Disco Stu 15,495 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 I find that show nigh on insufferable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon McBride 113 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 On 12/8/2016 at 0:39 AM, Stefancos said: Is it Golden Age quality? No, it's actually pretty terrible, but in a fun way, and not in a way that detracts from it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 8 hours ago, Quintus said: I watched the first episode of Bojack Horseman and, well, I suppose it was alright-ish. Tbh I struggled with it. Watch the full first season, it will surprise you. It really improves as it goes along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 I'll try. They're only short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 I've finally started my complete DVD set of The Wire. Five episodes in and it's already amazing. Fantastic writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,357 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 In glorious 4:3, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 The downloads I have are from a blue ray. What ratio is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,357 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 16:9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 I'd rather watch a widescreen presentation of it myself, if one exists. Where possible I don't really want to make do with 4:3 nowadays. Whenever I watch Curb I look forward to its later episodes and its switch to widescreen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 4 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: 16:9 Hurray! I dont like the black bars Alex, they contain coded messages from the government! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,622 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Which one of those features the girl in the blue knickers? I'll take that action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,441 Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 6 hours ago, Mr. Breathmask said: I've finally started my complete DVD set of The Wire. Five episodes in and it's already amazing. Fantastic writing. Why DVD and not Blu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 On 12/9/2016 at 11:52 AM, Quintus said: I watched the first episode of Bojack Horseman and, well, I suppose it was alright-ish. Tbh I struggled with it. The first few episodes are not much more than decent. But stick through the whole season, and you'll be surprised with it. The third season has some of the finest hours of television. Brilliant stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 52 minutes ago, Jay said: Why DVD and not Blu? I ignored the Blu-ray, because I wanted to watch the show in its original aspect ratio. Also, it cost twice as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,357 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 8 hours ago, Mr. Breathmask said: I ignored the Blu-ray, because I wanted to watch the show in its original aspect ratio. Exactly! IQ is pretty good for DVD anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 It's cheaper, but you get less picture than with the blu's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,357 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 That's probably the reason why they say the original ratio feels more 'intimate'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 So the blu's are more epic? And therefore more awesome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,357 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 It's not Game Of Thrones, Steef. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 I'm just joking Alex. DS9 got very epic in its later seasons and thats 4:3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,441 Posted December 16, 2016 Author Share Posted December 16, 2016 Well that looks terrible Weird to see Heather Dunbar from HOC show up here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Amazon emailed me just to tell me The Man in the High Castle season 2 is now available. Whoop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Already? Seems so soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 1 hour ago, Quintus said: Amazon emailed me just to tell me The Man in the High Castle season 2 is now available. Whoop! You gonna binge or take it slowly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Just checked the app now and all episodes are available. We'll probably aim for one per week, but you know what it's like once you get started... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 So we can discuss the season finale Sunday evening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 I reckon it'll end up being 2-3 episode each week. There's no rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 There will be once I start feeding you spoiler info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 You gonna blitz it again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Ep 2 now! This is great stuff! JFK as resistance leader! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Wait until you get to the part where Martin Luthor King is revealed as a traitor and slave trader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Apparently The Leftovers' final season might be heading down to Australia. The Leftovers: First look at the final season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,441 Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 Bryan Fuller Is Teasing A Potential Fourth Season Of ‘Hannibal’ OH MY GOD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,237 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Shame. I was excited about Fuller doing Trek. (Now that Jay has moved the post before mine, this seems rather out of context.) The last thing I watched was Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. It's based on Douglas Adams's two and a half novels, the first of which I consider to be on par with his Hitchhiker's Guide trilogy. And "based on" means that it takes the character, and the overall concept of super weird criminal cases consisting of lots of several seemingly unconnected storylines which come together in a highly constructed, but highly logical, conclusion, but with a story (nearly) completely of its own instead of using the actual plots of the Adams novels - based on a short comment in one of the earlier episodes, it's set after the two original stories, although that doesn't fully seem to make sense. And it's probably a good idea to not actually use the book plots, because at least the first one excels in not making any sense at all until the last half page makes everything fit together perfectly. If you do that in a series, I suppose hardly anyone will keep watching it beyond the first two episodes. Which means that the series is a bit more straightforward, while still leaving you guessing how (and why) it's all going to come together, although there's one major bit in the first episode that basically gives away what could have been a major twist closer to the end. It also means that the ending isn't the perfect focal point of all the plot strands that it is in the first Adams novel, but then what makes the novel so brilliant is that it seems nearly impossible to do that (and as far as I remember, Adams himself doesn't come close in the sequel). Considering this, I think the series is still mostly faithful to the source material, and has a quirkiness and over-the-topness of its own that makes it endearing if you like that sort of thing. It's more or less Sherlock with the absurdity (though not the fairy tail touch) of Pushing Daisies. Very fine cast, too, with Elijah Wood as the main sidekick doing his usual wide-eyed bewilderment thing to great effect. Certainly not for everyone, but I'm happy to see that apparently a second season has already been confirmed. Although I have to wonder how they are going to continue it with the main case of the first season basically solved, without running out of ideas when they can't reuse the plot devices of the first case again. Adams tried for his sequel, and was only partially successful, and more straightforward plotting of the series relies even more on those devices. publicist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 I watched the first episode the other night, "a blind view", as I call them - I'd never heard of it before, so it was another Netflix impulse. I'll be watching the second episode. This is high up on Steef's list, although he doesn't know it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,441 Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 It's on my radar, but I think Man in the High Castle is next for us now that we've finished The Fall 3, Mr Robot 2, Westworld and The OA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 1 minute ago, Jay said: It's on my radar, but I think Man in the High Castle is next for us Go for it! Me and Quintus need someone to talk to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 I get the impression Dirk Gently is starting out very beneath the radar, but I'll be very surprised if doesn't turn out to be a huge Netflix cult in the next couple of years. It's very good at its niche, and after one episode I think it's pretty safe to say there's probably nothing else on tv quite like it at the moment. Imagine Sherlock by way of Doctor Who as directed by Wes Anderson and that's sort of somewhere where Dirk Gently sits. Marian Schedenig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 OMG! Frodo! I'm in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 His character is the most harassed I've watched in recent memory, Wood is excellent. As my being a Northern Englishman, the chap in the yellow jacket (Dirk Gently) is really irritating at this early stage, but hopefully that'll change once I get used to his punchworthy personality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 36 minutes ago, Quintus said: As my being a Northern Englishman, the chap in the yellow jacket (Dirk Gently) is really irritating at this early stage, A southern ponce? He certainly looks punchable. Wouldn't know how to hold a pint proper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,237 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 1 hour ago, Quintus said: As my being a Northern Englishman, the chap in the yellow jacket (Dirk Gently) is really irritating at this early stage, but hopefully that'll change once I get used to his punchworthy personality. He's much more Sheldon than the Dirk Gently I imagined when reading the books. I'll have to re-read them to see if my interpretation was off or if the series's is just different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 5 hours ago, Stefancos said: Go for it! Me and Quintus need someone to talk to. I got there before both of you did. Though I wasn't as impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 You bothering with the second season? I haven't started it yet, I want to wait till January. I noticed a couple of of reviews for the first few episodes though, and they seemed to be very encouraging! Looking forward to it seeing as it's one of my favorites nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 7 minutes ago, KK said: I got there before both of you did. Though I wasn't as impressed. Perhaps you didn't "get" it. It's not like Game Of Thrones or Westworld. There's a certain subtlety to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Man in the High Castle is hardly subtle! That's the point. It's straightforward pulp. I think my problem with it was that I went in expecting Golden Age television, but the show seems to have different intentions. 2 hours ago, Quintus said: You bothering with the second season? I haven't started it yet, I want to wait till January. I noticed a couple of of reviews for the first few episodes though, and they seemed to be very encouraging! Looking forward to it seeing as it's one of my favorites nowadays. I checked out the first few episodes actually. Aside from some disappointing elements, I'm liking it. The world-building is done quite well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 It is pulp, but compared to the sledgehammer approach of some other shows it's actually very subtle in how it slowly builds its premise and it guids the audience through the story with a surprising amount of confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,357 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 On 10-12-2016 at 5:35 PM, Stefancos said: I dont like the black bars Alex ... Believe it or not, sometimes images look better in 4:3: A Clockwork Orange, Eyes Wide Shut, Barry Lyndon, ... 9 hours ago, KK said: Man in the High Castle is hardly subtle! Neither is Star Trek or Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Conclusion: Steef doesn't like subtle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 But Alex does love all-sweeping statements based on loose generalisations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 456 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Been plowing through random episodes of "Stargate Atlantis." Before I Sleep (S1) - It's a pretty good mythology-driven episode, with Weir being the sole focus here. I hadn't refreshed my memory by rewatching the pilot, so it got confusing at times. The underlying theme is surprisingly moving and intriguing. The bit players portraying the Ancients weren't convincing at all, especially the Asian chick. Irresistible (S3) - Wow. This is one of the worst episodes in the series, by far. The plot feels like a rejected filler episode originally written for Xena or Hercules, with a wildly miscast Richard Kind. He's not charismatic or threatening, just an irritating extension of his "Spin City" schtick. I ended up fast-forwarding parts of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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