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Apparently they're airing all 7 episodes of the first season tonight starting at 8 on AMC.

Yeah I never really got into Big Love.


Have you watched this Eastbound & Down show at all?  It's kinda funny.  Not hilarious or great, but I like it.

Yeah I just saw the latest episode.  I'm not sure how long they could really keep it going if he remained completely oblivious to his stupidity all the time.  I think it's a good move.

Bob Odenkirk was playing a slimy lawyer on the latest episode of Breaking Bad, it was awesome.  And even better, it looks like he's going to be a recurring character.

True Blood is awful, and I've given it three chances to not be awful.  People who like it should just be watching action cartoons instead, because that's about the level of writing and direction in True Blood.  Like, I can see how people like the show, but it belongs on FX or USA something because it's really stupid.  The special effects look like something out of Smallville, and it sounds retarded every single time someone says "vampire".  Should have taken a note from zombie movies and come up with a more natural-sounding word for it.  Also overbearingly close-minded Christian antagonists would be bad enough just because of how big a cliche it is, but it seems every time someone employs them they overdo it to the point of being nauseatingly obtuse.

On the other hand, Hung's series premiere was pretty good.  Thomas Jane is a likable guy, but not so likable that he's had undue success poured on him.  I liked him in the Punisher, which might be working against my point that this show is worth watching.  Anyway unlike True Blood it's well written and well directed and interesting so far.  I like the idea of going against-type with the "20 years after high school" plotline, following the once-wonderboy jock that became a shitty ball coach instead of the scampy nerd making a comeback.  It's kind of more depressing and funnier since it's a truer story.  I hope they can come up with some cool stories because the characters seem pretty solid so far.

Bored to Death is coming this fall.  Jason Schwartzman and Zach Galifianakis in what looks like kind of a tongue-in-cheek detective spoof, and I'm into it.

Also upcoming is The Pacific, which is Stephen Spielberg and Tom Hanks beating World War II into the ground.  I really don't know who's left in America that still has an appetite for sappy WWII epics, but looks like they'll be around forever.

I haven't seen everything that has ever been on TV but I have seen Band of Brothers and it is outstanding. I have a large appetite for more World War II epics of that quality.

I kinda think this season of Curb is not great.  It's getting a little too wacky for me at times, the bare midriff episode being one of the worst offenders.  There's still a lot of really funny stuff (including in that episode) so it's worth watching but.. not my favorite season.

And I liked the first episode of Bored to Death but then forgot to watch any subsequent episodes.  I'll have to catch up on that.