What are you watching now?
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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 videoSeason two is "Schmicago," with much of the cast returning.
Link to videoThe opening credits sound just like....
Link to videowrote on 26 Jun 2023, 23:01 last edited by@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 videoSeason two is "Schmicago," with much of the cast returning.
Link to videoThe opening credits sound just like....
Link to videoI’ll give this a try. Last night I introduced Fin to Little Shop of Horrors…
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wrote on 26 Jun 2023, 23:11 last edited by
We watched 3 or 4, but it’s a one gag show, and that gag wears thin. Very creative idea, though.
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wrote on 28 Jun 2023, 16:26 last edited by
Watched ST Strange new worlds S2E1. Pretty good. Nothing particularly new except exploring Emo-Spock. Still better than Discovery.
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wrote on 28 Jun 2023, 18:37 last edited by
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) -
wrote on 28 Jun 2023, 20:25 last edited by
This is the legacy of remote workers.
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wrote on 28 Jun 2023, 20:48 last edited by
I've seen Iron Man and....
Yeah, I've seen Iron Man.
Looking forward to Hijack with Idris Elba. 6-part limited series.
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wrote on 28 Jun 2023, 21:00 last edited by
I predict you will abandon that project at some point due to deteriorating movie quality 89th.
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wrote on 28 Jun 2023, 21:03 last edited by
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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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 videoGetting great reviews, but I'm not as excited as some. A solid 3 stars, perhaps 3.5.
wrote on 30 Jun 2023, 20:24 last edited by@George-K said in What are you watching now?:
Silo
Based on the books by Hugh (?) Honey.
Season finished today.
Though I enjoyed it, the last episode was nothing like a "season finale." It had a moderately-big reveal at the end, and the whole episode was a set up for the next season. It felt like a tale half-told.
But I guess that's what television is like these days: Start with a great premise, spend 10-12 episodes expanding the premise, and then....nothing.
I'm deeper into the book, so I know where it's going, but it would have been nice to have some kind of denouement at the end of the first season.
Well done, however, with interesting characters. Yeah 3 stars.
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wrote on 30 Jun 2023, 21:38 last edited by Catseye3
I was watching the movie Pandorum. My space isn't conducive to movies on the computer under less than ideal filming conditions, like good daylight. The movie looked pretty good, but after three or four dun-dun-dun-dunnn type plot developments that I couldn't near I was left with no clue to what was going on, so I clicked out.
Based on what I understood, I recommend it -- especially for this crew.
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I've seen Iron Man and....
Yeah, I've seen Iron Man.
Looking forward to Hijack with Idris Elba. 6-part limited series.
wrote on 1 Jul 2023, 01:04 last edited by@George-K said in What are you watching now?:
I've seen Iron Man and....
Yeah, I've seen Iron Man.
Looking forward to Hijack with Idris Elba. 6-part limited series.
Hijack? On what channel. I’d watch him eat soup. So compelling onscreen.
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@George-K said in What are you watching now?:
I've seen Iron Man and....
Yeah, I've seen Iron Man.
Looking forward to Hijack with Idris Elba. 6-part limited series.
Hijack? On what channel. I’d watch him eat soup. So compelling onscreen.
wrote on 1 Jul 2023, 01:14 last edited by George K 7 Jan 2023, 01:15@Mik said in What are you watching now?:
Link to videoHijack? On what channel. I’d watch him eat soup. So compelling onscreen.
Apple TV+.
First 3 episodes have posted, the rest (7 I believe) every week after this.
It adopt's the "24" approach - events transpire in "real time." So, 7 hours of story plays out over 7 hours of TV. I'm going to wait for all 7 to be available and then binge away.
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wrote on 1 Jul 2023, 01:52 last edited by Doctor Phibes 7 Jan 2023, 01:53
Just started The Witcher, Season 3.
MOTS. My wife likes it, for some inexplicable reason probably related to large sweaty men wielding swords and looking thoughtful. Hopefully that brunette bird will get her kit off at some point.
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@Mik said in What are you watching now?:
Link to videoHijack? On what channel. I’d watch him eat soup. So compelling onscreen.
Apple TV+.
First 3 episodes have posted, the rest (7 I believe) every week after this.
It adopt's the "24" approach - events transpire in "real time." So, 7 hours of story plays out over 7 hours of TV. I'm going to wait for all 7 to be available and then binge away.
wrote on 1 Jul 2023, 04:57 last edited by@George-K said in What are you watching now?:
I’d watch him eat soup. So compelling onscreen.
I'll say. (Eyebrow wiggle.)
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wrote on 1 Jul 2023, 15:09 last edited by
The Bear season 2. Pretty good, great music in soundtrack.
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@George-K said in What are you watching now?:
I've seen Iron Man and....
Yeah, I've seen Iron Man.
Looking forward to Hijack with Idris Elba. 6-part limited series.
Hijack? On what channel. I’d watch him eat soup. So compelling onscreen.
wrote on 1 Jul 2023, 15:37 last edited by@Mik said in What are you watching now?:
@George-K said in What are you watching now?:
I've seen Iron Man and....
Yeah, I've seen Iron Man.
Looking forward to Hijack with Idris Elba. 6-part limited series.
Hijack? On what channel. I’d watch him eat soup. So compelling onscreen.
I challenge you to enjoy Beast. I suffered through it recently.
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wrote on 1 Jul 2023, 19:52 last edited by
Oh, I saw some of it. Seemed quite contrived.
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wrote on 1 Jul 2023, 19:53 last edited by
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No, Beast.
We are 80% thru S2 of The Bear. Excellent. On Hulu.
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@Mik said in What are you watching now?:
We are 80% thru S2 of The Bear. Excellent.
Started it based on your recco.
Once you get the "vibe" of the show, you realize how really good it is. I have a few eps of season 1 to go. Probably binge it this weekend.
Also, it's one of the most "Chicago" shows I've seen.
I grew up in a heavily Italian suburb, and the dialog is SO spot-on. The banter, the ball-busting, all that stuff. Just perfect.