2012 Off topic thread(basketball,movies,etc whatever)

[poopoo333]

Another 70 fucking dollars.

Wow

[SPX]

I don't know you got so many more BetPoints than me. At this rate I'll have enough BetPoints for a free payout in 9 more years.

[poopoo333]

I don't know you got so many more BetPoints than me. At this rate I'll have enough BetPoints for a free payout in 9 more years.

I have 20,088.13 right now. Probably because I make more/bigger bets I am guessing

[MMA_scientist]

I have 20,088.13 right now. Probably because I make more/bigger bets I am guessing

Probably because you gamble in their casino. Degenerate.

[Svino]

I don't know you got so many more BetPoints than me. At this rate I'll have enough BetPoints for a free payout in 9 more years.

Compared to bets on other sports, MMA bets only count half as much for points.

Also, live bets don't count at all.

[MMA_scientist]

What do you guys think about "True Blood" on HBO? I have been watching it... it is mildly entertaining, kitschy on purpose, but sort of growing on me. It is no Dexter or GoT, but it is passing the time.

I still need to watch "The Wire", but I feel like it is the last great series that I have not yet seen... so I am sort of saving it.

[SPX]

I've heard a lot of shit about it, but haven't seen it.

I still need to get through season 2 of Game of Thrones and the current season of Breaking Bad.

[MMA_scientist]

I watched Breaking Bad up through Season 4... I am going to wait for the next season to start on that. I like it pretty well, not my all time favorite, but probably top 10 for me. After I finished that, I was looking for something new to start, and I generally like to watch things that are almost wrapped up, with at least 3 or 4 seasons already completed. So I started True Blood, I didn't like it at first, but it growing on me. Again, it is not in the same league as a show like GoT or Dexter or The Sopranos, but it is sort of interesting I guess. I am about to finish Season 2, and I might just quit it at this point. Wondered if it gets better or if this is pretty much how it goes.

IMO, GoT will go down as the best show ever made.

I also have been watching bits and pieces on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. That is a funny show.

[SPX]

Breaking Bad only top 10? I'd say top 5 for sure.

As for a show that has 3 or 4 seasons and is already finished, I'd suggest Prison Break. The first two seasons in particular are really good.

[SPX]

Are there any older shows that are worth watching?

Anyone seen Twin Peaks? I've heard a lot about that one. . .

[MMA_scientist]

Breaking Bad only top 10? I'd say top 5 for sure.

As for a show that has 3 or 4 seasons and is already finished, I'd suggest Prison Break. The first two seasons in particular are really good.

I will check out Prison Break at some point, it has always looked interesting to me.

GoT
Dexter
Sopranos
Lost

Those are my solid top 4 in no particular order. After that, it gets murkier... I am not including comedies here. Because I judge them on a completely different standard.

I also enjoyed Rome, Weeds, Breaking Bad... I guess that is about it as far as dramas go. I havent seen much else that I liked a lot.

[MMA_scientist]

Are there any older shows that are worth watching?

Anyone seen Twin Peaks? I've heard a lot about that one. . .

I saw Twin Peaks, I really like Twilight Zone type stuff, but I was alive when Twin Peaks originally aired... so I already knew the ending and it ruined everything for me (unlike Lost, which also had a terrible ending, but I enjoyed the ride right up until the massive failure at the end... had I known it was coming, Lost would have been similar to Twin Peaks).

Honestly, TV has gotten so much better in the last 10 years, that pretty much all the best shows have come out in the last decade IMO. There is some stuff that is nice for historical context, but other than that... no, there is nothing worth watching.

[SPX]

Hmm, I see. . .

If I had to do a top 5 off the top of my head, it would go something like (in no particular order):

Spartacus (seasons 1 and 1.5, not so much season 2)
Breaking Bad
Game of Thrones
Dexter
Homeland

But with that said, there are several shows that have been critically acclaimed that I either haven't seen or have only seen one or two episodes, including The Sopranos, Lost, Deadwood, The Wire and 24.

[SPX]

I saw Twin Peaks, I really like Twilight Zone type stuff, but I was alive when Twin Peaks originally aired... so I already knew the ending and it ruined everything for me (unlike Lost, which also had a terrible ending, but I enjoyed the ride right up until the massive failure at the end... had I known it was coming, Lost would have been similar to Twin Peaks).

Well don't tell me because I might watch it. I've heard the show is really weird, but I guess that's to be expected from David Lynch.

And I have thus far avoided being spoiled on the Lost ending. So don't fuck that one up for me, either.

Honestly, TV has gotten so much better in the last 10 years, that pretty much all the best shows have come out in the last decade IMO. There is some stuff that is nice for historical context, but other than that... no, there is nothing worth watching.

This is kind of the impression that I have gotten.

[Mr. IWS]

I never seen any of them shows. Im not really into series like that other then the Sopranos.