OT: Favorite TV shows

[ochoopsfan]

The Tonight Show, Starring Johnny Carson
The Time Tunnel
All In The Family


When I was real young, Modern Farmer. It came on after the color bars was on and the National Anthem was played.

 

[SCGamecock]

Just caught up to you. For me GOT and The Walking Dead are just head and shoulders above all others, although I do like Fear The Walking Dead. I'm also a big fan of Better Call Saul, The Knick, and (with guilty pleasure) The Blacklist. In 4K y'all!

Completely forgot about The Knick... another GREAT show. "Get the rope" from season 1 is hands down one of my top 10 favorite episodes in television history.

 

[JordyG]

Completely forgot about The Knick... another GREAT show. "Get the rope" from season 1 is hands down one of my top 10 favorite episodes in television history.

I've gone through some of your posts over again. I now have to take back at least half of what I've said about millennials just today alone. And as a Dawn lover I may have to rescind the other half. By the way, I've just watched Balish and the Eunuch's dialogue about "Chaos Is A Ladder" again. Brilliant.

 

[Beemer]

How many of you are old enough to remember when the channels would sign off around 1AM with the National Anthem?

*Raises hand*

 

[JordyG]

How many of you are old enough to remember when the channels would sign off around 1AM with the National Anthem?

*Raises hand*

**Ooo! O00! Waves hand** Who also remembers those black and white cartoons in the morning with the little mice running around?

 

[SCGamecock]

I've gone through some of your posts over again. I now have to take back at least half of what I've said about millennials just today alone. And as a Dawn lover I may have to rescind the other half. By the way, I've just watched Balish and the Eunuch's dialogue about "Chaos Is A Ladder" again. Brilliant.

So brilliant. Most of my favorite scenes from GoT tend to involve Baelish, Varys or Tyrion in some manner.. the dialogue and subtle digs at one another are phenomenal. Great writing all around.

 

[JordyG]

So brilliant. Most of my favorite scenes from GoT tend to involve Baelish, Varys or Tyrion in some manner.. the dialogue and subtle digs at one another are phenomenal. Great writing all around.

As a book reader, and one who read the first book in hardback, it's been a long road. Knowing the arc of so many characters and keeping my trap shut around friends new to the show over the years was difficult. For me some of the most satisfying things was watching how they did the Purple Wedding and the battle between the The Red Viper and The Mountain. Watching the growth of Arya, the pain of Catelyn Stark, the incredible portrayal of Joffrey by Jack Gleeson, the incredible Charles Dance, the incredible Pedro Pascal, the clearly defined definitions of power (knowledge is power, power is power, power is where men believe to be) and the ruthless pursuit of this ineffable, elusive beggar. The action and fantastical elements are fun, but for me it's the drawing room dialogues such as those between Balish and Varys, Tywin and Olenna Tyrell (Tywin and anyone for that matter), and now The Imp and Daenerys that captures my attentions. As great as The Wire or Breaking Bad were, it's the long generational view of power, commonality and vengeance that GOT takes that draws me.

 

[JordyG]

So brilliant. Most of my favorite scenes from GoT tend to involve Baelish, Varys or Tyrion in some manner.. the dialogue and subtle digs at one another are phenomenal. Great writing all around.

By the way I've long known the lineage of Jon Snow. I'd actually thought for a while that maybe his father was the Mad King. Areys did briefly visit Rhaegar and Lyanna during that period. I knew however the other option was more likely.

 

[BigBird]

Monty Python
Dancing with the Stars (currently on hiatus)
Castle
Spartacus
Black Sails (or, as it is known at our house, "Spartacus with Boats")
Overhaulin' (still being aired in re-run, but series cancelled about a year ago)

 

[SCGamecock]

As a book reader, and one who read the first book in hardback, it's been a long road. Knowing the arc of so many characters and keeping my trap shut around friends new to the show over the years was difficult. For me some of the most satisfying things was watching how they did the Purple Wedding and the battle between the The Red Viper and The Mountain. Watching the growth of Arya, the pain of Catelyn Stark, the incredible portrayal of Joffrey by Jack Gleeson, the incredible Charles Dance, the incredible Pedro Pascal, the clearly defined definitions of power (knowledge is power, power is power, power is where men believe to be) and the ruthless pursuit of this ineffable, elusive beggar. The action and fantastical elements are fun, but for me it's the drawing room dialogues such as those between Balish and Varys, Tywin and Olenna Tyrell (Tywin and anyone for that matter), and now The Imp and Daenerys that captures my attentions. As great as The Wire or Breaking Bad were, it's the long generational view of power, commonality and vengeance that GOT takes that draws me.

I couldn't have said it better. I'm actually currently reading the books for the first time (book 2 as of now). The TV series fascinated me so much that I now want to know everything about Westeros, Noble Houses etc. so I decided to buy all of the books (I even bought a "History of Westoros" type book that was written by Martin himself).. and this is an investment so I bought them all hardback.

 

[JordyG]

I couldn't have said it better. I'm actually currently reading the books for the first time (book 2 as of now). The TV series fascinated me so much that I now want to know everything about Westeros, Noble Houses etc. so I decided to buy all of the books (I even bought a "History of Westoros" type book that was written by Martin himself).. and this is an investment so I bought them all hardback.

Damn you are committed! The books remain a far richer, expansive, and altogether different experience. When you finish try Patrick Rothfuss' "The Name Of The Wind" series and "The Wheel Of Time" series by Robert Jordan, although Jordan's tends to be over long.