Maybe we can help each other find new shows based on similar taste preferences. Guess I'll start.

My big list
Hannibal 10/10
Breaking Bad 10/10
The Wire 10/10
Suits 10/10
Generation Kill 9.8/10 (mini series from the creator of The Wire)
Deadwood 9.8/10 (worth watching for Ian McShane's role alone)
House of Cards 9.8/10 (Netflix original; make it through the first episode and you're hooked)
Fargo 9.5/10
Terriers 9.5/10 (1 season must-see mini series)
Misfits 9.5/10 (British brilliance)
Banshee 9.4/10
The Newsroom 9.4/10
The Fall 9.4/10 (BBC serial killer drama/suspense)
Top of the lake 9.3/10 (7 part mini series by BBC)
Rectify 9.3/10
True Detective 9.3/10
The Americans 9.2/10
The Bridge 9.2/10
Sherlock 9.2/10 (BBC)
Halt and Catch Fire 9.1/10
Utopia 9.1/10 (British mystery/sci-fi/thriller)
Orange is the New Black 9/10
Rake 9/10 (Australian version only)
The Kill Point 9/10 (mini series)
The Company 9/10 (mini series about espionage during the Cold War)
Party Down 8.9/10 (must see comedy)
Luther 8.9/10 (BBC)
Vikings 8.8/10
Californication 8.8/10
Archer 8.8/10
The Killing 8.8/10
BroadChurch 8.7/10 (British crime/mystery)
The Inbetweeners 8.7/10 (hilarious British high school comedy)
Hemlock Grove 8.6/10 (Netflix original;finally a decent horror series)
Freaks and Geeks 8.5/10
House of Lies 8.5/10
The League 8.5/10
Graceland 8.3/10
Homeland 8.2/10
Life on Mars 8/10 (BBC)
Hell on Wheels 8.0/10
Blue Mountain State 8/10 (raunchy college football comedy)
Bates Motel 7.5/10
True Blood 7.5/10
White Collar 7.5/10
Breakout Kings 7.5/10
The Glades 7/10
Psych 7/10
Eastbound & Down 7/10 (HBO)
Harper's Island 6.5/10 (mini series; mystery/horror)
Alphas 6.5/10
Penny Dreadful 5/10

 

why'd I write a giant list for nothing?

 

but if it weren't for Famke Jannsen's role I would've never accepted you for the beautiful but poorly hung woman you became.

 

It's probably b/c I tried to get into GoT immediately after Vikings.

 

I'd put 24 on there but after the 27th season I grew a little tired of.

I thought the acting in Vikings was better & fresher than season 1 of GoT. That's why I couldn't get into it.
1. From episode one I was waiting for Gandalf the Grey to pop in and join Ned Stark (Sean Benn) for a few pints. I thought it was a poor casting job to stick him in a similar role to what he played 3 times in LoTR and is most recognized for. I want characters that easily submerse me in their new mystical world, not remind me of ones they previously played in. Thought casting him was lazy and unoriginal.
2. Ditto with Kal Drago (Jason Momoa). Are there really that few actors in existence capable of playing his role that they've gotta pick the man who just finished playing Konan the Barbarian? Give me a different actor with a fresh face is all I'm sayin'. Right from the start I have LoTR & Conan preventing GoT from truly creating its own identity.
3. Ditto again with Lena Headey. They couldn't find another hot, sexy-accented, mid 30's actress to play this role who wasn't already in 300, Merlin, Anazapta, and Brother's Grimm for Pete sake? The season 1 cast is like one big cliche. BTW, Headey was in a great low budget horror movie, Laid to Rest (no use of CGIs).
3. Ned's wife, Kaitlyn (Michelle Fairley). During a mystical, medieval time this is the best they could come up with? She looks like a house maid. bland & dull.
4. Kit Harrington (Jon Snow) didn't overwhelm me in the least. Seems as bland as Kaitlyn Stark.

With Vikings, it's mostly fresh faces, and the lead character, Travis Fimmel, is outstanding. His wife, (Katheryn Winnick) is what Lena Headey's GoT role should've been like. Felt it was superbly cast, well written, and love the scenery. For me, the first season of GoT feels more like men's soap opera, where as Vikings feels like more like a cross between 300 and Spartacus season 1. Maybe seasons 2 and on improve so I'll keep watching it.

Haven't seen Bible or Burn Notice.

Mainstream ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox stuff I pretty much stay away from.

 

Forgot about Arrested Development. Intrigued to see how the new season turns out.

If you want a great comedy, gotta watch the 20 episodes of Party Down (30 minute episodes). Hilarious stuff! Paul Rudd was one of the creators. About a group of actors who move to LA but end up working as caterers. Awesome cast: Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Jane Lynch, Lizzy Caplan, Kristin Bell, Martin Starr, Jennifer Coolidge (Stiffler's mom), Megan Mullally (Will & Grace), and some nice cameos (including George Takei playing himself). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1073507/

 

Will have to check out Angry Boys.
Forgot about Veep. Good show.

 

I'm interested in Hannibal..... but apprehensive about giving any time to standard tv shows.

 

don't give a crap what order it happened. The release dates were within months of each other, putz. Casting Momoa as Conan is a damper for anyone who didn't watch GoT during season 1.

Yeah, both play QB. Close enough. If you think the roles are dissimilar you're an idiot.

No stoopid, I'm criticizing a show for hiring actors who have played similar roles, to the point of being on the verge of typecast.

Wasn't expecting one.

that was the only thing wrong with my post.

 

halfway

 

I didn't say they're recreating previous roles, and it's certainly not a bias on my part. It's my personal opinion that I don't like casting characters that played in a similar role previously b/c FOR ME it takes me away from the realism and authenticity of the current role. Seeing Ned Stark played by Sean Bean had me distracted and thinking of LoTR, Black Death, and Troy, whereas a fresh face of the medieval/mythical/fantasy world would've allowed me to become better submersed in his character & the series itself. Ditto for Lena Headey. And ditto for Jason Momoa since I watched Conan the Barbarian first. It might've become one of the best casts on TV but it certainly wasn't in season 1 as far as I'm concerned.

Here's Sean Bean in three LoTR's, GoT, Black Death, and Troy. Tell me which role is which.




It's my choice to hate typecasting. It's how I feel based on my own individual movie/show watching experience, and you calling my personal viewing opinion an epic fail is f***ing ridiculous on your part. There's no right or wrong about it and there's no goddam reason I have to relish the show just because you and others do. I didn't get sucked into it from the get-go, and I listed my reasons why. If you don't like 'em then shove em up your arse.

 

so my personal opinion about why I didn't like a show you jerk off to has become the most uninformed, ridiculous, unintelligent post I've seen on this forum in a long, long time? LOL at that. Sad that you put a tv show on such a high pedestal of your life. I feel sorry for you really.

 

My specific gripes aren't wrong. I've watched half the first season and have been left ambivalent about it for the very reasons I've specified. Calling my gripes wrong is fu**in arrogant of you. I don't enjoy typecast actors, period. Seeing Sean Benn in his 6th historical type role was a big yawn for me. Seeing Jason Mamoa play a historical warrior type figure after watching Conan the Barbarian was a yawn for me. Seeing Lena Headey in this role after watching her in 300, Merlin, Anazapta, and Brothers Grimm was a yawn for me. I PERSONALLY did not feel it was a very original casting job, and it kept me from getting into the series, especially after watching immediately after Vikings which I thoroughly enjoyed. That's my goddam choice. Quit being a douche nozzle and accept it.

 

my reasons aren't wrong, and I'm not comparing anything to GoT, jackass. I compared their roles, not the movies. Sean Bean was about as close to being typecast in GoT as you can get, and it's not like he's Arnold of the 80's where you absolutely have to typecast him due to financial reasons & public desire. Plus you said it yourself, "The casting director that hired him for GoT ended up being the casting director for Conan.". Yeah that's not fu**in' typecasting at all <sigh>. Do you need a picture of his Conan role as a reminder?
Conan


GoT


I already posted 6 pictures of Sean Bean from 6 different movies which most certainly is comparing oranges to oranges, but you're fully entitled to argue against it even though you're only footing is to come back with something like, "but he's not the same type of orange b/c he's a clementine in this role and a tangerine in the other".

Not remotely the same thing. Did Spacey also dress in a similarly distinguishable, atypical manner in most of his roles? Perhaps wear a toga constantly? Secondly, House of Cards isn't a mythical show where I'm trying to become submersed in its mythical world. What's next, are you gonna say I'm a hypocrite for not lumping in Tom Hanks with the typecast crew due to speaking English in every movie?

 

Fin, here's some apples for ya:

......and a statement by Jason Momoa in an article called "Jason Momoa Doesn't Mind Being Typecast"

So yeah, lick my ***! I typed in the asterisks BTW, so it can mean anything really.

 

What does this even mean? Are you implying it wasn't uncommon for Yorkshire citizens to catch Sean Bean riding the streets on a horse with a sword hanging from his side?

If the visualness of it were insignificant then we'd all be reading books, now wouldn't we smartypants. Seeing fresh faces in these roles allows ME PERSONALLY to get better submersed in a movie's fictitious world b/c there are no other similar associations involved with the character. If you wanna insult my personal preference for not wanting to visually see the same actor being typecast despite not being a must-have guy, then feel free to be that douche.

Yup, Kevin Spacey gets roles b/c of his rare ability to look the part of a modern day American, and Sean Bean gets his medieval/mystical roles out of sheer happenstance, right? :001_rolleyes:

It's ridiculous you're trying to compare an actor dressing and looking like a common man of 21st century USA to a horse-riding, sword-carrying, wig & beard wearing, accent-speaking character from medieval times. You realize we live in America, right, and that probably ninety-plus percent of this country's movies are American, spoken in American English, and costumed out like modern day Americans? Yeah I'm sure Netflix took one look at Spacey and said, "we want you for House of Cards, not b/c of your acting ability or 50 awards, but b/c you can pull off looking & sounding just like a modern day American". Gimme a break dude.

 

I've already stated my case. Considering it's not everyday we view prominent medieval type characters, I personally had seen enough of Sean Bean as a long haired, sword carrying, medieval type character to not want to see him play a similar character in Game of Thrones. I thought his wife was bland, and I wasn't fond of seeing Jason Momoa play another ancient warrior role immediately after watching Conan. For me personally, I care as much about the actors themselves as I do the actual show, so if I'm not feeling it with the lead actor(s) then it doesn't matter how well written or potentially entertaining the show might be.

What's sad about this is I've not once belittled anyone for loving Game of Thrones despite myself being ambivalent about it. I've never said I think it's a terrible show; if I did I would've turned it off halfway through the first or second episode. If I power through season 1 I'm sure the rest will grow more interesting for me, but with a lot of great shows out there I'm not in a hurry to finish season 1.