Film or TV series with higest IMDB rating?
Discussion
toon10 said:
GoT is rather good but BB is just about the best TV show I've seen from the US. At the very least on a par with Sopranos (only no BB episode is a filler or filled with a dream sequence)
What about that episode they spent trying to swat the fly?Still great obviously, because who is going to complain about Walter and Jessie shooting the s
t for 40 mins, but filler-ish.In any case - I am still in shock about the guy complaining about Medieval Porn.
The top shows also has a high number of Japanese cartoons.
It's on the 'to-do' list.
toon10 said:
GoT is rather good but BB is just about the best TV show I've seen from the US. At the very least on a par with Sopranos (only no BB episode is a filler or filled with a dream sequence)
Sopranos style is a window on a world. The only dream sequence that bugged me was the one with T in the coma, as Mr I. Finity. That went on too long, but considering the reason, meh.blindswelledrat said:
So an hour long episode about 2 people chasing a fly in a room is not 'filler'?
BB/Sopranos are the best TV series ever for me, but I thought BB was worse than Sopranos for the periodic tedious epsodes.
I've heard it's incredibly slow and has fillers. Unlike GoT. BB/Sopranos are the best TV series ever for me, but I thought BB was worse than Sopranos for the periodic tedious epsodes.
It's on the 'to-do' list.
Halb said:
I've heard it's incredibly slow and has fillers. Unlike GoT.
It's on the 'to-do' list.
Definitely has slow patches, but they are all part of a build up to what is the best tv ever.It's on the 'to-do' list.
Im not surprised some of the episodes got a 10 in that imdb because I finished some episodes almost on a high with how good they are.
I cant recommend it enough.
blindswelledrat said:
Oh...I heard GoT was slow in places too?. Is it not?
Yeah it's slow in places, but no fillers. When it moves fast though it moves faster than any other show. It's an epic that was started in 1995. Stories that come from books can be huge, it has a lot of story to tell. I reckon we're pretty lucky that HBO are attempting it.I wonder why Band of Brothers is missing?
Awesome TV, imo, and all the more poignant for the 'talking heads' of the real people.
I watched series one of Game of Thrones, but it's just not my cup of tea, I guess. Not seeing Breaking Bad or The Wire (I struggled through two episodes and gave up, actually), but Band of Brothers is top quality TV.
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Awesome TV, imo, and all the more poignant for the 'talking heads' of the real people.
I watched series one of Game of Thrones, but it's just not my cup of tea, I guess. Not seeing Breaking Bad or The Wire (I struggled through two episodes and gave up, actually), but Band of Brothers is top quality TV.
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marcosgt said:
I wonder why Band of Brothers is missing?
I think it is a yank thing. They make some random distinction between TV Series and Mini Series.http://www.imdb.com/search/title?num_votes=5000,&a...
Halb said:
blindswelledrat said:
Oh...I heard GoT was slow in places too?. Is it not?
Yeah it's slow in places, but no fillers. When it moves fast though it moves faster than any other show. It's an epic that was started in 1995. Stories that come from books can be huge, it has a lot of story to tell. I reckon we're pretty lucky that HBO are attempting it.What's Jon snow and that ginger girl doing? Walking aimlessly around a snow covered wilderness while she makes lewd comments about bonking before finally, after about 3 episodes, actually bonking.
What's Robb stark doing talking to that doctor bird on the battlefield? Although it's obvious with anyone with half an idea you won't find out for three more episodes, despite there being numerous scenes between them.
Even the shock deaths of main characters, after a while, you quickly become accustomed to it. There are only about 5 characters you care about but expect their imminent death at any point so when it does happen, you're actually more interested in how gruesome their death is, rather than their death itself. You struggle to remember the other characters names so, again appreciate the gruesome death more than the killing off of a character.
Or Sansa stark. We know she's in a predicament but do something with her character. Not just drag along the same cruelty for three whole series.
And the porn is boring. It's like living in a strip club. After the initial shock of boobs everywhere it just becomes, well boobs everywhere and the same old same old.
I'll admit it's got its plus points. The main characters are exceptional: all of the lannisters and Joffrey are brilliantly done. The visuals, action scenes, clothing, are all really well done. I'm sure it works well in book format but for the screen it needs serious editing. It would have been epic if it were made for the big screen in 3 or 4 movies (thus far).
And I don't just dislike GoT because it's popular; I enjoyed the first series. But the rest of it is mainly boring s
te that can only be watched with use of the fast forward button to get to the good bit, occasionally stopping for boobs along the way. Let the hate begin!
Daniel1 said:
It's so slow in general GoT doesn't actually require fillers. What's the targaryan girl doing again? That's right, nothing, just aimlessly walking around a desert trying to find an army.
What's Jon snow and that ginger girl doing? Walking aimlessly around a snow covered wilderness while she makes lewd comments about bonking before finally, after about 3 episodes, actually bonking.
What's Robb stark doing talking to that doctor bird on the battlefield? Although it's obvious with anyone with half an idea you won't find out for three more episodes, despite there being numerous scenes between them.
Even the shock deaths of main characters, after a while, you quickly become accustomed to it. There are only about 5 characters you care about but expect their imminent death at any point so when it does happen, you're actually more interested in how gruesome their death is, rather than their death itself. You struggle to remember the other characters names so, again appreciate the gruesome death more than the killing off of a character.
Or Sansa stark. We know she's in a predicament but do something with her character. Not just drag along the same cruelty for three whole series.
And the porn is boring. It's like living in a strip club. After the initial shock of boobs everywhere it just becomes, well boobs everywhere and the same old same old.
I'll admit it's got its plus points. The main characters are exceptional: all of the lannisters and Joffrey are brilliantly done. The visuals, action scenes, clothing, are all really well done. I'm sure it works well in book format but for the screen it needs serious editing. It would have been epic if it were made for the big screen in 3 or 4 movies (thus far).
And I don't just dislike GoT because it's popular; I enjoyed the first series. But the rest of it is mainly boring ste that can only be watched with use of the fast forward button to get to the good bit, occasionally stopping for boobs along the way.
Let the hate begin!
Have you read the books?What's Jon snow and that ginger girl doing? Walking aimlessly around a snow covered wilderness while she makes lewd comments about bonking before finally, after about 3 episodes, actually bonking.
What's Robb stark doing talking to that doctor bird on the battlefield? Although it's obvious with anyone with half an idea you won't find out for three more episodes, despite there being numerous scenes between them.
Even the shock deaths of main characters, after a while, you quickly become accustomed to it. There are only about 5 characters you care about but expect their imminent death at any point so when it does happen, you're actually more interested in how gruesome their death is, rather than their death itself. You struggle to remember the other characters names so, again appreciate the gruesome death more than the killing off of a character.
Or Sansa stark. We know she's in a predicament but do something with her character. Not just drag along the same cruelty for three whole series.
And the porn is boring. It's like living in a strip club. After the initial shock of boobs everywhere it just becomes, well boobs everywhere and the same old same old.
I'll admit it's got its plus points. The main characters are exceptional: all of the lannisters and Joffrey are brilliantly done. The visuals, action scenes, clothing, are all really well done. I'm sure it works well in book format but for the screen it needs serious editing. It would have been epic if it were made for the big screen in 3 or 4 movies (thus far).
And I don't just dislike GoT because it's popular; I enjoyed the first series. But the rest of it is mainly boring s
te that can only be watched with use of the fast forward button to get to the good bit, occasionally stopping for boobs along the way. Let the hate begin!
chris watton said:
Movies! 
No - just...NO!
Imagine GoT with a 12 rating, along with comedy sidekick characters for the young ones!
No, No, No, No, om-tiddly-om-pom NO! There is already a sea of child-friendly fantasy films!
If GoT was released in 1995, on AMC. No - just...NO!
Imagine GoT with a 12 rating, along with comedy sidekick characters for the young ones!
No, No, No, No, om-tiddly-om-pom NO! There is already a sea of child-friendly fantasy films!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fPgIIB67bw
walm said:
marcosgt said:
I wonder why Band of Brothers is missing?
I think it is a yank thing. They make some random distinction between TV Series and Mini Series.http://www.imdb.com/search/title?num_votes=5000,&a...
I loved Generation Kill for example. And Top of the Lake which scores low in that was very good too
Daniel1 said:
anonymous said:
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No, im far too lazy.walm said:
For a man who dislikes it, you have certainly done your research!
"I better watch the whole thing, just to be sure I hate it."
There are some good bits in it, very good in fact. Just not very often. "I better watch the whole thing, just to be sure I hate it."
The Hobbit, book @ 200 pages giveortake, made into 3 x 3 hrs films :yawn:. IMDB @ 8.1
GoT, each book @ 1000 pages (and more for the later ones), made into 10 x 1 hrs programs. IMDB @ 9.5 was it?
Comparatively, I think the show runners have done extremely well at editing, since obviously GRRM doesn't. I haven't read the books, so I can't say if they've saved all the good stuff, or how much might be filler.
ItsaTVR said:
The Hobbit, book @ 200 pages giveortake, made into 3 x 3 hrs films :yawn:. IMDB @ 8.1
GoT, each book @ 1000 pages (and more for the later ones), made into 10 x 1 hrs programs. IMDB @ 9.5 was it?
Comparatively, I think the show runners have done extremely well at editing, since obviously GRRM doesn't. I haven't read the books, so I can't say if they've saved all the good stuff, or how much might be filler.
They've certainly streamlined it, rather than making up sGoT, each book @ 1000 pages (and more for the later ones), made into 10 x 1 hrs programs. IMDB @ 9.5 was it?
Comparatively, I think the show runners have done extremely well at editing, since obviously GRRM doesn't. I haven't read the books, so I can't say if they've saved all the good stuff, or how much might be filler.
t like PJ.It helps having GRRM as a script-writer/adviser.
They changed some things sure, but I've found it to be one of the more faithful adaptations in my mind (unlike PJ's efforts which seem to be more about him).
I think the shows two producers are clearly very good at what they do.
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