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Valmy

#25965
February 19, 2015, 02:02:26 PM
QuoteStill very much enjoying 'Wolf Hall' and Damien Lewis's portrayal of Henry VIII is revealing itself perhaps brilliantly, I mean I think it'll be a brilliant performance once the full traits and motivations of his Henry are evident.
Is Henry VII in it?
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Sophie Scholl

#25966
February 19, 2015, 02:05:00 PM
I quite enjoy Murdoch Mysteries, though I'm a fair amount behind the current run.  I gave Strange Empire 3 episodes, and thought it was mediocre at best.  I could see what they were vaguely trying for, but it just wasn't working.  Trailer Park Boys is quite popular with a lot of my friends, which I believe is Canadian.  I also loved Due South when it was on.  Where I grew up and live we get one Canadian station, CKWS out of Kingston, so I probably have an unusual amount of Canadian tv experience for an American.
"Everything that brought you here -- all the things that made you a prisoner of past sins -- they are gone. Forever and for good. So let the past go... and live."

"Somebody, after all, had to make a start. What we wrote and said is also believed by many others. They just don't dare express themselves as we did."

Valmy

#25967
February 19, 2015, 02:10:10 PM
Quote from: Benedict Arnold on February 19, 2015, 02:05:00 PM
I could see what they were vaguely trying for, but it just wasn't working.

Showing the brutal realities of hard life on the streets of Saskatoon?
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Sophie Scholl

#25968
February 19, 2015, 02:13:33 PM
Quote from: Valmy on February 19, 2015, 02:10:10 PM
Quote from: Benedict Arnold on February 19, 2015, 02:05:00 PM
I could see what they were vaguely trying for, but it just wasn't working.

Showing the brutal realities of hard life on the streets of Saskatoon?
No.  Trying to tackle issues about race and sex using the Canadian frontier as their canvas.  It was often heavy handed and not helped by a lot of cringe worthy "acting".
"Everything that brought you here -- all the things that made you a prisoner of past sins -- they are gone. Forever and for good. So let the past go... and live."

"Somebody, after all, had to make a start. What we wrote and said is also believed by many others. They just don't dare express themselves as we did."

Malthus

#25969
February 19, 2015, 02:14:03 PM
Quote from: mongers on February 19, 2015, 01:54:53 PM
Still very much enjoying 'Wolf Hall' and Damien Lewis's portrayal of Henry VIII is revealing itself perhaps brilliantly, I mean I think it'll be a brilliant performance once the full traits and motivations of his Henry are evident.

I'm thinking of getting this on DVD when it comes out.
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane—Marcus Aurelius

Malthus

#25970
February 19, 2015, 02:15:46 PM
Quote from: Benedict Arnold on February 19, 2015, 02:13:33 PM
No.  Trying to tackle issues about race and sex using the Canadian frontier as their canvas.  It was often heavy handed and not helped by a lot of cringe worthy "acting".

This was my suspicion exactly - judging purely by the praise some critics have heaped on the show (and the scorn they have heaped on Canadians for not watching it in droves).
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane—Marcus Aurelius

Valmy

#25971
February 19, 2015, 02:16:45 PM
Quote from: Benedict Arnold on February 19, 2015, 02:13:33 PM
No.  Trying to tackle issues about race and sex using the Canadian frontier as their canvas.  It was often heavy handed and not helped by a lot of cringe worthy "acting".

You very rarely see good subtle treatment of those topics. 
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Sophie Scholl

#25972
February 19, 2015, 02:24:29 PM
Quote from: Valmy on February 19, 2015, 02:16:45 PM
Quote from: Benedict Arnold on February 19, 2015, 02:13:33 PM
No.  Trying to tackle issues about race and sex using the Canadian frontier as their canvas.  It was often heavy handed and not helped by a lot of cringe worthy "acting".

You very rarely see good subtle treatment of those topics.
If they tried to tie it into the timeline and setting it would be a lot better, even if not done in an overly subtle manner.  Alas.
"Everything that brought you here -- all the things that made you a prisoner of past sins -- they are gone. Forever and for good. So let the past go... and live."

"Somebody, after all, had to make a start. What we wrote and said is also believed by many others. They just don't dare express themselves as we did."

Ed Anger

#25973
February 19, 2015, 02:29:01 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on February 19, 2015, 10:32:58 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on February 19, 2015, 10:10:48 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on February 19, 2015, 10:04:51 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on February 19, 2015, 10:02:53 AM
Canadian TV:  :yucky:

:huh: Half of the American shows are filmed in Vancouver.

Did I say anything about filming location, le Assburger?

You said Canadian TV. Unless you meant our actual tv devices. American TV = Canadian TV.

Please don't talk to me for awhile.
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Admiral Yi

#25974
February 19, 2015, 02:29:53 PM
You live in southern Canada upstate New York, right Traitor Boy?

Sophie Scholl

#25975
February 19, 2015, 02:32:23 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on February 19, 2015, 02:29:53 PM
You live in southern Canada upstate New York, right Traitor Boy?
:lol: Yeah.  Utica, NY.  Basically dead center of the state.
"Everything that brought you here -- all the things that made you a prisoner of past sins -- they are gone. Forever and for good. So let the past go... and live."

"Somebody, after all, had to make a start. What we wrote and said is also believed by many others. They just don't dare express themselves as we did."

Grey Fox

#25976
February 19, 2015, 03:10:11 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on February 19, 2015, 02:29:01 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on February 19, 2015, 10:32:58 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on February 19, 2015, 10:10:48 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on February 19, 2015, 10:04:51 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on February 19, 2015, 10:02:53 AM
Canadian TV:  :yucky:

:huh: Half of the American shows are filmed in Vancouver.

Did I say anything about filming location, le Assburger?

You said Canadian TV. Unless you meant our actual tv devices. American TV = Canadian TV.

Please don't talk to me for awhile.

Going on a break again?
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Maladict

#25977
February 20, 2015, 08:21:53 AM
Wolf Hall is very good, enjoying it a lot.

The first episodes of Game of Thrones season 4 however are boring me to tears. I think I'm going to give up on it, I probably should have a while ago.
And I'm still stuck at episode 3 of True Detective, I can't get into it. It looks good and the acting is fine, but crime stuff just doesn't interest me.

viper37

#25978
February 20, 2015, 10:07:43 AM
Quote from: Maladict on February 20, 2015, 08:21:53 AM
The first episodes of Game of Thrones season 4 however are boring me to tears. I think I'm going to give up on it, I probably should have a while ago.
Keep watching it, as always, it gets better as the season goes.

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And I'm still stuck at episode 3 of True Detective, I can't get into it. It looks good and the acting is fine, but crime stuff just doesn't interest me.
I had the same problem, but it grew on me :)
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If Microsoft Excel decided to stop working overnight, the world would practically end.

Gups

#25979
February 20, 2015, 10:25:43 AM
Quote from: Malthus on February 19, 2015, 02:14:03 PM
Quote from: mongers on February 19, 2015, 01:54:53 PM
Still very much enjoying 'Wolf Hall' and Damien Lewis's portrayal of Henry VIII is revealing itself perhaps brilliantly, I mean I think it'll be a brilliant performance once the full traits and motivations of his Henry are evident.

I'm thinking of getting this on DVD when it comes out.

Do, it's wonderful. Mark Rylance is extraordinary as Thomas Cromwell.
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