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What are you watching now?

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  • George KG Offline
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    George K
    wrote on last edited by
    #427

    Is Mrs. Maizel good?

    I love Lasso, but I'm waiting to binge it. Lasso is a good example how comedy can be done without being insulting, sophomoric, scatological or just plain stupid.

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

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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    • MikM Away
      MikM Away
      Mik
      wrote on last edited by
      #428

      Maizel is very good. Excellent characters, dialogue and stories.

      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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      • HoraceH Offline
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        Horace
        wrote on last edited by
        #429

        Always a treat when Chris Porter releases a new special. I love all of them he's done. This recent one is good.

        Link to video

        Education is extremely important.

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        • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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          Doctor Phibes
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          #430

          I've been watching FUBAR at Mrs. Phibes suggestion on Netflix. It's both a title and an assessment.

          Don't bother under any circumstances.

          I was only joking

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          • MikM Away
            MikM Away
            Mik
            wrote on last edited by
            #431

            The Old Man
            The Diplomat
            Mrs. Maisel
            Shrinking

            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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            • MikM Mik

              Ted Lasso and Mrs. Maizel.

              JonJ Offline
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              Jon
              wrote on last edited by
              #432

              @Mik said in What are you watching now?:

              Ted Lasso and Mrs. Maizel.

              I watched the first episode of Lasso on an AA flight last week and it was ok but didn’t draw me in.

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              • HoraceH Offline
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                Horace
                wrote on last edited by Horace
                #433

                Broke in the new TV with a 4k viewing of FastX. Somewhere along the line that series became a self aware parody, with cringy moments of sort of taking itself seriously. I suppose I’m getting old. I don’t think the action sequences in the older installments were so ridiculously cartoonish. Maybe they’re going for a video game aesthetic.

                Education is extremely important.

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                • George KG Offline
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                  George K
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #434

                  Silo

                  Based on the books by Hugh (?) Honey.

                  I'm about ⅔ of the way through the 1st book, and there are some significant differences.

                  Link to video

                  Getting great reviews, but I'm not as excited as some. A solid 3 stars, perhaps 3.5.

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

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  • MikM Away
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                    Mik
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #435

                    George, have you seen The Old Man? Really good spy story. Great cast, very well done.

                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                    • MikM Mik

                      George, have you seen The Old Man? Really good spy story. Great cast, very well done.

                      George KG Offline
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                      George K
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #436

                      @Mik yes I have. Hoping for a 2nd season.

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

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      • MikM Away
                        MikM Away
                        Mik
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #437

                        VERY disappointed in the last episode of the season. Cheap trick to get you to watch S2. Grrr.

                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                        • Catseye3C Offline
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                          Catseye3
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #438

                          I'm playing catchup with The Dead Zone, the remake made for TV way back when. Coming to the end. It started out good, but is ending kinda lame -- tired writing and plotting. Sean Patrick Flanery outstanding as the villainous Greg Stillson.

                          Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                          • George KG George K

                            I'm a sucker for musicals. Schmigadoon (on Apple TV+) is a take-off on the classic Hollywood musicals. Lots of nods to the musical hits of before, Great dancing, and just tongue-in-cheek enough.

                            Premise is two people, who're deeply in love, they think, find themselves in Schmigadoon. The songs sound like Oklahoma, the characters look like Carousel, Oklahoma and others.

                            Not everyone's cup of tea, of course, but I'm enjoying it. I'm 3 thirty-minute episodes in.

                            Link to video

                            Season two is "Schmicago," with much of the cast returning.

                            Link to video

                            The opening credits sound just like....

                            Link to video

                            LuFins DadL Offline
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                            LuFins Dad
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #439

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

                            I'm a sucker for musicals. Schmigadoon (on Apple TV+) is a take-off on the classic Hollywood musicals. Lots of nods to the musical hits of before, Great dancing, and just tongue-in-cheek enough.

                            Premise is two people, who're deeply in love, they think, find themselves in Schmigadoon. The songs sound like Oklahoma, the characters look like Carousel, Oklahoma and others.

                            Not everyone's cup of tea, of course, but I'm enjoying it. I'm 3 thirty-minute episodes in.

                            Link to video

                            Season two is "Schmicago," with much of the cast returning.

                            Link to video

                            The opening credits sound just like....

                            Link to video

                            I’ll give this a try. Last night I introduced Fin to Little Shop of Horrors…

                            The Brad

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                            • MikM Away
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                              Mik
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #440

                              We watched 3 or 4, but it’s a one gag show, and that gag wears thin. Very creative idea, though.

                              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                              • MikM Away
                                MikM Away
                                Mik
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #441

                                Watched ST Strange new worlds S2E1. Pretty good. Nothing particularly new except exploring Emo-Spock. Still better than Discovery.

                                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                • 89th8 Offline
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                                  89th
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #442

                                  I've been watching all the Marvel movies recently. Of all of them (how many are there, like 30+?) I had only seen the 2008 Iron Man. So I'm watching them in release order. In the last 2-3 weeks I've seen these in bold:

                                  Iron Man (2008)
                                  The Incredible Hulk (2008)
                                  Iron Man 2 (2010)
                                  Thor (2011)
                                  Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
                                  Marvel’s The Avengers (2012)

                                  Iron Man 3 (2013) <-- Currently on this on
                                  Thor: The Dark World (2013)
                                  Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
                                  Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
                                  Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
                                  Ant-Man (2015)
                                  Captain America: Civil War (2016)
                                  Doctor Strange (2016)
                                  Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
                                  Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
                                  Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
                                  Black Panther (2018)
                                  Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
                                  Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
                                  Captain Marvel (2019)
                                  Avengers: Endgame (2019)
                                  Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
                                  Black Widow (2021)
                                  Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
                                  Eternals (2021)
                                  Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
                                  Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
                                  Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
                                  Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
                                  Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
                                  Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

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                                  • MikM Away
                                    MikM Away
                                    Mik
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #443

                                    This is the legacy of remote workers.

                                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                    • George KG Offline
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                                      George K
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #444

                                      I've seen Iron Man and....

                                      Yeah, I've seen Iron Man.

                                      Looking forward to Hijack with Idris Elba. 6-part limited series.

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

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      • HoraceH Offline
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                                        Horace
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #445

                                        I predict you will abandon that project at some point due to deteriorating movie quality 89th.

                                        Education is extremely important.

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                                        • 89th8 Offline
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                                          89th
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #446

                                          Ha it’s how I spend the 30-60 minutes of “free” time at night. If I’m really disciplined I’ll watch some while riding my stationary bike.

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