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#479449 - 04/07/10 02:47 PM
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Human Garbage
Registered: 04/02/09
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So on the advice of XPTers I downloaded the first season of "Breaking Bad" on apple TV. I've only seen the first 3 episodes, and it is OK so far, but they blurred out all the nudity and cut out the curse words! What the fuck?
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#479450 - 04/07/10 03:09 PM
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 11/27/07
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I started watching Breaking Bad and am up to season 2 ep 1. I think you'll enjoy it, EY. I'm also watching a version with no swearing but it's not a real issue.
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#479451 - 04/07/10 05:23 PM
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Internet Tough Guy
Registered: 01/26/09
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I have caught the Ricky Gervais show on HBO a few times lately and it is sooooo funny. I love the british.
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#479452 - 04/09/10 10:41 PM
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 01/07/06
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So on the advice of XPTers I downloaded the first season of "Breaking Bad" on apple TV. I've only seen the first 3 episodes, and it is OK so far, but they blurred out all the nudity and cut out the curse words! What the fuck?
It's AMC/basic cable, so they have to hedge their bets.
I thought, with the most recent ep (Season 3, Ep 3) that they would finally unleash the F-word (in the context that "I had revenge sex with...") on basic cable, given the build-up tension and relative quiet...
instead, you had "I f___ed" [him]. Specifically, the "f" and the "ed" were audible, but in between, the audio was silenced...
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#479453 - 04/10/10 01:22 AM
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 12/09/08
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So on the advice of XPTers I downloaded the first season of "Breaking Bad" on apple TV. I've only seen the first 3 episodes, and it is OK so far, but they blurred out all the nudity and cut out the curse words! What the fuck?
It's AMC/basic cable, so they have to hedge their bets.
I thought, with the most recent ep (Season 3, Ep 3) that they would finally unleash the F-word (in the context that "I had revenge sex with...") on basic cable, given the build-up tension and relative quiet...
instead, you had "I f___ed" [him]. Specifically, the "f" and the "ed" were audible, but in between, the audio was silenced...
Edited or not, it was still pretty brutal. poor dying schlub cooks some pw grade crystal so his wife and kids can have a roof over they heads, and the wife goes and fucks some guy. Skylar's about a fucking cunt.
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#479457 - 04/13/10 11:07 AM
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 12/09/08
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Edited or not, it was still pretty brutal. poor dying schlub cooks some pw grade crystal so his wife and kids can have a roof over they heads, and the wife goes and fucks some guy. Skylar's about a fucking cunt.
Since Skylar is not a real person, and is a character in a story written by men, don't you wonder what it is they were trying to say? Was the writer's goal really only to make you hate one of his characters or is there something more going on?
I understand that she's a character. I don't think the point is to just make the viewer hate her. I like shows that that give the characters more depth than simply good or bad. Calling her a cunt, and saying Walt was just a good Joe was lipping off. The moment that she so calmly told him she fucked her boss was something everyone, man or woman, has experienced. The person you love, that you know loves you, drops a cruel bomb on you, simply for the sake of cruelty. We've all recieved it. And we've all been the one to give it. Maybe not to that degree, or maybe to a greater degree. The deeper thing that's goling on is the fallout from comments and actions that can't be taken back. Of everyone. Walt's actions (the meth cooking, the lying about how his medical bills were being paid the two phones..everything),her aqctions, Jese's actions, the girlfriend's dad's actions. All the fallout from all of the actions by people who are trying desperately to hold on to their morality, as it keeps going further and further from their reach. For me, that makes the best episodic television. It's a soap opera format, with better and more realistic writing. I guess it's my stories.
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#479466 - 04/14/10 04:11 PM
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Between internet and cable Comcast makes a fucken bundle off of me. I have everything... every fucken movie channel, nhl, nfl, baseball package. It's fucken bananas, I hate myself but not for long... nhl playoffs start in less than 20 minutes.
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#479467 - 04/15/10 04:50 AM
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 12/09/08
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I'm a firm believer that tv is the new movies, if that makes sense.
I never thought of it that way till you said it Roger, very good. There's nothing original on the big screen is there?. Death sex drugs and violence on cable is leading the way it seems. Segway into the Nhl playoffs btw for the three of us that aren't gay. Go Leafs...
Good call.
The problem I have is when the writer puts the word "Fuck" in the script, the actors say the word, the director films the word being said... and then it is bleeped. Why? Either say the word or don't, but don't say it and then don't say it.
Same thing with the shot of the topless woman leaning out of the window and having her tits pixilated. Just don't film it at all.
I agree. I mean, when it's a movie to tv, I understand it, because it's what was filmed was filmed. They don't shoot a hardcore then shoot a cable version. But when it's made for tv, it's not attractive (wrong word, but it's 4:45am and I'm coming off a major panic attack). I figure it's either a way of thumbing their noses to Standards and Practices, either for their own artistic integrity or to seem to be rebellious. Or a way of making it seem like they're standing up to S&P and the network. Who knows? It's just wrong tho.
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#479469 - 04/16/10 02:49 PM
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Porn Jesus
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so burning coal= fucking black people?  ive seen the first two eps of this season of breaking bad and im not sure what to make of it.seems like this is gonna be the last season already.ill keep watching though.might start getting good like the pacific did halfway through the series.
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#479470 - 04/16/10 04:14 PM
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Frank... as far as breaking bad goes.. apply yourself for once, it will pay off.
The Pacific.... I think it fucken sucks. SUCKS. I'm not impressed or even compelled to see what happens next. Dead slopes just aren't that interesting and I mean no offense to anyone that's killed one or is related to someone etc..
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#479473 - 04/16/10 11:18 PM
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Human Garbage
Registered: 04/02/09
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You're forgetting that series like this do very well on DVD, there it will be uncut.
No, you're forgetting I don't forget simple shit like that.
1) I was expressing my disappointment over a particular stylistic choice not ignorance about how business works.
2) The writers/director/producer/whomever seem to agree with me since the cursing and nudity has disappeared completely. The beginning of the first season had obviously gratuitous and unnecessary nudity and language issues, while the later seasons left out any foul language or even nudity that was appropriate to the story line (e.g. sex scenes integral to the story line had NO nudity and were not shown).
3) If the idea was to film a "director's cut" for DVD sales, and punish the core audience along the way with pixelation of nudity and bleeps of cursing, as the series got more critical acclaim, more awards, and renewed for more seasons by the network, you would expect to see more occurrences of bleeped speech and pixelated nudity, not fewer; which is the actual case.
Whatever was going on in the first season, it had absolutely nothing to do with possible DVD sales, and subsequent seasons have improved. I am all for playing Devil's advocate, but come on that was a pretty weak attempt by somebody not familiar with the series they were talking about, hmmm?
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#479476 - 04/18/10 07:54 AM
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Porn Fucking Master
Registered: 11/04/05
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I've downloaded Breaking Bad and it reminds me of There Will Be Blood. There is one actor who is pulling off a great performance that draws you in and the rest is mediocre crap.
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#479477 - 04/18/10 10:57 AM
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Just watched the latest Pacific... ep 5 or whatever. The beach landing. It's pretty fucken good, actually it's awesome. I was wrong. There.
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There is one actor who is pulling off a great performance that draws you in and the rest is mediocre crap.
I really do like the series but Fiend is spot fucken on. Brilliant. Fiend, go see Kick-Ass if you have time. I'm hearing things and want to know what you think.
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#479480 - 04/18/10 07:05 PM
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Porn Fucking Master
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The comic book/anime/geek part of me wants to see Kick-Ass in the worse way but in my heart I know the movie is gonna suck ass because the trailers are too good for the movie not to suck ass. Sadly, the biggest draw to this movie is going to be the violent, potty mouthed loli, Hit Girl. Serioulsy, they have an 12 year old girl running around in various costumes being violent and saying fuck, cunt and cock. The closet pedos are going to be all over this flick like white on rice. Hit Girl Trailer The butterfly knife she asks for is a $1000 discontinued balisong. The song playing in the trailer is a cover of the Tra La La song from the Banana Splits Show.
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#479481 - 04/18/10 10:09 PM
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Sex Slave Trader
Registered: 09/20/05
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It's worth it. Get the fuck out of the house and see it. Very cool film. I'm getting that shit on blu-ray without a doubt...!
(and yeah, the little girl totally steals the movie)
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#479486 - 04/20/10 01:15 AM
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Whoremaster
Registered: 06/16/07
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There is one actor who is pulling off a great performance that draws you in and the rest is mediocre crap.
Funny, cause that's how I'd describe Kick-Ass too. Any scene without Hit Girl killing and cursing is blandcity.
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#479487 - 04/20/10 02:40 PM
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Porn Jesus
Registered: 12/28/07
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I watched the Champions League semi-final between Inter Milan and Barcelona tonight. Pretty entertaining.
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#479490 - 04/27/10 01:50 PM
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Max Hardcore Prison Bitch
Registered: 04/21/07
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Did anyone see this weeks episode of the "Pacific". Damn ! Brutal, blood, tears, laughs and general intensity ! Great episode. 
Best episode so far, overall I've found the series to be disappointing.
Also I guess all the Italian-American organizations were to busy bitching about The Sopranos and Jersey Shore to complain when they cast a fucking Puerto Rican as John Basilone.
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#479492 - 04/27/10 02:03 PM
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Registered: 02/04/05
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Did anyone see this weeks episode of the "Pacific".
Best episode so far, overall I've found the series to be disappointing.
I've caught them all and I'm glad you said that. This series can't hold a candle to "Band of Brothers". Much of the blame has to go to the director, for the dialogue is not well done at all, and yes the casting is less than ideal. I'll still watch it, but it only reinforces how incredible "Band of Brothers" really was.
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#479494 - 05/12/10 05:08 PM
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Top Gear on BBC...
Awesome, I love this show. They had Schumacher on as the Stig the other day. Epic.. 
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