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Post by coveredinbees on Dec 30, 2014 0:49:42 GMT -5
Yes! But I'm only on episode 8 of Balance. I just finished the clip show. It wasn't bad, but I was not left satisfied. A recap in the last leg of the series? Crazy. Ahh, cool. Lots to discuss after you get to the ending.  Stay off the internet news sites...spoilers all over. I finished it! I didn't really like the giant robot, but I thought the ending was sweet. I thought they were sort of leading to it, but I didn't think they really would. Toph was super badass! I'm sorry we never got to see the Fire Nation, though. I thought we would for sure in Book 4, since every other nation was explored. Kuvira was definitely the best bender of the series, like Azula was of the Last Airbender. The fights are my favorite part. Su vs. Kuvira and Korra vs. Kuvira in the robot were great. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2014 11:27:49 GMT -5
I heard some great things about the Librarians - having seen the show a couple of times and I'm not much of a fan of this show. Sorry everyone - not my cup of tea here.
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Post by impulse on Dec 30, 2014 12:28:33 GMT -5
I finished it! I didn't really like the giant robot, but I thought the ending was sweet. I thought they were sort of leading to it, but I didn't think they really would. Toph was super badass! I'm sorry we never got to see the Fire Nation, though. I thought we would for sure in Book 4, since every other nation was explored. Kuvira was definitely the best bender of the series, like Azula was of the Last Airbender. The fights are my favorite part. Su vs. Kuvira and Korra vs. Kuvira in the robot were great. Yeah, I enjoyed it, too. I think the series overall took a while to get its footing and it was very flawed, but it ended on an up streak the last few seasons. I was also a little surprised that they were able to let Korra and Asami develop a romantic relationship. I read they didn't think they could show as much as they did early on, so that's why it may have seemed to ramp up really quickly. I wish they had been able to show a more gradual and natural buildup to make it feel more organic, but still really cool they were able to pull that off on Nickelodeon of all places. Yeah, Kuvira was pretty intense, and you're right, I wish we had seen the fire nation, but I guess since they were so prominent in ATLA they just decided to do without? Anyway, cool series. I hear rumblings they may continue in comics, so that will be cool. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2015 21:41:48 GMT -5
So ABC just ran an ad for Agent Carter, calling it a '7-week television event.'  I thought it was going to be an on-going series. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2015 0:59:10 GMT -5
So ABC just ran an ad for Agent Carter, calling it a '7-week television event.' I thought it was going to be an on-going series. I'm puzzled too and I just saw that ad too and I wondering what's in the world that they calling a 7-week television event? ... Could be a mini-series or what? Maybe someone here can shed some light on this? |
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Post by The Captain on Jan 2, 2015 8:34:01 GMT -5
So ABC just ran an ad for Agent Carter, calling it a '7-week television event.' I thought it was going to be an on-going series. I'm puzzled too and I just saw that ad too and I wondering what's in the world that they calling a 7-week television event? ... Could be a mini-series or what? Maybe someone here can shed some light on this? ABC is using Agent Carter as a way to bridge the gap between the first and second halves of the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season. It is not an ongoing series, but rather an eight-episode, seven-week "event".
They're doing this because one of the main complaints about Agents last year (besides the slow start of the season before Winter Soldier came out, some poor acting, poorly-fleshed out characters, and the Mary Sue that was Skye) was the stop-start nature of the episodes. There would be two weeks of new episodes, followed by two weeks of repeats, then three new episodes, then repeats, then one new episode...; that probably hurt the show as much as some of the other items I mentioned.
This year, ABC decided to take a different approach. They started the season a little later (September 23), and with the exception of two weeks (November 4 for US Election Day, and November 25 for the week of Thanksgiving), they showed a new episode every other Tuesday night for a total of 10 in all. When they come back from this little hiatus after Agent Carter is done, they will roll 12 straight weeks of new episodes all the way through May's "Sweeps" month, culminating in the season finale in mid-May.
It's a smart play. They keep some Marvel-related programming on, albeit a show that will likely only appeal to hardcore fans, but when the main show comes back, they will be able to build momentum that will not get interrupted by reruns at any point. Every week will be a new episode, which may help with the ratings, particularly in weeks when other shows are running repeats, as Agents should be the one watched instead of recorded.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2015 9:51:09 GMT -5
I'm puzzled too and I just saw that ad too and I wondering what's in the world that they calling a 7-week television event? ... Could be a mini-series or what? Maybe someone here can shed some light on this? ABC is using Agent Carter as a way to bridge the gap between the first and second halves of the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season. It is not an ongoing series, but rather an eight-episode, seven-week "event".
They're doing this because one of the main complaints about Agents last year (besides the slow start of the season before Winter Soldier came out, some poor acting, poorly-fleshed out characters, and the Mary Sue that was Skye) was the stop-start nature of the episodes. There would be two weeks of new episodes, followed by two weeks of repeats, then three new episodes, then repeats, then one new episode...; that probably hurt the show as much as some of the other items I mentioned.
This year, ABC decided to take a different approach. They started the season a little later (September 23), and with the exception of two weeks (November 4 for US Election Day, and November 25 for the week of Thanksgiving), they showed a new episode every other Tuesday night for a total of 10 in all. When they come back from this little hiatus after Agent Carter is done, they will roll 12 straight weeks of new episodes all the way through May's "Sweeps" month, culminating in the season finale in mid-May.
It's a smart play. They keep some Marvel-related programming on, albeit a show that will likely only appeal to hardcore fans, but when the main show comes back, they will be able to build momentum that will not get interrupted by reruns at any point. Every week will be a new episode, which may help with the ratings, particularly in weeks when other shows are running repeats, as Agents should be the one watched instead of recorded.
Excellent Recap Richard ... appreciate it very much! |
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Post by impulse on Jan 2, 2015 14:17:25 GMT -5
"besides the slow start of the season before Winter Soldier came out, some poor acting, poorly-fleshed out characters, and the Mary Sue that was Skye) was the stop-start nature of the episodes. Tell us how you really feel.  |
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Post by Hoosier X on Jan 6, 2015 0:35:31 GMT -5
Did anybody watch Gotham?
Yeah, it's usually pretty dumb, but I find it very entertaining anyway.
And as soon as the show is over, I head over to IMDB to join in on the threads where everybody makes fun of Barbara!
I'm so glad Gotham is back! Hatin' on Barbara makes my life complete!
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Post by dupersuper on Jan 6, 2015 3:50:45 GMT -5
Did anybody watch Gotham? Yeah, it's usually pretty dumb, but I find it very entertaining anyway. And as soon as the show is over, I head over to IMDB to join in on the threads where everybody makes fun of Barbara! I'm so glad Gotham is back! Hatin' on Barbara makes my life complete! It's always nice to see Miss Dipesto again. |
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Post by Jesse on Jan 6, 2015 22:14:13 GMT -5
I was hoping Agent Carter would be more like Captain America The First Avenger than Agents of SHIELD and I wasn't disappointed with the quality. Episode 1 "Now Is Not The End" I liked that they used a few scenes from Captain America The First Avenger. Glad to see Dominic Cooper return as Howard Stark. I thought the casting was fantastic; James Frain, Shea Whigham from Boardwalk Empire, Andre Royo from The Wire, James Urbaniak from The Venture Bros and Kevin Heffernan from Broken Lizard even has a brief cameo. James D'Arcy wasn't too bad as Jarvis. Hayley Atwell looked quite good as a blonde in that dress. Nice reference to Roxxon. Episode 2 "Bridge and Tunnel" I like the addition of the Captain America radio show. I think Hayley Atwell does a pretty good job in the undercover roles without the English accent. She also does a great job with the action scenes. The fight scene on top of the moving milk truck loaded with explosives was kind of epic. Preview for next week looks good. |
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Post by Crimebuster on Jan 6, 2015 22:40:13 GMT -5
Agent Carter was excellent. Hayley Atwell is amazing. I may swoon. Plus, I was not expecting the Ant-Man trailer debut, that was a nice surprise. Top notch evening of television.
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Post by spoon on Jan 7, 2015 0:25:45 GMT -5
Yes, I enjoyed Agent Carter a lot. Actually, exceeded my expectations.
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Post by DubipR on Jan 7, 2015 9:50:18 GMT -5
I enjoyed Agent Carter. The script was very strong and well paced. And Hayley Atwell...well, what you can say. She was fantastic.
I loved the inclusion of the radio program, which was clever. Also the slew of good character actors, as Jesse412 mentioned was insane.
I did enjoy the law firm reference of Goodman, Kurtzberg and Lieber...anyone else catch that?
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Post by Jesse on Jan 7, 2015 21:05:22 GMT -5
TNT started airing reruns of Grimm tonight! I've been looking forward to rewatching season 1.
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Stay off the internet news sites...spoilers all over.
I thought it was going to be an on-going series.
