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Title: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: 🏀 on December 09, 2019, 10:49:30 AM
Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailer dropped this morning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvPPbJsSey0



Egon's grandchilden move to his farm and find his stuff. Venkman, Stantz, Zeddemore, Dana & Janine are all making appearances. Egon ghost potentially? Hoping Rick Moranis comes out of retirement for this as well.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on December 09, 2019, 10:54:23 AM
Looks like they're actually trying to make Ghostbusters scary.

Paul Rudd is a A+ casting choice in my opinion.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: tower912 on December 09, 2019, 11:13:38 AM
Stranger Things meets Ghostbusters.    Hell to the yeah.   
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on December 09, 2019, 01:14:02 PM
Mrs. Maisel is back. Enjoyed Ep. 1.

We're also watching Ray Donovan and City on a Hill. The latter has been OK, with Kevin Bacon looking like he's having fun with his over-the-top, semi-crooked-FBI-agent character. The former is has been at least a little ridiculous for a couple years now, but we still enjoy it.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: tower912 on December 09, 2019, 01:47:24 PM
Dublin Murders.   True Detective, only more messed up and with cool accents. 
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jockey on December 09, 2019, 05:00:20 PM
Watched Unbelievable this weekend. Outstanding stuff. Great story ans easy to see why all 3 female leads were nominated for Golden Globes.

Thanks to Wades, 82, and CBMG for recommending it.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Benny B on December 09, 2019, 08:29:30 PM
Mrs. Maisel is back. Enjoyed Ep. 1.

2, 3 and 4 are even better.  Lol moments  in all three. 

It’s been so good so far that I told my wife I’ll stop watching and wait until the end of the year for her to catch up to me.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on December 11, 2019, 09:27:21 AM
Clint Eastwood has defamed a since-deceased reporter, depicting her in "Richard Jewell" as having slept with sources to get stories about the 1996 Olympic bombing despite no evidence that ever occurred.

Warner Bros is defending Eastwood and the studio by pointing to the disclaimer that rolls with the end-of-movie credits: "The film is based on actual historical events. Dialogue and certain events and characters contained in the film were created for the purposes of dramatization."

Nice. Misogyny and character assassination are always dramatically fun!
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: LloydsLegs on December 11, 2019, 10:11:57 AM
Clint Eastwood has defamed a since-deceased reporter, depicting her in "Richard Jewell" as having slept with sources to get stories about the 1996 Olympic bombing despite no evidence that ever occurred.

Warner Bros is defending Eastwood and the studio by pointing to the disclaimer that rolls with the end-of-movie credits: "The film is based on actual historical events. Dialogue and certain events and characters contained in the film were created for the purposes of dramatization."

Nice. Misogyny and character assassination are always dramatically fun!

Legally, anyway, you can't defame the deceased.  Does not excuse it.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on December 11, 2019, 10:52:10 AM
Legally, anyway, you can't defame the deceased.  Does not excuse it.

Thanks for that info. Makes sense.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jockey on December 11, 2019, 12:29:12 PM
Just watched The Coinfession Killer on Netflix. Outstanding.

Documentary about Henry Lee Lucas who the Texas Rangers falsely claimed was the most prolific mass murderer in history.

It shows the laziness and arrogance of police everywhere. Most of all the Texas Rangers - a terrorist group formed in the 1800s to first control (and murder) Mexicans and Indians and then to control and intimidate blacks after the Civil War. Seems like the organization is as corrupt as ever.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jay Bee on December 11, 2019, 12:44:14 PM
Just watched The Coinfession Killer on Netflix. Outstanding.

Documentary about Henry Lee Lucas who the Texas Rangers falsely claimed was the most prolific mass murderer in history.

It shows the laziness and arrogance of police everywhere. Most of all the Texas Rangers - a terrorist group formed in the 1800s to first control (and murder) Mexicans and Indians and then to control and intimidate blacks after the Civil War. Seems like the organization is as corrupt as ever.

#FakeNews #Lies
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jockey on December 11, 2019, 01:09:28 PM
#FakeNews #Lies

We know he killed 3 people. That is a far cry from 600. It is entirely possible he may have committed some others even though there is not ONE single bit of physical evidence that he did.

Now that DNA evidence is available, his DNA does not match even one single victim. But for the few police forces that aren't too lazy to re-open cases, the DNA evidence has produced the real murderers who have since been punished.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: mu03eng on December 11, 2019, 02:17:23 PM
Clint Eastwood has defamed a since-deceased reporter, depicting her in "Richard Jewell" as having slept with sources to get stories about the 1996 Olympic bombing despite no evidence that ever occurred.

Warner Bros is defending Eastwood and the studio by pointing to the disclaimer that rolls with the end-of-movie credits: "The film is based on actual historical events. Dialogue and certain events and characters contained in the film were created for the purposes of dramatization."

Nice. Misogyny and character assassination are always dramatically fun!

Legit question, did Clint Eastwood write the screenplay? I get the pile on to Eastwood, but if he didn't write the script why is it his responsibility for the film to be "historically accurate". One note, Olivia Wilde is the actress who plays the person in question, she has come out to vigorously defend the role and her performance, if she supports the portrayal why is it an Eastwood problem only?

I will say this, given all the inaccuracies that happen in film and television, it is somewhat interesting this is the one that drove some attention to that. Also, I was listening to a podcast that was discussing this and they made a really good point.....the work of journalists is vital but ultimately very, very boring to put in a film.....so a lot of screen writers put stuff in that isn't true just to make the content more interesting. I think the sex with sources stuff is lazy screen writing to make things interesting.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jockey on December 11, 2019, 02:40:42 PM
Legit question, did Clint Eastwood write the screenplay? I get the pile on to Eastwood, but if he didn't write the script why is it his responsibility for the film to be "historically accurate". One note, Olivia Wilde is the actress who plays the person in question, she has come out to vigorously defend the role and her performance, if she supports the portrayal why is it an Eastwood problem only?

I will say this, given all the inaccuracies that happen in film and television, it is somewhat interesting this is the one that drove some attention to that. Also, I was listening to a podcast that was discussing this and they made a really good point.....the work of journalists is vital but ultimately very, very boring to put in a film.....so a lot of screen writers put stuff in that isn't true just to make the content more interesting. I think the sex with sources stuff is lazy screen writing to make things interesting.


I agree, Eng.

Personally, I have no interest in Eastwood's "brand". Have never cared for the message in his films going way back.

That being said, he has every right to make the kinds of films with whatever message he wants to portray. It's just a movie, and like any film based on a real event, is not intended to be 100% accurate. Or even anywhere close to 100%.

I choose not to partake in the garbage he peddles. Others can decide for themselves.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on December 11, 2019, 07:03:03 PM
Legit question, did Clint Eastwood write the screenplay? I get the pile on to Eastwood, but if he didn't write the script why is it his responsibility for the film to be "historically accurate". One note, Olivia Wilde is the actress who plays the person in question, she has come out to vigorously defend the role and her performance, if she supports the portrayal why is it an Eastwood problem only?

I will say this, given all the inaccuracies that happen in film and television, it is somewhat interesting this is the one that drove some attention to that. Also, I was listening to a podcast that was discussing this and they made a really good point.....the work of journalists is vital but ultimately very, very boring to put in a film.....so a lot of screen writers put stuff in that isn't true just to make the content more interesting. I think the sex with sources stuff is lazy screen writing to make things interesting.

Interesting viewpoint. I still don't like the idea of taking a real person, who did her job well and is now deceased, being "defamed" in absentia -- whether that's Eastwood, the screenwriter, Wilde or all of the above.


I agree, Eng.

Personally, I have no interest in Eastwood's "brand". Have never cared for the message in his films going way back.

That being said, he has every right to make the kinds of films with whatever message he wants to portray. It's just a movie, and like any film based on a real event, is not intended to be 100% accurate. Or even anywhere close to 100%.

I choose not to partake in the garbage he peddles. Others can decide for themselves.

I have liked many Eastwood films, have disliked some, and have been "meh" on others. I let each stand on its own merit.

To put a blatant, perverse fabrication in a film that, ironically, is about fabrications ... pretty shameful.

A lot of my journalist friends already say they won't plunk down their $10 (or whatever) to support this film -- which of course is their right (and yours). I haven't decided yet. The Jewell story is very interesting to me, and I think I'll be able to be disgusted by the lies Eastwood & Co. are spewing while still getting something about the film overall. Or maybe not. I'll see.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Benny B on December 12, 2019, 11:17:08 PM
Interesting viewpoint. I still don't like the idea of taking a real person, who did her job well and is now deceased, being "defamed" in absentia -- whether that's Eastwood, the screenwriter, Wilde or all of the above.

And yet.... Nixon, anyone?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on December 12, 2019, 11:20:06 PM
And yet.... Nixon, anyone?

There was a movie about former Laker great Norm Nixon?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on December 13, 2019, 08:00:21 AM
"Jewell" getting panned by many critics for Eastwood and writer Billy Ray maliciously smearing the Atlanta reporter as a drunk who screwed her way to her scoops.

Chicago Tribune:

In 2005, anti-abortion and anti-gay domestic terrorist Eric Rudolph confessed to the Centennial Park bombing, which claimed one life and injured 100 others, but Ray and Eastwood do not make him the bad guy in "Richard Jewell." They instead villainize the media, specifically a reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution named Kathy Scruggs (Olivia Wilde), who deserves her own redemptive film after the savage slander that is portrayed.

Ray and Eastwood lean into the ugly stereotype that female journalists are drunken floozies who get their tips through sex.

When journalists are under physical and philosophical threat more than they've ever been, why paint them to be the scourge, and not the actual terrorist, Eric Rudolph, who went on to claim more victims and who is completely absent from the film?


Wall Street Journal:

The production comes with an asterisk concerning its own allegiance to the facts of the media madness.

“Richard Jewell” has much to recommend it. The story is compelling—from hero to reviled heel in no time flat. In a jauntier time it might have been raw material for social satire; in our day it’s a cautionary tale about abuse of power by the press and government alike. But then there’s the problem causing the current controversy, a sequence that has Kathy Scruggs ( Olivia Wilde ), one of the two print reporters who broke the story of Jewell being the FBI’s prime suspect, sleeping with an FBI agent played by Jon Hamm in order to obtain her scoop. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Scruggs’s employer at the time, insists that the film’s portrayal of this flagrantly unethical behavior is fiction, and has demanded that the filmmakers issue a disclaimer acknowledging the use of dramatic license.

Did she or didn’t she? There seems to be no evidence that she did, and Scruggs can’t defend herself; she died in 2001 at age 42. But this is a movie review, not a piece of investigative journalism about the journalistic practices of a movie that takes journalism to task. All I can tell you for sure is that the sequence, regardless of its veracity or mendacity, tears the otherwise finely woven fabric of the film to tatters.

The Kathy Scruggs character, as written by Mr. Ray and played by Ms. Wilde under Mr. Eastwood’s direction, is a retrograde refugee from third-rate film noir, a seductress variant of Hildy Johnson, the hilariously unscrupulous crime reporter played by Rosalind Russell in the classic 1940 Howard Hawks comedy “His Girl Friday.” She’s out of place here, stylistically and dramatically, and, as I said, her sleaziness is gratuitous. It won’t sell any tickets, and it certainly isn’t needed to make the case that the media, like the FBI, acted very badly. This lapse apart, “Richard Jewell” is a useful, substantial motion picture, but what were they thinking?

NPR:

This film about the smearing of an innocent man is itself a hit piece. And unlike that unfortunate AJC story, it's an utterly intentional one.

AP:

But the venom reserved specifically for Scruggs is mystifying. Scruggs, who died in 2001, is shown not just as overwhelmingly arrogant and bitter but as a reporter who sleeps with a source (Jon Hamm’s FBI agent) for the scoop. In a film that otherwise strives for accuracy (screenwriter Billy Ray based it on Marie Brenner’s 1997 Vanity Fair article “American Nightmare: The Ballad of Richard Jewell”), it’s a glaring and offensive invention that perpetuates a false and misogynistic view of female journalists, let alone of Scruggs. “Richard Jewell,” about larger powers running roughshod over an innocent individual, enacts the very injustice it depicts.

It’s a shame because the rest of “Richard Jewell” is often a thought-provoking docudrama with a singular protagonist.


Sad.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Cheeks on December 13, 2019, 08:29:39 AM
Clint Eastwood has defamed a since-deceased reporter, depicting her in "Richard Jewell" as having slept with sources to get stories about the 1996 Olympic bombing despite no evidence that ever occurred.

Warner Bros is defending Eastwood and the studio by pointing to the disclaimer that rolls with the end-of-movie credits: "The film is based on actual historical events. Dialogue and certain events and characters contained in the film were created for the purposes of dramatization."

Nice. Misogyny and character assassination are always dramatically fun!


You cannot defame the dead.  Law 101. 


But keep working hard to defend the indefensible what they did to that man.  And gee, media and Hollywood piling on Eastwood....gob smacked and shocked.


Looking forward to seeing it tonight with the family.



Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Cheeks on December 13, 2019, 08:35:31 AM

I agree, Eng.

Personally, I have no interest in Eastwood's "brand". Have never cared for the message in his films going way back.

That being said, he has every right to make the kinds of films with whatever message he wants to portray. It's just a movie, and like any film based on a real event, is not intended to be 100% accurate. Or even anywhere close to 100%.

I choose not to partake in the garbage he peddles. Others can decide for themselves.

American Sniper
Mule
Unforgiven
Million Dollar Baby
Bridges of Madison County
Gran Torino
Mystic River

And who can forget Sully

Lots of garbage he has peddled apparently as a director.   ::)
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: lawdog77 on December 13, 2019, 08:50:51 AM

You cannot defame the dead.  Law 101. 



Just because it is "legal" per se, does not mean it is moral. I haven't looked  at all jurisdictions, but I am surprised some do not have a civil remedy for this, especially in cases involvimg famous people, who have products their brand is still selling.


On an aside, this topic reminds me of a part of Repo Man, involving John Wayne.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Cheeks on December 13, 2019, 09:00:27 AM
Just because it is "legal" per se, does not mean it is moral. I haven't looked  at all jurisdictions, but I am surprised some do not have a civil remedy for this, especially in cases involvimg famous people, who have products their brand is still selling.


On an aside, this topic reminds me of a part of Repo Man, involving John Wayne.

The irony is the media defames people every day and there is rarely anything people can do...especially when they say “oopsie”.  End of the day, we don’t know if what she is accused of is right or wrong.  Unlike journalists who are supposed to report the facts, this is a movie and not a documentary at that.

Take a look at the movies depicting Ayers, Cheney, Kennedy, and other public figures and every single one of them people came out saying there were parts that were untrue, false, etc....easy Google search points them all out and yet mostly a whimper about it.  In this case, well one of their own might be in the cross hairs and that shall not stand so the pushback begins.  The buckets of ink to defend others misrepresented in movies (which we don’t even know if that is the case here) ran dry in the past?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on December 13, 2019, 09:01:04 AM

You cannot defame the dead.  Law 101. 


But keep working hard to defend the indefensible what they did to that man.  And gee, media and Hollywood piling on Eastwood....gob smacked and shocked.


Looking forward to seeing it tonight with the family.

Well, I have not defended the media in this case. Indeed, I did the opposite, came right out and said that the media and law enforcement "didn't cover themselves in glory here." But I guess you have the same problem with the truth that Eastwood does.

I have absolutely no problem defending a female journalist who was smeared with false accusations. But keep working hard to defend every possible attack on anybody associated with journalism because, you know, all journalists are evil enemies of the American people. Why would you defend this smearing? Doesn't seem very moral for a guy who likes to wear his Christianity on his sleeve.

Anyhoo, enjoy the movie. Reviewers seem to think it is largely a decent film. Just do explain to your kids -- who certainly are old enough to understand -- that these kinds of dramaticizations are not "truth." And do explain to your daughter how often women who try to compete in fields dominated by men are often smeared by cowardly, easily threatened men.

Finally, spend a few hours over the weekend also watching Spotlight and All the President's Men with your kids. Not only are they great films, but I know you would want them to have all sides of every issue. They should see how journalists can be heroic, too.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: StillAWarrior on December 13, 2019, 09:06:58 AM
But keep working hard to defend the indefensible what they did to that man.  And gee, media and Hollywood piling on Eastwood....gob smacked and shocked.

I haven't read through the entire thread carefully, but has anyone in this thread defended what they did to Jewell?  I haven's seen that, but maybe it's here.

The issue, as I understand it, is that the movie includes a character that is based on (and has the same name as) a real person and added fictionalized behavior.  Legal or not, I think that's pretty crappy.  Of course, no movie is going to be 100% true. However, I think if you're making a "true" story and using real-life people, there is a certain obligation to not unfairly disparage them with salacious fictional changes.  I don't think it matters if they're living or dead.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on December 13, 2019, 09:18:55 AM
I haven't read through the entire thread carefully, but has anyone in this thread defended what they did to Jewell?  I haven's seen that, but maybe it's here.

The issue, as I understand it, is that the movie includes a character that is based on (and has the same name as) a real person and added fictionalized behavior.  Legal or not, I think that's pretty crappy.  Of course, no movie is going to be 100% true. However, I think if you're making a "true" story and using real-life people, there is a certain obligation to not unfairly disparage them with salacious fictional changes.  I don't think it matters if they're living or dead.

All 100% correct, SAW.

But there is no way to defend this baseless attack on a person who cannot defend herself, so it's best to make things up, shift the goalposts, play the victim, do all the things hoopaloop does rather than admit that he (or something he holds dear) is wrong.

I sincerely hope that neither hoopaloop's wife nor daughter are ever publicly smeared like this. No woman deserves such treatment by a "great filmmaker" or anybody else. No human being deserves it, including Richard Jewell.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: mu03eng on December 13, 2019, 09:50:53 AM
I haven't read through the entire thread carefully, but has anyone in this thread defended what they did to Jewell?  I haven's seen that, but maybe it's here.

The issue, as I understand it, is that the movie includes a character that is based on (and has the same name as) a real person and added fictionalized behavior.  Legal or not, I think that's pretty crappy.  Of course, no movie is going to be 100% true. However, I think if you're making a "true" story and using real-life people, there is a certain obligation to not unfairly disparage them with salacious fictional changes.  I don't think it matters if they're living or dead.

I generally agree that the fictionalization of Kathy Scruggs is unnecessary and pretty immoral (unless there is some sort of evidence that shows it could have gone down that way). I also think this actually a story about how twitter isn't real life, because what I've heard about the scene is that there is definitely flirting and the FBI agent and Scruggs leave the bar "together" so there is certainly implication but it doesn't go so far as to explicitly show them knocking boots so yeah....not good but it's also not some monstrous portrayal.

Note there are some generalizations coming up to make this post not be 18 paragraphs long, but I recognize its more nuanced then the media writ large being some amorphous blob with a hive mind.

I think the reaction to the Kathy Scruggs portrayal is valid but it is also greatly overshadowing the larger injustice that was done to Richard Jewell. It's been a topic of conversations in casual settings(work, sports event, holiday parties, etc) and nearly universally the take away seems to be "So wait, Richard Jewell wasn't involved in the bombing?" The man has been dead for 12 years and the true bomber was caught 16 years ago but in the collective conscious of a lot of people (generalization) there is belief that Jewell was involved. That's where the media needs to take the L on this and the Kathy Scruggs stuff feels like a deflection to avoid blame for the terrible job the media did in the first place. If the media is to be a paragon of truth then they have to be trumpeting corrective information as loudly as they do the sizzly type information. The fact that years later a lot of the generally well informed public still doesn't have the story straight is problematic at best and I'm not seeing the think pieces or agnsty twitter posts about that content.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Benny B on December 13, 2019, 10:37:01 AM
Just because it is "legal" per se, does not mean it is moral. I haven't looked  at all jurisdictions, but I am surprised some do not have a civil remedy for this, especially in cases involvimg famous people, who have products their brand is still selling.


On an aside, this topic reminds me of a part of Repo Man, involving John Wayne.

Didn't Michael Jackson's kids/estate sue someone recently? 


(Maybe it was Chicos for defaming the moonwalk?)
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on December 13, 2019, 10:44:18 AM
I generally agree that the fictionalization of Kathy Scruggs is unnecessary and pretty immoral (unless there is some sort of evidence that shows it could have gone down that way). I also think this actually a story about how twitter isn't real life, because what I've heard about the scene is that there is definitely flirting and the FBI agent and Scruggs leave the bar "together" so there is certainly implication but it doesn't go so far as to explicitly show them knocking boots so yeah....not good but it's also not some monstrous portrayal.

Note there are some generalizations coming up to make this post not be 18 paragraphs long, but I recognize its more nuanced then the media writ large being some amorphous blob with a hive mind.

I think the reaction to the Kathy Scruggs portrayal is valid but it is also greatly overshadowing the larger injustice that was done to Richard Jewell. It's been a topic of conversations in casual settings(work, sports event, holiday parties, etc) and nearly universally the take away seems to be "So wait, Richard Jewell wasn't involved in the bombing?" The man has been dead for 12 years and the true bomber was caught 16 years ago but in the collective conscious of a lot of people (generalization) there is belief that Jewell was involved. That's where the media needs to take the L on this and the Kathy Scruggs stuff feels like a deflection to avoid blame for the terrible job the media did in the first place. If the media is to be a paragon of truth then they have to be trumpeting corrective information as loudly as they do the sizzly type information. The fact that years later a lot of the generally well informed public still doesn't have the story straight is problematic at best and I'm not seeing the think pieces or agnsty twitter posts about that content.

Just because an uneducated public seems unaware that Jewell was cleared doesn't mean the media didn't write/broadcast what happened at the time. The clearing of Jewell, and the guilt of Rudolph, were stories for many days' cycles back when it happened. Was the media supposed to continue reporting on it regularly since then? I'm really not sure what you're asking for here, mu03.

I haven't seen the movie, so all I have are the accounts of how Scruggs was portrayed by those who have seen it. I'm sorry, but I'm not as good at casually dismissing baseless smears as some here are.

The simple point is that had Eastwood/Ray told the story without making up crap to demonize the media even further, they wouldn't be getting this blowback now. They would have had their "media is evil" narrative, and critics would have had to find something else to complain about.

It's sad that Eastwood/Ray sullied their own story about harmful fabrications by advancing their own harmful fabrication. In tennis, we'd call that an "unforced error," although maybe it's exactly how Eastwood was hoping everybody would react. In that case, it's not unforced at all. Just cruel and unnecessary.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Cheeks on December 13, 2019, 07:40:06 PM
75% Rotten Tomatoes approved critics reviews.  Currently 91% from audience reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.  Richard Jewell worth seeing.


Also highly recommend Knives Out.   Going to see Uncut Gems tomorrow, I hear Sandler is amazing in it.  1917 is on the list when it comes out shortly.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Cheeks on December 14, 2019, 01:19:11 AM
I can’t imagine why the writer / movie described her that way.

“She was blonde and wore mini skirts and gaudy stockings. She smoked. She drank. She cursed. She flaunted her sexuality. She dated Lewis Grizzard. She dated an editor who allegedly beat her with a telephone. She dated cops, including one who was accused of stealing money from the pockets of the dead.”

“You can tell how badly Kathy needs a story by how short her skirt is that day.”

Her own brother talked of her wildness and very poor choice in boyfriends.


At any rate, this is nothing but deflection and distraction and the script writer had this to say, “ The AJC hung Richard Jewell, in public.... They editorialized wildly and printed assumptions as facts. They compared him to noted mass murderer Wayne Williams. And this was after he had saved hundreds of lives. Now a movie comes along 23 years later, a perfect chance for the AJC to atone for what they did to Richard and to admit to their misdeeds. And what do they decide to do? They launch a distraction campaign. They deflect and distort...opting to challenge one assertion in the movie rather than accepting their own role in destroying the life of a good man. The movie isn’t about Kathy Scruggs; it’s about the heroism and hounding of Richard Jewell, and what rushed reporting can do to an innocent man. And by the way, I will stand by every word and assertion in the script.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on December 14, 2019, 03:38:51 AM
I can’t imagine why the writer / movie described her that way.

“She was blonde and wore mini skirts and gaudy stockings. She smoked. She drank. She cursed. She flaunted her sexuality. She dated Lewis Grizzard. She dated an editor who allegedly beat her with a telephone. She dated cops, including one who was accused of stealing money from the pockets of the dead.”

“You can tell how badly Kathy needs a story by how short her skirt is that day.”
In case anyone is wondering, this is the article Chicos is using: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/12/richard-jewell-movie-kathy-scruggs

He left out the first part of this quote:

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All the cops knew her and respected her and kidded her a lot,” said Coram, who based a character in Atlanta Heat on Scruggs. “I never heard any of them, even when they were drinking, say anything negative about her personally or professionally. The only thing that came close to it was one of them told me one day, 'You can tell how badly Kathy needs a story by how short her skirt is that day.'

Her own brother talked of her wildness and very poor choice in boyfriends.

He also left out the rest of this quote:

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Scruggs’s own brother Lewis has publicly remarked on his sister’s wild streak, telling the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “She was a little bit rebellious.... Her choice of boyfriends was not great.” While King was clear that Scruggs had never slept with sources, he told Vanity Fair that the reporter had “in-house romances [at the paper] that caused us to have to say, ‘You stay over here, you stay over there. Y'all stay away from each other, if at all possible.’ Ya know?”

To be clear, I don't have a dog in this fight. While I think the agenda being pushed is obvious, historical fiction takes liberties like this all the time. I just don't like the illogical leap of "She was abused by another boyfriend and dated guys her brother didn't approve of so she must have slept with sources"
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: mu03eng on December 14, 2019, 07:44:59 AM
Just because an uneducated public seems unaware that Jewell was cleared doesn't mean the media didn't write/broadcast what happened at the time. The clearing of Jewell, and the guilt of Rudolph, were stories for many days' cycles back when it happened. Was the media supposed to continue reporting on it regularly since then? I'm really not sure what you're asking for here, mu03.

How did the "uneducated" become that way? Put another, how do they know the universal truth that Jewell was somehow involved but don't know the universal truth that he wasn't involved? I'm sure the media broadcast Jewell's innocence and the true bombers identity, etc but did they spend as much time, space in the paper, and sensationalism that they spent in broadcasting his guilt? Tom Brokaw on the nightly news at one point said "the FBI has enough to arrest him, probably have enough to charge him, and are just waiting to get enough to convict him", that is a very tough bell to unring. I would hope that the media would take the occasion of this film to self reflect on where they went wrong and what they need to do in the future to prevent such a thing.

The media's job is one of the toughest around, there is no doubt of that but part of that is a responsibility to get things right because a rush to judgement can significantly impact public discourse and people's lives. The failure in the Jewell case was that the folks involved didn't have a healthy skepticism, yes the FBI sources were telling them things and they ran with it because it made it a very juicy/compelling story but the FBI is also an "unreliable narrator". I'm not at all calling for pitch folks and torches but this is a great opportunity for the media writ large to have a mea culpa moment and its disappointing that is not only being missed but smoke screened by this defense of Kathy Scruggs from a fictionalized portrayal
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Cheeks on December 14, 2019, 10:48:36 AM

I haven't seen the movie, so all I have are the accounts of how Scruggs was portrayed by those who have seen it. I'm sorry, but I'm not as good at casually dismissing baseless smears as some here are.


No, you have the accounts of only SOME who have viewed it.  Other accounts saying that was her, how she acted, etc....you are a victim of the sources you seek to read and the confirmation bias that goes along with them.  Broaden your horizons.   

I mean we also can't help it that half the population thinks things that have been perpetuated constantly in the last few years despite being totally proven wrong....I wonder who perpetuated them and pushed them?  Oh, that's right...the media.

My son and I talked a bunch about the movie last night after watching it.  Media has a tough job, but they MUST be held to a higher standard. MUST.  Their power is immense.  In this particular case it was a combination of the FBI totally screwing up and the media running with it and adding massive fuel to the fire for weeks on end.  Feeding frenzy.  Get those ratings, get those newspapers sold...and today, get those media clicks.  MUST MUST MUST be held to a higher standard. 

And quite frankly how often are the media losing in courts on libel and slander lawsuits?  Rarely.  The standard of winning is very high hurdle.  There's a fine line here, but I'd like to legislation that essentially forces the media to think thrice before going to town on reporting.  You don't want to hinder reporting, but there have to be safeguards that are real. And I also get that the media is going to report the info they have at the time...at least usually when they aren't spiking stories...but HOW they report it, the words they use and how they frame it is critical.  They can turn public opinion instantly.  The media and law enforcement knew the Jewell story was falling apart fairly quickly, but their reporting to queston law enforcement was lax and with nowhere close the vigor in rushing to paint him as the bomber....and that's the problem.

Rotten tomatoes up to 96%.  Worth watching and worth watching the real life interviews with his mother, his attorney. 
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on December 14, 2019, 09:37:16 PM
How did the "uneducated" become that way? Put another, how do they know the universal truth that Jewell was somehow involved but don't know the universal truth that he wasn't involved? I'm sure the media broadcast Jewell's innocence and the true bombers identity, etc but did they spend as much time, space in the paper, and sensationalism that they spent in broadcasting his guilt? Tom Brokaw on the nightly news at one point said "the FBI has enough to arrest him, probably have enough to charge him, and are just waiting to get enough to convict him", that is a very tough bell to unring. I would hope that the media would take the occasion of this film to self reflect on where they went wrong and what they need to do in the future to prevent such a thing.

The media's job is one of the toughest around, there is no doubt of that but part of that is a responsibility to get things right because a rush to judgement can significantly impact public discourse and people's lives. The failure in the Jewell case was that the folks involved didn't have a healthy skepticism, yes the FBI sources were telling them things and they ran with it because it made it a very juicy/compelling story but the FBI is also an "unreliable narrator". I'm not at all calling for pitch folks and torches but this is a great opportunity for the media writ large to have a mea culpa moment and its disappointing that is not only being missed but smoke screened by this defense of Kathy Scruggs from a fictionalized portrayal

I have said many times that many in the media and law enforcement screwed the pooch on the Jewell case, and that I felt sorry for him. Otherwise, I agree that it's a shame Eastwood created this narrative himself by doing exactly what he accuses the media of doing.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on December 14, 2019, 09:45:26 PM
No, you have the accounts of only SOME who have viewed it.  Other accounts saying that was her, how she acted, etc....you are a victim of the sources you seek to read and the confirmation bias that goes along with them.  Broaden your horizons.   

I mean we also can't help it that half the population thinks things that have been perpetuated constantly in the last few years despite being totally proven wrong....I wonder who perpetuated them and pushed them?  Oh, that's right...the media.

My son and I talked a bunch about the movie last night after watching it.  Media has a tough job, but they MUST be held to a higher standard. MUST.  Their power is immense.  In this particular case it was a combination of the FBI totally screwing up and the media running with it and adding massive fuel to the fire for weeks on end.  Feeding frenzy.  Get those ratings, get those newspapers sold...and today, get those media clicks.  MUST MUST MUST be held to a higher standard. 

And quite frankly how often are the media losing in courts on libel and slander lawsuits?  Rarely.  The standard of winning is very high hurdle.  There's a fine line here, but I'd like to legislation that essentially forces the media to think thrice before going to town on reporting.  You don't want to hinder reporting, but there have to be safeguards that are real. And I also get that the media is going to report the info they have at the time...at least usually when they aren't spiking stories...but HOW they report it, the words they use and how they frame it is critical.  They can turn public opinion instantly.  The media and law enforcement knew the Jewell story was falling apart fairly quickly, but their reporting to queston law enforcement was lax and with nowhere close the vigor in rushing to paint him as the bomber....and that's the problem.

Rotten tomatoes up to 96%.  Worth watching and worth watching the real life interviews with his mother, his attorney.

First, you lied by accusing others of "defending" the mistreatment of Jewell even though we did the exact opposite. Now, TAMU demonstrated how easily and willingly you lie by omission in your desperate attempts to justify your hatred for the free press. Sad to see somebody so filled with hate.

Go watch All the President's Men and/or Spotlight. Free thyself!
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: StillAWarrior on December 15, 2019, 07:15:16 AM
I watched Jordan Peele’s horror film Us last night. I had heard it was really good. I thought it was just so-so. Disappointing. My daughter and I were looking for a good scare.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on December 15, 2019, 08:00:35 AM
I watched Jordan Peele’s horror film Us last night. I had heard it was really good. I thought it was just so-so. Disappointing. My daughter and I were looking for a good scare.

I haven't seen it but had heard it was nowhere near as good as Get Out. Sounds like you agree with that assessment.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: warriorchick on December 15, 2019, 08:06:40 AM
How is what Clint Eastwood is doing any different than what Oliver Stone has done? No matter whose point of view you may tend to agree with, if you are going to call out one of them, you should call out the other.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Frenns Liquor Depot on December 15, 2019, 08:35:11 AM
How is what Clint Eastwood is doing any different than what Oliver Stone has done? No matter whose point of view you may tend to agree with, if you are going to call out one of them, you should call out the other.

Why specifically Oliver Stone?  Also my impression of him is that he is constantly called out for sensationalizing history/conspiracy theories. 
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Pakuni on December 15, 2019, 09:29:36 AM
How is what Clint Eastwood is doing any different than what Oliver Stone has done? No matter whose point of view you may tend to agree with, if you are going to call out one of them, you should call out the other.

Because if Clint is going to direct a movie he's marketing not only as "the true story," but as a scolding of the media and FBI for libeling Richard Jewell he should, you know, tell the true story and not libel the real-life people depicted in his film.
Seems obvious enough, but what do I know?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Pakuni on December 15, 2019, 09:35:46 AM
No, you have the accounts of only SOME who have viewed it.  Other accounts saying that was her, how she acted, etc....you are a victim of the sources you seek to read and the confirmation bias that goes along with them.  Broaden your horizons.   

Where are these other accounts that say Kathy Scruggs slept with sources to get  information? And that FBI investigators traded information for sex?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Cheeks on December 15, 2019, 09:52:19 AM
In case anyone is wondering, this is the article Chicos is using: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/12/richard-jewell-movie-kathy-scruggs

He left out the first part of this quote:
 
He also left out the rest of this quote:

To be clear, I don't have a dog in this fight. While I think the agenda being pushed is obvious, historical fiction takes liberties like this all the time. I just don't like the illogical leap of "She was abused by another boyfriend and dated guys her brother didn't approve of so she must have slept with sources"

Actually

The boyfriend comment from the brother did not come from the article you posted.  Nor did the skirt reference.


The skirt reference came from a 2003 article I found about her that had the quotes I copied.

https://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/requiem-for-a-reporter-kathy-scruggs/

I didn’t leave out anything out because there wasn’t anything in the above article like you describe.  Or in the below articles.


The last quote, I will have to double check but think it came from Vulture or a different source.  https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/richard-jewell-writer-responds-to-kathy-scruggs-controversy.html   


https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2019/12/richard-jewell-ajc-continues-its-mission-to-deceive-and-distract-from-its-own-unethical-behavior


https://www.indiewire.com/2019/12/richard-jewell-ajc-controversy-1202197083/

If I am wrong I will correct it.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Cheeks on December 15, 2019, 09:56:48 AM
Because if Clint is going to direct a movie he's marketing not only as "the true story," but as a scolding of the media and FBI for libeling Richard Jewell he should, you know, tell the true story and not libel the real-life people depicted in his film.
Seems obvious enough, but what do I know?

Did he libel her?  The screenwriter 100% stands by every word of it....methinks someone again is upset the media is called out and will do everything to defend them no matter what.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Pakuni on December 15, 2019, 10:04:58 AM
Did he libel her?  The screenwriter 100% stands by every word of it....methinks someone again is upset the media is called out and will do everything to defend them no matter what.

The fact that he won't admit he made it up doesn't mean it's true.
Many in the media handled the Richard Jewell story very poorly. That doesn't excuse the film telling scurrilous lies about someone. The exact same story with the exact same message having the exact same impact could have been told without inserting that bit of fiction. Eastwood could have even portrayed her as someone who pushed boundaries and not been inaccurate. But instead, he chose to portray her as someone who slept with sources, despite there being zero evidence it occured in this or any other instance.

The fact is, Cheeks, its hypocrisy to justify the film's false portrayal of Kathy Scruggs while also criticizing the treatment of Richard Jewell. Both people saw or are seeing their reputations severely tarnished by an erroneous depiction in media.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on December 15, 2019, 10:09:39 AM
Furthermore, Scruggs was the crime reporter for the AJC.  She had plenty of sources where she could have gotten the information that the FBI was investigating Jewell.  But Clint and Chicos drink from the same brainless Kool Aid.  So I'm not surprised that both have come to the conclusion that a female reporter can't actually be good at their job without sleeping with someone.  Sexist trash.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Cheeks on December 15, 2019, 10:10:44 AM
The fact that he won't admit he made it up doesn't mean it's true.
Many in the media handled the Richard Jewell story very poorly. That doesn't excuse the film telling scurrilous lies about someone. The excact same story with the exact same message having the exact same impact could have been told without inserting that bit of fiction.

The fact is, Cheeks, its hypocrisy to justify the film's false portrayal of Kathy Scruggs while also criticizing the treatment of Richard Jewell. Both people saw or are seeing their reputations severely tarnished by an erroneous depiction in media.

Scurrilous lies...can you prove that?  The screenwriter 100% stands by them.  Why are you not giving that writer the benefit of the doubt?  Hmm.  We all know why.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Cheeks on December 15, 2019, 10:14:21 AM
Furthermore, Scruggs was the crime reporter for the AJC.  She had plenty of sources where she could have gotten the information that the FBI was investigating Jewell.  But Clint and Chicos drink from the same brainless Kool Aid.  So I'm not surprised that both have come to the conclusion that a female reporter can't actually be good at their job without sleeping with someone.  Sexist trash.

Lol.  Same old rant from you...just a different card you are playing now.  Old and tired, but been your thing for years. 

The screenwriter stands 100% behind every word. 

The outing of Jewell wasn’t the only sin, it was the dogged bulshyte they did for the month after...that was the problem...they never came up for air convicting the man in the press.  How ironic that you miss what this is about. 
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Pakuni on December 15, 2019, 10:17:28 AM
And gee, media and Hollywood piling on Eastwood....gob smacked and shocked.

Eastwood has won two Academy Awards for Best Picture, two others for Best Director, and has had three other films nominated for Best Picture.
Only three directors - Capra, Ford and Wyler - have won the Best Director Award more than Clint.
Hollywood sure loves piling (awards) on Eastwood.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on December 15, 2019, 10:20:02 AM
Lol.  Same old rant from you...just a different card you are playing now.  Old and tired, but been your thing for years. 

The screenwriter stands 100% behind every word. 

The outing of Jewell wasn’t the only sin, it was the dogged bulshyte they did for the month after...that was the problem...they never came up for air convicting the man in the press.  How ironic that you miss what this is about. 

I don’t give a flying f*ck what the screenwriter says. What’s he supposed to say?

And Jewell’s primary problem was the FBI who dragged him on as a suspect for far too long.

But it’s easier for brainless kool aid drinkers like yourself to assume a female reporter is sleeping with someone. Because God forbid they actually succeed otherwise.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Pakuni on December 15, 2019, 10:22:21 AM
Scurrilous lies...can you prove that?  The screenwriter 100% stands by them.  Why are you not giving that writer the benefit of the doubt?  Hmm.  We all know why.

People who knew Scruggs say it's not true.
People who worked with and employed Scruggs say it's not true.
Multiple law enforcement officers who worked with Scruggs say it's not true.
The person who wrote the Vanity Fair story the screenplay is partially based says there's zero evidence it's true.
The people who authored the book  the screenplay is  partially based says there's zero evidence it's true.

But a fiction writer who never met her says he stands behind his fiction, so we should believe him. Got it.
Not sure if you're trolling at this point or just remarkably obtuse.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jockey on December 15, 2019, 10:24:14 AM
Furthermore, Scruggs was the crime reporter for the AJC.  She had plenty of sources where she could have gotten the information that the FBI was investigating Jewell.  But Clint and Chicos drink from the same brainless Kool Aid.  So I'm not surprised that both have come to the conclusion that a female reporter can't actually be good at their job without sleeping with someone.  Sexist trash.

Completely agree.

What I don’t get, though is why you and a couple others continue to argue with the ignorant troll.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on December 15, 2019, 10:25:15 AM
People who knew Scruggs say it's not true.
People who worked with and employed Scruggs say it's not true.
Multiple law enforcement officers who worked with Scruggs say it's not true.
The person who wrote the Vanity Fair story the screenplay is partially based says there's zero evidence it's true.
The people who authored the book  the screenplay is  partially based says there's zero evidence it's true.

But a fiction writer who never met her says he stands behind his fiction, so we should believe him. Got it.
Not sure if you're trolling at this point or just remarkably obtuse.

Why evidence leads you to believe Chico’s isn’t obtuse?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on December 15, 2019, 10:25:52 AM
Completely agree.

What I don’t get, though is why you and a couple others continue to argue with the ignorant troll.

Yeah.. I know...
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Cheeks on December 15, 2019, 10:29:35 AM
People who knew Scruggs say it's not true.
People who worked with and employed Scruggs say it's not true.
Multiple law enforcement officers who worked with Scruggs say it's not true.
The person who wrote the Vanity Fair story the screenplay is partially based says there's zero evidence it's true.
The people who authored the book  the screenplay is  partially based says there's zero evidence it's true.

But a fiction writer who never met her says he stands behind his fiction, so we should believe him. Got it.
Not sure if you're trolling at this point or just remarkably obtuse.

Some people say it isn’t true.  The screenwriter interviewed many people, he stands 100% behind every word.

Let me tell you how this would go if the screenwriter produced evidence, you and every media outlet would then destroy the guy for throwing dirt on her grave...he’s in a no win situation. He has made his statement after interviewing a number of people. There were also at least three books written about the event, not all are claiming what you are suggesting.  I get why some people are pissed.  I really get why the media is pissed, because they killed this man not by putting him, but spending 5 weeks pounding him daily when they shouldn’t have been.  Reprehensible....so now they are trying to deflect.


Great movie. 
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Pakuni on December 15, 2019, 10:33:53 AM
Some people say it isn’t true.  The screenwriter interviewed many people, he stands 100% behind every word.

Let me tell you how this would go if the screenwriter produced evidence, you and every media outlet would then destroy the guy for throwing dirt on her grave...he’s in a no win situation. He has made his statement after interviewing a number of people. There were also at least three books written about the event, not all are claiming what you are suggesting.  I get why some people are pissed.  I really get why the media is pissed, because they killed this man not by putting him, but spending 5 weeks pounding him daily when they shouldn’t have been.  Reprehensible....so now they are trying to deflect.


Great movie.

I'm sure it's a fine film. Eastwood is an excellent director.
As for the rest ... #cheeksneverwrong
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Cheeks on December 15, 2019, 10:47:02 AM
First, you lied by accusing others of "defending" the mistreatment of Jewell even though we did the exact opposite. Now, TAMU demonstrated how easily and willingly you lie by omission in your desperate attempts to justify your hatred for the free press. Sad to see somebody so filled with hate.

Go watch All the President's Men and/or Spotlight. Free thyself!

Actually he didn’t.  And my comments were about the media mistreating him for 5 weeks and destroying his life, something the media did on a daily basis with him and countless other examples.

But but but if I watch All the President’s Men there are sections of the movie that are false...oh dear...creative license...how can we take it seriously?  It makes the whole movie wrong.....

https://mediamythalert.com/2011/02/27/wapo-on-historically-faulty-films-ignoring-atpm/

Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Uncle Rico on December 15, 2019, 11:15:59 AM
Actually he didn’t.  And my comments were about the media mistreating him for 5 weeks and destroying his life, something the media did on a daily basis with him and countless other examples.

But but but if I watch All the President’s Men there are sections of the movie that are false...oh dear...creative license...how can we take it seriously?  It makes the whole movie wrong.....

https://mediamythalert.com/2011/02/27/wapo-on-historically-faulty-films-ignoring-atpm/

What’s it like always being wrong?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on December 15, 2019, 11:17:28 AM
Actually he didn’t.  And my comments were about the media mistreating him for 5 weeks and destroying his life, something the media did on a daily basis with him and countless other examples.

But but but if I watch All the President’s Men there are sections of the movie that are false...oh dear...creative license...how can we take it seriously?  It makes the whole movie wrong.....

https://mediamythalert.com/2011/02/27/wapo-on-historically-faulty-films-ignoring-atpm/

Well, you are an expert on fiction.

Glad you think it's good to stereotype and trash a dead woman for the entertainment of movie-goers. Character revealed. Again.

Watch Spotlight, in which an institution you hate helped root out evil perpetrated by an institution to which you've dedicated your life.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: StillAWarrior on December 15, 2019, 11:21:35 AM
So, has anyone seen any good movies lately?  Television or streaming shows?


Ironic that the "What are you watching in 2020" appears to be well on its way to getting locked before we even close the books on 2019.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jables1604 on December 15, 2019, 12:42:08 PM
Some people say it isn’t true.  The screenwriter interviewed many people, he stands 100% behind every word.


I’ve interviewed many people.

They feel that you are someone who thinks he knows everything about everything...aka a know-it-all.

The people I interviewed also feel that you are a gigantic tool.

I stand 100% behind every word I just wrote.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: brewcity77 on December 15, 2019, 12:57:13 PM
So, has anyone seen any good movies lately?  Television or streaming shows?

Just finished Jack Ryan season 2. It was pretty good. Not great television, but fun to watch.

Watchmen is fantastic. I like it more and more the further I get. Looking forward to the finale tonight. Also re-read the graphic novel. Plan to watch it a second time. Also, I recommend the Peteypedia (https://www.hbo.com/peteypedia?camp=GOOGLE%7cHTS_SEM%7cPID_p49250298722&keyword=peteypedia&utm_id=71700000059241735&utm_medium=paid-search&utm_content=tun&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIztKjlqq45gIVfCCtBh3ySQDlEAAYASAAEgLYF_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds) to anyone who is an avid watcher of the show, it's a nice companion piece, similar to the additional literature provided at the end of the original comic issues.

Mostly enjoying The Mandalorian as well. Episode 6 was...strange to watch, I guess? I thought the acting for the first 20 minutes or so felt really static, but the last 20 minutes was excellent and very tense.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: 🏀 on December 15, 2019, 12:59:26 PM
Just finished Jack Ryan season 2. It was pretty good. Not great television, but fun to watch.

Watchmen is fantastic. I like it more and more the further I get. Looking forward to the finale tonight. Also re-read the graphic novel. Plan to watch it a second time. Also, I recommend the Peteypedia (https://www.hbo.com/peteypedia?camp=GOOGLE%7cHTS_SEM%7cPID_p49250298722&keyword=peteypedia&utm_id=71700000059241735&utm_medium=paid-search&utm_content=tun&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIztKjlqq45gIVfCCtBh3ySQDlEAAYASAAEgLYF_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds) to anyone who is an avid watcher of the show, it's a nice companion piece, similar to the additional literature provided at the end of the original comic issues.

Mostly enjoying The Mandalorian as well. Episode 6 was...strange to watch, I guess? I thought the acting for the first 20 minutes or so felt really static, but the last 20 minutes was excellent and very tense.

Xi’an was way too much. Otherwise thoroughly enjoyed another episode. Kids won’t be a big fan though, not enough Child.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Cheeks on December 15, 2019, 01:25:25 PM
First, you lied by accusing others of "defending" the mistreatment of Jewell even though we did the exact opposite. Now, TAMU demonstrated how easily and willingly you lie by omission in your desperate attempts to justify your hatred for the free press. Sad to see somebody so filled with hate.

Go watch All the President's Men and/or Spotlight. Free thyself!

Spotlight, you say?  The movie that defamed someone?  So much delicious irony coming from you.

In that case, defamation was ok?  Why, because as an atheist (your words) and it attacked a subject (religion) which you have happily attacked here over the years?

Now Richard Jewell, you claim the movie defames a journalist...and that cannot stand....even though the screenwriter stands by it.

Talk about some epic hypocrisy.

https://www.newsweek.com/spotlight-wrongly-shone-blame-academy-awards-oscars-child-sex-abuse-church-442831

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/11/21/when-truth-ends-editing-room-floor/a80DjFtwNj5CQfu6WuFBLL/story.html


Oopsies.  Was it ok then in Spotlight?  I’m confused because you recommend I see it, so it must be ok...right?  Right MU82?  Free thyself I believe is what you said.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on December 15, 2019, 01:37:40 PM
Actually

The boyfriend comment from the brother did not come from the article you posted.  Nor did the skirt reference.


The skirt reference came from a 2003 article I found about her that had the quotes I copied.

https://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/requiem-for-a-reporter-kathy-scruggs/

I didn’t leave out anything out because there wasn’t anything in the above article like you describe.  Or in the below articles.

You're right, I did get the wrong article that you were referencing. But what's interesting is the reason why I got the wrong article.

The quote about her skirt was pretty compelling so I googled it.
“You can tell how badly Kathy needs a story by how short her skirt is that day.”
That quote appears on the internet exactly once, the article that I quoted. Which is why I assumed it was the article you were referring to.

So when you said it was a different one, I was surprised. At first glance, the quote was right there, I thought, how could google miss this? Then I looked closer. The quote in the article you posted was similar but different. The quote is actually:  “You can tell how badly she needs a story by how short her skirt is that day,”

You may ask, why this difference is important. Well if you read the article you posted, the "she" in that quote is NOT Kathy Scruggs. Here is the full quote:

Quote
Atlanta author Robert Coram borrowed liberally from Scruggs to reporter Kitty O’Hara in his 1997 Atlanta Heat. “You can tell how badly she needs a story by how short her skirt is that day,” the cops say in the book.

The quote is from a fictional book about a fictional character (Kitty O'Hara) that a crime fiction author based on Scruggs, not Scruggs herself.

I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume it was a typing mistake on your part. But it certainly seems like you not only misquoted an article but also used a quote about a fictional character from a fictional book and presented it as quote about a real person.

Again, I don't have a dog in this fight. I think the agenda comes across a little too heavy handed for my liking but works of historical fiction take creative liberties like this all the time. It makes the movie more compelling. As long as it is not attempting to portray itself as a documentary, I have no issue.

As a reminder:

If I am wrong I will correct it.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Uncle Rico on December 15, 2019, 01:43:06 PM
Spotlight, you say?  The movie that defamed someone?  So much delicious irony coming from you.

In that case, defamation was ok?  Why, because as an atheist (your words) and it attacked a subject (religion) which you have happily attacked here over the years?

Now Richard Jewell, you claim the movie defames a journalist...and that cannot stand....even though the screenwriter stands by it.

Talk about some epic hypocrisy.

https://www.newsweek.com/spotlight-wrongly-shone-blame-academy-awards-oscars-child-sex-abuse-church-442831

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/11/21/when-truth-ends-editing-room-floor/a80DjFtwNj5CQfu6WuFBLL/story.html


Oopsies.  Was it ok then in Spotlight?  I’m confused because you recommend I see it, so it must be ok...right?  Right MU82?  Free thyself I believe is what you said.

The Catholic Church has been a true victim for years
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Pakuni on December 15, 2019, 01:45:55 PM
Spotlight, you say?  The movie that defamed someone?  So much delicious irony coming from you.

In that case, defamation was ok?  Why, because as an atheist (your words) and it attacked a subject (religion) which you have happily attacked here over the years?

Now Richard Jewell, you claim the movie defames a journalist...and that cannot stand....even though the screenwriter stands by it.

Talk about some epic hypocrisy.

https://www.newsweek.com/spotlight-wrongly-shone-blame-academy-awards-oscars-child-sex-abuse-church-442831

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/11/21/when-truth-ends-editing-room-floor/a80DjFtwNj5CQfu6WuFBLL/story.html


Oopsies.  Was it ok then in Spotlight?  I’m confused because you recommend I see it, so it must be ok...right?  Right MU82?  Free thyself I believe is what you said.

Unlike one person who shall go nameless in this post, the "Spotlight" producers can admit an error.

https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/campus-community/announcements/spotlight-statement-vindicates-jack-dunn.html
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on December 15, 2019, 01:46:16 PM
Just finished Jack Ryan season 2. It was pretty good. Not great television, but fun to watch.

Watchmen is fantastic. I like it more and more the further I get. Looking forward to the finale tonight. Also re-read the graphic novel. Plan to watch it a second time. Also, I recommend the Peteypedia (https://www.hbo.com/peteypedia?camp=GOOGLE%7cHTS_SEM%7cPID_p49250298722&keyword=peteypedia&utm_id=71700000059241735&utm_medium=paid-search&utm_content=tun&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIztKjlqq45gIVfCCtBh3ySQDlEAAYASAAEgLYF_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds) to anyone who is an avid watcher of the show, it's a nice companion piece, similar to the additional literature provided at the end of the original comic issues.

Mostly enjoying The Mandalorian as well. Episode 6 was...strange to watch, I guess? I thought the acting for the first 20 minutes or so felt really static, but the last 20 minutes was excellent and very tense.

Agree, Episode 6 felt different than the others but I'm sure there is something in there that will tie in later.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: brewcity77 on December 15, 2019, 02:13:10 PM
Agree, Episode 6 felt different than the others but I'm sure there is something in there that will tie in later.

It feels like they are definitely building to something bigger, especially considering the E5 ending with Fennic Shand.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on December 15, 2019, 04:32:32 PM
The Catholic Church has been a true victim for years

This.

Unlike one person who shall go nameless in this post, the "Spotlight" producers can admit an error.

https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/campus-community/announcements/spotlight-statement-vindicates-jack-dunn.html

And this.


I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume it was a typing mistake on your part. But it certainly seems like you not only misquoted an article but also used a quote about a fictional character from a fictional book and presented it as quote about a real person.

Why give hoopaloop the benefit of the doubt? The last time I did that, it turned out he had completely made up a poll to try to justify his point about compensating athletes for their NIL. And when called on it, with all facts presented, he still refused to admit his lie. It's who he is.

Spotlight, you say? I’m confused because you recommend I see it, so it must be ok...right?  Right MU82?  Free thyself I believe is what you said.

Yes, watch Spotlight.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Cheeks on December 15, 2019, 06:12:12 PM
Unlike one person who shall go nameless in this post, the "Spotlight" producers can admit an error.

https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/campus-community/announcements/spotlight-statement-vindicates-jack-dunn.html

So despite defaming someone, MU82 wants me to see it....interesting.  I wonder if they will put a disclaimer up front of the movie as the media is demanding Eastwood do....seems MU82 or others should demand this for all digital copies of Spotlight since all of a sudden for the first time in eons the media suddenly cares about every scene in a movie...so interesting.

Why should someone else admit an error if none was made?  If Jewell writers made an error, admit it.  If they didn’t, they should stand by their work. 
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: lawdog77 on December 15, 2019, 06:19:11 PM
Like the Mandalorian. What timeframe is this set. (meaning from I to IX)?in before the lock
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: 🏀 on December 15, 2019, 06:24:23 PM
Like the Mandalorian. What timeframe is this set. (meaning from I to IX)?in before the lock

5 years after ROTJ
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: mu03eng on December 15, 2019, 07:21:14 PM
Like the Mandalorian. What timeframe is this set. (meaning from I to IX)?in before the lock

As PTM said, its 5 years after RoTJ in the outer rim and is about 25 years before TFA
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on December 15, 2019, 07:24:25 PM
So despite defaming someone, MU82 wants me to see it....interesting.  I wonder if they will put a disclaimer up front of the movie as the media is demanding Eastwood do....seems MU82 or others should demand this for all digital copies of Spotlight since all of a sudden for the first time in eons the media suddenly cares about every scene in a movie...so interesting.

Why should someone else admit an error if none was made?  If Jewell writers made an error, admit it.  If they didn’t, they should stand by their work.

Go see Spotlight. Learn something.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Cheeks on December 15, 2019, 07:35:29 PM
The Catholic Church has been a true victim for years

The Catholic Church has let some terrible things go unanswered and covered up.  They've also done amazing work helping the poor, providing healthcare, etc...that is overshadowed by other things.  Priests have been killed in parts of the world for defending the poor or politically oppressed.  So yes, parts of the church have been true victims over the years, and in other cases they have created victims with their disgusting actions.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Cheeks on December 15, 2019, 07:44:36 PM
Go see Spotlight. Learn something.

I don't need to, someone in my family was abused by a Catholic priest from 1978 to 1980.  He never went to prison.  Father Patrick Roemer.  We know it all too well, MU82.  All, too well...sadly.  He went to a mental hospital and put on 10 years probation.  It sickens me to this day.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on December 15, 2019, 09:10:56 PM
Anyone see the movie Yesterday?
I really enjoyed. 
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Cheeks on December 15, 2019, 09:13:17 PM
Anyone see the movie Yesterday?
I really enjoyed.

Yes, saw on the plane.  Pretty good. 
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Pakuni on December 15, 2019, 09:24:21 PM
Why should someone else admit an error if none was made?  If Jewell writers made an error, admit it.  If they didn’t, they should stand by their work.

I know you don't know anyone like this - no one at all - but believe it or not, some people will stand by their words, even when proven wrong over and over again.
Crazy, huh?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on December 15, 2019, 09:26:55 PM
I don't need to, someone in my family was abused by a Catholic priest from 1978 to 1980.  He never went to prison.  Father Patrick Roemer.  We know it all too well, MU82.  All, too well...sadly.  He went to a mental hospital and put on 10 years probation.  It sickens me to this day.

Sorry to hear of that tragedy. Nobody should have had to go through that ... and then go through years of not being believed by the leaders who should have been protecting children. Truly sad episodes.

But that means you can't watch a movie about a related subject?

I've had friends and loved ones who died of cancer, who were physically abused, who had Lou Gehrig's disease, who were destitute after losing jobs, who had heart attacks, who were divorced and ostracized by family, who suffered from depression, etc, etc, etc. You probably have known and loved people who have experienced similar adversity.  So neither of us can watch a movie that includes any of those subjects?

What are you afraid of re Spotlight? That you might begrudgingly respect -- or even like -- a few heroic newspaper reporters?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Cheeks on December 15, 2019, 10:56:33 PM
I know you don't know anyone like this - no one at all - but believe it or not, some people will stand by their words, even when proven wrong over and over again.
Crazy, huh?

Justice for Jussie.  Marsha, Marsha Marsha.  Depends what is is, etc, etc.  Yes, examples exist.  Super crazy.

I’ve also seen examples where people stuck to their guns despite being told they were wrong or lying and in the end...they were 100% truthful and accurate.  Richard Jewell comes to mind. Crazy, huh?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Cheeks on December 15, 2019, 11:00:08 PM
Sorry to hear of that tragedy. Nobody should have had to go through that ... and then go through years of not being believed by the leaders who should have been protecting children. Truly sad episodes.

But that means you can't watch a movie about a related subject?

I've had friends and loved ones who died of cancer, who were physically abused, who had Lou Gehrig's disease, who were destitute after losing jobs, who had heart attacks, who were divorced and ostracized by family, who suffered from depression, etc, etc, etc. You probably have known and loved people who have experienced similar adversity.  So neither of us can watch a movie that includes any of those subjects?

What are you afraid of re Spotlight? That you might begrudgingly respect -- or even like -- a few heroic newspaper reporters?

Yes, it was very sad and remains so to this day for many people.  Certain subjects I don’t care to watch, they anger or sadden me...not worth it.  Everyone is different, your friends can process those things, on this subject I cannot.  I will not be watching the movie.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Warrior Code on December 16, 2019, 01:04:34 AM
If you kids want to bicker, do it in the DMs. Leave it off the threads

On topic: Spiderverse came out a year ago. I've watched it a few times since then. My nephew is in a huge Spiderman phase so it's great to put on to keep him happy. That said, really good movie. Very re-watchable. Terrific cast, amazing art visuals, great soundtrack, clever narrative. I honestly think it's become one of my favorite movies - not favorite cartoons, not favorite superhero movies, but favorite movies.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on December 16, 2019, 05:09:53 AM
Yes, saw on the plane.  Pretty good.

A world without Beatles music is not a world worth living in.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on December 16, 2019, 06:56:16 AM
Yes, it was very sad and remains so to this day for many people.  Certain subjects I don’t care to watch, they anger or sadden me...not worth it.  Everyone is different, your friends can process those things, on this subject I cannot.  I will not be watching the movie.

OK, I (kind of) understand.

You won't mind if I spoil the ending then:

The good guys win!
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Warrior Code on December 16, 2019, 10:16:17 AM
Full disclosure: when I made my comment about bickering, I had skipped over most of the back-and-forth without reading it since it didn't really relate to watching movies/shows. I did not mean to belittle any personal tragedy you or your loved ones may have experienced. Just wanted to clear that up.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: mu03eng on December 16, 2019, 11:20:41 AM
A world without Beatles music is not a world worth living in.

Unpopular opinion alert, I'd be just fine without Beatles music as they are overrated. I will respect the pushback that the Beatles US invasion and their later stage experimentation paved the way for a lot of other artists but I'm generally eh about their catalog.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on December 16, 2019, 11:47:55 AM
Unpopular opinion alert, I'd be just fine without Beatles music as they are overrated. I will respect the pushback that the Beatles US invasion and their later stage experimentation paved the way for a lot of other artists but I'm generally eh about their catalog.

I could go the rest of my life without listening to another Beatles song.  Rather easilly too.

And I would argue that rock music got better when they finally left.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: lawdog77 on December 16, 2019, 11:50:11 AM
I could go the rest of my life without listening to another Beatles song.  Rather easilly too.

And I would argue that rock music got better when they finally left.
Agree. As far as i am concerned, you can put their music, aling with Neil young, Tom petty, the Greatful Dead, and Jimmy Buffett...all on a spaceship into the sun.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on December 16, 2019, 11:57:09 AM
I believe this anti-Beatles sentiment was thoroughly laid out in the "Things I Don't Get" thread, but y'all are allowed to be wrong in any thread you want!

I like the bonus of Neil Young and Tom Petty also sucking. Hey, everybody can't be Pat Boone or Ozzie Osborne.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: lawdog77 on December 16, 2019, 11:59:49 AM
I believe this anti-Beatles sentiment was thoroughly laid out in the "Things I Don't Get" thread, but y'all are allowed to be wrong in any thread you want!

I like the bonus of Neil Young and Tom Petty also sucking. Hey, everybody can't be Pat Boone or Ozzie Osborne.
I am more about the sound, rather than the lyrics/message. Almost threw Springsteen in there, but Thunder Road and 10th Avenue Freeze Out, save him.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on December 16, 2019, 12:20:31 PM
For those of you that have Disney+ The Imagineering Story is the best thing to launch on there thus far.

Yea, there was a lot of Bob Iger fan service towards the end, but they actually were very critical about some of the sub-par budget parks like California Adventure.

It was very interesting, and a great watch.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jockey on December 16, 2019, 01:56:59 PM
OK, I (kind of) understand.

You won't mind if I spoil the ending then:

The good guys win!


At least he gave us his stark reminder whenever criminal activity is being discussed. "Jussie"!!

I think we all need to be reminded as often as possible that black people commit crimes.  :-\ Especially when the topic has nothing to do with race.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jay Bee on December 16, 2019, 05:44:53 PM
Courtney from Below Deck sent me a video today! She wished me a good time on my trip to Milwaukee this weekend; wished Marquette (ooopsie on the pronunciation) good luck vs. NDSU... and even sent a shotout to my AAU team. Love her!! (Catch her tonight on A&E.. new episode)

https://cameo.app.link/sA4jy6nEt2
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jockey on December 16, 2019, 05:53:13 PM
Courtney from Below Deck sent me a video today! She wished me a good time on my trip to Milwaukee this weekend; wished Marquette (ooopsie on the pronunciation) good luck vs. NDSU... and even sent a shotout to my AAU team. Love her!! (Catch her tonight on A&E.. new episode)

https://cameo.app.link/sA4jy6nEt2

Someone needs to tell JB that a 14 year old boy has hijacked his account.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Pakuni on December 16, 2019, 06:00:14 PM
Someone needs to tell JB that a 14 year old boy has hijacked his account.

Second best $30 he ever spent.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jockey on December 16, 2019, 08:08:24 PM
Second best $30 he ever spent.


Afraid to ask ?-(
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: DegenerateDish on December 16, 2019, 08:49:45 PM
For those of you that have Disney+ The Imagineering Story is the best thing to launch on there thus far.

Yea, there was a lot of Bob Iger fan service towards the end, but they actually were very critical about some of the sub-par budget parks like California Adventure.

It was very interesting, and a great watch.

Very much agree, I found this show to be very interesting and have learned a lot of Disney history throughout it. This is my wheelhouse type show, I second this as a recommendation.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Benny B on December 16, 2019, 09:41:37 PM
Second best $30 he ever spent.

Is this an allusion or an implication?

Either way, it’s funny.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jay Bee on December 16, 2019, 09:47:52 PM
With the amount of Cameo people available for $10-30 a pop, I may need to have someone new wish the Warriors success before every game.

ps - Michael Thomas better stop putting up points. I'm hanging onto a small lead in the semifinals... crap.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on December 16, 2019, 11:21:41 PM
I am more about the sound, rather than the lyrics/message. Almost threw Springsteen in there, but Thunder Road and 10th Avenue Freeze Out, save him.

Springsteen just called to say he is relieved.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: LloydsLegs on December 17, 2019, 08:21:11 AM
Courtney from Below Deck sent me a video today! She wished me a good time on my trip to Milwaukee this weekend; wished Marquette (ooopsie on the pronunciation) good luck vs. NDSU... and even sent a shotout to my AAU team. Love her!! (Catch her tonight on A&E.. new episode)

https://cameo.app.link/sA4jy6nEt2

#LateNightHoopsForever

I did one of these from Ryan Arcidiacono for daughter's Nova graduation.  He did a nice job.  He was only a little more pricey than Courtney. 
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: mu03eng on December 17, 2019, 08:32:32 AM
With the amount of Cameo people available for $10-30 a pop, I may need to have someone new wish the Warriors success before every game.

ps - Michael Thomas better stop putting up points. I'm hanging onto a small lead in the semifinals... crap.

My sister-in-law got us a cameo from James Kennedy from Vanderpump Rules for our 10 year wedding anniversary. It was pretty funny and thought it was a hysterical though I hope see didn't spend a lot on it.

The whole Cameo thing is very interesting.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: lawdog77 on December 17, 2019, 08:40:48 AM
Springsteen just called to say he is relieved.
tell him I said hello. Also tell him that I liked how he took spare parts,  and with a roll of the dice, gave me a reason to believe.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Stronghold on December 17, 2019, 09:01:31 AM
My most recent entertainment has been:
His Dark Materials, season 1 on HBO
The Expanse, season 4 on Prime Video
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on December 17, 2019, 10:22:35 AM
My most recent entertainment has been:
His Dark Materials, season 1 on HBO
The Expanse, season 4 on Prime Video

I just saw an ad for The Expanse ... and I was stunned to see it was in its 4th season, as I had never heard of it! Is it good?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jables1604 on December 17, 2019, 12:33:42 PM
My sister-in-law got us a cameo from James Kennedy from Vanderpump Rules for our 10 year wedding anniversary. It was pretty funny and thought it was a hysterical though I hope see didn't spend a lot on it.

The whole Cameo thing is very interesting.

My girl just had Chris Hansen (To Catch a Predator) record one for her four closest friends. It’s hilarious. He calls each one out by name and mentions specific shady behaviors directed to a guy that each one had chased around back in the day.

Most of the people on there are pretty good sports though there are limits to what they’ll say. We tried to get Ron Jeremy to say some pretty sick sh*t for a buddy’s 50th and even he had limits.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: mu03eng on December 17, 2019, 12:51:41 PM
I just saw an ad for The Expanse ... and I was stunned to see it was in its 4th season, as I had never heard of it! Is it good?

The books are outstanding, the TV show was tremendous in season 1 and 2 and then flagged a little in season 3 (SyFy cut the budget I expect). Haven't gotten to watch season 4 yet but I'm expecting big things because the show is the same people but larger budget and creative freedom with Amazon.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on December 17, 2019, 12:54:48 PM
Clint Eastwood has defamed a since-deceased reporter, depicting her in "Richard Jewell" as having slept with sources to get stories about the 1996 Olympic bombing despite no evidence that ever occurred.

Warner Bros is defending Eastwood and the studio by pointing to the disclaimer that rolls with the end-of-movie credits: "The film is based on actual historical events. Dialogue and certain events and characters contained in the film were created for the purposes of dramatization."

Nice. Misogyny and character assassination are always dramatically fun!

The Onion right on queue.

Clint Eastwood Propositions Film Critic To Obtain More Positive Review Of ‘Richard Jewell’
https://entertainment.theonion.com/clint-eastwood-propositions-film-critic-to-obtain-more-1840467030?utm_source=TheOnion_Daily_RSS&utm_medium=email
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Stronghold on December 17, 2019, 03:04:52 PM
I just saw an ad for The Expanse ... and I was stunned to see it was in its 4th season, as I had never heard of it! Is it good?

I'm a big fan.  It's sci-fi in a setting where humans have colonized several other places and the factions are constantly at war.  Primarily follows the adventures of one hero in particular and the crew aboard his ship.  Great drama.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Cheeks on December 17, 2019, 10:06:27 PM
For those of you that have Disney+ The Imagineering Story is the best thing to launch on there thus far.

Yea, there was a lot of Bob Iger fan service towards the end, but they actually were very critical about some of the sub-par budget parks like California Adventure.

It was very interesting, and a great watch.

Yes, very good.  Having worked for Michael Eisner at Disney, Iger runs circles around him.


Name drop for Withoutbias and others...you are welcome.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on December 17, 2019, 10:20:38 PM
I'm a big fan.  It's sci-fi in a setting where humans have colonized several other places and the factions are constantly at war.  Primarily follows the adventures of one hero in particular and the crew aboard his ship.  Great drama.

Thanks, Strong. I'll check it out!
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on December 17, 2019, 10:39:53 PM
Yes, very good.  Having worked for Michael Eisner at Disney, Iger runs circles around him.


Name drop for Withoutbias and others...you are welcome.

I dunno, as a creative type I can appreciate Eisner. Especially when he was all in on projects. Terrible businessman, and once Wells died he had no safety net.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: 🏀 on December 18, 2019, 11:23:40 AM
Mando 7 is delightful to say the least. It dropped today for those that are interested.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: mu03eng on December 18, 2019, 11:26:17 AM
Mando 7 is delightful to say the least. It dropped today for those that are interested.

Going to put my kids in front of a different TV tonight so I can watch this chapter today yet (going to TROS tomorrow night), where would you power rank chapter 7 amongst the chapters to drop so far?

Mind you they are all tremendous but I think I'd go 3, 6, 5, 1, 4, 2 at this point.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on December 18, 2019, 11:48:57 AM
Mando 7 is delightful to say the least. It dropped today for those that are interested.

Dropped it early huh? Wonder why, it’s not like there’s some big blockbuster trilogy finale from the same universe that’s dropping this Friday or anything like that.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: mu03eng on December 18, 2019, 11:51:17 AM
Dropped it early huh? Wonder why, it’s not like there’s some big blockbuster trilogy finale from the same universe that’s dropping this Friday or anything like that.

Always planned to drop today for that reason
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: 🏀 on December 18, 2019, 12:15:01 PM
Going to put my kids in front of a different TV tonight so I can watch this chapter today yet (going to TROS tomorrow night), where would you power rank chapter 7 amongst the chapters to drop so far?

Mind you they are all tremendous but I think I'd go 3, 6, 5, 1, 4, 2 at this point.

It's the best, in my opinion. 7, 3, 6, 4, 1, 2, 5 would be my order probably. I'm overrating 4, but I like Gina Carano.

9 days for Mando 8 is going to be a wait. I have a feeling 7 & 8 together will best Episode IX.
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Post by: Stronghold on December 18, 2019, 01:26:15 PM
It's the best, in my opinion. 7, 3, 6, 4, 1, 2, 5 would be my order probably. I'm overrating 4, but I like Gina Carano.

9 days for Mando 8 is going to be a wait. I have a feeling 7 & 8 together will best Episode IX.

Is 8 the season finale?
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Post by: 🏀 on December 18, 2019, 01:40:18 PM
Is 8 the season finale?

That is correct.
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Post by: BM1090 on December 18, 2019, 02:31:25 PM
Saul when season 5 begins in February. Last few episodes of The Good Place.

Probably going to start Barry.
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Post by: Cheeks on December 18, 2019, 09:34:38 PM
Mando 7 is delightful to say the least. It dropped today for those that are interested.


Man do 6 was really bad, hoping 7 is better.
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Post by: mu03eng on December 18, 2019, 10:04:31 PM

Man do 6 was really bad, hoping 7 is better.

What are you even talking about, that episode was amazing....I can accept a "wasn't great" or something but really bad?? Get outta here with that
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Post by: Cheeks on December 18, 2019, 10:20:25 PM
What are you even talking about, that episode was amazing....I can accept a "wasn't great" or something but really bad?? Get outta here with that

The one with Bill Burr?  I thought it was terrible...jumped the shark territory.  I saw episode 7 tonight, much better...back on track.  Episode 6 felt so disconnected, the sets looked so fake and repetitive, the dialogue was brutal.  All my opinion, of course, but for my kids and I it ranked dead last of the first 6 that we saw.
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Post by: Cheeks on December 18, 2019, 10:24:58 PM
You're right, I did get the wrong article that you were referencing. But what's interesting is the reason why I got the wrong article.

If I'm wrong I'm wrong.  I went to many articles and pulled from different ones.  Had to be 5 to 8 articles if I recall.  If Vanity Fair was one, and it appears it must have been, then I was wrong.

I'd note that I didn't copy quotes about her brother calling her crazy, or another one implying her actions to gather information were essentially do whatever it takes. 

Great movie. 
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on December 19, 2019, 12:28:28 AM
I really enjoyed Episode 6 and I couldn't quite put my finger on why until I realized it reminded me of a Doctor Who episode stylistically.
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on December 19, 2019, 12:53:09 AM
If I'm wrong I'm wrong.  I went to many articles and pulled from different ones.  Had to be 5 to 8 articles if I recall.  If Vanity Fair was one, and it appears it must have been, then I was wrong.

With the curve (cause very few on the internet are big enough to admit when they are wrong), I give you a C-. Passing but your lack of effort is obvious.
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Post by: jesmu84 on December 19, 2019, 05:20:31 AM
If I'm wrong I'm wrong.  I went to many articles and pulled from different ones.  Had to be 5 to 8 articles if I recall.  If Vanity Fair was one, and it appears it must have been, then I was wrong.

I'd note that I didn't copy quotes about her brother calling her crazy, or another one implying her actions to gather information were essentially do whatever it takes. 

Great movie.

Lol

Wut

So disingenuous
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Post by: Cheeks on December 19, 2019, 11:33:18 AM
With the curve (cause very few on the internet are big enough to admit when they are wrong), I give you a C-. Passing but your lack of effort is obvious.

Will try again, since I thought it was pretty clear the first time.

If the quote only appeared in Vanity Fair, then I am wrong.  You said it only appeared there, I am taking you on your word.  I was wrong to say it came from one of the other articles.

Pretty simple.  I was wrong that in all the articles I pulled from, I didn’t realize Vanity Fair was one.  Thanks.

Separately, I hope the sand grain that is rubbing Brew is found soon.
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Post by: Cheeks on December 19, 2019, 11:34:54 AM
Lol

Wut

So disingenuous

I could castrate myself hanging from a rope until dead and some of you would come back with that response, but whatever. 

I was wrong.  I was wrong.  Something I have admitted to here before.
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Post by: lawdog77 on December 19, 2019, 11:48:22 AM
I could castrate myself hanging from a rope until dead and some of you would come back with that response, but whatever. 

I was wrong.  I was wrong.  Something I have admitted to here before.
seek therapy. I mean that.
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Post by: nyg on December 19, 2019, 03:48:09 PM
Netflix

"Don't F**K With Cats"
True crime documentary, just fantastic. Highly recommend for those that enjoy true crime stories. 
Three episodes long, one hour each. 
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Post by: MU82 on December 19, 2019, 07:07:23 PM
I could castrate myself hanging from a rope until dead and some of you would come back with that response, but whatever. 

I was wrong.  I was wrong.  Something I have admitted to here before.

Ooh ooh ... Do the castrate thing ... I'll be in charge of selling tickets!
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Post by: Jockey on December 19, 2019, 07:26:48 PM
Ooh ooh ... Do the castrate thing ... I'll be in charge of selling tickets!

Front row, please.
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Post by: 🏀 on December 19, 2019, 07:31:15 PM
Front row, please.

Those spots are reserved for Peyton Manning, Jerry Jones, Mark Emmert, Tom Crean, Bob Iger and Richard Spencer.
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Post by: Jockey on December 19, 2019, 08:13:07 PM
Those spots are reserved for Peyton Manning, Jerry Jones, Mark Emmert, Tom Crean, Bob Iger and Richard Spencer.

Well done, sir.
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Post by: Jay Bee on December 19, 2019, 09:24:25 PM
Ooh ooh ... Do the castrate thing ... I'll be in charge of selling tickets!

nh?
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Post by: Cheeks on December 20, 2019, 09:05:01 AM
Ooh ooh ... Do the castrate thing ... I'll be in charge of selling tickets!

Will you invite Erin Andrews?
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Post by: Pakuni on December 20, 2019, 09:58:44 AM
I could castrate myself hanging from a rope until dead and some of you would come back with that response, but whatever. 

I was wrong.  I was wrong.  Something I have admitted to here before.

(https://i.imgur.com/EfdBr5P.gif?noredirect)
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Post by: MU82 on December 20, 2019, 03:25:45 PM
Will you invite Erin Andrews?

Why?
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Post by: Jockey on December 20, 2019, 03:55:18 PM
Why?

So she can celebrate with the rest of us.
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Post by: Cheeks on December 20, 2019, 10:30:31 PM
Why?

Not for her distracting powers
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Post by: jesmu84 on December 22, 2019, 08:28:03 PM
Just started the Witcher. Enjoyable.
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Post by: brewcity77 on December 25, 2019, 05:36:49 AM
Just started the Witcher. Enjoyable.

Was literally just coming to see if anyone had started this yet. Might dig in today.
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Post by: Jockey on December 25, 2019, 09:39:22 AM
Just started the Witcher. Enjoyable.
.

Made it through one episode. That was enough for me.
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Post by: warriorchick on December 25, 2019, 12:51:13 PM
Was literally just coming to see if anyone had started this yet. Might dig in today.

Glow Jr. texted me last night to recommend it, and he does not recommend TV shows to me very often.
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Post by: MU82 on December 25, 2019, 02:21:07 PM
After not getting out to the movies for many, many months, I've seen 3 flicks in the last 5 days:

Star Wars TROS; Knives Out; and Uncut Gems.

Just recently got back from Uncut Gems. Mrs. 82 liked it a little better than I did, but I did like it. Adam Sandler was excellent; and Julia Fox, making her acting debut, was very good.

I really, really liked Knives Out, with Daniel Craig as a southern private detective, and a very good cast surrounding him. Lots of twists and turns. Another relative newcomer (who, like Fox, is also very attractive), Ana Celia de Armas Caso, is getting rave reviews for her work as the female lead -- and for good reason.

And Star Wars was Star Wars. I enjoyed it more than most critics did.

Fun fact: Rian Johnson, who is getting Oscar buzz for directing Knives Out, has gotten quite a bit of criticism for his work with the previous Star Wars film, TLJ.
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Post by: Stronghold on December 26, 2019, 07:42:16 AM
Was literally just coming to see if anyone had started this yet. Might dig in today.

I've almost finished the season and have really liked it as a fan of the video games.  I think most fantasy fans would like it but I actually don't think they explain enough in the TV show for people to always understand what is going on if you don't have some background knowledge already.
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Post by: jesmu84 on December 26, 2019, 09:48:05 AM
I've almost finished the season and have really liked it as a fan of the video games.  I think most fantasy fans would like it but I actually don't think they explain enough in the TV show for people to always understand what is going on if you don't have some background knowledge already.

For anyone starting cold:

https://youtu.be/cR3Bnflg9Uc
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Post by: mu03eng on December 26, 2019, 03:34:44 PM
Just finished season 4 of The Expanse and as I expected, with the move to Amazon, it has returned to season 1 form. Outstanding story telling especially along the 4 threads. This season is based on book 4(Cibola Burn) which I think would be the hardest one to execute for television.

Best hard sci show in the last 5-10 years in my opinion.
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Post by: Cheeks on December 26, 2019, 04:49:51 PM
Going to see 1917 tonight in a special event in LA.  Heard nothing but incredible reviews.
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Post by: reinko on December 26, 2019, 06:39:44 PM
1/2 way thru Don’t F*ck With Cats documentary on Netflix...wowza it’s good.

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Post by: wadesworld on December 26, 2019, 09:10:58 PM
Free solo. On right now on the National Geographic Channel and on again starting at 10:00 PM Central tonight. If you haven’t seen it definitely give it a shot. I have negative interest in rock climbing and it’s still one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen.
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Post by: MU82 on December 26, 2019, 09:41:33 PM
Just saw the most recent SNL with Eddie Murphy. Lots of laughs, brought out all the great characters. I even liked Lizzo!
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Post by: Benny B on December 26, 2019, 10:42:56 PM
Just saw the most recent SNL with Eddie Murphy. Lots of laughs, brought out all the great characters. I even liked Lizzo!

Evidently someone didn’t stay up for the last sketch of the night. 
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Post by: Cheeks on December 26, 2019, 10:58:21 PM
1917 is amazing.  Theatre was packed as limited showing before its national release.  The cinematography is unlike anything I have ever seen before.

If you want heavy war action, not the movie for you.  That said, very good movie and will win some big awards I suspect.
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Post by: MU82 on December 27, 2019, 09:45:30 AM
Evidently someone didn’t stay up for the last sketch of the night.

Ummm ... actually I did ... so I'm not sure exactly what your comment means. You feeling OK, Benny?
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Post by: brewcity77 on December 27, 2019, 11:53:09 AM
Mandalorian episode 8 was excellent. The producers of the film should watch and take notes.
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Post by: Uncle Rico on December 27, 2019, 04:06:30 PM
Mandalorian episode 8 was excellent. The producers of the film should watch and take notes.

Let Favreau and Filoni run the ship.  The directors they chose for the season were fantastic. 
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Post by: tower912 on December 27, 2019, 05:30:53 PM
Linear story telling.   Classic themes.   Crazy.   Crazy good.
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Post by: mu03eng on December 27, 2019, 05:51:42 PM
Let Favreau and Filoni run the ship.  The directors they chose for the season were fantastic.

Kennedy needs to be fired and Favreau should run Lucasfilm. Filoni needs to be the chief architect(ala Feige) and Tiaki Wiatiti needs to do the next movie....though if Deborah Chow has time and still pull off the Kenobi series I'd love for her to helm a Star Wars movie(directed Chapters 3 and 7).

Chapter 8 blew my f'ing socks off and the tie with with Clone Wars and Rebels is amazing. Goes to show you can tell a great story for casual fans while telling an even more in depth one for the nerds/fanboys without it descending into "fan service" outrage.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on December 27, 2019, 06:05:18 PM
Kennedy needs to be fired and Favreau should run Lucasfilm. Filoni needs to be the chief architect(ala Feige) and Tiaki Wiatiti needs to do the next movie....though if Deborah Chow has time and still pull off the Kenobi series I'd love for her to helm a Star Wars movie(directed Chapters 3 and 7).

Chapter 8 blew my f'ing socks off and the tie with with Clone Wars and Rebels is amazing. Goes to show you can tell a great story for casual fans while telling an even more in depth one for the nerds/fanboys without it descending into "fan service" outrage.

I thought I read somewhere Kevin Feige asked to be involved in Star Wars or at least a few guns?
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Post by: mu03eng on December 27, 2019, 06:53:05 PM
I thought I read somewhere Kevin Feige asked to be involved in Star Wars or at least a few guns?

Hes been announced as taking some sort of creative role in Lucasfilm but I'm not sure its settled at all. There was talk of him directing at least one film
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Post by: mu03eng on December 27, 2019, 07:21:22 PM
FYI Adam Pally and Jason Sudekis were the scout troopers.....amazing scene that cut the really fine line between Star Wars funny, narrative story telling, and parody. It got real close to the parody line but stayed on the good side of it IMO
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Post by: Cheeks on December 27, 2019, 08:25:59 PM
Episode 8 was great....still don’t get how awful episode 6 even made it to air.  Random nonsense
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Post by: brewcity77 on December 29, 2019, 06:06:55 PM
Episode 8 was great....still don’t get how awful episode 6 even made it to air.  Random nonsense

The front half of E6 was really rough, but the last 20 minutes were good. Once they got the ridiculous characters out and let the action drive the story, it was worthwhile.
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Post by: Cheeks on December 29, 2019, 06:11:59 PM
The front half of E6 was really rough, but the last 20 minutes were good. Once they got the ridiculous characters out and let the action drive the story, it was worthwhile.

Agree to disagree.

My favorite part of 8 was the Imperial guys not hitting the targets while shooting early on in the scene....well done by Favreau to embrace Empire cannot shoot straight.   :D
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Post by: tower912 on December 30, 2019, 07:23:04 AM
Dublin Murders ended up being a lot like True Detective.   Loose ends hanging, protagonists worse off, one case solved but supernatural overtones for a still unsolved case.    But with cool Irish accents.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on December 31, 2019, 09:15:18 AM
Went to Ford v Ferrari last night with my daughter.  Much to my surprise, it was her pick.  We both enjoyed it very much.

Funny story...to me at least.  On the way to the theater, I made a comment about Carroll Shelby.  My daughter asked who that was, and I said, "in a couple of hours, you'll know."  We were watching the movie.  It opens with a scene of Shelby racing and then has another scene with him at the doctor.  Then there's a scene with Ken Miles working in his garage.  Finally, after establishing both of those main characters, Miles' wife walks into his garage and my daughter asked, "Is that the 'Carol' woman you were talking about?"
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Post by: LloydsLegs on December 31, 2019, 01:40:14 PM
Well, I proved to myself that I think John Mullaney is funny in anything.  John Mullaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch is sometimes sweet, sometimes biting, weird and funny.
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Post by: warriorchick on December 31, 2019, 05:34:17 PM
Well, I proved to myself that I think John Mullaney is funny in anything.  John Mullaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch is sometimes sweet, sometimes biting, weird and funny.

Started watching it last night. Where the hell did he find those kids?
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Post by: Frenns Liquor Depot on December 31, 2019, 06:07:47 PM
Started watching it last night. Where the hell did he find those kids?

Probably Brooklyn.  One of them was actually Marlon Jackson’s grandson (story part true)
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Post by: Warrior Code on January 02, 2020, 02:14:49 PM
Started watching it last night. Where the hell did he find those kids?

One of them was the "I see unsuccessful people" kid from Man Seeking Woman - as id'd by my wife, a human IMDB.

I don't know how she retains and catalogs this vast knowledge, but she recognizes people instantly. We were watching Scrooged and she recognized one of the background actors (who didn't even have a line!) as the same lady in the nail salon scene in the Valentine's episode of The Office. A few seconds of searching confirmed it. Elite.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on January 02, 2020, 03:08:43 PM
I watched "Dolomite Is My Name" the other night.  Loved it. Murphy is great and the cast as a whole ie excellent.

Finished off "The Confession Killer" a few days ago.  That is a fascinating but messed up story (it is law enforcement).
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Post by: Benny B on January 02, 2020, 05:31:33 PM
Watched 6 Underground yesterday... as suspected, Ryan Reynolds was great at what he does, but although the writing (same team as Deadpool) came up just a tad bit short, it feels like it would have been serviceable under any other director.  As feared, Michael Bay continues to miss the mark.  How on Earth does this guy still get directing jobs?

If Scorsese wants to complain about big budget blow-em-up blockbusters, go after this guy, not Marvel.
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Post by: mu03eng on January 02, 2020, 05:51:46 PM
Watched 6 Underground yesterday... as suspected, Ryan Reynolds was great at what he does, but although the writing (same team as Deadpool) came up just a tad bit short, it feels like it would have been serviceable under any other director.  As feared, Michael Bay continues to miss the mark.  How on Earth does this guy still get directing jobs?

If Scorsese wants to complain about big budget blow-em-up blockbusters, go after this guy, not Marvel.

I heartily endorse this post.....movie had everything but a good director.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on January 03, 2020, 07:20:20 AM
Watched 6 Underground yesterday... as suspected, Ryan Reynolds was great at what he does, but although the writing (same team as Deadpool) came up just a tad bit short, it feels like it would have been serviceable under any other director.  As feared, Michael Bay continues to miss the mark.  How on Earth does this guy still get directing jobs?

If Scorsese wants to complain about big budget blow-em-up blockbusters, go after this guy, not Marvel.

I watched New Year's Day.  It was very entertaining but felt like it was just missing something.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on January 03, 2020, 07:21:52 AM
I watched "Dolomite Is My Name" the other night.  Loved it. Murphy is great and the cast as a whole ie excellent.

Finished off "The Confession Killer" a few days ago.  That is a fascinating but messed up story (it is law enforcement).

I started to watch Dolemite New Year's Day.  I enjoyed the first 40 minutes and was funny.  Wife and I will probably finish over the weekend.
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Post by: Benny B on January 03, 2020, 09:03:37 AM
I watched New Year's Day.  It was very entertaining but felt like it was just missing something.

A Vyvanse commercial.
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Post by: Galway Eagle on January 06, 2020, 09:49:31 PM
Just rewatched The Invention of Lying on Netflix that movie is seriously underrated and has cameos from like every great comedian of that era.
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Post by: T-Bone on January 08, 2020, 08:28:08 PM
Well, I proved to myself that I think John Mullaney is funny in anything.  John Mullaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch is sometimes sweet, sometimes biting, weird and funny.
Great, though I thought some songs went a bit long.
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Post by: Jables1604 on January 08, 2020, 11:28:13 PM
Saw Larry David at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan last night (Tuesday). Started the program by screening the season premiere of Curb scheduled to air next Sunday. It was laugh out loud funny. After airing the episode Larry was interviewed by Michael Kay (voice of the Yankees). They finished by taking audience questions. Larry is one funny dude.

JB Smoove (Leon); Susie Essenman (Susie Garlin) and the actor who plays Mocha Joe were all in the audience. Had an awesome time.

If you’re a fan of Curb and the first episode is any indication, it’s going to be a fantastic season.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on January 09, 2020, 09:53:26 AM
We're enjoying the Jeopardy! GOAT Tournament.  Those guys are amazing, and they actually all seem to be decent guys who are really enjoying themselves.  The banter between contestants, which doesn't typically happen on the show, is fun to see.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on January 09, 2020, 11:27:28 AM
Saw Larry David at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan last night (Tuesday). Started the program by screening the season premiere of Curb scheduled to air next Sunday. It was laugh out loud funny. After airing the episode Larry was interviewed by Michael Kay (voice of the Yankees). They finished by taking audience questions. Larry is one funny dude.

JB Smoove (Leon); Susie Essenman (Susie Garlin) and the actor who plays Mocha Joe were all in the audience. Had an awesome time.

If you’re a fan of Curb and the first episode is any indication, it’s going to be a fantastic season.

Curb is one of the best shows of all time.  I can't wait to see the premier.

A few years ago I was attending an event with Bill Buckner and when I approached him I knew he thought I was going to ask him about the error, but no, I asked him about his appearance on Curb. He laughed and said he had no idea what the show was about but his agent said he should do it and he had an amazing time on set shooting it.

I'm not a fanboy, I usually leave alone celebrities or athletes I see in public so they can go about their day, but man, if I saw Larry David walking down the street I'd lose it!
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Post by: Jables1604 on January 09, 2020, 11:36:33 AM
Curb is one of the best shows of all time.  I can't wait to see the premier.

A few years ago I was attending an event with Bill Buckner and when I approached him I knew he thought I was going to ask him about the error, but no, I asked him about his appearance on Curb. He laughed and said he had no idea what the show was about but his agent said he should do it and he had an amazing time on set shooting it.

I'm not a fanboy, I usually leave alone celebrities or athletes I see in public so they can go about their day, but man, if I saw Larry David walking down the street I'd lose it!

He told two great stories about the Buckner episode. The first was that in the original draft he had Buckner actually drop the baby. Buckner was such a good sport he was willing to play along. Ultimately Larry decided to change the script which lead to story 2.

Every time they filmed the final scene and the extras would explode in applause after “the catch” Larry would begin weeping because it struck him how hard Buckner’s life had been after the ground ball.

Larry also made mention of Funkhauser’s passing but mentioned his favorite Funkhauser scene was in the Palestinian chicken episode when Funkhauser was waiting at the bottom of Larry’s stairs while Larry had sex with the Palestinian woman. Personally that was my favorite scene between the two of them as well.
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Post by: MU82 on January 09, 2020, 01:37:37 PM
Love Curb.

Two favorite episodes were the one with Krazee Eyez Killa and the one in which Larry picks up the hooker so he can use the express lane to get to the Dodgers game on time.

There's always a few little things that crack me up in every episode. Couldn't stop laughing last season when Larry refused to thank a veteran for his service. I just to happened to be watching that one with two vets and they practically fell on the floor laughing. So funny.

He was on with Colbert last night and he did his schtick ... which I'm guess is just him.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on January 09, 2020, 06:04:30 PM
Love Curb.

Two favorite episodes were the one with Krazee Eyez Killa and the one in which Larry picks up the hooker so he can use the express lane to get to the Dodgers game on time.

There's always a few little things that crack me up in every episode. Couldn't stop laughing last season when Larry refused to thank a veteran for his service. I just to happened to be watching that one with two vets and they practically fell on the floor laughing. So funny.

He was on with Colbert last night and he did his schtick ... which I'm guess is just him.

Maybe one of the most famous episodes for the real life impact if had on the life of a random guy in the background. There's a documentary on Netflix about it: Long Shot.

I'm a big fan of "Social Assassin," the Michael J Fox episodes and when Larry takes the driver out of Funkhauser's father's casket. And yes, the "thank you for your service" bit was incredible.

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Post by: Jables1604 on January 09, 2020, 06:35:11 PM
Maybe one of the most famous episodes for the real life impact if had on the life of a random guy in the background. There's a documentary on Netflix about it: Long Shot.

I'm a big fan of "Social Assassin," the Michael J Fox episodes and when Larry takes the driver out of Funkhauser's father's casket. And yes, the "thank you for your service" bit was incredible.
When Larry’s father smokes weed for his glaucoma with the prostitute and then tries to correctly pronounce “fo shizzle, my nizzle” I almost lost my breath from laughing so hard.

My two favorites are probably the Palestinian Chicken episode and the episode where Shaq trips over Larry’s feet while attending the Laker game and winds up in the hospital.

One thing that came out the other night was that the character of George Costanza was based on Larry David. They chose the name Costanza because Jerry had known some guy growing up. After the show came the real Costanza and the real Kramer both tried to sue the show. Unsuccessfully I might add.

This coming Monday John Mullaney will be at the 92nd Street Y so I’m really looking forward to that one too.
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Post by: MU82 on January 09, 2020, 10:25:38 PM
Maybe one of the most famous episodes for the real life impact if had on the life of a random guy in the background. There's a documentary on Netflix about it: Long Shot.

I'm a big fan of "Social Assassin," the Michael J Fox episodes and when Larry takes the driver out of Funkhauser's father's casket. And yes, the "thank you for your service" bit was incredible.

Saw "Long Shot." Effen amazing!

Yeah, Michael J Fox is great on Curb. And the driver out of the casket ... I had forgotten about that one. I'm chuckling just thinking about it.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on January 10, 2020, 11:04:55 AM
Saw "Long Shot." Effen amazing!

Yeah, Michael J Fox is great on Curb. And the driver out of the casket ... I had forgotten about that one. I'm chuckling just thinking about it.

these Curb posts got me laughing too. So many classic episodes and one-liners too. I need to binge before the 19th!

RIP Funkhauser.
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Post by: 🏀 on January 10, 2020, 04:37:01 PM
Funkhauser episodes are the best.

RIP to my childhood favorite Super Dave.
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Post by: DegenerateDish on January 10, 2020, 04:54:32 PM
Bob Einstein was a regular on the LeBatard show as well. The LeBatard show had a bad curse going for a while, where their regular random celebrities kept dying off right after being on the show (Bob Einstein, Alan Thicke, Bill Paxton, Mean Gene Okerlund).
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Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on January 11, 2020, 02:24:03 PM
Amazing numbers for Jeopardy’s greatest:

“Each episode of The Greatest of All Time has also outdrawn the first four games of the 2019 NBA Finals, the first five games of the 2019 World Series, all but one of ESPN’s 17 Monday Night Football telecasts and seven of Fox’s 11 Thursday Night Football showcases.“
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Post by: 21Jumpstreet on January 11, 2020, 08:55:00 PM
In the middle of Cheer (Netflix), it’s quite good.
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Post by: MU82 on January 11, 2020, 10:46:59 PM
Recently watched Marriage Story on Netflix. Superbly acted. Difficult to watch in some spots, but glad I did.
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Post by: lawdog77 on January 12, 2020, 04:29:23 PM
Listened to Ed Calderon on Joe Rogan's podcast, so I had to Binge Watch Narcos Mexico. Loved it.
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Post by: Jables1604 on January 15, 2020, 09:43:16 PM
Anybody watch the Aaron Hernandez doc on Netflix? Came out today. I watched episode one and about 15 minutes of episode two before MU v. X.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on January 15, 2020, 11:09:09 PM
Anybody watch the Aaron Hernandez doc on Netflix? Came out today. I watched episode one and about 15 minutes of episode two before MU v. X.

Had it on tonight too.  Interesting.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on January 20, 2020, 01:02:14 PM
I saw 1917 over the weekend.  Standing on its own, I thought it was a good movie.  But, when you factor in the "one-shot" aspect, it really is an amazing accomplishment.
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Post by: BM1090 on January 20, 2020, 01:17:27 PM
Sherlock. One episode away from completion. Hope there is a season 5.

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Post by: MU82 on January 20, 2020, 01:55:04 PM
Finally getting around to watching You. Saw the first 2 episodes. Creepy as hell, but somehow alluring.
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Post by: reinko on January 20, 2020, 04:19:42 PM
Cheer on Netflix is a really fun watch
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on January 21, 2020, 11:05:37 AM
Anybody watch the Aaron Hernandez doc on Netflix? Came out today. I watched episode one and about 15 minutes of episode two before MU v. X.

yes, in two nights. I'd read the James Patterson book so there wasn't much new to me. The book went deeper into his time in Gainesville and crimes committed there.
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Post by: Jables1604 on January 21, 2020, 11:25:38 AM
Saw John Mulaney at the 92nd Street Y last night. They screened his most recent Netflix special “John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch.” Afterward Mulaney and a group of the writers and directors were interviewed by Seth Meyer. Meyer and Mulaney were both writers on Saturday Night Live at the same time.

For those of you who grew up in the 70s and 80s it’s a satirical look at TV shows we grew up watching. I’m not sure about the rest of the country but on the East Coast they were shows like Electric Company, Zoom and Wonderama.

The show is very funny. If you’re into the “mockumentary” type of program it’s definitely worth the watch. 
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on January 21, 2020, 11:38:56 AM
My wife and I watched the first episode of Escaping R Kelly and she doesn't want to watch anymore.

We've heard Sex Education is a fun show. Anybody here watched it?
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Post by: CreightonWarrior on January 21, 2020, 01:05:55 PM
First episode of Curb was great Sunday night. Feel like last season started a little slow as they worked on bringing everyone back into the fold and giving out some fan-service jokes. Came out firing first episode season.
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on January 21, 2020, 02:05:57 PM
My wife and I watched the first episode of Escaping R Kelly and she doesn't want to watch anymore.

We've heard Sex Education is a fun show. Anybody here watched it?

I watched it, It’s a really good show. It’s a little awkward at first because it is based around high schoolers talking about sex non-stop (obviously the actors are all older) but if you can get past that it’s good.
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Post by: Galway Eagle on January 21, 2020, 02:12:52 PM
I watched it, It’s a really good show. It’s a little awkward at first because it is based around high schoolers talking about sex non-stop (obviously the actors are all older) but if you can get past that it’s good.

This. Kind of a strange attempt to combine a British secondary school experience with an American one.
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Post by: Jockey on January 21, 2020, 02:31:00 PM
First episode of Curb was great Sunday night. Feel like last season started a little slow as they worked on bringing everyone back into the fold and giving out some fan-service jokes. Came out firing first episode season.

I felt this episode was way better than any from last year (only season that disappointed me somewhat). Felt more like the old episodes.
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Post by: CTWarrior on January 21, 2020, 03:11:16 PM
Saw John Mulaney at the 92nd Street Y last night. They screened his most recent Netflix special “John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch.” Afterward Mulaney and a group of the writers and directors were interviewed by Seth Meyer. Meyer and Mulaney were both writers on Saturday Night Live at the same time.

For those of you who grew up in the 70s and 80s it’s a satirical look at TV shows we grew up watching. I’m not sure about the rest of the country but on the East Coast they were shows like Electric Company, Zoom and Wonderama.

The show is very funny. If you’re into the “mockumentary” type of program it’s definitely worth the watch.
Big fan of John Mulaney but I didn't think The Sack Lunch Bunch was funny.  Grandma's Got a Boyfriend song made me laugh for some reason I can't explain, though.
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Post by: Jables1604 on January 21, 2020, 05:15:38 PM
Big fan of John Mulaney but I didn't think The Sack Lunch Bunch was funny.  Grandma's Got a Boyfriend song made me laugh for some reason I can't explain, though.
I think my favorite part was either the “Girl Talk” segment or the last number with Jake Gyllenhaal.

In a completely unrelated note I watched “Blinded by the Light” on the plane back to JFK from the Packers debacle. Was pleasantly surprised.
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Post by: MU82 on January 22, 2020, 09:03:50 PM
Finally saw Curb. Laughed too damn hard. The stuff with the hat - amazing.
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Post by: Boone on January 23, 2020, 07:05:51 AM
Curb off to a great start!
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Post by: tower912 on January 23, 2020, 08:39:15 AM
The Outsider has been good so far and is only going to get freakier.
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Post by: MUfan12 on January 23, 2020, 09:14:36 AM
Finally saw Curb. Laughed too damn hard. The stuff with the hat - amazing.

That was great, and the Jeff/Weinstein thing had me howling.
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Post by: MU82 on January 23, 2020, 09:22:40 AM
That was great, and the Jeff/Weinstein thing had me howling.

I'm like ... he really DOES look a little like Weinstein. It was a great idea to incorporate that into the show.

And let me tell you ... if Larry really did what he accidentally did to that catering chick in the kitchen, he'd have been hauled off to jail!
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Post by: Warrior Code on January 23, 2020, 11:13:14 AM
Sorry if it's already been brought up, but has anyone watched the most recent season of Peaky Blinders? That finale had me on edge
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Post by: Jockey on January 23, 2020, 11:25:55 AM
The Outsider has been good so far and is only going to get freakier.

Did you read the book?
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Post by: tower912 on January 23, 2020, 12:17:40 PM
No.
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Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on January 24, 2020, 08:56:35 AM
Watched the first episode of Star Trek: Picard last night.  Enough to make me watch next week.  We will see where it goes from there.
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Post by: MU82 on January 24, 2020, 10:04:23 AM
Watched the first episode of Star Trek: Picard last night.  Enough to make me watch next week.  We will see where it goes from there.

Where it goes?

To space ... the final frontier ... where no man has gone before.

Duh.
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Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on January 24, 2020, 01:17:57 PM
Where it goes?

To space ... the final frontier ... where no man has gone before.

Duh.


Ha.

What I mean is that it already has some of the "super hero" type vibes that have worked their way into other series.  And I don't need to see more hand-to-hand, quick action fight scenes - especially in series where they were never a major part of the plot.
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Post by: FruitStandJim on January 24, 2020, 01:31:03 PM
The Outsider has been good so far and is only going to get freakier.

Have watched the first 2 episodes, it's definitely good so far.

Other than football/basketball/baseball I don't watch too much TV, so I really only watch a handful of shows. I recently randomly decided to watch a favorite of mine, Justified. I'm in the beginning of Season 2, this show is so good.
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Post by: Jockey on January 24, 2020, 02:14:35 PM
Have watched the first 2 episodes, it's definitely good so far.

Other than football/basketball/baseball I don't watch too much TV, so I really only watch a handful of shows. I recently randomly decided to watch a favorite of mine, Justified. I'm in the beginning of Season 2, this show is so good.

I enjoyed Justified as well. I thought it got better through the years.
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Post by: MU82 on January 24, 2020, 07:35:31 PM

Ha.

What I mean is that it already has some of the "super hero" type vibes that have worked their way into other series.  And I don't need to see more hand-to-hand, quick action fight scenes - especially in series where they were never a major part of the plot.

Yeah, that would be disappointing.

If I have time, I might check it out. Always thought Picard was cool, even though I didn't come anywhere near watching all of the Next Generation episodes and movies.
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Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on January 24, 2020, 07:42:23 PM
Yeah, that would be disappointing.

If I have time, I might check it out. Always thought Picard was cool, even though I didn't come anywhere near watching all of the Next Generation episodes and movies.

I’m more of a DS9, Captain Sisko fan, but yeah.
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on January 24, 2020, 07:42:40 PM
Last episode of The Good Place next week. The only show that I have watched religiously in quite some time.
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Post by: MU82 on January 24, 2020, 07:51:22 PM
I’m more of a DS9, Captain Sisko fan, but yeah.

I always liked that show, too, but again I didn't watch anywhere near all of them.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on January 25, 2020, 01:41:14 PM
Last episode of The Good Place next week. The only show that I have watched religiously in quite some time.

Same here.  It's been a really great show.
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Post by: lawdog77 on January 25, 2020, 05:50:56 PM
Last episode of The Good Place next week. The only show that I have watched religiously in quite some time.
I see what you did here.
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Post by: Sir Lawrence on January 26, 2020, 04:53:47 PM
Set your DVR:  February 25, 8:00 pm CST, PBS—special on Miles Davis (American Masters series).
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Post by: Benny B on January 27, 2020, 10:04:28 AM
Penn & Teller's: Bull$hit.  I had never heard of this before the Hulu algorithm suggested it... seems to have ran for 8 seasons on Showtime beginning in 2003, which is right around the time that internet speeds made Showtime obsolete (and also which, incidentally, parallels one of the more entertaining episodes).  Some of the episodes are clearly dated (e.g. the 'Nukes, Hybrids & Lesbians' episode's mentioning of Yucca Mountain opening in 2013), but a lot of the facts, principals, and comparisons still hold relevance today, even if the overall point of some episodes could stand to be refreshed.

Keep in mind that the crossroads of Penn & Teller and Showtime opens up a lot of, shall we say... well, "groundbreaking horizons in cinematography" (at least for 2003).  So all episodes are NSFW aurally, and many are also NSFW visually.
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Post by: wadesworld on January 27, 2020, 10:24:11 AM
Don't F*** With Cats on Netflix.  Really f***ed up story.  Crazy what the internet allows people to figure out.

The Aaron Hernandez documentary on Netflix.  Thought it was just okay.

Just watched the first three episodes of the final season of Silicon Valley.  Hasn't lived up to the first 5 seasons so far.
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Post by: Spotcheck Billy on January 27, 2020, 10:46:23 AM
We binged the 8 episodes of 11.22.1963 and enjoyed it.
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Post by: T-Bone on January 27, 2020, 10:51:53 AM
Daybreak on Netflix.  Fun show.  Spin on the zombie genre. 
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Post by: MU82 on January 28, 2020, 11:06:36 AM
Didn't laugh nearly as much at the second episode of Curb. It was still fine, just not as hilarious as the first IMHO.
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Post by: 🏀 on January 28, 2020, 11:26:11 AM
Didn't laugh nearly as much at the second episode of Curb. It was still fine, just not as hilarious as the first IMHO.

The portrait was incredible.
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Post by: Jockey on January 28, 2020, 11:31:58 AM
Curb comes through again. I laughed out loud in the car after hearing this.

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/01/27/gvsu-football-coach-morris-berger-calls-adolf-hitler-a-great-leader/4590337002/

A newly hired offensive coordinator for the Grand Valley State University football team is already in hot water after telling a student newspaper he wants to get dinner with Adolf Hitler, the leader of Nazi Germany responsible for millions of deaths.

Morris Berger has been suspended amid an investigation into the comments made to the student newspaper Grand Valley Lanthorn, according to a statement Monday from the university.

Asked in a Q&A conducted and published on Jan. 23 about which three historical figures he’d take to dinner, Berger named two leaders of mass genocides. Berger got a degree in history from Drury University, Lanthorn sports editor Kellen Voss said in his question. Voss didn’t allow for sports figures to be considered. 

This is probably not going to get a good review, but I’m going to say Adolf Hitler,” Berger said, according to the piece. “It was obviously very sad and he had bad motives, but the way he was able to lead was second-to-none.


So Bernstein read the quote that is bolded and then the theme from Curb came on.

What is really funny is that the guy KNEW the problem with the answer, but still couldn't help himself. I'm guessing maybe his other two answers were Pol Pot and Nickelback?
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Post by: MU82 on January 28, 2020, 11:28:44 PM
Saw Jojo Rabbit today and also finished watching The Irishman (Mrs. 82 and I watched the latter over 3 nights).

Of the Oscar-nominated films I've seen so far, The Irishman was easily the worst. At least an hour could have been edited out of it. I didn't hate it, I just didn't think it was very good. It felt like Goodfellas Lite. Or probably more accurately, Goodfellas Extra Long.

Jojo Rabbit was a delight. Probably won't finish very high in the voting, but I would encourage everybody to see it. The young actor who played the lead was outstanding, and the Jewish girl hiding in his house from the Nazis was very good. The subject matter was dealt with in an amazingly interesting and different way, and I loved the score, too.

Right now, Joker is the best of the nominated films I've seen. Also saw the two mentioned above and Marriage Story ... meaning I've still got a lot of movies to watch: Ford vs Ferrari, 1917, Parasite, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Little Women. Of those, from everything I've heard, I'm most excited about Parasite and Once Upon A Time.
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Post by: Spotcheck Billy on January 29, 2020, 07:55:16 AM
Saw Jojo Rabbit today and also finished watching The Irishman (Mrs. 82 and I watched the latter over 3 nights).

Of the Oscar-nominated films I've seen so far, The Irishman was easily the worst. At least an hour could have been edited out of it. I didn't hate it, I just didn't think it was very good. It felt like Goodfellas Lite. Or probably more accurately, Goodfellas Extra Long.

Jojo Rabbit was a delight. Probably won't finish very high in the voting, but I would encourage everybody to see it. The young actor who played the lead was outstanding, and the Jewish girl hiding in his house from the Nazis was very good. The subject matter was dealt with in an amazingly interesting and different way, and I loved the score, too.

Right now, Joker is the best of the nominated films I've seen. Also saw the two mentioned above and Marriage Story ... meaning I've still got a lot of movies to watch: Ford vs Ferrari, 1917, Parasite, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Little Women. Of those, from everything I've heard, I'm most excited about Parasite and Once Upon A Time.

I liked Jojo Rabbit as well. Joker, Parasite and 1917 also were very good. Once upon a time was OK, the ending was fantastic IMO but the rest of the story was just OK. Sure I laughed many times but I think it's one of the weaker Tarantino flicks.
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Post by: Galway Eagle on January 29, 2020, 02:34:55 PM
Just watched a documentary called FAT: The Documentary, on Prime. Blew my mind
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Post by: Jables1604 on January 30, 2020, 08:40:29 PM
Watched the documentary on Bob Probert on Amazon Prime.

That guy consumed more drugs than Keith Richards. Surprised he didn’t OD.

Very interesting watch.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on January 30, 2020, 09:24:32 PM
Last episode of The Good Place next week.

So? What did you think? I thought they really nailed it.  Without question, one of my favorite shows ever. I’m glad I finally gave it a chance on Netflix the summer after the second season.
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Post by: withoutbias on January 30, 2020, 09:44:19 PM
So? What did you think? I thought they really nailed it.  Without question, one of my favorite shows ever. I’m glad I finally gave it a chance on Netflix the summer after the second season.

They nailed it. Never teared up but it was an oddly emotional finale.
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Post by: wadesworld on January 30, 2020, 09:51:29 PM
Jason was freaking hilarious from start to finish. Janet was very good. I didn’t love Chidi’s character, but he was played perfectly. And Kristin Bell is awesome.
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Post by: MU82 on January 30, 2020, 10:05:46 PM
Watched the documentary on Bob Probert on Amazon Prime.

That guy consumed more drugs than Keith Richards. Surprised he didn’t OD.

Very interesting watch.

I didn't even know this was out there. I'll have to check it out. Heard many, many, many Probert stories way back when, including the time he infamously told a cop to "charge me with the usual."

Unrelated ...

Saw Ford v Ferrari today. Hard for me to put in the "Oscar-worthy" category, but it was easy to watch and fun. And I learned a lot.
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Post by: CTWarrior on January 31, 2020, 07:24:33 AM
So? What did you think? I thought they really nailed it.  Without question, one of my favorite shows ever. I’m glad I finally gave it a chance on Netflix the summer after the second season.
I thought it was a solid finale with some great things to say about life.  They were smart to end it when they did because there wasn't anywhere else to go with the premise.  Really enjoyed the show for its entire run, but season 1 was a cut above the remaining seasons.
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Post by: Warrior Code on January 31, 2020, 03:10:36 PM
I didn't even know this was out there. I'll have to check it out. Heard many, many, many Probert stories way back when, including the time he infamously told a cop to "charge me with the usual."

Unrelated ...

Saw Ford v Ferrari today. Hard for me to put in the "Oscar-worthy" category, but it was easy to watch and fun. And I learned a lot.

I agree with this. I don't really know anything about racing so I was surprised at the way things finished (both for the team and for Ken). It also showed the absolute nerve you'd have to possess in order to be a high-level driver. I think it was Mario Andretti who said, "If you ever feel like you're in control, you're not going fast enough." (Or something close to that)
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Post by: MU82 on January 31, 2020, 03:29:10 PM
I agree with this. I don't really know anything about racing so I was surprised at the way things finished (both for the team and for Ken). It also showed the absolute nerve you'd have to possess in order to be a high-level driver. I think it was Mario Andretti who said, "If you ever feel like you're in control, you're not going fast enough." (Or something close to that)

Here's a link to a video of stuff that was true and false in Ford v Ferrari. Some of them might surprise you (they did me).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYKcALDSl10

Warning for those other than Warrior Code: If you haven't seen the film yet and want to, this video is filled with spoilers.
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Post by: Its DJOver on January 31, 2020, 05:44:03 PM
F9 trailer.  Uh, looks so bad.  It literally hurts watching a series that I grew up loving not know that it's time to call it quits (3 or 4 movies ago).
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Post by: cheebs09 on February 02, 2020, 01:41:06 PM
The Other Guys is on Netflix. What a beautiful day.
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Post by: MU82 on February 07, 2020, 09:49:13 AM
The Outsider has been good so far and is only going to get freakier.

This is one crazy-arse show.

Five episodes in, I'm not even sure I like it. But I don't hate it, and it certainly is hard to stop watching it because I want to know what the hell happens. It better not have an effen cliffhanger ending to the season!
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Post by: Jables1604 on February 07, 2020, 10:19:33 AM
The Pharmacist on Netflix.
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Post by: Jay Bee on February 07, 2020, 10:46:28 AM
New multi-series on Ted Bundy via Amazon Prime
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Post by: Jockey on February 07, 2020, 12:09:00 PM
This is one crazy-arse show.

Five episodes in, I'm not even sure I like it. But I don't hate it, and it certainly is hard to stop watching it because I want to know what the hell happens. It better not have an effen cliffhanger ending to the season!


Stephen King stories always have trouble translating to the screen. Luckily, my wife has read most of them and is able to fill in details that are missing from the show making it a lot more understandable.

I would hope that if they stay even fairly close to the book, all will be resolved this season.
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Post by: Jockey on February 07, 2020, 12:10:31 PM
The Pharmacist on Netflix.

Watched the first 2 episodes last night. I'm always amazed that the owners of Perdue Pharma aren't in prison for mass murder.
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Post by: Pakuni on February 07, 2020, 12:17:40 PM
This is one crazy-arse show.

Five episodes in, I'm not even sure I like it. But I don't hate it, and it certainly is hard to stop watching it because I want to know what the hell happens. It better not have an effen cliffhanger ending to the season!

I'm pretty sure 'The Outsider' is a one-season miniseries.
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Post by: MU82 on February 07, 2020, 01:39:49 PM
I'm pretty sure 'The Outsider' is a one-season miniseries.

Thanks for the info. Just looked it up and I see that now - a 10-part miniseries with the last episode airing March 8.

Glad to see that. I like to think there will be some kind of resolution.
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Post by: MU82 on February 07, 2020, 05:32:02 PM
I just saw ESPN's two-part 30 for 30 on Michael Vick.

The first hour or so was pretty boring because it was so chronological. This happened in 1995, that happened in 1996, this happened in 1997, etc.

But once he started experiencing adversity - especially the big one that was of his own making - it became very interesting.

Part 2, which is all about his fall from grace, prison term, and redemption ... frankly, it was inspiring and uplifting.

As much as I already respected Andy Reid, I respect him even more after watching this. Two others I haven't had much use for - Goodell and Lurie - also come out looking good. The big winner were the twin themes of Second Chances and The Power of Redemption.

Vick was genuinely remorseful, held himself accountable, and made good on every promise he made. Without knowing him at all, I still found myself rooting for him and being proud of him.

What he did was horrible, but not a single one of us is perfect, and I'm glad folks who wanted his life thrown away didn't "win." Vick was worth redeeming, and he can (and has) done far more good by being redeemed than being thrown away.
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Post by: 🏀 on February 07, 2020, 09:08:39 PM
I just saw ESPN's two-part 30 for 30 on Michael Vick.

The first hour or so was pretty boring because it was so chronological. This happened in 1995, that happened in 1996, this happened in 1997, etc.

But once he started experiencing adversity - especially the big one that was of his own making - it became very interesting.

Part 2, which is all about his fall from grace, prison term, and redemption ... frankly, it was inspiring and uplifting.

As much as I already respected Andy Reid, I respect him even more after watching this. Two others I haven't had much use for - Goodell and Lurie - also come out looking good. The big winner were the twin themes of Second Chances and The Power of Redemption.

Vick was genuinely remorseful, held himself accountable, and made good on every promise he made. Without knowing him at all, I still found myself rooting for him and being proud of him.

What he did was horrible, but not a single one of us is perfect, and I'm glad folks who wanted his life thrown away didn't "win." Vick was worth redeeming, and he can (and has) done far more good by being redeemed than being thrown away.

Yeah but the pit bull lady on Facebook still wants him to get the death penalty.
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Post by: MU82 on February 07, 2020, 09:28:26 PM
Yeah but the pit bull lady on Facebook still wants him to get the death penalty.

So did Tucker Carlson. I am not kidding.
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Post by: MU82 on February 09, 2020, 06:55:47 PM
I've seen 8 of the 9 Oscar films (all except Little Women - ran out of time).

My favorite of the nominated movies was Jojo Rabbit. I don't think it has any chance to win, but you should see it if you haven't already.

Of the films I actually think can win the Oscar, I liked 1917 best. Outstanding story told really, really well. I went in thinking I'd like it, and it exceeded my expectations.

Also really liked Parasite and Joker.

Most overrated was The Irishman. I liked Marriage Story and Ford v Ferrari, but don't think either was worthy of a nomination. If they had to nominate so freakin' many flicks, I preferred Knives Out and Uncut Gems.
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Post by: LloydsLegs on February 09, 2020, 07:00:03 PM
I thought it was a very very good year for films- especially adding in the two nominated documentaries that I saw - American Factory (wow- best film of the year IMO)  and Edge of Democracy  (made me want to keep my daughter from getting on the plane to Brazil this morning)   Also have heard great things about Honeyland and I’m looking forward to watching it.
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Post by: MU82 on February 09, 2020, 09:21:58 PM
I thought it was a very very good year for films- especially adding in the two nominated documentaries that I saw - American Factory (wow- best film of the year IMO)  and Edge of Democracy  (made me want to keep my daughter from getting on the plane to Brazil this morning)   Also have heard great things about Honeyland and I’m looking forward to watching it.

American Factory won Oscar for doc. Definitely on my list.
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Post by: Benny B on February 10, 2020, 02:30:40 PM
Don't F*** With Cats on Netflix.  Really f***ed up story.  Crazy what the internet allows people to figure out.

Watched it last night, not that impressed; although that could be attributed to failed expectations... I thought this was going to be more along the lines of exposing & taking down abusers of animals and less a profile of one sociopathic killer.


However, I did learn that male models do indeed make the best assassins.

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Post by: Benny B on February 10, 2020, 02:41:56 PM
Also watched Jojo Rabbit over the weekend, which along with his writers' guild demands after the Oscars, has firmly cemented my belief in Taika Waititi as the second coming of whoever the Jesus Christ of comedy is.  Perhaps he's the first coming.  Whatever the case, Apple better fix those damn keyboards, because Taika's mind is terrible thing for his shoulders to waste.


I'll admit that I am shamefully late to jump on the bandwagon here... after all, I replayed Thor spinning around in his chain restraints in Ragnarok several times, and, I mean for fu@k's sake, the light was right in front of me multiple times and I didn't see it until now.
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Post by: lawdog77 on February 12, 2020, 03:22:30 PM
Give me liberty
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Post by: Benny B on February 13, 2020, 12:27:14 PM
American Factory won Oscar for doc. Definitely on my list.

I watched it the other night.  The access the filmmakers had was nothing short of jaw-dropping; however, what was revealed by said access, unfortunately, was not all that surprising.  Nevertheless, it was very well done and certainly worthy of the acclaim.

I very much prefer the "fly-on-the-wall" approach... personally, I don't mind the occasional Greek Chorus, but let the camera do the talking.
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Post by: rocket surgeon on February 13, 2020, 04:31:43 PM
did anyone mention "the pharmacist"?  fantastic documentary on how a pharmacists son'e murder exposed the pill mill, but it shouldn't have been that hard
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on February 14, 2020, 09:05:03 AM
Guilty pleasure:  I recently finished S1+2 of "Sex Education."    It's pretty solid, although the latter half was a bit more soap opera-ie.
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Post by: CTWarrior on February 14, 2020, 12:02:01 PM
Based on my son's recommendation, my wife and I are watching Dark on Netflix.  We're well into season 2 (of a planned 3 - Season 3 is not available yet) and its very good.  Its German, but after watching a dubbed episode and one in German, we prefer German with subtitles.  Kind of a sci-fi mystery along the lines of Stranger Things, but with a larger cast and many story lines.
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Post by: MU82 on February 14, 2020, 03:26:56 PM
Guilty pleasure:  I recently finished S1+2 of "Sex Education."    It's pretty solid, although the latter half was a bit more soap opera-ie.

Just watched the first two episodes so far. I like both the female and male leads, and the mom cracks me up. Looking forward to watching more as time allows.
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on February 25, 2020, 03:06:27 PM
Also finished Amazon's "The Boys" s1.   That was really quality.  Not perfect, but pretty solid.

Premise:  Superheroes work for a for profit company and are ethically corrupt.  They have a good public reputation, but often abuse their powers.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on February 25, 2020, 04:40:58 PM
Guilty pleasure:  I recently finished S1+2 of "Sex Education."    It's pretty solid, although the latter half was a bit more soap opera-ie.

My wife and I just watched the first episode of the second season. The first season was excellent. Gillian Anderson was great in her role.  I want to moved to Wales now too, the scenery is beautiful.

Aimee has a fantastic body but those teeth....
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on February 25, 2020, 04:45:37 PM
Finished Good Omens.  I loved the premise and humor.
Started Hunters on Prime.  Only 2 episodes in but very intense.  Jordan Peele.
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Post by: SERocks on March 06, 2020, 05:14:36 PM
I don't know if this had been mentioned yet this year (need to catch up on the thread), but really like Deputy.  First episode was luke warm, but after watching three we are really into it.  Good show.

On the other hand, tried Tommy because we like Edie Falco.  Luke warm after the first episode and by the end of the third, we could not watch any longer.  Too contrived or something. 
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Post by: jesmu84 on March 06, 2020, 06:08:49 PM
Just finding out about Below Deck Med. Started at season 4. Now catching up on season 2. Great stuff.
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Post by: WellsstreetWanderer on March 06, 2020, 06:50:39 PM
Watching Jack Taylor series on Netflix. I am a big fan of Ken Bruen and the stories are close to the books. Set in Galway with the expected Irish wit and cynicism.
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Post by: Jay Bee on March 06, 2020, 07:22:05 PM
Just finding out about Below Deck Med. Started at season 4. Now catching up on season 2. Great stuff.

Aesha

Check out the family of Below Deck, not just Med. Current season is a sailboat.. and as always, wonderful

Also, my girl Courtney from last season’s Below Deck is down with the Marquette Warriors!

https://twitter.com/jbbauer612/status/1207099594053734400?s=21
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on March 07, 2020, 08:18:43 AM
Filed under re-watching:  30 Rock.

Man, that show was well written.  Damn funny.
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Post by: Frenns Liquor Depot on March 07, 2020, 08:26:57 AM
Filed under re-watching:  30 Rock.

Man, that show was well written.  Damn funny.

My wife and I picked that up again as well.  Totally agree that it has held up well.
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Post by: JWags85 on March 07, 2020, 02:05:20 PM
Also, my girl Courtney from last season’s Below Deck is down with the Marquette Warriors!

https://twitter.com/jbbauer612/status/1207099594053734400?s=21

Cringe city..

Second season of Narcos: Mexico is fantastic as expected. Scoot McNairy is fantastic after just doing the narration for the first season and Diego Luna continues to kill it.

Morning Show on Apple+ is worth a watch. Reminds me of an Aaron Sorkin written show.

Mythic Quest as well. Went in expecting to be entertained, ended up laughing really hard multiple times.
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Post by: Sir Lawrence on March 07, 2020, 02:15:00 PM
I’m rewatching the Marquette men’s basketball team crap away another season. 
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Post by: muwarrior69 on March 07, 2020, 05:06:00 PM
I’m rewatching the Marquette men’s basketball team crap away another season.

You like disaster movies!
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Post by: Jay Bee on March 07, 2020, 06:52:56 PM
Cringe city..

Second season of Narcos: Mexico is fantastic as expected. Scoot McNairy is fantastic after just doing the narration for the first season and Diego Luna continues to kill it.

Morning Show on Apple+ is worth a watch. Reminds me of an Aaron Sorkin written show.

Mythic Quest as well. Went in expecting to be entertained, ended up laughing really hard multiple times.

I think I will hire porn stars to do an intro for every MU game next season.
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Post by: JWags85 on March 07, 2020, 06:54:20 PM
I think I will hire porn stars to do an intro for every MU game next season.

Please have them read Tower’s post game bullet points
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Post by: rocket surgeon on March 08, 2020, 12:32:34 AM
  narcos mexico-fascinating!! 
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Post by: nyg on March 12, 2020, 01:46:20 PM
Formula One on Netflix. Two seasons, 10 episodes, each one is like 35 minutes.

If you have a large tv and superior sound system, a must.  Camera work is incredible and for those who do not know the sport very well, it will be worth the watch to learn. 
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Post by: Galway Eagle on March 12, 2020, 03:16:22 PM
Rewatching Scrubs, then Community.

Curious if they still hold up
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on March 12, 2020, 04:09:22 PM
Pornhub is giving free subscriptions to anyone in Italy.

Get your VPNs out.
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Post by: Coleman on March 12, 2020, 04:12:15 PM
Going to re-watch all of Letterkenny this weekend. I need some laughs.
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Post by: jesmu84 on March 12, 2020, 05:33:56 PM
Rewatching Scrubs, then Community.

Curious if they still hold up

Where?

Is it with the original music?
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Post by: Golden Avalanche on March 12, 2020, 05:41:09 PM
Going to re-watch all of Letterkenny this weekend. I need some laughs.

That's what I appreciates about you. 

Enjoy.
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Post by: Galway Eagle on March 12, 2020, 05:42:57 PM
Where?

Is it with the original music?

Hulu, so far two episodes in it seems to be.
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Post by: reinko on March 12, 2020, 05:51:27 PM
Gonna rent Uncut Gems tonight
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Post by: Coleman on March 20, 2020, 11:59:26 AM
That's what I appreciates about you. 

Enjoy.

Thanks good buddy.
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Post by: lawdog77 on March 20, 2020, 12:19:25 PM
28 days later
Outbreak
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Post by: JWags85 on March 20, 2020, 01:00:33 PM
Gonna rent Uncut Gems tonight

What did you think?  I thought it was profoundly depressing.  Interesting cinematography and engaging, but liked it a lot less than I expected.  Also, hilarious that such preposterous, non-legal parlays were a key plot line.

Saw it with my dad, a big movie guy, said he would have walked out of the theater, or switched it off on a plane which is where he sees tons of movies, if he was watching alone.
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Post by: CTWarrior on March 20, 2020, 01:16:53 PM
Stuck at home this week and we watched Jojo Rabbit and Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood.

I liked Jojo Rabbit very much (but would not recommend it to people I do not know, because I can see people not liking it at all), but cannot for the life of me understand the praise for Once Upon a Time.  Paper thin story and a two and a half hour running time.  One fun bit in the whole movie (involving Bruce Lee/Kato).  I was bored out of my mind and kept waiting for the good part.  I am in general a Quentin Tarantino fan, but when he misses the mark for me, he misses it by two miles.
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Post by: MU82 on March 20, 2020, 02:08:17 PM
Finished The Outsider. Both my wife and I agree that we wish we had stopped watching after the 3rd or 4th episode. It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't great, and we only have so much time to watch TV every night.

Homeland leaves us shaking our heads at some of the lack of logic, but it's still edge-of-seat stuff most of the time.

Still enjoying the heck out of Curb.

Ozark returns a week from today -- looking forward to that!
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Post by: drewm88 on March 20, 2020, 02:08:38 PM
What did you think?  I thought it was profoundly depressing.  Interesting cinematography and engaging, but liked it a lot less than I expected.  Also, hilarious that such preposterous, non-legal parlays were a key plot line.

Saw it with my dad, a big movie guy, said he would have walked out of the theater, or switched it off on a plane which is where he sees tons of movies, if he was watching alone.

I loved it. Moves so fast, keeps you on the edge of your seat.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on March 20, 2020, 03:17:36 PM
No one watching Al Pacino's Hunter's on Prime?
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Post by: CreightonWarrior on March 20, 2020, 05:27:31 PM
No one watching Al Pacino's Hunter's on Prime?
this will be my binge show next Monday for WFH. Curious to hear reviews.
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Post by: MU82 on March 20, 2020, 05:46:01 PM
No one watching Al Pacino's Hunter's on Prime?

There are like three Nazi-related shows on TV right now, and that's not even including High Castle.

Plus, Curb had a hilarious bit about the only way to calm down a snarling German shepherd named Adolph was to do the salute and yell Heil Hitler!
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Post by: DegenerateDish on March 20, 2020, 05:53:03 PM
I re-watched Contagion last night.

Soderberg really did do his homework in making that movie.
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Post by: Hards Alumni on March 20, 2020, 06:00:03 PM
There are like three Nazi-related shows on TV right now, and that's not even including High Castle.

Plus, Curb had a hilarious bit about the only way to calm down a snarling German shepherd named Adolph was to do the salute and yell Heil Hitler!

We started, The Plot Against America, on Monday.  I feel like this show is going to be a slow burn.  I like it so far, but it may not take off with a lot of people due to the pacing.  For the record, I loved Boardwalk Empire, but it also suffered from pacing for a lot of people.
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Post by: MU82 on March 20, 2020, 06:44:04 PM
We started, The Plot Against America, on Monday.  I feel like this show is going to be a slow burn.  I like it so far, but it may not take off with a lot of people due to the pacing.  For the record, I loved Boardwalk Empire, but it also suffered from pacing for a lot of people.

Thanks, HA. After you've watched a few episodes, let me know how you like it.
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Post by: Jockey on March 20, 2020, 07:31:14 PM
No one watching Al Pacino's Hunter's on Prime?

An episode and a half and I had enough. It was like watching a comic book. Way over the top.
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Post by: MUBurrow on March 20, 2020, 11:00:39 PM
28 days later
Outbreak

Tough to watch right now, but I think 28 Days Later - especially the first hour+ - is an all time great.
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Post by: Jockey on March 20, 2020, 11:17:19 PM
ZeroZeroZero on Prime is outstanding.
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Post by: muwarrior69 on March 21, 2020, 06:43:45 AM
Amazon just started streaming movies that were suppose to be in theaters: The Invisible Man and The Hunt. There was another; just can't remember the title. They're asking 20 bucks to rent; some to purchase.
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Post by: Johnny B on March 21, 2020, 08:15:36 AM
Breaking bad
3 seasons in 3 days
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Post by: Mr. Nielsen on March 21, 2020, 10:43:56 AM
Desperate Housewives on Hulu.
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Post by: MU82 on March 21, 2020, 02:39:11 PM
Breaking bad
3 seasons in 3 days

Impressive.

If this pandemic goes on for another couple months, you might have seen every episode of every show ever made!
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Post by: CreightonWarrior on March 23, 2020, 02:15:12 PM
An episode and a half and I had enough. It was like watching a comic book. Way over the top.
Thats exactly where I just stopped.
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Post by: MU82 on March 25, 2020, 01:52:14 PM
Just finished the extremely binge-able Feel Good series on Netflix -- only 6 episodes, each about 25 minutes long.

It's about a lesbian standup comedian (and recovering drug addict) from Canada who lives in England and falls for a straight British girl. The comedian is played perfectly by real-life Canadian comic Mae Martin, who also created and wrote the series. The other lead, Charlotte Ritchie, is outstanding, too.

In addition to being quite funny, it's actually a very sweet story about love, longing, dependence and peer pressure. And I was surprised at how little gratuitous sex there was (considering the subject matter).

Lisa Kudrow plays the comedian's mother and is very good.
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Post by: reinko on March 25, 2020, 02:54:24 PM
Only thru one episode, but Tiger King on Netflix is absolutely bonkers
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Post by: lawdog77 on March 25, 2020, 03:40:46 PM
2 DAYS UNTIL OZARK!!!!
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Post by: GooooMarquette on March 25, 2020, 04:45:25 PM
Breaking bad
3 seasons in 3 days


I will probably re-watch that soon.

Right now I am watching Justified on Hulu. Never watched it when it was out, but would highly recommend.
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Post by: warriorchick on March 25, 2020, 05:12:08 PM
Thats exactly where I just stopped.

You might enjoy "Special" on Netflix.  It's a 9-episode season and only 15 minutes per episode.  Totally bingeable in one evening.

It's a story about a gay young man with mild CP who wants to live more independently from his mom.  He tells everyone that he walks the way he does because he was in a car accident.  It's based on the lead actor's actual experiences.
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Post by: Sir Lawrence on March 25, 2020, 09:40:59 PM
Only thru one episode, but Tiger King on Netflix is absolutely bonkers

OMG.  Watch this.
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Post by: 21Jumpstreet on March 25, 2020, 10:06:15 PM
OMG.  Watch this.
Three episodes in, bananas. Keeps getting better and better.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on March 26, 2020, 06:38:09 PM
No one watching Al Pacino's Hunter's on Prime?

That's next in the queue. Just finished episode three of "The Stranger." Also watching "The Plot Against America" on HBO.
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on March 26, 2020, 08:11:27 PM
I figure since we were supposed to be on our spring break cruise today, tonight's cultural education for my kids was .. Titanic.
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Post by: MU82 on March 26, 2020, 10:31:20 PM
I figure since we were supposed to be on our spring break cruise today, tonight's cultural education for my kids was .. Titanic.

True story: One of the days I was on my Caribbean cruise, the captain comes on and makes his announcements just as the theme from Titanic was playing over the loudspeakers by the pool.
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Post by: CreightonWarrior on March 27, 2020, 08:29:37 PM
Finished Tiger King, a silver lining in our quarantine. But boy do we need sports back.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on March 28, 2020, 06:52:41 AM
I've gone back to watching Jeopardy every night.  Have t watched like this in 20 years.
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Post by: shoothoops on March 28, 2020, 09:36:02 AM
Ozark Season 3 is excellent as is the entire series.
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Post by: 🏀 on March 28, 2020, 10:18:03 AM
Ozark Season 3 is excellent as is the entire series.

I started last night hoping to knock out a couple during nap time.
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Post by: Jables1604 on March 28, 2020, 11:21:41 AM
Ozark Season 3 is excellent as is the entire series.
The actress who plays Jason Bateman’s wife (Laura Linney) is married to Marc Schauer who lived on my floor freshman year at McCormick.

He left after sophomore year but we reconnected through social media. Even freshman year he showed signs of being a legendary swordsman.
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Post by: MU82 on March 28, 2020, 12:49:25 PM
The actress who plays Jason Bateman’s wife (Laura Linney) is married to Marc Schauer who lived on my floor freshman year at McCormick.

He left after sophomore year but we reconnected through social media. Even freshman year he showed signs of being a legendary swordsman.

Nice degrees-of-separation mention there!

Enjoyed episode 1 last night.
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Post by: shoothoops on March 28, 2020, 02:59:54 PM
The actress who plays Jason Bateman’s wife (Laura Linney) is married to Marc Schauer who lived on my floor freshman year at McCormick.

He left after sophomore year but we reconnected through social media. Even freshman year he showed signs of being a legendary swordsman.

Interesting. I am mostly familiar with Linney's work from "Breach" "Absolute Power" and "Primal Fear" all good films in addition to Ozark.

It's interesting for me because in a past life, we had a house on the Lake (People just say "Lake" as in are you going to the Lake this weekend when referring to Lake of The Ozarks). So I am familiar with much of the inside lingo such as "Party Cove" which is a real place on the Lake that can get pretty raucous, and where clothing is sometimes optional. ...or when they mention names of buildings, places, or even drop unique references from Stl or KC or wherever. .

Once I heard the name of the show, location, plot, Jason Bateman, etc...it was a pretty easy no brainer for mer to give it a try.

Much of the show is filmed in Georgia for tax breaks where they try to replicate some of the coves, bluffs, and serpentine shapes.

I know the journalist Bill Geist recently wrote a book about his childhood spending his summers there at the working at the Lake. But I haven't read it yet.


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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on March 28, 2020, 06:33:32 PM
Interesting. I am mostly familiar with Linney's work from "Breach" "Absolute Power" and "Primal Fear" all good films in addition to Ozark.

It's interesting for me because in a past life, we had a house on the Lake (People just say "Lake" as in are you going to the Lake this weekend when referring to Lake of The Ozarks). So I am familiar with much of the inside lingo such as "Party Cove" which is a real place on the Lake that can get pretty raucous, and where clothing is sometimes optional. ...or when they mention names of buildings, places, or even drop unique references from Stl or KC or wherever. .

Once I heard the name of the show, location, plot, Jason Bateman, etc...it was a pretty easy no brainer for mer to give it a try.

Much of the show is filmed in Georgia for tax breaks where they try to replicate some of the coves, bluffs, and serpentine shapes.

I know the journalist Bill Geist recently wrote a book about his childhood spending his summers there at the working at the Lake. But I haven't read it yet.

Pretty sure party cove is gone, after they banned the big houseboats.
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Post by: shoothoops on March 28, 2020, 08:14:24 PM
Pretty sure party cove is gone, after they banned the big houseboats.

It technically never closed but it isn't the same. Peak times were the 80's, 90's, and even 00's. Many things changed. Similar to college campuses that are less catered to dozens of bars, the environment there is catered to a different crowd. Some incidents, a few drownings, boating accidents, increased Missouri Water Patrol presence etc...changed some things and shifted towards waterfront bars and restaurants. It's no longer thousands of boats, but more like a few hundred or more.  It's no longer the Wild West and much more diverse with age, interests, industry etc...
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on March 28, 2020, 08:41:00 PM
It technically never closed but it isn't the same. Peak times were the 80's, 90's, and even 00's. Many things changed. Similar to college campuses that are less catered to dozens of bars, the environment there is catered to a different crowd. Some incidents, a few drownings, boating accidents, increased Missouri Water Patrol presence etc...changed some things and shifted towards waterfront bars and restaurants. It's no longer thousands of boats, but more like a few hundred or more.  It's no longer the Wild West and much more diverse with age, interests, industry etc...

There’s a massive CLE conference every year in Lake of the Ozarks. Nothing like thousands of attorneys coming in to kill off all of the fun.
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Post by: rocket surgeon on March 28, 2020, 09:13:02 PM
Ozark Season 3 is excellent as is the entire series.

Great show!  Saw episodes 1 & 2 last night  episodes 3, 4, ...hard to put away, but it can get a little heavy. Nice opening- cartel dude puts a knife thru a dudes hand spins him around and slits his throat, goes to back room where 2 dudes are counting shoe boxes of money, ties bombs around their necks-kaboom money flying out everywhere, leaves a bomb on a dolly to explode within the crowd of people grabbing money falling out of the sky...whoa boy here we go...
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Post by: rocket surgeon on March 28, 2020, 09:24:52 PM
The actress who plays Jason Bateman’s wife (Laura Linney) is married to Marc Schauer who lived on my floor freshman year at McCormick.

He left after sophomore year but we reconnected through social media. Even freshman year he showed signs of being a legendary swordsman.

Curious, if ya don’t mind me asking what year?  And how he met her?   I went to high school with Isabella Hoffman who Was on dear john, criminal minds among other stuff had a kid with Daniel Baldwin. Her mom has been a patient of mine for many years.  She still has this thick German accent(mom)  Isabella was a knockout in high school and still looks pretty good today
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Post by: Jables1604 on March 28, 2020, 11:29:25 PM
Curious, if ya don’t mind me asking what year?  And how he met her?   I went to high school with Isabella Hoffman who Was on dear john, criminal minds among other stuff had a kid with Daniel Baldwin. Her mom has been a patient of mine for many years.  She still has this thick German accent(mom)  Isabella was a knockout in high school and still looks pretty good today

We were freshman in 86-87.

After he left Marquette he ended up getting a job selling real estate in Telluride. He was also active in the Telluride Film Festival. She was out there promoting on of her movies and somehow they were introduced.

I found out about him and Laura Linney by watching an award show. There was red carpet show and after she was interviewed I jumped up and yelled “There is Marc Schauer!” Called a few of my Marquette boys. No had seen the show. Well, later on during the show she wins and award. I think it was for the HBO John Adams series. In her speech she thanks “my husband Marc Schauer.”

Once it was confirmed I started seeing them together everywhere. He was a super nice guy. Hilarious. Very bright. From one of the Chicago suburbs IIRC.
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Post by: 🏀 on March 29, 2020, 06:18:41 AM
There’s a massive CLE conference every year in Lake of the Ozarks. Nothing like thousands of attorneys coming in to kill off all of the fun.

You guys big into REO?
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Post by: 21Jumpstreet on March 29, 2020, 10:47:13 AM
You guys big into REO?

The Wagon
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Post by: MU82 on March 29, 2020, 01:59:39 PM
We started, The Plot Against America, on Monday.  I feel like this show is going to be a slow burn.  I like it so far, but it may not take off with a lot of people due to the pacing.  For the record, I loved Boardwalk Empire, but it also suffered from pacing for a lot of people.

We've watched first two episodes and we've liked it a lot so far.

FWIW, I loved Boardwalk Empire, too, but my wife was only meh on it.
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Post by: muwarrior69 on March 29, 2020, 04:57:34 PM
I'm bored, so I'm watching ESPN!
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Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on March 29, 2020, 06:26:00 PM
"The Two Popes"

It was good.
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Post by: Jockey on March 29, 2020, 08:18:42 PM
"The Two Popes"

It was good.

It’s on my list. Hadn’t had any feedback yet, so this is good to hear.
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Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on March 29, 2020, 08:27:20 PM
It’s on my list. Hadn’t had any feedback yet, so this is good to hear.

Yeah it goes in a direction I didn’t expect. But it made the story richer.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Lennys Tap on March 29, 2020, 09:56:51 PM
Interesting. I am mostly familiar with Linney's work from "Breach" "Absolute Power" and "Primal Fear" all good films in addition to Ozark.


Linney is a very good actress. Her best film (IMO) was Mystic River.

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Post by: lawdog77 on March 30, 2020, 07:23:34 AM
I'm bored, so I'm watching ESPN!
To ger away from Covid, I was watching the replay of Duke Butler, and lo and behold the cut into the last couple minutes with the President...grrrr. Oh, and I still dislike Jon Scheyer.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Coleman on March 30, 2020, 11:00:18 AM
Ozark Season 3 is sooooooooooo goooooooooooood
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Post by: JWags85 on March 30, 2020, 11:51:18 AM
Tiger King, obviously, completely lives up to the buzz and billing.  What a story.  Incredibly well done with the twists and turns.

The English Game on Netflix is fantastic for anyone who enjoys soccer or British period pieces.  Only gripe is its a mini series so just 6 episodes.
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Post by: Coleman on March 30, 2020, 12:08:07 PM
Two Popes is great.

English game is decent. Worth a watch.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on March 30, 2020, 01:06:33 PM
To ger away from Covid, I was watching the replay of Duke Butler, and lo and behold the cut into the last couple minutes with the President...grrrr. Oh, and I still dislike Jon Scheyer.

I was rewatching "Guru of Go" yesterday. Hank had just died and the NCAA Tournament was starting when they broke in to air the propaganda hour.  Grrr!

My first time at LMU I walked out to the spot where Hank collapsed and just looked up at the "Hank's House" banner remembering that whole time (my HS number was 44, partially chosen for Hank). I had to explain the whole thing to our players.
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Post by: shoothoops on March 30, 2020, 01:24:58 PM
The Athletic came out with a top 100 list of sports movies.

Many, many good ones. Some glaring omissions. Not a fan of the order.

Some I would add include "89 Blocks" "All The Right Moves" "Victory" a handful or more other ones. Many might not have seen the documentary "89 Blocks" which is the number of streets in East St. Louis and the story of their highly successful football program during tough off the field circumstances.

https://theathletic.com/1703442/2020/03/30/the-athletics-top-100-sports-movies?source=shared-article
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Post by: MU82 on March 30, 2020, 01:56:27 PM
The Athletic came out with a top 100 list of sports movies.

Many, many good ones. Some glaring omissions. Not a fan of the order.

Some I would add include "89 Blocks" "All The Right Moves" "Victory" a handful or more other ones. Many might not have seen the documentary "89 Blocks" which is the number of streets in East St. Louis and the story of their highly successful football program during tough off the field circumstances.

https://theathletic.com/1703442/2020/03/30/the-athletics-top-100-sports-movies?source=shared-article

I saw this. It was a conversation starter, a relaxing way to waste an hour.

To me, the most glaring omission was The Naked Gun, which IMHO had more hilarious baseball scenes than any movie ever.

FWIW (not much), I did a similar list (though only top 10) for publication way back in 2001. I had Hoop Dreams at No. 1, Raging Bull at 2 and Rocky at 5. (The Athletic had them at 3, 2 and 1, respectively.)

The only film since 2001 that I know for sure would have cracked my top 10 was The Wrestler. Mickey Rourke not winning the Oscar that year was a crime -- hell, even the guy who won it (Sean Penn, for Milk) said Rourke should have.
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Post by: shoothoops on March 30, 2020, 03:38:38 PM
I saw this. It was a conversation starter, a relaxing way to waste an hour.

To me, the most glaring omission was The Naked Gun, which IMHO had more hilarious baseball scenes than any movie ever.

FWIW (not much), I did a similar list (though only top 10) for publication way back in 2001. I had Hoop Dreams at No. 1, Raging Bull at 2 and Rocky at 5. (The Athletic had them at 3, 2 and 5, respectively.)

The only film since 2001 that I know for sure would have cracked my top 10 was The Wrestler. Mickey Rourke not winning the Oscar that year was a crime -- hell, even the guy who won it (Sean Penn, for Milk) said Rourke should have.

Many good ones with their list. 89 Blocks gets a high rec from me, especially if you enjoyed "Hoop Dreams".....I recommend the book by Kevin Horrigan entitled "The Right Kind of Heroes" to go along with it.
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Post by: MU82 on March 30, 2020, 06:56:20 PM
Many good ones with their list. 89 Blocks gets a high rec from me, especially if you enjoyed "Hoop Dreams".....I recommend the book by Kevin Horrigan entitled "The Right Kind of Heroes" to go along with it.

Thanks, shoot. I had never heard of 89 Blocks. I'll have to try to check it out (and the book too).
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Post by: shoothoops on March 30, 2020, 07:16:18 PM
Thanks, shoot. I had never heard of 89 Blocks. I'll have to try to check it out (and the book too).

Yep. The book covers both the 1990 and 1991 seasons. The central figure is Bob Shannon, (the school, program and city) their legendary coach a few decades that had an 85% winning percentage.

"89 Blocks" the movie covers the 2016 season under coach Darren Sunkett.

No spoilers from me about how they go but it's worth the time. 👍

Come for the great football, stay for the life stories and the answer to the question: What side?
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Post by: CreightonWarrior on March 31, 2020, 08:10:16 PM
Ozark Season 3 is excellent as is the entire series.
great season
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Post by: CreightonWarrior on April 01, 2020, 09:12:19 PM
Finishing up Season 4 Better Call Saul on Netflix. The Huel storyline with the website is absolutely hilarious.
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Post by: warriorchick on April 01, 2020, 10:10:35 PM
Finishing up Season 4 Better Call Saul on Netflix. The Huel storyline with the website is absolutely hilarious.

Huell is a rock star. He had a great bit on the most recent episode.
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on April 01, 2020, 10:28:32 PM
With this latest season, Ozark has risen into one of my top shows of all time. So so so good. Season's ending was perfect
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Post by: MU82 on April 01, 2020, 11:38:35 PM
With this latest season, Ozark has risen into one of my top shows of all time. So so so good. Season's ending was perfect

Don't talk about the season's ending, please!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on April 02, 2020, 12:04:30 AM
Don't talk about the season's ending, please!!!!!!!!!

Won't say any more about it other than the last episode was perfect IMHO.
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Post by: Archies Bat on April 02, 2020, 05:57:04 AM
Won't say any more about it other than the last episode was perfect IMHO.

I agree.  I paused the final episode just before it finished, noticing there were only about 4 minutes left and asked my wife how can they wrap up the season in 4 minutes.

Boy, did they wrap it up.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on April 02, 2020, 07:10:52 AM
My son recently got us started watching, How I Met Your Mother.  That's a pretty long-running show that I had never seen.  We're enjoying it. I have my doubts that we'll make it though 200+ episodes, but for now it's a nice diversion.
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Post by: Galway Eagle on April 02, 2020, 07:59:51 AM
My son recently got us started watching, How I Met Your Mother.  That's a pretty long-running show that I had never seen.  We're enjoying it. I have my doubts that we'll make it though 200+ episodes, but for now it's a nice diversion.

Fantastic for about 4 maybe 5 seasons but that shows last two and a half seasons were some of the worst tv worse than post Michael Scott office bad and the ending was absolutely horrific.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on April 02, 2020, 08:51:51 AM
There'a new dynamic at home trying to watch shows & movies as a family.
With daughter 1 home from college, and daughter 2 disagreeing on what to watch and we end up like watching nothing because there are 4 different opinions.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on April 02, 2020, 08:58:32 AM
Fantastic for about 4 maybe 5 seasons but that shows last two and a half seasons were some of the worst tv worse than post Michael Scott office bad and the ending was absolutely horrific.

My son did mention that the finale was awful.
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Post by: Warrior Code on April 02, 2020, 12:07:53 PM
I've been watching and enjoying some nature and space documentaries lately. Anybody else getting their science class on?
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Post by: Galway Eagle on April 02, 2020, 12:13:11 PM
I've been watching and enjoying some nature and space documentaries lately. Anybody else getting their science class on?

Same rewatching both planet earth series
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Post by: Pakuni on April 02, 2020, 12:30:16 PM
With this latest season, Ozark has risen into one of my top shows of all time. So so so good. Season's ending was perfect

I'm through eight episodes. Better than season 2, not as good as season 1.
What's prevented it from being exceptional is how painfully contrived the Ben plotline has been. Hope that's wrapped up in the last two better than it's been laid out in the first eight.
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on April 02, 2020, 01:52:06 PM
I'm through eight episodes. Better than season 2, not as good as season 1.
What's prevented it from being exceptional is how painfully contrived the Ben plotline has been. Hope that's wrapped up in the last two better than it's been laid out in the first eight.

Agreed on all counts. Though I will add that Season 1 was among the best seasons of television I personally have seen. Season 2 was high quality but not the masterpiece that season 1 was. Season 3 is almost to season 1's level IMHO. I have seen many shows that have great opening seasons only to quickly fizzle in subsequent seasons. Ozark's consistency for the first three seasons has been impressive. Excited for more.
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Post by: 🏀 on April 02, 2020, 02:03:29 PM
I'm through eight episodes. Better than season 2, not as good as season 1.
What's prevented it from being exceptional is how painfully contrived the Ben plotline has been. Hope that's wrapped up in the last two better than it's been laid out in the first eight.

Finished last night. These are my exact thoughts.

Also, much like I thought Skyler White was pushed too much in Breaking Bad. Wendy Byrde is in that category.
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Post by: jesmu84 on April 02, 2020, 09:46:22 PM
Dirty money season 2 is interesting to say the least.

There are some super scummy people in this world. And our society apparently has some super screwed up priorities.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on April 03, 2020, 07:55:48 AM
And last night brought an extreme change of pace from HIMYM. I watched the first three installments of Little Fires Everywhere on Hulu.  I knew nothing of this book before starting. It's set here locally, which is kind of fun...particularly to pick out things that they are getting wrong, naturally.  Given the opening scene, I have a pretty good idea where it's going, but I'm not sure how it's going to get there.  Regarding the "mood" -- I'd say that they've got "foreboding" pretty well nailed.
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Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on April 03, 2020, 08:01:52 AM
Sunderland 'til I Die.  Season 2.  Just six episodes, and if you know how their season ended last year...
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Post by: jesmu84 on April 03, 2020, 09:16:53 AM
Sunderland 'til I Die.  Season 2.  Just six episodes, and if you know how their season ended last year...

The Amazon-made Tottenham documentary for this past season is going to be absolutely drama-filled.
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Post by: Pakuni on April 04, 2020, 07:53:42 AM
Agreed on all counts. Though I will add that Season 1 was among the best seasons of television I personally have seen. Season 2 was high quality but not the masterpiece that season 1 was. Season 3 is almost to season 1's level IMHO. I have seen many shows that have great opening seasons only to quickly fizzle in subsequent seasons. Ozark's consistency for the first three seasons has been impressive. Excited for more.

Finished up last night. Wrapped up the season very well while leaving plenty of cliffhangers for season 4.
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Post by: Warrior Code on April 04, 2020, 01:49:35 PM
Same rewatching both planet earth series

Absolutely gorgeous cinematography. You prefer Attenborough or Weaver?
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on April 04, 2020, 04:57:19 PM
Sunderland 'til I Die.  Season 2.  Just six episodes, and if you know how their season ended last year...

That’s next after Hunters. I loved the first season and man, what a miserable fan base and a city that makes Detroit look like like San Diego
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Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on April 04, 2020, 07:09:23 PM
Tonight watching one of my all time favorites. “Lone Star”. Movie from the mid 90s. One of Matthew McConaughey’s first.
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Post by: MU82 on April 04, 2020, 11:21:55 PM
OK, I finished Ozark. Mild spoilers ahead ...

I will say that I was not stunned by the ending, in part because of the little bit I had read here. It's not TAMU's fault, but him saying, "Season's ending was perfect" made me think about midway through the episode that what eventually happened was what was gonna happen. It was still a great ending to a fine season. A logical ending, too.

I thought this season started a little slowly but really picked up steam when Marty was tortured in episode 4. That wasn't always easy to watch, but I loved Marty's eventual reaction.

All in all, I thought the season was very good. As some have said, just a tick behind 1 but better than 2 -- and 2 was pretty darn good.

I agree with those who weren't thrilled with Ben's character. Most of the season, he bothered me. But as I said to my wife while watching episode 9, "He's kind of grown on me these last couple of episodes." I thought the actor who played him, Tom Pelphrey, was pretty blah the first 6-7 episodes, almost sounded like he was reading his lines at times. But late in the season, I thought he was quite believable as a bipolar guy whose world suddenly was crumbling around him.

As usual, Julia Garner's star shined brightly, but I also loved Janet McTeer as Helen; really came off as wonderfully sinister, though we also got to see her vulnerable side in the way she protected her daughter. (She also was very good in Damages on FX several years back.) I also thought both the Charlotte and Jonah characters came into their own very nicely; I was especially impressed with the actress who played Charlotte.

And how 'bout that March-November romance? Amazing. Wyatt meets Ben for the first time and, totally deadpan, asks Ruth: "Isn't he a little old for you?" That's great stuff.

Bummed that we're done watching Season 3 -- wanted more! Already looking forward to Season 4.

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Post by: nyg on April 05, 2020, 06:39:15 AM
OK, I finished Ozark. Mild spoilers ahead ...

I will say that I was not stunned by the ending, in part because of the little bit I had read here. It's not TAMU's fault, but him saying, "Season's ending was perfect" made me think about midway through the episode that what eventually happened was what was gonna happen. It was still a great ending to a fine season. A logical ending, too.

I thought this season started a little slowly but really picked up steam when Marty was tortured in episode 4. That wasn't always easy to watch, but I loved Marty's eventual reaction.

All in all, I thought the season was very good. As some have said, just a tick behind 1 but better than 2 -- and 2 was pretty darn good.

I agree with those who weren't thrilled with Ben's character. Most of the season, he bothered me. But as I said to my wife while watching episode 9, "He's kind of grown on me these last couple of episodes." I thought the actor who played him, Tom Pelphrey, was pretty blah the first 6-7 episodes, almost sounded like he was reading his lines at times. But late in the season, I thought he was quite believable as a bipolar guy whose world suddenly was crumbling around him.

As usual, Julia Garner's star shined brightly, but I also loved Janet McTeer as Helen; really came off as wonderfully sinister, though we also got to see her vulnerable side in the way she protected her daughter. (She also was very good in Damages on FX several years back.) I also thought both the Charlotte and Jonah characters came into their own very nicely; I was especially impressed with the actress who played Charlotte.

And how 'bout that March-November romance? Amazing. Wyatt meets Ben for the first time and, totally deadpan, asks Ruth: "Isn't he a little old for you?" That's great stuff.

Bummed that we're done watching Season 3 -- wanted more! Already looking forward to Season 4.

Good review.  The writing and acting are just superior to almost any show on TV.  Every character is so believable and the supporting cast actors, such as Darlene, Wyatt, Frank, Jim, etc. are so commendable.  Bateman won an Emmy last year for directing, but never won for his acting.  Maybe this year, but Linney will probably be a favorite because she was awesome.

I agree with the character Ben, he was sort of annoying to begin, but at the end, his vulnerabilities were shown and man that actor got a lot of talking lines throughout the show for a supporting role.  Probably another Emmy nomination. 

The tantalizing aspect of Ozark and its writing is that it goes two episodes, Marty has a problem and you say, "Good grief, how is he going to get out of this". Another two episodes and the same.  Just fantastic. Looks like two more confirmed seasons.
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Post by: warriorchick on April 05, 2020, 08:42:39 AM
For those of you who miss basketball:

https://twitter.com/ziyatong/status/1243546306980786182?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1243546306980786182&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cracked.com%2Farticle_27393_announcers-doing-play-by-play-their-pets-what-all-sports-should-be-now.html
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Post by: rocket surgeon on April 05, 2020, 09:32:04 AM
Netflix- all American isn’t bad

Power watching the league 8 seasons with approx 13 or so episodes per on Hulu commercial free so 22 min/episode

Ozark. Trying to go slow but damn that’s a good one

Old Tom n jerry reruns are always great for an escape

Netflix- how to fix a drug scandal-that created a legal nightmare is the understatement of the decade. Never knew that occurred but would love to hear the lawyers on the board’s thoughts on this one. And where they are at with it now, lawsuits beget lawsuits, releasing “nonviolent offenders” etc
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Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on April 05, 2020, 11:00:29 AM
For those of you who miss basketball:

https://twitter.com/ziyatong/status/1243546306980786182?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1243546306980786182&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cracked.com%2Farticle_27393_announcers-doing-play-by-play-their-pets-what-all-sports-should-be-now.html


Still plays at a higher pace than UW
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Post by: Galway Eagle on April 05, 2020, 11:18:49 AM
Absolutely gorgeous cinematography. You prefer Attenborough or Weaver?

Attenborough for sure.
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Post by: MU82 on April 05, 2020, 01:03:45 PM
Good review.  The writing and acting are just superior to almost any show on TV.  Every character is so believable and the supporting cast actors, such as Darlene, Wyatt, Frank, Jim, etc. are so commendable.  Bateman won an Emmy last year for directing, but never won for his acting.  Maybe this year, but Linney will probably be a favorite because she was awesome.

I agree with the character Ben, he was sort of annoying to begin, but at the end, his vulnerabilities were shown and man that actor got a lot of talking lines throughout the show for a supporting role.  Probably another Emmy nomination. 

The tantalizing aspect of Ozark and its writing is that it goes two episodes, Marty has a problem and you say, "Good grief, how is he going to get out of this". Another two episodes and the same.  Just fantastic. Looks like two more confirmed seasons.

Yeah ... my mini review hardly even mentioned the acting of the two leads! I guess I was thinking their performances speak for themselves. Totally agree with what you said about both. Linney was especially good this season, I thought, and she's one of those actors who is always good.
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Post by: Warrior Code on April 05, 2020, 04:49:17 PM
Attenborough for sure.

Agreed
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Post by: Jockey on April 05, 2020, 10:14:31 PM
Yeah ... my mini review hardly even mentioned the acting of the two leads! I guess I was thinking their performances speak for themselves. Totally agree with what you said about both. Linney was especially good this season, I thought, and she's one of those actors who is always good.

If Ozark keeps this quality for a couple more years, it will rank up there with The Wire, Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, etc.

Season 1 was great, Season 2 was pretty good, but I thought Season 3 ranked up there with any season of the great shows.
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Post by: BM1090 on April 06, 2020, 12:25:42 AM
Saul continues to be great.

Starting Ozark after this season of Saul ends. Narcos after that.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on April 06, 2020, 08:41:53 AM
I started watching Election with my daughters on Saturday night.  I had forgotten how many scenes there were in that movie that were...ummm...awkward to watch with your children.
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Post by: 21Jumpstreet on April 06, 2020, 10:07:17 AM
I started watching Election with my daughters on Saturday night.  I had forgotten how many scenes there were in that movie that were...ummm...awkward to watch with your children.

Just recorded that, love that movie. Just watched Sixteen Candles with my sons (16/13). Needless to say that movie didn’t age well. They nearly had whiplash when hearing someone called the other F word.

I’m a history and a food guy, just watched a couple episodes of Eating History on History Channel. Pretty neat show, only 30 mins. Also, about to start Dark Side of the Ring season two on VICE, I liked season one and am not a big wrestling fan.
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Post by: JWags85 on April 06, 2020, 10:15:50 AM
Saul continues to be great.

Starting Ozark after this season of Saul ends. Narcos after that.

Narcos is fantastic.  Season 1-2 are obviously great around Escobar, Season 3 manages to continue the story without missing a beat.  But for my money, Narcos: Mexico that came out after season 3 is even better.  A much more interesting story to current events and the acting chops are superlative with Diego Luna, Scoot McNairy, and Michael Pena
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Post by: MUfan12 on April 06, 2020, 10:28:09 AM
This season of Brockmire is a little too on the nose right now. Tough timing for them to begin it in the middle of a pandemic.
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Post by: Jockey on April 06, 2020, 11:06:10 AM
Narcos is fantastic.  Season 1-2 are obviously great around Escobar, Season 3 manages to continue the story without missing a beat.  But for my money, Narcos: Mexico that came out after season 3 is even better.  A much more interesting story to current events and the acting chops are superlative with Diego Luna, Scoot McNairy, and Michael Pena

Try ZeroZeroZero on Prime. Show has 3 different angles on the drug trade going on at the same time. Cartel in Mexico, Mafia in Italy, and drug middlemen in New Orleans. Show has a similar feel of Narcos Mexico.
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Post by: Sir Lawrence on April 06, 2020, 11:08:39 AM
Burned through "Unabomber - In His Own Words" on Netflix last night.  Only four episodes.  Interesting stuff. 
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Post by: MU82 on April 06, 2020, 11:14:22 AM
Saul continues to be great.

I have no idea why -- must have been we were distracted by other shows? -- but my wife and I stopped watching Saul after Season 4, Episode 3.

A few weeks ago, I said: "Let's start watching it again," but she didn't really want to. So I've been catching up myself. Watched Season 4 from the beginning on Netflix and have been watching this season on AMC. Watched Season 5 Episode 6 last night, so I'm only 1 behind.

It's a great series, and I've really enjoyed the gradual introduction and/or role expansion of Breaking Bad characters. Jimmy/Saul's lawyer antics sometimes are cartoonishly unbelievable, but that's part of the fun.
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Post by: JWags85 on April 06, 2020, 11:16:25 AM
Try ZeroZeroZero on Prime. Show has 3 different angles on the drug trade going on at the same time. Cartel in Mexico, Mafia in Italy, and drug middlemen in New Orleans. Show has a similar feel of Narcos Mexico.

Appreciate the reco, will def check it out
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Post by: lawdog77 on April 06, 2020, 11:51:53 AM
Narcos is fantastic.  Season 1-2 are obviously great around Escobar, Season 3 manages to continue the story without missing a beat.  But for my money, Narcos: Mexico that came out after season 3 is even better.  A much more interesting story to current events and the acting chops are superlative with Diego Luna, Scoot McNairy, and Michael Pena
This. Narcos Mexico is much better in my opinion. Teresa Ruiz, enough said.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on April 06, 2020, 12:18:06 PM
I started watching Election with my daughters on Saturday night.  I had forgotten how many scenes there were in that movie that were...ummm...awkward to watch with your children.

Larry, the "ethical election chairman" was a student at MU when the movie came out (it was filmed when he was n HS). My wife was friends with both him and another soon-to-be famous McCormick resident in 1997-98, Dani Pudi (I think he and Nick lived on the same floor too). Tracy Flick was basically a less annoying version of my wife's sister.
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Post by: mu03eng on April 06, 2020, 12:54:04 PM
This season of Brockmire is a little too on the nose right now. Tough timing for them to begin it in the middle of a pandemic.

I get what you are saying but it is an absolutely brilliant show and I was skeptical of the time jump for the last season but I think it really works.
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Post by: jutaw22mu on April 06, 2020, 04:02:57 PM
Started watching this old kid's TV show from well before I was born....H.R. Pufnstuf.  Episodes can be found on youtube.

It's pretty stupid, but it has me laughing, so I'll keep watching.
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Post by: warriorchick on April 06, 2020, 06:27:58 PM
Started watching this old kid's TV show from well before I was born....H.R. Pufnstuf.  Episodes can be found on youtube.

It's pretty stupid, but it has me laughing, so I'll keep watching.

Haven't seen this show for at least 40 years, but I can still hum the theme song and probably get most of the lyrics right.
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on April 06, 2020, 07:48:48 PM
We tried Tiger King last night to see what all the fuss was about.  Forced ourselves through two episodes and turned it off. 
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Post by: 🏀 on April 06, 2020, 08:26:08 PM
We tried Tiger King last night to see what all the fuss was about.  Forced ourselves through two episodes and turned it off. 

It has moments, but it’s pretty meh overall.
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Post by: Sir Lawrence on April 06, 2020, 08:49:18 PM
We tried Tiger King last night to see what all the fuss was about.  Forced ourselves through two episodes and turned it off.

C’mon.  Were you not entertained?
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Post by: MU82 on April 06, 2020, 09:36:14 PM
C’mon.  Were you not entertained?

We're enjoying it. You can't invent that kind of crazy.
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Post by: Lennys Tap on April 06, 2020, 11:45:13 PM
OK, I finished Ozark. Mild spoilers ahead ...

I will say that I was not stunned by the ending, in part because of the little bit I had read here. It's not TAMU's fault, but him saying, "Season's ending was perfect" made me think about midway through the episode that what eventually happened was what was gonna happen. It was still a great ending to a fine season. A logical ending, too.

I thought this season started a little slowly but really picked up steam when Marty was tortured in episode 4. That wasn't always easy to watch, but I loved Marty's eventual reaction.

All in all, I thought the season was very good. As some have said, just a tick behind 1 but better than 2 -- and 2 was pretty darn good.

I agree with those who weren't thrilled with Ben's character. Most of the season, he bothered me. But as I said to my wife while watching episode 9, "He's kind of grown on me these last couple of episodes." I thought the actor who played him, Tom Pelphrey, was pretty blah the first 6-7 episodes, almost sounded like he was reading his lines at times. But late in the season, I thought he was quite believable as a bipolar guy whose world suddenly was crumbling around him.

As usual, Julia Garner's star shined brightly, but I also loved Janet McTeer as Helen; really came off as wonderfully sinister, though we also got to see her vulnerable side in the way she protected her daughter. (She also was very good in Damages on FX several years back.) I also thought both the Charlotte and Jonah characters came into their own very nicely; I was especially impressed with the actress who played Charlotte.

And how 'bout that March-November romance? Amazing. Wyatt meets Ben for the first time and, totally deadpan, asks Ruth: "Isn't he a little old for you?" That's great stuff.

Bummed that we're done watching Season 3 -- wanted more! Already looking forward to Season 4.

Just finished Ozark. Spot on review, Mike. Wasn’t a big fan of Ben either (early), but when he came undone it was powerful. And Laura Linney’s agony during their road trip and its aftermath was so real it was hard to watch.

Can’t wait for next year, either.
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Post by: Hards Alumni on April 06, 2020, 11:45:58 PM
We're enjoying it. You can't invent that kind of crazy.

Personally, I dont get the desire to watch this kind of stuff.  I dont get the allure of making fun of weirdos.  They're just living their best life, i say let em get as weird as they want.

Maybe don't murder a guy, but you take my point.
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on April 07, 2020, 08:18:21 AM
C’mon.  Were you not entertained?

5% entertained, 95% trying to figure out why people are entertained.
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Post by: MU82 on April 07, 2020, 08:51:01 AM
Personally, I dont get the desire to watch this kind of stuff.  I dont get the allure of making fun of weirdos.  They're just living their best life, i say let em get as weird as they want.

Maybe don't murder a guy, but you take my point.

Yeah, we watched Episode 2 and weren't sure we wanted to keep watching it either, kind of for the reason you give here. I mean, we never watch any of the dopey reality TV shows or the daytime shows where the weirdos fight each other, or anything like that.

But we decided to give it one more episode and then the crime aspect got a lot more interesting to us.

It is one effen bizarre show.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on April 07, 2020, 09:10:43 AM
Yeah, we watched Episode 2 and weren't sure we wanted to keep watching it either, kind of for the reason you give here. I mean, we never watch any of the dopey reality TV shows or the daytime shows where the weirdos fight each other, or anything like that.

But we decided to give it one more episode and then the crime aspect got a lot more interesting to us.

It is one effen bizarre show.

That's kind of how it hooked me.  My kids (and seemingly the rest of the internet) were watching it and raving about it.  So I decided to watch.  Episode one...meh.  Episode two...meh.  Episode three...hmmm.  Then I watched a couple more because I wasn't doing anything else.  I haven't finished it.  Maybe this weekend. Maybe not.  I'm not a fan of Carol, but Joe is an absolute lunatic.
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Post by: JWags85 on April 07, 2020, 09:39:49 AM
Personally, I dont get the desire to watch this kind of stuff.  I dont get the allure of making fun of weirdos.  They're just living their best life, i say let em get as weird as they want.

Maybe don't murder a guy, but you take my point.

Here's my thing.  I don't believe it was making fun of them.  It was just giving insight and access into it.  I do think the drawling documentary director with the Crocodile Dundee hat planned to, cause his arrogance over them was pretty pronounced, but I don't think the actual Tiger King docu director was.

The documentary was interesting cause of the levels to it.  The legal twists and turns were fascinating.  And cause of the caricatures they made themselves out to be.  Joe, Doc Antle, Carole... you could have just played their interviews and videos with no commentary or editing and they would speak for themselves
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Post by: MU82 on April 07, 2020, 10:23:31 AM
My biggest laugh-out-loud moments were every time Joe was being shown in one of his music videos.

The fakeness of his voice in those recordings was perfectly captured in Ep 4 when he was singing along to it in the car.  His real voice was SO bad ... we had to pause it because we were laughing so hard.
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Post by: JWags85 on April 07, 2020, 11:02:46 AM
My biggest laugh-out-loud moments were every time Joe was being shown in one of his music videos.

The fakeness of his voice in those recordings was perfectly captured in Ep 4 when he was singing along to it in the car.  His real voice was SO bad ... we had to pause it because we were laughing so hard.

I saw a tweet after it came out that basically said a country band recorded all "Joe's music" and he just softly sang over it.  Similar to a live singer with a backing track that is mixed 2-3x louder than their own vocals.  So its not even studio magic, he just wasn't the vocalist on the track in actuality.

I personally loved him singing at Travis' funeral.  What an absolutely absurd tone deaf move. 

Honestly reminded me of this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9kn6a0xl7k

Also, naturally he had a priest outfit...to go with his EMT jacket and other costumes.
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Post by: jutaw22mu on April 07, 2020, 11:13:23 AM
My biggest laugh-out-loud moments were every time Joe was being shown in one of his music videos.

The fakeness of his voice in those recordings was perfectly captured in Ep 4 when he was singing along to it in the car.  His real voice was SO bad ... we had to pause it because we were laughing so hard.

Some of those songs were really catchy though.  And the Here Kitty Kitty video had me in stiches.
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Post by: MU82 on April 07, 2020, 07:08:19 PM
I saw a tweet after it came out that basically said a country band recorded all "Joe's music" and he just softly sang over it.  Similar to a live singer with a backing track that is mixed 2-3x louder than their own vocals.  So its not even studio magic, he just wasn't the vocalist on the track in actuality.

That explains a lot.

Some of those songs were really catchy though.

We obviously have different musical tastes, which is cool.
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Post by: thebigjake on April 08, 2020, 04:25:17 PM
ZeroZeroZero on Amazon was really good.
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Post by: LloydsLegs on April 09, 2020, 01:07:39 PM
Haven't seen this show for at least 40 years, but I can still hum the theme song and probably get most of the lyrics right.

I'll sing with you, Witchy-Poo.
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Post by: LloydsLegs on April 09, 2020, 01:10:45 PM
Just finished Ozark. Spot on review, Mike. Wasn’t a big fan of Ben either (early), but when he came undone it was powerful. And Laura Linney’s agony during their road trip and its aftermath was so real it was hard to watch.

Can’t wait for next year, either.

I'm with you, Lenny, and endorse that review and your comments.  And on Ben, I think it was a remarkable performance- I was not expecting what we got in those last couple of episodes.
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Post by: LloydsLegs on April 09, 2020, 01:12:41 PM
After running through so many new series and movies, I decided to get the family on some classics.  Rushmore, Casablanca and The Apartment, so far. B+, A, A+. (I had not seen The Apartment.  Outstanding.)
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Post by: Spotcheck Billy on April 09, 2020, 02:32:06 PM
Still have episode 10 to view but one thing that I really enjoyed as an addition in season 3 was the therapist. What a great little story line to flesh things out, really enjoyed her small role immensely.

OK, I finished Ozark. Mild spoilers ahead ...

I will say that I was not stunned by the ending, in part because of the little bit I had read here. It's not TAMU's fault, but him saying, "Season's ending was perfect" made me think about midway through the episode that what eventually happened was what was gonna happen. It was still a great ending to a fine season. A logical ending, too.

I thought this season started a little slowly but really picked up steam when Marty was tortured in episode 4. That wasn't always easy to watch, but I loved Marty's eventual reaction.

All in all, I thought the season was very good. As some have said, just a tick behind 1 but better than 2 -- and 2 was pretty darn good.

I agree with those who weren't thrilled with Ben's character. Most of the season, he bothered me. But as I said to my wife while watching episode 9, "He's kind of grown on me these last couple of episodes." I thought the actor who played him, Tom Pelphrey, was pretty blah the first 6-7 episodes, almost sounded like he was reading his lines at times. But late in the season, I thought he was quite believable as a bipolar guy whose world suddenly was crumbling around him.

As usual, Julia Garner's star shined brightly, but I also loved Janet McTeer as Helen; really came off as wonderfully sinister, though we also got to see her vulnerable side in the way she protected her daughter. (She also was very good in Damages on FX several years back.) I also thought both the Charlotte and Jonah characters came into their own very nicely; I was especially impressed with the actress who played Charlotte.

And how 'bout that March-November romance? Amazing. Wyatt meets Ben for the first time and, totally deadpan, asks Ruth: "Isn't he a little old for you?" That's great stuff.

Bummed that we're done watching Season 3 -- wanted more! Already looking forward to Season 4.


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Post by: Golden Avalanche on April 09, 2020, 06:39:39 PM
After running through so many new series and movies, I decided to get the family on some classics.  Rushmore, Casablanca and The Apartment, so far. B+, A, A+. (I had not seen The Apartment.  Outstanding.)

On this tip, is The Third Man in rotation? It's a fun trip with a great soundtrack. 
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Post by: MU82 on April 09, 2020, 08:58:38 PM
After running through so many new series and movies, I decided to get the family on some classics.  Rushmore, Casablanca and The Apartment, so far. B+, A, A+. (I had not seen The Apartment.  Outstanding.)

Solid choices, LL

How old are your kids? Did they agree with your grades?
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Post by: Jay Bee on April 09, 2020, 10:08:28 PM
There is some new 'kitty kitty' something or other dance in Fortnite... must be related. I might get Netflix if the work schedule ever cools down from 70 hours a week... it's only $8.99 for a one TV at a time thing, yes?
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Post by: LloydsLegs on April 10, 2020, 11:01:03 AM
Solid choices, LL

How old are your kids? Did they agree with your grades?

"Kids" are 25 and 22, LOL.  Son wasn't with us for Casablanca.  Generally they really liked them, though not sure if they would agree with order.  Interesting that my wife thought Rushmore was slow (I think Wes Anderson sensibility appeals more to me and the kids), while daughter made that comment  ("slow") about Casablanca (though she did like it).
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Post by: LloydsLegs on April 10, 2020, 11:02:22 AM
On this tip, is The Third Man in rotation? It's a fun trip with a great soundtrack.

I watched that around 5 months ago for the first time.  Wild- Orson trying too hard with shadows and camera work,   but still very cool and I love the acting style of the day.
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Post by: Sir Lawrence on April 10, 2020, 11:41:51 AM
After running through so many new series and movies, I decided to get the family on some classics.  Rushmore, Casablanca and The Apartment, so far. B+, A, A+. (I had not seen The Apartment.  Outstanding.)

We watched the Apartment last night (on your rating recommendation).  Agree, quite good.  Phenomenal cast.  Read on wiki that Fred MacMurray was "accosted by women in the street who berated him for making a "dirty filthy movie", and one of them hit him with her purse." 
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Post by: jesmu84 on April 10, 2020, 11:57:24 AM
Catching up on "my list" on Netflix. Last night was Spiderman: into the spiderverse. I thought it was outstanding.
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Post by: Warrior Code on April 10, 2020, 01:48:53 PM
Catching up on "my list" on Netflix. Last night was Spiderman: into the spiderverse. I thought it was outstanding.

The first time I saw it was sort of on accident. Whatever movie I was planning on going to was sold out, so I got a ticket to Spiderverse instead of going home. It blew me away. The original story, the casting, the visuals, the soundtrack - all incredible. I've watched it a couple more times since then and only liked it more each time. It's honestly one of my favorite movies now. Not favorite cartoon movies or favorite superhero movies, but favorite movies - period.
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Post by: MU82 on April 10, 2020, 02:18:33 PM
The first time I saw it was sort of on accident. Whatever movie I was planning on going to was sold out, so I got a ticket to Spiderverse instead of going home.

That's how I saw the South Park movie. I wasn't even a huge fan of the TV show, but it was either that movie or nothing that day, so we said, "what the hell." Laughed our arses off the entire time.

As for Spiderverse ... you are one of many who has given it a super-strong recommendation. I think I'll watch it this weekend if I can!
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Post by: Jockey on April 10, 2020, 02:29:31 PM
That's how I saw the South Park movie. I wasn't even a huge fan of the TV show, but it was either that movie or nothing that day, so we said, "what the hell." Laughed our arses off the entire time.

As for Spiderverse ... you are one of many who has given it a super-strong recommendation. I think I'll watch it this weekend if I can!

Let me know. I avoid all superhero movies (and TV, except for Jessica Jones), but if it is a really good movie, I'd give it a shot.
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Post by: Warrior Code on April 10, 2020, 03:29:23 PM
I don't mean to hype it up so much that you come away disappointed, but I personally really enjoyed it.
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on April 10, 2020, 06:02:36 PM
Catching up on "my list" on Netflix. Last night was Spiderman: into the spiderverse. I thought it was outstanding.

Agreed with this. Didn't expect it at all when I went to see it, but it ended up near the top of my favorite superhero movies list.
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Post by: 🏀 on April 10, 2020, 07:34:46 PM
I haven’t met someone that doesn’t like Spiderverse.
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Post by: MU82 on April 11, 2020, 07:27:25 AM
I don't mean to hype it up so much that you come away disappointed, but I personally really enjoyed it.

Watched Spiderverse last night. I liked it, thought it was fun.

It wasn't even my favorite Spiderman flick, so it's certainly nowhere near being ranked on any all-time movie list for me. But I am not the least bit disappointed that I watched it, even after all your hype!
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Post by: Jables1604 on April 11, 2020, 09:10:53 AM
We’ve been watching (and in some cases re-watching) all the Grisham movies. So far Time To Kill, Pelican Brief, Runaway Jury, The Firm and (last night) The Rainmaker. Still have to watch The Chamber and the Client. So far consensus is Pelican Brief and A Time To Kill were the favorites.
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Post by: WarriorFan on April 13, 2020, 06:35:34 AM
https://youtu.be/vPhpJuraz14

I so miss sports...
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Post by: LloydsLegs on April 13, 2020, 09:36:19 AM
We watched the Apartment last night (on your rating recommendation).  Agree, quite good.  Phenomenal cast.  Read on wiki that Fred MacMurray was "accosted by women in the street who berated him for making a "dirty filthy movie", and one of them hit him with her purse."

Juxtaposing Fred from My Three Sons with Fred's movie roles...he could act!
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Post by: CTWarrior on April 13, 2020, 03:04:03 PM
5% entertained, 95% trying to figure out why people are entertained.
This.
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Post by: CTWarrior on April 13, 2020, 03:09:15 PM
Juxtaposing Fred from My Three Sons with Fred's movie roles...he could act!
He was great in The Caine Mutiny.
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Post by: MU82 on April 17, 2020, 04:25:14 PM
Finished Brockmire.

Though most of its comedy was prepubescent and low-brow -- lots and lots of references to genitalia, poopoo and peepee -- I did laugh a lot, and some of the characters grew on me. Hank Azaria was a little annoying at times, but you could tell he put every ounce of himself in that role.

Episodes are short, there are only 8 per season, and there are only 3 seasons, so easily binge-able.
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Post by: muwarrior69 on April 17, 2020, 05:53:03 PM
New Season of Bosch on Amazon.
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Post by: tower912 on April 17, 2020, 06:11:45 PM
Finished Brockmire.

Though most of its comedy was prepubescent and low-brow -- lots and lots of references to genitalia, poopoo and peepee -- I did laugh a lot, and some of the characters grew on me. Hank Azaria was a little annoying at times, but you could tell he put every ounce of himself in that role.

Episodes are short, there are only 8 per season, and there are only 3 seasons, so easily binge-able.
If you want juvenile humor, TacomaFD.
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Post by: Pakuni on April 17, 2020, 07:38:33 PM
I've started re-watching the Friday Night Lights TV show.
Great and criminally underrated.
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Post by: 🏀 on April 17, 2020, 08:33:08 PM
This season of Better Call Saul beats a lot of seasons of Breaking Bad.
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Post by: MU82 on April 17, 2020, 10:06:57 PM
This season of Better Call Saul beats a lot of seasons of Breaking Bad.

I was thinking the same. So effen good.
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Post by: Lennys Tap on April 17, 2020, 10:28:50 PM
I was thinking the same. So effen good.

I love BCS but I don’t think this season is available to me yet. Is this an odd problem with my Netflix account?
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Post by: BM1090 on April 17, 2020, 10:30:59 PM
I love BCS but I don’t think this season is available to me yet. Is this an odd problem with my Netflix account?

Nope. It won't be out on Netflix for quite awhile. 2021, I believe. You can purchase it on Amazon Prime Video, AMC Premiere, FuboTV or a a few other outlets.
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Post by: JWags85 on April 18, 2020, 01:50:12 PM
If you have Apple+, highly recommend The Banker. Excellent performances from Samuel L Jackson, Anthony Mackie, and Nicholas Hault
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Post by: MU82 on April 18, 2020, 02:54:21 PM
I love BCS but I don’t think this season is available to me yet. Is this an odd problem with my Netflix account?

If you use a streaming service, you can get the AMC app and it probably still has the last 4-5 episodes of this season available to view for free. Then, if you wanted, you could pay to watch the others.
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Post by: CreightonWarrior on April 19, 2020, 08:06:22 AM
If you use a streaming service, you can get the AMC app and it probably still has the last 4-5 episodes of this season available to view for free. Then, if you wanted, you could pay to watch the others.
I too have been looking for the most recent season. Can confirm that only the last few episodes are on AMC, even with premiere. Only way to find the first 5 episodes of the season is purchasing each one on iTunes, etc.
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Post by: MUfan12 on April 19, 2020, 09:15:36 AM
Since Curb's season ended I something funny to watch. Office and Seinfeld reruns only go so far.
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Post by: reinko on April 19, 2020, 09:44:37 AM
Since Curb's season ended I something funny to watch. Office and Seinfeld reruns only go so far.

Watching Community for the 2nd time, wow was that show underrated.  So damn funny
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Post by: MU82 on April 19, 2020, 12:24:30 PM
Since Curb's season ended I something funny to watch. Office and Seinfeld reruns only go so far.

Fleabag

Sex Education

End of the F*** World

Feel Good
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Post by: DegenerateDish on April 19, 2020, 12:32:35 PM
My wife and I binged MTV classic hits on Amazon this weekend. Next was such a good show, same with Parental Control.
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Post by: MUfan12 on April 19, 2020, 12:59:39 PM
Watching Community for the 2nd time, wow was that show underrated.  So damn funny

I saw that on Netflix and thought about taking it for a spin again.
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Post by: Golden Avalanche on April 19, 2020, 01:21:42 PM
I saw that on Netflix and thought about taking it for a spin again.

Letterkenny on Hulu could be an option.
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Post by: LloydsLegs on April 19, 2020, 07:07:35 PM
Devs has some beautiful staging (though a bit too much faux Terrence Malick styling).  It is generally terribly acted (I mean, some of the worst acting I’ve ever seen across the board in an effort at so called prestige television) and poorly written.  Overall, it is a pseudo intellectual pompous undergrad’s regurgitation of part of Philosophy 002 (IIRC 001 was Logic).  On a pretty stage. 

But I can’t blame Garland.  It was always going to happen that way.
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Post by: LloydsLegs on April 19, 2020, 07:08:28 PM
I saw that on Netflix and thought about taking it for a spin again.

I was never able to get past my disdain for Chevy Chase.  Just can’t watch it.
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Post by: LloydsLegs on April 19, 2020, 07:09:45 PM
Fleabag

Sex Education

End of the F*** World

Feel Good

Add Barry and Schitt’s Creek.

Love the first 3; have to check out Feel Good.

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Post by: warriorchick on April 19, 2020, 08:32:22 PM
My wife and I binged MTV classic hits on Amazon this weekend. Next was such a good show, same with Parental Control.

Do they have Remote Control? If so, I am in!
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on April 20, 2020, 07:51:04 AM
Watching Community for the 2nd time, wow was that show underrated.  So damn funny

My wife and I are binging that too. I had only seen a few random episodes before. It is very good
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Post by: StillAWarrior on April 20, 2020, 07:55:24 AM
We've been binging New Girl.  That show has at least a couple of laugh-out-loud moments every episode.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on April 20, 2020, 08:18:03 AM
Watching Community for the 2nd time, wow was that show underrated.  So damn funny

My youngest who already has been through The Office, Parks and Rec and Friends a zillion times just started Community last week and is always in tears laughing.

Both kids started watching Criminal Minds because there is over 250 episodes and they'll be occupied for awhile when not doing online learning.
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Post by: Pakuni on April 20, 2020, 08:32:38 AM
Letterkenny on Hulu could be an option.

Love Letterkenny, but the humor isn't for everyone, I've come to find out.
To be fair ...
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Post by: Golden Avalanche on April 20, 2020, 10:07:56 AM
Love Letterkenny, but the humor isn't for everyone, I've come to find out.
To be fair ...

It is true that shirtuckers may not appreciates all the dirty dangles of the show.
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Post by: drewm88 on April 20, 2020, 08:07:03 PM
Fleabag

Sex Education

End of the F*** World

Feel Good

Loved Sex Ed.
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Post by: BM1090 on April 20, 2020, 11:11:03 PM
Watched the Saul season finale tonight. Excellent season.

Now, we wait. This might be my last time watching a show live. I just don't have the patience for this.
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Post by: MU82 on April 22, 2020, 05:51:45 PM
Add Barry and Schitt’s Creek.

Love the first 3; have to check out Feel Good.

Barry ... yes, great call. We're just about done with the first season of Schitt's Creek. It's incredibly stupid but we laugh every episode. I love the "kids," and it's great seeing Chris Elliott again.

If one hasn't seen Veep and is looking for a comedy, it's a must-see. Not quite as good the final couple of seasons but still very watchable. Incredibly funny the first several season.

Will be curious to hear what you think about Feel Good if you watch it. I can believe it's not for everyone, but we enjoyed it a lot.
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Post by: MU82 on April 22, 2020, 05:53:27 PM
Watched the Saul season finale tonight. Excellent season.

Now, we wait. This might be my last time watching a show live. I just don't have the patience for this.

I think this was my favorite season of Saul. Gritty and funny and sometimes sad. We learn so much about these characters. And you can "feel" a lot of Breaking Bad in this season's episodes.

Total agree with you about watching live. It's real difficult when you're not used to having commercials.
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Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on April 25, 2020, 07:41:57 AM
The Green Bay Packers are putting out a series of videos chronicling their history.  One episode for each decade.  So far they have released the 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s with new ones coming each week.  You can access on their homepage or on Youtube.  They are very well done. 
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Post by: DegenerateDish on April 25, 2020, 04:22:24 PM
Re-watched first and second season of Nathan For You. Such a great and smart show.
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Post by: LloydsLegs on April 25, 2020, 08:08:06 PM
Re-watched first and second season of Nathan For You. Such a great and smart show.

Son has been on me for years to watch that- got to try it.

Watched Godfather I with my daughter (22) today- her first time watching it.  She enjoyed.  Tomorrow Godfather II. (She announced that she was going to rewatch all the Harry Potters- I said not until you have watched at least the first two Godfathers-and she went along! 
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Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on April 25, 2020, 08:28:41 PM
Hot take time:  Godfather III is better than Godfather II.
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Post by: MU82 on April 25, 2020, 10:13:17 PM
Just watched new HBO flick "Bad Education." Hugh Jackman in one of his best roles. Great performance by Allison Janney, too. True story about a major embezzlement at a ritzy Long Island high school.
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Post by: Lennys Tap on April 25, 2020, 11:09:48 PM
Hot take time:  Godfather III is better than Godfather II.

Strongly disagree.
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Post by: Lennys Tap on April 25, 2020, 11:10:46 PM
Just finished this season of Bosch. Solid.
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on April 26, 2020, 01:46:41 AM
Hot take time:  Godfather III is better than Godfather II.

Hot take part 2: Godfather parts 2 and 3 are very forgettable pieces of cinema. I have no idea how part 2 won Best Picture.
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Post by: Jockey on April 26, 2020, 10:57:04 AM
Just finished this season of Bosch. Solid.

Best cop show currently on TV.
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Post by: Coleman on April 28, 2020, 09:29:51 AM
Godfather II is just as good as the original. 3 is trash.

I just started watching Waco. It is good so far. Lots of good actors.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on April 28, 2020, 10:01:38 AM
Someone mentioned Schitt$ Creek and the wife and I started watching over the weekend.
I have found myself laughing out loud quite frequently especially from some of the kids lines.

Interesting that both of Eugene Levy's kids are main characters on the show.
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Post by: ATL MU Warrior on April 28, 2020, 10:35:09 AM
Has anybody watched Yellowstone, the Kevin Costner show on Paramount Network?  I have the whole thing DVR'd but don't want to get involved if it isn't any good.
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Post by: MU82 on April 28, 2020, 10:50:24 AM
I just started watching Waco. It is good so far. Lots of good actors.

We finished last night. It was definitely interesting. I remember when it happened but I didn't remember (or maybe I never knew) most of the details. Interesting to have the perspectives of both a cult member and FBI negotiator -- they wrote the books the series is based on.

I won't spoil it for you by discussing it any more, but well worth watching.
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Post by: Jockey on April 28, 2020, 11:34:02 AM
We finished last night. It was definitely interesting. I remember when it happened but I didn't remember (or maybe I never knew) most of the details. Interesting to have the perspectives of both a cult member and FBI negotiator -- they wrote the books the series is based on.

I won't spoil it for you by discussing it any more, but well worth watching.

What happens at the end?


Just kidding. We finished it Sunday night and I agree that it was well done.
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Post by: MU82 on April 28, 2020, 12:29:07 PM
What happens at the end?

Well, peace and harmony. Duh!
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on April 28, 2020, 01:44:37 PM
We finished last night. It was definitely interesting. I remember when it happened but I didn't remember (or maybe I never knew) most of the details. Interesting to have the perspectives of both a cult member and FBI negotiator -- they wrote the books the series is based on.

I won't spoil it for you by discussing it any more, but well worth watching.

I'll be watching it soon.  I had Janet Reno as a prof so I'm interested to see how they treat her.
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Post by: Jockey on April 28, 2020, 03:31:48 PM
I'll be watching it soon.  I had Janet Reno as a prof so I'm interested to see how they treat her.

Don’t make that your focal point.

She is only shown once as I remember for maybe 2 minutes and not as a decision maker.
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Post by: warriorchick on April 28, 2020, 03:47:23 PM
We finished last night. It was definitely interesting. I remember when it happened but I didn't remember (or maybe I never knew) most of the details. Interesting to have the perspectives of both a cult member and FBI negotiator -- they wrote the books the series is based on.

I won't spoil it for you by discussing it any more, but well worth watching.

I will never forget the day the compound went up in flames - I had jury duty that day and everyone in juror's waiting area was crowded around the TV watching it live.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on April 28, 2020, 03:59:30 PM
We finished last night. It was definitely interesting. I remember when it happened but I didn't remember (or maybe I never knew) most of the details. Interesting to have the perspectives of both a cult member and FBI negotiator -- they wrote the books the series is based on.

I won't spoil it for you by discussing it any more, but well worth watching.

10,000 Maniacs were popular at that time and I just used to refer to them as 10,000 Koresh's instead.
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Post by: panda on April 28, 2020, 04:38:38 PM
I'll be watching it soon.  I had Janet Reno as a prof so I'm interested to see how they treat her.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MtpkDG4wCV8
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Post by: muwarrior69 on April 29, 2020, 06:43:16 PM
After the virus do Movie theaters make a come back or is this the writing on the wall and VOD is the future?

https://www.ign.com/articles/amc-theaters-refuses-to-play-universal-movies-once-theaters-reopen?fbclid=IwAR03nWyT3M7HPasoItws6hZxIOuEL2TkTUHXdUa3dMBDf1XACRgBRb7Yvtg
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Post by: jesmu84 on April 29, 2020, 06:52:45 PM
Has anybody watched Yellowstone, the Kevin Costner show on Paramount Network?  I have the whole thing DVR'd but don't want to get involved if it isn't any good.
#remindme

I'm very interested in someone's answer to this as well.
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Post by: Strokin 3s on April 29, 2020, 07:08:37 PM
Yellowstone is very good.
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Post by: reinko on April 29, 2020, 07:28:13 PM
If folks are fans of fun, but kinda dumb action movies, Extraction on Netflix is 👌🏼
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on April 29, 2020, 07:46:34 PM
Watching the Ken Burns PBS baseball series. Forgot how well done this documentary was.
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Post by: LloydsLegs on April 30, 2020, 09:29:32 AM
If folks are fans of fun, but kinda dumb action movies, Extraction on Netflix is 👌🏼

You really understand how dumb.  But it is fun!
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Post by: MUBurrow on April 30, 2020, 09:42:24 AM
Watching the Ken Burns PBS baseball series. Forgot how well done this documentary was.

So good. Everything he does is incredible, and generally the further back in history he goes, the more fascinated I am.  Its one thing to bring the Vietnam War back to life, but when he's covering the interwar period or early baseball or prohibition is when he's at his best.
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Post by: wadesworld on April 30, 2020, 09:50:45 AM
I’m sure it’s been discussed here, but hadn’t watched Ozarks before the quarantine. Binge watched it over the past month and a half and just finished season three last night. Not going to lie, I was kind of hate watching it. Thought season one was solid. Thought season two was meh. Hated the second half of season three. That was some depressing stuff over the last 4 or 5 episodes.

I pretty much can’t stand any single character other than Ruth, who is awesome. “Three” is cool but is such a small character he hardly counts.
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Post by: Hards Alumni on April 30, 2020, 09:56:44 AM
I’m sure it’s been discussed here, but hadn’t watched Ozarks before the quarantine. Binge watched it over the past month and a half and just finished season three last night. Not going to lie, I was kind of hate watching it. Thought season one was solid. Thought season two was meh. Hated the second half of season three. That was some depressing stuff over the last 4 or 5 episodes.

I pretty much can’t stand any single character other than Ruth, who is awesome. “Three” is cool but is such a small character he hardly counts.

It's very Breaking Bad in that way.  A lot of hardly redeemable characters.
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Post by: MU82 on April 30, 2020, 10:25:30 AM
I’m sure it’s been discussed here, but hadn’t watched Ozarks before the quarantine. Binge watched it over the past month and a half and just finished season three last night. Not going to lie, I was kind of hate watching it. Thought season one was solid. Thought season two was meh. Hated the second half of season three. That was some depressing stuff over the last 4 or 5 episodes.

I pretty much can’t stand any single character other than Ruth, who is awesome. “Three” is cool but is such a small character he hardly counts.

If you're looking for the "feel good hit of the season," Ozark is not for you.

I love the writing, the acting and the tension. Kind of similar to Succession in the whole "I hate 'em all" quotient, but that's another great show.

Not sure why you would have kept watching if you hated it so much, though.
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Post by: MUBurrow on April 30, 2020, 11:00:58 AM
What'd yall think of The Plot Against America? I've got a couple of episodes left, and its such a short run that of course I'll finish it.  I've been a little underwhelmed, though.  Turturro and the child actors are fantastic, but most of the adult characters fall pretty flat imo.
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Post by: Hards Alumni on April 30, 2020, 11:09:58 AM
What'd yall think of The Plot Against America? I've got a couple of episodes left, and its such a short run that of course I'll finish it.  I've been a little underwhelmed, though.  Turturro and the child actors are fantastic, but most of the adult characters fall pretty flat imo.

Watched it all, thought it was really good.  I was disappointed that it was so short... should have been extended to 8 episodes to flush out some of the rushed story lines.    I think Herman Levin's character was the weakest actor.  Zoe Kazan was amazing, and Winona Ryder was just playing the same character she always seems to play... herself.

The last episode is exceptional... save the last two minutes.

Overall, I highly recommend the show.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on April 30, 2020, 12:02:16 PM
You really understand how dumb.  But it is fun!

It was a fun movie. 

It was almost like a semi-sequel to that Russel Crowe Proof of Life movie from 20 years ago.
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Post by: MU82 on April 30, 2020, 12:56:56 PM
What'd yall think of The Plot Against America? I've got a couple of episodes left, and its such a short run that of course I'll finish it.  I've been a little underwhelmed, though.  Turturro and the child actors are fantastic, but most of the adult characters fall pretty flat imo.

My wife and I thought it was just OK. I don't want to ruin the final episode for you, so come back here after you're finished and we can talk.
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Post by: warriorchick on May 01, 2020, 09:00:40 AM
I am waiting for this bad boy to hit the streaming services. It looks amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=155&v=jQzDujMzfoU&feature=emb_logo
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Post by: Warrior Code on May 01, 2020, 10:15:23 AM
I am waiting for this bad boy to hit the streaming services. It looks amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=155&v=jQzDujMzfoU&feature=emb_logo

Lmao, amazing. Indian movies are awesome.

We watched Ittefaq and 3 Idiots on Netflix recently - nothing like Baaghi 3, but both pretty good if you watch a lot of Bollywood/Hindi movies.
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Post by: warriorchick on May 01, 2020, 03:45:21 PM
Lmao, amazing. Indian movies are awesome.

We watched Ittefaq and 3 Idiots on Netflix recently - nothing like Baaghi 3, but both pretty good if you watch a lot of Bollywood/Hindi movies.

Bollywood movies are a little bit of a guilty pleasure of mine.

I was watching a Netflix "Explained" episode about cricket (the sport) and when they got to the part about professional cricket in India, they showed one of the team owners, Shah Rukh Khan, who is basically the Tom Cruise of Bollywood, and I shouted out his name the minute he was on the screen.  Got a little side eye from Glow.

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Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on May 02, 2020, 08:09:50 PM
Spent the evening watching Cheers "cold openings" on Youtube.  My favorite:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhBny671ZwE
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Post by: StillAWarrior on May 02, 2020, 08:13:54 PM
I just finished the first two seasons of Barry. Now, I have to wait until October for S3. I hate that.

I really enjoyed it. Hader can act...who knew?
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on May 02, 2020, 10:11:31 PM
I just finished the first two seasons of Barry. Now, I have to wait until October for S3. I hate that.

I really enjoyed it. Hader can act...who knew?

+1 on Barry.  Unusual story line that works well.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on May 05, 2020, 09:30:05 AM
Jeopardy ran out of new episodes to air, so last night they started re-airing the Ken Jennings 75 episode run from 2004.
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Post by: warriorchick on May 05, 2020, 11:21:30 AM
I never saw "Dexter" during it's Showtime run, so I am watching that.

Since I just finished "Six Feet Under", it looks like the quarantine has prompted me to watch some really dark stuff.

Either that, or I have a thing for Michael C. Hall.
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Post by: cheebs09 on May 05, 2020, 11:25:15 AM
Just finished Clone Wars. Those last four episodes were fantastic.
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on May 05, 2020, 02:00:34 PM
I never saw "Dexter" during it's Showtime run, so I am watching that.

Since I just finished "Six Feet Under", it looks like the quarantine has prompted me to watch some really dark stuff.

Either that, or I have a thing for Michael C. Hall.

Michael C Hall is criminally underrated. See if you can spot the bad fake wig he was wearing in Dexter when he was going through cancer treatment.
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Post by: MU82 on May 05, 2020, 02:22:05 PM
I never saw "Dexter" during it's Showtime run, so I am watching that.

Since I just finished "Six Feet Under", it looks like the quarantine has prompted me to watch some really dark stuff.

Either that, or I have a thing for Michael C. Hall.

Six Feet Under is a top-10 show all-time for me. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. My favorite was Lauren Ambrose as Claire -- almost the perfect portrayal of somebody that age.

Not sure how far you are along with Dexter, and I don't want to spoil things for you. I'll only say that a very good series turned great in Season 4, when John Lithgow turned in one of the great acting performances of modern times. Series steadily declined after that IMHO, but had its moments.

And yes, Hall is a great actor.
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Post by: JWags85 on May 05, 2020, 02:43:14 PM
Six Feet Under is a top-10 show all-time for me. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. My favorite was Lauren Ambrose as Claire -- almost the perfect portrayal of somebody that age.

Not sure how far you are along with Dexter, and I don't want to spoil things for you. I'll only say that a very good series turned great in Season 4, when John Lithgow turned in one of the great acting performances of modern times. Series steadily declined after that IMHO, but had its moments.

And yes, Hall is a great actor.

Dexter is top 10 premium cable shows of all time IMO.  Up there with The Sopranos, The Wire, GoT, etc...  However, one of the worst final seasons/endings I can remember.  That being said, its still absolutely worth watching to the very end.
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Post by: Jables1604 on May 05, 2020, 05:24:38 PM
Someone whose opinion I trust recommended “How To Fix A Drug Scandal” on Netflix. Just came out last week. I think it’s four parts and apparently quite bingeworthy.
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Post by: warriorchick on May 05, 2020, 06:07:24 PM
Dexter is top 10 premium cable shows of all time IMO.  Up there with The Sopranos, The Wire, GoT, etc...  However, one of the worst final seasons/endings I can remember.  That being said, its still absolutely worth watching to the very end.

I am at episode 3 of the 3rd season.

I like to follow the AVClub recaps as I watch, and the reviewers have been giving the show mostly A's and B's so far, but I happened to notice that the final season had mostly D's and at least one F, which I have never seen on an AVClub review.
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Post by: Hards Alumni on May 05, 2020, 09:01:39 PM
Dexter is top 10 premium cable shows of all time IMO.  Up there with The Sopranos, The Wire, GoT, etc...  However, one of the worst final seasons/endings I can remember.  That being said, its still absolutely worth watching to the very end.

Disagree, it was great for 4 seasons, then got really bad really fast.
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on May 06, 2020, 11:51:08 AM
Disagree, it was great for 4 seasons, then got really bad really fast.

I wouldn’t say bad. Season 6 and 8 aren’t great and 5 is kinda boring, but season 7 was really good.
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Post by: MU82 on May 06, 2020, 12:09:51 PM
I wouldn’t say bad. Season 6 and 8 aren’t great and 5 is kinda boring, but season 7 was really good.

Agreed.

The final season of House of Cards was BAD. John From Cincinnati was BAD.

Dexter noticeably fell off after Season 4, and they started to run out of plot lines so they veered to the ridiculous a little too often. But it still was better than quite a bit of the stuff that was on back then. I didn't consider it a "waste of time" watching, as I did, say, House of Cards finale.
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Post by: brewcity77 on May 06, 2020, 09:07:53 PM
Disagree, it was great for 4 seasons, then got really bad really fast.

I think seasons 1 and 4 were great. Seasons 2 and 3 were okay, and certainly better than anything after 4, but I just wasn't into Lila and Miguel as villains as much. Has to be one of the most disappointing plummets to the end, however. It's kind of amazing they kept it going to 8 after how shaky it got after 4.
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Post by: MU82 on May 06, 2020, 09:26:53 PM
It's kind of amazing they kept it going to 8 after how shaky it got after 4.

Well, given how many of us just in this very small sample size kept watching, I guess it's not that amazing that they kept it going, is it?!?!
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Post by: Hards Alumni on May 07, 2020, 07:34:31 AM
I think seasons 1 and 4 were great. Seasons 2 and 3 were okay, and certainly better than anything after 4, but I just wasn't into Lila and Miguel as villains as much. Has to be one of the most disappointing plummets to the end, however. It's kind of amazing they kept it going to 8 after how shaky it got after 4.

1-4 were amazing television... especially 4.  After that masterpiece of a season everything else felt like I was watching a crappy episode of Law and Order from a different point of view.  And they couldn't make me care about the characters... and I hated Deb from season 1.
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Post by: jesmu84 on May 07, 2020, 12:53:47 PM
New/last season of clones wars was top-notch. The last 4 episodes/movie was the outstanding prequel we were denied.
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Post by: bananahammock on May 10, 2020, 04:15:02 PM
1-4 were amazing television... especially 4.  After that masterpiece of a season everything else felt like I was watching a crappy episode of Law and Order from a different point of view.  And they couldn't make me care about the characters... and I hated Deb from season 1.
Yep...The sister was annoying af. Season 4 was fantastic. I threw in the towel after Season 5. 
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Post by: rocket surgeon on May 10, 2020, 10:04:44 PM
Someone whose opinion I trust recommended “How To Fix A Drug Scandal” on Netflix. Just came out last week. I think it’s four parts and apparently quite bingeworthy.


excellent documentary
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Post by: JWags85 on May 10, 2020, 10:40:24 PM
Binged “Normal People” on Hulu this weekend. 12 episodes but 30 min each so manageable.

FANTASTIC from both the cinematography to the performances to the pacing. Focuses on the on again/off again relationship ups and downs of an Irish couple from the end of senior year of HS through college graduation. Incredible character development and “realness” and never seems forced or jumpy despite the years passing in relatively short amounts of screen time.

Only con is that it’s not a particularly uplifting watch. It’s so real and honest that it’s not super feel good and the bleak overcast backdrop of Ireland weather doesn’t exactly help.
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on May 10, 2020, 11:14:04 PM
Yep...The sister was annoying af. Season 4 was fantastic. I threw in the towel after Season 5.

I got a good laugh when I realized that the same actress had a cameo in the movie White Chicks

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Post by: MU82 on May 10, 2020, 11:40:46 PM
Really enjoyed Dead To Me season 1. Not loving this one as much. A lot of stupid.
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Post by: Jockey on May 12, 2020, 12:53:27 PM
Really enjoyed Dead To Me season 1. Not loving this one as much. A lot of stupid.

Just finishing Season 2 - I thought it was better than Season 1.
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Post by: MU82 on May 12, 2020, 12:57:39 PM
Just finishing Season 2 - I thought it was better than Season 1.

My wife and I finished watching it last night. I thought the second half of the season was much better than the first. She agreed with you and loved the entire season.

All in all, glad I watched it.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on May 12, 2020, 01:37:43 PM
My wife and I finished watching it last night. I thought the second half of the season was much better than the first. She agreed with you and loved the entire season.

All in all, glad I watched it.

watched the first two of season two last night. Looking forward to it.
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on May 12, 2020, 01:44:04 PM
Anybody watching the new Amazon series Upload?   We're almost finished.

It's .. interesting, but it seems like it was written by high school level talent. 

I could see a season 2 being far better with a better crew.
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on May 12, 2020, 03:10:17 PM
Anyone ever watch Bosch and is it worth the watch?

Big fan of Matthew Lillard, think he’s a criminally underrated actor and I know he’s in it.
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Post by: Jockey on May 12, 2020, 03:27:47 PM
My wife and I finished watching it last night. I thought the second half of the season was much better than the first. She agreed with you and loved the entire season.

All in all, glad I watched it.

I thought the scene with James Marsden dancing in the pew is one of the funniest I have seen this year.
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Post by: Jockey on May 12, 2020, 03:29:29 PM
Anyone ever watch Bosch and is it worth the watch?

Big fan of Matthew Lillard, think he’s a criminally underrated actor and I know he’s in it.

Best police drama on TV. It’s feel kinda reminds me of NYPD Blue back in the 90s.
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Post by: Chili on May 12, 2020, 03:38:12 PM
Anybody watching the new Amazon series Upload?   We're almost finished.

It's .. interesting, but it seems like it was written by high school level talent. 

I could see a season 2 being far better with a better crew.

I really liked the concept but the story has been lacking a bit. agree with your writer take.
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Post by: tower912 on May 12, 2020, 07:58:24 PM
As of July 3, Hamilton on a near endless loop.
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Post by: Lennys Tap on May 12, 2020, 08:05:51 PM
Anyone ever watch Bosch and is it worth the watch?

Big fan of Matthew Lillard, think he’s a criminally underrated actor and I know he’s in it.

I’m with Jockey - Bosch Is very good. This season was maybe it’s best.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on May 12, 2020, 08:26:17 PM
As of July 3, Hamilton on a near endless loop.

I saw that. Can’t wait.
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Post by: Jables1604 on May 12, 2020, 08:43:56 PM
Finally got around to watching “How to Fix a Drug Scandal.” 4 parts. About an hour each. Fascinating.
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Post by: shoothoops on May 23, 2020, 08:09:46 PM
Perhaps Marty Byrde or Ruth from “Ozark” can take care of this.

Just a few photos of today’s Lake of the Ozarks Bar Scene. Yipes.



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Post by: 🏀 on May 23, 2020, 08:12:30 PM
Missouri gonna Missouri like the trash they are.
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Post by: Lennys Tap on May 23, 2020, 09:07:22 PM
Missouri gonna Missouri like the trash they are.

Basket of deplorables, eh?
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on May 23, 2020, 10:35:39 PM
Basket of deplorables, eh?

Strong decrease in talent from the party cove days, aina.
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Post by: 🏀 on May 24, 2020, 06:39:41 AM
Strong decrease in talent from the party cove days, aina.

Yeah, not a looker in the bunch.
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Post by: 🏀 on May 24, 2020, 06:40:35 AM
Basket of deplorables, eh?

Nah, just Missouri.
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Post by: Warrior Code on May 26, 2020, 11:38:26 AM
I wouldn't want to get anywhere near that water even without a pandemic.
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Post by: shoothoops on June 02, 2020, 08:37:13 AM
Finished the first season of "Never Have I Ever" on Netflix. First thoughts at the beginning were the few cultural similarities to "Bend it like Beckham"...enjoyed it.

Finished final season of "Homeland" a few weeks back. I was pleases overall with the Final Season.

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Post by: MU82 on June 02, 2020, 09:06:34 AM
Finished the first season of "Never Have I Ever" on Netflix. First thoughts at the beginning were the few cultural similarities to "Bend it like Beckham"...enjoyed it.

I started watching it but got bored midway through the first episode. It seemed very ordinary and cliche. But a couple friends told me to give it another chance and I'm glad I did. It wasn't a great show, but it wasn't bad. It was an easy, fast watch (10 short episodes), I learned a few things about another culture, and the lead actress did a very nice job (as did a few others).
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Post by: shoothoops on June 02, 2020, 10:12:13 AM
I started watching it but got bored midway through the first episode. It seemed very ordinary and cliche. But a couple friends told me to give it another chance and I'm glad I did. It wasn't a great show, but it wasn't bad. It was an easy, fast watch (10 short episodes), I learned a few things about another culture, and the lead actress did a very nice job (as did a few others).

Yep. I had to give it a couple of tries at the beginning as well. But once i was past that, it was a nice show that covers some challenging topics in a lighthearted positive way, which is tricky to do. It's very loosely based on Mindy Kaling's life and experiences. (i am perhaps one of the few less familiar with her work as I did not watch "The Office" or the "Mindy Kaling Project") She wanted to modernize it for today and brought in some younger writers to help with that.

She apparently ran into John McEnroe in an elevator once and very randomly asked him to do the narrating. Her parents were big fans of his apparently. It certainly made me think of a few friends and their life experiences. It has some room to grow next season.

*Funny little side bar, in high school, I had a close friend named Marry Ann. One of her good friends was often referenced but I hadn't met yet for whatever reason at the time. "Dave" or so I heard. Dave this and that. I had a little chuckle when I met "Dave"...Dave was "Dev" as in Devyani, not too far off from the main character's name and nickname.
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Post by: warriorchick on June 02, 2020, 01:33:55 PM
Anyone watching "Space Force"? 

I saw the first episode and thought it was surprisingly devoid of laughs given its stellar cast (Jane Lynch as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff? Sign me up!).

Does it get any better?
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on June 02, 2020, 02:59:02 PM
Anyone watching "Space Force"? 

I saw the first episode and thought it was surprisingly devoid of laughs given its stellar cast (Jane Lynch as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff? Sign me up!).

Does it get any better?

Saved at the top of My List but have not had a chance to view an episode yet.

From what I read on the show, it cautioned viewers that Steve Carrel's character is NOT Michael Scott in the Space Force FWIW.
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Post by: jesmu84 on June 02, 2020, 03:57:37 PM
I am tearing through The Last Kingdom. Very good.
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Post by: Jockey on June 02, 2020, 04:16:50 PM
I am tearing through The Last Kingdom. Very good.

My wife and I enjoyed that show a lot.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on June 02, 2020, 04:18:56 PM
I am tearing through The Last Kingdom. Very good.

Watching that now too.  Enjoying it and stays pretty close to the books
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Post by: MU82 on June 02, 2020, 04:20:55 PM
Anyone watching "Space Force"? 

I saw the first episode and thought it was surprisingly devoid of laughs given its stellar cast (Jane Lynch as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff? Sign me up!).

Does it get any better?

My wife and I have watched the first two episodes. It has some chuckles and a laugh or two, especially for those who like jokes at the expense of one certain American, but in general we've had the same feeling you do.

We laugh much more while watching just about any Schitt's Creek.
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Post by: Frenns Liquor Depot on June 02, 2020, 05:10:00 PM
Didn’t see it mentioned yet but Morning Show on apple+ is pretty good. 
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on June 02, 2020, 10:08:57 PM
I am tearing through The Last Kingdom. Very good.

One of my favorite netflix originals. Very well done.
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on June 02, 2020, 10:13:30 PM
After several recommendations I finally watched Veep. I really enjoyed the first three seasons. Somewhere in season four I started to get less excited about it. By the end, I was ready for it to be over so I could watch another show. I think the problem for me was that at the beginning I was cheering for Meyer to be successful....by the middle I was rooting to see her fail. Guess it adds to the realism, that's what happens with most politicians!
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Post by: vogue65 on June 02, 2020, 10:25:49 PM
I'm watching my weight, B.P., and bank account.
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Post by: JWags85 on June 03, 2020, 11:04:05 AM
One of my favorite netflix originals. Very well done.

And pretty good with historical accuracy. HOWEVA, any attempts to do a fun little Wiki dive to read more about characters or events in the show will explode your brain  ;D  So many similar names and tabs to open. I had about 20 tabs open during season 3 and just gave up
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Post by: MUfan12 on June 03, 2020, 11:09:25 AM
After several recommendations I finally watched Veep. I really enjoyed the first three seasons. Somewhere in season four I started to get less excited about it. By the end, I was ready for it to be over so I could watch another show.

I've tried with Veep, and for whatever reason I just couldn't get into it. I think JLD is great, just didn't do it for me.

Just started season three of The Wire. So far it's been as good as advertised.
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Post by: MU82 on June 03, 2020, 11:17:31 AM
I've tried with Veep, and for whatever reason I just couldn't get into it. I think JLD is great, just didn't do it for me.

Just started season three of The Wire. So far it's been as good as advertised.

The Wire is so good, and IMHO season 4 is one of the great seasons of television ever. I won't give you any spoilers, other than to say you will really like season 3 and you will love season 4.

Loved Veep, though I agree with TAMU that it wasn't as good in the latter couple of seasons. We'd still laugh quite a bit, but we didn't have to actually pause it and go back because our laughing made us miss the next line, as happened often the first few seasons.

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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on June 03, 2020, 11:20:02 AM
And pretty good with historical accuracy. HOWEVA, any attempts to do a fun little Wiki dive to read more about characters or events in the show will explode your brain  ;D  So many similar names and tabs to open. I had about 20 tabs open during season 3 and just gave up

Æ dont know whæt you're tælking æbout.
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Post by: Jockey on June 03, 2020, 01:38:49 PM
On Season 7 of Homeland. I had watched the 1st two seasons years ago when I had Showtime. Just re-started watching it on HULU a few weeks ago.

The show is outstanding. Some seasons are better than others, but there have been no weak seasons like what happens on most shows. The show is very apropos to the times we are living in.
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Post by: JWags85 on June 03, 2020, 01:49:35 PM
On Season 7 of Homeland. I had watched the 1st two seasons years ago when I had Showtime. Just re-started watching it on HULU a few weeks ago.

The show is outstanding. Some seasons are better than others, but there have been no weak seasons like what happens on most shows. The show is very apropos to the times we are living in.

Agree to disagree on this. It’s gotten back on its feet, but post-Brody they had no idea what to do and made it a human interest story about Carrie being unstable and her bipolar struggles and it was not great TV. But they brought it back around.  Claire Danes is obviously very good, but Mandy Patinkin is the catalyst for that shows success IMO
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Post by: Jockey on June 03, 2020, 04:24:00 PM
Agree to disagree on this. It’s gotten back on its feet, but post-Brody they had no idea what to do and made it a human interest story about Carrie being unstable and her bipolar struggles and it was not great TV. But they brought it back around.  Claire Danes is obviously very good, but Mandy Patinkin is the catalyst for that shows success IMO

I agree to disagree.  8-)
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Post by: MU82 on June 03, 2020, 09:59:22 PM
I was glad Homeland had a very strong finish. This season was very good, and the last several episodes especially so.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on June 04, 2020, 08:05:09 AM

We laugh much more while watching just about any Schitt's Creek.

When's the final Season 6 available?  The wife and recently finished and there are a lot of burst out loud laugh moments in that show. 
"I was at this party with Jared Leto......"
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Post by: MU82 on June 04, 2020, 08:14:26 AM
When's the final Season 6 available?  The wife and recently finished and there are a lot of burst out loud laugh moments in that show. 
"I was at this party with Jared Leto......"

All I've heard is maybe by fall. We still need the time to catch up; we're midway through season 4 now.

My daughter loves this show and she recommended it to us. We watched the first couple of episodes and, for whatever reason, it didn't resonate. But then at least a half-dozen of my friends said we had to give it another shot and I'm glad we did. We chuckle through every episode and, as you say, we have at least 1-2 big laughs every time.

My personal favorite parts are the interactions between David and Stevie. just about every one of them cracks me up. But there's so much funny stuff otherwise. And before we started watching, I had wondered what had become of Chris Elliott. I was a big Dave Letterman fan decades ago, and his appearances were always hilarious.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on June 04, 2020, 09:15:21 AM

My personal favorite parts are the interactions between David and Stevie. just about every one of them cracks me up. But there's so much funny stuff otherwise. And before we started watching, I had wondered what had become of Chris Elliott. I was a big Dave Letterman fan decades ago, and his appearances were always hilarious.

Everytime he's on screen I have to annoy my wife by saying "I remember watching him on David Letterman as his sidekick."
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Post by: Galway Eagle on June 04, 2020, 05:12:57 PM
My GF is making us watch normal people. It is painful. Why is this show a hit?

Regarding space force, I thought it was chuckle worthy but considering the cast it's really underwhelming
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Post by: Golden Avalanche on June 04, 2020, 07:09:44 PM
My GF is making us watch normal people. It is painful. Why is this show a hit?

Regarding space force, I thought it was chuckle worthy but considering the cast it's really underwhelming

It seems to get positive reviews from those who are distanced enough from their late teens and 20s to recognize the mistakes made and things left unsaid by Connell and Marianne. Also, it is a quite popular book so it had a built-in audience.
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Post by: Warrior Code on June 05, 2020, 10:04:57 AM


My daughter loves this show and she recommended it to us. We watched the first couple of episodes and, for whatever reason, it didn't resonate. But then at least a half-dozen of my friends said we had to give it another shot and I'm glad we did. We chuckle through every episode and, as you say, we have at least 1-2 big laughs every time.


We had a similar experience - it was recommended to us, we finally gave it a try, and were initially underwhelmed. I'm glad we stuck with it though, because it's very well done and Catherine O'Hara is totally hilarious with her "accent."
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Post by: Jockey on June 05, 2020, 11:15:24 AM
We had a similar experience - it was recommended to us, we finally gave it a try, and were initially underwhelmed. I'm glad we stuck with it though, because it's very well done and Catherine O'Hara is totally hilarious with her "accent."

Code, I felt just the opposite. I really enjoyed the first 3 seasons. I thought it went downhill from there. I watched Season 4 and then quit a couple episodes into Season 5.
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Post by: Warrior Code on June 05, 2020, 02:34:02 PM
Code, I felt just the opposite. I really enjoyed the first 3 seasons. I thought it went downhill from there. I watched Season 4 and then quit a couple episodes into Season 5.

If you were looking for chuckles, I could see that. It's been a while since I watched it so my timeline might be a bit off, but that is probably when they started focusing more on character development and less on the jokes. I think, taken as a whole, it's a nice story about growth and family with some humor mixed in.
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Post by: Galway Eagle on June 05, 2020, 03:22:56 PM
It seems to get positive reviews from those who are distanced enough from their late teens and 20s to recognize the mistakes made and things left unsaid by Connell and Marianne. Also, it is a quite popular book so it had a built-in audience.

Interesting. Maybe I need to watch it from a different perspective
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Post by: jesmu84 on June 12, 2020, 05:03:25 PM
Dave Chapelle's new stand-up - 8:46
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Post by: Jockey on June 12, 2020, 05:15:29 PM
Dave Chapelle's new stand-up - 8:46

I like Chapelle even though I don't think he is this generation's Pryor or Carlin.

I don't even know that I would call this "stand-up", but everybody needs to see this!! This half hour does stand up to the work that Pryor and Carlin did. Don't miss it.
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Post by: JWags85 on June 12, 2020, 05:25:38 PM
Interesting. Maybe I need to watch it from a different perspective

See I’d be interested in your view on it given your time living and attending university in Ireland.  Obviously that’s a side stage for the main themes, but still would find it interesting.

I watched it, enjoyed it. I think it’s biggest strength is how real it was. It was very uncomfortable at times and really hits some of the unspoken relationship struggles and dynamics. And the sexual scenes rightly got much press and rave reviews for the realness. Didn’t shy away from the awkward moments and tensions in favor of the commonly portrayed sexual experiences that have no grounding in real life.

Also interesting that while the actor who plays Connell is throughly Irish, down to his Gaelic football background, Marianne is from London
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Post by: Mr. Sand-Knit on June 14, 2020, 03:39:38 PM
Anyone watch the billy bob thorton series “ Goliath” i like
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on June 14, 2020, 03:52:55 PM
Rewatching Chuck, cause why not?
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Post by: brewcity77 on June 14, 2020, 04:22:04 PM
Rewatching Chuck, cause why not?

Brilliant show, one of my all-time faves.

Just finished When They See Us. Very well done, but hard to watch at times.

Started Clone Wars on Disney+. Still on Season 1, it's...fine, but I'm not blown away like I was expecting. Maybe I need to get to Rebels, but it is just okay.
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Post by: Jockey on June 14, 2020, 04:53:39 PM
Anyone watch the billy bob thorton series “ Goliath” i like

Really enjoyed it.

3 out of the 4 seasons were very good.
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Post by: cheebs09 on June 14, 2020, 07:01:45 PM
Brilliant show, one of my all-time faves.

Just finished When They See Us. Very well done, but hard to watch at times.

Started Clone Wars on Disney+. Still on Season 1, it's...fine, but I'm not blown away like I was expecting. Maybe I need to get to Rebels, but it is just okay.

I like Clone Wars more than Rebels. Season 1 is ok, but it gets a lot better. In my opinion, it makes the Prequels a lot more interesting.
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Post by: Golden Avalanche on June 15, 2020, 07:45:24 PM
I like Clone Wars more than Rebels. Season 1 is ok, but it gets a lot better. In my opinion, it makes the Prequels a lot more interesting.

I’d echo this. It can be slow at times in the first couple of seasons but five, six, and final season were all enjoyable to me. 
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Post by: MUeng on June 15, 2020, 07:51:54 PM
Just finished up Gigolos on Showtime with the wife.  great series
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Post by: reinko on June 17, 2020, 12:24:49 PM
Any watch Da 5 Bloods yet on Netflix, Spike Lee's new flick?  Getting a lot of buzz, probably give it whirl this weekend.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on June 17, 2020, 12:33:08 PM
Any watch Da 5 Bloods yet on Netflix, Spike Lee's new flick?  Getting a lot of buzz, probably give it whirl this weekend.

Added to MyList.
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Post by: shoothoops on June 26, 2020, 08:04:25 PM
NM
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Post by: shoothoops on July 03, 2020, 11:46:21 AM
Finished the first season of "Never Have I Ever" on Netflix. First thoughts at the beginning were the few cultural similarities to "Bend it like Beckham"...enjoyed it.

Finished final season of "Homeland" a few weeks back. I was pleases overall with the Final Season.

This was an interesting piece in Psychology Today about "Never Have I Ever"

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/political-minds/202007/never-have-i-ever-is-godsend-children-s-mental-health
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Post by: tower912 on July 03, 2020, 02:11:49 PM
My wife has discovered West Wing and is now addicted.
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Post by: reinko on July 03, 2020, 02:37:00 PM
New Unsolved Mysteries on Netflix is well done
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Post by: warriorchick on July 03, 2020, 05:06:47 PM
Anyone watch Hamilton yet?

I subscribed to Disney+ just for that.

If you have Rakuten, a year is just $55 after rebate.
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Post by: tower912 on July 03, 2020, 05:08:24 PM
As we speak
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Post by: Hards Alumni on July 03, 2020, 05:51:19 PM
Anyone watch Hamilton yet?

I subscribed to Disney+ just for that.

If you have Rakuten, a year is just $55 after rebate.

My wife has been 4 times... and she is making pizza and watching it tonight.  I'm probably going to have to close some doors for the sing along.
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Post by: tower912 on July 03, 2020, 08:02:06 PM
Every cent I have spent on Disney + these last few months now completely justified.
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on July 03, 2020, 08:06:45 PM
Every cent I have spent on Disney + these last few months now completely justified.

I mean it was justified with the Imagineering Story. But this was the icing on top.
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Post by: tower912 on July 03, 2020, 08:08:16 PM
Actually, the Mandalorian pretty much justified the expense.   
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Post by: wadesworld on July 03, 2020, 10:05:02 PM
Anyone watch Hamilton yet?

I subscribed to Disney+ just for that.

If you have Rakuten, a year is just $55 after rebate.

Just watched it. Very good.

I’m not a Broadway/theater guy so I have no clue, is it common for the playwright to be a lead actor?
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Post by: Hards Alumni on July 04, 2020, 12:37:58 AM
Just watched it. Very good.

I’m not a Broadway/theater guy so I have no clue, is it common for the playwright to be a lead actor?

No, it is not common. 

You should find a video of the first time Lin Manuel performed a song from Hamilton.  You know what, I got you. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNFf7nMIGnE

He did this, in front of the POTUS... and was sorta laughed at... but he won them over
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Post by: wadesworld on July 04, 2020, 01:06:03 AM
No, it is not common. 

You should find a video of the first time Lin Manuel performed a song from Hamilton.  You know what, I got you. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNFf7nMIGnE

He did this, in front of the POTUS... and was sorta laughed at... but he won them over

That is awesome. The crowd seemed to treat it as if they thought he was joking about writing a hip hop album about Alexander Hamilton and that he wrote just that song for just that night. Little did they know it’d become the 4th highest grossing Broadway musical in the 2010s even though it first opened in 2015 and the top 3 were all around for the entire decade.

I don’t know much about the spoken word or poetry but this guy was just on AGT this week. I really wish he could’ve had the crowd there. Seeing the crowd’s reaction would’ve been great.

https://youtu.be/tdjIFkM-ohQ
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Post by: rocket surgeon on July 04, 2020, 06:48:10 AM
Deep undercover series on Netflix. 3 seasons or so with over 10 episodes,per, but each episode only goes 20-25 minutes. So if you catch yourself power watching it’s easy to turn our the lights after a few, as opposed trying to watch a show like ozark and find yourself up until 3 am wanting to see what happens next. 
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Post by: warriorchick on July 04, 2020, 07:37:49 AM


I’m not a Broadway/theater guy so I have no clue, is it common for the playwright to be a lead actor?

I know the term is overused, but Lin-Manuel Miranda is a genius. He wrote his first big musical, In The Heights, when he was a sophomore in college.  It won 4 Tonys, including Best Musical.
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on July 04, 2020, 09:26:08 AM
Yup, Lin-Maunuel Miranda is a genius. He’s going to go down as one of the best artists of this generation, and Hamilton will probably be one of the all time great works of art when it’s all said and done.

Now with that being said, as Hards kind of mentioned, Lin, while an incredible writer, is not a natural performer. My one controversial opinion about Hamilton is that Miguel Cervantes (Guy who played Hamilton in the Chicago production) is a much better Hamilton then Lin.
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Post by: warriorchick on July 04, 2020, 10:24:05 AM
I am amusing myself watching some of the old live-action Disney movies my parents took us to watch at the drive-in when I was a kid.

Current selection:  "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes" (1969) starring a teenage Kurt Russell as a college student that gets electrocuted by a computer and becomes a genius.  Some of the dialogue has not aged well.

Dean:  "I'm sorry, Professor, a computer is a luxury this college can't afford!"

Professor "Did you realize that State offers an entire course in computer technology?"
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Post by: BM1090 on July 04, 2020, 10:49:35 PM
Don't have much to add. Watched Hamilton tonight. Incredible.
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on July 04, 2020, 11:34:02 PM
I was going to have the kids watch Independence Day (again) and they said they wanted to see ID2 instead.

I'd forgotten how unbelievably awful that movie is.   Wow, bad bad.
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Post by: brewcity77 on July 05, 2020, 10:30:15 AM
Anyone watch Hamilton yet?

I did, two main thoughts:

Was that a live show? They had the crowd noise, but how on earth did they get those close-ups? Just really good cameras set back? Incredibly well done for a Broadway-to-small screen conversion.

Second, and this might be unpopular, but Lin-Manuel Miranda is not the best Hamilton. He was fine, but the Chicago performer, Miguel Cervantes, projects better and to me had a bit more command of the role. I also enjoyed the King George III from the Chicago performance (Alexander Gemignani) better. He just has a bit more snark to his portrayal that really made me love and hate KGIII a bit more.

Regardless, I'll watch it again. Really glad to have it on D+.
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Post by: tower912 on July 05, 2020, 11:07:46 AM
https://www.broadway.com/buzz/199494/bit-of-a-day-lin-manuel-miranda-on-making-the-hamilton-movie-in-three-days-his-next-disney-gig/

They filmed a Sunday matinee.    Monday is usually their day off.     As soon as the Sunday show was over, they started doing close ups and dolly shots.     This continued through Monday.    Then they filmed the Tuesday night show.     So, two shows and about 15 hours of close ups and dolly work.     
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Post by: #UnleashSean on July 05, 2020, 12:28:18 PM
I was going to have the kids watch Independence Day (again) and they said they wanted to see ID2 instead.

I'd forgotten how unbelievably awful that movie is.   Wow, bad bad.

"it's the 4th of July, let's make some fireworks"

Possibly the worst line I'd ever heard in a movie
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on July 05, 2020, 02:01:21 PM
Second, and this might be unpopular, but Lin-Manuel Miranda is not the best Hamilton. He was fine, but the Chicago performer, Miguel Cervantes, projects better and to me had a bit more command of the role. I also enjoyed the King George III from the Chicago performance (Alexander Gemignani) better. He just has a bit more snark to his portrayal that really made me love and hate KGIII a bit more.

Regardless, I'll watch it again. Really glad to have it on D+.

Look like 4 posts above you buddy  ;)
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on July 05, 2020, 03:40:42 PM
I get this tweet and the replies.

https://twitter.com/bendreyfuss/status/1279639780276367360

I didn't hate Hamilton.  I liked the experience.  Both my wife and I remarked that we understood maybe a third of the words.  Not that the sound was bad, it was just a firehose of language your brain needs to process.


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Post by: ATL MU Warrior on July 05, 2020, 04:35:52 PM
I get this tweet and the replies.

https://twitter.com/bendreyfuss/status/1279639780276367360

I didn't hate Hamilton.  I liked the experience.  Both my wife and I remarked that we understood maybe a third of the words.  Not that the sound was bad, it was just a firehose of language your brain needs to process.
Yeah it took me a while to really understand many of the words too. A friend told me he watched with subtitles which I thought in hindsight was a pretty good idea and one I may try if I watch it again.
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Post by: brewcity77 on July 05, 2020, 04:53:13 PM
Look like 4 posts above you buddy  ;)

(https://i.imgur.com/oGjqj8q.gif)
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Post by: jesmu84 on July 05, 2020, 05:46:36 PM
I get this tweet and the replies.

https://twitter.com/bendreyfuss/status/1279639780276367360

I didn't hate Hamilton.  I liked the experience.  Both my wife and I remarked that we understood maybe a third of the words.  Not that the sound was bad, it was just a firehose of language your brain needs to process.

Watched for the first time today. (hadn't seen live either)

I watched with captions. Helped a lot.
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Post by: cheebs09 on July 05, 2020, 08:12:59 PM
Seeing Leslie Odom Jr. sing “Wait for it” was awesome.

I enjoyed the movie and loved seei the musical in person. Interesting to see the facial expressions versus being further away in the theater.
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Post by: BM1090 on July 06, 2020, 08:55:39 AM
Sunderland 'til I Die.  Season 2.  Just six episodes, and if you know how their season ended last year...

Watched the first few episodes of Season 1. I'd been putting it off. Didn't think I'd be all that interested, I was wrong. Very well done.
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Post by: MUfan12 on July 06, 2020, 08:58:49 AM
I get this tweet and the replies.

https://twitter.com/bendreyfuss/status/1279639780276367360

I didn't hate Hamilton.  I liked the experience.  Both my wife and I remarked that we understood maybe a third of the words.  Not that the sound was bad, it was just a firehose of language your brain needs to process.

Yep. It was exhausting trying to keep up with it.
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Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on July 06, 2020, 09:01:45 AM
Watched the first few episodes of Season 1. I'd been putting it off. Didn't think I'd be all that interested, I was wrong. Very well done.


Season 2 is also interesting.  Especially when you read what has occurred since.
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Post by: JWags85 on July 06, 2020, 09:57:38 AM
Watched “The Great” on Hulu. Dramedy about Catherine the Great’s first years in Russia. Brilliantly done. We didn’t know what to expect and chose it for the historical aspect, but it was hilarious and fantastically paced and framed. Very British humor in a lot of the delivery, but the modern sort, not the dry fashion of the 70s and 80s that people have trouble getting around.  Very impressive cast as well
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Post by: Frenns Liquor Depot on July 06, 2020, 09:58:39 AM
Watched “The Great” on Hulu. Dramedy about Catherine the Great’s first years in Russia. Brilliantly done. We didn’t know what to expect and chose it for the historical aspect, but it was hilarious and fantastically paced and framed. Very British humor in a lot of the delivery, but the modern sort, not the dry fashion of the 70s and 80s that people have trouble getting around.  Very impressive cast as well

Huzzah!
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Post by: JWags85 on July 06, 2020, 10:03:24 AM
Huzzah!

*smashes glass*
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on July 06, 2020, 12:50:22 PM
my wife and I started Schitt's Creek recently and have blown through it. Why did I miss it for so long?  DAVID!

She's lined up Warrior Nun next.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on July 06, 2020, 02:33:22 PM
my wife and I started Schitt's Creek recently and have blown through it. Why did I miss it for so long?  DAVID!

She's lined up Warrior Nun next.

I finished watching a month ago with my wife.
And I've been re-watching with my teenagers who think it's hilarious. 

And I just found out today that Chris Eliott lives here in Old Lyme, CT in what used to be The Nut Museum.  (How appropriate.)  Some lady for decades collected nuts from around the world and opened her house to visitors.  She died in the early 2000s and the collection was donated to Connecticut College.  More the reason Chris Eliott purchased the house is that it is architecturally significant and unique.
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on July 06, 2020, 04:09:20 PM
I found Schitt's Creek .. awful. 

My wife kept watching S01 and I refused to get S02 for her.  So much other stuff that's got to be better.
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Post by: Jockey on July 06, 2020, 04:17:50 PM
I found Schitt's Creek .. awful. 

My wife kept watching S01 and I refused to get S02 for her.  So much other stuff that's got to be better.

I mostly agree, Topper. Season 1 and even Season 2 were mildly entertaining. The latter season were, as you say, awful.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on July 06, 2020, 04:23:06 PM
I finished watching a month ago with my wife.
And I've been re-watching with my teenagers who think it's hilarious. 

And I just found out today that Chris Eliott lives here in Old Lyme, CT in what used to be The Nut Museum.  (How appropriate.)  Some lady for decades collected nuts from around the world and opened her house to visitors.  She died in the early 2000s and the collection was donated to Connecticut College.  More the reason Chris Eliott purchased the house is that it is architecturally significant and unique.

Loved Eliott from back in his "Get a Life" days.

We're on season 5 and it's not the same, too much relationship stuff. Still entertaining. I love Stevie's snark.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on July 06, 2020, 07:27:22 PM
Loved Eliott from back in his "Get a Life" days.

We're on season 5 and it's not the same, too much relationship stuff. Still entertaining. I love Stevie's snark.

I read an interview with Daniel Levy.  He said after the success of Season 1 him and his dad penciled in an outline for 5 seasons.  Like after season 3 the CBC offered a contract for what would make it 6  seasons.  They evaluated if they hed enough material to adjust to 6 seasons wilthout making it look like they're going through the motions.  The final season finished airing in Canada at the end of April.
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Post by: wadesworld on July 06, 2020, 08:43:48 PM
More dumb broadway questions. Is it common for Broadway actors/actresses to also be film and/or television actors/actresses? And if it is, do they typically start on screen or in the theater? Or is it not always one to the other?
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Post by: Lennys Tap on July 06, 2020, 09:15:49 PM
I found Schitt's Creek .. awful. 



Thank you, Topper. Juvenile and unfunny, IMO.

When Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara were young I was a big fan of SCTV, which included them, Joe Flaherty, John Candy and others. So I looked forward to Schmitt’s Creek. Disappointing.
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Post by: shoothoops on July 06, 2020, 09:17:43 PM
More dumb broadway questions. Is it common for Broadway actors/actresses to also be film and/or television actors/actresses? And if it is, do they typically start on screen or in the theater? Or is it not always one to the other?

Yes to question one and both for question two. It all depends on the individual actor and their interests and opportunities.
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Post by: warriorchick on July 06, 2020, 09:44:26 PM
Yes to question one and both for question two. It all depends on the individual actor and their interests and opportunities.

Fun fact: There are quite a number of well-known Broadway actors/actresses that pop up on the "Law and Order" shows because it is filmed in New York.
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Post by: MUfan12 on July 07, 2020, 08:30:13 AM
I found Schitt's Creek .. awful. 

My wife kept watching S01 and I refused to get S02 for her.  So much other stuff that's got to be better.

I got about 8 episodes in and gave up on it. Terribly unfunny.
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Post by: LloydsLegs on July 07, 2020, 08:49:22 AM
I found Schitt's Creek .. awful. 

My wife kept watching S01 and I refused to get S02 for her.  So much other stuff that's got to be better.

How exactly does this work?  1950's much?   ;)
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Post by: Chili on July 07, 2020, 08:57:05 AM
Now being on dad duty from 7.30p-1am each night with a 1mo old I figured it was time to finally watch The Wire. 2 nights down (9 episodes so far) and loving it. I can see why it's been lauded as one of the greatest shows ever.
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Post by: MUfan12 on July 07, 2020, 09:06:45 AM
Now being on dad duty from 7.30p-1am each night with a 1mo old I figured it was time to finally watch The Wire. 2 nights down (9 episodes so far) and loving it. I can see why it's been lauded as one of the greatest shows ever.

Congrats on the new addition!!

I'm wrapping up the fourth season, and it's remarkable. I don't know how they followed this.
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Post by: Jockey on July 07, 2020, 10:38:23 AM
How exactly does this work?  1950's much?   ;)

Keep ‘em barefoot and pregnant.  ;D
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Post by: JWags85 on July 07, 2020, 05:23:10 PM
More dumb broadway questions. Is it common for Broadway actors/actresses to also be film and/or television actors/actresses? And if it is, do they typically start on screen or in the theater? Or is it not always one to the other?

As someone who has a Broadway obsessive uncle and a sister who is in talent management in NY for performing artists, I’ll give me take.

The likelihood of stage actors moving into film and television is more likely than those who do lots of musical theater. The musical sort, with obvious exceptions, kind of get typecast and usually don’t crossover except for other musicals or adaptations of Broadway musicals,

As for where they start, it’s far more likely they go from theater to screen, than the other way around.  The list of accomplished stage actors who transitioned to film is long, especially coming out the the UK.  But if you get your start acting to a camera and get a lot of experience there, going to stage is a bit of a difficult transition. Someone like Daniel Radcliffe is an exception.

People think of Matthew Broderick’s later foray back into Broadway with the Producers and a bunch more after, but he was doing Broadway for years before Ferris Bueller.  Same with Hugh Jackman before he got his movie breaks.

But Shoot is right, going from stage to film is a combination of desire and good representation finding you the shot. There are plenty of very good stage actors who love being in theater and don’t ever look for film or TV, aside from small stuff here or there, because that’s what they are happy doing
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Post by: MUfan12 on July 16, 2020, 09:26:18 AM
I'm wrapping up the fourth season, and it's remarkable. I don't know how they followed this.

Finished the series last night, and I'm still processing the whole thing. Very rarely do I think things live up to their hype, but this show did.
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Post by: MU82 on July 16, 2020, 10:06:49 AM
Decided to get a month of DIS+ specifically to watch Hamilton and The Mandalorian. Such a deal! Easily is the best money I've spent in 2020.

Like several others, I also saw Hamilton live and loved it, but we actually liked this version better. We were in the mezzanine for the play (and were lucky to get those tickets), so we were pretty far away. This show, it was like we were in the front row. Could hear every word. Totally loved it.

Agree with those about LMM's voice, arguably the weakest of the entire cast. But that didn't detract from our enjoyment of Hamilton one iota. He is, as others have noted, a genius.

Mandalorian ... loved it! I watched with a teeny bit of trepidation because I really like Star Wars but am not a SW-aholic, so I was afraid it wouldn't live up to the hype. But it was very entertaining, and often had me on the edge of my seat. Even thought-provoking at times. And while it would have been easy to make it too cutesy with Baby Yoda, I really never felt they did that as I watched. And he was cute as hell!

We also watched another Broadway play that they made into a Hamilton-type experience -- Newsies. It was no Hamilton, but it was still quite enjoyable. The lead actor has an incredible voice, and the dancing was insanely good.

I'll probably cancel DIS+ at the end of the month. We don't have kids at home, I've seen all the Marvel and Star Wars movies I care to, etc. But I'll sign up again if there's a Season 2 of Mando.
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Post by: CreightonWarrior on July 16, 2020, 01:10:25 PM
But I'll sign up again if there's a Season 2 of Mando.
FYI they had already wrapped prior to COVID and is expected to be released in October. Season 3 has been greenlit as well.
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on July 16, 2020, 01:12:21 PM
Finally got around to Bodyguard. Boy is it heavy.
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Post by: MU82 on July 16, 2020, 01:42:46 PM
FYI they had already wrapped prior to COVID and is expected to be released in October. Season 3 has been greenlit as well.

Thanks for the info. I'll be signing back up for another month!
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Post by: brewcity77 on July 16, 2020, 03:56:00 PM
Just started Avatar: The Last Airbender today. 4 episodes in and feels like a pretty straightforward anime style show. Enjoyable, but not gotten to the mindblown point many seem to feel.
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Post by: JWags85 on July 16, 2020, 05:20:35 PM
Finally got around to Bodyguard. Boy is it heavy.

There are like 2-3 HOLY SH** out of nowhere moments
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Post by: Jockey on July 16, 2020, 05:28:06 PM
There are like 2-3 HOLY SH** out of nowhere moments


Extremely well done. As I think we have discussed before, I am a huge fan of English dramas.

Comedies? Not so much. I tried The Great on your recommendation (you've said you like British comedy a lot) and just couldn't do more than one episode. I am watching the documentary on Monty Python (Netflix), though. I loved the show as a little kid. It was on PBS on Sunday nights. Really old school British comedy.

There have been some comedies I have liked, but not all that many.
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Post by: Hards Alumni on July 16, 2020, 05:32:28 PM
Watching Hunters on prime, and I love it... except for some of the strange stuff that is thrown in for... levity I guess?
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on July 16, 2020, 05:50:54 PM
Watching Hunters on prime, and I love it... except for some of the strange stuff that is thrown in for... levity I guess?

my wife and I loved Hunters. Our neighbor bailed after the second episode so not for everyone.

We killed off "A Very British Affair" on Prime in two nights. Excellent stuff.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on July 17, 2020, 10:50:53 AM
I'm halfway through Season 4 of The Man in the High Castle  Season 4 feels way different than the first 3 but still intriguing.

Started The Cars that Made America.  I DVR'ed a few weeks ago on History Channel.  Follows like the The Food that Made America.  Halfway through Episode 1 there is so much I did not know about the history of Ford & GM.
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Post by: CreightonWarrior on July 17, 2020, 12:50:33 PM
Anyone watch Perry Mason on HBO? Also anyone have Roku and know how I’ll be able to access HBO after July 31?
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Post by: Hards Alumni on July 17, 2020, 01:01:05 PM
Anyone watch Perry Mason on HBO? Also anyone have Roku and know how I’ll be able to access HBO after July 31?

We use Amazon Prime to subscribe to HBO and their streaming service.  Works great.
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Post by: Jockey on July 17, 2020, 02:23:28 PM
We use Amazon Prime to subscribe to HBO and their streaming service.  Works great.

HBO is still arguing with Roku over fees, but you can use the HBO Go or HBO Now app on Roku. The issue is that you can't watch live. For example, Perry Mason is on at 8:00 pm, but you can't watch it until a few minutes after 9:00.
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Post by: Chili on July 19, 2020, 07:15:27 PM
Congrats on the new addition!!

I'm wrapping up the fourth season, and it's remarkable. I don't know how they followed this.

Thanks homie.

I'm in the middle of season 3 right now and loving it. Can't wait to watch a bit on vacation this week at the lake house with a cigar and bourbon.
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Post by: warriorchick on July 23, 2020, 08:57:57 PM
Started watching "Episodes" on Netflix.

Not bad. Does a decent job  skewering Hollywood and American culture.  Matt LeBlanc is a better actor than I thought (granted, he is playing himself, sort of).

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Post by: mu_hilltopper on July 25, 2020, 05:48:29 PM
Well, after 121 episodes, we finished Lost today.   3 days, 18 hours of entertainment, spread over ~6 months.

In my children's short life, this is their finest accomplishment.
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on July 25, 2020, 06:15:15 PM
Well, after 121 episodes, we finished Lost today.   3 days, 18 hours of entertainment, spread over ~6 months.

In my children's short life, this is their finest accomplishment.

Currently on a rewatch myself. Forgot how good that first season was.
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Post by: Lennys Tap on July 25, 2020, 09:13:54 PM
Gave up Showtime a couple of years ago. They had a promotion giving us a week for free. Checked out some old favorites most recent season. Homeland (final season) was very good), Billions was weird and not good, Ray Donovan (not sure if more seasons are coming) was terrific.
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on July 26, 2020, 01:57:07 AM
Well, after 121 episodes, we finished Lost today.   3 days, 18 hours of entertainment, spread over ~6 months.

In my children's short life, this is their finest accomplishment.

Watched it for the first time a few years ago. Gotta say, people hyped it up to me for years...and it failed spectacularly to live up to the resulting expectations.
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on July 26, 2020, 09:41:50 AM
Watched it for the first time a few years ago. Gotta say, people hyped it up to me for years...and it failed spectacularly to live up to the resulting expectations.

Two things ..

First .. in 2004-10 there's not 10 million shows streaming.  Lost was very high quality back then.

Second .. and I noticed this as we watched one episode per day for ~5 months .. when you "tune in tomorrow" it's way different than having to wait a week -- or 5 months -- to continue the story after a cliffhanger, of which there are dozens.

When the show was live, it was also a communal event as you'd discuss the episode for a few days after.   When you binge watch, that's not the case.

Nevertheless .. I enjoyed it, and my kids were very much into it.   It's still a pretty good 121 episode story.
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on July 26, 2020, 12:04:02 PM
Two things ..

First .. in 2004-10 there's not 10 million shows streaming.  Lost was very high quality back then.

Second .. and I noticed this as we watched one episode per day for ~5 months .. when you "tune in tomorrow" it's way different than having to wait a week -- or 5 months -- to continue the story after a cliffhanger, of which there are dozens.

When the show was live, it was also a communal event as you'd discuss the episode for a few days after.   When you binge watch, that's not the case.

Nevertheless .. I enjoyed it, and my kids were very much into it.   It's still a pretty good 121 episode story.

Yup, two things Lost had going for it. They weren't afraid to kill off main characters, that was kind of a shock at the time.

Also, the end of season one when they finally blow open the was talked about endlessly. I didn't even start watching until season 3 because I was too young when it first aired, but I remember "What's in The Hatch?" being talked on a near daily basis.

Lost was just a cultural phenomenon just like Survivor was when it first came out.
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Post by: mu03eng on July 26, 2020, 12:11:41 PM
Two things ..

First .. in 2004-10 there's not 10 million shows streaming.  Lost was very high quality back then.

Second .. and I noticed this as we watched one episode per day for ~5 months .. when you "tune in tomorrow" it's way different than having to wait a week -- or 5 months -- to continue the story after a cliffhanger, of which there are dozens.

When the show was live, it was also a communal event as you'd discuss the episode for a few days after.   When you binge watch, that's not the case.

Nevertheless .. I enjoyed it, and my kids were very much into it.   It's still a pretty good 121 episode story.

This, one of the things that I think makes Stranger Things not quite as good as it could be is that I dont get to debate with people episode to episode. Puzzle box shows really dont work as well if they tell you what's up within a couple of hours real time.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on July 26, 2020, 10:07:46 PM
New Last Chance U dropping Tuesday. This time taking place in in Oakland, CA.
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on August 06, 2020, 06:03:30 PM
Ok .. need some help.

When COVID closed the schools .. my boys (12 and 14) would have lunch, and .. I got them hooked on Lost.   Watched an episode per day, and ~5 months later, we were done.

Next up, was Band of Brothers.   Great, so great.  But that was only 12 episodes and we finished today.

So .. what next?    Band of Brothers checked a lot of boxes, entertaining, sometimes inspirational, and frankly educational.     It's hard to imagine another series like that, but maybe Scoop can come up with something.

Either that, or ok, another series of some sort.   Can't be violent or mom will veto.

Help.
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Post by: brewcity77 on August 06, 2020, 08:21:13 PM
Ok .. need some help.

When COVID closed the schools .. my boys (12 and 14) would have lunch, and .. I got them hooked on Lost.   Watched an episode per day, and ~5 months later, we were done.

Next up, was Band of Brothers.   Great, so great.  But that was only 12 episodes and we finished today.

So .. what next?    Band of Brothers checked a lot of boxes, entertaining, sometimes inspirational, and frankly educational.     It's hard to imagine another series like that, but maybe Scoop can come up with something.

Either that, or ok, another series of some sort.   Can't be violent or mom will veto.

Help.

Not quite as adult, but Buffy the Vampire Slayer (and Angel) are fun watches. Spooky, funny, quirky, and none of the violence is serious enough that it would be too much for that age range.

If they like sci-fi, Battlestar Galactica is very good. Lots of interesting plot threads along with memorable characters and quotes.

I'd also give a nod to Sports Night. Only two seasons, but fantastic dialogue, character interactions, and a lot of heart. Also a nice memory that once upon a time, sports were a thing.
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on August 06, 2020, 08:26:46 PM
Speaking of Sorkin, 12 and 14 may be a little young but you could always give West Wing a go. It would certainly take up some time at 7 seasons.
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Post by: tower912 on August 06, 2020, 08:39:37 PM
Sports Night is my all time favorite sitcom.  My wife has discovered West Wing during COVID.
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Post by: Frenns Liquor Depot on August 06, 2020, 08:41:40 PM
I haven’t tried this, but apparently you can get all seasons of this old house with subscription these days.  That should last you for at least one pandemic. 
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Post by: T-Bone on August 06, 2020, 08:44:22 PM
Happy! On Netflix. Weird, but essentially a cop show.
Umbrella Academy. Weirder X-men. 
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on August 06, 2020, 09:06:44 PM
I. LOVE. Sports Night.  It's a travesty that it was over after 2 seasons.

Happy! On Netflix. Weird, but essentially a cop show.
Umbrella Academy. Weirder X-men. 

I don't think Umbrella Academy would pass the limited violence requirement. But it's a fun watch
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Post by: brewcity77 on August 06, 2020, 09:53:25 PM
I. LOVE. Sports Night.  It's a travesty that it was over after 2 seasons.

Firefly is the only more egregious premature cancellation in my opinion.

Firefly is another that is worth checking out, though only one season. It's got the space opera flair of Star Wars, except Malcolm Reynolds is much cooler than Han Solo.
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on August 06, 2020, 09:57:46 PM
Firstly .. I've watched West Wing 3x now.  I'd absolutely love to show it to the boys but they just wouldn't understand so much of it.   Sports Night .. The Newsroom .. Studio 60 .. all great.  But too adulty.

Battlestar Galactica .. I've never seen it (except the one in 1980s..) and you are the 2nd to suggest .. so that might be the winner.

.. As an aside, as I feel like my kids brains are turning to mush, I try to do a Youtube "Crash Course" with them every day.  They are 10 minute videos on some subject .. but when I'm doing it, I'm pausing the video and doing side lectures, asking them questions, so sometimes it takes an hour to get through.

I'm currently doing the Economics playlist with them.  Turns out I can bullshat my way through an hour easy.
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Post by: brewcity77 on August 06, 2020, 10:10:02 PM
The modern BSG is much better than the old one from what I've seen. It's not nearly as campy and the evolution of the Cylons make them more interesting and sinister. But it wasn't overly violent that I recall (though it's been a decade or so since I watched). I also think you'll enjoy it, especially the first season where you're figuring out what's going on.

EDIT: As it's been awhile, you might want to check out the first episode or two to see if the age rating is appropriate. I would guess it's probably okay, but memories get fuzzy after a decade and I only watched it through adult eyes without children.
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on August 06, 2020, 10:44:59 PM
I'm a fan of modern BSG....but from what I remember, it may be a little beyond the attention span of a 12 year old. 14 probably at the low end for BSG fandom. I rewatched it maybe 5 years ago and there is surprisingly little action and in the latter season they spend more time exploring some high level existential questions.

Also, don't know how you feel about "adult" themes. No nudity but plenty of sexy time.
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Post by: SERocks on August 07, 2020, 09:59:19 AM
This may be more appropriate on the Youtube thread, but I'll share here as it does name a tv show we just watched.  When Youtube raised rates recently we dumped them.  Then we wondered what we were going to watch or do with the whole tv thing and started exploring the various apps.  We found one called IMDb app and checked it out.  Bunch of free tv (they do make you watch ads, more on that in a moment) and since I had never watched Boston Legal when it was out, we watched that over the last few weeks.  I now wonder if this will be the new way for us to watch tv.  Find a show and watch several seasons over a few weeks, rather than waiting for new episodes once a week as they come out.  It certainly is possible and will save a great deal of money over the year.   We are now moving onto Perry Mason on HBO (via Amazon Prime) and have Moonlighting and Numbers in our future as well (hopefully via IMDb).

A sidenote on the ads on IMDb.  I hate them.  They are never long enough to get up and do something (restroom, refresh your drink, get a snack) so you either have to watch them or pause the tv at that point and come back and watch them.  Actually it is quite brilliant on their part.  In fact you hardly have enough time to login to Scoop to check for new posts. 
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on August 07, 2020, 01:16:18 PM
Hmm .. no joy on Battlestar Galactica.  I didn't watch it when it came out and .. it didn't light my fire today either.

Still searching.. 
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Post by: Hards Alumni on August 07, 2020, 01:27:25 PM
Arrested Development?  Is Daredevil too violent?

It's also never too late to get them into anime!
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Post by: Jockey on August 07, 2020, 02:03:20 PM
I. LOVE. Sports Night.  It's a travesty that it was over after 2 seasons.

I don't think Umbrella Academy would pass the limited violence requirement. But it's a fun watch

Agree completely with Sports Night. I have only seen 3 series that matched my criteria for sports shows - White Shadow, Brockmire, and Sports Night.


Disagree on Umbrella Academy. Tried twice and never made it to the end of Episode 1.
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on August 07, 2020, 05:13:57 PM
Just had a thought .. maybe the NBC show Heroes from a decade ago..
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on August 07, 2020, 05:34:21 PM
Just had a thought .. maybe the NBC show Heroes from a decade ago..

Season 1 is so so good.
Season 2 and 3 is so so bad. (Got caught up in the writers strike)
Season 4 was really good but the damage from the past two seasons was done.

Writers strike killed a lot of good shows,  none of them had more potential than Heroes
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Post by: bananahammock on August 07, 2020, 08:13:31 PM
Yup, two things Lost had going for it. They weren't afraid to kill off main characters, that was kind of a shock at the time.

Also, the end of season one when they finally blow open the was talked about endlessly. I didn't even start watching until season 3 because I was too young when it first aired, but I remember "What's in The Hatch?" being talked on a near daily basis.

Lost was just a cultural phenomenon just like Survivor was when it first came out.
Yep... we discussed LOST non stop at work. Guys started watching the dvds during lunch to catch up and be part of the chatter. I’d receive phone calls after episodes to discuss and break down the show. Internet deep dives were great. TV,for the most part, is consumed differently these days.
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on August 07, 2020, 08:54:21 PM
Hmm .. no joy on Battlestar Galactica.  I didn't watch it when it came out and .. it didn't light my fire today either.

Still searching..

Scrubs? Maybe a little sexual for the kiddos but it’s nothing crazy explicit. Probably my favorite comedy.

Also, Heather Graham making a few appearances throughout the series is never not welcome.
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Post by: jesmu84 on August 07, 2020, 09:33:01 PM
Scrubs? Maybe a little sexual for the kiddos but it’s nothing crazy explicit. Probably my favorite comedy.

Also, Heather Graham making a few appearances throughout the series is never not welcome.

Also, the most medically accurate fiction show that's been on TV
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Post by: Dr. Blackheart on August 09, 2020, 04:57:25 PM
Finished up "I'll Be Gone in the Dark".  Last episode pretty powerful. The POV angle added a lot I thought as a docu-series. Will win some awards.
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Post by: GooooMarquette on August 09, 2020, 06:04:27 PM
Didn't have Showtime when it came out, but I have been watching Californication on Hulu. David Duchovny, Evan Handler and Pamela Adlon are all outstanding.
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Post by: wadesworld on August 09, 2020, 06:06:17 PM
I haven’t kept up on this thread so I apologize if it has already been discussed, but did anybody watch Immigration Nation yet on Netflix? If so, any reviews?
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Post by: Jockey on August 09, 2020, 06:31:54 PM
Didn't have Showtime when it came out, but I have been watching Californication on Hulu. David Duchovny, Evan Handler and Pamela Adlon are all outstanding.

If you like Adlon and have HULU, check out Better Things. As good as any show on TV.
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Post by: muwarrior69 on August 10, 2020, 09:13:22 AM
Perry Mason on HBO. Surprisingly good. In this version Mason is not the slick lawyer as seen on the 50s TV version. Della Street is a lesbian, Assistant DA Hamilton Burger is also gay, and Paul Drake is African American. It also takes place in 1930s LA.
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on August 16, 2020, 02:03:50 PM
After completing Lost .. then Band of Brothers, I started showing my boys movies at lunch (over two days.)

The list so far:  A Few Good Men, Saving Private Ryan, Hacksaw Ridge, Remember the Titans.

Today's movie:  Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
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Post by: GooooMarquette on August 16, 2020, 02:10:21 PM
If you like Adlon and have HULU, check out Better Things. As good as any show on TV.

Funny - I actually decided to try Californication because I had watched Better Things and loved her performances.😎
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on August 16, 2020, 02:16:15 PM
Finished up "I'll Be Gone in the Dark".  Last episode pretty powerful. The POV angle added a lot I thought as a docu-series. Will win some awards.

Didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought I would. Too much focus on McNamara and not as much on GSK until the final episodes.
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Post by: MU82 on August 16, 2020, 09:17:31 PM
Ok .. need some help.

When COVID closed the schools .. my boys (12 and 14) would have lunch, and .. I got them hooked on Lost.   Watched an episode per day, and ~5 months later, we were done.

Next up, was Band of Brothers.   Great, so great.  But that was only 12 episodes and we finished today.

So .. what next?    Band of Brothers checked a lot of boxes, entertaining, sometimes inspirational, and frankly educational.     It's hard to imagine another series like that, but maybe Scoop can come up with something.

Either that, or ok, another series of some sort.   Can't be violent or mom will veto.

Help.

Ken Burns stuff, especially WW2 or Civil War. PG version of The Last Dance. On Netflix, Atypical might be a pretty good one for y’all.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on August 20, 2020, 12:10:40 PM
Just finished Season 3 of Killing Eve with the family.
The season felt disjointed and all over the place and not as good as Seasons 1 & 2 other than the episode when Villanel finally meets her family in Russia.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on August 20, 2020, 12:43:19 PM
Eco Challenge Fiji on Amazon is fantastic.

It makes my fat ass want to be an adventure racer.  Lol.
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Post by: shoothoops on August 20, 2020, 01:17:50 PM
Let’s try this again...

I recently very randomly watched the Paul Rudd (minor role) film “The Perks of being a Wallflower” after passing it numerous times on Netflix. I knew nothing about it. Enjoyed the film as well as the music.
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Post by: tower912 on August 20, 2020, 01:48:17 PM
Is this the right thread?
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Post by: StateStreetMission on August 23, 2020, 10:24:03 AM
Watched on Netflix last night:

“Inequality for all”.   
A 2013 documentary by Robert Reich ( former Secretary of Labor )

Based on a class he taught at UC- Berkeley
Traces the rise and struggles of the middle class from early 1900’s to present

Interesting to trace my own family’s middle class life experiences through this timeline.




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Post by: shoothoops on September 04, 2020, 10:18:55 AM
I may also put this in the Futbol thread.

NBC pushing some high profile Premier League Soccer games to its Peacock subscription.


https://twitter.com/GrantWahl/status/1301900283715387393?s=19

CBS All Access had some of the UEFA Champions League.

PGA Championship golf, some was on ESPN plus, as are a few of the U S. open Matches. (Most are ESPN App)

And it's not limited to sports. Adding so many of these adds up fast. Unlees one wants to pay for everything, it requires having to pay attention to so many different pay streams abd outlets frequently.

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Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on September 04, 2020, 10:30:44 AM
Really annoying.  I really think these networks are going for short term profit at the expense of long term audience development.  IMO, EPL soccer is still too new to the American market to do this and expect long-term audience growth.

I guess I'll just turn on NFL pre-game instead.  Won't be the only one.
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Post by: JWags85 on September 04, 2020, 01:08:58 PM
Really annoying.  I really think these networks are going for short term profit at the expense of long term audience development.  IMO, EPL soccer is still too new to the American market to do this and expect long-term audience growth.

I guess I'll just turn on NFL pre-game instead.  Won't be the only one.

I wont go as far as you, and thankfully there will still be EPL on NBC/NBCSports, but man what a change in a few years.  When they got the rights, you could open the app on a Sat and jump around matches and it was AWESOME.  Then came NBCSports Gold. And now this.  Its a great way to turn off casual viewers which they need.

Don't get me started on the Champions League.  I didn't love when TNT had the coverage last year, but it was still workable.  Now this year, you have the biggest and most storied competition in world club soccer and you put it behind a pay wall?  Give me a damn break.  I can see it during the group stages, but as you got into the knockouts, especially into the quarters/semis, it was an absolute farce that soured CBS for me.  I didn't even remotely consider adding CBS All Access, I just went for an "illegal" stream like I would if I wanted to watch a random European club match that wasn't on TV here.

In a positive soccer note, Ted Lasso on Apple+ is FANTASTIC.  It has no business being as good as it was, and I was worried it would be overly cheesy.  And it kind of is, but Sudeikis is so good, some of the soccer stereotypes and jokes are so spot on, and they manage to execute the "American confused abroad in the UK" tropes very well.  Bummed there were only 5 episodes, but excited for the 6th tonight and can't wait for season 2.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on September 04, 2020, 01:19:12 PM
I've been "working" on two things lately:  Game of Thrones and The Office.

I'd never seen GOT before, but always wanted to. I think it's fantastic. I just finished S2 last night.  I watched The Office when it first came out, but in "re-watching" it I realize that I missed a lot of episodes. It is so well written and acted. I'm just about at the end of S3.
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Post by: MU82 on September 04, 2020, 02:08:41 PM
The Boys is back on Prime today.

S1 was a very pleasant surprise for me. I laughed a lot, hysterically on a few scenes. Plus, it's simply a great idea for a series -- very original, which is saying something in this day and age.

Here's hoping S2 is as entertaining.
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Post by: Hards Alumni on September 04, 2020, 03:38:39 PM
I've been "working" on two things lately:  Game of Thrones and The Office.

I'd never seen GOT before, but always wanted to. I think it's fantastic. I just finished S2 last night.  I watched The Office when it first came out, but in "re-watching" it I realize that I missed a lot of episodes. It is so well written and acted. I'm just about at the end of S3.

Two shows that start out great and then fall apart... maybe you should go for the trifecta and watch Dexter afterwards!
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Post by: StillAWarrior on September 04, 2020, 04:07:05 PM
Two shows that start out great and then fall apart... maybe you should go for the trifecta and watch Dexter afterwards!

I watched Dexter years ago and lost interest after a couple seasons.

For the record, I think "shows that start out great and then fall apart" is actually the rule...at least for shows that start out great. I think starting and great and maintaining (or improving) is the exception.

Of course, the true rule is most shows start out somewhere between crappy and okay and then fall apart.
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Post by: Hards Alumni on September 04, 2020, 04:15:26 PM
I watched Dexter years ago and lost interest after a couple seasons.

For the record, I think "shows that start out great and then fall apart" is actually the rule...at least for shows that start out great. I think starting and great and maintaining (or improving) is the exception.

Of course, the true rule is most shows start out somewhere between crappy and okay and then fall apart.

Spot on
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Post by: MU82 on September 04, 2020, 04:49:41 PM
I watched Dexter years ago and lost interest after a couple seasons.

For the record, I think "shows that start out great and then fall apart" is actually the rule...at least for shows that start out great. I think starting and great and maintaining (or improving) is the exception.

Of course, the true rule is most shows start out somewhere between crappy and okay and then fall apart.

If you didn’t watch Season 4 of Dexter, you missed some great television, featuring an amazing performance by John Lithgow.
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Post by: shoothoops on September 04, 2020, 05:46:29 PM
A friend of mine recommended "Take the Ball, Pass the Ball" documentary about Pep Guardiola's Barcelona, and Messi.

I believe it is on both Netflix and Amazon Prime. Hope to watch it soon.

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Post by: brewcity77 on September 06, 2020, 07:28:01 PM
If you didn’t watch Season 4 of Dexter, you missed some great television, featuring an amazing performance by John Lithgow.

Season 4 was the high point of Dexter, but that and Season 1 were the only seasons I loved. It was all downhill after that.

Started S2 of The Boys today. Really fun show, if you like the dark, brutal side of superheroes.

Also would recommend The Sinner. I watched the second season first, but they are contained seasons so it won't have any adverse affect. Very well acted show. Worth streaming on Netflix.
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Post by: Jables1604 on September 06, 2020, 09:10:47 PM
Cobra Kai. Netflix. Don’t judge me.
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on September 06, 2020, 09:24:51 PM
Cobra Kai. Netflix. Don’t judge me.

Good stuff. Acting was wayyyyyy better than I anticipated considering how little most of those guys do these days.
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Post by: shoothoops on September 06, 2020, 09:47:32 PM
Cobra Kai. Netflix. Don’t judge me.

It's at the top of my list. I have heard very good things.

The original film is one of my all time favorites. (The high school soccer tryouts scene amid the haunting sounds of Bananarama's "Cruel Summer" gets me every time.)


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Post by: brewcity77 on September 07, 2020, 06:47:23 AM
Cobra Kai. Netflix. Don’t judge me.

It's really fun. Some of the acting is pretty marginal, but it's nice to see a show that finally focuses on the true Karate Kid, Johnny Lawrence.
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Post by: tower912 on September 07, 2020, 06:07:19 PM
Probably watching a Princess Bride table reading.
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Post by: GooooMarquette on September 07, 2020, 06:46:43 PM

I wont go as far as you, and thankfully there will still be EPL on NBC/NBCSports, but man what a change in a few years.  When they got the rights, you could open the app on a Sat and jump around matches and it was AWESOME.  Then came NBCSports Gold. And now this.  Its a great way to turn off casual viewers which they need.


Agreed on EPL. Still too early to start going for short term profit over viewership.

——————-

My current binge-watching has been The X Files and United States of Tara on Hulu.

I realize I may be the last person in America to watch The X Files, and I only started because I liked Duchovny’s performance in Californication. I’m glad I did - I am generally not a sci-fi person, but I really enjoy the series.

United States of Tara is pretty interesting as well. Both funny and sad, with good performances by Toni Colette and John Corbett.
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on September 07, 2020, 07:53:24 PM
Cobra Kai. Netflix. Don’t judge me.

OMG, I read that and just finished burning through S01.   Awesome.
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Post by: Lennys Tap on September 07, 2020, 08:03:02 PM
Watching “Rake” (Australia). Very funny. Deeply flawed but kind of lovable protagonist. Halfway through season 2 I give it a thumbs up.
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Post by: Jockey on September 07, 2020, 10:54:33 PM
Watched 1st three episodes of The Vow on HBO. Fascinating.
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Post by: Its DJOver on September 08, 2020, 09:21:18 AM
Halfway through (the released episodes) All or Nothing: Spurs.  Really well done, makes me dislike Jose a little less, makes me dislike Levy even more.  Understand why it was done, but still think Poch was given a raw deal.  Wish more info would have been shared about it, but again, understand why it was done the way it was.
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Post by: reinko on September 08, 2020, 11:20:26 AM
Rewatched season 1 of American Vandal, and still the some of the funniest stuff I have seen all year, even the 2nd time.
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on September 08, 2020, 12:31:34 PM
Rewatched season 1 of American Vandal, and still the some of the funniest stuff I have seen all year, even the 2nd time.

It's fantastic, a very well done piece of television.
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Post by: Skatastrophy on September 08, 2020, 12:32:55 PM
We just finished Hannibal. It was gross, but very good. Better than the movies.
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Post by: brewcity77 on September 08, 2020, 03:22:46 PM
Probably watching a Princess Bride table reading.

Bravo, good sir.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on September 08, 2020, 04:21:41 PM
Halfway through (the released episodes) All or Nothing: Spurs.  Really well done, makes me dislike Jose a little less, makes me dislike Levy even more.  Understand why it was done, but still think Poch was given a raw deal.  Wish more info would have been shared about it, but again, understand why it was done the way it was.

20 questions with Dele.  Awesome.
Can say fück 30 different ways, but cünt is bleeped.   :o
Agree on liking Jose and Levy more.
Japh Tangagna is one of my favorite players,  as is Stevie Bergwijn.
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Post by: Its DJOver on September 08, 2020, 05:27:51 PM
20 questions with Dele.  Awesome.
Can say fück 30 different ways, but cünt is bleeped.   :o
Agree on liking Jose and Levy more.
Japh Tangagna is one of my favorite players,  as is Stevie Bergwijn.

Players in general just come out of these things looking good.  Makes them more relatable as people.  In all the soccer doc-u-series that have been produced in the last couple of years, the only player that has really stuck with me as being unlikable was Jack Rodwell, just because of the way he treated Sunderland (although I'll be the first to admit that the situation was far from entirely his fault).
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on September 08, 2020, 06:15:41 PM
Players in general just come out of these things looking good.  Makes them more relatable as people.  In all the soccer doc-u-series that have been produced in the last couple of years, the only player that has really stuck with me as being unlikable was Jack Rodwell, just because of the way he treated Sunderland (although I'll be the first to admit that the situation was far from entirely his fault).

Danny Rose has entered the chat.   ;)
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Post by: warriorchick on September 08, 2020, 06:53:08 PM
20 questions with Dele.  Awesome.
Can say fück 30 different ways, but cünt is bleeped.   :o
Agree on liking Jose and Levy more.
Japh Tangagna is one of my favorite players,  as is Stevie Bergwijn.

I have seen shows were there was every swear word you can imagine, but only the n-word was bleeped.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on September 09, 2020, 08:16:59 AM
Has anyone watched Raised by Wolves (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAg6RTQEfeM) on HBO? What did you think? The last thing I need right now is to start another series, but some of the reviews I've seen make me think it might be worth watching.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on September 10, 2020, 07:36:12 AM
Watched S3E9 of Game of Thrones last night...ummmmm...wow.
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Post by: Hards Alumni on September 10, 2020, 08:15:41 AM
Watched S3E9 of Game of Thrones last night...ummmmm...wow.

Hopefully that wasn't ruined by any spoilers for you.

When I read the books, I chucked the book across the room when I got to that part.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on September 10, 2020, 08:25:56 AM
Hopefully that wasn't ruined by any spoilers for you.

When I read the books, I chucked the book across the room when I got to that part.

Actually, no, it hadn't been spoiled. Clanking around the back of my mind I had a vague recollection of hearing about something going down at that sort of event (trying to avoid spoilers here), but there had already been other such events and I figured there would be many more.  So, no, I didn't see it coming.
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Post by: Warrior Code on September 10, 2020, 10:07:30 AM
Actually, no, it hadn't been spoiled. Clanking around the back of my mind I had a vague recollection of hearing about something going down at that sort of event (trying to avoid spoilers here), but there had already been other such events and I figured there would be many more.  So, no, I didn't see it coming.

My eyes about popped out of my head when I saw it
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Post by: Jockey on September 10, 2020, 01:52:53 PM
My eyes about popped out of my head when I saw it

Red wedding?
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Post by: Warrior Code on September 10, 2020, 02:22:32 PM
Red wedding?

Oh yes
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Post by: naginiF on September 13, 2020, 10:07:08 AM
Not a series but we watched The Peanutbutter Falcon last night - very good movie.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on September 13, 2020, 02:42:05 PM
Cobra Kai. Netflix. Don’t judge me.

Started it last night, watched the first four episodes and really enjoyed them. My wife is really digging the soundtrack.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on September 15, 2020, 03:39:59 PM
I see the trailer dropped for Season 2 of The Mandolorian.

Coming October 30.
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Post by: GooooMarquette on September 15, 2020, 04:20:50 PM
Just finished United States of Tara on Hulu. Not great, not bad, but with some really funny scenes.

It was pretty clear though that they learned it wasn’t going to be renewed about three or four episodes out. Things that had been gradually evolving for the first couple of seasons got hastily wrapped up in the last couple of episodes.
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Post by: brewcity77 on September 15, 2020, 08:19:34 PM
Loving The Boys Season 2. Such a good show. What I found interesting was how I got my wife into it. After watching Cobra Kai she asked about what Elizabeth Shue was up to lately. I mentioned she was on The Boys and she wanted to see how she looked, so we booted up the first episode. Now she's watching episodes at home alone when I'm at work :D
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Post by: jesmu84 on September 15, 2020, 08:33:28 PM
Loving The Boys Season 2. Such a good show. What I found interesting was how I got my wife into it. After watching Cobra Kai she asked about what Elizabeth Shue was up to lately. I mentioned she was on The Boys and she wanted to see how she looked, so we booted up the first episode. Now she's watching episodes at home alone when I'm at work :D

I loved season 1. I've never read the comics.

But I get this terrible feeling like the show will never pay off for viewers. The "good guys" won't ever "win."

I had to stop watching shameless for similar reasons. There was rarely a payoff for the audience as the family kept unnatural carnal knowledgeing up over and over after almost making it out. And their screwups weren't funny after a while.
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Post by: MU82 on September 15, 2020, 09:47:03 PM
Loving The Boys Season 2. Such a good show. What I found interesting was how I got my wife into it. After watching Cobra Kai she asked about what Elizabeth Shue was up to lately. I mentioned she was on The Boys and she wanted to see how she looked, so we booted up the first episode. Now she's watching episodes at home alone when I'm at work :D

It was my best TV surprise last year -- surprised how much I loved it. I was worried that there would be a falloff this year, but nope. Still fantastic. I mean, there's been no other premise like it ever, and even when it's stupid they usually get away with it.

I can't get my wife into it, but I have shown her a few scenes -- the shooting from the babies' eyes last year; the dolphin/van scene last year, and just tonight I showed her The Deep on the whale -- effen spectacular.

I see the trailer dropped for Season 2 of The Mandolorian.

Coming October 30.

Welp ... I guess Disney+ is gonna be getting another 7 bucks from me! Psyched for the return of this Emmy-nominated series (and well-deserved nomination).
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on September 15, 2020, 10:08:25 PM
Started watching Growing Belushi.   Ok at best.  Interesting topic, but I can't deal with his neuroses.
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Post by: Hards Alumni on September 17, 2020, 08:45:56 AM
Not a series but we watched The Peanutbutter Falcon last night - very good movie.

agreed!
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Post by: Coleman on September 17, 2020, 01:16:51 PM
Just started Succession. Two episodes in. It is kinda campy, corny, etc, but it is a lot of fun. A nice distraction from the world.
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Post by: Jockey on September 17, 2020, 03:31:19 PM
Just started Succession. Two episodes in. It is kinda campy, corny, etc, but it is a lot of fun. A nice distraction from the world.


It gets better and better as it goes. I think it is currently the best show on TV.
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Post by: brewcity77 on September 17, 2020, 03:37:46 PM
I loved season 1. I've never read the comics.

But I get this terrible feeling like the show will never pay off for viewers. The "good guys" won't ever "win."

I had to stop watching shameless for similar reasons. There was rarely a payoff for the audience as the family kept unnatural carnal knowledgeing up over and over after almost making it out. And their screwups weren't funny after a while.

While reading this, I thought of Succession, which I couldn't get into because there simply were no good guys. You at least need one character to identify with. I feel that Hughie is relatable enough that he at least gives viewers a rooting interest and reason to watch, even if as you say, winning seems unlikely at any point.

As far as the "best show on TV" debate at the moment, I would say Billions is probably it for me, at least if you ignore streaming options. I find the matching of wits between Axe, Chuck, and Taylor to be excellent and it has some of the best acting on television, even if it will never get an Emmy nod because the nominators don't know how to handle Asia Kate-Dillon and would rather pretend the best show on television doesn't exist because you can't nominate any actors from Billions without including them.
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Post by: warriorchick on September 17, 2020, 06:56:07 PM
Has anyone watched Bloodline on Netflix?  I am about 6 episodes in, and I am wondering if I should stick with it.
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Post by: brewcity77 on September 17, 2020, 07:06:43 PM
Has anyone watched Bloodline on Netflix?  I am about 6 episodes in, and I am wondering if I should stick with it.

Is that the Kyle Chandler one? I got about that same length into it and gave up.
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Post by: Jockey on September 17, 2020, 07:15:01 PM
Has anyone watched Bloodline on Netflix?  I am about 6 episodes in, and I am wondering if I should stick with it.


Good show. 2nd season is better than the first.
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Post by: Frenns Liquor Depot on September 17, 2020, 07:21:25 PM
Has anyone watched Bloodline on Netflix?  I am about 6 episodes in, and I am wondering if I should stick with it.

I really liked season one.  I went through the rest but found it less satisfying but still entertaining. 
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Post by: Chili on September 17, 2020, 07:31:06 PM
Started it last night, watched the first four episodes and really enjoyed them. My wife is really digging the soundtrack.

Wait til you get to season 2.
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Post by: Jables1604 on September 17, 2020, 08:28:04 PM
In the middle of the Unabomber 4-part documentary on Netflix. Very interesting stuff.
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Post by: Hards Alumni on September 18, 2020, 06:00:04 AM
Has anyone watched Bloodline on Netflix?  I am about 6 episodes in, and I am wondering if I should stick with it.

Stick with it, it was pretty good.  Wife liked it more than I did though.
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Post by: lawdog77 on September 18, 2020, 06:59:32 AM
If you have tweens-A series of Unfortunate Events-the Series.  Exceptional, gets a 96 on Rotten Tomatoes, and Season 3 received 100%. Neil Patrick Harris is Outstanding, far better than Jim Carrey who played that character in the movie.
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Post by: Pakuni on September 18, 2020, 08:23:38 AM
Has anyone watched Bloodline on Netflix?  I am about 6 episodes in, and I am wondering if I should stick with it.

IMO ... Season 1 was excellent. Season 2 good, but not as good. Season 3 was a trainwreck.
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Post by: reinko on September 18, 2020, 12:52:29 PM
Just completely missed Workaholics thing but now catching up on Prime, and just started season 2.

Does stay this relatively strong throughout all 7 seasons?
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Post by: Hards Alumni on September 18, 2020, 12:57:51 PM
Just completely missed Workaholics thing but now catching up on Prime, and just started season 2.

Does stay this relatively strong throughout all 7 seasons?

Ha, yes.
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Post by: lostpassword on September 18, 2020, 06:29:18 PM
IMO ... Season 1 was excellent. Season 2 good, but not as good. Season 3 was a trainwreck.

Same.  Wanted a refund on the time I spent watching season 3.
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Post by: warriorchick on September 21, 2020, 12:17:17 PM
Any one watch the Emmys last night?  What a dumpster fire.

Someone had the bright idea to have all the comedy awards first, and Schitt's Creek swept them all.  By the time they had won for the third or fourth time, it was pretty annoying, and I like the show.

There were also a few awkward political moments, like Anthony Anderson asking an uncomfortable Jimmy Kimmel to chant "Black Lives Matter" with him.  Also, John Oliver appeared to be offended that Jimmy said that no Americans were nominated for best talk show host besides himself and Steven Colbert.  John Oliver is an American citizen.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on September 21, 2020, 03:42:24 PM
Any one watch the Emmys last night?  What a dumpster fire.

Someone had the bright idea to have all the comedy awards first, and Schitt's Creek swept them all.  By the time they had won for the third or fourth time, it was pretty annoying, and I like the show.

There were also a few awkward political moments, like Anthony Anderson asking an uncomfortable Jimmy Kimmel to chant "Black Lives Matter" with him.  Also, John Oliver appeared to be offended that Jimmy said that no Americans were nominated for best talk show host besides himself and Steven Colbert.  John Oliver is an American citizen.

Sounds like a normal night at a hollywood self-fellating awards show.
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Post by: Hards Alumni on September 21, 2020, 04:10:14 PM
Sounds like a normal night at a hollywood self-fellating awards show.

"I don't agree with their politics"
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Post by: GooooMarquette on September 21, 2020, 04:23:52 PM
I have always thought of Hollywood awards shows as dumpster fires, regardless of the politics of those involved.

So to answer chick’s original question: no, I did not watch.  ;)
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on September 21, 2020, 04:40:47 PM
"I don't agree with their politics"

No. Just dont care to watch a bunch of assclowns congratulating each other for making shïtty tv shows, movies ,songs, etc.

I bet you host a killer oscars party though.
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Post by: Galway Eagle on September 21, 2020, 05:34:40 PM
Anyone else feel like Boys S2 is a little like more disjointed? It almost feels like early thrones where there's just a ton of different story lines but with this there's no clear arc for each one IMO
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Post by: Hards Alumni on September 21, 2020, 07:14:20 PM
No. Just dont care to watch a bunch of assclowns congratulating each other for making shïtty tv shows, movies ,songs, etc.

I bet you host a killer oscars party though.

Nah, I don't watch that crap either.  The speeches are stupid, and the entire night can be summed with a list of the winners and a two minute youtube video.

Thanks for playing though.
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Post by: warriorchick on September 22, 2020, 09:48:12 AM

Just got finished watching "Unorthodox" on Netflix.

Just. Wow.

Very compelling story.  And at 4 episodes, not a big time commitment.
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Post by: Jockey on September 22, 2020, 12:19:24 PM
Just got finished watching "Unorthodox" on Netflix.

Just. Wow.

Very compelling story.  And at 4 episodes, not a big time commitment.

One of my wife's favorite shows of the year.
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Post by: warriorchick on September 22, 2020, 01:47:12 PM
One of my wife's favorite shows of the year.

Just so it's clear, it is definitely not a "chick show".
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Post by: MU82 on September 22, 2020, 09:41:17 PM
Just got finished watching "Unorthodox" on Netflix.

Just. Wow.

Very compelling story.  And at 4 episodes, not a big time commitment.

Thanks for the recommendation. I've seen the trailer and it looks compelling. We'll watch.

We are 2 episodes into The Morning Show on Apple TV. So far, we likey.
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Post by: brewcity77 on September 26, 2020, 06:24:10 AM
Anyone else feel like Boys S2 is a little like more disjointed? It almost feels like early thrones where there's just a ton of different story lines but with this there's no clear arc for each one IMO

Do you still feel that way after Episode 6? Because I think the Stormfront storyline has come together pretty cohesively.

Aside...E6 may have been the best episode of the show to date. Really, really good.
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Post by: Galway Eagle on September 28, 2020, 09:53:54 AM
Do you still feel that way after Episode 6? Because I think the Stormfront storyline has come together pretty cohesively.

Aside...E6 may have been the best episode of the show to date. Really, really good.

I do not. Last episode was much better
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on October 01, 2020, 09:03:00 PM
Watched about 15 minutes of Pen15 before I couldn’t take it anymore.

Holy sh!t that’s one of the worst things I’ve seen in quite some time. Have no idea how it’s so popular/critically acclaimed.
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Post by: Jables1604 on October 02, 2020, 05:32:06 AM
Watched the 4 part Challenger documentary on Netflix. Very interesting. A lot of information I never knew about NASA and the private contractors’ knowledge of the continued danger with each launch.
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Post by: Galway Eagle on October 02, 2020, 10:23:51 AM
Watching Utopia. Rainn Wilson is always interesting.

Also started Marvelous Mrs Maisel, very entertaining.

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Post by: Jockey on October 02, 2020, 11:59:52 AM
Watched about 15 minutes of Pen15 before I couldn’t take it anymore.

Holy sh!t that’s one of the worst things I’ve seen in quite some time. Have no idea how it’s so popular/critically acclaimed.

It's a great show. I am guessing you never had a teenage daughter.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on October 02, 2020, 01:12:55 PM
Watched the 4 part Challenger documentary on Netflix. Very interesting. A lot of information I never knew about NASA and the private contractors’ knowledge of the continued danger with each launch.

for sure, especially how Morton Thiokol was pressured into signing off on the launch even though the temp was under 53 degrees and the head of Thiokol to this day says he made the right decision while the others are still haunted by it.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on October 02, 2020, 01:16:03 PM
Plowed through Take Us Home on Amazon about Leeds United. An old coworker is from Leeds played in their system when he was a kid and told him I'd jump on the Leeds bandwagon upon promotion so I've really enjoyed it.  Different than Southerland Til I Die as they were angry watching their team bottom out while Leeds was fighting for promotion to the EPL.
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Post by: warriorchick on October 02, 2020, 01:21:31 PM
for sure, especially how Morton Thiokol was pressured into signing off on the launch even though the temp was under 53 degrees and the head of Thiokol to this day says he made the right decision while the others are still haunted by it.

My most haunting Challenger memory is of someone coming into my office, which I shared with 3 other people, and telling us about the shuttle blowing up.  While 3 of us sat there in shock, the 4th person immediately got on the phone to his broker and screamed at him to dump his Morton Thiokol stock.  Class guy.
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Post by: reinko on October 02, 2020, 03:01:54 PM
Watched The Outpost on Netflix, based on the Jake Tapper book about the Taliban surge on Camp Keating.

Wow, tough watch, but incredibly well done and a story of some incredible heroism.
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Post by: shoothoops on October 02, 2020, 04:13:47 PM
Have watched much of Cobra Kai Season 1. (Enjoyed the first two movies) So far so good.



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Post by: Jables1604 on October 02, 2020, 10:06:16 PM
for sure, especially how Morton Thiokol was pressured into signing off on the launch even though the temp was under 53 degrees and the head of Thiokol to this day says he made the right decision while the others are still haunted by it.
Guy comes across as a total assh*le. No conscience.
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Post by: Galway Eagle on October 03, 2020, 02:08:57 AM
Duh f*ck happened at the end of The Boys E7?!
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Post by: CreightonWarrior on October 09, 2020, 11:41:22 AM
Been said a few times here but Ted Lasso is so much better than I expected it'd be.
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Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on October 09, 2020, 11:44:53 AM
Fargo Season 4.

It's...fine. 

Seasons 1 and 2 were brilliant.  Season 3 was a step back.  So it's not trending well.
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Post by: GooooMarquette on October 09, 2020, 01:44:05 PM
It's a great show. I am guessing you never had a teenage daughter.


Pen15 is on my watchlist. I almost thought I might delete it after reading Chitown's post...but since I have had two teenage daughters, I'll give it a shot.

Currently watching You're the Worst. Mildly amusing - not great, but not totally awful.
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Post by: JWags85 on October 09, 2020, 04:36:45 PM
Been said a few times here but Ted Lasso is so much better than I expected it'd be.

I said it through about 5-6 episodes, but now that I’ve finished the seasons, it rings even more true. I showed my GF the original NBC skit to show how different the show ended up being.  If they made a full show with that tone and corniness, it would have been terrible. But it ended up being so heartfelt and skirting the lines of cliche tropes but instead just worked perfectly. And it’s legitimately laugh out loud funny in parts. Sudeikis should win awards.

Speaking of pleasantly surprised, finally got around to watching Killing Eve. Through 2 seasons...wow. Just an incredible show and further solidifies Phoebe Waller-Bridge works as “must watch”.  Fleabag, Crashing, Killing Eve, makes me very excited for the Bond screenplay she was involved in. Others who’ve watched KE, am I the only one who can’t stand Eve? She’s not detestable but she’s very annoying and grating with how terrible she is at her joB. Admittedly, I’m not a fan of Sandra Oh at all, but still.
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Post by: Jockey on October 09, 2020, 06:06:34 PM
I said it through about 5-6 episodes, but now that I’ve finished the seasons, it rings even more true. I showed my GF the original NBC skit to show how different the show ended up being.  If they made a full show with that tone and corniness, it would have been terrible. But it ended up being so heartfelt and skirting the lines of cliche tropes but instead just worked perfectly. And it’s legitimately laugh out loud funny in parts. Sudeikis should win awards.

Speaking of pleasantly surprised, finally got around to watching Killing Eve. Through 2 seasons...wow. Just an incredible show and further solidifies Phoebe Waller-Bridge works as “must watch”.  Fleabag, Crashing, Killing Eve, makes me very excited for the Bond screenplay she was involved in. Others who’ve watched KE, am I the only one who can’t stand Eve? She’s not detestable but she’s very annoying and grating with how terrible she is at her joB. Admittedly, I’m not a fan of Sandra Oh at all, but still.

Thanks for the recommendation for Ted. It wasn’t a show I was even considering but will try it now.

Agree totally on Eve. Great show.
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Post by: Golden Avalanche on October 09, 2020, 06:15:17 PM

Pen15 is on my watchlist. I almost thought I might delete it after reading Chitown's post...but since I have had two teenage daughters, I'll give it a shot.

Currently watching You're the Worst. Mildly amusing - not great, but not totally awful.

How far along on the ride?

Thought it got steadily better throughout it's run and later seasons see it handle some serious topics really well.
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Post by: GooooMarquette on October 09, 2020, 07:46:52 PM
How far along on the ride?

Thought it got steadily better throughout it's run and later seasons see it handle some serious topics really well.


Early in season three. Just got through the back to back episodes where they deal with PTSD, first from everybody else’s perspective, and then from Edgar’s. I agree that it has gotten better since the beginning, so it is good to hear that it continues to improve.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on October 09, 2020, 09:03:57 PM
I said it through about 5-6 episodes, but now that I%u2019ve finished the seasons, it rings even more true. I showed my GF the original NBC skit to show how different the show ended up being.  If they made a full show with that tone and corniness, it would have been terrible. But it ended up being so heartfelt and skirting the lines of cliche tropes but instead just worked perfectly. And it%u2019s legitimately laugh out loud funny in parts. Sudeikis should win awards.

Speaking of pleasantly surprised, finally got around to watching Killing Eve. Through 2 seasons...wow. Just an incredible show and further solidifies Phoebe Waller-Bridge works as %u201Cmust watch%u201D.  Fleabag, Crashing, Killing Eve, makes me very excited for the Bond screenplay she was involved in. Others who%u2019ve watched KE, am I the only one who can%u2019t stand Eve? She%u2019s not detestable but she%u2019s very annoying and grating with how terrible she is at her joB. Admittedly, I%u2019m not a fan of Sandra Oh at all, but still.

I saw the Ted Lasso previews and I do want to watch.

Killing Eve Seasons 1 & 2 we're excellent.  Did not like S3 so much. It felt like it was just town together and was disjointed and I didn't see the storyline.  I will be curious if your thoughts
If you like Kim Bodnia as Constatin, check out The Danish-Swedish show The Bridge (Bron - Broen).
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Post by: CreightonWarrior on October 10, 2020, 07:45:08 AM
Just curious where you can stream Killing Eve. Looking for my next show to watch.
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on October 10, 2020, 10:47:30 AM
Just curious where you can stream Killing Eve. Looking for my next show to watch.

I remember it being on Hulu like a year ago. Not sure if its still there.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on October 10, 2020, 11:18:07 AM
I remember it being on Hulu like a year ago. Not sure if its still there.

Hulu
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Post by: Golden Avalanche on October 10, 2020, 01:23:38 PM

Early in season three. Just got through the back to back episodes where they deal with PTSD, first from everybody else’s perspective, and then from Edgar’s. I agree that it has gotten better since the beginning, so it is good to hear that it continues to improve.

That was a heavier topic then I expected on a show like that and thought they did a pretty good job.
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Post by: GooooMarquette on October 10, 2020, 03:03:06 PM
That was a heavier topic then I expected on a show like that and thought they did a pretty good job.


Agreed. They did a nice job of showing the seriousness of the issue, without making it too heavy for a sitcom.
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Post by: Galway Eagle on October 12, 2020, 09:49:28 AM
Anybody here watch Upload?

I cannot figure out if I'm enjoying it or not.

Also the season finale for the Boys was nuts.
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on October 12, 2020, 10:17:16 AM
Anybody here watch Upload?

I cannot figure out if I'm enjoying it or not.

Also the season finale for the Boys was nuts.

Yes on both.  Upload was .. interesting.  Kinda good sometimes, kinda stupid sometimes. 

The Boys .. very nice.   I think I'd rather have the superpower to blow up someone's heart internally, instead of their skull.   Less mess to clean up.
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Post by: Skatastrophy on October 12, 2020, 10:20:55 AM
Hubie Halloween was pretty funny/wholesome if you like Adam Sandler movies.
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Post by: jesmu84 on October 12, 2020, 10:31:32 AM
I was wrong about the boys.

Lots of payoff.

I worry about expanding the "world" and allowing too many of the characters to have their own/separate/distinct story/plotlines watering things down
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Post by: MU82 on October 12, 2020, 09:33:41 PM
Finally finished Season 2 of The Boys.

I think Season 1 was my favorite season of a new TV show since Season 1 of Stranger Things. So it would have been tough to keep up that quality and freshness.

I agree with those who said the first part of this season was a little disjointed -- they were trying to introduce so many characters and story lines. But the last several episodes were outstanding, and E8 was perfect.

There has never been a show like this. Just the concept -- a$$hole superheroes -- is so fresh and fun. It is filled with gore and cursing, so if that bothers folks they shouldn't watch it, but it also has a lot of laughs and tension. I recommended it to my son (age 33) and he loves it.

And speaking of my son, he touted Pen15 to me and my wife. We tried the first two episodes and hated it. I thought maybe my wife hated it so much that it influenced me, so I watched E3 on my own ... but I just didn't like it. And I'm a sucker for raunchy comedies, comedies about teenagers, etc. That's why they make lots of different shows -- everybody ain't gonna like everything.

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Post by: Benny B on October 14, 2020, 12:58:04 PM
Duh f*ck happened at the end of The Boys E7?!

An example of an instance where many hope life would imitate art?
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Post by: Pakuni on October 14, 2020, 08:40:12 PM
This could be really great ... or really bad. Either way, I'm here for it.

https://www.ign.com/articles/dexter-revival-coming-to-showtime-as-limited-series
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Post by: JWags85 on October 15, 2020, 08:40:52 AM
This could be really great ... or really bad. Either way, I'm here for it.

https://www.ign.com/articles/dexter-revival-coming-to-showtime-as-limited-series

Given how absolutely terrible that series “ended” not sure where they would go with it. However it being the original show runner gives some hope
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Post by: MU82 on October 15, 2020, 01:03:18 PM
Maybe figure out a way to bring back Lithgow. He seems willing to be in just about anything and everything.

Arthur Miller's even more evil twin brother, perhaps? Or maybe the Trinity Killer's backstory?
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Post by: reinko on October 16, 2020, 11:51:49 AM
Throwing myself into Evil, on Netflix (orginally aired on CBS)...some Hannibal vibes for sure, scary, a bit campy, but a fun watch.
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Post by: BM1090 on October 16, 2020, 11:53:27 AM
Ted Lasso. It really has no business being good, but it's quite enjoyable.
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Post by: shoothoops on October 16, 2020, 01:00:03 PM
Updated Sports viewership chart:

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Post by: StillAWarrior on October 16, 2020, 01:17:55 PM
Updated Sports viewership chart:

Yeah, but Professional Cornhole is up 1865%
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Post by: shoothoops on October 16, 2020, 01:20:14 PM
Yeah, but Professional Cornhole is up 1865%

I have helped the Cobra Kai viewership and finished the first two seasons last week.
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Post by: MU82 on October 16, 2020, 03:30:17 PM
Updated Sports viewership chart:

That's interesting stuff.

Obviously, if it was all about NBA players voicing their opinions, as some claim, three of the whitest, non-BLMest sports around would not have seen their ratings decline the most.

In summary, NBA playoffs (including Finals) had less of a falloff than the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, U.S. Open golf, U.S. Open tennis, Stanley Cup playoffs and MLB divisional series.
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Post by: Warrior Code on October 16, 2020, 03:34:54 PM
Good for the WNBA
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Post by: shoothoops on October 16, 2020, 04:16:46 PM
That's interesting stuff.

Obviously, if it was all about NBA players voicing their opinions, as some claim, three of the whitest, non-BLMest sports around would not have seen their ratings decline the most.

In summary, NBA playoffs (including Finals) had less of a falloff than the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, U.S. Open golf, U.S. Open tennis, Stanley Cup playoffs and MLB divisional series.

All those people hoofed and poofed when those horses all took a knee.
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Post by: MU82 on October 16, 2020, 04:30:57 PM
My wife and I have been watching Ratched. She likes it more than I do. I don't hate it, but so much of it is totally unbelievable and melodramatic. I will say that Sarah Paulson is excellent in the title role, and Sharon Stone is a lot of fun.
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Post by: Benny B on October 23, 2020, 09:53:08 AM
Everyone with Netflix who hasn't watched it needs to watch The Social Dillemma (documentary).

The presentation is a little hokey, but the message is worth every minute of it.
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Post by: Hards Alumni on October 23, 2020, 10:00:36 AM
Everyone with Netflix who hasn't watched it needs to watch The Social Dillemma (documentary).

The presentation is a little hokey, but the message is worth every minute of it.

My SIL watched it and deleted all of her socials immediately.
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Post by: Galway Eagle on October 23, 2020, 10:04:03 AM
Everyone with Netflix who hasn't watched it needs to watch The Social Dillemma (documentary).

The presentation is a little hokey, but the message is worth every minute of it.

Deleted all my social media during grad school due to a course that covered the  science and analytics discussed in this. Then watched this doc with my parents last weekend and they were baffled as if I hadn't been telling them for the past year to delete their damn social media.
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Post by: MU82 on October 23, 2020, 10:11:37 AM
Nearly caught up on Fargo.

I thought the first several episodes had a lot of filler and artsy crapola that detracted from the story.
But E5 was outstanding IMHO, with lots of action and tension, and really moved the story forward. Looking forward to more now.
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Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on October 23, 2020, 10:18:23 AM
Nearly caught up on Fargo.

I thought the first several episodes had a lot of filler and artsy crapola that detracted from the story.
But E5 was outstanding IMHO, with lots of action and tension, and really moved the story forward. Looking forward to more now.


So yeah a couple weeks ago I posted that I wasn't very impressed, but the last couple of episodes were really good.

I'm about 90% sure I understand the connection between this season and a previous one.  But it almost seems too obvious.
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Post by: LloydsLegs on October 23, 2020, 11:26:15 AM
I have helped the Cobra Kai viewership and finished the first two seasons last week.

Cobra Kai has some of the worst acting on TV right now.  The leads are awful, but I love the conceit of using the original cast; the supporting roles are also almost uniformly terrible, but I find myself rooting hard for the "good kids" and wondering what will come of Johnny, Danny and their students and children. I've enjoyed it.

Also watching Treme (a bit late to the party).  Just wow.  It just reeks of NOLA.  Simon just brings the city into your living room (even more than in The Wire).

Last, watching Unbelievable.  Compelling, amazing acting, frustrating (knowing that it is at least based on a true story) and hopeful (they gotta catch this guy, right?).

Taking a different tack with these--not binging, but more or less watching once a week with Mrs. Legs.  Although we have watched back to back episodes of Unbelievable a couple of times.

PS-also ran through all of the Bill Burr on Netflix that I had not yet watched.  Not with Mrs. Legs.  :-X
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Post by: jesmu84 on October 23, 2020, 11:58:06 AM
Cobra Kai has some of the worst acting on TV right now.  The leads are awful, but I love the conceit of using the original cast; the supporting roles are also almost uniformly terrible, but I find myself rooting hard for the "good kids" and wondering what will come of Johnny, Danny and their students and children. I've enjoyed it.

Also watching Treme (a bit late to the party).  Just wow.  It just reeks of NOLA.  Simon just brings the city into your living room (even more than in The Wire).

Last, watching Unbelievable.  Compelling, amazing acting, frustrating (knowing that it is at least based on a true story) and hopeful (they gotta catch this guy, right?).

Taking a different tack with these--not binging, but more or less watching once a week with Mrs. Legs.  Although we have watched back to back episodes of Unbelievable a couple of times.

PS-also ran through all of the Bill Burr on Netflix that I had not yet watched.  Not with Mrs. Legs.  :-X

Have you watched Chapelle's Netflix stuff?
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Post by: Lennys Tap on October 23, 2020, 12:09:38 PM
My wife and I have been watching Ratched. She likes it more than I do. I don't hate it, but so much of it is totally unbelievable and melodramatic. I will say that Sarah Paulson is excellent in the title role, and Sharon Stone is a lot of fun.

We tried it for 2 episodes - didn’t like it.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on October 23, 2020, 12:12:29 PM
Everyone with Netflix who hasn't watched it needs to watch The Social Dillemma (documentary).

The presentation is a little hokey, but the message is worth every minute of it.

Out of curiosity, what's the gist if the documentary in regards to social media?
Why terrible?   
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Post by: Skatastrophy on October 23, 2020, 12:19:33 PM
Cobra Kai has some of the worst acting on TV right now.  The leads are awful, but I love the conceit of using the original cast; the supporting roles are also almost uniformly terrible, but I find myself rooting hard for the "good kids" and wondering what will come of Johnny, Danny and their students and children. I've enjoyed it.

Cobra Kai's writing and character development make up for the B-Movie acting. I have been overjoyed that the good kids and bad kids all operate int he grey area 50% of the time. Really compelling storytelling, IMO.
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Post by: wadesworld on October 23, 2020, 12:23:39 PM
Has anybody watched The Trial of the Chicago 7? Heard good things and was thinking about binging it this rainy weekend.

Sorry, I don’t keep up with this thread but find it helpful when I get recommendations on shows. So if this has been discussed previously in here I apologize.
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Post by: MU82 on October 23, 2020, 12:43:08 PM

So yeah a couple weeks ago I posted that I wasn't very impressed, but the last couple of episodes were really good.

I'm about 90% sure I understand the connection between this season and a previous one.  But it almost seems too obvious.

You're one step ahead of me (what else is new?), cuz I don't even remember season 3!
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Post by: Hards Alumni on October 23, 2020, 01:40:33 PM
Has anybody watched The Trial of the Chicago 7? Heard good things and was thinking about binging it this rainy weekend.

Sorry, I don’t keep up with this thread but find it helpful when I get recommendations on shows. So if this has been discussed previously in here I apologize.

Watched it last weekend and thoroughly enjoyed it... Though SBC had problems with his accent.
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Post by: Jockey on October 23, 2020, 02:35:48 PM
Watched it last weekend and thoroughly enjoyed it... Though SBC had problems with his accent.

Nothing earth shattering in the story - pretty much as I remember it - but it was enjoyable.
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Post by: LloydsLegs on October 25, 2020, 04:43:57 PM
Have you watched Chapelle's Netflix stuff?

All of it.  His most recent was devastating.
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Post by: jesmu84 on October 25, 2020, 05:31:50 PM
All of it.  His most recent was devastating.

Yup

Also, the new Dave Chappelle guest spot on David Lettermen's Netflix show is outstanding!
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Post by: LloydsLegs on October 26, 2020, 09:08:59 AM
thanks; that looks like the best of the new bunch.  I won't be watching Kim K, that's for sure!
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Post by: Hards Alumni on October 26, 2020, 10:03:34 AM
Borat 2
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Post by: BM1090 on October 26, 2020, 10:41:02 AM
My SIL watched it and deleted all of her socials immediately.

I didn't delete everything but did disable all notifications and deleted the apps from my phone. I figure if I really want to go on Twitter I can take the extra step of going to grab my computer.
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Post by: Benny B on October 26, 2020, 10:56:22 AM
Out of curiosity, what's the gist if the documentary in regards to social media?
Why terrible?

If I had to sum up the documentary using one line from the film, it would be: "If you aren't paying for the product, you are the product."

The film exhibits the inner-design of social media and how the data is collected, analyzed, monetized and utilized to imperceptibly manipulate human behavior.
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Post by: jesmu84 on October 26, 2020, 11:32:35 AM
If I had to sum up the documentary using one line from the film, it would be: "If you aren't paying for the product, you are the product."

The film exhibits the inner-design of social media and how the data is collected, analyzed, monetized and utilized to imperceptibly manipulate human behavior.

I'm of the persuasion that our data should be ours.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on October 26, 2020, 11:37:38 AM
Borat 2

So you enjoy racist, xenophobic "comedy", and the exploitation of people from other countries ao that Westerns can laugh at them?  Good to know that you hate.  Racist.
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Post by: Jockey on October 26, 2020, 11:43:01 AM
So you enjoy racist, xenophobic "comedy", and the exploitation of people from other countries ao that Westerns can laugh at them?  Good to know that you hate.  Racist.

I do, too.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on October 26, 2020, 12:01:52 PM
I do, too.

You enjoy racism and xenophobia?
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Post by: drewm88 on October 26, 2020, 01:49:45 PM
Borat 2

I thought it was meh.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on October 26, 2020, 03:01:03 PM
If I had to sum up the documentary using one line from the film, it would be: "If you aren't paying for the product, you are the product."

The film exhibits the inner-design of social media and how the data is collected, analyzed, monetized and utilized to imperceptibly manipulate human behavior.

Thanks BM1090 and Benny. 
I assume LinkedIn is included?
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Post by: StillAWarrior on October 26, 2020, 03:08:14 PM
Just starting S8 of GoT. Based on most of what I've heard, I'm prepared to be disappointed (although truth be told, a fair amount of S7 was already disappointing). Either way, I'll probably be done in a week or so and looking for something else.
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Post by: Galway Eagle on October 26, 2020, 03:21:50 PM
Just starting S8 of GoT. Based on most of what I've heard, I'm prepared to be disappointed (although truth be told, a fair amount of S7 was already disappointing). Either way, I'll probably be done in a week or so and looking for something else.

Save yourself the pain and agony and write fan fiction for the last season because it'll be better than what you're about to see.
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Post by: GooooMarquette on October 26, 2020, 03:36:43 PM
Everyone with Netflix who hasn't watched it needs to watch The Social Dillemma (documentary).

The presentation is a little hokey, but the message is worth every minute of it.


There is a four-part PBS series called Hacking Your Mind. It talks generally about conscious and unconscious factors that drive our decisions, but there is a very good segment (in episode 3) that addresses how social media platforms monetize and manipulate their users.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on October 26, 2020, 05:09:35 PM
Just starting S8 of GoT. Based on most of what I've heard, I'm prepared to be disappointed (although truth be told, a fair amount of S7 was already disappointing). Either way, I'll probably be done in a week or so and looking for something else.

Just finally watched the entire series.  Season 8 was so, so bad.  Good thing is, GRRM will have a different story, if his fat ass ever finishes the last 2 books.

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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on October 26, 2020, 06:05:23 PM
Borat 2

Still funny?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7686885.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7686885.stm)

Racist xenophobe.
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Post by: withoutbias on October 26, 2020, 06:43:45 PM
Still funny?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7686885.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7686885.stm)

Racist xenophobe.

Faux outrage is a good look on you. Snowflake.
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Post by: jesmu84 on October 26, 2020, 07:33:04 PM
Just finally watched the entire series.  Season 8 was so, so bad.  Good thing is, GRRM will have a different story, if his fat ass ever finishes the last 2 books.

He won't.

His details will be different, yes. But he told the writers for the show where all the characters will end up and wanted them in those same places in the book and show
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Post by: Galway Eagle on October 26, 2020, 07:53:34 PM
Just finally watched the entire series.  Season 8 was so, so bad.  Good thing is, GRRM will have a different story, if his fat ass ever finishes the last 2 books.

Biggest let down ever. Season 7 wasn't great but had its moments and while they started jumping as if they all had super speed there was still some development but to wait so long and get the steaming pile of crap that was  season 8 was just horrific.
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Post by: Skatastrophy on October 26, 2020, 08:13:54 PM
He won't.

His details will be different, yes. But he told the writers for the show where all the characters will end up and wanted them in those same places in the book and show

This is my hope too. I've been reading ASOIAF since college and the books went downhill after Storm of Swords. Everyone is giving GRRM the benefit of the doubt but, honestly, the show told his story better than he was ever able to write it. His books are slogs. Hopefully we'll see. Or he'll die before the series is finished.

Speaking of, I'm looking forward to Robert Jordan's A Wheel of Time on Prime whenever it starts. Looks like filming got waylayed by the pandemic, though.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on October 26, 2020, 08:32:58 PM
Faux outrage is a good look on you. Snowflake.

Ok psycho.

I'll put you down as a xenophobe with your buddies hards and jockitch.
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Post by: CTWarrior on October 27, 2020, 07:32:12 AM
Still funny?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7686885.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7686885.stm)

Racist xenophobe.
I may be wrong, because I only vaguely remember the movie (and I did not like it), but in my recollection he spent a lot of time making fun of white America in the first Borat movie, too.  I won't be watching the second one, but only because I don't find him funny.  Doesn't mean he isn't, just that his sense of humor and mine do not mesh.

My personal opinion is that comedy should be exempt from political correctness in all its forms.  In most cases when horrible things are said about a race or nationality, they are intentionally making fun of the point of view of the espouser and his ilk, rather than literally making fun of the target.
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Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on October 27, 2020, 07:41:52 AM
Still funny?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7686885.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7686885.stm)

Racist xenophobe.


I'm not a fan, but that's not an example of racism or xenophobia.  It's more an example of fraud.

After the last four years, I know how you can mix the three of them up though.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on October 27, 2020, 07:42:20 AM
Just finally watched the entire series.  Season 8 was so, so bad.  Good thing is, GRRM will have a different story, if his fat ass ever finishes the last 2 books.

It's kind of a bummer because it's a show that I've wanted to watch for years, and I've really enjoyed it. But there's been a sense of dread knowing that the final season was universally panned and must really suck. At this point, I feel like I have to finish.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on October 27, 2020, 09:09:58 AM
It's kind of a bummer because it's a show that I've wanted to watch for years, and I've really enjoyed it. But there's been a sense of dread knowing that the final season was universally panned and must really suck. At this point, I feel like I have to finish.

It's like banging the ugly chick at bar time, bro.
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Post by: Hards Alumni on October 27, 2020, 11:34:26 AM
So you enjoy racist, xenophobic "comedy", and the exploitation of people from other countries ao that Westerns can laugh at them?  Good to know that you hate.  Racist.

It is interesting to see that you don't understand the point of the movie.
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Post by: Hards Alumni on October 27, 2020, 11:36:23 AM
He won't.

His details will be different, yes. But he told the writers for the show where all the characters will end up and wanted them in those same places in the book and show

The journey will be very different, and that is what matters.  There wasn't problems with the ending, it was how it was slapped together unintelligibly that mattered most.
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Post by: Pakuni on October 27, 2020, 11:43:34 AM
Was Balki Bartokomous problematic?
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Post by: jesmu84 on October 27, 2020, 01:13:07 PM
The journey will be very different, and that is what matters.  There wasn't problems with the ending, it was how it was slapped together unintelligibly that mattered most.

Agreed.

IMO, I didn't like where the characters ended up regardless of the story/journey to get there. Maybe that was the result of the crapty writing of the HBO guys.
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on October 27, 2020, 01:19:47 PM
I hated the ending to the "northern" storyline. I loved the ending of the "southern" storyline. I hated the execution of both. Hopefully Martin does a better job in the books (assuming they ever happen).
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on October 27, 2020, 03:36:44 PM
Queen’s Gambit on Netflix is pretty damn good.
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Post by: GooooMarquette on October 27, 2020, 03:42:41 PM
Was Balki Bartokomous problematic?


I liked him better as Serge....
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Post by: Jockey on October 27, 2020, 03:43:10 PM
Queen’s Gambit on Netflix is pretty damn good.

Thanks. That is next on my list
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Post by: Jables1604 on October 28, 2020, 11:04:15 AM
Started watching Queen of the South on Netflix. Through Season 1 of 4. Very well done.
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Post by: LloydsLegs on October 28, 2020, 09:39:34 PM
Queen’s Gambit on Netflix is pretty damn good.

Watched episode 1 tonight and def will continue.
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Post by: Lennys Tap on October 28, 2020, 09:41:56 PM

My personal opinion is that comedy should be exempt from political correctness in all its forms.  In most cases when horrible things are said about a race or nationality, they are intentionally making fun of the point of view of the espouser and his ilk, rather than literally making fun of the target.

100% agree. Pretty sure Ziggy does too and is lust busting some chops. Like you, I find Sasha Baron Cohen objectionable because his is decidedly unfunny. But the people
/ideas he’s lampooning aren’t above being mocked. Nobody/nothing is.
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Post by: Jockey on October 28, 2020, 11:53:51 PM
100% agree. Pretty sure Ziggy does too and is lust busting some chops. Like you, I find Sasha Baron Cohen objectionable because his is decidedly unfunny. But the people
/ideas he’s lampooning aren’t above being mocked. Nobody/nothing is.

I agree.

Both Borat movies were more like skit comedies. You put up with 90% of the blah for the 10% that is really funny.
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Post by: BM1090 on October 29, 2020, 10:07:58 AM
Finally started Community and finished season one. Definitely hits its stride about halfway through the season.
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Post by: brewcity77 on October 30, 2020, 03:34:52 PM
Queen’s Gambit on Netflix is pretty damn good.

Just finished it last night. Very good.

Started S2 of Mandalorian today. Not sure what was more of a shock factor, Timothy Olyphant's armor or the reveal at the end of the show.
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Post by: Jockey on October 31, 2020, 01:35:45 PM
There has been a lot of talk here about bad final seasons for many shows. Off the top of my head, I think of Dexter and GoT. True Blood was another - except it was the final couple of seasons that lost their way.


But give credit where it is due. The final season of Homeland is as good of a final season as I have seen for a show.. I also just finished re-watching The Shield and the final season there was outstanding as well.
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Post by: Jables1604 on October 31, 2020, 03:04:41 PM
There has been a lot of talk here about bad final seasons for many shows. Off the top of my head, I think of Dexter and GoT. True Blood was another - except it was the final couple of seasons that lost their way.


But give credit where it is due. The final season of Homeland is as good of a final season as I have seen for a show.. I also just finished re-watching The Shield and the final season there was outstanding as well.
Same with Six Feet Under and the Wire. The final seasons were brilliant.

Up until the very last episode so was Silicon Valley. Unfortunately the finale left a horrible aftertaste.
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Post by: warriorchick on October 31, 2020, 03:21:55 PM
Same with Six Feet Under and the Wire. The final seasons were brilliant.

Up until the very last episode so was Silicon Valley. Unfortunately the finale left a horrible aftertaste.

Breaking Bad.

And I thought the finale for Silicon Valley was rather creative.
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on October 31, 2020, 04:29:22 PM
The good place ended about as perfectly as it could of for a show like that
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Post by: wadesworld on October 31, 2020, 05:28:36 PM
I thought the entire last season of Silicon Valley was very “meh.” Same with the last season of The Wire. To me the last seasons of each of those were by far the worst in the series.
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Post by: BM1090 on October 31, 2020, 07:02:05 PM
The good place ended about as perfectly as it could of for a show like that

Agreed. I was pretty confident I was going to walk away unsatisfied but they ended it very well.
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Post by: MUfan12 on October 31, 2020, 07:12:21 PM
I thought the entire last season of Silicon Valley was very “meh.” Same with the last season of The Wire. To me the last seasons of each of those were by far the worst in the series.

I liked the journalism angle and some of the actors in S5 of The Wire. But the fake serial killer thing was just a little too out there.

People hated S2 but I thought it was solid. 3 and 4 were as good as it gets.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on November 02, 2020, 07:12:08 AM
GoT S8 complete. I didn't hate it, but it wasn't nearly at the level of earlier seasons. I'm left with the assumption that it was a case of managing expectations. I had heard so, so much about how much people hated it that I had extraordinarily low expectations. I imagine that if I'd watched it without that baggage, I would have been really disappointed. But, since I thought it would be terrible, it managed to exceed my expectations.
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Post by: Jockey on November 02, 2020, 09:20:48 AM
GoT S8 complete. I didn't hate it, but it wasn't nearly at the level of earlier seasons. I'm left with the assumption that it was a case of managing expectations. I had heard so, so much about how much people hated it that I had extraordinarily low expectations. I imagine that if I'd watched it without that baggage, I would have been really disappointed. But, since I thought it would be terrible, it managed to exceed my expectations.

I didn’t think S8 was terrible. For me, it was the last episode that disappointed. They tied up everything with a cute bow after not doing that for the entire run of the slow.
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Post by: MUfan12 on November 02, 2020, 01:08:03 PM
Ted Lasso. It really has no business being good, but it's quite enjoyable.

I absolutely HATED the NBC ads with his character, but I love the show. Even my non-soccer fan wife is enjoying it.
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Post by: MU82 on November 02, 2020, 02:31:04 PM
Final seasons of Breaking Bad, Homeland and Six Feet Under were primo. Going back to forever, Mary Tyler Moore also excelled. 24, I was on the edge of my seat, as usual. Deadwood, outstanding. A lot of people didn't like the way Sopranos ended, but the season overall was very good. NYPD Blue was good to the last cop. Agree about the Shield. The Americans ended strongly.

On the bad side, Dexter blew. MASH sucked. House of Cards was wretched. All in the Family, probably my all-time favorite comedy, was unwatchable by the end. I didn't hate GoT's last season as much as many here did, but it obviously was a major step down. I couldn't watch The Office at the end. Weeds was a lot of fun ... until it wasn't. I was somewhat disappointed in S5 of The Wire, but it really wasn't that bad; S4 was one of the best seasons of any show in the history of TV, so an impossible act to follow.

Looking ahead, I really, really liked the most recent season of Better Call Saul - by far the best of the series IMHO - so I'm hoping they end strongly. Stranger Things ... I worry that it might not have a satisfying ending, but I hope I'm wrong.
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Post by: Galway Eagle on November 02, 2020, 02:40:47 PM
Final seasons of Breaking Bad, Homeland and Six Feet Under were primo. Going back to forever, Mary Tyler Moore also excelled. 24, I was on the edge of my seat, as usual. Deadwood, outstanding. A lot of people didn't like the way Sopranos ended, but the season overall was very good. NYPD Blue was good to the last cop. Agree about the Shield. The Americans ended strongly.

On the bad side, Dexter blew. MASH sucked. House of Cards was wretched. All in the Family, probably my all-time favorite comedy, was unwatchable by the end. I didn't hate GoT's last season as much as many here did, but it obviously was a major step down. I couldn't watch The Office at the end. Weeds was a lot of fun ... until it wasn't. I was somewhat disappointed in S5 of The Wire, but it really wasn't that bad; S4 was one of the best seasons of any show in the history of TV, so an impossible act to follow.

Looking ahead, I really, really liked the most recent season of Better Call Saul - by far the best of the series IMHO - so I'm hoping they end strongly. Stranger Things ... I worry that it might not have a satisfying ending, but I hope I'm wrong.

While the office was really trash in the end the last couple episodes were pretty decent. It had a slight redemption
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Post by: MU82 on November 02, 2020, 03:04:00 PM
While the office was really trash in the end the last couple episodes were pretty decent. It had a slight redemption

I'll take your word for it. I stopped watching long before then.

I have never liked Ed Helms as an actor. ; just think he's not very good. (Obviously others agree, especially the execs who keep casting him for stuff.) And the Gabe character ... just didn't like any moment he was on the screen. And without Michael Scott to save the show, I just stopped watching.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on November 02, 2020, 03:46:50 PM
I absolutely HATED the NBC ads with his character, but I love the show. Even my non-soccer fan wife is enjoying it.

Who is streaming this show?
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Post by: Frenns Liquor Depot on November 02, 2020, 03:50:50 PM
Who is streaming this show?

Apple TV
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Post by: GooooMarquette on November 02, 2020, 03:51:05 PM

On the bad side, Dexter blew. MASH sucked. House of Cards was wretched. All in the Family, probably my all-time favorite comedy, was unwatchable by the end. I didn't hate GoT's last season as much as many here did, but it obviously was a major step down. I couldn't watch The Office at the end. Weeds was a lot of fun ... until it wasn't. I was somewhat disappointed in S5 of The Wire, but it really wasn't that bad; S4 was one of the best seasons of any show in the history of TV, so an impossible act to follow.



The final season of The Man in the High Castle was also a major letdown.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on November 02, 2020, 03:52:20 PM
Apple TV

Thanks.  That sucks. Dont have apple tv.  Heard lasso is really funny.
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Post by: Frenns Liquor Depot on November 02, 2020, 03:53:46 PM
Thanks.  That sucks. Dont have apple tv.  Heard lasso is really funny.

We watched it two weeks ago.  It was quite good.  Between that and the Carrell/Aniston show, it may be worth your time to do a free or discounted trial if they have one.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on November 02, 2020, 03:55:52 PM

The final season of The Man in the High Castle was also a major letdown.

A classic case of a great start, ok middle, then can't figure out how to end it, so make the worst possible ending.
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Post by: BM1090 on November 02, 2020, 04:00:07 PM
Thanks.  That sucks. Dont have apple tv.  Heard lasso is really funny.

They offer a 7 day free trial if you think you can get through ten half-hour episodes in a week.
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Post by: Johnny B on November 02, 2020, 04:01:46 PM
anyone else dig twilight
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on November 02, 2020, 04:49:06 PM

The final season of The Man in the High Castle was also a major letdown.

I agree.  It felt disjointed and thrown together and the episodes felt out of place with the first three seasons.
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Post by: MUfan12 on November 02, 2020, 07:02:58 PM
Thanks.  That sucks. Dont have apple tv.  Heard lasso is really funny.

We've zipped through 9 episodes in three days so it's doable in the trial period.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on November 03, 2020, 10:01:32 AM
Queen’s Gambit on Netflix is pretty damn good.

My daughter came home from college last night and asked if I'd seen this. I said that I'd heard of it (from here) and she suggested we watch it together. We watched the first episode and I'll definitely continue.
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Post by: MU82 on November 07, 2020, 09:47:45 PM
Unorthodox is one of the best things we’ve seen on TV this year.
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Post by: warriorchick on November 07, 2020, 10:23:26 PM
Never watched it during its original HBO run, but I am currently watching Treme, a show about post-Katrina New Orleans.  Very interesting look at what it was like to be a local in that area.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on November 07, 2020, 10:40:01 PM
There has been a lot of talk here about bad final seasons for many shows. Off the top of my head, I think of Dexter and GoT. True Blood was another - except it was the final couple of seasons that lost their way.


But give credit where it is due. The final season of Homeland is as good of a final season as I have seen for a show.. I also just finished re-watching The Shield and the final season there was outstanding as well.

The Shields final season and finale itself were both fantastic. Its right there with Breaking Bad for best finales ever
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Post by: jesmu84 on November 08, 2020, 11:29:19 AM
Dave chappelle SNL monologue

https://youtu.be/Un_VvR_WqNs
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on November 08, 2020, 07:02:13 PM
I thought the monologue was .. lame. 

The last 90 seconds were decent, but otherwise not great.
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Post by: CreightonWarrior on November 08, 2020, 08:44:01 PM
The casting of The Morning Show is perfect. Such dark themes but the natural comedic abilities of the actors helps give much needed comic relief that doesn’t need to be forced into the script.
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Post by: JWags85 on November 08, 2020, 08:49:23 PM
Never watched it during its original HBO run, but I am currently watching Treme, a show about post-Katrina New Orleans.  Very interesting look at what it was like to be a local in that area.

Parts of that show are phenomenal, parts just drag. Some episodes I couldn’t wait for next weeks, others left me shrugging. It’s probably unfair expectations for a David Simon show after The Wire though
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Post by: tower912 on November 11, 2020, 10:05:36 AM
Band of Brothers marathon.
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Post by: Jockey on November 11, 2020, 11:26:24 AM
Band of Brothers marathon.


Don't forget to follow it up with The Pacific.
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Post by: MU82 on November 11, 2020, 12:06:32 PM
My wife and I are watching "Wayne" on Amazon Prime. It's about a teenage boy who has a big heart but a violent streak that gets him into trouble. He falls for a girl and they decide to go to Florida to recover a car that had been his father's.

It's OK. The boy is well-acted. The girl's fine -- the fake Boston accent and her use of "teen talk" such as "whatever" seems forced.

It's an easy way to waste a half-hour of TV watching but we couldn't help but think it is a fairly weak imitation of "The End of the F'n World" on Netflix. Highly recommend that one, far superior IMHO.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on November 11, 2020, 12:15:17 PM
Just finished The Wire for the first time.  Sheeeeeeeeeeeet, that was a good show.

Now on to Deadwood.

Finishing up Homeland after that.
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Post by: warriorchick on November 11, 2020, 12:30:14 PM
Just finished The Wire for the first time.  Sheeeeeeeeeeeet, that was a good show.

Now on to Deadwood.

Finishing up Homeland after that.

You might give Treme a try.  Done by the same guy as The Wire.
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Post by: wadesworld on November 11, 2020, 12:36:56 PM
Just finished The Wire for the first time.  Sheeeeeeeeeeeet, that was a good show.

Now on to Deadwood.

Finishing up Homeland after that.

A post without mentioning me?  Damn, what did I do wrong?
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on November 11, 2020, 01:23:36 PM
Finished the second episode of El Presidente on Amazon Prime last night. It's a drama recounting the 2015 FIFA corruption scandal. It's a Chilean show and the English dubbing is pretty bad in some parts but it's been good so far.
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Post by: Jockey on November 11, 2020, 01:26:10 PM
My wife and I are watching "Wayne" on Amazon Prime. It's about a teenage boy who has a big heart but a violent streak that gets him into trouble. He falls for a girl and they decide to go to Florida to recover a car that had been his father's.

It's OK. The boy is well-acted. The girl's fine -- the fake Boston accent and her use of "teen talk" such as "whatever" seems forced.

It's an easy way to waste a half-hour of TV watching but we couldn't help but think it is a fairly weak imitation of "The End of the F'n World" on Netflix. Highly recommend that one, far superior IMHO.

I agree completely. Wayne is mostly entertaining, but we are watching it as a show to fill in when we don't feel like investing a couple hours on another show on any particular night.
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Post by: MU82 on November 11, 2020, 03:41:01 PM
I agree completely. Wayne is mostly entertaining, but we are watching it as a show to fill in when we don't feel like investing a couple hours on another show on any particular night.

Exactly. We are always looking for decent half-hour shows for the exact reasons you state.

To that end ... We kind of enjoyed Shrill, the Aidy Bryant vehicle. Definitely better than we expected it to be.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on November 11, 2020, 04:08:26 PM
You might give Treme a try.  Done by the same guy as The Wire.

Thanks for the tip.  If i can squeeze it out of my free month, I'll watch it.  (Cheap SOB)
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on November 11, 2020, 04:10:52 PM

Don't forget to follow it up with The Pacific.

I loved both of them.
Fantastic mini-series.
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Post by: Jockey on November 11, 2020, 04:35:15 PM
Thanks for the tip.  If i can squeeze it out of my free month, I'll watch it.  (Cheap SOB)

Always looking for welfare. Sad!
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on November 11, 2020, 05:42:36 PM
Always looking for welfare. Sad!

If this was humor, it failed.   Bigly.
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Post by: Jockey on November 11, 2020, 05:57:40 PM
If this was humor, it failed.   Bigly.

Just take your free stuff and be happy. The rest of us pay so you can enjoy your evenings.
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Post by: HouWarrior on November 11, 2020, 06:20:21 PM
Clint Eastwood has defamed a since-deceased reporter, depicting her in "Richard Jewell" as having slept with sources to get stories about the 1996 Olympic bombing despite no evidence that ever occurred.

Warner Bros is defending Eastwood and the studio by pointing to the disclaimer that rolls with the end-of-movie credits: "The film is based on actual historical events. Dialogue and certain events and characters contained in the film were created for the purposes of dramatization."

Nice. Misogyny and character assassination are always dramatically fun!
Richard Jewell is played by an actor with family origins in Milwaukee. The actor in the lead, also known for his work in I Tonya (Shaun the bodyguard --who kneecapped Kerrigan), Paul Walter Hauser is the son of Paul Hauser of Milw.

Paul and I were in the same class and good friends at Milwaukee Lutheran High, Class of 75. Paul went on to be a minister in Grand Rapids where his son, the actor, was born. The actor's grandpa , also Paul Hauser was a minister for decades at a northside Milw. lutheran church.

It was fun to see Paul's kid make it in the movies, but both dad and grandpa were skinny.
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Post by: MU82 on November 11, 2020, 06:28:55 PM
Richard Jewell is played by an actor with family origins in Milwaukee. The actor in the lead, also known for his work in I Tonya (Shaun the bodyguard --who kneecapped Kerrigan), Paul Walter Hauser is the son of Paul Hauser of Milw.

Paul and I were in the same class and good friends at Milwaukee Lutheran High, Class of 75. Paul went on to be a minister in Grand Rapids where his son, the actor, was born. The actor's grandpa , also Paul Hauser was a minister for decades at a northside Milw. lutheran church.

It was fun to see Paul's kid make it in the movies, but both dad and grandpa were skinny.

Good stuff. I always enjoy these six degrees (or less) of separation stories. You've got me trying to think if I personally knew anybody 40-50 years ago who went on to become a famous actor or a pro athlete; I'm not sure I did.
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Post by: Jables1604 on November 11, 2020, 07:12:17 PM
Threw this in a couple of weeks back.

Queen of the South on Netflix.

Just finished the 4th season. All caught up now.

I promise you won’t regret watching.
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Post by: Jockey on November 11, 2020, 07:28:54 PM
Threw this in a couple of weeks back.

Queen of the South on Netflix.

Just finished the 4th season. All caught up now.

I promise you won’t regret watching.

Is it in Spanish or English? I assumed Spanish, so I haven't watched it yet.

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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on November 11, 2020, 08:05:56 PM
Is it in Spanish or English? I assumed Spanish, so I haven't watched it yet.

I haven't watched it on Netflix but it originally aired as a USA Channel Original in English
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Post by: Jockey on November 11, 2020, 09:45:28 PM
I haven't watched it on Netflix but it originally aired as a USA Channel Original in English

Gracias, TAMU.
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Post by: JWags85 on November 12, 2020, 10:09:04 AM
I haven't watched it on Netflix but it originally aired as a USA Channel Original in English

It’s 90% in English. It’s not like Narcos for example.

It’s a great show, I will say the usage of Spanish is confusing to me though. You have characters whose native tongue is Spanish who speak primarily in English, you have others whose jump back and forth, and then some speak Spanish for a few episodes and then start speaking mostly Spanish.  Also, another personal quirk, Isabella is a child who grew up in Sinaloa. Even if you’re the wealthy child of cosmopolitan parents, you’re not growing up in that circumstance speaking perfect unaccented American English  :o
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Post by: SERocks on November 12, 2020, 01:38:27 PM
We just started The Queen's Gambit on Netflix.  So far it is pretty good. 
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Post by: MU82 on November 12, 2020, 01:50:32 PM
We just started The Queen's Gambit on Netflix.  So far it is pretty good.

We've only watched Ep 1. The actress who played the young chess prodigy was outstanding.
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Post by: wadesworld on November 14, 2020, 10:46:56 PM
Binged 4 Trials. Pretty good. Thought parts of it were drawn out and they could’ve cut out about one episode’s worth over the series, but crazy what cops can get away with and not face any consequences, while their actions put people behind bars that otherwise wouldn’t be.
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Post by: Uncle Rico on November 15, 2020, 03:28:26 PM
Watching “The Right Stuff” on Disney Plus.  Eh
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on November 15, 2020, 05:23:24 PM
Watching “The Right Stuff” on Disney Plus.  Eh

You can watch the real thing right now with SpaceX launch.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on November 15, 2020, 06:18:20 PM
We just started The Queen's Gambit on Netflix.  So far it is pretty good.

That show is getting amazing reviews. But boy I would be lying if I said it was even remotely my type of show.
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Post by: MU82 on November 15, 2020, 06:37:10 PM
That show is getting amazing reviews. But boy I would be lying if I said it was even remotely my type of show.

It's not a "chess" show.

It is a very well done character study of the girl/young woman at the center of the story. My wife loves it, and there's no way I could get her to watch anything that actually was about chess.

The main roles are acted very well, and the story is so interesting.
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Post by: thebigjake on November 15, 2020, 07:24:51 PM
I honestly started watching The Queens Gambit because I was trying to get a nap in, and was looking for something to fall asleep to. Figured it looked boring enough. Ended up really liking it, and not falling asleep...
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Post by: muwarrior69 on November 15, 2020, 08:21:16 PM
I honestly started watching The Queens Gambit because I was trying to get a nap in, and was looking for something to fall asleep to. Figured it looked boring enough. Ended up really liking it, and not falling asleep...

Agree, better than I expected. Is season 4 of the Crown starting tonight?
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on November 15, 2020, 08:58:03 PM
It's not a "chess" show.

It is a very well done character study of the girl/young woman at the center of the story. My wife loves it, and there's no way I could get her to watch anything that actually was about chess.

The main roles are acted very well, and the story is so interesting.

Oh yeah I totally get that. And eventually I will get to it. I am a big fan of good tv.

But it's not just the chess aspect. The period piece part of it and it being more of a straight drama character piece is less my style.

I stray more towards shows in the gritty vein of The Wire/Breaking Bad/The Shield. I don't need mindless violence, but obviously the darker street/drug empire type shows interest me more.
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Post by: MU82 on November 15, 2020, 09:52:10 PM
Oh yeah I totally get that. And eventually I will get to it. I am a big fan of good tv.

But it's not just the chess aspect. The period piece part of it and it being more of a straight drama character piece is less my style.

I stray more towards shows in the gritty vein of The Wire/Breaking Bad/The Shield. I don't need mindless violence, but obviously the darker street/drug empire type shows interest me more.

Ah. I see. I loved all those shows you named, too.

Hey, they make lotsa TV shows. All of em ain’t for everyone.
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Post by: cheebs09 on November 16, 2020, 11:11:16 AM
Agree, better than I expected. Is season 4 of the Crown starting tonight?

Yup. We are already a few episodes in.
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Post by: jesmu84 on November 16, 2020, 11:28:38 AM
Yellowstone is really good. I love Taylor Sheridan
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Post by: Jockey on November 16, 2020, 12:48:34 PM
Yellowstone is really good. I love Taylor Sheridan

Finished it a few weeks ago.

I wasn’t expecting much, but was pleasantly surprised. I would say it’s a borderline Top 5 show that I watched this year.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on November 17, 2020, 12:10:08 PM
I watched S1 of Westworld recently. I liked it, but wasn't blown away. Not sure if I want to move forward with S2. I vaguely recall hearing that it dropped off significantly, but don't recall hearing which season that happened. Anybody feel strongly (pro or con) about S2?
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Post by: Hards Alumni on November 17, 2020, 01:00:45 PM
I watched S1 of Westworld recently. I liked it, but wasn't blown away. Not sure if I want to move forward with S2. I vaguely recall hearing that it dropped off significantly, but don't recall hearing which season that happened. Anybody feel strongly (pro or con) about S2?

Two is pretty good.  Three is a drop off for me.  It becomes an action show instead of story driven IMO.
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Post by: Spotcheck Billy on November 17, 2020, 02:34:12 PM
Just got current with Deutschland 89, also watching Des and Babylon Berlin up next.
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Post by: SERocks on November 18, 2020, 11:47:54 AM
We just starting watching "Lie to Me."  It is pretty good.  Aired on Fox 2009-2011 or so.
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Post by: Pakuni on November 18, 2020, 12:05:36 PM
Two is pretty good.  Three is a drop off for me.  It becomes an action show instead of story driven IMO.

Huh. I had the exact opposite reaction, fwiw. I disliked season two, thought the writers fell a little too in love with the idea if confusing viewers with various timelines and the story suffered as a result. Season three was really good, IMO.

I'm finally getting to the last season of Homeland. It's very good, despite some of the nonsensical plotlines around Carrie.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on November 18, 2020, 03:15:51 PM
We just starting watching "Lie to Me."  It is pretty good.  Aired on Fox 2009-2011 or so.

I used to watch when it aired live.  Was upset when they did not renew after the few seasons it ran.
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Post by: Golden Avalanche on November 18, 2020, 03:40:27 PM
Just got current with Deutschland 89, also watching Des and Babylon Berlin up next.

Did you watch the first episode of 89 (titled Kyrie Eleison)?

I've tried AT&T Now, AMC+, and Fubo to start watching this season and none of them show the first episode as available. They skip right to episode two as the first available watch option.
 
I can pirate a viewing of the first episode but, obviously, there are no English subtitles. Seems an odd issue and I'm just not sure if it's only me having it.
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Post by: brewcity77 on November 19, 2020, 03:59:09 PM
We just starting watching "Lie to Me."  It is pretty good.  Aired on Fox 2009-2011 or so.

I remember that, fun show. I always enjoyed Tim Roth as an actor. Was disappointed when it was cancelled.
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Post by: MU82 on November 19, 2020, 09:59:10 PM
Finished Queen's Gambit. Enjoyed it very much.

Now turning to ... the queen, as we started The Crown tonight.
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Post by: JWags85 on November 19, 2020, 10:04:36 PM
Finished Queen's Gambit. Enjoyed it very much.

Now turning to ... the queen, as we started The Crown tonight.

Season 4 so far is very good, but darker, but Tobias Menzies continues to KILL it as Philip. One of the highlights of the last 2 seasons for
me. Also, she has generally annoyed me post X-Files but Gillian Anderson is EXCELLENT as Thatcher
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on November 19, 2020, 10:46:51 PM
Season 4 so far is very good, but darker, but Tobias Menzies continues to KILL it as Philip. One of the highlights of the last 2 seasons for
me. Also, she has generally annoyed me post X-Files but Gillian Anderson is EXCELLENT as Thatcher

She’s kinda had an interesting revitalization of her career. From Hannibal, Sex Education and now The Crown.
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Post by: Jockey on November 19, 2020, 10:47:55 PM
Season 4 so far is very good, but darker, but Tobias Menzies continues to KILL it as Philip. One of the highlights of the last 2 seasons for
me. Also, she has generally annoyed me post X-Files but Gillian Anderson is EXCELLENT as Thatcher

Some really excellent scenes with the queen and Thatcher.

Gillian’s portrayal was excellent and reminded me why I disliked Thatcher so much. The Queen has a coldness because she was taught to be stoic. Thatcher had a coldness because that’s what was in her heart.

On the whole, I think The Crown is as good as anything Netflix has done.
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Post by: Jockey on November 19, 2020, 10:49:48 PM
She’s kinda had an interesting revitalization of her career. From Hannibal, Sex Education and now The Crown.

The Fall was also very good.
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Post by: Spotcheck Billy on November 20, 2020, 09:51:58 AM
Did you watch the first episode of 89 (titled Kyrie Eleison)?

I've tried AT&T Now, AMC+, and Fubo to start watching this season and none of them show the first episode as available. They skip right to episode two as the first available watch option.
 
I can pirate a viewing of the first episode but, obviously, there are no English subtitles. Seems an odd issue and I'm just not sure if it's only me having it.


Saw all up through E6 on Sundance so far, looking online it is no longer available
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Post by: Golden Avalanche on November 20, 2020, 10:29:36 AM
Saw all up through E6 on Sundance so far, looking online it is no longer available

I'll look up the Sundance lineup. Maybe they'll have a late night marathon where I can get a DVR of it.

I'm sure I'd survive just fine getting a recap and then hopping right in to episode two but, man, this show is so good I'm desperate to watch every minute we can get.
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Post by: Jockey on November 20, 2020, 11:38:43 AM
Saw all up through E6 on Sundance so far, looking online it is no longer available

I believe it will be on HULU starting next month.
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Post by: Jables1604 on November 20, 2020, 03:07:53 PM
Season 4 so far is very good, but darker, but Tobias Menzies continues to KILL it as Philip. One of the highlights of the last 2 seasons for
me. Also, she has generally annoyed me post X-Files but Gillian Anderson is EXCELLENT as Thatcher

Gilliam Anderson player the lead in a BBC show called The Fall. She was great.

It’s definitely available on either Netflix or AmazonPrime.
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Post by: jesmu84 on November 24, 2020, 10:01:24 PM
Just finished The Good Place.

For me, Chidi's departure was the most emotional.

Probably about as good an ending as there could have been for that show.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on November 25, 2020, 01:47:09 PM
Just finished The Good Place.

For me, Chidi's departure was the most emotional.

Probably about as good an ending as there could have been for that show.

Preach. I loved that brilliant, stupid little show.
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Post by: MU82 on November 25, 2020, 02:44:07 PM
Thoroughly enjoying The Crown. Only 7 episodes into the first season, but the last few have been very good. And I am an American who doesn't get why so many others are obsessed with the royals.
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Post by: JWags85 on November 25, 2020, 04:12:47 PM
Thoroughly enjoying The Crown. Only 7 episodes into the first season, but the last few have been very good. And I am an American who doesn't get why so many others are obsessed with the royals.

It only gets better, you should really enjoy later seasons more IMO.

I had a similar convo with my GF during season 4. I’m an unabashed Anglophile but that doesn’t really extend to the royal family. That being said, I kind of get it.  England has an outsized impact on the world, compared to its size, both historically and even in current music, movies, etc... other countries of equal importance don’t really have a monarch. Thus they are sort of unique in that regard, beyond the fact that the English monarchy was kind of THE monarchy for so many years.   So I get the magnitude of the monarchy and why it’s still so larger than life. Why so many non-UK people are obsessed? Not a clue. People like celebrity of all sorts I suppose
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Post by: Jockey on November 25, 2020, 06:30:20 PM
Thoroughly enjoying The Crown. Only 7 episodes into the first season, but the last few have been very good. And I am an American who doesn't get why so many others are obsessed with the royals.

I think it’s as good as anything that Netflix has done. As Wags said, it only gets better.
Lithgow’s performance as Churchill is outstanding.

Although I am a big fan of English history from about 900 AD onward, like you, I had little interest in the current Royal family.

The actress who plays the queen in seasons 3-4 is even better than the one from the 1st two seasons.
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Post by: MU82 on November 25, 2020, 11:27:45 PM
Thanks guys. Looking forward to catching up after our late start on The Crown.

Lithgow is great in everything.
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Post by: lawdog77 on November 26, 2020, 06:44:10 AM


Lithgow is great in everything.
Those who paid to see Cliffhanger are one line one.
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Post by: brewcity77 on November 26, 2020, 08:08:13 PM
Holy s**t. Just started Utopia on Amazon Prime. Absolutely mind-blowing show. Just completely enthralling. Sucked me in after about 30 minutes and the first two episodes are just wild. Interesting, intense, and at times disturbing, and I'm only two episodes in.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on November 26, 2020, 08:26:09 PM
Season 8 of the Curse of Oak Island

Marquette grad, Peter Fornetti, sporting his "Marquette 3" t shirt in episode 1.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on November 27, 2020, 02:37:19 PM
Having now watched GoT and just noticing Chick's avatar for the first time in a while, I can't help but wonder if she picked that avatar "before or after..."
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on November 27, 2020, 06:00:03 PM
Holy s**t. Just started Utopia on Amazon Prime. Absolutely mind-blowing show. Just completely enthralling. Sucked me in after about 30 minutes and the first two episodes are just wild. Interesting, intense, and at times disturbing, and I'm only two episodes in.

Ha I absolutely hated it.

Show is pretty nutty tho and the first ep had some good stuff.
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Post by: JWags85 on November 28, 2020, 12:03:37 AM
The actress who plays the queen in seasons 3-4 is even better than the one from the 1st two seasons.

Olivia Coleman is so fantastically underrated and unknown in the US till recently. She’s been critically acclaimed and winning awards in the UK for the better part of a decade and was beloved as one of the best acting talents of her generation. But it’s not been until Fleabag, The Favourite, and now the Crown, in the last 2 years that people have been like “oh wow, she’s very talented”. Phoebe Waller Bridge has talked about being intimidated and in awe of being able to work with her, on her own show!
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Post by: warriorchick on November 28, 2020, 10:38:21 AM
Having now watched GoT and just noticing Chick's avatar for the first time in a while, I can't help but wonder if she picked that avatar "before or after..."

I have had this avatar for years, and I don't know what you mean by "before or after".
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Post by: Galway Eagle on November 29, 2020, 10:51:01 AM
I have had this avatar for years, and I don't know what you mean by "before or after".

Probably means whether you chose it before or after the character changed in the last two or three episodes.
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Post by: warriorchick on November 29, 2020, 10:59:37 AM
Probably means whether you chose it before or after the character changed in the last two or three episodes.

Believe it or not, I have not watched the last season yet.  I heard it was very disappointing and have been putting off watching it because I don't want to ruin my overall feelings for the show.
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Post by: brewcity77 on November 29, 2020, 02:50:24 PM
Holy s**t. Just started Utopia on Amazon Prime. Absolutely mind-blowing show. Just completely enthralling. Sucked me in after about 30 minutes and the first two episodes are just wild. Interesting, intense, and at times disturbing, and I'm only two episodes in.

And two days after I found it, Amazon cancelled it. Damn.
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Post by: Galway Eagle on November 29, 2020, 02:56:45 PM
Believe it or not, I have not watched the last season yet.  I heard it was very disappointing and have been putting off watching it because I don't want to ruin my overall feelings for the show.

Don't do it. Write your own fan fiction, fine tune it over time, and then sit down with a glass of wine and imagine it all comes true because it'll be better than what D&D came up with.
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Post by: Scoop Snoop on November 29, 2020, 03:36:44 PM
Season 8 of the Curse of Oak Island

Marquette grad, Peter Fornetti, sporting his "Marquette 3" t shirt in episode 1.

I loved it! I kinda have to watch the show with my wife as she is a big fan. It keeps her happy when I watch it with her. I think the real treasure is the Big Bucks they must be getting from History Channel. The millions they blow with the big equipment contractors is far more than I think they will ever find in elusive treasure. That island is starting to look like a huge slice of swiss cheese with the hundreds of holes they have bored or dug.
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Post by: muwarrior69 on December 02, 2020, 08:42:59 PM
Not much of a PBS watcher, but I watched the Downton Abby movie; and not having watched the series the movie was somewhat hard to follow with all the characters. So I Binged the entire series on Amazon and surprisingly enjoyed it very much.
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Post by: muwarrior69 on December 02, 2020, 08:52:08 PM
Believe it or not, I have not watched the last season yet.  I heard it was very disappointing and have been putting off watching it because I don't want to ruin my overall feelings for the show.

If you are a fan of the Starks the ending was satisfying though bitter sweet. I thought the last season was visually stunning.
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Post by: warriorchick on December 02, 2020, 10:31:40 PM
I find the movie versions of TV series very meh.  Downtown Abbey, Entourage, SATC. etc.

Quality-wise, they are no better than regular episodes.  What did they do with the extra budget money?

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Post by: muwarrior69 on December 03, 2020, 05:11:37 AM
I find the movie versions of TV series very meh.  Downtown Abbey, Entourage, SATC. etc.

Quality-wise, they are no better than regular episodes.  What did they do with the extra budget money?

I agree. The film of Downton Abby was a final episode to wrap up few loose ends.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on December 03, 2020, 05:14:53 AM
I agree. The film of Downton Abby was a final episode to wrap up few loose ends.

Another film is in the works.
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on December 03, 2020, 11:25:30 AM
Finally getting around to season two of Bosch after a bit of a hiatus after season one.

Matthew Lillard is such a criminally underrated actor. He’s so good in everything I see him in.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on December 03, 2020, 12:34:55 PM
Finally getting around to season two of Bosch after a bit of a hiatus after season one.

Matthew Lillard is such a criminally underrated actor. He’s so good in everything I see him in.

I finally got around to watching S1 and finished the beginning of November.  The wife and I plan to go back for S2 after watching Lillyhammer (second time for me, first for the wife and kid) and the new season of The Crown.
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Post by: muwarrior69 on December 03, 2020, 01:38:11 PM
Another film is in the works.

Stand me corrected; I look forward to it.
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Post by: DegenerateDish on December 03, 2020, 05:11:09 PM
I didn’t want to start a thread on this, but both bummed and happy that LeBatard is leaving ESPN. It was/is the best show ESPN offered and simulcasted. I know his show isn’t for everyone, but over the last 4-5 months it’s been inevitable the divorce between him and ESPN was coming.

If you’ve never given it a test drive, just pull up any Friday segment with Tim Kurkjian from the podcast vault, it’s so damn funny.
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Post by: warriorchick on December 03, 2020, 06:21:32 PM
Okay, don't judge me -

I was flipping through the channels and landed on reruns of "The Ed Sullivan Show".  It's on a network called Decades. 

I am very impressed by the depth of talent.  Yesterday it was Stiller and Meara, Johnny Mathis, and Lovin' Spoonful, all on the same show (plus Topo Gigio!).

Today Xavier Cugat's band.  They opened with "Tequila", and then performed a song with a very young, beautiful and talented flamenco guitarist.  Ed pronounced her name like "Chair-o", but we all know her now as Charo. 

It's interesting how much show business has changed in the last 50 years.  Johnny Mathis sang a medley of his hits - how often does that happen now?  Most stars would insist on singing full songs.  And  lots of bad teeth and complexions back then.  That's not tolerated in Hollywood these days.

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Post by: Jockey on December 03, 2020, 06:36:02 PM
Okay, don't judge me -

I was flipping through the channels and landed on reruns of "The Ed Sullivan Show".  It's on a network called Decades. 

I am very impressed by the depth of talent.  Yesterday it was Stiller and Meara, Johnny Mathis, and Lovin' Spoonful, all on the same show (plus Topo Gigio!).

Today Xavier Cugat's band.  They opened with "Tequila", and then performed a song with a very young, beautiful and talented flamenco guitarist.  Ed pronounced her name like "Chair-o", but we all know her now as Charo. 

It's interesting how much show business has changed in the last 50 years.  Johnny Mathis sang a medley of his hits - how often does that happen now?  Most stars would insist on singing full songs.  And  lots of bad teeth and complexions back then.  That's not tolerated in Hollywood these days.

How ‘bout those spinning plates?
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Post by: warriorchick on December 03, 2020, 06:45:35 PM
How ‘bout those spinning plates?

Not so far, but there were some acrobats and a trampoline guy.  And mimes!
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Post by: Warrior Code on December 03, 2020, 07:49:39 PM
Okay, don't judge me -

I was flipping through the channels and landed on reruns of "The Ed Sullivan Show".  It's on a network called Decades. 

I am very impressed by the depth of talent.  Yesterday it was Stiller and Meara, Johnny Mathis, and Lovin' Spoonful, all on the same show (plus Topo Gigio!).

Today Xavier Cugat's band.  They opened with "Tequila", and then performed a song with a very young, beautiful and talented flamenco guitarist.  Ed pronounced her name like "Chair-o", but we all know her now as Charo. 

It's interesting how much show business has changed in the last 50 years.  Johnny Mathis sang a medley of his hits - how often does that happen now?  Most stars would insist on singing full songs.  And  lots of bad teeth and complexions back then.  That's not tolerated in Hollywood these days.

Is this what he says in The Santa Clause??
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Post by: warriorchick on December 03, 2020, 08:08:53 PM
Is this what he says in The Santa Clause??

Yes.
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Post by: Warrior Code on December 03, 2020, 09:00:39 PM
Yes.

Whoa, I never knew what that was
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Post by: warriorchick on December 03, 2020, 09:08:51 PM
Whoa, I never knew what that was

Educate yourself, young man.

https://www.youtube.com/v/Wlue9HZkIPM
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Post by: GooooMarquette on December 03, 2020, 09:26:33 PM
Not so far, but there were some acrobats and a trampoline guy.  And mimes!


You had me...until mimes!
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Post by: jesmu84 on December 03, 2020, 09:29:36 PM
During the free HBO preview this past weekend, I caught the first 3 episodes of Raised by Wolves.

Really interesting show, if a bit slow
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Post by: JWags85 on December 04, 2020, 02:09:39 PM
Watched The Sound of Metal on Amazon Prime last night.

Holy hell, what a film. Riz Ahmed is such an unreal talent and the movie really gave him space and opportunity to work. Unique and moving story with so much nuance. Just fantastic
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Post by: CreightonWarrior on December 04, 2020, 10:01:03 PM
Really enjoying season 2 of Undercover on Netflix.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on December 05, 2020, 12:47:10 AM
Watched The Sound of Metal on Amazon Prime last night.

Holy hell, what a film. Riz Ahmed is such an unreal talent and the movie really gave him space and opportunity to work. Unique and moving story with so much nuance. Just fantastic

Just watched it. Great movie.

Hes a really, really damn good actor. Everything he's in.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on December 05, 2020, 12:24:21 PM
Just started Succession. Two episodes in. It is kinda campy, corny, etc, but it is a lot of fun. A nice distraction from the world.

I started a couple weeks ago. I’m about 7-8 episodes in. I’m enjoying it and will probably keep watching.
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Post by: tower912 on December 05, 2020, 12:32:05 PM
I may have to go back and watch all of the Disney Star Wars Clone Wars cartoons so I can catch all of the nuance on the Mandalorian. 
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Post by: jesmu84 on December 05, 2020, 03:24:44 PM
I may have to go back and watch all of the Disney Star Wars Clone Wars cartoons so I can catch all of the nuance on the Mandalorian.

Please do.
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on December 07, 2020, 09:56:40 AM
I finally got around to watch the last season of The Good Place. Agreed with previous sentiments here, that was about as good of ending as you could hope for with that show. I appreciate that the creators wanted to end on a high note and not drag the show out, but I was sad to see it go. One of the best network comedies that's come out in a long time.

Wife and I binged the new season of Big Mouth over the weekend. Still hilarious, still raunchy, still a helluva lot of fun. But like seasons 2 and 3, they can't quite get back to how good season 1 was. This season I really enjoyed their takes on anxiety, depression, and code switching. The episode on blue balls was hilarious, probably my favorite this season. Felt like they stayed too focused on the main characters this season, the side characters are what makes the show for me.
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Post by: warriorchick on December 07, 2020, 10:57:16 AM
Clearing my schedule...

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EomzmHYW4AImkZx?format=jpg&name=900x900)
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Post by: Mr. Nielsen on December 07, 2020, 11:03:49 AM
Price is Right channel on Pluto! Bob Barker era. I believe they are in 1982.
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Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on December 07, 2020, 11:06:10 AM
Clearing my schedule...

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EomzmHYW4AImkZx?format=jpg&name=900x900)


"Original recipe or extra crispy?"
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on December 07, 2020, 12:17:46 PM
Clearing my schedule...

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EomzmHYW4AImkZx?format=jpg&name=900x900)

That is hilarious.
SNL parody?
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on December 07, 2020, 12:28:05 PM
That is hilarious.
SNL parody?

Nope, it's really airing on Lifetime.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on December 07, 2020, 02:19:34 PM
Nope, it's really airing on Lifetime.

Well, it is 2020 afterall.
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Post by: warriorchick on December 07, 2020, 03:05:41 PM
Naw, man, it's the real deal.

Here's the trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/v/rHHbTm3Npfk&feature=emb_logo
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Post by: Jockey on December 07, 2020, 03:17:47 PM
Naw, man, it's the real deal.

Here's the trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/v/rHHbTm3Npfk&feature=emb_logo

I've never watched lifetime, but isn't this a step down even for them?
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Post by: StillAWarrior on December 07, 2020, 03:52:54 PM
Nope, it's really airing on Lifetime.

True, but it's a "mini-movie" -- it's only 15 minutes long. So, yes...it's "really airing" but it would appear that it's a bit of a joke (and KFC publicity stunt, of course).
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Post by: warriorchick on December 07, 2020, 04:27:10 PM
True, but it's a "mini-movie" -- it's only 15 minutes long. So, yes...it's "really airing" but it would appear that it's a bit of a joke (and KFC publicity stunt, of course).

Of course it is, but it's more fun to just go with it.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: StillAWarrior on December 07, 2020, 04:30:20 PM
Of course it is, but it's more fun to just go with it.

I suppose I am really gullible, but I thought based on TAMU's response that it was an actual Lifetime movie. Honestly, it doesn't seem that different from some of their usual stuff.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jockey on December 07, 2020, 05:00:06 PM
I suppose I am really gullible, but I thought based on TAMU's response that it was an actual Lifetime movie. Honestly, it doesn't seem that different from some of their usual stuff.

Uh huh. So how do you know what their usual stuff is? :)
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: StillAWarrior on December 07, 2020, 05:16:51 PM
Uh huh. So how do you know what their usual stuff is? :)

I'm married and have three daughters.  Sadly, I know.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on December 07, 2020, 05:50:38 PM
Well into S2 of The Crown. Still enjoying a lot.

Just got a month of Disney+ and am rewatching S1 of Mando before getting into S2. Talked my wife into watching it this time and she likes it. Halfway through S1. Picking up lots of stuff I missed the first time. (Avoiding our Spoiler thread because I'm obviously a ways away from being caught up.)
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jockey on December 07, 2020, 05:51:48 PM
I'm married and have three daughters.  Sadly, I know.

My sister watches it all the time. Can't believe we came from the same gene pool.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on December 07, 2020, 05:57:56 PM
True, but it's a "mini-movie" -- it's only 15 minutes long. So, yes...it's "really airing" but it would appear that it's a bit of a joke (and KFC publicity stunt, of course).

Reprising AC slater and starring as Col Sanders in the same month.  2020 has been good for Mr Lopes.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: StillAWarrior on December 07, 2020, 08:24:34 PM
My sister watches it all the time. Can't believe we came from the same gene pool.

To be fair, my wife and girls don’t watch the Lifetime movies very often. But every year about this time we end up watching a movie or two with some secret prince who falls in love with a poor girl who gets mad when she learns the truth. You’ll be happy to know it always works out in the end.

Thankfully, we watch a lot more Marquette basketball than Lifetime movies.
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Post by: shoothoops on December 07, 2020, 08:39:56 PM
We were trying to find a relaxing movie a little while back, and we clicked on “Virgin River” not knowing it was a tv show. We kept watching it, and we eventually finished the first two seasons. It was good. The Vancouver scenery was nicely shot. Lots of solid music choices.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jockey on December 08, 2020, 07:56:59 PM
Finally got around to watching David Byrne’s Utopia on HBO. It was outstanding.
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Post by: Jables1604 on December 08, 2020, 08:50:55 PM
Anybody see the Netflix documentary about Dominique Strauss-Kahn?

Worth checking out?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: brewcity77 on December 09, 2020, 06:25:24 AM
Just watched the first episode of Titans on HBOMax. Looks promising.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: 21Jumpstreet on December 09, 2020, 08:45:48 AM
Finally got around to watching David Byrne’s Utopia on HBO. It was outstanding.

About 30 mins in or so, he’s brilliant, a genius really.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on December 12, 2020, 12:34:09 PM
Rolling Stone Magazine

So Long Peak TV, We Hardly Knew Ye
How streaming services are becoming just like the old networks - and bringing an era of wild creativity to an end.
By Alan Sepinwall

https://www.pressreader.com/usa/rolling-stone-usa/20201201/281595243084233
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Post by: jesmu84 on December 12, 2020, 01:33:02 PM
Rolling Stone Magazine

So Long Peak TV, We Hardly Knew Ye
How streaming services are becoming just like the old networks - and bringing an era of wild creativity to an end.
By Alan Sepinwall

https://www.pressreader.com/usa/rolling-stone-usa/20201201/281595243084233

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Sidenote: This will absolutely lead to an increase in pirating again
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jockey on December 12, 2020, 03:02:33 PM
Rolling Stone Magazine

So Long Peak TV, We Hardly Knew Ye
How streaming services are becoming just like the old networks - and bringing an era of wild creativity to an end.
By Alan Sepinwall

https://www.pressreader.com/usa/rolling-stone-usa/20201201/281595243084233

I think the problem is pretty simple - there aren’t enough creative people to fill all of the hours. Streaming services need new content to attract customers, but more means less - at least as far as quality.

There are still great new shows. You just have to search a little harder to find them.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on December 13, 2020, 12:12:10 AM
I think the problem is pretty simple - there aren’t enough creative people to fill all of the hours. Streaming services need new content to attract customers, but more means less - at least as far as quality.

There are still great new shows. You just have to search a little harder to find them.

Yep.

It's why I like this thread. I've gotten a lot of good recommendations here.
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Post by: shoothoops on December 16, 2020, 05:19:19 PM
One of the reasons why sports viewership has been down this fall:.

https://twitter.com/AustinKarp/status/1339346181147734016?s=19
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Post by: reinko on December 16, 2020, 05:53:19 PM
Mrs. Reinko swears by Flight Attendant on HBO Max, which just today FINALLY secured a deal w/ Roku...they are currently running a promotion, I believe 6 months for $70...seem to be churning out a ton of new content, plus with their new Warner Bros deal, lots of theatrical releases (WW 1984, Dune, Matrix 4...)
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Post by: CreightonWarrior on December 16, 2020, 06:00:27 PM
If I have an hbo subscription on cable so I get hbo max or is it a separate subscription?

As a Roku user this update is great to hear.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jockey on December 16, 2020, 06:55:28 PM
If I have an hbo subscription on cable so I get hbo max or is it a separate subscription?

As a Roku user this update is great to hear.

If you currently have HBO, you will automatically get HBO Max is you add the app on Roku.
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Post by: reinko on December 16, 2020, 08:30:38 PM
If you currently have HBO, you will automatically get HBO Max is you add the app on Roku.

And that app they said should be available tomorrow (the 17th).
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: jesmu84 on December 16, 2020, 09:55:47 PM
I've tried Roku. Much prefer android tv
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jockey on December 16, 2020, 10:30:43 PM
I've tried Roku. Much prefer android tv
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on December 16, 2020, 11:19:43 PM
Thrilled to hear that Roku finally came to terms with HBO Max. Didn't really want to change if I didn't have to.

On another note ...

Ted Lasso has grown on me. I watched the first episode with my wife and we both thought it was really stupid. A couple folks here, as well as my son, told me to give it another chance. I did, and I've liked it as the season has gone along. It's actually a very "sweet" show (for lack of better word). I'm 8 episodes in.

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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on December 17, 2020, 08:35:57 AM
Thrilled to hear that Roku finally came to terms with HBO Max. Didn't really want to change if I didn't have to.

On another note ...

Ted Lasso has grown on me. I watched the first episode with my wife and we both thought it was really stupid. A couple folks here, as well as my son, told me to give it another chance. I did, and I've liked it as the season has gone along. It's actually a very "sweet" show (for lack of better word). I'm 8 episodes in.

Based on Scoop recommendation I got my family to watch.  We ended up this past Sunday and Monday binge watching because we loved it so much. 
Rolling Stone Magazine just called it one of the 10 best shows of 2020.  (Mandalorian was #1.). Called Ted Lasso, the feel good show we needed in 2020.
Stick with MU82.
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Post by: warriorchick on December 17, 2020, 08:46:51 AM
 
Rolling Stone Magazine just called it one of the 10 breast shows of 2020.  (Mandalorian was #1.). .

Really?  Just how good are Ted's breasts?  I haven't seen it yet.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on December 17, 2020, 09:12:13 AM
Really?  Just how good are Ted's breasts?  I haven't seen it yet.

Stupid auto-correct on the phone!
Corrected.  Thanks.
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Post by: jesmu84 on December 17, 2020, 09:15:21 AM
Stupid auto-correct on the phone!
Corrected.  Thanks.

Your phone autocorrected "best" to "breast"? How often are you typing breast to get that to occur?
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Post by: naginiF on December 17, 2020, 09:18:33 AM
Your phone autocorrected "best" to "breast"? How often are you typing breast to get that to occur?
alternatively, how often are you not typing breasts?
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on December 17, 2020, 11:03:53 AM
Mrs. Reinko swears by Flight Attendant on HBO Max, which just today FINALLY secured a deal w/ Roku...they are currently running a promotion, I believe 6 months for $70...seem to be churning out a ton of new content, plus with their new Warner Bros deal, lots of theatrical releases (WW 1984, Dune, Matrix 4...)

The final episode of Flight Attendant dropped today. The first 7 episodes have been really solid. Its an entertaining show. Big Bang Theory girl is really good as the lead.

It's got great critical reviews but the users are a bit hit or miss, the ones that don't like it appear to me like they were completely clueless/ignorant to the type of show it is(More of a black comedy than some intense thriller).
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Post by: MU82 on December 17, 2020, 03:37:22 PM
The final episode of Flight Attendant dropped today. The first 7 episodes have been really solid. Its an entertaining show. Big Bang Theory girl is really good as the lead.

It's got great critical reviews but the users are a bit hit or miss, the ones that don't like it appear to me like they were completely clueless/ignorant to the type of show it is(More of a black comedy than some intense thriller).

I think I'll check it out now that ROKU'S GOT HBO MAX!

HBO is the vagina best.
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on December 22, 2020, 09:14:43 AM
Dunno if anyone saw that preview of “Get Back”, (Beatles doc) in Disney+ yet, but it looks absolutely fascinating.
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on December 22, 2020, 09:29:48 AM
Speaking of the Beatles .. the movie "Yesterday" is great.
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Post by: BM1090 on December 22, 2020, 10:38:34 AM
The Cuba Libre Story is good if you're interested in history.

Looking forward to Pixar's Soul on Christmas Day.
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Post by: Spotcheck Billy on December 22, 2020, 11:08:58 AM
Fatman was a little disappointing
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on December 22, 2020, 08:45:50 PM
Peter Fornetti sporting the Marquette pullover tonight on Curse of Oak Island.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on December 22, 2020, 09:21:16 PM
Tonight my wife and three daughters started watching (re-watching?) Grey’s Anatomy. From. The. Beginning.

I’m not even sure how to process that. What are there...37 seasons?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on December 22, 2020, 09:24:33 PM
Tonight my wife and three daughters started watching (re-watching?) Grey’s Anatomy. From. The. Beginning.

I’m not even sure how to process that. What are there...37 seasons?

Or you could have gone with Law and Order fiollowed by one of the many spinoffs.
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Post by: MU82 on December 22, 2020, 10:46:31 PM
We just finished watching The Undoing on HBO. Pretty darn good.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: WarriorFan on December 23, 2020, 12:54:57 AM
On Apple TV the Springsteen thing was entertaining... and I've never been a Springsteen fan.

Netflix - The Queen's Gambit induced the nearest thing to a binge watch that I've ever done.  One knew how it would end quite early but it was still compelling.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on December 23, 2020, 01:06:24 AM
Tonight my wife and three daughters started watching (re-watching?) Grey’s Anatomy. From. The. Beginning.

I’m not even sure how to process that. What are there...37 seasons?

84 seasons.
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Post by: Hards Alumni on December 23, 2020, 06:38:50 AM
84 seasons.

Hard pass for me, 15 seasons too long.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: 🏀 on December 23, 2020, 07:11:32 AM
Tonight my wife and three daughters started watching (re-watching?) Grey’s Anatomy. From. The. Beginning.

I’m not even sure how to process that. What are there...37 seasons?


That’s sick.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: StillAWarrior on December 23, 2020, 08:14:53 AM
84 seasons.

Reminds me of advice my first boss gave. At a party celebrating his 50th wedding anniversary, someone asked the secret to a happy marriage. His answer: "Two TVs."

He's not wrong.
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Post by: Lennys Tap on December 23, 2020, 09:05:55 AM
We just finished watching The Undoing on HBO. Pretty darn good.

Thought it was well acted and initially very intriguing. Really good through her testimony at the trial. After that, meh - the father/son chase scene at the end seemed more contrived than suspenseful.
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Post by: JWags85 on December 23, 2020, 11:24:09 AM
Thought it was well acted and initially very intriguing. Really good through her testimony at the trial. After that, meh - the father/son chase scene at the end seemed more contrived than suspenseful.

Completely agree. First episode was slow, then it got VERY good. But yea the ending was pretty awful for me. The twists and turns throughout the show were so good that it was a bit of a let down
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Post by: MU82 on December 23, 2020, 12:43:19 PM
Agree, Wags and Lenny.

Mrs. 82 and I were talking about the silly OJ chase while it was happening. But overall, I thought the writing and acting were very good, and I liked the story. Only 6 episodes, too, so they didn't drag it out just to drag it out, which I also liked.

Speaking of courtroom dramas ... we have watched and liked the first couple episodes of Your Honor on Showtime, too. Brian Cranston ... man, he's good. It's a great plot concept, too. Kinda makes me wonder why it hasn't been done before.
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Post by: GooooMarquette on December 23, 2020, 03:44:32 PM
I am currently 5 episodes into Empires of New York on CNBC.

It's a six-part documentary about five New Yorkers - Ivan Boesky, Leona Helmsley, Donald Trump, John Gotti and Rudy Giuliani - and how they rose (and often fell) in the 1980s. It does a nice job of showing how they rose to fame and fortune in the wake of the '70s recession and decline of NYC, and show some interesting parallels among the five - notably their bold, brash personalities, a sense that they could do pretty much anything they wanted, and their ability to manipulate the press.

Worth a watch, especially if (like me) you lived through that era and have some recollection of how these five were portrayed at the time, but want to fill in a few blanks.
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Post by: Galway Eagle on December 27, 2020, 10:17:43 AM
Anybody else watch Soul yet? I watched it last night, maybe when everything's shut down and we're told to stay at home it's not a great time to release a movie about living your life to the max.

Also can anyone break down why so many people are offended by it and think it's racist?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: reinko on December 27, 2020, 10:50:11 AM
Anybody else watch Soul yet? I watched it last night, maybe when everything's shut down and we're told to stay at home it's not a great time to release a movie about living your life to the max.

Also can anyone break down why so many people are offended by it and think it's racist?

The only articles I could find that could potentially hint at this were like from March and November 2019, when people only saw trailers. 

These early articles stated that some people were concerned that Disney/Pixar, would “morph” a Black or person of color lead character into another being, thus taking away this part of their identity, ie Miguel in Coco, Tiana from Princess & The Frog...

Again only thing I could find thru a quick google search (and it was like 2 or 3 articles), not sure where you reading “so many people”
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Post by: Galway Eagle on December 27, 2020, 10:54:06 AM
The only articles I could find that could potentially hint at this were like from March and November 2019, when people only saw trailers. 

These early articles stated that some people were concerned that Disney/Pixar, would “morph” a Black or person of color lead character into another being, thus taking away this part of their identity, ie Miguel in Coco, Tiana from Princess & The Frog...

Again only thing I could find thru a quick google search (and it was like 2 or 3 articles), not sure where you reading “so many people”

Click on the one star reviews on Google and read them or read the business insider review that came out yesterday.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on December 27, 2020, 11:08:20 AM
Wonder Woman 1984 is bad. Really, really bad.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: reinko on December 27, 2020, 11:14:24 AM
Click on the one star reviews on Google and read them or read the business insider review that came out yesterday.

I think one writer and a bunch anonymous Google reviewers who don’t even verify if you have seen the movie is not really representative of that fact it has 97% score rotten tomatoes and pretty much universal acclaim from the Black media community.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: BM1090 on December 27, 2020, 11:26:01 AM
I thought Soul was well-done. Need to watch it again with more focus but my first instinct was there were fewer quotable jokes than I expected. Beautiful animation. Impressed by the concept and execution.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Galway Eagle on December 27, 2020, 11:29:22 AM
I think one writer and a bunch anonymous Google reviewers who don’t even verify if you have seen the movie is not really representative of that fact it has 97% score rotten tomatoes and pretty much universal acclaim from the Black media community.

Well I didn't say the majority of people. I didn't say it was being making headlines as racist. I read an article, wanted to see if some other people felt that way and then was just curious if I missed something that some of the people here noticed. My bad for the term "so many people" that triggered you. I'll change it to "more than one person"

I thought Soul was well-done. Need to watch it again with more focus but my first instinct was there were fewer quotable jokes than I expected. Beautiful animation. Impressed by the concept and execution.

That's how I felt. I wouldn't put it on the Mount Rushmore of Pixar movies but it was cute and enjoyable.
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Post by: reinko on December 27, 2020, 11:33:06 AM
Well I didn't say the majority of people. I didn't say it was being making headlines as racist. I read an article, wanted to see if some other people felt that way and then was just curious if I missed something that some of the people here noticed. My bad for the term "so many people" that triggered you. I'll change it to "more than one person"

I was honestly curious, because I loved the movie, and didn’t see any of those things that writer saw...but I’m also a white male, with my own biases and blinders, so maybe I missed something.

Happy Sunday Galway
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Post by: Galway Eagle on December 27, 2020, 11:34:42 AM
I was honestly curious, because I loved the movie, and didn’t see any of those things that writer saw...but I’m also a white male, with my own biases and blinders, so maybe I missed something.

Happy Sunday Galway

This is more the response I was looking for. Just a conversation on if anyone else noticed anything. Not an argument.

Happy Sunday to you as well.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on December 27, 2020, 12:32:16 PM
Click on the one star reviews on Google and read them or read the business insider review that came out yesterday.

That Business Insider review was written by a white women and is getting universally panned by PoC on Twitter.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: PGsHeroes32 on December 27, 2020, 03:41:27 PM
Wonder Woman 1984 is bad. Really, really bad.

Such a letdown.

The first 1 surprised me big time. This movie was literally exactly what I expected the first to be. Pure nonsense.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: 21Jumpstreet on December 27, 2020, 07:51:34 PM
I thought Soul could have been great, love the idea. But, I felt like it took a massive idea and didn’t focus all that well. I LOVE Inside Out, maybe one of my favorite movies, not just favorite animated movies. It was a bit cliche at times and confusing at others. But, afterwards, my wife and two teenage boys talked about it for twenty minutes. That is a sign of something. We also didn’t realize the movie was over. We didn’t feel like it was 90 minutes, which also says something.

I did some digging after reading the post about the Insider article. In that article there is a link to another article about the trope of changing black characters into animals or creatures. I wasn’t aware of that. However, the part of the article that resonated with me the most is that “22” was the initial protagonist, the lead evolved into Joe, and it evolved into a Black character. That’s how I felt, the movie wasn’t a completed idea or really a committed idea.

I did like how Joe and 22 inspired each other, I liked how Joe inspired his students and didn’t quite get that he was such a massive force in their lives. I’ll probably watch it again, but I think it will always be a fantastic idea as an average, messy, watered down manifestation.
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Post by: warriorchick on December 27, 2020, 09:23:25 PM
Saw "News of the World" in a small family-run moviehouse in rural Wisconsin this afternoon, and i would highly recommend it. Besides Glow and me, the were 3 other people in the theater, so proper social distancing was not a problem.



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Post by: DegenerateDish on December 27, 2020, 09:33:31 PM
Outside of Succession and The Mandalorian, I’m not much of a binge/streaming guy. On Christmas Eve as we we’re putting presents out late at night, my wife wanted to watch something on Netflix together. She saw Guest House listed and turned it on.

Awful.

So awful. Probably the worst movie I’ve ever seen. Turned it off after 30 minutes.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on December 27, 2020, 09:47:05 PM
Just watched Class Action Park on HBO. Highly recommend. 90 minutes flies by.

Tried to watch Flight Attendant. Got 1 1/2 episodes in and couldn't watch it any more.

And thanks for those who gave info on the new Wonder Woman movie. My son also said it wasn't very good. I think we'll skip it with our limited TV time available. Too bad, because like other Scoopers, I found the first one to be quite enjoyable.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: wadesworld on December 27, 2020, 09:54:55 PM
I’ve been binging The Crown. I’ve been having some dreams where every person is talking in a British accent.

Was there much hype about the series before this year/most recent season came out? This was the first year I’ve heard of it.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: StillAWarrior on December 27, 2020, 10:09:43 PM
On Christmas Eve as we we’re putting presents out late at night, my wife wanted to watch something on Netflix together.

On Christmas Eve, we all sat and watched four or five Christmas episodes of The Office. It was my son’s suggestion. It was an outstanding idea and we had a great time.

“Well Happy Birthday, Jesus. Sorry your party's so lame.”
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Galway Eagle on December 27, 2020, 10:33:41 PM
In Christmas Eve, we all sat and watched four or five Christmas episodes of The Office. It was my son’s suggestion. It was an outstanding idea and we had a great time.

“Well Happy Birthday, Jesus. Sorry your party is so lame.”

I have this tradition with the office for Halloween and Christmas.
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Post by: JWags85 on December 27, 2020, 11:46:54 PM
In Christmas Eve, we all sat and watched four or five Christmas episodes of The Office. It was my son’s suggestion. It was an outstanding idea and we had a great time.

“Well Happy Birthday, Jesus. Sorry your party is so lame.”

My family did the same. My sisters both visiting from the East Coast are huge fans so we watched a pair of Christmas episodes. That led to just watching random episodes. My parents and GF were never regular fans but were cracking up. Obviously the seasons had continuing storylines and plots, but what stood out to me was how stand-alone funny the episodes are. You can put on some of the better episodes and crack up despite not seeing the season or knowing all the characters/plots.

The lawsuit with corporate over Jan and Michael’s relationship was killing us.
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Post by: cheebs09 on December 28, 2020, 08:07:26 AM
I’ve been binging The Crown. I’ve been having some dreams where every person is talking in a British accent.

Was there much hype about the series before this year/most recent season came out? This was the first year I’ve heard of it.

It’s been pretty big for awhile. My wife and I get through each new season pretty quickly. This year may have been bigger due to Diana being in it.

John Lithgow was really good as Churchill IMO.
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Post by: warriorchick on December 28, 2020, 01:03:35 PM
I’ve been binging The Crown. I’ve been having some dreams where every person is talking in a British accent.

Was there much hype about the series before this year/most recent season came out? This was the first year I’ve heard of it.

It's been hyped on my Netflix home page since before the first episode of the first season, and if you read any entertainment news, it's featured quite often.

Also, it has been nominated for something like 40 Emmys and won quite a few of them, including best Actress.
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Post by: SERocks on December 28, 2020, 01:12:45 PM
We started watching The Undoing.  It is pretty good. 

Agreed on Flight Attendant.  Watched into the third episode, I think, and gave it up.  My wife's comment was she is way to much of a hot mess.  Yeah, not enjoyable.
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Post by: MU82 on December 28, 2020, 01:33:51 PM
 

Agreed on Flight Attendant.  Watched into the third episode, I think, and gave it up.  My wife's comment was she is way to much of a hot mess.  Yeah, not enjoyable.

Too unbelievable, and not funny enough if it's gonna be unbelievable.
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Post by: CreightonWarrior on December 28, 2020, 08:46:01 PM
Wonder Woman 1984 is bad. Really, really bad.
Burn DCEU to the ground. That was awful.
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Post by: warriorchick on December 30, 2020, 11:10:01 AM
Burn DCEU to the ground. That was awful.

Throw Marvel in there is well.  Maybe then, Hollywood would finally produce some movies that aren't sequels to comic book movies.

Spare Deadpool, though.  I like his brand of smartassery.
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Post by: Galway Eagle on December 30, 2020, 11:16:29 AM
Throw Marvel in there is well.  Maybe then, Hollywood would finally produce some movies that aren't sequels to comic book movies.

Spare Deadpool, though.  I like his brand of smartassery.

At least Marvel has put out entertaining enjoyable films. DCU has flopped all but 1 (Wonderwoman) arguably 2 (Man of Steel)
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Post by: BM1090 on December 30, 2020, 11:23:09 AM
At least Marvel has put out entertaining enjoyable films. DCU has flopped all but 1 (Wonderwoman) arguably 2 (Man of Steel)

I thought Wonderwoman was pretty terrible as well. I may be in the minority on that.
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Post by: reinko on December 30, 2020, 11:24:59 AM
At least Marvel has put out entertaining enjoyable films. DCU has flopped all but 1 (Wonderwoman) arguably 2 (Man of Steel)

Aquaman was pretty entertaining, not amazing, but solid.
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Post by: Hards Alumni on December 30, 2020, 11:36:04 AM
I thought Wonderwoman was pretty terrible as well. I may be in the minority on that.

You're not, it was terrible, and widely panned
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Post by: shoothoops on December 30, 2020, 11:52:43 AM
Limited Series/one season:

"Unbelievable" (Netflix) was very good.

It was up there with "Seven Seconds" and "The Night of" in a similar limited series category that I enjoyed.

"Collateral" (Netflix) was pretty good. It had potential for a bit more development as it was limited to four episodes.

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Post by: Galway Eagle on December 30, 2020, 12:01:46 PM
I change my post to mean Shazam. I knew there was one I actually enjoyed.
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Post by: CTWarrior on December 30, 2020, 12:45:52 PM
Just watched Class Action Park on HBO. Highly recommend. 90 minutes flies by.
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Thanks for the recommendation, will definitely check it out.  I went to Action Park 3 or 4 times over a few summers, and that place was crazy fun, though coming home with a few bumps and bruises was par for the course. 
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Post by: brewcity77 on December 30, 2020, 03:21:11 PM
At least Marvel has put out entertaining enjoyable films. DCU has flopped all but 1 (Wonderwoman) arguably 2 (Man of Steel)

I liked Birds of Prey. Surprisingly enjoyable and fun. The First WW was okay, but it was just a rip-off of the original Captain America. The only real differences were WWII vs WWI and the gender of the lead character. Both even ended with a guy named Steve crash landing a plane in the ocean to save the world. I guess if you're going to rip off a Marvel movie, picking a Cap movie is a solid choice (they were all good) but it was still a pretty blatant rip-off.
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Post by: reinko on December 30, 2020, 03:52:05 PM
I liked Birds of Prey. Surprisingly enjoyable and fun. The First WW was okay, but it was just a rip-off of the original Captain America. The only real differences were WWII vs WWI and the gender of the lead character. Both even ended with a guy named Steve crash landing a plane in the ocean to save the world. I guess if you're going to rip off a Marvel movie, picking a Cap movie is a solid choice (they were all good) but it was still a pretty blatant rip-off.

Good call on Birds of Prey, just watched it a few weeks ago, and was well-acted, funny, and for Christ sakes, not 2 hours and 45 minutes (which I’m fine with HUGE superhero movies like Avengers and Dark Knight), but every other one should be 2 hours tops.
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Post by: Jables1604 on December 30, 2020, 04:58:23 PM
Thanks for the recommendation, will definitely check it out.  I went to Action Park 3 or 4 times over a few summers, and that place was crazy fun, though coming home with a few bumps and bruises was par for the course.

The land is now know as Crystal Springs Resort. Played in a 3 day tournament there. Involved 4 of the courses they own.

Pretty sure the GM at Crystal Springs is the son of the guy who owned Action Park. He wrote a great book about growing up there and being used as a “test dummy” for a lot of the different rides. Book is just called “Action Park.” Hilarious and frightening at the same time.
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on December 30, 2020, 05:35:50 PM
Wife and I both enjoyed the first Wonder Woman movie. Just finished WW84. Both of us hated it. The entire plot made no sense, especially the ending. They violated their own "rules" for how the villain's power worked repeatedly. They added unnecessary unbelievable elements (ride the lightening). The action was campy which can work with some characters but not this one.

I guess there were a couple of small things I enjoyed. I was surprised by Wiig, thought she did well (though I had admittedly low expectations). They nailed the 80s con man villain archetype perfectly. And the end credits cutscene was a nice homage. Literally these are the only nice things I can say about it.
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Post by: Galway Eagle on December 30, 2020, 05:41:41 PM
Watching death to 2020 right now. Would recommend
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Post by: Silent Verbal on December 30, 2020, 07:33:12 PM
Limited Series/one season:

"Unbelievable" (Netflix) was very good.

It was up there with "Seven Seconds" and "The Night of" in a similar limited series category that I enjoyed.

"Collateral" (Netflix) was pretty good. It had potential for a bit more development as it was limited to four episodes.

For those with access to HBO, “The Night Of” is absolutely worth checking out.  It was written by Richard Price, a great crime author who also wrote a few episodes of The Wire.
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Post by: JWags85 on December 30, 2020, 08:35:53 PM
For those with access to HBO, “The Night Of” is absolutely worth checking out.  It was written by Richard Price, a great crime author who also wrote a few episodes of The Wire.

More importantly it’s a Riz Ahmed vehicle. He’s not one with a prolific filmography,  but he’s pretty much Must Watch material. He’s unreal in it
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Post by: MU82 on December 30, 2020, 10:02:42 PM
More importantly it’s a Riz Ahmed vehicle. He’s not one with a prolific filmography,  but he’s pretty much Must Watch material. He’s unreal in it

Agree. Always excellent, and this was no exception.

Limited Series/one season:

"Unbelievable" (Netflix) was very good.

Agree. Superb series.

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Post by: Silent Verbal on December 31, 2020, 01:15:04 AM
More importantly it’s a Riz Ahmed vehicle. He’s not one with a prolific filmography,  but he’s pretty much Must Watch material. He’s unreal in it

Yes, he was terrific.  And of course it also had the always excellent John Turturro, one of the best and most underrated character actors of this generation.

If there’s one thing HBO shows do right, it’s casting.
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on December 31, 2020, 09:46:43 AM
Bridgerton, went in thinking I would get bored after an episode, actually quite enjoyed it and have been flying through the season.

As a bonus, see how many pop songs you can recognize that are played with period appropriate instruments.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on December 31, 2020, 04:32:11 PM
Yes, he was terrific.  And of course it also had the always excellent John Turturro, one of the best and most underrated character actors of this generation.

If there’s one thing HBO shows do right, it’s casting.

A huge part of that is they definitely have a "it aint broke, dont fix it" motto with their casting too. If you do really well with one role in a HBO show, youre very likely to book a more down the line.
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Post by: MU82 on December 31, 2020, 05:55:05 PM
A huge part of that is they definitely have a "it aint broke, dont fix it" motto with their casting too. If you do really well with one role in a HBO show, youre very likely to book a more down the line.

It's hard to find a show on TV nowadays without a The Wire alum on it!
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Post by: JWags85 on December 31, 2020, 06:11:53 PM
A huge part of that is they definitely have a "it aint broke, dont fix it" motto with their casting too. If you do really well with one role in a HBO show, youre very likely to book a more down the line.

Yep. Pretty sure 80% of the main Wire cast has been in more HBO shows. Hell, I think 50% of Treme was Wire alums.

Bridgerton, went in thinking I would get bored after an episode, actually quite enjoyed it and have been flying through the season.

As a bonus, see how many pop songs you can recognize that are played with period appropriate instruments.

It’s a really fun show. And the soundtrack is incredible. Unfortunately my GF insists on subtitles for British accent heavy shows high ruins it as they toss the song name at the bottom. But the Girls Like You cover was sublime...and I don’t really care for the original all that much.

I will say, for a historical drama with real life characters, the volume of POC in court and with noble titles was pretty odd. And then making the Queen, who was an elderly German woman, into a younger black woman was strange. And then saying her becoming queen opened the door for all the POC in noble circles was just very forced for me. I supposed Shonda Rhimes is trying to create a message, but it’s not like GoT in a fantasy mythical world. It’s taking place in a very real place and time that was pretty damn racist
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Post by: warriorchick on December 31, 2020, 06:22:11 PM

 
 

I will say, for a historical drama with real life characters, the volume of POC in court and with noble titles was pretty odd. And then making the Queen, who was an elderly German woman, into a younger black woman was strange. And then saying her becoming queen opened the door for all the POC in noble circles was just very forced for me. I supposed Shonda Rhimes is trying to create a message, but it’s not like GoT in a fantasy mythical world. It’s taking place in a very real place and time that was pretty damn racist

It's all the rage right now in casting.  The live-action remake of "Lady and the Tramp" was set in 1909, and it featured an mixed race upper-class couple as Lady's owners.
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Post by: Frenns Liquor Depot on December 31, 2020, 06:32:33 PM
It's all the rage right now in casting.  The live-action remake of "Lady and the Tramp" was set in 1909, and it featured an mixed race upper-class couple as Lady's owners.

Please 1909.  This rage started all the back at zero.

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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on December 31, 2020, 06:55:18 PM
Yep. Pretty sure 80% of the main Wire cast has been in more HBO shows. Hell, I think 50% of Treme was Wire alums.

Yeah Treme was a Simon show. The Deuce packed in a lot of The Wire cast as well. And if you watch Oz(great show btw) a bunch of the cast is in that prior to the Wire. Many in smaller roles.

It's hard to find a show on TV nowadays without a The Wire alum on it!

Michael K Williams appears to have his pick of the HBO scripts. Hes been in a lot since the Wire. Such a good actor
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Post by: cheebs09 on December 31, 2020, 07:06:49 PM

Michael K Williams appears to have his pick of the HBO scripts. Hes been in a lot since the Wire. Such a good actor

He was awesome in Boardwalk Empire.
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Post by: Lennys Tap on December 31, 2020, 07:15:31 PM
Watching Perry Mason on HBO Go. Set in 1932 Los Angeles, a prequel to the TV show essentially. John Lithgow, Mathew Rhys - pretty darn good.
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Post by: MU82 on December 31, 2020, 10:56:09 PM
Watching Perry Mason on HBO Go. Set in 1932 Los Angeles, a prequel to the TV show essentially. John Lithgow, Mathew Rhys - pretty darn good.

We enjoyed this show. Della's a bad-ass!
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Post by: Silent Verbal on January 01, 2021, 12:05:22 PM
Yep. Pretty sure 80% of the main Wire cast has been in more HBO shows. Hell, I think 50% of Treme was Wire alums.

Yeah, David Simon definitely brought a lot of his ensemble back for that one.  Also, the dude who played Frank Sobotka in The Wire is hilarious as James Franco’s scumbag BIL in The Deuce, another awesome HBO show.  The Deuce also isn’t a huge time investment, just three seasons, which was the plan when they started production.
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Post by: Lennys Tap on January 01, 2021, 12:30:33 PM
We enjoyed this show. Della's a bad-ass!

Agreed!
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on January 01, 2021, 01:23:08 PM
Yeah, David Simon definitely brought a lot of his ensemble back for that one.  Also, the dude who played Frank Sobotka in The Wire is hilarious as James Franco’s scumbag BIL in The Deuce, another awesome HBO show.  The Deuce also isn’t a huge time investment, just three seasons, which was the plan when they started production.

I need to finish that show. I liked S1 a lot and then just never got back to the last 2 seasons for some reason.
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Post by: GooooMarquette on January 01, 2021, 01:54:23 PM
Watching Perry Mason on HBO Go. Set in 1932 Los Angeles, a prequel to the TV show essentially. John Lithgow, Mathew Rhys - pretty darn good.


Is it like the TV show, where Perry's withering questions cause the defendant to confess on the stand every time?  ;D
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Post by: MU82 on January 01, 2021, 03:59:42 PM

Is it like the TV show, where Perry's withering questions cause the defendant to confess on the stand every time?  ;D

It's largely about Perry's backstory in S1. As fans of The Americans know, Matthew Rhys is a damn talented actor.
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Post by: Silent Verbal on January 01, 2021, 06:50:23 PM
I need to finish that show. I liked S1 a lot and then just never got back to the last 2 seasons for some reason.

Do it.  It’s not quite as good as The Wire, but it’s up there.  You won’t be disappointed.
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Post by: brewcity77 on January 02, 2021, 10:24:12 PM
Getting into Clone Wars on Disney+. The first half season was tough to get into, but now that they are better fleshing out Ahsoka and have introduced more interesting characters like Cad Bane and the Mandalorians, I'm really enjoying it.
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on January 02, 2021, 10:29:53 PM
Finally got around the watching the Boys. Binged it in about a week. Brilliant show. Really looking forward to season three. That scene with the dolphin gave me my first uncontrollable belly laugh in a very long time.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on January 02, 2021, 11:35:44 PM
Finally got around the watching the Boys. Binged it in about a week. Brilliant show. Really looking forward to season three. That scene with the dolphin gave me my first uncontrollable belly laugh in a very long time.

Such an excellent show.
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Post by: Galway Eagle on January 03, 2021, 10:17:14 PM
Just watched WW 1984 and I didn't think it was as bad as it was made out to be. I mean I won't be watching it ever again but don't feel like I just lost two hours of my life I'll never get back.
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Post by: muwarrior69 on January 04, 2021, 07:38:46 AM
It's all the rage right now in casting.  The live-action remake of "Lady and the Tramp" was set in 1909, and it featured an mixed race upper-class couple as Lady's owners.

I can remember back in the late 60s and through the 70s there were a lot of shows with the token black actor; today its the token LGBTQ person.
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Post by: brewcity77 on January 04, 2021, 08:18:55 AM
Finally got around the watching the Boys. Binged it in about a week. Brilliant show. Really looking forward to season three. That scene with the dolphin gave me my first uncontrollable belly laugh in a very long time.

The dolphin scene was simultaneously hilarious and horrendous. The Deep is such a disaster of a character.  ;D
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Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on January 04, 2021, 08:26:13 AM
It's all the rage right now in casting.  The live-action remake of "Lady and the Tramp" was set in 1909, and it featured an mixed race upper-class couple as Lady's owners.

Do you remember the Cherrios "mixed race ad" and the "controversy" it caused?  That was only seven years ago.

https://www.today.com/news/cheerios-ad-mixed-race-family-draws-racist-responses-6C10169988

And now, you see mixed race couples in ads all over the place.  Which is absolutely fine of course, but it shows how much things have changed in less than a decade.
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Post by: JWags85 on January 04, 2021, 08:48:50 AM
Do you remember the Cherrios "mixed race ad" and the "controversy" it caused?  That was only seven years ago.

https://www.today.com/news/cheerios-ad-mixed-race-family-draws-racist-responses-6C10169988

And now, you see mixed race couples in ads all over the place.  Which is absolutely fine of course, but it shows how much things have changed in less than a decade.

Right and I don’t think anyone here has an issue with that, as it’s more reflective of the current world.

But when you’re casting for historical/period pieces, it just seems silly, much less making that historical inaccuracy a plot point, it just seems revisionist, that’s all.
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Post by: shoothoops on January 04, 2021, 09:01:21 AM
Do you remember the Cherrios "mixed race ad" and the "controversy" it caused?  That was only seven years ago.

https://www.today.com/news/cheerios-ad-mixed-race-family-draws-racist-responses-6C10169988

And now, you see mixed race couples in ads all over the place.  Which is absolutely fine of course, but it shows how much things have changed in less than a decade.

Loooooooong overdue to reflect day to day life in society. Perhaps Netflix can now address casting darker shades of color for its original series and movies. It has long had a stigma for that. Progress is slow.

As for the show "Bridgerton," Shonda Rhimes writes and casts characters based on her experiences and interests, as well as for people watching at home today. 

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Post by: JWags85 on January 04, 2021, 11:40:06 AM
Loooooooong overdue to reflect day to day life in society. Perhaps Netflix can now address casting darker shades of color for its original series and movies. It has long had a stigma for that. Progress is slow.

As for the show "Bridgerton," Shonda Rhimes writes and casts characters based on her experiences and interests, as well as for people watching at home today.

Didn’t realize she experienced the queen being a POC in early 19th Century England.

I’m all for equal representation and casting, but if I created a show about Song Dynasty and made the Emperor a Caucasian and his chief advisor a Latino gentleman, people would be like WTF at best and pissed at worst.

Whitewashing in casting is bad.  Underrepresented women and minorities in lead roles or central characters is bad.  Both are in the process of being evolved and changed, which is great.  Shoving “underrepresented” demographics into period pieces or roles where they don’t make sense to overcorrect or pander to a certain demographic is also bad and feels foolish.
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Post by: Galway Eagle on January 04, 2021, 11:46:40 AM
Didn’t realize she experienced the queen being a POC in early 19th Century England.

I’m all for equal representation and casting, but if I created a show about Song Dynasty and made the Emperor a Caucasian and his chief advisor a Latino gentleman, people would be like WTF at best and pissed at worst.

Whitewashing in casting is bad.  Underrepresented women and minorities in lead roles or central characters is bad.  Both are in the process of being evolved and changed, which is great.  Shoving “underrepresented” demographics into period pieces or roles where they don’t make sense to overcorrect or pander to a certain demographic is also bad and feels foolish.

+1
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Post by: shoothoops on January 04, 2021, 01:02:27 PM
Didn’t realize she experienced the queen being a POC in early 19th Century England.

I’m all for equal representation and casting, but if I created a show about Song Dynasty and made the Emperor a Caucasian and his chief advisor a Latino gentleman, people would be like WTF at best and pissed at worst.

Whitewashing in casting is bad.  Underrepresented women and minorities in lead roles or central characters is bad.  Both are in the process of being evolved and changed, which is great.  Shoving “underrepresented” demographics into period pieces or roles where they don’t make sense to overcorrect or pander to a certain demographic is also bad and feels foolish.

Julia Quinn and others disagree. Anyone w/even the slightest familiarity of Shonda Rhimes' work knows how she works.

Many period pieces have historical inaccuracies, The Crown etc...where's the outrage. Bridgerton has modern music and some have mentioned the interesting physical depictions of the White Elizabethans in the show. I believe you called the historically inaccurate music "incredible" in a recent post.

It's often interesting what does and doesn't bother some people.

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Post by: drewm88 on January 04, 2021, 01:06:23 PM
Shoving “underrepresented” demographics into period pieces or roles where they don’t make sense to overcorrect or pander to a certain demographic is also bad and feels foolish.

Who cares? It's not a documentary. Why are certain fictitious elements ok and others not?
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Post by: Galway Eagle on January 04, 2021, 01:10:19 PM
Who cares? It's not a documentary. Why are certain fictitious elements ok and others not?

My personal take on these situations is always if this were a movie based on my life how much fictional/creative liberty would I be cool with them taking?

I also think Wags' point about a reversed situation, not even necessarily a white person, but say a Hispanic actor/actress playing an Asian or black non fictional character wouldn't go over well so I don't think it's offensive to at least have a discussion of "well maybe this should be a two way street"
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Post by: Frenns Liquor Depot on January 04, 2021, 01:19:31 PM
My personal take on these situations is always if this were a movie based on my life how much fictional/creative liberty would I be cool with them taking?

I also think Wags' point about a reversed situation, not even necessarily a white person, but say a Hispanic actor/actress playing an Asian or black non fictional character wouldn't go over well so I don't think it's offensive to at least have a discussion of "well maybe this should be a two way street"

I'm not the arbiter of what's right, but the queen character was depicted as a gossip, concerned with love matches and on the hunt for a tabloid writer.  It's basically a fantasy world created in the loose bounds of a time period and Jane Austin like fiction.  So it's not even a 'real person' being depicted in this case. 

I get the debate, but the fantastic nature of the fiction made it work just fine in my viewing.

BTW I also loved Hamilton (ducks)
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on January 04, 2021, 01:24:58 PM
It's an interesting discussion. Personally, I think since this show is so clearly fantasy, I don't have an issue with it. If it was trying to depict itself as historically accurate whatsoever, I would have some concerns.
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Post by: GooooMarquette on January 04, 2021, 01:43:09 PM
It's an interesting discussion. Personally, I think since this show is so clearly fantasy, I don't have an issue with it. If it was trying to depict itself as historically accurate whatsoever, I would have some concerns.


Agree. If it's straightforward fiction or fantasy with no real effort to pass itself off as 'authentic,' I am not bothered by 'historically inaccurate' racial casting. On the other hand, I would be more critical if it's a documentary or even a more serious piece of historical fiction.
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Post by: JWags85 on January 04, 2021, 01:59:14 PM
Julia Quinn and others disagree. Anyone w/even the slightest familiarity of Shonda Rhimes' work knows how she works.

Many period pieces have historical inaccuracies, The Crown etc...where's the outrage. Bridgerton has modern music and some have mentioned the interesting physical depictions of the White Elizabethans in the show. I believe you called the historically inaccurate music "incredible" in a recent post.

It's often interesting what does and doesn't bother some people.

It doesn’t “bother” me, I just found it silly. I still watched the entire season, enjoyed it.  But I also smirked to my GF how most of the male leads were ripped, which is wholly out of character as well, but such is modern TV.  And I DGAF how Shonda Rhimes “works”, that doesn’t mean she’s immune to critique.  Everyone knows how Tarantino works but he makes decisions in films that make people go, ummm.

And it was classical music, even if the melodies were modern pop songs. That doesn’t strike me as inaccurate unless it’s solely supposed to be licensed classical composer’s tunes.  It’s not like the parties were soundtracked by electro pop.

I'm not the arbiter of what's right, but the queen character was depicted as a gossip, concerned with love matches and on the hunt for a tabloid writer.  It's basically a fantasy world created in the loose bounds of a time period and Jane Austin like fiction.  So it's not even a 'real person' being depicted in this case. 

I get the debate, but the fantastic nature of the fiction made it work just fine in my viewing.

BTW I also loved Hamilton (ducks)

This is a fair point.  A few episodes in you just kind of accept it for what it is, but initially, the show is peppered with historical references and dates,  actual London locations and their importance to the era, etc... it doesn’t necessarily feel like a GoT or the like where England/London and the era is more of a nebulous thing. 

The difference with this and Hamilton for me was Lady Danbury making a comment about the Queen being a POC opened up the courts for others like her. And it was just a quick throw away conversation and it was like umm..

Either way, it’s a fun watch, I’d recommend it to others, it’s all just minor commentary, I wasn’t clutching my pearls and disgusted at such an affront.  As someone who is very much an Anglophile in my TV/movie consumption, it was just kind of curious to me
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Post by: warriorchick on January 04, 2021, 03:34:27 PM



The difference with this and Hamilton for me was Lady Danbury making a comment about the Queen being a POC opened up the courts for others like her. And it was just a quick throw away conversation and it was like umm..



To be fair, there are some historians who believe that Charlotte, the queen portrayed in Bridgerton,  was of Moorish descent.  It is far from a consensus opinion, however.  This is a portrait that was painted of her:

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Charlotte_Sophia_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz_by_studio_of_Allan_Ramsay.jpg/800px-Charlotte_Sophia_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz_by_studio_of_Allan_Ramsay.jpg)
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Post by: muwarrior69 on January 04, 2021, 03:47:07 PM
Do you remember the Cherrios "mixed race ad" and the "controversy" it caused?  That was only seven years ago.

https://www.today.com/news/cheerios-ad-mixed-race-family-draws-racist-responses-6C10169988

And now, you see mixed race couples in ads all over the place.  Which is absolutely fine of course, but it shows how much things have changed in less than a decade.

Yes, even those Lilly white cheesy Hallmark channel Christmas movies have interracial, gay and lesbian couples over the last seasons.
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Post by: JWags85 on January 04, 2021, 05:06:31 PM
To be fair, there are some historians who believe that Charlotte, the queen portrayed in Bridgerton,  was of Moorish descent.  It is far from a consensus opinion, however.  This is a portrait that was painted of her:

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Charlotte_Sophia_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz_by_studio_of_Allan_Ramsay.jpg/800px-Charlotte_Sophia_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz_by_studio_of_Allan_Ramsay.jpg)

Fair point. I believe it is due to her Portuguese descent, I’ve always been more familiar with portraits depicting her in this way

(https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/55be8b2545d9b784fbe01ff0555e00f2/h44-30025948.jpg)

I had friends who lived near and very much loved Kew Gardens, and she was a major supporter of its expansion at the time, so there was plenty of portraits of her I encountered when I visited with them.

It’s funny, you read, and the theories bounce all over the place before getting very slanted either way.  Not surprising given British history
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Post by: Jockey on January 04, 2021, 05:38:53 PM
I don’t know why any of this matters. At least to me.

Although I’m not naive enough to think that some filmmakers aren’t trying to make a political point.
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Post by: JWags85 on January 04, 2021, 07:14:45 PM
I don’t know why any of this matters. At least to me.

Although I’m not naive enough to think that some filmmakers aren’t trying to make a political point.

It doesn’t really  ;D it’s all just discussion. I’m not gonna seek out thinkpieces on it, or would I blog about it if that was my medium. But it’s just chewy discussion about an otherwise fairly light and airy show.

As for the second part, that I agree on.

In a completely different direction, not sure if I’ve mentioned, but if you’re a fan of gritty organized crime dramas and are ok with subtitles, Suburra on Netflix is tremendous.  Kind of a Wire/Zero Zero look at crime from a variety of vantage points. A pair of organized crime families outside Rome, inside the police and its corruption, corrupt politicians, and the influential arm of the Vatican.  It’s gripping, entertaining, and pretty fun despite being dark and violent
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Post by: Jockey on January 04, 2021, 07:57:12 PM
It doesn’t really  ;D it’s all just discussion. I’m not gonna seek out thinkpieces on it, or would I blog about it if that was my medium. But it’s just chewy discussion about an otherwise fairly light and airy show.

As for the second part, that I agree on.

In a completely different direction, not sure if I’ve mentioned, but if you’re a fan of gritty organized crime dramas and are ok with subtitles, Suburra on Netflix is tremendous.  Kind of a Wire/Zero Zero look at crime from a variety of vantage points. A pair of organized crime families outside Rome, inside the police and its corruption, corrupt politicians, and the influential arm of the Vatican.  It’s gripping, entertaining, and pretty fun despite being dark and violent


Those are generally shows I look for. I'll give it a try.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on January 05, 2021, 07:18:12 AM
Finally started Breaking Bad last night. Three episodes in. So far, so good. I started watching it a couple months ago, but 10 minutes in I realized it was a bad time for me to start that particular show. I was pleased to see it is only five seasons with 62 episodes. That's doable. Some of these shows with 100+ episodes are a little overwhelming to get started.
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Post by: cheebs09 on January 05, 2021, 09:56:32 AM
Finally started Breaking Bad last night. Three episodes in. So far, so good. I started watching it a couple months ago, but 10 minutes in I realized it was a bad time for me to start that particular show. I was pleased to see it is only five seasons with 62 episodes. That's doable. Some of these shows with 100+ episodes are a little overwhelming to get started.

Such a great show. I had a little trouble getting past the first four episodes for awhile, but finally bought the DVDs of the first season and went through it from there.

We just finished Schitt’s Creek (yes, behind the times). We were a little unsure after the first few episodes but once we got to know the characters, we loved it.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on January 05, 2021, 10:15:53 AM
Prime released the entire 6.2 season of Vikings before the episodes will air on History.  Seasons 1-6.1 all aired on History.   Interesting move.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on January 05, 2021, 10:35:45 AM
Finally started Breaking Bad last night. Three episodes in. So far, so good. I started watching it a couple months ago, but 10 minutes in I realized it was a bad time for me to start that particular show. I was pleased to see it is only five seasons with 62 episodes. That's doable. Some of these shows with 100+ episodes are a little overwhelming to get started.

You should be golden then.

I for one never had any issues with S1 of BB. But lots of people are similar to Cheebs comment below you in that it took a few eps(if not the full first season) too really get into the show.

If you already enjoy it you will be in for a ride.
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Post by: MUfan12 on January 05, 2021, 10:38:55 AM
Did a Ted Lasso re-watch... still loved it, but one thing that jumped at me the second time around was Jamie's ridiculous fake Mancunian accent. I couldn't get past it.
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Post by: shoothoops on January 05, 2021, 10:56:32 AM
You should be golden then.

I for one never had any issues with S1 of BB. But lots of people are similar to Cheebs comment below you in that it took a few eps(if not the full first season) too really get into the show.

If you already enjoy it you will be in for a ride.

I’m one of those people. Half way through Season 1, and, it’s taken me multiple viewings just to do that so far. It’s been one of the highest recommended shows to me so I keep trying to push through the first season every so often. It isn’t bad. But it isn’t much more than that for me this far.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on January 05, 2021, 11:13:01 AM
I for one never had any issues with S1 of BB.

My issue was based on ignorance of the show. I made the bone-headed decision to download and start watching it on a flight out west to attend the funeral of a family member who had died of cancer. The epitome of "too soon."
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on January 05, 2021, 11:36:48 AM
I started watching Amazon's Counterpart, 7 episodes in.   It's intriguing, will definitely finish.

Roughly, sometime in the 1990s the world was copied and a portal discovered between them.  Everyone has a person who is a copy of themselves.    But that's the extent of the science fiction part.   The protagonist meets his copy who up until 30 years ago was the same person, but one turns out meek, the other not.

Interesting concepts. 
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on January 05, 2021, 11:56:37 AM
My issue was based on ignorance of the show. I made the bone-headed decision to download and start watching it on a flight out west to attend the funeral of a family member who had died of cancer. The epitome of "too soon."

Oh yeah that would be terrible. Sorry to hear that.

Good that you are able to watch it at a better time now. Because it really is one of the best shows ever for an entire run.
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Post by: shoothoops on January 05, 2021, 12:56:21 PM
Finished Cobrai Kai Season 3. They continue to do a nice job bring back as many people as possible from the first two movies, and, successfully blending them with the new cast.
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Post by: muwarrior69 on January 05, 2021, 09:03:24 PM
I started watching Amazon's Counterpart, 7 episodes in.   It's intriguing, will definitely finish.

Roughly, sometime in the 1990s the world was copied and a portal discovered between them.  Everyone has a person who is a copy of themselves.    But that's the extent of the science fiction part.   The protagonist meets his copy who up until 30 years ago was the same person, but one turns out meek, the other not.

Interesting concepts.


Actually it was on StarZ or Showtime. Good series.
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Post by: Silent Verbal on January 05, 2021, 11:12:13 PM
I’m one of those people. Half way through Season 1, and, it’s taken me multiple viewings just to do that so far. It’s been one of the highest recommended shows to me so I keep trying to push through the first season every so often. It isn’t bad. But it isn’t much more than that for me this far.

I was the same way when I first started it.  Watched the first 4-6 episodes, then lost interest and didn't pick it back up until a few years later when I was bored and looking for something to watch.  Is it as good as The Wire, Sopranos, or Deadwood?  I don't think so, but it's definitely in the conversation.

Better Call Saul is also one of the better spinoffs of all time, IMO.  Best role Michael McKean's ever had.  Always great to see a somewhat overlooked actor get a role late in his career that he can really sink his teeth into.  That dude has some acting chops.
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Post by: brewcity77 on January 09, 2021, 06:16:55 PM
Checked out the new MCU Legends on Disney+. No new material, but nice short primers on Wanda and Vision. Really looking forward to the first episode on Friday and the first new MCU content in what feels like forever.
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on January 09, 2021, 09:12:33 PM
OMG, we are watching Wonder Woman 1984. 

Awful from the very first minute.  All 4 of us agreed to fast forward an hour .. see if it got better.  It did not.

They are lucky the pandemic closed theaters and this is streaming on HBO.

It's just atrocious. 
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Post by: Sir Lawrence on January 09, 2021, 09:22:42 PM
OMG, we are watching Wonder Woman 1984. 

Awful from the very first minute.  All 4 of us agreed to fast forward an hour .. see if it got better.  It did not.

They are lucky the pandemic closed theaters and this is streaming on HBO.

It's just atrocious.

You were warned. 
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on January 09, 2021, 09:47:03 PM
OMG, we are watching Wonder Woman 1984. 

Awful from the very first minute.  All 4 of us agreed to fast forward an hour .. see if it got better.  It did not.

They are lucky the pandemic closed theaters and this is streaming on HBO.

It's just atrocious.

I actually kinda liked the flashback to start it.

But everything plummeted from there.
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Post by: Hards Alumni on January 10, 2021, 09:34:49 AM
Watched Tenet last night.  It was alright.  Two things:

1. I feel terrible for whoever edited that movie.
2.  The sound mix was terrible, and made large portions of the movie difficult to understand.  Voices too low or muffled.
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Post by: JWags85 on January 10, 2021, 12:11:08 PM
Watched Tenet last night.  It was alright.  Two things:

1. I feel terrible for whoever edited that movie.
2.  The sound mix was terrible, and made large portions of the movie difficult to understand.  Voices too low or muffled.

My buddy watched it the other night and said the exact same thing as #2.  He was super excited, has a great set up with surround sound...and said he and his fiancée were so pissed off part of the way through they had to turn on closed captioning just to try and understand dialogue.  He wasn’t sure if it was some artistic BS or just a horrific sound mix
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Post by: CreightonWarrior on January 10, 2021, 12:12:44 PM
I saw it in theaters. Sound was just as inaudible. I’ll probably rewatch with subtitles. I heard it helps.
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Post by: SERocks on January 12, 2021, 10:48:38 AM
Got Apple TV+ for six months or something free with Verizon I think.  I don't know, my wife set it up, but anyway, that is not the point of this post.

The first show we starting watching is Ted Lasso.  It is pretty good.  Check it out if you have Apple TV.  American football coach with no soccer experience goes to England and is the coach of AFC Richmond in the premier league.  Enjoyable program.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on January 13, 2021, 09:24:46 AM
No one crushes Coors Banquet quite like Johnny Lawrence.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on January 13, 2021, 09:38:20 AM
Got Apple TV+ for six months or something free with Verizon I think.  I don't know, my wife set it up, but anyway, that is not the point of this post.

The first show we starting watching is Ted Lasso.  It is pretty good.  Check it out if you have Apple TV.  American football coach with no soccer experience goes to England and is the coach of AFC Richmond in the premier league.  Enjoyable program.

We just got it free with a phone...planning to watch Ted Lasso. I also want to watch Greyhound - the Tom Hanks WWII movie. I heard about it a while ago and was disappointed that I didn't have the streaming service to watch. Has anyone seen it? Is it good?

Honestly, I was really surprised by how little content Apple has on that service. Beyond Ted Lasso and Greyhound, I didn't see anything that particularly interested me.
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Post by: JWags85 on January 13, 2021, 10:02:17 AM
We just got it free with a phone...planning to watch Ted Lasso. I also want to watch Greyhound - the Tom Hanks WWII movie. I heard about it a while ago and was disappointed that I didn't have the streaming service to watch. Has anyone seen it? Is it good?

Honestly, I was really surprised by how little content Apple has on that service. Beyond Ted Lasso and Greyhound, I didn't see anything that particularly interested me.

It is bizarre.  They had a movie with Anthony Mackie called the Banker that was very good, Morning Show is good, Mythic Quest is very funny.  So their hit rate, at least for me, is pretty high...but that being said they don’t have a ton of content comparatively
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Post by: naginiF on January 13, 2021, 10:43:43 AM
We just got it free with a phone...planning to watch Ted Lasso. I also want to watch Greyhound - the Tom Hanks WWII movie. I heard about it a while ago and was disappointed that I didn't have the streaming service to watch. Has anyone seen it? Is it good?

Have not seen it but this is a fun conversation about it between Hanks and Dan Carlin, well worth the hour
https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9kY2hoYWRkZW5kdW0ubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M/episode/OWU1ZmM4MTMtOTY5Ny00YzVmLThlYzItOTRiOWY2MDUyZTI4?hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwjVyOb8rJnuAhXUGc0KHdWiDcAQieUEegQIBxAF&ep=6 (https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9kY2hoYWRkZW5kdW0ubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M/episode/OWU1ZmM4MTMtOTY5Ny00YzVmLThlYzItOTRiOWY2MDUyZTI4?hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwjVyOb8rJnuAhXUGc0KHdWiDcAQieUEegQIBxAF&ep=6)
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Post by: Spotcheck Billy on January 13, 2021, 11:52:03 AM
I liked Greyhound, pretty incredible crossing without air cover or much in escorts.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on January 14, 2021, 07:42:53 PM
We just got it free with a phone...planning to watch Ted Lasso. I also want to watch Greyhound - the Tom Hanks WWII movie. I heard about it a while ago and was disappointed that I didn't have the streaming service to watch. Has anyone seen it? Is it good?

Honestly, I was really surprised by how little content Apple has on that service. Beyond Ted Lasso and Greyhound, I didn't see anything that particularly interested me.

You might want to check out The Morning Show. It's a little preachy, but there's a lot of good acting, including Steve Carell killin' it a (mostly) serious role.

Also, Defending Jacob. Quite good. Those two, and Ted Lasso, are the only things I found on Apple TV that interested me. We have another couple months after buying our iPhone, and then I'll probably say adios.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on January 14, 2021, 08:29:30 PM
Just started Succession. Like 3 episodes in.

Really good.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: ATL MU Warrior on January 14, 2021, 09:03:01 PM
We just got it free with a phone...planning to watch Ted Lasso. I also want to watch Greyhound - the Tom Hanks WWII movie. I heard about it a while ago and was disappointed that I didn't have the streaming service to watch. Has anyone seen it? Is it good?

Honestly, I was really surprised by how little content Apple has on that service. Beyond Ted Lasso and Greyhound, I didn't see anything that particularly interested me.
Yes, Greyhound was very good.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on January 14, 2021, 09:15:56 PM
Just started Succession. Like 3 episodes in.

Really good.

Gets better. Enjoy!
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Post by: naginiF on January 18, 2021, 04:32:35 PM
Just watched Selma. Very well done in general but especially poignant today.
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Post by: CreightonWarrior on January 18, 2021, 05:04:50 PM
Watched Outside the Wire, the new Anthony Mackie Netflix movie. Found it really boring. Feel like this is becoming the norm in anything he’s the lead in.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: PGsHeroes32 on January 18, 2021, 05:31:33 PM
Watched Outside the Wire, the new Anthony Mackie Netflix movie. Found it really boring. Feel like this is becoming the norm in anything he’s the lead in.

Synchronic was pretty good with a interesting premise.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: JWags85 on January 18, 2021, 06:05:30 PM
Synchronic was pretty good with a interesting premise.

The Banker was good.  Triple 9 ended really stupid and was kind of ensemble, but he was one of the leads and it was entertaining
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on January 19, 2021, 08:33:22 PM
Gets better. Enjoy!

Finished.

The last 2 episodes of season 2 were superb
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Post by: GooooMarquette on January 23, 2021, 09:16:47 PM
Just watched Run on Hulu.

Very dark movie, but very entertaining.
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Post by: warriorchick on January 23, 2021, 09:44:19 PM
Not Marquette basketball.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on January 23, 2021, 09:54:46 PM
Finished Lupin in two nights. Lived up to the hype and then some.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: GooooMarquette on January 23, 2021, 10:07:46 PM
Not Marquette basketball.


Watched the movie after the game. It was a very dark and depressing movie, but it actually cheered me up.
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Post by: Silent Verbal on January 24, 2021, 06:19:28 AM

Watched the movie after the game. It was a very dark and depressing movie, but it actually cheered me up.

Sophie’s Choice would’ve seemed uplifting after that game.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on January 25, 2021, 09:32:46 AM
Finally finished The Queen's Gambit over the weekend.  Fantastic! Very enjoyable.

Two episodes left of Season 4 of The Crown.  Intriguing and as good as the previous 3 seasons.  I agree, whoever here said Margaret Thatcher is awful.  There's like nothing admirable or likable about her at all other than her will to defend British citizens in the Falklands.  Refusing to boycott South Africa over apartheid because her son had business interests there and infuriating the Queen so much to break her "never commenting" on politics stance is stuff I don't remember being only 13-14 years old at the time.
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Post by: muwarrior69 on January 25, 2021, 10:13:42 AM
Finally finished The Queen's Gambit over the weekend.  Fantastic! Very enjoyable.

Two episodes left of Season 4 of The Crown.  Intriguing and as good as the previous 3 seasons.  I agree, whoever here said Margaret Thatcher is awful.  There's like nothing admirable or likable about her at all other than her will to defend British citizens in the Falklands.  Refusing to boycott South Africa over apartheid because her son had business interests there and infuriating the Queen so much to break her "never commenting" on politics stance is stuff I don't remember being only 13-14 years old at the time.

Yet, the Queen gave her the Order of Merit.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on January 25, 2021, 10:39:49 AM
My wife and I started watching Bridgerton over the weekend. We enjoyed it and couldn't understand what all the fuss was about from those who were calling it "50 Shades of Jane Austen" or similar comments. That was overblown. Aside from a couple scenes thrown in there very early on to let people know that this was something a little more "adult" than your usual period piece, it was pretty tame in that regard. Mind you that we've only watched three episodes...I suspect things might heat up a little bit as the story progresses.

I've also started watching Wandavision with my daughter. It looks good and enjoyable for the classic TV tropes, but I fear I don't know enough about the MCU to really understand what's going on.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on January 25, 2021, 11:59:21 AM

I've also started watching Wandavision with my daughter. It looks good and enjoyable for the classic TV tropes, but I fear I don't know enough about the MCU to really understand what's going on.

No one knows what exactly is going on yet either.
Just plenty of speculation of what may be going on.
The only thing that can be said is that Wanda is grieving. 
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on January 25, 2021, 12:11:37 PM
I kinda get what Marvel is doing with Wandavision, and I understand they want to do something different, but personally not a fan of it thus far.

I want little to no thinking and a ton of action from my MCU content.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on January 25, 2021, 12:29:33 PM
The only thing that can be said is that Wanda is grieving.

Yeah, I'm aware of that. My daughter has tried to fill me in, and I also watched the two short pieces they have that give a little background about Wanda and Vision.

Given that, one could speculate that Wanda believes that classic sitcom TV is the epitome of idyllic married life and that is running through her mind.
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Post by: JWags85 on January 25, 2021, 03:46:18 PM
Finally finished The Queen's Gambit over the weekend.  Fantastic! Very enjoyable.

Two episodes left of Season 4 of The Crown.  Intriguing and as good as the previous 3 seasons.  I agree, whoever here said Margaret Thatcher is awful.  There's like nothing admirable or likable about her at all other than her will to defend British citizens in the Falklands.  Refusing to boycott South Africa over apartheid because her son had business interests there and infuriating the Queen so much to break her "never commenting" on politics stance is stuff I don't remember being only 13-14 years old at the time.

Mind you, it’s all one perspective/opinion on Thatcher.
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Post by: shoothoops on February 04, 2021, 11:04:03 AM
Recently finished "The Americans" ..We didn't watch it when it first came out. It was good. It took a couple of tries in the beginning to settle in, but it was smooth sailing after that.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on February 04, 2021, 12:06:32 PM
Recently finished "The Americans" ..We didn't watch it when it first came out. It was good. It took a couple of tries in the beginning to settle in, but it was smooth sailing after that.

The Americnas was fantastic.  On season 2 of Sons of Anarchy.   FX has some great original series.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on February 04, 2021, 01:56:15 PM
The Americnas was fantastic.  On season 2 of Sons of Anarchy.   FX has some great original series.

Justified and The Shield are the two best imo
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Post by: Jockey on February 04, 2021, 02:07:26 PM
The Americnas was fantastic.  On season 2 of Sons of Anarchy.   FX has some great original series.

SOA was great until the last season.
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Post by: 21Jumpstreet on February 04, 2021, 06:05:27 PM
Friend recommended In and Of Itself on Hulu. Started last night, already intrigued after 20 minutes.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on February 04, 2021, 09:31:59 PM
Justified and The Shield are the two best imo

The shield is next after SOA.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: shoothoops on February 05, 2021, 04:36:05 PM
The Americnas was fantastic.  On season 2 of Sons of Anarchy.   FX has some great original series.

We really enjoyed The Americans. We were glad we gave it a try. It was well written, and, it had some strong acting performances as well.
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Post by: MU82 on February 07, 2021, 02:13:36 PM
Aside from the goofy Rozelle and Davis modernized stand-ins, I enjoyed ESPN’s Al Davis vs The NFL. A great prelim to the Super Bowl.

Like Marquette’s Al, the Raiders’ Al was a true character, a giant of sport.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on February 09, 2021, 07:28:52 AM
I just finished S3 of Breaking Bad. It's a great show. At this point, I'm excited to watch the next episodes because I can't imagine any way that Walt and/or Jesse will be alive for two weeks, much less two more seasons. I'm very interested to see how they pull that off.
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Post by: shoothoops on February 09, 2021, 08:29:42 AM
I just finished S3 of Breaking Bad. It's a great show. At this point, I'm excited to watch the next episodes because I can't imagine any way that Walt and/or Jesse will be alive for two weeks, much less two more seasons. I'm very interested to see how they pull that off.

We are on Season 5. Good show. It took us multiple tries, and several episodes to get into it. So many people we know enjoyed it when it came out that we came back to it a few times. I'm glad we kept coming back to it. The pace picks up quite a bit in the later seasons. 
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Post by: MU82 on February 09, 2021, 09:52:37 AM
I just finished S3 of Breaking Bad. It's a great show. At this point, I'm excited to watch the next episodes because I can't imagine any way that Walt and/or Jesse will be alive for two weeks, much less two more seasons. I'm very interested to see how they pull that off.

They don't survive. They die. But as was the case with Bobby Ewing on Dallas, it was all a dream. Sorry for the spoiler.
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Post by: Jables1604 on February 09, 2021, 10:06:29 PM
Has anyone been watching Bryan Cranston in “Your Honor” on Showtime?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Spotcheck Billy on February 10, 2021, 01:41:53 PM
Has anyone been watching Bryan Cranston in “Your Honor” on Showtime?

Very good show
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: StillAWarrior on February 10, 2021, 01:44:23 PM
They don't survive. They die. But as was the case with Bobby Ewing on Dallas, it was all a dream. Sorry for the spoiler.

Well they survived S4E1 against all odds. But I gotta admit I was a bit shocked by who didn't.

And yes, I realize you were joking...or at least I think you were.
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Post by: muwarrior69 on February 10, 2021, 02:53:03 PM
Not Marquette basketball.

Glow has FS1 blocked?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Sir Lawrence on February 10, 2021, 03:42:36 PM
Watched "The Dig" on Netflix.  Solid B grade.  Interesting "based on" historical story. 
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Post by: Hards Alumni on February 11, 2021, 06:20:09 AM
Watched "The Dig" on Netflix.  Solid B grade.  Interesting "based on" historical story.

We watched it the other night, and frankly, it was boring.  Felt it was a story that was just some stuff that happened.  And some of the story felt tacked on.

Was it well done for what it was?  Sure.  Would I ever consider watching it again?  Nah.
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Post by: MU82 on February 11, 2021, 02:42:42 PM
Has anyone been watching Bryan Cranston in “Your Honor” on Showtime?

We've been enjoying it. There are some real stretches of logic, but that's the case with a lot of TV. Cranston is outstanding, and the premise -- a respected, highly moral judge has to become uber-corrupt and immoral to save his son and himself -- makes it quite unique.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: DegenerateDish on February 12, 2021, 11:02:40 PM
Framing Britney Spears was quite the watch. It’s brutal how she was treated by the media, and how little we as a society cared about mental health not that long ago.

Peeling back the onion on Justin Timberlake’s career is certainly more interesting now. Not in a good way either.
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Post by: JWags85 on February 13, 2021, 01:22:14 AM
Just finished Lupin.  Absolutely fantastic.  Also, if you watch, please don’t watch dubbed, it takes away from the viewing so much.  Cant wait for the second half later this year.

Felt very much like Sherlock to me, in terms of feel, filming, and tone, which is a great compliment cause that’s one of my absolute favorite pieces of modern TV.

One minor quibble, I’ve watched ALOT of Spanish TV on Netflix.  Money Heist, Unauthorized Living, Monarca, Narcos...I’m formerly fluent, but still can pick up most.  And while nowhere near that in French, between the romance similarities and lots of time in Belgium, I know a good amount of phrases and such.  The subtitled translation is TERRIBLE.  I don’t know if it’s just a Netflix thing or what, but multiple times I stopped it to tell my GF what they really meant to say.  It doesn’t take away from the overall plot or dialogue, but nuances are def lost
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Post by: Hards Alumni on February 16, 2021, 07:58:58 PM
Judas and the Black Messiah.

I hope the 3 leads enjoy their Oscar nominations.  Great film, go watch it.
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Post by: wadesworld on February 16, 2021, 08:20:26 PM
Judas and the Black Messiah.

I hope the 3 leads enjoy their Oscar nominations.  Great film, go watch it.

Looks really good. Will have to check it out this weekend.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on February 16, 2021, 09:27:30 PM
Judas and the Black Messiah.

I hope the 3 leads enjoy their Oscar nominations.  Great film, go watch it.

Sadly, I think only Kaluuya is getting one. But hes probably gonna win it as well.
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Post by: drewm88 on February 17, 2021, 02:56:36 PM
Judas and the Black Messiah.

I hope the 3 leads enjoy their Oscar nominations.  Great film, go watch it.

This was outstanding. I was surprised to see only Kaluuya was nominated for the Golden Globe.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on February 17, 2021, 03:03:43 PM
Rewatching a bunch of old Survivor seasons. Some of it has not aged well but forgot how much fun the show used to be.

Watched religiously every week from seasons 1-20.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on February 17, 2021, 03:15:01 PM
Rewatching a bunch of old Survivor seasons. Some of it has not aged well but forgot how much fun the show used to be.

Watched religiously every week from seasons 1-20.

Coincidentally enough, when I got home from work yesterday, my wife and daughter were watching Blood vs. Water (S27). It's a pretty good season that apparently occurred during the period when I had stopped watching. I don't "know" who wins, but I do know one player who was on the recent Winners at War season is on it and commented that he had never won...so I suspect I might know.
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Post by: Chili on February 17, 2021, 03:47:58 PM
Rewatching a bunch of old Survivor seasons. Some of it has not aged well but forgot how much fun the show used to be.

Watched religiously every week from seasons 1-20.

It has been until recently the gold standard for reality competition shows. Why would you stop watching at S20? I mean i get it that next few were a bit of a drag, but it's still better than 90% of what's out there. Probably still my favorite TV show.
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on February 17, 2021, 04:06:02 PM
It has been until recently the gold standard for reality competition shows. Why would you stop watching at S20? I mean i get it that next few were a bit of a drag, but it's still better than 90% of what's out there. Probably still my favorite TV show.

More of a timing thing than anything. Think Heroes vs. Villains was my senior year of high school or just before?

Didn’t watch hardly any network television through college/grad school. Picked Surviovr back up again during season 36.
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Post by: JWags85 on February 17, 2021, 04:14:40 PM
Just started Gangs of London.  British show picked up by AMC.  Originally noticed it cause Joe Cole, John Shelby from Peaky Blinders is a lead.  Stacked cast.  Colm Meaney, Michelle Fairley (Cat Stark from GOT), and a couple other notable British actors you’d recognize.

Covers the interplay of a various organized crime families in modern day London.  The cinematography is BREATHTAKING.  The opening shot/scene is incredibly intense and impressive.  I’m through the double episode (1&2) that started it out.  It’s fairly violent, but it’s shot so well that it doesn’t come off grotesque.  There have been 2 fight scenes that are probably the most impressive I’ve seen outside of a movie, including the camera work, choreography, and pacing,  very British in feel (like a classic caper film) but gorgeously done.  I’m hooked
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Post by: Golden Avalanche on February 17, 2021, 06:09:10 PM
Just started Gangs of London.  British show picked up by AMC.  Originally noticed it cause Joe Cole, John Shelby from Peaky Blinders is a lead.  Stacked cast.  Colm Meaney, Michelle Fairley (Cat Stark from GOT), and a couple other notable British actors you’d recognize.

Covers the interplay of a various organized crime families in modern day London.  The cinematography is BREATHTAKING.  The opening shot/scene is incredibly intense and impressive.  I’m through the double episode (1&2) that started it out.  It’s fairly violent, but it’s shot so well that it doesn’t come off grotesque.  There have been 2 fight scenes that are probably the most impressive I’ve seen outside of a movie, including the camera work, choreography, and pacing,  very British in feel (like a classic caper film) but gorgeously done.  I’m hooked

Curious what you'll think at the end. Check back in when finished. 
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on February 17, 2021, 06:09:39 PM
It has been until recently the gold standard for reality competition shows. Why would you stop watching at S20? I mean i get it that next few were a bit of a drag, but it's still better than 90% of what's out there. Probably still my favorite TV show.

I still love it as well.

Seasons 31,33,37 and 40 are excellent within the last 10.

And 30 is a beautiful trainwreck of a group.
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Post by: MU82 on February 17, 2021, 10:06:47 PM
I still love it as well.

Seasons 31,33,37 and 40 are excellent within the last 10.

And 30 is a beautiful trainwreck of a group.

Wait ... there have been 40 seasons of Survivor?
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Post by: MU82 on February 18, 2021, 10:56:53 PM
We’re now in Season 4 of The Crown. It has gotten much spicier, with many “Oh no he (or she) didn’t” moments.

So far, Charles really comes off as part clod and part d-bag, and it’s hard to imagine anybody more sympathetic than Diana.

Good stuff!
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Post by: Chili on February 19, 2021, 08:30:29 AM
Wait ... there have been 40 seasons of Survivor?

Yup. Up until Covid they did (outside of the first couple) 2 seasons a year. Still wins it time slot. It's sort like the Springsteen or Pearl Jam of shows. Fan base isn't growing much but there is a very devoted and engaged group that love it.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Chili on February 19, 2021, 08:32:56 AM
More of a timing thing than anything. Think Heroes vs. Villains was my senior year of high school or just before?

Didn’t watch hardly any network television through college/grad school. Picked Surviovr back up again during season 36.

That makes sense.
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Post by: Chili on February 19, 2021, 08:34:59 AM
I still love it as well.

Seasons 31,33,37 and 40 are excellent within the last 10.

And 30 is a beautiful trainwreck of a group.

Agree on all of that. I have heard the rewatch of 37 while knowing the outcome makes you enjoy it much more. I may have to do that soon if this 3' of snow doesn't melt. I heard they are just about to start filming again here soon so it should be back this fall.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on February 19, 2021, 12:52:53 PM
Agree on all of that. I have heard the rewatch of 37 while knowing the outcome makes you enjoy it much more. I may have to do that soon if this 3' of snow doesn't melt. I heard they are just about to start filming again here soon so it should be back this fall.

Yeah 37 is very rewatchable. Similar to the other ones I mentioned.

A key to seasons like 37 and 33(or really any good season that doesnt have returning players) is a diverse cast in my opinion.

37 separating them by life status and 33 doing it more by age.

Seasons get bland when its a bunch of 20 something model types that were clearly recruited.
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Post by: MU82 on February 19, 2021, 03:41:51 PM
Yup. Up until Covid they did (outside of the first couple) 2 seasons a year. Still wins it time slot. It's sort like the Springsteen or Pearl Jam of shows. Fan base isn't growing much but there is a very devoted and engaged group that love it.

Wow ... that's amazing.

Enjoy!
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Post by: StillAWarrior on February 19, 2021, 03:47:06 PM
It seems to me that Survivor is tailor made for production in a COVID bubble.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on February 19, 2021, 07:16:24 PM
It seems to me that Survivor is tailor made for production in a COVID bubble.

Over the last 10 seasons or so they have been strictly in Fiji and the days of filming all over the world are over. The deal in fiji is so good they refuse to go anywhere else.

Fiji as a country refused to let anyone in, so filming hasnt had a chance.
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Post by: MU82 on February 20, 2021, 11:08:56 PM
Just watched Nomadland.

As usual, Frances McDormand was brilliant. And the concept was unique and interesting.

But for those who like action films, this ain't your flick. It is a nice, quiet, beautifully filmed, reflective portrait of one person in particular and a group of people in general. Well worth watching, but I recommend not being tired when you watch it.
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Post by: brewcity77 on February 21, 2021, 07:25:15 AM
Finally got around to Ted Lasso. Wow, what a charming, endearing, delightful show. Truly a joyful experience.
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Post by: Jockey on February 21, 2021, 12:26:41 PM
Just watched Nomadland.

As usual, Frances McDormand was brilliant. And the concept was unique and interesting.

But for those who like action films, this ain't your flick. It is a nice, quiet, beautifully filmed, reflective portrait of one person in particular and a group of people in general. Well worth watching, but I recommend not being tired when you watch it.

I agree completely, Mike.

I was going to post about the movie today. You stole part of my thunder, though. I was going to say if you enjoyed Fast & Furious or superhero movies, you probably shouldn't bother with Nomadland.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on February 21, 2021, 01:08:54 PM
Finally got around to Ted Lasso. Wow, what a charming, endearing, delightful show. Truly a joyful experience.

My wife and I finished it last night - final three episodes. We agree completely with your assessment.
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Post by: JWags85 on February 21, 2021, 07:34:03 PM
Finally got around to Ted Lasso. Wow, what a charming, endearing, delightful show. Truly a joyful experience.

I can’t remember the last time I was so pleasantly surprised about a show that had all the makings of the disaster (making a show years later about a few min segment on YouTube) and still skirted around corny but managed to still be endearing, heartfelt and legitimately hilarious.  There are multiple things that would make a Premier League fan raise eyebrows (the HS locker room for a club of millionaire athletes  :o.  Looked more non-league football than even the smallest top tier club) but everything else is so damn fun and poignant that it doesn’t matter.
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Post by: MU82 on February 22, 2021, 09:39:12 PM
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom was very good. Two Oscar nominees for sure, Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on February 23, 2021, 06:55:21 AM
Finished Breaking Bad last night. That was a really well-done show and the ending seemed to "fit" for me.

Gotta figure out what is next. I'm sure eventually I'll get to Better Call Saul (and El Camino), but not sure if I want to jump in to those right away.
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Post by: Chili on February 23, 2021, 07:38:54 AM
Finished Breaking Bad last night. That was a really well-done show and the ending seemed to "fit" for me.

Gotta figure out what is next. I'm sure eventually I'll get to Better Call Saul (and El Camino), but not sure if I want to jump in to those right away.

Better Call Saul > Breaking Bad. This is my opinion and I am sticking to it.
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Post by: naginiF on February 23, 2021, 08:50:03 AM
Better Call Saul > Breaking Bad. This is my opinion and I am sticking to it.
I think the characters were better developed/more interesting in BCS but the story line was better in BB. Makes it a toss up for me.

Disclaimer: I've not watched the final season of Saul - work/kids schedules changed and we've not gone back to it. Not because we don't want to but because our 14 yr old now stays up as late as us and we'd need to watch it with him. Probably circle back to it after we finish Arrested Development with him (btw - watching Arrested Development with someone experiencing it for the first time is awesome)
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on February 23, 2021, 08:55:07 AM
Better Call Saul > Breaking Bad. This is my opinion and I am sticking to it.

For being in the same universe by the same crew the shows are pretty solidly different.

I think both are fantastic.

BB imo is more rewatchable and it broke the ground for everything. But Saul is also amazing and the way it uses the BB blue print while also filling in the cracks is impressive.
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Post by: shoothoops on February 23, 2021, 09:13:11 AM
Finished Breaking Bad last night. That was a really well-done show and the ending seemed to "fit" for me.

Gotta figure out what is next. I'm sure eventually I'll get to Better Call Saul (and El Camino), but not sure if I want to jump in to those right away.

I finished BB recently as well. Very good show. JP was probably my favorite character.

It took a couple of tries at the beginning to get in to it but we settled in after that. I do admit that I was aware of its strong reputation as a show, no specifics or anything prior, and that helped to stick with it. We are glad we did.

We often switch to a lighter show after watching a show like that.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on February 23, 2021, 09:25:51 AM
(btw - watching Arrested Development with someone experiencing it for the first time is awesome)

I've actually never watched Arrested Development...maybe that will be next.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on February 23, 2021, 09:27:35 AM
We often switch to a lighter show after watching a show like that.

Hence my thought (mentioned above) that maybe Arrested Development will be next for me.
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Post by: shoothoops on February 23, 2021, 09:45:55 AM
Hence my thought (mentioned above) that maybe Arrested Development will be next for me.

That may be a good one to try. We have stuck with lighter family dramas(Virgin River, Northern Rescue) in between darker shows. Sitcom shows are very hit or miss for me. But I have heard good things, and, we have enjoyed other Jason Bateman projects.

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Post by: muwarrior69 on February 23, 2021, 09:56:36 AM
I have been binge watching Silent Witness on BritBox. It has gone through a series of cast changes over its 23 seasons. Seasons 24 and 25 will air sometime this year and next. It is a show about a group of forensic pathologists solving crimes primarily in London, but a few episodes have taken place in Scotland and even in South Africa. If you have a weak stomach the autopsies can be pretty graphic and the show can be pretty dark at times when they examine young children and even infants; they pull no punches.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on February 23, 2021, 10:02:25 AM
That may be a good one to try. We have stuck with lighter family dramas(Virgin River, Northern Rescue) in between darker shows. Sitcom shows are very hit or miss for me. But I have heard good things, and, we have enjoyed other Jason Bateman projects.

It's hard to know others' tastes -- particularly if they say that sitcoms are "very hit or miss" -- but if you haven't watched it already, I enthusiastically recommend The Good Place. It's not for everyone, but I loved it. It's certainly a light-hearted change of pace from BB.
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Post by: naginiF on February 23, 2021, 10:06:50 AM
I've actually never watched Arrested Development...maybe that will be next.
Watch the first 3 seasons then stop and form your opinion based on that. Seasons 4 & 5 came after extensive breaks and will either strike you as enjoyable because they benefit from the first 3 seasons OR forced and disjointed thus ruining the entire experience.

I fall in the former camp, my wife is solidly in the latter.
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Post by: MU82 on February 23, 2021, 10:21:12 AM
For being in the same universe by the same crew the shows are pretty solidly different.

I think both are fantastic.

BB imo is more rewatchable and it broke the ground for everything. But Saul is also amazing and the way it uses the BB blue print while also filling in the cracks is impressive.

Yes, on all of the above. Both excellent.

The most recent season of Saul was as good as any in the "franchise" (for lack of better term) ... and, frankly, one of the best seasons of TV of any show I've watched. Totally engrossing, every episode, with outstanding writing, acting and character development. Can't wait to see what they do with the final season.
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Post by: MU82 on February 23, 2021, 10:28:19 AM
We often switch to a lighter show after watching a show like that.

A few recommendations (not knowing your tastes, what streaming services you get or what you've already seen):

Barry (one of HBO's best comedies ever) ... The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (chatty but funny and well acted) ... Dead to Me (great acting by the leads) ... GLOW (surprisingly good and even tender) ... Fleabag (really foul but effen hilarious) ... The Boys (ditto) ... VEEP and/or Curb (of course!) ... Ted Lasso (as others have said, a very sweet show). ... Also, the first few seasons of Shameless before it totally went to shyte.
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Post by: shoothoops on February 23, 2021, 10:38:26 AM
It's hard to know others' tastes -- particularly if they say that sitcoms are "very hit or miss" -- but if you haven't watched it already, I enthusiastically recommend The Good Place. It's not for everyone, but I loved it. It's certainly a light-hearted change of pace from BB.

I watched more sitcoms as a kid than an adult, meaning traditional type half hour sitcoms. I'm open to them but I am more likely to watch a drama or other genre with comedy in it these days than that, or even a romantic comedy.

I think comedy is challenging. Take "Arrested Development" for example. I like Jason Bateman's work, but many of his other works included drama in pieces where he also inserted humor.

I would probably say the same with some movies. One movie thing that isn't for me, are movies that are comedic parodies of television shows or other movies that were originally dramas. It seems to have been a thing for a long time.

Hit or miss would be enjoying "Coming to America" or "Planes Trains and Automobiles" but not really enjoying some others such "The Hangover" or some Adam Sandler movies etc...

Kenan Thompson is often funny when playing specific characters, but less so for me when he does some impersonations. For me impersonations are all about the voice/mannerisms of the person matching the subject.

"Friends" is an example of a sitcom that wasn't for me. I recognize its popularity. "Modern Family" was also something that I struggled to get into at times. It may have been a casting thing for me with those two shows. But I can enjoy both the old and new "Saved by the Bell".....so hit or miss. I enjoyed "Curb Your Enthusiasm" at times. I couldn't get into "Veep" but I only gave it a limited try.

I would like to watch "Ted Lasso" but I don't have Apple TV. I used a free trial on "The Morning Show" a while back, which was more of a drama, and, fine but perhaps not any more enjoyable as the movie "Morning Glory" for me, which was more of a romantic comedy type of movie.  I may have to get Apple TV for a month and watch "Ted Lasso" at some point.
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Post by: Warrior Code on February 23, 2021, 11:29:28 AM
I'll always vouch for Arrested Development, especially seasons 1 - 3. Longtime favorite of mine. It's a show that gets even funnier with repeated viewings as you notice more of the small running gags and little references to other episodes they have littered throughout.

I agree on seasons 4 and 5 as well - some fans were disappointed because they don't "match" the first three close enough, but others really enjoy the new directions the characters go. Depends on personal preferences.
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Post by: MUfan12 on February 23, 2021, 01:35:25 PM
A few recommendations (not knowing your tastes, what streaming services you get or what you've already seen):

Barry (one of HBO's best comedies ever) ... The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (chatty but funny and well acted) ... Dead to Me (great acting by the leads) ... GLOW (surprisingly good and even tender) ... Fleabag (really foul but effen hilarious) ... The Boys (ditto) ... VEEP and/or Curb (of course!) ... Ted Lasso (as others have said, a very sweet show). ... Also, the first few seasons of Shameless before it totally went to shyte.

I'll second the HBO series recommendations. I finally completed Silicon Valley as well... it was good, but I prefer Veep and Curb.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on February 24, 2021, 07:38:42 AM
My wife, daughter and I started watching Arrested Development last night. We watched three or four episodes. That is a really funny show. What a great ensemble cast. We laughed out loud several times each episode, and my wife and I literally were in tears during Buster's expletive-laced rants about his mother - Michael's reactions were fantastic.

It's nice to watch something that my wife and daughter are also interested in watching -- GoT and BB weren't really their thing. And I also like watching a half-hour show (which is really only 21 minutes); you can watch several episodes without feeling like a total couch potato.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on February 24, 2021, 08:54:43 AM
Yes, on all of the above. Both excellent.

The most recent season of Saul was as good as any in the "franchise" (for lack of better term) ... and, frankly, one of the best seasons of TV of any show I've watched. Totally engrossing, every episode, with outstanding writing, acting and character development. Can't wait to see what they do with the final season.

S5 was outstanding. Can't wait to rewatch it once S6 gets more imminent.

The last hanful of episodes of S5 were among the best stretch of tv episodes on any show ever.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on February 24, 2021, 12:53:23 PM
S5 was outstanding. Can't wait to rewatch it once S6 gets more imminent.

The last hanful of episodes of S5 were among the best stretch of tv episodes on any show ever.

Agree. Incredible television. When is S6 supposed to air?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: PGsHeroes32 on February 24, 2021, 02:26:45 PM
Agree. Incredible television. When is S6 supposed to air?

No news. I fear at this point probably wont be for another year or so.

Pretty sure they havent started filming yet(could be wrong) and almost positive that every season has always aired sometime in the late winter/early spring slots(right around now) so that leads me to believe sometime February-April of next year.

Would be a long wait but as long as they dont split up the final 13 episodes it won't be too bad.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Billy Hoyle on February 24, 2021, 03:11:05 PM
my wife and I are five episodes into Mad Dogs on Amazon Prime. Intense show! I've always been a fan of Steve Zahn and we took our honeymoon to Belize (where the show "takes place") so we are happy it's been an excellent watch so far.

This is the US version. Apparently, there is also a British version also.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: StillAWarrior on March 03, 2021, 08:59:33 AM
Started Better Call Saul...so that'll be the next couple months for me.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: wadesworld on March 03, 2021, 09:25:20 AM
What is Ted Lasso on?

And are either Billions or Succession worth binging?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: SERocks on March 03, 2021, 09:26:06 AM
Started Better Call Saul...so that'll be the next couple months for me.

We tried it after everyone here was bragging on it.  The first episode did nothing for us.  Should we be giving it another chance?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MUfan12 on March 03, 2021, 09:26:10 AM
What is Ted Lasso on?

Apple TV+

Week trial is plenty of time to knock it out.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Hards Alumni on March 03, 2021, 09:39:15 AM
What is Ted Lasso on?

And are either Billions or Succession worth binging?

Succession is great.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: StillAWarrior on March 03, 2021, 09:48:33 AM
What is Ted Lasso on?

And are either Billions or Succession worth binging?

Ted Lasso is on Apple+ and we really enjoyed it.

For some reason, I just haven't finished Succession. If someone asked me, I'd tell them that I enjoy it and would recommend it. I cannot explain why I've never bothered to finish the second season. Kind of strange.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on March 03, 2021, 09:55:58 AM
What is Ted Lasso on?

And are either Billions or Succession worth binging?

As others have said, Ted Lasso is on Apple+. We got it for free for a year after buying new iPhones, but as much as I liked TL, I doubt we'll renew it just for that.

I love Succession. The acting is great and the characters are really depraved. I know some who are less enamored with it because they say "I hate everybody on the show," but that's one of the reasons I like it. Before S3 comes out, I plan to rewatch S1 and S2 with my wife, who hasn't seen it yet.

I tried Billions but couldn't get into it. Enough people like it to make me think I should give it another go.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: StillAWarrior on March 03, 2021, 10:11:20 AM
As others have said, Ted Lasso is on Apple+. We got it for free for a year after buying new iPhones, but as much as I liked TL, I doubt we'll renew it just for that.

We also got Apple+ for free. I'm actually amazed by how little there is on there that interests me. We watched Ted Lasso and I watched Greyhound. I'm not sure we've ever watched anything else on there. I've heard The Morning Show is good and maybe I'll watch that. I also may watch the Billie Eilish documentary. Beyond that...not sure what else there is. There's not a chance that we'll keep it on a regular basis, but I'll gladly pay $5 for a month once TL S2 comes out.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MUfan12 on March 03, 2021, 10:12:36 AM
That's my plan with it, too. When they drop new seasons of Ted Lasso or The Morning Show, I'll subscribe. But other than that the content is pretty weak.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: wadesworld on March 03, 2021, 10:31:35 AM
Awesome, thanks.  I had AppleTV+ for free I think when I bought my laptop.  I remember watching at least one show on it, but not much more.  Maybe something on the Atlanta Olympic bomber?  Either way I'll probably see if I can sign up for a free week long trial and knock out Ted Lasso, possibly after March Madness.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: shoothoops on March 03, 2021, 10:37:23 AM
We tried it after everyone here was bragging on it.  The first episode did nothing for us.  Should we be giving it another chance?

Short answer: Yes, so far.

I have completed Season 1. The later first season episodes are better in my opinion, and, it is easier to go from episode to episode. i had a difficult time getting into "Breaking Bad" and had to start the series multiple times to get it going. After completing that series, it was a little bit easier to get into the Saul show. The later Season 1 episodes of "Better call Saul" explain the background of Saul and other characters, and, are much easier and more interesting episodes to watch.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: shoothoops on March 03, 2021, 10:40:19 AM
What is Ted Lasso on?

And are either Billions or Succession worth binging?

"Billions," is good, especially the first few seasons. I struggled to get into the most recent 1-2 seasons. But the first few seasons are quite good. There's a lot of financial technical jargon which may be a turnoff for some. The NYC shots are often welcomed for us.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on March 03, 2021, 10:41:13 AM
On a friend's recommendation we watched A Million Little Things on Hulu. It's alright. Season 1 is an interesting story that has a way to make you want to keep watching. Season 2 didn't do much for me. My wife and I jokingly call it "feel good porn." The characters on the show deal with some of the heaviest topics out there, one right after the other, suicide, alcoholism, cancer, domestic violence, divorce, racism, bankruptcy...but somehow at the end of every situation everything is handled perfectly and you leave with a warm fuzzy feeling. Admittedly, it is kind of a nice change of pace from what we usually watch, but it's gotten to the point of being unbelievable how well each of these characters are handling these massive emotional body blows.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: shoothoops on March 03, 2021, 10:43:39 AM
I have often been amazed to hear how many people have watched "Ted Lasso" on Apple TV+. This is because I am often amazed how many people have Apple TV+.

I used a Free Trial last year or so for "The Morning Show."

It's pretty inexpensive monthly compared to others. "Ted Lasso" is on my list to watch soon.

Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: shoothoops on March 03, 2021, 10:48:05 AM
I have a question.

The show "This is Us"...is it difficult to follow for some people? (seniors, kids, etc..) Does it constantly do flashbacks back and forth with real time? I know it's a popular feel good show. Have tried it a few times and we cannot get into the first episode at all.

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Post by: StillAWarrior on March 03, 2021, 11:09:01 AM
...that has a way to make you want to keep watching.


Big Little Lies was a great example of this. Once you watch the first few minutes you kind of want to keep watching S1 to see how it works out. My wife, daughters and I all placed bets on the outcome so we were committed. S2 didn't have that intrigue, so we found it more difficult to keep interest.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: cheebs09 on March 03, 2021, 11:10:17 AM
On a friend's recommendation we watched A Million Little Things on Hulu. It's alright. Season 1 is an interesting story that has a way to make you want to keep watching. Season 2 didn't do much for me. My wife and I jokingly call it "feel good porn." The characters on the show deal with some of the heaviest topics out there, one right after the other, suicide, alcoholism, cancer, domestic violence, divorce, racism, bankruptcy...but somehow at the end of every situation everything is handled perfectly and you leave with a warm fuzzy feeling. Admittedly, it is kind of a nice change of pace from what we usually watch, but it's gotten to the point of being unbelievable how well each of these characters are handling these massive emotional body blows.

Same. I watched parts of Season 1 and it seemed to be interesting with some suspense and intrigue. Lately, that’s kind of gone and most often the characters annoy me.
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Post by: JWags85 on March 03, 2021, 12:06:07 PM
For some reason, I just haven't finished Succession. If someone asked me, I'd tell them that I enjoy it and would recommend it. I cannot explain why I've never bothered to finish the second season. Kind of strange.

That’s crazy. I can get people not enjoying the show, but S2 was so fantastic. Season 1 was entertaining, S2 was next level.

"Billions," is good, especially the first few seasons. I struggled to get into the most recent 1-2 seasons. But the first few seasons are quite good. There's a lot of financial technical jargon which may be a turnoff for some. The NYC shots are often welcomed for us.

It’s very good. It’s a bit slick and can be very dramatic at times, but overall it’s paced well, well acted, and entertaining so it plays.

It’s created by the guys that wrote Rounders, and much like Rounders, it’s well researched and representative of realistic finance scenarios.  Majority of my friends who are in or were in that realm really enjoy it.


In terms of Apple+, the majority of people I know toggle it on and off. We do. Sign up for a month, watch a series, then go dormant until stuff is back
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MUfan12 on March 03, 2021, 12:53:13 PM
I have a question.

The show "This is Us"...is it difficult to follow for some people? (seniors, kids, etc..) Does it constantly do flashbacks back and forth with real time? I know it's a popular feel good show. Have tried it a few times and we cannot get into the first episode at all.

I watched the first two seasons with my wife and I was done with it. Thought it was crappy writing, and the acting wasn't much better.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on March 03, 2021, 01:19:19 PM
I watched the first two seasons with my wife and I was done with it. Thought it was crappy writing, and the acting wasn't much better.

You made it way longer than we did. So freakin' sappy. But obviously lots of folks like it ...
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Post by: shoothoops on March 03, 2021, 01:21:15 PM
That’s crazy. I can get people not enjoying the show, but S2 was so fantastic. Season 1 was entertaining, S2 was next level.

It’s very good. It’s a bit slick and can be very dramatic at times, but overall it’s paced well, well acted, and entertaining so it plays.

It’s created by the guys that wrote Rounders, and much like Rounders, it’s well researched and representative of realistic finance scenarios.  Majority of my friends who are in or were in that realm really enjoy it.


In terms of Apple+, the majority of people I know toggle it on and off. We do. Sign up for a month, watch a series, then go dormant until stuff is back

I have enjoyed "Billions" especially the first three or so seasons. (A friend and MU alum had a small role in the series.) It's fun, it has some good characters, and it represents NYC well.

But it's valuable for anyone considering watching to know, that it is heavy with fast pace hedge fund financial jargon, and, while that's fine, it therefore, may not be for everyone.

Some people may not understand or be interested in some aspects, or they may need to watch something twice at times etc...but one doesn't need to be an expert or highly knowledgeable in those areas to enjoy the series. For some, it is not a show to watch while multi tasking

"Rounders" by comparison relies less on technical knowledge, and, has a little bit more reasonable dialogue pace.

I have been less interested in "Billions" than I was the first several seasons, but I will finish out the series.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: naginiF on March 03, 2021, 01:51:03 PM
Finished Afterlife S2 last night, equal parts hilarious, awkward, and get wrenching.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: PGsHeroes32 on March 03, 2021, 01:58:53 PM
Ted Lasso is on Apple+ and we really enjoyed it.

For some reason, I just haven't finished Succession. If someone asked me, I'd tell them that I enjoy it and would recommend it. I cannot explain why I've never bothered to finish the second season. Kind of strange.

I'd say get back into succession. S2 is hands down the superior season. The last couple eps are top of the line for tv.

Really sets up a great S3 dynamic.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on March 03, 2021, 02:05:13 PM
I'd say get back into succession. S2 is hands down the superior season. The last couple eps are top of the line for tv.

Really sets up a great S3 dynamic.

I think I'll have to do that. BCS can wait a week or two. I think the problem was that I was watching Succession in December, but then started BB. I just got into BB and forgot to finish Succession.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: cheebs09 on March 03, 2021, 02:43:38 PM
You made it way longer than we did. So freakin' sappy. But obviously lots of folks like it ...

As a guy in my 30s, a show predicated around the early death of the father was not an emotional journey I was up for.

My wife is all caught up, so I’ve watched some of the recent episodes and would agree with the statements here. Not bad, but not going out of my way for it.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Silent Verbal on March 03, 2021, 05:07:26 PM
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom was very good. Two Oscar nominees for sure, Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman.

In terms of August Wilson adaptations, “Fences” was a better play and movie, but “Ma Rainey” was solid and I think Boseman will win the Oscar.
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Post by: Sir Lawrence on March 03, 2021, 09:16:15 PM
Murder Among the Mormons.  Netflix.  Good stuff.
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Post by: Spotcheck Billy on March 04, 2021, 11:43:38 AM
Just finished watching the latest motorcycle adventure-travel docu-series from Ewan McGregor called The Long Way Up. McGregor and Charlie Boorman ride the new electric Harley's from Patagonia up to LA. Pretty difficult charging a vehicle on some areas and the show sort of takes a detour in the last episodes through Mexico but fairly interesting overall.

This continues their previous adventures in Long Way Round and Long Way Down (both on my watch list).
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: brewcity77 on March 05, 2021, 03:32:02 PM
What is Ted Lasso on?

And are either Billions or Succession worth binging?

Ted Lasso is fantastic. I was amazed how enjoyable it was and how they basically turned a commercial gimmick into a truly wonderful show.

Billions is great. Well-acted, good characters, and I really like shows where who you root for changes with character development.

I know Succession is popular, but I've really struggled getting into it. Every character is just deplorable. I have trouble watching things where there's no redeeming characteristics in any of the characters. It feels like a poor man's Billions to me.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: SERocks on March 05, 2021, 04:12:24 PM
My wife felt that way by the end of Virgin River. She did not like any of the characters.  They are all flawed, especially the women.  It started out pretty well...but by the end, it was tough to watch.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on March 05, 2021, 04:49:14 PM
I watched the first three episodes of Succession with someone whose been in some of the same kinds of business circles that the characters are portrayed to be in. I couldn't get into it because he kept going "no one in that world talks like that", "this is ridiculous", "that would never happen", etc. I'd guess most people who actually work in the professions portrayed in a TV show probably have a hard time getting into them. I know for me, Law and Order SVU is a guilty pleasure watch because of how poorly they portray the reality of sexual assault cases in both the criminal and Title IX worlds.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Hards Alumni on March 05, 2021, 05:12:04 PM
I watched the first three episodes of Succession with someone whose been in some of the same kinds of business circles that the characters are portrayed to be in. I couldn't get into it because he kept going "no one in that world talks like that", "this is ridiculous", "that would never happen", etc. I'd guess most people who actually work in the professions portrayed in a TV show probably have a hard time getting into them. I know for me, Law and Order SVU is a guilty pleasure watch because of how poorly they portray the reality of sexual assault cases in both the criminal and Title IX worlds.

lol yeah if anyone is turning to TV dramas for reality, I'm not sure what to say to them. 
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Post by: JWags85 on March 05, 2021, 06:26:19 PM
I watched the first three episodes of Succession with someone whose been in some of the same kinds of business circles that the characters are portrayed to be in. I couldn't get into it because he kept going "no one in that world talks like that", "this is ridiculous", "that would never happen", etc. I'd guess most people who actually work in the professions portrayed in a TV show probably have a hard time getting into them. I know for me, Law and Order SVU is a guilty pleasure watch because of how poorly they portray the reality of sexual assault cases in both the criminal and Title IX worlds.

My issue with that sort of critiques is when you have people complaining, they either fall into two camps: people with legit industry experience who take it far too seriously or literally or younger people looking to flex how knowledgeable they are. 

For example, Billions.  I was a prop trader at a firm for a few years, pursued finance after grad school for awhile, and still have a keen interest in the markets and that world from my pleasure reading to my daily attention.  So I like it a lot cause they approach it diligently with lots of appropriate and accurate terminology and tap heavily into real life scenarios.  Yet I’ve met/talked to various 20 something guys who work for funds or in IBanking who are like “I hate that show. What a joke, that’s NOTHING like our floor”...meanwhile one of my good family friends is a portfolio manager who spent time at a couple big name hedge funds and another associate used to run an internal hedge fund for Goldman in London.  Both love the show, say it captures niche elements of the industry, and given how it was influenced in plot by a couple real life finance stories, think it’s very well done.  Look at it from 20,000 feet and it’s great as opposed to dissecting dialogue or interpersonal reactions cause of course nobody talks like that.  I don’t care if it’s a law show, medical, or about professors at a university, of course TV dialogue is silly in comparison.

Funny with Succession, same sort of thing. Preposterous scenarios and insane conversations, in board rooms or otherwise. Of course. But topically and over arching plot? It’s pretty damn good. Not to reference drop again, but the husband of my GF’s best friend is a Harvard Law -> mega white shoe NY law firm -> corporate counsel path lawyer. For the last couple years, he’s been the in house lawyer/investment lead for a billionaire family’s family office and holding company.  While it’s not NewsCorp and the Murdochs, dude has spent tons of times in the loftiest of board rooms and wading through the muck of wealthy business families. I asked him if he liked Succession, not expecting much. He said he loved it. Said it made him appreciate how relatively drama free his world is, but said the in fighting, the back stabbing, the jostling of less relatives, he’s seen it all the damn time.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jockey on March 05, 2021, 08:30:34 PM
My wife felt that way by the end of Virgin River. She did not like any of the characters.  They are all flawed, especially the women.  It started out pretty well...but by the end, it was tough to watch.

I don’t understand that school of thought. We AREAll flawed - me, you, and everyone else. What really bothers me are shows where the good guys are all good 100% of the time and the bad guys are always bad.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: SERocks on March 06, 2021, 09:05:38 AM
I don’t understand that school of thought. We AREAll flawed - me, you, and everyone else. What really bothers me are shows where the good guys are all good 100% of the time and the bad guys are always bad.

It is kinda interesting to watch it with her.  The women on the show really piss her off.  Another movie she loves to hate is Gaslight.  When she is watching that she will scream at the dude in the movie because he is such a dick.  I don't know. 
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Post by: shoothoops on March 06, 2021, 09:29:09 AM
It is kinda interesting to watch it with her.  The women on the show really piss her off.  Another movie she loves to hate is Gaslight.  When she is watching that she will scream at the dude in the movie because he is such a dick.  I don't know.

An alternative opinion is that what makes the show better, a variety of flawed characters with various personalities and temperaments.

It's an interesting opinion and choice to me because so many of the darker shows have few redeemable characters. "Virgin River" doesn't fall anywhere near that in my opinion. Not even close.

We enjoyed the first two seasons and we are looking forward to Season 3.

For us it is a fun, quirky, somehwat light show based on the Oregon/California border (filmed in Vancouver) in the Pacific Northwest. Good music too. Nice change of pace from some of the other shows out there.

Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jockey on March 06, 2021, 10:30:35 AM
It is kinda interesting to watch it with her.  The women on the show really piss her off.  Another movie she loves to hate is Gaslight.  When she is watching that she will scream at the dude in the movie because he is such a dick.  I don't know.

Sounds like my wife. I'm always telling her "they can't hear you!".
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Post by: warriorchick on March 06, 2021, 10:40:40 PM
Sounds like my wife. I'm always telling her "they can't hear you!".

Which is what every wife has to tell her husband when he is watching sports on TV.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Lennys Tap on March 06, 2021, 11:13:33 PM
I don’t understand that school of thought. We AREAll flawed - me, you, and everyone else. What really bothers me are shows where the good guys are all good 100% of the time and the bad guys are always bad.

A good writer (a novelist like Richard Ford, a screenwriter like Vince Gillian, etc.) writes complex characters. His “heroes” (like real people) are flawed and sometimes make awful decisions. But if the writer loves his chapters anyway (and he/she is a good enough writer), we will too.

If a writer’s “heroes” are flawless? I agree with you, Jockey - a) they’re not interesting and b) I don’t believe them.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: StillAWarrior on March 09, 2021, 08:25:18 AM
For some reason, I just haven't finished Succession. If someone asked me, I'd tell them that I enjoy it and would recommend it. I cannot explain why I've never bothered to finish the second season. Kind of strange.

That’s crazy. I can get people not enjoying the show, but S2 was so fantastic. Season 1 was entertaining, S2 was next level.

I'd say get back into succession. S2 is hands down the superior season. The last couple eps are top of the line for tv.

We jumped back into Succession...and I'm glad we did. Last night we watched the episode where the entire Roy clan spent the weekend with the Pierce family. That was fantastic.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on March 10, 2021, 01:59:42 PM
On ESPN, 50th anniversary of first Ali-Frazier fight was fascinating.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on March 10, 2021, 04:10:53 PM
The new Last Chance U dropped. This time basketball (East LA CC).

My wife and I just finished Normal People. Brilliant (as a Irish friend said). Yeah, it's a little bit on the teen drama side but the acting is first rate and really well done. It's a one season and done show too.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: StillAWarrior on March 10, 2021, 04:31:10 PM
The new Last Chance U dropped. This time basketball (East LA CC).

I've enjoyed the other seasons of LCU, so I'm sure I'll give it a look. I wonder if it will translate well to basketball. Following a football team is just tailor made for episodic television with the one-game-per-week schedule. With basketball, they'll have to figure out logical places to break up the episodes.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: tower912 on March 10, 2021, 08:22:41 PM
Debris is creepy.  I don't see how it can be a long term show.   
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: warriorchick on March 12, 2021, 01:58:19 PM
Started rewatching Mad Men.  It's on Amazon with a few ads.

It originally aired 14 years ago.  The behavior displayed regarding women is even more shocking now.

The clothes are still fabulous, however.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Billy Hoyle on March 12, 2021, 02:01:03 PM
I've enjoyed the other seasons of LCU, so I'm sure I'll give it a look. I wonder if it will translate well to basketball. Following a football team is just tailor made for episodic television with the one-game-per-week schedule. With basketball, they'll have to figure out logical places to break up the episodes.

so far they're doing a really good job. The first episode basically fast forwards through the non-conference portion of the season. In California, it's all about winning the state championship.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on March 13, 2021, 11:10:17 AM
Anyone watching Season 2 of the Food that Built America?
Two episodes in and more fascinating stories of well know American brand names.
More understandable now why Pizza Hut and Dominos are not very good but they did popularize  pizza throughout the USA.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: 21Jumpstreet on March 13, 2021, 11:40:34 AM
Anyone watching Season 2 of the Food that Built America?
Two episodes in and more fascinating stories of well know American brand names.
More understandable now why Pizza Hut and Dominos are not very good but they did popularize  pizza throughout the USA.

Yes, I really like this show. Also started watching Modern Marvels with Adam Richman again, too.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on March 13, 2021, 01:04:17 PM
Yes, I really like this show. Also started watching Modern Marvels with Adam Richman again, too.

I saw the ads.  I plan to check out.

Looks like Episode 4 of Food that Built America is on Pabst.
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Post by: Pakuni on March 13, 2021, 02:10:38 PM
The new Last Chance U dropped. This time basketball (East LA CC).

Best season since Season 1, and perhaps better than that. Super engaging group of players and coaches. 
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: 21Jumpstreet on March 13, 2021, 02:56:56 PM
Best season since Season 1, and perhaps better than that. Super engaging group of players and coaches.

Just watched episode 1 with my 14 year-old son, an athlete. We both really liked it.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: 21Jumpstreet on March 13, 2021, 03:01:44 PM
I saw the ads.  I plan to check out.

Looks like Episode 4 of Food that Built America is on Pabst.

It is, and definitely not what I expected. Never had any clue about some of the Pabst history in the episode. Started the next episode, haven’t finished it, Cola Wars, which has always intrigued me. My grandfather was an original bottler of Coke, and my dad worked for Coke while I was growing up.
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Post by: bananahammock on March 14, 2021, 04:03:56 PM
Best season since Season 1, and perhaps better than that. Super engaging group of players and coaches.
Plowed through it. Thought it was well done.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Galway Eagle on March 15, 2021, 04:11:04 PM
Finally watching modern family. So far so good. Haven't had a good sitcom to watch in quite awhile
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Post by: Hards Alumni on March 15, 2021, 08:26:45 PM
Finally watching modern family. So far so good. Haven't had a good sitcom to watch in quite awhile

Oh, its a very funny show.  I'm not sure it will age terribly well, but it's the definitive sitcom of the 2010s
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Post by: Galway Eagle on March 15, 2021, 08:32:22 PM
Oh, its a very funny show.  I'm not sure it will age terribly well, but it's the definitive sitcom of the 2010s

Eh none of my other favorites have aged great either (how I met your mother, scrubs) so that statement makes me believe I'll like it more!
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Post by: JWags85 on March 15, 2021, 09:55:47 PM
Eh none of my other favorites have aged great either (how I met your mother, scrubs) so that statement makes me believe I'll like it more!

HIMYM didn’t age great cause certain characters, especially Ted, are insufferable on further viewings. I didn’t notice it as much when it was current, but I watched episode even a couple years after at it was way less amusing.

Modern Family is far more consistent and funny for me. I also like that, while there are definitive storylines, you can watch random episodes and they are still hilarious stand alone, much like The Office
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Post by: jesmu84 on March 15, 2021, 10:03:59 PM
Eh none of my other favorites have aged great either (how I met your mother, scrubs) so that statement makes me believe I'll like it more!


Whoa.

What's wrong with scrubs?
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on March 16, 2021, 07:27:57 AM
I nominate two sit-coms for re-watching - 30 Rock and Brooklyn 99.

Lots of great writing in those series -- although B99's last couple seasons were not as crisp.
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Post by: Galway Eagle on March 16, 2021, 08:21:50 AM
HIMYM didn’t age great cause certain characters, especially Ted, are insufferable on further viewings. I didn’t notice it as much when it was current, but I watched episode even a couple years after at it was way less amusing.

Modern Family is far more consistent and funny for me. I also like that, while there are definitive storylines, you can watch random episodes and they are still hilarious stand alone, much like The Office

How I forgot that I like The Office more than HIMYM and Scrubs is beyond me.


Whoa.

What's wrong with scrubs?

Oh boy. For me? Nothing, I get the very obvious humor. No jokes seem to be made at the expense of any race, sex, or sexual preference. Rather than simple comments that these things exist.

For your easily triggered person looking for issues in comedies? Black face, general comments about race being a thing, calling people sluts, comments on the Todd's sexuality, the Todd sexually harassing pretty much everybody, and I'm sure there's somebody offended that Dr Cox uses girls names to mock an effeminate JD.

Again I'm not looking to be triggered but someone who is doesn't need to look very hard at Scrubs to find reasons.
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Post by: Jables1604 on March 16, 2021, 08:42:24 AM
Zac Braff’s stepsister is a standup comedian named Jessica Kirson. Absolutely hilarious. She has at least one special on Netflix. She also has a podcast called Relatively Sane that’s available on Spotify. The episodes with Chris DiStefano, Artie Lange and yes, Zac Braff are all great.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on March 16, 2021, 09:10:42 AM
I nominate two sit-coms for re-watching - 30 Rock and Brooklyn 99.

Re-watching?

I'm pretty sure I've never seen an episode of either. Something else to add into the queue.

No doubt you view this similarly to how I viewed Galway's post saying he'd started watching Modern Family. There really is a virtually endless supply of quality things to watch between all the streaming services.
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Post by: Skatastrophy on March 16, 2021, 12:56:00 PM
I'm partway through Season 3 of Star Trek Discovery. It's very good so far. I'd put it up there just under Deep Space Nine and The Next Generation, but above the other Star Treks.

We'll see where Picard shakes out. Season 2 should start filming soon. So far it has been heavy on the fan service.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on March 16, 2021, 01:45:49 PM
The Challenge: All Stars starts April 1st. Bringing back some real old school players.

Here’s hoping for another Derrick vs. Syrus Beach Brawl.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: muwarrior69 on March 16, 2021, 09:03:55 PM
The word is swirling on Netflix sorry I mean Scoop.
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Post by: cheebs09 on March 16, 2021, 09:42:14 PM
Just started Arrested Development and loving it so far.

Also, Phil Dunphy is my spirit animal.
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Post by: MU82 on March 17, 2021, 09:24:48 PM
Just watched John Oliver’s spot-on profile of Tucker Carlson, the hero of white supremacists everywhere.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on March 18, 2021, 09:55:39 PM
That’s crazy. I can get people not enjoying [Succession], but S2 was so fantastic. Season 1 was entertaining, S2 was next level.

Just finished S2. I’m glad you encouraged me to jump back in. Outstanding.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on March 18, 2021, 10:30:00 PM
South ParQ Vaccination Special on HBO was too damn funny.

Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on March 24, 2021, 08:31:50 PM
Marquette getting more representation on the Curse of Oak Island again this week.  Peter Fornetti's brother, Dave, was sporting an MU hat.  May have been MU BB.  Not sure if the brother is a grad like Peter.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on March 24, 2021, 10:06:34 PM
Bear town on HBO.

Come for the hockey, stay for the rape (and its aftermath).
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: StillAWarrior on March 25, 2021, 07:36:11 AM
Come for the hockey, stay for the rape (and its aftermath).

I'm not sure advertising is your thing.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Hards Alumni on March 25, 2021, 07:45:34 AM
I'm not sure advertising is your thing.

+1
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Galway Eagle on March 25, 2021, 12:30:53 PM
Watching the Snyder cut of Justice League. So far it's better than what they put out previously.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on March 25, 2021, 08:05:24 PM
I'm not sure advertising is your thing.

Yeah ... not the catchiest slogan.

Seriously, I've been recommending Beartown.
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Post by: Pakuni on March 25, 2021, 08:51:42 PM
RIP Jessica Walter, aka Lucille Bluth

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Post by: JWags85 on March 25, 2021, 09:36:25 PM
RIP Jessica Walter, aka Lucille Bluth

Aka Malory Archer.

A working actress for 40 years who was nominated for various awards and had an accomplished stage career. Known as very nice and reserved...completely ignited her career in her 60s playing a pair of snarky, sassy, hilariously mean mothers.  She was sensational in both.

Jessica Walter
1941-2021
Beloved wife, mother, and friend
“I’d rather be dead in California, than alive in Arizona”
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Post by: Jockey on March 25, 2021, 11:17:48 PM
First major role was in Play Misty for Me in early 70s.

I think it was the 1st movie that Clint Eastwood directed.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on March 26, 2021, 07:52:56 AM
Watched Part 1 of HBO's documentary on Q-Anon. Absolutely crazy stuff.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jockey on March 26, 2021, 03:02:17 PM
Watched Part 1 of HBO's documentary on Q-Anon. Absolutely crazy stuff.

I watched Pt. 1 last night as well. You're right - it's nuts.

Check out "The Day Sports Stood Still" on HBO. Very well done.
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Post by: MU82 on March 26, 2021, 03:40:25 PM
I watched Pt. 1 last night as well. You're right - it's nuts.

Check out "The Day Sports Stood Still" on HBO. Very well done.

I will, thanks. First gotta watch Part 2 of Q, though.
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Post by: CreightonWarrior on March 26, 2021, 04:13:07 PM
Watching the Snyder cut of Justice League. So far it's better than what they put out previously.
Thought it was unnecessarily long. Snyder way overdid his 300 slow mo action scenes.
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Post by: JWags85 on March 26, 2021, 05:01:38 PM
Finally finished season 2 of Umbrella Academy.  Really enjoyed it and season 2 was great, but holy hell did it start slow.  I think it took us almost a week to watch the first 3 episodes.  The first couple episodes showed promise but just dragged and never really grabbed me.  And then by the time we got to Season 2, we did the whole season in about 5 days.

Elliot Page gets the buzz and top billing, but Five is the standout for me, incredible performance for a kid.  Dude was a Nickelodeon actor, no movie experience, and absolutely DOMINATES scenes in a complex layered role with insane depth.  He was magnificent.

Good stuff from Kate Walsh as well
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Post by: 🏀 on March 26, 2021, 05:05:05 PM
Thought it was unnecessarily long. Snyder way overdid his 300 slow mo action scenes.

I'm two hours in, going to finish tonight. It's significantly better. How the hell did Synder ever think this was going to be released though? Four hour long superhero movie with the palette colors of WWI footage?
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Post by: Hards Alumni on March 26, 2021, 06:17:29 PM
Finally finished season 2 of Umbrella Academy.  Really enjoyed it and season 2 was great, but holy hell did it start slow.  I think it took us almost a week to watch the first 3 episodes.  The first couple episodes showed promise but just dragged and never really grabbed me.  And then by the time we got to Season 2, we did the whole season in about 5 days.

Elliot Page gets the buzz and top billing, but Five is the standout for me, incredible performance for a kid.  Dude was a Nickelodeon actor, no movie experience, and absolutely DOMINATES scenes in a complex layered role with insane depth.  He was magnificent.

Good stuff from Kate Walsh as well
also enjoyed this, hoping season 3 is as good
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Post by: SERocks on March 26, 2021, 07:33:51 PM
Watching the HBO Qanon documentary.   Holy crap.  I knew things were nutty but damn.   Insanity.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on March 26, 2021, 08:52:23 PM
Finally finished season 2 of Umbrella Academy.  Really enjoyed it and season 2 was great, but holy hell did it start slow.  I think it took us almost a week to watch the first 3 episodes.  The first couple episodes showed promise but just dragged and never really grabbed me.  And then by the time we got to Season 2, we did the whole season in about 5 days.

Elliot Page gets the buzz and top billing, but Five is the standout for me, incredible performance for a kid.  Dude was a Nickelodeon actor, no movie experience, and absolutely DOMINATES scenes in a complex layered role with insane depth.  He was magnificent.

Good stuff from Kate Walsh as well

I really enjoyed also.
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Post by: naginiF on March 26, 2021, 09:27:14 PM
I'm two hours in, going to finish tonight. It's significantly better. How the hell did Synder ever think this was going to be released though? Four hour long superhero movie with the palette colors of WWI footage?
Read somewhere he wanted it to be released as a trilogy, which would make sense (except it's divided into 5 stories). Every other JL/batman/superman/WW/etc always seemed like a cheap knockoff of MCU with mediocre CGI but I enjoyed this one. Maybe because the truncated JL that was released was SOOOO crappy and full of holes that this, in comparison, was a complete story line with character background and therefore more enjoyable
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Post by: Jockey on March 26, 2021, 10:00:01 PM
Watching the HBO Qanon documentary.   Holy crap.  I knew things were nutty but damn.   Insanity.

I’m sure we have a few of those nuts on Scoop.

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Post by: MuggsyB on March 26, 2021, 10:10:53 PM
Has anyone here watched Peaky Blinders? 
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Post by: JWags85 on March 26, 2021, 10:31:05 PM
Has anyone here watched Peaky Blinders?

Absolutely incredible. One of my top 5 series of the last decade easily
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Post by: Hards Alumni on March 26, 2021, 10:50:06 PM
Absolutely incredible. One of my top 5 series of the last decade easily

yes agree
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Post by: MuggsyB on March 26, 2021, 10:52:15 PM
Ty both. 
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on March 26, 2021, 11:26:06 PM
I dont like it as much as the other two above but Peaky is definitely a very good show and a worthwhile watch. Its also not very long seasons.

Murphy in the main role is amazing. The rest of the supporting cast is great. Hardy in a nice side role is a gem.
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on March 27, 2021, 01:34:15 AM
Finally finished season 2 of Umbrella Academy.  Really enjoyed it and season 2 was great, but holy hell did it start slow.  I think it took us almost a week to watch the first 3 episodes.  The first couple episodes showed promise but just dragged and never really grabbed me.  And then by the time we got to Season 2, we did the whole season in about 5 days.

Elliot Page gets the buzz and top billing, but Five is the standout for me, incredible performance for a kid.  Dude was a Nickelodeon actor, no movie experience, and absolutely DOMINATES scenes in a complex layered role with insane depth.  He was magnificent.

Good stuff from Kate Walsh as well

Agreed with everything. One thing I'll add is that the soundtrack is absolutely fantastic. Really adds to the show.
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on March 27, 2021, 01:49:27 AM
Has anyone here watched Peaky Blinders?

One of my top 10 or 15 series all time for sure. The acting is perfect for like every character. Tom Hardy isn't in every episode but he is flawless in every episode he is in. He and Cillian Murphy's negotiation in the Season 2 finale is one of my favorite scenes in all of TV.
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Post by: CTWarrior on March 27, 2021, 09:11:01 AM
Read somewhere he wanted it to be released as a trilogy, which would make sense (except it's divided into 5 stories). Every other JL/batman/superman/WW/etc always seemed like a cheap knockoff of MCU with mediocre CGI but I enjoyed this one. Maybe because the truncated JL that was released was SOOOO crappy and full of holes that this, in comparison, was a complete story line with character background and therefore more enjoyable
I haven't seen the new cut, but the original movie was revive Superman and just pointless time wasting until Superman decided to join the fray.  The rest of the "League" was superfluous to the resolution, basically.
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Post by: naginiF on March 27, 2021, 09:48:30 AM
I haven't seen the new cut, but the original movie was revive Superman and just pointless time wasting until Superman decided to join the fray.  The rest of the "League" was superfluous to the resolution, basically.
It's worth casually watching in installments. The over/under on "well that would've been helpful to know in the first release" or "OK that makes sense now" is 15.
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Post by: cheebs09 on March 27, 2021, 11:15:42 AM
Finally finished season 2 of Umbrella Academy.  Really enjoyed it and season 2 was great, but holy hell did it start slow.  I think it took us almost a week to watch the first 3 episodes.  The first couple episodes showed promise but just dragged and never really grabbed me.  And then by the time we got to Season 2, we did the whole season in about 5 days.

Elliot Page gets the buzz and top billing, but Five is the standout for me, incredible performance for a kid.  Dude was a Nickelodeon actor, no movie experience, and absolutely DOMINATES scenes in a complex layered role with insane depth.  He was magnificent.

Good stuff from Kate Walsh as well

We discovered that one early in Covid and loved it. Took awhile for some of the characters to grow on us, but really enjoyed it. Cant wait for Season 3.

I echo TAMU’s comment on the soundtrack. I’ll listen to it while working sometimes.
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Post by: injuryBug on March 27, 2021, 07:55:21 PM
I've enjoyed the other seasons of LCU, so I'm sure I'll give it a look. I wonder if it will translate well to basketball. Following a football team is just tailor made for episodic television with the one-game-per-week schedule. With basketball, they'll have to figure out logical places to break up the episodes.

Jut finished this thought it was very good. With a HS senior (playing for SNC next year) very interesting to watch kids his age interact.  The way covid just shut everything down was a harsh reality for everyone
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Post by: muwarrior69 on March 28, 2021, 02:38:47 PM
The Derik Chuavin trial starts tomorrow on CSPAN; not sure if the other networks will carry it.
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Post by: naginiF on March 28, 2021, 08:13:05 PM
I'm sure this has been discussed but watched News of the World this AM. Not perfect but very good. THanks is a treasure and Helena Z does a truly amazing job.
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Post by: MU82 on March 28, 2021, 10:26:07 PM
Finished watching Tell Me Your Secrets on Netflix. A bit disjointed, with so many flashbacks that they are distracting, but the story is often quite thrilling and the lead actress, Lily Rabe, is very good. Some other solid acting, too.
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Post by: Jockey on March 29, 2021, 10:53:24 AM
Finished watching Tell Me Your Secrets on Netflix. A bit disjointed, with so many flashbacks that they are distracting, but the story is often quite thrilling and the lead actress, Lily Rabe, is very good. Some other solid acting, too.

A decent show. The biggest problem was the last 10 minutes as they scrambled to set up Season 2.
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Post by: MU82 on March 29, 2021, 12:36:14 PM
A decent show. The biggest problem was the last 10 minutes as they scrambled to set up Season 2.

Yeah, that was something.
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Post by: MU82 on March 30, 2021, 07:35:24 AM
Riz Ahmed was outstanding in Sound of Metal, and I thought the filmmakers did an extraordinary job of letting the audience in on what his character, Ruben, was and wasn't hearing. Olivia Cooke and Paul Raci were excellent in supporting roles. It's on Netflix, and well worth watching.
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Post by: reinko on March 30, 2021, 08:14:23 AM
think someone mentioned it above, but yumma humma is QAnon doc on HBOMax scary, but very well done
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on March 30, 2021, 08:09:19 PM
Invincible on Prime is awesome.

I haven't read the comics
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on April 01, 2021, 12:39:54 PM
The challenge all-stars first episode was great. Fun mix of the old crew with a more modern Challenge games and eliminations.

Seeing all the old guys struggle in the first Daily was pretty entertaining as well.

Very NSFW though, they don’t bleep out anything so may not be one to watch with the kiddos.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on April 01, 2021, 06:07:02 PM
The challenge all-stars first episode was great. Fun mix of the old crew with a more modern Challenge games and eliminations.

Seeing all the old guys struggle in the first Daily was pretty entertaining as well.

Very NSFW though, they don’t bleep out anything so may not be one to watch with the kiddos.

I thought it was meh. I loved the no censored language and really like the location.

The first ep game play was as expected weeeeeeeeeeeak by a bunch of people who been out the game and not used to the political nature.

And pretty much everyone sucked at the challenge, plus the challenge itself mattered very little unless you were the losing captain which they made clear.
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on April 04, 2021, 09:54:41 AM
I assume we're all watching Hop today.   

It really explains the Easter Bunny process.
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Post by: Jay Bee on April 04, 2021, 09:26:06 PM
Below Deck Sailing Yacht

#Alli
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on April 06, 2021, 08:51:13 PM
Fornetti brothers representing Marquette again on tonight's episode of The Curse of Oak Island.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on April 08, 2021, 07:18:02 AM
Just finished S5 of Better Call Saul last night. I really enjoyed it -- although not as much as Breaking Bad.  Now I have to wait for S6 to come out like the rest of you. And I'll have to watch it week-by-week. As I was reminded by WandaVision, that's an entirely different viewing experience that isn't all that common for me any more.

Is El Camino worth watching?
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Post by: Jables1604 on April 08, 2021, 08:55:53 AM
Just finished S5 of Better Call Saul last night. I really enjoyed it -- although not as much as Breaking Bad.  Now I have to wait for S6 to come out like the rest of you. And I'll have to watch it week-by-week. As I was reminded by WandaVision, that's an entirely different viewing experience that isn't all that common for me any more.

Is El Camino worth watching?
What service did you use to stream? My understanding is that it likely won’t be available on Netflix until 2022.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on April 08, 2021, 09:52:35 AM
What service did you use to stream? My understanding is that it likely won’t be available on Netflix until 2022.

I watched S1-S4 on Netflix. I purchased S5 on Prime for something like $25. I assume I'll be able to watch S6 YouTubeTV (on amc).
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Post by: MU82 on April 08, 2021, 10:29:02 AM
Just finished S5 of Better Call Saul last night. I really enjoyed it -- although not as much as Breaking Bad.  Now I have to wait for S6 to come out like the rest of you. And I'll have to watch it week-by-week. As I was reminded by WandaVision, that's an entirely different viewing experience that isn't all that common for me any more.

Is El Camino worth watching?

I loved S5, thought it was right up there with Breaking Bad's best.

I didn't care for El Camino that much but I think some others liked it.
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Post by: warriorchick on April 08, 2021, 10:33:30 AM
Just finished S5 of Better Call Saul last night. I really enjoyed it -- although not as much as Breaking Bad.  Now I have to wait for S6 to come out like the rest of you. And I'll have to watch it week-by-week. As I was reminded by WandaVision, that's an entirely different viewing experience that isn't all that common for me any more.

Is El Camino worth watching?

Yes, as long as you can ignore this fact that a major character managed to gain 30 or 40 pounds in a few days (according to the BB/El Camino timeline)
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Post by: reinko on April 08, 2021, 10:34:30 AM
For El Camino, just go in with modest expectations, and I think you will be fine. It’s a B- maybe a B if you are grading on a curve.  Nice to reconnect with some characters, and the fact it picks directly up from where BB left us is cool (kinda like the John Wick movies).

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Post by: BrewCity83 on April 08, 2021, 11:41:40 AM
For El Camino, just go in with modest expectations, and I think you will be fine. It’s a B- maybe a B if you are grading on a curve.  Nice to reconnect with some characters, and the fact it picks directly up from where BB left us is cool (kinda like the John Wick movies).

Exactly.  I went in with low expectations and ended up feeling like it was worth watching.
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Post by: Skatastrophy on April 11, 2021, 11:16:08 AM
The wife and I are crushing "Raised by Wolves" on HBO Go right now. We're really digging it. Great SciFi
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Post by: tower912 on April 11, 2021, 09:07:51 PM
The Nevers.   Going to be messy and convoluted and bizarre.
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Post by: MU82 on April 11, 2021, 11:03:13 PM
The Nevers.   Going to be messy and convoluted and bizarre.

My wife and I saw the ad for this and we're gonna watch a couple episodes to see how it goes. But yes, looks bizarre for sure.
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Post by: JWags85 on April 12, 2021, 09:47:35 AM
I thought it was meh. I loved the no censored language and really like the location.

The first ep game play was as expected weeeeeeeeeeeak by a bunch of people who been out the game and not used to the political nature.

And pretty much everyone sucked at the challenge, plus the challenge itself mattered very little unless you were the losing captain which they made clear.

Felt very much the same.  Especially watching the Challenge regularly and how intense and physical it has become, plus the drama and political maneuvers from the jump.  A bunch of out of shape people completely failing and making jokes about how old they were wasn’t enjoyable at all.

I will say the second episode was better. TJ during trivia is so much genuine joy and humor. Hoping they weed out some of the lame hangers on and it gets more interesting
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on April 12, 2021, 10:22:45 AM
Felt very much the same.  Especially watching the Challenge regularly and how intense and physical it has become, plus the drama and political maneuvers from the jump.  A bunch of out of shape people completely failing and making jokes about how old they were wasn’t enjoyable at all.

I will say the second episode was better. TJ during trivia is so much genuine joy and humor. Hoping they weed out some of the lame hangers on and it gets more interesting

Ha yeah Tj during trivia is always great. I agree I liked ep 2 better. So far its still a simple majority system of no one rocking the boat, but not much you can do about that.

I hope things start to ramp up as the everyone starts to really lock in on the big prize. I will say im interested to see how this is over in 9 episodes. 22 people and 9 episodes with the first two episodes being 1 elim each means we are gonna have a huge final and/or huge purge at some point.

Either way will probably be a better finish than the current season on MTV which is already at 17 episodes and has been a complete slog the last few weeks waiting for the final.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on April 12, 2021, 12:41:53 PM
Maybe Galway is familiar with this one.  On Netflix, the wife and I watched The Siege of Jadotville.  It kept popping up as a Netflix movie ad, so we said, why not.

I never heard the story before.  Based on a true story of UN Peacekeepers in the Congo from Ireland.  1961 - The West vs Communism, Dag Hammarskjold as UN Secretary General, mining interests, DeGaulle being DeGaulle, etc.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jockey on April 12, 2021, 01:13:56 PM
Maybe Galway is familiar with this one.  On Netflix, the wife and I watched The Siege of Jadotville.  It kept popping up as a Netflix movie ad, so we said, why not.

I never heard the story before.  Based on a true story of UN Peacekeepers in the Congo from Ireland.  1961 - The West vs Communism, Dag Hammarskjold as UN Secretary General, mining interests, DeGaulle being DeGaulle, etc.

Didn't Dag die around this time? I remember it from the Weekly Reader we had in grade school.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on April 12, 2021, 03:31:13 PM
Didn't Dag die around this time? I remember it from the Weekly Reader we had in grade school.

Yes.  He was on his way to the Congo to personally address this situation in the movie which I was not aware of.  Movie alludes to something suspicious happening to his plane.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: JWags85 on April 12, 2021, 04:19:51 PM
Yes.  He was on his way to the Congo to personally address this situation in the movie which I was not aware of.  Movie alludes to something suspicious happening to his plane.

Yea, if you read further into it, it’s pretty obvious that his plane was shot down.  Multiple of the bodies found in the wreckage had bullet holes and it was blamed on “exploded ammunition” being rifled, which experts routinely have said is impossible. A bigger mystery or question is who carried it out or tasked the Katangese rebel Air Force with carrying it out, but it’s pretty clear it wasn’t simply pilot error
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: jesmu84 on April 12, 2021, 09:01:25 PM
Ha yeah Tj during trivia is always great. I agree I liked ep 2 better. So far its still a simple majority system of no one rocking the boat, but not much you can do about that.

I hope things start to ramp up as the everyone starts to really lock in on the big prize. I will say im interested to see how this is over in 9 episodes. 22 people and 9 episodes with the first two episodes being 1 elim each means we are gonna have a huge final and/or huge purge at some point.

Either way will probably be a better finish than the current season on MTV which is already at 17 episodes and has been a complete slog the last few weeks waiting for the final.

I miss the social/party side of things. Way too serious these days. Especially with people trying to make celebrity careers/brands out of being on the show.

Go watch the 2 old seasons on Netflix. Those were some of the most competitive people. Great TV, but also didn't take everything so seriously.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MuggsyB on April 12, 2021, 09:45:33 PM
Has anyone ever watched Bates Motel?  It's generally not my genre but I like Vera Farmiga.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jockey on April 12, 2021, 10:03:59 PM
Has anyone ever watched Bates Motel?  It's generally not my genre but I like Vera Farmiga.

It's OK - nothing great.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MuggsyB on April 12, 2021, 10:11:36 PM
It's OK - nothing great.

Thx.  I will go with other options.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jockey on April 12, 2021, 10:38:30 PM
Thx.  I will go with other options.

I didn't mean that it was bad. But save it for those times when there is a lull in good shows on the streaming channels. As a filler, it is better than a lot of others you might try.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Spotcheck Billy on April 13, 2021, 10:56:12 AM
Has anyone ever watched Bates Motel?  It's generally not my genre but I like Vera Farmiga.

I guess I liked it a lot more than jockey did
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: PGsHeroes32 on April 13, 2021, 10:58:40 AM
I guess I liked it a lot more than jockey did

I liked Bates Motel a lot as well.

Wrapped up well, didn't drag on. The acting was really strong from the main cast especially.

Good take on a story everyone knows.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on April 13, 2021, 10:20:01 PM
Has anyone ever watched Bates Motel?  It's generally not my genre but I like Vera Farmiga.

Bates Motel was ridiculous a lot of the time, but it also was fun. Vera was good ... but young Norman, played by Freddie Highmore, has earned a lot of critical acclaim, and deservedly so.

Norman is not an easy role, and Highmore absolutely nailed it.

Bonus: He set the gold standard for being able to cry on demand for the camera. When my wife and I watch some show in which an actor does a mediocre job of crying on cue, one of us will say, "Oh man ... call Freddie for some lessons!"
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jables1604 on April 14, 2021, 01:52:41 PM
Derry Girls on Netflix. Hilarious.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on April 14, 2021, 10:59:33 PM
Never saw The Bachelor and never will, but I did see this: A 2019 star named Colton Underwood just told Good Morning America that he’s gay.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: warriorchick on April 14, 2021, 11:03:00 PM
Never saw The Bachelor and never will, but I did see this: A 2019 star named Colton Underwood just told Good Morning America that he’s gay.

He's a fame whore.  Of course, you know that just by the fact that he was on "The Bachelor"
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: StillAWarrior on April 15, 2021, 07:07:57 AM
I watched The 24 Hour War the other night on Netflix. It's not new, but I hadn't heard about it before. If you liked Ford versus Ferrari, you might like this documentary that covers much of the same ground in more depth with a lot of original footage and interviews.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on April 15, 2021, 07:22:59 AM
He's a fame whore.  Of course, you know that just by the fact that he was on "The Bachelor"

I would have assumed it, but I seriously have never seen even 1 second of The Bachelor, not even by accident.

Do you doubt that he really is gay? Is he just saying that to get more fame?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Hards Alumni on April 15, 2021, 07:27:21 AM
I would have assumed it, but I seriously have never seen even 1 second of The Bachelor, not even by accident.

Do you doubt that he really is gay? Is he just saying that to get more fame?

Anyone that tells me they are gay, I'm going to believe them.  It isn't an easy thing to tell people.  Easier than in years past, of course, but still difficult.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jockey on April 15, 2021, 08:47:02 AM
He's a fame whore.  Of course, you know that just by the fact that he was on "The Bachelor"

Isn’t everyone who goes on a show like this? I don’t think they are looking for love.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on April 15, 2021, 08:55:00 AM
Anyone that tells me they are gay, I'm going to believe them.  It isn't an easy thing to tell people.  Easier than in years past, of course, but still difficult.

Agree with all of that. I wasn't sure if chick was saying something else and was just curious for her take. But now that I think about it ... I'm really not all that curious. So chick, you don't need to answer if you don't want to.

I am hoping to keep my personal streak of never having watched reality TV going. So far, it's "never," and I'd like to extend it to "forever." So I guess I don't really care.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on April 15, 2021, 09:14:21 AM
1) allegedly struggles with repressed feelings of homosexuality for many years, partially due to religious beliefs of where he was raised.
2) decides to go on a realty TV show where the whole point is to date up to 30 women at 1 time.
3) propose to one of said women.  Then goes psycho on her, ends up with a restraining order against him for planting a tracking devise on her car.
4) comes out as gay.

Seems to me that 2 and 3 were really poorly thought out ideas. 

Dude is f-ed up.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: warriorchick on April 15, 2021, 10:09:22 AM
Agree with all of that. I wasn't sure if chick was saying something else and was just curious for her take. But now that I think about it ... I'm really not all that curious. So chick, you don't need to answer if you don't want to.

I am hoping to keep my personal streak of never having watched reality TV going. So far, it's "never," and I'd like to extend it to "forever." So I guess I don't really care.

Sounds like he grew up in a pretty religious family and was in denial about his sexual orientation.

For the record, I am not a regular Bachelor/ette watcher.  I have seen a few episodes here and there, including the season that had the Marquette Law Grad on it.  One of the cringiest things I have ever seen on TV was an episode of the Bachelor where one of the women was an MD who got really drunk and was desperately insisting to the Bachelor (who was also an MD) that they needed to "reproduce".  He booted her off the show immediately.  I am guessing it ruined her career.

Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on April 15, 2021, 10:20:25 AM
Sounds like he grew up in a pretty religious family and was in denial about his sexual orientation.

For the record, I am not a regular Bachelor/ette watcher.  I have seen a few episodes here and there, including the season that had the Marquette Law Grad on it.  One of the cringiest things I have ever seen on TV was an episode of the Bachelor where one of the women was an MD who got really drunk and was desperately insisting to the Bachelor (who was also an MD) that they needed to "reproduce".  He booted her off the show immediately.  I am guessing it ruined her career.

Jeesh.

To borrow from ZFB: Dudette is f-ed up.

Sorry I brought all this up.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: JWags85 on April 15, 2021, 10:52:24 AM
Jeesh.

To borrow from ZFB: Dudette is f-ed up.

Sorry I brought all this up.

There had been rumors since before he even started the season a few years ago.  One of his big storylines was that he was a virgin.  And it all just felt very...off.  He's supposedly a very nice thoughtful guy from a few people I know that have come across him in a few venues, but he's clearly been battling with some deep seated issues for awhile.  Plus he played college football/practice squad NFL.  So religious family, small town America, football locker room culture...just a cocktail of repression.

I dont need to slam anyone for being a fame whore.  Nobody is forcing anybody to watch these shows, but plenty of people do.  But this from all accounts is legit, not some fame move (which would be a really weird move for "fame" regardless).
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on April 15, 2021, 12:58:57 PM
Thanks for all that Bachelor info, everybody. Getting back to the thread topic ...

My wife and I have been watching S2 of Showtime's City on a Hill. Kevin Bacon is way over-the-top as a dirty FBI agent, but he seems to be having a blast with it. Aldis Hodge is the standout as the ADA who serves as the Bacon character's foil. Jill Hennessy is great as Bacon's beaten-down wife. There are some good secondary characters and storylines, too. It gets a little far-fetched at times, but all in all it's pretty well-done and quite well-acted.

I just finished the Q documentary on HBO. Learned a few things but I didn't love it. It's a little scary that this group of easily conned cultists apparently has grown to the hundreds of thousands (if not millions) and that it is starting to make inroads into the operation of our government.

Been mostly enjoying this season of SNL. The women in the cast are especially good IMHO, though we do like Jost and Che. I liked Kid Cudi's first song last week but thought his second was meh. Still trying to figure out what the dress was about, though.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Warrior Code on April 15, 2021, 01:07:37 PM
Thanks for all that Bachelor info, everybody. Getting back to the thread topic ...

My wife and I have been watching S2 of Showtime's City on a Hill. Kevin Bacon is way over-the-top as a dirty FBI agent, but he seems to be having a blast with it. Aldis Hodge is the standout as the ADA who serves as the Bacon character's foil. Jill Hennessy is great as Bacon's beaten-down wife. There are some good secondary characters and storylines, too. It gets a little far-fetched at times, but all in all it's pretty well-done and quite well-acted.

I just finished the Q documentary on HBO. Learned a few things but I didn't love it. It's a little scary that this group of easily conned cultists apparently has grown to the hundreds of thousands (if not millions) and that it is starting to make inroads into the operation of our government.

Been mostly enjoying this season of SNL. The women in the cast are especially good IMHO, though we do like Jost and Che. I liked Kid Cudi's first song last week but thought his second was meh. Still trying to figure out what the dress was about, though.

Tribute to Kurt Cobain

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/kid-cudi-wore-dress-snl-tribute-kurt-cobain-n1263758 (https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/kid-cudi-wore-dress-snl-tribute-kurt-cobain-n1263758)

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Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on April 15, 2021, 02:13:51 PM
Tribute to Kurt Cobain

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/kid-cudi-wore-dress-snl-tribute-kurt-cobain-n1263758 (https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/kid-cudi-wore-dress-snl-tribute-kurt-cobain-n1263758)

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Ah. Thanks.

He (Cudi, not Kurt) was wearing a Chris Farley shirt for his first song.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on April 15, 2021, 02:32:39 PM
Been watching a few things lately:

The Q-Anon documentary on Vice:  ok.  I would have preferred a more hard documentary than "let's sit down with this friend of mine that is into Q and talk to him again".  The 2 hosts were very unlikable, especially the woman, and had very preconcived biases that they looked to confirm, vs just laying out the facts.  The interviews were interesting.  I tried to figure out the Q thing a few times over the last few years, didn't make any sense to me.  I'd rather try to figure out Publius Enigma.

WeWork on Hulu:  Talk about a scam.  Jim Jones coulda learned a thing or two from that guy.  I must have been living under a rock for those few years, cuz I don't remember hearing much of anything about WeWork.  Grifters gonna grift.

Sons of Anarchy:  awesome series, highly recommended.  Up there with Bosch, Vikings, & Homeland as best Covid binge series.
Mayans MC:  Spin off of SOA.  It's trying but it's just not very good.  Disappointed, because it had a lot of potential.

Ken Burns' Baseball series.  Nuff said.

Just finished season 1 of Peaky Blinders.  So far, so good.

Edit:  Christ on a cheesecake, forgot The Wire as one of my Covid binges. 
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on April 15, 2021, 02:43:52 PM
Been watching a few things lately:

The Q-Anon documentary on Vice:  ok.  I would have preferred a more hard documentary than "let's sit down with this friend of mine that is into Q and talk to him again".  The 2 hosts were very unlikable, especially the woman, and had very preconcived biases that they looked to confirm, vs just laying out the facts.  The interviews were interesting.  I tried to figure out the Q thing a few times over the last few years, didn't make any sense to me.  I'd rather try to figure out Publius Enigma.

WeWork on Hulu:  Talk about a scam.  Jim Jones coulda learned a thing or two from that guy.  I must have been living under a rock for those few years, cuz I don't remember hearing much of anything about WeWork.  Grifters gonna grift.

Sons of Anarchy:  awesome series, highly recommended.  Up there with Bosch, Vikings, & Homeland as best Covid binge series.
Mayans MC:  Spin off of SOA.  It's trying but it's just not very good.  Disappointed, because it had a lot of potential.

Ken Burns' Baseball series.  Nuff said.

Just finished season 1 of Peaky Blinders.  So far, so good.

Loved Sons of Anarchy. Was hopeful about Mayans but, as you say, bleh.

Baseball was great. My favorite Burns doc series was WWII. Learned so darn much, and it was told in a compelling way (as usual). Plus, my dad fought in it, so I was extremely interested. Really liked Burns' Civil War series, too.

Peaky Blinders is on my list. You're about the 100th to recommend it, so I guess I need to watch the effen thing already!

 
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Hards Alumni on April 15, 2021, 02:47:53 PM
Peaky Blinders is a great show, enjoy it you two!
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jockey on April 15, 2021, 03:12:17 PM
Been watching a few things lately:

The Q-Anon documentary on Vice:  ok.  I would have preferred a more hard documentary than "let's sit down with this friend of mine that is into Q and talk to him again".  The 2 hosts were very unlikable, especially the woman, and had very preconcived biases that they looked to confirm, vs just laying out the facts.  The interviews were interesting.  I tried to figure out the Q thing a few times over the last few years, didn't make any sense to me.  I'd rather try to figure out Publius Enigma.

WeWork on Hulu:  Talk about a scam.  Jim Jones coulda learned a thing or two from that guy.  I must have been living under a rock for those few years, cuz I don't remember hearing much of anything about WeWork.  Grifters gonna grift.

Sons of Anarchy:  awesome series, highly recommended.  Up there with Bosch, Vikings, & Homeland as best Covid binge series.
Mayans MC:  Spin off of SOA.  It's trying but it's just not very good.  Disappointed, because it had a lot of potential.

Ken Burns' Baseball series.  Nuff said.

Just finished season 1 of Peaky Blinders.  So far, so good.

I'd put Bosch, Homeland, and Vikings ahead of Son of Anarchy only because they were excellent throughout and SoA slipped the last 2 years.

And, why would you want to figure out the Q thing? Just accept that they are traitors.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on April 15, 2021, 03:38:16 PM
I'd put Bosch, Homeland, and Vikings ahead of Son of Anarchy only because they were excellent throughout and SoA slipped the last 2 years.

And, why would you want to figure out the Q thing? Just accept that they are traitors.

Re Q:  nads recommended it, so I'm trying to open my horizons.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on April 15, 2021, 04:22:39 PM
Re Q:  nads recommended it, so I'm trying to open my horizons.

If you're talking about the one that was on HBO, I actually did not recommend it at all.

I have had a grand total of two posts about it:

Watched Part 1 of HBO's documentary on Q-Anon. Absolutely crazy stuff.

AND

I just finished the Q documentary on HBO. Learned a few things but I didn't love it. It's a little scary that this group of easily conned cultists apparently has grown to the hundreds of thousands (if not millions) and that it is starting to make inroads into the operation of our government.

I mean, I used the exact words "I didn't love it." Not sure how one reads that and considers it a recommendation.

In the past few months I have recommended Beartown, Better Call Saul, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Barry, Ted Lasso, Fleabag, Succession, ESPN's Ali-Frazier doc and The Boys. But not the HBO Q doc, which I found disturbing but mostly annoying.

So please don't misrepresent what I said.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on April 15, 2021, 04:35:51 PM
If you're talking about the one that was on HBO, I actually did not recommend it at all.

I have had a grand total of two posts about it:

AND

I mean, I used the exact words "I didn't love it." Not sure how one reads that and considers it a recommendation.

In the past few months I have recommended Beartown, Better Call Saul, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Barry, Ted Lasso, Fleabag, Succession, ESPN's Ali-Frazier doc and The Boys. But not the HBO Q doc, which I found disturbing but mostly annoying.

So please don't misrepresent what I said.

Wasn't trying to.  Just responding to jockitch's dumb comment.

The one I watched was from Vice.  No idea if that is different than HBO's, I don't have HBO currently.

And honestly thought you said it was worth a watch.  Like I said, I don't get the Q stuff, and was hoping to learn something.

The Vice one was somewhat informative but the 2 filmmakers were annoying and way too into their preconceived notions and told a biased story(what I would expect from Vice, tbh).

Love you uncle nadsie.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on April 15, 2021, 07:13:21 PM
Wasn't trying to.  Just responding to jockitch's dumb comment.

The one I watched was from Vice.  No idea if that is different than HBO's, I don't have HBO currently.

And honestly thought you said it was worth a watch.  Like I said, I don't get the Q stuff, and was hoping to learn something.

The Vice one was somewhat informative but the 2 filmmakers were annoying and way too into their preconceived notions and told a biased story(what I would expect from Vice, tbh).

Love you uncle nadsie.

Damn ... that sounds like a different one. Two docs on Q? That's at least 1 too many!

No worries. Later.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: PGsHeroes32 on April 15, 2021, 08:10:01 PM
One show that I recommend people looking for a new show to check out is Kingdom on netflix. Its a family drama centered on cage fighting.

Its one of those shows where almost no one has seen it, but of those that have seen it, almost no one dislikes it.

Some stellar acting in it. And its also only like 40 episodes.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MuggsyB on April 15, 2021, 11:03:46 PM
One show that I recommend people looking for a new show to check out is Kingdom on netflix. Its a family drama centered on cage fighting.

Its one of those shows where almost no one has seen it, but of those that have seen it, almost no one dislikes it.

Some stellar acting in it. And its also only like 40 episodes.

I believe I just saw an ad with Forrest Whitaker and Giancarlo Esposito?  Godfather of Harlem?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: JWags85 on April 15, 2021, 11:32:19 PM
I believe I just saw an ad with Forrest Whitaker and Giancarlo Esposito?  Godfather of Harlem?

First season of Godfather of Harlem was fantastic.  Hope Season 2 is as good
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MuggsyB on April 15, 2021, 11:48:43 PM
First season of Godfather of Harlem was fantastic.  Hope Season 2 is as good

Ty.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on April 15, 2021, 11:54:32 PM
First season of Godfather of Harlem was fantastic.  Hope Season 2 is as good

What service is this on?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MuggsyB on April 15, 2021, 11:58:37 PM
What service is this on?

It's EPIX but I think you can get  it on Amazon Prime.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: StillAWarrior on April 16, 2021, 07:26:18 AM
I have an embarrassing confession to make, but I'm doing it for the greater good: I watched Thunder Force on Netflix. I'm still not exactly sure how it happened, and my wife and I are currently blaming each other (both for starting it and for keeping it on). To paraphrase a better film, "what we had was a failure to communicate."

I realize that in a group of sentient, educated people, this warning is probably unnecessary -- akin to warning you to not eat Tide Pods.  Do not watch this film. You've been warned.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on April 16, 2021, 09:10:54 AM
*Fixed my accidental mistype!*

If you like Man in the High Castle, you can try 1983 on Netflix.  A Netflix produced Polish alt history show with English subtitles.  After a medical procedure, binge watched the 8 episodes of Season 1.  (Only 1 season available.)   
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Hards Alumni on April 16, 2021, 09:30:36 AM
If you like Man in the Hightower, you can try 1983 on Netflix.  A Netflix produced Polish alt history show with English subtitles.  After a medical procedure, binge watched the 8 episodes of Season 1.  (Only 1 season available.)

Man in the High Castle?  Phillip K. Dick's stuff is all well done in adaptation form.

Bladerunner, Total Recall, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly, Adjustment Bureau, Man in the High Castle...  I've never read any of the books, but I've heard good things about them.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Warrior Code on April 16, 2021, 10:22:54 AM
I have an embarrassing confession to make, but I'm doing it for the greater good: I watched Thunder Force on Netflix. I'm still not exactly sure how it happened, and my wife and I are currently blaming each other (both for starting it and for keeping it on). To paraphrase a better film, "what we had was a failure to communicate."

I realize that in a group of sentient, educated people, this warning is probably unnecessary -- akin to warning you to not eat Tide Pods.  Do not watch this film. You've been warned.


This is the danger with Netflix. You want a little info about a show or movie, maybe even a trailer, next thing you know it's already been playing for 10 minutes.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: PGsHeroes32 on April 16, 2021, 11:43:04 AM
Peaky Blinders is a great show, enjoy it you two!

Well crap..

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56770593
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on April 16, 2021, 11:52:38 AM
Well crap..

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56770593

Did not expect to see the two of them married.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Galway Eagle on April 21, 2021, 08:12:50 AM
Decided to have a bit of nostalgia and watched the Mighty Ducks reboot on Disney +, it cracks me up the difference in the depictions of kids today vs in the 90s.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on April 21, 2021, 07:40:36 PM
Josh Gates is on right now in a special 2 part episode of Expedition X in Elkorn, Wisconsin searching for the Beast of Bray Road, a werewolf like creature.
Some creepy thermal images.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: warriorchick on April 21, 2021, 08:19:15 PM
Josh Gates is on right now in a special 2 part episode of Expedition X in Elkorn, Wisconsin searching for the Beast of Bray Road, a werewolf like creature.
Some creepy thermal images.

Is he going to find the Hodag next?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jables1604 on April 21, 2021, 10:12:47 PM
Not sure if I (or anyone else) mentioned this but Derry Girls on Netflix was thoroughly enjoyable. A third season was greenlit but had to be postponed due to the one-nine.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Galway Eagle on April 22, 2021, 08:42:31 AM
Josh Gates is on right now in a special 2 part episode of Expedition X in Elkorn, Wisconsin searching for the Beast of Bray Road, a werewolf like creature.
Some creepy thermal images.

He should pop into The Landing for a beer, play 18 at Evergreen, hit up the Deusterbecks brewery and then head onto a different town.
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Post by: Warrior Code on April 22, 2021, 09:29:24 AM
Is he going to find the Hodag next?

That's easy, they're at Koppa's Fulbeli Deli
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Post by: shoothoops on April 22, 2021, 09:41:15 AM
That's easy, they're at Koppa's Fulbeli Deli

I used to get the Saturn there quite a bit.
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Post by: tower912 on April 22, 2021, 09:46:09 AM
The two young guys on 'Oak Island' love reppin their MU swag.
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Post by: Warrior Code on April 22, 2021, 10:10:57 AM
I used to get the Saturn there quite a bit.

I'm a bit of a menu rover myself but the Bread Favre on a pita is fantastic. Gotta be on the pita though
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Post by: shoothoops on April 22, 2021, 10:13:12 AM
I'm a bit of a menu rover myself but the Bread Favre on a pita is fantastic. Gotta be on the pita though

It’s been a while. I used to be friendly with the owners and some staff when I lived in Lafayette Hill.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on April 22, 2021, 10:54:53 AM
The two young guys on 'Oak Island' love reppin their MU swag.

The Fornetti brothers must conscientiously plan to wear all the time they are on camera.  I can't remember an episode the last two seasons when they were not wearing a sweater or baseball cap or winter hat.

Time for the Marquette Mag to run a story?
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Post by: JWags85 on April 23, 2021, 12:33:08 AM
Just finished Your Honor on Showtime.  Fantastic miniseries but really felt let down by the last episode and a half to be honest.  The ending in particular was kind of meh and heavy handed.

However, Michael Stuhlbarg is incredible.  Easily one of the most underrated actors in America.  The emotion he shows with his mouth movements alone is stunning.  He stole every scene he was in during Boardwalk Empire, A Serious Man was very good, and he was excellent in Shape of Water.  Cranston is a superstar and Stuhlbarg out acted him for large portions, IMO
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Post by: MU82 on April 25, 2021, 09:06:15 PM
Just finished Your Honor on Showtime.  Fantastic miniseries but really felt let down by the last episode and a half to be honest.  The ending in particular was kind of meh and heavy handed.

However, Michael Stuhlbarg is incredible.  Easily one of the most underrated actors in America.  The emotion he shows with his mouth movements alone is stunning.  He stole every scene he was in during Boardwalk Empire, A Serious Man was very good, and he was excellent in Shape of Water.  Cranston is a superstar and Stuhlbarg out acted him for large portions, IMO

Agree with every word of this. Your Honor was good but could have been great And Stuhlbergnis good in everything ... and this might have been his best work.
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Post by: MU82 on April 25, 2021, 09:07:10 PM
I think this is the most boring Oscars telecast I’ve ever seen.
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Post by: naginiF on April 25, 2021, 09:33:33 PM
I think this is the most boring Oscars telecast I’ve ever seen.
Until Jordan Peele's speech.

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Post by: MuggsyB on April 25, 2021, 10:52:05 PM
Didn't watch but the octopus from "My Octopus Teacher" should have won all 4 categories of acting.  She makes Daniel Day Lewis look like a kid in a 2nd grade musical.  Phenomenal abilities.
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Post by: MU82 on April 25, 2021, 11:01:46 PM
Until Jordan Peele's speech.

You mean Tyler Perry?
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on April 25, 2021, 11:17:10 PM
The Serpent on Netflix. Another great British show. Intense.
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Post by: MU82 on April 26, 2021, 07:22:36 AM
I didn't see The Father, so I can't comment on whether Anthony Hopkins "deserved" the Oscar. But I did see Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and Chadwick Boseman was outstanding.

And I absolutely would have given best actress to Viola Davis over Frances McDormand.
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Post by: MU82 on April 26, 2021, 01:01:33 PM
Oscar ratings ... look out below!

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tv-ratings-sunday-april-25-2021-oscars
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Post by: drewm88 on April 26, 2021, 01:12:04 PM
Agree with 82 that the Q doc on HBO was ok, not great. I get the focus on trying to figure out who Q is, but I would have preferred less about the site and the fights between the Watkinses and Fred and more about the nuts who believe this.
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Post by: MuggsyB on April 26, 2021, 01:19:42 PM
Oscar ratings ... look out below!

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tv-ratings-sunday-april-25-2021-oscars

Yikes.  That's absolutely brutal.  But Tyler Perry's speech was excellent.  I'll root for that guy. 
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Post by: naginiF on April 26, 2021, 01:25:48 PM
You mean Tyler Perry?
I'm an idiot.
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Post by: CTWarrior on April 26, 2021, 02:36:14 PM
Oscar ratings ... look out below!

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tv-ratings-sunday-april-25-2021-oscars
I figured as much.  I'm usually at least a little interested in the Oscars, but did not turn on for a second last night.  A weird year with not seeing the movies in the theater.  I also think the politicization of everything turns some people off, but this year people just didn't watch movies like they usually do.
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Post by: MU82 on April 26, 2021, 03:31:09 PM
I figured as much.  I'm usually at least a little interested in the Oscars, but did not turn on for a second last night.  A weird year with not seeing the movies in the theater.  I also think the politicization of everything turns some people off, but this year people just didn't watch movies like they usually do.

It was a really bad production, too. Very boring. Very few clips. No music. Tyler Perry's speech and Glenn Close dancing Da Butt were the only things remotely worthwhile. I was doing other stuff while it was on, so not a huge waste of time ... but it was a waste of time.
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Post by: SERocks on April 27, 2021, 01:18:45 PM
I remember Numb3rs being pretty good.  My wife never had watched it, so we gave it a go the other night and she likes it.  So we have a number of seasons to binge upon.....
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on April 28, 2021, 07:50:44 PM
The two young guys on 'Oak Island' love reppin their MU swag.

I just figured out in this week's episode that the one brother has been wearing a Marquette 100 years of basketball 🏀 hat.
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Post by: MuggsyB on May 01, 2021, 08:26:55 AM
I've decided to rewatch Flight of the Conchords on HBOMax.  I can't believe that was 2007-9.  Tempus Fugit.  Hilarious show if you have not seen it.  So sad they only had 2 seasons. :(
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Post by: Warrior Code on May 01, 2021, 10:53:21 AM
I've decided to rewatch Flight of the Conchords on HBOMax.  I can't believe that was 2007-9.  Tempus Fugit.  Hilarious show if you have not seen it.  So sad they only had 2 seasons. :(

My BIL is named Brent and I still say "are you saying Brit?" sometimes. I'm sure he loves it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy1cOn5vGc4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy1cOn5vGc4)
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Post by: Jables1604 on May 01, 2021, 06:52:36 PM
The Serpent
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on May 05, 2021, 10:52:59 AM
A typical night of Marquette getting some free advertisement on the season finale of The Curse of Oak Island.
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Post by: JWags85 on May 05, 2021, 11:08:03 AM
The Serpent

Its very good.  Engaging, haunting, ominous.  The constant time jumps can be a bit annoying, but otherwise I really liked it.  Watched it on my own cause I decided it wouldn't be great viewing for my fiancee who gets needless anxious and worrisome when I regularly travel to Asia as it is, despite doing it actively long before I met her  ;D

The Nevers on HBO is fantastic.  Saw lots of buzz about people refusing to watch it cause of Whedon, but thats a real shame and wholly unnecessary.  Its a fascinating story, well done light sci-fi in a Victorian period piece, and very well acted.
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Post by: cheebs09 on May 05, 2021, 11:52:09 AM
Started watching the new Law and Order: Organized Crime with Christopher Meloni. Always loved SVU with Stabler, so we’ve really enjoyed it so far.
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Post by: Spaniel with a Short Tail on May 05, 2021, 11:26:16 PM
Just finished S1 of Ted Lasso. Came in with low expectations but was pleasantly surprised.

Skip Greyhound. Very disappointing. As realistic as Saving Private Ryan appeared to be for D-Day and ground war in Europe, Greyhound fails at that for convoy protection in the North Atlantic.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on May 06, 2021, 10:31:10 AM
Just finished S1 of Ted Lasso. Came in with low expectations but was pleasantly surprised.


"How many countries are in this country!?"
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Post by: BM1090 on May 06, 2021, 10:36:57 AM
Just finished S1 of Ted Lasso. Came in with low expectations but was pleasantly surprised.

Skip Greyhound. Very disappointing. As realistic as Saving Private Ryan appeared to be for D-Day and ground war in Europe, Greyhound fails at that for convoy protection in the North Atlantic.

The Ted Lasso story.
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Post by: drewm88 on May 06, 2021, 11:16:21 AM
Mare of Easttown on HBOMax.

Two episodes in and loving it so far. Kate Winslet is a detective in a very small Pennsylvania town.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on May 06, 2021, 12:28:31 PM
Mare of Easttown on HBOMax.

Two episodes in and loving it so far. Kate Winslet is a detective in a very small Pennsylvania town.

Def gonna check this out. Just letting the episodes pile up a bit and then will binge the mini series.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on May 06, 2021, 03:19:35 PM
Just finished Peaky Blinders.  Good series.
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Post by: Hards Alumni on May 06, 2021, 03:45:11 PM
Just finished Peaky Blinders.  Good series.

Final season still to come... unfortunately probably without Aunt Polly unless they filmed it already.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on May 06, 2021, 04:17:26 PM
Final season still to come... unfortunately probably without Aunt Polly unless they filmed it already.

Hologram Polly....  Hopefully not CGI Polly.

I don't think they started filming or weren't very far along, can't remember what I read.
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Post by: MU82 on May 06, 2021, 08:03:17 PM
Mare of Easttown on HBOMax.

Two episodes in and loving it so far. Kate Winslet is a detective in a very small Pennsylvania town.

It's good, and Winslet as usual is outstanding. But it's more than a little depressing.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on May 07, 2021, 07:11:33 PM
Eight episodes into Money Heist's first season. We're doing two a night, they're so good.
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Post by: 21Jumpstreet on May 07, 2021, 08:57:48 PM
Eight episodes into Money Heist's first season. We're doing two a night, they're so good.

Big Fan. Watching with our teen boys, they love it.
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Post by: JWags85 on May 07, 2021, 09:09:29 PM
Eight episodes into Money Heist's first season. We're doing two a night, they're so good.

Please refer to it as La Casa De Papel, gracias  8-). Always thought that’s a much cooler name, even translated

Are you doing subtitles or dubbed?
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Post by: drewm88 on May 10, 2021, 12:21:30 PM
It's good, and Winslet as usual is outstanding. But it's more than a little depressing.

It's a ray of sunshine when you alternate it with Handmaid's Tale as we're doing.
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Post by: warriorchick on May 10, 2021, 12:30:09 PM
If you are looking for an amusing show that isn't a commitment, I would recommend "Happy Endings"

I missed it when it was on Network TV, but it is on HBO Max now.  The writing is smart and funny, it's based in Chicago (and for once, it actually looks like the writers are familiar with the city), and there is not much in the way of multi-episode story arcs, so you don't have to watch it in order or have to remember what happened in previous episodes.  Also, most of the guest starts are comics most people would recognize (Megan Mulally, Rob Riggle, and Damon Wayans, for example).
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Post by: Jockey on May 10, 2021, 02:13:20 PM
It's a ray of sunshine when you alternate it with Handmaid's Tale as we're doing.


Handmaid's is fantastic again.

Snowfall - on HULU - is one of the best shows I have seen recently. 4 seasons and for some reason it never interested me. We were in a lull as far as shows go, so we decided to give it a try. It's about the start of the crack epidemic and takes place in 1983. If you liked Narcos at all, you will love this. It's a John Singleton (Boyz n the Hood) project.

The 3 story lines involve a black kid who introduces crack in LA, the CIA involvement with the Contras, and an old school family of dealers.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on May 10, 2021, 02:20:05 PM
Please refer to it as La Casa De Papel, gracias  8-). Always thought that’s a much cooler name, even translated

Are you doing subtitles or dubbed?

Will do! Agree 100%.

We're doing the dubbed version. The dubbing is solid. We watched El Presidente a few months ago (really good if you're a futbol fan) and the dubbing was so bad it was funny.
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Post by: JWags85 on May 11, 2021, 12:36:18 PM
Will do! Agree 100%.

We're doing the dubbed version. The dubbing is solid. We watched El Presidente a few months ago (really good if you're a futbol fan) and the dubbing was so bad it was funny.

Fair enough.  I can't watch dubbing.  It just always feels weird for me.  Then again, I speak fairly good Spanish, but I keep the subtitles on and get annoyed at the lazy or incomplete translations in there too, so can't win them all  8-)

It's good, and Winslet as usual is outstanding. But it's more than a little depressing.

Its fantastic and captivating.  Winslet nails that ugly long vowel sound SE PA accent too.  Its kind of hilarious that a show about gritty small town Pennsylvania has an Englishwoman (Winslet), 2 Australians (Guy Pearce and the actress who plays Siobhan, and former model/child star (Evan Peters) amongst the handful of main characters.

But man is it bleak.  Its nice to have the Nevers to balance it with.  While its not happy, there is at least a fair bit of dry humor and fantastical elements to keep it light.  Been awhile since there were back to back must watch shows on HBO Sunday nights for me.
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Post by: wadesworld on May 11, 2021, 12:46:34 PM
Girlfriend has me watching Atypical with her.  Pretty good so far.  We're part of the way through season two.  I think most of the characters are played really well.
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Post by: Warrior Code on May 11, 2021, 01:31:12 PM


Its fantastic and captivating.  Winslet nails that ugly long vowel sound SE PA accent too.  Its kind of hilarious that a show about gritty small town Pennsylvania has an Englishwoman (Winslet), 2 Australians (Guy Pearce and the actress who plays Siobhan, and former model/child star (Evan Peters) amongst the handful of main characters.



English and Australian actors often do American accents quite well, but when have Americans ever returned the favor? I'm sure there are examples but none spring to mind.

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Post by: lawdog77 on May 11, 2021, 02:05:20 PM
English and Australian actors often do American accents quite well, but when have Americans ever returned the favor? I'm sure there are examples but none spring to mind.
Here you go:
https://variety.com/2017/film/news/accent-study-american-actors-british-accents-babbel-1201998021/ (https://variety.com/2017/film/news/accent-study-american-actors-british-accents-babbel-1201998021/)
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Post by: brewcity77 on May 11, 2021, 03:21:29 PM
Girlfriend has me watching Atypical with her.  Pretty good so far.  We're part of the way through season two.  I think most of the characters are played really well.

Excellent show.
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Post by: Warrior Code on May 11, 2021, 03:27:30 PM
Here you go:
https://variety.com/2017/film/news/accent-study-american-actors-british-accents-babbel-1201998021/ (https://variety.com/2017/film/news/accent-study-american-actors-british-accents-babbel-1201998021/)

Hmm, interesting.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on May 18, 2021, 08:03:58 AM
Mare of Eastown is legit.

Sundays episode was insane.
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Post by: JWags85 on May 18, 2021, 09:13:19 AM
Mare of Eastown is legit.

Sundays episode was insane.

That final sequence was incredible.  As good as anything HBO has done in that sort of tense action drama.  A couple “HOLY S*%#” moments within the span of 5 min.

Also, as the series has progressed, I’ve loved the interplay between Mare and her mom.  Jean Smart kills it, it’s truly hilarious in an otherwise bleak show
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Post by: BrewCity83 on May 18, 2021, 12:27:06 PM
Girlfriend has me watching Atypical with her.  Pretty good so far.  We're part of the way through season two.  I think most of the characters are played really well.

Yeah,  I liked this one too.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on May 18, 2021, 01:29:10 PM
That final sequence was incredible.  As good as anything HBO has done in that sort of tense action drama.  A couple “HOLY S*%#” moments within the span of 5 min.

Also, as the series has progressed, I’ve loved the interplay between Mare and her mom.  Jean Smart kills it, it’s truly hilarious in an otherwise bleak show

Oh yeah shes always good in everything I see her in. I do love the random bouts of comedy in a show that is certainly not a comedy.

Really interested to see where the last two episodes go. The suspect list is not exactly shrinking. I hope this one ends on a high note.
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on May 18, 2021, 10:01:35 PM
Thanks for the Mare of Easttown suggestion.  Binged watched since yesterday, freaked Mrs. Hilltopper out while I just watched the ending of e05. 

It's rare I watch "weekly" shows, so I'm kinda ticked off I gotta start waiting a week for each episode, though.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on May 18, 2021, 10:15:18 PM
Thanks for the Mare of Easttown suggestion.  Binged watched since yesterday, freaked Mrs. Hilltopper out while I just watched the ending of e05. 

It's rare I watch "weekly" shows, so I'm kinda ticked off I gotta start waiting a week for each episode, though.

Luckily theres only 2 more so not a long wait.

But yeah, that ending leaves for quite the wait for next sunday.
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Post by: JWags85 on May 19, 2021, 10:07:40 AM
Thanks for the Mare of Easttown suggestion.  Binged watched since yesterday, freaked Mrs. Hilltopper out while I just watched the ending of e05. 

It's rare I watch "weekly" shows, so I'm kinda ticked off I gotta start waiting a week for each episode, though.

We've started watching The Nevers a few weeks and my fiancee was low key pissed when we got through 3 episodes and realized that we had to wait till the following Sunday to watch another.

Speaking of, that season finale was WILD.  Confusing as hell first half of the episode but then an absolute incredible wrap around.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on May 19, 2021, 10:31:17 AM
I watched My Octopus Teacher recently and enjoyed it. I had no idea it won an Oscar until after I saw it. I had never heard of it and downloaded it on Netflix before a recent flight.
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Post by: warriorchick on May 19, 2021, 11:34:19 AM
I watched My Octopus Teacher recently and enjoyed it. I had no idea it won an Oscar until after I saw it. I had never heard of it and downloaded it on Netflix before a recent flight.

Yep.  Never thought I could get emotional over a mollusk.
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Post by: Warrior Code on May 19, 2021, 12:46:13 PM
I watched The Blues Brothers the other day, for the first time since... 8th grade, maybe? I had completely forgotten how much of that movie is pure destruction. It's wild. It's like 10% plot, 35% musical numbers, and 55% is absolutely demolishing things (mostly police cars, but also malls, apartment buildings, RVs, wristwatches, beer bottles, etc.). I also had no idea Carrie Fisher was in it, among many other cameos. 
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Post by: StillAWarrior on May 19, 2021, 01:10:54 PM
Yep.  Never thought I could get emotional over a mollusk.

I didn't get emotional. It was allergies.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on May 24, 2021, 08:30:52 AM
Mare of Easttown was very good again last night.

Finale should be crazy. A lot of possibilities still of who actually did it and what everyones motives are/many peoples involvement.

Really pumped for next Sunday.
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Post by: brewcity77 on May 24, 2021, 08:52:54 AM
Just started Mare this week. Through episode 4 and planning to watch 5 tonight. The Mrs really likes it too. Great acting and so much story packed in.
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Post by: reinko on May 24, 2021, 03:04:09 PM
Army of the Dead on Netflix, probably 20 mins too long, but a good fun (and kinda dumb) zombie flick.
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Post by: naginiF on May 24, 2021, 04:33:09 PM
Army of the Dead on Netflix, probably 20 mins too long, but a good fun (and kinda dumb) zombie flick.
What are your thoughts on the level of gore?

Mrs. naginiF is balking on it because the reviews point to over the top gore.
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Post by: ATL MU Warrior on May 24, 2021, 04:36:45 PM
What are your thoughts on the level of gore?

Mrs. naginiF is balking on it because the reviews point to over the top gore.
It’s pretty over the top
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Post by: reinko on May 24, 2021, 07:01:12 PM
It’s pretty over the top

I mean it’s not torture porn like the Saw, movies but shoot ‘em up, grenades blowing up bodies and heads, but very R rated.
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Post by: MU82 on May 24, 2021, 09:45:31 PM
Mare is the best HBO show since Succession last aired. Winslet is so good, and the storytelling is superb.
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Post by: Spotcheck Billy on May 25, 2021, 10:47:32 AM
Army of the Dead on Netflix, probably 20 mins too long, but a good fun (and kinda dumb) zombie flick.

Guess you thought more highly than we did, plenty of good laughs in an almost Deadpool style but the story overall?
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on May 31, 2021, 01:44:41 AM
I feel bad for any shows that are going to run in the miniseries categories of the Emmys.


Mare is going to win just about every single one of them.

Winslet and the lady who plays Lori should probably prepare the speeches now.
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Post by: MU82 on May 31, 2021, 09:35:40 PM
I feel bad for any shows that are going to run in the miniseries categories of the Emmys.


Mare is going to win just about every single one of them.

Winslet and the lady who plays Lori should probably prepare the speeches now.

Julianne Nicholson plays Lori, and I agree. One of the great things about Mare is that as great as Winslet is -- and she will deserve every award she gets -- almost everybody in the supporting cast also is outstanding. Writing was sharp, too. Just great, great television.

Compared to the other limited series we watched recently, Your Honor on Showtime, this was just so much better, so much more believable. I don't want to give away any spoilers, so I'll stop there.
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Post by: JWags85 on May 31, 2021, 09:46:17 PM
Julianne Nicholson plays Lori, and I agree. One of the great things about Mare is that as great as Winslet is -- and she will deserve every award she gets -- almost everybody in the supporting cast also is outstanding. Writing was sharp, too. Just great, great television.

Compared to the other limited series we watched recently, Your Honor on Showtime, this was just so much better, so much more believable. I don't want to give away any spoilers, so I'll stop there.

Winslet and Nicholson are also incredible close friends, if not best friends, off camera, so that could only have helped the unreal acting.

And I agree.  Your Honor was incredible at times, Michael Stuhlbarg was as good as Winslet or anyone in Easttown with how he stole nearly every scene including with Cranston, but the end was terrible IMO and the show skidded into a finish where this finale was fantastic.  It’s sometimes hard to appreciate how good it was cause it’s just not at all a pleasant or remotely feel good show, aside from a few Jean Smart barbs
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on May 31, 2021, 10:03:08 PM
Julianne Nicholson plays Lori, and I agree. One of the great things about Mare is that as great as Winslet is -- and she will deserve every award she gets -- almost everybody in the supporting cast also is outstanding. Writing was sharp, too. Just great, great television.

Compared to the other limited series we watched recently, Your Honor on Showtime, this was just so much better, so much more believable. I don't want to give away any spoilers, so I'll stop there.

Yeah Your Honor was just so meh for me. Obviously Cranston and Stuhlberg were great as always but the show as a whole was simply ok.

Other recent HBO shows like Outsider and the Undoing also do not hold a candle to Mare.
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Post by: MuggsyB on May 31, 2021, 10:41:52 PM
I watched My Octopus Teacher recently and enjoyed it. I had no idea it won an Oscar until after I saw it. I had never heard of it and downloaded it on Netflix before a recent flight.

It was extremely emotional.  I will admit crying .  The cuttlefish and mimic octopus are two of the most amazing creatures on our planet.  They are real life superheroes.
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Post by: real chili 83 on June 01, 2021, 09:03:29 AM
Just powered through 3 seasons of Yellowstone over the weekend.
 
If you like guns, sex, violence, cowboys and Indians, corporate greed, politics, wolves, grizzly bears, alcohol, mental health, fly fishing, rodeos, meth, train stations, 70 year cowboys shagging 24 year old cowgirls, and branding people with branding irons in a blender, this is the show for you.
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Post by: MU82 on June 01, 2021, 09:50:43 AM
Just powered through 3 seasons of Yellowstone over the weekend.
 
If you like guns, sex, violence, cowboys and Indians, corporate greed, politics, wolves, grizzly bears, alcohol, mental health, fly fishing, rodeos, meth, train stations, 70 year cowboys shagging 24 year old cowgirls, and branding people with branding irons in a blender, this is the show for you.

I don't like guns, violence, cowboys and Indians, corporate greed, politics, wolves, grizzly bears, mental health, fly fishing, rodeos, meth, train stations, 70 year cowboys shagging 24 year old cowgirls, and branding people with branding irons in a blender.
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Post by: CTWarrior on June 01, 2021, 12:06:28 PM
Mare is the best HBO show since Succession last aired. Winslet is so good, and the storytelling is superb.
Wow, I am in the vast minority here.  Winslet is solid, but really is just being monotone depressed and applying an over the top Pennsylvania accent (as does every character in the show).  I found the storytelling weak and predictable.  I called pretty much every plot twist because they foreshadow it like those old video games (like Legend of Zelda or Pajama Sam if you had a little kid 20 years ago) where you find something shortly before you are going to need it. 

I though Jean Smart was the best thing about it.

No matter where anyone goes, they run into people they need to talk to and get information just before they need it.  Pretty much every character behaves in completely unrealistic ways and pretty much react to every situation in ways that no one would actually behave, to further the plot.

For instance, if your son attacked a student who was throwing food at his mentally challenged sister, perhaps the first question you would ask him wouldn't be "Is your father having an affair?  Is that why you are upset?"  Just one of a hundred examples.

My wife loved it.
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Post by: real chili 83 on June 01, 2021, 01:04:42 PM
I don't like guns, violence, cowboys and Indians, corporate greed, politics, wolves, grizzly bears, mental health, fly fishing, rodeos, meth, train stations, 70 year cowboys shagging 24 year old cowgirls, and branding people with branding irons in a blender.

That pretty much limits you to Sponge Bob and re-runs of Julia Child on PBS. 
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Post by: MU82 on June 01, 2021, 01:30:47 PM
Wow, I am in the vast minority here.  Winslet is solid, but really is just being monotone depressed and applying an over the top Pennsylvania accent (as does every character in the show).  I found the storytelling weak and predictable.  I called pretty much every plot twist because they foreshadow it like those old video games (like Legend of Zelda or Pajama Sam if you had a little kid 20 years ago) where you find something shortly before you are going to need it. 

I though Jean Smart was the best thing about it.

No matter where anyone goes, they run into people they need to talk to and get information just before they need it.  Pretty much every character behaves in completely unrealistic ways and pretty much react to every situation in ways that no one would actually behave, to further the plot.

For instance, if your son attacked a student who was throwing food at his mentally challenged sister, perhaps the first question you would ask him wouldn't be "Is your father having an affair?  Is that why you are upset?"  Just one of a hundred examples.

My wife loved it.

You’re allowed to be wrong. And your wife sounds highly intelligent!
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Post by: rocket surgeon on June 01, 2021, 04:45:48 PM
Just powered through 3 seasons of Yellowstone over the weekend.
 
If you like guns, sex, violence, cowboys and Indians, corporate greed, politics, wolves, grizzly bears, alcohol, mental health, fly fishing, rodeos, meth, train stations, 70 year cowboys shagging 24 year old cowgirls, and branding people with branding irons in a blender, this is the show for you.

damn!  my wife was trying to get me into yellowstone... can't wait to check this bad boy out! but, i've been trying to stay away from that meth stuff :D
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on June 01, 2021, 08:54:51 PM
Sorry to inject more Mare conversation but ..

I did not understand the subplot with Billy and John.  I had to go back and re-watch it, it just didn't make any sense.   John gets Billy to say out loud, "I killed her" with cathartic crying when clearly he didn't kill her.   It's pretty convoluted that an uncle was going to take the wrap for his nephew, instead of his father.

Then there's the whole gun in the fishing box, like John was going to kill Billy *before* he confessed to the crime?    That's gonna help how? 

I liked how they wrapped up loose ends, but that whole plot was goofy.
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Post by: MuggsyB on June 01, 2021, 09:58:14 PM
The Denzel Magnificent 7 remake?

Better flick:  The Seven Samurai or the Magnificent Seven?
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Post by: JWags85 on June 01, 2021, 10:47:16 PM
Sorry to inject more Mare conversation but ..

I did not understand the subplot with Billy and John.  I had to go back and re-watch it, it just didn't make any sense.   John gets Billy to say out loud, "I killed her" with cathartic crying when clearly he didn't kill her.   It's pretty convoluted that an uncle was going to take the wrap for his nephew, instead of his father.

Then there's the whole gun in the fishing box, like John was going to kill Billy *before* he confessed to the crime?    That's gonna help how? 

I liked how they wrapped up loose ends, but that whole plot was goofy.

I thought it made perfect sense.  John has kids, a family to raise.  Billy was kind of an f-up who had nothing.  And John was able to manipulate that into having him “help” protect Kevin because he had less to lose

They already had the Billy in bloody clothes circumstantial piece so I think John was banking on that being enough with playing it up to Billy’s guilt caused him to kill himself.  He was worried Billy would crack and tell the true story instead of his confession.  He was losing his brother either way, at least this way he could control the story
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Post by: MU82 on June 01, 2021, 11:07:58 PM
That pretty much limits you to Sponge Bob and re-runs of Julia Child on PBS.

Well, there were a couple things in there that I didn't say I disliked.
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on June 02, 2021, 08:36:26 AM
I thought it made perfect sense.  John has kids, a family to raise.  Billy was kind of an f-up who had nothing.  And John was able to manipulate that into having him “help” protect Kevin because he had less to lose

They already had the Billy in bloody clothes circumstantial piece so I think John was banking on that being enough with playing it up to Billy’s guilt caused him to kill himself.  He was worried Billy would crack and tell the true story instead of his confession.  He was losing his brother either way, at least this way he could control the story

Yeah, that's absolutely how you tie the knot.  But 100% of that is just implied, and thinly at that.  You're left with "why is that happening?  Ohhh, a bunch of stuff is unsaid and if you take some guesses I guess it makes sense."
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Post by: CTWarrior on June 02, 2021, 09:26:25 AM
Yeah, that's absolutely how you tie the knot.  But 100% of that is just implied, and thinly at that.  You're left with "why is that happening?  Ohhh, a bunch of stuff is unsaid and if you take some guesses I guess it makes sense."

SPOILER ALERT!
Of course it doesn't make sense,  Sure, I'll go to jail for you because you impregnated your high school aged cousin after having affairs in the past to the point where your wife has thrown you out of the house.  Oh, you want to shoot me instead to make sure I don't tell the truth?  That's cool. 

There is a ton of stuff just thrown in to add suspects and move the plot along.  Why would the deacon pick Erin up in one remote location and drop her off in another in the middle of the night and keep her bicycle?  Why would Frank not tell her the dead girl was having trouble and he helped her by buying some supplies for the baby when she first asked him about her?  No reason for either other than so each of them could be a suspect for a little while.  Why do the writer and the young detective have romantic feelings for Mare, despite her doing her very best to be off-putting and shlubby and unkind to them when they meet?  To give her a love interest to move the plot along. 

Why does the John Ross tell Lori everything and then say, "now don't you tell Mare who you tell everything to always?"  Why not say nothing so she honestly doesn't know what is going on?  Why does he buy Erin a pendant and freakin' date it so she has proof of their infidelity?  Why does the jeweler just have Ross as the customer with no first name of phone number on the receipt?

The kid takes the gun around midnight and returns it a few hours later and the old guy Glen happens to go out to the shed and notice it is gone the one time in 10 years it has been there?  And he doesn't mention it to Mare until right after she realizes the dad didn't know what gun was used?  Why do the police just let her slide for planting evidence and then take her back after doing explicitly what she was told not to do if she wanted to get back on the force and getting a partner killed in the process?  Why did they let a guy who they strongly suspected was a rapist/murderer casually walk back unattended to get his gun?  Why could the trapped girls hear them talking downstairs but they couldn't be heard if they screamed?  All of it just to move the plot along. 

The whole thing is lazy story telling right out of a Monk episode or something. 

I guess we're willing to overlook a lot if the performances are good, which they are.

Oh, and why is there never sunshine in Easttown?
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Post by: brewcity77 on June 02, 2021, 10:13:57 AM
Just watched Unbelievable on Netflix. Excellent show, though it's quite the emotional journey and definitely deserves trigger warnings for anyone that has suffered sexual violence. Very well acted, well presented, and worth the time.
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Post by: wadesworld on June 02, 2021, 10:19:08 AM
Just watched Unbelievable on Netflix. Excellent show, though it's quite the emotional journey and definitely deserves trigger warnings for anyone that has suffered sexual violence. Very well acted, well presented, and worth the time.

Yeah, that was tough to watch but good.
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Post by: Spotcheck Billy on June 02, 2021, 10:52:56 AM
The Denzel Magnificent 7 remake?

Better flick:  The Seven Samurai or the Magnificent Seven?

The 7, anything by Kurosawa. Always have been amazed at the Japanese film industry just post-war.
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Post by: MU82 on June 02, 2021, 10:56:23 AM
Just watched Unbelievable on Netflix. Excellent show, though it's quite the emotional journey and definitely deserves trigger warnings for anyone that has suffered sexual violence. Very well acted, well presented, and worth the time.

Kaitlin Dever is a good actress. When she was a teenager, she was excellent as Loretta in Justified. Very good in the movie Booksmart, too.
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on June 02, 2021, 10:58:04 AM
SPOILER ALERT!
Of course it doesn't make sense...

Well done!  I'd forgotten half of those plot holes.
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Post by: CTWarrior on June 02, 2021, 11:10:52 AM
Well done!  I'd forgotten half of those plot holes.

I could keep going, there are lots more.
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Post by: MU82 on June 02, 2021, 02:39:09 PM
I could keep going, there are lots more.

I thought Mare was such a good, well-acted show that this kind of stuff just didn't bother me.

While watching with my wife, I did comment about how convenient it was that Mare came to know about the old guy's gun and who had it. I also thought it was way too easy for Mare to subdue Ross in the river. A couple other things over the course of the 7 episodes, too.

But stuff like that happens in most shows to advance the plots. I might notice them, but they rarely detract from the show if I'm otherwise enjoying it.

I could pick a few nits at a few of your gripes, but it's not worth it. Sorry you didn't like a fine show. Glad Mrs. CTW did!
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Post by: Jockey on June 04, 2021, 03:34:11 PM
Just finished 4th season of Snowfall on HULU.

This is a great show - probably in my top 10 all-time. Follows the rise of the crack epidemic in LA and the CIA funding for the Contras. John Singleton is a great storyteller. If you liked Boyz N the Hood or Narcos, this is even better.
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Post by: brewcity77 on June 06, 2021, 11:29:13 AM
If you have a few minutes (literally) I strongly recommend "Us Again" on Disney+. It is a 6-minute animated short that ran before Raya and the Last Dragon in theaters and is absolutely delightful. An adorable little musical, dance number that's really fun to watch.
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Post by: JWags85 on June 06, 2021, 01:29:13 PM
Just powered through 3 seasons of Yellowstone over the weekend.
 
If you like guns, sex, violence, cowboys and Indians, corporate greed, politics, wolves, grizzly bears, alcohol, mental health, fly fishing, rodeos, meth, train stations, 70 year cowboys shagging 24 year old cowgirls, and branding people with branding irons in a blender, this is the show for you.

This reminded me that I’d been meaning to watch it.

Blew threw about 1.5 seasons in the last week and change.  It’s really great.

I mentioned to my friend who recommended it to me, it’s more like Succession taking place in wealthy ranching Montana than a Western.  I also appreciate the fact that it’s kind of a new idea in terms of plot.  Cant remember something else like it.

It also has a couple of actors in their sweet spot.  Costner as a rough around the edges protagonist of sorts.  Danny Huston was made to play a rich A**hole villain. Cole Hauser is at his best in gritty roles.  Josh Lucas, Gil Birmingham, and Luke Grimes are spot on too.  Great casting
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Post by: real chili 83 on June 06, 2021, 02:00:04 PM
This reminded me that I’d been meaning to watch it.

Blew threw about 1.5 seasons in the last week and change.  It’s really great.

I mentioned to my friend who recommended it to me, it’s more like Succession taking place in wealthy ranching Montana than a Western.  I also appreciate the fact that it’s kind of a new idea in terms of plot.  Cant remember something else like it.

It also has a couple of actors in their sweet spot.  Costner as a rough around the edges protagonist of sorts.  Danny Huston was made to play a rich A**hole villain. Cole Hauser is at his best in gritty roles.  Josh Lucas, Gil Birmingham, and Luke Grimes are spot on too.  Great casting

In a blender.

Watching Goliath this weekend.
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Post by: Warrior Code on June 06, 2021, 03:16:26 PM
If you have a few minutes (literally) I strongly recommend "Us Again" on Disney+. It is a 6-minute animated short that ran before Raya and the Last Dragon in theaters and is absolutely delightful. An adorable little musical, dance number that's really fun to watch.

I always liked the Disney shorts. They can create an emotionally compelling story with relatability and humor, often without any dialogue, in just a couple minutes. Really creative stuff
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Post by: Jables1604 on June 06, 2021, 07:16:24 PM
In a blender.

Watching Goliath this weekend.
First Season was phenomenal.

Got progressively worse as the series went on.
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Post by: Jockey on June 06, 2021, 07:28:33 PM
First Season was phenomenal.

Got progressively worse as the series went on.

I agree.
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Post by: MU82 on June 06, 2021, 09:38:08 PM
Watching Hacks on HBO. Jean Smart is fabulous as a Joan Rivers-esque older comedian who is trying to stay relevant. And relative unknown Hannah Einbinder is great as a young writer who is forced to work for Smart's character as she tries to rebuild her reputation after a disastrous tweet.

I had never heard of Einbinder, so naturally I googled her to find out that 1. She is Laraine Newman's daughter; and 2. She was Colbert's last pre-COVID standup comedian guest.
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Post by: JWags85 on June 06, 2021, 10:18:07 PM
Watching Hacks on HBO. Jean Smart is fabulous as a Joan Rivers-esque older comedian who is trying to stay relevant. And relative unknown Hannah Einbinder is great as a young writer who is forced to work for Smart's character as she tries to rebuild her reputation after a disastrous tweet.

I had never heard of Einbinder, so naturally I googled her to find out that 1. She is Laraine Newman's daughter; and 2. She was Colbert's last pre-COVID standup comedian guest.

I was sold on it when they exchanged jokes by the cars at the end of the first episode

“He’s been in the closet so long, his wife tried to donate him to Goodwill”...I started choking I was laughing so hard.  It’s a really witty and clever show.  Very pleasantly surprised
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Post by: real chili 83 on June 07, 2021, 05:57:11 AM
First Season was phenomenal.

Got progressively worse as the series went on.

Still on season 1.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on June 07, 2021, 07:58:32 AM
Ted Lasso S2 will begin July 23. Apparently three episodes will be released that day and then there will be a new episode every Friday for the next nine weeks. I'm looking forward to it.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on June 07, 2021, 12:08:35 PM
Ted Lasso S2 will begin July 23. Apparently three episodes will be released that day and then there will be a new episode every Friday for the next nine weeks. I'm looking forward to it.

Fantastic news. 
Loki will have finished by then.
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Post by: Loose Cannon on June 07, 2021, 08:16:48 PM


  Netflix's BORGEN (Danish CC)
  Similar to to Newsroom with Jeff Daniels

  Thumbs Up
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Post by: tower912 on June 14, 2021, 03:20:28 PM
With summer, peaking over my kid's shoulder as he binge watches Phineas and Ferb.   
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Post by: Jockey on June 27, 2021, 03:29:28 PM
Finished new (final) season of Bosch.

Continued excellence.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on June 27, 2021, 03:56:48 PM
Finished new (final) season of Bosch.

Continued excellence.

Sh it! Forgot that released last Friday. I had a feeling there was something I was missing.

Will be diving in shortly.
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Post by: MU82 on June 27, 2021, 09:59:12 PM
Finished new (final) season of Bosch.

Continued excellence.

We're watching Underground Railroad on Prime and saw an ad for Bosch. We had no idea there was another season, but are quite pleased. Will start watching it tomorrow!
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Post by: Jockey on June 27, 2021, 10:02:55 PM
We're watching Underground Railroad on Prime and saw an ad for Bosch. We had no idea there was another season, but are quite pleased. Will start watching it tomorrow!

I was surprised as well. I thought they kinda wrapped it up last year.
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Post by: Herman Cain on June 28, 2021, 07:27:03 PM
Watching School of Rock. Wondering what cast roles our scoop posters would be.
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Post by: warriorchick on June 29, 2021, 07:51:02 AM
Watching School of Rock. Wondering what cast roles our scoop posters would be.

I'm Summer, obvs.

Also, the kid that played the drummer died about a month ago.  Struck by a car while biking.

https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/school-of-rock-drummer-kevin-clark-dead-1175055/
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Post by: Jockey on June 29, 2021, 06:47:06 PM
Several episodes into 1st season of Billion$.

Outstanding show.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on June 29, 2021, 08:29:16 PM
Several episodes into 1st season of Billion$.

Outstanding show.

On season 4.  Awesome show.

I want to be Wags.
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Post by: JWags85 on June 30, 2021, 08:12:48 AM
On season 4.  Awesome show.

I want to be Wags.

I put on my pants one leg at a time like everyone else.  But I can appreciate the adulation.  8-)
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Post by: Jockey on June 30, 2021, 08:58:02 AM
I put on my pants one leg at a time like everyone else.  But I can appreciate the adulation.  8-)

I’ll do my best to make sure you stay down-to-earth.

And, worship from a fanboy like Ziggy, isn’t really a thing.  ;)
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Post by: StillAWarrior on June 30, 2021, 09:35:20 AM
I'm watching Below Deck Mediterranean. It's awful. I'm enjoying it immensely. Sometimes I just need a dose of lowbrow.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on June 30, 2021, 10:09:32 AM
I put on my pants one leg at a time like everyone else.  But I can appreciate the adulation.  8-)

🤣🤣🤣
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Post by: brewcity77 on June 30, 2021, 11:20:11 AM
Several episodes into 1st season of Billion$.

Outstanding show.

It amazes me how Billions gets completely ignored come awards season. I think it's because they don't have a category for Asia Kate Dillon.
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Post by: DegenerateDish on July 06, 2021, 01:53:17 PM
Succession Season 3 trailer dropped. If you're at work or around kids, be warned there's a bunch of F bombs in the trailer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziBOCIgCaOk
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Post by: JWags85 on July 06, 2021, 02:10:42 PM
Succession Season 3 trailer dropped. If you're at work or around kids, be warned there's a bunch of F bombs in the trailer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziBOCIgCaOk

Can't wait.  That final scene was everything that is perfect about that show
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Post by: Jockey on July 06, 2021, 02:49:11 PM
Can't wait.  That final scene was everything that is perfect about that show

Yup.

I’ve said it here before - the best show on TV.
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Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on July 08, 2021, 12:26:21 PM
Just watched "Summer of Soul" on Hulu.  Very good.
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Post by: Jockey on July 08, 2021, 12:35:31 PM
Just watched "Summer of Soul" on Hulu.  Very good.

Good to hear. That's on my list.

That was a genre I pretty much dismissed in my younger days - I was a rocker. I listen now and realize I ignored a lot of good music.
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Post by: wadesworld on July 08, 2021, 01:17:49 PM
Atypical’s final season is out tomorrow.
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Post by: Warrior Code on July 08, 2021, 01:31:04 PM
Have any of you seen season 2 of I Think You Should Leave yet?
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Post by: thebigjake on July 08, 2021, 03:00:37 PM
Yes, and it's not as good as Season 1. Not close, really. I was kinda disappointed
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Post by: warriorchick on July 08, 2021, 04:50:33 PM
Trailer for the Sopranos prequel.  Thoughts?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxNTz6qr9ts&ab_channel=FilmIsNowActionMovieTrailers
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Post by: JWags85 on July 08, 2021, 05:03:24 PM
Trailer for the Sopranos prequel.  Thoughts?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxNTz6qr9ts&ab_channel=FilmIsNowActionMovieTrailers

I like that they got Gandolfini's son in the role.  The resemblance is great.  Everything Ive heard has been positive
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Post by: CTWarrior on July 11, 2021, 05:00:56 PM
Trailer for the Sopranos prequel.  Thoughts?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxNTz6qr9ts&ab_channel=FilmIsNowActionMovieTrailers

I'll watch, but I was hoping it would be more like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuWHYJF8Il8
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Post by: StillAWarrior on July 11, 2021, 05:13:51 PM
Trailer for the Sopranos prequel.  Thoughts?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxNTz6qr9ts&ab_channel=FilmIsNowActionMovieTrailers

Aside from part of an episode on a couple of occasions, I've never watched The Sopranos. I should probably add that to the queue.
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Post by: MU82 on July 11, 2021, 05:14:33 PM
Atypical’s final season is out tomorrow.

My wife and I have watched the season's first few episodes and have been pretty disappointed so far. As usual, aside from the actors who play Sam and Casey, the acting is pretty bad. And it just seems less funny and original than earlier seasons. I'm hoping it gets better for the final episodes.
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Post by: wadesworld on July 11, 2021, 06:00:52 PM
My wife and I have watched the season's first few episodes and have been pretty disappointed so far. As usual, aside from the actors who play Sam and Casey, the acting is pretty bad. And it just seems less funny and original than earlier seasons. I'm hoping it gets better for the final episodes.

It wasn’t my favorite season. I thought Evan was the best character in the series. Not enough of him in this one.
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Post by: 21Jumpstreet on July 13, 2021, 10:08:23 AM
Watched the first two episodes of History of the Sitcom on CNN. First episode focuses on family, the second focuses on sex. It’s fascinating to see the evolution of America through tv shows, how far we have come and also how little has changed in the last 50 years.
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Post by: warriorchick on July 15, 2021, 11:26:20 AM
Has anyone seen "The Politician" on Netflix?  It's about a boy hellbent on being elected Student Body President because he believe it is crucial to fulfilling his boyhood dream, which is to become POTUS.

The funniest part is that the actor is Scott Walker's doppelganger.
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Post by: MU82 on July 18, 2021, 09:52:05 AM
I was stunned -- make that "pleasantly stunned," if there is such a thing -- to see The Boys get nominated for an Emmy.

It's one of my favorite shows, with a brilliant concept that is usually executed superbly. Brutally satirical, funny (often gross-out funny), well-acted, action-packed (though sometimes over-the-top violent), with just enough tension to make it an effective drama.

I'd be even more stunned if it wins, but it's great to see it get a nod.
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Post by: jesmu84 on July 18, 2021, 10:29:38 AM
Has anyone seen "The Politician" on Netflix?  It's about a boy hellbent on being elected Student Body President because he believe it is crucial to fulfilling his boyhood dream, which is to become POTUS.

The funniest part is that the actor is Scott Walker's doppelganger.

Wife and I have watched both seasons. Entertaining, for sure.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on July 21, 2021, 11:53:31 AM
Having spent the last week watching a lot of TV because of being in a leg brace and in plenty of general discomfort and not in the mood for watching anything on Netflix, Prime, etc. I noticed some things.


My wife and I did start watching Turn: Washington Spies after it came up on Revolutionary Tours NYC last month.  We're near the end of Season 2.  Only 4 seasons with 10 episodes per season.  Very different look at the American Revolution.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on July 21, 2021, 12:47:03 PM
my wife got me into Billions. I know. I'm a bit late to the party on that one. We just started the second season. He doesn't get the love but Paul Giamatti may be one of the best actors of this generation.

We finished the second season of Lupin in two nights then Who Killed Sara. Both excellent.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on July 21, 2021, 12:57:36 PM
my wife got me into Billions. I know. I'm a bit late to the party on that one. We just started the second season. He doesn't get the love but Paul Giamatti may be one of the best actors of this generation.

We finished the second season of Lupin in two nights then Who Killed Sara. Both excellent.

Paul Giamatti was born and raised here in New Haven as his dad was President of Yale. He later attended as a student.  He returned to do Hamlet for the Yale Rep Theatre a few years ago.  My wife and I saw and Paul was great, but he was the only stage actor we ever saw who was a "spitter".  He would constantly inadvertently throw spit while reciting lines on stage and at points it got kind of gross and we felt bad for the people in the first few rows.

I agree on Lupin as we just finished before my surgery.  I almost want to read Arsene Lupin books after watching and can't wait for Chapter 3.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on July 21, 2021, 01:10:28 PM
Paul Giamatti was born and raised here in New Haven as his dad was President of Yale. He later attended as a student.  He returned to do Hamlet for the Yale Rep Theatre a few years ago.  My wife and I saw and Paul was great, but he was the only stage actor we ever saw who was a "spitter".  He would constantly inadvertently throw spit while reciting lines on stage and at points it got kind of gross and we felt bad for the people in the first few rows.

I agree on Lupin as we just finished before my surgery.  I almost want to read Arsene Lupin books after watching and can't wait for Chapter 3.


same here. I need something lighter considering the books on my summer reading list have been about Khmer Rouge Cambodia, interviews with the chefs of dictators (there's some pretty enlightening stuff in that one), and now a book for my DEI education requirements.
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Post by: Jockey on July 21, 2021, 01:32:25 PM


  • I want some prescription pharmaceuticals so I can do all those things I never knew I wanted to do.
 


They also get you in great shape to do all those things with the added benefit that you will be beautiful even if you are older.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on July 21, 2021, 03:06:37 PM
Watching Snowfall right now.  Not the best FX show, but still is good.
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Post by: muwarrior69 on July 21, 2021, 03:49:05 PM
Finished new (final) season of Bosch.

Continued excellence.

+1

Bosch spin-off picked up on IMDb streaming though not commercial free.
https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/bosch-season-8-renewed-canceled-spinoff

If you have Prime you can get IMDb at no extra charge.
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Post by: Jockey on July 21, 2021, 06:04:06 PM
McCartney 3 2 1 on HULU.

You will love it if you are love music. 6 half-hour episodes w/ Rick Rubin. Very conversational - not a documentary.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on July 21, 2021, 06:43:46 PM
Having spent the last week watching a lot of TV because of being in a leg brace and in plenty of general discomfort and not in the mood for watching anything on Netflix, Prime, etc. I noticed some things.
  • Friends, The Office, Law and Order, Law Order: SVU can be found on somewhere and seemingly anytime.
  • A Peloton commercial can be found on somewhere and seemingly anytime.
  • I want some prescription pharmaceuticals so I can do all those things I never knew I wanted to do.
  • What is with the Slot Machine App commercial that constantly runs starring John Goodman's face on a fingertip where he looks like an old disgusting phallus?  He's so happy to play slots on his phone!  Is he that desperate for work?
  • I'm sorry that before surgery I mostly finished watching all my DVR'd History Channel, Men who Built America, Food that Built America episodes as they hit the right note in recovery.  Also sorry History didn't start running The Machines that Built America until this Sunday.


My wife and I did start watching Turn: Washington Spies after it came up on Revolutionary Tours NYC last month.  We're near the end of Season 2.  Only 4 seasons with 10 episodes per season.  Very different look at the American Revolution.

I forgot one.  The entire Levy family is in tons of commercial and they are all funny..
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on July 21, 2021, 07:12:18 PM
McCartney 3 2 1 on HULU.

You will love it if you are love music. 6 half-hour episodes w/ Rick Rubin. Very conversational - not a documentary.

Looking forward to this one.
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Post by: warriorchick on July 22, 2021, 03:14:18 PM
Paul was great, but he was the only stage actor we ever saw who was a "spitter".  He would constantly inadvertently throw spit while reciting lines on stage and at points it got kind of gross and we felt bad for the people in the first few rows.



You have apparently never seen Jonathan Groff, who played King George III in Hamilton on Broadway.  That guy is a major spitter.
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Post by: Spotcheck Billy on July 22, 2021, 03:16:30 PM
When I saw Black Sabbath at the arena from the 1st row(1978?), Ozzie was a disgusting spitter and heavy sweater.
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Post by: Galway Eagle on July 23, 2021, 09:31:34 PM
Damn I'm watching invincible on prime, it's like a cartoon version of "The Boys"
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Post by: BM1090 on July 24, 2021, 12:07:50 AM
Ted Lasso season 2.
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Post by: MU82 on July 24, 2021, 01:58:50 PM
Damn I'm watching invincible on prime, it's like a cartoon version of "The Boys"

I was surprised how much I liked Invincible, but IMHO it's not in the same league as The Boys.
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Post by: reinko on July 24, 2021, 04:31:42 PM
The White Lotus on HBO is fantastic
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Post by: MU82 on July 24, 2021, 04:35:55 PM
The White Lotus on HBO is fantastic

My son said the same. After we finish Jack Ryan, that's next on our list.

As for Jack Ryan ... I can't believe we hadn't watched it before we started about 2 weeks ago. It's like 24 ... except with good acting.
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Post by: 21Jumpstreet on July 24, 2021, 05:42:41 PM
The White Lotus on HBO is fantastic

Fantastic
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Post by: JWags85 on July 24, 2021, 07:48:15 PM
I was surprised how much I liked Invincible, but IMHO it's not in the same league as The Boys.

Apples and oranges, IMO.

Invincible is a darker take on a classic graphic novel type story.  Its gritty and surprisingly gory and dark, but its awesome.  Its also a whos who of big names voice acting which is pretty awesome.  Nearly every character is someone notable behind it, and not just a notable voice actor.

The Boys is a bunch of social commentary and tongue in cheek perspective on a classic superhero story.  I think they are aiming at completely different things despite both having "superheroes"
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Post by: MU82 on July 25, 2021, 08:53:35 AM
Apples and oranges, IMO.

Invincible is a darker take on a classic graphic novel type story.  Its gritty and surprisingly gory and dark, but its awesome.  Its also a whos who of big names voice acting which is pretty awesome.  Nearly every character is someone notable behind it, and not just a notable voice actor.

The Boys is a bunch of social commentary and tongue in cheek perspective on a classic superhero story.  I think they are aiming at completely different things despite both having "superheroes"

I agree with most of this. I wasn't the one who compared the two; after Galway made the comparison, I merely stated that I preferred The Boys.

One thing I might disagree with you on is that I don't think The Boys is anything close to a "classic superhero story." It's the opposite, which is why I love it. The premise is as brilliant as anything on TV: The superheroes who are supposed to protect "regular" people are corporate-controlled arseholes who care only about themselves, and many don't give a damn who they hurt as they pursue their own desires.

SPOILER ALERT -- THOSE WHO HAVEN'T SEEN INVINCIBLE AND WANT TO SHOULD NOT READ THE FOLLOWING ...

I'm still not sure why Omni-Man decided to spare Mark and fly away. Given all that had transpired, it was completely illogical that he suddenly gave 2 shytes about Mark or anybody on Earth.

That was just one of many times the "good guys" should have lost but inexplicably didn't. I know that's fairly common in this genre, but for whatever reason I really noticed it with this show.

I still liked Invincible, and I agree that the voice acting was excellent. But again, I liked The Boys more.
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Post by: SERocks on July 26, 2021, 07:04:26 AM
I know I am late to the game on this but we just watched Mare of Easttown.  It is exceptional.  The writing is incredibly tight, especially in the last couple of episodes.   Outstanding series.
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Post by: Hards Alumni on July 26, 2021, 09:10:12 AM
Watched Sweet Tooth.  Don't know if it was recommended here, but we enjoyed it.
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Post by: shoothoops on July 26, 2021, 01:09:33 PM
“We Own This City” began filming today in Baltimore.

It’s a limited series based on the book of the same name by Justin Fenton about corrupt police.

“The Wire” producers (David Simon and George Pelecanos) and writers are doing the project. (It is unrelated to “The Wire.”

It’s set in 2015, at the time of Freddie Gray.

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Post by: MU82 on July 26, 2021, 01:49:03 PM
I know I am late to the game on this but we just watched Mare of Easttown.  It is exceptional.  The writing is incredibly tight, especially in the last couple of episodes.   Outstanding series.

Glad you liked it.

It's gonna be a heck of a battle between Mare and Queen's Gambit for limited series Emmys, as each was nominated for several -- especially between Kate Winslet and Anya Taylor-Joy. Anya got significantly more buzz and had a role that seemed to resonate with viewers, but Kate is Kate.
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Post by: Warrior Code on July 28, 2021, 12:41:57 PM
Yikes, reports coming out that (former Marquette student) Bob Odenkirk has been rushed to the hospital after collapsing on the set of 'Better Call Saul'. Hope he's ok

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Post by: real chili 83 on August 01, 2021, 09:46:41 AM
Enjoying first season of Ted Lasso.
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Post by: Bo Ryan's Massage Therapist on August 01, 2021, 04:04:52 PM
Yikes, reports coming out that (former Marquette student) Bob Odenkirk has been rushed to the hospital after collapsing on the set of 'Better Call Saul'. Hope he's ok

Mild heart attack.  Fortunately sounds like he is OK
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Post by: Jockey on August 08, 2021, 11:45:56 PM
The White Lotus = John from Cincinnati.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on August 10, 2021, 06:23:48 PM
Seeing Matt Amodio make this run on Jeopardy is pretty interesting to see how long he can keep it going.

I'll have to look for him the next time I'm walking around New Haven.
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Post by: Jockey on August 10, 2021, 07:58:45 PM
He knows how to gamble. He searches for the Daily Doubles and big money questions first. If a woman answers a question, she goes right to "I'll take ______ for 200, please.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on August 10, 2021, 08:43:49 PM
He knows how to gamble. He searches for the Daily Doubles and big money questions first. If a woman answers a question, she goes right to "I'll take ______ for 200, please.

What the hell does "a woman" have to do with this strategy?

Do you write mysogonist articles about Erin Andrews too?
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Post by: JWags85 on August 10, 2021, 09:29:34 PM
Its been a good run, but he's basically just mirrored James Holzhauer's strategy.   Not that it isn't smart, its just not some innovation
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Post by: Jockey on August 10, 2021, 09:59:10 PM
What the hell does "a woman" have to do with this strategy?

Do you write mysogonist articles about Erin Andrews too?

They play it safe, generally. My wife had the same reaction so she watched a couple episodes. Both days, the woman went to the top row when she got control of the bord.

Most men do it as well, but it is not rare to see them go for the bigger numbers first.

Be well, Snowflake. I know you’ve been super sensitive lately. Probably at the top of the “political correctness” list on Scoop 
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Post by: Jockey on August 10, 2021, 10:02:58 PM
Its been a good run, but he's basically just mirrored James Holzhauer's strategy.   Not that it isn't smart, its just not some innovation

Absolutely. I have spent years years and years saying that people don’t know how to “play” the game. Most people play it as a quiz show rather than a money accumulation show.
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Post by: warriorchick on August 12, 2021, 08:59:26 PM
The White Lotus on HBO is fantastic

A must-watch if you are curious what a love scene between Stifler's Mom and Uncle Rico would look like.
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Post by: MU82 on August 13, 2021, 04:08:40 PM

Do you write mysogonist articles about Erin Andrews too?

Or just racist posts about Michael Jordan, like Capt. Obsessive?
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on August 13, 2021, 04:36:08 PM
Or just racist posts about Michael Jordan, like Capt. Obsessive?

🤡🤡🤡
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Post by: Jockey on August 13, 2021, 05:19:39 PM
Or just racist posts about Michael Jordan, like Capt. Obsessive?

Zig sounds like he's gone off the deep end. Maybe hangin' out with rocket brain again.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on August 13, 2021, 06:06:33 PM
Zig sounds like he's gone off the deep end. Maybe hangin' out with rocket brain again.

Hey man, you were holding on to the floatie already, when I jumped in.

And thinking that Mysogonist Mike is a clown is not a deep end statement.
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Post by: JWags85 on August 13, 2021, 09:54:08 PM
Or just racist posts about Michael Jordan, like Capt. Obsessive?

Y'alls feud is ridiculous, but how is "MJ likes white women" racist?  The way you repeatedly bring it up makes it seem like ZFB called him a slur or somehow implied it was wrong for him to like women outside his race.  Both of you are grasping at straws
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on August 13, 2021, 10:26:22 PM
Y'alls feud is ridiculous, but how is "MJ likes white women" racist?  The way you repeatedly bring it up makes it seem like ZFB called him a slur or somehow implied it was wrong for him to like women outside his race.  Both of you are grasping at straws

That's all that Mysogonist Mike has on me to back up his "ZFB is racist" line that he keeps repeating.  I'd like some concrete proof, MM, that I'm a racist, or would appreciate you stop calling me that.  Especially since you really know nothing about me at all (sucks to have the biggest professional mistake of your life published in 100s of 4th tier newspapers.)
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on August 14, 2021, 12:06:05 PM
OMG, guys, give it a rest.   

What I wouldn't give to have a "mod forced ignore" function, so neither of you would know the other exists.

Back to TV watching, please.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on August 14, 2021, 12:32:34 PM
OMG, guys, give it a rest.   

What I wouldn't give to have a "mod forced ignore" function, so neither of you would know the other exists.

Back to TV watching, please.

I'll drop it when MM apologizes for calling me a racist.
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Post by: drewm88 on August 16, 2021, 10:40:47 AM
The White Lotus on HBO is fantastic

Agreed. Started this weekend and need to avoid spoilers from last night's finale for the next day or so until we finish.
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Post by: MU82 on August 16, 2021, 11:11:14 AM
It wasn’t my favorite season. I thought Evan was the best character in the series. Not enough of him in this one.

Finally finished Atypical. The series finale was fine; it was sweet, one could mostly relate to the characters, and the resolutions were mostly believable and satisfying.

As we both mentioned, though, the season overall was a slog. So much was just stupid and/or unbelievable. And it's been a long time since I've seen major characters worse-acted than Elsa and Doug. I had thought Jennifer Jason Leigh was a decent actress, but no; and Michael Rapoport -- wow, is he horrendous. Any male Scooper could have stepped into that role and delivered his lines better.

IMHO, the best actor/actress over the entire 4 seasons was Brigette Lundy-Paine, who did a nice job as Casey evolved. Keir Gilchrist was good as Sam, too, but I sometimes felt the writers didn't help him much, especially this past season.

Overall, the series was decent. S1 was unique to anything on TV, focusing on an autistic adolescent, and the next two seasons were OK.

If I were a parent of an adolescent, I'd have no problem with him or her watching this. The "adult situations" were nothing that aren't part of the experience of most high-schoolers (and probably most middle-schoolers today).
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Post by: SERocks on August 16, 2021, 03:18:53 PM
Any male Scooper could have stepped into that role and delivered his lines better.

Do not underestimate the ineptitude of male Scoopers.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on August 16, 2021, 03:20:19 PM
I watched the first episode of the new Fantasy Island this past weekend. I think it's safe to say I won't watch any more.
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Post by: MU82 on August 16, 2021, 05:24:21 PM
Do not underestimate the ineptitude of male Scoopers.

Do not overestimate the acting ability of Michael Rapoport.
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Post by: MU82 on August 18, 2021, 07:24:46 PM
The White Lotus = John from Cincinnati.

Finished White Lotus. It was fine.

Wasn’t an HBO classic … but as one who actually wasted countless hours watching every episode of John From Cincinnati… it wasn’t JFC either, thankfully!

I thought the Lotus finale was the best episode of the season.
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Post by: Spotcheck Billy on August 25, 2021, 02:55:57 PM
I really liked Bron/Broen (http://"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1733785/").

Sofia Helin as the main character Saga, has been great especially the manner she portrayed her "social awkwardness" if you want to call it that.

Season 4 might be my favorite of the run.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on August 25, 2021, 07:59:30 PM
I really liked Bron/Broen (http://"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1733785/").

Sofia Helin as the main character Saga, has been great especially the manner she portrayed her "social awkwardness" if you want to call it that.

Season 4 might be my favorite of the run.

I loved Season 1 & 2.  My kid and I didn't like the way S2 ended and weren't sure we wanted to continue watching without Kim Bodnia (Martin)
So S3 & S4 are just as good?
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Post by: Spotcheck Billy on August 26, 2021, 09:01:35 AM
I loved Season 1 & 2.  My kid and I didn't like the way S2 ended and weren't sure we wanted to continue watching without Kim Bodnia (Martin)
So S3 & S4 are just as good?

Martin's replacement is very good and adds a lot to the plots especially in season 4, highly recommended.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on August 26, 2021, 09:54:43 AM
Martin's replacement is very good and adds a lot to the plots especially in season 4, highly recommended.

Cool.  Thanks.
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Post by: brewcity77 on August 28, 2021, 12:20:31 PM
Anyone not watching Ted Lasso that has the ability to, should. Fantastic TV, one of my favorites in a long time. And for anyone hesitant because of soccer, it reminds me of Sports Night in that sports is the backdrop, but the characters and story development is the focus.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on August 28, 2021, 12:27:52 PM
Anyone not watching Ted Lasso that has the ability to, should. Fantastic TV, one of my favorites in a long time. And for anyone hesitant because of soccer, it reminds me of Sports Night in that sports is the backdrop, but the characters and story development is the focus.

Loved the first season because the characters are fantastic and it had a great plot throughout the season. I like the second season so far (have seen the first four episodes) but not nearly as much as as the first season. Still great characters, but very little plot to drive things along.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on August 28, 2021, 12:28:56 PM
We started watching Dead to Me. Only two episodes in, but already there have been some really surprising reveals. I think we'll keep watching.
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Post by: MU82 on August 28, 2021, 12:38:31 PM
We started watching Dead to Me. Only two episodes in, but already there have been some really surprising reveals. I think we'll keep watching.

Fun show. Applegate and Cardellini are outstanding, which is no surprise.

Sounds like there will be one more season.
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Post by: cheebs09 on August 28, 2021, 12:58:05 PM
Finished the second series of Lupin and thought it was really good.

Now watching the first two seasons of The Mole. I always loved that show but don’t think I saw much of the first two seasons. I mostly remember the celebrity version with Rodman.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on August 28, 2021, 01:31:19 PM
Did anyone here watch the first season of the Joe Schmo Show? We loved that show and have told our kids about it. For a long time I couldn't find it anywhere, but I just found some guy that has it on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/JeremyB83/videos). I may need to download those just in case he gets taken down.

This really was a show that could only work one time (at least I thought it worked). They got lucky in casting an extremely likeable -- and yes, extremely gullible -- lead. Bonus: early Kristen Wiig.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on August 28, 2021, 04:40:46 PM
We started watching Dead to Me. Only two episodes in, but already there have been some really surprising reveals. I think we'll keep watching.

Thumbs up on Dead to Me
Pervertedly funny.
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Post by: JustinLewisFanClubPres on August 28, 2021, 04:46:29 PM
Did anyone here watch the first season of the Joe Schmo Show? We loved that show and have told our kids about it. For a long time I couldn't find it anywhere, but I just found some guy that has it on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/JeremyB83/videos). I may need to download those just in case he gets taken down.

This really was a show that could only work one time (at least I thought it worked). They got lucky in casting an extremely likeable -- and yes, extremely gullible -- lead. Bonus: early Kristen Wiig.

My roommates and I loved this show when we were at MU. I haven't rewatched since then but it still comes up when we reminisce sometimes.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on August 28, 2021, 04:49:36 PM
Anyone not watching Ted Lasso that has the ability to, should. Fantastic TV, one of my favorites in a long time. And for anyone hesitant because of soccer, it reminds me of Sports Night in that sports is the backdrop, but the characters and story development is the focus.

Other than the episode released last night, I'm caught up and I feel like the season has been getting fantastic as it rolls on.
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Post by: jesmu84 on August 29, 2021, 12:00:27 AM
Other than the episode released last night, I'm caught up and I feel like the season has been getting fantastic as it rolls on.

I'm through S2E3. Season 2 has been a big letdown after an outstanding first season. I'll give Bill Lawrence a long leash after the amazing series of Scrubs. But I'm really hoping things improve.
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Post by: JWags85 on August 29, 2021, 01:08:47 AM
I'm through S2E3. Season 2 has been a big letdown after an outstanding first season. I'll give Bill Lawrence a long leash after the amazing series of Scrubs. But I'm really hoping things improve.

Interesting.  I thought the first episode was a little different in feel than Season 1, but then it caught stride. The Christmas episode was incredible. The scene with Roy’s niece and her breath had me in tears. Roy Kent’s further development has been magnificent writing
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on August 29, 2021, 07:28:43 AM
Interesting.  I thought the first episode was a little different in feel than Season 1, but then it caught stride. The Christmas episode was incredible. The scene with Roy’s niece and her breath had me in tears. Roy Kent’s further development has been magnificent writing

This exactly.
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Post by: 🏀 on August 29, 2021, 07:53:59 AM
I'm through S2E3. Season 2 has been a big letdown after an outstanding first season. I'll give Bill Lawrence a long leash after the amazing series of Scrubs. But I'm really hoping things improve.

It’s coming. Remember the RomCom forest.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on August 29, 2021, 01:21:58 PM
Interesting.  I thought the first episode was a little different in feel than Season 1, but then it caught stride. The Christmas episode was incredible. The scene with Roy’s niece and her breath had me in tears. Roy Kent’s further development has been magnificent writing

I'm only four episodes into S2 so far. I enjoyed the Christmas episode, but it is an example of my original comment that the plotting of S2 seems to be lacking. It felt completely unrelated to prior episodes.
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Post by: JWags85 on August 29, 2021, 04:06:35 PM
I'm only four episodes into S2 so far. I enjoyed the Christmas episode, but it is an example of my original comment that the plotting of S2 seems to be lacking. It felt completely unrelated to prior episodes.

That’s fair.  But to me it’s always been a character show that took place around an English soccer club. We’ve learned and seen more about Roy, about Sam, about Higgins. They’ve tied it to the teams success and failures with the string of ties and whatnot, but that’s always been background.  Same with the first season IMO.
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Post by: Autoengineer on August 29, 2021, 07:21:04 PM
Watched Sweet Tooth.  Don't know if it was recommended here, but we enjoyed it.
I didn’t even know what that was.  Had to google it.  Looks like someone with no life would watch. 
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Post by: lawdog77 on August 29, 2021, 07:32:11 PM
Watched the Netflix miniseries Clickbait. Was decent. Adrian grenier acted better in this than he did in Entourage.
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Post by: JWags85 on August 29, 2021, 08:03:49 PM
Watched the Netflix miniseries Clickbait. Was decent. Adrian grenier acted better in this than he did in Entourage.

Certainly not hard to do.  It’s incredible how Entourage somehow overcame the lead character being horribly acted as well as his right hand man being outrageously unlikeable
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Post by: naginiF on August 30, 2021, 09:10:36 AM
I didn’t even know what that was.  Had to google it.  Looks like someone with no life would watch.
Good dystopian story about a bunch of authoritarian "strong men" who act repulsively towards people born differently than them because of their intolerance and fear amidst a pandemic where those born differently are just trying to survive?

It was surprisingly entertaining (despite the obvious parallels to today's America) and people with busy and fulfilling lives enjoyed it. We will definitely watch S1 again right before S2 is released.
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Post by: MU82 on August 30, 2021, 01:31:24 PM
Thoroughly enjoying two very easy-to-watch, half-hour comedies:

The Other Two on HBO is about how two young adults cope after their 13-year-old brother becomes overnight Instagram sensation "Chase Dreams." Molly Shannon is the mother of all 3 and knocks it out of the park; I don't think I've seen any of the 3 main actors in anything else prior to this but they're all very, very good. Richard Kind and Wanda Sykes are funny in smaller, recurring roles. I had never heard of the show, which originated a couple years ago on Comedy Central. But I read an article last week in the Washington Post calling it the funniest show on TV, so I checked it out on HBO, where it has migrated for its second season. S2 just started but I'm still in S1, which is available on demand on HBO Max. Not sure about it being the funniest show on TV, but it's damn funny. My wife loves it, too.

Reservation Dogs on Hulu has drawn attention for being the first series ever made with an all Indigenous cast and creative team. But at its core it's a coming-of-age comedy revolving around four teens who want to get out of their cruddy Oklahoma town and have to raise the funds to do it. The young actors are really talented, and the writing is superb. For those worried about such things, it is not a "woke" show; at times, the writers even poke fun at Indians. I think the series actually is an FX show but it's also on Hulu through the relationship between the networks. Recommend highly.
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on August 30, 2021, 01:42:34 PM
Wife and I just binged Russian Doll on Netflix. Was not expecting much from it but ended up really enjoying it. Takes the "Groundhound Day" story and puts a dark and humorous twist on it. Took me two episodes to get into it but it got better with every episode. Not sure how they are planning to stretch it into 3 seasons.
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Post by: Jockey on August 30, 2021, 02:39:38 PM

Reservation Dogs on Hulu has drawn attention for being the first series ever made with an all Indigenous cast and creative team. But at its core it's a coming-of-age comedy revolving around four teens who want to get out of their cruddy Oklahoma town and have to raise the funds to do it. The young actors are really talented, and the writing is superb. For those worried about such things, it is not a "woke" show; at times, the writers even poke fun at Indians. I think the series actually is an FX show but it's also on Hulu through the relationship between the networks. Recommend highly.

A great show. The only downside is having to wait a week for new episodes.
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Post by: CreightonWarrior on August 31, 2021, 08:57:22 PM
Anyone watching the final season of Brooklyn 99? It’s been a bit much.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on September 02, 2021, 08:06:50 AM
Interesting.  I thought the first episode was a little different in feel than Season 1, but then it caught stride. The Christmas episode was incredible. The scene with Roy’s niece and her breath had me in tears. Roy Kent’s further development has been magnificent writing

I watched S2E5 last night. Fantastic episode. It's the first time this season I felt like it was hitting the same notes as S1. And yes, Roy Kent is a great character...he's here, he's there, he's every-f*@king-where.
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Post by: MUfan12 on September 02, 2021, 08:14:13 AM
I watched S2E5 last night. Fantastic episode. It's the first time this season I felt like it was hitting the same notes as S1. And yes, Roy Kent is a great character...he's here, he's there, he's every-f*@king-where.

Yeah, it took a few episodes to hit it's stride. Honestly, I think the lack of game action/content in the first few episodes hurt. They explored all these individual character storylines but largely ignored the reason they all exist.
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Post by: Loose Cannon on September 04, 2021, 04:59:48 PM

"Wire in Blood"
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Post by: MU82 on September 06, 2021, 04:20:42 PM
"Omar" from The Wire ... dead.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/06/arts/michael-k-williams-dead.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20210906&instance_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=headline&regi_id=108420427&segment_id=68225&user_id=d36dcf821462fdd16ec3636710a855fa

Michael K. Williams, the actor known for his role as Omar Little in the HBO series “The Wire,” was found dead in his Brooklyn home on Monday, the police said. He was 54.

Mr. Williams was found about 2 p.m., according to the New York City Police Department. The death is being investigated and the city’s medical examiner will determine the cause, the police said.
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Post by: MU82 on September 11, 2021, 08:28:32 AM
Michael Constantine, who played the principal on the late-1960s/early-1970s TV series Room 222, died at age 94.

That show was part of ABC's big Friday night lineup: Brady Bunch, Partridge Family, Room 222, Odd Couple, Love American Style.

Odd Couple is probably the best two-person comedy in TV history, and one of the most fun shows ever. Of the rest, the only one that didn't mostly suck was Room 222, which was at heart a comedy but which at least tried to touch on some of the important issues of the time -- racism, Nam, etc.

I do admit that as a 10-14 year old, I watched them all. Like many (most?) boys back then, I had crushes on Marcia Brady and Lori Partridge.
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Post by: warriorchick on September 12, 2021, 08:12:06 AM
Yep. Remember when the best TV shows were on Friday and Saturday night?

Saturday night on CBS was All in the Family, MASH, Mary Tyler Moore Bob Newhart, and the Carol Burnett Show.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on September 12, 2021, 01:40:20 PM
Season 2 of Lupin was really good.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on September 12, 2021, 07:10:30 PM
I decided to finally start watching The Sopranos. This may take a while.

On this one, I know how it ends. But I know very little about what happens along the way.
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Post by: MU82 on September 12, 2021, 09:54:20 PM
I decided to finally start watching The Sopranos. This may take a while.

On this one, I know how it ends. But I know very little about what happens along the way.

Spoiler alert: Meadow ends up with Turtle!
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Post by: Scoop Snoop on September 13, 2021, 06:18:59 PM
Yep. Remember when the best TV shows were on Friday and Saturday night?

Saturday night on CBS was All in the Family, MASH, Mary Tyler Moore Bob Newhart, and the Carol Burnett Show.

I remember that Bob Newhart was a Loyola grad and the actor who played his friend, Jerry (?) the dentist, was a Marquette grad. In one episode, they went to the Loyola Marquette game which way back then was  still a rivalry. There may have been just a touch of trash talking between them before leaving for the game but I am not sure. Since it was Bob's show, of course Loyola won the game.
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Post by: MuggsyB on September 15, 2021, 10:33:23 PM
I just watched this documentary on Netflix about the Hungarian Jews called the Last Days.  I think it came out in 1998.  Absolutely gut wrenching but I think it's worth seeing.  The fact that this was only 75 yrs ago is impossible to ignore.  The emphasis that Hitler was essentially choosing to fight two wars, even when the actual war was over for Germany, is really difficult to comprehend.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on September 17, 2021, 01:20:30 PM
Has anyone checked out The Defeated on Netflix?  Wife and I are halfway through season 1 and it's intriguing. 
Berlin 1946
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Post by: tower912 on September 17, 2021, 01:23:52 PM
Tacoma FD season 3.
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Post by: naginiF on September 17, 2021, 08:29:46 PM
I remember that Bob Newhart was a Loyola grad and the actor who played his friend, Jerry (?) the dentist, was a Marquette grad. In one episode, they went to the Loyola Marquette game which way back then was  still a rivalry. There may have been just a touch of trash talking between them before leaving for the game but I am not sure. Since it was Bob's show, of course Loyola won the game.
Off 'watching' topic but on Bob Newhart topic....back in the mid 90's I was gifted tickets to a theatre-in-the-round with Bob Newhart followed by the Neville Brothers. GF and I were the youngest there by 30yrs and Newhart was ABSOLUTELY FILTHY and absolutely hilarious. He got more raunchy the more offended the audience got, it was a masters class in comedy.

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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on September 19, 2021, 12:09:55 AM
Finally got into Ted Lasso. It actually lives up to the hype and more.

That scene after the FA cup semifinal was gut wrenching.

Though not a fan of the latest episode. Didn’t get it at all.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on September 19, 2021, 01:18:47 PM
Finally got into Ted Lasso. It actually lives up to the hype and more.

That scene after the FA cup semifinal was gut wrenching.

Though not a fan of the latest episode. Didn’t get it at all.

We watched both of those episodes last night, and I agree completely. S2E8 (the one with the FA Cup semifinal) was one of the best episodes of the series. S2E9 (the Coach Beard episode)…not so great. It had a couple good moments, but I wasn’t a fan. I kept thinking that it was going to be revealed to be a dream.
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Post by: JWags85 on September 19, 2021, 02:32:32 PM
Off 'watching' topic but on Bob Newhart topic....back in the mid 90's I was gifted tickets to a theatre-in-the-round with Bob Newhart followed by the Neville Brothers. GF and I were the youngest there by 30yrs and Newhart was ABSOLUTELY FILTHY and absolutely hilarious. He got more raunchy the more offended the audience got, it was a masters class in comedy.

Also allegedly SHOCKINGLY well endowed and that was a source of comedy between his friends and Bob Newhart show family.

We watched both of those episodes last night, and I agree completely. S2E8 (the one with the FA Cup semifinal) was one of the best episodes of the series. S2E9 (the Coach Beard episode)…not so great. It had a couple good moments, but I wasn’t a fan. I kept thinking that it was going to be revealed to be a dream.

I don't mind some of the laser focused seemingly random character development episodes in shows that focus on a single secondary character, but I agree it was a bit off.  The semi-ending with Nelson Road was great but the rest was kind of ehh.  I was hoping we'd get more backstory or why Beard was Beard, but it was just a random misadventure.
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Post by: thebigjake on September 20, 2021, 08:22:44 AM
We watched both of those episodes last night, and I agree completely. S2E8 (the one with the FA Cup semifinal) was one of the best episodes of the series. S2E9 (the Coach Beard episode)…not so great. It had a couple good moments, but I wasn’t a fan. I kept thinking that it was going to be revealed to be a dream.

Gotta be honest- the coach Beard episode was my favorite of the series. But he is my favorite character.
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Post by: drewm88 on September 20, 2021, 10:52:54 AM
I read that Lasso was planned as 3 10-episode seasons, but Apple changed the order to 12 episodes for this season. This one and Xmas were added to not impact the overall storyline. Definitely different/strange, but I didn't dislike it.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on September 20, 2021, 03:17:17 PM
I read that Lasso was planned as 3 10-episode seasons, but Apple changed the order to 12 episodes for this season. This one and Xmas were added to not impact the overall storyline. Definitely different/strange, but I didn't dislike it.

That's interesting and makes a lot of sense.

I wouldn't say that I "disliked" it, but I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as other episodes. Like JWags, I really like Coach Beard and once it became apparent that the episode was going to focus on him, I was hoping that we'd get a better look at why he is the way he is.

P.S. I was really pleased to see that Ted Lasso got some hardware at the Emmys last night (Best Comedy, Lead Actor, Supporting Actress and Supporting Actor). And Coach Beard was rocking the tophat and cane!


P.P.S. On an unrelated note, I was also glad to see that Kate Winslet won an Emmy for her work on Mare of Easttown.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on September 20, 2021, 05:03:17 PM
That's interesting and makes a lot of sense.

I wouldn't say that I "disliked" it, but I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as other episodes. Like JWags, I really like Coach Beard and once it became apparent that the episode was going to focus on him, I was hoping that we'd get a better look at why he is the way he is.

P.S. I was really pleased to see that Ted Lasso got some hardware at the Emmys last night (Best Comedy, Lead Actor, Supporting Actress and Supporting Actor). And Coach Beard was rocking the tophat and cane!


P.P.S. On an unrelated note, I was also glad to see that Kate Winslet won an Emmy for her work on Mare of Easttown.

For Mare, I was even more glad for the two supporting actors who won
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Post by: cheebs09 on September 20, 2021, 09:10:24 PM
Just started Only Murders in the Building on Hulu. It’s with Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez. Interesting story and really fun watch. Excited to see where it goes.
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Post by: MU82 on September 21, 2021, 09:15:51 PM
The ‘86 Mets documentary on ESPN is quite good … and I’m a tough grader on this kind of thing.
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Post by: JWags85 on September 22, 2021, 09:45:50 AM
Sex Education Season 3 is fantastic.  Still endearing and oddly wholesome, but I feel like its even funnier than the last 2 seasons.  I was in tears during the episode in France.
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on September 22, 2021, 10:39:16 AM
Sex Education Season 3 is fantastic.  Still endearing and oddly wholesome, but I feel like its even funnier than the last 2 seasons.  I was in tears during the episode in France.

The Mrs. and I are finishing up Kim's Convenience and season 3 of Sex Education is next on the list. Loved the first two seasons.
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Post by: wadesworld on September 22, 2021, 10:42:56 AM
Just started Only Murders in the Building on Hulu. It’s with Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez. Interesting story and really fun watch. Excited to see where it goes.

Just started this last night.  Watched the first four episodes.  Good start.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on September 22, 2021, 11:43:34 AM
Sex Education Season 3 is fantastic.  Still endearing and oddly wholesome, but I feel like its even funnier than the last 2 seasons.  I was in tears during the episode in France.

I’ve only watched 1 EP of season 3 so far. But this is a really underrated great show
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Post by: MU82 on September 22, 2021, 01:43:28 PM
Sex Education Season 3 is fantastic.  Still endearing and oddly wholesome, but I feel like its even funnier than the last 2 seasons.  I was in tears during the episode in France.

Thanks for the reminder! I loved the first two seasons. Need to start watching S3!
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Post by: reinko on September 23, 2021, 06:18:03 AM
The Squid Game on Netflix while the premise really out there and very violent, is really well done in terms of direction, acting, and the music…which I’m a sucker for.
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on September 23, 2021, 07:26:36 AM
I watched White Lotus and will save you the trouble:  Skip this. 

Predictable plot, dumb characters, stupid ending.
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Post by: Its DJOver on September 23, 2021, 07:36:28 AM
Does anyone else go back and re-watch the entire series whenever a new season drops? If a series has 5+ seasons and I've stuck with it that long, I might only do the last season before the new one, but with something like Sex Education I went back to S1E1 yesterday, and I think I'm going to be able to pace it out perfectly to finish those three seasons and be right in the middle of restarting You when season three of that drops on the 15th.  Both very good IMO.
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Post by: MU82 on September 23, 2021, 07:53:45 AM
I watched White Lotus and will save you the trouble:  Skip this. 

Predictable plot, dumb characters, stupid ending.

Agree that White Lotus was disappointing, to say the least. I've seen some critics call it "brilliant," which is amazing.

Wasn't anywhere near HBO's worst, but also was light years away from the network's good stuff (let alone its "brilliant" series like Sopranos, Succession, GoT, Six Feet Under, Deadwood, The Wire, etc.).

In the last few months, we have watched White Lotus, Nine Perfect Strangers and Clickbait. None was very good.

I know a few folks here didn't like Mare ... but Mare was 100 times better than any of the above IMHO.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on September 23, 2021, 08:01:52 AM
The Squid Game on Netflix while the premise really out there and very violent, is really well done in terms of direction, acting, and the music…which I’m a sucker for.

I saw that trailer for this last night. I'm intrigued.
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Post by: warriorchick on September 23, 2021, 08:33:52 AM
Does anyone else go back and re-watch the entire series whenever a new season drops? If a series has 5+ seasons and I've stuck with it that long, I might only do the last season before the new one, but with something like Sex Education I went back to S1E1 yesterday, and I think I'm going to be able to pace it out perfectly to finish those three seasons and be right in the middle of restarting You when season three of that drops on the 15th.  Both very good IMO.

Yes, especially if there tends to be a lot of reference to past events in the series. For example, I plan to re-watch "Better Call Saul" before the next season premiers.
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Post by: MU82 on September 23, 2021, 01:25:09 PM
Yes, especially if there tends to be a lot of reference to past events in the series. For example, I plan to re-watch "Better Call Saul" before the next season premiers.

This.

I really don't like re-watching things very much. I have a friend who is now watching the Sopranos for the fifth or sixth time, which doesn't make much sense to me. But I will sometimes re-watch the season prior to the one that's about to come out to give me better context for the new stuff.

Also, sometimes my wife has passed on a series for one reason or another but if I or one of her friends tell her that she'll like it, I'll re-watch earlier seasons with her to prep for the new stuff. We did this with The Wire, GoT, Mandalorian and a few others. I usually don't mind because I often notice things on the re-watch that I missed the first time through.

In fact, we are currently watching the first 2 seasons of Succession -- me for the second time, her for the first. She loves it! We only have a few more episodes to go in S2, and then it'll be time for S3!
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Post by: StillAWarrior on October 01, 2021, 12:16:33 PM
I started watching Squid Game on Netflix. I'm about 2.25 episodes in. It's certainly dark. Somehow it doesn't seem like the correct word to say I'm "enjoying" it, but I'll definitely keep watching.
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Post by: Its DJOver on October 02, 2021, 09:05:02 PM
Watched the Michael Schumacher documentary on Netflix, thought it was alright.  The problem is that I think they tried to cover too much in 2 hours, thus glossing over some pretty important events, and since the family is never going to talk about the one incident that everyone wants to know about, I think it would have been better suited to make it a docu-series just focused on his driving. One part Bennington, three parts Ferrari, one part Mercedes.  There's more than enough just driving material to cover for 5 hours.
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Post by: Hards Alumni on October 03, 2021, 09:44:11 AM
I started watching Squid Game on Netflix. I'm about 2.25 episodes in. It's certainly dark. Somehow it doesn't seem like the correct word to say I'm "enjoying" it, but I'll definitely keep watching.

Also watching it.  Feels like a Black Mirror episode turned into a series.
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Post by: reinko on October 03, 2021, 01:03:24 PM
And if you are in the Halloween mood, Midnight Mass on Netflix was incredible.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on October 04, 2021, 07:38:37 PM
I have to give a shout-out to my wife's good friend and fellow art teacher who began her run on the Food Network's Outrageous Pumpkins last night.  I think it's just a 4-week event.
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Post by: MU82 on October 04, 2021, 10:40:01 PM
Just finished Sex Education season 3. Truly a fine show.

There were some ridiculous, this-never-could-happen scenes, but even those were endearing because the series has so much heart and because the young actors are so talented.

Very happy to hear that there will be a fourth season. I’m rooting for Otis and Maeve!
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Post by: MuggsyB on October 04, 2021, 10:54:02 PM
Has anyone watched Succession?  The promo looked interesting and I like Brian Cox.
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Post by: MU82 on October 04, 2021, 11:20:28 PM
Has anyone watched Succession?  The promo looked interesting and I like Brian Cox.

One of the 5 best series on television.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on October 05, 2021, 10:32:53 AM
Has anyone watched Succession?  The promo looked interesting and I like Brian Cox.

Less than 2 weeks away from it finally being back. Very pumped.
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Post by: Jockey on October 05, 2021, 10:37:44 AM
One of the 5 best series on television.

Maybe a top 5 all-time.
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Post by: MU82 on October 05, 2021, 11:39:58 AM
Maybe a top 5 all-time.

HBO has had so many incredible shows over the years - including Succession - that it would be an honor just to be top-5 all-time HBO, let alone top 5 on any network ever.

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Post by: MuggsyB on October 05, 2021, 11:53:28 AM
Wow...ty.  I guess I'm a little behind with great shows.
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Post by: MU82 on October 05, 2021, 01:04:13 PM
Wow...ty.  I guess I'm a little behind with great shows.

Seriously, Muggs, if you have HBO, move Succession to the top of your list. First two seasons are available on demand, and Season 3 starts in less than 2 weeks.
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Post by: Warrior Code on October 05, 2021, 02:02:58 PM
And if you are in the Halloween mood, Midnight Mass on Netflix was incredible.

Just finished this last night. Definitely check it out if you want something spooky/supernatural for the Halloween season
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Post by: JWags85 on October 05, 2021, 03:04:13 PM
Maybe a top 5 all-time.

I love Succession but it needs a complete fantastic third season to get in that discussion.  Many shows have started hot and faded.  Hoping it does cause I thought Season 2 was better than 1.

Unrelated, started Goliath Season 4 on Amazon.  I really liked the first 3 seasons by and large, but I wish they would go easy on the dumb dreamy flashback nonsense.  I honestly fast forward cause most of the time it adds nothing.  There is so much interesting legal drama and sinister intrigue without it.
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Post by: Jockey on October 05, 2021, 03:07:23 PM
I love Succession but it needs a complete fantastic third season to get in that discussion.  Many shows have started hot and faded.  Hoping it does cause I thought Season 2 was better than 1.

Unrelated, started Goliath Season 4 on Amazon.  I really liked the first 3 seasons by and large, but I wish they would go easy on the dumb dreamy flashback nonsense.  I honestly fast forward cause most of the time it adds nothing.  There is so much interesting legal drama and sinister intrigue without it.

I thought seasons 1 and 3 were really good; season 2 so-so.

Hoping S4 will be good.
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Post by: MU82 on October 05, 2021, 03:17:59 PM
I love Succession but it needs a complete fantastic third season to get in that discussion.  Many shows have started hot and faded.  Hoping it does cause I thought Season 2 was better than 1.

Unrelated, started Goliath Season 4 on Amazon.  I really liked the first 3 seasons by and large, but I wish they would go easy on the dumb dreamy flashback nonsense.  I honestly fast forward cause most of the time it adds nothing.  There is so much interesting legal drama and sinister intrigue without it.

I haven't seen Goliath, but just a general thought ... is it me, or does it seem more and more (and more) programs are using flashbacks? It seems like the lazy way to tell stories. I can see the occasional flashback, but some of these programs rely so much on them. It's boring, repetitive and stupid.

And agree with you on Succession. It's probably my favorite series of the last few years, but to call it an all-timer based on 2 seasons seems VERY premature. I mean, I loved Dexter through 4 seasons but then it fell off the cliff so badly that it made the series something of a punchline despite its good first 3 seasons and great 4th season. Series like Breaking Bad, The Wire, The Sopranos, etc, stayed great for years and years. Even Game of Thrones had such a long, great run that it can almost (almost) be excused its relatively limp finish. Same with All in the Family -- wasn't as good after Meathead left, but it had so many great years before that it deserves the top-10 ranking that most give it.

Here's hoping Succession joins all those. Succession and The Boys are the two series I recommend most when somebody asks me, "What should I watch?" Obviously, I have other faves, too, including the recently discussed Sex Education.
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Post by: Pakuni on October 05, 2021, 04:52:21 PM
A teaser for House of the Dragon has dropped.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNwwt25mheo
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Post by: Jockey on October 05, 2021, 05:43:17 PM


And agree with you on Succession. It's probably my favorite series of the last few years, but to call it an all-timer based on 2 seasons seems VERY premature. I mean, I loved Dexter through 4 seasons but then it fell off the cliff so badly that it made the series something of a punchline despite its good first 3 seasons and great 4th season. Series like Breaking Bad, The Wire, The Sopranos, etc, stayed great for years and years. Even Game of Thrones had such a long, great run that it can almost (almost) be excused its relatively limp finish. Same with All in the Family -- wasn't as good after Meathead left, but it had so many great years before that it deserves the top-10 ranking that most give it.

Here's hoping Succession joins all those. Succession and The Boys are the two series I recommend most when somebody asks me, "What should I watch?" Obviously, I have other faves, too, including the recently discussed Sex Education.


1. Obviously, I am just talking about 2 seasons. And I think the first two of Succession stand up to the 1st two seasons of any other shows all-time. While Dexter was great early, I think a lot of it was that it was such an original premise.


2. Our tastes seems to run along similar veins, but every once in a while we really diverge paths. The Boys is an example of that. To me it was just blah. I was disinterested in it enough to finally say 'enough' on S2E2.
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Post by: MUBurrow on October 05, 2021, 06:44:27 PM
A teaser for House of the Dragon has dropped.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNwwt25mheo

It'll be interesting to see whether folks are interested in jumping back into the GoT universe.  I think interest was starting to wane midway through the final season.  A large part of that is certainly due to the fact that the final season sucked, but I think the whole thing was just getting a little tired.  Given how expensive this surely was to make, it will have to kill it to keep going.  I also strangely would be more interested in a show that takes place after GoT, rather than a series that takes place chronologically before - though I admit that is an arbitrary and stupid opinion.
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Post by: MU82 on October 05, 2021, 07:30:05 PM

1. Obviously, I am just talking about 2 seasons. And I think the first two of Succession stand up to the 1st two seasons of any other shows all-time. While Dexter was great early, I think a lot of it was that it was such an original premise.


2. Our tastes seems to run along similar veins, but every once in a while we really diverge paths. The Boys is an example of that. To me it was just blah. I was disinterested in it enough to finally say 'enough' on S2E2.

1. Fair enough. I have definitely enjoyed the first two seasons of Succession. I'd have to really sit down and do a list to see where I'd rank it -- and I'm too lazy -- but it's been outstanding so far.

2. I think you're the first person I know who watched The Boys for more than a couple episodes and then decided he/she didn't like it. But that's why they make a bazillion shows. Something for everybody! Curious: Did you watch Fleabag and, if so, did you like it?
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Post by: MuggsyB on October 05, 2021, 07:58:57 PM
Seriously, Muggs, if you have HBO, move Succession to the top of your list. First two seasons are available on demand, and Season 3 starts in less than 2 weeks.

Sounds good.  Ty.
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on October 05, 2021, 10:02:14 PM
I mildly like Succession and will watch S3, but .. I'm surprised people think of it as a top show.    It's ok.  If it didn't come back, I'd be ok with that.
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Post by: Jockey on October 05, 2021, 10:02:23 PM
1. Fair enough. I have definitely enjoyed the first two seasons of Succession. I'd have to really sit down and do a list to see where I'd rank it -- and I'm too lazy -- but it's been outstanding so far.

2. I think you're the first person I know who watched The Boys for more than a couple episodes and then decided he/she didn't like it. But that's why they make a bazillion shows. Something for everybody! Curious: Did you watch Fleabag and, if so, did you like it?

I always love British dramas, but disliked their comedy. Fleabag was the exception to the rule. I absolutely loved the show.
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on October 05, 2021, 10:22:26 PM
Is anyone else excited for HBO's take on The Last of Us? Because I'm very excited for HBO's take on The Last of Us. The Last of Us is either my favorite or second favorite video game series of all time.
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Post by: MU82 on October 06, 2021, 06:31:38 AM
I always love British dramas, but disliked their comedy. Fleabag was the exception to the rule. I absolutely loved the show.

The reason I asked is that The Boys and Fleabag were kind of a two-pack for me. If somebody said they liked one, I'd usually recommend the other.

I know many who don't like Fleabag because it is so over-the-top crude, but I love it. Phoebe Waller-Bridge is one of the most talented people in the entire industry.

Two shows of recent vintage that are no longer on the air made me laugh several times every episode: Fleabag and Veep

Two still on the air that crack me up: Hacks and The Other Two.
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Post by: Warrior Code on October 06, 2021, 10:48:06 AM
It'll be interesting to see whether folks are interested in jumping back into the GoT universe. I think interest was starting to wane midway through the final season.  A large part of that is certainly due to the fact that the final season sucked, but I think the whole thing was just getting a little tired.  Given how expensive this surely was to make, it will have to kill it to keep going.  I also strangely would be more interested in a show that takes place after GoT, rather than a series that takes place chronologically before - though I admit that is an arbitrary and stupid opinion.

I'm not, and I agree the whole thing was getting a little tired. By the time it ended I was ready for it to be done.
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Post by: Jockey on October 06, 2021, 12:21:47 PM
The reason I asked is that The Boys and Fleabag were kind of a two-pack for me. If somebody said they liked one, I'd usually recommend the other.

I know many who don't like Fleabag because it is so over-the-top crude, but I love it. Phoebe Waller-Bridge is one of the most talented people in the entire industry.

Two shows of recent vintage that are no longer on the air made me laugh several times every episode: Fleabag and Veep

Two still on the air that crack me up: Hacks and The Other Two.

Veep was one of the funniest shows ever.

Hacks didn't really do anything for me, but The Other Two (I just started it) is pretty funny.
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Post by: MUfan12 on October 06, 2021, 12:26:17 PM
I mildly like Succession and will watch S3, but .. I'm surprised people think of it as a top show.    It's ok.  If it didn't come back, I'd be ok with that.

I think it's better than okay, but I'm not in love with it either. Probably because I hate most every character.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on October 06, 2021, 12:53:34 PM
Just finished Sex Education season 3. Truly a fine show.

There were some ridiculous, this-never-could-happen scenes, but even those were endearing because the series has so much heart and because the young actors are so talented.

Very happy to hear that there will be a fourth season. I’m rooting for Otis and Maeve!

I'll be watching episode 8 tonight. Once again, a very well done season. 

Outside of Billions (I know I'm behind on that one) best shows I've watched streaming are foreign shows, most recently Sex Education, The Serpent, Normal People, Money Heist and Lupin. It's about quality, not generating advertising dollars through ratings.
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Post by: JWags85 on October 06, 2021, 12:55:42 PM
I think it's better than okay, but I'm not in love with it either. Probably because I hate most every character.

I assume "most every" doesn't include Cousin Greg, but if it does, you just disqualified yourself from opining on the show.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on October 06, 2021, 12:59:03 PM
The ‘86 Mets documentary on ESPN is quite good … and I’m a tough grader on this kind of thing.

Really well done. I'd been a young Mets fan during that time and remember that WS so well.

I'd read Pearlman's book (The Bad Guys Won) so I knew about the drug culture team, but man, it was insane! I appreciated Doc's candor in his interviews.  Like the 85 Bears, that's a team that should have won more than one title.

And how about the complete games in the playoffs, or even the Mets only using three relievers in the 16 inning game six clincher, including McDowell going five innings? That absolves him from what he did to Kramer.
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Post by: MU82 on October 06, 2021, 01:13:02 PM
Veep was one of the funniest shows ever.

Hacks didn't really do anything for me, but The Other Two (I just started it) is pretty funny.

Wow ... Hacks was funny, and very well-acted I thought. Again, that's why they make a zillion shows.

Veep was one of a handful of the funniest series ever made. Very short list. And Julia Louis-Dreyfus is an American treasure.
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Post by: Hards Alumni on October 06, 2021, 01:14:27 PM
I love Succession but it needs a complete fantastic third season to get in that discussion.  Many shows have started hot and faded.  Hoping it does cause I thought Season 2 was better than 1.

Unrelated, started Goliath Season 4 on Amazon.  I really liked the first 3 seasons by and large, but I wish they would go easy on the dumb dreamy flashback nonsense.  I honestly fast forward cause most of the time it adds nothing.  There is so much interesting legal drama and sinister intrigue without it.

100%.  Calling it a top 5 show is hyperbole.  It's very entertaining, but fairly shallow.
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Post by: MU82 on October 06, 2021, 01:18:58 PM
Really well done. I'd been a young Mets fan during that time and remember that WS so well.

I'd read Pearlman's book (The Bad Guys Won) so I knew about the drug culture team, but man, it was insane! I appreciated Doc's candor in his interviews.  Like the 85 Bears, that's a team that should have won more than one title.

And how about the complete games in the playoffs, or even the Mets only using three relievers in the 16 inning game six clincher, including McDowell going five innings? That absolves him from what he did to Kramer.

Yessir. I had seen Gooden and Straw interviewed before, but I've never seen them this candid. It was very compelling TV.

I like your list of shows a couple posts up, too. I still need to watch a few of them.
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Post by: MUfan12 on October 06, 2021, 01:50:21 PM
I assume "most every" doesn't include Cousin Greg, but if it does, you just disqualified yourself from opining on the show.

He's not fully on the list. Liked him at first, but towards the end of S2 you can see the Roy-ness creeping in.

It's very entertaining, but fairly shallow.

Shallow is a good way to put it.
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Post by: Jockey on October 06, 2021, 02:20:11 PM
100%.  Calling it a top 5 show is hyperbole.  It's very entertaining, but fairly shallow.

We obviously disagree.
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Post by: MU82 on October 06, 2021, 03:28:14 PM
I don't see Succession being any more "shallow" than, say, The Sopranos. Heck, I'm not even sure what "shallow" means in the context of criticizing Succession.

I've never had a problem liking a series even if I don't like some (or most) of the characters. I mean, there haven't been too many bigger SOBs in TV history than Al Swearingen, and he was surrounded by many other reprehensible dirtbags, but I loved Deadwood. Was Deadwood "shallow," too? I don't know!
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on October 06, 2021, 04:06:55 PM
I'll be watching episode 8 tonight. Once again, a very well done season. 

Outside of Billions (I know I'm behind on that one) best shows I've watched streaming are foreign shows, most recently Sex Education, The Serpent, Normal People, Money Heist and Lupin. It's about quality, not generating advertising dollars through ratings.

Lupin is the best!

Money Heist - I like and have like 3 episodes left in Season 1.  But I somewhat agree with my wife who almost wants to quit watching because the middle episodes seem to drag out everything and "repeat" the same small story again.  I noticed the other seasons have less episodes.  Did they do a better job on editing to make the action flow faster?
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Post by: warriorchick on October 06, 2021, 04:31:11 PM
I always love British dramas, but disliked their comedy. Fleabag was the exception to the rule. I absolutely loved the show.

Have you seen Doctor Foster yet?
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Post by: Hards Alumni on October 06, 2021, 04:36:10 PM
I don't see Succession being any more "shallow" than, say, The Sopranos. Heck, I'm not even sure what "shallow" means in the context of criticizing Succession.

I've never had a problem liking a series even if I don't like some (or most) of the characters. I mean, there haven't been too many bigger SOBs in TV history than Al Swearingen, and he was surrounded by many other reprehensible dirtbags, but I loved Deadwood. Was Deadwood "shallow," too? I don't know!

I like Succession.  It's a good show.  Does it compete with programs like Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, The Wire, Chernobyl, True Detective, etc?  Hell no.

Again, its very fun, but there is nothing deep about it.  Rich, successful, intelligent Dad slowly realizes his kids are all different types of losers and he has no true heir.  I enjoy watching it a lot, but I wouldn't even put it in the top 50 of shows I've watched. 
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on October 06, 2021, 04:43:22 PM
Lupin is the best!

Money Heist - I like and have like 3 episodes left in Season 1.  But I somewhat agree with my wife who almost wants to quit watching because the middle episodes seem to drag out everything and "repeat" the same small story again.  I noticed the other seasons have less episodes.  Did they do a better job on editing to make the action flow faster?

the second season has some very intriguing twists in the middle episodes. For the third season, the first five episodes were released and then the next five will be released in a few months.

Any word on the new season of Ozark? I'm excited for Cobra Kai on New Year's Day.
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Post by: Jockey on October 06, 2021, 06:29:26 PM
Have you seen Doctor Foster yet?


Not yet. My wife watched the 1st episode and didn't like it, but I like British drama a lot more than she does. It's on my list, but haven't got to it yet.

Do you recommend it?
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Post by: warriorchick on October 06, 2021, 06:51:15 PM

Not yet. My wife watched the 1st episode and didn't like it, but I like British drama a lot more than she does. It's on my list, but haven't got to it yet.

Do you recommend it?

Yes, I do. It's a little different from most dramas.
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Post by: MU82 on October 06, 2021, 10:11:12 PM
I like Succession.  It's a good show.  Does it compete with programs like Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, The Wire, Chernobyl, True Detective, etc?  Hell no.

Again, its very fun, but there is nothing deep about it.  Rich, successful, intelligent Dad slowly realizes his kids are all different types of losers and he has no true heir.  I enjoy watching it a lot, but I wouldn't even put it in the top 50 of shows I've watched.

I'm probably somewhere between top-5 and top-50 on Succession, but maybe not. I'm not gonna sit down and list 'em. I enjoy Succession. I don't think it's "shallow." I liked the first 4 shows you named at least as much as Succession. True Detective has had a couple very strong seasons/casts and one weak/bordlerline unwatchable one IMHO; I don't think it's in the same league as the other programs you named, and so far I prefer Succession too. But again, that's why there's a bazillion shows - something for everyone.

And FWIW, Chernobyl is a different category as it was a "limited series." But I agree it was incredible - the best thing I saw on TV that season.
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on October 07, 2021, 12:18:41 AM
I don’t know if I’ve seen this mentioned but one show that really surprised me was Dave.

Much preferred season 1 to season 2, but it was really enjoyable. And GaTa is a tremendous actor.
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Post by: brewcity77 on October 07, 2021, 10:06:06 AM
It'll be interesting to see whether folks are interested in jumping back into the GoT universe.  I think interest was starting to wane midway through the final season.

I think the problem was the loss of source material from GRRM leading to subpar plots. If the story & acting is there, I think it will do well.
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Post by: JWags85 on October 07, 2021, 10:23:47 AM
I don’t know if I’ve seen this mentioned but one show that really surprised me was Dave.

Much preferred season 1 to season 2, but it was really enjoyable. And GaTa is a tremendous actor.

Season 1 was fantastic, Season 2 was...inconsistent.  Some of it was really good, some of it was just really weird and off kilter.  But GaTa is amazing, probably the most underrated part of the show, he's fantastic.
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Post by: Hards Alumni on October 07, 2021, 10:41:52 AM
I think the problem was the loss of source material from GRRM leading to subpar plots. If the story & acting is there, I think it will do well.

Honestly, I hope its pure garbage so HBO dumps the rest of the material and GRRM can get back to not writing his books... but this time without excuses.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on October 07, 2021, 12:48:52 PM
I'm probably somewhere between top-5 and top-50 on Succession, but maybe not. I'm not gonna sit down and list 'em. I enjoy Succession. I don't think it's "shallow." I liked the first 4 shows you named at least as much as Succession. True Detective has had a couple very strong seasons/casts and one weak/bordlerline unwatchable one IMHO; I don't think it's in the same league as the other programs you named, and so far I prefer Succession too. But again, that's why there's a bazillion shows - something for everyone.

And FWIW, Chernobyl is a different category as it was a "limited series." But I agree it was incredible - the best thing I saw on TV that season.

without a doubt! Honestly, I had to pause it during one scene (don't want to give spoilers but you may be able to guess the one) and just take a break fora few minutes, it was that powerful and disturbing.

One more Netflix to check out (only three seasons) is Broadchurch. The first season was incredible, and the best part was learning afterward how the writers and producers approached it, keeping the cast in the dark about how the season was going to end.
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on October 07, 2021, 01:26:46 PM
This is what I'm watching.  Loved the ending.

https://www.reddit.com/r/IdiotsInCars/comments/q32p6a/gta_in_real_life/
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Post by: MUfan12 on October 07, 2021, 01:40:52 PM
This is what I'm watching.  Loved the ending.

https://www.reddit.com/r/IdiotsInCars/comments/q32p6a/gta_in_real_life/

That's a normal commute down Capitol Drive.
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on October 07, 2021, 01:43:46 PM
This is what I'm watching.  Loved the ending.

https://www.reddit.com/r/IdiotsInCars/comments/q32p6a/gta_in_real_life/

Ending was great, until I found out that the dog lost most of its teeth as a result of the takedown. Poor pup!
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Post by: Jockey on October 07, 2021, 02:47:22 PM
without a doubt! Honestly, I had to pause it during one scene (don't want to give spoilers but you may be able to guess the one) and just take a break fora few minutes, it was that powerful and disturbing.

One more Netflix to check out (only three seasons) is Broadchurch. The first season was incredible, and the best part was learning afterward how the writers and producers approached it, keeping the cast in the dark about how the season was going to end.


Broadchurch is a great show.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on October 07, 2021, 03:39:04 PM

Broadchurch is a great show.

my wife wants to go to the town where it was filmed to climb from the beach to the bluffs whenever we can visit England.
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Post by: brewcity77 on October 07, 2021, 08:50:50 PM
Honestly, I hope its pure garbage so HBO dumps the rest of the material and GRRM can get back to not writing his books... but this time without excuses.

It's ridiculous that ADWD came out over a decade ago and even with a COVID year he hasn't finished another book. I just reread them all and it drives me nuts knowing there's no next book.
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Post by: JWags85 on October 07, 2021, 09:08:38 PM
It's ridiculous that ADWD came out over a decade ago and even with a COVID year he hasn't finished another book. I just reread them all and it drives me nuts knowing there's no next book.

I'm baffled that people still think he is going to finish them.  It took him 15 years to get this far.  And that was before he was wealthy and unmotivated.  He's nearly in his mid 70s and obese, I dont see him finishing the 6th, much less the 7th, or staying in good health enough to even do so.
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Post by: brewcity77 on October 07, 2021, 09:36:51 PM
I'm baffled that people still think he is going to finish them.  It took him 15 years to get this far.  And that was before he was wealthy and unmotivated.  He's nearly in his mid 70s and obese, I dont see him finishing the 6th, much less the 7th, or staying in good health enough to even do so.

Guessing he dies and Brandon Sanderson or the James SA Corey tandem finishes it for him. Robert Jordan style.
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on October 08, 2021, 01:45:39 PM
“Looks like a Renaissance painting portraying masculine melancholy.”
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Post by: JWags85 on October 08, 2021, 02:33:59 PM
Chapelle's final standup for Netflix is good.  It would be fantastic for most people, but just decent for him.  He does however make some very good points and his social commentary is again top notch.  Yet again, people are offended and outraged, yet by and large it always seems like its in response to things taken out of context or solely at top level without processing the underlying point.

Eg: he tells a story about getting into an argument/altercation at a restaurant with a gay man, and how the man called the police.  Its to illuminate that despite the LGBT community being minorities and a persecuted class...the white members of that group still have inherent social benefits, perceived or otherwise, beyond that of a hetereosexual black man or woman.  He naturally calls to question how this is an issue.  But the Twitter mob just mobilizes behind "DAVE CHAPPELLE HATES LGBTQ members".  Its a fascinating dynamic
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Post by: Jockey on October 08, 2021, 05:39:48 PM
Chapelle's final standup for Netflix is good.  It would be fantastic for most people, but just decent for him.  He does however make some very good points and his social commentary is again top notch.  Yet again, people are offended and outraged, yet by and large it always seems like its in response to things taken out of context or solely at top level without processing the underlying point.

Eg: he tells a story about getting into an argument/altercation at a restaurant with a gay man, and how the man called the police.  Its to illuminate that despite the LGBT community being minorities and a persecuted class...the white members of that group still have inherent social benefits, perceived or otherwise, beyond that of a hetereosexual black man or woman.  He naturally calls to question how this is an issue.  But the Twitter mob just mobilizes behind "DAVE CHAPPELLE HATES LGBTQ members".  Its a fascinating dynamic

Luckily, Dave doesn’t care.
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Post by: brewcity77 on October 09, 2021, 07:49:27 PM
Ted Lasso with a solid, if somewhat expected, finale. Season 3 should be great.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on October 09, 2021, 08:20:18 PM
Succession as most would expect. Getting killer reviews for S3
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on October 10, 2021, 04:24:39 PM
Chapelle's final standup for Netflix is good.  It would be fantastic for most people, but just decent for him.  He does however make some very good points and his social commentary is again top notch.  Yet again, people are offended and outraged, yet by and large it always seems like its in response to things taken out of context or solely at top level without processing the underlying point.

Eg: he tells a story about getting into an argument/altercation at a restaurant with a gay man, and how the man called the police.  Its to illuminate that despite the LGBT community being minorities and a persecuted class...the white members of that group still have inherent social benefits, perceived or otherwise, beyond that of a hetereosexual black man or woman.  He naturally calls to question how this is an issue.  But the Twitter mob just mobilizes behind "DAVE CHAPPELLE HATES LGBTQ members".  Its a fascinating dynamic

I don't think that's what the "twitter mob" is upset about. They may have been more offended about the comments about "punching lgbtq people right in the AIDS" and comparing the genitals of trans people to a beyond burger. This is also not Chappelle's first time wandering into these kinds of jokes.

Chappelle has every right to make those jokes and his audience has every right to find him funny. Others have every right to not find him funny and say something about it. I'll be honest, I've seen twice as many people complaining about the people complaining about Chappelle than I have seen people actually complaining about Chappelle.

I did actually really like his bit about being jealous of the gay rights movement. A good mix of social commentary and comedy.
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Post by: tower912 on October 10, 2021, 04:55:42 PM
Figured the party would still be going on, TAMU
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Post by: JWags85 on October 10, 2021, 07:19:56 PM
I don't think that's what the "twitter mob" is upset about. They may have been more offended about the comments about "punching lgbtq people right in the AIDS" and comparing the genitals of trans people to a beyond burger. This is also not Chappelle's first time wandering into these kinds of jokes.

Chappelle has every right to make those jokes and his audience has every right to find him funny. Others have every right to not find him funny and say something about it. I'll be honest, I've seen twice as many people complaining about the people complaining about Chappelle than I have seen people actually complaining about Chappelle.

I did actually really like his bit about being jealous of the gay rights movement. A good mix of social commentary and comedy.

I’ve seen a mix. I think there is a sentiment, for some, that LGBTQ is off limits. Which doesn’t really work when Chappelle takes shots at everyone.  And like you said, his commentary is really good and shows there is nuance to his thoughts.  I’m of the mind that you can joke about pretty much anything provided it’s not coming from a place of hate and intolerance, and I don’t ever get the impression that his is.

One of my very good friends, who happens to be gay, particularly found the bit about “old stonewall gays” vs “new gays” to be hysterical and really accurate.  “He couldn’t have been more spot on with that”
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Post by: MuggsyB on October 10, 2021, 08:55:36 PM
Succession Ep. 1 was excellent.  Ty for the recommendation.
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Post by: Jockey on October 10, 2021, 09:13:44 PM
Succession Ep. 1 was excellent.  Ty for the recommendation.

All of the episodes are good. A few are stunningly good.
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on October 10, 2021, 10:33:16 PM
Figured the party would still be going on, TAMU

Meh. It's hard to care when your team has already been eliminated from the playoffs.
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on October 10, 2021, 10:40:36 PM
I’ve seen a mix. I think there is a sentiment, for some, that LGBTQ is off limits. Which doesn’t really work when Chappelle takes shots at everyone.  And like you said, his commentary is really good and shows there is nuance to his thoughts.  I’m of the mind that you can joke about pretty much anything provided it’s not coming from a place of hate and intolerance, and I don’t ever get the impression that his is.

One of my very good friends, who happens to be gay, particularly found the bit about “old stonewall gays” vs “new gays” to be hysterical and really accurate.  “He couldn’t have been more spot on with that”

You and I have similar philosophies on comedy though I would add that there is a time and a place for it. A Netflix comedy special? Absolutely the time and place. But I also feel that everyone has the right to express their opinion and I tend to get leery of those who get mad at others for expressing their opinions (which of course is a bit hypocritical because they are just expressing their opinions).

As annoying as cancel culture can be, I personally find the people who try to cancel cancel culture to be more numerous and obnoxious.
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Post by: Its DJOver on October 14, 2021, 06:54:23 PM
Does anyone else go back and re-watch the entire series whenever a new season drops? If a series has 5+ seasons and I've stuck with it that long, I might only do the last season before the new one, but with something like Sex Education I went back to S1E1 yesterday, and I think I'm going to be able to pace it out perfectly to finish those three seasons and be right in the middle of restarting You when season three of that drops on the 15th.  Both very good IMO.

Is Netflix trimming their own content?  I just finished re-watching S1 of You, and IIRC from the first time I watched it, in the finale there is a scene where two characters read a certain book together (purposely vague to avoid spoilers), and that scene was not there when I re-watched it. 

The only other instance of this happening that I've come across is when some of the more graphic scenes got trimmed from 13 Reasons Why, but I don't remember anything controversial about the S1 final of You that would cause it to be trimmed. Would they do something like that strictly for time constraints?
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Post by: JWags85 on October 14, 2021, 07:47:06 PM
It’s not been mentioned, but while I really liked Season 2 of Ted Lasso and the risks they took, I thought the ending was beyond dumb.  Obviously you suspend reality a little bit for a show like this and it sets up a storyline for Season 3 but it’s an absurd leap in both the actuality of coaching (would be even more extreme than Cam Marotta going from his role last year to head coach of Providence for the 2022/2023 season) but also out of bounds for how Rupert viewed Ted and everyone connected to him.  Would be different if Roy fell out and that happened 
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on October 14, 2021, 10:27:24 PM
It’s not been mentioned, but while I really liked Season 2 of Ted Lasso and the risks they took, I thought the ending was beyond dumb. 

I can do enough suspension of disbelief and be OK with it .. but the wife and I just didn't like S2.   

There were so many elements of S1 that made it .. joyous.   Then S2 comes along and pisses on so much of it.   The whole thing with Nate .. wtf.  If they'd just stuck with the S1 formula, it'd have been so much more fun to watch and no one would have begrudged the lack of .. sad moments.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on October 14, 2021, 10:54:44 PM
It’s not been mentioned, but while I really liked Season 2 of Ted Lasso and the risks they took, I thought the ending was beyond dumb.  Obviously you suspend reality a little bit for a show like this and it sets up a storyline for Season 3 but it’s an absurd leap in both the actuality of coaching (would be even more extreme than Cam Marotta going from his role last year to head coach of Providence for the 2022/2023 season) but also out of bounds for how Rupert viewed Ted and everyone connected to him.  Would be different if Roy fell out and that happened

I felt the same. As soon as they mentioned that Rupert had a team, my wife predicted that Nate would be the coach. I agreed that it seemed that the show was telegraphing that, but told her that would be just as ridiculous as hiring Ted — and that was done specifically to sabotage the team. I really like the show, but that was almost a step too far.
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Post by: Spotcheck Billy on October 15, 2021, 09:08:19 AM
We just finished Midnight Mass on Netflix. I liked it and some of the twists to a classic horror story I thought were very creative.
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Post by: JWags85 on October 15, 2021, 09:30:11 AM
I can do enough suspension of disbelief and be OK with it .. but the wife and I just didn't like S2.   

There were so many elements of S1 that made it .. joyous.   Then S2 comes along and pisses on so much of it.   The whole thing with Nate .. wtf.  If they'd just stuck with the S1 formula, it'd have been so much more fun to watch and no one would have begrudged the lack of .. sad moments.

I'm willing to withhold judgement on the Nate storyline till we see what happens in Season 3.  I don't mind the friction.  I still found S2 to be incredible funny and heartwarming in a lot of parts.  All the "sad" was really to humanize Ted instead of having him be some caricature that also had a bad divorce.  It might not have been as light and always happy as S1, but it didn't feel out of place or forced.

I will say tho, WTF is going on with Nate's hair.  I hope that is explained as some sort of villainous humor turn.

I felt the same. As soon as they mentioned that Rupert had a team, my wife predicted that Nate would be the coach. I agreed that it seemed that the show was telegraphing that, but told her that would be just as ridiculous as hiring Ted — and that was done specifically to sabotage the team. I really like the show, but that was almost a step too far.

Yea, not only telegraphed, but if Rupert was really trying to show them, he would have splashed for some name hire, or threw the Brinks truck at Jamie, or something.  It just seemed silly
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Post by: Bo Ryan's Massage Therapist on October 15, 2021, 04:06:39 PM
Nobody has mentioned Squid games yet unless I missed it.  Horrifying but binge worthy and very disturbing but entertaining
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Post by: StillAWarrior on October 15, 2021, 04:26:09 PM
Nobody has mentioned Squid games yet unless I missed it.  Horrifying but binge worthy and very disturbing but entertaining

You missed it. Although admittedly it wasn't discussed much considering how many people have watched it.

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Post by: JWags85 on October 15, 2021, 05:06:16 PM
Nobody has mentioned Squid games yet unless I missed it.  Horrifying but binge worthy and very disturbing but entertaining

I liked it, binged it, but didn't love it.  First 6 eps are really really good, the last 3 are kind of ehh for me.  I personally didn't like the last episiode/season ending at all.

I read a quote from the creator that was like "This is a show about losers" which I agreed with, until the rest of the quote talked about "they get left behind while others win and level up".  IDK, I think one of the hardest parts were 90% of the characters were wholly unlikable.  I couldn't stand Gi-Hun the entire time...but I think that was intentional.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on October 15, 2021, 11:34:26 PM
We just finished Midnight Mass on Netflix. I liked it and some of the twists to a classic horror story I thought were very creative.

Cool, I’m intrigued by that one. Was coming here to ask about it. Hard to think that’s Matt Saracen from Friday Night Lights.
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Post by: Hards Alumni on October 16, 2021, 09:00:06 AM
Cool, I’m intrigued by that one. Was coming here to ask about it. Hard to think that’s Matt Saracen from Friday Night Lights.

Watched episode one... my wife is afraid of scary movies so who knows if we will ever finish it.
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Post by: jesmu84 on October 19, 2021, 10:14:56 PM
Anyone watch Love, Death and Robots on Netflix?

I liked the anthology/short story format.

Rec if you're into sci-fi/fantasy
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Post by: CreightonWarrior on October 19, 2021, 10:43:46 PM
Saw Bond, pretty good but too long and Malek’s character was weak. For those who have seen a lot of Malek were his mannerisms in bohemian rhapsody similar to other roles? Feel like some of those bled into this character and I didn’t like it.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on October 20, 2021, 09:45:37 AM
We enjoyed the S3 premier of Succession. Interesting frenetic pacing right on the heels of the events that closed out S2 and battle lines being drawn.
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Post by: MU82 on October 20, 2021, 10:53:21 AM
We enjoyed the S3 premier of Succession. Interesting frenetic pacing right on the heels of the events that closed out S2 and battle lines being drawn.

Totally agree. It was a thoroughly entertaining Ep 1, and we're looking forward to what the rest of the season has in store.

My only nit: I guess it would have killed them to open with a "last season on Succession" recap! Thankfully, we had re-watched S2 not that long ago.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on October 20, 2021, 11:49:24 AM
Totally agree. It was a thoroughly entertaining Ep 1, and we're looking forward to what the rest of the season has in store.

My only nit: I guess it would have killed them to open with a "last season on Succession" recap! Thankfully, we had re-watched S2 not that long ago.

Funny that you should mention that. I felt the same way. Then, when listening to a podcast they specifically mentioned the recap. When I pulled S3E1 up on my phone, it included a very good 2.5 minute "Previously on Succession" recap. I don't know why it didn't play when I watched the episode on the TV at home. I wonder if I did something with preferences that turned off the "Previously on..." recaps.
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Post by: cheebs09 on October 20, 2021, 11:52:03 AM
Watched the Season 1 finale of “Only Murders in the Building” last night. Fun show with a great cast. Can’t wait for Season 2.
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Post by: shoothoops on October 20, 2021, 02:12:22 PM
“Untold: Breaking Point” on Netflix was good. Mardy Fish.
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Post by: MU82 on October 20, 2021, 02:25:18 PM
Funny that you should mention that. I felt the same way. Then, when listening to a podcast they specifically mentioned the recap. When I pulled S3E1 up on my phone, it included a very good 2.5 minute "Previously on Succession" recap. I don't know why it didn't play when I watched the episode on the TV at home. I wonder if I did something with preferences that turned off the "Previously on..." recaps.

Huh. Weird. We watched it on the streaming app using Roku. No recap.

Anyway, we did get up to speed quickly, thanks in part to us having seen the S2 finale only a couple weeks ago.
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Post by: warriorchick on October 25, 2021, 03:03:58 PM
Just finished watching the first episode of the Docuseries "Bad Sport".  It was about the ASU point-shaving scandal, and it was very good.

The crazy thing is that the people involved may have never gotten caught if they hadn't gotten so greedy or otherwise made some incredibly stupid mistakes.
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Post by: Warrior Code on October 27, 2021, 09:59:04 AM
Just finished watching the first episode of the Docuseries "Bad Sport".  It was about the ASU point-shaving scandal, and it was very good.

The crazy thing is that the people involved may have never gotten caught if they hadn't gotten so greedy or otherwise made some incredibly stupid mistakes.

I think about this almost every time I watch a movie/show about drug dealers. Things usually start off pretty great, until they decide to expand into a rival's turf or they start having to smuggle massive amounts of product. I'm like you're literally sitting on stacks of money! You made $200,000 last month, why do you feel this urgent need to increase it tenfold?? Don't get caught up in a war or get yourself on the FBI's radar, you goof.

/rant
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Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on October 27, 2021, 10:20:50 AM
I think about this almost every time I watch a movie/show about drug dealers. Things usually start off pretty great, until they decide to expand into a rival's turf or they start having to smuggle massive amounts of product. I'm like you're literally sitting on stacks of money! You made $200,000 last month, why do you feel this urgent need to increase it tenfold?? Don't get caught up in a war or get yourself on the FBI's radar, you goof.

/rant


Everything I know about drug dealing I learned by watching Snowfall on FX.

But I think the issue is that if you are small, you are eventually going to get squeezed out.
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Post by: jficke13 on October 27, 2021, 10:26:13 AM
I think about this almost every time I watch a movie/show about drug dealers. Things usually start off pretty great, until they decide to expand into a rival's turf or they start having to smuggle massive amounts of product. I'm like you're literally sitting on stacks of money! You made $200,000 last month, why do you feel this urgent need to increase it tenfold?? Don't get caught up in a war or get yourself on the FBI's radar, you goof.

/rant

I could say the same thing about virtually any wildly lucrative capitalist enterprise. Bezos, you're "wealthier than most countries," why the imperative to force your employees to pee in bottles to squeeze every last scrap of margin out of the process? When maximization of profit/wealth/shareholder value/drug empire is the ends, then the means are naturally going to go further and further, no?
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Post by: warriorchick on October 27, 2021, 10:30:29 AM
I could say the same thing about virtually any wildly lucrative capitalist enterprise. Bezos, you're "wealthier than most countries," why the imperative to force your employees to pee in bottles to squeeze every last scrap of margin out of the process? When maximization of profit/wealth/shareholder value/drug empire is the ends, then the means are naturally going to go further and further, no?

My theory is there are certain people who treat it as a game in which dollars are the way one keeps score.  Same thing with professional athletes who hold out for an additional few million dollars a year on top of the tens of millions they are already making.  You are already making more than you can reasonably spend.  How is that additional money going to measurably change your enjoyment of life? 
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on October 27, 2021, 10:47:45 AM
Just finished The Hunters on Prime.   Now watching Goliath.
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Post by: JWags85 on October 27, 2021, 10:50:11 AM
I think about this almost every time I watch a movie/show about drug dealers. Things usually start off pretty great, until they decide to expand into a rival's turf or they start having to smuggle massive amounts of product. I'm like you're literally sitting on stacks of money! You made $200,000 last month, why do you feel this urgent need to increase it tenfold?? Don't get caught up in a war or get yourself on the FBI's radar, you goof.

/rant

Cause its not a stable business.  There really isn't a "I found a nice niche, so I can be content and make decent bank".  Its dog eat dog, so if you're not actively expanding, you're having to defend against others expansion or coming for your market.  Basically until you're big enough to hold it down, but then, you're a size that you're on every law enforcement agency's radar.

I could say the same thing about virtually any wildly lucrative capitalist enterprise. Bezos, you're "wealthier than most countries," why the imperative to force your employees to pee in bottles to squeeze every last scrap of margin out of the process? When maximization of profit/wealth/shareholder value/drug empire is the ends, then the means are naturally going to go further and further, no?

Not to get overly philosophical, but I think there is a switch you can't turn off sometimes.  When you're a start up, or growing fast, you have to dig for every bit of margin and profit you can.  Then it gets baked into the culture and middle management is making those minute calls and not seeing the forest for the trees.  Its not like Bezos or his C-suite is sitting there like "lets make sure all employees piss in bottles".  But the culture of profit above all is endemic. 

I had final round interviews at Amazon about 5 years ago.  There were a couple of things that came up about the culture and practices that were clearly derivative of some of Bezos' early tenets, but had taken on a mind of their own.   People underestimate how disconnected upper management can get from middle management.  Its not justifying it, but its far more complex than "why do rich companies care about a few dollars".  I worked at a Fortune 100 company for awhile, and my division had some stupid sh** that was standard practice.  The head of the brand I worked on happened to sit in on a divisional meeting by happenstance and was like "why the hell is this being done/cared about?!" and then it was changed.  But until stuff like that, it can often be noise.
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Post by: Jockey on October 27, 2021, 04:29:35 PM
Just finished The Hunters on Prime.   Now watching Goliath.

The Hunters was violence porn.

Goliath is outstanding.
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Post by: Warrior Code on October 27, 2021, 09:42:46 PM
Cause its not a stable business.  There really isn't a "I found a nice niche, so I can be content and make decent bank".  Its dog eat dog, so if you're not actively expanding, you're having to defend against others expansion or coming for your market.  Basically until you're big enough to hold it down, but then, you're a size that you're on every law enforcement agency's radar.



So do it for a few months and bounce! Take your suitcases of cash and move to another state. Don't wait for rival dealers or LEOs to catch up with you. I imagine if you're really smart you could do this a few times then just head down to Barbados to live out your days. I'm not married to the game
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Post by: Hards Alumni on November 04, 2021, 06:16:14 AM
Watched episode one... my wife is afraid of scary movies so who knows if we will ever finish it.

Finished Midnight Mass.  It isn't a scary series, really.  It is a lot more philosophical.
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Post by: CreightonWarrior on November 17, 2021, 08:22:18 PM
Succession has been great.
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Post by: Mutaman on November 17, 2021, 09:14:54 PM
Get Shorty on Epix and Amazon prime. Boy did this fly under the radar. Was never a fan of Everybody Loves Raymond but Romano is hilarious here. As are a bunch of other actors who no one has ever heard of before- Goya Robles, Isaac Keys (former Packer) and especially Lidia Porto.
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Post by: MU82 on November 17, 2021, 09:18:33 PM
Succession has been great.

Jeremy Strong is gonna win another Emmy. He’s been awesome.
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Post by: Lennys Tap on November 17, 2021, 09:32:17 PM
Get Shorty on Epix and Amazon prime. Boy did this fly under the radar. Was never a fan of Everybody Loves Raymond but Romano is hilarious here. As are a bunch of other actors who no one has ever heard of before- Goya Robles, Isaac Keys (former Packer) and especially Lidia Porto.

Assuming we’re talking about the same “Get Shorty” the book (Elmore Leonard) was fantastic and the movie (starring John Travolta) was very good. Didn’t know about the series.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on November 17, 2021, 10:16:27 PM
Assuming we’re talking about the same “Get Shorty” the book (Elmore Leonard) was fantastic and the movie (starring John Travolta) was very good. Didn’t know about the series.

Justified, also based on  an Elmore Leonard book, is pretty good.  Timothy Olyphant and Walton Googins star.
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Post by: Mutaman on November 18, 2021, 01:12:08 AM
Assuming we’re talking about the same “Get Shorty” the book (Elmore Leonard) was fantastic and the movie (starring John Travolta) was very good. Didn’t know about the series.

The movie was great (incredible cast) and was an adaption of the book. The tv series is different-more like an homage to the book-taking the notion of a minor Nevada mobster trying to make it as a producer in  Hollywood - but going off in different directions. Different story, different characters, similar concept.
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Post by: brewcity77 on November 18, 2021, 05:00:14 AM
Assuming we’re talking about the same “Get Shorty” the book (Elmore Leonard) was fantastic and the movie (starring John Travolta) was very good. Didn’t know about the series.

I also enjoyed "Be Cool" which was the movie follow-up, also starring Travolta. The highlight, though, is Dwyane Johnson, who steals every scene as the hilarious, flamboyantly gay bodyguard/enforcer Elliott.
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Post by: Lennys Tap on November 18, 2021, 09:58:26 AM
Justified, also based on  an Elmore Leonard book, is pretty good.  Timothy Olyphant and Walton Googins star.

Justified is a really good series imo.

Other Leonard books I like that were adapted - 52 Pick Up, Hombre, Out of Sight, Touch and (my favorite) Rum Punch (which became Jackie Brown).

Guy was a great writer.
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Post by: muwarrior69 on November 19, 2021, 10:38:42 AM
Marquette Basketball, it has been very entertaining to say the least; especially with essentially a new cast of players. Best show on TV bar none. Thank God it wasn't cancelled based on poor reviews the last several seasons.
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Post by: MUfan12 on November 19, 2021, 11:28:31 AM
Curious as to what the "Curb" fans think of the new season.

Thought E3 was the strongest, the others have had their moments but largely fell flat.
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Post by: MU82 on November 20, 2021, 08:39:09 AM
Curious as to what the "Curb" fans think of the new season.

Thought E3 was the strongest, the others have had their moments but largely fell flat.

I'd agree with this. It's basically become a parody of itself, with repackaged versions of various bits and catchphrases. There also seems to have been more Jeff than in previous seasons, and he's just not funny.

That being said, I still laugh out loud a few times every episode, and it's hard to do comedy, so I'll keep watching.
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Post by: 🏀 on November 21, 2021, 04:33:28 PM
Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailer dropped this morning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvPPbJsSey0



Egon's grandchilden move to his farm and find his stuff. Venkman, Stantz, Zeddemore, Dana & Janine are all making appearances. Egon ghost potentially? Hoping Rick Moranis comes out of retirement for this as well.

Almost two years later from the original trailer.

It’s a good movie. It was a really good movie up until a point. Awesome to bring my kids after they got into the original and the sequel. I was smiling the whole time.

This makes it a proper trilogy.
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Post by: warriorchick on November 21, 2021, 05:33:55 PM
Almost two years later from the original trailer.

It’s a good movie. It was a really good movie up until a point. Awesome to bring my kids after they got into the original and the sequel. I was smiling the whole time.

This makes it a proper trilogy.

Ghostbusters 2 was garbage.
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Post by: 🏀 on November 21, 2021, 08:36:41 PM
Ghostbusters 2 was garbage.

If you’re talking about the female version, then yes. That’s trash, probably the worst movie I’ve forced myself to sit through. It has no redeeming qualities and not a singe funny scene.

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Post by: warriorchick on November 21, 2021, 08:38:43 PM
If you’re talking about the female version, then yes. That’s trash, probably the worst movie I’ve forced myself to sit through. It has no redeeming qualities and not a singe funny scene.

I am literally talking about the movie Ghostbusters 2 with the original cast.
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Post by: 🏀 on November 21, 2021, 08:47:41 PM
I am literally talking about the movie Ghostbusters 2 with the original cast.

It’s okay to have bad opinions, but thank you for mentioning a movie from 1989 in response to a movie that came out Thursday.

I am so continually enlightened by your posting presence.
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Post by: Jockey on November 21, 2021, 08:52:32 PM
It’s okay to have bad opinions, but thank you for mentioning a movie from 1989 in response to a movie that came out Thursday.

I am so continually enlightened by your posting presence.

Could you let us all know what we can post so you won't be offended?
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Post by: 🏀 on November 21, 2021, 08:53:45 PM
Could you let us all know what we can post so you won't be offended?

Swimming pools.
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on November 21, 2021, 09:57:59 PM
It’s okay to have bad opinions, but thank you for mentioning a movie from 1989 in response to a movie that came out Thursday.

I am so continually enlightened by your posting presence.

She was responding to the fact that they mentioned it made a proper trilogy?

Sounds pretty related to me.
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Post by: Skatastrophy on November 22, 2021, 07:27:36 PM
Cowboy Bebop live-action on Netflix.

I was determined to dislike this, just like most reboots.

It's fun and funny. It feels like an anime in some ways, and like Firefly in other ways. Good, likeable cast. Nice sets. Believable technology for the retropunk space cowboy setting.

If you go in with low expectations you'll have a lot of fun.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on November 24, 2021, 02:34:34 PM
Thanks to my tip, the Fornetti Brothers from the Curse of Oak Island get a mention in the current Marquette Magazine.  (Page 34)
 
https://issuu.com/marquetteu/docs/marq_mag_fall_2021_issu
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Post by: MU82 on November 28, 2021, 11:30:36 PM
Just finished Part 1 of Get Back, the Beatles documentary on Disney+.

Fascinating.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on November 29, 2021, 12:35:25 AM
Just finished Part 1 of Get Back, the Beatles documentary on Disney+.

Fascinating.

My wife hates the Beatles with a burning passion so we won’t be watching that one.
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Post by: MU82 on November 29, 2021, 06:47:02 AM
My wife hates the Beatles with a burning passion so we won’t be watching that one.

I can understand not being a fan. Everybody's different, and we all like different music.

But "hating" them "with a burning passion"? What did they do to her?
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Post by: JWags85 on November 29, 2021, 07:53:17 AM
I can understand not being a fan. Everybody's different, and we all like different music.

But "hating" them "with a burning passion"? What did they do to her?

I bet it has something to do with the fanatical nature of Beatles defenders.  I was at a party one time, music discussion ongoing and the Beatles came up.  I maintained my position that their influence is hard to match and their cultural legacy is undeniable, but I think their actual music is largely overrated and a ton doesn't hold up all that well.  You would have thought I spit individually in people's eyes while cursing their mothers.  One guy refused to speak to me the rest of the night.

I said something similar to my old roommate on a trip to London when decided if we would go to Abbey Road and he started yelling at me in the street.  The cult of personality is strong.

John Lennon was also a massive dbag.
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Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on November 29, 2021, 08:15:46 AM
The Beatles are like the Kennedys - best left for over-romanticized boomers from a bygone era.

IMO it isn't a coincidence that rock music got a whole lot better when the Beatles were exiting the scene. 
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Post by: MU82 on November 29, 2021, 08:29:38 AM
I bet it has something to do with the fanatical nature of Beatles defenders.  I was at a party one time, music discussion ongoing and the Beatles came up.  I maintained my position that their influence is hard to match and their cultural legacy is undeniable, but I think their actual music is largely overrated and a ton doesn't hold up all that well.  You would have thought I spit individually in people's eyes while cursing their mothers.  One guy refused to speak to me the rest of the night.

I said something similar to my old roommate on a trip to London when decided if we would go to Abbey Road and he started yelling at me in the street.  The cult of personality is strong.

John Lennon was also a massive dbag.

I don't know enough about Lennon to know if he was "a massive dbag" or not. I liked (and still like) much of his music, and I was sad when he was murdered.

Otherwise, thanks for the explanation. We do sometimes form opinions about a person, rock band, sports team, whatever, based on their fans. Which doesn't seem fair ... but it simply "is." One of my best friends is a Red Sox fan, but I think he actually hates the Yankees more than he loves the Red Sox, and most of that is because he hates Yankee fans. That's fandom.

I'll agree to disagree with you and FBM about the quality of The Beatles' music, as I think they have dozens of songs that stand the test of time quite well, but I'm not what I would call a rabid fan or anything. I simply like listening to my favorites of theirs ... and there are lots of favorites for me.

And so far, I find the story that this documentary is telling to be fascinating. One doesn't have to like a band/person/group to find documentaries about them fascinating. Indeed, those who dislike The Beatles might like seeing all the tension and discord in the group.

There have been docs about Jeffrey Dahmer, John du Pont, Larry Flynt, etc. The Beatles are at least as likable as those gentlemen are - ha!
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Post by: tower912 on November 29, 2021, 08:36:46 AM
There are only two bands from the 60's I will consistently stop for while channel flipping in the car.  The Beatles and The Doors.   
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on November 29, 2021, 09:59:54 AM
The new Dexter is actually really solid
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on November 29, 2021, 10:05:01 AM
I bet it has something to do with the fanatical nature of Beatles defenders.  I was at a party one time, music discussion ongoing and the Beatles came up.  I maintained my position that their influence is hard to match and their cultural legacy is undeniable, but I think their actual music is largely overrated and a ton doesn't hold up all that well.  You would have thought I spit individually in people's eyes while cursing their mothers.  One guy refused to speak to me the rest of the night.

I said something similar to my old roommate on a trip to London when decided if we would go to Abbey Road and he started yelling at me in the street.  The cult of personality is strong.

I have the same opinion of the Beatles as you and have had similar reactions from others when I made that opinion known
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on November 29, 2021, 10:15:18 AM
Great movie:  Yesterday.   

It's a story about if the Beatles didn't exist. 
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Post by: MU82 on November 29, 2021, 10:17:55 AM
The new Dexter is actually really solid

Haven't seen last night's episode yet (because Succession, of course), but I've been pleasantly surprised that Dexter hasn't been bad.
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Post by: tower912 on November 29, 2021, 10:23:12 AM
Great movie:  Yesterday.   

It's a story about if the Beatles didn't exist.
Watching Ed Sheeran mock Beatles songs is great.
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Post by: MUfan12 on November 29, 2021, 10:25:02 AM
I'm largely in agreement with Wags on this. The cultural relevance outweighs the music. But I do enjoy some of the later stuff.
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Post by: Jockey on November 29, 2021, 10:33:22 AM
I'm largely in agreement with Wags on this. The cultural relevance outweighs the music. But I do enjoy some of the later stuff.

The first albums were just simple pop music - catchy songs, but not a lot there. Starting with Rubber Soul, they went in another direction musically.

To me that is where the good music started.

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Post by: warriorchick on November 29, 2021, 10:45:31 AM
The new Dexter is actually really solid

Would it be important to watch all of the old series to enjoy it?

I really liked the first few seasons, but I heard the last couple were terrible so I haven't watched past the season with John Lithgow.
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Post by: JWags85 on November 29, 2021, 10:47:07 AM
Watching Ed Sheeran mock Beatles songs is great.

Agreed, but his Penguins song from the competition in that scene is brilliant
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Post by: StillAWarrior on November 29, 2021, 11:01:52 AM
Would it be important to watch all of the old series to enjoy it?

I really liked the first few seasons, but I heard the last couple were terrible so I haven't watched past the season with John Lithgow.

That's the question I have right now. I enjoyed the first couple seasons of Dexter, but stopped after that. I'm intrigued by these new entries, but I don't think I'm interested enough to go back and watch past seasons.

There is just way too much good stuff to watch these days. I'm nearing the half-way point in The Sopranos, so I've got to finish that before I revisit any old series. And I think that The Wire is probably next in the queue. I feel like there are too many great shows that I've never really seen to start revisiting shows that already failed to hold my interest.
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Post by: MU82 on November 29, 2021, 11:24:10 AM
Would it be important to watch all of the old series to enjoy it?

I really liked the first few seasons, but I heard the last couple were terrible so I haven't watched past the season with John Lithgow.

I don't think you need to. The only real important thing you need to know to make the bridge is that Deb (his sister) is dead, and she has replaced his dead father as his "conscience."

I wouldn't call the reboot "great" by any means, but it's been very watchable so far.

That's the question I have right now. I enjoyed the first couple seasons of Dexter, but stopped after that. I'm intrigued by these new entries, but I don't think I'm interested enough to go back and watch past seasons.

There is just way too much good stuff to watch these days. I'm nearing the half-way point in The Sopranos, so I've got to finish that before I revisit any old series. And I think that The Wire is probably next in the queue. I feel like there are too many great shows that I've never really seen to start revisiting shows that already failed to hold my interest.

I don't blame you. And I'd certainly watch The Wire before I'd watch the Dexter reboot.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on November 29, 2021, 11:26:19 AM
I'll agree to disagree with you and FBM about the quality of The Beatles' music, as I think they have dozens of songs that stand the test of time quite well, but I'm not what I would call a rabid fan or anything. I simply like listening to my favorites of theirs ... and there are lots of favorites for me.

I have a similar opinion. I'm not a huge Beatles fan by any stretch of the imagination. I don't ever put them on and they're not on any of my playlists, but I'll often stop when one of their songs comes on the radio.

A couple years ago, some publication ranked all 227 Beatles songs (https://ultimateclassicrock.com/every-beatles-song/). It was an amazing reminder of how much great music that they put out. Any band is lucky to have one or two great (or at the very least popular and memorable) songs. A rare few bands might have ten. Looking at the ranking of Beatles songs you see literally dozens of what I consider great and memorably songs. Although I'll acknowledge that there are also literally dozens of songs that I don't remember and probably have only heard once or twice if at all.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on November 29, 2021, 11:35:05 AM
Would it be important to watch all of the old series to enjoy it?

I really liked the first few seasons, but I heard the last couple were terrible so I haven't watched past the season with John Lithgow.

I’d say you don’t really need to. As MU82 mentioned the only key thing is Debs fate. And just the fact that Harrison(his son in the revival) grew up living with a step mom who is from the end of the original run.

Otherwise it’s just Dexter with an all new cast. And really the main part of the old show that is gonna tie into this will be Trinity Killer, Lithgows character and you’ve seen that. The main over arching mystery is will Harrison turn out like Dexter and Harrison’s trauma is being present for his moms death by trinity.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on November 29, 2021, 11:35:12 AM
I can understand not being a fan. Everybody's different, and we all like different music.

But "hating" them "with a burning passion"? What did they do to her?

part of it is the fans and the cult-like fanaticism ("how can you not like The Beatles? What's wrong with you?") but mainly, when she was a kid all her parents played were the Beatles and ABBA (another band she hates). This went on her entire childhood. When they weren't on the radio her dad was playing Beatles songs (poorly) on the guitar.

I'll listen to some of their stuff, it's hit and miss with me. But it's a non-starter with her.

A number of years ago we read a listing for a house that interested us, but it was in a subdivision completely dedicated to the Beatles. Every street was named after a Beatles song (this particularly house was on "Yellow Submarine Way." Seriously).
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Post by: MU82 on November 29, 2021, 11:38:06 AM
I have a similar opinion. I'm not a huge Beatles fan by any stretch of the imagination. I don't ever put them on and they're not on any of my playlists, but I'll often stop when one of their songs comes on the radio.

A couple years ago, some publication ranked all 227 Beatles songs (https://ultimateclassicrock.com/every-beatles-song/). It was an amazing reminder of how much great music that they put out. Any band is lucky to have one or two great (or at the very least popular and memorable) songs. A rare few bands might have ten. Looking at the ranking of Beatles songs you see literally dozens of what I consider great and memorably songs. Although I'll acknowledge that there are also literally dozens of songs that I don't remember and probably have only heard once or twice if at all.

Thanks for that link. I'd disagree with many of the rankings, but that list's purely a conversation starter. As you said, the depth of their catalogue is quite incredible. Dozens of great, even iconic, songs.

Watching Ed Sheeran mock Beatles songs is great.

I haven't seen this, and I'd probably enjoy it. And I like listening to some of Sheeran's stuff. And yet ... the idea of Ed Sheeran mocking The Beatles -- whose body of work is merely 1 billion times better than Sheeran's -- is kind of amusing. I'll also look forward to Harry Styles mocking Springsteen.
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Post by: DegenerateDish on November 29, 2021, 12:20:32 PM
Last night’s episode of Succession was the best of this season. Things had started to get a tad stale and repetitive (for my liking), and needed a jumpstart, and last night’s episode delivered strongly.
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Post by: MU82 on November 29, 2021, 12:28:38 PM
Last night’s episode of Succession was the best of this season. Things had started to get a tad stale and repetitive (for my liking), and needed a jumpstart, and last night’s episode delivered strongly.

So good.

It's hard to imagine anybody else stealing the Emmy from Jeremy Strong.

I also thought it was one of Kieran Culkin's best episodes.

My only nit is that I don't love what they're doing with the Shiv character. She went from being this strong, kinda bad-ass mover/shaker who always knew what to say to being timid and always saying the wrong things.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on November 29, 2021, 01:10:30 PM
Last night’s episode of Succession was the best of this season. Things had started to get a tad stale and repetitive (for my liking), and needed a jumpstart, and last night’s episode delivered strongly.

Things were so busy this past week that we're a week behind. We watched last week's episode last night. I suspect we'll watch last night's episode tonight, now that we're back to being empty nesters and can actually slow down and set our own schedule again.
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Post by: Hards Alumni on November 29, 2021, 03:11:17 PM
Watched Dopesick.  You want to be sad?  Watch this.

And Michael Keaton has the Emmy wrapped my 82. 
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Post by: MU82 on November 29, 2021, 03:32:56 PM
Watched Dopesick.  You want to be sad?  Watch this.

And Michael Keaton has the Emmy wrapped my 82.

We've watched the first two episodes of Dopesick so far. The first was kinda slow because they were setting everything up, but the second was very good as it's starting to become clear how exactly this crisis has come to fruition. And yes, my wife and I already have discussed how good Keaton is in his role.

Fact is, they can both win -- Strong for lead actor in a drama series, Keaton for lead actor in a limited series.

Strong won the Emmy for his work in Season 2, and he's been even better this season IMHO.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on November 29, 2021, 04:32:30 PM
Strong won the Emmy for his work in Season 2, and he's been even better this season IMHO.

Strong's performance near the end of S3E3 (the scene walking down the hall and then slumping onto the floor in the server room) was sublime. Honestly, one of the most striking and compelling 90-second performances I've ever seen. And all without saying a word. Those 90 seconds, on their own, were Emmy worthy. The fact that it was just the best 90 seconds of an all-around stellar performance just cements his claim.
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Post by: Mutaman on November 29, 2021, 04:44:04 PM
The first albums were just simple pop music - catchy songs, but not a lot there. Starting with Rubber Soul, they went in another direction musically.

To me that is where the good music started.

Seriously? I'm a Stones guy myself but Please Please Me sounds as fresh to me today as it did back in 1964. Still get goose bumps when I hear Paul open up I Saw Her Standing There with "1-2-3-4".

Let's hear it for simple pop music and catchy songs.
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Post by: Mutaman on November 29, 2021, 04:48:32 PM
There are only two bands from the 60's I will consistently stop for while channel flipping in the car.  The Beatles and The Doors.   

You Change the channel when "You Really Got Me" comes on? Or "All Day and All of the Night" ?
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Post by: MU82 on November 29, 2021, 06:26:15 PM
Strong's performance near the end of S3E3 (the scene walking down the hall and then slumping onto the floor in the server room) was sublime. Honestly, one of the most striking and compelling 90-second performances I've ever seen. And all without saying a word. Those 90 seconds, on their own, were Emmy worthy. The fact that it was just the best 90 seconds of an all-around stellar performance just cements his claim.

You're right, SAW. What a scene. He had several great scenes last night, too, and he was tasked with doing a variety of roles all in one character because of his mood swings.

When a guy does the work he's done on Succession, don't you wonder: "Where the hell has this guy been hiding?"

I know that was my reaction fairly early in Season 1 when it became obvious that he was gonna be the driver of the show. I had to look him up, and although he had short stints in a few series and roles in a couple mainstream movies, he certainly wasn't close to being a "star" ... until Succession.

It shows that there are a lot of great performers out there who just need a break and/or a project to call their own. 
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on December 01, 2021, 04:24:12 PM
Another EP and another indication Kingpin is coming
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Post by: StillAWarrior on December 01, 2021, 04:39:39 PM
He had several great scenes last night [in S3E7 ("Too Much Birthday")], too, and he was tasked with doing a variety of roles all in one character because of his mood swings.

Agreed. That was an outstanding performance. Great episode.
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Post by: CreightonWarrior on December 05, 2021, 09:34:27 PM
I hope what was hinted at in the last scene of succession didn’t actually happen.
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Post by: 🏀 on December 05, 2021, 10:22:44 PM
I hope what was hinted at in the last scene of succession didn’t actually happen.

No. It was a recall to the dinner scene, regarding waiter.
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Post by: MU82 on December 05, 2021, 10:27:54 PM
I hope what was hinted at in the last scene of succession didn’t actually happen.

It's Succession, not Game of Thrones. They ain't killin' off Kendall!
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Post by: CreightonWarrior on December 05, 2021, 10:32:28 PM
It's Succession, not Game of Thrones. They ain't killin' off Kendall!
It would be ballsy though. I’m thinking he wanted to feel what the waiter felt. I’m also wondering if there was a recording device at that dinner and Kendall is going to suicide bomb his dad.
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Post by: MU82 on December 05, 2021, 10:42:13 PM
It would be ballsy though. I’m thinking he wanted to feel what the waiter felt. I’m also wondering if there was a recording device at that dinner and Kendall is going to suicide bomb his dad.

The part about Kendall is exactly what my wife agreed that scene was about. Hadn't even thought about the possibility of a recording device; that would be spicy!
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Post by: DegenerateDish on December 06, 2021, 12:33:59 AM
I don’t think it’s a coincidence that long New Yorker feature on Jeremy Strong dropped today. If you read that article (it’s….something), it drops so many hints that this is probably it.

https://t.co/3V735ikBCP

That whole episode left me feeling empty. That dinner scene was a tough watch.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on December 06, 2021, 01:20:19 AM
Blew through the last five episodes of Money Heist. Intense as hell. Brilliant series.
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Post by: MU82 on December 06, 2021, 07:39:19 AM
I don’t think it’s a coincidence that long New Yorker feature on Jeremy Strong dropped today. If you read that article (it’s….something), it drops so many hints that this is probably it.

https://t.co/3V735ikBCP

That whole episode left me feeling empty. That dinner scene was a tough watch.

Thanks for the link to that excellent article, Dish. Superbly written piece about an interesting, driven, talented, bizarre man.

Yes, the article does seem to have a tone of foreboding ... but it's still hard to believe that the "something" that could be dropping is what some think could be dropping! Stranger things have happened, though. I remember thinking Ned would be spared until about 1 second before his head was chopped off.

Over these 3 great seasons of Succession, lots of scenes have left me uncomfortable, or feeling empty, or wondering what the eff was going on in the characters' heads. But that's A-OK, because TV or movies are escapism, and I'm ultimately fine with the knowledge that it's just fantasy.

I liked the discussion between Strong and the writer about whether Succession is drama or comedy. The writer seems to conclude it's a comedy; Strong certainly seems to really think it's a deep, dark drama. I'd call it a drama with many moments of dark and/or sarcastic comedy.

What I wouldn't read too much into is the timing of the article. I really don't think it was a coincidence at all -- with the Season 3 finale coming this Sunday, the timing made perfect sense to me.

I probably will not have seen 5% of the dramas before the nominating period has ended -- I mean, how could I? There are a bazillion series out there -- but I can't imagine anybody will have deserved this year's Emmy in the best drama actor category more than Jeremy Strong.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on December 06, 2021, 09:05:20 AM
Blew through the last five episodes of Money Heist. Intense as hell. Brilliant series.

The problems with the show start after the first 5 episodes.
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Post by: jesmu84 on December 08, 2021, 09:31:39 AM
I might have missed discussion, but is anyone watching Wheel of Time? Just started last night. Finished 3 episodes. Intriguing mix of LOTR and GOT.

Some of the main characters are dumb though. Just ignorant.
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Post by: TSmith34, Inc. on December 08, 2021, 09:38:10 AM
I might have missed discussion, but is anyone watching Wheel of Time? Just started last night. Finished 3 episodes. Intriguing mix of LOTR and GOT.

Some of the main characters are dumb though. Just ignorant.
Tried to get through the first episode but the special effects were so amateurish it really put me off. Rosamund Pike's acting when casting a spell was hilariously bad.
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Post by: Jockey on December 08, 2021, 12:08:16 PM
Tried to get through the first episode but the special effects were so amateurish it really put me off. Rosamund Pike's acting when casting a spell was hilariously bad.

agree 100%.

Actually made it through episode 1. There will be no episode 2.
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Post by: SERocks on December 09, 2021, 08:56:01 PM
Welcome to Earth with Will Smith. Very cool.
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Post by: DegenerateDish on December 13, 2021, 12:32:55 AM
Wow. That finale was a masterpiece. Like holy $hit, I did not see that coming.

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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on December 13, 2021, 07:48:51 AM
Wow. That finale was a masterpiece. Like holy $hit, I did not see that coming.

Cannot wait for S4.

Think everyone’s been waiting for the sibling team up
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Post by: MU82 on December 13, 2021, 09:32:56 AM
Wow. That finale was a masterpiece. Like holy $hit, I did not see that coming.

Nor did I.

What a season. Frankly, I was expecting Succession to not be quite as good because it's tough to keep a great series great. But this was the best one yet. My only criticism is that they only gave us 9 effen episodes!!
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Post by: Jockey on December 13, 2021, 09:45:44 AM
Nor did I.

What a season. Frankly, I was expecting Succession to not be quite as good because it's tough to keep a great series great. But this was the best one yet. My only criticism is that they only gave us 9 effen episodes!!

I'm glad the season is done - now I can start watching an episode or two every night.

As I said in an earlier post, I felt this was one of the best series ever. From the reactions here, Season 3 is NOT going to make me change my mind.
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Post by: jesmu84 on December 13, 2021, 10:24:54 AM
Started See on apple. A bit slow, but pretty to look at.
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Post by: 21Jumpstreet on December 14, 2021, 08:38:41 AM
Watched Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (HBO). I liked it quite a bit, but I’m a forty something who grew up watching it. Found it fascinating in retrospect the diversity of the cast, the motivations behind the mission and presentation, and how huge of a show that was. There is a fair amount of Jim Henson/Frank Oz/Muppets info, too, which was really cool.

Watching Yellowjackets (SHO) as I’m a big fan of shows/films/books about human nature, why we do what we do, how societies form and fracture, and…soccer! The cast is really good, both the flashback, younger cast and their present day counterparts.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on December 14, 2021, 10:15:24 AM
I’m finally watching Ted Lasso.

One season down. I definitely think it’s overhyped. But at the same time it is a good show.

More of a solid B imo though.
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Post by: Spotcheck Billy on December 14, 2021, 01:14:55 PM
Dopesick with Keaton is pretty interesting.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on December 14, 2021, 01:22:42 PM
Almost through the 2nd season of Money Heist.  It's improbable but I love capers like these.
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on December 14, 2021, 11:13:50 PM
The wife and I are really enjoying Netflix's new adult animation, Inside Job. Feels very much like Rick and Morty. Amoral mad genius who occasionally has a heart of gold paired with a moral simpleton. Instead of general sci-fi parody like Rick and Morty, this show specifically parodies conspiracy theories. The main characters work for the Deep State and are responsible for the all of the world's conspiracies.  Flat earth, fake moon landing, lizard people, it covers them all. They even work in the Avril Lavigne died in 2002 conspiracy in there.

If you like that style of humor definitely worth a watch. It's not as good as Rick and Morty (few things are) but it's good for a few bust out laughs every episode. Plus Christian Slater has a leading role and he's one of my favorites.
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on December 21, 2021, 09:15:28 PM
Just finished Lost in Space (Netflix) .. wow, that was awesome.

It's the most captivating series I've watched in years.   
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Post by: jesmu84 on December 21, 2021, 10:18:24 PM
Witcher season 2 was good
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on December 22, 2021, 01:13:47 AM
Almost through the 2nd season of Money Heist.  It's improbable but I love capers like these.

Finished Money Heist.  Amazing series.  Top 3 covid binge series.
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Post by: MU82 on December 30, 2021, 11:10:48 AM
Watched season 1 of Swagger on Apple+.

A lot of the basketball scenes were ridiculous, but I generally enjoyed the story and the acting. I thought a lot of the young actors were very talented.

And as a bonus ...

Felicia Pearson, who famously played the infamous Snoop on The Wire, was in a few scenes as a rival coach. I could even mostly understand her this time!
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on December 30, 2021, 12:53:08 PM
Watched season 1 of Swagger on Apple+.

A lot of the basketball scenes were ridiculous, but I generally enjoyed the story and the acting. I thought a lot of the young actors were very talented.

And as a bonus ...

Felicia Pearson, who famously played the infamous Snoop on The Wire, was in a few scenes as a rival coach. I could even mostly understand her this time!

Speaks so well.  Racist.
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Post by: rocket surgeon on December 30, 2021, 12:58:47 PM
Speaks so well.  Racist.

what he meant to say zig was that she was "clean, articulate and bright"...
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Post by: Jockey on December 30, 2021, 01:10:56 PM
Speaks so well.  Racist.

Thou dost protest too much.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on December 30, 2021, 01:16:20 PM
Thou dost protest too much.

I didn't set the standard, the misogynist/racist poster did.

Speaks so well.  Speaks so well.
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on December 30, 2021, 01:38:28 PM
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Post by: ATL MU Warrior on December 30, 2021, 04:11:50 PM
Speaks so well.  Racist.
Your obsession with him is unnatural carnal knowledgeing bizarre and unnatural carnal knowledgeing annoying.
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on December 30, 2021, 04:43:41 PM
So new season of Cobra Kai comes out tomorrow.

Anyone else besides me excited?
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Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on December 30, 2021, 07:26:20 PM
Actually went to a movie theatre today for the first time in two and a half years.  The wife and I went to "West Side Story," and it was enjoyable!
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Post by: real chili 83 on December 30, 2021, 08:32:32 PM
Your man card is revoked.
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Post by: muwarrior69 on December 30, 2021, 08:50:23 PM
Just finished Lost in Space (Netflix) .. wow, that was awesome.

It's the most captivating series I've watched in years.


Much, much better than the original series.
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Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on December 31, 2021, 08:01:55 AM
Your man card is revoked.


Over our 30+ years of marriage, I've gotten my wife into Marquette basketball and she's gotten me into musicals. 
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Post by: MUBurrow on December 31, 2021, 08:50:51 AM

Much, much better than the original series.

Awesome, I'll have to give this a run. 

Maybe a little late to this party, but highly recommend Belfast.  One of the best movies I've seen in a long, long time.
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Post by: #UnleashSean on January 03, 2022, 12:21:26 PM
So new season of Cobra Kai comes out tomorrow.

Anyone else besides me excited?

4 episodes in and I'm enjoying it a lot. Liking a couple characters new/old putting a more realistic view onto this season.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on January 03, 2022, 01:00:29 PM
4 episodes in and I'm enjoying it a lot. Liking a couple characters new/old putting a more realistic view onto this season.

Killed it off in three nights (3/4/3). Another excellent season and a great set-up for season five. Some excellent character development for Johnny, Tory, Sam and Robby too. Even Creese is moving forward as a person. Hopefully, it isn't a year wait this time.

The new female member of Eagle Fang, Devon, is a good character. Also the daughter of Radiohead's guitarist. I loved Johnny's response when she joined “The only pronouns we accept in this dojo is sensei and student" and her response" "those are nouns." LOL.

Yellowstone is next.
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Post by: #UnleashSean on January 03, 2022, 01:06:35 PM
Killed it off in three nights (3/4/3). Another excellent season and a great set-up for season five. Some excellent character development for Johnny, Tory, Sam and Robby too. Even Creese is moving forward as a person. Hopefully, it isn't a year wait this time.

The new female member of Eagle Fang, Devon, is a good character. Also the daughter of Radiohead's guitarist. I loved Johnny's response when she joined “The only pronouns we accept in this dojo is sensei and student" and her response" "those are nouns." LOL.

Yellowstone is next.


I've enjoyed that the show has taken the "barney" approach, and has shown quite a bit that Daniel has been the aggressor and agitator of a lot of things happening both in the movie and now the show.

It seems up to episode 5 that Daniel is now starting to realize this. Also so far looks like silver is the level headed person Cobra Kai needs. But that'll probably blow up in my face.

Very glad that they seem to be steering away from the "everything starts to build up to make amends, then a small miscommunication or something of that sort happens" so far this season.
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Post by: MU82 on January 03, 2022, 01:09:18 PM
4 episodes in and I'm enjoying it a lot. Liking a couple characters new/old putting a more realistic view onto this season.

So, is Cobra Kai more drama or comedy? Is it self-deprecating? Like most, I'm very familiar with Karate Kid ... do they make a lot of references or is that pretty much ancient history? I've heard a lot of good stuff about Cobra Kai and am trying to talk myself into starting to watch it even though I'm obviously way behind.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on January 03, 2022, 01:10:33 PM
So, is Cobra Kai more drama or comedy? Is it self-deprecating? Like most, I'm very familiar with Karate Kid ... do they make a lot of references or is that pretty much ancient history? I've heard a lot of good stuff about Cobra Kai and am trying to talk myself into starting to watch it even though I'm obviously way behind.

Should the original Karate Kid movies be rewatched before watching Cobra Kai? 
It's been 30 years............
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Post by: #UnleashSean on January 03, 2022, 01:16:12 PM
So, is Cobra Kai more drama or comedy? Is it self-deprecating? Like most, I'm very familiar with Karate Kid ... do they make a lot of references or is that pretty much ancient history? I've heard a lot of good stuff about Cobra Kai and am trying to talk myself into starting to watch it even though I'm obviously way behind.

I wouldn't say it's a traditional comedy, but does have quite a lot of funny moments. I also wouldn't classify it as a drama, there's not many going to make you cry moments. It's got action, comedy, drama, adventure etc.

It's got the whole teenagers being teenagers and plays parts of the series like you would normally expect to see in something built for that age group. But it's also a lot more adult moments then karate kid.


For part 2 of your question, they definitely bring up plots, moments, themes, and characters from the karate kid movies, but they don't rely on them heavily and the show in itself is it's own story.

Definitely do not need to see or rewatch the movies before you see the series.
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Post by: MU82 on January 03, 2022, 01:28:39 PM
I wouldn't say it's a traditional comedy, but does have quite a lot of funny moments. I also wouldn't classify it as a drama, there's not many going to make you cry moments. It's got action, comedy, drama, adventure etc.

It's got the whole teenagers being teenagers and plays parts of the series like you would normally expect to see in something built for that age group. But it's also a lot more adult moments then karate kid.


For part 2 of your question, they definitely bring up plots, moments, themes, and characters from the karate kid movies, but they don't rely on them heavily and the show in itself is it's own story.

Definitely do not need to see or rewatch the movies before you see the series.

Thanks for the answer. I think I'll give it a whirl!
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on January 03, 2022, 02:59:07 PM
Should the original Karate Kid movies be rewatched before watching Cobra Kai? 
It's been 30 years............

I haven't seen the original since the 80's and never saw the other two. Admittedly I wasn't a huge fan of the movies, but the show is really enjoyable and nostalgic with the soundtrack.

There are references to the past but they splice in clips from the movies so you aren't totally lost. I didn't know who Sliver but you figure it out pretty quickly.
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Post by: lawdog77 on January 03, 2022, 03:38:10 PM
Should the original Karate Kid movies be rewatched before watching Cobra Kai? 
It's been 30 years............
I would say Do Not Rewatch. I did not, and it definitely took me back to the 80's when I first saw the movies. I feel if I would have rewatched the movies, that feeling would have been lost.
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Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on January 03, 2022, 04:25:46 PM
I did end up watching Karate Kid 3 after I finished season 4 only because I never saw it before. But not watching it didn’t detract anything.

If you’ve seen the movies at least once, the references in them are so big that even if it’s been decades since you last watched a Karate Kid movie, you’ll understand.

And even if not, they splice in clips from the old movies.

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Post by: brewcity77 on January 03, 2022, 05:01:46 PM
I would say Do Not Rewatch. I did not, and it definitely took me back to the 80's when I first saw the movies. I feel if I would have rewatched the movies, that feeling would have been lost.

The originals are frequent background shows at our house, at least 1 & 2 when they're on, and it didn't ruin that at all. Clearly you don't have to rewatch, but it's not a negative to do so.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on January 03, 2022, 05:11:22 PM
Really pumped for the Dexter finale. Hope they nail it because this revival has been a great idea.
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Post by: Jockey on January 03, 2022, 05:54:38 PM
Really pumped for the Dexter finale. Hope they nail it because this revival has been a great idea.

Probably the best since the first 2 seasons.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on January 03, 2022, 06:09:06 PM
Probably the best since the first 2 seasons.

I don’t think it’s better than Trinity season 4.

But other than that I’d agree forsure
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Post by: brewcity77 on January 04, 2022, 01:31:19 PM
I don’t think it’s better than Trinity season 4.

But other than that I’d agree forsure

Trinity might have been the best season period, certainly better than Season 2 (though I hated Lila).
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on January 04, 2022, 01:53:44 PM
Trinity might have been the best season period, certainly better than Season 2 (though I hated Lila).

That’s the issue for me too with 2. Lila was just brutal.

I do think Trinity was best as well. But I can see someone giving season 1 the edge for starting it and the whole ice truck killer plot
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Post by: StillAWarrior on January 05, 2022, 08:02:19 AM
OK, this one is a little bit of a blast from the past. Last night, we started watching the original season of The Joe Schmo Show with our daughters. I suppose it's not everyone's cup of tea, but my wife and I loved this show when it aired (although two subsequent seasons are not worth the time). Over the past 15 or so years I've periodically searched to see if this was available streaming anywhere for free (or that I already subscribed to) and was always disappointed. Then last Fall I found that some guy had posted all the full episodes on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-34ezdPGRIkza7s7js0Etvq2x4RWTGh_). Eureka!

For those of you who haven't heard of the show, here's the premise: it's a fake reality competition show where one person is legit and everyone else is an actor that is in on the joke. This is from 2003, so that genre was fairly new at the time (Survivor had premiered in 2000) and they have all the stereotypical archetype contestants (e.g., the pretty boy, the Bitch, etc.). Honestly, it's absolutely amazing that it worked and that their "mark" actually fell for it.  While he would do his "confessional" each day the rest of the cast (which featured a young Kristen Wiig) would meet for a production meeting to plan things. It was really fun watching them walk the high wire and try to avoid spoiling things. The fact that they cast such a credulous guy (and perhaps not very bright) enabled the show to work. We enjoyed it when it first aired and we enjoyed the first episode last night. 
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Post by: reinko on January 07, 2022, 03:02:37 PM
Rewatching Ozark season 3 before season 4 drops later this month, hot damn is this show good.
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Post by: JWags85 on January 07, 2022, 03:34:59 PM
Rewatching Ozark season 3 before season 4 drops later this month, hot damn is this show good.

The ending of Season 3 was unreal
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Post by: CreightonWarrior on January 07, 2022, 04:34:42 PM
Rewatching Ozark season 3 before season 4 drops later this month, hot damn is this show good.
Decided to do a full series rewatch. So many great moments.
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Post by: Jables1604 on January 07, 2022, 06:25:30 PM
Rewatching Ozark season 3 before season 4 drops later this month, hot damn is this show good.
Not sure if I posted this before but Laura Linney is married to a gentleman by the name of Marc Schauer who lived on my floor at McCormick freshman year. Shouldn’t have been surprised. He was a legendary swordsman. Left during our sophomore year.
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Post by: CreightonWarrior on January 07, 2022, 08:32:00 PM
Made it about halfway through the new Matrix movie before shutting it off. Talk about content for the sake of content.
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Post by: muwarrior69 on January 07, 2022, 09:55:40 PM
Made it about halfway through the new Matrix movie before shutting it off. Talk about content for the sake of content.

Yeah, it was hard to watch.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on January 08, 2022, 11:51:31 PM
Dexter you failed me again.
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Post by: jesmu84 on January 17, 2022, 08:34:16 PM
With my covid quarantine, I've watched:

Eternals
The harder they fall
Uncut gems
Power of the dog
Tick tick boom

As well as finished/up to date on: boba, foundation, the Witcher
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Post by: JWags85 on January 17, 2022, 11:47:59 PM
The Harder They Fall was really fun
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Post by: brewcity77 on January 18, 2022, 06:55:47 AM
Daredevil Season 2. Man, Jon Berenthal is fantastic as Frank Castle. Just a brilliant acting performance.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on January 18, 2022, 07:17:49 AM
Daredevil Season 2. Man, Jon Berenthal is fantastic as Frank Castle. Just a brilliant acting performance.

Oh yeah, one of those roles where an actor was simply meant for it.

Can't wait for him to return as Punisher.
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Post by: brewcity77 on January 18, 2022, 10:11:28 AM
Oh yeah, one of those roles where an actor was simply meant for it.

Can't wait for him to return as Punisher.

The speech he gives in the graveyard about his daughter, coming home from the war, it's just heartbreaking. When he says "That's real, Red" it just epitomizes the two sides of the father and the Punisher. Casting in that show was excellent all around, but D'Onofrio and Berenthal in particular were the kind of portrayals that should've won awards.
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Post by: BM1090 on January 18, 2022, 10:38:21 AM
Watched the first hour of Don't Look Up yesterday. It was fine. I didn't think it was as terrible as some made it out to be, but didn't think it was special either.
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Post by: brewcity77 on January 18, 2022, 10:52:29 AM
Watched the first hour of Don't Look Up yesterday. It was fine. I didn't think it was as terrible as some made it out to be, but didn't think it was special either.

We watched it the other night. Entertaining enough and all too realistic in terms of how polarized people are around simple things like facts.
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Post by: jesmu84 on January 18, 2022, 07:20:41 PM
With my covid quarantine, I've watched:

Eternals
The harder they fall
Uncut gems
Power of the dog
Tick tick boom

As well as finished/up to date on: boba, foundation, the Witcher

King of Staten Island
Sound of Metal
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on January 18, 2022, 08:23:18 PM
Rewatching The Americans after seeing it a few years back.  Better than I remember.
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Post by: jesmu84 on January 18, 2022, 08:37:02 PM
Rewatching The Americans after seeing it a few years back.  Better than I remember.

Never made it past season 3. Worth picking back up?
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on January 18, 2022, 08:44:40 PM
Ozark season four drops Friday. Rewatching season three since it’s been so long.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on January 18, 2022, 09:26:47 PM
Never made it past season 3. Worth picking back up?

What else are you gonna do?   ;D

Seriously, start watching.  Hell, they speak a lot of Russian, you should love it, comrade.
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Post by: Lennys Tap on January 18, 2022, 10:33:23 PM
Rewatching The Americans after seeing it a few years back.  Better than I remember.

Lots and lots of episodes but I loved it.
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Post by: jesmu84 on January 20, 2022, 01:52:24 AM
Eternals
The harder they fall
Uncut gems
Power of the dog
Tick tick boom
King of Staten Island
Sound of Metal
The gentlemen - highly recommend
Eighth grade
Venom 1/2
Spiderman 1/2

The Green Knight
Blade runner 2049
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Post by: wadesworld on January 22, 2022, 04:09:59 PM
2 episodes into Ozarks season 4. Pretty boring. Wasn’t my favorite show in the first place.
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Post by: jesmu84 on January 22, 2022, 04:15:45 PM
quote author=jesmu84 link=topic=59503.msg1407893#msg1407893 date=1642555241]
Eternals
The harder they fall
Uncut gems
Power of the dog
Tick tick boom
King of Staten Island
Sound of Metal
The gentlemen - highly recommend
Eighth grade
Venom 1/2
Spiderman 1/2
[/Quote]

The Green Knight
Blade runner 2049
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Post by: muwarrior69 on January 26, 2022, 10:07:05 AM
Finished Ozark; disappointing final season. I'm a Star Trek fan so signed up for CBS all access. Now that it is Paramount plus I have been watching 1883 a prequel about the Dutton family (Yellowstone ). Pretty good show so far.
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Post by: JWags85 on January 26, 2022, 10:22:37 AM
Finished Ozark; disappointing final season. I'm a Star Trek fan so signed up for CBS all access. Now that it is Paramount plus I have been watching 1883 a prequel about the Dutton family (Yellowstone ). Pretty good show so far.

Thats only part 1 of the season.  Rest of the season drops later this year
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Post by: MUBurrow on January 26, 2022, 11:14:38 AM
quote author=jesmu84 link=topic=59503.msg1407893#msg1407893 date=1642555241]
Eternals
The harder they fall
Uncut gems
Power of the dog
Tick tick boom
King of Staten Island
Sound of Metal
The gentlemen - highly recommend
Eighth grade
Venom 1/2
Spiderman 1/2

The Green Knight
Blade runner 2049
[/quote]

Loved The Green Knight, but you can pretty much hook any A24 atmospheric, suspense/horror movie straight into my veins, so I'm probably biased.  The Witch, Hereditary and It Comes At Night are all on my list of favorites in the year they came out, and The Witch is probably on or around my top ten list of all time.

Was disappointed in Power of the Dog.  Didn't have quite the depth I would have hoped for given the subject matter.  I'm more excited for The Northman than I have been for any movie in awhile. 
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on January 26, 2022, 11:48:26 AM
My wife and I couldn't get past the first 20 minutes of The Green Knight before pulling the plug.
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Post by: warriorchick on January 27, 2022, 04:52:15 PM
Just got finished watching the Nickelodeon documentary on Hulu, which I highly recommend if you grew up during its early days (or had kids that did).

Did you know (or remember) that Chris Farley made an appearance on "All That"?  Keenan Thompson spoke quite fondly about it.


https://www.youtube.com/v/Q_RnjVi5Nfc&ab_channel=AllThatOfficial
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Post by: MU82 on January 30, 2022, 10:14:38 PM
Hoping for a better finish to Ozark later in the year. Didn't hate it or anything, it's still a good show, but didn't love it as much as earlier seasons. The whole thing with Wendy and the pharmaceutical company and the drive for political influence distracted from the better parts of the show IMHO. Still a very watchable show, though.
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Post by: Not A Serious Person on January 30, 2022, 10:21:53 PM
Hoping for a better finish to Ozark later in the year. Didn't hate it or anything, it's still a good show, but didn't love it as much as earlier seasons. The whole thing with Wendy and the pharmaceutical company and the drive for political influence distracted from the better parts of the show IMHO. Still a very watchable show, though.

Did you pick up that Javier, the Nephew that is taking over Cartel, got his MBA from Loyola Chicago?

I'll admit it, the school that also has Sister Jean was not the first school that comes to mind as the educational experience of the head of a murderous Mexican Drug Cartel.
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Post by: MU82 on January 30, 2022, 10:54:43 PM
Did you pick up that Javier, the Nephew that is taking over Cartel, got his MBA from Loyola Chicago?

I'll admit it, the school that also has Sister Jean was not the first school that comes to mind as the educational experience of the head of a murderous Mexican Drug Cartel.

Yeah, that cracked me up. I do like the Javi character, though. Makes his uncle look like a good guy.
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on January 31, 2022, 08:45:10 AM
Finally got around to Only Murders in the Building,  it was excellent. Never would have imagined that Selena Gomez would have paired so well with Short/Martin
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on January 31, 2022, 11:02:34 AM
Hoping for a better finish to Ozark later in the year. Didn't hate it or anything, it's still a good show, but didn't love it as much as earlier seasons. The whole thing with Wendy and the pharmaceutical company and the drive for political influence distracted from the better parts of the show IMHO. Still a very watchable show, though.

I still really liked Part 1.

It was definitely more set up for the back half as I kinda expected but I do like where the plot is at. If Part 2 sticks the landing these 7 will hold up a lot better as whole season.

Just hoping we dont have to wait too long for Part 2
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Post by: Jockey on January 31, 2022, 11:56:40 AM
I still really liked Part 1.

It was definitely more set up for the back half as I kinda expected but I do like where the plot is at. If Part 2 sticks the landing these 7 will hold up a lot better as whole season.

Just hoping we dont have to wait too long for Part 2

I agree. Part 1 continued the excellence of the show.

Part 2 looks like it will be here sometime between June and December.
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Post by: JWags85 on January 31, 2022, 02:52:20 PM
Finally got around to Only Murders in the Building,  it was excellent. Never would have imagined that Selena Gomez would have paired so well with Short/Martin

The show was so unexpectedly good.  Even with Short and Martin, I wasn't totally sure, seemed a bit goofy.  First episode or two took a bit, but then it got fantastic.  Hysterically for long stretches.  Well casted and acted all around.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on January 31, 2022, 03:05:15 PM
I agree. Part 1 continued the excellence of the show.

Part 2 looks like it will be here sometime between June and December.

Ha not exactly the short window I was hoping for.

Not sure how much stock you can put into it but I did see Bateman on Kimmel and he made it sound like it would be here sooner than later. I always kinda assumed Septemberish but maybe sooner.

I do know Stranger Things is supposed to be like mid summer. And you know Netflix wont release both at the same time. So Ozark probably has to be like May or September I'd guess.
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Post by: Not A Serious Person on January 31, 2022, 05:38:55 PM
Ha not exactly the short window I was hoping for.

Not sure how much stock you can put into it but I did see Bateman on Kimmel and he made it sound like it would be here sooner than later. I always kinda assumed Septemberish but maybe sooner.

I do know Stranger Things is supposed to be like mid-summer. And you know Netflix won't release both at the same time. So Ozark probably has to be like May or September I'd guess.

I read after May 31 because that is the cut-off for Emmy awards. 

They want part 1 to be considered this year and part 2 to be considered next year.
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Post by: GooooMarquette on January 31, 2022, 09:29:53 PM
Finally got around to Only Murders in the Building,  it was excellent. Never would have imagined that Selena Gomez would have paired so well with Short/Martin


Same here. Just watched over the past week or so. Surprisingly good.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on February 03, 2022, 12:57:35 PM
Pam and Tommy is...interesting.

Tommy's prosthetic, talking penis is a bit much.
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Post by: CreightonWarrior on February 03, 2022, 03:30:24 PM
Pam and Tommy is...interesting.

Tommy's prosthetic, talking penis is a bit much.
Prosthetic?
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Post by: Hards Alumni on February 03, 2022, 04:04:36 PM
Prosthetic?

Yeah, turns out that the Winter Soldier's winter soldier couldn't do Tommy Lee justice.  Or he was just afraid to hang dong.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on February 03, 2022, 04:16:52 PM
Prosthetic?

Very few people have a dog like Tommy Lee Bass.  The prosthetic didn't even cover the spread.
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Post by: JWags85 on February 04, 2022, 10:58:22 AM
Pam and Tommy is...interesting.

Tommy's prosthetic, talking penis is a bit much.

I was shocked how well Lily James ended up looking like Pam. I thought the casting was ridiculous at first but they did an incredible job.

The talking penis is moronic, though Jason Mantzoukas' voice always makes me laugh.  Even if Seth Rogan wasn't starring in it, you could clearly tell its a Rogen vehicle.  Its dumb but fairly entertaining.
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Post by: MU82 on February 04, 2022, 02:15:29 PM
I wouldn't say it's a traditional comedy, but does have quite a lot of funny moments. I also wouldn't classify it as a drama, there's not many going to make you cry moments. It's got action, comedy, drama, adventure etc.

It's got the whole teenagers being teenagers and plays parts of the series like you would normally expect to see in something built for that age group. But it's also a lot more adult moments then karate kid.


For part 2 of your question, they definitely bring up plots, moments, themes, and characters from the karate kid movies, but they don't rely on them heavily and the show in itself is it's own story.

Definitely do not need to see or rewatch the movies before you see the series.

Finished S1 of Cobra Kai. There was a LOT more Ralph Macchio than I expected. Don't know why, but I thought it was gonna be almost exclusively about Johnny and his people, and that maybe Macchio might make a few cameos. But it's as much a vehicle for Macchio as anyone.

He's not a great actor, but his role in this is just fine IMHO, and your review is spot-on so again I appreciate that. You also were right about absolutely no need to watch any of the movies beforehand. I plan to start on S2 this weekend.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on February 05, 2022, 10:52:29 AM
The new show Abbot Elementary on Hulu is very funny

Enjoyed the first episode of Reacher on Prime.
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on February 06, 2022, 05:56:41 PM
The new show Abbot Elementary on Hulu is very funny

Enjoyed the first episode of Reacher on Prime.

My wife is a teacher and says Abbot Elementary is EXACTLY like real schools, except not.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on February 06, 2022, 06:56:57 PM
Quickly crushed Reacher the last few days.

Nothing groundbreaking but good for that type of show. NIce fight scenes.

Thad Castle way better as Reacher than TC
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Post by: MuggsyB on February 06, 2022, 07:28:41 PM
Is Bloodline any good? 
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on February 06, 2022, 07:45:03 PM
Is Bloodline any good?

Ive heard the first season is really good then it quickly descends into trash
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Post by: MuggsyB on February 06, 2022, 07:50:22 PM
Ive heard the first season is really good then it quickly descends into trash

Alright.  Ty.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on February 07, 2022, 07:42:08 AM
Quickly crushed Reacher the last few days.

Nothing groundbreaking but good for that type of show. NIce fight scenes.

Thad Castle way better as Reacher than TC

Reacher was a fun watch.  The wife and watched on and off all weekend and finished last night.
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Post by: MU82 on February 07, 2022, 07:53:37 AM
We saw CODA over the weekend. Highly recommend for those who have Apple TV.
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Post by: Jockey on February 07, 2022, 09:07:27 AM
Quickly crushed Reacher the last few days.

Nothing groundbreaking but good for that type of show. NIce fight scenes.

Thad Castle way better as Reacher than TC

I watched about half the trailer and decided no way.

Glib, cute cop/spy movies appeal to me about as much as cop/spy movies that look like they went to a modeling agency to find their cast.
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Post by: JWags85 on February 07, 2022, 09:22:53 AM
FWIW, Ritchson is FAR more in line with how Reacher is described in books/source text.  Tom Cruise was a ridiculous choice that annoyed many fans of the series when the movies were cast
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on February 07, 2022, 09:37:31 AM
I watched about half the trailer and decided no way.

Glib, cute cop/spy movies appeal to me about as much as cop/spy movies that look like they went to a modeling agency to find their cast.

Yeah like I said, its nothing ground breaking. So I can completely see how it doesnt appeal to someone if that genre isnt your thing to begin with.

It definitely surprised me though. Its solid tv. Didnt drag on and wasnt eye roll inducing. And like I mentioned the fight sequences were pretty good aside from 1 that was totally unrealistic.
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Post by: Hards Alumni on February 07, 2022, 10:02:39 AM
Is Bloodline any good?

It doesn't descend into trash.  The first season is phenomenal.  2 and 3 are okay, but certainly not trash.
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Post by: Jockey on February 07, 2022, 11:52:02 AM
Yeah like I said, its nothing ground breaking. So I can completely see how it doesnt appeal to someone if that genre isnt your thing to begin with.

It definitely surprised me though. Its solid tv. Didnt drag on and wasnt eye roll inducing. And like I mentioned the fight sequences were pretty good aside from 1 that was totally unrealistic.

Maybe it's cuz I'm older, PGs. I very well may have liked it when I was in my 20s or 30s. Consistent writing & great characters become much more important as I get older.
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Post by: MU82 on February 07, 2022, 01:34:37 PM
It doesn't descend into trash.  The first season is phenomenal.  2 and 3 are okay, but certainly not trash.

I'd say S1 of Bloodline was outstanding TV. Season 2 was OK -- with Ben Mendelsohn deservedly winning the best supporting actor Emmy for his manic portrayal of Danny. Season 3 was pretty bad, IMHO; we wanted to see what happened, but it was a pretty rough slog getting there.
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Post by: MUfan12 on February 07, 2022, 01:40:08 PM
I'd say S1 of Bloodline was outstanding TV. Season 2 was OK -- with Ben Mendelsohn deservedly winning the best supporting actor Emmy for his manic portrayal of Danny. Season 3 was pretty bad, IMHO; we wanted to see what happened, but it was a pretty rough slog getting there.

I'd agree. Third season was rough.
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Post by: PGsHeroes32 on February 07, 2022, 01:43:27 PM
Maybe it's cuz I'm older, PGs. I very well may have liked it when I was in my 20s or 30s. Consistent writing & great characters become much more important as I get older.

Believe me I'm the same way.

I cant even flip on a network procedural for background noise. The Wire, Succession, BB, Sopranos etc.. are always the cream of the crop.

But I am able to occaisionally go more mindless with things like Reach or even Jack Ryan(cant remember when that last season even was) mostly because they drop the whole season at once and a slow work day or lack of sports evening puts them down.

But I get it. Writing and character development are huge
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Post by: warriorchick on February 07, 2022, 02:36:11 PM
I'd agree. Third season was rough.

I heard that they found out mid-way through the filming of Season 3 that there would be no Season 4, and had to radically compress the plot line. It shows.
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Post by: Jockey on February 07, 2022, 02:41:35 PM
Believe me I'm the same way.

I cant even flip on a network procedural for background noise. The Wire, Succession, BB, Sopranos etc.. are always the cream of the crop.

But I am able to occaisionally go more mindless with things like Reach or even Jack Ryan(cant remember when that last season even was) mostly because they drop the whole season at once and a slow work day or lack of sports evening puts them down.

But I get it. Writing and character development are huge

Yeah, I don’t wanna sound all high and mighty. I have watched shows in the past that I am not proud of. I think we all have.
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Post by: warriorchick on February 07, 2022, 02:53:44 PM
Yeah, I don’t wanna sound all high and mighty. I have watched shows in the past that I am not proud of. I think we all have.

By definition, my "background" shows can't have too much detail in the plot or storyline, because it defeats the entire purpose of them being "background".

So yes, shows like Frasier and Seinfeld are background shows. Succession, not so much.
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Post by: Jockey on February 07, 2022, 03:26:42 PM
By definition, my "background" shows can't have too much detail in the plot or storyline, because it defeats the entire purpose of them being "background".

So yes, shows like Frasier and Seinfeld are background shows. Succession, not so much.

Excellent point.

I seldom watch TV as just background noise any more - rarely watch it ever during the day other than sports. We usually settle in around 9-10 pm to watch TV, so we are always looking for something to sink our teeth into.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on February 07, 2022, 03:48:29 PM
It's disappointing that Peter and David Fornetti have not been wearing their Marquette swag very often on the current season The Curse of Oak Island.

In the previous 2 seasons they were always sporting.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on February 15, 2022, 07:51:38 AM
Has anyone watched Murderville on Netflix? I just heard about it on Conan's podcast and I'm intrigued. Apparently it's a spoof criminal procedural with Will Arnett and a special guest star each episode (e.g., Conan, Marshawn Lynch, Sharon Stone, Kumail Nanjiani, etc.). The hook is that the guest stars don't have a script and have to improv their way through. I could see it being really funny. Or just awful. So, I was wondering if anyone had seen it.
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on February 15, 2022, 01:10:51 PM
Has anyone watched Murderville on Netflix? I just heard about it on Conan's podcast and I'm intrigued. Apparently it's a spoof criminal procedural with Will Arnett and a special guest star each episode (e.g., Conan, Marshawn Lynch, Sharon Stone, Kumail Nanjiani, etc.). The hook is that the guest stars don't have a script and have to improv their way through. I could see it being really funny. Or just awful. So, I was wondering if anyone had seen it.

I am similarly intrigued but haven't pulled the trigger on watching it. Could see it being hilarious or just awful.
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Post by: Warrior Code on February 15, 2022, 02:31:47 PM
Has anyone watched Murderville on Netflix? I just heard about it on Conan's podcast and I'm intrigued. Apparently it's a spoof criminal procedural with Will Arnett and a special guest star each episode (e.g., Conan, Marshawn Lynch, Sharon Stone, Kumail Nanjiani, etc.). The hook is that the guest stars don't have a script and have to improv their way through. I could see it being really funny. Or just awful. So, I was wondering if anyone had seen it.

I liked it. It's silly but there are funny moments in each episode. The guests understand the assignment to varying degrees of success, but it's a fun concept and the stars seem to be having fun. Take that with a grain of salt, because I enjoyed it more than my wife did.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on February 15, 2022, 03:16:47 PM
I liked it. It's silly but there are funny moments in each episode. The guests understand the assignment to varying degrees of success, but it's a fun concept and the stars seem to be having fun. Take that with a grain of salt, because I enjoyed it more than my wife did.

No sir, I will take that as your personal guarantee. If I do not enjoy it, I will expect -- nay, demand -- rightful compensation.
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Post by: lawdog77 on February 15, 2022, 03:26:59 PM
Need some advice. Started binge watching Marvel Agents of Shield. Into Season 3 now, and I see on Netflix, that they are removing Shield from Netflix on Feb 28th. Do I do a crazy bingewatch. About 100 episodes, in 14 days, or do I say F it?
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on February 15, 2022, 03:58:53 PM
Need some advice. Started binge watching Marvel Agents of Shield. Into Season 3 now, and I see on Netflix, that they are removing Shield from Netflix on Feb 28th. Do I do a crazy bingewatch. About 100 episodes, in 14 days, or do I say F it?

Go for it.  Why not?

(Haven't seen the show)
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Post by: Warrior Code on February 15, 2022, 04:02:42 PM
No sir, I will take that as your personal guaranty. If I do not enjoy it, I will expect -- nay, demand -- rightful compensation.

At least enough to cover your Scoop subscription fees, hey?
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on February 15, 2022, 04:06:17 PM
Need some advice. Started binge watching Marvel Agents of Shield. Into Season 3 now, and I see on Netflix, that they are removing Shield from Netflix on Feb 28th. Do I do a crazy bingewatch. About 100 episodes, in 14 days, or do I say F it?

I watched with my kids when it aired originally, but we stopped watching after S2 or S3 (I can't remember) because it jumped the shark in Gen Z speak.  It stopped being relevant to the MCU and stretched some of the plot lines.
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Post by: JWags85 on February 15, 2022, 04:15:08 PM
For anyone who hasn't already seen it yet, Encanto is amazing.  Not quite as good as Moana, IMO, but its still brilliantly scored and a rich plot.  Hamilton is great, but Id be fine if Lin-Manual Miranda stuck to these projects.  Songs arent QUITE as good and immediately catchy as Moana, but they have some really cool catchy parts.  For music nerds, the bridges are SUPER strong
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on February 15, 2022, 04:17:32 PM
Need some advice. Started binge watching Marvel Agents of Shield. Into Season 3 now, and I see on Netflix, that they are removing Shield from Netflix on Feb 28th. Do I do a crazy bingewatch. About 100 episodes, in 14 days, or do I say F it?

I'd probably F it. I stayed until the end (I'm incredibly stubborn when it comes to finishing shows I start) and it gets worse every season. The last season is especially painful. Really enjoyed seasons 1 and 2 and it was a shame that they couldn't keep it up.

I watched with my kids when it aired originally, but we stopped watching after S2 or S3 (I can't remember) because it jumped the shark in Gen Z speak.  It stopped being relevant to the MCU and stretched some of the plot lines.

Jumped the shark is a vast understatement for this show. They jump dozens of sharks
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Post by: StillAWarrior on February 15, 2022, 04:32:19 PM
At least enough to cover your Scoop subscription fees, hey?

I would insist on a multiple -- probably 10x.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on February 15, 2022, 05:01:19 PM
For anyone who hasn't already seen it yet, Encanto is amazing.  Not quite as good as Moana, IMO, but its still brilliantly scored and a rich plot.  Hamilton is great, but Id be fine if Lin-Manual Miranda stuck to these projects.  Songs arent QUITE as good and immediately catchy as Moana, but they have some really cool catchy parts.  For music nerds, the bridges are SUPER strong

Have an elementary school age daughter.    She watches it 2 x's a day.

Luckily, it is entertaining.
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Post by: mu_hilltopper on February 15, 2022, 08:05:41 PM
Finished Umbrella Academy S1 and 2.    Quality.   Looking forward to S3.
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Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on February 15, 2022, 08:34:23 PM
Found Ray Donovan on Peacock.  Glad I didn't pay for showtime to finish this show up. 
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Post by: StillAWarrior on February 16, 2022, 09:40:43 AM
I liked it. It's silly but there are funny moments in each episode. The guests understand the assignment to varying degrees of success, but it's a fun concept and the stars seem to be having fun. Take that with a grain of salt, because I enjoyed it more than my wife did.

We watched the first episode with Conan last night. It had a few moments (e.g., when Arnett was responding to the magician -- we both liked when things started to break down), but I'm not sure I'll go out of my way to watch more. That said, it's the kind of show that might vary wildly from one episode to the next depending on the guest star. So, if one episode was particularly good, please recommend it. But I think that Conan is particularly well suited for this concept, so I figured it might be the best one.
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Post by: Warrior Code on February 16, 2022, 03:14:50 PM
We watched the first episode with Conan last night. It had a few moments (e.g., when Arnett was responding to the magician -- we both liked when things started to break down), but I'm not sure I'll go out of my way to watch more. That said, it's the kind of show that might vary wildly from one episode to the next depending on the guest star. So, if one episode was particularly good, please recommend it. But I think that Conan is particularly well suited for this concept, so I figured it might be the best one.

Conan might be the best episode. Marshawn Lynch is naturally really funny and I liked the Kumail Nanjiani one as well with his "cool walk." I'd probably put those three above the remaining episodes.
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Post by: JWags85 on February 16, 2022, 10:07:34 PM
Conan might be the best episode. Marshawn Lynch is naturally really funny and I liked the Kumail Nanjiani one as well with his "cool walk." I'd probably put those three above the remaining episodes.

I’d watch an episode just for Marshawn.  He has absolutely incredible timing and delivery for a non comedian.  Such an electric natural personality.

Conan off the cuff is always great as well
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Post by: StillAWarrior on February 16, 2022, 10:25:26 PM
I’d watch an episode just for Marshawn.  He has absolutely incredible timing and delivery for a non comedian.  Such an electric natural personality.

Conan off the cuff is always great as well

Lynch was on Conan’s podcast this week (which is how I heard about the show). The two seem to genuinely like each other a lot. An unexpected pairing.
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Post by: MuggsyB on February 17, 2022, 08:15:04 PM
Has anyone seen Belfast? 
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on February 17, 2022, 10:02:41 PM
Finished Umbrella Academy S1 and 2.    Quality.   Looking forward to S3.

I'm watching Yellowstone on Peacock right now. I've seen it referred to as "Succession on the Frontier" and I can kind of see it, except some of the characters are actually likable. I'm enjoying it.
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Post by: Spotcheck Billy on February 18, 2022, 08:49:27 AM
Has anyone seen Belfast? 

It's excellent IMO
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Post by: Sir Lawrence on February 18, 2022, 09:23:47 PM
CODA (Apple TV).  Two thumbs up.
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Post by: MU82 on February 18, 2022, 10:02:33 PM
CODA (Apple TV).  Two thumbs up.

Totally agree. I was glad to see them get several Oscar nominations. And beyond those ... the lead, who somehow did not get nominated, was absolutely fantastic.
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Post by: MUBurrow on February 19, 2022, 12:10:47 PM
It's excellent IMO

+1. I haven't seen all of the best picture nominees, but it would get my vote from what I've seen.
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Post by: muwarrior69 on February 19, 2022, 02:45:30 PM
CODA (Apple TV).  Two thumbs up.

There have been some amazing films and TV shows featuring the disabled:

Check out Harold Russel in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946 Best Picture winner): He lost both hands in a training accident during WWII. He was nominated for a special academy award as well as best supporting actor. He won both.

There was a 2003-2005 TV show titled FBEye syndicated on the ION network based on Susan Thomas a deaf FBI agent played by Deanne Bray a deaf actress.  The best part of the show was how she and her hearing service dog interacted. The show was a very light hearted drama but illustrated the challenges the disable face in the abled world.

Mr. Holand"s Opus was an excellent film about a musician/music teacher's relationship with his deaf son vis a viz his students. The actor playing his grown up son was also deaf as well as the students and teachers at the deaf school where he learned how deaf people can appreciate music.

The Miracle Worker (1962) starring Patty Duke as Helen Keller a captured soul trying to get out and the teacher who found the keys that freed her from her deaf and blind captivity.

I am sure there are others.
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Post by: MuggsyB on February 22, 2022, 09:45:43 PM
Has anyone seen the 2007 flick Fracture with  Anthony Hopkins?
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Post by: Jockey on February 23, 2022, 12:07:36 PM
Watched "Downfall: The Case Against Boeing" on Netflix last night.

There were many here who defended Boeing after the two crashed following the implementation of the MCAS system. I was probably the most strident on this board in my criticism of Boeing. It turns out that even I was way too nice.

Boeing's conduct both before and after the crashes was truly reprehensible.
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Post by: nyg on February 23, 2022, 12:45:22 PM
Ozark, Season 4, Part 2 starts on Netflix, April 29, 2022. 
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Post by: Warrior Code on February 23, 2022, 12:57:36 PM
Has anyone seen the 2007 flick Fracture with  Anthony Hopkins?

Yes, but it's been a while
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on February 23, 2022, 01:43:23 PM
Ozark, Season 4, Part 2 starts on Netflix, April 29, 2022.

That's a lot sooner than I expected
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Post by: Jockey on February 23, 2022, 03:03:44 PM
That's a lot sooner than I expected

Yeah. I figured late summer.
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Post by: Hards Alumni on February 23, 2022, 05:00:11 PM
That's a lot sooner than I expected

First half, this year's Emmy's

Second half, next year's Emmy's.

It's absolutely calculated, and I wish they'd just freeze them out of one year or the other so this doesn't become the norm.
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Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on February 25, 2022, 05:35:30 PM
Any Downton Abbey fans watch any of Julian Fellowes new show, The Gilded Age on HBO Max?

Takes place in New York City 1882, old money vs new money. 

A few episodes in and entertaining.  Christine Baransky well casted.
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Post by: Billy Hoyle on February 25, 2022, 07:34:54 PM
Two documentary downloads on a recent flight. The Tinder Swindler (really f’ed up) and The Kid from Coney Island (Stephon Marbury doc).
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Post by: warriorchick on February 26, 2022, 09:46:46 PM
Any Downton Abbey fans watch any of Julian Fellowes new show, The Gilded Age on HBO Max?

Takes place in New York City 1882, old money vs new money. 

A few episodes in and entertaining.  Christine Baransky well casted.

I have. Love Christine Baransky and the costumes. But it seems like all the plot lines have been recycled from Downton Abbey
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Post by: RushmoreAcademy on February 28, 2022, 10:02:33 PM
The Righteous Gemstones is one of my fav shows on TV currently.  Very funny.
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Post by: 🏀 on February 28, 2022, 11:01:19 PM
The Righteous Gemstones is one of my fav shows on TV currently.  Very funny.

Huge McBride fan, I was a big fan when this concept came out.

I thought the first season was on the lower end of ok.

The second season has been high-caliber stuff.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on March 01, 2022, 08:37:45 AM
The Righteous Gemstones is one of my fav shows on TV currently.  Very funny.

Huge McBride fan, I was a big fan when this concept came out.

I thought the first season was on the lower end of ok.

The second season has been high-caliber stuff.

My wife and I recently burned through the first season over the course of a couple weeks. We enjoyed it (me more than her...but she enjoyed it enough that it's something that we can watch together). I'm glad to hear that the second season is even better.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: 21Jumpstreet on March 01, 2022, 09:51:44 AM
All on HULU:

McCartney 321—Incredible. Basically him and Rick Rubin discussing the Beatles, music, culture, song structure, recording. Just awesome.

The Curse of Von Dutch—Fascinating story about a red hot brand back in the day.

Wild Crime— Just started it, intrigued by episode one.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: PGsHeroes32 on March 01, 2022, 12:46:31 PM
The Righteous Gemstones is one of my fav shows on TV currently.  Very funny.

You should watch Barry on HBO if you havent already.

S3 is finally coming back late April after like 3 years.

I like RG a lot, but Barry is on even another level.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on March 01, 2022, 02:13:18 PM
You should watch Barry on HBO if you havent already.

S3 is finally coming back late April after like 3 years.

I like RG a lot, but Barry is on even another level.

We're almost done with Righteous Gemstones. We alternately laugh and say, "Wow, that's stoopid," several times every episode, but it's fun.

Totally agree about Barry. One of the better comedies in recent years.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on March 03, 2022, 08:58:12 PM
Just finished Peacemaker.

You don't need to have watched The Boys to like Peacemaker - they aren't related at all. But if you liked The Boys, you'll like Peacemaker.

Entertaining, often hilarious, totally irreverent, extremely violent fun.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: PGsHeroes32 on March 03, 2022, 09:33:55 PM
Just finished Peacemaker.

You don't need to have watched The Boys to like Peacemaker - they aren't related at all. But if you liked The Boys, you'll like Peacemaker.

Entertaining, often hilarious, totally irreverent, extremely violent fun.

I liked Peacemaker. Does not hold a candle to the Boys though
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: PGsHeroes32 on March 03, 2022, 09:34:55 PM
Really liked the Batman.

Loved the gritty take on it. Performances were stellar with Dano being incredible.

Like what they got cooking for the future. Quite the world building.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on March 03, 2022, 10:07:50 PM
New season of Snowfall has been good so far.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Warrior Code on March 04, 2022, 10:45:28 AM
Really liked the Batman.

Loved the gritty take on it. Performances were stellar with Dano being incredible.

Like what they got cooking for the future. Quite the world building.

How did you like Pattinson as Bruce Wayne?

(Edit) Wait, Andy Serkis is Alfred??
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: PGsHeroes32 on March 04, 2022, 10:54:26 AM
How did you like Pattinson as Bruce Wayne?

(Edit) Wait, Andy Serkis is Alfred??

Pattinson is great. Makes for a really good Batman/Wayne imo. More reclusive and dark. I think hes a really good actor normally though so my opinion didnt need to be changed.

Kravitz as cat woman is awesome. Ferrell is quite the treat as early stages penguin. And like I said, Dano was a complete stand out. Legit supporting actor worthy imo.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on March 04, 2022, 10:56:39 AM
I liked Peacemaker. Does not hold a candle to the Boys though

I'll agree with that. Just saying they had similar feel.

And thanks for your reports on The Batman. I hope to see it next week.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: 21Jumpstreet on March 04, 2022, 12:44:53 PM
“The Next Thing You Eat” on Hulu for any foodies and techies. David Chang hosts, he is one of the best chefs alive today. He is deeply traditional and unashamedly forward thinking, brutally self aware, and hyper intelligent. First episode is about delivery, second is about burgers.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: StillAWarrior on March 04, 2022, 12:47:41 PM
Sopranos - five seasons down, one to go.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: JWags85 on March 04, 2022, 01:50:46 PM
Sopranos - five seasons down, one to go.

I SAID MY PIECE CHRISSY
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Golden Avalanche on March 04, 2022, 04:49:23 PM
Sopranos - five seasons down, one to go.

I did the rewatch with the Talking Sopranos podcast.

Seasons two and three are fantastic television. Felt that season four was in and out with season five into six dipping. But the back half of season six really upped the package. Uncle Junior underutilized as the series went on.

Furio is my favorite character with the Bucco's a joint second. Mikey Palmice and Adriana are criminally underrated in the listicles. 
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Uncle Rico on March 04, 2022, 07:27:09 PM
I did the rewatch with the Talking Sopranos podcast.

Seasons two and three are fantastic television. Felt that season four was in and out with season five into six dipping. But the back half of season six really upped the package. Uncle Junior underutilized as the series went on.

Furio is my favorite character with the Bucco's a joint second. Mikey Palmice and Adriana are criminally underrated in the listicles.

I think the Junior story ended perfectly.  Life doesn’t end as a fairy tale and often in the worst way possible. 
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on March 04, 2022, 08:11:08 PM
Season 3 of the Food That Built America debuted last week with a look at Subway, my local company.
Episode 2 this Sunday features a look at Pabst & Schlitz for anyone interested in Milwaukee history.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on March 04, 2022, 10:25:22 PM
Season 3 of the Food That Built America debuted last week with a look at Subway, my local company.
Episode 2 this Sunday features a look at Pabst & Schlitz for anyone interested in Milwaukee history.

I've enjoyed this series.

Anyone watch the Lincoln miniseries on History?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on March 05, 2022, 08:16:30 AM
I've enjoyed this series.

Anyone watch the Lincoln miniseries on History?

Me too.  Fascinating to see how certain brands took off and how they were innovative.  I've met Fred Renkur before like 25+ years ago as I'm known so many people who worked at Subway HQ

I DVR'd Lincoln and will watch but haven't yet.  History Channel has been doing a good job with these bio documentaries.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: muwarrior69 on March 05, 2022, 09:30:15 AM
We are all sharing what we're watching, but I was curious to know what device are you are watching these shows on: Big Screen TV, desk top, tablet, phone?

I usually watch on my 60" plasma. Its 14 years old and still looks as good as when I bought it. Probably get one of those OLEDs when it finally dies.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Hards Alumni on March 05, 2022, 09:34:32 AM
We are all sharing what we're watching, but I was curious to know what device are you are watching these shows on: Big Screen TV, desk top, tablet, phone?

I usually watch on my 60" plasma. Its 14 years old and still looks as good as when I bought it. Probably get one of those OLEDs when it finally dies.

They're so inexpensive.  We bought a 82" Samsung 4k from Costco a few years back for a couple thousand.  And prices have only gone down and tech has only gone up since.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Spotcheck Billy on March 07, 2022, 09:25:52 AM
I dumped the old 59" plasma in 2020 and got a great deal then on a 65" Sony XBR (OLED).

Pirated, er downloaded shows I load on a USB played through the B-D player.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: reinko on March 07, 2022, 09:30:34 AM
55 inch TCL, which in my research is the best of the “off brand”, they make some incredible panels, and their Roku (now Google interface) is super clean and easy to use.

Also been building out a Sonos system, has the Beam, and two One SLs for surround and it’s fantastic. If I ever get a finished basement, will probably splurge for Sub, but not needed at this point.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MUBurrow on March 07, 2022, 11:22:32 AM
I've enjoyed this series.

Anyone watch the Lincoln miniseries on History?

I didn't know anything about it but caught an episode just channel surfing, and really enjoyed it. I'm definitely going to make a point to find and stream it.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: MU82 on March 07, 2022, 01:34:49 PM
Thanks in great part to the input from fellow Scoopers, I ended up watching Cobra Kai. Just finished S4 yesterday, so all caught up.

It isn't great TV, but it isn't bad, either. It's fun, and it's easy to watch with nice short episodes. Macchio might be the worst actor on the show. Johnny's great, Creese is has been a good villain, and most of the kids are real good. I didn't even remember Silver from the movies, and they've decided to make him the biggest d-bag of all, so that'll be interesting going forward.

And Scoopers were right about it being totally unnecessary to re-watch the movies before watching the show. Lots of flashbacks and reminders throughout the series. I now sometimes wish Johnny had kicked Danny's arse!
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: jesmu84 on March 09, 2022, 08:28:45 AM
Jon Stewart is so good
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: mu_hilltopper on March 09, 2022, 11:04:17 AM
Finished "Bodyguard" on Netflix.  6 episodes.  Excellent.  A UK cop/intel thriller.

A tiny bit of eye-rolling at the end, but otherwise captivating.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: jesmu84 on March 09, 2022, 11:29:32 AM
Finished "Bodyguard" on Netflix.  6 episodes.  Excellent.  A UK cop/intel thriller.

A tiny bit of eye-rolling at the end, but otherwise captivating.
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Haven't watched. But saw the sniper clip on YouTube. Intense.
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Post by: warriorchick on March 09, 2022, 02:31:18 PM
Finished "Bodyguard" on Netflix.  6 episodes.  Excellent.  A UK cop/intel thriller.

A tiny bit of eye-rolling at the end, but otherwise captivating.

Plus all those amazing Whitney Houston songs.  ;)
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: jesmu84 on March 27, 2022, 11:10:59 PM
For the last few minutes, I've been re-watching the Oscars clip of will Smith slapping Chris rock and then swearing at him on live national television.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jockey on March 27, 2022, 11:32:12 PM
If all he was gonna do is a weak slap, he coulda sent Jada up on stage to do it.

I can just see him slapping some alien in his next movie.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: DegenerateDish on March 27, 2022, 11:44:38 PM
There was history between Chris Rock & the Smith’s before tonight.

https://twitter.com/witherspoonc/status/1508280963658391559?s=21
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on March 27, 2022, 11:45:52 PM
Will was even laughing at the joke until he saw Jada was pissed.

That slap looked like, “I really don’t wanna do this bud but I kinda have to now”

You’re right though jockey, if you’re gonna hit someone, take a full swing and get your moneys worth.

Side note, could you imagine what someone like Richard Pryor would do after that? The man wold have doubled and tripled down. I think Rock was about to go in on Jada when he was like “Oh I could…” but backed out of it
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: DegenerateDish on March 28, 2022, 12:22:28 AM
Man, comedians on Twitter are pissed at Will Smith, really pissed.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: jesmu84 on March 28, 2022, 07:06:31 AM
Scientology creates some real psychos
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Pakuni on March 28, 2022, 07:15:57 AM
I expected more from the man who played Ali, tbh. But props to Chris Rock's chin, I guess.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: shoothoops on March 28, 2022, 08:12:10 AM
Finished "Bodyguard" on Netflix.  6 episodes.  Excellent.  A UK cop/intel thriller.

A tiny bit of eye-rolling at the end, but otherwise captivating.

Great show. I have seen a few very good British limited series shows that I can recommend. That’s one of them.

The several Harlan Coben limited series shows on there are also good. They are not political thrillers. “Collateral” is and t’s pretty good as well.





Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: StillAWarrior on March 28, 2022, 11:05:56 AM
I think Rock was about to go in on Jada when he was like “Oh I could…” but backed out of it

It was obvious that he thought about it but decided to just let it go...or save it for his next special.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: JWags85 on March 28, 2022, 11:20:58 AM
The dichotomy in the reactions to this is fascinating. 

I'm not trying to belittle anyone's conditions or experiences, but people are really trying frame alopecia like its terminal cancer.  Or like Jada lost her hair during chemo and Rock was going after her for that.  Not to mention, I'm not sure GI Jane is really an insult.

But above all else.  He's a comedian.  He made a joke.  You may find it in poor taste, but its certainly not the first or the last.  Just a wild reaction that I'm shocked is being applauded.  Dude has been through a lot in his marriage in the last few years and is clearly mentally not doing great.

In contrast, Denzel proving yet again that he is an absolute TITAN of Hollywood.  Man can't look or act any cooler or classier
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Post by: Babybluejeans on March 28, 2022, 11:36:54 AM
The dichotomy in the reactions to this is fascinating. 

I'm not trying to belittle anyone's conditions or experiences, but people are really trying frame alopecia like its terminal cancer.  Or like Jada lost her hair during chemo and Rock was going after her for that.  Not to mention, I'm not sure GI Jane is really an insult.

But above all else.  He's a comedian.  He made a joke.  You may find it in poor taste, but its certainly not the first or the last.  Just a wild reaction that I'm shocked is being applauded.  Dude has been through a lot in his marriage in the last few years and is clearly mentally not doing great.

In contrast, Denzel proving yet again that he is an absolute TITAN of Hollywood.  Man can't look or act any cooler or classier

Agree with all of that. There's no way around it: Will Smith assaulted Chris Rock on stage for making *at worst* a bad joke. Clearly the guy is not well. And as for alopecia, it's innocuous enough that it was a consistent callback joke on Arrested Development (and hilariously so).

Denzel = the new Jack Nicholson
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: DegenerateDish on March 28, 2022, 11:55:04 AM
Maybe eventually it'll come out, but really need a camera feed of what happened between Will and Jada in the (20 seconds?) between the camera showing Will laughing at Rock's joke, and then the camera goes back to Rock.

Agreed, Denzel is the coolest person alive, and no one is taking his throne.
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Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on March 28, 2022, 12:11:30 PM
The dichotomy in the reactions to this is fascinating. 

I'm not trying to belittle anyone's conditions or experiences, but people are really trying frame alopecia like its terminal cancer.  Or like Jada lost her hair during chemo and Rock was going after her for that.  Not to mention, I'm not sure GI Jane is really an insult.

But above all else.  He's a comedian.  He made a joke.  You may find it in poor taste, but its certainly not the first or the last.  Just a wild reaction that I'm shocked is being applauded.  Dude has been through a lot in his marriage in the last few years and is clearly mentally not doing great.

In contrast, Denzel proving yet again that he is an absolute TITAN of Hollywood.  Man can't look or act any cooler or classier

I'm admittedly not following this story that closely but I haven't seen a single person seriously applauding Smith for what he did. I'm sure they exist because everything exists on the internet, but the vast of majority of responses I have seen have criticized Smith.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: ChitownSpaceForRent on March 28, 2022, 12:14:13 PM
I'm admittedly not following this story that closely but I haven't seen a single person seriously applauding Smith for what he did. I'm sure they exist because everything exists on the internet, but the vast of majority of responses I have seen have criticized Smith.

Eh, a lot of Twitter was chastising Chris for the joke.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on March 28, 2022, 12:20:35 PM
Eh, a lot of Twitter was chastising Chris for the joke.

Well yeah, but chastising Rock for the joke is not the same thing as applauding Smith for punching him.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: lawdog77 on March 28, 2022, 12:34:34 PM
I'm admittedly not following this story that closely but I haven't seen a single person seriously applauding Smith for what he did. I'm sure they exist because everything exists on the internet, but the vast of majority of responses I have seen have criticized Smith.
Tiffany Haddish, Ayanna Pressley, Jaden Smith
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: wadesworld on March 28, 2022, 12:38:52 PM
Denzel is awesome.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: shoothoops on March 28, 2022, 12:40:38 PM
If someone is going to use negative, personal, put down humor towards someone else, that person needs to expect a possible negative response in return including physical when around that person.

Violence is not okay, and it is not condoned. But if someone mouths off this way in unsolicited fashion, that person needs to be prepared that their words can and often will lead to a physical altercation. Perhaps it's best to not mouth off in this way in the first place.

To say oh this person was just making a joke, or is a comedian so it's okay isn't good enough. There are lots of jokes and types of jokes and humor that don't involve that stuff. Plenty to choose from.




Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Pakuni on March 28, 2022, 12:47:41 PM
I'm admittedly not following this story that closely but I haven't seen a single person seriously applauding Smith for what he did. I'm sure they exist because everything exists on the internet, but the vast of majority of responses I have seen have criticized Smith.

Not a serious person, but still ...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
@RepMTG
I never watch the Oscars but I’ve seen the Will Smith/Chris Rock clip a million times this morning.
I have to say I appreciate the Alpha male response of a husband defending his wife.
It was settled and then no more drama.
Chris Rock handled it like a man with no whining.

Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Hards Alumni on March 28, 2022, 12:48:03 PM
Eh, a lot of Twitter was chastising Chris for the joke.

Twitter isn't the real world though. 
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: lawdog77 on March 28, 2022, 12:53:42 PM
If someone is going to use negative, personal, put down humor towards someone else, that person needs to expect a possible negative response in return including physical when around that person.

Violence is not okay, and it is not condoned. But if someone mouths off this way in unsolicited fashion, that person needs to be prepared that their words can and often will lead to a physical altercation. Perhaps it's best to not mouth off in this way in the first place.

To say oh this person was just making a joke, or is a comedian so it's okay isn't good enough. There are lots of jokes and types of jokes and humor that don't involve that stuff. Plenty to choose from.
Is this how they do it in the Lou?
That wasn't mouthing off. It was a joke, at the Oscar's. It's expected there. Should the Leo have gone up there and slapped Amy Schumer for her joke on the age of Leo's conquests? There is no defending what Will Smith did.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Hards Alumni on March 28, 2022, 12:54:54 PM
Is this how they do it in the Lou?
That wasn't mouthing off. It was a joke, at the Oscar's. It's expected there. Should the Leo have gone up there and slapped Amy Schumer for her joke on the age of Leo's conquests? There is no defending what Will Smith did.

I don't think he is excusing Will's response.  Just pointing out that sometimes actions have consequences.
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Post by: Pakuni on March 28, 2022, 01:02:43 PM
I don't think he is excusing Will's response.  Just pointing out that sometimes actions have consequences.

When I said she shouldn't have dressed provocatively and then gotten drunk at a frat party, I wasn't excusing the rape. Just pointing out that sometimes actions have consequences.


Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: shoothoops on March 28, 2022, 01:03:58 PM
Is this how they do it in the Lou?
That wasn't mouthing off. It was a joke, at the Oscar's. It's expected there. Should the Leo have gone up there and slapped Amy Schumer for her joke on the age of Leo's conquests? There is no defending what Will Smith did.

I have lived a lot of places. It's common everywhere I've been, yes.

Like I said. I don't condone violence of any kind. But it is living in a sheltered dream world to think you can say anything you want to someone without it possibly leading to a physical altercation.

Some people try to hide behind it's just a joke, or, they said it from a safe physical distance at the time and later ran into that person.

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Post by: shoothoops on March 28, 2022, 01:05:27 PM
I don't think he is excusing Will's response.  Just pointing out that sometimes actions have consequences.

Yes, thank you.
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Post by: JWags85 on March 28, 2022, 01:06:12 PM
I don't think he is excusing Will's response.  Just pointing out that sometimes actions have consequences.

Sure, but again, it wasn't "put down" humor.  It wasn't even "oh you're fat".  There are bald jokes about men far harsher or insulting.  The reaction to the joke wasn't even "oooohhh sh**" like it was particularly edgy.

By Will's standards last night, every roast should devolve into fisticuffs.  Shoot's basically saying we should all stick to safe observational humor like Jerry Seinfeld otherwise people are justified in swinging at you, cause words have consequences and we should all be better.

Im shocked Don Rickles lived to 90.  Someone should have punched him in the face cause he could have resorted to much kinder and gentler humor.
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Post by: MUBurrow on March 28, 2022, 01:14:13 PM
What jumps out to me is that Regina Hall's joke about Will and Jada during her surprise covid test skit was more cutting (but also much funnier/more clever, so):

"Will Smith, you’re married but, you know, you’re on the list and looks like Jada approved you, so get on up here!"
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Hards Alumni on March 28, 2022, 01:53:35 PM
Sure, but again, it wasn't "put down" humor.  It wasn't even "oh you're fat".  There are bald jokes about men far harsher or insulting.  The reaction to the joke wasn't even "oooohhh sh**" like it was particularly edgy.

By Will's standards last night, every roast should devolve into fisticuffs.  Shoot's basically saying we should all stick to safe observational humor like Jerry Seinfeld otherwise people are justified in swinging at you, cause words have consequences and we should all be better.

Im shocked Don Rickles lived to 90.  Someone should have punched him in the face cause he could have resorted to much kinder and gentler humor.

Yeah I don't disagree, was just responding to lawdogs last sentence.
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Post by: StillAWarrior on March 28, 2022, 02:00:02 PM
But it is living in a sheltered dream world to think you can say anything you want to someone without it possibly leading to a physical altercation.

Or, you know, living in our current world. Perhaps you can point me to the last time that a celebrity walked up on stage and hit a performer for making this kind of joke? The reason we've all been inundated with this today is because this is unprecedented. This isn't the school yard. This isn't a locker room. It's not a restaurant. It's a comedian on-stage on a nationally televised awards show. So, no, Chris Rock probably did not expect Will Smith to come up on stage and hit him. Can you imagine what would have happened to Norm MacDonald at the ESPYs (https://youtu.be/2mhUIIhcTb8) if this was a typical response to a comedian at this type of show? It's not. It's very atypical.

All that said, I do think Rock's joke was in poor taste. Rock made a joke about Jada Smith at the Oscars in 2016 (https://youtu.be/kqhVNZgZGqQ?t=157") (2:37). Perhaps Smith was still pissed about that. Who knows? But Smith shouldn't have hit him.





Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: shoothoops on March 28, 2022, 02:24:02 PM
Sure, but again, it wasn't "put down" humor.  It wasn't even "oh you're fat".  There are bald jokes about men far harsher or insulting.  The reaction to the joke wasn't even "oooohhh sh**" like it was particularly edgy.

By Will's standards last night, every roast should devolve into fisticuffs.  Shoot's basically saying we should all stick to safe observational humor like Jerry Seinfeld otherwise people are justified in swinging at you, cause words have consequences and we should all be better.

Im shocked Don Rickles lived to 90.  Someone should have punched him in the face cause he could have resorted to much kinder and gentler humor.

No. That isn’t what I said.

What I said was actions/words have consequences sometimes. If that’s the world someone wants to live in, the possibility is always there that a person will respond, even physically.

Specifics matter as every situation is a unique, individual situation. Taking the Oscars example, the biggest factor is that the comment was about Will Smith’s wife, not Will Smith himself. This increases the likelihood of a response of some kind. Consider the joke topic, and, that also increases the likelihood of a response. Consider the history, consider the joke earlier in the evening etc…and it isn’t all that difficult to see where it all ended up.

Who’s to say Don Rickles has never been punched in the face a few times in his life? I’d be surprised if that were not the case.

I have yet to say that violence is okay or condoned, but that doesn’t mean that it isn’t easy to see when it might happen.

It’s like the internet tough guy who forgets he isn’t on the internet some time when he’s saying similar things near a person/target. That’s the line that person chose to walk. That doesn’t mean there shouldn’t also be consequences if necessary to the other person in a physical altercation. Both actions have consequences sometimes. That’s how it works.

There are massive, vast, wide ranges to comedy. Time, place, circumstance also apply.



Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Spotcheck Billy on March 28, 2022, 03:39:20 PM
These discussions remind me of Eddie Murphy's old bit about the difference in telling Mr. T jokes vs. Michael Jackson jokes.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Pakuni on March 28, 2022, 03:48:07 PM
No. That isn’t what I said.

What I said was actions/words have consequences sometimes. If that’s the world someone wants to live in, the possibility is always there that a person will respond, even physically.

Specifics matter as every situation is a unique, individual situation. Taking the Oscars example, the biggest factor is that the comment was about Will Smith’s wife, not Will Smith himself. This increases the likelihood of a response of some kind. Consider the joke topic, and, that also increases the likelihood of a response. Consider the history, consider the joke earlier in the evening etc…and it isn’t all that difficult to see where it all ended up.

Who’s to say Don Rickles has never been punched in the face a few times in his life? I’d be surprised if that were not the case.

I have yet to say that violence is okay or condoned, but that doesn’t mean that it isn’t easy to see when it might happen.

It’s like the internet tough guy who forgets he isn’t on the internet some time when he’s saying similar things near a person/target. That’s the line that person chose to walk. That doesn’t mean there shouldn’t also be consequences if necessary to the other person in a physical altercation. Both actions have consequences sometimes. That’s how it works.

There are massive, vast, wide ranges to comedy. Time, place, circumstance also apply.

This all classic victim blaming. You're putting the onus on the person who was assaulted not to do something that might provoke an assault, no matter how unprovoked that assault is or how unreasonable the actions of the perpetrator.
That's ridiculous.
If a Marquette fan gets attacked for wearing MU gear at a road game, would you respond by saying that's simply a consequence of supporting your team? A person robbed at the ATM? That's the consequence of banking at night.
A person should be free to tell a joke in a forum in which he was specifically hired to tell jokes
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: The Sultan of Semantics on March 28, 2022, 04:15:24 PM
I kinda feel that this is the inevitable result of the Oscars reacting too much about its ratings demise, "dumbing it down" for everyone, and in the end it satisfies no one - particularly those who care quite a bit about the Oscars.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: shoothoops on March 28, 2022, 04:21:23 PM
This all classic victim blaming. You're putting the onus on the person who was assaulted not to do something that might provoke an assault, no matter how unprovoked that assault is or how unreasonable the actions of the perpetrator.
That's ridiculous.
If a Marquette fan gets attacked for wearing MU gear at a road game, would you respond by saying that's simply a consequence of supporting your team? A person robbed at the ATM? That's the consequence of banking at night.
A person should be free to tell a joke in a forum in which he was specifically hired to tell jokes

Those aren’t apples to apples comparisons. Not close. Neither were your other ones.

The difference of course is intent. When you say things intentionally trying to provoke a negative response, you will sometimes get a negative response.

There is nothing wrong with wearing a team’s gear by itself. There is nothing wrong with using an ATM.

That’s much different of course than intentionally initiating conflict with someone else.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Pakuni on March 28, 2022, 04:34:49 PM
The difference of course is intent. When you say things intentionally trying to provoke a negative response, you will sometimes get a negative response.

So, you believe Rock told that joke intending to provoke a negative (violent?) response from Will Smith.
Huh. Personally, I think he was just going for laughs.
How has every Comedy Central Roast not devolved into a royal rumble?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Hards Alumni on March 28, 2022, 04:42:25 PM
So, you believe Rock told that joke intending to provoke a negative (violent?) response from Will Smith.
Huh. Personally, I think he was just going for laughs.
How has every Comedy Central Roast not devolved into a royal rumble?

One has an expectation of mean spirited jokes being the entire point.  It's a bad analogy.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: shoothoops on March 28, 2022, 04:47:42 PM
So, you believe Rock told that joke intending to provoke a negative (violent?) response from Will Smith.
Huh. Personally, I think he was just going for laughs.
How has every Comedy Central Roast not devolved into a royal rumble?

He wasn’t trying to get a laugh from Will Smith or his wife, which is to whom/about whom he said it.

He wasn’t at a Comedy Roast. He was at the Oscars because his movie was nominated for best picture. And he was nominated for best actor. And again, not all words are and jokes are the same. Specifics matter.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Pakuni on March 28, 2022, 04:50:19 PM
One has an expectation of mean spirited jokes being the entire point.  It's a bad analogy.

Mean-spirited jokes aren't expected at awards shows, says person who's never watched an awards show.
What you've guys have done has set up a world where violence is a natural consequence of a comedian telling a joke that hurts the wrong person's feelings. That's bullsh*t. What Smith did last night was an aberration.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Pakuni on March 28, 2022, 04:56:18 PM
He wasn’t trying to get a laugh from Will Smith or his wife, which is to whom/about whom he said it.

Maybe he was. Some people have a sense of humor about themselves, even their maladies.
But who cares? Must every joke appeal to every person in an audience, lest the comedian face the "consequence" of violence?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Uncle Rico on March 28, 2022, 05:01:55 PM
Team Chris Rock
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: shoothoops on March 28, 2022, 05:16:46 PM
Maybe he was. Some people have a sense of humor about themselves, even their maladies.
But who cares? Must every joke appeal to every person in an audience, lest the comedian face the "consequence" of violence?

Again, I have never condoned or justified violence in this discussion.

But someone would have to be pretty naive, sheltered, obtuse etc.. to not think there might be words you ‘d initiate to someone that would result in a physical altercation.

You seem to be saying that anyone can say anything unlimited, anywhere, any time, without the expectation of a confrontation, even physical. Obviously in life that isn’t true.

And again, any person that engages in any at fault physical behavior will also face consequences their actions too.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jockey on March 28, 2022, 05:28:08 PM
Mean-spirited jokes aren't expected at awards shows, says person who's never watched an awards show.
What you've guys have done has set up a world where violence is a natural consequence of a comedian telling a joke that hurts the wrong person's feelings. That's bullsh*t. What Smith did last night was an aberration.


I agree with all of this. The joke was just standard Awards show fare. If you want some really biting stuff, listen to Ricky Gervais when he was host. Lots of people staring daggers at him - not one got up and slapped him like a little girl.

Rock has a new tour starting soon, so I’m not convinced the whole thing wasn’t just a bit.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Pakuni on March 28, 2022, 05:30:07 PM
Again, I have never condoned or justified violence in this discussion.

But someone would have to be pretty naive, sheltered, obtuse etc.. to not think there might be words you ‘d initiate to someone that would result in a physical altercation.

You seem to be saying that anyone can say anything unlimited, anywhere, any time, without the expectation of a confrontation, even physical. obviously in life that isn’t true.

And again, any person that engages in any at fault physical behavior will also face consequences their actions too.

That obviously is not what I'm saying.
But a comedian, in a comedic setting, should be able to tell a joke - even a bad or offensive joke - without threat of physical assault. And while you keep saying you aren't justifying it, by insisting assault is a consequence of a bad joke, that's exactly what you're doing.

After engaging in at fault physical behavior, Will Smith won an award, received two standing ovations and danced the night away. Such hefty consequences.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: shoothoops on March 28, 2022, 05:54:28 PM
That obviously is not what I'm saying.
But a comedian, in a comedic setting, should be able to tell a joke - even a bad or offensive joke - without threat of physical assault. And while you keep saying you aren't justifying it, by insisting assault is a consequence of a bad joke, that's exactly what you're doing.

After engaging in at fault physical behavior, Will Smith won an award, received two standing ovations and danced the night away. Such hefty consequences.

You have brought up many different examples. And each is unique.

Coming back to the Oscars, the reason for being there was his movie and its award nominations. He wasn’t there for the Will Smith Comedy Roast. So if Chris Rock wants to take a chance and go there, he has to know their might be consequences to his specific words.

In this example, you didn’t like that Will Smith wasn’t held more accountable for his actions too. I believe that is more of your issue here. That’s different.

That’s reality. That’s life. If you are going to bully someone else with words or actions, under the idea of poor humor, sometimes there are unfortunate consequences. I think we have all seen that all too often.

As I said before, if Chris Rock went after Will Smith by himself instead of his wife’s condition, or anything to do with her, he probably doesn’t go up there. 






Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Pakuni on March 28, 2022, 06:07:25 PM
Coming back to the Oscars, the reason for being there was his movie and its award nominations. He wasn’t there for the Will Smith Comedy Roast. So if Chris Rock wants to take a chance and go there, he has to know their might be consequences to his specific words.

In this example, you didn’t like that Will Smith wasn’t held more accountable for his actions too. I believe that is more of your issue here. That’s different.

I'll just drop it after this, but you're wrong about two things here.
1. Stars routinely get roasted at awards shows. Is this the first Oscars you've seen? Or Golden Globes? Or even the ESPYs? There is nothing unusual or shocking or surprising about Chris Rock telling a joke targeting a celebrity audience member. It wasn't even the first time a nominee had been roasted during the show (see: Amy Schumer's monologue, in which she implied an incestuous relationship between the Gyllenhaals and called DiCaprio a cradle robber ... neither of which led to her being slapped).
2. I'm not at all upset about whatever consequences Smith faces or doesn't face. I'm just befuddled that some people are trying to normalize his behavior.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: JWags85 on March 28, 2022, 06:27:45 PM
That’s reality. That’s life. If you are going to bully someone else with words or actions, under the idea of poor humor, sometimes there are unfortunate consequences. I think we have all seen that all too often.

As I said before, if Chris Rock went after Will Smith by himself instead of his wife’s condition, or anything to do with her, he probably doesn’t go up there.

Bullying? BULLYING?! He made A joke.  He didn’t sit up there and ridicule the Smith family for 15 minutes.  Talk about a stretch.

And poor humor…that pretty much the entire crowd (including Will himself) laughed and smirked at. There was no uncomfortable murmurs like when Gervais hosted, or during earlier Schumer jokes like Pakuni mentioned.

If Will doesn’t go up there, the joke barely gets a mention that day, much less the next, and nobody is horrified that he “went after her condition” cause he didn’t.

I guess I missed where the Oscars is a stuffy dignified awards banquet from Victorian era England
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: shoothoops on March 28, 2022, 06:30:46 PM
I'll just drop it after this, but you're wrong about two things here.
1. Stars routinely get roasted at awards shows. Is this the first Oscars you've seen? Or Golden Globes? Or even the ESPYs? There is nothing unusual or shocking or surprising about Chris Rock telling a joke targeting a celebrity audience member. It wasn't even the first time a nominee had been roasted during the show (see: Amy Schumer's monologue, in which she implied an incestuous relationship between the Gyllenhaals and called DiCaprio a cradle robber ... neither of which led to her being slapped).
2. I'm not at all upset about whatever consequences Smith faces or doesn't face. I'm just befuddled that some people are trying to normalize his behavior.

You are trying to normalize that Chris Rock can say those specific words in that specific setting without a possible negative confrontation, even physical.

You are then trying to equate a joke about having young girlfriends to Chris Rock’s words. They aren’t the same.

I would say that you are trying to normalize that it’s okay to say anything to anyone any time without possible consequences or confrontation. Or at the very least you are doing this with comedians.

Normalizing the behavior would be saying that the person who initiates the physical confrontation doesn’t deserve consequences too if applicable in a given example. Had Will Smith injured Chris Rock, he would have had to answer for that too. But it doesn’t mean it’s surprising to me in any way what happened. Perhaps creating leas of these scenarios would result in less physical confrontations.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: shoothoops on March 28, 2022, 06:38:35 PM
Bullying? BULLYING?! He made A joke.  He didn’t sit up there and ridicule the Smith family for 15 minutes.  Talk about a stretch.

And poor humor…that pretty much the entire crowd (including Will himself) laughed and smirked at. There was no uncomfortable murmurs like when Gervais hosted, or during earlier Schumer jokes like Pakuni mentioned.

If Will doesn’t go up there, the joke barely gets a mention that day, much less the next, and nobody is horrified that he “went after her condition” cause he didn’t.

I guess I missed where the Oscars is a stuffy dignified awards banquet from Victorian era England

George Carlin used to talk about punching up as a comedian instead of punching down. A guy jokes about a Woman’s alopecia condition is punching down, not up.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Pakuni on March 28, 2022, 06:44:22 PM
George Carlin used to talk about punching up as a comedian instead of punching down. A guy jokes about a Woman’s alopecia condition is punching down, not up.

You sucked me back in, because ...that wasn't the joke.
 
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: shoothoops on March 28, 2022, 06:51:38 PM
You sucked me back in, because ...that wasn't the joke.

He made a poor taste joke about someone’s physical appearance. That someone has a condition that contributes to that appearance. I am not willing to normalize a man making fun of a Woman's physical appearance.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Babybluejeans on March 28, 2022, 07:19:19 PM
Yea…the idea that a throwaway GI Jane/alopecia joke could foreseeably provoke violence at an awards show? No. Move on, guy.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on March 28, 2022, 07:53:06 PM
There are definitely possible consequences for telling a joke like that. But they should be reasonable consequences. What happened was not reasonable
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: rocket surgeon on March 28, 2022, 07:53:10 PM
Bullying? BULLYING?! He made A joke.  He didn’t sit up there and ridicule the Smith family for 15 minutes.  Talk about a stretch.

And poor humor…that pretty much the entire crowd (including Will himself) laughed and smirked at. There was no uncomfortable murmurs like when Gervais hosted, or during earlier Schumer jokes like Pakuni mentioned.

If Will doesn’t go up there, the joke barely gets a mention that day, much less the next, and nobody is horrified that he “went after her condition” cause he didn’t.

I guess I missed where the Oscars is a stuffy dignified awards banquet from Victorian era England

  i also heard that rock was genuinely unaware of jada's alopecia
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: rocket surgeon on March 28, 2022, 07:56:52 PM
speaking of "what are you watching"  "gotham" on netflix and jada is fantastic as the character fish
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: CreightonWarrior on March 28, 2022, 08:08:12 PM
Ricky Gervais’ monologues were the absolute best.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: cheebs09 on March 28, 2022, 09:14:54 PM
There are definitely possible consequences for telling a joke like that. But they should be reasonable consequences. What happened was not reasonable

This. Smith could have pulled Rock aside after the show and said that wasn’t acceptable. He could have issued a statement and promoted alopecia research. Heck, he could have made a dig at him in his acceptance speech.

The joke can be too far and not be an invitation to violence.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: StillAWarrior on March 28, 2022, 10:06:48 PM
But it doesn’t mean it’s surprising to me in any way what happened.

Seriously? This wasn’t surprising to you at all? This completely unprecedented occurrence where a celebrity went on stage at a televised awards show and hit a comedian didn’t surprise you? I don’t believe you. The reason everyone is talking about this today is that it is very surprising. You might be the only person on the planet that wasn’t surprised.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jockey on March 28, 2022, 11:34:16 PM
Bullying? BULLYING?! He made A joke.  He didn’t sit up there and ridicule the Smith family for 15 minutes.  Talk about a stretch.

And poor humor…that pretty much the entire crowd (including Will himself) laughed and smirked at. There was no uncomfortable murmurs like when Gervais hosted, or during earlier Schumer jokes like Pakuni mentioned.

If Will doesn’t go up there, the joke barely gets a mention that day, much less the next, and nobody is horrified that he “went after her condition” cause he didn’t.

I guess I missed where the Oscars is a stuffy dignified awards banquet from Victorian era England


I agree with every statement in your post. At the rate we're going, comedians will be banned in 10 more years.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: lawdog77 on March 29, 2022, 05:26:48 AM

I agree with every statement in your post. At the rate we're going, comedians will be banned in 10 more years.
And every poster who made fun of Chico's height (or lack thereof).
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Hards Alumni on March 29, 2022, 10:07:20 AM
Mean-spirited jokes aren't expected at awards shows, says person who's never watched an awards show.
What you've guys have done has set up a world where violence is a natural consequence of a comedian telling a joke that hurts the wrong person's feelings. That's bullsh*t. What Smith did last night was an aberration.

Are you intentionally misreading?  Neither of us condone the violence nor do we think it is acceptable.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Pakuni on March 29, 2022, 10:30:32 AM
Are you intentionally misreading?  Neither of us condone the violence nor do we think it is acceptable.

If you think I've suggested you condone violence, then I've worded my posts poorly, or you're misreading them.
I don't believe you or shoot are condoning violence. But I do think when you suggest violence is a natural consequence of telling a joke - even an offensive one - in a comedic setting, then you're normalizing that behavior.
Normalize and condone are not synonyms.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: shoothoops on March 29, 2022, 11:00:34 AM
If you think I've suggested you condone violence, then I've worded my posts poorly, or you're misreading them.
I don't believe you or shoot are condoning violence. But I do think when you suggest violence is a natural consequence of telling a joke - even an offensive one - in a comedic setting, then you're normalizing that behavior.
Normalize and condone are not synonyms.

Yet you seem okay with normalizing a Man making fun of the physical appearance of a Woman, based on your lack of comment given multiple opportunities to do so on thus far. I’m unwilling to normalize that. I’m unwilling to normalize certain verbal behavior, not just physical.

In life, if a Man is going to make fun of the physical appearance of another man’s wife, I’d suggest that man keep his hands up and not lead with his chin. Where he says it doesn’t matter.

I’m not willing to “only” say that violence is not okay. In addition, I don’t believe a person can say anything they want to another person and simply hide behind, oh they were just kidding or oh it’s okay, they are a comedian. Depends on the situation. Words have consequences sometimes. (as do physical actions)

As I said before, a Man making fun of the physical appearance of a Woman is punching down.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Pakuni on March 29, 2022, 11:11:06 AM
Yet you seem okay with normalizing a Man making fun of the physical appearance of a Woman, based on your lack of comment given multiple opportunities to do so on thus far. I’m unwilling to normalize that. I’m unwilling to normalize certain verbal behavior, not just physical.

"Why, why, why, why is it that most of the people who are against abortion are people you wouldn't want to f--- in the first place, huh?"
- George Carlin on pro-life women.

What's that you were saying about punching down?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: shoothoops on March 29, 2022, 11:23:58 AM
"Why, why, why, why is it that most of the people who are against abortion are people you wouldn't want to f--- in the first place, huh?"
- George Carlin on pro-life women.

What's that you were saying about punching down?

1) That comment is not making fun of the physical appearance of a Woman. It isn't specific.

2) It's a generalized category and not a specific person.

3) i am not all things George Carlin. What I did say is that I remember seeing clips of him discussing that topic. So i referenced it.

4) Your silence on the words part of the discussion speaks volumes. You are okay with a man making fun of a the physical appearance a Woman. I am not.

Not sure what else I can say. I'll try to let the tv watchers have their thread back unless there is anything else.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Pakuni on March 29, 2022, 11:32:11 AM
4) Your silence on the words part of the discussion speaks volumes. You are okay with a man making fun of a the physical appearance a Woman. I am not.

Under certain circumstances, sure, it's perfectly fine to poke fun at a person's appearance.
Have you ever seen a roast? Or do you worry you'll break all your pearls from all the clutching?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: shoothoops on March 29, 2022, 11:41:37 AM
Under certain circumstances, sure, it's perfectly fine to poke fun at a person's appearance.
Have you ever seen a roast? Or do you worry you'll break all your pearls from all the clutching?

I specifically said that I don't think it's okay for a Man to make fun of a Woman's physical appearance. Would it be okay for me to stand near you and your wife, and make fun of her physical appearance?

And, once again this wasn't the Jada Smith Comedy Roast.

Some words have consequences.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: lawdog77 on March 29, 2022, 11:47:05 AM
Yet you seem okay with normalizing a Man making fun of the physical appearance of a Woman, based on your lack of comment given multiple opportunities to do so on thus far. I’m unwilling to normalize that. I’m unwilling to normalize certain verbal behavior, not just physical.

In life, if a Man is going to make fun of the physical appearance of another man’s wife, I’d suggest that man keep his hands up and not lead with his chin. Where he says it doesn’t matter.

I’m not willing to “only” say that violence is not okay. In addition, I don’t believe a person can say anything they want to another person and simply hide behind, oh they were just kidding or oh it’s okay, they are a comedian. Depends on the situation. Words have consequences sometimes. (as do physical actions)

As I said before, a Man making fun of the physical appearance of a Woman is punching down.
Rock was making fun of a haircut. People make fun of people's hairstyles all of the time. It was a joke which is pretty mild on its surface. Not until the alopecia comes up is when it turns bad. Stories are that Rock didnt know of the alopecia. Those that know him would say he would definitely not make fun of a person with a disease. Jada's been known to have some crazy hairstyles. Here's one from 2013

(https://akns-images.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/2013105/rs_1024x759-131105085517-1024.Jada-Pinkett-Smith-Hair-jmd-110413.jpg?fit=around%7C1024:759&output-quality=90&crop=1024:759;center,top)

Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: StillAWarrior on March 29, 2022, 11:51:12 AM
Yet you seem okay with normalizing a Man making fun of the physical appearance of a Woman, based on your lack of comment given multiple opportunities to do so on thus far. I’m unwilling to normalize that. I’m unwilling to normalize certain verbal behavior, not just physical.

In life, if a Man is going to make fun of the physical appearance of another man’s wife, I’d suggest that man keep his hands up and not lead with his chin. Where he says it doesn’t matter.

I’m not willing to “only” say that violence is not okay. In addition, I don’t believe a person can say anything they want to another person and simply hide behind, oh they were just kidding or oh it’s okay, they are a comedian. Depends on the situation. Words have consequences sometimes. (as do physical actions)

As I said before, a Man making fun of the physical appearance of a Woman is punching down.

You keep talking in general terms..."don't believe a person can say anything they want to another person..." and "If a Man is going to make fun of the physical appearance of another man's wife..."

This wasn't just a "person" and this wasn't just a "man" and his "wife". These were celebrities at an awards show. Pakuni doesn't have to normalize what Chris Rock said. It's been normalized for a long, long time. That's what happens on these shows. That's what happens to celebrities. You know what doesn't happen?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Jockey on March 29, 2022, 12:13:15 PM
And every poster who made fun of Chico's height (or lack thereof).

At least I am safe then. I only made fun of his intellect and his commitment to speaking truthfully.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: shoothoops on March 29, 2022, 12:15:10 PM
You keep talking in general terms..."don't believe a person can say anything they want to another person..." and "If a Man is going to make fun of the physical appearance of another man's wife..."

This wasn't just a "person" and this wasn't just a "man" and his "wife". These were celebrities at an awards show. Pakuni doesn't have to normalize what Chris Rock said. It's been normalized for a long, long time. That's what happens on these shows. That's what happens to celebrities. You know what doesn't happen?

My example was pretty specific. Would it be okay for me to meet up with you and your wife so that I can make fun of her physical appearance?

Oh for you it's okay in some cases but not others. Is there a list somewhere?

All people have the same value, no more no less.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Pakuni on March 29, 2022, 12:24:43 PM
My example was pretty specific. Would it be okay for me to meet up with you and your wife so that I can make fun of her physical appearance? 

Because that's very similar to what happened here and context isn't real.



Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: StillAWarrior on March 29, 2022, 12:26:50 PM
My example was pretty specific. Would it be okay for me to meet up with you and your wife so that I can make fun of her physical appearance?

Oh for you it's okay in some cases but not others. Is there a list somewhere?

All people have the same value, no more no less.

Absolutely not. But pay me $20 million per picture, invite me and my celebrity wife to the Oscars, and do it from the stage...I'll deal with it and I won't hit you.

Your refusal to acknowledge context is odd, frankly.

And while I appreciate your "all people have the same value" sentiment, it's not true. You or I would have been arrested and charged for striking the person who made fun of our wives' personal appearance. Will Smith wasn't. I would venture a guess that ultimately Will Smith thinks he's made a good trade: hundreds of millions of dollars and worldwide fame (and all that comes with it...including the ability to hit a celebrity on national television without being charged), but people may poke fun of him and his wife from time to time.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: lawdog77 on March 29, 2022, 12:41:07 PM
At least I am safe then. I only made fun of his intellect and his commitment to speaking truthfully.
I think I made fun of all three. I need to be better.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: shoothoops on March 29, 2022, 01:03:00 PM
Because that's very similar to what happened here and context isn't real.

I acknowledge context in every specific example. You were equating the Oscars with a Jada Smith Comedy Roast. That isn’t acknowledging context.

I don’t think it’s okay to say anything you want to a person without possible consequences whether that person makes millions of dollars or very few.

It’s somehow okay to make fun of the physical appearance of someone’s wife because they make a lot of money or are in a movie? Nah.



Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Pakuni on March 29, 2022, 01:15:47 PM
I acknowledge context in every specific example. You were equating the Oscars with a Jada Smith Comedy Roast. That isn’t acknowledging context.

I don’t think it’s okay to say anything you want to a person without possible consequences whether that person makes millions of dollars or very few.

It’s somehow okay to make fun of the physical appearance of someone’s wife because they make a lot of money or are in a movie? Nah.

No, I wasn't equating the Oscars with anything. I was questioning how your insistence that jokes about a woman's appearance are verboten under all circumstances jibes with the existence of roasts.
And, no, the Oscars isn't a roast, but roasting the celebrities in attendance has been a tradition among hosts of awards shows for decades.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Hards Alumni on March 29, 2022, 03:28:34 PM
If you think I've suggested you condone violence, then I've worded my posts poorly, or you're misreading them.
I don't believe you or shoot are condoning violence. But I do think when you suggest violence is a natural consequence of telling a joke - even an offensive one - in a comedic setting, then you're normalizing that behavior.
Normalize and condone are not synonyms.

Flatly disagree.  I'm not normalizing anything.  Normalization would require condoning the behavior.  I do not condone violence.

Having said that, there is the distinct reality that every person responds differently to disrespect.  I do not condone the violent response to any behavior, but I accept that others may.  Since my condoning or condemnation has zero impact on their feelings.  I do not have any power to alter people's behavior.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Pakuni on March 29, 2022, 03:37:34 PM
Flatly disagree.  I'm not normalizing anything.  Normalization would require condoning the behavior.  I do not condone violence.

Well, I'm not sure where we can go with this discussion if we can't agree that the dictionary definition of a word is what that word means.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Hards Alumni on March 29, 2022, 03:41:54 PM
Well, I'm not sure where we can go with this discussion if we can't agree that the dictionary definition of a word is what that word means.

If you wish to continue to be pedantic, of course we can't disagree.

What do you think should happen.  Should we lock up Will Smith?
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Pakuni on March 29, 2022, 03:46:06 PM
If you wish to continue to be pedantic, of course we can't disagree.

What do you think should happen.  Should we lock up Will Smith?

It's pedantic to use words as intended, rather than inventing definitions to suit one's needs?
Hate to be pedantic ... but that's not what pedantic means, either.

What should happen? Nothing.
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: JWags85 on March 29, 2022, 04:01:20 PM
Unless we spin this off into another Will Smith thread, this is my final contribution regarding the matter, but I found it QUITE interesting.  Cause yet again, Scientologists are never not bizarre

https://twitter.com/themaxburns/status/1508450332392976389?s=20&t=WajRzPcwiMH84iETeZRnog
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: Hards Alumni on March 29, 2022, 04:09:53 PM
It's pedantic to use words as intended, rather than inventing definitions to suit one's needs?
Hate to be pedantic ... but that's not what pedantic means, either.

What should happen? Nothing.

Ah, so you're normalizing his behavior.  Got it.   ;)
Title: Re: What are you watching in 2020 (or re-watching)???
Post by: rocket surgeon on March 29, 2022, 06:35:27 PM
Well, I'm not sure where we can go with this discussion if we can't agree that the dictionary definition of a word is what that word means.

  kinda like trying to define woman, eyna?  some things are just hard to nail down