What are you watching now?
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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.
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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 25 Dec 2022, 04:15 last edited by@Aqua-Letifer said in What are you watching now?:
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.
A *little"tropey? C'mon man.
Watched the first two episodes yesterday. It's really not bad. But the bigger question is, "Is it GOOD."
Nah. It's mediocre.
Big city copper gets sent to backwater town to investigate murder of EXTREMELY unlikable woman who is murdered by an unlikely character....with no foretelling of motive other than 30 seconds in the 1st 10 minutes of the show
Yeah.
It was OK. Probably 2.5 out of 4 stars.
It better get better,
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@Aqua-Letifer said in What are you watching now?:
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.
A *little"tropey? C'mon man.
Watched the first two episodes yesterday. It's really not bad. But the bigger question is, "Is it GOOD."
Nah. It's mediocre.
Big city copper gets sent to backwater town to investigate murder of EXTREMELY unlikable woman who is murdered by an unlikely character....with no foretelling of motive other than 30 seconds in the 1st 10 minutes of the show
Yeah.
It was OK. Probably 2.5 out of 4 stars.
It better get better,
wrote on 25 Dec 2022, 04:47 last edited by@George-K said in What are you watching now?:
@Aqua-Letifer said in What are you watching now?:
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.
Big city copper gets sent to backwater town to investigate murder of EXTREMELY unlikable woman who is murdered by an unlikely character....with no foretelling of motive other than 30 seconds in the 1st 10 minutes of the show
I had a problem with the beginning, too. It sucked. It does get better. But only better, it's not Name of the Rose or anything.
But no, sorry, it isn't bad. You wanna see bad, give Willow a try.
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@George-K said in What are you watching now?:
@Aqua-Letifer said in What are you watching now?:
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.
Big city copper gets sent to backwater town to investigate murder of EXTREMELY unlikable woman who is murdered by an unlikely character....with no foretelling of motive other than 30 seconds in the 1st 10 minutes of the show
I had a problem with the beginning, too. It sucked. It does get better. But only better, it's not Name of the Rose or anything.
But no, sorry, it isn't bad. You wanna see bad, give Willow a try.
wrote on 25 Dec 2022, 12:47 last edited by George K@Aqua-Letifer I also didn't understand why the sub-plot of the missing indigenous girl was thrown in. It added nothing to the story, other than to act as a bit of a diversion. It had a totally unsatisfying resolution to that plot.
Is episode 2, the second murder, any better?
And, if you want to see quirky cops in snow attire, gimme Fargo, or for that matter, Lillehammer.
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@Aqua-Letifer I also didn't understand why the sub-plot of the missing indigenous girl was thrown in. It added nothing to the story, other than to act as a bit of a diversion. It had a totally unsatisfying resolution to that plot.
Is episode 2, the second murder, any better?
And, if you want to see quirky cops in snow attire, gimme Fargo, or for that matter, Lillehammer.
wrote on 25 Dec 2022, 13:11 last edited by@George-K said in What are you watching now?:
@Aqua-Letifer I also didn't understand why the sub-plot of the missing indigenous girl was thrown in. It added nothing to the story, other than to act as a bit of a diversion. It had a totally unsatisfying resolution to that plot.
Uh, no, that's the season's narrative arc. That doesn't go away after the 2-part mystery is resolved.
Is episode 2, the second murder, any better?
Same town, learn more about the townsfolk. So yes. And the quirky cop drops the ball but gets better, that's her thing
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wrote on 25 Dec 2022, 15:31 last edited by
Willow’s that bad? That’s a shame…
Anybody watch Wednesday?
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wrote on 25 Dec 2022, 16:14 last edited by
I just watched the first episode. Loved it. great ensemble cast, lots of facets, likeable characters, excellent writing.
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I just watched the first episode. Loved it. great ensemble cast, lots of facets, likeable characters, excellent writing.
wrote on 25 Dec 2022, 16:17 last edited by@Mik said in What are you watching now?:
I just watched the first episode. Loved it. great ensemble cast, lots of facets, likeable characters, excellent writing.
Wednesday?
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wrote on 25 Dec 2022, 16:40 last edited by
Yep.
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wrote on 25 Dec 2022, 23:38 last edited by
We watched Wednesday. Enjoyed it.
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wrote on 25 Dec 2022, 23:52 last edited by
Yes, Wednesday surprised me with how fun it was. Give it a try.
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wrote on 25 Dec 2022, 23:56 last edited by
The problem is time. I don’t get how you all have so much time for these shows.
I am watching 1923, though, and I think I heard @jodi !
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The problem is time. I don’t get how you all have so much time for these shows.
I am watching 1923, though, and I think I heard @jodi !
wrote on 26 Dec 2022, 02:54 last edited by@LuFins-Dad I go by fast, but you can see me in the opening city scenes!
And just barely in this shot behind Harrison Ford!
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@LuFins-Dad I go by fast, but you can see me in the opening city scenes!
And just barely in this shot behind Harrison Ford!
wrote on 26 Dec 2022, 03:22 last edited by@jodi said in What are you watching now?:
@LuFins-Dad I go by fast, but you can see me in the opening city scenes!
And just barely in this shot behind Harrison Ford!
That last was the one I noticed!
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@LuFins-Dad I go by fast, but you can see me in the opening city scenes!
And just barely in this shot behind Harrison Ford!
wrote on 26 Dec 2022, 03:23 last edited by@jodi said in What are you watching now?:
@LuFins-Dad I go by fast, but you can see me in the opening city scenes!
And just barely in this shot behind Harrison Ford!
And why were you complaining about them getting a root beer?
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wrote on 26 Dec 2022, 03:58 last edited by
If you're a fan of A Christmas Story then I think you'll like A Christmas Story Christmas. Very tender, with Peter Billingsley As Ralphie now all grown up, and back in Holman Indiana with brother Randy, freinds Flick, Schwarz, and even archenemies Scut Farkus and Grover Dill (all played by the same actors). Too bad Melinda Dillon didn't reprise Mom Parker.
Really enjoyable holiday entertainment for the whole family.
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@LuFins-Dad I go by fast, but you can see me in the opening city scenes!
And just barely in this shot behind Harrison Ford!
wrote on 26 Dec 2022, 15:37 last edited by@jodi said in What are you watching now?:
@LuFins-Dad I go by fast, but you can see me in the opening city scenes!
Nice work, it is time for the Academy to create a category for extras.
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@jodi said in What are you watching now?:
@LuFins-Dad I go by fast, but you can see me in the opening city scenes!
Nice work, it is time for the Academy to create a category for extras.
wrote on 26 Dec 2022, 17:16 last edited by@Copper said in What are you watching now?:
@jodi said in What are you watching now?:
@LuFins-Dad I go by fast, but you can see me in the opening city scenes!
Nice work, it is time for the Academy to create a category for extras.
Yes. I was enjoying a nice whiskey while watching, but Jodi's performance made me feel guilty and I had to stop drinking...