TV Programs You Enjoy Watching..........

[General Zod]

Wrong genre? Slow to move? Crappy acting?

Lack of interest in the lives and adventures of outlaw bikers.

 

[striker55]

What’s the opinion on Sons of Anarchy? Looking for something new to binge watch and I only choose material that has wrapped up production.

Watched the whole series, couldn't get into the spinoff about the Mayans M.C.

 

[striker55]

I just finished up The Walking Dead. Great show

New series started around The Walking Dead, recorded first episode, haven't watched it yet.

 

[dsgrey]

Watched the whole series, couldn't get into the spinoff about the Mayans M.C.

SOA was good, even got my wife interested after she wondered if I was watching porn at first. Mayans just couldn't compete.

 

[DaBull]

Lack of interest in the lives and adventures of outlaw bikers.

I originally avoided it since am not into Harleys or biker culture. Then I watched a few episodes and was hooked. The bikes are just a context for a Sopranos style story. They don't spend much time talking about bikes or showing off bike parts. They do talk about Biker code much like soldiers would LOAC, samurai would Bushido, or mobsters would omerta. Good characters, writing, and storylines.

 

[oldag]

New series started around The Walking Dead, recorded first episode, haven't watched it yet.

Walking Dead? I could be an actor in that one most mornings...

 

[General Zod]

I originally avoided it since am not into Harleys or biker culture. Then I watched a few episodes and was hooked. The bikes are just a context for a Sopranos style story. They don't spend much time talking about bikes or showing off bike parts. They do talk about Biker code much like soldiers would LOAC, samurai would Bushido, or mobsters would omerta. Good characters, writing, and storylines.

See, I had no interest in the Sopranos because of the mafia thing. Same deal. Just not that "into" guys in organized crime being the protagonists.

 

[DaBull]

See, I had no interest in the Sopranos because of the mafia thing. Same deal. Just not that "into" guys in organized crime being the protagonists.

Yeah, having bad guys as sympathetic protagonists has been growing in popularity. The problem is the old storylines (cop, doc, press, lawyer procedurals) are just predictably boring and redundant. Some of the biggest hits (Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Vikings) show the trials and tribulations of law breakers.

 

[Axxe55]

Really liking Shogun on FX and Hulu.

i read the book in highschool!

 

[General Zod]

Yeah, having bad guys as sympathetic protagonists has been growing in popularity. The problem is the old storylines (cop, doc, press, lawyer procedurals) are just predictably boring and redundant. Some of the biggest hits (Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Vikings) show the trials and tribulations of law breakers.

Vikings is different because of the times it's set in - they weren't necessarily law breakers, they were part of a raiding culture where power was there for whoever was strong enough to take it...and then that guy got to make the laws.

But yeah, Breaking Bad held no interest for me. But sometimes the outlaw protagonist does interest me...it's a weird thing. Could be because outlaw bikers are an actual danger I encounter in the real world...and although I don't encounter the mafia (to my knowledge), they are actually currently out there doing their thing as well. You won't find me voluntarily watching some show about Somali pirates, but 17th century buccaneers ("Black Sails", anyone)? Sign me up.

 

[striker55]

Black Sails was good. A little swashbuckling and nudity got my attention.

 

[Vaquero]

I like motor sports.
How it's made.
Modern marvels.

If I turn on a TV at all.

 

[DaBull]

Vikings is different because of the times it's set in - they weren't necessarily law breakers, they were part of a raiding culture where power was there for whoever was strong enough to take it...and then that guy got to make the laws.

I think the better shows tell both sides of the story: The Wire had strong characters on the cop side and on the gang side. Breaking Bad had some of this as well. This way you get the novelty of seeing the villians at work but can still root for the good guys. Sons of Anarchy had very little of the LEO side and tended to focus on gang on gang warfare.

 

[deemus]

Yeah, having bad guys as sympathetic protagonists has been growing in popularity. The problem is the old storylines (cop, doc, press, lawyer procedurals) are just predictably boring and redundant. Some of the biggest hits (Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Vikings) show the trials and tribulations of law breakers.

I like Breaking Bad. But I have zero compassion for Walt. Though I do for Jesse. Bad decisions got compounded

But I like when Walt dies. He needed to. Lots of rooting for bad things to happen to bad guys in that show.

I see it more as a cautionary tale.

Watching it for the third time right now.

 

[General Zod]

I like Breaking Bad. But I have zero compassion for Walt. Though I do for Jesse. Bad decisions got compounded

But I like when Walt dies. He needed to. Lots of rooting for bad things to happen to bad guys in that show.

I see it more as a cautionary tale.

Watching it for the third time right now.

One of the reasons I like Danny Trejo - he insists that any bad guy he plays (and with his looks, he gets a lot of 'bad guy' roles) has to die in the movie/show. He doesn't want the bad guy to look like he's going to get away with it.

 

[deemus]

One of the reasons I like Danny Trejo - he insists that any bad guy he plays (and with his looks, he gets a lot of 'bad guy' roles) has to die in the movie/show. He doesn't want the bad guy to look like he's going to get away with it.

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He does always die doesn't he......

Loved him in the Mariachi movie. I always like his characters.

 

[striker55]

I like motor sports.
How it's made.
Modern marvels.

If I turn on a TV at all.

Yes I like Roadkill, Roadworthy Rescue and others. How about Texas Metal?

 

[General Zod]

He does always die doesn't he......

Loved him in the Mariachi movie. I always like his characters.

HIs life story is pretty impressive. Career criminal and drug addict as a teenager, wound up in San Quentin in his 20s, and when he got out he completely turned his life around. Got his first acting gig while working as a crew member on a movie because they needed someone who looked tough. Now he makes movies constantly just because he enjoys it, helps people overcome addiction, has a chain of taco restaurants and a chain of donut shops, and once when there was a terrible wreck in front of the first Trejo's Tacos location that resulted in a minivan flipping over, Trejo helped get a five year old out and crawled inside the van to hold the hand of the woman trapped inside and keep her calm.

Plus he's a sci-fi geek. Points for that.

 

[deemus]

Yeah, I remember the movie set boxing story. Looks the part but his actions are of a really good dude.

 

[General Zod]

Yeah, I remember the movie set boxing story. Looks the part but his actions are of a really good dude.

Apparently he found God while in solitary and from that point he turned his entire life around. And has kept it consistent for more than 40 years.