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2011-11-08 10:40:25 AM
This is why you don't watch network tv. Also the reason why amc has such good shows, because they don't pander to the lowest common denominator
 
2011-11-08 10:56:54 AM
I only saw the pilot. I assume they're going to tone down the espionage bit, which is really the only thing that makes it even vaguely interesting.

Forced to watch it when it premiered and I was in NJ at Grandma's. She had a real hard time following it.
 
2011-11-08 11:16:40 AM
SoCalSurfer: amc has such good shows

Amen. Hell on Wheels is going to rake awards hand over fist this year.
 
2011-11-08 11:38:19 AM
i744.photobucket.com

You shut your lying whore mouth subby!

Or maybe you'd like to post some pics of the pigs you've been schtupping.
 
2011-11-08 11:42:15 AM
Tor_Eckman: [i744.photobucket.com image 500x750]

You shut your lying whore mouth subby!

Or maybe you'd like to post some pics of the pigs you've been schtupping.


I'd go straight for the French chick:

www.themeatmarket.ca
 
2011-11-08 12:20:05 PM
Diogenes: I only saw the pilot. I assume they're going to tone down the espionage bit, which is really the only thing that makes it even vaguely interesting.

Actually, they've totally been playing up the espionage bit. Not very well or interestingly, but that part is still written better than the gender and race issues they insist on turning into plotlines.
 
2011-11-08 12:33:47 PM
Tor_Eckman: [i744.photobucket.com image 500x750]

You shut your lying whore mouth subby!

Or maybe you'd like to post some pics of the pigs you've been schtupping.


You're gonna get me fired for fapping at work
 
2011-11-08 12:47:37 PM
Occam's Chainsaw: SoCalSurfer: amc has such good shows

Amen. Hell on Wheels is going to rake awards hand over fist this year.


The reviews I've seen weren't too kind, but I loved Hell on Wheels. I hope it stays as good in later episodes.

I gave up on Pan Am after about 3 episodes. It was just a bit too far beyond stupid. When the spy chick's sister stole her camera... that pretty much did it for me.

And oh yes, the French chick is totally hot!
 
2011-11-08 12:57:43 PM
If you want to make sure all inflection and tone is sucked out of a narrative, stripping it of such subtleties as wit and sarcasm, be sure to make an xtranormal vid about it. It's the easiest way to say "even *I* don't care about what it is I'm going to have you watch".
 
2011-11-08 12:58:48 PM
OldRod: The reviews I've seen weren't too kind

This is why I ignore reviews, for the most part. The pacing was a little stilted, but the setup is intriguing and the cast top-notch. Casting Colm Meany as Thomas Durant was f'n brilliant, as was casting Ted Levine as the site boss. I'm hoping it gets its legs as it goes along and picks up pace until it's a juggernaut. Y'know, like a train.
 
2011-11-08 02:13:35 PM
Tor_Eckman: [i744.photobucket.com image 500x750]

You shut your lying whore mouth subby!

Or maybe you'd like to post some pics of the pigs you've been schtupping.


I'm sorry, but she is just not an attractive woman. I had to Google Images her just to double-check before I said that, but I stand by my position on the Ricci matter. Although that picture you found is particularly unflattering. I don't know if it's the angle or what but it makes her look like she's a reflection in a fun-house mirror. Big, dog-like rib cage, thick legs, pin-size head and pinched-in waist and those dead, cold eyes.... weird looking.

Diogenes' girl OTOH....

/ also, nothing about the Pan Am promos I've seen so far makes it look even remotely interesting to me
 
2011-11-08 02:15:49 PM
The previews looked stupid, plastic, and campy. Even worse than Glee.
 
2011-11-08 02:35:19 PM
gerrymander: Diogenes: I only saw the pilot. I assume they're going to tone down the espionage bit, which is really the only thing that makes it even vaguely interesting.

Actually, they've totally been playing up the espionage bit. Not very well or interestingly, but that part is still written better than the gender and race issues they insist on turning into plotlines.


Yes, the gender and race issues are horribly handled here. All the women are strong willed and liberated within the first couple of episodes (aside from the blonde getting whiny every so often). The copilot is a bit paternalistic, but he of course has a heart of gold so he's not really a bad guy. It's like the Rockwell version of the woman's lib and racial equality movements. Minor stress and we're all happy within a few plot arcs.
 
2011-11-08 02:56:36 PM
Tor_Eckman

Um, for some reason, and I'm conjuring a meme, that looks photoshopped. I could be wrong, but the back looks strange.
 
2011-11-08 03:18:06 PM
The spy crap was the only interesting thing about the show. But I guess ol' Cletus in the trailer park couldn't handle that much story depth.
 
2011-11-08 03:18:53 PM
Splinshints: Tor_Eckman: [i744.photobucket.com image 500x750]

You shut your lying whore mouth subby!

Or maybe you'd like to post some pics of the pigs you've been schtupping.

I'm sorry, but she is just not an attractive woman. I had to Google Images her just to double-check before I said that, but I stand by my position on the Ricci matter. Although that picture you found is particularly unflattering. I don't know if it's the angle or what but it makes her look like she's a reflection in a fun-house mirror. Big, dog-like rib cage, thick legs, pin-size head and pinched-in waist and those dead, cold eyes.... weird looking.

Diogenes' girl OTOH....

/ also, nothing about the Pan Am promos I've seen so far makes it look even remotely interesting to me


Ricci is the only reason I started watching in the first place, but her character really is annoying. The french chick is quite desirable probably because her character is the only one that isn't written as half-tarded.
 
2011-11-08 03:42:16 PM
EyeBallStu: Splinshints: Tor_Eckman: [i744.photobucket.com image 500x750]

You shut your lying whore mouth subby!

Or maybe you'd like to post some pics of the pigs you've been schtupping.

I'm sorry, but she is just not an attractive woman. I had to Google Images her just to double-check before I said that, but I stand by my position on the Ricci matter. Although that picture you found is particularly unflattering. I don't know if it's the angle or what but it makes her look like she's a reflection in a fun-house mirror. Big, dog-like rib cage, thick legs, pin-size head and pinched-in waist and those dead, cold eyes.... weird looking.

Diogenes' girl OTOH....

/ also, nothing about the Pan Am promos I've seen so far makes it look even remotely interesting to me

Ricci is the only reason I started watching in the first place, but her character really is annoying. The french chick is quite desirable probably because her character is the only one that isn't written as half-tarded.


Emphasis on "half". Her character should have been fired for causing an international incident in episode 2.
 
2011-11-08 03:51:46 PM
images.cheezburger.com
 
2011-11-08 04:20:17 PM
Diogenes: Tor_Eckman: [i744.photobucket.com image 500x750]

You shut your lying whore mouth subby!

Or maybe you'd like to post some pics of the pigs you've been schtupping.

I'd go straight for the French chick:

[www.themeatmarket.ca image 640x480]


She's also is the Quebec voice for:

www.allthetests.com
 
2011-11-08 08:52:17 PM
"Call my assistant if you change your mind about being sodomized."

hehe.
 
2011-11-08 08:53:29 PM
SoCalSurfer: This is why you don't watch network tv. Also the reason why amc has such good shows, because they don't pander to the lowest common denominator

Precisely.
 
2011-11-09 02:27:37 AM
You know, that ultranormal skit had better writing that the average episode of Pan Am.
 
2011-11-09 06:30:58 AM
WTF is xtranormal?

I watched about 20 seconds of that video -- Right now i dont really care about the review. Im more interested in what kind of asshole would think anyone could watch 4 and a half minutes of that crap.
 
2011-11-09 01:31:58 PM
How do humans eat?
 
2011-11-09 07:08:29 PM
I like the part where they spelled out what "speaking subtext" means.
 
2011-11-09 07:26:47 PM
It all rings true. This is one I put together a while ago; those of you who "used to be in radio" might relate:

http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/8172823/so-you-want-to-work-in-radio (new window)
 
2011-11-11 07:22:28 PM
*This video has been removed by the user.
Sorry about that.*

Was nice while it lasted, though. Sounds to me like the guy got busted, probably via his IP addy assuming he created this from his known IP.
 
2011-11-11 07:27:29 PM
/ anyone know of a mirror site for the vid?
 
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