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MUScoop => The Superbar => Topic started by: tower912 on December 20, 2016, 11:25:11 AM
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Movies? TV? Hulu? Netflix? What did you watch when you weren't watching MU?
Favorite movies, though they are probably 2015 releases, are Deadpool and Kingsmen. Enjoyed Rogue 1 and Fantastic Beasts, but honestly, with a 10 year old, going to see a really interesting, non-blockbuster/animated movie in a theater is a far too rare treat. GoT is appointment TV. Beyond that, meh.
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iZombie is a great show if you havent seen it yet. Im a fan of The Crown and Stranger Things as well.
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Just started watching The Crown.
Bad year for movies. Haven't seen Silence, Moonlight or Manchester By The Sea yet, but a few I liked were Hell or High Water, Sing Street and Deadpool.
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Just started watching The Crown.
Bad year for movies. Haven't seen Silence, Moonlight or Manchester By The Sea yet, but a few I liked were Hell or High Water, Sing Street and Deadpool.
Liked Deadpool at the theater, saw it again recently on HBO and didn't stand up to re-watching.
One annoying thing. I saw Allied, the WW2 story with Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard over Thanksgiving break. All the commercials and previews make a big deal of the fact that Marion Cotillard is a suspected Nazi spy, but the reveal of that fact in the movie is more than halfway in and was designed to be the big plot twist of the movie. It is an entirely different (and probably better) movie if you didn't know that twist was coming going in, but I doubt there was anybody watching that movie that didn't know it was coming. Why would they do that?
Don't watch much regular television other than sports, but I liked two new shows on NBC of all places. The Good Place and Timeless were fun, easy watches. I am watching People of Earth and that is pretty good.
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Game 7 of the World Series....and I'm a Yankee Fan.
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Fantastic Beasts was much funner that I thought it might be. I enjoyed very much, but like tower said seeing it with my kids probably enhanced that.
I say the same for Dr. Strange. Thought I just had to see since I'm hooked on Marvel, but I enjoyed way more than anticipated. Captain America III, too.
Stranger Things was definitely a treat.
Timeless I'm enjoying. My 13 year old insisted we DVR the show and glad I did and it's been a very fun family watch so far. How to not change history and the consequence's if you do.
I keep thinking this is the year they find the treasure on The Curse of Oak Island.
The Crown and Rogue 1 are on the will watch list.
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Deadpool is a 2016 release. It's up for a couple Golden Globes next month.
Went through my iTunes history... purchased 35 movies this year (though 10 were part of a 10-year anniversary bundle), excluding the kids' movies, the only 2016 releases I bought for myself were Deadpool, The Nice Guys, X-Men, and Star Trek. Only movies I saw in the theater (again, excluding the kids' genre), were the latter two and Suicide Squad.
Agree that 2016 sucked for (non-kids) movies. Deadpool and Mascots were better than expected, but everything else seemed like a disappointment. Granted, Lobster, Sausage Party, Birth of a Nation, F.F. Jenkins and Rogue One are still on my list... but it seems at least one of those would need to be on par with Godfather II to bring 2016 up to a decent standard overall.
As far as TV, I started watching (and caught up to present on) Archer, Rick and Morty, and Last Man on Earth. Stayed current with South Park and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Watched most of the OITNB in pieces over my wife's shoulder as she started and caught up to present.
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Game 7 of the World Series....and I'm a Yankee Fan.
Ditto for me.
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I would say these were my favorite 2016 movies I have seen so far, in no particular order:
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Deadpool
Race
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
10 Cloverfield Lane
Free State of Jones
The Infiltrator
War Dogs
Don't Breathe
The Bronze
The Green Room
The Man Who Knew Infinity
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
The Purge: Election Year
Anthropoid
Hell or High Water
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I would say these were my favorite 2016 movies I have seen so far, in no particular order:
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Deadpool
Race
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
10 Cloverfield Lane
Free State of Jones
The Infiltrator
War Dogs
Don't Breathe
The Bronze
The Green Room
The Man Who Knew Infinity
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
The Purge: Election Year
Anthropoid
Hell or High Water
Anthropoid, thought this was a great movie.
Also recently saw Nerve, which was entertaining as well.
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OJ Doc on ESPN was incredible. I'm not a binge watch guy, but I did on that one.
As I get older, I'm finding I want to watch tv far less than ever.
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OJ Doc on ESPN was incredible. I'm not a binge watch guy, but I did on that one.
As I get older, I'm finding I want to watch tv far less than ever.
I'm the opposite. I watch fewer movies than I ever have. The best writing is on TV now - mostly cable networks and British stuff.
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I'm the opposite. I watch fewer movies than I ever have. The best writing is on TV now - mostly cable networks and British stuff.
BBC is great. They love their TV over here.
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The Man in the High Castle (Amazon)
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Binge watched Game of Thrones and the Sopranos from beginning to end.
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Quarry
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The Man in the High Castle (Amazon)
Came here to post this
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Two things not mentioned, props to Benny on Rick and Morty especially.
Finally watched True Detective Season 2. Why did this get crapped on so bad? It was really good, not Rust Cohle good, but it's GOOD. Some of the best noir ever.
Sicario, is that 2015 too?
I'm behind a year, nevermind
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Finally watched True Detective Season 2. Why did this get crapped on so bad? It was really good, not Rust Cohle good, but it's GOOD. Some of the best noir ever.
I agree. I was definitely in the minority when it was discussed on Scoop.
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I agree. I was definitely in the minority when it was discussed on Scoop.
If it was called anything but TD2, they've killed the Golden Globes.
Vince Vaughn was incredible.
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Hacksaw Ridge
World Series
HGTV
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The Man in the High Castle (Amazon)
I've been thinking about getting Amazon Prime just to watch this show. I'm leaning more towards yes now.
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I've been thinking about getting Amazon Prime just to watch this show. I'm leaning more towards yes now.
Season one was very well done -- i am looking forward to taking some of season 2 in over the holidays.
Truthfully with the free shipping, prime is a real great benefit - has greatly cut down my trips to the big box stores (which I hate)
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I've been thinking about getting Amazon Prime just to watch this show. I'm leaning more towards yes now.
Use your free trial to binge watch the show
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Use your free trial to binge watch the show
Now that's a plan!
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So Man in the High Castle gets better? I watched the first two episodes and felt pretty let down (though the expectations I had for it probably was a big culprit of my disappointment). I always have a bit of a struggle when it comes to how much of a new show I need to watch to give it a real chance. Most shows don't hit their stride until a couple episodes in, and some take more than a whole season. But that's a big investment to make, too.
On that note, it might not qualify as 2016, but I'm super excited for the third season of The Leftovers. Thought the second season was one of the more ambitious things I've watched, and I absolutely loved it.
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Man in the High Castle is billed as Science Fiction... is that simply because its alternate reality or does the Sci-Fi become apparent as you watch it? Because I can't - for the life of me - figure out why something set in the 60's would qualify as Sci-Fi.
Please don't tell me that the main premise is technology developed faster with the Nazis and Japanese Empire in charge.
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Man in the High Castle is billed as Science Fiction... is that simply because its alternate reality or does the Sci-Fi become apparent as you watch it? Because I can't - for the life of me - figure out why something set in the 60's would qualify as Sci-Fi.
Please don't tell me that the main premise is technology developed faster with the Nazis and Japanese Empire in charge.
Part of it stems from the fact that the author (Phillip K Dick) plays heavily in that genre. He also wrote Blade Runner, Total Recall & Minority Report - among other pieces.
If you watch the whole season I think also will see why it does have some connection to sci-fi
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I'm surprised so many people liked Man in the High Castle so much. I was not a big fan at all. My wife loved it though, so I'm sure I'll end up watching season 2.
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Lot's of what other folks said but I will Luke Cage, Daredevil Season 2 was pretty solid. Movies, Manchester by the Sea was pretty friggin' phenomenal.
While it's only one episode, for those with little kiddo's, the animated Snowy Day on Amazon is nice watch.
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Lot's of what other folks said but I will Luke Cage, Daredevil Season 2 was pretty solid. Movies, Manchester by the Sea was pretty friggin' phenomenal.
While it's only one episode, for those with little kiddo's, the animated Snowy Day on Amazon is nice watch.
I only got half-way Season 2 Daredevil. Hope to get through the rest over Christmas break.
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Part of it stems from the fact that the author (Phillip K Dick) plays heavily in that genre. He also wrote Blade Runner, Total Recall & Minority Report - among other pieces.
If you watch the whole season I think also will see why it does have some connection to sci-fi
I guess the standards for science fiction in the 60s are much different than they are today. Back then, jerking it to internet porn would have been considered science fiction. Today, a story about the tri-mammary hooker in Total Recall would likely air on Lifetime rather than Sy-Fy.
That said, I just watched the first 20 mins. of S1Ep1 over lunch, and it's pretty obvious how this will easily qualify as sci-fi - even by 2016-standards - at some point.
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Man in the High Castle is billed as Science Fiction... is that simply because its alternate reality or does the Sci-Fi become apparent as you watch it? Because I can't - for the life of me - figure out why something set in the 60's would qualify as Sci-Fi.
I thought Sci-Fi was invented in like 1964 or '65
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Lot's of what other folks said but I will Luke Cage, Daredevil Season 2 was pretty solid. Movies, Manchester by the Sea was pretty friggin' phenomenal.
While it's only one episode, for those with little kiddo's, the animated Snowy Day on Amazon is nice watch.
I liked DareDevil and Jessica Jones, but dumped Luke Cage after a couple episodes.
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Besides bukkake films, you mean?
Been watching The Americans through Prime. Good show.
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Goliath was really good
Luther is that current? Wasn't on netflix til 16.
Can't get into High Castle, tried a few times and puts me to sleep.
Lobster was good, not what i was expecting
Night Manager awesome
Red Oaks decent sitcom
Chefs Table
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Goliath was really good
Luther is that current? Wasn't on netflix til 16.
Can't get into High Castle, tried a few times and puts me to sleep.
Lobster was good, not what i was expecting
Night Manager awesome
Red Oaks decent sitcom
Chefs Table
Luther has been on for as couple years. Good show, though.
Night Manager may have been the best I saw all year.
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Haven't seen it mentioned yet, what did y'all think of Westworld? I give a solid 7.5/10
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Goliath was really good
Luther is that current? Wasn't on netflix til 16.
Can't get into High Castle, tried a few times and puts me to sleep.
Lobster was good, not what i was expecting
Night Manager awesome
Red Oaks decent sitcom
Chefs Table
The Lobster was weird as hell. I was into it.
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binge-watched "sons of anarchy" had to put it down with 7 episodes remaining. opie's * "bad incident"* was pretty heavy, but when *gemma and tara got into it*...need a breather
*note-didn't want to give away anything for those who haven't yet seen it
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binge-watched "sons of anarchy" had to put it down with 7 episodes remaining. opie's * "bad incident"* was pretty heavy, but when *gemma and tara got into it*...need a breather
*note-didn't want to give away anything for those who haven't yet seen it
I really liked that show.
I highly recommend you finish the job.
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I really liked that show.
I highly recommend you finish the job.
absolutely-they did a great job! didn't cut any corners on the violence-man it was graphic. now if they would have evened it out with some good sex scenes, ya got yourself some highly energized, action packed entertainment. rename it shades of anarchy, now your talkin!! ;D
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On Netflix...
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- House of Cards & Orange is the New Black: Watched both, but not as good as they once were. Think OITNB is probably on an irreversible downhill slide (like Jenji Kohan's Weeds was), but HoC could still rebound. An election story could be interesting, but after this last cycle, might be overkill.
- Daredevil & Luke Cage: Both were excellent, but a bit too long. Entertaining shows, but could have been done in 8 episodes.
- Stranger Things: The highlight of the year on Netflix. Just an absolute wonderland for people who loved sci-fi in the 1980s.
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In Theaters...
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- Deadpool: Hell of a lot of fun, though far more of a stock comic movie (albeit with swearing and adult themes) than anyone was willing to recognize.
- Doctor Strange: Fantastic. Just a brilliant new twist on the Marvel movie genre. Inventive, special effects were like Fantasia brought to life.
- Sully: Really good movie. Hanks always picks the best roles.
- Captain America - Civil War: It certainly wasn't the comic story, and didn't really resemble it, but it introduced an intriguing villain in Zemo, expanded the brand to fantastic new characters in Black Panther and Spider-Man, and carried on the Marvel tradition of great movies.
- Batman v Superman & Suicide Squad: Terrible. Both of them. Bad plots, poor and unexplained character development, I just don't get what DC is trying to do.
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On TV...
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- What We Do In The Shadows: Okay, it's a movie, but I saw it on HBO. It's BRILLIANT!!! Absolutely hilarious. Designed as a documentary on vampires in New Zealand. Laugh out loud funny, one of the best movies I've seen in ages. Could watch it again and again.
- Westworld: HBO, interesting, thought-provoking, creepy, very entertaining and worth the watch.
- iZombie: Didn't premiere this year, but good show, though the first season was the highlight thus far. Someone else mentioned it and I second the nomination.
- Leah Remini Scientology: Documentary on A&E, gives a better look of just how psychotic that "religion" is. If you haven't started on it, check it out on demand.
- The Americans: Been going for a few years, but if you haven't checked it out, I recommend it. Spy thriller that focuses on two KGB agents that are American infiltrators in the 1980s. Does a great job of mixing their spy life with their work life with their family and friend lives.
- Full Frontal with Samantha Bee: The Daily Show really erred when they went to Trevor Noah instead of Samantha Bee. She's a far better host, more entertaining, and more willing to be critical of the party she supports. Wish this was nightly instead of weekly, though it'd probably put TDS out of business.
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The new Planet Earth is pretty incredible.
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"Leah Remini Scientology: Documentary on A&E, gives a better look of just how psychotic that "religion" is. If you haven't started on it, check it out on demand."
interesting show, leah is good. scientology is one messed up "cult". if they think they are so legit, come on out from the dark and tell us all your wonderful stories about "helping people". hopefully leah has some help watching her backside. i don't think the elroy hubbards play very nice. greta van susteren has been a member as well as quite a few other doozies.
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- Full Frontal with Samantha Bee: The Daily Show really erred when they went to Trevor Noah instead of Samantha Bee. She's a far better host, more entertaining, and more willing to be critical of the party she supports. Wish this was nightly instead of weekly, though it'd probably put TDS out of business.
I like Sam Bee, but they really missed out with John Oliver. After he subbed for Stewart, Stewart wasn't as funny in comparison, and was no better than the pundits he criticized.
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I like Sam Bee, but they really missed out with John Oliver. After he subbed for Stewart, Stewart wasn't as funny in comparison, and was no better than the pundits he criticized.
John Oliver is hilarious, and in my opinion, much more intelligent than Stewart (Who was very funny in his own right)
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absolutely-they did a great job! didn't cut any corners on the violence-man it was graphic. now if they would have evened it out with some good sex scenes, ya got yourself some highly energized, action packed entertainment. rename it shades of anarchy, now your talkin!! ;D
I just saw that FX has ordered a Mayans spinoff from SOA creator Kurt Sutter. I'm pretty excited about that.
Binged Shameless this summer and did my yearly rewatch of West Wing this fall to counteract the election coverage.
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"Leah Remini Scientology: Documentary on A&E, gives a better look of just how psychotic that "religion" is. If you haven't started on it, check it out on demand."
interesting show, leah is good. scientology is one messed up "cult". if they think they are so legit, come on out from the dark and tell us all your wonderful stories about "helping people". hopefully leah has some help watching her backside. i don't think the elroy hubbards play very nice. greta van susteren has been a member as well as quite a few other doozies.
I've caught about 10 minutes of every episode. What I did watch was very compelling.
rocketsurgeon - If I can find it, I'll copy it. Rolling Stone published a statement from Scientology on the show and it's venomous and does make you think she should watch her backside.
Found:
http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/5-things-we-learned-from-scientology-the-aftermath-ep-3-w455929
A spokesperson from the Church of Scientology was contacted about this article and responded with the statement below:
"Leah Remini is doing this for the money and now tries to pretend otherwise. Ms. Remini is being compensated for this show, just as she profited from her book. In addition, she attempted to extort the Church by first demanding $500,000, followed by an additional $1 million, because the Church invoked its First Amendment right to respond to her false claims with the truth. This shows the extent Leah Remini is willing to go to in order to distort the truth about Scientology."
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John Oliver is hilarious, and in my opinion, much more intelligent than Stewart (Who was very funny in his own right)
Oliver's problem is that he doesn't talk to people, he talks at them. He's too preachy, and his weekly rants are all basically the same thing. Once you've seen one Oliver rant, you've seen them all. He did okay filling in for Stewart, but couldn't hold a candle to him long term.
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I am about halfway through The Crown right now, and it is pretty fascinating.
It's not the girly costume drama one might expect; it's more of a dramatization of post-war British politics. Lots of interesting stuff about Winston Churchill and Edward VII.
Also, apparently Prince Philip was a complete dick about having to play second fiddle to the monarchy.
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I am about halfway through The Crown right now, and it is pretty fascinating.
It's not the girly costume drama one might expect; it's more of a dramatization of post-war British politics. Lots of interesting stuff about Winston Churchill and Edward VII.
Also, apparently Prince Philip was a complete dick about having to play second fiddle to the monarchy.
The Crown isn't all that bad. My only comment is that I was appalled about Lithgow playing Churchill but in the form he did a respectable job. Really quite believable.
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I'm not sure if this was a 2015 series, but I just got around to binge watching the 10 episodes of The People vs OJ. Really brought back a lot of memories. I was in a conference room watching the trial on tv with about 50 people when the verdict was read. The group was pretty evenly split between African Americans and whites. The reactions in the room were exactly as shown in the movie.
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I'm not sure if this was a 2015 series, but I just got around to binge watching the 10 episodes of The People vs OJ. Really brought back a lot of memories. I was in a conference room watching the trial on tv with about 50 people when the verdict was read. The group was pretty evenly split between African Americans and whites. The reactions in the room were exactly as shown in the movie.
Don't miss the 30 for 30 on OJ. Very well done.
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What'd y'all think of LaLaLand, hey?
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Stranger Things was my favorite thing I watched in 2016.
GoT, of course. The Americans and The Affair, both very good.
I really liked both OJ series, both the doc and the Cuba Gooding one.
Just started watching High Castle and looking forward to enjoying the 2 seasons.
Based on what others have said, I will give Westworld another shot. I was a little tired and couldn't get through the first episode, and my wife was snoring in the chair next to me. But that happens. One of my favorite shows ever, Six Feet Under, I hated the first episode but forced myself to watch it again after it got good reviews - and was glad I did.
I agree about Full Frontal. Sam Bee is outstanding. I also like Oliver very much even though a few things bug me about it. For those saying Oliver and Sam are "funnier" than Stewart was, do remember it's easier to come up with material and clever ways to deliver it when you're only on once a week. Stewart and Colbert were amazingly consistent, night after night after night. I miss them terribly.
I haven't seen many movies in theaters this year and those I did see didn't do much for me. The most acclaimed one I've seen was Arrival and I thought it was only OK. I have Deadpool on the DVR and am looking forward to carving out a couple hours to watch it. Soon, I think!
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Loved Breaking Bad but didn't give Better Call Saul a chance until last month (thought it would just be slapstick Odenkirk in bright suits defending small-time ABQ bad guys).
Exceptional TV that stands up in every way to Breaking Bad. Really looking forward to season 3.
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Babes In Hot Lust there, purse-mouth.
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Loved Breaking Bad but didn't give Better Call Saul a chance until last month (thought it would just be slapstick Odenkirk in bright suits defending small-time ABQ bad guys).
Exceptional TV that stands up in every way to Breaking Bad. Really looking forward to season 3.
So good
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The Man in the High Castle (Amazon)
This series is good. Been caught up with family, just started but look forward to finishing the new season.
Goliath was a decent Amazon series as well. I thought the first season of Mozart in the Jungle was really good, but the last two have been poor.
From Netflix, Stranger Things was very good though not as incredible as the hype. Marco Polo and Daredevil second seasons weren't bad but not nearly as good as the firsts. I thought they did the Arrested Development re-boot well, but of this year's tries Fuller House was bad and Gilmore Girls wasn't much better. Saw the Netflix movie Fundamentals of Caring with the family yesterday, and it was better than expected.
GoT had a pretty good season; I thought season 5 was pretty poor but this one was a good bounce back. Like Oliver, though it's gotten repetitive.
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Loved Breaking Bad but didn't give Better Call Saul a chance until last month (thought it would just be slapstick Odenkirk in bright suits defending small-time ABQ bad guys).
Exceptional TV that stands up in every way to Breaking Bad. Really looking forward to season 3.
I had almost this exact same thought, MG. I thought it would be OK at best and it has far exceeded expectations.
I forgot to also say how much I enjoyed The Night Of on HBO.
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I had almost this exact same thought, MG. I thought it would be OK at best and it has far exceeded expectations.
I knew I would love it. For those of you who had low expectations:
(http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--3-A97Uvl--/jvipef3hwvuiufnu5eup.gif)
YOU!!! WILL!!! ATONE!!!
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I knew I would love it. For those of you who had low expectations:
(http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--3-A97Uvl--/jvipef3hwvuiufnu5eup.gif)
YOU!!! WILL!!! ATONE!!!
I already have, Jimmy!
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Finished Man in the High Castle yesterday... excellent. Not sure if there is going to be a third season, but I'll be content if this were the end.
The x-ray feature is pretty cool, by the way... even though S2 didn't have much detail, it was especially helpful in keeping track of the various characters.
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The Crown isn't all that bad. My only comment is that I was appalled about Lithgow playing Churchill but in the form he did a respectable job. Really quite believable.
I managed to watch with the wife over the long New Year's weekend. It was excellent. The Churchill portrait episode is worth the price of admission.
Bizarre to watch how a monarch should be able to change things with the wave of a hand, but they necessarily can't.
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I managed to watch with the wife over the long New Year's weekend. It was excellent. The Churchill portrait episode is worth the price of admission.
Bizarre to watch how a monarch should be able to change things with the wave of a hand, but they necessarily can't.
In a testament to Lithgow, I didnt even realize that was him until I looked up the cast after the first couple episodes. I loved Dexter, and I had to look up if Lithgow was British or American because his accent was so believable, and ive been living in England since September.
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Finished Man in the High Castle yesterday... excellent. Not sure if there is going to be a third season, but I'll be content if this were the end.
Also finished the second season and thought it was great. Saw the news this morning that it's been renewed for season three.
Also saw that Marco Polo was cancelled - probably a good call. Thought the first season was very impressive, less so the second. Should also have just called it Kublai Khan, because Benedict Wong made that show.
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I have enjoyed "Berlin Station". It is on Epix, which you may not even know you have or not. I think it is included in a lot of cable packages. Kinda like Homeland if you enjoy that.
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I don't think anyone has mentioned "Black Mirror" yet. glow jr. turned me on to it. Imagine "Twilight Zone" set in the very near future, with a focus on where technology is taking us.
Although it can be uneven from episode to episode, it is fascinating. The pilot was absolutely jaw-dropping.
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Season 2 of Mr. Robot was pretty disappointing
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I don't think anyone has mentioned "Black Mirror" yet. glow jr. turned me on to it. Imagine "Twilight Zone" set in the very near future, with a focus on where technology is taking us.
Although it can be uneven from episode to episode, it is fascinating. The pilot was absolutely jaw-dropping.
You're right about the pilot - and then I found it mostly disappointing after that.
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For those with kids - mine (8 & 10) started watching TrollHunters a Dreamworks production on Netflix. Pretty quality series and the kids are totally into it.
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OK, it's 2017 but we are 3 shows into A Series Of Unspeakable Events and it's fantastic. Dark, funny, sick, and positive - very well done.
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OK, it's 2017 but we are 3 shows into A Series Of Unspeakable Events and it's fantastic. Dark, funny, sick, and positive - very well done.
*Unfortunate
Really? Eh, I mean, its alright better than the movie at least. I loved the books when I was younger, read them all multiple times and I just think that the style of the books doesnt lend itself well to be put into a film/show format. Very Wes Anderson style, so not for everyone.
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*Unfortunate
Really? Eh, I mean, its alright better than the movie at least. I loved the books when I was younger, read them all multiple times and I just think that the style of the books doesnt lend itself well to be put into a film/show format. Very Wes Anderson style, so not for everyone.
damn accepting auto correct too soon!!
It may be that i'm too old to have read the books and therefore i have no preconceived notions and am seeing it with our 10 yr old (and through his eyes?). Did the books lend themselves to being this theatrical, or is it just NPH?
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damn accepting auto correct too soon!!
It may be that i'm too old to have read the books and therefore i have no preconceived notions and am seeing it with our 10 yr old (and through his eyes?). Did the books lend themselves to being this theatrical, or is it just NPH?
It was pretty theatrical. I will say the Patrick Warburton scenes are very true to the books, when I read the books, I think I just imagined a much dryer tone.
I do recommend the books, it may be a "children's" series but adults could enjoy them as well. Would be a good investment in-between seasons as well as the first season is only the first 4 of 13 books.
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Update after watching episode 4. Dont think NPH was the right cast of Count Olaf, hes too goofy/whimsical and not dark/creepy enough. Thats probably my biggest complaint of the series. Patrick Warburton is great though.
This may be the first instance for me where the book really has ruined the show/movie. With the Harry Potter films and others, I easily got over it and never really had a problem/compared it to the book. For whatever reason I just cant enjoy it as much as I want to. All that being said, Ill still end up watching the entire series because they keep the plot pretty true to the books.
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I already have, Jimmy!
News out of Albuquerque: Apparently there is an old Taco Bell that has been recently mocked up to look like a Los Pollos Hermanos restaurant.
Hmmmm.....I wonder what that means.....
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Movies? TV? Hulu? Netflix? What did you watch when you weren't watching MU?
Favorite movies, though they are probably 2015 releases, are Deadpool and Kingsmen. Enjoyed Rogue 1 and Fantastic Beasts, but honestly, with a 10 year old, going to see a really interesting, non-blockbuster/animated movie in a theater is a far too rare treat. GoT is appointment TV. Beyond that, meh.
I watch sports and a Fox Business
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Binged Sneaky Pete (Amazon) last weekend.
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OJ Doc on ESPN was incredible. I'm not a binge watch guy, but I did on that one.
As I get older, I'm finding I want to watch tv far less than ever.
You and me on both counts.
I won't admit to what I watch on television nowadays. It's pretty trite. The critics hate it, but well......
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You and me on both counts.
I won't admit to what I watch on television nowadays. It's pretty trite. The critics hate it, but well......
Everyone is entitled to a couple of guilty pleasures when it comes to TV watching.
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Stranger Things
Jessica Jones
Halt and Catch Fire
Broad City
Atlanta
Master of None
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
The Wire (binged in late 2015 - early 2016; very late to that party- best ever with Breaking Bad IMO)
Catastrophe
House of Cards
Americans (current favorite)
Arrested Development (late arrival here also)
Veep
Better Call Saul
Louie
Thirteenth (holy crap)
On the list:
Leftovers
Luke Cage
Silicon Valley
Detour
Black Mirror (just started)
Game of Thrones (just watched Season 1)
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Eeh gads we've come a long way since the The Love Boat, Cannon and Charlie's Angels.