What are You Watching on Netflix Instant/Amazon Prime/orwhateverotherinstreaming
Decided to start a thread on this because it's where I'm doing most of my viewing lately, and while most of the content is available on DVD it isn't actually on DVD so ...
Couple of recent picks:
Sound and Fury - two brothers, one deaf, one hearing, each with a deaf child, struggle with the decision over cochlear implants. Kind of interesting, and says a lot about deaf culture.
Inheritance - documentary about Amon Goeth's daughter (yeah, the one Ralph Fiennes plays in Schindler's List).
24 - I just started watching this. I never watched this while it was on, which is a darn shame. It's pretty good. I think I have a couple plot points figured out (I'm on hour 5), but I'm probably completely wrong.
I really liked the first season of 24, except for one silly bit. The other seasons were OK, but I feel I may have been watching just out of inertia.
I went to the Boy Scout camp whose T-shirt Jack's daughter adapted for her use.
Comcasts Streampix is really faux-streaming, but....I've started at the beginning of Damages with with Glenn Close. It has a gimmicky aspect to it with the flashbacks and forwards going on (just like the Firm, which I soon grew tired of), but Im enjoying it so far.
I went to the Boy Scout camp whose T-shirt Jack's daughter adapted for her use.
I had to look that up.
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Goshen!
I spent half a week at Goshen in June. I left mid-way through the week and left my son there, and two days later he spent the night in the dining hall after the derecho tore through and toppled a couple bonfires and blew down many of the tents.
I went there as a Scout one week one summer, for Scout leadership training one week another summer, AS Scout leadership training two weeks the next summer, and on staff for 8 weeks a few years later.
Good times...
Well, I liked being on staff at least.
I had a blast for my half a week.
I recently finished the 2 season run of the old NBC series "Life" (on Hulu), about a cop who gets framed for a triple murder, is sentenced to life in prison, gets out on new evidence sues the city for $100,000,000, and gets his job back with backpay and promotion to detective. Loved it.
RFN, I'm watching "John Doe", about a guy who wakes up naked on an island off Seattle, knowing everything about everything, except who he is. Meh, take it or leave it.
Recently watched "God Bless America" on Netflix. Let me say now:
Netflix is a pain in the ass. I almost gave up trying to get it to work on my 'puter. Gotta have Silverlight to watch anything.
Back to "God Bless America"; ƒucking
loved this movie. First, it has one of my favorite actors as the star/protagonist, Joel Murray. It wasn't what I thought it was going to be. This movie made so many good points about what we (the American public) have become, that I stopped counting at 17. No shit.
[COLOR="Red"]Spoiler alert[/COLOR]: These are the types of people the guy thinks needs to be shot:
People who take up two parking spaces
People who talk in theaters during movies
People who say 'Namaste'
People who high five
Spoiled brats
People who pound energy drinks all day
Frank: I am offended. Not because I got a problem with bitter, predictible, whining millionaire disc jockeys complaining about celebrities or how tough their life is, while I live in an apartment with paper-thin walls next to a couple of Neanderthals who, instead of a baby, decided to give birth to some kind of nocturnal civil defense air raid siren that goes off every fucking night like it's Pearl Harbor.
I hate that baby. I hate his stupid, fat face.
Frank: [On the air] My name is Frank. That's not important. The important question is: who are you? America has become a cruel and vicious place. We reward the shallowest, the dumbest, the meanest and the loudest. We no longer have any common sense of decency. No sense of shame. There is no right and wrong. The worst qualities in people are looked up to and celebrated. Lying and spreading fear is fine as long as you make money doing it. We've become a nation of slogan-saying, bile-spewing hatemongers. We've lost our kindness. We've lost our soul. What have we become? We take the weakest in our society, we hold them up to be ridiculed, laughed at for our sport and entertainment. Laughed at to the point, where they would literally rather kill themselves than live with us anymore.
Really, I'm surprised someone hasn't went on a shooting spree, and cited this movie as their motivation.
Also watched "Seraphim Falls" w/Pierce Brosnan & Liam Neeson, on YouTube Movies.
Loved it.
[COLOR="RoyalBlue"]I have a couple of questions regarding this flick, if anyone else has seen it.[/COLOR]
I saw it , but it was a while ago...
OK, one question then. The one that's bothering me:
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Highlight for the question;
[COLOR="LemonChiffon"]At the end of the flick, Anjelica Huston shows up in the desert, from out of nowhere, and trades Brosnan's character his horse for one bullet. She later shows up again, again from out of nowhere, and trades Neeson's character his water, for one bullet.
Was she God, Satan, one of their angels, or Death? Or, what?![/COLOR]
Thanks in advance.
Well, Im not sure - I'd have to watch it again, but I do remember that scene irritating me, because it seemed it was surreal just for surreals sake.
That's about all I watch these days, other than sports.
I'm really into Grimm (Hulu) and Warehouse 13 (Netflix) and have enjoyed several other series. I'll have to think hard to pull out names tho.
Pam
I'm watching the downfall of human civilization as we know it.
EDIT: My mistake, that's the window, not the TV.
EDIT2: OK, OK. I'm meaning to watch "Out of Egypt." I'm also working my way through "That Mitchell and Webb Look" and Peepshow (which I'm kind of lukewarm on, in spite of how much I like Mitchell and Webb).
Last weekend we watched Office Space; it was Mrs. Dallas' first time seeing it.
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Yeah, that's a funny scene from the movie, but I rememebr printers that actually said that.
Our consultants just arrived.
My cow orker came to my office and said "did you see the two bobs?" I was the only one who knew what he was talking about!
Greenfingers. netflix.
It's Green week
Started watching
Wilfred last night.
It's an American retooling of an Australian series that seems to be based on loosely the same concept, but is ultimately very different, like the UK vs. US versions of
Being Human. The same Australian actor plays Wilfred in the American series.
Elijah Wood is a suicidal (possibly manic depressive) guy, who sees his neighbor's dog Wilfred as a man in a dog costume. It sounds ridiculous, I know, but there were no wacky hijinks, just a twisted psychological comedy about a guy trying to figure out how (and whether) to put his life back together. Really enjoying it so far.
The Walking Dead, on Netflix.
I'm already beginning to wonder (two episodes in) if this isn't going to be a long, drawn out 'every-gimmick-you've-ever-seen-in-a-zombie-flick-stretched-out-over-multiple-seasons-type thing.
And don't even get me started on Netflix's video quality, which is The Suck.
The video quality adjusts based on your internet speed. As soon as you can buffer more, it will stream a sharper image.
agreed. I have DSL and my picture is good to excellent.
I got poor people's DSL.
Also, Hulu's quality doesn't seem to suffer nearly as much.
But the commercials!
Now revisiting Torchwood for the benefit of my beloved (who turned 40 yesterday) who hasn't seen it yet, but loves Warehouse 13.
Eden of the East - Short (11 episode) anime about this guy who shows up naked with a cell phone and a gun at the White House. Doesn't look a thing like slang.
I don't stream movies, I either watch them on TV or download them to watch on my PC.
I got poor people's DSL.
Same here Max. speed: 1.5 Mbps
On a good day tho, I get relatively bufferless viewing at YouTube.
Netflix is a goldmine of outdated TV series. Since Mrs. Z and I missed the last twenty years or so, we have been having fun catching up. Lately, it's been Lie to Me and White Collar.
Mrs. Z wasn't interested, but I watched the whole Firefly series a couple of weeks ago. I don't understand why that didn't go over better.
Currently watching Prison Break.
Just finished Deadwood (loved it!)
Also on my to-do list (some to just get current): Six Feet Under, Pretty Little Liars, Mad Men, Sopranos, Entourage and Fringe.
Already watched:
24
Oz
The Wire
La Femme Nikita
True Blood
Sons of Anarchy
and others.
Stormie, didn't you just love Timothy Olyphant in Deadwood? I love him in Justified too. And I just found out that he is in season 2 of Damages.
Apparitions (British series about an exorcist)
Triumph at Carville (documentary about the leprosarium)
House of Numbers (documentary about HIV/AIDS largely driven by the HIV doesn't cause AIDS crowd's opinions)
Not Quite Hollywood (documentary on Aussie exploitation films)
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue (American Horror Films retrospective)
The History Channel: Video Games, Behind the Fun (I played an awful lot of them)
Forgiving Doctor Mengele
Cropsey (documentary about child abduction/murders in Staten Island)
S&MAN (documentary about independent horror filmmaking. Really bad independent film making, like handheld digital camera bad)
The Resurrected (adaptation of HP Lovecraft's Strange Case of Charles Dexter Ward. Very B horror)
Hey Boo, Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird
Horsemen (completely awful. Dennis Quaid has not aged well)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (surprisingly good)
Stormie, didn't you just love Timothy Olyphant in Deadwood? I love him in Justified too. And I just found out that he is in season 2 of Damages.
Yes and yes! I may have to go back and catch up with Damages if he's in it.
"Where The Yellowstone Goes" - on Netflix
Nearly halfway through season 2 of The Good Wife. I like the show, Juliana and Archie are easy on the eyes. Sometimes I wish things would move a bit quicker, but I like to multiple story arcs. I can't believe I've got 5 more seasons to catch up with.
I just started watching Supernatural, after Mr. Clod had been raving about it for years. It's cute. If you like the American version of Being Human, you will like Supernatural.
My daughter holes herself up in her room and watches Supernatural on her ipod's tiny screen. It has like 8 seasons or something like that. She's been binging on it for months.
That's how I got through a lot of newer Doctor Who...Netflix on my iPhone.
Nearly halfway through season 2 of The Good Wife. I like the show, Juliana and Archie are easy on the eyes. Sometimes I wish things would move a bit quicker, but I like to multiple story arcs. I can't believe I've got 5 more seasons to catch up with.
That is such a good show...smart and funny.
My daughter holes herself up in her room and watches Supernatural on her ipod's tiny screen. It has like 8 seasons or something like that. She's been binging on it for months.
I was watching Netflix on my nook, but it died so I'm using my ipod now. It AMAZES me that the size of the screen does not interfere at all. I totally forget that Im watching it on my little ipod.
I have tiny little pornos on my dumbfone.
It's like watching people screw through a tiny, square peephole. With a poor soundtrack.
I was reading this thread on my phone last night, sitting in the living room with the tv on. I held my phone up at reading distance, so it looked like it was right next to the tv, and it took up a bigger area in my field of vision than the tv did. I guess it's all about viewing distance.
Been watching Trailer Park Boys on my phone.
I just started watching Supernatural, after Mr. Clod had been raving about it for years. It's cute. If you like the American version of Being Human, you will like Supernatural.
Interesting. I shall give that a go.
I'm at my brother's house. Complete with Netflix. So I've watched a few episodes of The United States of Tara. I love Toni Collette and it's a great premise but I just don't like it that much. I can't stand any of the characters, even the 'meant to be funny' alters. Usually even the most vile characters elicit some sort of empathetic response in me, but I can't even stand the kids in this one.
Watched a few episodes of Arrested Development. Yeah, never saw it before. I like it, it's pretty funny.
Watched a few episodes of Portlandia. There are parts I hate and parts that I find really funny. It's so weird to me that the 90s are retro now. It can't be that long ago can it? I was a young adult. Oh yeah, that was that long ago.
Re-watched The Talented Mr Ripley. I'd forgotten a lot about it. I like it. It made me think, though, that I know of two movies where part of the plot is that one of the main characters bear a small resemblance to Jude Law's character. This one with the passport and Matt Damon, and the other one being Gattaca with the ID and Ethan Hawke. None of them really look anything alike. Just an observation.
My youngest thinks Portlandia is hilarious. There was a time in the '90s when I felt like I was pretty cool, so I find it not so funny.
The women folk like Orange is the new Black if you have not checked it out yet. I started watching Arrow a while back but the episodes seem kind of up and down in quality.
I'm at my brother's house. Complete with Netflix. So I've watched a few episodes of The United States of Tara. I love Toni Collette and it's a great premise but I just don't like it that much. I can't stand any of the characters, even the 'meant to be funny' alters. Usually even the most vile characters elicit some sort of empathetic response in me, but I can't even stand the kids in this one.
I watched the entire series on Netflix. I also didn't like any of the characters, except for Patton Oswald's. He was likeable. There were some fun parts to that show, but mostly it didn't go anywhere and then the ending was so forgettable I couldn't tell you how it was resolved.
I thought about trying O is the New B, maybe tonight. I started the book but never finished it.
I'm surprised at how many series there are, that seem to be under the new umbrella of 'innovative television.' I have the series that I love, some old school, some newer (like Six Feet Under, Sopranos, Oz, Walking Dead, The Wire, Mad Men, and right now Nurse Jackie) but now there seems to be some saturation, and the quality isn't always that good. There's something for everyone though.
Portlandia: there was a really funny segment where the main actor guy is a bike rider with a chin beard. He goes by his favorite bar and through the window sees some yuppie-looking guy and gets all mad "That kind of guy is in there? This bar is so OVER!" Then he keeps seeing this guy doing things he himself likes to do and keeps declaring things 'so OVER!" After a series of such happenings we see the formerly yuppie guy now on a bike with a chin beard riding past a bar where the previously bike-riding chin beard guy is sitting at the bar, on a cell phone discussing business, and very yuppie-like...and the new hipster declares "That kind of guy is in there? This bar is so OVER."
That was pretty clever. Other parts not so much. Can't stand the ones with the girl playing the guy and vice versa. Very annoying. The shopkeeper couple are annoying, though Steve Buscemi's cameo was funny. The cameos are often pretty good (Kyle MacLachlan as the mayor, for instance.)
I watched the entire series on Netflix. I also didn't like any of the characters, except for Patton Oswald's. He was likeable. There were some fun parts to that show, but mostly it didn't go anywhere and then the ending was so forgettable I couldn't tell you how it was resolved.
OH yeah, he had just started making more appearances. I DID like him. I can't even stand the psychiatrist. Just, awful.
I doubt I'll see the resolution. The poncho goblin just made an appearance and I'm just like "yeah...no."
A few days ago I watched Season One Episode One of "The Killing".
I'll prolly go back for more.
I second Orange is the New Black, I've enjoyed that quite a bit.
Right now I'm clenching my teeth waiting for the latest seasons to drop into streaming for The League (I think you would love this one, infi, with your fantasy football prowess) and The Walking Dead.
Watched a little of White Collar. I think the wife of fbi guy's wife looks a little like wonder woman, Linda carter. I think is the name.
I saw some of Orange is the New Black. I like it. I mostly like the flashbacks to what other prisoners did to get in there. I find those scenes to be subtle...I don't know if the backstory becomes more clear or if we are just going to have the hints...but either way I like the way they do it: they don't just hand it to you on a platter.
I tried The League and it may have been another instance of I wasn't in the right mood, but I couldn't get into it. It was late. I may try again.
But I only have a few more days to try to finish the ones I have liked. Let me ask a question: I am sick of my cable bill going up and up. I haven't been watching regular TV at my house. I have been purchasing DVDs of series. Can one get Netflix without having cable? Like, if I kept Bugs Bunny wireless but dropped all TV service, could I get netflix?
The League made me remember a show I've always wondered about: Friday Night Lights. Wow. It's about one of the best HS football teams in Texas (no small deal there) and so far I LOVE it. It has some great football moments, along with incredible acting. It really shows the pressures of the coach and the players, from the whole town, and the tolls such expectations can have.
It had me at hello. If you like football you will love this show.
Friday Night Lights is great.
Let me ask a question: I am sick of my cable bill going up and up. I haven't been watching regular TV at my house. I have been purchasing DVDs of series. Can one get Netflix without having cable? Like, if I kept Bugs Bunny wireless but dropped all TV service, could I get netflix?
Yes, but you will need a box that can accept the internet signal and put it on your TV. A Playstation 3 can do it, for example, or a Roku. Or get a Chromecast and you could do not just Netflix on your TV, but also YouTube and whatever other internetty things you wanted.
We bought a Sony Blueray player that even had a netflix button on the remote, it can access all kinds of online content through built in apps, youtube, espn etc. look out for SMART devices. Even old style wii can do it (not full HD, fine). maybe you can pick one up for a song, or find someone who doesn't use theirs anymore.
I bet a used wii or a new Chromecast would be your cheapest options.
I love my Roku though. It recently added a youtube channel, and it's so cool. You can find a video on youtube on your youtube phone app and then send it to the Roku to watch on the TV to share with everyone. Just yesterday we were sitting around, taking turns, finding youtube videos on our devices and sending them to the tv. Good for chuckles. Somebody has a lame video up there, and you send a new one to interrupt theirs.
We bought a Sony Blueray player that even had a netflix button on the remote, it can access all kinds of online content through built in apps, youtube, espn etc. look out for SMART devices. Even old style wii can do it (not full HD, fine). maybe you can pick one up for a song, or find someone who doesn't use theirs anymore.
Oh yeah! I do have a blu-ray player and it does have a netflix button. I'd never considered purchasing netflix before so I haven't really messed around with it. Plus, I'm a technological whiz...for things 20 years ago. Today I can barely figure out my phone.
Oh yeah! I do have a blu-ray player and it does have a netflix button. I'd never considered purchasing netflix before so I haven't really messed around with it. Plus, I'm a technological whiz...for things 20 years ago. Today I can barely figure out my phone.
the trick there is to make sure your BR player can reach the internet in your house. there needs to be a cable or a wireless connection for it. I bought a couple BR players for Twil and thought the internet connectivity would be a good thing. BUT. the boxes only accept a Sony wireless adapter, so, no joy. I'm not paying 2x the cost of the BR player for a freakin wireless network interface card, f*ck that. and the effort to string cables to those locations was not worth it. It was far, far easier to get her a couple Roku boxes, which get along fine with the wireless connections that she already had, and netflix and others were all there for us.
I fired the cable company many years ago and I have not missed it ONE SINGLE BIT. The stuff that I thought I would miss, some premium (!) channels like Discovery Channel, etc., pffft. They were fun, but there's way, way, way more stuff that is just as interesting or more so to fill the gap.
Fire the cable company. You'll adapt. You'll have more money, too.
Can one get Netflix without having cable? Like, if I kept Bugs Bunny wireless but dropped all TV service, could I get netflix?
Of course.
If your cable company provides your internet access, then, no. You would be relegated to the Netflix DVD-mailing service.
You'll need an internet connection of some sort to keep watching Netflix.
I have high speed internet and tv service. I'm saying drop the tv service and keep the wireless interwebz. Is that even do-able?
Thanks for the helps. I'm dumb.
Watched a little of White Collar. I think the wife of fbi guy's wife looks a little like wonder woman, Linda carter. I think is the name.
I had many teenage fantasies about Linda Carter and the Wonder Woman costume.:blush:
I have high speed internet and tv service. I'm saying drop the tv service and keep the wireless interwebz. Is that even do-able?
Thanks for the helps. I'm dumb.
yes. I only have internet and roku.
Yes, the cable company can provide just internet, or just TV, or both. Or if you completely hate your cable company you might be able to switch internet providers, depending on what's available in your area.
Orange is the New Black was a surprise to me. I really didn't expect to like it, but it is a lot of fun.
I'm a BIG fan of The Killing and was so happy to see that Netflix took it on after AMC cancelled it. I really hope there are more seasons after this one, but so far, I think I am watching a season ender....ya never know this with this show, tho.
So I got myself addicted to Elementary...
First time I tried it I wasn't mega impressed. The sober companion thing seemd a bit of a forced set up. But - I was just coming off a Sherlock jag, and it just didn't hit my buttons. Then about two and a half weeks ago I started watching the first series - picked up where I lelft off at ep3.
Across two weeks I watched series one. Then yesterday and today I've been ill (throat, chest, temperature etc) so have been wrapped in a blanket, drinking lemsip and watching Elementary - I've watched half of series two :P
loving it. Elementary that is. The throat and chest and sneezing nonsense not so much.
I've powered through the first 4 seasons of the Dr. Who re-launch. I was sorry to see Tennant go and expected I'd hate Matt Smith, but he's not bad. Amy Pond is nice but a bit young. Not sure anyone can replace Rose Tyler.
There's a real tonal shift with Smith. His first couple of series have a kind of dark fairytale feel to them. The thing about Amy is that to all intents and purposes the Doctor's always been in her life. From the little girl, to much later.
Allows room for some interesting stories and new relationships. There's something almost paternal in the Doctor's relationship with Amy.
Out of interest, how far along Smith's run are you?
Just watched Vampires of venice, first season, sixth episode.
I also realized I missed The End of Time and so don't know how Tennant died. NO SPOILERS! I'm trying to down load it.
Washington week in review. We are so exciting. Sorry I did not see the whole thread title.
Just watched Vampires of venice, first season, sixth episode.
I also realized I missed The End of Time and so don't know how Tennant died. NO SPOILERS! I'm trying to down load it.
Ahhh - yes you need to watch that :P
What youmay or may not have picked up on isthat as well as a new Doctor, the Smith era brought in a new showrunner - Russell T Davies, who brought the showback and stayed as showrunner through Ecclestone and Tennant handed over to Stephen Moffatt (writer of some ofthe best eps ofthe Tennant era) as showrunner and head writer. That's why it has a differen feel to it and a different narrative style.
Backstrom - It's like House, Bones, and Monk got together and made one of them three-person babies.
But it's kinda fun.
And just started "Hill Street Blues" (S1 E1) on ShoutFactoryTV. It's like Hulu's poor, clunky, country cousin. I think they just started streaming services this past Thursday.
Geez, Hill Street Blues was the first of that genre
Hi Grav! :)
Yeah, Lamp...Hill Street Blues was the first of that huge genre. Nice series.
I just watched Almost Famous. Always late to the party. It's a nice movie. I can finally see why it is so popular and rated highly.
Just started going through 6+ years of Parks and Recreation. This is a funny show, I wonder if it ever caught on. ;)
The thing that makes it special though is not the humor, it's the sincerity. They could have made every character a caricature and had another perfectly respectable Office or Brooklyn 99 on their hands, but they keep drawing it back to honest reactions instead of silliness. An excellent show says I, almost a decade late.
Plus, what was it you said about
Chris Pratt a while ago after seeing Guardians?
Yeah but he's fat in this show. Only buff, dancing Chris Pratt does it for me.
Movies about robots. Both non Hollywood, not action movies, involve a lot of psychology of fear of the intelligent machines being created and trying to remain in control.
"
The Machine", British movie, set in the UK not especially far in the future or different reality, about a guy who makes the first fully intelligent robot as part of a military program.
Automata seems to be from a Bulgarian studio, set in the future wher mankind is all but wiped out and on it's last legs. Robots were built to help us but they failed .
Both great films
Not about robots, not sure wheter it's great or awful
Snowpiercer After cocking up an attempt to reverse global warming the whole world freezes and everybody dies. Except for the passengers on a train which travels perpetually on a world spanning track which it takes one year to circumnavigate. At the time of the movie this has been going on for 17 years. Rich people live at the front of the train in luxury, poor people at the back in squalor. The movie is about a revolt and attempt to take ove the train for better treatment.
Sound ridiculous, yes it is if you think about it too much. if you just go with the flow of the film it kind of works.
All from Netflix
'Snowpiercer' was not as bad as I was expecting it to be. My buddy can pick the worst movies.
And he usually does.
I watched a lovely film the other day. Hector and the Search for Happiness:
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It's a feel good movie - unsurprisingly - but it's really quirky.
I watched a lovely film the other day. Hector and the Search for Happiness:
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It's a feel good movie - unsurprisingly - but it's really quirky.
must watch! wonder if I can.
I'm not going to tell you what I have been "watching" recently
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I'm all bored with it now, though
holy fuckin shit. found it at the library. 300+ hold on 6 copies.... gonna be a while.....
holy fuckin shit. found it at the library. 300+ hold on 6 copies.... gonna be a while.....
Heh. Yep, that could take awhile.
I've been watching Person of Interest. I remember reading a plot synopsis back when it was first being promoted and thinking it sounded dreadful. Then the other week I read a review that piqued my interest, so I figured I'd give it a go.
Really liking it so far. Kind of reminds me a bit of Quantum Leap in some ways. I'm liking the interplay of the two main characters - and I'm liking the subplot of the police officer trying to figure out who he is.
Just finished last season's Archer. Should have started recording this season's because now it will take forever to get the first 9 episodes. Oh well...at least we caught up on Doctor Who!
Holy crap, the season 3 close on Person of Interest was awesome!
I am up to ep 16 of Lost, season 1.
I do realise, given the various opinions I've heard expressed by people who stayed the course first time out, that I may end up hating it... but right now I am enjoying it.
I'd forgotten how brilliant that first season was. How original. And, I find it works well as binge tv - the timescale of their stay on the island feels more in keeping with the speed the story unfolds.
It's also, as ever, a slightly odd experience, watching something I watched 11 years ago. Like a kind of time travel. Every so often I find myself accessing how I was feeling and the atmosphere of my life whilst i was watching the first time around.
[eta] in my defence - on weekdays I am interspersing episodes of Lost with chunks of work. Over the weekend, however, I basically took up residence on the island.
The musical comedy duo Garfunkel & Oates have a show on IFC, apparently, and season 1 just showed up for streaming. It's pretty funny stuff.
I have been indulging my love of Asian Martial arts movies. Mostly Chinese, but I've hit some Korean and Japanese ones as well. Favorites have bee Ip Man (1, 2, and The Final Fight), The Divine Move (Korean), Flying Swords at Dragon Gate, Tai Chi Zero and Tai Chi Hero, Dragon, and Journey to the West. This is a small sample. I've probably watched 30 or so in the last couple of months.
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Hmm... I think I have a solo movie night coming up.
Hmm... I think I have a solo movie night coming up.
Bow-chikka-bow-wow!!
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Try this one wolf, Griff:
Bunraku.
Bow-chikka-bow-wow!!
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That made me giggle.
funny boy dat gravdigr :)
Don't pay her no 'tention...She just smoked something marvelous.[/jelly]
Just finished Community. Cool. Cool cool cool.
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I am currently revisiting my tweens with the new seasons of who's line is it anyway.
Just finished Community. Cool. Cool cool cool.
Honestly that was such a good ending I almost don't want another season... Almost.
Did a bit of a sci fi marathon... From worst to best:
Jupiter ascending: Lame story with boring characters, but nice visuals.
Ex Machina: It was fine, interesting but not well paced.
Chappie: LOVED IT. The premise seems simple, but it oversteps it by quite a bit, and it's so well done. A fantastic movie all around IMO (Although the amount of homage to Short Circuit might require suspension of disbelief... At the fact it's not a short circuit remake...). Can't wait to see Neill Blomkamp's take on an Alien movie, the man is brilliant.
To make up for the trauma of the Game of Thrones finale, I am watching The Great Escape.
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Just watched all six episodes of "Catastrophe," new sorta-Brit sorta-American comedy only available on Amazon streaming for now. Hilarious and highly recommended.
Did a bit of a sci fi marathon... From worst to best:
Jupiter ascending: Lame story with boring characters, but nice visuals.
Ex Machina: It was fine, interesting but not well paced.
Chappie: LOVED IT. The premise seems simple, but it oversteps it by quite a bit, and it's so well done. A fantastic movie all around IMO (Although the amount of homage to Short Circuit might require suspension of disbelief... At the fact it's not a short circuit remake...). Can't wait to see Neill Blomkamp's take on an Alien movie, the man is brilliant.
I loved District 9, was a bit underwhelmed with Elysium. I think I wrote about it elsewhere. I'm looking forward to more od his work though based on District 9.
I loved District 9, was a bit underwhelmed with Elysium. I think I wrote about it elsewhere. I'm looking forward to more od his work though based on District 9.
I more or less feel the same. Though I feel Elysium was a decent sci-fi action flick and it's a pretty good viewing experience if you are willing to take it for what it is rather then curve it out of the expectations that might come with the words "From the maker of District 9".
BTW, he is current working on the new Alien movie... I think the reaction to that will be interesting, because that franchise as a whole is often revered as a masterful piece of art with very little in the way of political or philosophical statements (At least not beyond "
Corporations are evil"), but more so for it's psychology, aesthetics & executions. I think this might give him an opportunity to bring forth his strengths in those areas, in a work where politicizing the franchise would probably do more harm then good.
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.
I more or less feel the same. Though I feel Elysium was a decent sci-fi action flick and it's a pretty good viewing experience if you are willing to take it for what it is rather then curve it out of the expectations that might come with the words "From the maker of District 9".
BTW, he is current working on the new Alien movie... I think the reaction to that will be interesting, because that franchise as a whole is often revered as a masterful piece of art with very little in the way of political or philosophical statements (At least not beyond "Corporations are evil"), but more so for it's psychology, aesthetics & executions. I think this might give him an opportunity to bring forth his strengths in those areas, in a work where politicizing the franchise would probably do more harm then good.
I'm looking forward to it with reserved enthusiasm in case it is horrible. It creates a dialectic between my respect for him and my general feeling taht re-makes are the resort of the unimaginative. As you allude to, what else can be added to the conversation?
I recently re-watched "The Day the Earth Stood Still" with the inch as the first part of the double feature re-release/re-make of the same. About 45 minutes into the re-make we had to stop for some reason. Up to that point I felt the plot holes created by trying to update the film in light of modern technology were distracting. Eventually, I got to the reveal of the updated message. The first film was a warning about the dangers of unchecked aggression in the new nuclear age and the update was about the dangers of unchecked climate destruction in the new ozone-free CO2 enriched age.
Plus, Keanu Reeves is somewhat one dimensional, and while that may be an advantage when playing an extra-terrestrial, it didn't really work for me.
Wait it's a reboot? I thought it's supposed to be Alien 2.5, Or the new Alien 3 with Alien 3 & 4 becoming 4 & 5... Or Alien 5 with Prometheus 1 & 2 becoming Alien 1 & 2? Or just Alien 5 after Alien 4 but styled like Aliens 2? Or a midboot continuing a new timeline from after Aliens 2? Or a new ending For Ripley's part in the franchise replacing Aliens 3? And where is it in the predator time line? And will leviathan now be part of the franchise? And why did prometheus need to introduce faster then light travel? Wasn't the whole point of cryosleep an alternative to FTL?And why did they still have cryochambers when they were in FTL and didn't experience time at all? And who the fuck hired Keanu Reeves to play in the new aliens movie? Or was that just a separate segment about the earth stood still?
I assumed a reboot, my default response is "Oh fuck, why?"
Keanu is a tangent
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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Oh shit y'all, "Halt and Catch Fire." Watched all of season one over the course of three days. So good.
Sense8. 2 episodes in, it's the kind of weird that I like
Wayward Pines. Modern "The Prisoner"? 3 episodes in.
My youngest niece was raving Sense8
also - Humans.
I recently re-watched "The Day the Earth Stood Still" with the inch as the first part of the double feature re-release/re-make of the same.
Popdigr watched it (the original) last night,
for the first time.Wayward Pines.
Jumped the shark at episode 5.
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.
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.
Orphan Black season 3
I love the new character, the scorpion.
spoiler below!!!
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I was sorry to see it go when Helena ate it.[/COLOR]
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.
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.
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.
I watched episode 1 of the old tv series
"Movin On" (on Hulu, btw) with Claude Akins yesterday. Good stuff. Ep. 1 had one of my favorite bit-part actors,
Michael Pollard.
"Seeking a Friend for the End of the World."
Steve Carell, Keira Knightly, and like a dozen awesome B-list comedians. Freaking hiliarious, and a little touching at the end. Even if there was one gigantic plot hole I could not in good conscience overlook, it was still worth it.
I caught up on Maron recently...really enjoyed it. I wasn't the biggest fan when I first heard him on Comedy Central Radio, but he's grown on me.
I like his WTF podcast. Great conversations with interesting people.
I just watched the first two episodes of Impastor. It's popped up on the current shows list on the front page of my favourite streaming site a few times now. I'd googled it and it looked mildly interesting, but it hadn't clicked with me until tonight who the lead actor is - Lex Luther off've Smallville. I loved that guy, he was awesome. So I figured I'd give it a go.
It's pretty damn cool. Very funny.
Yesterday I watched the first episode of Sense8. I was a bit dubious about it, when I read the premise when it was first being talked about, and when I saw the promos, though I was also intrigued. I've been through the Lost experience since then, so the presence of Naveen Andrews became more of a pull for me.
As pilots go it was pretty impressive. It was a little difficult to follow in places, but I didn't really mind that - it gave enough context to get a hook on the story and characters and keep me interested. Unlike a lot of pilots I found myself quite quickly invested in a number of the characters. and whilst some of the mood sequences were a little overlong, I thought they did a lot of really interesting stuff in terms of visual tone. I liked the way the narrative jumped between the main characters, and how they were visually and thematically linked - really got a sense that we were moving between them in an organic fashion that, presumably, mirrors the way these people are mentally linked.
Some nicely brave choices too. A scene in which two young women shag, with Freema Agyemon wearing a strap on? That ain't something you see every day. The fact that it didn't seem gratuitous or uncouth is interesting - it was treated like any other love scene on a show. We later find out (in a really nice and low key way) that Agyemon's girlfriend is a transwoman.
What I love about this couple is that whilst them being a lesbian and transwoman is obviously a part pf who they are - a big part, as they are activists and very into the Pride scene - it's not what the show is focused on. The show is focused on the relationship between them as two people in love. It isn't treated any differently to any other love-match you might see on tv. And both are recognisable, engaging and relatable characters in a relationship that feels real and organic.
I really like the cop too. Though his storyline included some of the clumsier attempts at social commentary (or maybe clumsy is the wrong word - I liked what they were saying, but there was a bit of a sense of being clubbed over the head with it). Couldn't figure out where I'd seen him before but knew I'd seen him in something I liked. Was thinking maybe BSG? I could see him in a uniform of some sort - gave up in defeat and googled him : Stargate Universe! I remember now.
And really, really liked the Indian girl. The scene where she goes to the temple to make offerings was so well played.
So - yeah - I wasn't really expecting anything all that great with this show - but the pilot really impressed me.
It isn't treated any differently to any other love-match you might see on tv. And both are recognisable, engaging and relatable characters in a relationship that feels real and organic.
Not sure if you caught this in the credits, but the showrunners are the Wachowskis, one of whom is transgender.
We enjoyed the series, and are eagerly awaiting season 2, but I have to admit that the Freema Agyemon character quickly became our least favorite. It's not her fault, the writers give her lots of cutesy/dingbat lines. Nothing interesting happens with her, she just keeps tagging along in her girlfriend's story.
The German thief and the Mexican soap opera star got the best storylines in the season overall, IMHO.
I am bingewatching Person of Interest. I find Jim Caviezel very interesting.
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Ah man - that is the way to watch POI. Possibly my favourite current show.
@ Clod: yeah, I noticed that it was the Wachowskis. I'd forgotten about Lana W.
I'm enjoying the Mexican soap opera storyline. I'm also really liking the Korean kickboxing business woman.
The cop too I find engaging.
Freema's character took a back seat in the ep I just watched. She only appeared in a flashback to her saying she'll burn the hospital down.
The actor playing her girlfriend is awesome. She totally sells the creeping horror of being confined in that room - wondering if she really is losing her mind.
Started re-watching "NCIS" on Netflix.
I re-started with Season 1, episode 1.
Kinda fun looking back.
I never tried NCIS. Used to really like the CSI shows before they'd cycled through every possible crime story. I might give NCIS a go sometime.
On my streaming *cough* service this evening, I watched Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, from last night. Awesome episode. Really quite moving. Funny, but moving and a little anger inducing.
That's usually the case for John Oliver.
Last night I watched the second episode of DC's Legends of Tomorrow. The first episode(first part of a two episode pilot), which I watched last week left me a bit cold. I was not overly eager to continue with it. But then I figured I should at least watch the full opening story to get a sense of the show.
Second part was more watchable. A couple of the characters became a lot more relatable. I still find it hard to care about most of them though. Hawkman and Hawkgirl - jesus they were annoying as hell in Arrow, and they're annoying as hell in this. Hawkman in particular is thoroughly unlikable. They have zero chemistry. They're supposed to be ancient lovers caught in a cycle of reincarnation, ever drawn back to each other, fated to find each other and then die each time, killed by the same man that killed them the first time,and who became immortal in the process. All three of these characters are complete wank. Which is unfortunate, given that the guy who kills them is the big bad of the whole show. But back to the total lack of chemistry between Mr and Ms Hawk.: zero, nada, not a single spark. And he is so wooden. I think he only has the one facial expression or tone of voice. A kind of one situation fits all approach to acting. Not sure if he thinks this is coming across as stoic.
Spoiler below:
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I think it's pretty poor fayre, though I might watch one or two more to see how it looks when it finds its groove. I'd like it to get good, because I like Arthur Darvill. But I have my doubts.
"Hell On Wheels", "Broadchurch", "Breaking Bad"
I noticed Netflix had that. I've seen the first few episodes. It's a little vanilla, but, it may build some momentum with more episodes.
I found it hilarious that Mike is/was a parking lot attendant.
It's pretty good 6 episodes in. Mike's back story is played out now, and we see the beginning of his connection to Saul.... Who is still Jimmy at this point... I never connected Saul Goodman with S'all good, man. Until they showed his past scamming scene.
Just watched the first episode of War and Peace. Really good stuff. I've never read the book. I wasn't particularly drawn to the tv adaptation, because I generally don;t much go in for period dramas - but Jan reminded me that it's a different angle on a conflict I am used to seeing from a british, or French perspective. So, I was only really watching for the Russian POV on the Napoleonic Wars - but it grabbed me straight away. Well cast, great acting, nippy dialogue and a nice deft touch to the direction.
The battle scenes are sparingly used, but my did they do a good job. Very impressive.
I got to the end of the first episode and was instantly tempted to go straight into the second episode. That's as good a sign for a show as I know.
.... aaand I'm current on that one. Shit. Only one season, 9 episodes in the bank there. Good news is that season 2 starts Monday. So next week is a big week. Sunday the 14th, The Walking Dead, Monday, it's Better Call Saul, and Thursday, Vikings!
I'm about to start Sons of Anarchy now.
Just started Parks and Recreation
I'm jealous of you, foot. Season one takes a bit of time to find its footing, as is true of most shows, but my god does it get good after that.
You just like Chris Pratt.
I'm jealous of you, foot. Season one takes a bit of time to find its footing, as is true of most shows, but my god does it get good after that.
Did season one only have 6 episodes?
Anyway, I plowed through season 2
There are some hilarious parts and the cast is great. Amy Poehler is so funny. I just watched Sisters and laughed my ass off and wanted to see more of Amy so I got Parks and Rec. It is funny that Megan Mulally, who is Nick Offerman's wife and played his wife, looks so much like Tina Fey. I thought it was her but her face was a little bit saggy and I just figured that Tina Fey had had a face lift since then,
I'm hoping it will keep me occupied until Dr. Who and Vikings, and GOT come out.
You just like Chris Pratt.
Not until he got himself all buff, somewhere around season 5 (whatever summer it was that
Guardians of the Galaxy was filming.) Season 1 Chris Pratt is super doofy.
I just watched the first episode of The Man on [strike]Drumpf[/strike] High Castle. This looks to be holy shit level good. Here's hoping.
I am currently gorging on the new series of Daredevil. Oh, how I love this show. Charlie Cox is excellent. And Jon Bernthal was a great casting choice for the Punisher.
Just finished Season One of "Better Call Saul".
I'm finding that I really like Jonathan Banks as "Mike". Never cared for him much in any other role.
I have unwatched episodes of Louie, Halt and Catch Fire, Flaked, Walking Dead, New Girl, Jane the Virgin, Better Call Saul, Narcos, Cuckoo, House of Cards, About a Boy, and Orphan Black. And those are just the ones I'm excited about. I'll never catch up.
Gotta watch this week's iZombie on Hulu; for some reason my DVR failed me.
Just watched Groundhog Day with the kids. They had never seen it before. It's a little sappy with the love story in there, but otherwise a pretty good one.
It's one of our favorites here. We talk about time and reincarnation and try to imagine how many tens or hundreds of thousands of times he repeated that day to not only learn piano and become familiar with all the minutia of the town but to evolve emotionally as a person.
Technically already mentioned it in my list of shows a few days ago, but it's deserving of another mention. "Flaked" with Will Arnett is very, very, very good. I've watched the whole first season twice now. Do not go in expecting his typical character-actor silliness. It's a slow burn that is well worth the payoff.
I just googled 'Flaked' - Kirstie Alley is in it? I havent seen her in anything for ages. Might give it a go, looks good.
I watched Chris Hardwick's comedy central special night before last - and again today. Best standup I've seen in ages. I laughed out loud. I highly recommend it to dwellars. Very funny.
I can only find a little clip, which is in no way the best of it. Seriously, do yourself a favour - it's brilliant.
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Kirstie Alley is only in one episode, admittedly. But she's very entertaining.
Recently watched the BBC series
"River". It's a six parter dealing with (Swedish transplant) London police Detective Inspector John River, whose (female) partner has just been murdered. He sees her and talks to her, and she talks to him, even though she's quite dead. He sees dead people.
It starts pretty slowly, painfully so at times, and I almost didn't watch any more after the first episode, but, it grew on me. Quickly. At the end of the sixth and final episode, it was over
way too soon.
Starring Stellan Skarsgård and Nicola Walker.
8 out of 10
Maria Bamford's new series "Lady Dynamite."
It's a bit absurdist, and absolutely fucking hiliarious. Mr. Clod and I are both cackling through every episode--yet if I were to try to describe any of the jokes here, they wouldn't sound funny at all. But they are, they are. You just have to watch it. Trust me.
Just finished a three hour documentary on one of my favorite bands, "The History of The Eagles".
Positively loved it.
From how they named the band (it involves peyote buttons), to how the songs were titled/written/conceived. Just a great, great documentary.
My favorite quote:
So, I'm riding shotgun with a drug dealer in a Corvette, on our way to a poker game...
~Glen Frey
On Netflix.
I'll watch it this coming winter, it's too nice to sit inside.
Might not still be there.
It has a sunny day beat to hell anyway.
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I just started watching "Nurse Jackie", on Netflix.
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ut oh Grav.......buckle in.
Netflix originals
Last weekend - Stranger Things
This weekend - Marcella
New MST3K will be on Netflix, it was announced.
Luther.
It's fun, but a bit over the top.
Which series you on glatt?
second season. with the guy with the mask.
I mean, how the hell did he get in the backseat of the car? There is no way that someone would sneak into my car when I'm sitting in the front seat. I'd hear the door open. Feel the breeze. I'd feel the car move when they put their weight in it. I'd hear the car door close.
It's entertaining, but cmon.
And there is no way a VW bus with 15 people in it is going to drive that fast and bounce over rough roads like that.
New MST3K will be on Netflix, it was announced.
Fuck yeah!
second season. with the guy with the mask.
I mean, how the hell did he get in the backseat of the car? There is no way that someone would sneak into my car when I'm sitting in the front seat. I'd hear the door open. Feel the breeze. I'd feel the car move when they put their weight in it. I'd hear the car door close.
It's entertaining, but cmon.
And there is no way a VW bus with 15 people in it is going to drive that fast and bounce over rough roads like that.
Ya I kind of fell off a little with the second season. First season was brilliant.
I am so far behind on my viewing...going to lose a ton of shit in our current DVR when we move. STILL haven't watched last season's Doctor Who in full.
:D
Might not still be there.
It has a sunny day beat to hell anyway.
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I just started watching "Nurse Jackie", on Netflix.
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Arguably one of the best series ever. Funny, real...and Edie Falco. Plus I love the other actors. Seriously grav, stick with this one. IMHO, it never sells out, not even at the very last episode. I've watched it through twice.
So many series start out good, then fizzle. Or start out 'meh' then fizzle. That annoys me. The market is SO saturated and, they're not all good. I've tried so many that just don't 'take' with me. Nurse Jackie is up there, for me, with Six Feet Under, the Wire, Breaking Bad, Oz, and The Sopranos. There are a lot of other series I've liked, but those are the tops, to me.
And, Edie Falco. (did I repeat that out loud twice?)
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
This show was 100% made for me. It's a musical! With twisted dark humor! And it's kind of a romantic comedy but mostly it's a farce but the characters have legitimate mental problems that they don't shy away from.
Infi, you would LOVE it. LJ, you probably would. Glatt's 50/50, I can't decide if the music would be too much or not. Everyone else, I dunno. It's pretty earnest, which is a turnoff for many.
Binged four or five episodes (Nurse Jackie) early this morning. Just started season 3. My favorite character besides Jackie, is 'Zoey'. I love the actress that plays her, and I love the character, this is the only thing I've seen her in. I like 'Thor' a lot, too. Even the hospital administrator, Mrs. Akalitus, is growing on me.
Everyone in this thing, I like.
Except Jackie's husband. Never liked that guy in anything I've seen him in. I think it's his eyes. I wouldn't trust that guy (the actor, nor the character) any farther than I could throw a truck.
But, yeah, Nurse Jackie...:jig:
Trading very precious sleep time for Stranger Things.
Thanks. Netflix.
Trading very precious sleep time for Stranger Things.
Thanks. Netflix.
Worth it
Just about done with the original CSI and up to about season 15 of South Park. After that, going back to DVD a while because I have the first 5 seasons of Game of Thrones to occupy me until Dr. Strange and Godzilla Resurgence hit US theaters in the fall.
I ran through all of South Park while I was unemployed last year. I never ceased to be amazed with the creativity of Parker and Stone.
I finished season 3 of Todd Margaret last night, then I watched Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru. If you watched the first 2 seasons of Todd Margaret, the 3rd one will throw you for a loop, but it's good. The Tony Robbins doc...very interesting. I was familiar with him and his work, but not very deeply. He seems to be very good at what he does.
I just finished Nurse Jackie on Netflix.
Worst series finale [SIZE="5"]EVER[/SIZE].
Hated, hated the way this show ended. Hated it.
It actually pissed me off.
:bitching:
The Wilfred finale did that to me. It wasn't just a letdown; I was furious for days.
Twil and I have just completed The Leftovers.
Thank god. What an ordeal. She loved it, I endured it . I kept waiting for it to coalesce into some recognizable narrative arc that included the initial premise, but no .
The acting and production values are excellent, but the story just never gelled for me.
Also just finished The Night Of, also on HBO. This one was excellent however. Recommended.
Made the mistake of watching "Ellen" a film from England.
Fucked up. 0/10 would not recommend.
We are about to watch Galavant on Netflix. I missed a lot of them due to getting high, so now I'm gonna get high and binge watch them. I'm especially looking forward to Weird Al.
*Totally* worth it!
And getting high is probably fun too.
We are about to watch Galavant on Netflix. I missed a lot of them due to getting high, so now I'm gonna get high and binge watch them. I'm especially looking forward to Weird Al.
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NSFW, because, Afroman.
Let's see...we've watched CSI...Vegas, Miami, and New York. We've actually been through Miami 3 times between our 2 apartments. Law & Order the same--original, SVU, and Criminal Intent. Currently I'm gnawing my way through the early seasons of Supernatural, and I'm planning to start Merlin soon as someone I like is a huge fan and I want to see if their taste in TV is anything like mine. Pretty soon we'll also be going back through the first 6 seasons of Game of Thrones to keep us amused until season 7 actually happens.
Currently I'm gnawing my way through the early seasons of Supernatural,
Oh wow, you've never seen Supernatural?! You are absolutely going to become a fangirl over it, trust me. You fit the profile to a T (and I don't mean that in a negative way, I just get a huge amount of fun trying to figure out how personality patterns translate into TV/movie preferences, and believe me... you, personally,
will become completely addicted to this show. I'm going to say around season 4.)
Recently finished The Get Down.
O. M. G.
Baz Lurhman of Moulin Rouge fame has left his mark on this musicgasm. Season two is something to look forward to, while I re watch season one.
Do you like hip hop? R&B? NYC? Watch this.
Oh wow, you've never seen Supernatural?! You are absolutely going to become a fangirl over it, trust me. You fit the profile to a T (and I don't mean that in a negative way, I just get a huge amount of fun trying to figure out how personality patterns translate into TV/movie preferences, and believe me... you, personally, will become completely addicted to this show. I'm going to say around season 4.)
You know me pretty well, how susceptible am I to the guiles of Supernatural?
You'd like it enough to watch all of it with TWIL, but you wouldn't binge it by yourself.
I watched the first two eps of that and it didn't really catch me. I didn't particularly take to the two brothers. But I think I should probably give it more of a go. God knows enough of the shows I've adored over the years have had a rocky beginning.
I probably should have given it a go during the tv lean season instead of fannying about with online surveys during my downtime....*
* so I did a bunch of surveys for about 6 weeks,and earned almost enough Amazon vouchers to buy mum a kindle. I had to put £10 towards and spent another £13 on a charger plug.
£59 of vouchers, and all I had to do was whore out my personal data to the entire interwebz and spend hours and hours a week answering questions about toiletry brands or my attitude to travel and so forth.
I did that for a year and made a grand total of $45.00.
Finally watching Jessica Jones. Excellent show.
Just watched Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game. Goddamn he is good. Made me cry, obviously, because it's such an incredibly tragic story.
I can't deal with James Spader. There's something about him that gives me serious shudders.
that's the point, isn't it? I have no idea who he is/what he's done prior to this. it's a slight departure for me, but has grabbed my attention for when I'm waiting for other shit to happen/ chilling finishing my beer before bed
I don't clearly remember the movie Sex Lies and Videotape, but I remember that he was in it and his character completely gave me the heebs. He really creeped me out in a repulsive sort of way.
I should probably watch it again just to examine what sore spot he was poking in me, and see if there is something about me... actually, yeah No. It's Spader. He's creepy.
You people are speaking ill of one of the finest actors of our generation...!
His character's deep awkwardness in SL&V was supposed to creep you out, that's why it did. That was a brilliant portrayal of a broken person...
Spader is one of my favorite actors. It's a little odd, because I couldn't stand him before Boston Legal. I absolutely loved his character in Boston Legal. Blacklist [strike]is[/strike] was pretty good, I haven't seen it in a couple seasons, though.
He plays awkward very well. Re: Stargate (the movie).
Precisely the example I was going to use, Grav--why did he skeeve me out in Stargate as well? That character is supposed to be adorkable, and the movie as a whole is great, but somehow he bugged me even back then.
I can't deal with James Spader. There's something about him that gives me serious shudders.
He is not too bright either. He could have been on the Stargate series, but held out for too much money. By the way I have watched all the episodes 2-3 times.
tarheel
Clod, you may not want to watch
Secretary, with Spader and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Then again, ya might.;)
Here's
the trailer. It's quirky.
It's delightful. I own two copies. A delightful display of the power of consent.
Interestingly, the video that plays after the trailer (thanks for the link, Gravdigr) is the whole movie!
I could watch this all day
Depending on mood:
Supernatural (late in Season 5)
Forensic Files
Unusual Suspects
Anything new on Smithsonian Earth--2nd best $4 a month we spend on entertainment (commercial-free Hulu is the best $4 a month!)
New shows we vulture around Hulu for new episodes of:
South Park
The Goldbergs
Archer (still waiting for another season with fingers crossed)
We were watching the new Muppets until it straight up vanished :(.
American Horror Story
Once it's released we'll also be gathering around dinner to watch Game of Thrones. We have the first 5 seasons on DVD.
It seems that I just don't have a lot of time to sit down and watch stuff on Netflix.
I finally got through Stranger Things a few days ago. Loved it. They did a really good job with that one.
There was one point though when a teenage girl decides to crawl into a small slime filled hole in a tree. That seemed unrealistic.
I recently finished up "Planet Earth: The Complete Collection" (Netflix). I liked how the series was divided, the 11 episode titles are:
From Pole To Pole
Mountains
Fresh Water
Caves
Deserts
Ice Worlds
Great Plains
Jungles
The Shallow Seas
Seasonal Forests
Ocean Deep
All were very interesting,but, I think "Caves" was my favorite. They touched on a fish that lives only in caves. Not only that, but, it only lives in waterfalls, waterfalls found in caves. And even more wtf, is that this fish does not live in the pool at the bottom of the waterfall inside a cave, nor does it live above the falls. It lives in the free-fall zone of the waterfall-inside-a-cave, gripping rocks, and climbing, with specialized fins. I want to say it's called a cave angelfish, but, I'm not sure that's correct.
I've also watched some of The Ranch (Netflix, and a Netflix Original, as well). It reunites Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson from That 70s Show, and also stars Sam Elliott, Debra Winger, and Elisha Cuthbert.
Having all those stars, you'd think it wouldn't have any choice but to be good. It's awful. It's so bad, it's good. It's either not rehearsed at all, or it's the most over-rehearsed show in history.
Oh, and ladies, ya get to see Sam Elliott in his tidy-whiteys in the second episode. You are welcome.
Just finished bingeing The OA. Very good
likewise, though, it BEGS for season two. like this was... half a season
Season 2 of Fargo and season one of Daredevil. Both excellent.
[QUOTE=Gravdigr;973965]I recently finished up "Planet Earth: The Complete Collection" (Netflix).
I think the BBC is currently filming and/or airing either Planet Earth 2 or Life 2. I have Life and love it love it love it.
I'm gonna cry forever when David Attenborough dies.
We've managed to crawl to about mid-Season 7 of Supernatural, and I've seen the first I think 4 eps of Stranger Things which I am enjoying because the kids are just kids, not annoying plot points. Neighbor and I are also binging on Forensic Files...it's like potato chips for the science-loving parts of our brains! 13+ seasons of 23-minute case histories--some of which are VERY familiar because neighbor and I have watched ALL of CSI Vegas, Miami, and New York, 7 seasons of Bones, All of Law & Order original, SVU, and CI, and most of the original NCIS.
On an unrelated note, coupla years back I was watching a favorite awful creature feature from the 70s (or very very early 80s) called Frogs. The photographer in the canoe looked SO familiar...bout drove me crazy until it hit me..."Wait, why is that brown-haired fella wearing Sam Elliott's eyebrows???" Cuz it's 30-year-old-ish Sam Elliott, who I actually did not recognize without silver hair! He never gets stripped down that I can think of offhand in that one, but I think he falls in the river a couple times.
My sweetie and I have been lurking on Hulu for South Park, The Goldbergs, and Scream Queens, and on YouTube for WatchMojo, CinemaSins, and How It Should Have Ended.
"Frogs"...seen it. Great old creature feature.
Gravdigr, we have a special fondness in our twisted little hearts for creature features :D. We own movies we thought no one had ever heard of! Someone in a chat once tried (and admittedly, it was a helluva good try) to impress me by telling me his girlfriend's favorite creature feature was 'Black Sheep'. Unfortunately he flunked the midterm because he'd never even heard of 'Food of the Gods' (which I will never watch again--too much illegal animal snuff) or 'Night of the Lepus'. Many movie fans identify 'Troll 2' as the worst creature feature ever made.
We own it. And the first one! Most horror fans we've talked to didn't know there really WAS a first one. I have most of the snake features, up to and including 'Snakes on a Train'. The only one I'll never own is 'Stanley'--once again, too much animal snuff although it was made RIGHT before the Humane Society started supervising animal actors of any kind.
As for recent obscure stuff, I did kind of like 'Europa Report'. Also 'Apollo 18'. Mostly, for creature features, these days we watch lots of Godzilla and my neighbor's about to launch a major "Find me Ray Harryhausen movies!" campaign.
We are watching Shameless on Netflix.
'Night of the Lepus', 'Europa Report', 'Apollo 18'...
Seen 'em. My buddy picks some of the worst movies.
I liked the tag line for 'Apollo 18'..."Why we never went back."
Or something.
Just finished season one of Happy Valley. Ain't nobody in that valley happy. Bunch of miserable people
I loved that program. She reminds me of John McClane, a durable badass.
Started Luke Cage. So far so good.
Watched "The End of the Tour" about David Foster Wallace, with Jason Segel and Jesse Eisenberg. Really excellent.
working my way through the big fat quiz of the year 2016
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
That's a funny show. Silly but not as self-congratulatory as 30 Rock.
Jusr watched the first ep of The OA.
awesome.
Also discovered there are more than 2 seasons of Episodes. I'm disappointed Daisy Haggard's character is so one dimensional, it's a waste of her talents. Also the Mangan/Grieg sexual insecurity thing is getting threadbare, hoping things move forward.
I've heard good things about Luke Cage, but he's gonna have to get in line. My "I finally spent my birthday & Christmas gift cards" movie order showed up yesterday :D. Age of Ultron, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ant-Man...and Big Trouble, a movie that manages to be almost as funny as the book despite starring Tim Allen. Of course, it also has Dennis Farina, Patrick Warburton, Heavy D, and Janeane (sp? It's 7:15 and I haven't been sleeping well, too lazy to look it up) Garofolo. That one's been on our "and we don't own this movie WHY?" list for a very long time :D.
Jusr watched the first ep of The OA.
Heh.
Tried to watch that w/Momdigr. Everything was cool right up til they showed a couple fucking like two caged bitch minks in heat.:eek:
That was a little awkward.
good to know. I'll wait until the kids are in their rooms.
Like the opening scene of Betty Blue.
Awkward first date.
It's like 20 minutes - half an hour into episode one. Haven't gotten back to it yet.
Yeah, that was about it, so far. Seemed gratuitous.
It's the fulcrum of a plot twist... Roll with it.
Watched the Sense8 holiday special It had a lot of fluff. It was 2 hours, but should have been 1 1/2
Just finished the latest season of Halt and Catch Fire. Holy shit this show is so fucking good.
It's about the whole arc of computer technology from 1980 to... the present day I guess, eventually. They've made it to 1990 so far. The period-piece aspects of it are solid, but not overdone. The tech is accurate. But like all good shows, it's really about the relationships, y'know.
Dana, you in particular would adore it.
Judah said the same thing. I clearly have to watch this show.
Good show.
I've been watching Iron Fist. Still good, but not quite as impressive so far as the rest of Netflix's Marvel shows.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt was pretty funny.
New season of Archer has been good too. I like the longer plot arcs.
Big Little Lies
The season finale is tonight on HBO. It's not pleasant to watch. The writing is as good as I have ever seen on television. Excruciatingly real, the tension is breathtaking. I don't like it but Twil and I are *transfixed*.
If you watch it and you don't like it, I'll give you your money back.
finished up Letterkenny. The inch says Trial and Error is good. "Like Parks and Rec, but in a courtroom."
Any notes on that?
What are you watching?
Frasier, from the beginning, on Netflix.
finished up Letterkenny. The inch says Trial and Error is good. "Like Parks and Rec, but in a courtroom."
Any notes on that?
Trial and error is pretty fucking funny. The casting is perfect, they've got great comic instincts. Shot in a documentary style, around the murder of the wife of a kooky poet played by John Lithgow. Steven Boyer is hilarious as the dim-witted assistant investigator, a former cop who was filmed on dash cam shooting his patrol car full of holes as it rolls away from him during a traffic stop because he forgot to put on the brake.
The editing of the trailer destroys the perfect comic timing that is one of the great things about the show. The trailer makes it seem hyper.
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Louis C.K. 2017. This was brilliant, Carlin level society dissection.
Peter Kaye's Car Share
Mum's been raving that series. I really must watch it sometime.
Louis C.K. 2017. This was brilliant, Carlin level society dissection.
On my list. I'm happy to hear it's good, Louis C.K. is kinda hit and miss for me, but, I like of a lot of his stuff.
Just started Big Little Lies. I was reluctant, even though everyone said it was so good... but it really is SO good.
Big Little Lies
The season finale is tonight on HBO. It's not pleasant to watch. The writing is as good as I have ever seen on television. Excruciatingly real, the tension is breathtaking. I don't like it but Twil and I are *transfixed*.
If you watch it and you don't like it, I'll give you your money back.
Just started Big Little Lies. I was reluctant, even though everyone said it was so good... but it really is SO good.
My offer stands.
Louis C.K. 2017. This was brilliant, Carlin level society dissection.
Halfway through it. Fair description.
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Finally started "Luke Cage". One episode in, I'm not sure I'm gonna like it. Does it get better? I have the feeling it was just a slow build up, but, I just don't know. I kinda like how the first episode ended.
Luke, having just stopped a bullet in his hand and stomped a couple of thugs, saying, to the fourth (?) thug: "
You want some?"
4th thug, who, along with Luke, and the other thugs, is a black gentleman (
and I'm just quoting): "Man, I don't even
like these niggas.", and leaves.
:lol2:
Hasan Minhaj's new standup special is fan-fucking-tastic. Highly, highly, highly recommend.
Dear White People is pretty good, a little stereotypical but at least they cover all the stereotypes.
Silicon Valley is still ballin'.
Westworld is okay, beautiful but we've seen every plot twist coming a mile away.
The Expanse is okay, less aesthetic than Westworld but with better political and character intrigue.
Animals is surprisingly engaging. Has the look of a raunchy adult cartoon and yet is weirdly heartfelt.
Neil Patrick Harris' A Series of Unfortunate Events is awesome. One of the few shows my kids like that I also like.
Oh, and Mr. Clod had me sit through one episode of Riverdale with him. That show is dead to me.
Danger 5. Season one was the perfect send up of 60s era spy shows. Season 2, I like a bit less. It takes place in the 80s and is also a perfect re-creation of the 80s shows like Miami Vice. I think part of the reason I dislike it it is that it is the 80s to a T. Too much coke, sexual violence and objectification of women at an all time high, heavy keyboard synth, and an atrocious color palette. In other words, they nailed the 80s.
I'm up to season 2 of Archer. It's hilarious. I now have a thing for black chicks, I never did before.
Rick and Morty was excellent.
I've been enjoying the new season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. I love the robots taking everyone's jobs.
I watched the first episode of Handmaid's Tale last night very good transition from the page... this gonna be some dark shit.
Louis CK's 2017 receives the full endorsement of Grav's Balls™.
Watched War Machine, a Netflix original starring Brad Pitt last night. An account of General Glen McMahon's tour in Afghanistan.
Worthy.
ALSO watched on Netflix, Skip Trace, a Jackie Chan movie (#guiltypleasure) with Johnny Knoxville. Mr Knoxville has always irritated me as an actor since his performance in Men In Black. Nothing personal, or professional, I just disliked his character in that movie and that kind of stuck with me as I watched his other performances. He's redeemed himself in this movie.
Jackie Chan is aging well. His acrobatic talent is undiminished though we don't see any bare-torso inverted situps in this one. He's often had a ... thread of travelogue in his movies, showing the specific details of a location and this movie is a perfect vehicle for this as he travels from Siberia through Mongolia to Hong Kong. I won't spoil it for you, but the scene with the Mongolian horse nomads is a delightful blend of documentary and comedy. Knoxville's character asks him at one point "Are you Wikipedia all the time?"
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Watched Memento with the kids on Sunday night. It mesmerized them, but having seen it before, I was noticing little irritants in the story. Things that made the movie work well, but that didn't seem so realistic when you piece the story back together into its correct order and think about character motivation based on what they knew at the time.
Now I need to find a fan produced version of the movie where they re-edit it back into the correct order. Such an animal has to exist on You-Tube. It would be super easy to make. And would probably be fairly short, compared to the run-time of the actual movie.
Or you could make one.;)
You could use that snazzy, new band saw.
Are we gonna paint/stain that saw, btw?
I vote for seafoam green, very industrial.
I've been rewatching Series 8 and 9 of Doctor Who (as well watching the current series 10) - I have reassessed series 8 and enjoyed it much more in the light of what came next than I did at the time.
But that's by the by and for the Doctor thread -
Since Capaldi obsession has hit I decided to go rewatch The Thick of It.
It stands up very well. I do think it's probably the best political satire in several decades. It feels as relevant to today's political scene as yesterday's.
Half a dozen or so episodes into Luke Cage. It's ok, but, I can't seem to get into it. It seems to fall flat just when you think 'Oh, this is about to get awesome!' But, then it doesn't.
I watched You before Me on Amazon last night. stayed up way past when I should. Schmaltzy but I needed an excuse to shed a few TBH. Life is a bit shit now.
Life is a bit shit now.
I'm sorry. :(
We're thinking about you guys, monster. I'm sorry for all the crap you've been handed.
oh sorry, I didn't mean to bring everyone down. but seeing as I have... apart from the ongoing health crap, one of Goalieboy's high school hockey teammates -who has also played on teams with Thunderboy- committed Suicide on Memorial Day Weekend. By jumping off an overpass near the school. The day I was at the ER dealing with my teen with depression. It's been tough. But we go on. And up. Because why not, right? Adapt and survive.
Tonight I hope to watch the inside of my eyelids for longer than 4 hours, so maybe I need to search Amazon for the dullest movie EVER! ;)
We had a suicide in our area recently as well. I had to make some calls on a client who brought it up and my nephew spent a few days keeping an eye on his friend's little brother who was close to the dead kid. So far it hasn't turned into a rash of attempts, but teens make you nervous.
[complete aside]
Hey Griff, I just wanted you to know that quote in your signature has really helped me get through some of the shit. :)
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I watched You before Me on Amazon last night. stayed up way past when I should. Schmaltzy but I needed an excuse to shed a few TBH. Life is a bit shit now.
We're thinking about you guys, monster. I'm sorry for all the crap you've been handed.
I've been thinking about you and yours too. My post is a little late, but I snapped this one on yesterday's commute home. Thinkin of you guyz.
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I failed with the dull movie and started Roadhouse. Ooops, (on Youtube, super-shitty quality but I don't care). Banana Lady arrives tomorrow. I took a break to vac the stairs and I really should go to bed...... But.... Roadhouse!
Well, is she?
[complete aside]
Hey Griff, I just wanted you to know that quote in your signature has really helped me get through some of the shit. :)
[/ok I 'm done, as you were, back to the watching things business.....]
Thanks, I find it comforting.
I'm still watching Handmaid's Tale. I'm not a binge watcher apparently. This show is very good and very disturbing.
Everyone is too noisy. Y'all have to be quiet while Judge Judy is on. I watch her from 3-4 on ch.3.2 then from 4-5 on ch. 3.1.
I also cook during the commercials. Today is a small chuck roast for three with taters, pole beans, crushed clove of garlic, celery seed, parsley, Cajun seasoning, fake salt and real pepper. My wife will say, what no rice?
Everyone is too noisy. Y'all have to be quiet while Judge Judy is on. I watch her from 3-4 on ch.3.2 then from 4-5 on ch. 3.1.
I also cook during the commercials. Today is a small chuck roast for three with taters, pole beans, crushed clove of garlic, celery seed, parsley, Cajun seasoning, fake salt and real pepper. My wife will say, what no rice?
My mum and I are both big fans!
did you read the book?
Yeah, damn creepy.
My mum and I are both big fans!
Wow she is over there too. Judge Judy gets around. I like that she has to figure out who is telling the truth. Body language has lot to do with it I'm sure.
Yep. I am totally addicted
stumbled upon I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore by Netflix - really awesome mixture of comedy, detective and i don't knoe what else. Everything! Enjoyed it immensely, and I really like Elijah Wood, I have to admit
Judge Judy - yeah, no.
You can do your job, any job, without being a complete and total goddamn bitch. I literally would not throw water on her if she was on fire, I would watch her burn.
Not too many people bring that out in me.
And I will feel that way until she brings me a Kawasaki Versys 650.
stumbled upon I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore by Netflix - really awesome mixture of comedy, detective and i don't knoe what else. Everything! Enjoyed it immensely, and I really like Elijah Wood, I have to admit
Kim Carnes should write a song about his eyes.
My Old Lady.
It was Ok, I made it to the end and -in my dotage- I've learned to quit. sometimes. ;)
...I returned two library books part-read this week!!!!! ...and I could have renewed them.
Go me.
You're far from dotage, just exhausted. :crone:
Both GLOW and The People vs. OJ Simpson have been excellent.
American Gods.
Wow. Awesome show.
American Gods.
Wow. Awesome show.
I must start that. Enjoying The Last Kingdom, I read the books. There is a really nice tension to it but Pete is in it for the smoking hot lead.
Yah, American Gods is neat. I love Ian McShane tho, I'd happily watch anything with him in it.
The best thing I have seen on Netflix in a while was VALLEY UPRISING. A documentary about climbing culture in Yosemite Valley over the last few decades. Extremely well done and entertaining.
I just started watching it for a minute and an hour later realizing it was bed time. Came back to finish it the next day.
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NetFlix has been Death Valley for me lately. Can't find anything I want to watch. Started Jessica Jones the other night, only to have Luke Cage show up and start boning the hell out of Jessica Jones just as Momdigr walked into the room, so, can't watch that unless she's not home.:neutral:
I'm re-watching Justified, one more season to go. I just adore Timothy Olyphant, so I will re-do Deadwood next. I enjoyed the Santa Clarita Diet because of him.
I'd like to try Justified, but, NetFlix tells me it's unavailable for streaming.
Vikings!!!
Awesome.
I have to grit my teeth a little every time they show the English - that aspect is fucking ridiculous - seriously, the Kingdom of Northumbria, and they've got posh southern accents and demeanor - their soldiers wear uniforms and have an 'officer class' who stay at the back while the men fight - so much wrongness. The saxons would have been much more like the Vikings in many ways - no uniforms, and the housecarls of the king would have been full on warriors, leading from the front, not standing back and strategising like a modern general. At this stage saxon kings were still ring-givers - very similar culturally to what we see of the vikings when they are in the company of the Earl.
Game of Thrones is a more realistic depiction of Northern England, and that's complete fantasy.
Anyhoo --- that nonsense aside, it is a fantastic show.Loving Ragnar - also really love Loki.
And the only English character so far who has anything about him, Athelstan - is great.
I'd like to try Justified, but, NetFlix tells me it's unavailable for streaming.
I watch it on Amazon.
Watch Maria Bamford's latest comedy special, she is awesome!
Grav, try GLOW on Netflix. You will like it, I promise.
Me, I just binged the first season of "The Good Place" on Hulu. It's a weird show. Great dialogue and comedic timing, weird-as-shit plot and aesthetics. I kind of didn't want to like it but also kept watching because it was undeniably funny. Like a cult classic that happens to be new, except that means the "it's bad because it's old" justification isn't actually there. It's good if you like absurdist stuff, or like a John Waters visual style.
I really liked "The Good Place". Looking forward to how they handle the second season.
Grav, try GLOW on Netflix. You will like it, I promise.
I'll look into it. Thanks.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
Paging DanaC... DanaC to the screening room please...
Is it good? I've been avoiding trying it in case it shits all over my memory of the books.
The best thing I have seen on Netflix in a while was VALLEY UPRISING. A documentary about climbing culture in Yosemite Valley over the last few decades. Extremely well done and entertaining.
I just started watching it for a minute and an hour later realizing it was bed time. Came back to finish it the next day.
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I get second degree agoraphobia just watching that trailer, so... maybe not.
Did you see this in the news? More insane people in that "legendary valley".
Man solo-free-climbs El Capitan. In under four hours.
Is it good? I've been avoiding trying it in case it shits all over my memory of the books.
It's been a long while since I read it, but I'm pretty sure the show is almost, but not quite, entirely unlike the book.
Which is probably better than being similar, but missing something major.
I never read the books, but Mr. Clod says it's basically the Dirk Gently character, with entirely new plot lines. Based on the books I have read, though, I would say that it has a pretty spot-on "Douglas Adams" flavor in general, however.
Watch Neal Brennan's latest comedy special, he is awesome!
OMG season 3 of Daredevil is the dog's bollocks.
I watched the entire thing across 4 nights.
Quite possibly the best superhero tv I've seen yet.
Worth watching for the amazing single take fight scene alone, but there're are so many good things.
|the key - the thing they got right in S1, got wrong in S2 and got right again in S3 is a compelling villain.
There were very few disposable characters in this season - most of them were given enough time to build and breathe and feel fully realised. that makes the whole thing matter so much more. You want Daredevil to win - but you also feel for the ones he is fighting and that makes for a very different experience to last season's ludicrous 'Hand; storyline
Just visually as well, it is beautiful to watch.
Finished
Rectify a couple weeks ago. Good, but lots of loose ends at the finale. I got the feeling they were canceled and had to wrap things up in a hurry.
Watched
Collateral (no, not the Tom Cruise flick, this is a British limited series). It fell flat for me.
Rewatching Ken Burns'
The West,:devil:, and Welles in
The Third Man.
Blazing Saddles is currently on the menu:devil:
Watched Ron White's new Netflix stand-up thing. Funneh in spots but, overall you won't miss much. He had a good bit about going to Vegas the same week as the sex toy convention, and the names of the manufacturers represented, none of which were real (Johnson & Johnson, Johnson's, Knob Cobblers), and a bit about the baby-duck-pussy-lip-tacos being served at the Beverly Hills hotel where he was staying. It was absolutely filthy, and he was very drunk, fucked up a couple of punchlines. It's called "
If You Stop Listening, I'll Shut Up", or something like that.
I was very disappointed by
Frontier.
Very disappointed.
Sarah Silverman's "I Love You America" and Hasan Minhaj's "Patriot Act" are both excellent.
I finally watched the first episode of Peaky Blinders last night. Holy crap!
I've put that off and put it off.
I just know I'm not gonna like it.
Might force m'self, re your review.
8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
binge-watching.
My favorite things ...Countdown and British Comedians
WHY DIDN'T I DISCOVER THIS EARLIER?
Finally caught up on Black Mirror. USS Callister was excellent, as everyone had been saying. I also really liked the Black Museum.
Still on countdown.... My face is hurting and I have cried tears
Have started The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, the first two episodes have been quite good, surprise factor maximum.
You will not be disappointed.
A-
Peaky Blinders - Kicking myself for not watching it sooner.
Happy Valley - Good enough.
Hinterland - Slow, but I really liked it. Good storylines.
Turn Up Charlie - No. Couldn't get into it.
Got Momdigr hooked on Designated Survivor.
Hap & Leonard - Good enough.
Also the new Dave Chappelle NetFlix stand up Sticks & Stones. Not quite as funny as some of his shows, but still very Chappelle. Still my favorite stand up comedian.
New season of GLOW, baby!
Looking forward to Dark Crystal. Hoping Carnival Row is good.
Just Binge watched "The Mist" S1 based on the Steven King short story on Netflix, last episode left us hanging and guess what, no series 2, TV network has dropped it.
How many things have I watched with no end, The Mist, Revolution, Flash Forward, the list goes on fetching networks have no balls to develop thins looking for instant ratings
Pete finished reading Good Omens so that's where we are. Not disappointed.
Looking forward to Dark Crystal.
Just out on NetFlix. I'll prolly give it a shot. I don't remember much about the original.
Just Binge watched "The Mist" S1 based on the Steven King short story on Netflix, last episode left us hanging and guess what, no series 2, TV network has dropped it.
I just went through this with
The Red Road. First season was pretty
meh. The second season was much better. The Sundance Channel canceled it
after S2, so, like
The Mist, no ending or wrap up. And that last episode...
total cliffhanger!
I read that
The Red Road was The Sundance Channel's second scripted show, the first being
Rectify, which I thought was really good.
TRR was getting pretty good, too.
Shame.
Dark Crystal is amazing so far.
I always get that one confused with Willow.
Dark Crystal is amazing so far.
Tried it this morning. I'm about 45 years too old for it.
YMMV, but I suspect if you continue, you'll be surprised. It gets quite dark. It has plenty of muppety moments scattered throughout, and some very muppety voices (Simon Pegg duplicates the original Chamberlain voice quite well), but once it sets the cutesy fantasy scenes in the beginning, everything starts to go wrong.
But if you don't have any nostalgia for Henson and the original Dark Crystal, maybe it's too hard to get past the muppetiness.
I also enjoyed Carnival Row, but there was something about the plot where, even though it did resolve the overarching season plotline, it felt like it was just the beginning. Or a sort of tour through an amazing feat in worldbuilding*. Luckily, it has been renewed already, so maybe it will get a chance to be a bit more plot-forward.
* ETA: The worldbuilding is so extensive I had to double check that it isn't based on a long series of novels.
Started Sherlock this a.m. on NetFlix.
Watched, and recommend, Retribution.
Also watching Mad Men. Meh, but I keep looking at it, for some reason.
Wrong thread, but I'm watching Justified on dvd. Starting the last season tonight.
The Mandalorian is quite good. Great visuals, serviceable plot so far.
Can't wait for the new season of the Expanse.
I'm not sure if I can go to Disney. We need a decentralized space opera.
Got a free year for overspending on Verizon Wireless "Unlimited".
I'm 44 minutes into Twin Peaks, and...
God damn this is awful.
It's like I'm watching a really, really bad B-movie (maybe an H-movie, it's that bad) from the eighties. On beta-tape.
Ima stay with it for a while longer, but, this is punishing.
Star Trek Discovery binge-watch.
The Mandalorian is quite good. Great visuals, serviceable plot so far.
That really was a good series. Star Wars for adults, basically.
I'm 44 minutes into Twin Peaks, and...
God damn this is awful.
It's like I'm watching a really, really bad B-movie (maybe an H-movie, it's that bad) from the eighties. On beta-tape.
Ima stay with it for a while longer, but, this is punishing.
I have flushed better shows down the toilet after taking a dump.
Twin Peaks is just terrible. It's terribly made. It's terribly written. The acting is terrible. The cinematography is terrible. The continuity is terrible.
It's like a tv show on a tv show or movie, if you know what I mean. It's like a poor caricature of really bad tv.
Escape to the Chateau
I thought I'd hate it but I don't. The couple are so likeable
Escape to the Chateau
I thought I'd hate it but I don't. The couple are so likeable
Another vote for Escape to the Chateau.
Dick Strawbridge seems to be able to tackle pretty much any problem that requires a practical approach or an engineering background.
It was quite an education (for me) when he restored the sunken greenhouse in the walled garden.
However, all that French food does seem to be taking its toll on his girth!
I loved Scrapheap Challenge, he was great in that too, incredible skills
Lost In Space (the new one, not the original)
Gotham
Finished Major Crimes via Popdigr's Roku.
Bloodline
Criminal: UK, and Criminal: Spain
The Fear; aging crime boss develops dementia
All via NetFlix except where noted.
ETA: The Irishman, and Dolemite Is My Name
Futureman on Hulu. It's a silly, but very funny show. Exactly my brand of absurdism + pop culture references + crass humor.
RFN:
A ZZTop concert recorded live in Texas in, I think it said, 2010, via Roku. So far it's kicked ass.
The mic stands, and Beards drum kit, are styled like semi truck exhaust stacks. The cymbal nuts (or whatever ya call those things that tighten the cymbals down) appear to be billiard balls.
Two stacks of six fairly large Crate amps on a fairly small stage, with about six-and-a-half-jillion leds for a backdrop, in front of what looks to be a couple thousand ppls.
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That little ol' band from Texas be rockin'.
:devil:
The last time I saw them live the background looked like a '57 Chevy dashboard with analog gages. The second half of the show the gages were digital. Very cool.
ZZ Top projects a cool factor that nobody else can touch.
That was a simple, good show.
BTW, it was damn sight more than "a couple thousand ppls".
Watching and loving The Great Pottery Throwdown season 3 on YouTube.
Like the bake-off but more physical. Amazing talents making Pete think about getting a pottery wheel.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+great+pottery+throw+down+season+1Amazing talents making Pete think about getting a pottery wheel.
Keep Whoopi Goldberg right the fuck away.
Don't say I didn't warn ya...
The Motor Trend show Roadkill. My fav episode was when they had to choose a city, and buy a car and get home on $1500. They threw a dart at a map to choose the city. El Paso. Home is in Los Angeles. I liked that premise. That's a show, right there. Most episodes revolve around reviving an actual junkyard relic and making it drive. I think it's moved from YouTube to Motor Trend On Demand, as Roadkill Garage, which is to be paid for, but, not by me.
Also been watching Star Trek: Voyager with bated eyes waiting for Seven of Nine to show up.:love:
Started S1:E1 of I Am NOT Okay With This. First line in the show: "Dear Diary, Go fuck yourself." I might like this show.
Re-watched Dirty Harry for like the eleventy-twelfth time a few nights ago.
ZZ Top: That Little Old Band From Texas, a very good documentary on the band, on NetFlix.
Really good.
Watching and loving The Great Pottery Throwdown season 3 on YouTube.
Like the bake-off but more physical. Amazing talents making Pete think about getting a pottery wheel.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+great+pottery+throw+down+season+1
It's very good. I like being able to critique and be right. their wheel skills are formidable though. I can throw, but not like that :eek:
I may have binge-watched that. Especially nostalgic for me with presenters from my younger days and home stomping grounds.
ZZ Top: That Little Old Band From Texas, a very good documentary on the band, on NetFlix.
Really good.
I heard that was worth a watch.
for me currently (British) Taskmaster (I heard there was a merkin rip-off that was shite) and then if there's a new one... 8 out of 10 cats does Countdown, Pottery Throwdown, Can't Pay We'll Take it Away
it's a sad lonely life but there you have it...
Tickle tickle.
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Season 4 of Baskets, season 4 of Better Call Saul, season 3 of Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the rest of Watchmen and Avenue 5 whenever Mr. Clod and I can coordinate our schedules, plus the most recent seasons of The Good Place and Brooklyn 99 when he and the kids and I can all get in one place.
At least everyone's quarantine will be filled with lots of good TV.
Altered Carbon, Season 2
Just finished it. Good show.
season 4 of Better Call Saul
:thumb:In two sessions.
I wonder if Netflix/Hulu subscriptions have went up since the Kung Flu?
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That's the new Black Widow villain? Doesn't look so tough.
****The Good Place
**The Boys
**Carnival Row
***Offspring
**Barry
**This Is Us
****Fleabag
***The Terror
**Jack Ryan
Just finished it. Good show.
I just finished Resleeved, a netflix anime original film. Kovacs is back in a new sleeve, of course.
Worthy.
I watched a couple episodes of Ugly Delicious tonight. Steak is on the menu.
I tried to watch the Irishman last night. It was OK, I got a decent way in but then I just got bored.
My wife has been streaming a cheerleading documentary show following a team at Navarro community college.
I can’t even.
You need a basement project.
Just finished Castlevania seasons one and two on Netflix. It was excellent. I have zero history with the game and just picked up with it as its own material. The animation was good, looks hand drawn as opposed to say, RWBY. I was quite surprised to notice one of the little progress markers during my watching, S2E6. ????? Where was the end of season one? I didn't go back to find out, but I can't think of what "cliffhanger" event might have marked the end of the first season. There is a third season available now and I'm looking forward to it.
Resistance Turns out Jesse Eisenberg isn't half bad. The IMBD description doesn't get into it but this is about Marcel Marceau saving Jewish children from the Nazis. recommended
Ozark. But i think I just stopped. I'm up to about episode 10, but I was getting bored and now it's getting too gruesome
Bosch on Amazon Prime. Also Goliath. Fleabag is great!
Bosch on Amazon Prime is great!
Check.
Goliath is great!
Check.
Fleabag is great!
Check.
didn't like Fleabag. Was disappointed as I'd had great expectations
might try again.
Yeah, Fleabag was not my cup of tea.
What's the word on DEVS?
I just cancelled my DisneyPlus subscription. I don't think we have watched anything on it in the last month. The greedy bastards haven't released the new Star Wars on it yet, choosing instead to try to get people to buy it. Maybe I'll sign back up again when the next season of the Mandalorian comes out.
My wife was saying last night that the way to manage these subscription services is to watch everything they have for a month or two and then cancel, and subscribe to something else. I think she's onto something. Maybe HBO is next for us. What's good on HBO?
Lots.
Westworld, definitely start at season one.
The Outsider, Stephen King f*cking with your head, again.
Last Week Tonight, John Oliver's weekly deep dive into and through the BS.
Chernobyl, exactly what it says on the tin.
Big Little Lies *, powerful performances by some amazing actors. Pretty difficult watch in places.
True Blood *, sexy vampires.
Barry *, Bill Hader and Henry Winkler perform brilliantly in dramatic roles.
* I'd gone to the app to refresh my memory and found that these titles, which I've watched and enjoyed are listed as "Stream for Free, No Subscription Required". Huh. Check them out, there really is a ton of material there, maybe you can defer subscribing and still binge your brains out. But even the few at the top are worth at least a "free month" or whatever strategy works for you. Westworld will blow your mind.
Oh man, "Barry" times 1000. SO good.
Okay, it's date night. I need a movie recomendo. Preferable a hard sci-fi, rom com, thriller shot in the style of John Ford with the moral clarity of George Lucas. Thanking you in advance, Griff
Went with Good Boys, Always Sunny, and Episode 1 of Devs.
After Life Season 2. Just found it. Turns out it was only released yesterday. Only cried once so far. fuck.
Westworld.
Watched a season of that.
5th element?
Like
After Life Season 2. Just found it. Turns out it was only released yesterday. Only cried once so far. fuck.
Cool. We'll get back on that.
Devs may be good.
just binge-watched until the end, depleted precious Kleenex supplies
Good Omens
I watched the first episode a while ago but didnt go back to it straight away. It is very good.
I was surprised at just how well the adaptation worked. Helped by pitch perfect casting. I just cannot imagine anyone else as Crowley and Aziraphael and Jon Hamm was an inspired choice as the face of heaven's management.
Despite some changes (Hamm's character has a much bigger role in the show for instance) It feels so true to the source material in terms of atmosphere and quirkiness - I am delighted.
The book has a very special place in my heart so I was a little worried when I first heard there was to be an adaptation
Yeah, I was amazed that they were able to bring it to the screen in a way that matched the vision in my head. It was brilliant.
Well said, I feel exactly the same way. I loved the book and the screen adaptation.
I just cancelled my DisneyPlus subscription.
I don't know how much ads go for on Facebook and Instagram, and I don't know how my accounts there got associated with my DisneyPlus account, but somehow it happened.
I am getting ads for DisneyPlus every time I log into either Facebook or Instagram. They want me back and are spending money to try to get me back.
Well i get ads for manscaping devices -not just one but two different brands. I'd love to know what I googled to make that happen. Can't have been the whale penis, surely?
Did you click sexobon's link to clippers he recommended?
lol no. Was that what it was?
I was getting adds on youtube for a fake right wing newspaper, that was nutzzzzzzz
Last night, Nova season 44 episode 13. Making plate armor from scratch.
Carnivale was one of my favorite shows of all time. Traveling carnival in the dust bowl during the depression, ensemble cast, mostly shot during the golden hour. Cost too much to make, didn't take off in the US (it did in Europe), had to wrap up in two seasons instead of more (five I think was the original arc).
Blade Runner 2049 is a brilliant sequel to the original 1982 movie. A masterpiece, I think (like the original). Watch it more than once. Seeing the original again helps.
"Jack Ryan" was mentioned earlier. Outstanding!
"Deadwood" was mentioned. A lot more than Timothy Olyphant in there. Even a movie sequel was made, finally.
"Firefly" was mentioned. Great series. Outstanding movie version was
Serenity. Haven't seen Jack Ryan, but enthusiastic thumbs up on the rest of them.
Recently finished "Devs" -- recommended, it was excellent.
And we recently finished "
After Life". Listen. This is the best thing I've seen on television I can remember. I used to regard Ricky Gervais as Don Rickles' Mini Me. Crude and mean with occasional interruptions of laughter. No more. I take it all back. "After Life" was written and directed by Gervais and he appears in almost every frame. His range is complete, I cried. There were tears of sadness and breathtaking gales of laughter, including tears. Twil had to stop the program on multiple occasions and wait for me to compose myself, rewinding to the point where I'd lost it so I could hear the next bit....
Bring tissues. Drink carefully, it might get spat out or choked on. Most of all, enjoy.
I'll have to get back to "After Life." I watched an episode or two, and it seemed okay. I actually like his deadpan asshole type of humor. I thought he was great in the British "Office," but didn't see a whole lot of it.
And we recently finished "After Life". Listen. This is the best thing I've seen on television I can remember. I used to regard Ricky Gervais as Don Rickles' Mini Me. Crude and mean with occasional interruptions of laughter. No more. I take it all back. "After Life" was written and directed by Gervais and he appears in almost every frame. His range is complete, I cried. There were tears of sadness and breathtaking gales of laughter, including tears. Twil had to stop the program on multiple occasions and wait for me to compose myself, rewinding to the point where I'd lost it so I could hear the next bit....
Bring tissues. Drink carefully, it might get spat out or choked on. Most of all, enjoy.
you know season 2 just got released, right?
I want to hate him so badly (as I've mentioned elsewhere), but with material like this you can't. Today I saw my friend for the first time since lockdown and we actually spent some of the time discussing how good he is. She is married to the guy who did the artwork Gervais mocked in one of his stand-ups despite being refused permission to use it, but we still allotted him time
oh and Taskmaster.
recently
The Farewell
The Big Sick
and some archaic Brit Comedy drama like Boon
Boon? Bloody hell that's a blast from the past
oh and Taskmaster.
Original British, or new American version? I've stayed away from the American one because I know it could never live up to my expectations, but getting the Brit episodes is a pain in the ass...
British. it's on Youtube. Even the current ones.
No wait what seriously?? We looked on YouTube way back when, then gave up and have been getting them on DailyMotion, which has a horrible interface. I know what I'm re-binging tomorrow...
ok I lied about the current -the recent one I saw has been removed :D, but the last season and most previous are still on there :) I kind of just watch in any order, though, any series, doesn't bother me
Just watched "The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young" on Amazon. A documentary about an extreme 100 mile trail race in Kentucky. It was very good.
Here's the Wikipedia page about the race. Barking mad.
I loved that. Freaking brutal.
My son pulls that one up to watch about twice a year.
My son pulls that one up to watch about twice a year.
Is there ever a different result?
I'm kinda jazzed about seeing this tomorrow night. Anyone else?
Is there ever a different result?
LOL. No.
Except maybe the number of lines he is able to remember accurately enough to recite.
I'm kinda jazzed about seeing this tomorrow night. Anyone else?
Between Hamilton and Mandalorian we're going to send Satan's Mouse money for a month. I'm looking forward to it.
We just renewed Disney+ for Hamilton, and now we hear that neighbors are going to be projecting it on the side of their garage this evening for a socially distancing neighborhood movie experience. So that will be fun, be we could have saved $7.
Just binged 4 seasons of "Brockmire" in like 3 days. Hank Azaria (the Simpsons voice guy) stars as a washed-up baseball announcer trying to make a comeback, and he has surprisingly good dramatic chops. Meanwhile, the dialogue is like if Aaron Sorkin told dick jokes. Won't be everyone's cup of tea, but it sure as hell is mine.
I'm kinda jazzed about seeing this tomorrow night. Anyone else?
And from outta knowhere, it's Elspode!!!
Like fucking feldspar...
Which Streaming service?
Hulu
We just renewed Disney+ for Hamilton, and now we hear that neighbors are going to be projecting it on the side of their garage this evening for a socially distancing neighborhood movie experience. So that will be fun, be we could have saved $7.
We saw Hamilton a couple years ago when it came to the Kennedy Center, but it was the travel show and was not the original cast. It was ok then, but the original cast last night was really really good. Almost like a different show.
Here's the viewing party last night. It felt darker than that, but this picture was taken around 8:45, after the sun set but before night really fell.
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Athlete A on Netflix. I'm beyond disgusted. small bites is all I can manage. Living in Michigan with athlete children, this is...... thank goodness this finally became public. poor, poor children :cry:
I'm watching Cobra Kai. I'm about halfway through season two and I'm really fucking irritated at the stupid, shark-jumping writing. Cobra Kai students just caused several thousand dollars worth of damage to Miyagido dojo as well as theft. They even spray painted their calling card.
Does LaRusso call the fucking cops and have the asshole arrested? OR does the salesman press charges for assault that a bunch of people witnessed?
No.
Give me a fucking break. Shitty writing.
I stopped after the first episode. Was irritated that I got tricked into even one by people (idiots, apparently) claiming it was good. I feel bad for the actors, who are surprisingly halfway decent--nothing can overcome writing that bad.
Not watching Cobra Kai,but that reminds me of Locke and Key, except they concentrated the vast majority of the bad writing into the last episode.
So you do at least get most of a pretty good season, but then they take stupid pills just before the final episode.
At first I thought it maybe had potential to explore the ways in which people change and grow and respond to the slings and arrows of this vale of tears, or something like that.
But then it started sucking really bad until now there's no air in the room and I can see a light at the end of a long hallway... Grandpa, is that you?
American Crime
Night Shift
Neither are worth shit.
almost done with American Gods season 2. I'm not sure how I feel about it. It feels a bit meandering and not like a story that has a conclusion.
It's based on a book, so if they have enough notice of cancellation, they have a ready-made conclusion to use.
Have I mentioned here that The Leftovers (HBO streaming) is very good? Because it is very good.
Great British Bake Off
one episode per night during dinner
we can't really eat any of that stuff but we will watch it being prepared
I just watched the first episode of The Leftovers because Clodfobble.
I enjoyed it. I was like, "That woman looks like she could be Liv Tyler's mom. That dude looks like an old Patterson Joseph."
WTF happened to the last ten years?
also why are all my paragraph returns triple spaced?
Anyone watching The Boys on Amazon?
No, but only because I ran out of episodes.
Hah!
I watched the first episode ages ago (might have been first two) but got distracted by something shiny and never went back,. I keep thinking I should go catch it up
You definitely should.
Unless you have a weak stomach.
Only if its animals that get hurt :P
The Deep doesn't always have good luck with his animal pals.
Anyone watching The Boys on Amazon?
I love this show. We just started season 2.