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Gremmie said:
I have to agree... I watch Netflix daily. I hate subtitles... I just bypass those films.
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Do you ever watch TV series? I got hooked when I watched 24 the first time. I never saw that program while it was on TV. Then I watched 11 seasons as fast as I could. If you are familiar with that series you know how intense each episode is. I had over a month of the most intense TV watching I've ever had.:D
 
Was watching MTV this morning while doing 2 miles on the treadmill, and one of the characters played by Mark Wahlberg said,

"I watch a lot of movies, I know what I'm doing"

Well it got my attention and I thought about it briefly and then came to the conclusion that it's right, I do know what I'm doing.

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Actually, aside from sports, I really don't watch TV at all.

I do watch Netflix though... And occasionally, Utube...

Aside from that, I either read, or listen to music.

Or, just play my guitars, or drums... I love music. TV isn't my thing, for the most part.
 
Gremmie said:
Actually, aside from sports, I really don't watch TV at all.

I do watch Netflix though... And occasionally, Utube...

Aside from that, I either read, or listen to music.

Or, just play my guitars, or drums... I love music. TV isn't my thing, for the most part.
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You made the statement that you watch Netflix everyday. Each episode is only one hour and you can watch at your own speed with no commercials and they can compete very well with movies. Even though the number of movies seems endless, the ones you might care to watch do start getting harder to find as the years go by. So mixing in a few very good TV series gives you another resource to add to your movie watching.
 
KilljoyKlown said:
You made the statement that you watch Netflix everyday. Each episode is only one hour and you can watch at your own speed with no commercials and they can compete very well with movies. Even though the number of movies seems endless, the ones you might care to watch do start getting harder to find as the years go by. So mixing in a few very good TV series gives you another resource to add to your movie watching.
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OK... Ya got me thinking. I'll check out 24, later tonight.

I'll let ya know what I think tomorrow.

It better not suck, dammit... Lol.
 
Gremmie said:
OK... Ya got me thinking. I'll check out 24, later tonight.

I'll let ya know what I think tomorrow.

It better not suck, dammit... Lol.
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If you like non-stop intense action, you won't be disappointed. Next be sure and start with the first episode of the first season.:D
 
KilljoyKlown said:
If you like non-stop intense action, you won't be disappointed. Next be sure and start with the first episode of the first season.:D
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I'm gonna check it out in an hour or two... If it sucks, gonna hunt you down. : )
 
Gremmie said:
I'm gonna check it out in an hour or two... If it sucks, gonna hunt you down. : )
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The Netflix write up. Each episode is one hour in the life of Jack Bauer and each season is only 24 hours. This is the series that made Kiefer Sutherland. (You will be amazed by how much can happen in one hour) and I often wondered if any one human could really suffer that much stress and keep going.

24

2001 TV-14 10 discs

Each season of this Emmy-winning action thriller follows 24 hours in the life of Jack Bauer, a special agent who works for the government thwarting terrorist attacks and other threats to national security as he struggles with his own inner demons.

Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carlos Bernard, Dennis Haysbert, Elisha Cuthbert, James Morrison, Reiko Aylesworth, Jude Ciccolella, Kim Raver, Glenn Morshower, D.B. Woodside, Roger R. Cross, Leslie Hope, Sarah Clarke, Penny Johnson, Richard Burgi, Lou Diamond Phillips, Dennis Hopper, Daniel Bess, Zeljko Ivanek, Xander Berkeley, Michael Massee, Vicellous Shannon, Karina Arroyave, Zach Grenier, Eric Balfour, Misha Collins, Jacqui Maxwell, Matthew Carey, Mia Kirshner, Paul Schulze, Silas Weir Mitchell, Gregory Itzin, Cherry Jones, Louis Lombardi, Annie Wersching, Jayne Atkinson, Carlo Rota, Bob Gunton, Sarah Wynter, Peter MacNicol, James Badge Dale, John Boyd, Freddie Prinze Jr., Jean Smart, Marisol Nichols
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KilljoyKlown said:
I got hooked when I watched 24 the first time. I never saw that program while it was on TV. Then I watched 11 seasons as fast as I could. If you are familiar with that series you know how intense each episode is.
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I thought that was one of the best shows ever on TV. In a class with "Breaking Bad."
 
Fraggle Rocker said:
I thought that was one of the best shows ever on TV. In a class with "Breaking Bad."
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I've been thinking of watching Breaking Bad via Netflix DVD's from the first episode to the last episode at my own speed with no commercials. It's amazing how different you experience it when you don't have to wait a week to see only one episode at a time. And then there's always weeks where you miss your show for whatever reason.
 
Gremmie

It sounds like you use Netflix streaming to watch movies. At some time I might switch to that, however you still have more movie selections via DVD at Netflix, so I am not ready to switch yet. I normally get 6 DVD's/week, but holidays and Post Office screw ups cut into that number a bit. Before I started getting DVD's in the mail, I never had any idea how often the PO screws up, after all who cares if a bill or some junk mail comes a day or two late. But I am notified online when to expect my DVD's, so I get very irritated when my DVD's don't show up on time. And that happens several times every year.

I pay the same monthly fee whether I get 24 DVD's per month or not. If I only get 3 DVD's in a week instead of 6, I can not make them up, I'm just out those 3 DVD's for the month. They charge me about $24.00 a month, so even if I only get 21 DVD's in a month it's still worth it. Sure beats paying for movie channels on cable or satellite TV, where you might be lucky to see 2 or 3 movies you might want to watch per month.
 
KilljoyKlown said:
Gremmie

It sounds like you use Netflix streaming to watch movies. At some time I might switch to that, however you still have more movie selections via DVD at Netflix, so I am not ready to switch yet. I normally get 6 DVD's/week, but holidays and Post Office screw ups cut into that number a bit. Before I started getting DVD's in the mail, I never had any idea how often the PO screws up, after all who cares if a bill or some junk mail comes a day or two late. But I am notified online when to expect my DVD's, so I get very irritated when my DVD's don't show up on time. And that happens several times every year.

I pay the same monthly fee whether I get 24 DVD's per month or not. If I only get 3 DVD's in a week instead of 6, I can not make them up, I'm just out those 3 DVD's for the month. They charge me about $24.00 a month, so even if I only get 21 DVD's in a month it's still worth it. Sure beats paying for movie channels on cable or satellite TV, where you might be lucky to see 2 or 3 movies you might want to watch per month.
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I love Netflix... I have it on my TV, and cellphone.
Aside from sports, I never watch regular TV... I stick to DVD,s or Netflix. I hate commercials.

And, for only eight bucks a month, ya just can't beat it...
 
Breaking Bad is one of the top five television shows ever made. But it is topped--quite easily, in my opinion--by True Detective.

If you missed it, un-miss it.
 
Balerion said:
Breaking Bad is one of the top five television shows ever made. But it is topped--quite easily, in my opinion--by True Detective.

If you missed it, un-miss it.
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Never heard of it... If it's on Netflix, I'll check it out.
 
Balerion said:
Breaking Bad is one of the top five television shows ever made. But it is topped--quite easily, in my opinion--by True Detective.

If you missed it, un-miss it.
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The review below was written by a Netflix customer. I will put it in my Netflix queue. Thanks Balerion

What an absolutely amazing show. McConaughey seems destined for Oscar glory in March for his wonderful performance in Dallas Buyers Club, but True Detective is possibly his best performance to date. In The Lincoln Lawyer McConaughey hinted at a great ability to portray flawed, broken characters on the edge of breaking part, struggling with inner demons while trying to survive and make sense of an increasingly senseless world, but in True Detective he amps that up to 10. His Rust Cohle is a brilliant detective who's been through more than you can imagine. But he's also straddling the line between insanity and controlled. Contrasted to him is Woody Harrelson as Martin Hart, also a fantastic detective, but very different in his approach and world-view, but like Cohle, deeply deeply flawed. The two make for some of the most fantastic, yet bizarre, screen chemistry in a long while. But past the performances, True Detective showcases probably the best cinematography currently on television - perhaps the best cinematography of any show ever, and the dialogue is extraordinarily precise, stylized, and utterly fascinating. In short, everything about this show is top notch. It's not a show that helps you along - if you don't pay attention, if you only give it 50% of your focus, you probably won't understand it. But if you give it the attention it deserves, you will be fascinated by the world created and portrayed here. It's a slow burn, seemingly tedious at first, but before you know it you're hooked, and then it cranks it up and up and up until you're calling it the best show on TV. Unfortunate that it's only 8 episodes of this amazing world and characters, but it's basically an 8 hour film, and I have confidence in it providing a satisfying conclusion to this fascinating mystery.

68 out of 72 members found this review helpful
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Don't waste your money on Divergence.

Don't waste your time with Transcendence.

Do see Captain America and the Winter Soldier.

I saw all three over the weekend and this is whatI thought of these movies.
 
KilljoyKlown said:
I've been thinking of watching Breaking Bad via Netflix DVD's from the first episode to the last episode at my own speed with no commercials. It's amazing how different you experience it when you don't have to wait a week to see only one episode at a time. And then there's always weeks where you miss your show for whatever reason.
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breaking bad is on Netflix streaming, my daughter got into that show, we would watch episode after episode,
right now we are in a 'House' marathon, that's the only prob with Netflix, with us addicts, we tend to watch em all out so now we don't know which show to marathon next.
 
NMSquirrel said:
breaking bad is on Netflix streaming, my daughter got into that show, we would watch episode after episode,
right now we are in a 'House' marathon, that's the only prob with Netflix, with us addicts, we tend to watch em all out so now we don't know which show to marathon next.
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When I watched 24 for the first time I had no idea that it would demand so much of my attention. Each DVD comes with 4 episodes and I got 3 DVD's 12 episodes of 24 all at once. Since I want to turn the DVD's over as fast as possible and get them back in the mail the next day I watched 12 hours of 24 that first day with every single episode more intense than the last. I was a complete basket case just before bed time. After that I started mixing regular movies in with my 24 DVD's so I could cut back on the intensity a bit. But I still smile big when I remember that day.

I heard they are starting that series back up again with more seasons planned. I can hardly wait.:D
 
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