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Five years later, 'Terriers' creator still can't think of a better title
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Five years ago tonight, FX gave us "Terriers," a wonderful show with a terrible name and and a frustrating difficulty at breaking through the clutter even in the years before we hit Peak TV in America: there was no real way to sell it except to tell people they had to watch it. Every aspect of the show sounded done to death: detective show, buddy show, one's a recovering alcoholic, one's a reformed thief, they don't get no respect, blah blah blah blah blah.

None of the ideas were special, but the execution was, particularly in the chemistry between those two buddies, played by Donal Logue and Michael Raymond-James. And even that worked in such a sly, low-key way that even if FX had done nothing but run promos of the two of them bantering, it wouldn't have entirely come across. No, you had to watch it to get it, and unfortunately, almost nobody did, whether they thought it was a show about dog-fighting or not.

Fortunately, 13 episodes were made, they expertly told a noir story over the 13 episodes, and they ended in a place that was meant to be a cliffhanger for a second season, but which works as the perfect ending for this strange and marvelous drama. And they're all streaming on Netflix.

*sigh*...just *sigh*. I miss you terribly Terriers. Hey Fx, when can I get my damned blu-ray of this perfect show already?????
 
I'm not saying you need to front burner it, but it's not like anything else on TV atm. The lead is creepy but it works for his character. There are some great wtf moments that you don't want to get spoiled.

Pretty much this. It's hacking, but you can tell the creators have actually done some homework and know what they're talking about but at the same time they don't get caught up in the jargon that would alienate the non-techy viewer. Lots of surprises, characters not being what I expected. I was a little underwhelmed by the season finale, but the show is solid.
 
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Review: Blazingly Cinematic 'Mr. Robot' Is The Best New Show On TV

We hope you forgive us, dear readers, for being late to the party on this one. But consider us completely won over by now. I’m here to say that “Mr. Robot” joins “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “Tangerine” as the entertainment highlights of the summer. And even further, on this evidence it probably won’t be long before we stop bothering with distinguishing between the mediums. I’ve seen miniseries and TV shows at film festivals, and in turn a lot of indie movies these days look made for TV. “Mr. Robot” is a great TV show, but it’s also great cinema. Regardless of how we define it, Esmail, Malek and co. brought the goods this first season. Season two can’t get here soon enough. [A]
 
Just watched the limp ending to Hannibal. Thanks for 2 seasons of outstandingly morbid and fascinatingly artful storytelling. Not so much for the sour persimmons of season 3, which showed just how delicate and impossible the balance was in the first 2 seasons. And you tube nerds...the fact that there is no super cut of all the times glasses dropped and shattered in fetishistic slow motion is extremely disappointing.

R.I.P.

at least till the eventual Silence of the Lambs retread via movie/Netflix or some other forum.
 
The Key & Peele finale was pretty strong. The Ray Parker Jr. sketch was one of the funniest bits they've done in the last couple seasons.

Didn't enjoy the show as much the last couple of seasons, but still sad to see it go.
 
Jim Jeffries was really funny on @Midnight last night.

The panels have been good this week.

I do, however, not forgive the show for making me google lemon party. DO NOT DO IT (ESPECIALLY DO NOT AT WORK)
 
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