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Just completed the last episode of Mad Men last night. It has been cemented as one of the top three shows (hour long) of all time. The Holy Trinity being; Mad Men, Breaking Bad and The Wire.

I will start watching The Wire again soon. The wife hasn't seen it. Breaking Bad will be our summer show in 2025.
 


tikited said:
Just completed the last episode of Mad Men last night. It has been cemented as one of the top three shows (hour long) of all time. The Holy Trinity being; Mad Men, Breaking Bad and The Wire.

I will start watching The Wire again soon. The wife hasn't seen it. Breaking Bad will be our summer show in 2025.
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We seem to have the same taste in shows with terribly flawed characters that we still root for every episode. Have you ever watched Sons of Anarchy or The Shield?
 

tikited said:
Just completed the last episode of Mad Men last night. It has been cemented as one of the top three shows (hour long) of all time. The Holy Trinity being; Mad Men, Breaking Bad and The Wire.

I will start watching The Wire again soon. The wife hasn't seen it. Breaking Bad will be our summer show in 2025.
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Slim Tubby said:
We seem to have the same taste in shows with terribly flawed characters that we still root for every episode. Have you ever watched Sons of Anarchy or The Shield?
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I've got The Wire, Breaking Bad and Sons of Anarchy all in my Top 5 drama's of all time. Those three shows in particular, have unmatched character development. Incredible shows.

Go Gophers!!
 

Slim Tubby said:
We seem to have the same taste in shows with terribly flawed characters that we still root for every episode. Have you ever watched Sons of Anarchy or The Shield?
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Neither. I will probably have to watch "Sons" on my own. I don't know much about, The Shield, but I will give that a go as well.

Don Draper is such a great character. He could do almost anything and I would still have rooted for him. Brilliant writing. The ending was sooooo much better than the Sopranoes IMO.
 

BleedGopher said:
I've got The Wire, Breaking Bad and Sons of Anarchy all in my Top 5 drama's of all time. Those three shows in particular, have unmatched character development. Incredible shows.

Go Gophers!!
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Better Call Saul was heading in that direction for me, but I was let down by the last half of the last season. Still great, but just not top list worthy.
 









tikited said:
I heard they are going to make fun of the way we talk again.
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TRF Guy said:
Ha. The original movie was just a bit over the top with that
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Originally when Fargo was released, I was living in LA for a couple of years and also thought they were over the top.

I came back to the Twin Cities for a short vacation and realized they were spot on. It's not like the film makers were some Hollywood interlopers filming a movie in Minnie-SO-ta.

They were born and raised in St Louis Park.
 

Ope3 said:
Originally when Fargo was released, I was living in LA for a couple of years and also thought they were over the top.

I came back to the Twin Cities for a short vacation and realized they were spot on. It's not like the film makers were some Hollywood interlopers filming a movie in Minnie-SO-ta.

They were born and raised in St Louis Park.
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I’ve been here my entire life and I disagree. I’ve rarely heard anyone sound like that
 

TRF Guy said:
I’ve been here my entire life and I disagree. I’ve rarely heard anyone sound like that
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You need to live away from the area for a period of time and then reacclimate, to realize that's exactly how it sounds.

Go Bears


Both of these actresses that Marge is talking to were Minneapolis locals. Wild guess, they did not need a dialect coach.
 

Ope3 said:
You need to live away from the area for a period of time and then reacclimate, to realize that's exactly how it sounds.

Go Bears


Both of these actresses that Marge is talking to were Minneapolis locals. Wild guess, they did not need a dialect coach.
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When I was younger, early 20s and before I knew any better, flew out to LA for a sales conference and as I left the plane, William Macy, was sitting in the waiting area for a flight and he was straight in front of me and I walked straight towards him and went fullFargo, telling him how much as a native, I appreciated the movie/his performance.

He turned away from me and put his hand over his face, cringing as much as possible. I rambled for a good 15-20 seconds, before I stopped.

A friend of mine, who is an actor helped me ditch my accent, when I moved out here.

My mom, who lives on Da Range, introduced me to her new neighbor, a while back and I almost lost it repeatedly, as he sounded like he could’ve been in the movie. Yeah, you betcha! It’s much more noticeable once you move away.
 
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Gopher_In_NYC said:
When I was younger, early 20s and before I knew any better, flew out to LA got a sales conference and as I left the plane, William Macy, was sitting in the waiting area for a flight and he was straight in front of me and I walked straight towards him and went fill Fargo, telling him how much as a native, I appreciated it.

He turned away from me and put his hand over his face, cringing as much as possible. I rambled for a good 15-20 seconds, before I stopped.

A friend of mine, who is an actor helped me ditch my accent, when I moved out here.

My mom, who lives on Da Range, introduced me to her new neighbor, a while back and I almost lost it repeatedly, as he sounded like he could’ve been in the movie. Yeah, you betcha!
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Anyone questioning the authenticity of the accents should hang out in Montgomery for Kolacky Days.

Good luck finding anyone who doesn't sound like they were cast in Fargo.

Not a rip. Just how it is.
 



Most recent episode of Slow Horses had a really tense scene at the end. Brilliant the way the episode ended with the credits rolling and the viewer just hears breathing. Robert Frost, I believe, doing the editing on this episode.
 



GophersInIowa said:
It took a long time for it to get renewed for a 5th season so I'm sure it'll be the same for a 6th. There's been about a 3 year gap for the next season ever since season 3.
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Thanks. Didn’t realize it’s been that long between series
 


TRF Guy said:
Ha. The original movie was just a bit over the top with that
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Coming from someone raised south of the area and visited family up north regularly, they were not over the top. Marge has many clones up here. Haha
 



I’ve enjoyed Fight Night on Peacock; final episode is Thursday.

It chronicles the heist of the after party of the Ali-Quarry fight in Atlanta, was Ali’s first fight back after his ill-fated suspension. Story deals with race and politics; tone wise, it’s similar to Shaft.

Stars: Terrence Howard, Tarij Henson, Don Cheadle, Kevin Hart and Samuel L.

It’s better than I thought it would be.
 
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Slow Horses finished up season 4
Looking forward to season 5
Good series. Oldman is quite the actor. Plays his role so well.
Edit: Didn't realize it, but River's Father is Hugo Weaving, from The Matrix and Lord of the Rings, etc.
 
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