OT: TV & Movie Thread: Part II

[Ben Grimm]

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The X-Files: David Duchovny Comments on Ryan Coogler Series Reboot

David Duchovny discusses his instant chemistry with The X-Files co-star Gillian Anderson and comments on Ryan Coogler's planned reboot.

bleedingcool.com

 

[aufheben]

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.

I don’t mean similar like also about samurai lmao

 

[will1066]

I don’t mean similar like also about samurai lmao

I was gonna suggest the Tom Cruise film The Last Samurai.

 

[majordomo]

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.

Yep....just saw season 4 starts airing tomorrow.

 

[will1066]

Yep....just saw season 4 starts airing tomorrow.

I checked my Prime Video, and indeed the first 3 episodes of S4 are available. But in a shrewd move, Netflix has released the final 4 episodes of Bridgerton S3.

Happy wife, happy life, so it will be Bridgerton tonight, and which I admittedly enjoy.

 

[majordomo]

I checked my Prime Video, and indeed the first 3 episodes of S4 are available. But in a shrewd move, Netflix has released the final 4 episodes of Bridgerton S3.

Happy wife, happy life, so it will be Bridgerton tonight, and which I admittedly enjoy.

Never watched that.

 

[majordomo]

Anyone watching the "updated" Presumed Innocent miniseries?

 

[will1066]

Never watched that.

I don't think it's your thing

 

[majordomo]

I don't think it's your thing

Normally, it would be....by the time it came on air, I'd already watched a number of "period pieces" and my reaction was "oh, another one" -- so I decided to give it a pass.

 

[Row I Goon]

Watched first ep of The Acolyte. Didn't really find it "woke", just boring with really wooden acting and a dull script. Hopefully it gets better.

 

[Leonardo87]

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.

It’s getting at least two more seasons.

‘Shōgun’ To Continue: FX & Hulu Eye Two More Seasons Of James Clavell Adaptation

Shōgun is a limited series no more. FX has picked up two more seasons of the historic drama.

deadline.com

 

[will1066]

It’s getting at least two more seasons.

‘Shōgun’ To Continue: FX & Hulu Eye Two More Seasons Of James Clavell Adaptation

Shōgun is a limited series no more. FX has picked up two more seasons of the historic drama.

deadline.com

It's going to be made up as they go beyond book source material. Not that I read the book but that's what they do nowadays with IP and build franchises and universes.

 

[majordomo]

It's going to be made up as they go beyond book source material. Not that I read the book but that's what they do nowadays with IP and build franchises and universes.

If I remember correctly, that was a pretty big book (most of them were back then -- one would think they were being paid by the word; Michner's Hawaii was huge).

In any event, this actually makes sense -- I also recall that they managed to cover the entire book in the original series.

 

[IDvsEGO]

I don’t mean similar like also about samurai lmao

if youre ok with animated. Blue Eye Samurai is on netflix, and is fantastic. Please note, animated does not mean PG. it is R rated for blood and Sexual content.
It is absolutely fantastic and I gave it a 9.5/10.
And funny enough, shogun and Blue Eye Samurai are kinda set in a similar time frame.
Shogun kinda leads into blue eye samurai.

 

[NickyFotiu]

I watched The Beekeeper. It wasn't bad although the ending felt like a let down. I'm an action guy so I'm not hard to please.

 

[majordomo]

I watched The Beekeeper. It wasn't bad although the ending felt like a let down. I'm an action guy so I'm not hard to please.

Thanks. Always been partial to Statham movies.

 

[NickyFotiu]

Thanks. Always been partial to Statham movies.

Me too. I look at them like pizza. I can eat bad pizza or cold pizza and still enjoy it.

 

[NickyFotiu]

Back To School has been on MGM. The 80s and 90s had some good cheesy movies. I liked Rodney.

 

[majordomo]

Back To School has been on MGM. The 80s and 90s had some good cheesy movies. I liked Rodney.

Especially the sci-fi schlock!!!!!

 

[NickyFotiu]

Especially the sci-fi schlock!!!!!

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[will1066]

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I Come In Peace

 

[NickyFotiu]

I Come In Peace

You leave in pieces

 

[majordomo]

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A lot of scifi movies made in the 80s (and part of the 90s) were no more than b-movies.....some were downright laughable....ergo, my friend and I called them "schlock" (a Yiddish word that means cheap or inferior goods or material; trash.). However, a good number of them made great comedies.....same can be said for horror movies.

 

[CTTribe73]

A lot of scifi movies made in the 80s (and part of the 90s) were no more than b-movies.....some were downright laughable....ergo, my friend and I called them "schlock" (a Yiddish word that means cheap or inferior goods or material; trash.). However, a good number of them made great comedies.....same can be said for horror movies.

Night of the Creeps
Night of the Comet
Scanners
Starman
They Live
Ghosts of Mars
Phantasm
Phantasm II
Dreamscape
Lifeforce
The Fly
D.A.R.Y.L.

 

[NickyFotiu]

Stargate was a pretty good movie.