OT: TV & Movie Thread: Part II

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I'm up to the final episode of Shogun. It's been a great watch. I wish it weren't just 10 episodes, because it could dive much deeper into the web of intricacies and relationships.
 
I'm up to the final episode of Shogun. It's been a great watch. I wish it weren't just 10 episodes, because it could dive much deeper into the web of intricacies and relationships.
Been watching with my wife and she’s got zero patience for plot development / mid-series lul for something that doesn’t have yet a broad audience accolades.
 
Repo Man reminded me of an old classic (lol) that many of the new generation aren’t familiar with: “Garbage Men” staring Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estervez!

Men At Work. :) And it co-stars one of my favorite supporting/character actors Keith David (who people always get mixed up with another actor David Keith) as their hard-ass boss.

Been watching with my wife and she’s got zero patience for plot development / mid-series lul for something that doesn’t have yet a broad audience accolades.

It's a very slow burn of a plot, to be sure. But it makes those rare moments of action/violence more intense.
 
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Two of my all-time favorite sci-fi flicks are Repo Man and John Carpenter's They Live which starred Roddy Piper.
'They Live' is one of my favorite non-Halloween Carpenter flicks, right there with 'Escape from New York', 'The Thing', 'Escape from L.A.' and of course 'Vampires'.

It's interesting you brought this up because I've been toying with the idea of 'refreshing' the movie with current technology and casting Rempe in the Roddy Piper roll. Like, I can totally see him uttering, 'I came here to chew bubble gum and kick ass. And I'm all out of bubble gum.'

Come to think of it, oh man wouldn't it be great if he approached Tkachuk in the pregame and said that to him on a hot mic? NHL Twitter/X would melt down.
 
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Men At Work. :) And it co-stars one of my favorite supporting/character actors Keith David (who people always get mixed up with another actor David Keith) as their hard-ass boss.



It's a very slow burn of a plot, to be sure. But it makes those rare moments of action/violence more intense.
Men at Work is right - I thought I was going to get away with translation back from its Russian title.
 
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Watched Open Heart. Hank is legend, but honestly did we need a documentary? There are some good nuggets and honest moments in there, but overall it kept harping about his competitiveness and the need to accept things.
 
I plan to, it's on my list. I discovered Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, so I watched that instead.
I will usually watch anything Dan Stevens is in (anyone catch The Guest -- he was outstanding).....but I think I'll pass on this one. Same with Cumberbatch.
 
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Anthony Michael Hall admits that when he was 14 and working on Vacation, he tried to sneak on a closed set and see Beverly D'Angelo topless.
 
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Didn’t realize how good S3 of The Boys is. I really enjoyed prior two seasons but S3 got to the next level IMO.
While S3 was good, I think they pulled too many punches and kept some people alive when it was very obvious they shouldn't have been.
Anthony Michael Hall admits that when he was 14 and working on Vacation, he tried to sneak on a closed set and see Beverly D'Angelo topless.
Don't blame him. Also probably not the only one.
 
Repo Man reminded me of an old classic (lol) that many of the new generation aren’t familiar with: “Garbage Men” staring Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estervez!
Wait I thought Repo Man was the Emilio Estevez movie lol

I'm up to the final episode of Shogun. It's been a great watch. I wish it weren't just 10 episodes, because it could dive much deeper into the web of intricacies and relationships.
What shows is Shogun similar to? Everyone keeps talking about it, I may have to watch the series.
 
Wait I thought Repo Man was the Emilio Estevez movie lol


What shows is Shogun similar to? Everyone keeps talking about it, I may have to watch the series.

Shogun (if you haven't googled what it's about) is the story of John Blackthorne, an English sea captain whose boat and crew end up near Osaka, Japan when there's a power struggle following the death of the Taiko, who is let's say like a supreme leader. Blackthorne is taken in by Lord Toranaga, one of the regents who is vying for control and naturally becomes involved in a growing war. I'm not sure if there's any other show that's similar. There was a Shogun miniseries back in the late 70s I think? So this one is a reimagining. It's based on a book.
 
Didn’t realize how good S3 of The Boys is. I really enjoyed prior two seasons but S3 got to the next level IMO.
I'm holding off on The Boys for now.....watched the first episode and then started the second.....decided to read the graphic novels first so I'd know what I was watching.
 
I'm holding off on The Boys for now.....watched the first episode and then started the second.....decided to read the graphic novels first so I'd know what I was watching.

You've got a long journey ahead of you. S4 is coming but it's been so long since S3 that I need a refresher. Saw a headline somewhere yesterday that S5 will be the final season.

Watched The Holdovers. What a wonderful film. I really enjoyed it.
 
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