A24 4,333 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 12 hours ago, Koray Savas said: No one complained other than Bruce Marshall. There is no forced diversity. I’m now 4 episodes into Bly Manor. It’s a much more subtle and slower affair than Hill House. Feels more like one long film, as opposed to an episodic narrative. Not much has yet to happen nearly half way through, and while the atmosphere and tension are nice, I hope there’s a satisfying conclusion to all the build-up. Sorta agree. I'm three episodes in but I did feel my attention drifting away for the first time during the kids' performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 It'th perfectly thplendid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 ASMR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 The show played that sombre plinky plonky piano motif so many fucking times, it was relentless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 Lovecraft Country, episodes 1-5 (first half of the season) This show is... all over the place. Episode 1 is monsters in the woods, episode 2 is wizards casting spells in an old castle, episode 3 is a haunted house, episode 4 is a Goonies-esque underground tunnel adventure complete with booby traps and skeletons guarding treasure, episode 5 is polyjuice-potion-esque body swapping. It's like X-Files where you never know what paranormal event you are getting each week - but instead of FBI agents investigating each different thing, the main characters are a group of 1950's Chicago residents who seem to accept the fact that magic is real pretty quickly and then just try to survive in racist times while figuring out their family's history to explain it's connection to these different paranormal events. There's Atticus (Jonathan Majors), a Korean war vet, Montrose (Michael K. Williams), his estranged father, George (Courtney B. Vance), his loving uncle, Hippolyta (Aunjanue Ellis), his star-gazing aunt, Leti (Jurnee Smollett) his childhood friend and fellow sci-fi nerd, and Ruby (Wunmi Mosaku), Leti's estranged sister. When they aren't fighting the paranormal, half the time they spend dealing with racist white guys (arrested them for no reason, burning crosses in their yards, invading their homes, trying to rape them, etc), and half the time investigating some over-arching plot the writers are trying to tell about some ancient cult called the Sons of Adam whose goals aren't really established yet halfway through the season, but seem to need Atticus because of his blood (his ancestor was a slave raped by a founding member of the cult). This isn't prestige TV, it's pulp TV. It's never really boring but it isn't super great either. We just kinda enjoy and laugh at the silliness. You can't take anything seriously. Oh, and the special effects do get better after the abysmal CGI of the monsters in the woods in the first episode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 19 hours ago, AC1 said: Sorta agree. I'm three episodes in but I did feel my attention drifting away for the first time during the kids' performance. It gets worse. Just finished it. Only episode I really enjoyed was 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 3 hours ago, Koray Savas said: It gets worse. Just finished it. Only episode I really enjoyed was 5. I caught the first two episodes. It's awfully boring. And the kids aren't very good. Should I give up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 3 hours ago, Koray Savas said: It gets worse. Just finished it. Only episode I really enjoyed was 5. Episode 4 was terrible with everyone sitting around the bonfire while drinking from the bottle and telling sad stories (with a sad piano music score in the background). The first two episodes were acceptable thanks to the introduction of all the characters, the interaction with the governess and the children, but now that's over, I'm not seeing anything good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 So that's a yes then. I'm glad I wasn't the only one getting annoyed by the sad Starks theme knockoff from the first season getting played ad nauseum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed. It was even more relentless than Laura Palmer's Theme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 13 hours ago, AC1 said: Episode 4 was terrible with everyone sitting around the bonfire while drinking from the bottle and telling sad stories (with a sad piano music score in the background). The first two episodes were acceptable thanks to the introduction of all the characters, the interaction with the governess and the children, but now that's over, I'm not seeing anything good. 13 hours ago, KK said: So that's a yes then. I'm glad I wasn't the only one getting annoyed by the sad Starks theme knockoff from the first season getting played ad nauseum. “Perfectly splendid” is the best thing out of the whole season. It honestly has a fairly neat idea on the afterlife that is similar to LOST, but it’s disguised and executed as a lame ghost story. Episode 5 is more or less “The Constant,” and I enjoyed it for those parallels. But that’s about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 I've started to rewatch SIX FEET UNDER. It's hard to think that this show is almost twenty years old. It's still the finest American TV drama series, this century. A24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,714 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 On 10/14/2020 at 8:02 PM, Koray Savas said: No one complained other than Bruce Marshall. There is no forced diversity. This doesn’t mean it’s “forced” or not, or whether it’s something to “complain” about or not, but it’s surely “something“ that is on the pop culture radar. ‘Haunting of Bly Manor’: How a Retelling of a Classic Can Champion Diversity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Anyone else watch 24? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 I only watch Fox News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,714 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Anyone else watched Hunting Of Bly Manor to the end? What do you think? My opinion: Spoiler After the two opening episodes, which I thought were strong and menacing, my God, what a drag it all turned out to be in the end. A big, air sucking, slow, sigh of a show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 On 10/16/2020 at 4:46 PM, Naïve Old Fart said: I've started to rewatch SIX FEET UNDER. It's hard to think that this show is almost twenty years old. It's still the finest American TV drama series, this century. Indeed, Richard! I have every season on DVD. I suppose they never released it on blu-ray, right? On 10/18/2020 at 1:45 PM, rough cut said: Anyone else watched Hunting Of Bly Manor to the end? What do you think? I stopped watching during episode 5. Couldn't take it any longer. At a certain point one wonders: What's the point? I'm not getting anything out of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 21 hours ago, rough cut said: Anyone else watched Hunting Of Bly Manor to the end? On 10/15/2020 at 10:20 PM, Koray Savas said: Just finished it. Only episode I really enjoyed was 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Zzzzzz... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 I'm a bit like that with S2 of Handmaiden. There was an entire episode set inside an empty warehouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 It was probably around that point I realized the show had fallen of a cliff and had no chance of recovering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 I'm still just about intrigued by why where it ends up though, plus I hear S2 does get good (at some point). My wife is flagging though, and she was the main driving force behind our viewings up until now. And sometimes it's just easier to continue to watch boring but established characters/stories than it is to start up something completely new again. Don't you just hate that whole thing? Having to start new shows from scratch. It's a trust thing (or laziness). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 Sounds more like laziness to me. I like new shows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Ditch Handmaid's and get to The Leftovers already Lee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Hmm, maybe. I've thought about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 10 hours ago, Quintus said: Hmm, maybe. I've thought about it. Be warned: I loved it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,714 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 @Jay Yes, anyone else? What’s your point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Started up Fargo season 2 again. It's been years, I recall we watched the first couple ages ago, but for whatever reason didn't carry on with it (probably some other big show returned and distracted). The opening 15 minutes of this season are terribly put together, but once we get to the diner shooting it suddenly locks on and gets good. I hear this is the series favourite. We'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 In my experience everyone who watches the show has a different opinion of which season is best. Plenty think 1 is the best, plenty think 2 is the best, plenty think 3 is the best. You'll make your own decision. For me, 1 is the best, 2 is the worst, and 3 is the 2nd best. Many on JWFan like 2 more than I did. We pretty much all agree it's a great show and worth watching every season! The current season 4 is terrific so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 I need to start 4 soon. I’ve shared it before, but my preference is 3, 2, then 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 I finally got around to watching the first episode of The Mandalorian. Long story short: I'm bored to tears with Star Wars now but I kept being hounded into watching this by work mates, so I eventually relented last night. Well it was perfect. I absolutely frickin' loved it! Every single aspect of the way it was done - from the way it was shot, the spartan dialogue, the tone, the music... I thought they nailed it all. This should be the template for general Star Wars media moving forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 On 10/15/2020 at 11:23 AM, Jay said: Lovecraft Country, episodes 1-5 (first half of the season) This show is... all over the place. Episode 1 is monsters in the woods, episode 2 is wizards casting spells in an old castle, episode 3 is a haunted house, episode 4 is a Goonies-esque underground tunnel adventure complete with booby traps and skeletons guarding treasure, episode 5 is polyjuice-potion-esque body swapping. It's like X-Files where you never know what paranormal event you are getting each week - but instead of FBI agents investigating each different thing, the main characters are a group of 1950's Chicago residents who seem to accept the fact that magic is real pretty quickly and then just try to survive in racist times while figuring out their family's history to explain it's connection to these different paranormal events. There's Atticus (Jonathan Majors), a Korean war vet, Montrose (Michael K. Williams), his estranged father, George (Courtney B. Vance), his loving uncle, Hippolyta (Aunjanue Ellis), his star-gazing aunt, Leti (Jurnee Smollett) his childhood friend and fellow sci-fi nerd, and Ruby (Wunmi Mosaku), Leti's estranged sister. When they aren't fighting the paranormal, half the time they spend dealing with racist white guys (arrested them for no reason, burning crosses in their yards, invading their homes, trying to rape them, etc), and half the time investigating some over-arching plot the writers are trying to tell about some ancient cult called the Sons of Adam whose goals aren't really established yet halfway through the season, but seem to need Atticus because of his blood (his ancestor was a slave raped by a founding member of the cult). This isn't prestige TV, it's pulp TV. It's never really boring but it isn't super great either. We just kinda enjoy and laugh at the silliness. You can't take anything seriously. Oh, and the special effects do get better after the abysmal CGI of the monsters in the woods in the first episode Lovecraft Country, episodes 6-10 (second half of the season) The show continued to be all over the place in it's second half. We got Korean demon possession, alternate dimensions, a It Follows-esque monster pursuit, time travel, and more magic spells and potions. Frankly the "monster of the week" approach kept things interesting through the entire middle of the series, but by the final 2 episodes things really get bogged down by having to wrap up this overarching story they'd been trying to tell. Overall? It's fine, decent enough entertainment. Not anything special. Stay away if you hate gore, because it's super gory, just buckets of blood and constant oozing of various body parts, mostly with cheap looking CGI. Nice cast though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 I was halfway through the second episode and had to switch it off because I was ready for bed. That was about a month ago. Until now I'd actually forgotten I had even been watching this. Helluva an indictment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 I think the first 3 episodes are the weakest of the season, until the final 2. The middle of the run is when everything worked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 The first one got me into it. But the second epi seemed pretty darn bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 It's never great. It's always pretty goofy. The themes they bring up are nice and the cast does fine with what they are given but this ain't no new prestige gem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,448 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Yeah, the pilot was pretty good, but from ep 2 onwards things got really dull. The later episodes were decent though, but I haven't watched the finale yet. And for a show with the word "Lovecraft" on its name, where is the Elder Gods? Cthulhu? Yog Sothoth? Cultists? Instead, we got a boring plot about magic and secret societies, like a gorier version of Harry Potter. The only lovecraftian monsters we got were the Shoggoths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 It's an adaptation of a specific novel by Matt Ruff, not an attempt to adapt the entirety of Lovecraft's work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,448 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Poor Cthulhu will have to keep waiting some bozo to adapt At the Mountains of Madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Barbarians Episode 1 If anyone wonders what kind of series it is, it's comparable to Vikings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 I hate it when Mozart's Requiem is labelled "opera music". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 On 10/15/2020 at 10:20 PM, Koray Savas said: It gets worse. Just finished it. Only episode I really enjoyed was 5. So this turned out to be one massive fucking waste of time. Neither a good ghost story nor a good love story. Perfectly splendid shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 What show are you talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 1 minute ago, Jay said: What show are you talking about? Bly Manor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 The Haunting of Bly Manor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Should have stuck to good old Captain Bligh and his Bounty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mepgStK5QU Quintus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Does YouTube not embed anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,363 Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 It absolutely does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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