4 hours ago, TBideon said:

How come I've never seen Silicon Valley before? This show is fantastic. 

 

I have an old childhood friend starring on that show.  I've never seen it.

On 8/19/2021 at 2:56 PM, ColDayMan said:

 

I have an old childhood friend starring on that show.  I've never seen it.

That show was hilarious. And now I’m trying to figure out which one was your childhood friend. 
 

A friend of mine runs a tech startup. He said he’s basically lived every one of those early season episodes. 

I just watched the Watchmen series in two days. For the most part it was great, especially the Hooded Justice episode. Regina King was fantastic, the Dr. Manhattan twist clever, Jeremy Irons' arc was insane but fun, and I love the Looking Glass mask. '

 

The ending was a bit meh... they probably should have gone the Doomsday Clock route rather than Inception. Still, a well done series that was very satisfying.

Succession is probably the best thing out currently. I need season three NOW. Or a Tom and Greg web series in the interim.

 

White Lotus is very watchable too. Some unexpected visuals you don't see ordinarily, but still well done. 

my spouse is liking things we do in the shadows on hulu. it's a comedy about vampires on staten island. its made in part by jermaine from flight of the conchords.

27 minutes ago, mrnyc said:

my spouse is liking things we do in the shadows on hulu. it's a comedy about vampires on staten island. its made in part by jermaine from flight of the conchords.

 

The witches episode is amazing.

Boardwalk Empire has been a little slow at times, but ultimately a good series. Finishing up season 4 now.

 

Guilt was fantastic but unfortunately only lasted 4 episodes. It's well worth a look.

 

The Bookdocks has been a joy to rewatch despite season 4's noticeable drop in quality due to McBruder's lack of involvement. When is the reboot coming out? Is it even?

 

Let's see... Doom Patrol is next on the list after I finish Boardwalk.

 

And finally, I rewatched Matrix (mostly holds up), suffered through the sequel, and fast forwarded the third turd. My heart will break if Animatrix doesn't hold up. Just can't get excited about the new movie.

 

14 minutes ago, TBideon said:

Boardwalk Empire has been a little slow at times, but ultimately a good series. Finishing up season 4 now.

 

Guilt was fantastic but unfortunately only lasted 4 episodes. It's well worth a look.

 

The Bookdocks has been a joy to rewatch despite season 4's noticeable drop in quality due to McBruder's lack of involvement. When is the reboot coming out? Is it even?

 

Let's see... Doom Patrol is next on the list after I finish Boardwalk.

 

And finally, I rewatched Matrix (mostly holds up), suffered through the sequel, and fast forwarded the third turd. My heart will break if Animatrix doesn't hold up. Just can't get excited about the new movie.

 

I just started Boardwalk and was ready to give up because it seems slow.

It's not like Succession where you can watch 5 episodes in a row without blinking, but overall I'm glad to have stuck with it. 

 

Also, I think I'll rewatch Cowboy Bebop. The casting of the movie is... questionable, but I've got a hunch the live action will be like Preacher and the Boys: a quality show with noticeable deviation from the source material. 

Edited September 27, 20213 yr by TBideon

14 hours ago, mrnyc said:

my spouse is liking things we do in the shadows on hulu. it's a comedy about vampires on staten island. its made in part by jermaine from flight of the conchords.

Have you guys seen the movie? I've not watched the series, but the flick is fantastic.

Side note, finally watched The Wages of Fear. Might be a while before i peep Sorcerer lol.

 

15 hours ago, mrnyc said:

my spouse is liking things we do in the shadows on hulu. it's a comedy about vampires on staten island. its made in part by jermaine from flight of the conchords.

 

I think the "energy vampire" is one of the funniest characters on TV right now. "When it comes to zoning ordinances, I have a few thoughts." reminded me of this place!

2 hours ago, Ineffable_Matt said:

Have you guys seen the movie? I've not watched the series, but the flick is fantastic.

Side note, finally watched The Wages of Fear. Might be a while before i peep Sorcerer lol.

 

 

 

actually i have not seen the show at all. she is aware, but hasn't seen the source movie. she'll get to it she sez.

 

so you didn't like wages ??

 

 

 

47 minutes ago, Ram23 said:

 

I think the "energy vampire" is one of the funniest characters on TV right now. "When it comes to zoning ordinances, I have a few thoughts." reminded me of this place!

 

she warned me as soon as you mention this show online or anywhere someone who saw it is going to bring up the energy vampire and give away the best part to others. 

 

actually you didn't really totally do that tho.

 

although i have not seen the show still i was howling with laughter when she was telling me about this character. very flight of the conchords-y.

has anyone seen foundation? not sure if it is available yet?

 

that coming out with the dune movie is quite a treat to have this fall. i want to dig into both. for the movie i am absolutely waiting for dune imax only tix.

3 minutes ago, mrnyc said:

so you didn't like wages ??

Oh no, I loved it. Absolute banger. But I'm pretty sure Friedkin isn't going to improve it lol. Next up is a rewatch of Vivre Sa Vie.

2 minutes ago, Ineffable_Matt said:

Oh no, I loved it. Absolute banger. But I'm pretty sure Friedkin isn't going to improve it lol. Next up is a rewatch of Vivre Sa Vie.

 

oh no -- you should watch it right away to compare. i think you would be surprized.

 

ah anna karina. that band of outsiders do the madison dance. everything she was in with godard really. she died fairly recently. rip.

 

 

 

I was thinking of giving up Midnight Mass.... and then came the ending of episode 5.  And I'm sucked right back in.

On 11/12/2020 at 11:45 AM, mrnyc said:

oh wait i did binge a whole anime series on netflix this summer -- evangelion, a top anime from the 1990s. that was ok.

I just finished NGE. Its good, and highly influential. But I think too often people conflate confusion with quality. I'd like to see a version of the show where the director had a clear picture of where he was going from the start.

My wife and I just finished The White Lotus on HBO which was great. It is only 6 episodes we finished it in two days

Edited October 5, 20213 yr by freefourur

Just throwing this here...

 

In light of the #StreamingWars, we are now strategically deciding when to have subscriptions to the various streaming platforms.

 

-Netflix: shared with in-laws and not our decision of when to cancel/pause

-YouTube TV: also shared with in-laws and they like it a lot more than we do

-Disney+: we have a subscription to it through my parents/siblings, but not a service we'd pay for otherwise on our own and we don't really use it

-Amazon Prime Video: we have had in the past but we don't have Prime currently...we could easily get a log in from a friend or family member if we so desired

-Hulu: we just decided to cancel at the end of the month

-HBO Max: we get an offer for 1/2 off for 6 months.  we had built up a list for this occasion, so send those HBO recommendations!  another one where I suppose we could get a login from someone else if we wanted

 

I thought it was supposed to get easier cutting the cord, but if you pay for all the streaming services, it's basically just as much as for cable.  We'd have some harder decisions to make if we did not have some family members who were so insistent on keeping certain streaming services in constant rotation.

 

We took a look at all those (and, good grief, I'm realizing this doesn't even take into account Paramount+ or Peacock...there really are too many streaming platforms now) and realized there are probably weeks, if not months, we could/would go without ever opening one or two (or three, or four).  So now we're just making lists of things we think we might be interested in watching at some point.  We'll probably go back to Hulu next year at some point and cancel HBO, etc. etc.

 

That said, one of the last Hulu Originals we watched was Nine Perfect Strangers.  My wife read the book and she said there was some divergence from it (I won't spoil it, if you've read the book).  It was pretty good, but definitely not as intriguing as the hype was building it up to be.  If you skip the trailers/previews, it's worth a watch, imo (i.e. don't set unrealistic expectations for what it might be).

Edited October 5, 20213 yr by DarkandStormy

1 hour ago, DarkandStormy said:

Just throwing this here...

 

In light of the #StreamingWars, we are now strategically deciding when to have subscriptions to the various streaming platforms.

 

-Netflix: shared with in-laws and not our decision of when to cancel/pause

-YouTube TV: also shared with in-laws and they like it a lot more than we do

-Disney+: we have a subscription to it through my parents/siblings, but not a service we'd pay for otherwise on our own and we don't really use it

-Amazon Prime Video: we have had in the past but we don't have Prime currently...we could easily get a log in from a friend or family member if we so desired

-Hulu: we just decided to cancel at the end of the month

-HBO Max: we get an offer for 1/2 off for 6 months.  we had built up a list for this occasion, so send those HBO recommendations!  another one where I suppose we could get a login from someone else if we wanted

 

I thought it was supposed to get easier cutting the cord, but if you pay for all the streaming services, it's basically just as much as for cable.  We'd have some harder decisions to make if we did not have some family members who were so insistent on keeping certain streaming services in constant rotation.

 

We took a look at all those (and, good grief, I'm realizing this doesn't even take into account Paramount+ or Peacock...there really are too many streaming platforms now) and realized there are probably weeks, if not months, we could/would go without ever opening one or two (or three, or four).  So now we're just making lists of things we think we might be interested in watching at some point.  We'll probably go back to Hulu next year at some point and cancel HBO, etc. etc.

 

That said, one of the last Hulu Originals we watched was Nine Perfect Strangers.  My wife read the book and she said there was some divergence from it (I won't spoil it, if you've read the book).  It was pretty good, but definitely not as intriguing as the hype was building it up to be.  If you skip the trailers/previews, it's worth a watch, imo (i.e. don't set unrealistic expectations for what it might be).

 

I give it another 10 years and someone will figure out how to aggregate the services and make sure everyone gets paid (much like Spotify and Apple finally figured out music).    How many of us wouldn't just bite the bullet and pay $50/month for access to everything without having to worry about promos expiring, sharing with family etc.   I welcome the day!  

22 hours ago, Cleburger said:

 

I give it another 10 years and someone will figure out how to aggregate the services and make sure everyone gets paid (much like Spotify and Apple finally figured out music).    How many of us wouldn't just bite the bullet and pay $50/month for access to everything without having to worry about promos expiring, sharing with family etc.   I welcome the day!  

 

 

yep - in other words, the return of cable tv. 😅

Yes, making sure if you have it than you have to fund Fox News just like cable.

6 minutes ago, mrnyc said:

 

 

yep - in other words, the return of cable tv. 😅

At 1/3 the cost (hopefully) 

I recently binge watched the second season of "Love on the Spectrum".  It's the most refreshing show on Netflix. 

 

I also love the OG, UK version of "the circle", the Netflix version and Netflix produced international versions are OK>

36 minutes ago, MyTwoSense said:

I recently binge watched the second season of "Love on the Spectrum".  It's the most refreshing show on Netflix. 

 

I also love the OG, UK version of "the circle", the Netflix version and Netflix produced international versions are OK>

Hey welcome back! Where have you been for the last […check notes…] 20 months?!? Wowza 

14 minutes ago, Boomerang_Brian said:

Hey welcome back! Where have you been for the last […check notes…] 20 months?!? Wowza 

 

Busy with LIFE.  Work has been nuts on so many levels.  But the personal life is going good.

 

I hope the entire UO fam has been well.

 

1 hour ago, MyTwoSense said:

I recently binge watched the second season of "Love on the Spectrum".  It's the most refreshing show on Netflix. 

 

I also love the OG, UK version of "the circle", the Netflix version and Netflix produced international versions are OK>

 

IT....IS...ALLLLLLIVVVVE!!!!!   😜

 

Welcome back! 

Doom Patrol has been a lot of fun, and it's always great seeing/hearing Brendan Frasier get work, especially since he had been blackballed for years. This show must have some budget though. Sure there are a few unintentional janky special effects - cough, the knife by Robotman's throat was pretty bad - but the show looks great as a mini movie production each episode.

 

And for Robotman to be in so many scenes in what I assume is a suit with limited CG enhancements. That has got to be a pain for the actor/stuntman.

 

Entertaining show. Beats the hell out of the CW (oh poor Flash, where and when did you go so wrong).  

40 minutes ago, TBideon said:

(oh poor Flash, where and when did you go so wrong)

 

Savitar.  And on.

Juts finished Only Murders in the Building. Lots of fun, and you can never go wrong with Steve Martin and  martin Short. Selena Gomez really cannot act, but I didn't mind her overall. The cliffhanger that sets up season 2 seems forced? nonsensical? IDK, but I'll give these guys the benefit of the doubt.

Also saw McCabe and Mrs. Miller for the first time. Boy howdy is that thing a middle finger to the conventional western. Absolutely loved it.

Doom Patrol hasn't really done it for me, but I'm finishing up season 3 now. When it's weird, it's good. When it's dramatic, it's good. But too little of both happen, and the show feels lifeless often. More Danny and Mr. Negative, fewer flashbacks and whining.

 

What else... Succession episode 1 season 3 was incredible. I think I laughed at literally every word Greg said.

 

And I've been rewatching Home Movies. 20 years later and I'm still cracking up: 

 

 

Edited October 20, 20213 yr by TBideon

16 minutes ago, TBideon said:

And I've been rewatching Home Movies. 20 years later and I'm still cracking up

Home Movies was such a little gem. Old School Adult Swim was the bee's knees!

I just rewatched White Knights. My god are Hines and Baryshnikov uniquely talented. 

 

Prove me wrong!

is anybody going to see dune?

 

or has seen it? thoughts?

 

i wanted to see it on imax, but i dk, its been packed at show times, so i will wait and get a booster shot first, so no rush.

 

i liked the books when i was a kid.

Dune was fairly watchable though it had the same issues with the Lynch film: constant mumbling, with hard-to-hear and understand dialogue at times. Maybe that kind of narration works better in books, not so much on HBO Max.

 

The movie needed more Brolin and Momoa, fewer Zendaya visions.

 

One thing is for sure: Lucas (or whoever actually wrote Star Wars) stole a ton of sh*t from the books.  

 

Also, and I don't know if it's just me, but there was some chemistry between the son and mother; for example the scene where they disrobe back-to-back. Who knows...

Edited October 28, 20213 yr by TBideon

28 minutes ago, TBideon said:

Dune was fairly watchable though it had the same issues with the Lynch film: constant mumbling, with hard-to-hear and understand dialogue at times. Maybe that kind of narration works better in books, not so much on HBO Max.

 

The movie needed more Brolin and Momoa, fewer Zendaya visions.

 

One thing is for sure: Lucas (or whoever actually wrote Star Wars) stole a ton of sh*t from the books.  

 

Also, and I don't know if it's just me, but there was some chemistry between the son and mother; for example the scene where they disrobe back-to-back. Who knows...

This Dune movie is HIGHLY Oedipal, no doubt. I thought the production design was underwhelming, and found myself wishing Kurosawa had directed the action sequences. Then i wished he directed the whole damn thing, but i do that with most movies lol. Also, I found myself bored to tears for the first 40 minutes. If someone had not told me how the story goes, I probably wouldn't have finished it.

 

I entertained myself with multiple Berenstein/Berenstain moments on Momoa's facial hair. It seemed to change in every scene, including one time when he was fairly clean shaven. 

 

Or was he all along and I entered the abyss.

Edited October 28, 20213 yr by TBideon

I enjoyed Squid Games, but the ending of the last episode left me "meh".  I'm not sure I want a season 2.

If you can watch Kong v Godzilla without fast forwarding virtually every single human scene, I admire you. The human characters in these kinds of films are usually bad archetypes, but they went all out on sh*t characters, writing and acting in this HORRIBLE MOVIE.

1 hour ago, TBideon said:

If you can watch Kong v Godzilla without fast forwarding virtually every single human scene, I admire you. The human characters in these kinds of films are usually bad archetypes, but they went all out on sh*t characters, writing and acting in this HORRIBLE MOVIE.

 

Attempted to watch on a recent flight. After a few minutes I sadly realized that watching the "flight tracker" map was more interesting. 

I watch Jeopardy most days of the week - the contestants last night all missed what I thought was a pretty easy $1600 question:

 

Jeopardy contestants whiff on Cincinnati question

https://www.fox19.com/2021/11/09/jeopardy-contestants-whiff-cincinnati-question/

I've seen David Lynch films that make more sense than the Berzerk sequel from 2016. How does this exist in the same universe as the 1997 version??

 

And the cgi monsters are repetitive and boring.

 

Now the pregnant(?) anthropomorphic egg... that I can get behind. 

Last Night in Soho is an exceptionally unpleasant movie and movie experience. I highly recommend passing. 

 

After two episodes of Arcane, I.... think I like it. The animation and voice work is fantastic, and it's a unique world. 

 

I also finished the live action Cowboy Bebop. Boy did they swing and miss with Vicious; not a fan. He and Julie get wayyyyyyyyyy too much screen time as well. However, I did love the polarizing Ed cameo at the end. Talk about a faithful adaptation with that performance. 

 

F is for Family season 5 was fantastic too; I'll miss the series.

Edited December 7, 20213 yr by TBideon

I swear to god watching The Expanse is like time travel. Just burned through the first two episodes of the new season, and I don't think I even blinked once. 

Just finished the new season of The Witcher.  Pretty good, not going to completely rave about it but I don't consider it wasted time.  Some scenes were outstanding and will probably get a number of re-watches on YouTube if they're allowed to stand there.

 

I will say one letdown just on general principle: On general principle, I dislike season-ending cliffhangers, and this definitely had that.  I had this same frustration with the end of season 1 of Warrior Nun.  

Matrix 4 is HORRIBLE. I can't believe I'm delaying the new Expanse episode to watch through this boring vomit. 

On 12/20/2021 at 9:02 AM, Gramarye said:

Just finished the new season of The Witcher.  Pretty good, not going to completely rave about it but I don't consider it wasted time.  Some scenes were outstanding and will probably get a number of re-watches on YouTube if they're allowed to stand there.

 

I will say one letdown just on general principle: On general principle, I dislike season-ending cliffhangers, and this definitely had that.  I had this same frustration with the end of season 1 of Warrior Nun.  

From the perspective of well directed and well edited this is a great show.

 

Having read the books and played the video games it does not stick to plot whatsoever at points and it made it harder for me to watch because I at times got lost with where the show was headed. I understand that the directors had to use creative license to make the show more interesting for the screen because the books are slow moving and deep Into character development.

 

Still probably one of the better shows out there right now and I absolutely recommend it. 

The Wheel of Time pilot isn't doing it for me at all: "She'd piss in your mouth and tell you it was raining". Yeah, let's use that line.

 

And the new Expanse episode 

doesn't come for three full days. These are dark times indeed. 

Finally watched "Don't Look Up" on Netflix last night.   It's pretty good and scary at the same time.   A frightening view of modern society in the age of social media.