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Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by vizkiz: 9:14pm On Jul 29, 2017
VickyRotex:


Yea right! 24! cool Cant get over that series.

I haven't seen GOT, so I'm not sure if it beats 24 in its own way. GOT isn't just my kind of series. And truth is, its been talked about too much, so I don't see the point watching it. I end up being disappointed when I watch a series/movie that has been talked about so much. And I believe that's what the Op meant by Overhype. Because, in the end, the expectation is just so high, and you may not enjoy as you thought.

I've seen Supernatural, I should really watch it again.
I felt this way before i became a fan

It took me a month to watch the first 3 episodes because I was expecting something spectacular. (like you said the "hype" was too much) Now I can't just wait to download episode 3 because it actually live to the hypes.

Trust me when I say The movie is fan-freagging-tastic (in dean winchester's voice)

You waiting for the 13th season of Supernatural too Yeah?

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Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by ibawon(m): 9:14pm On Jul 29, 2017
Mcowubaba:


The film is actually not hyped. It has a great storyline
With an amazing cast, great reviews.
Box office records, and high budget.

Just say it's not your type of series.

Like me, I prefer watching comic series like Big Bang theory, 2 broke girls, Scrubs, How I met your mother, Modern family, New girl, Shameless, Devious maids, Everybody hates Chris, 2 and half men, friends, last man on earth
I have watched them all, lol.
The are my type of films.

I also love a little bit of action/thriller , and series like Breaking Bad, Prison Break, Empire, Lost, Nikita, Better call Saul, Blacklist, Blacklist redemption, 24, 24-Legacy, Lethal weapon, OZ, Blindspot, Power, How to get away with murder, Walking Dead etc does it for me..

On very rare occasions, I may want some bit of epic/mystery/Sci-fiction series, I watch Arrows, Game of Thrones, American gods, Gotham, person of interest, limitless

Mehn, I don watch series oo, I have even forgotten some.

My personal person try this for headache and heartburns
PREACHER
QUEEN OF THE SOUTH
QUEEN SUGER AND
CLAWS
REPORT me to NAFDAC if the medicines do not work
Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by Nobody: 9:15pm On Jul 29, 2017
Suits all the way

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Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by Nobody: 9:15pm On Jul 29, 2017
It's all right to not have the mental capacity to grasp Game of thrones but DO NOT DARE call it 'overhype'(whatever that means) again.

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Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by Rilwayne001: 9:15pm On Jul 29, 2017
My best 5 of all time:
game of thrones
The walking dead
Prison break
Banshee
Outlander.

Outlander though, it appears I'm the only one following that beautiful show on nairaland despite the high ratings. sad

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Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by Amberon11: 9:16pm On Jul 29, 2017
Is it a series?
moscobabs:
Where is "my name is khan"?
Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by Adiwana: 9:16pm On Jul 29, 2017
for people calling game of thrones overhype or people who watched very few episodes thinking its overhyped are probably being caught up by jenifas diary that have no substance.just something you watch to relax.Not a movie that makes wait a year+ just to see an episode.you need to watch movies that are unpredictable,intriguing.movies you cant predict who dies next.Movies that move you(like the death of rob stark,his wife and mother).Need movies where at season 7,people watching have no clue on how the ending is going to be.etc and game of thrones is one of those movies

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Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by vizkiz: 9:17pm On Jul 29, 2017
Benita27:
Don't mind the underage op. GOT overhyped?...I hate supernatural sha, too much fiction.

GOT and 24 are the world best movies right now to me.
Hey! Nobody is hating on my Sam and Dean angry

Lol... You are not a fan of horror movies Yeah?

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Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by Mcowubaba: 9:17pm On Jul 29, 2017
ibawon:

My personal person try this for headache and heartburns
PREACHER
QUEEN OF THE SOUTH
QUEEN SUGER AND
CLAWS
REPORT me to NAFDAC if the medicines do not work
undecided

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Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by SuperS1Panther: 9:18pm On Jul 29, 2017
OP. you must be a die hard fan of those lame Nollywood series if you say Game of Thrones is over hyped.

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Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by ogbiwa: 9:18pm On Jul 29, 2017
Mcowubaba:


The film is actually not hyped. It has a great storyline
With an amazing cast, great reviews.
Box office records, and high budget.

Just say it's not your type of series.

Like me, I prefer watching comic series like Big Bang theory, 2 broke girls, Scrubs, How I met your mother, Modern family, New girl, Shameless, Devious maids, Everybody hates Chris, 2 and half men, friends, last man on earth
I have watched them all, lol.
The are my type of films.

I also love a little bit of action/thriller , and series like Breaking Bad, Prison Break, Empire, Lost, Nikita, Better call Saul, Blacklist, Blacklist redemption, 24, 24-Legacy, Lethal weapon, OZ, Blindspot, Power, How to get away with murder, Walking Dead etc does it for me..

On very rare occasions, I may want some bit of epic/mystery/Sci-fiction series, I watch Arrows, Game of Thrones, American gods, Gotham, person of interest, limitless

Mehn, I don watch series oo, I have even forgotten some.



My best series of all time so far:

Game of Thrones (Storyline, plot, cast all so mature, even the kid actors. Epic!)
Two and a half men (Charlie Sheen is now my best comic actor of all time)
24 (Another epic. Production, sets, storylines, plots, cast all on another level. Kudos)
Pitch (Witty and serious at same time. Being a sports lover I love how it gives us inside look into the life of sports stars off the field)
Prison break
Friends (Chandler and Joey are just something else)
Tudors (Love love this series mehn. Chronicles of the Tudor dynasty and how they shaped English history, love the king, Henry VIII)
Strike back (The action scenes, Section 20's plottings, Micheal and Scott's field ops tactical intelligence and awareness, professionalism, and military discipline trips me. One of the best military adaptations I've seen on film)
In that order.

Notable mentions:
How I met your mother
Modern family (would have been among my best but for the gay couple)
Dirty Sexy Money (the story is nothing like the name)
Orange county
Lost
Hit the floor
I've forgotten the rest though

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Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by Rilwayne001: 9:19pm On Jul 29, 2017
Supernatural is childish and boring. I see it's almost the same nonsense as Sleepy hollow. I hate it when there's no particular storyline in a show, it gets really boring when you don't stick to a particular mission and you only jump from one mission to the other every week...

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Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by omofunaab(m): 9:19pm On Jul 29, 2017
sirfee:
Mine is Jon snow.

I also love Khal drago,so sad he died because of obsession.

Everybody loves Jon Snow, because the makers of the series wants the audience to like him.

Jon Snow no smart at all for the series... Always looking like One confused nigga

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Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by Nobody: 9:19pm On Jul 29, 2017
MadCow1:



Suits is a F.ucking good show..

Go suck a bag of diicks

Agreed. Too bad people only like CGI crap this days.

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Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by JeffreyJamez(m): 9:19pm On Jul 29, 2017
See all the GOT fans coming for Ops neck lol....one even said it's unintelligent people that will find GOT boring...lol

So far say na sword, I ain't interested...bite me!! tongue

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Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by iamfromlagos(f): 9:20pm On Jul 29, 2017
Sterix10:
After Lord of the Rings,Game of thrones is the best movie I have ever seen
those two are just Classics.
Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by MARKone(m): 9:20pm On Jul 29, 2017
OP, take ur time, Game of throne and how to get away with murder, over hyped No vex me now. You couldn't even recommend as you condemned.

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Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by kayo80(m): 9:21pm On Jul 29, 2017
Amberon11:
What if an alien actually wrote it?!

cheesy
Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by Alexrayz(m): 9:21pm On Jul 29, 2017
Edenoscar:
After watching the first season of game of thrones.i made it a habit not to believe everything i read on the internet.the way dem hype this film ehn







U not serious u not serious x10

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Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by safarigirl(f): 9:21pm On Jul 29, 2017
It's only Scandal and HTGAWM that i watch fanatically on this list.

I have never watched GoT, may never watch it. I don't watch anything without a black lead in the cast, white characters are nauseating

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Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by Nobody: 9:23pm On Jul 29, 2017
Tomide12:
Away from the hustle and away from life’s worries. We tend to ease stress by entertaining ourselves. When you are deeply amused by Tonto Dike’s marriage theatrics, you may forget that the person sitting beside you has body odour. Movies and series are one guilty pleasure for those who indulge. They spend late nights or weekends to ensure they catch up with their beloved shows.

So just because we love TV and movies too and we enjoy trolling the people that share this our guilty pleasure, let's kuku run through the top 5 TV series that we Nigerians love to overhype. Starting for the king of them:

1. Game of Thrones

We know anything other than profound praise is taken as sacrilege when it comes to Game of Thrones. So before you come for my head, hear me out first.

Game of thrones recently dominated the screens and social media. Nigerians are downloading pirated copies and sharing with their friends. Everyone is talking about winter. Winter is coming they say. First of all, the rave was about the Lannisters, then Jon snow and now Arya Stark or is it Tyrion the dwarf. Ah, let us not forget about Daenerys mother of dragons. After crying about the loss of one character, we always find a way to latch onto another. It is not surprising therefore that for the past two weeks, almost everyone is talking about the 7th season of GOT. Banners, graphics, and even memes are trolling the internet. It got so bad that even haters took to twitter to boast on how they had not watched a single episode. But abeg who that one epp? What is it about GOT that is making people stay so faithful?



2. How To Get Away With Murder

People who did not know about the wonder of Viola Davis got to know about her in HTGWM. She embraced the character Annalise keating so well that it got her an EMMY award. We do not know why Nigerians love this series. But we suspect it is because we are fascinated with getting away with crime legally. Annalise is smart and the way she works with her ambitious students makes the thrill top notch. The suspense here is over the bar and is definitely not for the faint heart. If you are in trouble with the law, you know who to call.


3. Suits

This is another series revolving around law and its legalities. Harvey Specter is a brilliant lawyer and when in need of an associate he hires Mike Ross. Mike, however, is a college dropout but this doesn’t deter him from being smart and witty. We follow them both as they turn from friends to allies and sometimes dangle on a thin thread of betrayal. The series is not only entertaining but also educative. If you are a fan of suits please let us know. What is fascinating about white dudes wearing suits and plotting how to outwit each other?


4. Scandal

Olivia Pope thrives on scandals. From being the President’s media consultant to having her own crisis management firm. She seems to know how to clean up other peoples lives except hers. Her clients have histories and secrets that must be taken care of and so does she and her staff. Again, we can see that Nigerian want to know how to get away with anything. It is a pity that we may not be able to have our own Olivia Pope unless your baba in the village is strong.


5. Power

This series shows that it is only a ghost that can run the underground business and be good at it. It is, however, a pity that Nigerian ghosts are only good at finding their soul mate or looking sideways to cross the road. James St. Patrick the Ghost has a successful nightclub but what you may not know is that he also runs another operation: a drug empire that serves only the rich and influential. You see Nigerians we too like bad things. We may have had our own ghost in Evans but we are happy that his identity has been revealed.


Nigerians like a good story, we like power and danger. We love the thrills that come with being smart and witty. And yes we overhype what we love. Well, I am in my house watching “Nkoli Nwa Nsukka”, you cannot get to me.

http://dala.xyz/2017/07/5-overhyped-series-by-nigerians.html

for more of this kind of articles, www.dala.xyz
Wonderful piece but not all Nigerians watched or downloaded the above series.
Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by Okaka27(m): 9:23pm On Jul 29, 2017
Edenoscar:
After watching the first season of game of thrones.i made it a habit not to believe everything i read on the internet.the way dem hype this film ehn
its your type that only looks for mindless action in films
Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by jeff44(m): 9:24pm On Jul 29, 2017
op probably watches the Onitsha version of game of thrones
I am an official GOT addict,suspense filled story line,talented characters abeg i give dat film 5 stars

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Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by nairalandbuzz(m): 9:24pm On Jul 29, 2017
The ones I cannot joke with...


1. Suits
2. Power
3. GOT

Haters should go and die.

Tomide12:
Away from the hustle and away from life’s worries. We tend to ease stress by entertaining ourselves. When you are deeply amused by Tonto Dike’s marriage theatrics, you may forget that the person sitting beside you has body odour. Movies and series are one guilty pleasure for those who indulge. They spend late nights or weekends to ensure they catch up with their beloved shows.

So just because we love TV and movies too and we enjoy trolling the people that share this our guilty pleasure, let's kuku run through the top 5 TV series that we Nigerians love to overhype. Starting for the king of them:

1. Game of Thrones

We know anything other than profound praise is taken as sacrilege when it comes to Game of Thrones. So before you come for my head, hear me out first.

Game of thrones recently dominated the screens and social media. Nigerians are downloading pirated copies and sharing with their friends. Everyone is talking about winter. Winter is coming they say. First of all, the rave was about the Lannisters, then Jon snow and now Arya Stark or is it Tyrion the dwarf. Ah, let us not forget about Daenerys mother of dragons. After crying about the loss of one character, we always find a way to latch onto another. It is not surprising therefore that for the past two weeks, almost everyone is talking about the 7th season of GOT. Banners, graphics, and even memes are trolling the internet. It got so bad that even haters took to twitter to boast on how they had not watched a single episode. But abeg who that one epp? What is it about GOT that is making people stay so faithful?



2. How To Get Away With Murder

People who did not know about the wonder of Viola Davis got to know about her in HTGWM. She embraced the character Annalise keating so well that it got her an EMMY award. We do not know why Nigerians love this series. But we suspect it is because we are fascinated with getting away with crime legally. Annalise is smart and the way she works with her ambitious students makes the thrill top notch. The suspense here is over the bar and is definitely not for the faint heart. If you are in trouble with the law, you know who to call.


3. Suits

This is another series revolving around law and its legalities. Harvey Specter is a brilliant lawyer and when in need of an associate he hires Mike Ross. Mike, however, is a college dropout but this doesn’t deter him from being smart and witty. We follow them both as they turn from friends to allies and sometimes dangle on a thin thread of betrayal. The series is not only entertaining but also educative. If you are a fan of suits please let us know. What is fascinating about white dudes wearing suits and plotting how to outwit each other?


4. Scandal

Olivia Pope thrives on scandals. From being the President’s media consultant to having her own crisis management firm. She seems to know how to clean up other peoples lives except hers. Her clients have histories and secrets that must be taken care of and so does she and her staff. Again, we can see that Nigerian want to know how to get away with anything. It is a pity that we may not be able to have our own Olivia Pope unless your baba in the village is strong.


5. Power

This series shows that it is only a ghost that can run the underground business and be good at it. It is, however, a pity that Nigerian ghosts are only good at finding their soul mate or looking sideways to cross the road. James St. Patrick the Ghost has a successful nightclub but what you may not know is that he also runs another operation: a drug empire that serves only the rich and influential. You see Nigerians we too like bad things. We may have had our own ghost in Evans but we are happy that his identity has been revealed.


Nigerians like a good story, we like power and danger. We love the thrills that come with being smart and witty. And yes we overhype what we love. Well, I am in my house watching “Nkoli Nwa Nsukka”, you cannot get to me.

http://dala.xyz/2017/07/5-overhyped-series-by-nigerians.html

for more of this kind of articles, www.dala.xyz
Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by ItzChinnex(m): 9:24pm On Jul 29, 2017
Edenoscar:
After watching the first season of game of thrones.i made it a habit not to believe everything i read on the internet.the way dem hype this film ehn

You should have watched season 2 to 6.. presently, no movie is like GOT.

Kids watch Cartoons!!!

Men watch Movies!!!

Legends watch Documentaries!!!

Ultra-Legends watch Game of thrones !!!

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Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by HillsBlaze(m): 9:24pm On Jul 29, 2017
GOT is a boring series. They talk toooo much. The only interesting thing there will be the sex scenes.

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Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by donblade85555(m): 9:24pm On Jul 29, 2017
Mcowubaba:


The film is actually not hyped. It has a great storyline
With an amazing cast, great reviews.
Box office records, and high budget.

Just say it's not your type of series.

Like me, I prefer watching comic series like Big Bang theory, 2 broke girls, Scrubs, How I met your mother, Modern family, New girl, Shameless, Devious maids, Everybody hates Chris, 2 and half men, friends, last man on earth
I have watched them all, lol.
The are my type of films.

I also love a little bit of action/thriller , and series like Breaking Bad, Prison Break, Empire, Lost, Nikita, Better call Saul, Blacklist, Blacklist redemption, 24, 24-Legacy, Lethal weapon, OZ, Blindspot, Power, How to get away with murder, Walking Dead etc does it for me..

On very rare occasions, I may want some bit of epic/mystery/Sci-fiction series, I watch Arrows, Game of Thrones, American gods, Gotham, person of interest, limitless

Mehn, I don watch series oo, I have even forgotten some.

na you be film o..
.is that Friends series interesting?

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Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by Nobody: 9:24pm On Jul 29, 2017
vizkiz:

Hey! Nobody is hating on my Sam and Dean angry

Lol... You are not a fan of horror movies Yeah?
I've tried watching Supernatural but would always give it up for NL but can't do same for GOT. grin

Op is insane.
Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by Deefuray(f): 9:24pm On Jul 29, 2017
my best series is still narcos...

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Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by VickyRotex(f): 9:25pm On Jul 29, 2017
zicoraads:

Same here cheesy I love 24 to bits! Probably the reason why I can't seem to enjoy all of the ones OP listed. I hardly ever get past one season. I started GOT, but didn't get past the first or second season I think. But I'll be on leave for one month soon. In the absence of anything to do, I might just watch the entire thing. Or try to.

Have you watched Strike Back? Its like 24. You'll absolutely love it.

Exactly the reason for me too. Cos whenever I have a free time, and I feel I should see any of those series listed up, I just tell myself, why not see one episode of 24 again, and save yourself the time of watching the other series. grin grin
Truth is, even if I have all the months for vacation in a year, I may not watch all those series. But I'd never say never though.

Oh wow Strike Back, never heard of it, until now. I just checked the reviews, and it seems really cool. British intelligence. These are the kinds of series I like. The ones that are not very much talked about, and I go into it, with an open mind.

Thanks for the suggestion, will try to see it soon.

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Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by nairalandbuzz(m): 9:25pm On Jul 29, 2017
safarigirl:
It's only Scandal and HTGAWM that i watch fanatically on this list.

I have never watched GoT, may never watch it. I don't watch anything without a black lead in the cast, white characters are nauseating

Those are the ones I plan never to continue on the list... Others are BAM
Re: Game Of Thrones And 4 Other Series Nigerians Overhype by Nobody: 9:26pm On Jul 29, 2017
VickyRotex:
I dont really fancy series/movies that are overhyped, I guess that's the reason......
I never watched past Game of Thrones, Season 1, Episode 1. I couldn't deal!

How to get away with murder, I think I finished season 1, and dint continue. But I watched a late episode, where that black guy died.

Scandal, I never watched past Season 1 too

Suits, I think I stopped at Season 1, Episode 2 or 3.

I haven't seen Power. May try to see it, if I get a good review, and hope its not overhyped.


But the only series, I have watched, and rewatched over and over again, 3 times now, is 24 Hours. From Season 1 to 9.
I love that series so much. Maybe because it's my kind of thing. I've learnt so much from that series.

Been so busy lately, else would continue where I stopped. Someone asked if you have 1hour extra a day, what would do? I said I'd sleep or watch 24. That's how much, I'm in sync with that series.

Anyone has any action/educative/crime (3-in-1) series that I should see?
try the walking dead series, enough action and horror innit tho

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