Best television of 2015

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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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turned2black wrote:Biggest disappointments of 2015:

1. True Desucktive (UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
2. The Muppets (I'm happy it's back, but it's not nearly as good as it was.)
3. Orange is the New Black (Season 3 was a chore and Piper remains the most annoying character on TV.)
Shit! Season 2 of Broadchurch should be number 2 on this list.
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I'm not nearly as up to speed on TV as most of you, but from what I've seen, I'd rank it like this:

1. Fargo
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2. Silicon Valley
3. Ash vs Evil Dead
4. South Park (best season in a long, long, time...)
5. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
6. American Horror Story: Hotel
7. Last Man on Earth
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The lack of hannibal in this thread is quite troubling
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tommymtcom wrote:The lack of hannibal in this thread is quite troubling
I said it and Vikings, tommy.
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You're a good man, Ruddock.
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Mad Men
Hannibal
Fargo
Better Call Saul
Louie

Good but not up to standards:
Game Of Thrones
South Park (Well, it hasn't been up to standards for a long time)

Disappointment:
The Walking Dead
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1.) Mr Robot (easy)

And in no particular order:

The Americans
Unbreakable Kimmy S.
Homeland
Justified
South Park
The Man in High Castle
Last Week Tonight
Game of Thrones
Archer
Outlander
Banshee
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My favorites (I watch a lot of TV):

Fargo
Mad Men
Mr. Robot
Transparent
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Survivor
Veep
Game of Thrones (not the best season but still very watchable)
Better Call Saul
Show Me a Hero
The Americans
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I forgot to mention Olive Kitteridge, which was maybe the actual best (non-Mad Men) thing to happen on TV this year.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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anyone know where I might be able to watch Les Revenants Season 2?
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bodysnatcher wrote:anyone know where I might be able to watch Les Revenants Season 2?
I downloaded the torrents as soon as they became available. They were 720p quality and had hard-coded (no SRTs) English subtitles. Netflix will probably add Season 2 in the next couple of months.

If you go the torrent/streaming route, make sure to get the Canal+ version, pretty sure Sundance Channel edited episodes for time.
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bodysnatcher wrote:anyone know where I might be able to watch Les Revenants Season 2?
I lost interest in that one...is it good?

I would say Hannibal, Jessica Jones, Mr Robot, Ash vs Evil Dead, Wet Hot American Summer and Better Caul Saul were flawless.
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bodysnatcher wrote:anyone know where I might be able to watch Les Revenants Season 2?
I think it's streamable on Amazon for $20.
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