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What are you watching now?

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    Mik
    wrote on 31 Jan 2025, 23:08 last edited by
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    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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      31 Jan 2025, 23:08

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

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      George K
      wrote on 31 Jan 2025, 23:25 last edited by
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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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        Mik
        wrote on 1 Feb 2025, 03:42 last edited by
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        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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          George K
          wrote on 1 Feb 2025, 13:19 last edited by
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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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            13 Jan 2025, 20:11

            @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
            wrote on 4 Feb 2025, 14:01 last edited by
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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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              1 Feb 2025, 13:19

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

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              Mik
              wrote on 6 Feb 2025, 23:19 last edited by
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              @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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                89th
                wrote on 7 Feb 2025, 15:08 last edited by
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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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                  Mik
                  wrote on 11 Feb 2025, 22:11 last edited by
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                  Started Section 31 while pedaling. It started out great, then descended into a futuristic Batman movie.

                  “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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                    7 Feb 2025, 15:08

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

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                    89th
                    wrote on 12 Feb 2025, 03:59 last edited by
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                    @89th said in What are you watching now?:

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

                    Good show. In an odd way, 5 episodes was perfect...not long and drawn out, and not too short either. Very well done, I can see why it's so highly rated.

                    Just looked it up and saw the awards it was nominated for and won. It's a shame the main actor (Jared Harris) didn't win the Golden Globe, but in an odd twist, what the show didn't win it lost to usually...Succession, which I think is the next series I'm going to watch. It was a random toss up between that, Sopranos, The Wire, Game of Thrones, Billions, and a few other shows I want to "binge" (as much as I can with maybe one episode per night).

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                      89th
                      wrote on 12 Feb 2025, 03:59 last edited by
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                      @George-K speaking of this thread... you are missed! What are you watching these days? Shirley it's something more entertaining than TNCR post-election!

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                        mark
                        wrote on 15 Feb 2025, 18:11 last edited by
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                        Link to video

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                          Mik
                          wrote on 4 Apr 2025, 01:16 last edited by
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                          Mobland on Parmount plus. Pierce Brosnan’s finest work. One line in first episode is worth the whole hour.

                          “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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                            89th
                            wrote on 8 Apr 2025, 11:51 last edited by
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                            Just finished watching Succession. Good show, loved the music, too.

                            Link to video

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                              xenon
                              wrote on 10 Apr 2025, 20:53 last edited by
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                              This trailer has me sold:

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                                jon-nyc
                                wrote on 10 Apr 2025, 21:27 last edited by
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                                Hilarious

                                Only non-witches get due process.

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                                • D Doctor Phibes
                                  23 Dec 2024, 01:56

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

                                  The Silo books were written by Hugh Howey.

                                  Read the books - they're great.

                                  I loved the books, too - I read the whole series very quickly

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                                  LuFins Dad
                                  wrote on 23 Apr 2025, 03:24 last edited by
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                                  @Doctor-Phibes said in What are you watching now?:

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

                                  The Silo books were written by Hugh Howey.

                                  Read the books - they're great.

                                  I loved the books, too - I read the whole series very quickly

                                  I just watched the first episode of the TV Series. Should I stop and go read the books?

                                  The Brad

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                                    23 Apr 2025, 03:24

                                    @Doctor-Phibes said in What are you watching now?:

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

                                    The Silo books were written by Hugh Howey.

                                    Read the books - they're great.

                                    I loved the books, too - I read the whole series very quickly

                                    I just watched the first episode of the TV Series. Should I stop and go read the books?

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                                    Doctor Phibes
                                    wrote on 23 Apr 2025, 10:16 last edited by
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                                    @LuFins-Dad said in What are you watching now?:

                                    @Doctor-Phibes said in What are you watching now?:

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

                                    The Silo books were written by Hugh Howey.

                                    Read the books - they're great.

                                    I loved the books, too - I read the whole series very quickly

                                    I just watched the first episode of the TV Series. Should I stop and go read the books?

                                    I haven't seen the TV series as I don't have Apple TV, but yes!

                                    I was only joking

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                                      Horace
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                                      I've been watching Andor on the treadmill. It's ok, keeping me entertained, and not boringly stupid with any messaging. The reason I'm giving it a chance is because I've seen such positive things as this video essay, which says that it's too good for Disney star wars, and sets an impossible bar for their other entries in the universe.

                                      Link to video

                                      I actually never watched any star wars beyond the original and then the first in the prequel trilogy. Never the sequel trilogy, and never any of other movies or series. But then I saw some spoof LOTR commentaries that I enjoyed, and I saw he did so much star wars stuff, and I wanted to be able to appreciate that too. So I'm trying to learn about the Star Wars universe. The universe lore is probably more fun than most of the movies set in that universe. I like the Sith Rule of 2. I never knew about that.

                                      Education is extremely important.

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                                        89th
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                                        Andor, I'm afraid the hype will leave folks with too high expectations. That being said, I've seen both seasons and both start out somewhat slowly, but by the middle/end (especially the 2nd season) they are fantastic. Like, I re-watched an episode (Who Are You?, I think it's Season 2, Episode 8?) because I liked it so much. Treadmill watching might hurt the experience a little bit, the music, dialog, set design, and slow tension I really enjoyed while watching with headphones on either on TV or on my iPad.

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                                          Andor, I'm afraid the hype will leave folks with too high expectations. That being said, I've seen both seasons and both start out somewhat slowly, but by the middle/end (especially the 2nd season) they are fantastic. Like, I re-watched an episode (Who Are You?, I think it's Season 2, Episode 8?) because I liked it so much. Treadmill watching might hurt the experience a little bit, the music, dialog, set design, and slow tension I really enjoyed while watching with headphones on either on TV or on my iPad.

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                                          Horace
                                          wrote 2 days ago last edited by
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                                          @89th said in What are you watching now?:

                                          Andor, I'm afraid the hype will leave folks with too high expectations. That being said, I've seen both seasons and both start out somewhat slowly, but by the middle/end (especially the 2nd season) they are fantastic. Like, I re-watched an episode (Who Are You?, I think it's Season 2, Episode 8?) because I liked it so much. Treadmill watching might hurt the experience a little bit, the music, dialog, set design, and slow tension I really enjoyed while watching with headphones on either on TV or on my iPad.

                                          I watch on an iPad with noise cancelling airpods. It's a pretty good viewing situation, but for breaking it up into 30 minute slices.

                                          Education is extremely important.

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