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Old 24th February 2012, 11:23 PM   #76 (permalink)
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My dear husband got me HBO and Showtime for my birthday. It is nicely timed to see this season of GoT. True love.

We're partly through the first season of Deadwood and liking it a lot. Thanks for the recommendation! It has an air of historical authenticity about the wild west. The hero, so far, is from Ontario, Canada, lol.

If you are shy about R rated language and adult themes, it would not be the right series for you!

On the other hand, I had been looking forward to reading "Death at Pemberley", which is a continuation of Pride and Prejudice, written by PD James. The Austenesque style is uncanny, but the murder, not so much.
Since you have Showtime, it behooves you to catch the first season of Homeland VERY good show. CLaire Danes won an Emmy for her role in it.

Deadwood gets better and better. One of the great things about the show is that the charcters are multi-dimensional, much in the same way that GRRM's characters are. When you're done with the third season I'll tell you who my favorite character is
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Old 25th February 2012, 09:33 PM   #77 (permalink)
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You mean Al gets soft?! What's funny is how exasperated he gets when "the help" mess up--yet he expects it.

The nicest character is probably the doctor, so far. What's a little grave digging, anyway.

After three seasons, maybe we can find analogues to GRRM characters. Wild Bill Hickock is like Prince Rhaegar anyone?

Will see Homeland, thanks for the tip. Liike Clare Daines, especially in Temple Grandin. And I've known lots of ASD people from my previous work.
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Old 25th February 2012, 10:12 PM   #78 (permalink)
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Al Swearengen is probably my all time favorite TV character. So many great characters on that show.

I've watched The Wire now, all of it, and it was fantastic TV. Going through a bit of withdrawal.

When will HBO do a Space Opera?!
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Al Swearengen is probably my all time favorite TV character. So many great characters on that show.

I've watched The Wire now, all of it, and it was fantastic TV. Going through a bit of withdrawal.

When will HBO do a Space Opera?!
I wasn't going to say it, but Al is one of my all time favorites as well, but then again, there are so many great characters in that series.
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Deadwood is teh awesomes!

I'm straight, but I'm pretty sure I fell in love with Timothy Olyphant while watching it.

His FX series Justified is an amazing piece of television too.
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Al is splendid! It's amazing to watch him work through tricky situations. He says politicians are too corrupt for him. lol.

Timothy Olyphant can bring home my groceries. (he could be Jon Snow in another universe?)Didn't know about Justified!

Have to watch The Wire now too. Don't need to watch regular TV anymore.

Okay, we could do this. The cast of Deadwood goes through a time distortion at The Gem, and ends up colonizing an M class mining planet in the New Dakota system. Don't tell GRRM.
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Al is splendid! It's amazing to watch him work through tricky situations. He says politicians are too corrupt for him. lol.

Timothy Olyphant can bring home my groceries. (he could be Jon Snow in another universe?)Didn't know about Justified!

Have to watch The Wire now too. Don't need to watch regular TV anymore.

Okay, we could do this. The cast of Deadwood goes through a time distortion at The Gem, and ends up colonizing an M class mining planet in the New Dakota system. Don't tell GRRM.
Have you finished the third season?
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Deadwood? Swearengen?..that goddamned cocksucker is my favorite too.

forgot to mention I'm watching The Wire

Omar comin' yo!
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oooo That might not fly around here mate.
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oooo That might not fly around here mate.
my apologies
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Deadwood? Swearengen?..that goddamned cocksucker is my favorite too.

forgot to mention I'm watching The Wire

Omar comin' yo!
Omar is the man.
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Haha, I've been walking around whistling it for a week and a half.
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Haha, I've been walking around whistling it for a week and a half.
Who would think that Omar could be a character that you could fall in love with?

What great writing.
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