What are you watching now?
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@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!).
wrote on 5 Jun 2020, 00:24 last edited by@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'sSaul'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
JimmySaul ends up as the manager of Cinnabon. -
@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'sSaul'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
JimmySaul ends up as the manager of Cinnabon.wrote on 5 Jun 2020, 00:36 last edited by@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.
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@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.
wrote on 5 Jun 2020, 00:50 last edited by@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'dJon would hit her.It's a good side story, but in the larger "Breaking Bad" universe, she's irrelevant.
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@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'dJon would hit her.It's a good side story, but in the larger "Breaking Bad" universe, she's irrelevant.
wrote on 5 Jun 2020, 00:53 last edited by@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.
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@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.
wrote on 5 Jun 2020, 00:56 last edited by George K 6 May 2020, 00:57@Loki said in What are you watching now?:
But basically it’s a story of codependency.
Good point. Toward the end of the season (I still haven't finished) he tells her that he wants to be a "friend of the cartel."
She accepts that.
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wrote on 5 Jun 2020, 02:42 last edited by
The Stranger on Netflix. English detective show, I think. One episode in. Curious enough for a second.
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The Stranger on Netflix. English detective show, I think. One episode in. Curious enough for a second.
wrote on 5 Jun 2020, 11:39 last edited by@Loki said in What are you watching now?:
The Stranger on Netflix. English detective show, I think. One episode in. Curious enough for a second.
Looks intriguing. I loved Richard Armitage in "Berlin Station."
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wrote on 6 Jun 2020, 00:06 last edited by
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@Loki said in What are you watching now?:
But basically it’s a story of codependency.
Good point. Toward the end of the season (I still haven't finished) he tells her that he wants to be a "friend of the cartel."
She accepts that.
wrote on 6 Jun 2020, 00:09 last edited by@George-K said in What are you watching now?:
@Loki said in What are you watching now?:
But basically it’s a story of codependency.
Good point. Toward the end of the season (I still haven't finished) he tells her that he wants to be a "friend of the cartel."
She accepts that.
Probably the strongest season of the series. Jimmy's descent into Saul Goodman is fraught with conflict. Kim's descent into a possibly similar evil seems inevitable, and not conflicted at all.
I'm hoping for a good resolution to the tale in the next (and final) season.
Very well done.
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The Stranger on Netflix. English detective show, I think. One episode in. Curious enough for a second.
wrote on 6 Jun 2020, 21:53 last edited by George K 6 Jun 2020, 21:55@Loki said in What are you watching now?:
The Stranger on Netflix. English detective show, I think. One episode in. Curious enough for a second.
Yeah...3 episodes in.
I have no idea where it's going. So many balls in the air.
But it's VERY intriguing.
Premise: A mysterious woman approaches several people telling them about suspicious, perhaps illegal, or embarrassing activities of their loved ones. We don't know her motives, or how these people are connected.
Very intriguing.
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wrote on 6 Jun 2020, 22:10 last edited by Loki 6 Jun 2020, 22:11
The Gentlemen is a very fun movie to watch. It has flaws but it’s not an issue. Dark comedy, amazing line up of actors and some fantastic moments. Guy Ritchie directs and demonstrates his prowess in spots. If you have not watched his movies there are several choice ones to pick from.
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The Stranger on Netflix. English detective show, I think. One episode in. Curious enough for a second.
wrote on 7 Jun 2020, 21:50 last edited by@Loki said in What are you watching now?:
The Stranger on Netflix. English detective show, I think. One episode in. Curious enough for a second.
Stick with it.
Very complicated, though not obscure. Lots of twists with a depressing, but ultimately satisfying conclusion.
Another weekend wasted, LOL.
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wrote on 7 Jun 2020, 21:56 last edited by
Hinterland. Kinda (okay, a lot) like Broadchurch, but less tragic and it's episodic.
And then there's Blood Machines.
cinematography, visuals & and color grading: 11/10.
original sci-fi setting: 8.5/10
plot: uh... 3/10? 4?
annoying feminist undertones: 9/10
takes itself too seriously: 8/10 -
Hinterland. Kinda (okay, a lot) like Broadchurch, but less tragic and it's episodic.
And then there's Blood Machines.
cinematography, visuals & and color grading: 11/10.
original sci-fi setting: 8.5/10
plot: uh... 3/10? 4?
annoying feminist undertones: 9/10
takes itself too seriously: 8/10wrote on 7 Jun 2020, 22:20 last edited by@Aqua-Letifer said in What are you watching now?:
Hinterland. Kinda (okay, a lot) like Broadchurch, but less tragic and it's episodic.
And then there's Blood Machines.
cinematography, visuals & and color grading: 11/10.
original sci-fi setting: 8.5/10
plot: uh... 3/10? 4?
annoying feminist undertones: 9/10
takes itself too seriously: 8/10Your really had me intrigued until the "plot" comment.
Oh well.
Well until the feminist undertones comment.
Well until the seriously comment.
Yeah, those.
Perhaps I'll watch "The Expanse" season 4 again.
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wrote on 7 Jun 2020, 22:36 last edited by
I mean visually it's amazing. Also it's only an hour, so, small commitment.
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I mean visually it's amazing. Also it's only an hour, so, small commitment.
wrote on 7 Jun 2020, 22:43 last edited by@Aqua-Letifer said in What are you watching now?:
I mean visually it's amazing. Also it's only an hour, so, small commitment.
Ah, OK. I can waste another hour.
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@Loki said in What are you watching now?:
The Stranger on Netflix. English detective show, I think. One episode in. Curious enough for a second.
Stick with it.
Very complicated, though not obscure. Lots of twists with a depressing, but ultimately satisfying conclusion.
Another weekend wasted, LOL.
wrote on 8 Jun 2020, 11:49 last edited by@George-K said in What are you watching now?:
@Loki said in What are you watching now?:
The Stranger on Netflix. English detective show, I think. One episode in. Curious enough for a second.
Stick with it.
Very complicated, though not obscure. Lots of twists with a depressing, but ultimately satisfying conclusion.
Another weekend wasted, LOL.
6 in now. Thoroughly enjoying it.
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@George-K said in What are you watching now?:
@Loki said in What are you watching now?:
The Stranger on Netflix. English detective show, I think. One episode in. Curious enough for a second.
Stick with it.
Very complicated, though not obscure. Lots of twists with a depressing, but ultimately satisfying conclusion.
Another weekend wasted, LOL.
6 in now. Thoroughly enjoying it.
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wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 00:37 last edited by
Started watching "The Shield." Only a couple of episodes in, but it's very interesting. Some characters are caricatures, but it's engrossing, to be sure. Enjoying Walton Goggins, of course.
"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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wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 01:56 last edited by
Broken Blade
Six episodes of one hour each.
