What are you watching now?

Loki

@George-K said in What are you watching now?:

I ~~wasted~~ spent an hour this afternoon watching the first two episodes of Netflix's "Space Force." It's a "comedy" about the new commander of the newly-established "Space Force."

It was mildly funny, in a "Avenue 5" kind of way. Steve Carrell, whom I like as an actor, tends to overdo it (is this what he did in "The Office?") and John Malkovich does his best John Malkovich impression.

It was poignant seeing Fred Willard as Carrell's dad.

But...two episodes are enough for me to decide not to explore it any more. Taking it off my "watch list."

Wise choice. The first two episodes were the best. I really wanted it to turn the corner, and it did, just in the wrong direction. I am at 4 and that’s enough thank you.

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

@Loki they didn't seem to understand the difference between "Funny" and "Stupid."

Loki

@George-K said in What are you watching now?:

@Loki they didn't seem to understand the difference between "Funny" and "Stupid."

Some really funny moments immediately followed by something really dumb. Disorienting. One of my tests of bad film is meandering tone.

MainerMikeBrown

One day about a week ago, I watched Kelly's Heroes and My Cousin Vinny on the same day, even though I've seen both movies a hundred times.

Catseye3

@George-K: I agree -- though I admired Max von Sydow in the movie Needfull Things, especially him sitting in his easy chair, giggling with satisfaction (and those gnarly fingernails!) over how well his evil plan is unfolding.

I love Max von Sydow.

MainerMikeBrown

I think tonight I'll watch an episode or two of the sitcom, Hogan's Heroes.

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

@Catseye3 said in What are you watching now?:

@George-K: I agree -- though I admired Max von Sydow in the movie Needfull Things, especially him sitting in his easy chair, giggling with satisfaction (and those gnarly fingernails!) over how well his evil plan is unfolding.

I love Max von Sydow.

Never saw "Needful Things." How was it?

I'm currently binging through Better Call Saul - 5th season. Seems like (so far) a stronger season, laying a lot of the groundwork we would see in Breaking Bad (Crazy Eight! w00t!).

LuFins Dad

I’m watching Blues Clues & You. The new guy is okay.

Doctor Phibes

@LuFins-Dad said in What are you watching now?:

I’m watching Blues Clues & You. The new guy is okay.

I miss those days. My daughter just re-watched the entire Avatar the Last Airbender series, and I secretly loved it. Now she's watching it again, but I think I'm spent.

LuFins Dad

Lol, we just put episode 1 on Netflix.

Axtremus

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Hey @George-K , what is it that you love say about robot overlords?
Oh, they want all y’all to stay indoors.

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George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

@George-K said in What are you watching now?:

I'm currently binging through Better Call Saul - 5th season. Seems like (so far) a stronger season, laying a lot of the groundwork we would see in Breaking Bad (Crazy Eight! w00t!).

A much, much, stronger season than the last few. We finally see the beginning of ~~Jimmy's~~ Saul's descent into being a henchman for Gus. Mike's behaviors begin to make sense.

Good stuff.

Considering what we know comes later, the whole "Kim Wexler" plot, though interesting and fun, seems like a bit of a sideshow. Though she is positioned as (I hate this term) Saul's moral compass, I think the story could have been told without her.

I'm really curious to see what happens as ~~Jimmy~~ Saul ends up as the manager of Cinnabon.

Loki

@George-K said in What are you watching now?:

Considering what we know comes later, the whole "Kim Wexler" plot, though interesting and fun, seems like a bit of a sideshow. Though she is positioned as (I hate this term) Saul's moral compass, I think the story could have been told without her.

I guess she’s not on George’s hit parade.

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

@Loki said in What are you watching now?:

@George-K said in What are you watching now?:

Considering what we know comes later, the whole "Kim Wexler" plot, though interesting and fun, seems like a bit of a sideshow. Though she is positioned as (I hate this term) Saul's moral compass, I think the story could have been told without her.

I guess she’s not on George’s hit parade.

Oh, ~~I'd~~ Jon would hit her.

It's a good side story, but in the larger "Breaking Bad" universe, she's irrelevant.

Loki

@George-K said in What are you watching now?:

It's a good side story, but in the larger "Breaking Bad" universe, she's irrelevant.

I think her role is to let us believe Saul won’t sink into the abyss, that somehow she knows something we don’t. But basically it’s a story of codependency.