THE NORTHBANKBREN TV SHOW THREAD

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northbank123 wrote:Still believe The Wire to be the best show of all time.
Agreed.

Where's Wallace at, String?

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OneBardGooner wrote:Deadwood was cancelled n the prime and peak of its brilliance - Ian mCShane as Al Swearengen - was a COLOSSUS - If anyone reading this hasn't seen it or doesn't know of it - Then see it asap... The dialogue is a cross between Shakespeare and utter Filth...
Yes. It was cut off at the knees far too early, and so series three doesn't really work.

Apparently the ratings blew, hence the shit-canning, but it was very good.

Timothy Olyphant ran the whole range of emotions as Bullock:

Surly
Concerned
Apprehensive
Stroppy
Angry
Bad-tempered
Grumpy
Curt
Blunt

Such range. :lol: :wink:

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Must admit I thought Ian McShane (Lovejoy) was the star of the show....

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OneBardGooner wrote:Must admit I thought Ian McShane (Lovejoy) was the star of the show....
Brilliant show and McShane was immense. He made very believable a character that you could both despise and love in equal measure. "Swidgen cocksucker" was an evil bastard but with a very centred sociopath's moral compass. My favourite line from the millions of fantastically quotable lines is when Silas Adams realises the innocent school ma'am he's been banging is actually a devious agent for the Pinkertons;

"I guess if I called you a cúnt I needn't expect you to faint". :lol: 8)

Shame they were cancelled before the 4th series. I guess if you want a long term successful show in America you need to dumb it down and throw in some no-talent pretty boys and girls, huh? :roll:

For me the all time top 3 are;

The Sopranos (best most complex characters in TV, brilliant acting, story arcs etc)
Deadwood (fantastic acting and dialogue, immersive settings)
The Wire (brilliant show, only slightly let down by a few too many one-dimensional characters and the worst ending ever in TV history. What the fuck happened there? Did some mong staff writer suggest "Hey guys - let's insult everyone's intelligence and finish with a 1980's style montage to show where everybody ended up!!"??) :roll:

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Currently watching Narcos on Netflix.... (free trial month) and it is very good - The early days of Pablo Escobar and the Cartels and the first DEA agents in Columbia - Jeeez they had to have balls of steel to stay & work in that country....every single cop/politician/judge was open to bribes.....Escobar was dealing more than $60 million in cocaine a Day! at one stage.....recommended viewing - starts off slowish but builds and builds...9/10

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OneBardGooner wrote:Currently watching Narcos on Netflix.... (free trial month) and it is very good - The early days of Pablo Escobar and the Cartels and the first DEA agents in Columbia - Jeeez they had to have balls of steel to stay & work in that country....every single cop/politician/judge was open to bribes.....Escobar was dealing more than $60 million in cocaine a Day! at one stage.....recommended viewing - starts off slowish but builds and builds...9/10
Quality show. The guy that plays Escobar is great.

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arseofacrow wrote:
northbank123 wrote:Still believe The Wire to be the best show of all time.
Would've been good with subtitles.

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For the British guys pretending to be Americans? :lol:

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northbank123 wrote:
arseofacrow wrote:
northbank123 wrote:Still believe The Wire to be the best show of all time.
Would've been good with subtitles.

:barscarf:
For the British guys pretending to be Americans? :lol:
Oh! You mean those British people who Love American Peanut (Hugging) Football. :D

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Watching House of Cards (series 4) on Netflix....Kevin Spacey is very good at playing one evil m'F*cker...And the actress who plays his wife Robin Wright - Hubba Hubba :-P

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OneBardGooner wrote:Watching House of Cards (series 4) on Netflix....Kevin Spacey is very good at playing one evil m'F*cker...And the actress who plays his wife Robin Wright - Hubba Hubba :-P
She'll always be Jenny from Forest Gump

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Not for Me She Won't.

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Yankee_Gooner_Dandee wrote:
OneBardGooner wrote:Watching House of Cards (series 4) on Netflix....Kevin Spacey is very good at playing one evil m'F*cker...And the actress who plays his wife Robin Wright - Hubba Hubba :-P
She'll always be Jenny from Forest Gump
I'll always remember her hammy melodramatic over-acting in the movie "State of Grace". :oops: :oops: She was so far out of her depth opposite Sean Penn, Ed Harris and Gary Oldman that it was seriously embarrassing. :oops: :oops: Nice tits though. :D

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DB10GOONER wrote:
OneBardGooner wrote:Must admit I thought Ian McShane (Lovejoy) was the star of the show....
Brilliant show and McShane was immense. He made very believable a character that you could both despise and love in equal measure. "Swidgen cocksucker" was an evil bastard but with a very centred sociopath's moral compass. My favourite line from the millions of fantastically quotable lines is when Silas Adams realises the innocent school ma'am he's been banging is actually a devious agent for the Pinkertons;

"I guess if I called you a cúnt I needn't expect you to faint". :lol: 8)

Shame they were cancelled before the 4th series. I guess if you want a long term successful show in America you need to dumb it down and throw in some no-talent pretty boys and girls, huh? :roll:

For me the all time top 3 are;

The Sopranos (best most complex characters in TV, brilliant acting, story arcs etc)
Deadwood (fantastic acting and dialogue, immersive settings)
The Wire (brilliant show, only slightly let down by a few too many one-dimensional characters and the worst ending ever in TV history. What the fuck happened there? Did some mong staff writer suggest "Hey guys - let's insult everyone's intelligence and finish with a 1980's style montage to show where everybody ended up!!"??) :roll:
Deadwood is absolutely one of the best. That motherfucking cocksucker McShane was brilliant in this show as was Olymphant.

Btw, Deadwood movie is coming in near future. HBO and Milch has confirmed that it is absolutely coming. Their purpose is wrap up the story that left undone in the series. Can't wait.

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Film on the Horror channel tonight called "Nude nuns with Big Guns" anybody seen it before, as it sounds "interesting" :oops:

Tomorrow nights offering "Zombie Strippers" also sounds intriguing if anyone cares to post a review ?

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StuartL wrote:Film on the Horror channel tonight called "Nude nuns with Big Guns" anybody seen it before, as it sounds "interesting" :oops:

Tomorrow nights offering "Zombie Strippers" also sounds intriguing if anyone cares to post a review ?
Here's my 4 word review;

Tits, but no gash. :(


:D :wink:

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