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wolf · 06-14-2015, 11:53 PM

To make up for the trauma of the Game of Thrones finale, I am watching The Great Escape.

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Clodfobble · 06-21-2015, 10:08 PM

Just watched all six episodes of "Catastrophe," new sorta-Brit sorta-American comedy only available on Amazon streaming for now. Hilarious and highly recommended.

it · 06-24-2015, 07:56 AM

And on the subject of sci-fi:
Dark Matters sounded really interesting in concept, but kind looks rubbish, like an unintended parody of low budget 90s scifi shows.
KillJoys sounded like generic cliche trash in concept, but the first episode was really well done, it actually might have potential.

footfootfoot · 06-26-2015, 10:54 AM

I assumed a reboot, my default response is "Oh fuck, why?"

Keanu is a tangent

wolf · 07-05-2015, 09:59 PM

Sens8, Netflix original by the folks responsible for The Matrix and Babylon 5. I hope the various story threads coalesce at some point. But it's exciting.

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BigV · 07-14-2015, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Sens8, Netflix original by the folks responsible for The Matrix and Babylon 5. I hope the various story threads coalesce at some point. But it's exciting.

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Thanks for this tip, I gorged myself finishing the whole series in two large and one small sittings. Delicious.

Clodfobble · 07-05-2015, 10:59 PM

Oh shit y'all, "Halt and Catch Fire." Watched all of season one over the course of three days. So good.

Spexxvet · 07-06-2015, 08:39 AM

Sense8. 2 episodes in, it's the kind of weird that I like

Wayward Pines. Modern "The Prisoner"? 3 episodes in.

Gravdigr · 07-10-2015, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Wayward Pines.

Jumped the shark at episode 5.

DanaC · 07-06-2015, 11:15 AM

My youngest niece was raving Sense8

also - Humans.

Happy Monkey · 07-14-2015, 12:13 PM

I need to get Netflix for that and Marvel. And the American House of Cards (British was excellent).

But I have so many hours of TV on my DVR and my Hulu queue that I can't justify it, dammit.

footfootfoot · 07-15-2015, 11:35 AM

Orphan Black season 3

I love the new character, the scorpion.

spoiler below!!!

I was sorry to see it go when Helena ate it.

DanaC · 08-17-2015, 04:19 PM

The Leftovers

I stayed clear of this when it first came out because I didn't find the idea of the rapture all that intriguing - but then I got into Damon Lindelof's work and started to take a little more notice. Reading about it, I realised I'd misunderstood the premise anyway.

Watched the first episode a few weeks back and it had enough going on to suggest it might be worth watching - but a disturbing air about it that made me think it might be a difficult series to watch - wasn't sure if I could stay with something so bleak. I also realised I was still way too hung up on Lost to give it its due.

Cut to a few nights ago and I decided to try again. I'm now on episode 5 and really starting to click with it.

I do have some issues with Chris Eccleston's American accent. But his performance is so good otherwise, that I'm starting to go with it.

Gravdigr · 08-18-2015, 03:05 PM

Just finished the last three episodes of "Californication". The last couple of seasons weren't nearly as good as the first few seasons...Still pretty good, though.

it · 08-21-2015, 12:26 PM

Finished watching an anime called Planetes...

I am not really a regular anime watcher, but this was well done. There is very little to no story arch except towards the end except for maybe some limited character growth... It's a genre called "slice of life" which just what it sounds like, except in this case it's done in an obnoxiously realistic setting that takes into account pretty much everything space-life related, starting from the diapers.

It did make me realize there is a sub-genre of sci fi which isn't very well defined: NowPunk. When a piece of sci-fi is so hard on mohs scale of sci fi hardness, it is for all extents and purposes asking what would it be like if we would be doing X with today's technology.
As far as sci-fi tries to be futurology (Which it often does try and fall on the ground only to remind us it never had the responsibility of doing that anyway), this is no better, except that instead of inventing fantastic applied punbrum, it marks itself for failure by depicting a nearby future that has remarkably avoided to develop new technologies or make new discoveries, despite clearly depicting a society quite invested in science in technology. Much like SteamPunk, it aims to explore the physically possible but the economically and socially improbable - what we could be doing, but can't really afford to do or organize well enough as a society to actually gather the resources and initiative to do it.

06-14-2015, 11:53 PM	#1
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06-21-2015, 10:08 PM	#2
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Just watched all six episodes of "Catastrophe," new sorta-Brit sorta-American comedy only available on Amazon streaming for now. Hilarious and highly recommended. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

06-26-2015, 10:54 AM	#4
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I assumed a reboot, my default response is "Oh fuck, why?" Keanu is a tangent __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

07-05-2015, 09:59 PM	#5
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Sens8, Netflix original by the folks responsible for The Matrix and Babylon 5. I hope the various story threads coalesce at some point. But it's exciting. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-05-2015, 10:59 PM	#7
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Oh shit y'all, "Halt and Catch Fire." Watched all of season one over the course of three days. So good. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

06-24-2015, 07:56 AM	#3
it Banned Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 772	And on the subject of sci-fi: *Dark Matters* sounded really interesting in concept, but kind looks rubbish, like an unintended parody of low budget 90s scifi shows. KillJoys sounded like generic cliche trash in concept, but the first episode was really well done, it actually might have potential.

07-06-2015, 08:39 AM	#8
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Sense8. 2 episodes in, it's the kind of weird that I like Wayward Pines. Modern "The Prisoner"? 3 episodes in. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

07-14-2015, 12:13 PM	#11
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I need to get Netflix for that and Marvel. And the American House of Cards (British was excellent). But I have so many hours of TV on my DVR and my Hulu queue that I can't justify it, dammit. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

07-15-2015, 11:35 AM	#12
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Orphan Black season 3 I love the new character, the scorpion. spoiler below!!! I was sorry to see it go when Helena ate it. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs Last edited by footfootfoot; 07-15-2015 at 11:41 AM. Reason: too spoiled

08-18-2015, 03:05 PM	#14
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Just finished the last three episodes of "Californication". The last couple of seasons weren't nearly as good as the first few seasons...Still pretty good, though. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

08-21-2015, 12:26 PM	#15
it Banned Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 772	Finished watching an anime called Planetes... I am not really a regular anime watcher, but this was well done. There is very little to no story arch except towards the end except for maybe some limited character growth... It's a genre called "slice of life" which just what it sounds like, except in this case it's done in an obnoxiously realistic setting that takes into account pretty much everything space-life related, starting from the diapers. It did make me realize there is a sub-genre of sci fi which isn't very well defined: NowPunk. When a piece of sci-fi is so hard on mohs scale of sci fi hardness, it is for all extents and purposes asking what would it be like if we would be doing X with today's technology. As far as sci-fi tries to be futurology (Which it often does try and fall on the ground only to remind us it never had the responsibility of doing that anyway), this is no better, except that instead of inventing fantastic applied punbrum, it marks itself for failure by depicting a nearby future that has remarkably avoided to develop new technologies or make new discoveries, despite clearly depicting a society quite invested in science in technology. Much like SteamPunk, it aims to explore the physically possible but the economically and socially improbable - what we could be doing, but can't really afford to do or organize well enough as a society to actually gather the resources and initiative to do it.

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