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October 2nd, 2013 at 8:01:29 PM permalink
The title pretty much says it all.
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October 2nd, 2013 at 8:04:18 PM permalink
One show I really liked was the Shield. It was on FX and ended a couple of years ago. I would put that show up there with a Soprano's and Breaking Bad. Michael Chiklis as a dirty cop. Great TV IMO. Not on the list but I think you should give it a look.
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October 2nd, 2013 at 8:06:16 PM permalink
Quote: Wizard

The title pretty much says it all.



Mad Men is the best, but it's last season is coming.
You can see the past seasons on Netflix, well
worth the $7.99 a month if you don't already have
it. I watch a movie on Netflix every day, it's a
fantastic bargain. Take your notebook or tablet
to bed and use your headphones. You'll want
to be Don Draper, he's defined cool in a whole
new way.
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October 2nd, 2013 at 8:07:01 PM permalink
I'll just stick with reruns of Columbo. You do know Lt. Columbo's first name, don't you ?
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October 2nd, 2013 at 8:44:07 PM permalink
If you have HBO, both seasons of The Network are online, wiith Jeff Daniels, written by Aaron Sorkin. It was slightly uneven but really interesting. Total commitment about 20 hours.

I do know Columbo's first name. It's a famous trivia question that was indirectly involved in a 300 million dollar lawsuit from, of all people, a former air traffic controller.
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October 2nd, 2013 at 8:45:40 PM permalink
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October 2nd, 2013 at 8:47:29 PM permalink
Quote: Buzzard

I'll just stick with reruns of Columbo. You do know Lt. Columbo's first name, don't you ?


Frank. Classic trivia!
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October 2nd, 2013 at 8:57:08 PM permalink
Quote: beachbumbabs



I do know Columbo's first name.



Is it Christopher? Christopher Columbo.
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October 2nd, 2013 at 9:27:02 PM permalink
Not on your list, but definitely Homeland.

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October 2nd, 2013 at 11:05:47 PM permalink
Game of Thrones

normally I get board with this type of stuff, Game of Thrones is definitely different

khaleesi One of the main characters = hot IMO

Absolutely a great show, definitely the best of that genre
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October 3rd, 2013 at 6:19:13 AM permalink
Quote: Buzzard

I'll just stick with reruns of Columbo. You do know Lt. Columbo's first name, don't you ?



Columbo is the greatest. I have all the DVD's and watch them often. Really pisses off my wife.

Columbo never actually reveals his first name, but there is one episode where he flashes his badge. I paused the machine and the name displayed is Frank. Many of you probably already know this.

There is another episode when he is directly asked "What is your first name?"

Columbo replies "Lieutenant."
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October 3rd, 2013 at 6:39:00 AM permalink
Ok Wizard. In an attempt to repay you for that awesome piece on NFL Parlays, I give you:

Rectify

http://www.amazon.com/Rectify/dp/B00C1LIZMQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1380807160&sr=8-2&keywords=rectify
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October 3rd, 2013 at 7:05:39 AM permalink
Quote: AxelWolf

Game of Thrones

normally I get board with this type of stuff, Game of Thrones is definitely different

khaleesi One of the main characters = hot IMO

Absolutely a great show, definitely the best of that genre



GoT is the best series I've ever seen. Not just for the gratuitous violence and nudity, nor for the medievalness of it all, but it's just a damn good drama.

The Walking Dead is good in a masturbatory way, but midway through season 2 it sort of lost its way. It's still "good" (zombie apocalypses are always "good"), but it went away from a sort of unique survivalist horror and into regular TV cheese.

GoT did no such thing. All the way through season 3 it was still kicking strong, never jumped the shark, never got ridiculous. Without spoiling, I'll say two words to those in the know - Rob Stark. I was "disappointed" when the Leafs blew a 4-1 lead to Boston and got eliminated from the playoffs. I literally screamed at my TV during that particular section of GoT.
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October 3rd, 2013 at 11:55:11 AM permalink
Watch ALF
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October 3rd, 2013 at 11:56:44 AM permalink
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October 3rd, 2013 at 7:41:10 PM permalink
Elementary on CBS was all about math nerds tonight. It should be available for a week or two on their website; worth a look. p vs. np is the question.
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October 3rd, 2013 at 8:24:59 PM permalink
Quote: Paigowdan

Frank. Classic trivia!



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October 3rd, 2013 at 8:31:39 PM permalink
Speaking of another Frank, Mr. Sinatra, what did that Frank and Kareem Abdul-Jabar have in common ? I would have NEVER guessed it.
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October 3rd, 2013 at 8:44:10 PM permalink
Mork & Mindy
Dr. Who (2001 to date)

Those could keep you busy.
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October 9th, 2013 at 8:42:44 AM permalink
Quote: Buzzard

Speaking of another Frank, Mr. Sinatra, what did that Frank and Kareem Abdul-Jabar have in common ? I would have NEVER guessed it.



Nobody knows ? With all these Rat pack fans ?
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October 9th, 2013 at 10:47:01 AM permalink
Quote: beachbumbabs

Elementary on CBS was all about math nerds tonight. It should be available for a week or two on their website; worth a look. p vs. np is the question.


I saw that one. It was fun explaining to my wife what a big deal it would be to be able to solve NP problems in P-time. Of course, that's one of the goals of quantum computing, though we're not close with the actual implementation yet. Here's an abstract from a 1994 paper:

Quote: Quantum computation and NP-complete problems, Takashi Mihara, Tetsuro Nishino


In this paper, we show that the Deutsch's universal quantum Turing machine can solve any NP-complete problem in polynomial time under a physical assumption that we can observe the existence of a specific physical state in a given superposition of physical states. This result establishes an interesting relationship between quantum physics and computational complexity theory.

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October 9th, 2013 at 11:55:50 AM permalink
Quote: Buzzard

Speaking of another Frank, Mr. Sinatra, what did that Frank and Kareem Abdul-Jabar have in common ? I would have NEVER guessed it.




Huge male genitalia?
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October 9th, 2013 at 11:58:51 AM permalink
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October 9th, 2013 at 12:13:54 PM permalink
No but good guess this happened as a result of a man sleeping with a woman. But obviously more was going on than just sleeping.
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October 14th, 2013 at 12:36:47 PM permalink
Both weighed in at a birth weight of 13 pounds.
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October 14th, 2013 at 1:46:55 PM permalink
Not on the list but Hell On Wheels.
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October 14th, 2013 at 2:51:03 PM permalink
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Not on the list but Hell On Wheels.

You have good taste VERY GOOD SHOW, I LOVE IT. one small problem i have with it, Bohannan keeps getting out of some impossible situations. I love when he hung that kid, even tho he knew he was innocent, I didn't see that happening.
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October 14th, 2013 at 8:32:20 PM permalink
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You have good taste VERY GOOD SHOW, I LOVE IT. one small problem i have with it, Bohannan keeps getting out of some impossible situations. I love when he hung that kid, even tho he knew he was innocent, I didn't see that happening.



I didn't see it happening either. Pretty good serial though with a little history to it. If Bohannan didn't keep getting out of those impossible situations they'd have to end the show.
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