OT: movies/tv shows thread

[Buddy The Elf]

I watched 200 Cigarettes the other day for New Years. I haven't seen that movie in quite a while. Apparently you can't stream it anywhere so I went down a rabbit hole trying to find a pirated version and still couldn't find it. I eventually ended up on a Reddit thread that had this link:

 

[JeanBlanc]

For Taylor Sheridan stuff, I haven't seen that many. I mostly liked the first season of Tulsa King, but the second was horrible. Didn't even finish it. Almost done with season 2 of Lioness. I thought the first season was better, but the second still has me hooked. Tried the Mayor of Kingstown, but stopped for whatever reason. Maybe I'll give it another go.

Oh wow, didn't realize Tulsa Kings was Sheridan. I enjoyed, but didn't finish the first season.

Essentially, I only thought of Yellowstone and the prequel(s?).

I'll check out Mayor of Kingstown and Lioness. Maybe finish Tulsa Kings.

 

[JeanBlanc]

Oh wow, didn't realize Tulsa Kings was Sheridan. I enjoyed, but didn't finish the first season.

Essentially, I only thought of Yellowstone and the prequel(s?).

I'll check out Mayor of Kingstown and Lioness. Maybe finish Tulsa Kings.

I just watched the opening scene of Mayor of Kingstown and can't get past asking where the kid was standing when he hit the tennis ball. Rather, where was that spot when the zoom out in the final shot?



I didn't look very hard, but couldn't find a mention of it. Well, besides this:

 

[Omni Owl]

RIP to David Lynch (´;︵;`)

 

[Lt Dan]

Severance on Apple tv is the best show out there right now

 

[shuchukfan]

Severance on Apple tv is the best show out there right now

I loved the first season and really want to watch the second, but I'll probably wait until all episodes are released and then binge it since I don't have a subscription at the moment.

 

[Lt Dan]

I loved the first season and really want to watch the second, but I'll probably wait until all episodes are released and then binge it since I don't have a subscription at the moment.

Roku is offering a free 3 month right now

 

[Buddy The Elf]

I started watching Bodkin yesterday. Watched Ben Stiller on Conan and they were talking about Severance so I'll have to give that a shot.

 

[Lt Dan]

I started watching Bodkin yesterday. Watched Ben Stiller on Conan and they were talking about Severance so I'll have to give that a shot.

It's a total mindf***. Just go in realizing that nothing will make sense after ep1, it'll make a little more after ep 2. Plan on binging 3 or 4 episodes for passing judgement

 

[funky]

Took some of your advice and it started watching more Sheridan series.

Landman is incredible. Billy Bob and his wife are absolutely awesome. Whoever hired the cast on that show she get a raise.

Lioness is a very good series. One of the gun battles at the end of season two was epic. Ole Sheridan himself rocks the scene.

 

[Rorschach]

Now watching Suits.

I want to watch Shogun 2.0 but can't find it anywhere unless I have to play a lot extra. I'm also waiting to find the last half of Yellowstone last season.

After Suits will be finishing up Cobra Kai.



While this is all happening, I have a kajillion DVDs of great/critically acclaimed movies on DVD/BR that are sitting there (3ft stack) I bought like 10 years ago that I haven't watched...

 

[Fat Elvis]

I enjoyed American Primevil. If you like westerns, Godless was pretty good on netflix.

 

[Maynard]

Snowfall on Hulu is good. It’s about how the CIA funded wars in South America by importing cocaine for Americans which led to the crack epidemic.

 

[shuchukfan]

And now for something completely different...

I remember seeing the posters for Six String Samurai in the late-90's, but I never got around to watching it until now. Even though it is a perfect example of style over substance, I really enjoyed it. I watched the 4K release (on disc) and it looked like it was shot yesterday, but you can watch an older print for free on Youtube. Definitely not for everyone, but if you like quirky and weird stuff, this might be up your alley. Here's a summary:

"In 1957, World War III ended and the United States lost. Decades later, Buddy, thinking that he's a dangerous Buddy Holly, traverses the radioactive landscape with a guitar and a sword. Dodging mutants, cannibals and the occupying Soviet army, he heads for "Lost Vegas," picking up an orphan sidekick along the way. In the ruined city, Buddy competes with other rockers for the title of "The King," now available in the wake of Elvis Presley's recent death."

 

[Rod Auger]

IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER:

Breaking bad
GOT
The last of us
Barry
Flea bag
Mind hunter
The night of
What we do in the shadows
Succession
The boys
Narcos
Good omens
Watchmen
Chernobyl
Queens gambit
Return to Dannemora
Black bird
Slow horses
Fargo
Killing eve
Black mirror
Winning time
The offer
Presumed innocent
The agency
Day of the jackal
True detective season 1
Homecoming season 1
Better things
Bob’s burgers
Rick and Morty
House of the dragon
Severance
Arrested development (original seasons)
White lotus
Community
Freaks and geeks

*edit- have not started Shogun yet, waiting for the right time

 

[johnjm22]

 

[SmytheKing]

The wife and I just finished Cobra Kai this past weekend. While the show had a lot of ups and downs throughout, and sometimes lost the mojo, I can't fathom a better way to end the show. The last five episodes absolutely knocked it out of the park for fans of the show and the original movies.

 

[shuchukfan]

I waited for all the episodes of season 2 of Severance to air before signing up for a free trial of Apple TV. I binged it this weekend and damn was it good. I typed something that I thought was non-spoilerish regarding the finale, but I decided to erase it just in case. I'm glad it was renewed for another season. I heard that season 3 will arrive a lot faster than season 2 did, which is great.

I wonder how far in advance the creators think about how the series will pan out. I'm not going into spoilers, but there are things that happened in season 2 that I wonder if that was the plan all along or if the ideas came to them while conceiving the season. I would assume they have a known beginning and end, but it would be interesting to know how much of the middle is pre-conceived.

 

[All The Kings Men]

I waited for all the episodes of season 2 of Severance to air before signing up for a free trial of Apple TV. I binged it this weekend and damn was it good. I typed something that I thought was non-spoilerish regarding the finale, but I decided to erase it just in case. I'm glad it was renewed for another season. I heard that season 3 will arrive a lot faster than season 2 did, which is great.

I wonder how far in advance the creators think about how the series will pan out. I'm not going into spoilers, but there are things that happened in season 2 that I wonder if that was the plan all along or if the ideas came to them while conceiving the season. I would assume they have a known beginning and end, but it would be interesting to know how much of the middle is pre-conceived.

Since they totally restaffed the entire writing staff in season 2 and will do so again in season 3 and since the creator has admitted that multiple elements of season 1 were "place holders" that would be figured out later and the entirety of season 1 was a cohesive tightly structured exploration of a singular but brilliant existential premise and season 2 was a beautifully shot and acted but somewhat meandering and slow moving exploration of SOME of the loose ends created by season 1 AND given that we know some actors may or may not be returning for season 3 for non-plot related reasons which caused their stories to be cut short somewhat abruptly in season 2.....

MY hunch is that while this show is way more entertaining and thought provoking than LOST was... it's PROBABLY not gonna have a smooth landing because the entire premise somewhat defeats that as a possibility which is what made season 1 so damn compelling.

I love the show but part of loving it is knowing there's no possible way they land the plane (LOST pun not intended)

EDIT: I also tried to make that spoiler free....

 

[shuchukfan]

Since they totally restaffed the entire writing staff in season 2 and will do so again in season 3 and since the creator has admitted that multiple elements of season 1 were "place holders" that would be figured out later and the entirety of season 1 was a cohesive tightly structured exploration of a singular but brilliant existential premise and season 2 was a beautifully shot and acted but somewhat meandering and slow moving exploration of SOME of the loose ends created by season 1 AND given that we know some actors may or may not be returning for season 3 for non-plot related reasons which caused their stories to be cut short somewhat abruptly in season 2.....

MY hunch is that while this show is way more entertaining and thought provoking than LOST was... it's PROBABLY not gonna have a smooth landing because the entire premise somewhat defeats that as a possibility which is what made season 1 so damn compelling.

I love the show but part of loving it is knowing there's no possible way they land the plane (LOST pun not intended)

EDIT: I also tried to make that spoiler free....

Interesting. I stayed away from all Severance news to avoid spoilers, so I didn't know any of that. Definitely explains a few things.