The M (for McGill) was just slightly crooked. Jimmy then rearranged the furniture to cover that fact up. It speaks to the two characters so poignantly.
It is the brilliant little details like this that show just how clever the people who made BCS and BB really are.
Holy hell, Negan is chilling as fck. Hair at the back of my neck was on edge the entire time he was talking. Especially when Glenn reacted when Negan was motioning for Maggie. First time watching but I already know who dies, so I can't imagine what the ones who watched this back then and had to wait till next season to see who Negan was whacking on was feeling. Just wanted to rant. Finally, a worthy antagonist to Rick and his group.
Both versions of Rick Grimes meet and talk about their experiences.
wow... watched it for the first time I could barely see anything the Dothraki charge was basically suicided why on earth would they put everyone in the crypts that's so stupid although the animation acting and costumes were awesome the music was just incredible and then... boom Arya kills the night king most anticlimactic moment in tv history I wanted him to die like episode 5 or 6 like the first episode of season one shows the white walkers there the main threat there the true enemy now what there going to have another boring political war with Cersei I mean it fits Georges vision of the scouring of the shire but it's too early for that. they should have made Jon and Arya kill the night king together in episode 5 then episode 6 is the scouring of the shire not halfway through the series winter is coming wow lasted maybe?? couple weeks? the long night? lasted half a night it was unexpected but it didn't really have meaning to it like the night king wants an endless night and death really??? that's like every single villain in every other movie that's so vague what does he truly want? why is he killing everyone? and bran?? what the hell was he doing I am very disappointed if you liked season 8 great good for you you're the very few people that enjoyed awesome feel proud of yourself. I wanted bran to go into the past when the night king was created and warg into his body in the past so he can tell the cotf not to create him then he ends up getting stuck in his body making bran the knight king that's what I think bran was doing.
Rewatching for the n-teenth time, and every time I’m blown away by the music. The theme for each house/character is perfect (special shout-out to Melisandre’s theme), and the music in the most notable scenes perfectly matches the mood every time without fail.
Especially notable is obviously Light of the Seven, but Mhysa from the S3 finale’s final scene is also tremendous (even if I didn’t love the whole white savior thing going on in that scene).
I have watched this episode so many times I've lost count over all these years. I think it's a true masterpiece all the way from Skylar's breakdown to her being awoken by scarface and realizing what she and Walt have become along with Mike's morality always outweighing Walt's as seen with the actual hazard pay it's just overall amazing that's all I wanted to say
The show would quickly become a phenomenon that would define television for the 2000's. For the people who watched the show while it aired, how big did the show really feel and how was it talked about? For the people who have stuck by with the show, how has the series changed and evolved over the years? The show afterall has impressively stuck around for 40 seasons and counting and it all started May 31st, 2000.
It’s editing has been done at least since episode 13 aired.
I know someone who works in the industry and according to him the episode would have been done at least 3 weeks in advance probably sooner for a show as big as TWD.
My source told me the more likely thing is that pencil neck HACK Gimple is shelving the episode so there is something to air in October as a “special” in both a ratings stunt and because filming for season 11 hasn’t even started yet.
What they are doing is by late summer they’ll start promoting the finale as some big event focusing on Maggie coming back like its some big thing even though she’s only in 2 scenes.
AMC needs to be called out on this and they NEED to air the finale NOW or someone needs to leak it online as a big middle finger to the network.
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I just finnished Breaking Bad for the first time (yeah i know pretty late but i have never been interested in series) and first of all Wow BB is absolutely amazing, I have no idea why the series never interested me but better late than never. Anyway i feel really bad for Walt, all he wanted was to leave money for his family, he didn't want to kill hank or other people but had no choise. When he called Walter JR and his son told him to die I just thought what an ungrateful little bastard he is, remember, Skylar attacked Walt with the knife first, not Walt.
The plot is basically the same as new vegas, as they are fighting for a dam with water access. Also El Bazar looks a lot like diamond city. Did anyone else notice this or am I going crazy?
I mean, it got a devastating 43% on Rotten Tomatoes. Critics are complaining that lots of the jokes didn't land, but if I'm being honest, I had some good laughs in each episode. I also thought it did a great job of blending comedy and drama together (it gave me a Marvel-esque feeling in that regard). Did anyone else enjoy this show?
Rewatching season one and the only time either of them are their absolute best versions of themselves is when they’re working together. Jimmy working a clean and honest case for the good of others and Chuck not being afraid of being outside. Once Chuck double crossed Jimmy they both spiraled out of control again. Chuck’s superiority complex was ultimately what led to both of their downfalls.
I know not a lot of people are gonna like this post by I thought may as well ask.
From Krazy 8 and his cousin, Tuco and his men, Gustavos men and business (which hes been doing well for 20 years), Jack's gang, Mike, the 10 people in jail, Hank and Gomez and many more.
Does anyone stand on the same view as me? Although most of these people are bad, Walter just came in, made money from them, killed them and said adios.
thoughts?
I don't know why everyone hates season 8 but I found it very good our characters all get there last bits of dialogue before they die I'm going to miss this show i love how Jaime went into the godswood to see bran and tormund was hilarious.
Just the way he does things and even talks,like Shane would say often "certain hard things need to be done" (something like that)look at Rick with Randall and look now with Pete,imo it feels almost like a parallele between Randal and Shane tbh,too bad Shane died too early,liked the dude,I'm sure there'll be more instances of where he does things only Shane would've done in the past,any thoughts?
Fyi,not saying Shane was sane but I find it interesting to see how he became similar to him in his descisions.
I get the whole thing surrounding the doom and it's cause is ambiguous, the faceless men mage theory etc , but I'm dying to know what's going on there now , the disappearance of aurion and balerion getting injured ( if indeed he went there) any ideas? apparently It won't let me post with out saying spoilers
I just finished season 8 for the first time about a half hour ago and I don’t understand the hate it gets. I don’t know about any behinds the scenes stuff so let me know if it’s that, but if it is the ending itself then I don’t understand.
Personally I wouldn’t rank it very high among the other seasons but it wasn’t bad. I think the way the story ended may not have been what people wanted, but it makes sense. Thinking back I can spot the signs, and it’s foreshadowed. Daenerys did some horrible stuff. She crucified people, slavers or not they were still people, and we rationalise it because they were slavers. From the beginning all she cared about was the throne. Too me the way the show ends makes sense because of her actions. When she burned Kings Landing she knew what she was doing. She was getting rid of anyone who might support Cersei. I think her character was always like this but people didn’t want too see it. This has turned out to be way more of an opinion post than intended. Anyways, can someone please explain why the ending gets the hate it does?
Edit: all right what I can gather is that it’s not so much the outcome that bothers people, but that it was rushed
Let’s say Dr Jenner didn’t die in the ending of season 1 what do you think could have happened with him in the show,he has been on of my (and I imagine more people’s )favorite characters in the show and he was in just two episodes
the proud lord said, that I must bow so low?
As if I don’t already have a million reasons why I love Breaking Bad so much, this one just occurred to me. I love how the writer and creator of the show depicted on how fucked up our healthcare system is, and how sick people truly can’t afford to get the care they need and deserve! Well done Vince Gilligan!
What would it look like and would it work? What sci-if franchise would fit a GoT styled show best? I was thinking wh40k might fit the theme perfectly.
When Michonne finds Rick’s boots, it gives me chills every time and keeps me excited for the movie (which i still wish would be a mini series!).
Any theories on Rick’s connection to that Island and boat?
I’m not sure I believe that Virgil (Kevin Carroll) knows nothing about what Michonne finds.
I just hope Rick isn’t some submissive prisoner when we see him next, I’ve grown tired of those scenarios in TV shows!
I know part of it was that the governor wanted revenge, but why were the groups acting like there was only one prison?There are prisons in every state.
Sorry if this has been discussed already.
so I just finished season seven it was a very good season just wish the night king got an ice dragon from the shivering seas instead of visieron. people are saying season 8 is bad I also finished all of the books should I just not watch season 8 and leave it at season 7 this is also my first time watching.
I just can't comprehend how it's possible to take a one dimensional side comic relief character like BB Saul and make him to... yeah, like this. This season was a fucking rollercoaster, as we got Saul, Jimmy and a totally new side of both we've not seen (after the incident in episode 6). I almost feel like we're seeing 3 different characters, but it feels so damn natural.
I actually get a little bit frustrated, because BB and BCS are setting an impossible standard when it comes to TV shows. I feel like I'm comparing every TV show to BB and BCS, and there are so few that comes close.
I’ll go first
How would y’all feel if instead of Jessie dying after Sam gets devoured, she survives after the 6 year time jump she was one of the pike victims, I feel like that would be a lot better way for her character to go, instead of just letting zombies eat her because her ex husbands lame excuse of a pull out game gets her killed, she goes out fighting and trying to live, but we keep Richone, Jessie and Rick just became “good friends”
I made a subreddit for people who are fans of FTWD Season 4 and 5 to talk about the dhow without getting attacked. Its called r/DontFearFTWDSubreddit
I don’t really have anyone to talk to about this so I guess Ill just spill my feelings here lol.
First off Ill just say in some ways the show is better at portraying things than the comics can. That being said, I personally believe the comics are better in every other way compared to the show.
My favourite characters are Rick, Carl, Negan but my favourite of all of them have to be Andrea. From reading these comics its actually embarrassing how badly they fucked up Andrea’s character on the show, god I wish they had kept her 8 season contract.
The show has never made me very emotional, no book has made me emotional, but when Andrea was dying I couldn’t help but tear up, is that weird? Lol. Same thing with Carl’s reaction to Rick dying (which I think was a shit way to go, alone) I’d have preferred he died in front of everyone.
I personally felt the Commonwealth storyline was a bit rushed but nonetheless was more entertaining than I thought it would have been. It will be interesting how it plays out in the show considering many of the key characters in this arc are either dead or moved on from the show.
I also felt like the final issue “The Farmhouse” was kind of unnecessary and Id have been fine if they didn’t end it like that.
Negan was a brilliant character, loved his dialogue, and as much as I love JDM on the show and his acting, the comics made me realize he was a bit of miscast based on Negan’s stature in the comics I suppose.
In the end im sure im missing something I wanted to say but this is the greatest comics series Ive ever read (although this is only comics series Ive ever read, ha) and Ill miss reading them... but will re-read them for certain.
Granted it has no teeth, but surely it would be capable of fucking you up
My wife and I are watching GOT for the first time and when we get to the disc with season 4 episode 7 and 8 it actually has Seinfeld on it. Crap. We can’t wait because binge watching so we bought these two episodes on iTunes. Hopefully Amazon will send the right disc.
Anyone else pissed about that? Was really looking forward to watching those shows in a high quality way...I literally signed up for it JUST to watch those shows.
I'm assume they will eventually come, but I just feel this was false advertisement.
Sorry if this has been discussed to death, but I haven’t seen it.
Most agree the ending of the final season was not up to the lofty standard of the rest of the show, so how should it have ended?
Alexandra Dowling - Roslin Frey Liam Cunningham - Davos Seaworth John Bradley - Samwell Tarly Tom Hopper - Dickon Tarly Charles Dance - Tywin Lannister Clive Russell - The Blackfish
A google search turns out there are a lot more... https://www.quora.com/In-Game-of-Thrones-TV-series-how-many-of-the-actors-also-appeared-in-Merlin
Armando Iannucci is now rightly well-known for Veep and films like Death of Stalin, but The Thick Of It is the show that I revisit most often.
It’s a brilliantly biting political comedy/satire with some of the most wonderfully inventive swearing of all time, mostly from the great Malcolm Tucker: see this compilation for a taste of it. It’s also surprisingly accurate as a depiction of some of the more awkward figures in british politics and how they try and fail to keep up with the real movers and shakers.
You can watch the whole series 4 or 5 times and still be finding new hilarious lines that you missed on a precious occasion because you were busy laughing (recent example; “he’s so old school he got his packed lunch nicked by Plato”).
What really got me on my most recent rewatch is how amazingly consistent the show is. It never dips in quality, and I genuinely would struggle to pick a favourite season because of how consistent it is. It’s usually a given that a tv show will drop off in quality in some point, perhaps after losing a crucial cast member (as in fact happened here, but they just pressed on and overcame it).
In case anyone hasn’t watched it yet, and if you hate getting into a show only for the inevitable slump to come along, this is definitely one to go for! I’m sure it’s widely praised on here so I can’t claim it’s underrated but its reputation is absolutely earned.
A lot of people like to criticize The Battle of the Bastards regarding Rickon's death. I just want to make something clear that I think will make a lot more sense than just "stupid writing". I think it was pretty clear that it didn't matter what Rickon did as he ran because Ramsay wasn't aiming for him. He purposely missed just so Rickon could get right to Jon and then he shot where Jon's hand was reaching. So it didn't matter how much he zig zagged across that field, Ramsay would just shoot where Jon reached out his hand because obviously Ramsay is smart enough to do that.
Just finished rewatching S8, and I still can't decide what's the best ending for Westeros. Which would you guys prefer:
Six Kingdoms and the North (like the canon) Seven Kingdoms under one rule Seven independent Kingdoms Or something else? Why? and Who would rule?
She made fun of his big tummy in the first scene of season 9. I can't remember the last time rick was shown shirtless but that dude probably has a 6 pack of abs I imagine.
I found it kinda weird that after everything she just decided to leave, but for what reason? Was this ever mentioned before in the show?
I hate that it’s only on YouTube premium. It’s currently the only show on the channel now because others have failed but I hope to god it gets picked up at some point. With all these reboots and revivals this show did it with a lot of heart and care. It’s really well written, the character growth is incredibly rewarding and g there is never a wasted scene. The Karate Kid movies were my favorites growing up (maybe not 3) and this show did it so much justice it makes my heart swell. I really hope this show becomes more accessible for real. Quarantine has been tough and this show has literally given me new life.
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I know most people despised season 8 (I didn’t but I’m not gonna start a war on this subreddit because everyone’s opinions are valid please don’t hurt me) so how would you have done it differently. When you rewatch it and end it at season 7 what do you like to imagine happened?
I would say tywin.
In the pilot rick leaves the hospital and in the entry there is a massive amount of military vehicles and most likely a bunch of weapons, and a godam helicopter, I can't be the only one bothered by the fact Rick never talks about it?
Like always, I’ve been seeing a ton of comments and posts regarding how D and D ruined the series. I understand that we were all disappointed with the outcome, but why are there so many people who now HATE the entire show altogether. There are way too many fake fans shitting on Game of Thrones and disrespecting the absolute brilliance of the first six seasons just because of the ending. I understand the criticism, but why does it ruin the whole show for some people? It was obviously one of the greatest TV shows ever during the first two seasons, and I don’t feel like all the hate is warranted.
“A good act does not wash out the bad, nor a bad act the good.”
Daryl, Negan, and Carol
Who knew that there would actually be photos of this and not just hilarious fun time BCS memes?
If in the event she moved onto the walking dead I’m curious what others think her role would be? Would she die? Be a villain? Where would she be do you think?
Hi. Hello. I'm only on season 8. And I think we all only like eugene because we feel sorry for him. But hes great and I love him and hes wholesome. Okay bye
Personally, I have read all books at 5035 pages in the series so far. I have never seen the show. I was wondering what percentage of people here have actually read one of George R. R. Martin's books in the Game of Thrones series.
I’m talking in a second-hand embarrassing or cringeworthy way. My pick would have to be the tequila scene in episode 210. It’s so hard to watch Walter get so upset and for Hank to react that way. I understand Walt is trying to keep Hank from mentoring/parenting Walter Jr. I know that he apologizes but it doesn’t make up for the scene he caused in front of everyone. He even seems proud of his actions at the end of the scene after Walt Jr. pukes in the swimming pool. Any thoughts?
So, something that always confused me are the two titles that are head of the north. Warden of the north, and lord paramount of the north. Is there a difference? If so, what is it?
Who sent the assassin to kill Bran? I thought it must have been Jaime and/or Cersei because they feared he would tell someone what he saw and who pushed him from the tower but from what I could find online it seems to have been either Joffrey or Petyr Baelish but I don’t see a true motive for either of them and I can’t find a definitive answer.
And don’t worry about spoiling anything, it’s not my first watch through.
In keeping with the progression of previous seasons, how distorted do you think the title sequences for season 6 will be? Will it be completely black and white, like the Gene scenes? Maybe a little bit of color but the finale will be full black and white? Thoughts?
I have been hearing about this show for a while, the entire cast was unknown to me except the actress who played Stevie because I loved her in 12 Monkeys, but I slept on it. Until it hit Netflix in my country, and just, wow.
In a television landscape where comedy shows usually trump up bad conflict to build drama during their run, Schitts Creek provides heart, love, warmness and wholesomeness at its core. A show about a rich family suddenly going bankrupt could have gone so many different ways but they chose a way which was just to make you laugh, not bang you on the head with lessons but just to make you feel better by watching this brilliant show. It makes you feel part of this town and part of this family.
I am so impressed by this show for not trying to be the next something, but just being itself in every way and doing it brilliantly.
P.S. Simply the best - Tina Turner is now playing on repeat.
We're looking to start a new series on Netflix and can usually do about 1 show a night. My wife and I are early 30s. Is it worth convincing my wife to try? Will we enjoy it? I know the echo chamber of Reddit hails it as the greatest thing, is this really true?
I like a nice Sorkin style 15 minute repartee as much as the next person, but sometimes you just want to kick back and watch a guy fall over a drum set or grease up and crawl through an air duct.
Has anyone on here seen Blood Quantum? It’s a new zombie movie. The only reason I’m posting this here is because Micheal Greyeyes(TAQA) plays a sheriff in it.
I've always put season 1 of Community right up alongside season 2 as the best season, sometimes even higher than season 2, but I've never been able to put my finger on why. I just started rewatching Community for the zillionth time, and I think I figured it out.
Although season 2 has better individual episodes (season 1 is decent, but outside paintball and chicken tenders, it's basically a good sitcom with a bunch of one-liners), season 1 does almost everything else just as well, or in some cases better as a whole. I'd argue that half of the main characters are written much better in season 1 (definitely Pierce and Chang, and I'd argue that Britta and Shirley are much better in season 1, too), with the rest of the characters having similar characterization in both seasons (to an extent). Really the biggest issue I had with season 1 was how they shoehorned multiple love triangles into it, which I hate in pretty much every show, but that happens in season 2 (and to a lesser extent 3) also.
Additionally, I'm a fan of how grounded most of the season was. I think part of what made the chicken fingers episode and the paintball episode so great was how big of a shift it was from the rest of the show. In season 2, almost every episode was fairly surreal. Don't get me wrong, those episodes were (generally) great, but it gave me a similar feeling to when a show has a whole season of monster-of-the-week episodes. They can all be great individual episodes, but it (in my opinion) harms the show as a whole. So, while I think season 2 has the most great individual episodes, and my personal favorite episode is either in season 3 or 5 (it seems to switch between the alternate timelines episode and the polygraphy episode every time I rewatch), I think season 1 is, as a whole, the best season of the show.
Thoughts?
I feel like the first thing I'm gonna get is no, he should finish A Song of Ice and Fire first. Agreed. Let's say he does. It seems to me that the most important person in the books is the Three eyed raven. We all thought the TV series was building up to Jon, or Dany, but in the end Bran was the center of attention. But why? Because he knows history? Why is that important? What if he died? Is one person's memory of a bunch of stuff that happened really important? It just seems like we watched 8 season of a show that built up to an end that has one major question. Why? We all know that the NK wanted to destroy all of mankind, but in the end they made a spacific point that he wanted to kill Bran. So what if he did? Is Bran the heart of humanity keeping everyone alive? Where do Three eyed raven come from, and what purpose do they serve? Welp thats my thang, have at it if you want.
Missed riding with Rick off the farm by seconds (can't fully blame her for that one but from a writing standpoint it's the same).
Missed getting back to the prison late in S3 by seconds 'cause she stopped to admire her move of setting walkers on Philip instead of just getting outta there. She'd have made it into the prison had she just set off immediately.
Missed escaping Milton by seconds 'cause she seemed to think she had all day to get out of her handcuffs.
They tried to smooth over the Milton one throughout by having him appear to be dead and then talking to her again, a bit like a cry wolf situation, but it didn't work that well TBH. She didn't look any less like the horror movie blonde in that situation.
Ugh, I loved Andrea. The missed by seconds in S2 wasn't a reflection on her, just bad luck, and I don't even take unkindly to her S3 arc as a whole of trying to be peacemaker like some people do, but her two big screw-ups in S3 by way of the same plot device (slowness) is probably the most unfortunate blemish on Season 3 as a whole.
Does anyone ever notice how sometimes walkers climb or use things to break through windows in the first season then is different seasons they run but as times goes by they just run into things until whatever is blocking them just gets knocked down. I just thought it was funny.
Been doing a re-watch over the last few days, and I've just been reminded of what I think is among the finest and most powerful acting performances of the entire series - the scene in which Ser Davos confronts Melisandre about the fate of Shireen. In this scene, Liam Cunningham delivers what is, in my opinion, some of the finest screen acting you'll ever have the pleasure of witnessing.
I get it now. I kept an open mind about it but damn. Seasons 1-6 were dope, season 7 didn’t start off too bad but man I was fucking disappointed with that ending.
Bran? King bran? Gtfo with that shit man. He rejects being a lord bc he’s the 3-eyed raven. Then he goes on to be the king?
The battle of Winterfell had me squinting crazy and that shit was a 1 night battle? Jon didn’t even get to kill him!
I understand that there were no more books to adapt from, but their creativity was so disappointing. I felt that Jon Snow being a Targaryen didn’t even mean much at the end. Just goes off with the wildlings
I can appreciate the acting and the effects and all that. The interviews from the actors in regards to this season along with the reviews says a lot. Wish it could have ended better but I still enjoyed the 10 day relationship I had with GOT. Now time to enjoy the spoiler memes I avoided like it was Covid
i drink one glass of wine and feel like im parched, these people are slinging it around like it is some cold gatorade on a hot day!!! i am not hating i think it is fabulous and commend their tolerance just wanted to point out that i saw not a one glass of water going down these peoples esophaguses! big fan of the show, just finished it!!! about to rewatch!
Started Watching Thrones 3 Weeks ago I finally finished and god that was the best tv/movie/cartoon series I’ve ever seen
I binged watched the whole series in a span of 2-3 weeks it was truly beautiful I wish season 8 was slightly better but I’m so grateful I found such an amazing tv series nothing will ever top thrones. Truly a masterpiece of a tv series
Hey I started watching twd about a month ago and I’m currently near the end of season 6. The last episode I watched is the one where Maggie and carol get kidnapped by the redhead and her fam. But I wanna know since the negan storyline is coming in are the wolves still involved and is there someone leading them? Please don’t spoil any future spoilers for me thanks.
When Daryl is in the cell he receives the note telling him to go now. Attached to the note is a key and a match. Why was there a match attached? I never figured out what he was supposed to do with it. Did I miss something?
I haven’t been subscribed here for a while because I wasn’t a fan of all the cosplay and drawings in my feed.
Was just wondering if the spinoffs have shared any news lately? Have they been pushed back because of Covid? Any details on the story?
I’m kinda on the fence with the idea. I loved the series sooo much, but it was emotionally taxing to watch so many deaths and tragedies. I don’t know if I could get into another show. But if they made sequel, here’s something’s I think would be interesting.
Bran after someone else becomes the three eyed raven. His powers have left him apathetic and non feeling, but would he change if someone else became raven? I would like to see him grieve Rickon, Osha, and Meera.
Jon becoming lord commander again and changing it so the recruits were really talented. Maybe the could be as good as the Unsullied.
what would happen to the Unsullied army? They can’t reproduce? Would they choose new boys to take their place?
-I would love if Brienne has Jamie’s child and s/he could be the only one of his children that survived. And I would love to see Tyrion bond with him/her.
I know that Sansa probably married, but who? Was it a northerner? How is she with her own kids?
When Gendry was made a lord he was panicking at first. Is he good at it? Who did he marry?
they have to have a scene of the northern tombstones with all the newly dead people in it.
did they even find the last dragon? If so, what did they do with it?
It’s one of those shows that got buried in the early Prime run of shows and is such a smart take on the antihero. Very funny and the whole cast is phenomenal.
I always used to make fun of people who watched GOT cause I was a strict Lord of the Rings person, but during this quarantine I gave it a shot and I LOVE IT!
The ending was a bit dull, but the battles and drama was amazing! I just wanted to say, never judge a show before watching it first cause GOT went from being a show I thought was dumb to one of my top five favorite shows of all time!!💜💜💜
When season 5 finished as the first season without an appearance from Chuck it pretty much confirmed my suspicion that the amazing cold open of "Winner" served as Chuck's final exit from the show. It seems that Jimmy has finally truly gotten over the death of his brother and moved on with his life, and I think it'd be very fitting to have that scene be Chuck's last. However, as a big fan of the character, I'd be extremely happy to see him return once more. I'm envisioning a scene in maybe one of the final three episodes that has a cold open flashback of Jimmy and Chuck first arriving in Albuquerque after Chuck saves Jimmy from being labelled a sex offender. Anyways, I'm not a writer on this show (for good reason) so I was wondering what everyone else here thinks about this.
so uno how rick kept saying to negan he’d kill him, “not today not tomorrow...” and he hasn’t i have a theory that rick will kill negan in one of the 3 rick grimes movies. Now maybe he won’t kill him out of hatred but i feel like there’s gonna be a scenario where he’ll have to kill negan to save someone he loves, lemme know what u think
I think that the essence of Saul Goodman is that he almost always finds a solution to a tricky situation, and every time it involves the mind of Jimmy hard at thought and work.
We could have a moral discussion, but that aside, watching the character of Jimmy throughout BCS has inspired me to make tougher choices and do more work to get where I want to be. Bob Odenkirk has done a fantastic job portraying such a complex character!
The Great on Hulu is so acerbic and funny.
It is about Catherine the Great and Peter III of Russia, portrayed by Elle Fanning (sister of Dakota) and Nicholas Hoult, respectively.
Hoult once again joins The Favourite writer Tony McNamara. The show is based on a play by McNamara. It feels very similar to The Favourite due to the subject matter and the sharp humour (and in this show it comes in spades).
And it is so bloody dark! Some of the funniest scenes are Hoult just stabbing someone and I've never known a show to so casualty joke about rape.
The Great is upfront about not being historically accurate, however the way it shows the elaborate parties, regal life and the sheer extravagance of the Emperor's wealth feels genuine to the time. The show can also be viewed as a lavish period piece.
It's wonderful to see Hoult play the baddie. He's shown shades of playing menacing characters ever since Skins, and also in Mad Max: Fury Road and The Favourite. In The Great he steals every scene he is in. I look forward to when he is on screen.
Peter (Hoult) is often playing japes and making ridiculous quips in court. The humour is very dark, thus Peter is mostly cruel in his humour which is very funny.
The rest of the cast are very good. Elle Fanning is really likable as Catherine.
There are loads of recognisable faces...the chap who played the Master in Doctor Who plays a very different character, a virginal advisor to the court, and Catherine's maid is also funny.
I am halfway through and the story so far has been captivating. I have purposefully not looked in to the actual history of what has happened so I can see how the storyline progresses without spoilers.
Without giving anything away, even just in the first episode, we see crazy Russian dinner parties, a Russian bear, and members of the court mocked mercilessly. A lot of comedy also comes from Catherine's desire to introduce progressive values to the court, Peter is an absolute chauvinist - so this doesn't go to plan!
The cinematography is nowhere near as remarkable as The Favourite, however I would say the writing is even better.
I'd say other shows currently on TV that come close to the same levels of funny are What We Do In The Shadows, Rick and Morty and Charlie Brooker's Anti Viral Wipe. However, I have really enjoyed The Great a whole lot more.
Anyway, if you love acerbic British humour, I suggest you check this out, it's on Hulu (a service I really hope comes to the UK at some point).
I never really thought about it until now but, assuming that Abraham was still a soldier by the time society and the world fell apart, how the hell is a 40 or so year old soldier only a Sergeant in the Army?
I don’t know how the Army does their promotions but AFAIK for the Marines, if you don’t make a certain rank within a number of years, you’re kicked out. Maybe the dude was in the National Guard or something since IIRC Reserves and National Guard promote a lot slower compared to active duty but it’s assumed that Abraham had years of experience. He was deployed overseas and was in a combat zone. He looks like he was a good soldier and good NCO. No way is he just a Sergeant. If anything, he should be at least a Master Sergeant or First Sergeant, not an E-5 Sergeant.
I mean don’t get me wrong, the first seven seasons are just amazing, 8 was alright and 9 was really good, but I just don’t think anything beats season 3 for me. It was close between either that or season 2, but I was just so hooked while watching season 3. The governor was such a great villain, Morrissey killed that role. The introduction of Michonne was great. I also loved seeing what truly was the first sort of civilization that came about since the walking dead apocalypse. But what really gets to me though is that ending. I felt like it was probably the happiest ending in the whole series. Rick and the group learning to let other people in was truly great to see. A really emotional moment, among all the other emotional moments we got in this season, such as Lori and Andreas death. All in all, season 3 is probably my favorite, and the first three seasons are honestly some of my favorite television seasons of all time.
What do you guys think? What’s you’re favorite season?
i personally think Abraham is the most underrated
Does anybody know how The Whisperers and the horde got inside of Alexandria? Like, I doubt the gates were just left open. Any ideas?
On boxing day I bought my first 3 volumes of The Walking Dead to expand my horizons, I felt that I should read more. So on December 26th/19 I bought my first 3 volumes 2-5 my comic shop didn't have the first volume so I ordered it on Amazon, this series was an easy choice because I was a of the show until Negan killed the camera man (poor guy).
I heard the comics were way better than the show and after I read the first two volumes I was hooked and bought up to volume 7, until someone recommended the Compendiums so when I got back to work I ordered them and picked them up as soon as I traveled home that week.
I've never been into reading, books were always boring to me except The Walking Dead I was completely hooked, honestly I could've read the entire series in a month but my attention span isn't that great and I worked out of town, working 12 hour days on a 7 on 7off schedule so I took my time and read at my own pace.
So what are my feelings? I feel satisfied, I wish Rick didn't die like he did but it was to be expected his ark was completed there was nothing left for his character.
I wish there could've been more time for his send off, I wanted flash backs of all the friends and enemies he made over the years but I'm happy I got to see civilisation back to relative normal I was in tears when I saw him die but I felt happy seeing the pay off.
Just like I thought Sophia and Carl got together and had a baby together that was very fitting for Carl, it was nice to watch him grow up to be like his father but stronger.
I'm glad Michonne found her daughter and found peace she carried her guilt for so many years but that didn't stop her from rediscovering herself and made a better legal system. Maggie found her calling but screwed up her son, I cannot stand Hershel but I won't remember him that way he'll always be that baby that gave Maggie hope. That's what this series did well Robert Kirkman tied all the loose end up nicely.
Overall I give this series 10/10, I didn't like princess but that's my only complaint. I feel empty now, like I don't know what to read next luckily I bought Y:the last man omibus volume 1 a few months ago I can start it next week or I can continue Rick and Morty.
Just finished Justified and its one of the best modern cowboy law enforcement type of shows I have ever seen. The writing and character arcs of Raylan Givens and Boyd Crowder is amazing. Two sides of the same coin. Timothy Olyphant who just got cast in The Mandalorian and Walton Goggins should have got more accolades. Check this show out!
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Wow I'm on the very last volume of the walking dead, volume 31 was good I think 32 might be more tame as Rick and his groups storylines conclude. So my wish list for volume 32: Carl either gets with Sophia or gets Lydia pregnant and has a child (a time skip would be nice showing him with his own family) Rick finds peace be it with someone or not. Maggie finds happiness. Sophia finds love and maybe starts a family. I think Eugine is covered already.
I hope Rick can combine all settlements into one and expand outwards, my plan B for my wish list is everyone gets wiped out but Carl, Lydia or Sophia become the new Adam and Eve as the dead rot into nothing,which I think would be fitting
Who's your favourite bad guy(s) from the show???
I've asked all my friends if they like father gabriel and all of them hate him but I think hes actually a good character is he actually that hated?
This is it! The final wait for the final season of Better Call Saul.
What do you think will happen? Feel free to speculate here.
Results will be posted in two weeks or so.
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We plan on having a daily Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul episode bracket in the upcoming days, to see which episodes are fan favourites!
We also are planning to have a server watch-through of a non Breaking Bad Universe show, so stay tuned for that!
I am currently on S4 - 4x02. I guess most Chuck discussions have died down by now but what is the general consensus on Chuck?
I think the other characters were unrealistic in not demanding Chuck go to an institution. I think some viewers must agree with me?!? No? :-)
Chuck was a nutjob. He was fragile. He was a ticking time bomb and Jimmy's carefree, manipulative nature didn't help. However, Jimmy was the only one to truly cater to his mental illness. But, some people might say he was an unintentional enabler.
All the problems might have been avoided if Jimmy listened to the doctor. Howard tolerated his illness because??? Money? He knew he was messed up but accommodated his illness. They all did. Jimmy probably became darker and more callous because of his part in Chuck's decision to commit suicide. Wouldn't it have been better to be hated for institutionalizing him? Chuck might have got better. Eventually, he finally accepted that it wasn't a physical condition. But, it wasn't enough, obviously.
It wasn't just that condition, he needed therapy because of his other issues. His hatred, envy and jealousy of his brother. Jimmy probably needed therapy too.
I don't think it's realistic that HHM wouldn't require Chuck to seek therapy after his issues. They kinda ignored it or at overlooked it. Perhaps, they underestimated how messed up he really was?
With all the rumors about ricks return and the movies and season 11 being connected I figured I would say what I think would be best overall for the walking dead main show, spinoffs not included.
I think that the movies should be scrapped altogether. By the time a first one is made the show will already be quite far removed from ricks disappearance and not to mention two more after that. They should keep everything in one medium.
Season 11a can be about wrapping up the whisperers and discovering the commonwealth with season 11b being about ricks disappearance and ending with a quick scene of michonne finding rick or something.
Season 12 could then be the final season of the show with the commonwealth and whatever group rick is with coming head to head and keeping the show within the story confines of the comic and ending close to where that did as well. This would also be much better for rick and michonne considering he was on for three movies which she would have likely been in and one more season to be involved in is far less work and time commitment overall than three movies.
The two universe can still exist and maybe use characters from the main show appearing in other spinoffs or connecting them but this would give the main show a fitting ending that still makes Rick the overall main character of the story.
My Google-fu is not having any luck finding one.
I absolutely BINGED the comics right around the time the final compendium came out. I absolutely LOVE them more than the show (though I stopped watching around season 8, I should go back and rewatch with a new appreciation for comic references).
Anyway, I’d pay any amount for compendium re-releases in color. I get that it goes against the style of the comics, but I think it’s a good idea to have both styles available. And they’d definitely get more money from me! Thoughts?
So can someone tell me why they killed him off? I stopped watching for a while, but i am back. Carl got bit and died from helping siddiq??? So why kill off siddiq so soon? Did the actor quit? Im hella confused
When Rick is in the tank talking to Glenn in the very beginning of the episode, Glenn says Rick is surrounded by walkers. Glenn called them geeks before Rick showed up. Or am I mistaken?
I have a modest prediction for the beginning of season 6, and it has to do with the goldfish. While it’s a fool’s errand to predict even where these amazing writers will take us 1-2 episodes in advance, I can’t get this idea out of my head.
The goldfish first appears in the episode 305 (Chicanery) as Jimmy needed a pet to schedule an appointment with Caldera. It also features prominently in: the montage in the Wexler-McGill offices where Jimmy contacts each of his clients and explains to them about his “brief sabbatical” (306), when Jimmy drops his guilt onto Howard (and goes to feed the fish, which happens a decent amount through series 4), part of the something stupid montage in 407, and when Lalo taps on it in 509. Please let me know if I’ve missed any other important scenes featuring our star goldfish!
To me, the goldfish (and its tank) represents the compartmentalization of the “good” things about Jimmy – a bit vague, but I’ll explain. It has been associated with Chuck, Jimmy’s elderly clients, and of course, Kim. In 305 and afterwards (post -fish acquisition) , Jimmy stops taking care of Chuck/their relationship is broken and loses his elder law client base (due to both his suspension and his ploy to restore Irene’s friendships), two experiences that involve Jimmy’s natural and somewhat nurturing nature. These losses and the pain of his broken relationship with Chuck extinguish (both directly and more indirectly) Jimmy’s clear opportunities to take care of people and connect with his “Jimmy side”.
Non-trivially, the event that breaks Jimmy out of his late-third season spiral (due to pressure from expenses) is Kim’s car crash. Those “nurturing” feelings return, and Jimmy tries to make amends- which only serves to further burn those bridges he had with Chuck ("yOu dOn'T mEaN aNyThiNg To mE") and all the elders (Lantern, 310). In 401, when Howard tells Jimmy about the insurance, that breaks him and he flees emotionally, tossing the burden of guilt onto Howard, and goes over to feed the goldfish. By avoiding and compartmentalizing that pain that is linked to all that is beautiful about Jimmy, he is only able to exercise those nurturing instincts on a comparatively trivial goldfish, in a small contained tank.
It’s important that the goldfish tank moves to Kim’s apartment. By this point in the early parts of season 4, she is all Jimmy has left to care about. He likes to do things for, and because of, people (cons too- for Kim, because of dislike for Howard or Kevin). The tank is the brightest thing in the apartment amid the dark shadows of season 5.
Lalo’s invasion of the apartment is such an amazing scene because while it does put Jimmy and Kim in danger heading into season 6, that scene is all about Kim’s development. I would love to see whether or not Lalo tapping on the fish tank was specified in the script (it helps with blocking because Mike can then see him in the window) ~ Lalo has subtly threatened Jimmy by mentioning Kim's visit, and is doing so here too. Finally (whew sorry this is long), I’ve gotten to where this whole idea started. When I watched the scene and saw Lalo tapping on the tank, and then watched scary Kim’s transformation in 510, I felt like that tapping was a (metaphorical) provocation in a way. Like a “will the real Kim stand up moment?”. For Jimmy it clearly awakens the protective, nurturing instinct in him, and I really think he was on the verge of breaking up with Kim the next episode (when he had those two separate duffel bags- again!- next to the bed). But, and this is the subject of a whole other post, I think it really provokes Kim. By having to lie under the highest of stakes (and getting away with it), Kim’s is now desensitized to comparatively mundane moral roads. She now knows, and thinks, she can drive anywhere. The writer’s brilliance shines through again here- they continually create situations where Kim must enter the intoxicating gray to help or protect herself, because of her proximity to Jimmy ~ even when she knows the "truths" about the bullet holes/ the switching of the numbers. And she keeps winning in the gray- the cons, the bar hearing with Jimmy, Mesa Verde, fooling Lalo.
Finally, I come to my modest prediction. I think that when Kim and Jimmy return to the apartment from their brief holiday at the beginning of season 6, the goldfish will be belly up. Jimmy is always the one feeding it – he was missing for two days! Kim was stressed the heck out and distracted, Jimmy is shaken up and distracted, the fish gets menaced by Lalo, and then they flee to a hotel for two days. It’s got to be starved. Thematically, the death of the goldfish mirrors what is happening with Jimmy’s soul (i.e. Kim at this point). Jimmy didn’t kill it (Kim makes her choices too and we all don’t mean to kill our goldfishies + they don’t live that long anyway), but he really hasn’t been taking good care of it.
Yeah, it’s a small thing, but I think it could come to pass and could be a muted, yet still significant, opening that foreshadows the season. Like a calm before the storm – Jimmy and Kim come back and- oops the goldfish is dead… ☹ Lalo is coming.
edit- for clarity/typos and added an episode number for reference**
Nacho wanted Tuco to die and originally hired Mike to kill him. However Mike refuses and then they just get Tuco locked up in prison instead.
Then Nacho wanted Hector dead after he threatened to take over his father's business for his drug smuggling. Nacho switched the pills to kill Hector, but unfortunately he survived.
Lastly Nacho and Gus wanted to kill Lalo in Season 5, and of course Lalo survived and killed all those hitmen.
There's probably some sense of irony here that Nacho wanted 3 Salamanca's to die and was involved all 3 times...and all 3 times failed. Nacho is 3 strikes, he's out.
Better Call Saul is a great show (not sure which I prefer more) but what I really like about it how it, like any good prequel actually adds to Breaking Bad (often prequels detract from the original or at least don't add anything interesting).
Like Saul goes from the one note fun lawyer to a really compelling character. Mike also gets a lot of depth and overall I'm way more invested in them than before. They have done a great job with their character arcs.
I also really like how Gus story with the Salamanca's is build up (makes the ending to that conflict more impactful) or how we got two interesting characters from a throwaway line in BrBa (Saul's introduction when he talks about Ignacio and Lalo). It all fits well together.
Honestly it will be quite the amazing experience to watch both shows in chronological order once BCS is finished.
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Envy will destroy your life. Chuck was always envious of Jimmy to the point of making himself sick. Jimmy was born with the charisma that Chuck could never have. Chuck let his envy for his brother’s people pleasing skills consume him to the point of suicide. Envy will always lead to depression and misery
I need to vent. The season 5b trailer popped up on my timeline and it made me angry. I really liked Fear before Morgan. Just as much as I liked TWD when it started. I was following the cast, spoiler pages, youtube theory videos, etc.
And then it all got taken away so fast. And not just taken away. The show I had fallen in love with was ripped up, stomped on, burned, and pissed on by the fat cats at AMC, Gimple, and the two clowns.
When will ever see another show about the zombie apocalypse where we see a normal group of people slowly morph into a bunch of psychopaths? Dave Erickson had a vision for this show, a very interesting one just from what we knew about. And a really cool, devoted cast who as far as we know really loved it.
Now we have diet TWD featuring boring characters and occasional Z-nation style gimmicks. To hell with the last 3 years of the Fear crew's hard work and the solid 3 million viewers who were tuning in every week.
It's been years now but I just cannot get over what happened to the show. I feel so disrespected by AMC and The Walking Dead franchise as a whole. They seem to always choose money over the audience. I'll always love TWD but I feel like I'll never not be angry when I see Morgan's face.
Is it just me, or is it always Kim who initiates physical stuff?
I can think of 2x01 and how she made the first move, 4x02 as well (after she lashes out at Howard), 4x08 after helping Huel. Also the kiss after he passes the bar and after the lunch with Mesa Verde in S2 (like obviously, she was happy she got the job, but he's had good moments too and we don't really see him do that).
But even just the hugs, holding hands, putting her head on his shoulder, removing stuff from his jacket etc. I started paying attention to it and it really seems that way to me.
Don't get me wrong - I ABSOLUTELY love their relationship and don't have any doubts that both love eachother very much (and I get quite irritated with people who don't see how much they love eachoter lol). Jimmy obviously would give a world to Kim. But it just seems a little strange to me. (btw, I'm a girl, not some thirsty fanboi, but even I don't understand how is it that he isn't a little more physical with her, she's just everything any guy would want I presume).
Any thoughts?
Looking back I really wish she could have fought someone with her katana. She's been on for 7 seasons and there wasn't a single sword fight (not that I remember anyways). That could have been epic. Maybe it could happen in the Rick movies
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So, I have a complicated fandom with the show. I stopped watching partway through Season 6 (I still know who dies and stuff) so I'm not commenting as far as them. I would say that basically the show started off pretty perfect in the first 2 seasons, and declined straight downward after that from what I saw in the sense of traditional TV with plots and investable characters.
I think what made the the first 2-3 series' best were the emotional connections we made with the show's first Atlanta Camp survivors. I think it all started and ended for me with how many of those guys were left. I still love Lori Grimes more than any 'stronger' or 'better' characters they introduced after her death (although, damn it, she was actually getting more confident with a gun before she died) for instance 'cause she was an original For all intents and purposes we 'survived the initial outbreak' with her and the other Atlanta Campers, so it's natural to feel the strongest bond with them I think, which leads me to my next thought.
In a way the show's gradual interchangeability (though I'm not saying they were all bad) of its characters is actually a perfect mirror of what an apocalypse would be like and perhaps a weird barometer of how long one would survive. At first when there's still a glimmer of hope, you'd take the time to allow yourself to feel true kinship and bother to get to know people for themselves. After a while, it would be more what you can get out of each other. Basically usefulness. So, in that way the show was quite brilliant, perhaps unintentionally. If you're watching the show and living the apocalypse with them, the point you decide to stop watching is perhaps how long you'd survive in-universe. The point you no longer care about the people (most of them anyway) and feel like pulling your weight (them scavenging, fighting etc. and for us viewership) and it's all just a cyclical slog would be the point you'd probably yourself be doomed. In that way, I actually feel like the producers could see the show's dwindling viewership down to a success in realistic apocalypse portrayal, if they so chose.
So, as much as I complain about the gradual wiping out of the Atlanta Camp survivors (as representing the show's/our humanity) I can't fault it as unrealistic in-universe. It doesn't make me want to keep watching beyond a certain point, but I get it. That said, I also know some actors wanted to opt out when Darabont left (Jeffrey DeMunn and Sarah Wayne Callies I think) so it's possible some would've hung around longer had he stayed.
As standalone entities Seasons 1 and 2 I think are perfect as is, and 3 and 4 are good too. All of the sad deaths in those seasons made sense (even though Dale's was 'cause the actor quit), I don't know how the fatigue (in my opinion) that the show appeared to fall into could've been avoided, yet for the premise of the show it's entirely realistic and perhaps even desirable strictly for realism's sake.
I guess to sum it up, the first two seasons are my favourite 'cause they most represent humanity as we know it, but even though I gradually dislike the show for my own tastes after that, I still think as a hopeless apocalypse world portrayal I can't say it didn't develop badly...
Remember growing up in the early 2000s and seeing a channel all about video games for gamers? I do. I was about 8 years old when my family had our cable box installed in our house and G4 was one of the first channels I tuned to. Growing up, my family didn't have the privilege of broadband internet, or cable providers up to that point, so seeing hundreds of channels I didn't know was a new experience for me. I even vaguely remember seeing a commercial for G4 at my Grandma's house. I was lucky enough to catch a glimpse of G4 during its golden years. Pulse, Filter, Arena, Judgement Day, Cheat! with Corey Rouse, Cinematech, X-Play, they were my childhood. Tommy Tallerico has to be one of my favorite gaming personalities, in which I had no idea he even did game reviews. This channel reminded me why I loved video games, and this is from someone who grew up with a PS1 throughout his childhood. Look, I didn't know any better, okay? I even managed to catch the morning block they aired around 7 a.m. where they'd showed guys in monster suits wrestling, along with GI Joe Sigma 6, and Transformers Beast Wars, along with the anime block, Anime Unleashed.
But then around 2005? 2006? They got rid of Pulse, Judgement Day, and Arena as well as the morning and anime blocks. Even Filter and Cheat! became shells of their former selves. But now they aired non-gaming related shows such as Cops, Cheaters, and Heroes, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. That's not even going into the late-night blocks like Midnight Spank and Barbed Wire Biscuit. They would later cancel Cinematech, leaving the only original shows remaining on the channel are Attack of the Show and X-Play. But not even they could save the sinking ship that was G4 around the late 2000s-early 2010s. By 2010, they would add more non-gaming related programming such as Campus PD, Bomb Patrol Afghanistan, Human Wrecking Balls, Ninja Warrior, and The International Sexy Ladies Show. X-Play got rid of their comedy skit segments and became more focused on game previews, news, and interviews, and worse, in 2012, one of the hosts, Adam Sessler, was immediately fired after finishing an episode.
By then, the channel was everything but games in name now. However, one silver lining was that I did kinda like shows like Code Monkeys and That's Tough(why wasn't there any episodes for it online), but those were the exception, not the rule. Now, they would run back to back reruns of Cops, Campus PD, and Ninja Warrior so much that it became another form of trash TV. Ask anyone who grew up with G4 around that time, and ask them if they enjoyed Cops or Cheaters, I guarantee you, most of them wouldn't even care about them. They did air a small block called G4 Rewind where they aired old shows from the channel's golden years which offered a little glimmer for those who grew up with the channel. But no matter how they try to salvage the channel, the writing was already on the wall.
By 2013, the channel's fate was already sealed as G4's two remaining shows X-Play and Attack of the Show ended, and the channel was soon to be rebranded as the Esquire Network. After that, I didn't really care anymore. It's sad to see a channel like G4 go out the way that it did and how it became a martyr by corporate. Mainly by guys in corporate suits who didn't understand the market value and demographic they were aiming for. It's a trend going on in television these days where channels deviate from their original intentions. MTV used to be a channel about music but now it’s about pregnant teenagers and teen moms, Animal Planet showed more humans than animals, History Channel became about ancient aliens and ice road truckers than "history", Travel Channel is now all about haunted locations and the paranormal, and SyFy, I don't know what's going on over there. To quote another person on the topic: “No one was making an effort to tune in for reruns of Campus PD or Human Wrecking Balls, and yet they insisted on bringing in more and more syndicated programming. This was the first all TV gaming channel, and they filled it with reruns of Fastlane.” Like, was an all game channel destined to fail?
Imagine an alternate timeline where G4 was still around today. I know that sounds hard to believe given… everything that’s happened to it, but think about it. The review shows, news shows, and tech shows were fine. There was no need to get rid of them. They could’ve hosted a block or spotlight focusing on let’s players or esport stars, or have a game show focusing on gaming, or if they wanted to deviate from video games, they could’ve stayed in the world of geekdom by having a block for board games or Magic: The Gathering and Pokemon tournaments.
I don’t know what was going on with G4 back then. They had people who had experience in the genre, and if they knew things were going downhill, they could’ve asked them for ideas or brainstormed ideas with them instead of firing people, canceling shows, and continuously rebranding it. I can't do this topic justice, so here's a link to a video explaining it better than I do: