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    American Gods

    is anyone else watching this because its seriously fucking good.
    "Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness." - Alejandro Jodorowsky

    "America is not so much a nightmare as a non-dream. The American non-dream is precisely a move to wipe the dream out of existence. The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set up by the non-dreamers." -- William S. Burroughs

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    Old gods vs new gods. Best thing out there at the moment.

    Saul is numero 2

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kuntmissioner View Post
    Old gods vs new gods. Best thing out there at the moment.

    Saul is numero 2

    And real talk IMO The Americans is #3.
    "Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness." - Alejandro Jodorowsky

    "America is not so much a nightmare as a non-dream. The American non-dream is precisely a move to wipe the dream out of existence. The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set up by the non-dreamers." -- William S. Burroughs

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    Just finished first episode. I'm into it.

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    Am I the only one who thought the book was pretty meh?

    God-power is based on how many people believe in you. Ok. But why is it per continent? And why isn't Jesus a 900 foot tall juggernaut? IIRC, the book completely ignores all of the major religions.

    My philosophical complaint is that the devotion people give to deities is completely different from the devotion I show to my city or my TV. I actually get something in return from those things.
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    Havent read the book honestly. Its on my list but I've got Pillars of the Earth staring at me on my table so its going to be a while.

     
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    "Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness." - Alejandro Jodorowsky

    "America is not so much a nightmare as a non-dream. The American non-dream is precisely a move to wipe the dream out of existence. The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set up by the non-dreamers." -- William S. Burroughs

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    Yea it's great (tv-show). It started off strong and somehow it's gotten better.

    Regarding the book i would say Gaiman needs editing from someone he respects. It usually means collaborations of some kind and it's not usually happening in book format.

     
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    notepad

    1. They don't believe in you

    2. DirtyB can fit in a brag that he reads books and a chastising of non book readers in a seemingly innocuous sentence shorter than this one. 7/4


    to do

    1. Squish it back into Pangea.

    2. Clone self as many times as possible.

    3. Eliminate hatred of self.

    4. Have at least one avatar at least 25 percent as cool Mr. Wednesday at some point.

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    Love the book and like the series so far. I think the added details about Laura helped the story a lot.

    Hit it? I'm leaning against, mostly because of the flies.

    I think Jesus is so fucking big he doesn't even deign to exist in physical form, but that kind of evades the whole personification thing. Not sure.

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    I added Starz to the cable package because Ian McShane is the nuts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ToasterOven View Post
    I added Starz to the cable package because Ian McShane is the nuts.

    Gillian Anderson and Crispin Glover bro. Literally a great time to be alive.
    "Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness." - Alejandro Jodorowsky

    "America is not so much a nightmare as a non-dream. The American non-dream is precisely a move to wipe the dream out of existence. The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set up by the non-dreamers." -- William S. Burroughs

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    Blasphemy. How many states have it banned?

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    Ian McShane is indeed god. The little vignette of how the show runners met Crispin Glover was pretty funny because I am pretty sure if you were to meet him that's exactly how it would happen.

     
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    shoot i dropped starz. twin peaks on showtime any good? i am not wasting time on any tv before sonatine approves!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Charham View Post
    shoot i dropped starz. twin peaks on showtime any good? i am not wasting time on any tv before sonatine approves!

    i havent watched new twin peaks yet, and im not sure what to make of the signals i get about it. 2 of the 3 truly great shows airing right now end next week so there will be a bit of a vacuum to fill.
    "Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness." - Alejandro Jodorowsky

    "America is not so much a nightmare as a non-dream. The American non-dream is precisely a move to wipe the dream out of existence. The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set up by the non-dreamers." -- William S. Burroughs

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    Quote Originally Posted by sonatine View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Charham View Post
    shoot i dropped starz. twin peaks on showtime any good? i am not wasting time on any tv before sonatine approves!

    i havent watched new twin peaks yet, and im not sure what to make of the signals i get about it. 2 of the 3 truly great shows airing right now end next week so there will be a bit of a vacuum to fill.
    New Twin Peaks is like it was made back in the 90's, but everyone got really old. Tempo of the show is the same. So it's really really slow. Much more like season 2 than season 1 with the amount of time spent in the red room and random weird stuff for no apparent reason.

    Only 4 episodes in so a lot can happen and yea there's not that much to watch.

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    I have watched the first 4 American Gods. I really liked the first 3, but didn't really like the going back in time 4th episode. I was kind of more interested in what happens next and spending a whole episode to go back like that wasn't particularly compelling IMO.

    Also, thought it was pretty lol that the giant dick pic on Laura's phone supposedly came from Dane Cook's character. Not buying that one for a second.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sonatine View Post
    is anyone else watching this because its seriously fucking good.
    Fuckin A right, just finished the book and am loving the series, really good TV.

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    I was actually talking to an Egyptologist the other day about the feather of truth and was thinking about the show the whole time.

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    One of the better death mythos, yes.
    "Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness." - Alejandro Jodorowsky

    "America is not so much a nightmare as a non-dream. The American non-dream is precisely a move to wipe the dream out of existence. The dream is a spontaneous happening and therefore dangerous to a control system set up by the non-dreamers." -- William S. Burroughs

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