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Post by AQUA CAT! on Mar 4, 2024 1:58:08 GMT 1
I'm trying it on for size now too. Agreed with the solidness of, well, everything aesthetic. It's almost astonishing how well they've pulled it off. Even Appa and Momo look good. I'm on episode 3 so I'm not as deep in it. Having seen her once, I'd have liked a colder, meaner, more calculating Azula. Maybe time will reveal more, but she doesn't seem threatening to me. My issue with the show despite how well it tries and sometimes succeeds is how rushed it is. Maybe such a comparison wouldn't be possible without the animated series to compare it to, but the animated series was stretched out over a longer period because it was necessary to tell the story. It took its time. I think that's why it paid off. It aimed high and hit high. The budget is what they can draw, so in that way the animated series felt limitless in its creative potential. The special effects in this one are really quite great but it still feels like a matter of time before they can't do something that made the original show so special. I liked Suki too. I had a good feeling about her from a production photo, and while I think they're doing a decent job at condensing some storylines like using Jao earlier and having the engineer in Omashu instead of the... one of the air temples, something feels missing. It's decent though. Still watching.
Theres a youtuber called HelloFutureMe whos a big Avatar fan that had a good breakdown of the pros and cons of the show and I found myself in pretty much full agreeance. Nice. I will check it out when I'm finished. I downed the Omashu episode last night and will probably clear the last 4 episodes by weeks end.
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Post by WOLVERINE JACK! on Mar 4, 2024 2:08:08 GMT 1
Do any of you guys watch “Its Awfully Sunny in Philadelphia”? Ive got a friend that keeps recommending it. I love it. Have been watching it more or less consistently since about 2009. You'll know if its for you pretty quickly. Its a bit over the line with a lot of material in some hilarious fashion. What season should I start with? I know most sitcoms don’t find their footing until season 3-4.
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Post by Merv on Mar 4, 2024 2:52:16 GMT 1
I love it. Have been watching it more or less consistently since about 2009. You'll know if its for you pretty quickly. Its a bit over the line with a lot of material in some hilarious fashion. What season should I start with? I know most sitcoms don’t find their footing until season 3-4. Season 1 is fine...but season 2 introduces Danny Devito and is objectively better because of it. So make your best judgement.
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Post by WOLVERINE JACK! on Mar 4, 2024 3:22:31 GMT 1
What season should I start with? I know most sitcoms don’t find their footing until season 3-4. Season 1 is fine...but season 2 introduces Danny Devito and is objectively better because of it. So make your best judgement. I was gonna get a month of HULU to streeeam it, but I’ve learned that they removed half a dozen episodes for “offensive material”. To hell with that. I might just have to rent the dvds from somewhere instead.
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Post by Merv on Mar 4, 2024 3:29:25 GMT 1
Season 1 is fine...but season 2 introduces Danny Devito and is objectively better because of it. So make your best judgement. I was gonna get a month of HULU to streeeam it, but I’ve learned that they removed half a dozen episodes for “offensive material”. To hell with that. I might just have to rent the dvds from somewhere instead. Yea I dont blame you. Whats weird to me is where they drew the line.
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Post by AQUA CAT! on Mar 4, 2024 4:24:23 GMT 1
Do any of you guys watch “Its Awfully Sunny in Philadelphia”? Ive got a friend that keeps recommending it. I don't watch it regularly but when I do, there's no such thing as one episode at a time. I'd recommend giving it a try.
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Post by Indiana Jones on Mar 4, 2024 22:08:23 GMT 1
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Post by primemcgee on Mar 9, 2024 8:10:14 GMT 1
IRONSIDE - Price Tag Death - Ralph Meeker is an ex-cop living on skid row but he goes to the chief for help after a hobo friend is murdered. The culprit is Clu Gallagher, a weird guy who writes bad checks with a gizmo he stole. He buys lots of groceries with it-and then dumps then in the garbage---and it is never explained why. I guess he felt guilty about killing the hobo when he did the robbery. Just an odd tempo to this series--they have such a fancy office--a pool table--they get really fancy meals in there too.
In contrast is
KOJAK - Dead On His Feet-- Harry Gaurdino fails to help his best friend and partner during a bust because he has a stomach problem. His partner dies and he learns that he has inoperable stomach cancer. He also confesses to the widow (Joanne Linville, who can do a lot of emoting without saying a word) that he was in love with her (he does it by using a movie reference about how Clark Gable is married to Myrna Loy but Spencer Tracy is carrying a torch). The veteran nature of the actors contributes a lot to making these things work. He wants to get the mobster who shot his partner since he knows he is going to die anyway--he takes risks. Some have complained that the ending doesn't make sense in terms of how he gets the mobster to incriminate himself (could have something to do with tv regulations--not sure about that) the scene Guardino has with the criminal is so dramatically intense.
Kojak is pretty mad in this episode too and when the criminal says he made a threat against him, Kojak replies: Greeks don't make threats, they utter prophecies.
Also, when someone says death is democratic, he gets in another zinger: don't talk to me about democracy-my ancestors invented it.
Premiered 50 years ago this week.
THE ROCKFORD FILES - Find Me If You Can -- Joan Van Ark hires Rockford to find her--because she is worried about something--has to do with a mobster and a stolen $50 000 and a murder she witnessed too.
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Post by primemcgee on Mar 10, 2024 8:58:51 GMT 1
HEC RAMSEY - Scar Tissue - A young man (Kurt Russell) comes to town seeking the father he never met (in order to kill him for ditching his mother) while an old man (Chill Wills) comes looking for a job from his protege` Hec. This episode has no IMDB reviews. Premiered 50 years ago.
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Post by Merv on Mar 12, 2024 19:12:39 GMT 1
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Post by primemcgee on Mar 16, 2024 7:54:53 GMT 1
BATMAN - Pop Goes The Joker/Flop Goes the Joker - The Joker becomes an artist as a cover for his crimes. Alfred saves the day.
Aunt Harriet: Alfred, be careful! The Joker's an arch-criminal!
Alfred: I know, madam, but a very poor fencer.
The Joker: You anglo-fink! I'll smash you to smidgens!
Alfred: May I point out that smidgens is a childish effusion which should have no place even in so poor a vocabulary as yours, sir.
THE WILD WILD WEST - The Night of the Gruesome Games - Someone steals a vial of a plague and hides it in the house of an elderly eccentric (William Schallert who must be rehearsing for his eventual stint in the show as a temporary stand in for Ross Martin). Robert Conrad does a roll on his head which looks rather painful.
MANNIX- The Playground - Joe has to protect a movie star under threat. Robert Conrad! And he rides a horse at the end which could well be the same horse from the WWW.
CANNON - Target in the Mirror -- Frank is asked to help a mobster turn state evidence without being killed but he turns it down and when a friend is murdered he ends up involved in the case anyway (and he doesn't know that a cop friend is the murderer).
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Post by primemcgee on Mar 17, 2024 7:44:13 GMT 1
BANACEK - Now You See Me, Now You Don't - Last episode of the series is ruined by the fact that it isn't too hard to guess the twist due to the particular actor's hard to disguise voice. This one lacked Polish proverbs too. On the other hand it did have Gretchen Corbett who could naturally play well off stars like Peppard or James Garner.
Premiered 50 years ago this week.
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Post by AQUA JAR!™ on Mar 17, 2024 18:05:29 GMT 1
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Post by AQUA CAT! on Mar 20, 2024 0:39:19 GMT 1
I'm trying it on for size now too. Agreed with the solidness of, well, everything aesthetic. It's almost astonishing how well they've pulled it off. Even Appa and Momo look good. I'm on episode 3 so I'm not as deep in it. Having seen her once, I'd have liked a colder, meaner, more calculating Azula. Maybe time will reveal more, but she doesn't seem threatening to me. My issue with the show despite how well it tries and sometimes succeeds is how rushed it is. Maybe such a comparison wouldn't be possible without the animated series to compare it to, but the animated series was stretched out over a longer period because it was necessary to tell the story. It took its time. I think that's why it paid off. It aimed high and hit high. The budget is what they can draw, so in that way the animated series felt limitless in its creative potential. The special effects in this one are really quite great but it still feels like a matter of time before they can't do something that made the original show so special. I liked Suki too. I had a good feeling about her from a production photo, and while I think they're doing a decent job at condensing some storylines like using Jao earlier and having the engineer in Omashu instead of the... one of the air temples, something feels missing. It's decent though. Still watching.
Theres a youtuber called HelloFutureMe whos a big Avatar fan that had a good breakdown of the pros and cons of the show and I found myself in pretty much full agreeance. This is a good video. I also agreed with virtually everything in there.
It took a while for me to get over episode 5. I took a break before continuing with episode 6. I like the way he broke down the sort of plot-bending in episode 6 and being better than episode 5. The latter felt very "The Swamp"-like from season 2 with them each getting their own personal vision, but it threw me that Katara and Sokka entered the spirit world at all.
I was quite surprised when I saw Wan Shi Tong. I wonder about HelloFutureMe's prediction. It makes sense to me to shoehorn Wan Shi Tong in there if they're planning to skip the library episode. That's economic, but it does make me wonder where else they'll gather the information about the eclipse.
But yeah, that was cool.
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Post by primemcgee on Mar 23, 2024 6:53:22 GMT 1
THE INVADERS- The Watchers - Kevin McCarthy is a scientist and an alien who snatched his body (they make his nose look funny so he doesn't quite match). David Vincent uses a gun a few times in this to kill the aliens. I don't see why he doesn't do that more often--he can tell when someone is an alien by their finger--he could attack them with a hatchet and they will disappear-problem solved.
KOJAK- Down A Long and Lonely River -- Paul Michael Glaser is an ex-con who seeks to find out who sent him up the river--a couple of Police Woman cast members also appear, and Jennifer Aniston's father is the big crook. Premiered 50 years ago this week.
PETROCELLI - Terror By the Book - A writer is shot and Anne Francis is the suspect. Tony learns his brand of root beer is going out of business so he buys the little remaining inventory wholesale--but how much is "little?" For once--very rare--Pete is shown interviewing someone on his own (Kurt Russell's father).
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Post by primemcgee on Mar 24, 2024 8:21:30 GMT 1
BATMAN - An Egg Grows in Gotham/The Yegg Foes in Gotham - Egghead uses laughing gas on the dynamic duo which they counter with sad pills. You do wonder how this series would have been if they were more serious in approach but we take what we can get. It is amusing.
MCCLOUD - This Must Be The Alamo ---During a heatwave, Clifford has to manage a desk at police headquarters and leaves Broadhurst in charge. But various problems from a found baby to a mafia hit man posing as a lawyer plague the precinct.
Sgt. Joe Broadhurst: You mean that, sir?
Chief Peter B. Clifford: You know any sane person who's making jokes in this heat?
Sgt. Joe Broadhurst: Only McCloud...
Chief Peter B. Clifford: I said 'sane person'.
Premiered 50 years ago today.
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Mar 25, 2024 18:09:38 GMT 1
"Wild Cards" season 1 on CW
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Post by Lord Death Man on Mar 26, 2024 16:54:42 GMT 1
The Sopranos
Star Trek TNG
The Ones Who Live
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Post by AQUA CAT! on Mar 27, 2024 4:08:04 GMT 1
X-Men 97 (of course) Tried a few episodes of The Flash. I like it. Dark Side of the Ring (new episodes) So far, so bueno.
{Spoiler} I'm liking X-Men 97 so far. The hospital refusing birthing services to mutants was spicy. I thought that had apartheid connotations, which was interesting to see given the increased sympathy for the mutant cause after Xavier's "death". It was interesting that the hospital justified it on the basis of mutants being unable to control their powers and therefore being a liability. For this reason, I am unsure if Jean tearing the roof off the car when she was in labour was a good way to make the point. Or, it could be that it balances the point by showing there is an kernel of truth to the concerns of humans, but that this kernel is overplayed to maintain the segregation, even to the point where it requires not bigotry against individual mutants, but the prioritization of property over the well-being of mutants. It didn't seem like they were stopped by a bigot at the door, but just the staff doing their job because the prejudice is structural.
I especially like Magneto's point to the judge who asked what they'd done to deserve the enmity of the protesters. The point was candid. You can play by all their rules and do everything by their book and still lose. Welcome to the world of being a mutant; the land of constantly changing goalposts.
I'm interested in where they take everything. Rogue and Magneto may have been a thing, and they can touch. Storm was mutilated and stripped of her powers. A second non-pregnant Jean Grey showed up. I didn't see that coming.
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Post by ])-Rom-([ on Mar 27, 2024 6:48:12 GMT 1
The Sopranos Star Trek TNG The Ones Who LiveHow are you finding it so far? Figured I was the only one watching this lol. What about you AQUA KEN!? Im finding it great so far. Last episode very soon. Didnt realize all these spin-offs had only 6 episodes. Ill probably go revisit the others then D & D's new show, The Three Body Problem on Netflix is also pretty good
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Mar 27, 2024 15:46:45 GMT 1
"The Brothers Sun" season 1 and only on Netflix.
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Post by Lord Death Man on Mar 27, 2024 16:20:01 GMT 1
The Sopranos Star Trek TNG The Ones Who LiveHow are you finding it so far? Figured I was the only one watching this lol. What about you AQUA KEN! ? Im finding it great so far. Last episode very soon. Didnt realize all these spin-offs had only 6 episodes. Ill probably go revisit the others then D & D's new show, The Three Body Problem on Netflix is also pretty good It's excellent - easily one of the best WD installments in years. The chemistry between Lincoln and Gurira is undeniable. If not for the fact that their union is fictional, I would be (rotting) green with envy. It's really something special. It almost makes up for the death of the dearly departed Glen, which forced me to abandon the franchise for nearly three years. Since before TWD ushered in their renaissance, zombies have been my favorite supernatural bad guys of horror. TOWL does them justice with excellent action, villains, and heroes—all I ever needed.
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Post by Lord Death Man on Mar 27, 2024 16:21:59 GMT 1
The Sopranos Star Trek TNG The Ones Who LiveHow are you finding it so far? Figured I was the only one watching this lol. What about you AQUA KEN! ? Im finding it great so far. Last episode very soon. Didnt realize all these spin-offs had only 6 episodes. Ill probably go revisit the others then D & D's new show, The Three Body Problem on Netflix is also pretty good Hoping to start The Three Body Problem after X-Men 97'.
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Post by Merv on Mar 27, 2024 17:08:25 GMT 1
How are you finding it so far? Figured I was the only one watching this lol. What about you AQUA KEN! ? Im finding it great so far. Last episode very soon. Didnt realize all these spin-offs had only 6 episodes. Ill probably go revisit the others then D & D's new show, The Three Body Problem on Netflix is also pretty good Hoping to start The Three Body Problem after X-Men 97'. I am curious because of the book series…which I haven’t read yet. There is a part of me that doesn’t want to consume anything D&D help create tho since they ruined Game of Thrones for me. I’ll probably wind up checking it out tho. I should probably watch it before reading the books at this point because the books are almost certainly better.
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Post by Lord Death Man on Mar 27, 2024 17:37:18 GMT 1
Hoping to start The Three Body Problem after X-Men 97'. I am curious because of the book series…which I haven’t read yet. There is a part of me that doesn’t want to consume anything D&D help create tho since they ruined Game of Thrones for me. I’ll probably wind up checking it out tho. I should probably watch it before reading the books at this point because the books are almost certainly better. I have read the books, and while I enjoyed them, I don't hold them in the same untouchably high regard as most. This adaptation will likely be paired down to something just shy of being completely reductionist so that it can fit into Netflix's mold of Social Media memeability. I was never that invested in the GoT scandal because I never finished reading all of the books, so at some point, I didn't know where the story was going. They certainly did make bewildering choices in the end, but I didn't have the books as a basis for comparison. That's where some of the series' diehard fans likely felt betrayed.
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Post by Merv on Mar 27, 2024 21:27:06 GMT 1
I am curious because of the book series…which I haven’t read yet. There is a part of me that doesn’t want to consume anything D&D help create tho since they ruined Game of Thrones for me. I’ll probably wind up checking it out tho. I should probably watch it before reading the books at this point because the books are almost certainly better. I have read the books, and while I enjoyed them, I don't hold them in the same untouchably high regard as most. This adaptation will likely be paired down to something just shy of being completely reductionist so that it can fit into Netflix's mold of Social Media memeability. I was never that invested in the GoT scandal because I never finished reading all of the books, so at some point, I didn't know where the story was going. They certainly did make bewildering choices in the end, but I didn't have the books as a basis for comparison. That's where some of the series' diehard fans likely felt betrayed. GRRM hasn’t written book 6 yet so most of the shows events past season 5 are all new material not really adapted by anything fans can confirm or deny. I just don’t think D&D put out a respectable product in season 8. All plots felt rushed to the end, several character arcs felts totally assassinated, there was an entire episode I pert near missed because I kept trying to figure out why my brightness setting was screwed up. I found the ending so disappointing in so many ways that despite LOVING the show for 6 seasons and being entertained by a 7th…I just haven’t been able to sit through any measure of a rewatch in 5 years. It’s something I didn’t think was possible until they did it. I have my own criticisms about GRRM and his books too, tbf. GRRM wrote a great story that should’ve honestly wrapped up with Storm of Swords. But he keeps stretching it out and hasn’t felt like he knows where he’s even going himself.
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Post by Lord Death Man on Mar 27, 2024 22:30:24 GMT 1
I have read the books, and while I enjoyed them, I don't hold them in the same untouchably high regard as most. This adaptation will likely be paired down to something just shy of being completely reductionist so that it can fit into Netflix's mold of Social Media memeability. I was never that invested in the GoT scandal because I never finished reading all of the books, so at some point, I didn't know where the story was going. They certainly did make bewildering choices in the end, but I didn't have the books as a basis for comparison. That's where some of the series' diehard fans likely felt betrayed. GRRM hasn’t written book 6 yet so most of the shows events past season 5 are all new material not really adapted by anything fans can confirm or deny. I just don’t think D&D put out a respectable product in season 8. All plots felt rushed to the end, several character arcs felts totally assassinated, there was an entire episode I pert near missed because I kept trying to figure out why my brightness setting was screwed up. I found the ending so disappointing in so many ways that despite LOVING the show for 6 seasons and being entertained by a 7th…I just haven’t been able to sit through any measure of a rewatch in 5 years. It’s something I didn’t think was possible until they did it. I have my own criticisms about GRRM and his books too, tbf. GRRM wrote a great story that should’ve honestly wrapped up with Storm of Swords. But he keeps stretching it out and hasn’t felt like he knows where he’s even going himself. I made it to book three. A "fan" advised me that beyond that, the series becomes somewhat tedious and repetitious. The last season was a cluster, but my lack of investment kept me from feeling the emotional brunt of the failure. I was genuinely shocked by the online backlash. People were losing their minds. The last season was demonstrably inferior to the previous seasons, but was it really that bad!?
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Post by Merv on Mar 27, 2024 22:56:12 GMT 1
GRRM hasn’t written book 6 yet so most of the shows events past season 5 are all new material not really adapted by anything fans can confirm or deny. I just don’t think D&D put out a respectable product in season 8. All plots felt rushed to the end, several character arcs felts totally assassinated, there was an entire episode I pert near missed because I kept trying to figure out why my brightness setting was screwed up. I found the ending so disappointing in so many ways that despite LOVING the show for 6 seasons and being entertained by a 7th…I just haven’t been able to sit through any measure of a rewatch in 5 years. It’s something I didn’t think was possible until they did it. I have my own criticisms about GRRM and his books too, tbf. GRRM wrote a great story that should’ve honestly wrapped up with Storm of Swords. But he keeps stretching it out and hasn’t felt like he knows where he’s even going himself. I made it to book three. A "fan" advised me that beyond that, the series becomes somewhat tedious and repetitious. The last season was a cluster, but my lack of investment kept me from feeling the emotional brunt of the failure. I was genuinely shocked by the online backlash. People were losing their minds. The last season was demonstrably inferior to the previous seasons, but was it really that bad!? Objectively, probably not. But as you say…I was most definitely invested. So the heartbreak hurt all the more. 😖
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Post by Lord Death Man on Mar 27, 2024 23:57:37 GMT 1
I made it to book three. A "fan" advised me that beyond that, the series becomes somewhat tedious and repetitious. The last season was a cluster, but my lack of investment kept me from feeling the emotional brunt of the failure. I was genuinely shocked by the online backlash. People were losing their minds. The last season was demonstrably inferior to the previous seasons, but was it really that bad!? Objectively, probably not. But as you say…I was most definitely invested. So the heartbreak hurt all the more. 😖 I get it, and I'm not unsympathetic. Who hasn't been in that position before with a beloved TV show? For a while, it seemed like the whole world was united in Game of Thrones mania. The energy was palpable. I'll be honest—I disliked Benioff and Weiss from the start. They're both overly educated intellectuals who seemed to stumble into spearheading large IPs with little effort, and only a moderate affinity for them. They always seemed to hold fans at arm's length, and they were intent on reducing everything in the series down to a mechanical exercise. I used to watch the after-episode recaps, where Benioff (the more telegenic one of the duo) would sit and speculate about where the story was going next and why they made the choices they did in that non-specific monotone of his that is instantly forgotten just after it's heard. He discussed the stories, characters, and plot points as if they were a part of some distant thought experiment and not a elements of the greatest fandom-driven adaptation since Lord of The Rings. That's why I'm in no rush to see The Three-Body Problem.
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Post by Jayman on Mar 28, 2024 17:26:13 GMT 1
Really enjoying Remington Steele. Call me stuck in the 80’s if you like, but I like it better than current television 😁😀
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