OT: Let's talk about Movies and TV Shows, Part XXX (...how can this possibly go wrong)

[bleuetbio]

Both the wife and I were huge fans of Lost and barely got through episode one of Yellowjackets.

Huge fan of the original TLOU game, but the choice of Bella Ramsey and the changes to Ellie as a character has made the show less appealling than the original story. It's still a good show, but I expected better and kinda loathe how HBO are dead set on using actors they know rather than actors who would better fit the characters.

Dune Prophecy was pretty good imo, and I'm not some big fan of the movies. Really strong cast and a nice exploration of the origins of the witchs's stronghold on the Empirium.

You should give another to Yellow. The stories in the woods are going better and better.

Last of us.... I would want to say I disagree to Mrs Ramsey, but unfortunatly I have to agree with you. That said, I realy like Pascal choice.

Dune: I was a fan of the movies, just can embrace the serie. Nothing about the cast in particular

 

[angusyoung]

I was told that Guzzo went tits up, couldn't happen to a nicer guy! He's an oddball if there ever was one. His taste in artwork and decorating is pretty weird shit, even his household staff is weird, like they are in some sort of trance or something, his wife however is alright, at least she was back in the day anyways.



Just had to mention we caught a show we never heard of and thought it sounded intriguing and many episodes were available. It is called '' FBI International '' and it appears as if it is indeed filmed in Europe. I can't recall a show with such terrible acting and writing and can only surmise all work done was voluntarily and they used a grade 2 English literature composition as the script. It was riddled with so many errors in so many ways it was ridiculous and pathetic, just a little heads-up people, save your time and sanity.

 

[ahmedou]

My dadou

My mommy

My bro

 

[ahmedou]

 

[Runner77]

 

[LaP]

One of the cheesiest and stupidest moment in TV history.



My mom was so happy. My dad did not understand why she was or at least pretended to not understand and me and my sisters were laughing our asses off.

 

[Runner77]

This nails it in terms of what Dallas was about:

« The Ewings were more operatically miserable than any other family on TV, they slept around more, and many of them were single-mindedly devoted to ruining other people’s lives for money. Inside their all-American house lurked murder schemes, secret relatives, rare diseases, and an entire season that was all a dream. The show upended our common logic—our moral codes, our sense of cause and effect—with a J. R. Ewing smirk. »

Dallas was cheesy but groundbreaking:

« But when we watch TV today, we’re visiting a house that Dallas helped build. Back in 1978, it was rare for a show’s stories to bleed from one episode to the next, for each season to end with a cliff-hanger, and for scripts to foreground a morally compromised protagonist. In 2018 that’s a standard blueprint for prestige television. »

'Dallas' at 40: The Inside Story Behind the Show That Changed Texas Forever

How the trashiest, campiest show on television revolutionized pop culture, rebooted Texas’s reputation, and helped bring down the Romanian government. (Maybe!)

www.texasmonthly.com

 

[Habitant#1]

Andor is such a magnificent show.

Basically in my head the prequel trilogy is now: Andor S1, Andor S2, Rogue One.

For those who haven't watched it: it's set in the Star Wars universe, but without Jedi's and lightsabers. It's about the origins of resistance movement against the Empire before it formally becomes the rebel alliance. It plays as character driven WWII resistance story.

You don't even really need prior Star Wars knowledge other than that the Empire is a fascist dictatorship. Though there are several easter eggs for the SW nerds throughout.

10/10 strongly recommend.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Fun fact: For Halloween as a kid I dressed as a cowboy with a note saying that I shot JR. This was before it was revealed who did it...

 

[angusyoung]

A bud mentioned that they were making this, not sure how interesting it will be but since Famke is in it, I'll check it out.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31835154/?ref_=sr_t_41

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

TLOU S2E2 was very good. reminded me of the best GoT episodes, with the siege setting, and major character death.

 

[Kimota]

This nails it in terms of what Dallas was about:

« The Ewings were more operatically miserable than any other family on TV, they slept around more, and many of them were single-mindedly devoted to ruining other people’s lives for money. Inside their all-American house lurked murder schemes, secret relatives, rare diseases, and an entire season that was all a dream. The show upended our common logic—our moral codes, our sense of cause and effect—with a J. R. Ewing smirk. »

Dallas was cheesy but groundbreaking:

« But when we watch TV today, we’re visiting a house that Dallas helped build. Back in 1978, it was rare for a show’s stories to bleed from one episode to the next, for each season to end with a cliff-hanger, and for scripts to foreground a morally compromised protagonist. In 2018 that’s a standard blueprint for prestige television. »

'Dallas' at 40: The Inside Story Behind the Show That Changed Texas Forever

How the trashiest, campiest show on television revolutionized pop culture, rebooted Texas’s reputation, and helped bring down the Romanian government. (Maybe!)

www.texasmonthly.com

BEST CHARACTER IN THE HISTORY OF TV

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

TLOU S2E2 was very good. reminded me of the best GoT episodes, with the siege setting, and major character death.

Bella Ramsey just doesn't do it for me. Too different from the video game, which is one of my favorite VG scripts. Wish they had picked Sadie Sink. Last night's episode was a glaring example of this, as it was my favorite scene from Part 2 (the birthday museum) and it just didn't strike home for me. Even the music was off.

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

Bella Ramsey just doesn't do it for me. Too different from the video game, which is one of my favorite VG scripts. Wish they had picked Sadie Sink. Last night's episode was a glaring example of this, as it was my favorite scene from Part 2 (the birthday museum) and it just didn't strike home for me. Even the music was off.

i never played the game so i have no issue with it.

something i never get about casting controversies though, if what you want is something very close to the original, why not play/see the original? it's not like the new casting replaced it

 

[Habs Icing]

I've been watching Mobland - a British mob series. Very good. It has Tom Hardy, Helen Mirren, Paddy Considine and Pierce Brosnan.

 

[Runner77]

Welcome to Wrexham has been surprisingly good. It’s not just about football but a mishmash of stories, historical references, Welsh language, culture and cuisine and pure passion. I got hooked after the first episode.

 

[Knackys]

Andor is such a magnificent show.

Basically in my head the prequel trilogy is now: Andor S1, Andor S2, Rogue One.

For those who haven't watched it: it's set in the Star Wars universe, but without Jedi's and lightsabers. It's about the origins of resistance movement against the Empire before it formally becomes the rebel alliance. It plays as character driven WWII resistance story.

You don't even really need prior Star Wars knowledge other than that the Empire is a fascist dictatorship. Though there are several easter eggs for the SW nerds throughout.

10/10 strongly recommend.

I just finished watching season 2 and i agree with you. The best Star Wars "universe" show i have seen. It's like Star Wars for adult. Now i need to rewatch Rogue One!

 

[HabsAddict]

I just had "Tehran" show up on my radar. There are 3 seasons out there but because of the war, Apple showed it in Israel but wont show the 3rd season to the rest of the world. Thus for season 3, you wont find English dubbed versions. You NEED English suns because the series is in Hebrew and Farsi. Season 1 and 2 can be had with English subs...

Interesting series and plot but have only seen 3 episodes so far.

 

[HabsAddict]

Welcome to Wrexham has been surprisingly good. It’s not just about football but a mishmash of stories, historical references, Welsh language, culture and cuisine and pure passion. I got hooked after the first episode.

I tried to find out if the club got any monies from the series but it appears that they don't. So Reynolds is pocketing that money? A bit of back stabbing there.

As a player I would have a problem being used as a money making prop by the series. You want my image and story? PAY FOR IT!

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

I tried to find out if the club got any monies from the series but it appears that they don't. So Reynolds is pocketing that money? A bit of back stabbing there.

As a player I would have a problem being used as a money making prop by the series. You want my image and story? PAY FOR IT!

if anything, FX are the ones "pocketing" extra money.

but not sure how you can call this "back stabbing", Reynolds went out of his way to support this tiny, struggling football club in Wales, at McIlhenney's insistence and as the main backer bc he has way more money.

from what I can tell, they love him there, and with good reason... two league promotions in the last two years.

 

[HabsAddict]

if anything, FX are the ones "pocketing" extra money.

but not sure how you can call this "back stabbing", Reynolds went out of his way to support this tiny, struggling football club in Wales, at McIlhenney's insistence and as the main backer bc he has way more money.

from what I can tell, they love him there, and with good reason... two league promotions in the last two years.

FX couldn't pocket anything if the players refused to be photographed or their stories monetized. But then, I wonder how Reynolds would feel about that?

It's the same problem I have with talent shows. They make multimillions while contestants get free meals. All excused by the "exposure" these people get, which is not much more then a few minutes of fame.

I always had the attitude...if YOU make money, why can't I make money?

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

FX couldn't pocket anything if the players refused to be photographed or their stories monetized. But then, I wonder how Reynolds would feel about that?

It's the same problem I have with talent shows. They make multimillions while contestants get free meals. All excused by the "exposure" these people get, which is not much more then a few minutes of fame.

I always had the attitude...if YOU make money, why can't I make money?

yes, capitalism is based on top-down exploitation. but at least the players have a salary and contract etc?

anyway, just seems weird to single out a guy who's single-handedly bringing glory back to this small town. it's a heart-warming story

 

[Habs]

OT but I need some mindless games to play on my phone/ipad for my long days of air travel coming up. No FPS I can't get the hang of them on my phone, just PC

 

[A55P2]

OT but I need some mindless games to play on my phone/ipad for my long days of air travel coming up. No FPS I can't get the hang of them on my phone, just PC

Here's a list. It's curated by me, only games I found interesting but haven't played them all a whole lot :

Platformer: Oddmar, Super Mombo Quest, Huntdown, Dandara, Ugly, Leo's fortune, Dadish, Vector.

Puzzle: Lara Croft/Hitman Go, Monument Valley, Gorogoa, Hidden Folks, Lumino City, Agent A, Paper Trail, The enchanted world, arranger, the rise of the golden idol, Overboard, Bad North, Samsorost 3.

Fun little games: Poinpy, Ordia, Jump Drive, Balatro, Madness/Endless.

3D games : Dredge, Riptide, Grand mountain adventure 2, Dadish 3d.

 

[overlords]

Puzzle: Lara Croft/Hitman Go

I worked on these