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Nabbit

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Timeless went back in time to prevent its own cancellation. It made for a pretty neat episode. But they had to erase its existence before Rittenhouse caught on.

In all seriousness, the show improved by leaps and bounds as it went on. It's got a fun swashbuckling feel, good character work and chemistry, and a solidly compelling mythos.
 

Curler

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We'll probably find out tomorrow unless AMC puts out a press release about it today.

I'm definately curious too. I don't think any of my friends watch it anymore, but there's still a hefty fanbase for it. I do wonder how long the franchise as a whole has? There's just nowhere that either shows seem to be heading (except into repetition).
 

Kschreck

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I'm definately curious too. I don't think any of my friends watch it anymore, but there's still a hefty fanbase for it. I do wonder how long the franchise as a whole has? There's just nowhere that either shows seem to be heading (except into repetition).

The Walking Dead for me went from must watch tv to... I'll pick up the Blu-Ray release and binge.

Season 7 was mostly a chore to even binge watch so I'm not to excited for 8. I just feel AMC got too greedy and went to cheap and low budget with these shows.
 

Strafer

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just saw a video on youtube that said McMafia is the Godfather for the new generation..

McMafia is possibly the dumbest name for a show I have ever heard.
 

luca

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I read a headline saying McMafia wasn't too good, now I'm afraid to check it out .

Although I rewatched The Walking Dead S2 yesterday and started up S2 and I'm loving it. But all this talk of S6 to S8 especially being bad and not worth it have made me reconsider if I should drop it now and spend my time on binging all five seasons of The Americans instead?
 

Strafer

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I read a headline saying McMafia wasn't too good, now I'm afraid to check it out .

Although I rewatched The Walking Dead S2 yesterday and started up S2 and I'm loving it. But all this talk of S6 to S8 especially being bad and not worth it have made me reconsider if I should drop it now and spend my time on binging all five seasons of The Americans instead?

Drop it after season 2. Don't keep watching.
 

Curler

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Drop it after season 2. Don't keep watching.

Agreed. S1-2 I enjoyed... and then it just became a redudant plot every. Single. Season. Every now and then something interesting comes out, but then the 98% of the rest of it is the same.

It's become background noise for me now, as it's more just something I have playing while doing other things.
 
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I read a headline saying McMafia wasn't too good, now I'm afraid to check it out .

Although I rewatched The Walking Dead S2 yesterday and started up S2 and I'm loving it. But all this talk of S6 to S8 especially being bad and not worth it have made me reconsider if I should drop it now and spend my time on binging all five seasons of The Americans instead?

The main villain of the past few seasons is extremely well-acted. He's fundamentally evil and he exudes it to his very core but is still believable. Really great work with him. The rest of the characters have been on cruise control since season 2. Disclaimer: I haven't watched any of season 8.
 

RatskyWatsky

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Although I rewatched The Walking Dead S2 yesterday and started up S2 and I'm loving it. But all this talk of S6 to S8 especially being bad and not worth it have made me reconsider if I should drop it now and spend my time on binging all five seasons of The Americans instead?

Season 2 is easily the worst season.

I just feel AMC got too greedy and went to cheap and low budget with these shows.

Stop.
 

luca

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I was told yesterday that Season 2 was the peak of the show lol. I think I'll keep watching it here and there, but I'll make an effort finishing all the other shows currently, and kind of put Walking Dead on the back burner. Although I can't get enough of Jon Bernthal.

Have anyone seen The Americans all the way? Is it consistently good from season to season? I've seen the first two episodes and I loved it, especially the pilot so I plan on marshing through it to be ready for Season 6.
 

Slayven

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Santiako TheBeardedOne

Timeless went back in time to prevent its own cancellation. It made for a pretty neat episode. But they had to erase its existence before Rittenhouse caught on.

In all seriousness, the show improved by leaps and bounds as it went on. It's got a fun swashbuckling feel, good character work and chemistry, and a solidly compelling mythos.
I keep forgetting about Timeless, Rufus was the MVP
 

RatskyWatsky

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Whats the Buzz on Good Girls?

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Have anyone seen The Americans all the way? Is it consistently good from season to season? I've seen the first two episodes and I loved it, especially the pilot so I plan on marshing through it to be ready for Season 6.

First season is a bit iffy, but the rest is great. Season 5 is a slow set up season though, which was a bit of a bummer to watch on a weekly basis. I'm sure it will be fine as a binge though.
 

TheIlliterati

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I was told yesterday that Season 2 was the peak of the show lol. I think I'll keep watching it here and there, but I'll make an effort finishing all the other shows currently, and kind of put Walking Dead on the back burner. Although I can't get enough of Jon Bernthal.

Have anyone seen The Americans all the way? Is it consistently good from season to season? I've seen the first two episodes and I loved it, especially the pilot so I plan on marshing through it to be ready for Season 6.
The Americans is consistently well acted, though some seasons have poor pacing and plotting. The show overall is fantastic and well worth watching to catch up.
 

SpartyCrunch

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Haha no not yet. I like the show though. It's a nice bit of The West Wing wish fulfillment combined with a relatively small amount of conspiracy stuff.

After the mid-season finale last December

I wouldn't be surprised if President Kirkman wants to become Jack Bauer
 

luca

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Oct 25, 2017
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I know what I'll be watching now that Joseph Morgan (of The Originals fame) have signed on as the lead for FOX's Gone Baby Gone.
 

Rhaknar

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what the fuck, Santa Clarita Diet is out next month (on my birthday too, thanks Netflix), I had no idea nor have I seen ANY trailer or anything about season 2 :o
 

Slayven

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Good Girls was pretty good, the villain is surprisingly charming
 

TheBeardedOne

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Man, that's a pretty late cancellation on Wayward Pines! Season 2 was pretty awful though. Loved the first season but checked out like 3-4 episodes into S2.

I couldn't finish Season 2. It was horrible.

Season 1 was solid enough and interesting, then it went down the shitter. I'm glad there's not going to be a third season, because it'd surely somehow be worse.
 

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'The Walking Dead' Ratings Bury Olympics Closing Ceremony In Key Demo, Again
Overall, the February 25 "Honor" episode of TWD delivered 8.3 million viewers with 4.7 million in the 18-49 demo and 5.2 million in the 25-54 demo. For comparison, the XXIII Winter Games Closing Ceremony pulled in 14.8 million viewers on NBC overall.

Having said that, the ninth episode of Dead's eighth season was down 37% from the Season 7 winter return of February 12, 2017, which was up against the Grammys. That's a hard drop in a Season 8 of a number of hard ratings hits and lows from once dizzy and record breaking heights for TWD.

In fact, this year's winter return looks to be a low of its own for the series. This past Sunday dipped just below the Season 2 winter return results of February 12, 2012, which had 8.1 million total viewers with 5.4 million in the 18-49 demo.

Still, with TWD already renewed for a ninth season, perhaps with a few more pick-ups for AMC's biggest show we could see this battle again in 2022 when the Winter Olympics take place in Beijing – and who will be taking a bite out of whom then?
 

ZeoVGM

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That's a positive way to look at it, I guess. But this is not a good trend for the show. Reposting from the actual TWD thread:

'Walking Dead' Season 8 Midseason Premiere Is Show's Lowest-Rated Ever

"The Walking Dead" Season 8 midseason premiere continued to suffer the ratings woes that have plagued the rest of the season.

According to Nielsen Live+Same Day data, Sunday's premiere drew a 3.6 rating in adults 18-49 and 8.3 million viewers. That is up slightly from the midseason finale ratings (3.4, 7.9 million) in December, but was still the lowest-rated "Walking Dead" midseason premiere to date.

The drop off comes despite the fact that a major character departed the show during the episode after revealing a walker bite in the midseason finale.

As it currently stands, the midseason premieres rank as follows (by demo rating):

Season 4 (2014)– 8.2 rating, 15.8 million viewers

Season 5 (2015)– 8.0 rating, 15.6 million viewers

Season 6 (2016)– 6.8 rating, 13.7 million viewers

Season 3 (2013)– 6.1 rating, 12.3 million

Season 7 (2017)– 5.7 rating, 12 million viewers

Season 2 (2012)– 4.2 rating, 8.1 million viewers

Season 8 (2018)– 3.6 rating, 8.3 million viewers

That's a bad drop from last year in general but considering the episode was known beforehand to be about the death of an original cast member, those aren't great results.

And it will only be down from there for the rest of the season.
 

dead souls

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Oct 25, 2017
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People still watching The Walking Dead, lol.

I'll watch almost anything and even I couldn't take any more of it.
 

vypek

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Oct 25, 2017
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I watched Final Space on TBS last night. While it wasn't bad I think I was expecting more after seeing the barrage of commercials that were being played. I can't say its too good either. I'm neutral on it at the moment but I'll give it a few more episodes. I do hate that the main character seems to spend a lot of time yelling.
 
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