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« Reply #17220 on: November 12, 2019, 03:08:15 PM »
Yeah, and another unfortunate aspect is probably "We have to show how we're different from the movie that bombed!" Even though the movie was kinda OK (though, utterly pointless without the ending...)

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« Reply #17221 on: November 13, 2019, 02:32:34 PM »

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« Reply #17222 on: November 13, 2019, 03:41:36 PM »
I'm trying to finish American Gods S2. Not sure how I feel about it. On one hand, Ian McShane is amazing in everything and on the other, the pacing is just so glacial that I'm losing interest during episodes.

I skipped S2 when production announced that season 2 was going to suck. Did they at least get the House on the Rock stuff right? I’d imagine Fuller left behind some pretty detailed ideas for that so it should’ve been as close to a slam dunk as the tire fire could get.
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« Reply #17223 on: November 13, 2019, 03:54:32 PM »
is His Dark Materials worth watching?
Yeah, i'd give it 4/5 polar bears.
I watched the first episode. Thought casting was pretty good except for Ms. Coulter. My god what a terrible miscasting that was.
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« Reply #17224 on: November 13, 2019, 04:01:29 PM »
Mrs. Coulter is perfect (watch the second episode!). McAvoy is the obvious weak link so far, but maybe he’s just waiting to turn up the dial on the moral ambiguity. We know he has it in him.

After two episodes, I’m kind of in love with the show though. I was afraid it might be too HBO and not enough BBC... that HBO’s side of the coproduction would be more interested in making something only targeted at adults.
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« Reply #17225 on: November 13, 2019, 04:54:42 PM »
I'm trying to finish American Gods S2. Not sure how I feel about it. On one hand, Ian McShane is amazing in everything and on the other, the pacing is just so glacial that I'm losing interest during episodes.

I skipped S2 when production announced that season 2 was going to suck. Did they at least get the House on the Rock stuff right? I’d imagine Fuller left behind some pretty detailed ideas for that so it should’ve been as close to a slam dunk as the tire fire could get.
You know, it was so long ago that I watched the first episode of the season that I can't even remember it well enough to say. I don't recall being impressed enough to remember it so I'd say that speaks volumes.
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« Reply #17226 on: November 13, 2019, 05:12:11 PM »
watched the first two episodes. I never saw the movie or read the books, but reading the synopsis of the movie, it seems they follow the same plot with little deviations from the source material, is that a good assessment? I like it btw.

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« Reply #17227 on: November 13, 2019, 07:33:44 PM »
OG Unsolved Mysteries and Beyond Belief were off the hook

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« Reply #17228 on: November 13, 2019, 07:35:49 PM »
I ain't watching Unsolved Mysteries before bed.  :lol

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« Reply #17229 on: November 13, 2019, 07:37:41 PM »
watched the first two episodes. I never saw the movie or read the books, but reading the synopsis of the movie, it seems they follow the same plot with little deviations from the source material, is that a good assessment? I like it btw.

Both this season and the movie cover the first book, so the plot will be the same. The movie changed stuff but it’s been so long that I can’t recall what. Looking at Wiki, the last three chapters of the book were cut from the movie, so there’s that. The movie is also filled with exposition, as is the style with fantasy media, whereas the show has more of an ineffable sense of discovery to it. You know, it feels like you’re learning about the world rather than being told about it. (But it’s still a kiddie show so there’s exposition for the underdeveloped.)
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« Reply #17230 on: November 13, 2019, 07:43:05 PM »
My small town made it on an episode.  :goldberg

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« Reply #17231 on: November 13, 2019, 07:45:36 PM »
I remember the episode about the Nuitangg Man. 

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« Reply #17232 on: November 13, 2019, 07:47:48 PM »
watched the first two episodes. I never saw the movie or read the books, but reading the synopsis of the movie, it seems they follow the same plot with little deviations from the source material, is that a good assessment? I like it btw.

Both this season and the movie cover the first book, so the plot will be the same. The movie changed stuff but it’s been so long that I can’t recall what. Looking at Wiki, the last three chapters of the book were cut from the movie, so there’s that. The movie is also filled with exposition, as is the style with fantasy media, whereas the show has more of an ineffable sense of discovery to it. You know, it feels like you’re learning about the world rather than being told about it. (But it’s still a kiddie show so there’s exposition for the underdeveloped.)

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« Reply #17233 on: November 15, 2019, 10:16:18 PM »
I'm laughing so hard at this rewatch of Breaking Bad

there's a particular scene where Walt Jr walks into the rooms and is all like

WHERE'S BREAKFAST?

And Walt is sitting in angst on the reclainer like

Fuck this shit

and at that moment you can just tell he just gave up keeping up the good dad persona 

Which is obviously a choice made to fuck Skyler
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« Reply #17234 on: November 16, 2019, 01:12:53 PM »
Watching some Netflix series on John Demanjuk or Ivan the terrible. Some guy accused of manning the gas champers at the Nazi extermination camps.
Fled to the US, was extradited to Israel and it starts from there.

Some of the people involved seem like cartoon characters and not actual humans.
The Jewish lawyer of Demanjuk for example who considers himself a trouble maker.

A compelling watch so far with lots of archival footage.
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« Reply #17235 on: November 17, 2019, 04:47:14 PM »
Can't believe I slept on End of the F***ing World. Perfectly balanced between quirky and serious.
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« Reply #17236 on: November 17, 2019, 09:36:27 PM »
Why was Unsolved Mysteries so good at re-enactments when all these crime shows 30 fucking years later are still trash as hell at them?

Holy shit, I’ve been binging this the past 12 hours



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« Reply #17237 on: November 17, 2019, 09:45:09 PM »
Looking back on it, you're right. I was always so drawn in by those reenactments, they felt almost movie-like sometimes.

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« Reply #17238 on: November 17, 2019, 09:50:46 PM »
Shit, I was just thinking about this like 2 hours ago—how as it was airing Unsolved Mysteries always had a big event feel to it even though it was on every week.
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« Reply #17239 on: November 17, 2019, 09:53:29 PM »
Yo it's that fucking theme tune. Shit is hype every time.

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« Reply #17240 on: November 17, 2019, 09:59:12 PM »
I used to listen to a podcast that did follow-ups on cases from it. Maybe it was called Unresolved? It was something that sounded like Unsolved.
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« Reply #17241 on: November 17, 2019, 10:02:43 PM »
Shiiiit, I’m on a Bigfoot episode!

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« Reply #17242 on: November 17, 2019, 10:08:12 PM »
Was it Ogopogo?

Lol white privilege: the reenactment

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« Reply #17243 on: November 17, 2019, 10:17:38 PM »
when they give and update on an old episode  :lawd
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« Reply #17244 on: November 17, 2019, 10:24:49 PM »
It’s also cool seeing near contemporary coverage of cases that have become legendary, like the boys on the tracks, Clinton’s first killings
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« Reply #17245 on: November 17, 2019, 11:58:39 PM »
filler, I bet this mr. robot ep is just going to be a bullcrap waste of time with this vera shit
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« Reply #17246 on: November 18, 2019, 02:07:41 AM »
NVM

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« Reply #17247 on: November 18, 2019, 04:04:54 AM »
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« Reply #17248 on: November 18, 2019, 01:03:07 PM »
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« Reply #17249 on: November 18, 2019, 01:16:32 PM »
filler, I bet this mr. robot ep is just going to be a bullcrap waste of time with this vera shit
it was cool they did something with vera, but eh. that dumb biaaaatch interrupted my boys male bonding over shared trauma  :-\ toxic femininity  :pacspit
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« Reply #17250 on: November 18, 2019, 03:04:45 PM »
vera should have done some research on smoking meth, he looked ridiculous every time he hit the bowl  :doge
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« Reply #17251 on: November 18, 2019, 03:12:27 PM »
filler, I bet this mr. robot ep is just going to be a bullcrap waste of time with this vera shit

Hardly. It's probably one of the better episodes of the series. Vera is just along for the ride.

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« Reply #17252 on: November 18, 2019, 11:19:04 PM »
That episode was weird, the music and sound effects were so cartoonish with the whole pseudo play thing, but in terms of character development, whew. Serious fucking gut punch episode (which almost every episode is this season). I thought we'd find out about Elliott's potential third persona but nope.

Has every episode this season had the credits list either a DV or Suicide prevention hotline?
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« Reply #17253 on: November 18, 2019, 11:49:17 PM »


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« Reply #17254 on: November 18, 2019, 11:52:15 PM »
That episode was weird, the music and sound effects were so cartoonish with the whole pseudo play thing, but in terms of character development, whew. Serious fucking gut punch episode (which almost every episode is this season). I thought we'd find out about Elliott's potential third persona but nope.

Has every episode this season had the credits list either a DV or Suicide prevention hotline?

No, just 4, 6-7. Everything after
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has been Hotlined, but it makes sense with the subject matter:

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Olivia saying she attempted suicide before in 4, Olivia THEN DOES IT due to Elliot in 6, Child Abuse in 7/Elliot's realization changes the hotline from Suicide Prevention to "Domestic Violence"
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And yeah, the "acts"/play format was a bit "out there," but it's not out of the norm for this season.

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« Reply #17257 on: November 19, 2019, 03:47:16 PM »
That episode was weird, the music and sound effects were so cartoonish with the whole pseudo play thing, but in terms of character development, whew. Serious fucking gut punch episode (which almost every episode is this season). I thought we'd find out about Elliott's potential third persona but nope.

Has every episode this season had the credits list either a DV or Suicide prevention hotline?
ep seemed like a budget saver for the season. like they needed to use the money on another episode, so they just cheaped on one and this was it.
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« Reply #17258 on: November 19, 2019, 08:36:49 PM »
Is there anything good on Tuesday?
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« Reply #17259 on: November 19, 2019, 09:15:35 PM »


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This whole series disappeared from Amazon.co.jp 's version of PRIME VIDEO, and I'm fucking pissed off. :maf

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« Reply #17260 on: November 21, 2019, 03:35:44 PM »
Watched this weeks Mr Robot.

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Fiddled with as a kid. This show can’t be over soon enough.
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« Reply #17261 on: November 21, 2019, 10:15:13 PM »
I watched that Netflix thing about the Canadian mob. Bad Moose or whatever. The 1st series was pretty good. 2nd one not so much. It was watchable but the brother and sister weren't believable at all.

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« Reply #17262 on: November 22, 2019, 12:36:22 AM »
Watched the Mandalorian eps, like it a lot so far

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« Reply #17263 on: November 22, 2019, 09:07:33 PM »
Finished up Humans. Shame there is no season 4, since the series was setting up for a pretty good conclusion with Mia (Gemma Chan)'s android being beaten to death in front of live TV cameras, Maddie coming forward as the culprit of the Day Zero consciousness code upgrade on Androids AND being pregnant with a half-Android/Human hybrid (due to Leo. :doge ).

I do think one more season from AMC/UK producers would've finished the series conclusively, but this episode, minus the cliffhangers (V turning Niska into God, Mia dying for "nothing" [for now], Maddie's pregnancy) would've been a satisfactory ending.
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« Reply #17264 on: November 23, 2019, 06:00:28 AM »
Started season 4 of The Good Place. Such a great show and I'm enjoying this final season so far.
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« Reply #17265 on: November 24, 2019, 08:52:57 PM »
Just finding out about Channel Zero. I'll probably binge the series over Thanksgiving break
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« Reply #17266 on: November 24, 2019, 09:52:00 PM »
Didn’t like it. I only tried the first three series. They all have a good first one or two episodes and then it’s pfffffft. Shit series
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« Reply #17267 on: November 25, 2019, 05:40:19 AM »
Sheeeeit

I've been craving surreal and strange recently. I'll see whatsup
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« Reply #17268 on: November 25, 2019, 06:52:48 AM »
I watched episode 1 of the first season, and found the writing to be too shitty to continue, but i had seen some Silent Hill looking stuff in the future episodes that sort of intrigued me.
Is it all based around creepy pastas?

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« Reply #17269 on: November 25, 2019, 09:09:58 AM »
I watched episode 1 of the first season, and found the writing to be too shitty to continue, but i had seen some Silent Hill looking stuff in the future episodes that sort of intrigued me.
Is it all based around creepy pastas?

Apparently it's based off of creepypasta yes and written by Mick Antosca who apparently is a rising star when it comes to horror. Wrote the screenplay for Del Toros 'Antlers'
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« Reply #17270 on: November 25, 2019, 10:30:45 AM »
The best seasons are the Max Landis ones, so remember that if you enjoy it you’re supporting a really annoying and untalented person, and you like trash.
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« Reply #17271 on: November 25, 2019, 10:57:10 AM »
Motherfuck  :beli
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« Reply #17272 on: November 25, 2019, 12:32:42 PM »
The best seasons are the Max Landis ones, so remember that if you enjoy it you’re supporting a really annoying and untalented person, and you like trash.

I do! I do all of those things!

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« Reply #17273 on: November 27, 2019, 02:38:17 AM »
ep 8 of molester robot may have been the worst of the entire series  :doge that fat bitch's bit only worked in small doses, with extended screen time it was weak. fatty got annoying real quick and I don't care at all about dom's family, so zero tension about yaniv killing them or not.

going from vera da gawd to yaniv in back to back episodes like going from juaqin phoenix to jared leto foh with that shid  :lol

elliot is pretty lame now too  ::)
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« Reply #17274 on: November 27, 2019, 05:49:51 AM »
ep 8 of molester robot may have been the worst of the entire series  :doge that fat bitch's bit only worked in small doses, with extended screen time it was weak. fatty got annoying real quick and I don't care at all about dom's family, so zero tension about yaniv killing them or not.

going from vera da gawd to yaniv in back to back episodes like going from juaqin phoenix to jared leto foh with that shid  :lol

elliot is pretty lame now too  ::)

God it's fucking awful, they all look like they don't want to be there either, they're literally just driving forward so quickly towards the end that nothing really makes sense and it's all so lazy.

Oh remember that Irish dude, welll then he's saving the family... Also Fattie was just awful, not sinister at all, just a fattie that was into stuffing dead things.

How many damn episodes are left? As I'm pretty near to tapping out on this show, also molested little elliott and then having Mr Robot come out as "not his dad" ERGH PLEASE GOD WHY.

Glad to see you're also wasting life watching this

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« Reply #17275 on: November 28, 2019, 02:20:09 PM »
Watched Undone. It was entertaining in its realness, which is why the more and more it went into TIME TRAVEL MAGIC instead of just dysfunctional people drama, the less I liked it. The ending was kinda a weak cop out of "IS IT MAGIC OR MENTAL ILLNESS, YOU DECIDE" since

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they clearly put in segments in the 2nd half which only work if it's magic so the fake out ambiguous end is stupid. If they wanted to go that way they should have given realistic explanations for how she could know the name of the security guards sister and know that her mom broke into the lab, etc...

I would've liked the show much better if it was just about dealing with mental illness or at least if it was truly ambiguous because then in my mind it could've been a show about mental illness.
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That said the main actress and actors and Odenkirk are all excellent and it was quite entertaining. If they do a season 2 that continues the story I'd probably watch even though it's definitely the kind of story that doesn't need a S2 although since the ending was shit a S2 would improve that potentially.

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« Reply #17276 on: November 29, 2019, 07:26:16 PM »
harley quin ep 1  :doge it's very much made for the hq in suicide squad women fanbase  :doge the type that are past their mid 20's and still think they're cool for saying fuck  :doge
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« Reply #17277 on: November 29, 2019, 07:39:25 PM »
I am going to rewatch Wild Palms.

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« Reply #17278 on: November 29, 2019, 08:15:42 PM »
Watching Netflix’ DARK. Good production values, but I feel like there are so many overlapping mysteries that it’s difficult to parse, and I’m pretty convinced that this kind of show is more about mystery boxes with nothing inside. I’ll give it one season, but if all there is turns out to be woo woo fuckery, I’m out.

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« Reply #17279 on: November 29, 2019, 09:33:37 PM »
I bought Prole a set of Harley panties at a Hot Topic Suicide Squad fire sale some years back. They say shit like "Daddy's Little Monster" on the crotch and stuff. Next time he sees me, they're his!
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