What are you watching now?
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wrote on 4 Jul 2024, 23:20 last edited by
Watched Luther: Fallen Sun. It takes itself seriously, but gets so ridiculous it took me out of it sometimes. It got reasonably good reviews, which surprised me. It's probably better than most of what's made these days. 60 year old Andy Serkis played a character that the movie tells you with a straight face is "in his 40s". Nope, doesn't look like it, not even close.
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@Mik said in What are you watching now?:
very artsy, pointless
Exactly. Each episode has some of that dreamy stuff. I mean, how many times can we watch Carm put some unknown herb on a tiny piece of meat...with tweezers.
The best episode of the season was the one which shows Tina's backstory. The worst was the one which shows Natalie in labor.
By the way, Colman's restaurant, "Ever," is a real thing.
https://www.ever-restaurant.com
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@George-K were watching the Tina episode now. I think you liked it because it had Italian beef.
wrote on 12 Jul 2024, 01:16 last edited by@Mik said in What are you watching now?:
@George-K were watching the Tina episode now. I think you liked it because it had Italian beef.
Of course.
But it's one of the few episodes this season that told us something we didn't know ... restauranting is hard, food is fancy, etc.
Good to see David Zayas again.
Wait till Natalie goes into labor.
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wrote on 12 Jul 2024, 01:26 last edited by
That’s true. S3 is not up to the other 2.
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wrote on 12 Jul 2024, 01:32 last edited by
Yeah, we’re in E7 now.
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wrote on 12 Jul 2024, 01:33 last edited by
@Mik said in What are you watching now?:
Yeah, we’re in E7 now.
It's pretty, it's artsy, it's stupid.
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wrote on 12 Jul 2024, 02:25 last edited by
Vapid is the word I’d use. Worthless if not for the hilarity of the Faks.
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wrote on 12 Jul 2024, 07:25 last edited by
Been watching ‘Suits’. The plot elements are a bit repetitive and the writers are lazy AF but Mayla likes it and it somehow manages to stay entertaining.
Not the best endorsement, I realize.
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Been watching ‘Suits’. The plot elements are a bit repetitive and the writers are lazy AF but Mayla likes it and it somehow manages to stay entertaining.
Not the best endorsement, I realize.
wrote on 12 Jul 2024, 11:46 last edited by@jon-nyc said in What are you watching now?:
Been watching ‘Suits’. The plot elements are a bit repetitive and the writers are lazy AF but Mayla likes it and it somehow manages to stay entertaining.
Suits is TV popcorn. It got a little weird at times...like
***NSFW content***
click to showBut can you watch it not thinking about Markhle being the Duchess (or whatever she is)?
There used to be a Twitter (Facebook?) user who used the name "Gabriel Macht's Mole."
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wrote on 12 Jul 2024, 11:53 last edited by
Re her, not at first but now I can.
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wrote on 18 Jul 2024, 02:11 last edited by
Just finished The Bear S3. Artful, but did not move the story along at all. Lots of character exposition, but truly artful writers do that in the context of the story. 400 wasted minutes to beat me over the head with things I pretty much already knew. Jamie Lee Curtis should get an Emmy for her work.
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Just finished The Bear S3. Artful, but did not move the story along at all. Lots of character exposition, but truly artful writers do that in the context of the story. 400 wasted minutes to beat me over the head with things I pretty much already knew. Jamie Lee Curtis should get an Emmy for her work.
wrote on 18 Jul 2024, 11:50 last edited by@Mik said in What are you watching now?:
Just finished The Bear S3. Artful, but did not move the story along at all.
Yeah, but one gets tired of all the "artful" stuff after about 2 episodes.
Curtis was great, but what was the point of that episode? A potential reconciliation?
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wrote on 19 Jul 2024, 15:33 last edited by
It's kind of writer masturbation. All that stuff could have been exposed within the context of the story arc.
Just finished Vikings Valhalla S3 yesterday. Fun, but like GOT, ultimately the same stuff over and over.
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill
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wrote on 19 Jul 2024, 15:35 last edited by
I've just finished Moon Knight on Disney +. One of the better things from Marvel. Apart from anything else, an interesting take on mental illness/multiple personality disorder.
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It's kind of writer masturbation. All that stuff could have been exposed within the context of the story arc.
Just finished Vikings Valhalla S3 yesterday. Fun, but like GOT, ultimately the same stuff over and over.
wrote on 19 Jul 2024, 15:42 last edited by@Mik said in What are you watching now?:
Just finished Vikings Valhalla S3 yesterday.
Me too.
The original Ragnar seasons were better. And I could do without the soft core pron.
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@Mik said in What are you watching now?:
Just finished Vikings Valhalla S3 yesterday.
Me too.
The original Ragnar seasons were better. And I could do without the soft core pron.
wrote on 19 Jul 2024, 15:53 last edited by@Copper said in What are you watching now?:
The original Ragnar seasons were better. And I could do without the soft core pron.
Again, just like GOT.
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wrote on 22 Jul 2024, 00:38 last edited by
Enjoying (?) season 2 of "Interview with the Vampire."
Read the 1st book about a year ago, and really enjoyed season 1.
Season 2's premise has a much stronger presence of Daniel Malloy (the Interviewer) and many, many flashbacks.
I'm finding the "Claudia" sub-plot tiresome so far.
The over-powering presence of Lestat is great.
Great production values (costumes, sets, and post WWII Paris) and the acting is fun. "Santiago" comes off as menacing as I remember him in the book.
Link to videoAs "artsy" as "The Bear" is, much of the artsy-fartsy stuff is mindless filler. In "Interview" it's just as artsy, but every inclusion of the artsy stuff moves the story.
Very well done, so far - I have 3 episodes to go.
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Started "Peaky Blinders" the other day. Watched 3 episodes.
Interesting, but I'm not hopeful that it'll turn out to be warmed-over Sopranos in the 1920s. Sets, costumes, acting are all first-rate (and I love Sam Neill), but the storyline seems pretty recycled.
wrote on 30 Jul 2024, 00:57 last edited by@George-K said in What are you watching now?:
Started "Peaky Blinders" the other day. Watched 3 episodes.
Interesting, but I'm not hopeful that it'll turn out to be warmed-over Sopranos in the 1920s. Sets, costumes, acting are all first-rate (and I love Sam Neill), but the storyline seems pretty recycled.
Gave it another shot this weekend.
It's a slow, slow burn.
I ripped through season 1 this weekend (6 episodes). I really underestimated it. Much better than I remember it being. Murphy and Neil are great, and there's lots of interesting subplots to keep you interested.
I'll probably start season 2 next weekend.
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wrote on 30 Jul 2024, 01:13 last edited by
Finished Presumed Innocent - ok - started Lady In The Lake. Kind of hard to watch. Stylish but perhaps preachy.
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Finished Presumed Innocent - ok - started Lady In The Lake. Kind of hard to watch. Stylish but perhaps preachy.
wrote on 30 Jul 2024, 01:20 last edited by@Mik said in What are you watching now?:
Finished Presumed Innocent - ok -
I vaguely remember the book - Turow's stories tend to blur together.
But, I was very disappointed in the double double cross at the ending. Yeah, from a logical standpoint, it could make sense.
But..really? You want me to believe that?
started Lady In The Lake. Kind of hard to watch. Stylish but perhaps preachy.
I didn't even get to the preachy part. Gave up. Should I give it a more extended chance?
"Stylish?" See my comments on "The Bear's" third season.
