JD is returning for Season 8 but after that no more. Season 7 was a bit of a shocker, I think that was mainly due to the WGA strikes. That said I will definately watch Season 8 (though I will have to download each episode to do it - I don't think we will get it til much later than you guys in Ammerica)
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Well S7 was meant to be full-length, but they cut it short due to the strike.
I got the Xmas boxes down from the loft and wrapped the ones I've bought so far. Not really excited though, it's almost a chore with my workload. I've even taken to housework and chores to avoid it.
I got the Xmas boxes down from the loft and wrapped the ones I've bought so far. Not really excited though, it's almost a chore with my workload. I've even taken to housework and chores to avoid it.
I was really pissed off when they billed the season finale as "The Last Episode(!!!)" and it turned out to be some episode they never aired. It even had Kelso still in it. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.
I hope Season 8 will be better.
I hope Season 8 will be better.
I imagine Season 8 will be better, I believe they are going to try and make it a bit more serious (like season 1). And yes that final episode was a bit strange I think it was supposed to fit in just before
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Yes. They did mix up the order of the shows in S7. The spoiler tags were unnecessary, and mildly humourous.
I need a new ~40min episodic series to watch when I don't have time for a film. Not sure whether to try and get back into Prison Break or Lost where I left off (and go with the mainstream), or start watching a decent series from scratch that inevitably got cancelled prematurely, namely Sleeper Cell or Carnivale.
I need a new ~40min episodic series to watch when I don't have time for a film. Not sure whether to try and get back into Prison Break or Lost where I left off (and go with the mainstream), or start watching a decent series from scratch that inevitably got cancelled prematurely, namely Sleeper Cell or Carnivale.
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Got Durf's credit card handy? A round for all my fourmites!! Time for me to start up a tab in the EMB (first post here after a year!). I could use a huge cup of coffee right about now...
I'd vote for Lost, but it's so hard to recommend a show that's constantly off-air and probably won't wrap up until the season after this. Don't get me wrong, I love the show, but for me I'm more interested in the ending than how it'll get there by this point. That, and it seems like every dramatic TV show these days has taken up the Lost method of trying to keep the viewer as absolutely confused as possible.
Been watching Heroes? I haven't seen a lot of it, but I enjoyed it when I did.
Can't help with much else, though. I watch horrible TV. Top Gear's stuck in reruns, so I see sports debate shows, old episodes of Friends, and even older episodes of the Simpsons.
And if it's possible to be off-topic in a constantly off-topic thread, I'm glad to see you're getting back into DnB with that live Dieselboy set. :thumbup:
I'd vote for Lost, but it's so hard to recommend a show that's constantly off-air and probably won't wrap up until the season after this. Don't get me wrong, I love the show, but for me I'm more interested in the ending than how it'll get there by this point. That, and it seems like every dramatic TV show these days has taken up the Lost method of trying to keep the viewer as absolutely confused as possible.
Been watching Heroes? I haven't seen a lot of it, but I enjoyed it when I did.
Can't help with much else, though. I watch horrible TV. Top Gear's stuck in reruns, so I see sports debate shows, old episodes of Friends, and even older episodes of the Simpsons.
And if it's possible to be off-topic in a constantly off-topic thread, I'm glad to see you're getting back into DnB with that live Dieselboy set. :thumbup:
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I think I got half-way thorugh S2 of Lost before my shift work meant I completely 'lost' track of it (no pun intended). At that point I 'lost' (no pun intended) all contact with the show so that if I ever 'found' (no pun intended) it again it'd be fresh and new. Obviously now it's been too long and I've forgotten most of it (I've had a drink since then! 
) but my main gripe was with the DAMN POLAR BEARS! Why are there polar bears on a desert island?! If that's been explained I apologise, I just haven't seen it yet.
I got about 0.33% through Heroes S2 and again lost touch with it, same for Prison Break S3. I'm also at S4 of The West Wing and S7 of The X-Files, but I only watch the latter two with the wife, kind of a 'thing' we have.
Do you watch English Top Gear or do they have a bastardised (sorry if that's filtered, I meant it in the Queen's English sense of the word) American version? Jeremy Clarkson is an absolute legend over here in the UK.
Was it you [TRM] that posted Dieselboy in the music thread? I've got everything by Mitch Hedburg and a lot of stuff by Dieselboy thanks to that thread. DSL is actually what my friends and I in the McJob listen to on our way to the local D&B club after a Saturday night graveyard shift, so well done to whoever that was.
Sorry for the long post, I've had too much Strongbow and am still reeling from using voice-chat with Dune for the first time, to aid our Median XL sessions.
Strongbow please, I believe it's on Durf
) but my main gripe was with the DAMN POLAR BEARS! Why are there polar bears on a desert island?! If that's been explained I apologise, I just haven't seen it yet.I got about 0.33% through Heroes S2 and again lost touch with it, same for Prison Break S3. I'm also at S4 of The West Wing and S7 of The X-Files, but I only watch the latter two with the wife, kind of a 'thing' we have.
Do you watch English Top Gear or do they have a bastardised (sorry if that's filtered, I meant it in the Queen's English sense of the word) American version? Jeremy Clarkson is an absolute legend over here in the UK.
Was it you [TRM] that posted Dieselboy in the music thread? I've got everything by Mitch Hedburg and a lot of stuff by Dieselboy thanks to that thread. DSL is actually what my friends and I in the McJob listen to on our way to the local D&B club after a Saturday night graveyard shift, so well done to whoever that was.
Sorry for the long post, I've had too much Strongbow and am still reeling from using voice-chat with Dune for the first time, to aid our Median XL sessions.
Strongbow please, I believe it's on Durf
They are working on an American Top Gear, should debut spring of next year. I'm still disappointed Jay Leno wouldn't host it. I doubt there is a man more qualified to host a car show anywhere in the world. Instead they went with Adam Carolla, who is an *** pirate.
Dew for me, I still have work to do. Silly me, I thought that the prof would give us a break during our Thanksgiving break. Turns out that even though it was a federal holiday, and we got three days off for it, she still expected us to work. So now I'm like 4 days behind schedule, and I may fail the class. Whoopee!
As for TV, I don't watch most of the popular shows. I like My Name is Earl and Scrubs, and that's it for my network prime-time stuff. Monk and Psych are very good, and Burn Notice is superb. I would highly recommend them, and nooby (or Swiller, as you probably know him) would too.
Dew for me, I still have work to do. Silly me, I thought that the prof would give us a break during our Thanksgiving break. Turns out that even though it was a federal holiday, and we got three days off for it, she still expected us to work. So now I'm like 4 days behind schedule, and I may fail the class. Whoopee!
As for TV, I don't watch most of the popular shows. I like My Name is Earl and Scrubs, and that's it for my network prime-time stuff. Monk and Psych are very good, and Burn Notice is superb. I would highly recommend them, and nooby (or Swiller, as you probably know him) would too.
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*slides a beer & a dew down the bar*
It took a while, but yeah, the bears were eventually explained. I'm not about to wet myself over it, but I do like Lost a lot. It got really good for a while. Still, I kind of wish that I didn't start watching it when I did; I should have waited 'til the show was done only so I could watch it all in a week rather than sitting around for nine months at a time waiting for new episodes. Can't complain since it's a rather compelling show. edit: I like Monk a lot, too, but haven't seen it for a couple years. Tony Shaloub does a GREAT job with that character, and his supporting cast does their job perfectly.
And yeah, we get BBC America, so we see the true British Top Gear. I saw it for the first time in maybe '06, and ever since I think that show's brilliant. I still know nothing about how cars work, but I'm more interested now than ever. Funny coincidence: the Chevy Lacetti they use for the "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" segments looked really familiar to me after I bought my used '06 Suzuki Forenza. I did a bit of research, and it turns out they're the same car simply branded under different names in the two countries. ...Kind of makes me feel worse about my car since all the stars say they hate driving it... :crazyeyes: Everything about the show is hilarious, though; too bad we don't get any other shows/publications with Clarkson (I DO have James May's 20th century book; dull dull dull!, haha) edit: Corolla's doing the American version?? Feh; ***-clown +1. I hope he's gonna have some good co-hosts, otherwise I might not dig it. And do you think they'll talk about Alfas here in the states like they do in the UK? I have a feeling they'll be much too biased toward American cars and Lambos/Ferraris...
Glad you've gotten some enjoyment outta my posts in the music thread. Finding new music has always been tough for me; by the time I really got into electronic music, my only friend who enjoyed it bought some turntables and went the hiphop route. Now I have to find new stuff by reading XLR8R magazine (electronic, yes; DnB, not so much) and through random downloads. Thankfully I've known about guys like Aphex Twin, Dieselboy, AK1200, and Goldie since the beginning, but everything else has been trial and error. Wish I knew of a club or two to go to, but I'm still relatively new in town have no one to go with anyway. :/ I've been meaning to find that Pendulum album you mentioned a while ago, but never get around to it.
Woah, talky talky. No more talky. I gots ta get some sleep; seeing the girlfriend for a few hours tonight. I'll leave y'all with a dance hit everyone should know: Calvin Harris' "The Girls". Maybe this'll get some dancing going here in the EMB! This song always reminds me of when I was driving at 10 mph through a bustling summer resort town in my tan, rusted out '87 Ford Escort, banging this song at full volume. There were a couple people purely laughing at me (rightfully so!), but I even managed a few coquettish smiles from some cuties, too! Ahh, summer...
I think one of the co-hosts was a rally driver and the other one is a TV carpenter, so at least we'll get one person who knows about cars.
Plus, they'll have a Stig, which is awesome.
Plus, they'll have a Stig, which is awesome.
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An American Stig? I'm not big on Top Gear myself, but the concept amuses me.
@ TRM: Calvin Harris smells. DJ Shadow is one of my favourite electro artists, especially his live DVD 'In Tune & On Time'. I find it's amazing with some atmospheric lighting and scenting, but that may just be me. Tricky is a very good source of trip-hop, but it may be too hip-hop-orientated for you. The Chemical Brothers are good but overrated, the American equivalent is Crystal Method, which are far superior and near-single-handed (even though they are a duo) reset the American rave/techno scene. Overseer is good, in particular 'Basstrap', but again, these are much more elctro/techno bands than D&B bands. The best D&B album I've found so far in the UK is a double-CD set called D&B Arena, but it's nowhere near the production-quality or BPM of Dieselboy.
In fact, the DJ of the local D&B club doesn't even use samples. He gets away with just using beats and loops for five hours every weekend night. It really annoys me, but because it's the only nightclub like it, with free entry, open till 4AM, the locals (in a VERY tourist town) lap it up.
Pendulum absolutely SUCK compared to established acts like DSL, but when you want amazing samples and absolutely no bassline, there is no equivalent, except maybe Cut La Roc.
I know nothing about cars, so I'll leave it at the music.
@ TRM: Calvin Harris smells. DJ Shadow is one of my favourite electro artists, especially his live DVD 'In Tune & On Time'. I find it's amazing with some atmospheric lighting and scenting, but that may just be me. Tricky is a very good source of trip-hop, but it may be too hip-hop-orientated for you. The Chemical Brothers are good but overrated, the American equivalent is Crystal Method, which are far superior and near-single-handed (even though they are a duo) reset the American rave/techno scene. Overseer is good, in particular 'Basstrap', but again, these are much more elctro/techno bands than D&B bands. The best D&B album I've found so far in the UK is a double-CD set called D&B Arena, but it's nowhere near the production-quality or BPM of Dieselboy.
In fact, the DJ of the local D&B club doesn't even use samples. He gets away with just using beats and loops for five hours every weekend night. It really annoys me, but because it's the only nightclub like it, with free entry, open till 4AM, the locals (in a VERY tourist town) lap it up.
Pendulum absolutely SUCK compared to established acts like DSL, but when you want amazing samples and absolutely no bassline, there is no equivalent, except maybe Cut La Roc.
I know nothing about cars, so I'll leave it at the music.
I think an American Stig will be awesome. They might get a stunt driver to do it, those guys aren't afraid to throw the car around a corner.
I seem to get the vibe from other Englanders that they believe all of our drivers are NASCAR, which is like saying all their athletes are cricket.
I seem to get the vibe from other Englanders that they believe all of our drivers are NASCAR, which is like saying all their athletes are cricket.
And yet they still suck at cricket - actually Australia is in pretty bad shape atm, Ponting is such a crap captain.
Australia has its own top gear as well, I haven't watched any of it (just doesn't interest me). It is a bit like the American office or American Kath and Kim, they will never live up to the original.
- actually Australia is in pretty bad shape atm, Ponting is such a crap captain.Australia has its own top gear as well, I haven't watched any of it (just doesn't interest me). It is a bit like the American office or American Kath and Kim, they will never live up to the original.
I've never watched either, the commercials annoy me enough.
If they get rid of Adam Carolla it might have a chance, but he is such a *********-*****-*****-**** that I predict failure.
Should I change my 'tar? Levi is probably getting tired of taking that corner...
If they get rid of Adam Carolla it might have a chance, but he is such a *********-*****-*****-**** that I predict failure.
Should I change my 'tar? Levi is probably getting tired of taking that corner...
Hi spf :wave:
Pancake, I can't beleive you actually made a post about cricket... :wink:
/lurk
Pancake, I can't beleive you actually made a post about cricket... :wink:
/lurk
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Do you mean cricketers? Saying they are cricket would indeed be... funny, among other things.
I actually prefer the American Office. I think it's hilarious, but then I'm also very Americanised with respect to my TV viewing. Which reminds me of what I forgot to say earlier... I can't stand Monk, I had no patience for it at all.
Some would argue that forumites are defined by their avatar, but it seems like an era or season is changing when your good self does it. Do it! I might continue the message of change by actually doing some college work!
Green tea please.
I meant the sport, not the athletes themselves. That's why I said NASCAR, instead of NASCAR drivers.
And you hate Monk? Why? These later episodes sort of suck, but the first and second (probably even the third) seasons were great!
I guess I'll change it, maybe I'll stick with the cycling. I might be able to find a decent one of Lance doing a TT, but if not I think Mark Cavendish sprinting will do.
Oh, and by the way....
ZARF!!!
*jumps on zarf and bolts his shoes to the floor*
You have to stay now, zarf. We have your shoes.
And you hate Monk? Why? These later episodes sort of suck, but the first and second (probably even the third) seasons were great!
I guess I'll change it, maybe I'll stick with the cycling. I might be able to find a decent one of Lance doing a TT, but if not I think Mark Cavendish sprinting will do.
Oh, and by the way....
ZARF!!!
*jumps on zarf and bolts his shoes to the floor*
You have to stay now, zarf. We have your shoes.
*grabs that extra thick rope Thyiad hollered for some weeks back and uses it to expertly bind herself to one of the comfy-chairs*
Ok, that should keep me here for a while... *purrs* Or should at least make me come back more often. I had a chat with Corax today, and it made me realize how much I'd missed D2, but even more these forums...
So how have you all been? I've browsed through the EMB of the past few months and there are so many new people and so few I remember... I've seen Ana is still top poster here though, despite her last post being in 2007! Next time she and I talk, I'll nudge her back this way
The bar seems to have changed some too... The cabana and the pools seem beyond quiet and the EU lounge is positively dusty!! *pouts*
Small update from my side. Yes, I'm still in New Zealand and having a great time! Shermo and I not only have a house together, we have a home together, and it's going splendid. No kids yet, no plans for them either, just a kitten, but for now that's better. Very adorable little cat too, and too spoiled by far, haha. New Zealand seems to suit me better than Holland, too
Is there still tea to be had around here? :girly:
Ok, that should keep me here for a while... *purrs* Or should at least make me come back more often. I had a chat with Corax today, and it made me realize how much I'd missed D2, but even more these forums...
So how have you all been? I've browsed through the EMB of the past few months and there are so many new people and so few I remember... I've seen Ana is still top poster here though, despite her last post being in 2007! Next time she and I talk, I'll nudge her back this way
The bar seems to have changed some too... The cabana and the pools seem beyond quiet and the EU lounge is positively dusty!! *pouts*
Small update from my side. Yes, I'm still in New Zealand and having a great time! Shermo and I not only have a house together, we have a home together, and it's going splendid. No kids yet, no plans for them either, just a kitten, but for now that's better. Very adorable little cat too, and too spoiled by far, haha. New Zealand seems to suit me better than Holland, too
Is there still tea to be had around here? :girly:
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*brews some tea for all*
You tell 'em, pancake: not all American drivers are from NASCAR. We've got truck racing and dragsters, too! :whistling: Seriously, are there any legitimate American racing leagues? I miss the Speed channel; I never see any international F1 anymore...
Will the American Stig be fat, like he was in the UK Top Gear when they went from Florida to Louisiana? I suppose no one said our Stig would necessarily be from the states, though...
I thought about changing my 'tar a couple months back, but I couldn't get it to resize so it was visible anymore. Check it out.
I'll admit I grew out of Monk after maybe season three. But there's something that I relate to with that quirky character. I like quirky stuff. I think I also like the word quirky itself.
@FastE: Speaking of quirky. I kind of like this new-wave disco sound that rolling around these days, so while Calvin Harris and the like aren't my favorite artists ever I like the dance-y vibe they're throwing out. And besides Overseer, I've known all those artists for a long while. I'm not anti-hiphop, but I find more enjoyment in the beats than the vocals more often than not (MF Doom, Tribe Called Quest, and M.I.A. are exceptions). Only DJ Shadow album I own is The Private Press, which I love, and I just saw RJD2 live a few months ago. Heard good things about the new Tricky album (produced by Switch, right? Awesome beat maker), but haven't heard it yet. OLD Chemical Brothers rock, and it's heart breaking Orbital packed it up a few years ago. And WOW, yeah Pendulum didn't impress me at all after listening to a few tracks on youtube. I want creativity, not ham-handed raver music...
*smacks a dusty jukebox into life, a-la Fonzie* Ayyyy! :thumbup:
edIT's Battling Go-Go Yubari in Downtown L.A. It's not a prefect rip, but it'll work. I'd like to call this some "crunk glitch hop"; best when played really loud. It's infectuous.
You tell 'em, pancake: not all American drivers are from NASCAR. We've got truck racing and dragsters, too! :whistling: Seriously, are there any legitimate American racing leagues? I miss the Speed channel; I never see any international F1 anymore...
Will the American Stig be fat, like he was in the UK Top Gear when they went from Florida to Louisiana? I suppose no one said our Stig would necessarily be from the states, though...
I thought about changing my 'tar a couple months back, but I couldn't get it to resize so it was visible anymore. Check it out.
I'll admit I grew out of Monk after maybe season three. But there's something that I relate to with that quirky character. I like quirky stuff. I think I also like the word quirky itself.
@FastE: Speaking of quirky. I kind of like this new-wave disco sound that rolling around these days, so while Calvin Harris and the like aren't my favorite artists ever I like the dance-y vibe they're throwing out. And besides Overseer, I've known all those artists for a long while. I'm not anti-hiphop, but I find more enjoyment in the beats than the vocals more often than not (MF Doom, Tribe Called Quest, and M.I.A. are exceptions). Only DJ Shadow album I own is The Private Press, which I love, and I just saw RJD2 live a few months ago. Heard good things about the new Tricky album (produced by Switch, right? Awesome beat maker), but haven't heard it yet. OLD Chemical Brothers rock, and it's heart breaking Orbital packed it up a few years ago. And WOW, yeah Pendulum didn't impress me at all after listening to a few tracks on youtube. I want creativity, not ham-handed raver music...
*smacks a dusty jukebox into life, a-la Fonzie* Ayyyy! :thumbup:
edIT's Battling Go-Go Yubari in Downtown L.A. It's not a prefect rip, but it'll work. I'd like to call this some "crunk glitch hop"; best when played really loud. It's infectuous.
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<sips tea>
@ pancake: I obviously misunderstood you, I thought NASCAR was the type of word that could mean the driver, the sport, and the act of driving. My sincerest apologies good Sir <does a really sarcastic and ostentatious bow>.
@TRM: Your 'tar is so you! Don't do it! I was going to change mine for one of my tattoos, or just a random lolcat, but I thought the same might apply to me - everyone sees the biohazard sign and thinks "stay away from Eddie, he smells".
There's a new Tricky album? Wow, I'm out of touch with new music, but then I care for maybe one new song a month, which is always from a random artist. AFAIK Pendulum are composed of metal-heads from Australia that jumped on a gap in the market. Watching all the posh kids in Exeter nightclubs thinking they're raving to 'Slam' is half-hysterical and half-facepalm. I wasn't assuming you didn't know the artists I mentioned, just that they were my favourites of the genre. I saw a Moby gig at the Eden Project a couple years back now, and midway through he had a 'scratch-off' against his DJ RJ The DJ, which was quite amazing to watch. In his band he also had a 6ft blonde Ukranian guitarist called Svetlana. She was nice...
I miss the hard house scene, all my friends lost interest in it after the local club shut down.
Green tea please.
@ pancake: I obviously misunderstood you, I thought NASCAR was the type of word that could mean the driver, the sport, and the act of driving. My sincerest apologies good Sir <does a really sarcastic and ostentatious bow>.
@TRM: Your 'tar is so you! Don't do it! I was going to change mine for one of my tattoos, or just a random lolcat, but I thought the same might apply to me - everyone sees the biohazard sign and thinks "stay away from Eddie, he smells".
There's a new Tricky album? Wow, I'm out of touch with new music, but then I care for maybe one new song a month, which is always from a random artist. AFAIK Pendulum are composed of metal-heads from Australia that jumped on a gap in the market. Watching all the posh kids in Exeter nightclubs thinking they're raving to 'Slam' is half-hysterical and half-facepalm. I wasn't assuming you didn't know the artists I mentioned, just that they were my favourites of the genre. I saw a Moby gig at the Eden Project a couple years back now, and midway through he had a 'scratch-off' against his DJ RJ The DJ, which was quite amazing to watch. In his band he also had a 6ft blonde Ukranian guitarist called Svetlana. She was nice...
I miss the hard house scene, all my friends lost interest in it after the local club shut down.
Green tea please.
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