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On HULU: Under the Banner of Heaven
The faith of police detective Jeb Pyre is shaken when investigating the murder of a Latter-day Saint (LDS) mother and her baby daughter that seems to involve the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon church).
Under the Banner of Heaven is an American true crime drama television miniseries created by Dustin Lance Black based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Jon Krakauer.
Very slow moving, and the story unfolds with flashbacks to the murder as well as to the founding of the LDS.
Exceptionally disturbing. It paints a very unflattering picture of the Mormons - highlighting all the stuff that many would call "weird." The overall theme is the conflict between church and state, and the protagonist begins to question his allegiances.
wrote on 5 Sept 2022, 11:37 last edited by@George-K said in What are you watching now?:
On HULU: Under the Banner of Heaven
Finished last night. Very well done, though I found some of the flashbacks to Brigham Young and Joseph Smith a bit confusing. I also didn't "get" the relationship between the Mormons and the Piute Indians.
Nevertheless a good adaptation of a true story.
However, as I read about the actual murders, I discovered that the two protagonists, Detectives Jedediah Pyre and William Taba are fictional. One story said that the producers of the show didn't think the actual investigators would want to relive the horror of the murders, so these characters were created. A bit of a disappointment in that they didn't exist, but these characters carried the story well, particularly Pyre.
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@George-K said in What are you watching now?:
On HULU: Under the Banner of Heaven
Finished last night. Very well done, though I found some of the flashbacks to Brigham Young and Joseph Smith a bit confusing. I also didn't "get" the relationship between the Mormons and the Piute Indians.
Nevertheless a good adaptation of a true story.
However, as I read about the actual murders, I discovered that the two protagonists, Detectives Jedediah Pyre and William Taba are fictional. One story said that the producers of the show didn't think the actual investigators would want to relive the horror of the murders, so these characters were created. A bit of a disappointment in that they didn't exist, but these characters carried the story well, particularly Pyre.
wrote on 5 Sept 2022, 14:06 last edited by@George-K I read the book when it came out in 2003 which I enjoyed. Although I’ve liked everything krakauer has written.
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Link to video
Sounds intriguing - corrupt FBI agent in Boston still interested in solving crimes, while trying to keep his life together.
But...
Kevin Bacon with a 1990s mustache doing a Boston accent? Think Al Pacino in "Scarface," but not as good.
Too many storylines that are only remotely related.
What made "The Sopranos" so good was that, despite Tony's true evil nature, there was just something likable about him and his family. There's none of that likability here - in anyone. Bacon's wife is a simpering whiny bitch, his mother-in-law is a nasty bitch. The DA is conflicted between justice and politics.
And, why set a show in the 1990s? Just to show old unattractive cars and CRT computer screens?
Watched 4 episodes and said "screw it."
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wrote on 5 Sept 2022, 22:30 last edited by
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes
A short, cute, entertaining movie about a guy whose TV sees 2 minutes into the future.
MUCH better than Samaritan.
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wrote on 6 Sept 2022, 00:12 last edited by
@George-K said in What are you watching now?:
"City of New Orleans."
One of my all-time tip-top favorite songs. The swelling soul of it makes you want to stand on a mountaintop with your arms outstretched and your heart almost too full to bear.
"Good morning America how are you?
Say, don't you know me? I'm your native son." -
@George-K said in What are you watching now?:
"City of New Orleans."
One of my all-time tip-top favorite songs. The swelling soul of it makes you want to stand on a mountaintop with your arms outstretched and your heart almost too full to bear.
"Good morning America how are you?
Say, don't you know me? I'm your native son."wrote on 6 Sept 2022, 00:20 last edited by@Catseye3 Goddammit! You got me started.
There are so many versions of this song, with Arlo Guthie's version being the hit that made it popular.
Willie Nelson's version is credible, but I never warmed to Johnny Cash's rendition.
To my mind, the definitive version is sung by the composer, Steve Goodman (a Chicago icon who passed away in his 30s of leukemia).
Link to videoA slightly different version.
Link to videoAnd, for the record, I've ridden CONO 10 times (5 round trips).
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wrote on 15 Nov 2022, 20:56 last edited by
New show on Netflix - Inside Man. Great premise, dark and sometimes hilarious.
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wrote on 16 Nov 2022, 12:44 last edited by
Mr. Sunshine is about a young boy born into a house servant's family. He is orphaned during the 1871 Shinmiyangyo (U.S. expedition to Korea) and adopted by a US missionary and grows up in the US.
He returns to his homeland about 30 years later later as a U.S. marine officer. He meets and falls in love with an aristocrat’s daughter. At the same time, he discovers a plot by foreign forces (Japan) to colonize Korea. Very good but very sad.
Link to video
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wrote on 16 Nov 2022, 15:59 last edited by
@Mik said in What are you watching now?:
dark and sometimes hilarious.
Just watched the 1st episode. Tucci is brilliant (as usual).
But "dark?" Now there's an understatement.
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wrote on 16 Nov 2022, 16:55 last edited by
I like his sidekick. What a character.
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wrote on 16 Nov 2022, 17:17 last edited by
Added to my list
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wrote on 16 Nov 2022, 17:31 last edited by
I had trouble getting through the first episode with the Vicar's unbelievable decisions. But it's only four episodes. We'll see where it goes. I need something to watch on the treadmill.
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I had trouble getting through the first episode with the Vicar's unbelievable decisions. But it's only four episodes. We'll see where it goes. I need something to watch on the treadmill.
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Willing suspension of disbelief. Just finished E2 while pedaling. If you thought E1 was dark..
So layered.
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Willing suspension of disbelief. Just finished E2 while pedaling. If you thought E1 was dark..
So layered.
wrote on 16 Nov 2022, 22:06 last edited by George K@Mik I had nothing to do today, so I binged. Of course at 1.25 speed.
Waste of an afternoon, IMO. The only thing I really enjoyed was Tucci's performance.
ETA: And...it gets darker, and less funny. I'm OK with dark (Ozark, anyone?). But at least make it plausible. I never, for a second, bought the vicar's motivation, and that's what drives the entire plot.
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wrote on 21 Nov 2022, 17:50 last edited by
I was ok with the vicar for the most part. But the story got overly drawn out. Not really interested in a second season.
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wrote on 21 Nov 2022, 18:04 last edited by jodi
Peripheral on Amazon Prime. I get confused, though - new episode out every friday and sometimes I have to rewatch parts of the one before to figure out what is going on. (Would be better to binge it, I think.)
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wrote on 27 Nov 2022, 22:38 last edited by
Is anybody watching 1899? I’ve been binging it - you have to go in and change the settings to original English - there are several languages they speak (and do subtitles for) - for some reason the dubbed English version is the default (and it doesn’t make sense when it’s all in English). It’s by the makers of “Dark”.
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wrote on 27 Nov 2022, 23:01 last edited by
I finally got around to watching my You Tube TV recording of Better Call Saul Season 6
I'm now up to the end of Episode 7
OMG
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Is anybody watching 1899? I’ve been binging it - you have to go in and change the settings to original English - there are several languages they speak (and do subtitles for) - for some reason the dubbed English version is the default (and it doesn’t make sense when it’s all in English). It’s by the makers of “Dark”.
wrote on 28 Nov 2022, 01:14 last edited by@jodi said in What are you watching now?:
I s anybody watching 1899?
It's gotten good press, I gather. I tried to watch "Dark," but lost interest. Not that it was bad, just not my cuppa.