TV posts - Page 190

Lightspeed · 11th April 2022, 01:00

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Originally Posted by wazza

10/10. greatest thing i have ever witnessed. omg

I wasn't that excited about it, but it looks like a good time.

_Incubus_ · 11th April 2022, 14:35

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Originally Posted by wazza

10/10. greatest thing i have ever witnessed. omg

3 Eps in with Halo now, it's well done...I'm trying my best not to compare it to the games. Which it supposed to be based on...

ePi · 11th April 2022, 15:06

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Originally Posted by _Incubus_

3 Eps in with Halo now, it's well done...I'm trying my best not to compare it to the games. Which it supposed to be based on...

Don't bother trying, the showrunners never played it.

https://variety.com/2022/tv/features...ef-1235205361/

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“We didn’t look at the game,” says Season 1 showrunner Steven Kane (“The Last Ship”). “We didn’t talk about the game. We talked about the characters and the world. So I never felt limited by it being a game.”

StN · 11th April 2022, 15:17

Had a gander at the Netflix Savile doco. Surprised they didn't mention more (just implied) about the stuff he got up to as a porter. Did show him wearing the gaudy glass eye necklaces though. Might have been more sensitive to the young abuse victims - the zoom in in the TV crowd where the girl next to him was clearly being touched up and he just carried on straight to camera <shiver>.

Ab · 11th April 2022, 15:21

I've gone back and started on Legion again from S01E01. God it's amazing.

MadMax · 11th April 2022, 16:09

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Originally Posted by Ab

This article summed it up for me.

It got a mention on one of those falling down house renovation programs the other night. Ugh.

Know me. · 11th April 2022, 17:26

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Originally Posted by wazza

^^ ;>

slow horses is very well written/acted imo . gary oldman is a legend
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5875444/

Another vote here for Slow Horses.

wazza · 12th April 2022, 09:41

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Originally Posted by Ab

I've gone back and started on Legion again from S01E01. God it's amazing.

hmmmmmmmmmmmm. never had the pleasure. will acquire, ta.

Lightspeed · 12th April 2022, 18:32

I haven't been able to look at Aubrey Plaza the same since I watched Legion. So, so creepy.

Lightspeed · 13th April 2022, 16:05

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Originally Posted by _Incubus_

3 Eps in with Halo now, it's well done...I'm trying my best not to compare it to the games. Which it supposed to be based on...

I found the asylum scene and the asteroid field entry in episode 2 a bit tropey, and Burn Gorman is still stuck in that typecast.

But Natascha McElhone is amazing and spooky. And the story is compelling, I haven't followed the games, so I don't know much except the general basics.

Ab · 14th April 2022, 11:40

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Originally Posted by Lightspeed

I haven't been able to look at Aubrey Plaza the same since I watched Legion. So, so creepy.

This must be a deleted scene in which David has an episode and incinerates someone on live television:

https://twitter.com/scottygb/status/1514312511935418384

wazza · 14th April 2022, 12:20

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Originally Posted by Lightspeed

I haven't followed the games, so I don't know much except the general basics.

ditto

Lightspeed · 14th April 2022, 16:18

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Originally Posted by Ab

This must be a deleted scene in which David has an episode and incinerates someone on live television:

https://twitter.com/scottygb/status/1514312511935418384

Oh my lolz. Her gasp was great.

Ab · 14th April 2022, 17:24

Watch it again and you can hear the whole audience gasp

_Incubus_ · 22nd April 2022, 11:30

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Originally Posted by Lightspeed

I found the asylum scene and the asteroid field entry in episode 2 a bit tropey, and Burn Gorman is still stuck in that typecast.

But Natascha McElhone is amazing and spooky. And the story is compelling, I haven't followed the games, so I don't know much except the general basics.

+1

If it ain't broke don't fix it, Burn does a good job of being Burn

Digging the Halsey character, Natascha McElhone is killing it.

The Variety article helped a lot thanks, really is Sci Fi Action Series with some familiar character names.

Ab · 22nd April 2022, 12:39

Anyone else digging Moon Knight? I didn't expect much from it - wasn't a reader of the comic, and Disney TV shows are sucking more and more by the month - but I quite like the way it's going.

blynk · 22nd April 2022, 13:48

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Originally Posted by Ab

Anyone else digging Moon Knight? I didn't expect much from it - wasn't a reader of the comic, and Disney TV shows are sucking more and more by the month - but I quite like the way it's going.

Hmm, I haven't found they are sucking more and more.
But I learnt to stop thinking that I wasn't interested in a show. Coz I have really enjoyed most of them.
F&tWS was to me the one that was a bit blah.

Cyberbob · 22nd April 2022, 14:44

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Originally Posted by Ab

Anyone else digging Moon Knight? I didn't expect much from it - wasn't a reader of the comic, and Disney TV shows are sucking more and more by the month - but I quite like the way it's going.

Really enjoyed episodes 1 and 2. 3 was a bit of a pump of the brakes, then 4 takes back off with a hell of a ride, especially the last ten minutes wondering what direction it was going to take.

Disney TV, generally speaking, I can see what you mean. Mando, Loki, Wanda, all incredibly strong, then Boba, F&WS, even Hawkeye, it's a little bit of a downturn.

My expectations are sky high for Obi-Wan and Ahsoka, so I'm worried there.

StN · 22nd April 2022, 15:14

I was at a loose end, and flicked on Netflix and saw Apollo 10 1/2.

Clearly a kids cartoon, but so much was explaining how an economy could continue whilst pumping billions into a space race and a war at the same time. Dad the frugal supply manager probably helped. Not sure how much Jack Black managed to pull on his own childhood (was *almost* semi-auto biographical with where his mum worked and having a larger than now average sized family). The bullshit around sending a kid to the moon first because they buggered up a calculation is easily glossed over and its more like an expose of life in the sixties and by virtue of NZ being so far behind the US, probably close to the 70's in NZ.

Good rotoscoping, high res animation, and they even dropped to low res when playing news reels.

So silly story premise, but told quite well.

wazza · 26th April 2022, 17:51

the man who fell to earth

we own this city

Savage · 28th April 2022, 00:48

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Originally Posted by Ab

Anyone else digging Moon Knight? I didn't expect much from it - wasn't a reader of the comic, and Disney TV shows are sucking more and more by the month - but I quite like the way it's going.

Yep

Enjoying it so far (admittedly I'm quite a big Isaac fan, so am biased), hope it continues down the current path. Really enjoying the pov of someone suffering DID; it's been well put together.

Cyberbob · 28th April 2022, 21:14

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Originally Posted by Savage

admittedly I'm quite a big Isaac fan, so am biased).

I know nothing of his acting career outside of Star Wars and Moon Knight, and holy crap did they waste him in Star Wars. Absolutely sidelined a clearly awesomely talented actor.

[fe] · 28th April 2022, 21:35

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Originally Posted by Cyberbob

I know nothing of his acting.

Inside Llewyn Davis, Ex Machina

Ab · 28th April 2022, 23:14

I think I first saw him in Sucker Punch, and I was "wow, who is this guy?"

wazza · 29th April 2022, 08:24

enjoying Halo more than Moon Knight

;p

ePi · 29th April 2022, 10:34

The North Water was really, really good.

I went in blind, but here's the trailer...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u31uQRnFAnA

Colin Farrell again just disappears on screen. I reckon the more prosthetic makeup he puts on the better he performs.

ePi · 29th April 2022, 10:35

Also Tokyo Vice has been great.

Savage · 29th April 2022, 11:16

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Originally Posted by Cyberbob

I know nothing of his acting career outside of Star Wars and Moon Knight, and holy crap did they waste him in Star Wars. Absolutely sidelined a clearly awesomely talented actor.

He was one of the few stand out parts of those last few movies

wazza · 29th April 2022, 15:02

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Originally Posted by ePi

Also Tokyo Vice has been great.

agree

wazza · 29th April 2022, 15:11

outer range is great

Ab · 29th April 2022, 15:26

I'll say this - Moon Knight joins Loki in being very strongly influenced by Legion.

wazza · 30th April 2022, 07:50

ozark s04e08-14

Lightspeed · 1st May 2022, 18:06

It's fascinating how much the MCU is educating its audience on psychoanalytic theory. Moon Knight, Wanda Vision especially, but it's woven throughout so much of the MCU story.

Which isn't surprising, near everyone successful in Hollywood the last 50 years or so has had a shrink.

Ab · 2nd May 2022, 12:11

wazza · 6th May 2022, 08:48

moon knight like whoaaaaaaaa
that was excellent

Savage · 6th May 2022, 10:59

Finally got around to watching The Sopranos. After several attempts to get into it many moons ago, it finally caught my interest and I've binged all the way through to it's very anti-climactic ending.

Moved on to Barry which is another one I've started several times and never finished - up to season 2 now and quite enjoying it; Bill Hader does great dark humour

Cyberbob · 6th May 2022, 11:36

I'm finally getting around to watching Always Sunny. I didn't like it when it first came out back in the mid 2000's, but I think my humor has changed in that time, and I'm loving it now.

_Incubus_ · 6th May 2022, 21:31

So Halo pulled a move from Book of Boba series...having an episode with nothing to do with the main character.

Apparently Korean is the language of choice for space fairing Asian's as well..

Redneck · 6th May 2022, 23:02

Would be fine if she was even remotely interesting as a character

Ab · 6th May 2022, 23:06

Otherwise known as a Doctor Who Companion episode.

11th April 2022, 15:17	#7564
StN I have detailed files	Had a gander at the Netflix Savile doco. Surprised they didn't mention more (just implied) about the stuff he got up to as a porter. Did show him wearing the gaudy glass eye necklaces though. Might have been more sensitive to the young abuse victims - the zoom in in the TV crowd where the girl next to him was clearly being touched up and he just carried on straight to camera <shiver>.

11th April 2022, 15:21	#7565
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	I've gone back and started on Legion again from S01E01. God it's amazing.

12th April 2022, 18:32	#7569
Lightspeed	I haven't been able to look at Aubrey Plaza the same since I watched Legion. So, so creepy. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

14th April 2022, 17:24	#7574
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	Watch it again and you can hear the whole audience gasp

22nd April 2022, 12:39	#7576
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	Anyone else digging Moon Knight? I didn't expect much from it - wasn't a reader of the comic, and Disney TV shows are sucking more and more by the month - but I quite like the way it's going.

22nd April 2022, 15:14	#7579
StN I have detailed files	I was at a loose end, and flicked on Netflix and saw Apollo 10 1/2. Clearly a kids cartoon, but so much was explaining how an economy could continue whilst pumping billions into a space race and a war at the same time. Dad the frugal supply manager probably helped. Not sure how much Jack Black managed to pull on his own childhood (was almost semi-auto biographical with where his mum worked and having a larger than now average sized family). The bullshit around sending a kid to the moon first because they buggered up a calculation is easily glossed over and its more like an expose of life in the sixties and by virtue of NZ being so far behind the US, probably close to the 70's in NZ. Good rotoscoping, high res animation, and they even dropped to low res when playing news reels. So silly story premise, but told quite well.

26th April 2022, 17:51	#7580
wazza flex	the man who fell to earth we own this city

28th April 2022, 23:14	#7584
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	I think I first saw him in Sucker Punch, and I was "wow, who is this guy?"

29th April 2022, 08:24	#7585
wazza flex	enjoying Halo more than Moon Knight ;p

29th April 2022, 10:34	#7586
ePi	The North Water was really, really good. I went in blind, but here's the trailer... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u31uQRnFAnA Colin Farrell again just disappears on screen. I reckon the more prosthetic makeup he puts on the better he performs.

29th April 2022, 10:35	#7587
ePi	Also Tokyo Vice has been great.

29th April 2022, 15:11	#7590
wazza flex	outer range is great

29th April 2022, 15:26	#7591
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	I'll say this - Moon Knight joins Loki in being very strongly influenced by Legion.

1st May 2022, 18:06	#7593
Lightspeed	It's fascinating how much the MCU is educating its audience on psychoanalytic theory. Moon Knight, Wanda Vision especially, but it's woven throughout so much of the MCU story. Which isn't surprising, near everyone successful in Hollywood the last 50 years or so has had a shrink. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

6th May 2022, 08:48	#7595
wazza flex	moon knight like whoaaaaaaaa that was excellent

6th May 2022, 10:59	#7596
Savage	Finally got around to watching The Sopranos. After several attempts to get into it many moons ago, it finally caught my interest and I've binged all the way through to it's very anti-climactic ending. Moved on to Barry which is another one I've started several times and never finished - up to season 2 now and quite enjoying it; Bill Hader does great dark humour

6th May 2022, 11:36	#7597
Cyberbob	I'm finally getting around to watching Always Sunny. I didn't like it when it first came out back in the mid 2000's, but I think my humor has changed in that time, and I'm loving it now. __________________ ɹǝʌo sᴉ ǝɯɐƃ ʎɥʇ

6th May 2022, 21:31	#7598
_Incubus_	So Halo pulled a move from Book of Boba series...having an episode with nothing to do with the main character. Apparently Korean is the language of choice for space fairing Asian's as well..

6th May 2022, 23:02	#7599
Redneck	Would be fine if she was even remotely interesting as a character

6th May 2022, 23:06	#7600
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	Otherwise known as a Doctor Who Companion episode.