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Original Desmond 09-13-13 06:12 AM

Fastest Pace TV Shows ever ?
 
Other than 24, what are some of the fastest pace tv shows in tv history ?

cleaver 09-13-13 09:16 AM

Re: Fastest Pace TV Shows ever ?
 
Homeland /thread

RichC2 09-13-13 09:20 AM

Re: Fastest Pace TV Shows ever ?
 
No, Homeland is right on par with 24. Crappy subplots with family members? Check check and check.

Helll, even ER was generally a fast paced show.

JuryDuty 09-13-13 09:35 AM

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I wouldn't say it has as steady a fast pace, but I am as riveted with Breaking Bad as I was 24. It keeps your heart pumping even in the slower but emotionally charged scenes, and it's full of "Oh crap!" moments, especially at each episode end.

Charlie Goose 09-13-13 09:39 AM

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This may not be what you meant, but I remember the 70s series Soap moving through plotlines fairly quickly.

darkdaze73 09-13-13 09:48 AM

Re: Fastest Pace TV Shows ever ?
 
One that comes to mind for me is SouthLAnd. We are on the final season, and I must say it's one of the fasted paced shows I have ever seen.

The wife and I only started watching it a couple of months ago and probably would have never watched it had it not been for the high praise it received here on dvdtalk.

magi 09-13-13 10:07 AM

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I just started watching True Blood (on season 6 now). I'm amazed how quickly time takes place. It's pretty absurd. Characters act like things took place so long ago, but really it might have only been a day or 2.
I'll go ahead and spoiler the general time frame.
Spoiler:
I think for sookie it might have been about 2 months for these seasons. However she was gone in fairy land while a year passed for everyone else.

Gunde 09-13-13 10:18 AM

Re: Fastest Pace TV Shows ever ?
 
Strike Back

davidh777 09-13-13 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Gunde (Post 11832827)
Strike Back

+1

My kid just watched the first season of 24, and when we were talking about going on to season 2, complained about the "slow pace" of the show. Not referring to the action as much as the fact that people kept getting captured at the end of every episode and didn't seem to be making much progress. :)

Deftones 09-13-13 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Gunde (Post 11832827)
Strike Back

this is the correct answer.

Groucho 09-13-13 10:45 AM

Re: Fastest Pace TV Shows ever ?
 
Doctor Who over the last three years. I've seen less running around at marathons!

Derrich 09-13-13 11:06 AM

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Iris

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Fist of Doom 09-13-13 01:02 PM

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Vampire Diaries

dan30oly 09-13-13 05:09 PM

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The Office

TimeandTide 09-13-13 05:51 PM

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The Shield

Traxan 09-13-13 05:52 PM

Re: Fastest Pace TV Shows ever ?
 
ER. That show was insane.

Jim Patterson 09-13-13 11:14 PM

Re: Fastest Pace TV Shows ever ?
 
The Flash.

johnnysd 09-13-13 11:28 PM

Re: Fastest Pace TV Shows ever ?
 
Seinfeld was incredibly fast paced.

Michael Corvin 09-13-13 11:35 PM

Re: Fastest Pace TV Shows ever ?
 
Homeland? HOMELAND? I know it's blasphemous but I found the first season so boring I never even finished it. Homeland is the opposite of fast pace and doesn't even belong in the same sentence as 24.

DJariya 09-14-13 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin (Post 11833880)
Homeland? HOMELAND? I know it's blasphemous but I found the first season so boring I never even finished it. Homeland is the opposite of fast pace and doesn't even belong in the same sentence as 24.

You're dead to me.

Seriously? Season 1 was one of the best TV shows 2 years ago.

tommyp007 09-14-13 09:19 AM

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ER was the first show that came to mind

DJariya 09-14-13 09:22 AM

Re: Fastest Pace TV Shows ever ?
 
Fast paced?

Strike Back
Banshee
Person of Interest
Southland
Arrow

And I especially can't forget my girl Nikita.

All moved at a pretty frenetic pace and I am never bored.

Michael Corvin 09-14-13 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by DJariya (Post 11834040)
You're dead to me.

Seriously? Season 1 was one of the best TV shows 2 years ago.

I'm willing to concede that fact, but this thread is about pacing and Homeland was most certainly not fast paced.

OldBoy 09-14-13 10:22 AM

Re: Fastest Pace TV Shows ever ?
 
The West Wing

Qrusher14242 09-14-13 02:19 PM

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S2 of Prison Break
Arrested Development
Las Vegas


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