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Nardi wrote:

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Is this a lot different than the best characters list?

It's meant to be. Walter White and Tony Soprano are power characters. But interesting?

Fair enough. Give me Boyd Crowder either way.

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Gus Fring would prob be my BB nom.

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RFDC wrote:

Creed is a good answer

Funny yes. But interesting?

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Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2020 10:49 pm

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Tall Midget wrote:

RFDC wrote:

Regular Reader wrote:

Archie Bunker
Marlo Stanfield
Fred G. Sanford

Good choices. I was trying to list one from The Wire and couldn't decide on who was the best one.

Omar Little is the most intriguing character from The Wire, though Marlo and Stringer are also very good choices.

In my opinion, Gus Fring is the most intriguing character from Breaking Bad.

Gus and Omar are great too.

That is what makes shows like BB and The Wire so good is they have multiple interesting characters

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Tall Midget wrote:

RFDC wrote:

Creed is a good answer

Funny yes. But interesting?

In his own way, yes. But I get your point.

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FavreFan wrote:

Nardi wrote:

FavreFan wrote:

Is this a lot different than the best characters list?

It's meant to be. Walter White and Tony Soprano are power characters. But interesting?

Fair enough. Give me Boyd Crowder either way.

Yeah, Boyd is pretty remarkable, one of the most complex characters in television history.

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RFDC wrote:

Tall Midget wrote:

RFDC wrote:

Regular Reader wrote:

Archie Bunker
Marlo Stanfield
Fred G. Sanford

Good choices. I was trying to list one from The Wire and couldn't decide on who was the best one.

Omar Little is the most intriguing character from The Wire, though Marlo and Stringer are also very good choices.

In my opinion, Gus Fring is the most intriguing character from Breaking Bad.

Gus and Omar are great too.

That is what makes shows like BB and The Wire so good is they have multiple interesting characters

Yeah, even Hank is up for consideration on Breaking Bad.

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Tall Midget wrote:

RFDC wrote:

Creed is a good answer

Funny yes. But interesting?

Music history, fake ID business, China connections, murder charges...a lot to unravel there. Oh, and:

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Tall Midget wrote:

FavreFan wrote:

Nardi wrote:

FavreFan wrote:

Is this a lot different than the best characters list?

It's meant to be. Walter White and Tony Soprano are power characters. But interesting?

Fair enough. Give me Boyd Crowder either way.

Yeah, Boyd is pretty remarkable, one of the most complex characters in television history.

Only character that makes me rewatch a show by himself. I know Doc loves Raylen, I do too, but he’s sui generis

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Boyd is sorta the R rated Ernest T Bass.

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GoldenJet wrote:

Boyd is sorta the R rated Ernest T Bass.

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RFDC wrote:

GoldenJet wrote:

Boyd is sorta the R rated Ernest T Bass.

Or something

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Terry's Peeps wrote:

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Is the Leftovers worth the watch? Seems like I started it at some point and couldnt get into it.

Absolutely yes.

Probably my favorite show of all time.

It still amazes me to see posts like this. The first season of it was terrible. Did it get better when they took a road trip after that season was over?

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Brick wrote:

Terry's Peeps wrote:

GoldenJet wrote:

Is the Leftovers worth the watch? Seems like I started it at some point and couldnt get into it.

Absolutely yes.

Probably my favorite show of all time.

It still amazes me to see posts like this. The first season of it was terrible. Did it get better when they took a road trip after that season was over?

I can't think of a better reason to go watch it now.

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Nardi wrote:

Brick wrote:

Terry's Peeps wrote:

GoldenJet wrote:

Is the Leftovers worth the watch? Seems like I started it at some point and couldnt get into it.

Absolutely yes.

Probably my favorite show of all time.

It still amazes me to see posts like this. The first season of it was terrible. Did it get better when they took a road trip after that season was over?

I can't think of a better reason to go watch it now.

The first season was awesome and it only got better.

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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

Nardi wrote:

Brick wrote:

Terry's Peeps wrote:

GoldenJet wrote:

Is the Leftovers worth the watch? Seems like I started it at some point and couldnt get into it.

Absolutely yes.

Probably my favorite show of all time.

It still amazes me to see posts like this. The first season of it was terrible. Did it get better when they took a road trip after that season was over?

I can't think of a better reason to go watch it now.

The first season was awesome and it only got better.

There is my answer. I'll pass.

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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

Nardi wrote:

Brick wrote:

Terry's Peeps wrote:

GoldenJet wrote:

Is the Leftovers worth the watch? Seems like I started it at some point and couldnt get into it.

Absolutely yes.

Probably my favorite show of all time.

It still amazes me to see posts like this. The first season of it was terrible. Did it get better when they took a road trip after that season was over?

I can't think of a better reason to go watch it now.

The first season was awesome and it only got better.

"The Leftovers is a bad tv show" is an opinion so terrible only Brick could have asserted it.

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The first season wasn't good. They basically rebooted the show after season 1. If I can expect the rest of it to be like season 1 then I'll pass.

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Brick wrote:

The first season wasn't good. They basically rebooted the show after season 1. If I can expect the rest of it to be like season 1 then I'll pass.

The first season was great and they went about the only direction they could for Season 2. This is just a terrible opinion. You seem more like a Brooklyn Nine Nine guy though so different strokes for different folks and all that

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FavreFan wrote:

Brick wrote:

The first season wasn't good. They basically rebooted the show after season 1. If I can expect the rest of it to be like season 1 then I'll pass.

https://deadline.com/2014/12/leftovers-cast-shakeup-season-2-series-moves-new-town-hbo-1201311608/

There has to be a reason why so much of it was changed for season 2. Even the people in charge have talked about all the changes they made.

If the rest of the show is like season 1 then it's probably not for me.

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Brick wrote:

There has to be a reason why so much of it was changed for season 2.

Uh, maybe because they went through the source material from the novel in season one?

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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

Brick wrote:

There has to be a reason why so much of it was changed for season 2.

Uh, maybe because they went through the source material from the novel in season one?

So it was rebooted?

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Brick wrote:

Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

Brick wrote:

There has to be a reason why so much of it was changed for season 2.

Uh, maybe because they went through the source material from the novel in season one?

So it was rebooted?

It wasn't rebooted. And that article you linked is idiotic. It starts with the premise that the cast was being drastically changed and then goes on to list every crucial character that is returning. It doesn't even make any sense.

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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

Brick wrote:

Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

Brick wrote:

There has to be a reason why so much of it was changed for season 2.

Uh, maybe because they went through the source material from the novel in season one?

So it was rebooted?

That's what a reboot does. It takes a few of the good things and changes most of the things they didn't want to continue.

Anyways, if it's pretty much the same show from season one then it's probably not for me.

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I stuck it out w/ The Leftovers. The premise was interesting. I wanted the show to be really good. It had the potential. but at the end it just didnt do it for me.

It was the Eric Lindros of HBO shows.

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Brick wrote:

That's what a reboot does. It takes a few of the good things and changes most of the things they didn't want to continue.

That's not my understanding of the term "reboot" in the context of television/cinema.

In any case, this certainly wasn't a reboot by any definition. The main characters all remained and simply moved forward with their lives. It would be like saying they rebooted Seinfeld when Jerry and George started working on the show within the show.

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Brick the Complicator today.

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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

Brick wrote:

That's what a reboot does. It takes a few of the good things and changes most of the things they didn't want to continue.

I vaguely remember the series now but I liked season 1. Not loved, but liked. Season 2 just was like WTF is this bullshit. or maybe that was season 3. forgettable series.

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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

Brick wrote:

That's what a reboot does. It takes a few of the good things and changes most of the things they didn't want to continue.

What's an example of show that rebooted?

If the main characters all go away then it's just a new show. :lol:

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