Fantastic - Comments

Comments

#86297 The Night Thread Mk. IX

Fantastic

15 years ago

2 years ago

2,496

Banned

05 Jul 2013 17:54:18

Download a proxy extension.

#86289 Wimbledon 2013

Fantastic

15 years ago

2 years ago

2,496

Banned

05 Jul 2013 16:11:47

I've been watching since the start, this has been unreal tennis.

#86265 The TV Thread

Fantastic

15 years ago

2 years ago

2,496

Banned

05 Jul 2013 14:49:39

The Sopranos and The Wire require the freedom of cable television in order to accentuate the reality they are trying to portray, the same can be said of other successful cable dramas such as Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones. They need the viewer to see how people deal with problems and how they relate to them, we enjoy those shows because we want to see ourselves in them.

Any knowledge of the source material related to Hannibal would accept it is less about exploring human themes as it is about witnessing a game of chess between fascinating characters and how they strive to overcome extraordinary circumstances. Hannibal is more gruesome than a show like Dexter, but it is so because of how it is filmed. It rarely shows explicit violence, more the aftermath of it.

To be more to the point you have to ask what a show gains or loses from moving from one style of restriction to the other. If Hannibal was played out on cable I think it would lose it's measured focus, it's brevity, it's ability to say things without just saying them. That is part to do with the excellent writing and part to do with the outstanding acting from the four main characters and the guest stars too. On cable Hannibal would more than likely succumb to excesses that grants, losing track of how beautifully tight the narrative is at the moment.

I think also it helps massively that this is a closed story, we know eventually what will happen so the writers are unable to be too wild with their deviations. You look at NBC's last massively successful drama, Lost, to see how success from the first season caused them to grow too rapidly from what was, almost objectively, one of the most thematically well strung human dramas television has seen. That first season didn't need cable and its freedom to show what needed to be said and Hannibal certainly doesn't need it either.

#86245 The TV Thread

Fantastic

15 years ago

2 years ago

2,496

Banned

05 Jul 2013 13:25:43

If you're that childish that you need swearing and nudity to enjoy adult themes then avoid at all costs.

#86241 The TV Thread

Fantastic

15 years ago

2 years ago

2,496

Banned

05 Jul 2013 13:00:05

Incredible. ede whinged because Hopkins is the only Hannibal, but that's not the point, you're getting a Hannibal here that has more screen time than any other in history and he does a great job of being the intellect, the confidant, the psychopath. You don't spend your time wanting Hopkins to be there because Mads has owned this version of Lecter, and that's a really difficult thing to do.

#86238 Barclays Premier League 2013/14

Fantastic

15 years ago

2 years ago

2,496

Banned

05 Jul 2013 12:40:05

I'm not even lying, that's the official fucking video.

#86236 The TV Thread

Fantastic

15 years ago

2 years ago

2,496

Banned

05 Jul 2013 12:31:07

In the process of watching the last couple of episodes of Hannibal. There are too many things about it that make it great, acting, story, cinematography. It's such a strong opening series, easily the best new drama this year.

#86230 The Night Thread Mk. IX

Fantastic

15 years ago

2 years ago

2,496

Banned

05 Jul 2013 11:42:59

For me it's less about the opinion, it's the fact she's so determined to make the point on television despite the obvious disgust of her peers. To me that speaks more to her putting it on so as to stay relevant as This Morning's resident contrarian.

#86222 The Night Thread Mk. IX

Fantastic

15 years ago

2 years ago

2,496

Banned

05 Jul 2013 11:07:38

Watching the This Morning video that's going round, got this great photo of Philip Schofield.

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/w60zbXVDI4irO0sZVc1UvLeUVNWLCR2QakwkbizD.jpg

#86218 What Was The Last Film You Saw?

Fantastic

15 years ago

2 years ago

2,496

Banned

05 Jul 2013 10:28:37

#86213 The TV Thread

Fantastic

15 years ago

2 years ago

2,496

Banned

05 Jul 2013 09:52:37

Last episode of season seven was tremendous, the Doakes flashbacks were awesome. And then the first episode of season 8 seeing the aftermath is amazing. I can't wait for Dexter to end.

#86139 KM by KM

Fantastic

15 years ago

2 years ago

2,496

Banned

04 Jul 2013 20:54:44

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/LSOK5FQx30vjO8w0i6LG6XaLO8x6xdJCK7ZmYk3p.png

#86106 The Night Thread Mk. IX

Fantastic

15 years ago

2 years ago

2,496

Banned

04 Jul 2013 19:10:44

I don't know what your old username was.

#86097 The General Games Discussion Thread.

Fantastic

15 years ago

2 years ago

2,496

Banned

04 Jul 2013 18:37:14

It is pretty faggoty, I've only played the tutorial so far and I spent most of my time skipping what people are saying because it's boring. I'm going to give it another go later but it's not holding up well, i couldn't get into Baldur's Gate either for pretty much the same reasons. Which is kind of annoying because I enjoyed the first Dragon Age.

#86093 Who knows how to photoshop?

Fantastic

15 years ago

2 years ago

2,496

Banned

04 Jul 2013 18:16:50

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/945061_10151700780357002_917760409_n.jpg

Can you faceswap the girl on the right with the old woman on the right, please.

#86036 The General Games Discussion Thread.

Fantastic

15 years ago

2 years ago

2,496

Banned

04 Jul 2013 12:41:00

Bought Neverwinter Nights off GOG, going to see how that turns out.

#86028 The Night Thread Mk. IX

Fantastic

15 years ago

2 years ago

2,496

Banned

04 Jul 2013 11:48:30

I used to rub nutella on my butthole and my dog would lick it off.

#86015 The Lower League Thread

Fantastic

15 years ago

2 years ago

2,496

Banned

04 Jul 2013 11:08:04

The whole Ricoh affair is unreal. It's amazing how they allowed it to get this far.

#86014 The Night Thread Mk. IX

Fantastic

15 years ago

2 years ago

2,496

Banned

04 Jul 2013 11:07:09

I used to kiss my dog on the lips.

#85956 Barclays Premier League 2013/14

Fantastic

15 years ago

2 years ago

2,496

Banned

03 Jul 2013 20:18:02

By Jaygull | Permalink | On 03 July 2013 - 19:06 PM

Cascarino had absolutely no idea where the money had come from, and anything about Abrahmovich whatsoever, he was the physical embodiment of football culture's complacency about the issues that Syed raised.

Your making it seem as though the topic du jour was Syed's, it wasn't. It's like having a Masterchef winner and Gordon Ramsay on to talk about the impact of Chinese cuisine on English cooking, only for Ramsay to run off on a diatribe about how appalling shark fin soup is.

#85946 The General Games Discussion Thread.

Fantastic

15 years ago

2 years ago

2,496

Banned

03 Jul 2013 19:13:05

LBA1 is terrible to play, mainly because of the lack of saving. I fucked up on the first level when I had to hide in my house and it sent me back to the start and I said fuck it and didn't bother any more. LBA2 I'll play half an hour here and there every day, I've completed it so many times it's not really a challenge but it's still fun. I'm in Zeelich trying to track down Gazogem.

I never realised just how terrible the story is in that game though. You'll arrive somewhere and an NPC will say "TWINSEN, THE CHILDREN FROM TWINSUN HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY THE ZEELICH BACK TO THEIR PLANET. YOU MUST GO THERE AND SAVE THEM. ALSO THERE IS A ROCKET ATTACHED TO THE MOON, YOU MUST STOP IT."

No kind of emotional connection or character development, it's just shit exposition followed by shit plot point. I'm amazed it held up so well with reviewers.

#85939 Wimbledon 2013

Fantastic

15 years ago

2 years ago

2,496

Banned

03 Jul 2013 18:23:39

I feel as though Janowicz is going to smack the fuck out of Murray on Friday. He's been looking tremendous and although Murray has finally had a work out I just think he hasn't faced the incremental challenges needed to step his game up.

#85923 Wimbledon 2013

Fantastic

15 years ago

2 years ago

2,496

Banned

03 Jul 2013 17:29:00

It's time for cunts to start using words like resolve, character, will, resilience etc.

#85914 Wimbledon 2013

Fantastic

15 years ago

2 years ago

2,496

Banned

03 Jul 2013 16:38:10

Verdasco crumbled in this set. If he can't take the fourth the it's going to be Murray walking away with this match.

#85908 Wimbledon 2013

Fantastic

15 years ago

2 years ago

2,496

Banned

03 Jul 2013 16:03:57

What a point by Murray.

#85907 Wimbledon 2013

Fantastic

15 years ago

2 years ago

2,496

Banned

03 Jul 2013 16:02:46

Three sets, haircut wins.

#85906 What Was The Last Film You Saw?

Fantastic

15 years ago

2 years ago

2,496

Banned

03 Jul 2013 15:56:25

The year is 1987. Motorcycle ninjas tighten their grip on Florida's narcotics trade, viciously annihilating anyone who dares move in on their turf. Multi-national martial arts rock band Dragon Sound have had enough, and embark on a roundhouse wreck-wave of crime-crushing justice. When not chasing beach bunnies or performing their hit song "Against the Ninja," Mark (kung-fu master/inspirational speaker Y.K. Kim) and the boys are kicking and chopping at the drug world's smelliest underbelly. It'll take every ounce of their blood and courage, but Dragon Sound can't stop until they've completely destroyed the dealers, the drunk bikers, the kill-crazy ninjas, the middle-aged thugs, the "stupid cocaine"...and the entire MIAMI CONNECTION!!!

Miami Connection is pure fucking gold.

#85905 The TV Thread

Fantastic

15 years ago

2 years ago

2,496

Banned

03 Jul 2013 15:54:13

Just started season seven of Dexter and it's very uncomfortable to watch, but that's a good thing I guess.

After this I'm going to try out Battlestar Galactica and then finally start watching Six Feet Under.