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12-27-2013 , 06:36 AM

#3076

sufur

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Originally Posted by skraper

Just finished watching Freaks and Geeks.

How the **** did that show get cancelled?? It was god damn near perfect. I'm so mad right now.

Any show recommendations that come remotely close to this one?

Veronica Mars (obv plenty others, depending on what you've seen).

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12-27-2013 , 06:38 AM

#3077

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Undeclared is the successor to Freaks and Geeks by the same people, but not quite as good imo. Features Jax from Sons of Anarchy in one of his first American roles.

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12-27-2013 , 06:54 AM

#3078

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Undeclared is great and is probably a better choice right after watching freaks and geeks(but VM is better).

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12-27-2013 , 07:25 AM

#3079

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Originally Posted by skraper

i agree with sufur. veronica mars is fantastic.

firefly is great too. it's different than freaks and geeks obv.

http://www.imdb.com/search/title?num...type=tv_series

this is a good resource. you can just click through on shows that look like they would appeal to you

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12-29-2013 , 07:43 AM

#3080

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Almost done watching Freaks & Geeks, and I m in the same boat. I really like it, I dont get why it ever got cancelled.

I watched The Heat last night, new movie with Sandra Bullock, and the gym teacher from Freaks & Geeks has a small role in it.

Anyways. I also enjoyed VM, so yea go with that.

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12-29-2013 , 03:16 PM

#3081

skraper

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Watched Undeclared. Entertaining, but clearly not on the same level as Freaks and Geeks. Both shows were cancelled too early tho :/

Guess I will try VM next

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12-29-2013 , 04:59 PM

#3082

dw2006

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A show's quality has very little to do with whether it is cancelled or renewed. Freaks and Geeks was cancelled for the same reason everything gets cancelled, not enough people watched it.

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12-29-2013 , 05:19 PM

#3083

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I was pretty confident about putting the shield above the wire in terms of entertainment in my top 10 list and now with season 5 of the shield im thinking about putting it in front in term of quality as well. such a sick season

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12-29-2013 , 09:10 PM

#3084

RollWave

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Originally Posted by dw2006

A show's quality has very little to do with whether it is cancelled or renewed. Freaks and Geeks was cancelled for the same reason everything gets cancelled, not enough people watched it.

theres often a cause/effect relationship here.

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12-29-2013 , 09:40 PM

#3085

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Originally Posted by RollWave

theres often a cause/effect relationship here.

and it's often inversely correlated, imo.

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12-29-2013 , 09:48 PM

#3086

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Lots of stuff is perceived differently when it comes out than it is several or many years removed. You would have to go a pretty long way to find anyone who hasn't seen The Shawshank Redemption, but it only made $28 million in its initial run (its after the fact status would probably make it one of the most seen movies in history).

This same idea is how shows that were way ahead of their time become cult favorites years later (Wonderfalls is a good example of this). The new hipster way demands that everyone is on the cutting edge as it's happening, so finding good cult shows in this era that didn't make it will be more rare, in my opinion.

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12-30-2013 , 04:23 AM

#3087

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So I finally decided to choose a show from one of those I listed ITT, i'm marathoning The Shield on my free time. Watched the first two seasons and I'm loving it so far, with a few complaints.

Spoiler:

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12-30-2013 , 08:15 AM

#3088

RichGangi

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Wow. You fail at watching tv.

Just rewatched Sherlock and would highly rec that if you haven't seen it. S3 coming Jan. 1.

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12-30-2013 , 05:40 PM

#3089

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Originally Posted by dw2006

A show's quality has very little to do with whether it is cancelled or renewed. Freaks and Geeks was cancelled for the same reason everything gets cancelled, not enough people watched it.

Uh... obviously.

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12-30-2013 , 09:53 PM

#3090

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Originally Posted by RichGangi

Wow. You fail at watching tv.

Just rewatched Sherlock and would highly rec that if you haven't seen it. S3 coming Jan. 1.

+1 for sure.

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01-03-2014 , 10:45 AM

#3091

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Less Than Kind--Canadian comedy/drama. Watched the first 3 seasons in the last few weeks and like it alot.

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01-05-2014 , 10:10 PM

#3092

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The Shield is praised by dumb people as a high quality drama. It is a simple show that is entertaining.

The pilot is not good, and definitely unrealistic.

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01-05-2014 , 10:45 PM

#3093

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Amazon prime has 4 seasons of covert affairs, might be up people's alley if they enjoyed vmars. Btw, although vmars is not available on netflix (at leafs where I am) I did see it was available on amazon for around $40 per season

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01-05-2014 , 11:09 PM

#3094

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i LOVED veronica mars! i tried covert affairs. i got through like half of the pilot and couldn't take it anymore

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01-05-2014 , 11:23 PM

#3095

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Originally Posted by filthyvermin

i LOVED veronica mars! i tried covert affairs. i got through like half of the pilot and couldn't take it anymore

I hated nearly every second of the first full season I watched of that show. I finally managed to pull the plug early in season 2, I think. Good move on your part to cut your losses early.

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01-05-2014 , 11:34 PM

#3096

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I dropped it early on'ish in season 2, but picked it back up. I'm glad I did. It's a completely different show. It got pretty damn dark, and most of this last season was anti-procedural, which always helps.

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01-05-2014 , 11:50 PM

#3097

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let us know what you think of season 7

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01-05-2014 , 11:52 PM

#3098

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Originally Posted by txdome

The Shield is praised by dumb people as a high quality drama. It is a simple show that is entertaining.

The pilot is not good, and definitely unrealistic.

you are probably in the minority on your opinion.

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01-05-2014 , 11:58 PM

#3099

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I realize I'm in the minority, but I tend to agree with txdome opinion on the Shield.

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01-06-2014 , 03:08 AM

#3100

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Originally Posted by txdome

The Shield is praised by dumb people as a high quality drama. It is a simple show that is entertaining.

The pilot is not good, and definitely unrealistic.

I was state-certified gifted in elementary school and went on to graduate from a top-25 university. I love The Shield. Theory disproved.

24 is a simple show that is entertaining. I can see an argument for your belief being made for the first few seasons of The Shield. However, Shield S5 is among the best seasons of any show ever, and the series had the most satisfying finale of any of the top dramas -- Breaking Bad included. Not until Breaking Bad's Ozymandias did I get the same gut-wrenching feeling from watching a television show that I got many times from watching The Shield. Perhaps you quit the show before it really got good.