2015 TV Show Thread - Page 3

Honolulu_Blue · 02-25-2015, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by larrymcg421

The Parks and Rec finale was perfect.

Agreed.

I'll miss that show something fierce. It brought me great joy over the years.

ISiddiqui · 03-02-2015, 10:21 AM

"The Last Man on Earth" was great. Actually surprised it works so well.

Thomkal · 03-02-2015, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

"The Last Man on Earth" was great. Actually surprised it works so well.

I've taped it, but I'm dubious about it. Is it meant as a comedy? previews seemed to make it look like it is.

ISiddiqui · 03-02-2015, 10:37 AM

It is... but a lot of it is fair darkly comedic.

Thomkal · 03-02-2015, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

It is... but a lot of it is fair darkly comedic.

That's what I feared-I will at least watch the first episode to see it sparks any interest in me.

ISiddiqui · 03-02-2015, 10:42 AM

There are definitely laugh out loud moments though.

Honolulu_Blue · 03-02-2015, 11:20 AM

I watched both episodes of "Last Man On Earth" last night. It was all right. A few funny moments. Not sure if it will be enough to keep me watching.

Bigsmooth · 03-02-2015, 02:16 PM

Nobody is watching "Man Seeking Woman"? Really consistent laughs for me...great, original show.

stevew · 03-02-2015, 03:32 PM

Enjoyed "Last Man on Earth". Really surprised at the ratings # it did(2.5). I guess it became obvious about 2/3 of the way into the pilot that they had to intro a new character soon. I imagine ther. May be more females that appear over time?

Minor beef is there would have to be more chaos and wild animals running amok I'd think.

stevew · 03-02-2015, 03:39 PM

I also sampled some of Once Upon a Time last night.

WTF happened to Ginnifer Goodwin. She really fell off in the hotness dept IMO.

Scarecrow · 03-02-2015, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by stevew

Enjoyed ...I guess it became obvious about 2/3 of the way into the pilot that they had to intro a new character soon. I imagine there May be more females that appear over time?

Minor beef is there would have to be more chaos and wild animals running amok I'd think.

About 2/3 of the way into the pilot I decided to check the cast on imdb. Got really confused.

ISiddiqui · 03-02-2015, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by stevew

WTF happened to Ginnifer Goodwin. She really fell off in the hotness dept IMO.

I think she got pregnant and never lost the weight.

Draft Dodger · 03-02-2015, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

I think she got pregnant and never lost the weight.

yeah, we just started watching this year and my wife and I both were like "odd casting choice". but google tells me she used to be pretty darn hot.

Draft Dodger · 03-02-2015, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by stevew

Enjoyed "Last Man on Earth". Really surprised at the ratings # it did(2.5). I guess it became obvious about 2/3 of the way into the pilot that they had to intro a new character soon. I imagine ther. May be more females that appear over time?

Minor beef is there would have to be more chaos and wild animals running amok I'd think.

I definitely enjoyed it, although I wonder what the staying power will be like. As is, I feel it could get stale fairly quickly, but there's a lot of different avenues they could take.

The casting of Kristen Schaal is about as perfect as can be though. Although I like her, she has "ingratiating" down to a science.

stevew · 03-02-2015, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

yeah, we just started watching this year and my wife and I both were like "odd casting choice". but google tells me she used to be pretty darn hot.

I have a feeling she looks great in person but as a (leading?) Character in a show she's really looking out of place. I doubt I'll check out Once Upon a Time again but it was as amazeballz as I imagined it would be.

ISiddiqui · 03-02-2015, 10:35 PM

In the first few seasons she was pretty hot. However, she was probably at her hottest in "Big Love".

Bigsmooth · 03-03-2015, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

In the first few seasons she was pretty hot. However, she was probably at her hottest in "Big Love".

Don't forget "Something Borrowed". She steals ole Kate Hudson's man. Classic.

Suicane75 · 03-03-2015, 10:40 AM

LMOE left me completely perplexed. Didn't find it funny, and it took a great premise and reduced it to an idiotic rom com with so many plot holes you could have buried all the bodies on earth in them.

Kodos · 03-03-2015, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by larrymcg421

The Parks and Rec finale was perfect.

Yes it was. Great series that was solid right through the end.

Radii · 03-03-2015, 12:12 PM

I fell behind on Parks a bit and just got to the finale this weekend. I loved it, the entire last season was wonderul.

How Parks and Recreation found all-time greatness in simple goodness

I think that is my favorite article that I've seen about the series in the last week. Such a sweet, wonderful, hilarious show.

cschex · 03-03-2015, 12:15 PM

Parks and Rec was a completely fitting ending for what will probably go down as my favorite show (certainly comedy) ever. I love the optimism that show always displayed in how small acts by people can make a difference. It always showed absurd situations in small town life by laughing with them, not at them.

whomario · 03-04-2015, 01:46 PM

just watched sth horribly fun/hilariously horrible based on a grantland article:

Binge-Watch This: The Insane Australian Nazi-Hunter Series â€˜Danger 5â€™ «

kinda a blend of 60s Mission Impossible meets Police Squad/Naked Gun meets 60s Batman meets old time Monster Movies (and in general, a whole lot of 60s style weirdness)

stevew · 03-05-2015, 04:43 AM

CSI Cyber...wow.

Like someone said in a comment thread, this show is like a porno without the sex.

rowech · 03-05-2015, 08:26 PM

Anyone else going to watch "Dig" on USA? I'm intrigued but also thinking it won't be all that good.

stevew · 03-05-2015, 08:48 PM

Feinberg and Sepinwall from Hitfix crapped all over the Dig on their podcast.

Thomkal · 03-05-2015, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by rowech

Anyone else going to watch "Dig" on USA? I'm intrigued but also thinking it won't be all that good.

I've taped it but I feel the same about how it will be.

stevew · 03-06-2015, 12:58 AM

I thought Battle Creek did a pretty competent job handling the mismatched buddy cop genre. Plus it has a great cast. Ratings wise, it's looking DOA sadly

larrymcg421 · 03-06-2015, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Radii

I fell behind on Parks a bit and just got to the finale this weekend. I loved it, the entire last season was wonderul.

How Parks and Recreation found all-time greatness in simple goodness

I think that is my favorite article that I've seen about the series in the last week. Such a sweet, wonderful, hilarious show.

Alan Sepinwall has been my favorite TV critic for a long time and it's mainly because of articles like that.

Glengoyne · 03-09-2015, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by stevew

I thought Battle Creek did a pretty competent job handling the mismatched buddy cop genre. Plus it has a great cast. Ratings wise, it's looking DOA sadly

I had an interest in battle creek and Backstrom. Battle creek has been pretty good, but Backstrom is just awful. It's like serious Dwight is the only character Rainn Wilson can bring to the table. This week Robert Forster made an appearance as Backstrom's father, and the disparity in acting was front and center scene after scene.

stevew · 03-09-2015, 02:11 AM

Forgot to set my DVR for Backstrom, and by this point it's DOA anyways. I haven't seen the 2nd episode yet, but I really liked the pilot a lot.

Also HBO's Togetherness had a great 8 episode season. If you didn't catch it, I'd strongly recommend it.

Easy Mac · 03-09-2015, 09:22 AM

Secrets and Lies is spectacular, and not in a "Ryan Phillippe and Juliet Lewis are great actors" kind of way, but in an, "oh wow, this train wreck is so dumb but I can't turn away" kind of way.

Am I the only one to realize that Ryan Phillippe has been in every scene for the entire 127 minutes of this show? And that Juliet Lewis has spent more time staring through windows, in the most awkward manner possible, than actually speaking intelligent human words? And Dan Fogler is a ridiculous bit of outstanding casting as the fat best friend.

Plus, it gives me a chance to say Homer's "Secret's and Lies" speech at least 15 times per episode.

JPhillips · 03-09-2015, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

"The Last Man on Earth" was great. Actually surprised it works so well.

It's a much better remake of The Odd Couple than The Odd Couple.

ISiddiqui · 03-09-2015, 09:53 AM

Though it seems... not just an Odd Couple show anymore

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stevew · 03-09-2015, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Easy Mac

Secrets and Lies is spectacular, and not in a "Ryan Phillippe and Juliet Lewis are great actors" kind of way, but in an, "oh wow, this train wreck is so dumb but I can't turn away" kind of way.

Am I the only one to realize that Ryan Phillippe has been in every scene for the entire 127 minutes of this show? And that Juliet Lewis has spent more time staring through windows, in the most awkward manner possible, than actually speaking intelligent human words? And Dan Fogler is a ridiculous bit of outstanding casting as the fat best friend.

Plus, it gives me a chance to say Homer's "Secret's and Lies" speech at least 15 times per episode.

I had to bail midway thru the Pilot. Felt like Broadchurch by Dummies and I do think Lewis is playing a partially mentally disabled cop.

Butter · 03-17-2015, 11:11 AM

Anybody watch or have a reaction to "The Jinx"?

Honolulu_Blue · 03-17-2015, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Butter_of_69

Anybody watch or have a reaction to "The Jinx"?

I just watched the first episode last night. I will let you know when I finish!

ISiddiqui · 03-17-2015, 01:32 PM

Ok, I just read the review for iZombie on the CW tonight, a show I wasn't even thinking of watching..

Review: iZombie feeds the craving for quick wit left by Veronica Mars (and then some) · TV Review · The A.V. Club

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While the show is based on (or inspired by) the Vertigo comic iZOMBIE, the only thing that remains from the comic is the general premise of a twentysomething zombie girl who uses the memories of the brains she eats to solve murders.

Yeah... I'm totally on board now.

stevew · 03-18-2015, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

I just watched the first episode last night. I will let you know when I finish!

Ripped off 2.5 episodes tonight. Fascinating stuff.

Lathum · 03-18-2015, 06:04 AM

The FaceTime episode of modern family was outstanding.

ISiddiqui · 03-18-2015, 09:39 AM

iZombie was fantastic! CW is crushing it right now.

Also caught the first 2 eps of Community on Yahoo. Good, but not great. I figure it takes time to catch their groove when they have constantly introduce new folks.

SackAttack · 03-18-2015, 11:30 AM

no interest in iZombie, but I do agree that the CW is crushing it. Three of the five shows I've made any kind of effort to watch live in the last 12 months have been CW shows. The other two were ABC (Agent Carter) and HBO (Game of Thrones).

stevew · 03-19-2015, 04:57 AM

RE: The Americans

Holy shit, did not to see Necklacing. That was horrific.

RE: The Jinx
I didn't understand what this show was and I thought it was one of those Pacino type movies they make on occasion. Vaguely remember this stuff when it happened and especially the SNL skit. guy is obviously a psycho and too bad he'll barely do any jail time before he dies.

stevew · 03-20-2015, 10:53 AM

Dola-

The letter reveal in the jinx was def a holy shit moment

stevew · 03-23-2015, 04:48 PM

I get that the humor is that Phil settled for Carol because she was supposedly the last woman around. But I just can't take her voice and I'm just not sure I can keep watching Last Man on Earth if she doesn't get backburnered soon. She'd be a great character at 2-4 minutes per episode but her current screen time is intolerable.

stevew · 03-23-2015, 05:04 PM

Also.

American Crime Story might be a decent show if it weren't so obsessed with bludgeoning you with commentary on racial injustices and flaws in the criminal justice system. They really write some craptastic dialog

rowech · 03-23-2015, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by stevew

Also.

American Crime Story might be a decent show if it weren't so obsessed with bludgeoning you with commentary on racial injustices and flaws in the criminal justice system. They really write some craptastic dialog

Show is way too slowly paced.

stevew · 03-23-2015, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by rowech

Show is way too slowly paced.

I think that was the point? Look at the story from a bunch of angles? Agreed that there's prob no way the black guy did it so they should probably kick up the pace and intro a real suspect soon.

Kodos · 03-24-2015, 01:44 PM

the next mind-bending chapter is coming! | The X-Files on Fox

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/20...imited-series/

Looks like the X Files will return for a six episode run. Good news.

Radii · 03-26-2015, 09:22 AM

Holy shit The Americans continues to be one of the best things around. What they did last night with Elizabeth and random old lady was just ridiculously good, truly moving and heartbreaking to watch.

Honolulu_Blue · 03-26-2015, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Radii

Holy shit The Americans continues to be one of the best things around. What they did last night with Elizabeth and random old lady was just ridiculously good, truly moving and heartbreaking to watch.

Agreed. It was fantastic.

Was the old woman Sooki's gran from True Blood?

03-02-2015, 10:21 AM	#102
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	"The Last Man on Earth" was great. Actually surprised it works so well. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

03-02-2015, 10:37 AM	#104
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	It is... but a lot of it is fair darkly comedic. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

03-02-2015, 10:42 AM	#106
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	There are definitely laugh out loud moments though. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

03-02-2015, 11:20 AM	#107
Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	I watched both episodes of "Last Man On Earth" last night. It was all right. A few funny moments. Not sure if it will be enough to keep me watching. __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

03-02-2015, 03:39 PM	#110
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I also sampled some of Once Upon a Time last night. WTF happened to Ginnifer Goodwin. She really fell off in the hotness dept IMO. Last edited by stevew : 03-02-2015 at 03:43 PM.

03-02-2015, 02:16 PM	#108
Bigsmooth College Prospect Join Date: Dec 2006	Nobody is watching "Man Seeking Woman"? Really consistent laughs for me...great, original show.

03-02-2015, 03:32 PM	#109
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Enjoyed "Last Man on Earth". Really surprised at the ratings # it did(2.5). I guess it became obvious about 2/3 of the way into the pilot that they had to intro a new character soon. I imagine ther. May be more females that appear over time? Minor beef is there would have to be more chaos and wild animals running amok I'd think.

03-02-2015, 10:35 PM	#116
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	In the first few seasons she was pretty hot. However, she was probably at her hottest in "Big Love". __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

03-03-2015, 10:40 AM	#118
Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	LMOE left me completely perplexed. Didn't find it funny, and it took a great premise and reduced it to an idiotic rom com with so many plot holes you could have buried all the bodies on earth in them.

03-03-2015, 12:12 PM	#120
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	I fell behind on Parks a bit and just got to the finale this weekend. I loved it, the entire last season was wonderul. How Parks and Recreation found all-time greatness in simple goodness I think that is my favorite article that I've seen about the series in the last week. Such a sweet, wonderful, hilarious show.

03-03-2015, 12:15 PM	#121
cschex High School Varsity Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Austin, TX	Parks and Rec was a completely fitting ending for what will probably go down as my favorite show (certainly comedy) ever. I love the optimism that show always displayed in how small acts by people can make a difference. It always showed absurd situations in small town life by laughing with them, not at them.

03-04-2015, 01:46 PM	#122
whomario Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2007	just watched sth horribly fun/hilariously horrible based on a grantland article: Binge-Watch This: The Insane Australian Nazi-Hunter Series â€˜Danger 5â€™ « kinda a blend of 60s Mission Impossible meets Police Squad/Naked Gun meets 60s Batman meets old time Monster Movies (and in general, a whole lot of 60s style weirdness) __________________ “The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!” Last edited by whomario : 03-04-2015 at 01:49 PM.

03-05-2015, 04:43 AM	#123
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	CSI Cyber...wow. Like someone said in a comment thread, this show is like a porno without the sex.

03-05-2015, 08:26 PM	#124
rowech Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2006	Anyone else going to watch "Dig" on USA? I'm intrigued but also thinking it won't be all that good.

03-05-2015, 08:48 PM	#125
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Feinberg and Sepinwall from Hitfix crapped all over the Dig on their podcast.

03-06-2015, 12:58 AM	#127
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I thought Battle Creek did a pretty competent job handling the mismatched buddy cop genre. Plus it has a great cast. Ratings wise, it's looking DOA sadly

03-09-2015, 02:11 AM	#130
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Forgot to set my DVR for Backstrom, and by this point it's DOA anyways. I haven't seen the 2nd episode yet, but I really liked the pilot a lot. Also HBO's Togetherness had a great 8 episode season. If you didn't catch it, I'd strongly recommend it.

03-09-2015, 09:22 AM	#131
Easy Mac Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Here	Secrets and Lies is spectacular, and not in a "Ryan Phillippe and Juliet Lewis are great actors" kind of way, but in an, "oh wow, this train wreck is so dumb but I can't turn away" kind of way. Am I the only one to realize that Ryan Phillippe has been in every scene for the entire 127 minutes of this show? And that Juliet Lewis has spent more time staring through windows, in the most awkward manner possible, than actually speaking intelligent human words? And Dan Fogler is a ridiculous bit of outstanding casting as the fat best friend. Plus, it gives me a chance to say Homer's "Secret's and Lies" speech at least 15 times per episode.

03-09-2015, 09:53 AM	#133
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	Though it seems... not just an Odd Couple show anymore . __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

03-17-2015, 11:11 AM	#135
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	Anybody watch or have a reaction to "The Jinx"? __________________ My listening habits

03-18-2015, 06:04 AM	#139
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	The FaceTime episode of modern family was outstanding.

03-18-2015, 09:39 AM	#140
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	iZombie was fantastic! CW is crushing it right now. Also caught the first 2 eps of Community on Yahoo. Good, but not great. I figure it takes time to catch their groove when they have constantly introduce new folks. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

03-18-2015, 11:30 AM	#141
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	no interest in iZombie, but I do agree that the CW is crushing it. Three of the five shows I've made any kind of effort to watch live in the last 12 months have been CW shows. The other two were ABC (Agent Carter) and HBO (Game of Thrones).

03-19-2015, 04:57 AM	#142
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	RE: The Americans Holy shit, did not to see Necklacing. That was horrific. RE: The Jinx I didn't understand what this show was and I thought it was one of those Pacino type movies they make on occasion. Vaguely remember this stuff when it happened and especially the SNL skit. guy is obviously a psycho and too bad he'll barely do any jail time before he dies.

03-20-2015, 10:53 AM	#143
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Dola- The letter reveal in the jinx was def a holy shit moment

03-23-2015, 04:48 PM	#144
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I get that the humor is that Phil settled for Carol because she was supposedly the last woman around. But I just can't take her voice and I'm just not sure I can keep watching Last Man on Earth if she doesn't get backburnered soon. She'd be a great character at 2-4 minutes per episode but her current screen time is intolerable.

03-23-2015, 05:04 PM	#145
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Also. American Crime Story might be a decent show if it weren't so obsessed with bludgeoning you with commentary on racial injustices and flaws in the criminal justice system. They really write some craptastic dialog

03-24-2015, 01:44 PM	#148
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	the next mind-bending chapter is coming! \| The X-Files on Fox http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/20...imited-series/ Looks like the X Files will return for a six episode run. Good news. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties. Last edited by Kodos : 03-24-2015 at 01:47 PM.

03-26-2015, 09:22 AM	#149
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	Holy shit The Americans continues to be one of the best things around. What they did last night with Elizabeth and random old lady was just ridiculously good, truly moving and heartbreaking to watch.

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