Gotta vote Damages, loved it through and through, every season.
Agreed about SoA - second season was a big improvement but the shocker ending (which was kind of awfully built up) worries me a lot for the show's future. Still in for it though.
For those of you wondering if Justifed is worth it, I'd say probably yes, especially if you already like Timothy Olyphant from any of his other TV shows. It does slow down a lot after the pilot into a lot of one-and-done episodes, but these are still pretty enjoyable and then it picks up the main plot again in the back half.
― Nhex, Wednesday, 2 June 2010 00:17 (thirteen years ago) link
what channel is "breaking bad" on?
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 2 June 2010 00:20 (thirteen years ago) link
AMC, the same one as Mad Men.
― Nhex, Wednesday, 2 June 2010 00:21 (thirteen years ago) link
am obsessed with damages, and i think season 2 of it is just as good as season 1. sounds like i need to watch the shield?
have gotten into Justified the last couple of weeks. would basically watch tim olyphant in anything tbh.
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 2 June 2010 00:22 (thirteen years ago) link
s3 is better
― max, Tuesday, June 1, 2010 10:55 AM (9 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
omg crazy talk maxtually!
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 2 June 2010 00:23 (thirteen years ago) link
S3 is better, though - I mean, Campbell Scott alone, let alone Short and Tomlin and everybody else they added to the cast. And I really liked S2!
― Nhex, Wednesday, 2 June 2010 00:25 (thirteen years ago) link
i don't think season 3 is as compelling about ellen and patty as season 2 is. i am grateful to the makers of damages for casting formative crushes of mine in tim olyphant and campbell scott.
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 2 June 2010 00:30 (thirteen years ago) link
martin short aside the cast of s3 is nowhere close to the ppl that got for s2. & the case was lame
did love the frobisher auditions tho
― Lamp, Wednesday, 2 June 2010 00:32 (thirteen years ago) link
i just rewatched season one and watched this featurette in the special features where ted danson says he basically played frobisher as himself!
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 2 June 2010 00:33 (thirteen years ago) link
I voted for SoA, but have to shout out for Lucky which was everything that Entourage tried to be but couldn't.
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 2 June 2010 00:49 (thirteen years ago) link
― horseshoe, Tuesday, June 1, 2010 8:23 PM (58 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
not even--s2 isnt nearly as tightly-plotted or gripping as s1 or s3! plus rawls is so unbelievable in that role.
nothing is as good as the BIG REVEAL in the final ep of s1
― max, Wednesday, 2 June 2010 01:23 (thirteen years ago) link
max: still wrong
started watching sons of anarchy & its p really enjoyable but gd do they love long, pointless montages in the middle and end of episodes.
― terrible poster (Lamp), Friday, 4 June 2010 19:28 (thirteen years ago) link
S2 of SoA is much better than S1.
― Simon H., Friday, 4 June 2010 19:31 (thirteen years ago) link
SoA has had some really good montages, though. i think what gets me more are the overly on-the-nose dramatic speeches that strip the show of any subtext and make it all text, the S1 finale had way too much of that.
― unfinest states of america (some dude), Saturday, 5 June 2010 14:59 (thirteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Sunday, 6 June 2010 23:01 (thirteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Monday, 7 June 2010 23:01 (thirteen years ago) link
Who the heck voted for Lucky? (in fairness, that show was kinda good, and had Craig Robinson)
― Loup-Garou G (The Yellow Kid), Tuesday, 8 June 2010 05:14 (thirteen years ago) link
but it was neither an hourlong nor a drama...
― Loup-Garou G (The Yellow Kid), Tuesday, 8 June 2010 05:19 (thirteen years ago) link
Good showing by Damages. Surprised Nip/Tuck did so poorly tho, I thought it was a well-liked show?
― Mordy, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 05:19 (thirteen years ago) link
mostly lost interest in soa feel like the writing is generally p weak overall & its static and soap-ish dg the love for it
― has mia ever been so far as to go even do what more like? (Lamp), Tuesday, 8 June 2010 05:20 (thirteen years ago) link
SoA is pretty much worth it purely for the performances by the three leads - do wish the writing was a little better
― Nhex, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 05:33 (thirteen years ago) link
I am beginning to feel like Justified has the potential to rival The Shield by the time its run is over - the second half of its first season has been phenomenal.
― Simon H., Tuesday, 8 June 2010 07:56 (thirteen years ago) link
Looking forward to checking out Justified in the TV off-season. Walton Goggins' contribution to the last season of The Shield was one of the finest dramatic performances I've witnessed in any medium. dude is a PRO.
― in movie 2001 resurrect thread on planet jupiter (Pillbox), Tuesday, 8 June 2010 08:16 (thirteen years ago) link
― Loup-Garou G (The Yellow Kid), Tuesday, June 8, 2010 1:14 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― Loup-Garou G (The Yellow Kid), Tuesday, June 8, 2010 1:19 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
sorry, wikipedia listed it under one-hour dramas
― some dude, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 08:21 (thirteen years ago) link
gotta watch justified
― NUDE. MAYNE. (s1ocki), Tuesday, 8 June 2010 12:52 (thirteen years ago) link
watched the first episode of damages last night. was pretty awesome!
― hoes on my dick cos my groceries bagged (tpp), Saturday, 19 June 2010 10:47 (thirteen years ago) link
I got through the first 4 episodes of The Shield and am struck by a paralyzing indifference toward watching any more.
― fantast (ico) (some dude), Saturday, 19 June 2010 12:06 (thirteen years ago) link
can't believe i missed this. Justified --> The Shield/Sons of Anarchy ---> everything else
― Gee, Officer (Gukbe), Saturday, 19 June 2010 12:16 (thirteen years ago) link
still seriously bummed that damages is over...i got into it right around the time it got cancelled
― horseshoe, Saturday, 19 June 2010 17:48 (thirteen years ago) link
btw i been watching the shield it's crazy
― horseshoe, Monday, 9 August 2010 02:40 (thirteen years ago) link
justified ended up being so good in case anyone is reading this thread wondering and didnt trust the other people who already said it was good but trusts me
― max, Monday, 9 August 2010 02:51 (thirteen years ago) link
no way i just started watching justified tonight and am digging it hard!
― the itsytitchyschneider (s1ocki), Monday, 9 August 2010 03:54 (thirteen years ago) link
also in other weird psychic moment, the scene in the first one with the fried chicken, my friend called me at that moment and invited me over for fried chicken
true story guys
― the itsytitchyschneider (s1ocki), Monday, 9 August 2010 03:55 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah dude it gets even better
― max, Monday, 9 August 2010 04:59 (thirteen years ago) link
yes, there are more fried chicken moments!!
― Nhex, Monday, 9 August 2010 04:59 (thirteen years ago) link
i better tell my friend
― the itsytitchyschneider (s1ocki), Monday, 9 August 2010 05:16 (thirteen years ago) link
dentist-on-the-run one was dope
― the itsytitchyschneider (s1ocki), Monday, 9 August 2010 23:11 (thirteen years ago) link
forest whitaker's performance in season 5 of the shield is unnerving
― horseshoe, Monday, 9 August 2010 23:13 (thirteen years ago) link
SO FAR AT LEAST DON'T TELL ME WHAT HAPPENS
FW as Cavanaugh >>> FW as Idi Amin
overall, but esp. in terms of being a scary ass mofo
― Pillbox, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 00:27 (thirteen years ago) link
oh man is there an idi amin character on justified
― the itsytitchyschneider (s1ocki), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 00:29 (thirteen years ago) link
so ppl on this thread who have seen The Shield in its entirety are actually saying that it is trumped by the first season of Justified.. I really need to find an excuse to spend a weekend indoors sometime soon.
― Pillbox, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 00:34 (thirteen years ago) link
i havent seen the shield but justified is real good so far imo
― snooki stackhouse (s1ocki), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 00:36 (thirteen years ago) link
The Shield may try your patience in its middle stretch, but o man does all that plot-layering & character-scrutinizing pay off in the end.
― Pillbox, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 00:42 (thirteen years ago) link
it's hard to compare, really. i would not say that the shield is trumped by one season of Justified, but i might say the first season of Justified is better than the first season of the Shield. walton goggins is v v good in both.
― horseshoe, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 00:46 (thirteen years ago) link
What Pillbox said. The Shield is probably not so great for a few seasons but the 2nd/3rd seasons and the last one are so great, even if they do not seem to be able to ever sustain tension in a given situation for more than 1/2 episodes at a time! I haven't seen any of the other shows, but I will try to check out Justified. Love Walton Goggins.
― Tolaca Luke (admrl), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 00:50 (thirteen years ago) link
can i just say, about the shield, i think michael chiklis is a reasonably goodlooking dude and i get that vic mackey's alpha male persona is meant to be attractive, but i find it absurd how every pretty woman he encounters hits on him shamelessly within 5 minutes of meeting him.
― horseshoe, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 00:52 (thirteen years ago) link
xxp - that is what I hear & I don't doubt it. Goggins is next-level. So much so that I've even thought of paying to see Predators.
― Pillbox, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 00:53 (thirteen years ago) link
Is he really a reasonably goodlooking dude?
It is interesting to note the types and uses of sunglasses in The Shield.
Plus since I have lived in LA I love being able to identify all the locations in the background. I guess they shot around Silver Lake/Echo Park A LOT.
― Tolaca Luke (admrl), Tuesday, 10 August 2010 00:54 (thirteen years ago) link
oh man, we need to redo this poll with all the hourlong dramas that have been added
kind of thinking the later season would result in Sons of Anarchy dropping down the list a lot
― mh, Friday, 2 February 2018 15:17 (six years ago) link
(Justified ranking below Sons of Anarchy is just some bullshit)
I gather that that's because Justified was still brand new when the poll was run, otherwise lol.
― Ochs Out The Cage (Old Lunch), Friday, 2 February 2018 15:36 (six years ago) link
Sons of Anarchy got really bad much sooner than I remembered - in my mind there was a season and a half of wacky biker hijinks before they killed Opie's wife.
― louise ck (milo z), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 00:49 (five years ago) link
Sons of Anarchy and Damages, both of them I remember from how early we pulled the plug, thinking it was way too ridiculous. Like, in both cases, maybe season 2? The Shield and Justified both perfect.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 16 October 2018 01:04 (five years ago) link
Sons got waaay stupider than humankind could conceive and I am proud to say I watched every stupid minute of iti have no life :D
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 01:36 (five years ago) link
the answer to the question posed by the thread, and in fact most questions in general, is justified
― voodoo chili, Tuesday, 16 October 2018 02:21 (five years ago) link
Yeah Justified is so good. Except that Michael Rappaport season :/
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 02:23 (five years ago) link
Season is fine despite him.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 16 October 2018 02:27 (five years ago) link
It's really not. It was so grim and joyless, I think maybe a side effect of Leonard's passing just before (or maybe in the early stages of) production.
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 03:23 (five years ago) link
it was bloated & unenjoyable
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 04:44 (five years ago) link
Thrilled to announce that all 13 episodes of #Terriers will be part of the inaugural #FXonHulu lineup starting tomorrow 3/2 on @Hulu. Thanks to all the @FXNetworks execs who have worked w/me the past few months to make this happen. @donallogue @MRaymondJames #OceanBeachForever— Shawn Ryan (@ShawnRyanTV) March 2, 2020
― j., Monday, 2 March 2020 05:18 (four years ago) link
God, that show got shafted.
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Monday, 2 March 2020 11:08 (four years ago) link
The best show
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Monday, 2 March 2020 13:30 (four years ago) link
I found Donal Logue 100% annoying in everything but weirdly adorable in Terriers. The Olyphant-looking partner is great too. It’s very difficult to play a convincing idiot.
― Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 2 March 2020 13:53 (four years ago) link