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  1. Oh Barry was fantastic. Can't wait for the 3rd season. It def has humor in it, but it is pretty dark at times. But def Schitts Creek, The Good Place, What we do in the Shadows... those will make you laugh. Schitts Creek more towards the middle of S1 and into S2 is where it picks up. I found it quite boring the first few episodes. But as it progressed I absolutely loved it. Esp when love interests come about.
  2. Well, certainly has been a long time! I do love reading these lists... but I'm not going to read 396 pages of em lol. Series I have watched in 2020 and 2021 that I thought were great: Fargo S1 (have not started S2 yet) Haunting of Hill House Haunting of Bly Manor (yes I know alot didn't like it, but I found the slow burn of it to be great. The last two episodes ripped my heart out (much like ep 5 of HoHH). White Lotus (freakin great) Tales From The Loop (still waiting/hoping for S2) Better Call Saul Mystic Quest (S1 was great. S2 has been difficult to get through) Creepshow (on Shudder. S1 was a trod but S2 has been better. Have not seen S3 yet) Lost in Space (S1 I really enjoyed the second time around. Have not seen S2 or 3) Schitt's Creek (have watched this in it's entirety 3 times. I love it) The Good Place (S1, part of S2) Funny and nice twists Tiger King (S2) Yawn Squid Game - Good but... dunno if I will continue S2 if it happens Midnight Mass (Loved it. Yes, slow burn, but nice payoff) The Sinner (S1 I liked. Have not seen S2) Umbrella Academy (S1 and S2.. love it. 5 is funny as hell) What We Do In The Shadows (S1-3) - Very funny. Love love love it Dark (S1 and S2) have not started S3 yet, but it's been so long and it's such a confusing show, I think I will have to start it over. Dead To Me (S1 and S2) looking forward to S3! Ozark (S1-3) one of my fav shows. Don't Fuck With Cats (Hard to watch, but interesting true crime) You (S1) loved it. Have not seen S2 or 3 LOcke and Key (s1) didn't care for it. Have not seen S2. Defending Jackob (Enjoyable) Invasion (Enjoyed) Lisey's Story (lost interest after ep 2)
  3. While I definitely enjoy Creepshow a hell of a lot more, C2 is very enjoyable. I wish there were more than 3 stories and I didn't quite care for the animated sections. Wish those were live action. That always bothered me. The Raft is exceptional. My favorite though has always been The Hitchhiker. I am hesitantly looking forward to Nicotero's TV reboot, but am not hopeful. Creepshow 3 is pure garbage.
  4. I've been going back to Good Old Games and re-playing the old point and click adventure games of my youth (Space Quest, Kings Quest, Leisure Suit Larry, Police Quest, Hero's Quest, Gabriel Knight...etc....) all the old Sierra games. Was playing Spiderman, but lost interest. Played RDR2, never had any interest, it was a splurge purchase with the hopes that I would love it. I don't. Haven't played more than an hour. Want to try Kingdom Hearts 3 This Monster Boy game seems interesting. I miss Hearts of Darkness. That was a fun game.
  5. Don't forget Veronica Cartwright. Besides when she couldn't control herself from vomiting cherry pits, this was my favorite role of hers.
  6. Absolutely. The tones are nice and rich. Not tinny or muted.
  7. FINALLY finished Haunting of Hill House SPOILERS I was sold right from the moment it started. I thought it did a great job with the flashbacks, and the scares were great. Mike Flanigan is quickly going up the ladder of one of my favorite horror directors. He gets the scares just right. I have actually watch the series twice, the first time I didn't pay much attention to what was going on in the dead space of the foreground/background besides the actors and and the action taking place but it is his brilliance to put some of the ghosts in absolute plain site, but purposefully difficult to see. This was the first one I saw and it made my blood run cold.... And how this show got the mood just right. For a horror show, it hit the emotional buttons of mine. I found my self openly weeping at moments in it. Especially the episode "The Break Neck Lady". And I can't put enough praise on the episode "Two Storms" that pulled a "Lumet" and including very very little cuts, long takes. Love those. Also been going back and re-watching: I just love this series so much. So deliciously dark and twisted! I am in the small group of people that loved Bandersnatch. Although I didn't really care for it at first, when it got to the meta moment of you letting Stefan know that you were watching from Netflix and that he was not in control... was brilliant in my opinon. I adore Black Mirror so much. Although not every episode is great. My standouts are The Entire History of You Be Right Back White Bear White Christmas (prob my fav one) Nosedive San Junipero USS Callister (what a sociopath he was) Hang the DJ (a beauitful episode) and Black Museum However what I have been watching/binging a lot lately of Inside No. 9 This is another anthology TV show much like Black Mirror, Twilight Zone, etc.... The gimmick is that each episode takes place in the confines of 'something' that includes the number 9 in it. So, an address 9 blahblah St, Apt 9, Train car #9, etc.... Each episode stars the same two people (shown above) in different roles. They touch on every genre. Some episodes are really funny, some are incredibly sad, some are super spooky, and some are scary. Every episode comes with two twists. One that can kinda be guessed, but then there is one that comes out of nowhere. While not every episode is golden, there are some that are so wonderfully done that I have seen them several times. Stand out episodes with this are: Sardines A Quiet Night In Tom and Gerri La Couchette 12 Days of Christine Cold Comfort Devil of Christmas The Bill Riddle of the Sphinx Diddle DIddle Dumpling Tempting Fate To Have and to Hold and the ABSOLUTE INGENIUS Halloween special which had the UK up in arms and the twitterverse exploding. Dead Line All are avail on Netflix, except in the US where Inside No. 9 is not avail (It is avail on Amazon Prime with a Britbox Subscription) or those who use Netflix on the computer and have a VPN, it is avail if you are in a UK server.
  8. So these are the ones I went for: A bit on the pricey side, but I was living rent-free for awhile so I was able to afford these. The bass response is awesome, the simulated surround could be better but it suits my needs nicely. When gaming, the microphone is clear, not boomy. My only issue was with the wired set and the mixer. The connection was awful and the wire kept slipping out. I returned those and went with the wireless ones. It fits all my needs that I needed it to. However, if you are going to use it for gaming on a console, you have to choose which one you will use because the mix for the Xbox pair will not work with PS4 and vice versa. You can, however, buy a separate base for the other console to fix that problem ($100). The base plugs into an optical out (I have one in the computer and one in the TV). When I want to use them for the PC, I plug it into that. If I want to use it for movies or TV, I plug it into the TV. The surround works wonders and the bass response is nice enough. The charge lasts quite long, I have gone all day watching movies for 10+ hours and only towards the end of that needed to charge them. At that moment, you can just plug in a micro-usb wire into the headset and the nother end into a USB outlet and they will charge while being used.
  9. Saw several movies over the weekend. Die Tur (The Door) Terrible poster, but a ridiculously fun movie. Interesting twist on a time-bending formula. Noises Off The theater company I am working with is putting this show on, opens Friday, and watching tech and rehearsals made me want to go back and watch this comical farce. What a cast! Caine, Burnett, Hagerty, Henner, Ritter, Reeve!!! Produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall! This play-within-a-play is a riot. The play is better, and this drags on a bit and looses some steam in the third act, but a really funny funny movie Deathtrap Because one story about a playwriter that stars Christopher Reeve and Michael Caine isn't enough, there's another! Brilliantly casted, and wonderfully scripted twisting thriller directed by Lumet. The cinematography in this is masterful, as is with most of Lumet's films. Long sweeping takes with very, very, little cuts. I love this deviously wicked movie.
  10. What headphone would you remembered that mimic 5.1 or 7.1, moving into a smaller shared space and will no longer have the ability to use surround sound. Would need them to work for everything (pc, mac, xbone, ps4, apple tv, etc) Or does it make more sense to have everything stay plugged into my receiver and hook the microphones up to that? Surround sound and bass are my priority.
  11. Everything up there. My expectations of this were extremely hopeful, but very cautious due to the history of King adaptations. But this. Did. Not. Disappoint. Very well done, extremely well acted. Very much so looking forward to the next one, which I hope will get fast tracked. I liked it so much I saw it Thursday night, Yest, and have tickets to see it with good friends (who are driving over an hour to see it in Dolby Cinema) tomorrow. Second time around, still was unnerved by Pennywise. Parts still frightened me. And it was still exciting. I can't imagine me watching it in the theater anymore than 3 though.
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