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Fear Itself is on my DVR, I really like what I read about it in Fangoria, including that the Saw director will direct some episodes of the show. I will watch it this weekend, but of course I couldn't stay up to watch it, I'm surprised people actually stay up to watch that crap Letterman. Give me a break.

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I really enjoyed Swingtown. I watched it a few months back when it was leaked onto the interweb, but the first episode was really good. I was definitely looking forward to seeing the next episode.

The only problem is Jack Davenport, as much as I love him in everything else he does(and he was flippin fantastic in Coupling) does not have a very convincing American Accent.

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Swingtown has a lot of potential. The first episode was very well done, and it was nice that they even got the little things right, like the pull-top can of Tab and the ever popular "Kiss the Cook" apron. Great tension between the old neighbors and the new neighbors... and how the main couple is trying to leave their old lives and friends behind. First decent nighttime soap in a long time... and what a killer soundtrack!

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I thought Fear Itself was pretty good. I think I'll keep watching it.

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I thought the Lakers looked flat. I think they'll bounce back in game 2.

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I watched both. Fear Itself was a pretty lame storyline. I'll probably watch next week for lack of any other shows on TV, but if it's equally as lame probably won't put forth the effort any further.

Swingtown belongs on HBO or Showtime. I'm not pervy, but there's a lot this show could benefit from with being able to see the sex scenes. A lot of this episode was about the new neighbors experimenting for their first time. Being able to see their first sex scene with the neighbors would have made the show MUCH more interesting. This show just can't really push any buttons on CBS....it was good though, great cast.

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At least when an Anthlogy is cancelled, I don't get upset.

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I enjoyed Swingtown. I was really into the look of everything, since 1976 is the year my husband & I were both born. I will watch again. It was interesting seeing Grant Show in this role too. I always thought he was handsome on Melrose Place. I do agree this show could do more, if on a cable channel even FX. I'm afraid it may get too racy for CBS & have to be canceled. I'm curious to see how it does. It does have a great soundtrack & they did awesome on details from the era.

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I lived it, not with a wife but the whole sexual revolution continuing from the 60's.
If the females were still virgins at 18 we kicked them out of town....!!!
So watching the show was a blast from the past.

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I didn't really like it(swingtown)don't really want my kids to think this is good to be unfaithful to your husband or wife.or to take drugs. we have preached for so long to say no to drugs and sex at our children and grandchildren that this just seems wrong to me.
Not to mention i really don't want to go back to the 70's it was a very hurtful time to some people that had a parent of the free love generation. the pain of all the problems have still lingered on and i am 54 now i was 16/17/18 and so on at that time.
So no i didn't like it personally

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I caught the last half hour of Swingtown and thought it was horrible. The acting was B-list. I also hate when producers make a show set in the past and feel they have to shoehorn music into just about every scene.

I get it, it takes place in the 70's. I can tell by the clothes and by the cars, you don't have to hammer me over the head by making me think I left my Sirius radio set to Totally 70's.

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