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What are you watching now?

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    Mik
    wrote on 27 Aug 2024, 02:25 last edited by
    #692

    Covid’s really good for bingeing.

    “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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      George K
      wrote on 27 Aug 2024, 12:57 last edited by
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      Speaking of things coming up.

      Severance

      Slow Horses

      Rumors of a Ted Lasso 4th season.

      "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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        George K
        wrote on 27 Aug 2024, 12:59 last edited by
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        Started this yesterday AM. 3/6 episodes in.

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tourist_(TV_series)

        The Tourist is a 2022 drama-thriller black comedy television series. It stars Jamie Dornan as the victim of a car crash who wakes up in a hospital in the Australian outback with amnesia.

        Not really a comedy - at all.

        Link to video

        Good, but not great. 3 stars.

        "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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          Mik
          wrote on 28 Aug 2024, 03:01 last edited by
          #695

          Bad Monkey is about up.

          https://www.novelsuspects.com/film/movies-tv/bad-monkey-finally-gives-carl-hiaasens-work-the-adaptation-it-deserves/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0BMAABHfVLHNUIFdxu-BsP43MZCS3qtHZGDBPTc19U3wduQLzh1DY8C_3iUCaR2Q_aem_flHdttVPFvKfY2mTAcdW0g&utm_medium=paid&utm_source=fb&utm_id=6610944872068&utm_content=6610944872868&utm_term=6610944872468&utm_campaign=6610944872068

          “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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            jon-nyc
            wrote on 28 Aug 2024, 03:21 last edited by jon-nyc
            #696

            Finished Suits. Sort of hate-watched it by the end.

            Only non-witches get due process.

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            • J jon-nyc
              28 Aug 2024, 03:21

              Finished Suits. Sort of hate-watched it by the end.

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              George K
              wrote on 28 Aug 2024, 11:57 last edited by
              #697

              @jon-nyc said in What are you watching now?:

              Finished Suits. Sort hate-watched it by the end.

              Well put. It went long, long, past its sell-by date.

              And I found Meghan Markle annoying even back then.

              "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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              • M Mik
                28 Aug 2024, 03:01

                Bad Monkey is about up.

                https://www.novelsuspects.com/film/movies-tv/bad-monkey-finally-gives-carl-hiaasens-work-the-adaptation-it-deserves/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0BMAABHfVLHNUIFdxu-BsP43MZCS3qtHZGDBPTc19U3wduQLzh1DY8C_3iUCaR2Q_aem_flHdttVPFvKfY2mTAcdW0g&utm_medium=paid&utm_source=fb&utm_id=6610944872068&utm_content=6610944872868&utm_term=6610944872468&utm_campaign=6610944872068

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                George K
                wrote on 28 Aug 2024, 11:59 last edited by
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                @Mik said in What are you watching now?:

                Bad Monkey is about up.

                I love Hiassen's books.

                "Tourist Season" was hysterical, and "Striptease" was a much better book than movie. In fact, the book was pretty good.

                Thanks for the heads up.

                "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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                  George K
                  wrote on 1 Sept 2024, 17:05 last edited by
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                  Fun stuff.

                  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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                    Mik
                    wrote on 1 Sept 2024, 17:35 last edited by
                    #700

                    Just watched E1 of 3 Body Problem. So far so good.

                    Monsieur Spade very good too.

                    “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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                    • M Mik
                      1 Sept 2024, 17:35

                      Just watched E1 of 3 Body Problem. So far so good.

                      Monsieur Spade very good too.

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                      George K
                      wrote on 1 Sept 2024, 23:17 last edited by
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                      @Mik said in What are you watching now?:

                      Just watched E1 of 3 Body Problem. So far so good.

                      It's quite good. However, you have to understand that the 1st season incorporates storylines from the 2nd and 3rd books. Also some characters are composites of book characters.

                      2nd book is the best, by the way.

                      I think @Axtremus commented on the Chinese version. I watched about 12 episodes of the 36 episode series, which is only the 1st book. Moved kind of slow, so I gave up. It is much more faithful to the book(s).

                      "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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                      • M Mik
                        28 Aug 2024, 03:01

                        Bad Monkey is about up.

                        https://www.novelsuspects.com/film/movies-tv/bad-monkey-finally-gives-carl-hiaasens-work-the-adaptation-it-deserves/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0BMAABHfVLHNUIFdxu-BsP43MZCS3qtHZGDBPTc19U3wduQLzh1DY8C_3iUCaR2Q_aem_flHdttVPFvKfY2mTAcdW0g&utm_medium=paid&utm_source=fb&utm_id=6610944872068&utm_content=6610944872868&utm_term=6610944872468&utm_campaign=6610944872068

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                        George K
                        wrote on 5 Sept 2024, 17:41 last edited by
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                        @Mik said in What are you watching now?:

                        Bad Monkey is about up.

                        https://www.novelsuspects.com/film/movies-tv/bad-monkey-finally-gives-carl-hiaasens-work-the-adaptation-it-deserves/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0BMAABHfVLHNUIFdxu-BsP43MZCS3qtHZGDBPTc19U3wduQLzh1DY8C_3iUCaR2Q_aem_flHdttVPFvKfY2mTAcdW0g&utm_medium=paid&utm_source=fb&utm_id=6610944872068&utm_content=6610944872868&utm_term=6610944872468&utm_campaign=6610944872068

                        Two episodes in - Vaughn is great. The setting's great. The narration's great.

                        The plot? Pure Hiassen.

                        Oh, the monkey, and the arm, are pretty good too.

                        "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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                          Mik
                          wrote on 9 Sept 2024, 02:42 last edited by
                          #703

                          We are looking for series that are a bit uplifting, not dark, dar, dark and tense. Any suggestions?

                          “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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                            jon-nyc
                            wrote on 9 Sept 2024, 05:27 last edited by
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                            Mayla likes Emily in Paris

                            Only non-witches get due process.

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                            • M Mik
                              9 Sept 2024, 02:42

                              We are looking for series that are a bit uplifting, not dark, dar, dark and tense. Any suggestions?

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                              George K
                              wrote on 9 Sept 2024, 11:52 last edited by
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                              @Mik said in What are you watching now?:

                              We are looking for series that are a bit uplifting, not dark, dar, dark and tense. Any suggestions?

                              You might enjoy Kaos (referenced above).

                              "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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                                Mik
                                wrote on 9 Sept 2024, 12:01 last edited by
                                #706

                                OK, on my list. Heard it's pretty funny.

                                “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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                                • M Mik
                                  9 Sept 2024, 12:01

                                  OK, on my list. Heard it's pretty funny.

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                                  George K
                                  wrote on 9 Sept 2024, 12:22 last edited by
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                                  @Mik said in What are you watching now?:

                                  OK, on my list. Heard it's pretty funny.

                                  Very enjoyable. Goldblum carries the show, but the rest of the cast is great as well.

                                  The scene with Prometheus (Stephen Dillane) getting his liver eaten by the eagle is actually funny.

                                  The Greek Gods' family tree explained - as in Kaos.

                                  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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                                    Tom-K
                                    wrote on 9 Sept 2024, 17:29 last edited by Tom-K 9 Sept 2024, 17:31
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                                    I liked Kaos a lot. As you said, Jeff Goldblum makes the show work: old school, real actor. Janet McTeer, is elegantly regal, and the guy who plays Posiden is Mediterraneanly oily. The younger people are randomly interchangable but a good plot line that keeps it fast and funny.

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                                      Mik
                                      wrote on 10 Sept 2024, 01:45 last edited by
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                                      Kaos is the most original thing in years. Love it.

                                      “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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                                      • M Mik
                                        10 Sept 2024, 01:45

                                        Kaos is the most original thing in years. Love it.

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                                        George K
                                        wrote on 10 Sept 2024, 01:51 last edited by George K 9 Oct 2024, 01:52
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                                        @Mik said in What are you watching now?:

                                        Kaos is the most original thing in years. Love it.

                                        Yeah, I really enjoyed it, and it's worth a second watch.

                                        What I liked is that it completes the story, and yet is open-ended enough for another season.

                                        Goldblum....of course.

                                        Speaking of which, years ago, this was taped to the inside of the door to a bathroom stall at work.

                                        (sorry for the derail)

                                        Goldblum.jpg

                                        "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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                                          89th
                                          wrote on 12 Sept 2024, 04:05 last edited by
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                                          This is totally random, but I really enjoyed watching Turn (AMC, from 2014-217, I think). Terrific acting by all, great sets, great drama... it's about the Washington spy ring during the revolutionary war.

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