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I refuse to live in a world where Fast & Furious 6 is considered to be a better film than Iron Man 3. It has been a shit year, sure but I'm not accepting that, sorry 
Hell, the Evil Dead remake was a better film than Fast 6, although it's not a 'Blockbuster'.
I'm glad not to be the only one who thought the second episode of Under the Dome was dismal. What could have been a fascinating, extended series version of an Outer Limits episode mixed with Jericho turned into yet another Lost/The Event/whatever.
Episode 2 of Under The Dome was shit. Episode 3 was slightly better.
Three episodes in and I think I'm out.
Under The Dome is such a disappointment. Three episodes in and absolutely NOTHING has happened.
Well, an exploding pacemaker, a house burning down and an accidental shooting is hardly nothing. Not sure what else you are expecting to happen this early on. I admit it is disappointing, I am not defending it but I have a feeling the real shit-hits-the-fan moments are going to happen towards the end of the season.
I think Episode 3 was a definite improvement. I really love the show runner (he created and wrote the Runaways comics, which you should all read) so I'm hanging on for him.
If you can, track down the audio version of Stephen King reading the first three Dark Tower books. Not only is it the original version of The Gunslinger, but King's voice really brings you into the story. Sadly, starting with book four he fell in love with the voice of a professional reader and only that version is available on CD. King also reads Bag of Bones, another personal story for him.
The final three Dark Tower books suffer because he decided to write them all at once, regardless of what his muse said. With the others, if the story stopped coming to him with the characters in the middle of a Riddle contest, he stopped the book there and waited a half decade before going on. It was the one series that actually felt like it came from somewhere else. Then, after the accident, he forced things so he could guarantee he'd finish them before dying, retiring afterwards. The retirement didn't last long 
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The main appeal of The Dark Tower for me was the references to other King works. 99% of his works take place in the same universe. Seeing those connections always makes me smile.
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The King read versions were only released on audio tape (I have them), but very careful searching can drum up rips. Ebay will probably get you the originals.
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This was a great episode you guys, but I think you guys were greatly underselling the first episode of Black Orphan. While not the best first episode of a series I've ever seen, I thought it was very good, certainly more than enough to convince me to continue watching. The few things that the episode did wrong feel more like problems with the series in general that are more easily overlooked once you're invested. Anyway, I appreciate the recommendation. It's just the sort of show my older brother would adore but probably doesn't know anything about yet.
Why do you tell people to start Doctor Who with series 5, Teague?
In the long run I think the viewer will be better off if they start from the beginning.
No, Teague is absolutely right, earlier seasons are downright unwatchable at times as someone who doesn't give a fuck about Dr.Who. I've lost multiple people who've tried to start earlier. Season 5 is when they had enough polish and budget to where you can kinda jump aboard (and even then, the pilot often loses people, I'd argue ep 2 or 4 is a better hook). You gotta realize almost no-one in the US gave a shit about Doctor Who until BBC and Netflix started showing season 5.
Also keep in mind Doctor Who is the type of show where people jump in at whatever the current point is. Doesn't matter if you come in with the 1st Doctor, 3rd, 6th, etc. Ignore the whole idea of seasons, or this whole "continuity" kick modern Who has. Just pick a good episode, prime the new viewer with some context, and go.
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