Decontamination Silo
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Thank the heavens. The world improves drastically if TV goes extinct.
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We will never see TV as good as Game of Thrones season 1-4 ever again
bitbydeath
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Just saw her recently in ‘Two Weeks to Live’, if you like shows like ‘End of the Fucking World’ you’d probably like it. (British drama)Arya has seen better days.
SirTerry-T
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GOT the best TV show when there's a certain Elmore Leonard TV adaptation around?
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EverydayBeast
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NeverYouMind
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I personally preferred the 1st and 2nd season of Vikings at the time as they were more consistent in delivering story beats and all of the actors did a phenomenal job. I disliked how The Game of Thrones show kept putting off any kind of resolution to most conflicts and abruptly fucked shit up out of the blue. I also really only liked the segments of the show about Arya Stark and Bronn.
Even after watching the show I would rather rewatch the 1998 Merlin mini-series. I am certain this fantasy medieval theme will be revisited in the future and done well.
Even after watching the show I would rather rewatch the 1998 Merlin mini-series. I am certain this fantasy medieval theme will be revisited in the future and done well.
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Fugitive Sex
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Not to worry, I'm sure you'll find something equally degenerate to watch.
Prison Mike
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Vikings
Shield
Justified
Ray donovan
Breaking bad
Line of duty
To name a few
Shield
Justified
Ray donovan
Breaking bad
Line of duty
To name a few
Ionian
Member
I watched most of those, other than Breaking Bad non of the others ever hit home with and I watched some several times after the initial watch.
Vikings - just seemed cheap to me.
Shield - Jesus Christ the camera work on it. It's like someone kept have a seizure or panic attack when filming. Wanted to like it, went back years later and busted out laughing at the ending.
Justified - Loved him in Deadwood but gave up after a few seasons. Was just the same shit over and over.
Ray Donovan - I tried a few episodes but by this stage I wasn't finishing seasons anymore if someone says I need to sink invest that much time into a show.
Breaking Bad - As per Ray Donovan and sinking time in, I was lucky enough to catch this early on and was curious. It's easily up there for me with one of the best and there is very little filler unlike other shows on the list.
Line of Duty - Only heard of the game, Love war shit. Worth a look?
In fairness, Less time now than I even did then. Had a dude who recommend me shit. For every 'Deadwood' I had to watch whatever 'True Blood' (practically forced to watch 2 seasons) or that newer mini series 'American Horror'. Even got me into 'The Wire', it's good shit and I tore through it. Ain't the GOAT likes it's proclaimed to me.
You know the type of dude that would say did you watch 'xyz'? "nope". Then proceeds to tell you about the TNG episode from over 20 years ago in minute detail despite telling them you're not interested.
Out of all those, Breaking Bad is the only one really worth watching. The first two seasons of LoD were good, but then it began to drag after that. Vikings is good but it’s essentially GoT on the high seas.
DoomGyver
Member
i’m just going to assume that you accidentally skipped over Justified.
Thaedolus
Gold Member
When the show followed the books, it was the GOAT. When it started deviating some, it still gave us Battle of the Bastards. When it became complete fanfic schlock…sigh. So disappointing. And the idea of George ever finishing the story is just a fool’s hope now.
Gods, you’d think the big bad from the prologue would take more than a single episode to vanquish, as awesome as it was (until it ended).
Gods, you’d think the big bad from the prologue would take more than a single episode to vanquish, as awesome as it was (until it ended).
bitbydeath
Gold Member
Nah, the battles were far bigger and better than anything GoT ever produced. If anything it was GoT that was cheap out of the two.
Ionian
Member
Call a spade a spade here. Justified had the same shit over and over and over again.
Walter Goggins Vs. the Sheriff. Are they friends now? Co-Op mission for bonus points. Ah shit they aren't but they might be next episode, find out next season.
Ionian
Member
I'm not sure I got past or even far into the second season. The cringe of the Celtic accents was too much for me as well as the over-acting.
I'd sooner watch 'The Last Kingdom' and even that got tiresome after the 2nd season. It's pulp fiction which is fine, but did nothing for me. I don't remember any massive battles in Vikings in the first couple of seasons? Pray tell.
E-Cat
Member
Shitting the bed at the end is something it has in common with GoT.
bitbydeath
Gold Member
You should keep watching, the first season is easily the weakest.
The second season has the battle against King Ecbert near the end.
Meanwhile on GoT, the first season had a battle which Tyrion was immediately hit on the head so you see nothing and in season 2 for the battle at blackwater they focus on the drama inside the castle instead of the battle itself.
Ionian
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Nah man, 'Vikings' did nowt for me. If you watch a great deal of a program and it doesn't click ... then you bail. Was far too hammy, terrible accents and story but in saying that each to their own. Know plenty of people that did enjoy it.
As for Tyrion, that was in the books plus in season 2 he was important at rallying the troops against Stannis when everyone else cowered. Don't even have to be a book reader to know that. He saved Kings Landing. He used of pinning Stannis and the use of wildfire won the battle. You honestly miss those scenes? They were the biggest thing on TV at the time and cost a fortune, thus cementing a growing interest in the show.
bitbydeath
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Tyrion fought in the books.
Differences between books and TV series/Game of Thrones: Season 1
The following is a list of differences between Season 1 of the television show Game of Thrones and the material from which it is adapted —mostly the first novel of the A Song of Ice and Fire series, A Game of Thrones. The TV series starts with three rangers of the Night's Watch going beyond the...
gameofthrones.fandom.com
They did a similar thing in season 3 as well, completely cutting out the battle where Robb captures Jamie.
The last two seasons of Lost were awful. I still think the writers lost interest in the show after the Writers Guild strike. Everything post-Charlie just lacked the quality of those first three seasons.
TaylorSwiftFan
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The Expanse is good but not as good. And that last season was so weak. It also starts very slow.
Ionian
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Tyrion fought in the books.
Differences between books and TV series/Game of Thrones: Season 1
The following is a list of differences between Season 1 of the television show Game of Thrones and the material from which it is adapted —mostly the first novel of the A Song of Ice and Fire series, A Game of Thrones. The TV series starts with three rangers of the Night's Watch going beyond the...
They did a similar thing in season 3 as well, completely cutting out the battle where Robb captures Jamie.
Tyrion did, yes he fought several times, and?
Jamie's capture during the battle with Robb is simply mentioned, it's never shown in the TV show. They do that all the times in the books.
IntentionalPun
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It's a great show; defines what's possible for the fantasy genre on TV.
But I also think plenty of other amazing shows and find it pointless to compare things that are so dissimilar.
I don't get the same thing out of GoT as I get out of Breaking Bad, or out of something like Mad Men.
But I also think plenty of other amazing shows and find it pointless to compare things that are so dissimilar.
I don't get the same thing out of GoT as I get out of Breaking Bad, or out of something like Mad Men.
bitbydeath
Gold Member
My comments was about the removal of battles, where as Vikings goes all out in that aspect.
Ionian
Member
You didn't read the books, that's OK. Most battles aren't detailed greatly just simply mentioned. The detail goes into the then from the character speaking.
The one thing for the part of Vikings I did like was the formations against the invaders. Two different shows, two different sets of rules.
Cockles & Whelks
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But boy were those first 3 seasons amazing. Sadly once we got "we have to go back!" and time travel, the shark did some jumping.
Likewise ALIAS season 1 & 2 are TV perfection.... After season 3 it's crash and burn. Are we seeing a trend here?
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bitbydeath
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I’ve read the books and the battles are cut severely, even the Battle of Blackwater.
Trogdor1123
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Ionian
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Ah yeah but c'mon the budgets were huge for the time. There was no way they'd be able to fit everything in. Once they didn't start throwing money at a pivotal battle for season end and passed the books they really dropped the ball. No offense but after the winterfell episode. Even the storming of Kings Landing looked a bit ropey.
'Hello, I'm the end-game boss'
- Sister of the green-sear jumps out of nowhere aaaaand *poof* no more army in a single blow.
That lazy fuck Bran, he just sat there the whole battle. Doesn't even smile at the end. Must have taken him ages to learn his lines.
He did nothing in that battle. He sat there.
Even Mando did it better with;
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Punished Miku
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Someone else will make a great show. But I agree that this is basically the best TV ever made.
Tams
Member
Because Lost turned to absolute shit.
And wasn't even that great in the first place. I can't account got your shite taste.
Tams
Member
The first three seasons of Lost are some of the best in television history. Admittedly, it went downhill fast during the whole time-travel arc, but it picked up some during the final season. I mean, come on, watch these and tell me they’re not well done.
Forget about their never being another show like Game of Thrones, there will never be another show like Lost.
E-Cat
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It's also because they were literally making it up as they go, and there was no way of wrapping up the supernatural elements 'logically'.
sol_bad
Member
Imagine how much shittier it would have been with a lower budget.
I mean, they obviously drew inspiration from Dallas to some degree, but switched the dream for being in limbo.
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Hoya Destroyer
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I enjoyed the early seasons of GoT as much as I did The Sopranos or The Shield.
It was pretty great.
It was pretty great.
Bragr
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Most of the actors in Vikings can barely act, it was cringe to watch at times.
bitbydeath
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Bragr
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Gp1
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Loved the show in its peak, but I have some shows I love a bit more personally:
(Breaking Bad, True Detective S1*, The Sopranos, Hannibal)
And that’s not even getting into comedies and animation/anime.
*still need to see S3, it has to at least be better than S2
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