What are you watching now?
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wrote on 5 Aug 2023, 11:03 last edited by
We're enjoying it. Yeah, the chef is somehow amiss.
Lioness has potential. We'll see. Foundation S2 is OK.
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wrote on 6 Aug 2023, 06:39 last edited by
We are enjoying Silo. Good production values and so far, an engaging storyline.
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wrote on 6 Aug 2023, 12:11 last edited by George K 8 Jun 2023, 12:13
@kluurs said in What are you watching now?:
We are enjoying Silo. Good production values and so far, an engaging storyline.
I enjoyed as well. There are some...interesting...deviations from the book. And, at least half the book covers what happens after the season finale. I suppose I should queue up the rest of the book series.
Fun trivia: In one of the scenes, security (?) is organizing a bunch of people, telling them where to move, etc. One of the leaders calls out, "Hey, Howey! Put that over there!"
The author of the books is Hugh Howey.
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wrote on 7 Aug 2023, 01:10 last edited by
Good Omens, season 2 on Amazon.
The first season was great, and this one is very funny too. Michael Sheen and David Tennent are a great double-act.
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Just watch Strange New Worlds S2E3. Thought it was going to be a tired rehash but it turned out to be very very good.
wrote on 7 Aug 2023, 01:16 last edited by@Mik said in What are you watching now?:
Just watch Strange New Worlds S2E3. Thought it was going to be a tired rehash but it turned out to be very very good.
Seen on another forum:
"Watched the newest episode of Strange New Worlds. Strange is correct - okay more like stupid. The Enterprise is caught in some sort of "spatial anomaly" that makes the crew sing and dance around the ship. Soon it spreads to other ships in the area. Toward the end of the episode there were even singing and dancing Klingons on one of their ships bent on destroying the anomaly to avenge their "dishonor."
They missed the opportunity to have Spock sing "Scarborough Fair" to presage the episode from the original series, though.
Oh boy, talk about a waste of time. Only watch this one (episode 9) if you want to see just how bad a Star Trek episode can be."
Makes me want to skip this season.
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wrote on 12 Aug 2023, 20:43 last edited by George K 8 Dec 2023, 20:46
Binged thru...
Overall impression - very well done. Classic Trek technobabble is there, and I hate alternative universe/time-travel stuff as Trek does it.
Those criticisms aside (and I won't discuss the "musical" episode) it managed to capture the spirit of TOS without the heavy-handedness of "Discovery". Pike is credible as captain, and a bit less light-hearted than in Season 1.
Sadly, it ends on a real cliffhanger, with many of the crew missing or dead?
But, we get to see the Gorn, for real this time.
And the show does a tip of the hat to "Alien."
Yeah, that's a Gorn.
Oh, the "Singing Klingons?" Here you go. You can skip Episode 9. It adds nothing to the arc or character development. Just avoid it.
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wrote on 19 Aug 2023, 13:09 last edited by
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wrote on 20 Aug 2023, 17:23 last edited by bachophile
Painkiller. (Netflix)
On one hand it’s a little too over the top dramatization, in order to to make it a compelling series. On the other hand, I honestly did not know how OxyContin was pushed in such an overtly reckless manner
This did not happen here, even though OxyContin is available as a pain killer for oncology patients, so it was a bit jarring to see.
BTW, Tel Aviv medical school, of which I am a professor in the surgery department, removed the sackler name from the medical school. I’ve never used that name in any of my official titles. What an embarrassment.
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wrote on 27 Aug 2023, 17:23 last edited by Doctor PhibesLink to video
Watched the first of three last night. Quite a nice look at his career in the late 50's and 60's
I've always been a fan of his playing and composing - he very much went his own way.
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wrote on 15 Sept 2023, 00:45 last edited by
Lioness. Pretty good.
Justified City Primeval just doesn’t have the charm or wit of the original.
STSNW seems to be falling apart later in S2. I just turned off the episode where they mix in the animated series. Ugh.
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Lioness. Pretty good.
Justified City Primeval just doesn’t have the charm or wit of the original.
STSNW seems to be falling apart later in S2. I just turned off the episode where they mix in the animated series. Ugh.
wrote on 15 Sept 2023, 00:54 last edited by@Mik said in What are you watching now?:
Lioness. Pretty good.
It's OK. Not the best, and it gets a bit silly at the end. It could have been a better story in 5 episodes. By the way "Lioness" was a real CIA program. Not as depicted in the series, but...
Justified City Primeval just doesn’t have the charm or wit of the original.
Been tempted, but haven't gotten around to it yet.
STSNW seems to be falling apart later in S2. I just turned off the episode where they mix in the animated series. Ugh.
It sort of redeems itself later in the season. Give it a chance.
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wrote on 15 Sept 2023, 00:57 last edited by
God I hope so.
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wrote on 15 Sept 2023, 00:57 last edited by
Also, if anyone missed it...
https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/topic/26472/joe-pickett?_=1694739104230
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wrote on 15 Sept 2023, 01:00 last edited by
Oh, and ST:STW....
Overall impression - very well done. Classic Trek technobabble is there, and I hate alternative universe/time-travel stuff as Trek does it.
Those criticisms aside (and I won't discuss the "musical" episode) it managed to capture the spirit of TOS without the heavy-handedness of "Discovery". Pike is credible as captain, and a bit less light-hearted than in Season 1.
Sadly, it ends on a real cliffhanger, with many of the crew missing or dead?
But, we get to see the Gorn, for real this time.
And the show does a tip of the hat to "Alien."
Yeah, that's a Gorn.
Oh, the "Singing Klingons?" Here you go. You can skip Episode 9. It adds nothing to the arc or character development. Just avoid it.
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wrote on 15 Sept 2023, 01:23 last edited by
I refuse to watch the musical episode.
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wrote on 15 Sept 2023, 01:25 last edited by
@Mik said in What are you watching now?:
I refuse to watch the musical episode.
Good. It's as silly as "Tribbles" but without the cuteness.
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wrote on 16 Sept 2023, 23:08 last edited by
Started this. I'm a sucker for good cop/detective shows, and I loved Foyle's War.
Link to videoNYPD detective is sent to 1946 Berlin to help set up a police station. His other "mission" is to find his missing veteran brother, who has...issues.
Link to videoSo far, not bad.
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wrote on 22 Sept 2023, 11:55 last edited byLink to video
A fascinating look at the death of Michael Peterson's wife. The filmmakers were given access to the family, attorney for Peterson.
In December 2001, war novelist Michael Peterson called emergency services to report that his wife Kathleen had fallen down a set of stairs in their Forest Hills mansion and died. The authorities disbelieved Peterson's story that Kathleen had fallen while drunk and concluded instead that he had bludgeoned her to death, most likely with a fireplace tool called a blow poke (a gift from Kathleen's sister, which appeared to be missing from the house). Peterson was soon charged with murder. The documentary series detailed the ensuing case from the point of view of Peterson and his legal-defense team, led by attorney David Rudolf.
Everything in the film is actual footage - no recreations, no actors.
It was also made into a miniseries by HBO - I haven't watched this.
Link to video"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 22 Sept 2023, 11:58 last edited by
The Defeated was good.
Foundation S2
Lioness S1
Morning Show S1 (brilliant but intense - not for bingeing)
Joe Pickett
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wrote on 22 Sept 2023, 12:01 last edited by
I found Lioness tiresome. It's OK, but not compelling.
Once you get over the idea that "Foundation" only shares the name, it's OK, in spite of the side stories and side characters. It could be tighter. But, it's a fantastic production. Lee Pace is amazing.
Joe Pickett - I enjoyed. Like I said, it's got a "Longmire-ish" vibe going.
Never watched The Morning Show. Worth it?
