Jay 37,352 Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 Yea, Barry was awesome! Such a pleasant surprise that was. Can't wait for season 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Rome That Julius Caesar was such a cool guy. But that Augustus dude was such a sissy. Meekish little bastard inherits the earth. Too many dicks and not enough fannies on this show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,066 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Great, now that there was a small chance of more female contributors at JWFan, you came back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 16 minutes ago, dougie said: That Julius Caesar was such a cool guy. Ciarán Hinds is the best thing about HBO's Rome. Yes, there are a few other good things, but, IMO, the show isn't as good after Caesar's death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 It must DIEEEE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Now it's time for you to watch ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Seen it. I like the theme to Rome where you can sing the words: "When you are in Rome You do as the Romans doooooo" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Started rewatching Black Mirror with Dave who has never watched before. There are some outstanding episodes. Course its not for everyone. Johnnyecks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 One of my favorite shows! I didn't know you watched it. What are your favorite ones? Johnnyecks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Crocodile is my Fav. Love Playtest and Nosedive. I haven't watched Bandersnatched. The Hated in the Nation, Entire History of You And National Anthem are all winners in my book. White Bear was some sick justice. The USS Calisister was not good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 Bandersnatch was interesting but not one of their best efforts Looking forward to season 5! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Me too. What are your favorites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 Not ranked by favorite, just the order they aired: The Entire History of You, Be Right Back, White Bear, White Christmas, Nosedive, Playtest, Shut Up and Dance, San Junipero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 White Bear reminded me of a DS9 episode where O'Brian was imprisoned in his own mind. Hard Times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 My Brilliant Friend. A HBO - RAI co-production. These 8 episodes were absolutely absorbing! The best TV series I've seen in years. 9/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Ive never heard of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,006 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 On 1/22/2019 at 4:17 PM, JoeinAR said: Crocodile is my Fav. Love Playtest and Nosedive. I haven't watched Bandersnatched. The Hated in the Nation, Entire History of You And National Anthem are all winners in my book. White Bear was some sick justice. The USS Calisister was not good to me. Why, thank you. Karol JoeinAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 26 minutes ago, Stefancos said: Ive never heard of it Me neither. It was on Canvas, my favorite TV channel. Got intrigued and programmed my telebox to record all episodes. If I had known it was this good, I would have waited for the Blu-ray. The adaptation of the second book has very recently been greenlighted. Yes!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Never heard of it either. But a Cremers 9/10 rating? Colour me intrigued! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 1 hour ago, KK said: Never heard of it either. But a Cremers 9/10 rating? Colour me intrigued! Music is by Max Richter of Leftovers fame, so you of all people should check this out, KK. KK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 I've never heard of this show either; What is it about? Some light googling doesn't reveal much and I don't want to stumble into spoilers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Info on the right side of the google results page says: Quote Pseudonymous author Elena Ferrante has written four mega-popular Neopolitan novels that explore the complicated intensity of female friendship. "My Brilliant Friend" is the first in the series, and also the first to be adapted for television. Filmed in Italian, the eight-episode drama centers on elderly author Elena Greco, who learns that the most important friend in her life, Lila Cerullo, has disappeared without a trace. It causes Elena to reflect on the early days of their friendship in dangerous but fascinating Naples, Italy, in the 1950s, when Elena and Lila are two very different girls at the top of their class. The story goes on to cover more than 60 years of their lives as Elena tries to describe the mystery of Lila. Book 1 or Season 1 only covers the childhood and adolescence of the two girls. Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 I have been looking for something new to start. Will check it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Jay said: I've never heard of this show either; What is it about? Some light googling doesn't reveal much and I don't want to stumble into spoilers Perhaps Alex is the new Morlock atlast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Did Morlock often find new pieces of entertainment to bring to the forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 He talked about Breaking Bad before anyone else here did. I think even @Alexcremers acknowledges this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 The greatest show of all time, except maybe for the wire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 I have started The Wire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,192 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I rewatched, once again, Carl Sagan's Cosmos. It's quite simply the best thing ever made for TV. I first saw it on TV in I guess my very early teens, and it left a strong impression - not only have a always had a soft spot for astronomy and science in general, and hold Sagan in the highest regard, but when, 20 years later, I first got the series on DVD, I think it was in part the Vangelis music that drove me back to it (Alpha and the Heaven and Hell bit that serves as the main title, in particular). After watching it for at least the third time on DVD (and fourth in total), it still leaves a strong impression. Not just in the content it presents (fascinating as it is on its own), and not even just through the sheer, even romantic, passion with which Sagan presents its ideas, but also in the way it's made - elaborate and sometimes high-end (considering it was made 40 years ago) animations and reenacted segments, strongly supported by the music: Lots of Vangelis, lots of Shostakovich 11, some Vivaldi and Beethoven and bits of Hovhaness. It all comes together in as an experience that's often more emotional than most successful drama series. It is a documentary programme, yet it's as much art as it is education. Remarkable also its construction - starting with an introduction to the methods and history of science, going through all kinds of major (not only) astronomical and evolutionary concepts and discoveries (always with a focus on how science as a tool led to them), but culminating in an entire episode that sums up all of these scientific advancements as the great strength of humanity, and constrasting it with all of humanity's shortcomings and dangers. It's a grand plea to human rationality, and as current in nearly all aspects (environmentalism, racism, sexism, and the importance of education for preventing them) today as it was in 1980. This should be mandatory viewing for all school children, and mandatory re-viewing for anyone planning to hold any kind of political office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 2 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said: I rewatched, once again, Carl Sagan's Cosmos. It's quite simply the best thing ever made for TV. http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?/topic/24899-star-trek-is-better-than-everything/& Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 A mediocre episode of The Flash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 That show lost me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 On 1/24/2019 at 10:57 PM, Stefancos said: I have started The Wire. Really? Bravo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I have started Fargo. The first episode is a poor attempt at recreating the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Oh dear! But I thought everyone loved the show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,066 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 It's greater than Star Trek! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Don't be silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,066 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Yeah, they don't even compare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Some dumb show about freezing cold flyover country is better than a show about space? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,066 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Space is also freezing, and mostly empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Space is bigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,066 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I prefer quality over quantity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docteur Qui 1,544 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 3 hours ago, Koray Savas said: I have started Fargo. The first episode is a poor attempt at recreating the film. Keep watching, if you still don’t like it by the middle of the first season then it’s probably not for you. The whole second season is magnificent, hopefully you make it that far. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 4 hours ago, Stefancos said: Oh dear! But I thought everyone loved the show? The movie sucked ass and I dont give a shit about the tv show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 It's got no superheroes in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 13 minutes ago, dougie said: It's got no superheroes in it. No but it has that annoying woman with the horrible accent. You do know that most films I like do not have a comicbook superhero. Or maybe you don't. Is Elliot a Superhero, or Brody? Clark Kent is. What about Carrie White, or Amanda Ripley? Rose Dewitt Bukater? I know Clayton Forrester isn't. Harry isn't though he is a wizard. Captain Patrick Hendry is most definitely not but he is heroic. Dr. Jack Griffin has the power of invisibility but he isn't in any way a hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,220 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 The only superhero I like is Columbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 22 minutes ago, JoeinAR said: I know Clayton Forrester isn't. Harry isn't though he is a wizard. I prefer Harrison Blackwood from the TV show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 6 hours ago, Koray Savas said: I have started Fargo. The first episode is a poor attempt at recreating the film. Stick with it. It stands on its own legs. Especially the second season. Docteur Qui and Jurassic Shark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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