Originally Posted By ecdc Yeah, to each his own. I thought Walking Dead was a snoozefest. This feels perfectly plotted and unfolds meticulously without dragging.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 Walking Dead started out great but then really petered out in the last few episodes. As for other AMC shows. I picked up the first two seasons of Breaking Bad and the first four of Mad Men. I either got them cheap or had gift cards and such. Bought them sight unseen but on the reputation alone. Like I said earlier the best show I've seen this year is Justified on FX it's second season just ended. Incredible show. I've also been watching the Wire currently in the middle of season 2, right now wondering what the fuss was about. It's good but I'm waiting to be wowed. And I've got the Shield somewhere to start.
Originally Posted By ecdc >>I've also been watching the Wire currently in the middle of season 2, right now wondering what the fuss was about. It's good but I'm waiting to be wowed.<< Funny, I have a friend in the exact same part of the series who said the exact same thing. It's knocked it down my queue a bit but I'm still wanting to watch it eventually.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <As for other AMC shows. I picked up the first two seasons of Breaking Bad and the first four of Mad Men. I either got them cheap or had gift cards and such. Bought them sight unseen but on the reputation alone.> Both shows are excellent. Based on that, and the fact that I like a good zombie flick, I had high hopes for Walking Dead, which I didn't think were fulfilled. One show I've really enjoyed watching on DVD (as we don't get Showtime) is Dexter.
Originally Posted By Labuda Hey, Damon, have you seen The League on (I think) FX? Or maybe it's Spike? Anyhow, I bought the first season after seeing the first two episodes at a friend's house. It's hilarious to me, and I suspect that, like me, you're a Fantasy League person, so you may like it, too. Oh, hey, speaking of great old shows, anyone else here a fan of Oz? I *loved* that show and seeing the development of the character Toby most of all. Oh, and because of that show, the Allstate commercials weird me out a little bit... seeing Ryan O'Riley doing comedy, I mean.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 I haven't had a chances to watch the League. Hopefully it's on next season.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 So I've been reading that Sunday's season finale was basically a middle finger to the viewers of the show.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Yeah, I'd say I got the bird last night watching it On Demand last night. Won't be back for season 2. I zoned out after the useless episode of "where is Jack?"
Originally Posted By ecdc Yeah, viewers kinda turned on this, and I'm honestly not sure why. Some of it I get. The whole Ahmed thing went on too long, and the detective work wasn't exactly meticulous and felt a bit random. I'm all for those criticisms. But a lot of viewers hated following the parents around and the mayoral campaign. That I don't get. Perhaps they just want CSI with cops chasing down leads every week, but I really liked that they changed it up and showed the turmoil of the family. As for the finale, I'm not too bugged. I definitely would've preferred that they just wrap up this particular case and have another case next season, but it's looking like we're in for another thirteen weeks of Who Killed Rosie Larsen. Keep it interesting and I'll tune in.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 I loved the storylines you described but the lead detectives story was fine with her turmoil of leaving to Sonoma. Didn't feel we needed the acting up kid added to it. Every other storylines came to a halt right at a critical time in breaking the case. I guess that was suppose to be a "life is messy" for the cops to moment but I found it really distracting.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Ugh, I have to stop posting from my iPhone. Keeps messing with my words!!!
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I really liked this series and the whole concept at first, but week after week, there really wasn't much to latch onto in terms of clues and theories. Every episode ended with a surprising "ahh HA!" moment, and soon in the next episode, it was revealed as just a red herring. A little of that goes a long way, and after about the fifth time, I started losing interest.
