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What are you watching now?

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  • MikM Away
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    Mik
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    Watching Glad II while I pedal. Nothing new. Evil emperors bad, noble warriors good. Women duplicitous.

    “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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      I watched In the Land of Saints and Sinners last night. I thought it might be just another late period Liam Neeson vehicle where he's the old bad-ass, and there is some of that, but it's more serious. It's set in 70's Ireland during the IRA wars. The script is good, and the actors are excellent.

      Education is extremely important.

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      • MikM Mik

        Watching Glad II while I pedal. Nothing new. Evil emperors bad, noble warriors good. Women duplicitous.

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        @Mik said in What are you watching now?:

        Watching Glad II while I pedal. Nothing new. Evil emperors bad, noble warriors good. Women duplicitous.

        Finished Glad II last night. It got worse with the tenuous ties to Glad I. Ugh.

        “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 KG Offline
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          George K
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          #834

          Gonna finish up season 2 of Sandbaggers today. It's utterly brilliant.

          "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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          • MikM Away
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            Mik
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            Cool. I'll start that when I finish Lioness S2. Always need an exercise series. Bumping up my exercise from 30 minutes to 45.

            “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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            • MikM Mik

              Cool. I'll start that when I finish Lioness S2. Always need an exercise series. Bumping up my exercise from 30 minutes to 45.

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              @Mik said in What are you watching now?:

              Cool. I'll start that when I finish Lioness S2. Always need an exercise series. Bumping up my exercise from 30 minutes to 45.

              Don't expect anything flashy or exciting. Most of the "action" takes place in an office, a "situation room," and occasionally outdoors.

              It does a great job of showing how tedious intelligence work is. Full of duplicity, bureaucracy, and flawed people.

              "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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              • MikM Away
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                Mik
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                That's exactly what I like about Slow Horses.

                “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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                  #838

                  Link to video

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                    Saw 1 episode of this. Struck me as being (mostly) medically accurate, if not a bit overblown with the crisis-every-5-minutes approach.

                    I guess there's some drama behind the scenes. After ER ended its run, there was going to be a spin-off series in which Noah Wylie's character goes on as an attending physician in the ER. For some reason it never got out of development, and a different studio decided to make "The Pitt."

                    Michael Crichton's estate is suing because "The Pitt" is basically what Grown Up ER was supposed to be.

                    Crichton's widow

                    "The Pitt’ is ‘ER. 'It’s not like ‘ER.’ It’s not kind of ‘ER.’ It’s not sort of ‘ER.’ It is ‘ER’ with the exact same executive producer, writer, star, production companies, studio and network as the planned ‘ER’ reboot.

                    Rather than afford Crichton the ‘created by’ credit he deserved, Defendants would pretend their reboot was not his creation at all, thereby enriching themselves to the tune of millions of dollars — potentially hundreds of millions or several billion dollars in success — and depriving Crichton’s heirs of their rightful share."

                    https://screenrant.com/pitt-max-show-legal-battle-lawsuit-michael-crichton-widow-explainer/

                    "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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                      Interesting. We are all caught up with the episodes. Why are people so damn greedy? Give the credit and royalties where they are due ffs.

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                      • 89th8 89th

                        @George-K said in What are you watching now?:

                        @Mik said in What are you watching now?:

                        Landman is pretty good.

                        Started it today.

                        Very, very, Taylor Sheridan - that's not a bad thing.

                        Not quite as soapy as Yellowstone, but there's definitely some soap in there.

                        If for no other reason than Jon Hamm...there's Billy Bob Thornton who is just fantastic. Probably as good as he was in Goliath.

                        Also more T & A than Yellowstone, so that might be a good thing.

                        Just a couple of episodes in, but very binge-worthy.

                        Cool, I plan to watch that eventually.

                        Right now I'm watching two shows that were very popular a couple years ago but I never watched them at the time (very normal for me... LOL). I'll mention the show titles when I'm done with the first seasons, since I'm highly sensitive to spoilers, even accidental hints.

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                        @89th said in What are you watching now?:

                        @George-K said in What are you watching now?:

                        @Mik said in What are you watching now?:

                        Landman is pretty good.

                        Started it today.

                        Very, very, Taylor Sheridan - that's not a bad thing.

                        Not quite as soapy as Yellowstone, but there's definitely some soap in there.

                        If for no other reason than Jon Hamm...there's Billy Bob Thornton who is just fantastic. Probably as good as he was in Goliath.

                        Also more T & A than Yellowstone, so that might be a good thing.

                        Just a couple of episodes in, but very binge-worthy.

                        Cool, I plan to watch that eventually.

                        Right now I'm watching two shows that were very popular a couple years ago but I never watched them at the time (very normal for me... LOL). I'll mention the show titles when I'm done with the first seasons, since I'm highly sensitive to spoilers, even accidental hints.

                        @George-K ok finished one of the shows (both seasons of Squid Game). It was enjoyable and a fun look into human/group dynamics when confined, which is always a trusted storyline approach. I specifically liked the massive pivot of the main character in the last episode of the first season and first episode of the 2nd season.

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                        • MikM Away
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                          Mik
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                          I'm hearing that Eik Larson's Devil In The White City is going to be a movie with Decaprio ad directed by Scorsese

                          “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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                          • MikM Mik

                            I'm hearing that Eik Larson's Devil In The White City is going to be a movie with Decaprio ad directed by Scorsese

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                            @Mik my favorite Larson book.

                            DiCaprio bought the rights 15 years ago, and it languished. Nice to see that Mr. Mudgett will get some screen time.

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                            "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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                            • MikM Away
                              MikM Away
                              Mik
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #844

                              Just started Sandbaggers. So low tech and well written dialogue.

                              “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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                              • MikM Mik

                                Just started Sandbaggers. So low tech and well written dialogue.

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                                @Mik said in What are you watching now?:

                                Just started Sandbaggers. So low tech and well written dialogue.

                                It's brilliant. Each episode stands alone. Some of the rare action scenes are cheesy, but, it's 1979.

                                "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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                                • MikM Away
                                  MikM Away
                                  Mik
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                                  #846

                                  Yeah, I can adjust for that.

                                  “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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                                    Once you start to know the players, it gets better and better. The end of season one is a shocker.

                                    "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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                                    • 89th8 89th

                                      @George-K said in What are you watching now?:

                                      @Mik said in What are you watching now?:

                                      Landman is pretty good.

                                      Started it today.

                                      Very, very, Taylor Sheridan - that's not a bad thing.

                                      Not quite as soapy as Yellowstone, but there's definitely some soap in there.

                                      If for no other reason than Jon Hamm...there's Billy Bob Thornton who is just fantastic. Probably as good as he was in Goliath.

                                      Also more T & A than Yellowstone, so that might be a good thing.

                                      Just a couple of episodes in, but very binge-worthy.

                                      Cool, I plan to watch that eventually.

                                      Right now I'm watching two shows that were very popular a couple years ago but I never watched them at the time (very normal for me... LOL). I'll mention the show titles when I'm done with the first seasons, since I'm highly sensitive to spoilers, even accidental hints.

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                                      @89th said in What are you watching now?:

                                      Cool, I plan to watch that eventually.

                                      Right now I'm watching two shows that were very popular a couple years ago but I never watched them at the time (very normal for me... LOL). I'll mention the show titles when I'm done with the first seasons, since I'm highly sensitive to spoilers, even accidental hints.

                                      @George-K Ok the other show I was watching was True Detective, the first season (2014?). I think I saw it on some list of "best first seasons evah!". It was enjoyable to watch the acting, I didn't think it was the best show I've seen in a while, but still a nice storytelling approach. I don't plan on watching the other 3 seasons.

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                                      • George KG George K

                                        Once you start to know the players, it gets better and better. The end of season one is a shocker.

                                        MikM Away
                                        MikM Away
                                        Mik
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #849

                                        @George-K said in What are you watching now?:

                                        Once you start to know the players, it gets better and better. The end of season one is a shocker.

                                        Just finished E3. Burnside’s a sonofabitch isn’t he.

                                        “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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                                          I just started watching Chernobyl. It's only like 5 or 6 episodes, but is highly rated.

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