TV posts

[CCS]

S7E01 Walking Dead was fucking awesome. I see a lot of sour nerds on the internet complaining about it. Over-analysing the shit out of it and saying stupid shit like "They made me wait 6 months to find out who died!" Well... yeah. That's the point. It's called suspense. That's the entire fucking point of a cliffhanger. It gives you a reason to come back to the show after a 6 month break. Stop fucking whining.

[StN]

The Glenn bit was exactly like the cells from the graphic novel - very well done.

[Caesar]

Is "Humans" a good watch?

[ceer]

Originally Posted by Caesar

Is "Humans" a good watch?

I thought the first season was pretty average...will watch the 2nd to see how it goes.

[Delphinus]

Originally Posted by Caesar

Is "Humans" a good watch?

Personally I loved the first season!

[Nothing]

I'm just getting started on Westworld, seems pretty good so far, about 3 eps in. One thing that bugs me is how do they make the guns deadly for the hosts and not the newcomers? I mean, if the newcomer's guns are deadly and all of the hosts are effectively shooting blanks, that would ensure that the hosts couldn't kill the newcomers while allowing the newcomers to do what they pleased. But that can't really be what's going on because it would then mean that the newcomers would be able to kill one another, which is surely an outcome that they must want to prevent. So I can only conclude that all of the guns must be 'fake' in some way. They still fire bullets which can hit things, like a paintball gun perhaps, but they're not actually deadly like hot lead would be. Instead, the hosts are made of some kind of programmable smart material which, when hit in the right way, such as by one of the fake bullets, behaves as if the bullet were real, spontaneously forming a sort of 'bullet hole'. Is this the explanation that others have come to for the way the guns work? Or am I missing something more simple/obvious?

[Lightspeed]

Bullets have a way of detecting real flesh, disintegrating on contact? There's still an impact, but the bullet cannot penetrate?

What I was wondering about was the need to give permission for pyrotechnics, and how they control nitroglycerin? My guess, smart materials at the molecular level?

[Nothing]

Also, that recent episode where they dug the bullet out of Maeve seems to wreck the idea of smart flesh spontaneously forming holes.

[Lightspeed]

The latest episode is fantastic. And the music for the whole series is perfect.

[Ab]

I wanted to hate it but the TV miniseries of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell was actually pretty fucking good. The actor who played Strange just fucking nailed it, and some of the scenes were just like I imagined them.

[Deadmeat]

Still good if you got tired of the book halfway through?

[pxpx]

Just watched E01 westworld, fuckin hooked.

[Doogie]

Just wait till you get to E07 - shit finally gets real... and makes you ask about a million new questions...

[_Incubus_]

Originally Posted by Doogie

Just wait till you get to E07 - shit finally gets real... and makes you ask about a million new questions...

Yeah, really great EP.....mind blown!

[Ab]

Originally Posted by Deadmeat

Still good if you got tired of the book halfway through?

I don't know because I didn't.

[Savage]

Originally Posted by Doogie

Just wait till you get to E07 - shit finally gets real... and makes you ask about a million new questions...

Was kind of expecting this, but was WAY off on who it would be.

[spigalau]

The Grand Tour

Opening 5 minutes makes BBC/Top Gear look like a program shot by a 13 year old with a go-ptro and a selfie stick.

/back in an hour or so, more to watch.

[spigalau]

[Savage]

Grand Tour

[Lightspeed]

A significant detail if you missed it like I did:

https://i.redd.it/vqprullp0iyx.gif

[StN]

Originally Posted by Lightspeed

A significant detail if you missed it like I did:

https://i.redd.it/vqprullp0iyx.gif

^^^ Yeah, the multiple timeline thing looks more and more real. Makes it even more confusing trying to work out which one holds the Delores debriefings. Bloody Nolan - must run in the family. Well, that and JJ Abrams.

[Ajax]

Originally Posted by StN

^^^ Yeah, the multiple timeline thing looks more and more real. Makes it even more confusing trying to work out which one holds the Delores debriefings.

There's only one timeline/one sequence of events. It seems the action jumps about on that timeline. IMO the Delores briefings happen at the earliest point in the timeline and are conducted by Arnold (who is later recreated as the Bernard bot).

[Ab]

One word: unreliable narrator

[Lightspeed]

Originally Posted by Ab

I wanted to hate it but the TV miniseries of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell was actually pretty fucking good. The actor who played Strange just fucking nailed it, and some of the scenes were just like I imagined them.

What a fantastic series. Such a great story and so many exceptional, complex characters. Amazing acting all around.

[StN]

Originally Posted by Ajax

There's only one timeline/one sequence of events. It seems the action jumps about on that timeline. IMO the Delores briefings happen at the earliest point in the timeline and are conducted by Arnold (who is later recreated as the Bernard bot).

Yeah, sorry - that's what I meant. The Bernard bit makes sense.

[Ab]

lol

https://twitter.com/jimmisimpson/sta...03944590884864

[Lightspeed]

Hahah, that's excellent.

[_Incubus_]

Originally Posted by Ab

lol

https://twitter.com/jimmisimpson/sta...03944590884864

Reading some of the comments made my eyes bleed.....ppl complaining about the skit, clearly never have seen PF....

[ZoSo]

Hoping for a good finale. Other than Newton's tits, last half of the series has been kinda meh.

[Ab]

oh fuck greatest finale of a season one ever

just fucking great

[[BT]Monza]

Originally Posted by Ab

oh fuck greatest finale of a season one ever

just fucking great

This.

[MadMax]

https://www.quora.com/Why-is-His-wat...atch-has-ended

I actually had to google that and yes the fault lays with you lot

In other news ... http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment...r-Vaughan-dies

[Lightspeed]

Originally Posted by Ab

oh fuck greatest finale of a season one ever

Felix having an existential crisis was the best. Still cracks me up.

[fixed_truth]

best tv series eva.

In case anyone missed it there's an after credits scene.

[Ab]

I'm scared though. Where to now? How the fuck do you follow that up? HBO has already confirmed S02, but... how?

[StN]

Originally Posted by Ab

I'm scared though. Where to now? How the fuck do you follow that up? HBO has already confirmed S02, but... how?

There is supposedly a 5 series plan, maybe touching on Samurai World and the one armed blondie or even FutureWorld? Then there is Maive going after her daughter, and the whole management change bit.

After all, Jurassic Park spun it out for a bit.

[pxpx]

Originally Posted by Ab

I'm scared though. Where to now? How the fuck do you follow that up? HBO has already confirmed S02, but... how?

I hope it doesn't end up like Prison Break, where Season 1 was awesome but when they get out of prison, well.. whats the point after that. I also hope they don't constantly rely on "guess what! character X is also a host!" twists too often.

[Ab]

Originally Posted by StN

There is supposedly a 5 series plan

oh god no. Everything has to be a fucking epic franchise now. I'd rather they just went on an awesome S01.

[pxpx]

Originally Posted by Ab

oh god no. Everything has to be a fucking epic franchise now. I'd rather they just went on an awesome S01.

S05: Westworld-world

[Ajax]

Originally Posted by Ab

oh god no. Everything has to be a fucking epic franchise now. I'd rather they just went on an awesome S01.

Agreed, it seems like a natural place to stop but I think there are enough possibilities to keep things interesting. I'd like them to visit Shogun World for sure.