[Movie] Simulwatch Brainstorm/Vote Thread: AMERICA! FUCK YEAH! BRITAIN! Fuck yeah? Edition

THE LINEUP



Blackadder

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Although each series is set in a different era, all follow the fortunes (or rather, misfortunes) of Edmund Blackadder (played by Atkinson), who in each is a member of a British family dynasty present at many significant periods and places in British history. Although the character is quite unintelligent in the first series, he is increasingly clever and perceptive in subsequent generations (while sometimes decreasing in social status). Each Blackadder though is a cynical, cowardly opportunist concerned with maintaining and increasing his own status and fortunes, regardless of his surroundings. In each series, Blackadder is usually a cynical (almost modern) voice puncturing the pretensions and stupidity of those around him, and what might — through modern eyes — be seen as the more ludicrous and insane follies of history (from the medieval witch-hunts and the petty whims and insanities of various British monarchs to the bloodshed and horror of World War I).

Dexter

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Dexter is an American television drama series that airs on the pay-TV channel, Showtime. In February 2008 reruns began to air on CBS. Set in Miami, the series centers on Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), a serial killer with standards who works for the Miami Metro Police Department as a blood-spatter analyst.

The show is based on the novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay the first of his series of Dexter novels. It was adapted for television by Emmy Award-winning screenwriter James Manos, Jr., who wrote the pilot episode.

Fawlty Towers

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The series focuses on the exploits and misadventures of short-fused hotelier Basil Fawlty, his wife Sybil and their employees, porter and waiter Manuel, maid Polly, and (in the second series) chef Terry. The episodes typically revolve around Basil's efforts to succeed in 'raising the tone' of his hotel and his increasing frustration at the numerous complications and mistakes, both his own and those of others, which prevent him from doing so.

Little Britain

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The show comprises sketches involving exaggerated parodies of British people from all walks of life in various situations familiar to the British. These sketches are presented to the viewer together with narration in a manner which suggests that the programme is a guide — aimed at non-British people — to the ways of life of various classes of British society. Despite the narrator's description of great British institutions, the comedy is derived from the British audience's self-deprecating understanding of either themselves or people known to them.

Oz

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Oz is the nickname for the Oswald State Correctional Facility, formerly Oswald State Penitentiary, a maximum-security prison (level 4). Many of the plot arcs are set in "Emerald City" ("Em City"), an experimental unit of the prison in which the unit manager attempts to emphasize rehabilitation and learning responsibility during incarceration. Emerald City is an extremely controlled environment where there are a controlled number of members of each racial and social group. The show was taped in Bayonne, New Jersey.

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See Deni's post.

The Wire

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Top Gear

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Top Gear is an Emmy award winning BBC television series about motor vehicles, primarily cars. It began in 1977 as a conventional motoring magazine show. Over time, and especially since a relaunch in 2002, it has developed a quirky, humorous style. The show is currently presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, and also features a test driver known as The Stig. The programme is estimated to have 350 million viewers worldwide.

Weeds

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Weeds is an American television series created by Jenji Kohan, produced by Lionsgate Television for the Showtime cable television network.

The shows' central character is Nancy Botwin (Mary-Louise Parker), a newly widowed suburbanite mother of two who has turned to selling marijuana to support her family after her husband unexpectedly dies. Over the course of the show she finds herself involved in illegal activities on a progressively larger scale; the first three seasons deal mainly with local drug dealing and growing, while later seasons revolve around the smuggling of more general contraband from Mexico to the U.S. and the electoral machinations of Baja's gubernatorial politics.

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Originally Posted by Rockgamer

Quick question: In the other thread you kept mentioning about it only beng 25 minutes out of our day, but the only things on TV that are 25 minutes are mostly sitcoms. While I have no problem with those, I'm sure some people would like to watch some dramas too, which can range anywhere from 40 to 60 minutes. So are these allowed as well, or are we only limited to sitcoms?

Well I overlooked that part~

It wouldn't end up being more than 25 on the animow side, but if people are willing to put up with a lengthier TV show I wouldn't have a problem with it.

Originally Posted by An Antarctic fur seal has been observed trying to have sex with a king penguin.

I'm willing to watch a show that's an hour long if everyone else is. I'm curious if we're going for a show where each season is self-contained or if we should pick something that has a broad storyline over the entire series?

The choice is yours on this one. If we pick something with multiple seasons it'd be up to you guys whether or not you wanted to continue after the first one or pick something else and let people who want to watch more of the first show pursue it on their own.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

SUDDENLY POLLS. POLLS EVERYWHERE (thanks Acer).

This one is kinda complicated. Whereas animes are short, set in length and of a set number of episodes (usually 12-13/26) TV shows go on for multiple seasons and run for varied lengths. I've given an indicator of how many episodes total each show has and how long the runtime is (correct me if I'm misinformed on any of this). Not to say that we would end up watching ALL of the longer shows, that's a beast we'd tackle when we actually come to a decision. The OP has been updated to reflect the picks Deni made.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

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Originally Posted by Tritoch

I would've voted for QI and Six Feet Under, but apparently the latter wasn't good enough for Tails' high class tastes.

Originally Posted by Tails

The OP has been updated to reflect the picks Deni made.

Reading: difficult

(I am not in charge of the TV side of things!)

I was speaking idiomatically.

Alright you guys. Who edited the poll.

e: of course Skills what a jobber

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?