seemed off. It would be like your friends calling you Candib (if that's how you spell your last name) instead of Jared. Or plooooooooof.

Sears · Post by **Sears** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 7:07 pm

My parents, brother, friends, girlfriend, and all you nerds all just call me Sears.

pz late