Klaus was cute ifvyou need some holiday cheer
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Sunday, 24 November 2019 06:07 (four years ago) link
Jeff Garlin’s special is fun and goes by fast.
― ... (Eazy), Sunday, 24 November 2019 07:15 (four years ago) link
the Bikram doc was well made I thought
― Suggest Banshee (Hadrian VIII), Sunday, 24 November 2019 13:58 (four years ago) link
My yoga teacher was very disturbed by it!
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Sunday, 24 November 2019 13:59 (four years ago) link
it is indeed disturbing
― Suggest Banshee (Hadrian VIII), Sunday, 24 November 2019 14:00 (four years ago) link
Just finished Unbelievable. Wow. I want Merritt Wever's Det Duvall to somehow be in charge of stuff in my life.Shows based on real life are often so much more interesting than scripted stuff. Because you're not anticipating the next step in the plot formula. You can see how everything simmered together to let this happen. Plus, no-one would really write rape victims like Amber and the Druid girl (actually, you know what? Veronica Mars might).The episode where Toni Collett is like 'WHERE'S THE OUTRAGE??' - yeah! This is how I feel all the time! It's pathetic that I'm grateful it's spelled out in a few minutes of a Netflix miniseries.
I'll read that article linked upthread.
― kinder, Monday, 25 November 2019 22:42 (four years ago) link
The Dragon Prince is finally paying off, the third season is really excellent. (Shame that the creator is problematic.)
― Antonym Scalia (Leee), Monday, 25 November 2019 23:37 (four years ago) link
^ Just started the first season of that with my nine year old and both really liking it so far
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 26 November 2019 09:01 (four years ago) link
omg this The Movies That Made Us that they have their first episode as Dirty Dancing (the only one I will probably watch) A+.
― Yerac, Saturday, 30 November 2019 23:22 (four years ago) link
This is on Hulu but the second season of Castle Rock is excellent, so much better than the first one and it even redeems the first one to a degree.
― akm, Sunday, 1 December 2019 01:10 (four years ago) link
xpost I've never heard of that series, but was thinking of watching the Die Hard episode. Except ... there's no way Willis contributes, and Alan Rickman is dead, and John McTiernan is in jail ...
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 1 December 2019 02:43 (four years ago) link
Oh, wait, they did get McTiernan, I guess he didn't serve long.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 1 December 2019 02:50 (four years ago) link
I also enjoy Castle Rock
― mh, Sunday, 1 December 2019 03:51 (four years ago) link
Thirded. The two recent backstory episodes have been superb.
― groovypanda, Sunday, 1 December 2019 10:42 (four years ago) link
Can I watch Castle Rock season 2 without having watched the first season?
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Sunday, 1 December 2019 17:14 (four years ago) link
Yes, entirely new cast and storyline. There was one payoff in a recent episode that wouldn't mean anything if you haven't watched the first season but other than that you're good.
― groovypanda, Sunday, 1 December 2019 18:27 (four years ago) link
The episode of The Movies That Made Us I saw kind of sucked. In another time it would have been a 10 minute VH1 segment.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 1 December 2019 19:04 (four years ago) link
The Politician is bonkers. I'm not sure I mean that in a good or a bad way; leaning towards the latter--Ryan Murphy strikes me as a self-righteous faux liberal in the Paddy Chayefsky mode--but I did keep watching. I legitimately laughed out loud once it was revealed what the Judith Light character's "skeleton" is.
― Maria Edgelord (cryptosicko), Sunday, 1 December 2019 19:23 (four years ago) link
xpost, yeah I only cared about Dirty Dancing. I am not into anything else.
― Yerac, Sunday, 1 December 2019 19:43 (four years ago) link
do we have a separate thread for rhythm + flow or is no one watching?
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Monday, 2 December 2019 19:33 (four years ago) link
Totally liking Castle Rock so far, 2.5 eps in, thanks everybody
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 4 December 2019 05:48 (four years ago) link
I had some doubts about the second season of End of the Fing World but once I learned to enjoy the extremities to which the show is being pushed, it is indeed quite fun.
― Scorsese runs afoul of the Irishman (Leee), Wednesday, 4 December 2019 23:20 (four years ago) link
A Christmas Prince Baby was so boring. The prince is even more bland than usual. Netflix needs to do better with their casting in these movies. This guy is like, Deloitte-level hot.
Dolemite movie was a lot of fun despite a rough start. Wesley Snipes is sooooo good in it.
― Yerac, Thursday, 12 December 2019 14:46 (four years ago) link
Also the new Michelle Wolf and Tiffany Hadish specials are really good.
― Yerac, Thursday, 12 December 2019 14:52 (four years ago) link
xpost Is Rhythm + Flow good? I was wavering between that and Nasty Cherry but I hadn't read anything interesting about either yet.
― Yerac, Thursday, 12 December 2019 14:53 (four years ago) link
i loved it tbh.if “the British Baking Show, but hip-hop” sounds good to you then yeah, it’s fantastic. no “I didn’t come here to make friends” fake drama, some genuinely exhilarating moments, great hosts, and great guests.
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Saturday, 14 December 2019 06:22 (four years ago) link
The episode of The Movies That Made Us I saw kind of sucked.
Same format as The Toys That Made Us, which is also corny as hell (and also has a recent third series).
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 14 December 2019 06:42 (four years ago) link
I’ve watched a lot of those over family gatherings. I admit to be interested in the content but damn are they obnoxiously put together. Least favorite quirk is replaying a snippet from an interview like 13 times an episode.Key Grip: “We had no idea what we were doing!”*re-run that clip twice every time in the story the production seemed dicey*
― circa1916, Saturday, 14 December 2019 09:41 (four years ago) link
i don’t imagine I’ll ever watch any ____ That Made Us. Just seems like “those terrible VH1 talking head shows, but with better production values”...
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Sunday, 15 December 2019 18:43 (four years ago) link
but with better production values
That's generous.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 15 December 2019 20:42 (four years ago) link
Toys That Made Us is really quite good!
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Sunday, 15 December 2019 22:40 (four years ago) link
I only watched the GI Joe one but it wasn't bad. Definitely felt like it was made for cable with all the repeating clips (to catch people up between commercial breaks)
― Nhex, Sunday, 15 December 2019 23:56 (four years ago) link
i thought the he-man one was really revealing! same for barbie and TMNT. I appreciate how annoying the editing can be but the intelligence behind it is real.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 16 December 2019 01:04 (four years ago) link
The toys series makes more sense. Haven’t really heard those stories before. The movies series seemed somewhat redundant. Like surely there are DVD extras that tell the same story? Didn’t feel like there was a lot I didn’t already know.
― circa1916, Monday, 16 December 2019 02:13 (four years ago) link
yeah, i'm not bothering with it; none of those are movies i need to know anything more about.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 16 December 2019 03:25 (four years ago) link
6 Underground is better than I would have expected.
― Greta Van Show Feets BB (milo z), Wednesday, 18 December 2019 05:23 (four years ago) link
Very Tony Scott circa Domino
I watched 6 Underground and have no clue what it was about. The best thing about it is that a Franco character gets violently killed at the start. I also think I may not like Ryan Reynolds.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 18 December 2019 12:15 (four years ago) link
but his teeth are so white
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 18 December 2019 12:21 (four years ago) link
someone needs to count the shots in that thing
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Wednesday, 18 December 2019 14:23 (four years ago) link
i made it through 20 min before turning it off. that chase was a coke-fuelled nightmare to watchidk how michael bay manages to make me hate car chases, explosions & ryan reynolds (all things i normally love unconditionally) but he succeeded
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 18 December 2019 18:25 (four years ago) link
finished "Black Spot" yesterday.bloody loved it.definitely something to watch during the dark autumnal season.
― mark e, Wednesday, 18 December 2019 18:39 (four years ago) link
Veg, if you like Tony Martin & Ed Kavalee chatting, there’s an absolutely gold Michael Bay anecdote on last week’s Little Dum Dum Club
― insecurity bear (sic), Wednesday, 18 December 2019 18:58 (four years ago) link
ooooh thx sic!
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 18 December 2019 19:05 (four years ago) link
Tried to cure a small bout of insomnia last night with "Don't Fuck With Cats"... man, that is some fucked up shit. Do not recommend.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 19 December 2019 22:45 (four years ago) link
Why? What's it like?
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 19 December 2019 22:48 (four years ago) link
It's a 3ep true crime series about internet obsessed types trying to track down a guy who posts videos of him killing cats(++) online.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 19 December 2019 23:07 (four years ago) link
Yeah I watched the preview thinking it was something lighter and yeah, no thanks.
― circa1916, Thursday, 19 December 2019 23:21 (four years ago) link
i saw the splash and assumed that was what it was about and so didn't watch it. i would watch a video of that man being killed tho
― xmas respecter (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 19 December 2019 23:23 (four years ago) link
ugh, nope, not what I was hoping for
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 19 December 2019 23:28 (four years ago) link