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  1. nyy486 nyy486 is offline

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    Oct 4th, 2010 (10/4/2010 5:34am)

    Anyone besides me think tonight was the best set of episodes HBO has had in a long time? Was starting to get nervous that Boardwalk Emp was gonna be a flop, but tonights episode was the best so far and saved the season so far imo. Bored To Death was pretty damn funny and deserves more talk on here. And Kenny fuckin Powers was his usual. Never liked True Blood, so its been a while since I've seen 3 very good episodes in a row on hbo
     
  2. BadAllergies BadAllergies is offline

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    Oct 4th, 2010 (10/4/2010 6:19am) in reply to nyy486

    boardwalk empire is a good show and I will continue to watch, so many different characters to follow and very good stories.

    Eastbound and Down is ok, some funny stuff in this episode, will keep watching as well.

    I don't watch any of the others.
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    Oct 4th, 2010 (10/4/2010 6:31am) in reply to BadAllergies

    Boardwalk Empire, Bored to Death, and Eastbound and Down all kickin ass so far.

    Empire especially. That interrogation scene was intense.
     
  4. winwin07 winwin07 is offline

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    Oct 4th, 2010 (10/4/2010 6:34am) in reply to aheggem

    I had never heard of Bored to Death until I saw an ad for it the night before this seasons' premiere. I watched the whole first season that night and am now completely hooked. Just an all around awesome cast and really smart writing.
     
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    Oct 4th, 2010 (10/4/2010 7:28am) in reply to winwin07

    Did anyone notice in tonight's Boardwalk Empire episode they where playing Texas hold'em? I really like the show, but techincally from what i've read, that would be inaccurate. Not sure what poker game, probably 5-card stud or something what have be more suitable. I don't think they played hold'em on the east coast at that time. I could be wrong, though. If the show is trying to accurately portray life in that era, they should be more careful with the details.
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    Oct 4th, 2010 (10/4/2010 7:30am) in reply to miamifunks

    I love bored to death, it was a pleasant surprise
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    Oct 4th, 2010 (10/4/2010 7:40am) in reply to miamifunks

     
    Originally Posted by miamifunks View Post

    Did anyone notice in tonight's Boardwalk Empire episode they where playing Texas hold'em? I really like the show, but techincally from what i've read, that would be inaccurate. Not sure what poker game, probably 5-card stud or something what have be more suitable. I don't think they played hold'em on the east coast at that time. I could be wrong, though. If the show is trying to accurately portray life in that era, they should be more careful with the details.

    I thought that exact same thing. Especially since they seem to be doing a good job keeping the anachronisms under control.
     
  8. nyy486 nyy486 is offline

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    Oct 4th, 2010 (10/4/2010 7:51am) in reply to aheggem

     
    Originally Posted by aheggem View Post

    I thought that exact same thing. Especially since they seem to be doing a good job keeping the anachronisms under control.

    Yeah it seems like they are forcing you to notice a bunch of aspects from the era (like the whole "mother fucker" comment, the showman, etc) and then to let a thing like that go seems pretty careless.

     
    Originally Posted by winwin07 View Post

    I had never heard of Bored to Death until I saw an ad for it the night before this seasons' premiere. I watched the whole first season that night and am now completely hooked. Just an all around awesome cast and really smart writing.

    Same, I saw some advertisements around a month ago and loved the casting. Didn't even realize it was in season 2 until they aired a marathon a few days before this season started. Already watched the whole season+the 2 new episodes. Great show, todays episode was amazing.
     
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  9. ckingusc ckingusc is offline

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    Oct 4th, 2010 (10/4/2010 7:54am) in reply to nyy486

    best line of the show

    "what's a mother fucker?"
    "i think it's a swear sir"

    oh yeah, also Omar comin!
    Edited By: ckingusc Oct 4th, 2010 at 07:54 AM
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    Oct 4th, 2010 (10/4/2010 12:34pm) in reply to ckingusc

     
    Originally Posted by miamifunks View Post

    Did anyone notice in tonight's Boardwalk Empire episode they where playing Texas hold'em? I really like the show, but techincally from what i've read, that would be inaccurate. Not sure what poker game, probably 5-card stud or something what have be more suitable. I don't think they played hold'em on the east coast at that time. I could be wrong, though. If the show is trying to accurately portray life in that era, they should be more careful with the details.

    I don't think it was hold'em. I recall only seeing 4 up cards and they were very close to rothstein, not really a central board. The opponent could easily have had his own up cards too, they just didnt show em, I kinda just assumed it was 7-stud.

    Either way, I agree this line-up is great. Ive had a crush on HBO programming for a while. A group of friends and I meet every sunday now, have din, and watch the shows. Of course, I mostly go cause Im into one of the girls.
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    Oct 4th, 2010 (10/4/2010 1:53pm) in reply to poker4jab

    wasnt texas holden. they were playing 7 card stud. both men had 4 up cards in front of thier chips
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    Oct 4th, 2010 (10/4/2010 2:07pm) in reply to zwall82

    kenny muther fucking powers imo
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    Oct 4th, 2010 (10/4/2010 6:07pm) in reply to Glo4m

    boardwalk was real good? I thought the first two episodes were real slow/boring even though I really wanted to like it alot so I didnt watch the 3rd ep last night.....eastbound was def better last night then the first week - glad stevie is back...maybe Ill have to watch boardwalks last ep later 2day
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    Oct 4th, 2010 (10/4/2010 6:15pm) in reply to z06fanatic

    "Little......faggot penis"
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    "...and all the villagers showed up"
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    Oct 4th, 2010 (10/4/2010 8:27pm) in reply to z06fanatic

     
    Originally Posted by z06fanatic View Post

    boardwalk was real good? I thought the first two episodes were real slow/boring even though I really wanted to like it alot so I didnt watch the 3rd ep last night.....eastbound was def better last night then the first week - glad stevie is back...maybe Ill have to watch boardwalks last ep later 2day

    Yeah I thought it was. I thought first episode was eh and the second was very boring but last nights was by far the best.
     
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    Oct 4th, 2010 (10/4/2010 8:58pm) in reply to nyy486

    Definitely wasn't hold em, IRL Rothstein was killed over an unpaid poker debt.
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    Oct 4th, 2010 (10/4/2010 9:39pm) in reply to ckingusc

     
    Originally Posted by ckingusc View Post

    best line of the show

    "what's a mother fucker?"
    "i think it's a swear sir"

    oh yeah, also Omar comin!

    except that wasn't the line.

    "I think it's a schvatza word"

    which is the yiddish n-word, noob
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    Oct 4th, 2010 (10/4/2010 10:09pm) in reply to nyy486

    Boardwalk Empire was decent, but imo Bored to Death and Eastbound & Down have both been better than Boardwalk Empire so far this season.

    I def enjoy Boardwalk Empire, don't get me wrong, it's extremely well made, and very fun to watch them create such a visually/everythingly-accurate prohibition era world for us 2010 people to get to experience, which is fucking awesome, but, I get all giddy inside when Bored to Death and Eastbound & Down come on, those shows are pure joy/laughter/entertainment to watch. Very funny, and very good shows.

    I pity the fool who doesn't watch Bored to Death. One of the most underrated shows in television history (second in underratedness only to the all-time king of underratedness that is Summer Heights High obv, god DAMN I wish they would make more Summer Heights High episodes. That show was the sickest thing ever, and nobody even watched it/heard of it. Fuck I loved that show.)
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    Oct 4th, 2010 (10/4/2010 10:17pm) in reply to bfactor

    Completely agree bfactor (outside of summer heights, not knocking it, just never watched it). I do think Boardwalk has the most potential though, especially with the last episode. So far they havent lived up to it, but its getting better. Bored To Death is pure gold tho.
     
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    Oct 4th, 2010 (10/4/2010 10:46pm) in reply to nyy486

     
    Originally Posted by nyy486 View Post

    outside of summer heights, not knocking it, just never watched it

    lol... see what I mean...
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    Oct 4th, 2010 (10/4/2010 10:48pm) in reply to bfactor

    epic, epic Eastbound and Down. Boardwalk Empire was solid again, but it's still not doing it for me.

    Bored to Death is great bfactor, but the most underrated TV show in history is Freaks and Geeks!
    Edited By: AMARTIN1181 Oct 4th, 2010 at 10:52 PM
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    Oct 4th, 2010 (10/4/2010 10:49pm) in reply to ChocoThunder

     
    Originally Posted by ChocoThunder View Post

    except that wasn't the line.

    "I think it's a schvatza word"

    which is the yiddish n-word, noob

    oh thanks, douche
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    Oct 4th, 2010 (10/4/2010 10:54pm) in reply to ckingusc

    well it wasn't the best line as you said it.

    nucky would have looked at him and said "really, something with fucker in it is a swear word?"
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    Oct 4th, 2010 (10/4/2010 10:57pm) in reply to ChocoThunder

    agree. Solid correction choco I get it more now
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    Oct 4th, 2010 (10/4/2010 10:58pm) in reply to bfactor

    I believe they were playing 5 card stud. It looked like they each had 1 down card and 4 up cards.
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    Oct 7th, 2010 (10/7/2010 7:57am) in reply to bennyb56721

    I about died from laughter in the scene where Kenny and his sidekicks were trying to sell pictures with the zebra painted donkey.

    "Look how tight there shit is, their presentation fucking blows ours away. Were standing here with a god damn sign on a tecata box, We got Mice and Men here with a fucking desposable camera. We got the stupidest Donkey in all of Mexico.."
     
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