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by **Rockman** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 11:07 am

HBO on demand still has the first full season.

by **Jubilee** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 11:33 am

Did a mini marathon of all the episodes this series last night. Was very enjoyable in one big go like that.

by **Jubilee** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 11:33 am

Also, would everyone agree with me that this is basically the first big prime time drama(well over here anyway, don't know when you guys get shown it) that doesn't seem to have a main character?

by **mrorangesoda** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:22 pm

Jubilee wrote:Also, would everyone agree with me that this is basically the first big prime time drama(well over here anyway, don't know when you guys get shown it) that doesn't seem to have a main character?

Not at all. It's joining the ranks of other ensemble shows like The Wire, Law and Order, ER, etc etc.

by **Chris** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:23 pm

That's kind of the very definition of the word ensemble.

by **Punchy** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 1:16 pm

Jubilee wrote:Also, would everyone agree with me that this is basically the first big prime time drama(well over here anyway, don't know when you guys get shown it) that doesn't seem to have a main character?

Did The Wire have a main character? You could say McNulty, but then he was barely in Season 4.

by **Jubilee** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 1:20 pm

Id say personally mcnulty was the main character.

by **Punchy** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 1:22 pm

I think that Ned Stark was the main character in Season 1, but now that he's dead, there is no real main one. Tyrion is credited first, but he doesn't get that much more screen-time than anyone else.

by **PDH** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 1:42 pm

I guess we're not counting soap operas, then?

by **Punchy** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 1:52 pm

PDH wrote:I guess we're not counting soap operas, then?

They aren't prime-time in America.

by **Lord Simian** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 2:17 pm

Punchy wrote:
They aren't prime-time in America.

They were in the 80's. Dallas had a main character, sure. But Dynasty? Falcon Crest?

(I dunno if they did or not, actually. Does Linda Evans' wrinkle cream count as a main character?)

by **Chris** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 2:20 pm

Heroes
Southland
LOST
Battlestar Galactica

by **Punchy** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 2:31 pm

Holland Oats wrote:Heroes
Southland
LOST
Battlestar Galactica

Jack was the main character of LOST.

by **Chris** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 2:59 pm

Punchy wrote:
Jack was the main character of LOST.

Eh. Not any moreso than say, Tyrion on GoT in terms of screentime.

I mean, by the end, yeah.. but throughout the series, I think the ensemble aspect of LOST was very much that.