OT: Watcha watchin'?

[bleedgreen]

Read the books. SEVERAL TIMES BETTER.

But Henry Cavill is very good as Geralt. I would imagine different looks for Yennefer, but Anya Chalotra (before anyone asks, it's because she's not "MILFy" enough) acts the part very well too. Some portions of the lore are misrepresented They turned Nilfgaard into Mordor. They are no worse or better than Northerners. Sodden was a hill and it was a battle, not mages against an army. Cahir is nowhere near as evil and powerful. And there is this whole thing with Fringilla Vigo, who has been turned into a straight-up villain as well. There is a slew of other issues with the portrayal here, but I am not gonna delve into this... not here. So I am gonna take the issue with producers. The actress seems to have done a good job given the instructions.

Witcher is Polish, so on behalf of our neighbours (hi @JonathanHuberdoh) and my fellow Czech fantasy fans, I am a wee bit touchy with the way Hollywood treats it. Those books were made with the mindset and history of a Western Slav.

I rewatched partially just to understand the background plots better. I picked up on the timelines quick enough, but like you say got pretty confused with Niilfgard. Went from some weird dude getting dissed at a wedding that no one blinked at to being like a million raging soldiers from well....Mordor. Felt like a ridiculous miscalculation of an enemy so I’m not surprised to here what you’re saying. I figured to fit it all in nice and pretty they took some liberties with plots and character development.


Thanks for heads up, I’ll have to read it!

 

[MrazeksVengeance]

I rewatched partially just to understand the background plots better. I picked up on the timelines quick enough, but like you say got pretty confused with Miilfgard. Went from some weird dude getting dissed at a wedding that no one blinked at to being like a million raging soldiers from well....Mordor. Felt like a ridiculous miscalculation of an enemy so I’m not surprised to here what you’re saying. I figured to fit it all in nice and pretty they took some liberties with plots and character development.


Thanks for heads up, I’ll have to read it!

More on Nilfgaard. WHAT THE FU^K IS THAT ARMOR. Like seriously. What I like about Witcher as a franchise is the lack of Chaotic Evil faction. Sure the monsters can be labeled as such, but human factions are fairly realistic. Nilfgaard is based on Germany, Rome and Turks, not Orcs.

I will also mention a bunch of things relevant to the story.

Yennefer is the "older sister" to Triss and she also looks the part.
All Northern sorceresses (and Fringilla as an exception among Nilfgaardians) should be objectively absolute bombshells. They used magic to achieve that and they use their looks for diplomacy. Also because they are vain.

Fringilla is supposed to look very, very similar to Yennefer. She's also nowhere near this powerful. Or evil. Or murderous. Or psychotic. And related to ... Emhyr (albeit distantly).

 

[MinJaBen]

Went from some weird dude getting dissed at a wedding that no one blinked at to being like a million raging soldiers from well....Mordor. Felt like a ridiculous miscalculation of an enemy so

Without giving too much away, that is a major plot element that only gets revealed much later.

 

[raynman]

Ozark...

What a damn good show. Was hooked from the first episode

 

[VibesAlive]

I decided to finally watch the entire Vikings series. Just finished it. Having Icelandic and Scandinavian heritage, it was pretty cool.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

The more I watch the Olympics the more I question people’s mental state that made up these events and those that followed along.

putting a ball in the crook of your neck and trying to push it over distance? Throwing it would be silly. I guess the big people needed an event

If running then jumping wasn’t enough, lets run the skip / jump three times and the last distance will be measured for distance. Awkward

swimming in unison would be a cool ideal

hey riding horses for speed is cool but why not train a horse to do crazy steps around the arena. That would be so cool.

walking is something everyone can do. But can you walk 50km while going just slow enough to be considered a walk. Cuz running is just wrong

 

[HisIceness]

Fencing is a good skill I'd like to have.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Fencing is a good skill I'd like to have.

I've got some TVs that need to be moved cheap...

 

[bleedgreen]

I’ve enjoyed the new rock climbing events. It’s a big part of life in CO, so I know people there are loving it. I feel it a lot more than skateboarding.

 

[Roboturner913]

I've got some TVs that need to be moved cheap...

Once bought a house without central air. Went to a pawn shop not far up the street and there were six window units for $50 each. The guy goes, "They, uh, fell off the truck." I bought all of them.

 

[MinJaBen]

Have you seen the Chinese 14 year old diver? She is doing the 10m platform and making perfect dives. Her last dive was so f***ing perfect that there was negative splash. She pulled everything under with her. Crazy.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Have you seen the Chinese 14 year old diver? She is doing the 10m platform and making perfect dives. Her last dive was so f***ing perfect that there was negative splash. She pulled everything under with her. Crazy.

How much does her being 14 and not being 20 help with weight? That has to help

 

[MinJaBen]

How much does her being 14 and not being 20 help with weight? That has to help

Yeah, probably. But it doesn’t help her with the ridiculous skill she has in body control.

 

[Roboturner913]

I'm too old and lazy to find a new show to watch so I'm watching Battlestar Galactica for the 3rd or 4th time.

It's been at least 6-7 years since the last time I watched it through. It has held up pretty well.

 

[MinJaBen]

I'm too old and lazy to find a new show to watch so I'm watching Battlestar Galactica for the 3rd or 4th time.

It's been at least 6-7 years since the last time I watched it through. It has held up pretty well.

Which one? OG 1970s Galactica or the new one?

 

[Roboturner913]

Which one? OG 1970s Galactica or the new one?

the "new" one (which is more than 15 years old now)

I should watch the original sometime though, I haven't seen that since I was a kid, 5-6 years old

 

[Navin R Slavin]

the "new" one (which is more than 15 years old now)

I should watch the original sometime though, I haven't seen that since I was a kid, 5-6 years old

Lorne Greene is so hilarious as Adama now. It's all so absurd.

 

[Roboturner913]

Yeah, from what little I remember I'm guessing the original hasn't aged well. Maybe it has camp appeal though

 

[raynman]

I'm too old and lazy to find a new show to watch so I'm watching Battlestar Galactica for the 3rd or 4th time.

It's been at least 6-7 years since the last time I watched it through. It has held up pretty well.

I’ve been meaning to finally watch that, where can you stream it?

 

[Roboturner913]

I’ve been meaning to finally watch that, where can you stream it?

It's on Peacock for free. There's a miniseries that is the pilot, then the series is a separate entry. You want to watch the miniseries first obviously.

There were also three feature length movies. Peacock has two of the three (The Plan is separate and Razor got retconned into the regular episodes list). Blood & Chrome is missing, although it's more of a prequel to the series and no big deal if you can't watch it.

 

[Socks]

Anybody seen Fast 9 yet?

No but I've seen the first couple so I feel like I've seen the last one.

 

[Bub]

I watch old shit all the time, nothing wrong with that! Lately (as in, since Covid started) we've been (re)watching Columbo and Lewis.

Watched the first ep of the Leverage "reboot" last night. Lightweight, as usual, but entertaining. Will def watch the rest.

 

[Roboturner913]

speaking of old shit, I'm also watching The Rockford Files. James Garner is just so f***ing cool, like he's in on some cosmic-level private joke all the time.

 

[MrazeksVengeance]

I’ve enjoyed the new rock climbing events. It’s a big part of life in CO, so I know people there are loving it. I feel it a lot more than skateboarding.

Because there are clear rules. I’d prefer the disciplines were spread separately though.

Skateboarding is just figure skating.

 

[MrazeksVengeance]

Yeah, probably. But it doesn’t help her with the ridiculous skill she has in body control.

Yes, but there is clear issue with the direction of these dexterity based sports like W figure skating, diving and W gymnastics.

Grown women and men can’t compete with teenagers because these teens are paperweight rubber monkeys. And at some point certain countries will push these children to an absolute limit.

M categories have the advantage of being more strength oriented, but in W events…