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brewcity77

Quote from: MUBurrow on April 29, 2024, 10:52:25 AM
Does Three Body Problem get better as it goes on? I couldn't even make it through the first ep because the whole thing seems to hinge on this gif



We're about halfway through and enjoying it.

Also just finished the first season of Killing Eve. That's really good. Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer are both excellent.

MU82

Fallout was fun. Another case of enjoying a show I didn't even know was based on a video game until well into the season.

Though post-apocalyptic like The Last Of Us, the similarity mostly ends there. It's not as good as TLOU - but few series have been, so that's not really criticism.

The always-great Walton Goggins plays a central character with an interesting backstory, and the two other leads are good too. Fallout is  gory as hell, but it's also funny quite often. Recommend.
"It's not how white men fight." - Tucker Carlson

"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." - George Washington

"In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell

Hards Alumni

Quote from: MU82 on May 03, 2024, 12:38:35 PM
Fallout was fun. Another case of enjoying a show I didn't even know was based on a video game until well into the season.

Though post-apocalyptic like The Last Of Us, the similarity mostly ends there. It's not as good as TLOU - but few series have been, so that's not really criticism.

The always-great Walton Goggins plays a central character with an interesting backstory, and the two other leads are good too. Fallout is  gory as hell, but it's also funny quite often. Recommend.

Watched it and played some of the games.  It does them justice.  Good show.

Jockey

Too cartoonish for me. Watched one episode and didn't go back for more.

MU82

Quote from: Jockey on May 03, 2024, 02:10:51 PM
Too cartoonish for me. Watched one episode and didn't go back for more.

That's why there are a bazillion shows out there. Everything isn't for everybody.

For example, the creative minds behind Westworld were also behind Fallout. I tried to watch Westworld 3x and I just couldn't get into it. But lots of people (and critics) thought it was great. And that's OK!
"It's not how white men fight." - Tucker Carlson

"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." - George Washington

"In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell

Jockey

Quote from: MU82 on May 03, 2024, 05:11:49 PM
That's why there are a bazillion shows out there. Everything isn't for everybody.

For example, the creative minds behind Westworld were also behind Fallout. I tried to watch Westworld 3x and I just couldn't get into it. But lots of people (and critics) thought it was great. And that's OK!

Yup. Generally, we are pretty close as far as what we like.

With Westworld, I'm with you 100%. 1st season was alright and it went downhill till I finally gave up on it.

Sir Lawrence

Watched "Unfrosted" on Netflix.  Great cast.  Horrible movie. 
Ludum habemus.

CTWarrior

Quote from: MUBurrow on April 29, 2024, 10:52:25 AM
Does Three Body Problem get better as it goes on? I couldn't even make it through the first ep because the whole thing seems to hinge on this gif


The book trilogy story was tremendous, though a bit of a slog to read because of Chinese translated to English.  Haven't started the series though.
I am guessing they've changed almost all of it for TV since it was a China-centric story. 
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Hobbes:  What's misunderstood about you?
Calvin:  Nobody thinks I'm a genius.

wadesworld

Binged the 4 episodes that are already available of Under the Bridge on Hulu.  Think it's pretty good and will watch the last 4 as they come out.

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We really enjoyed Under the Banner of Heaven. I would imagine LDS folks not so much.

Jockey

Quote from: wadesworld on May 06, 2024, 02:25:53 PM
Binged the 4 episodes that are already available of Under the Bridge on Hulu.  Think it's pretty good and will watch the last 4 as they come out.

I was unsure on that one. I will give it a try.

Lennys Tap

Watching A Man In Full. Good show, Jeff Daniels (as usual) shines.

JWags85

Quote from: Lennys Tap on May 06, 2024, 06:22:21 PM
Watching A Man In Full. Good show, Jeff Daniels (as usual) shines.

It took me a minute to realize that it was an adaptation of the Tom Wolfe novel and then I got very pumped.  The novel, like The Bonfire of the Vanities, is incredible.  But I have high hopes this adaptation is better than Brian De Palma's disaster take on Bonfire.

MU82

We just watched wecrashed on Apple.

It was OK. Jared Leto was great as usual, and Anne Hathaway played her character well, but the series could have been 3-4 episodes instead of 8. Lots of repeated themes over and over again.

Watched the first 2 episodes of The Veil on Hulu. They are introducing a ton of stuff in a very short time (episodes are only about a half-hour), so it's a little muddled, but we'll give it a chance. The premise is promising.
"It's not how white men fight." - Tucker Carlson

"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." - George Washington

"In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell

StillAWarrior

Adam Scott says that Severance S2 is "coming out in the somewhat near future" Hopefully, that doesn't mean 15 months...like it often seems with such things.

My daughter and I have been re-watching S1 in anticipation.
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mu_hilltopper

We watched "Unfrosted."

Wow, was that horrible.   Like, I felt bad for Seinfeld it was so pathetic. 

Could not watch the whole thing, had to fast-forward to get through it.

They had enough content for an SNL skit, but they stretched it to 93 minutes.

reinko

Fallout on Prime is great, based on video game I never played and don't anything about, didn't feel lost or anything. 

Pretty gory, but not surprisingly Walter Goggins steals every scene he is in.

The Sultan

Quote from: mu_hilltopper on May 10, 2024, 10:03:59 PM
We watched "Unfrosted."

Wow, was that horrible.   Like, I felt bad for Seinfeld it was so pathetic. 

Could not watch the whole thing, had to fast-forward to get through it.

They had enough content for an SNL skit, but they stretched it to 93 minutes.

Starting to think Seinfeld was more about Larry David. Pretty much the only other thing of his that I've liked is his series with comedians and coffee - but that's usually because the other guys are funny.
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GB Warrior

Quote from: reinko on May 11, 2024, 03:35:36 PM
Fallout on Prime is great, based on video game I never played and don't anything about, didn't feel lost or anything. 

Pretty gory, but not surprisingly Walter Goggins steals every scene he is in.

Wife and I tried to watch this together. Like TLoU, I played the video games and she didn't. Unlike TLoU, there is a universe established over decades that this game operates in, and she felt the learning curve was too steep.

For someone who played, it maintained all of the charm, absurdity of all of it.

MU82

Neither my wife nor I have ever played the video games upon which those series are based. We loved TLOU and we liked Fallout.

We didn't even know TLOU was based on a video game until after we had watched several episodes.
"It's not how white men fight." - Tucker Carlson

"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." - George Washington

"In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell

Lennys Tap

Quote from: Jockey on May 03, 2024, 02:10:51 PM
Too cartoonish for me. Watched one episode and didn't go back for more.

I made it through 3 episodes but felt the same way.

Just finished two other series.

Baby Reindeer was troubling, a very difficult watch but compelling and well done.

Bodkin started very slowly but finished strong.

I'd recommend both.

Jockey

Quote from: Lennys Tap on May 13, 2024, 08:00:34 PM
I made it through 3 episodes but felt the same way.

Just finished two other series.

Baby Reindeer was troubling, a very difficult watch but compelling and well done.

Bodkin started very slowly but finished strong.

I'd recommend both.

We just finished Baby Reindeer as well. Your assessment is right on.

JWags85

Baby Reindeer was bat sh**, absolutely all over the place.  But I never had any clue where it was going or what was coming next, which at the very least was compelling.

I couldn't say I loved it, couldn't say I disliked it, but I was oddly impressed by it and Richard Gadd is a really talented dude.  Even moreso realizing that its a true, autobiographical story.

wadesworld

Watched the first episode and just could not do it.

reinko

If your down for a good cry, Iron Claw came out on Max, thought it was really well done.

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