EPTI'm Over American Entertainment - Page 3
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holy_war
United States3590 Posts
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NukeTheStars
United States275 Posts
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Revolt
United States288 Posts
zooey deschanel is so cute/hot!!!!! | ||
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Shauni
4077 Posts
On August 20 2010 02:43 FieryBalrog wrote: Uh, there is a lot of good stuff buried out there in "American Entertainment" Movies: Inception There Will Be Blood TV: The Wire (everyone watch this, seriously) Mad Men Six Feet Under Music: too many bands to name Its not all Jerry Bruckheimer and Everybody Loves Raymond, just do some research, I mean this isn't even indie obscure shit, its pretty mainstream American TV in particular is pretty good, I have watched plenty of foreign (Indian, Korean, Chinese) TV and my god most of it is absolute balls awful I don't think 'buried' is the appropriate word here... | ||
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Aquafresh
United States824 Posts
On August 20 2010 02:43 FieryBalrog wrote: Uh, there is a lot of good stuff buried out there in "American Entertainment" Movies: Inception There Will Be Blood TV: The Wire (everyone watch this, seriously) Mad Men Six Feet Under Music: too many bands to name Its not all Jerry Bruckheimer and Everybody Loves Raymond, just do some research, I mean this isn't even indie obscure shit, its pretty mainstream American TV in particular is pretty good, I have watched plenty of foreign (Indian, Korean, Chinese) TV and my god most of it is absolute balls awful Dude his name is "snotboogie" I'd be very surprised if he hadn't heard of The Wire. As far as the OP goes, there is shit entertainment everywhere. Everyone always assumes the grass is greener because all they hear about from other cultures is the stuff that's good enough to make its way onto their radar. For example lets say I finish watching "Spaced" and say holy crap UK TV must be way ahead of us! It's rare to see such a well written show on American television! Then you go through their lineup and its full of crap like "Demons." Same for some guy you get into "The Wire" or "Arrested Development", and he looks up some of the most popular shows in the US and is met by "Two and a Half Men" and "CSI." The point is that the good stuff is pretty rare in general. Although I will second Riptide and say there have been a pretty good string of comedy shows on BBC in recent years. so I'd check those out. "Spaced" in particular, especially if you're into Edgar Wrights style. Also Justin Bieber is Canadian. I swear if you guys subject us to another crappy pop culture phenomenon we're going to take another hockey team. | ||
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ironchef
Canada1350 Posts
On August 19 2010 21:33 riptide wrote: + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://stagevu.com/img/thumbnail/vasckkyjatwibig.jpg) Try some British entertainment. Some of the best writing I've seen on TV in a while. /Highfive.. love that show First, I'd like to say that not all American stuff sucks. They make a lot, so by proportion a lot will suck. There's tons of quality shows/movies out there. That said, I absolutely agree and encourage seeing a wider range of entertainment. I think you'll find every thing has its strong and weak points, and there's going to be cliched, annoying or overdone themes everywhere. However, the good stuff you find will make it all worth it ! | ||
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Disregard
China10252 Posts
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Disregard
China10252 Posts
edit: Why the hell did I click the quote button again. -.- | ||
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kaisr
Canada715 Posts
oops just read OP and posted, good to see there are others who recognize genius when they see it. | ||
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semantics
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Ownos
United States2147 Posts
On August 19 2010 20:56 Daimon wrote: welcome to the culture industry it won't change, the only thing we can do is support the indie artists Indie artists are too busy being pretentious to care about making anything good. | ||
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Pyrrhuloxia
United States6700 Posts
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snotboogie
Australia3550 Posts
On August 20 2010 02:43 FieryBalrog wrote: TV: The Wire (everyone watch this, seriously) Mad Men Six Feet Under I have watched The Wire 6 times through. It was its excellence that made me realize that everything else is shit. It was a true scales falling from the eyes moment. EDIT: LOL Bieber is Canadian? Damn that sucks. I have much love for Canada (Sarah McLachlan, Heather Nova <3)... sad to see your great country polluted with this nonsense | ||
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AlienAlias
United States324 Posts
I was thinking the same thing. | ||
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Golden Ghost
Netherlands1041 Posts
On August 19 2010 21:33 riptide wrote: + Show Spoiler + Try some British entertainment. Some of the best writing I've seen on TV in a while. Riptide I can't thank you enough for recommending this. I really loved it and am looking forward to the next season. Especially the swimmingpool scene was pure genius. | ||
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Loanshark
China3094 Posts
Chinese films are getting better, but the TV series here are still crap. | ||
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