What DVD's are we Watching? - Page 81

DanaC · 04-20-2011, 05:40 PM

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Yes, I did see the first couple episodes on BBCAmerica, didn't really catch on for me. I loved Jekyll, though, and Life on Mars, and some other show with Philip Gleinster that was like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, only with a young man as the focus ... Van Helsing or something like that? Or the main character was a descendent of Van Helsing?

Oh Gods...you're talking about Demons. I really didn't get along with that show. I watched it...and once I started watching I had to finish it, but didn't really gel with me.

Have you tried the US remake of Being Human? I'd be intrigued to hear if you like it. Quite a few people who didn't get into the original have really loved the remake. It's related, but also its own beast. Much higher production budget and values, and more episodes to be able to expand on some stuff that rushed through in the original. It's tonally very different.

Pico and ME · 04-20-2011, 05:23 PM

AMC does a good job too. Ive just gotten into The Killing which is adapted from a Danish show. One of these days I'm going to watch Breaking Bad from start to finish...my Mom keeps recommending it to me and I haven't seen one show yet. My husband loves the zombi genre, so we watched all of The Walking Dead a while ago. Not bad, but it was only a month ago and I cant really remember any of it.

Pete Zicato · 04-20-2011, 05:31 PM

Lie to Me - available on Netflix streaming.

DanaC · 04-20-2011, 05:29 PM

I watched the first ep of Walking Dead. Thought it was stunning. But then never got around to following up with the next instalment:p

If your hubby likes zombie stuff, have you guys seen Dead Set yet?

The zombie apocalypse begins, and the only safe place is the Big Brother house. It starts behind the scenes of the tv show Big Brother, with the host preparing to bring out one of the contestants, and crowds of fans all cheering. Meanwhile the zombie apocalypse has already begun and the infected are about to hit the crowds.

It's very well written and directed, and there's a kind of cinema verite (?) edge to it.

Here's a fanmade trailer off Youtube. It's probably my favourite zombie film/programme ever.

infinite monkey · 04-20-2011, 05:33 PM

I think Mad Men is wonderful, another AMC offering.

Pico and ME · 04-20-2011, 05:36 PM

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I think Mad Men is wonderful, another AMC offering.

Another one I have really been meaning to watch from beginning to end.

Pico and ME · 04-20-2011, 05:35 PM

Thanks for the tip Dana...now I have to find it. He really cant get enough of it.

wolf · 04-23-2011, 09:32 AM

NOVA Documentary on The Great Escape.

I've read a couple of the books, and it was really neat to see the archeological dig of the tunnel.

I also watched Inception. Overrated.

glatt · 04-25-2011, 08:23 AM

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I also watched Inception. Overrated.

I saw that last week. Agree with you.

DanaC · 04-20-2011, 05:37 PM

It was four or five episodes I think. They ran nightly ending on Halloween.

Some zombie purists were upset at the speed of the zombies, but I just found it totally compelling.

Pico and ME · 04-20-2011, 05:39 PM

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Some zombie purists were upset at the speed of the zombies, but I just found it totally compelling.

That's a new phenomenon among zombies, LOL. My husband actually dreams about them (...they are actually nightmares...)

DanaC · 04-20-2011, 05:42 PM

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That's a new phenomenon among zombies, LOL. My husband actually dreams about them (...they are actually nightmares...)

*grins*

I have had a fair few dreams about zombies. Basically the kind that involved a lot of running and frantic motion. They wake me up in a sweat, but I kind of like them. They're exhilirating, especially on the rare occasion I become slightly aware I am dreaming. Just enough to mean I can go with it.

Pico and ME · 04-20-2011, 05:44 PM

Oh my husband hates them. He's just killing them all of the time. Once he dreamt that I was one...staring at him from the other side of a fence. He said he woke up really sad.

Sundae · 04-23-2011, 09:47 AM

I've been dreaming of vampires recently.
I mean excessively. And I'm not currently watching or reading anything vampire related.

I think it's all to do with self-imposed boundaries. I feel I am restricted by lack of money, weight, living at home etc. Often I dream I am confronted by them but at the last minute I just can't bear to kill them because they seem so human.

You don't really want me on your end of the world team

Griff · 04-23-2011, 09:58 AM

But what if I need someone to purr "butterscotch?"

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wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	NOVA Documentary on The Great Escape. I've read a couple of the books, and it was really neat to see the archeological dig of the tunnel. I also watched Inception. Overrated. __________________ 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

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Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	AMC does a good job too. Ive just gotten into The Killing which is adapted from a Danish show. One of these days I'm going to watch Breaking Bad from start to finish...my Mom keeps recommending it to me and I haven't seen one show yet. My husband loves the zombi genre, so we watched all of The Walking Dead a while ago. Not bad, but it was only a month ago and I cant really remember any of it.

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infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I think Mad Men is wonderful, another AMC offering.

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Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Thanks for the tip Dana...now I have to find it. He really cant get enough of it.

04-20-2011, 05:44 PM	#13
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Oh my husband hates them. He's just killing them all of the time. Once he dreamt that I was one...staring at him from the other side of a fence. He said he woke up really sad.

04-23-2011, 09:47 AM	#14
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I've been dreaming of vampires recently. I mean excessively. And I'm not currently watching or reading anything vampire related. I think it's all to do with self-imposed boundaries. I feel I am restricted by lack of money, weight, living at home etc. Often I dream I am confronted by them but at the last minute I just can't bear to kill them because they seem so human. You don't really want me on your end of the world team

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