If you haven't seen The Wire, than definitely check it out. And yeah, Breaking Bad is good as well, season 4 just ended. Also might want to check out Dexter and Boardwalk Empire.
TV Shows that shouldn't have been cancelled
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Boardwalk Empire looks great too but I think I'll start The Wire tonight since it's already finished. I really hate waiting for new episodes, I forget what happened.
How about a survey about shows that should've ended sooner?
My votes are The Simpsons and X-Files.
How about a survey about shows that should've ended sooner?
My votes are The Simpsons and X-Files.
...How about a survey about shows that should've ended sooner?
My votes are The Simpsons and X-Files.
I can think of a few. You should start a new topic with it
Touched By An AngelHow about a survey about shows that should've ended sooner?
My votes are The Simpsons and X-Files.
The ending was beautiful, I always felt that it ended that way because that is how Tony's life will one day end, he will have no way of knowing when or how it will happen until it's too late.Well, with the Sopranos it kind of just "ended" mid-episode though.
"I went ahead and ordered some for the table"
Yup, just finished watching Firefly's first and only season. Sucks that there are no more episodes.
Damn You FOX!!!!!!!
Damn You FOX!!!!!!!
Did you watch Serenity as well?Yup, just finished watching Firefly's first and only season. Sucks that there are no more episodes.
Damn You FOX!!!!!!!
But yeah... **** FOX.
The Firefly movie is kind of tough... If you watch it before you watch the series it's not a very good movie because the characters mean nothing to you, but if you watch it after you watched the series it seems like quite a bit of a departure from the show's style and the story doesn't really mesh with the series too well. You can't win, really.
They didn't even plan on making as many seasons as they did, so actually, we go lucky.
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I think that if you assume that Tony gets whacked it's a terrible ending. I mean, who is left who would want him dead? There's no evidence that anyone was planning to kill him. The Lupertazzi family had been decapitated so many times there was barely anything left of them and Patsy didn't have the balls to do it in season 2 (or was it 3?). Besides, who knew they where meeting at some diner instead of Artie's? I'm not saying that the Sopranos lived happily ever after though because that would've been a boring ending without a doubt. ****ing with people's heads and leaving it ambiguous really was the best solution.
Started watching "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" and so far its definitely worth watching.
I know I am very much alone in this, but the X-Files still had potential. Yes, it was going south by the 9th season, but it could have been salvaged. While I didn't think Monica Reyes was all that well written, John Doggett was a brilliant character that worked well off Dana Scully. I consider him equal to both Mulder and Scully.
Could Doggett have carried the show without Mulder and Scully? Probably not, Reyes as 'the believer' did not really work for me. The super soldier mythology was bland compared to the colonisation mythology, but the 'monster of the week' episodes with Scully and Doggett were all great and that alone was enough to make it the X-Files.
I love this show and I rewatch it frequently. It is a window into the 90's which is both awesome and unusual. Many 90's shows feels like 80's shows.
Could Doggett have carried the show without Mulder and Scully? Probably not, Reyes as 'the believer' did not really work for me. The super soldier mythology was bland compared to the colonisation mythology, but the 'monster of the week' episodes with Scully and Doggett were all great and that alone was enough to make it the X-Files.
I love this show and I rewatch it frequently. It is a window into the 90's which is both awesome and unusual. Many 90's shows feels like 80's shows.
Reyes was ok, but yes, Doggett was great. Also there was still a great supporting cast.
But at some point, I really did start to tire of the Alien Conspiracy thing because it was never going anywhere.
But at some point, I really did start to tire of the Alien Conspiracy thing because it was never going anywhere.
The colonisation mytharc was finished by the start of the 7th season (the last Mulder season). The Syndicate was wiped out. To be honest, the 7th season didn't have a lot going on, just lots of comedy 'monster of the week' episodes and minor character development episodes. It ends with Mulder being abducted.
What made the colonisation mytharc (season 1-6) work was that it was full of surprises. Yes, it was a government conspiracy, but it wasn't all straight forward and on task the whole time. Having a whole season of Mulder doubting aliens even existed was an excellent dynamic. It did drag on for a very long time but it was grand and dangerous, it put the characters in very interesting positions.
The supersoldier myth that started late 8th season had pretty much no mystery, it was straight up "government conspiracy to create er... super soldiers" with no surprises. It didn't go anywhere because the show was cancelled after the 9th season.
What made the colonisation mytharc (season 1-6) work was that it was full of surprises. Yes, it was a government conspiracy, but it wasn't all straight forward and on task the whole time. Having a whole season of Mulder doubting aliens even existed was an excellent dynamic. It did drag on for a very long time but it was grand and dangerous, it put the characters in very interesting positions.
The supersoldier myth that started late 8th season had pretty much no mystery, it was straight up "government conspiracy to create er... super soldiers" with no surprises. It didn't go anywhere because the show was cancelled after the 9th season.
Son of a Biscuit!
Just finished watching Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and damn it was good. Why oh Why was it cancelled???
Just finished watching Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and damn it was good. Why oh Why was it cancelled???
Been watching Dollhouse and its growing on me. Had to watch thru the first few episodes before the storyline started to be clear and I like it. Definitely better than alot of stuff that gets additional seasons. But I do agree, Firefly was phenomenal and was the better series.