bollemanneke 3,337 Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 The Missing, season 2. I must say I'm sort of glad it's over, got a bit tired of Keeley Hawes frantically speaking all the time, but other than that very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 On 2/16/2017 at 0:27 PM, Stefancos said: Alex is only watching it because it has Clara from Doctor Who, Jason. Perfectly valid reason at that. She's gorgeous. One Punch Man Simply put: THIS IS AMAZING. Parasyte -the maxim- Very cool show that I've wanted to watch for a while. Has it's flaws later on with how it sets up its final two villains, and I almost thought it was gunning for the worst ending ever (but thankfully it recovers nicely), and it becomes a bit didactic in the final stretch, but terrific entertainment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 Santa Clarita Diet 1x09 The Book! Santa Clarita Diet 1x10 Baka, Bile and Baseball Bats Lame ending to a lame show. Like I said before the first season was just a total rush job of plot, bounding from idea to idea without developing any of them, dispatching of every interesting character along the way. The final two brought us Derek Waters and Porcia De Rossi as some pretty good ones, but Waters was only good in one scene before they ruined him. De Rossi should stick around if the show gets renewed but overall I just found I couldn't and don't care about anything that happened this entire season and will have forgotten it all very soon. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Watched a couple of episodes of Planet Earth. I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 I have absolutely no hope for a show like that to achieve it's potential or be truly effective on cable television. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Wasn't the old show pretty good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Yes, but it was on HBO, rife with adult goodness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Boobies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 It was an vital element of the show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Whoooohoooo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 Get ready for the Robot Roll-Call: MST3K is coming to Netflix April 14! https://www.facebook.com/netflixus/photos/a.88877538869.89778.6275848869/10154362307788870/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Saw that on Twitter earlier this morning, can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Basically everything's getting a reboot these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 Are you just noticing that now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 The idle evening guilty pleasure continues unabated and we have nearly gotten up to date with Benidorm, last night's episode of which ended with Joan Collins, in a "may as well" sort of way, resolving to get jiggy with Johnny Vegas in a hotel room. After that, I can basically stop watching all forms of visual entertainment henceforth, TV and movies, because I feel like I have seen it all. May as well sell the telly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 That's about as jarring a concept as I've seen! Joan Collins and Johnny Vegas! Fucking hell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 28 minutes ago, Jay said: Are you just noticing that now? No. Just a passing reflection of the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Finally got around to watching Deadwood. Two episodes in and I already know it's going to be worth my time. I'm not a fan of the genre but great writing and acting makes any concept great. Blu-ray transfer looks tad disappointing though. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted February 24, 2017 Author Share Posted February 24, 2017 Lauren Graham joins the cast of Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Deep Space Nine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Me too! Broken Link and Apocalypse Rising! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 I watched Riverdale, Netflix's brand new Twin Peaks plundering (probably the most blatant ever). Managed to get through about 25 minutes of it but I couldn't bring myself to see it through to the end of the pilot. Far too many immaculately beautiful people for my liking, I struggle to suspend disbelief when the entire cast look like bland handsome catalogue models. If you're in your early twenties though, it's probably perfect entertainment with style (it's had great reviews). It's not for me though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Isnt this based on the Archie comics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 No idea, never heard of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 I think that's kind of the point of the show. But like you I don't see the appeal. Looks to "Dawson's Creek" for my tastes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 It seemed squarely aimed at 18-26s to me. Glossy, slick and sexually charged in every scene... just because. I was hoping for more grown ups in main roles, like Twin Peaks has, but I didn't stick around long enough to find out there probably aren't any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Its based on an ancient American comic strip. Nothing to see here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 It is based on the Archie comics. From what I've heard, it's basically a hyper-sexualised adaptation of it for today's young audiences. My friends couldn't stand it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 On 2/22/2017 at 11:16 AM, Jay said: Video isn't showing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 'American Crime Story' Put into today's context it's a fascinating look into the american psyche (it is, anyway). Though seeing this million $ carnival spectacle just to get a former NFL star off the hook might make you blink once or twice during the sometimes frankly surreal juristic shenanigans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 7 hours ago, KK said: It is based on the Archie comics. From what I've heard, it's basically a hyper-sexualised adaptation of it for today's young audiences. My friends couldn't stand it. Were the comics a Twin Peaks rip off then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Interesting that like Americans the English seem to be totally oblivious to anything going on outside their country. The Archie comics have been going on since 1939. And I fail to see where the comparison with Twin Peaks comes from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Watch 5 mins of Riverdale and you'll see why. The producers have been open about their key TV influence. Also, I don't follow comics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Not even when you were a kid? What did you read? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Dandy and Beano. Actually, the one other I read was foreign: Tintin. Absolutely loved those, had them all. But I stopped reading comics when I was about 15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 That old? Tintin was great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 I'm going to buy Isabelle a selection of them in a couple of years, see what she thinks. Maybe Prisoners of the Sun and The Seven Crystal Balls would be a good introduction. It's nuts how much they consume literature as soon they are able. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 That was an exciting age! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 The Legend Of Korra Book Two: Spirits Once the two-part "Beginnings" kicks in the rest of the season is top notch stuff. Great world and mythology building and the finale feels like it could have ended the show. Can't imagine how the narrative could possibly escalate from here, but I look forward to diving into Season 3. A damn shame that Nickelodeon will never release Jeremy Zuckerman's music for the rest of the series. It's brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Star Trek: DS9 - The Forsaken Ambassador Troi on DS9, with the usual season 1 station in danger subplot. Actually one of the better Lwaxana episodes. She has no reason to be there, but the way she leeches herself to Odo is at first entertaining and later quite moving. I've seen Majel Barret in several Star Trek roles and I have no idea if she is anything other that a mediocre actress. But she's always been absolutely fearless in her portrayal of Lwaxana. Anything more measured or restrained would make the character ineffective. Auberjonois is a perfect straight man for her as the always measured and restrained Odo. The subplot where the station computer actually develops something of a crush on O'Brien is actually quite as fun and cute as a technobabble plot can be. Slow but enjoyable episode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 You agree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Halfway through Deadwood season 1. So far it's great. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 8 hours ago, crocodile said: Halfway through Deadwood season 1. So far it's great. Karol It's great all the way through. Holy! Has this been posted before? It's Bryan 'Hannibal' Fuller's new series! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 Looking forward to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Yeah, it looks quite 'unrestricted' again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 That looks interesting. Need to check out Hannibal too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 Hannibal is a crazy and fascinating show. I hope one day they can make their version of Silence of the Lambs with this cast, now that they got through Red Dragon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 What would be the point of that? Silence Of The Lambs is a perfect film, and a very close adaptation of the novel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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