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GustavBahler
Posts: 42195 Alba Posts: 15 Joined: 7/12/2010 Member: #3186 |
10/5/2020 5:51 PM
BigDaddyG wrote:GustavBahler wrote:smackeddog wrote:BigDaddyG wrote:GustavBahler wrote:Ordered some movies from the last few years that I missed. Watched "Predestination" with Ethan Hawke. Has to be the weirdest time travel movie, Ive ever seen. Found myself saying WTF throughout. Worth checking out for its originality. Looking forward to watching that. Picard as well. Another film worth seeing in spite of being flawed is "Sunshine" The Danny Boyle film. If just for the special effects. The cast is very good. Let down by the writing. |
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smackeddog
Posts: 38386 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 3/30/2005 Member: #883 |
10/9/2020 12:27 PM
Finally got round to watching the first episode of 'Mr Robot' and also 'Preacher'- enjoyed both of them (needed some new tv shows now the bball season is almost over). Anyone watch 'The Expanse'? I've only watched the first few episodes, it's okay so far but does it get better?
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BigDaddyG
Posts: 39471 Alba Posts: 9 Joined: 1/22/2010 Member: #3049 |
10/9/2020 12:48 PM
smackeddog wrote:Finally got round to watching the first episode of 'Mr Robot' and also 'Preacher'- enjoyed both of them (needed some new tv shows now the bball season is almost over). Anyone watch 'The Expanse'? I've only watched the first few episodes, it's okay so far but does it get better? I felt a bit underwhelmed by Preacher's season finale when I first saw it, but I've made peace with it. I'm glad the show made at it as long as it did with it's content. I still like the comic better. Just finished season 2 of The Boys and I give it a thumbs up. Can't wait for season 3. Always... always remember: Less is less. More is more. More is better and twice as much is good too. Not enough is bad, and too much is never enough except when it's just about right.
- The Tick
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smackeddog
Posts: 38386 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 3/30/2005 Member: #883 |
10/9/2020 2:38 PM
BigDaddyG wrote:smackeddog wrote:Finally got round to watching the first episode of 'Mr Robot' and also 'Preacher'- enjoyed both of them (needed some new tv shows now the bball season is almost over). Anyone watch 'The Expanse'? I've only watched the first few episodes, it's okay so far but does it get better? I read the Preacher comic so long ago, the only thing I could remember about it was Arseface! I’ll get round to The Boys at some point, but I’ll watch the HBO Watchmen series first |
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BigDaddyG
Posts: 39471 Alba Posts: 9 Joined: 1/22/2010 Member: #3049 |
10/9/2020 3:56 PM
smackeddog wrote:BigDaddyG wrote:smackeddog wrote:Finally got round to watching the first episode of 'Mr Robot' and also 'Preacher'- enjoyed both of them (needed some new tv shows now the bball season is almost over). Anyone watch 'The Expanse'? I've only watched the first few episodes, it's okay so far but does it get better? Don't go into the Watchmen TV series expecting the same feel that you had when you read the comic books. Yes, there are callbacks and the show deals with the ramifications caused be the characters' action in the book. But the show goes into bit's own direction. I liked it, but the ending definitely is definitely not in line with something Alan Moore would have written. Always... always remember: Less is less. More is more. More is better and twice as much is good too. Not enough is bad, and too much is never enough except when it's just about right.
- The Tick
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fwk00
Posts: 22153 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 5/20/2015 Member: #6048 |
10/10/2020 6:06 PM
The Politician on Amazon Prime is a weird, David Lynch like production. Watched two seasons of it and its oddly addictive. Like watching entitlement Washington children grow up to inherit either party.
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fwk00
Posts: 22153 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 5/20/2015 Member: #6048 |
10/12/2020 5:49 PM
Watched "I'm thinking of Ending Things" a few nights ago. A very strange, long movie that's engaging enough to keep you going. Going where? Well, that's a different story.
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GustavBahler
Posts: 42195 Alba Posts: 15 Joined: 7/12/2010 Member: #3186 |
10/13/2020 10:50 PM
Been watching repeats of the Eric Andre show. Only had seen a couple of episodes. Off beat humor for off beat times.
The last episode I watched, was thinking that Andre destroying his sets before every show had a Hendrix like quality to it. The same attitude towards the status quo. Then (no joke) Andre starts stomping on guitar pedals and setting his mic on fire. What are the odds lol. |
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Nalod
Posts: 70720 Alba Posts: 155 Joined: 12/24/2003 Member: #508 USA |
10/14/2020 1:00 PM
Finished 3 Westworld seasons.
I sort of liked season 3 the best. Maybe seeing Delores in fight scenes and in modern clothes had something to do with it?  Never been a huge Sci-Fi fan but this plot was executed fairly well. |
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fwk00
Posts: 22153 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 5/20/2015 Member: #6048 |
10/14/2020 1:13 PM
Nalod wrote:Finished 3 Westworld seasons. Westworld was done really well. I am a sci-fi fan but too much of it is done badly. I highly recommend The Boys on Amazon. You kind of have to be a comic fan to really appreciate the subtlety of it. |
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smackeddog
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10/14/2020 1:13 PM
Nalod wrote:Finished 3 Westworld seasons. I know it sounds weird, but honestly, there were too many bare bottoms in the first season- its all I remember! Just bare asses sat on seats every episode! (about to start season 2) |
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BigDaddyG
Posts: 39471 Alba Posts: 9 Joined: 1/22/2010 Member: #3049 |
10/14/2020 2:16 PM
Nalod wrote:Finished 3 Westworld seasons. I thought season 1 was the best. None of the seasons were bad, but I though season 3 lost it's focus a few a episode. Season 1 was probably the tightest from a narrative standpoint. Season two had the potential to be bad, bad the writers did a good job of tying things up at the end. I feel the the show runners wrote themselves into a corner in season 3. The set up this antangonist as a Lex Luther level Mastermind and then continue to undermine his character by having him make the dumbest mistakes. Also, the fact that a certain character was deemed a good guy because he have sex with robots created for perverse sexual acts is a bit confusing. It's like saying that the one vegan guy is saint because he was the only one who didn't partake in meat that that was legally processed and distributed for human conaumption. That's quite a leap. That said, season 3 is my favorite from a visual standpoint. Always... always remember: Less is less. More is more. More is better and twice as much is good too. Not enough is bad, and too much is never enough except when it's just about right.
- The Tick
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BigDaddyG
Posts: 39471 Alba Posts: 9 Joined: 1/22/2010 Member: #3049 |
10/14/2020 2:19 PM LAST EDITED: 10/14/2020 2:20 PM
fwk00 wrote:Nalod wrote:Finished 3 Westworld seasons. The "Girls get it done" dig at Marvel was hilarious. The Joss Whedon/DC dig was also funny. Show also gives a funny take on exploitive nature of corporate marketing in general. I think the show has elevated the material from the comicbooks. Always... always remember: Less is less. More is more. More is better and twice as much is good too. Not enough is bad, and too much is never enough except when it's just about right.
- The Tick
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Nalod
Posts: 70720 Alba Posts: 155 Joined: 12/24/2003 Member: #508 USA |
10/14/2020 2:47 PM
BigDaddyG wrote:Nalod wrote:Finished 3 Westworld seasons. Good points. Two got a bit saucy (bloody). I found it best to not over think the plots too much and just go with it. The visuals on three were very good and the plot was good enough. I thought on TWO it was more "Vignette stories" that did not tie up a the end. |
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BigDaddyG
Posts: 39471 Alba Posts: 9 Joined: 1/22/2010 Member: #3049 |
10/14/2020 3:28 PM
Nalod wrote:BigDaddyG wrote:Nalod wrote:Finished 3 Westworld seasons. Yep. It came out during the early stages of the lockdown, so people had more time analyze than usual. Also the Nolan's are known for creating media that require repeat viewings. But at it's core, it's a science fiction show about sex, violence and robots. Season 3 easily reaches the mark when you consider the basic premise. Always... always remember: Less is less. More is more. More is better and twice as much is good too. Not enough is bad, and too much is never enough except when it's just about right.
- The Tick
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fwk00
Posts: 22153 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 5/20/2015 Member: #6048 |
10/14/2020 9:08 PM
BigDaddyG wrote:fwk00 wrote:Nalod wrote:Finished 3 Westworld seasons. Yes, it really does elevate the genre in general. The pragmatism of the premises are just perfect. May I also recommend an author, Trevanian. Shibumi and [Eiger, Loo,...] Sanction books are as good as it gets. Predates many copycat heroes. |
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BigDaddyG
Posts: 39471 Alba Posts: 9 Joined: 1/22/2010 Member: #3049 |
10/14/2020 10:09 PM
fwk00 wrote:BigDaddyG wrote:fwk00 wrote:Nalod wrote:Finished 3 Westworld seasons. Looks cool. I'll give Eiger Sanction a try on audiobook. Always... always remember: Less is less. More is more. More is better and twice as much is good too. Not enough is bad, and too much is never enough except when it's just about right.
- The Tick
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GustavBahler
Posts: 42195 Alba Posts: 15 Joined: 7/12/2010 Member: #3186 |
10/17/2020 6:27 PM
To all Boxing fans...
Crush would have posted this first ESPN 7:30pm EST..Lomachenko vs Lopez. Undercards, of course. |
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fwk00
Posts: 22153 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 5/20/2015 Member: #6048 |
10/17/2020 9:17 PM
BigDaddyG wrote:fwk00 wrote:BigDaddyG wrote:fwk00 wrote:Nalod wrote:Finished 3 Westworld seasons. Shibumi is a stand-alone cult book. He wrote a few others - maybe a western or two. Really good stuff. |