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Brit T.V. is usually better than American, that's due to focusing on quality rather than quantity. But it sucks when you really like a show and they only make 12 episodes. Faulty Towers being a case i

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noticed we don't have one of these so here's a place to talk about all those great things on the tv past and present and I'll start by saying how fucking brilliant is Game Of Thrones

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My favorite TV show of all time is Twin Peaks. Nothing else I've ever seen can even compare, David Lynch is one of the greatest directors ever.

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Just watched 2 seasons of A Booth at the End. I liked it because the concept is' date=' are you willing to make a deal with the Devil for what you want. Also looking forward to watching season 3 of Sherlock.[/quote'] I only saw the first season, but I really enjoyed it. And I liked the short format, which is odd, I usually prefer longer episodes/movies/books.
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I only saw the first season' date=' but I really enjoyed it. And I liked the short format, which is odd, I usually prefer longer episodes/movies/books.[/quote'] I think you should def check out the second season. I too like longer movies. I don't get to read as much as I'd like. But when I do it's mostly "boring" non fiction lol
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I think you should def check out the second season. I too like longer movies. I don't get to read as much as I'd like. But when I do it's mostly "boring" non fiction lol
I will, at some point. Thanks! It's the uniqueness of the presentation that sucked me in, the way it's all dialogue. I feel like I could almost just listen to it rather than watch it. Economy of means. What kind of boring non-fiction do you read?
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Actually I do quite the opposite when watching, I use subtitles with the sound almost down. I started doing this when my older kids were little during their naps or @ bedtime. I got irritated with movies/shows audio being too low but then the music or commercial's would scream @ me. Well recently I started reading articles, as a suggestion from a friend, about the Philosophy of Ontology and the Theory of Existential Phenomonology. Which, in a nutshell (this would prob insult those who actually do study it) is the study of "the nature of being and existence". There's a lot more to it, so that is really a generalization. It is not light reading as there is a lot to absorb. But so far it's been quite interesting. I also like to read about forensic and criminal psychology when I'm not reading Dr. Seuss or Goodnight Moon :)

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Actually I do quite the opposite when watching, I use subtitles with the sound almost down. I started doing this when my older kids were little during their naps or @ bedtime. I got irritated with movies/shows audio being too low but then the music or commercial's would scream @ me. Well recently I started reading articles, as a suggestion from a friend, about the Philosophy of Ontology and the Theory of Existential Phenomonology. Which, in a nutshell (this would prob insult those who actually do study it) is the study of "the nature of being and existence". There's a lot more to it, so that is really a generalization. It is not light reading as there is a lot to absorb. But so far it's been quite interesting. I also like to read about forensic and criminal psychology when I'm not reading Dr. Seuss or Goodnight Moon :)
Excellent topics! Although I think the study of ontology is full of rabbit holes. Some of my favorite reading overlaps with those topics, especially Daniel Dennett's books. "Consciousness Explained" is a bit dated but still a favorite; sadly my copy disappeared. "Sweet Dreams" is a good short digest of some of the concepts. I also enjoy reading about history and evolution - Dawkins' "The Ancestor's Tale", Jared Diamond's "Guns, Germs, And Steel", and right now I'm working my way through some Fernand Braudel, although there's so much detail in his writing that I doubt I'll have the time to get the most out of it. And of course I love my sci-fi/fantasy novels.
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Cool! I am finding there's a lot that I'm not going get through but maybe enough to @ least get the gist. Prob for you as well? I have been doing most of my reading online. After while my eyes start to play tricks on me. I never got into reading sci-fi. I have read the Bible and it has some interesting stories :? I started reading about Ontology incidentally wanting to research Physics vs Theism. I always thought the study of Metaphysics was fascinating but different philosophies branched into more theories and therefore I found it raised more questions than not. I suppose that's just a given lol why would I ever expect anything concrete when it comes to thoughts on reality and existence. It's the age old question. I found myself reading about existentialism, also by happenstance, through readings on WWII. Which is another subject I forgot to mention that has captured my intrigue.

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Absolutely, I'll never get through all the books I'd like to read. For now I'll have to stick with my textbooks and "educated layman" material. Some philosophical reading interests me, but a lot of it feels like a dead end. I've only scratched the surface of existentialism. I like the emphasis on personal responsibility and self-determination, but I don't agree with the basic premise that we're a "blank slate". Yay for more questions than answers. We better not keep it up with the philosophy, though, or Iceni and RO will join in and none of us will ever escape. :D

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Honestly this all (the interest in the philosophical) started with my interest in free will and religion. As I've had personal experiences with organized religion and blah blah blah.... But of course, as you stated before, down the rabbit hole that went. Anyway, yes, I (we) don't need anymore perspectives on this, for now anyway, as I'm giving my mind a break on the matter and going to stick with the thread subject :lol:

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