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Post by HirundoRustica on Aug 22, 2018 16:09:16 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2018 16:49:58 GMT
Parks and Recreation season 1 and 2
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Post by twothousandonemark on Aug 26, 2018 5:22:46 GMT
Gave up on the series years ago, but these babies are still f'n fun.
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Post by maxwellperfect on Aug 27, 2018 22:32:42 GMT
Archer, Season 7.
I like this one more on repeated viewings. "Bel Panto" is a classic 2-parter. The "guest star" episodes (Barry, Slater) are the weaker ones, but the private detective angle really re-invigorated the show. Still, not quite up to the standards of the first 5 seasons.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2018 23:11:06 GMT
Parks and Recreation season 3 The Addams Family season 1
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Sept 10, 2018 9:57:53 GMT
The last show I finished watching on DVD was Season 4/the final season of Sleepy Hollow. I should start by saying I'm probably one of very few who actually preferred Jenny Mills (played by Lyndie Greenwood) to her sister, Abbie Mills (played by Nicole Beharie). I don't know all the details surrounding Beharie's departure from the show, but I am aware of the outcry from viewers regarding it. As someone who always preferred Jenny Mills/Lyndie Greenwood, I wasn't one of the people who boycotted the show after Beharie left/Abbie was killed off and I was also willing to actually give Season 4 a chance. One of the reasons I always liked the Ichabod/Jenny relationship was because it was always strictly a 'friendship' and there was no pushing of anything resembling a romantic storyline between them. This allowed them to be there for each other as friends, without having the usual 'will they/won't they' thing going on that plagues so many shows and ultimately leads to their downfall (though there are some exceptions to this rule, they seem few and far between). What I liked about Ichabod and Jenny's friendship was that they had an easiness with each other and there wasn't any hinting at more developing between them. I know fans of 'Ichabbie' wanted more to happen between Ichabod and Abbie, but I just never really was interested in any of that. This is why I appreciated Ichabod and Jenny getting more screentime/focus together this season. I also felt Lyndie Greenwood avoided all the eye-rolling that Abbie tended to do. Jenny just seemed like the more likable sister to me (though I realise I'm in the minority with this opinion). Another benefit of being more interested in Jenny than Abbie was that I didn't object to the new characters introduced, who fans of Abbie seemed to feel were trying to 'replace' her in Ichabod's life. I'd seen Janina Gavankar in other things previously and had liked her in some, not so much in others. The fact that she was Ichabod's new 'partner' didn't bother me at all. I didn't automatically hate her simply because she wasn't Abbie. It did take a little while to warm up to her character, though, as it felt like she was quick to anger and she wasn't very nice to characters we already knew/cared about such as Ichabod and Jenny. However, as she slowly came to accept the world of the supernatural that she was introduced to, I felt she became more likable and wasn't so 'harsh' with the other characters. It was nice to see a new friendship starting between Ichabod and Gavankar's character, Diana Thomas. I grew to like the other two new additions also (probably a bit sooner than I did with Diana). Jake Wells and Alex Norwood (played by Jerry McKinnon and Rachel Melvin) were welcome additions...at least for me. I thought they brought a different 'energy' to the show than characters who had come before. I enjoyed Jake's enthusiasm and Alex's attitude contrasted nicely with that. I enjoyed their scenes together as well as their interaction with Ichabod, Jenny and Diana. I also appreciated how they gradually formed a 'family' of sorts and once they officially became 'Team Witness', I wished we could've had this group dynamic from the beginning of the show. I was also surprised to find that I didn't hate the character of Diana's daughter, Molly (played by Oona Yaffe). Usually kid characters in shows annoy the hell out of me, but thankfully she managed to avoid the typically whining/irritating kid character who puts others in danger/oftentimes leads to others getting killed. The friendship she developed with Ichabod was nice without being sickly sweet/'cutesie', which was a relief. I also kind of felt sorry for the young actress when she had her character played as an adult by a different actress and therefore had her screentime significantly reduced as a result. Having said that, I didn't mind Seychelle Gabriel as 'Lara'/grownup Molly. I was a bit unsure of what to make of her in the beginning, but after her first episode I grew to like her and by her third/last episode, I wished that she too could've been introduced earlier in the series. Really, the only main 'misfire' was Jeremy Davies as Malcolm Dreyfuss. He seemed to be overdoing the 'quirks'/line deliveries with his character and it just kind of stood out against everyone else who seemed to be acting much more naturally, I thought. His offsider, Jobe, was interesting at times...but he too would verge into OTT territory on occasion. I wasn't sad to see either of them gone in the final. I'd also kind of grown tired of Henry Parrish/Ichabod's son two seasons ago, so while it's always nice to see John Noble, I felt it was rather pointless to bring him back. The final (which clearly wasn't originally intended to be a series final) did feel a bit rushed, but I'm glad things didn't really end on too much of a cliffhanger (other than Ichabod making a deal that would cost him his soul - that brought back memories of Dean's deal to bring back Sam in the Season 2 final of Supernatural...and if I'm being honest, that was the season final the show could've ended on/gone out on a high note with, but instead it's just carried on and on and on...so it's probably for the best that Sleepy Hollow didn't end up that way). But still, I would've actually liked at least another season of the show with the new cast. I only bought this season on DVD because the channel which aired the show here didn't bother airing the final season. I know others were glad the show got cancelled, but I was disappointed we didn't get more, as I actually quite enjoyed this season (I'll also miss the show's opening theme/credits, as I thought they were suitably 'moody'/'atmospheric' and fit the show perfectly).
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Oct 8, 2018 9:43:14 GMT
Since Iām a bit behind with mentioning what shows I last finished on DVD/Blu-ray, hereās the last two that I finished. Season 11 of The X-files. Although Season 10 wasnāt āgreatā, I still found that there were a few episodes in that six episode season which I liked...whereas with Season 11, I canāt really say I had a āfavouriteā. More like one that I ādidnāt mindā ā and that was the episode āRm9sbG93ZXJzā. It was quite a bit different to the ātypicalā episode of The X-Files, and it took a little while to work out what was going on ā since Mulder and Scully werenāt talking at all, though it eventually became clear that the minimal talking thing was part of the episode. It did feel as though things got a bit āout thereā towards the end, but still...I didnāt mind it. Actually, the second half of the season felt like it āimprovedā over the first half. There were some creepy/interesting moments, and the season final/possible series final had some gloriously gory explosive deaths courtesy of now grown-up William (though William himself came off as a bit of a jerk). I will say this season had more āaction scenesā/stunts than I ever remember the series having before. It was actually a bit jarring to see Mulder going around shooting people left and right, with Jason Bourne-like fighting skills. Though I definitely enjoyed Scully getting her own 'action moment'. I never hated Monica Reyes (the worst thing she did ā before joining CSM ā was the whale songs to help āsootheā Scully when she was giving birth), so although I had heard she died in the final, I wasnāt expecting that itād be death via Skinner shooting her in the head (he likes doing that ā just ask Krycek. Actually, it kind of amuses me that Skinner keeps getting to off these rather āimportantā/regular characters). She clearly drew the line at running down Skinner, though CSM forced her to drive at him. Apparently Skinner had no such qualms about shooting Monica dead. Doggettās gonna be PISSED. However, Skinner seemingly got his in the end ā winding up like the Wicked Witch who got buried under a house, with legs sticking out (only this time it was a car). Is he dead? Isnāt he? Not sure if weāll ever find out. Of course, CSM survived a rocket to the face, so some measly bullets (and not even a head shot! Silly Mulder!) is hardly going to be the end of him. Although the ending probably wasnāt intended as a series final, Iām okay with what we got being the end if thereās no more to come. Sure, it wouldāve been nice to get a proper final, but it seems clear that even when given chance after chance to wrap things up, Chris Carter just doesnāt believe in doing so with the series. I guess this time he paid the price for assuming heād get yet another chance, since it seems thereās not going to be one. I'm not quite sure why I kept reading comments/complaints about Gillian Anderson's voice, when I thought David Duchovny's voice sounded just as different...plus he was really showing his age (at least at the start of the season, whereas towards the end he strangely seemed to not look quite as old) while Gillian Anderson still looked good. Actors age. It's weird that people seemed surprised by these differences).Anyway, I was just happy to get ten more episodes of Mulder & Scully I also recently just finished Season 4 of Downton Abbey. With my favourite character/actress from the show (Sybil/Jessica Brown Findlay) gone, I canāt say I was overly excited for this season...though at least Lily James was around as Rose. Lord Grantham putting her in charge of āfunā when he went away for a little while pretty much summed up her character. Sheās a breath of fresh air, although she did get herself and others into strife a couple of times. Still, I quite liked her character. I also didnāt mind the relationship she tried to pursue with the jazz singer, Jack Ross - he certainly had a nice singing voice, and I liked what little we got to see of him with Rose.
I know probably quite a few people donāt like/hate/canāt stand Mary, and while I get that, I still canāt help but enjoy her thanks to Michelle Dockery's very dry delivery of Mary's lines. The highlight of the season was her getting muddy/doing hard work to save the pigs. While none of her potential suitors this season really compared to Matthew, I did think each one showed a bit of depth and it could be argued that each of them mightāve been an okay match with Mary.
Edith bugged me this season. I shouldāve felt sympathy for her given what sheād been dealing with, but I just found her such a downer and, unlike Mary, I didnāt find any of her nastiness in the least bit amusing. I still donāt mind Branson, but he felt a bit directionless without Sybil around. I canāt say I was overly fussed on the woman he met who looked like she might be a Sybil replacement in his life.
Maggie Smith as Violet was excellent as always, and it was nice to see Matthewās mum care for her when she was sick considering how bitchy Violet could be to her. There were times Violet was a bit *too* nasty/unfair, but she eventually came around to showing that she wasnāt all bad.
I canāt really recall much that stood out to me regarding Lord Grantham or Cora ā though I do remember his getting to interact more with Rose in the special at the end of this season (and I liked that he constantly shows how much he cares about his dog ā I always look out for the dog/pay attention to what the dogās doing). I was supremely annoyed that Cora never did find out what OāBrien cost her ā and trust that weasel to slip away in the dead of night without ever owning up to anything. It was a frustratingly unsatisfying conclusion to her horrible character. It just makes Sybilās horrible death even worse ā as she suffered so terribly, but OāBrien got away scot-free.
Some of the downstairs crew were okay, but I think most of them annoyed me at least at one point (if not most of the time). The least bothersome was Anna. She had a horrible experience happen to her, and while it was frustrating that she didnāt share it with Bates, it was at least kind of understandable. I was with Mrs Hughes regarding what Bates did to the person who attacked Anna...and I was glad that Mary eventually came around to feeling the same, since she burned the piece of evidence that couldāve tied Bates to what happened with Annaās attacker.
Carson could be annoying at times, but other times he was alright. Mrs Hughes was good in regards to Anna and Bates, but she seemed to have a bias against Braithwaite and Ivy. I can understand Braithwaite wasnāt the best person (though I always like seeing MyAnna Buring in things), but it seemed a bit hypocritical of Mrs Hughes to have no mercy for her, yet she stood up for the deplorable Thomas over and over again. Mrs Patmore seemed to be a bit less aggressive than she started out, though I got sick of all her āpropping upā of Daisy - especially considering I thought Daisy was pretty irritating this season (then again, she has been basically every season). Sheās probably filled the gap OāBrien left as one of the least likeable characters in the show for me now. I also donāt like Jimmy, but didnāt mind Alfred. I also felt a bit sorry for Ivy at times (when Daisy, Mrs Patmore and Mrs Hughes were ganging up on her). I couldnāt recall at all what was going on with Molesley at the start of the season/what his situation was, but I did find him not so likeable when he was being snooty about taking a ālowerā job. However, he was better after he got past that.
I thought Iād missed an episode when Mrs Baxter first appeared. She just seemed to turn up out of nowhere and it felt like we were supposed to think sheād been there a while. All the crap with Thomas blackmailing her into spying for him was a total waste of time. He really feels like he lacks any purpose in the show other than being an irritant. I wish theyād written him out long before now, but since itās quite clear that he hasnāt much to do other than stir up trouble, he really shouldāve been let go. Even his scheming has become a shadow of its former self. Itās just really pithy/pathetic now.
Nothing about this season particularly stood out to me. Iām kind of dreading something I know happens in Season 5, so Iām putting off watching that for the time being and will next go onto watching one of the many other shows I have on DVD/Blu-ray.
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Post by faustus5 on Oct 8, 2018 16:40:36 GMT
Humans, season 1.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Oct 8, 2018 18:37:51 GMT
Downton Abbey series 4,5,6 and 1
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Post by Raimo47 on Oct 10, 2018 20:20:42 GMT
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, season 1.
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Post by maxwellperfect on Oct 10, 2018 22:48:31 GMT
WKRP in Cincinnati, season 2.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Oct 11, 2018 19:02:01 GMT
I finally watched the last season of Once Upon a time ( season 7 ) and it was not as bad as i feared but still the weakest season. The show did lose something without Emma, Snow and Charming, at least that is what i think.
But i also felt like it was an unnecessary season as season 6 felt like a proper ending for the show. But the main problem i had with season 7 is that to me it felt like season 1 made in a different way. It felt like it was a half way copy of season 1.
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Post by theravenking on Oct 13, 2018 13:41:22 GMT
Scream, Season 1 - Disappointingly weak cast and predictable plot. I would love to see a good slasher series, but both Scream Queens and Harper's Island were pretty dull too.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2018 6:51:54 GMT
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on Oct 14, 2018 8:51:18 GMT
I just finished the first (and apparently only) season of the TV series Dracula on DVD last night. It appears this show originally aired back in 2013...so weāre a good deal behind with getting it here. Iād found out about it due two actresses Iām a fan of (Jessica De Gouw and Katie McGrath) appearing in it, but thought Iād never get to see it since it didnāt air on TV here and it seemed like it was never going to be released on DVD either. Thankfully, it finally did. Having seen Jonathan Rhys Meyers in some shows now (such as The Tudors and Vikings), I came into this series having a rough idea of how he'd play Dracula (whereas if I'd watched this show *first* when it originally came out, it would've been the first series I'd seen him in - since I only caught up on The Tudors via DVD last year and he's only appeared in the most recent season of Vikings). His Dracula, going by the name Alexander Grayson here, did feel as though he had some similar aspects to Rhys Meyers' King Henry VIII portrayal. He certainly had the habit of flying off the handle/acting petulant at times like his Henry VIII, but I found Drac to be more tolerable a character (though it's funny, ever since I saw it pointed out that JRM seems to have it be a requirement that he has shirtless sex scenes, I can't help but notice that in every show I've watched him in - and it was the case here too, as it wasn't long before we saw exactly that with him. It was also a bit odd hearing him speak with an American accent, since I'm not used to hearing him speak with one). I did find his plan to bring Jessica De Gouw's Mina Murray over to him 'willingly', rather than just turning/forcing her, to be...strange. I guess he couldn't have made it too easy for himself, as then the goal would've been reached in no time. Instead, we slowly saw him seduce her and she take an interest in him due to his (seemingly) not being a cheating bastard like her would-be fiancĆ©e, Jonathan Harker, inevitably turned out to be. One could hardly blame her for taking an interest in Drac, as Harker proved to be not-so-great. The good thing about having Mina come to him willingly, was that it made the scene where she finally got together with Drac all the more satisfying. It felt like they'd earned that moment when she sought him out after the explosion. However, I did feel bad for Katie McGrath's Lucy. She clearly had a thing for Mina, but was unfairly led to believe by Lady Jayne Wetherby that Mina felt the same way. It was a bit odd to see Lucy be so unaware of the ways of things, given that she seemed to carry herself as someone who had experience. However, it was quite sad to see Lucy be so vulnerable with Mina, only to have her not react the way she'd been made to think that Mina would react. Even more sad was, after Mina got hurt and Lucy visited her in hospital, it appeared as though Mina was pretty much over the awkwardness of what had happened...but then Lucy confessed what had happened between her and Harker and that put the final nail in the coffin of their friendship. It was good that Lucy was honest with Mina, but it's a shame that she'd let her anger at being 'rejected' get the best of her (also helped by by Lady Jayne's influence) and did something which couldn't be forgiven. Alas, poor Lucy's story was a tragic one. As, after being told to "Get out, get out, GET OUT!" by Mina (being all Dawn-from- Buffy the Vampire Slayer-like), she was 'punished' for what she'd done with Harker/to Mina by getting turned by Drac (though it was weird he decided to punish her, but didn't rip off Harker's head or anything - as they say, 'It takes two to tango', and Harker was just as much at fault...if not more. Why Drac didn't kill him as soon as he could, I don't know). Vampire Lucy then fed on her mother. It's a shame we won't ever get to find out what would've next happened with her character. Although it was disappointing that Mina didn't feel the same way for Lucy as she did her, I didn't hate Mina because of it. I actually liked Mina in the show and that she was a medical student, stood up for herself and was more than just a 'love interest'/'damsel in distress'. She had some depth/edge to her, and I was so glad to see her tell off Harker once she learned what he'd been doing with Lucy. She also happened to be the reincarnation of Drac's long dead wife, Ilona - which was...interesting. I guess that had some influence on her taking an interest in him. Still, I liked her character and wished we could've gotten to see what would happen with them next after they got together. I also would've loved to see him finally reveal his being a vampire to Mina, only for her first reaction to be, "You're... not American?!". It was an interesting version of Van Helsing this show had. He was actually working *with* Dracula here (though, of course, we found out that there was more to it than that...but it was a surprise to find he was the one who revived Drac in the first episode). I did think it was pretty fitting that he took out the man who was responsible for his family's deaths the same way they'd died - by leaving him in a burning building with his two kids (with the added bonus of them being turned and feeding off him). Of course, sometimes revenge isn't all it's cracked up to be - as Van Helsing seemed to discover for himself. Then he decided to take on Harker as a protĆ©gĆ© in the vampire hunting business. Yet another interesting development that we sadly will never get to see more of. I was surprised to see the actor who played Van Helsing in this show, as I've seen him in numerous other things and didn't realise he would be in this. I also recognised the actress playing Lady Jayne as Cruella De Vil from Once Upon A Time (it was nice to see her not have such distracting eyebrows or hair in this show) and the actor playing Renfield from Game of Thrones, Zoo and the 2015 movie version of Cinderella. Both of them played interesting characters here...and both seemingly met their end in the season/series final (though I guess Renfield could've possibly pulled through if Drac got to him in time...though he didn't really seem to notice his absence, which was strange considering Drac actually cared about Renfield the rest of the time - or so it appeared, especially when he got tortured - but I guess Drac had other things on his mind). There were some other recurring/guest starring actors and actresses I recognised as well. The show had some decent action/violence (I found it mildly amusing that Drac seemed to have a go-to three movie attack when offing people - I'm pretty sure he repeated the sequence of ripping off an arm, ripping out a throat and snapping a neck at least twice - which...who can blame him? Go with what works, I say. The result of the ripped off arms were especially nasty, I thought), the scenery/sets/costumes all looked great (I also liked the opening credits - I thought they were nifty) and, as mentioned previously, things really seemed to pick up in the last episode. This is yet another show I've watched which I felt got a raw deal and deserved at least another season so we could've seen what happened next. Such a shame to not continue with these actors/actresses and the characters they played. Curse you, fools who cancelled this show! If only we could sic Dracula on them. Anyway, I'm just glad I finally got to watch the series.
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Post by HirundoRustica on Oct 21, 2018 10:39:29 GMT
Season 5 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and season 5 of The 100.
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Post by maxwellperfect on Oct 26, 2018 19:51:14 GMT
WKRP in Cincinnati, seasons 3 and 4.
Still a lot of good individual episodes in the later seasons. Probably too much of Mama Carlson in the final season, though it does make for some interesting stories. Good to see that the series never declined into cheap sitcom territory, and it remained intelligently and thoughtfully written until the end.
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Post by Utpe on Oct 28, 2018 21:02:41 GMT
Living Single (1993 - 1998):
I thought the last season (fifth) was a little stupid but sad at the same time. Regine leaves for the last few episodes, they bring in some useless character to replace Kyle Barker, and the writers gave Maxine a pregnancy with Kyle's sperm from a bank. What are the odds on that one? Despite the above, I absolutely love this series. I remember sitting in front of the TV back then and watching each episode. Fortunately, I never caught the last season. I'm glad I didn't. It would have left a bad taste in my mouth for the past 20 years. BTW, I don't actually own the series on DVD yet, so I streamed it through Hulu.
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Post by å:Dr.BLĪDā¬:éÆ on Oct 30, 2018 11:31:10 GMT
Been watching Hawaii 5-0 season seven in the wee small hours on dvd which is fab. Only downside is that the impossibly gorgeous Grace Park is in her final season here. I will probably have a look at season 8, as the regular characters, performances, atmosphere, stories, Hawaiian location scenery and chunky action is consistently engaging...but the fact that we will not be graced with Grace in season 8 is a definite minus point.
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