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So... did anyone let their curiosity get the better of them and watch the finale of Two and a Half Men? It was so close to being an awesome finale - and then the final 22 seconds killed it. :(
 
Rison said:
So... did anyone let their curiosity get the better of them and watch the finale of Two and a Half Men? It was so close to being an awesome finale - and then the final 22 seconds killed it. :(
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Did Charlie Sheen turn up?

I always think when people moan about axed series not getting a proper finale that they're probably better off that way - it's often better leaving the viewers to imagine what might have happened next rather than scripting an ending which will never please all the fans.
 
Brekkie said:
Did Charlie Sheen turn up?

I always think when people moan about axed series not getting a proper finale that they're probably better off that way - it's often better leaving the viewers to imagine what might have happened next rather than scripting an ending which will never please all the fans.
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Nope.

Though the entire episode felt like it was leading up to an apperance - it turns out his character wasn't dead and had instead been held prisoner at the bottom of a well in the basement of a house by his wife after she walked in on him having a threesome on their honeymoon in Paris. He escaped and then began to send threatening messages to his mother, brother and Ashton Kutcher's character. It literally ended with a piano, that was being carried through the air by helicopter, fell from the sky and crushed Charlie Sheen's character (played by a body double) as he approached the house they were all in.
 
Well that sounds shit - no wonder people weren't too fond of it.

Won't spoil it for anyone who follows it but the main TV event here in the UK this week has been EastEnders 30th birthday with a week of episodes containing live scenes, culminating in an entirely live episode on Friday. The main storyline was the climax of the Who Killed Lucy Beale story which had been running since last Easter.
Now I gave up EastEnders a good decade or so (their third Christmas Day wedding in a row stretched their credibility for me!) and the last episode I probably watched was the 25th anniversary one, also done live - and that kind of summed up why I no longer watched. However credit where it's due this weeks episodes have been superb - the show has recovered a lot in the last year and the writing and acting was tighter (bar a couple of notable live mistakes earlier in the week, including one character being called by the actors name) and crucially the technical side of things worked better too - no awkward pauses in between scenes. The storyline also leant itself to being played out live with elements so secret that the rest of the cast and crew didn't know about them until it aired.

And if nothing else it got this brilliant tribute from Neighbours:

... which begs the question when are the Aussie soaps going to follow suit and risk a live episode. It's the in thing here in the UK now and Coronation Street will be doing one later in the year to mark the 60th anniversary of ITV. It also works though at pulling back an audience lost, even if just for the week, and making an event of the occassion - and crucially getting people to watch live, something less and less are doing with soaps and drama. And if that doesn't sell it enough to TV execs a lot of people tweet about it too - and we all know that nowadays the hashtag is the be all and end all of television!


I believe UKTV isn't that far behind so anyone who did watch please use the spoiler tags if commenting on the storyline itself.
 
Rison said:
Nope.

Though the entire episode felt like it was leading up to an apperance - it turns out his character wasn't dead and had instead been held prisoner at the bottom of a well in the basement of a house by his wife after she walked in on him having a threesome on their honeymoon in Paris. He escaped and then began to send threatening messages to his mother, brother and Ashton Kutcher's character. It literally ended with a piano, that was being carried through the air by helicopter, fell from the sky and crushed Charlie Sheen's character (played by a body double) as he approached the house they were all in.
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You have to be joking
 
Banished, a drama about 18th century Brits given a one way ticket to Australia with guaranteed work upon arrival, debuted tonight and was great stuff. It's from Jimmy McGovern but much more fun than his usual stuff, but gritty none the less.

It is actually classed as a BBC First co-production so I guess will air there shortly, and on UKTV in New Zealand.
 
Brekkie said:
Banished, a drama about 18th century Brits given a one way ticket to Australia with guaranteed work upon arrival, debuted tonight and was great stuff. It's from Jimmy McGovern but much more fun than his usual stuff, but gritty none the less.

It is actually classed as a BBC First co-production so I guess will air there shortly, and on UKTV in New Zealand.
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Sounds interesting, thanks for the heads up.
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Also remembered a show I wanted to recommend here during the downtime - then couldn't remember what it was when the forums came back. Walking the Nile was a four parter which followed British adventurer Levison Wood, well, Walking the Nile. Was a brilliant series which had to deal with more realities than most so called "reality TV", and that's just in episode 1.

I know it debuts in America on Animal Planet on March 18th - don't know if it's been picked up in Australia.
 
Has anyone watched the new Tina Fey-created Netflix series "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"? It has seriously filled the gap left by "30 Rock" two years ago, that only grew when "Parks and Recreation" came to an end last month.

It helps that Jane Krakowski is basically playing Jenna 2.0.

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And the shot at almost the start of the first episode that cemented my love of the show almost immediately:
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Rison said:
Has anyone watched the new Tina Fey-created Netflix series "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"? It has seriously filled the gap left by "30 Rock" two years ago, that only grew when "Parks and Recreation" came to an end last month.

It helps that Jane Krakowski is basically playing Jenna 2.0.

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I haven't seen it yet but I am dying to see it. I am going to be a good girl and wait for Netflix to start in AU. I'll only cheat with The Mindy Project now, I swear. It better bloody be on Stan or Netflix.
 
delcan said:
I haven't seen it yet but I am dying to see it. I am going to be a good girl and wait for Netflix to start in AU. I'll only cheat with The Mindy Project now, I swear. It better bloody be on Stan or Netflix.
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Do yourself and DON'T binge watch it, you'll miss it too much if you do since the second season will be like a year away. Though I've already re-watched the entire thing today after binge watching it all the minute it launched.
 
Rison said:
Do yourself and DON'T binge watch it, you'll miss it too much if you do since the second season will be like a year away. Though I've already re-watched the entire thing today after binge watching it all the minute it launched.
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Aargh! I'm such a binge watcher! I hate it. I'm so weak.
 
Unbreakable is HILARIOUS like literally the first scene had me laughing. Wish I hadn't binge watched it too. Now I have to wait so long.

Broad City also has me hooked. Abbi and Ilana really work well together and the music choices are great.
 
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