What are you watching now?
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@jodi said in What are you watching now?:
@Mik I made it into the official trailer! For about a half second.
What are you holding? A sign, or is that, indeed a newspaper?
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@Horace You are right - looks like either spelling is correct - I learned something new today! Wonder if one is older, or just used in different places. Just looked in our cabinet. The Midleton has an “e”, the Balvenie does not.
wrote on 28 Nov 2022, 18:31 last edited by@jodi said in What are you watching now?:
@Horace You are right - looks like either spelling is correct - I learned something new today!
https://www.thekitchn.com/whiskey-vs-whisky-whats-the-di-100476
Up until quite recently, The New York Times tackled the problem by spelling everything the American way (with an E), regardless of the spirit’s country of origin. From Kentucky bourbon to Islay malts, everything was “whiskey” to The NYTimes. But then, last February, the venerable newspaper made a decisive change.
After receiving a raft of complaints from some serious Scotch whisky drinkers, the paper re-tooled its approach to follow that of many specialized spirits publications, spelling each type of spirit according to the way favored by its country of origin. So, while American-produced varieties such as bourbon, rye, and Tennessee – as well as the Irish stuff – kept their previous NYTimes-styled “whiskey” spelling, the stuff from Scotland, Canada, and Japan now would be referred to as “whisky.” Makes a lot of sense, I think.
Whiskey/whisky nmemonics:
Here’s a quick way to remember how some of the world’s biggest producers spell their products:
Countries that have E’s in their names (UnitEd StatEs and IrEland) tend to spell it whiskEy (plural whiskeys)
Countries without E’s in their names (Canada, Scotland, and Japan) spell it whisky (plural whiskies) -
wrote on 28 Nov 2022, 18:32 last edited by
Whisky business.
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wrote on 28 Nov 2022, 18:35 last edited by George K
Feckin' Irish...
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wrote on 28 Nov 2022, 18:36 last edited by
Lol.
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wrote on 28 Nov 2022, 18:39 last edited by
If you really want to be up yourself, you could spell it uisce (Irish) or uisge (Scottish gaelic)
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wrote on 13 Dec 2022, 22:14 last edited by
Just finished the 2nd season of White Lotus.
Highly recommend. There's very little continuity between the seasons and they're 6-7 episodes each.
Great, great TV.
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wrote on 13 Dec 2022, 22:27 last edited by
That's funny. I watched the first episode and had no desire for more.
I'm watching Slow Horses, S2, The Crown, S5.
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That's funny. I watched the first episode and had no desire for more.
I'm watching Slow Horses, S2, The Crown, S5.
wrote on 13 Dec 2022, 22:30 last edited by@Mik said in What are you watching now?:
That's funny. I watched the first episode and had no desire for more.
I'm watching Slow Horses, S2, The Crown, S5.
I had a similar reaction after the first episode - nothing special... but my brother had raved over it so much that I powered through the first couple.
It's not a very plot-driven show - and it takes a little while for the characters to get interesting... and they're all pretty cringey..
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wrote on 13 Dec 2022, 22:37 last edited by
Binged through "Suspicion" on Apple TV.
Basic idea: Wealthy CEO's (Uma Thurmon) son gets kidnapped at a hotel in NYC. 4 people from London, all of whom were in NYC that night become suspects. None of them know each other, and the cops are lost.
Interesting premise.
Terrible show.
Never connected with any of the characters, plot points are strained and contrived.
1 ½ stars.
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@Mik said in What are you watching now?:
That's funny. I watched the first episode and had no desire for more.
I'm watching Slow Horses, S2, The Crown, S5.
I had a similar reaction after the first episode - nothing special... but my brother had raved over it so much that I powered through the first couple.
It's not a very plot-driven show - and it takes a little while for the characters to get interesting... and they're all pretty cringey..
wrote on 17 Dec 2022, 01:38 last edited by@xenon said in What are you watching now?:
I had a similar reaction after the first episode - nothing special... but my brother had raved over it so much that I powered through the first couple.
It's not a very plot-driven show - and it takes a little while for the characters to get interesting... and they're all pretty cringey..
On your recco, I watched #1. Yeah, nothing special at all. Actually kind of formulaic and boring. All these weirdos at a resort.
Must admit I was kind of shocked at the expose of the "cancer" worry.
But, also based on your recco, I'll give it another few chances.
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wrote on 19 Dec 2022, 21:10 last edited by
I just subscribed to Paramount+ $50 for a year, paid in advance
I didn't really need another streaming network, but they have Top Gun Maverick starting in a couple days.
My wife likes the CBS shows, so it is a good deal.
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wrote on 21 Dec 2022, 16:14 last edited by
Watching Three Pines on Prime right now. Based on the Inspector Gamache book series. @George-K and anyone who likes detective procedurals might like it.
Pros: Interesting story construction. There are longer narratives that take place over a whole season, but also different cases that split the episodes into a Part 1 and Part 2 for those. What's fun is, this creates recurring characters for awhile as Gamache spends time in the town. (I've been told that I'll be Ruth when I get older. Which isn't fair at all. I'm not into ducks.)
Also, decent enough mysteries and copwork, and the characters do develop.
Cons: Eh, it doesn't exactly break new ground. And it can get a little tropey. But they don't screw it up too bad, either. Enjoyable enough.
Please love yourself.
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Watching Three Pines on Prime right now. Based on the Inspector Gamache book series. @George-K and anyone who likes detective procedurals might like it.
Pros: Interesting story construction. There are longer narratives that take place over a whole season, but also different cases that split the episodes into a Part 1 and Part 2 for those. What's fun is, this creates recurring characters for awhile as Gamache spends time in the town. (I've been told that I'll be Ruth when I get older. Which isn't fair at all. I'm not into ducks.)
Also, decent enough mysteries and copwork, and the characters do develop.
Cons: Eh, it doesn't exactly break new ground. And it can get a little tropey. But they don't screw it up too bad, either. Enjoyable enough.
wrote on 21 Dec 2022, 16:17 last edited by@Aqua-Letifer looks like it might be fun. Each mysterie is 2 episodes, so it's not a huge commitment if I don't like.
Added to my watchlist.
Thanks.
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wrote on 21 Dec 2022, 16:19 last edited by Aqua Letifer
Also, regarding Willow,
Amar Chadha-Patel is a fucking CHAMPION. The show is so bad. It's so bad. The cast, the crew, the writers, the director, the video editors, fucking camera operators for crying out loud—everything about this show is amateur hour. Even Warwick Davis absolutely sucks. It's not his fault—the writing's so shit that he couldn't save it.
But Amar Chadha-Patel is a beast. He's so obviously the adult in the room in every scene he's in. He elevates each total trainwreck into something almost worth watching. It's an absolute damn shame he's wasting his time.
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@taiwan_girl Nope, just an “extra” - which means background, no speaking. Though we did get to speak in this - we were protesting - we were temperance women - about the evils of alcohol - we got to SHOUT at the top of our lungs (after the first couple of takes, on the way out of the building, Harrison Ford looked at us and suggested we save our voices a little for later!). He, (or his double) rode in, dismounted, pushed through our little group - as we berated, yelled, shook our fingers - it was hilarious. We were LOUD. They filmed the whole scene from multiple angles, starting from the top of the building and slowly moving closer throughout the day - to the point that it was close up, and Harrison Ford and the one actress amount the rest of the 13 extras had lines - we had to go from shouting to mouthing silently what we had been shouting as soon as his foot hit the curb (so you could hear the lines) - that was way harder than it seems - to make it believable - and they had to do a couple of retakes because a few of the ladies messed up and kept yelling! Apparently if you have actual lines, you have to join the union, or something. But yelling in a crowd doesn’t count.
wrote on 21 Dec 2022, 16:37 last edited by@jodi said in What are you watching now?:
we had to go from shouting to mouthing silently what we had been shouting as soon as his foot hit the curb (so you could hear the lines) - that was way harder than it seems
Hey, Star, here's a tip for your next appearance. In soap opera crowd scenes, like yours, behind the main speakers, the extras mouth (or say softly) "watermelon cantaloupe" over and over, because doing so most faithfully replicates ordinary speech.
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wrote on 21 Dec 2022, 17:05 last edited by Mik
We tried to watch Dog (movie) last night. Don't. Just don't.
Started Echo 3, a new series on AppleTV. Pretty good so far, not sure how they make a series out of it Might get Lost-ish, where it just spins and spins and goes nowhere. Might be good.
Blackbird first episode. pretty good.
Will probably watch Emancipation this week.
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Just finished the 2nd season of White Lotus.
Highly recommend. There's very little continuity between the seasons and they're 6-7 episodes each.
Great, great TV.
wrote on 23 Dec 2022, 02:34 last edited by@xenon said in What are you watching now?:
Just finished the 2nd season of White Lotus.
Highly recommend. There's very little continuity between the seasons and they're 6-7 episodes each.
Great, great TV.
Watched the first two episodes of 2nd season.
I stand by my earlier assessment. Bunch of rich weirdos who give me no reason to invest in their stories at a five-star hotel. The only reason to continue is to watch F. Murray Abraham.
But it's not a good enough reason.
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I just subscribed to Paramount+ $50 for a year, paid in advance
I didn't really need another streaming network, but they have Top Gun Maverick starting in a couple days.
My wife likes the CBS shows, so it is a good deal.
wrote on 23 Dec 2022, 02:38 last edited byTop Gun Maverick hit Paramount+ today
It was about the same movie as the first one
That's ok, the first one was fun, so is this
My experience is that pilots don't really do a lot of that stuff, but I never attended Top Gun
In fact if I was your instructor, sometime during your first lesson you would hear me say "we don't do that Goose and Maverick stuff here".
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Top Gun Maverick hit Paramount+ today
It was about the same movie as the first one
That's ok, the first one was fun, so is this
My experience is that pilots don't really do a lot of that stuff, but I never attended Top Gun
In fact if I was your instructor, sometime during your first lesson you would hear me say "we don't do that Goose and Maverick stuff here".
wrote on 23 Dec 2022, 02:42 last edited by@Copper said in What are you watching now?:
It was about the same movie as the first one
Three years ago, I said:
- Funeral - Check
- Dangerous flying - Check
- Crotch Rocket - Check
- Crotch Rocket near Tomcat (even if static) - Check
- Pretty girl on Crotch Rocket - Check
- Ball on the beach - Check
- Singing in the bar - Check
- Upside down flying - Check
And "Everything wrong with the trailer."
But...yeah, it's a really fun movie.
