What have you been watching lately

Nyarlathotep · Post by **Nyarlathotep** » Mon Mar 15, 2021 6:44 am

Doctor X wrote: ↑Mon Mar 15, 2021 6:29 am "'What is your mother's name?' WE CALLED HER 'MUM!'"

"I sell a lot of grot."

"Dirty!"

"FRAN! Do you need me to come?!"

"Today, I got silver. Tomorrow, I want gold."

– J.D.

"Oh no. I can't find my designer underpants. I think I left them at my Kong Hong House"

"It looks like you have cockroaches."
"Yes, but leave them alone or you'll annoy the bat"

Nyarlathotep · Post by **Nyarlathotep** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 4:42 am

Staged

This one is a little hard to explain. It stars David Tennant and Micheal Sheen as themselves. It mostly consists of Zoom calls between the two (because they are locked down during the pandemic) or between them and other characters. In the first season they are trying to prepare for an upcoming play they will be starring in after the pandemic is over but they mostly argue and procrastinate. It's pretty funny

The second season has them dealing with an upcoming American Remake of the first series. Same format and so far (I am half way through it) even funnier

Staged

Doctor X · Post by **Doctor X** » Fri Mar 19, 2021 7:35 am

Available on the YouTube! :hyper:

"I really do sell a lot of wank."

– J.D.

Nyarlathotep · Post by **Nyarlathotep** » Sat Mar 20, 2021 2:36 am

This one is my favorite episode

Doctor X · Post by **Doctor X** » Sat Mar 20, 2021 5:13 am

That is deliciously dark. I also love the one when the parents visit and characters hide under the table.

– J. "Pardon My Boy, is That the Chattanooga Choochoo?" D.

Billy Batts · Post by **Billy Batts** » Sat Mar 20, 2021 5:14 am

Bruce · Post by **Bruce** » Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:30 pm

Zach Schneider's Justice League.

Could have been a one hour movie instead of a four hour movie if 75% of the movie wasn't shown in ultra slow motion.

Other than that, didn't completely suck.

gnome · Post by **gnome** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 12:20 pm

Started on "Falcon and Winter Soldier".

Doesn't have the "wow" factor of Wandavision's unusual and creative concept. It won't make history. But I didn't hate it and I'll keep going.

ed · Post by ed » Mon Mar 22, 2021 12:26 pm

Rewatched Silence of the Lambs in prep for Clarice. Aged pretty well. Hopkins not so much.

Bruce · Post by **Bruce** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 2:26 am

ed wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 12:26 pm Rewatched Silence of the Lambs in prep for Clarice. Aged pretty well. Hopkins not so much.

No, that is inciDEN..tal...

Doctor X · Post by **Doctor X** » Fri Mar 26, 2021 8:31 am

– J.D.

Pyrrho · Post by **Pyrrho** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 11:56 am

Trapped is damned well done.

Doctor X · Post by **Doctor X** » Sun Mar 28, 2021 8:46 am

Does it involve ancient parasites?

– J.D.

Pyrrho · Post by **Pyrrho** » Mon Mar 29, 2021 4:35 pm

It might! Waiting to see.

ed · Post by ed » Mon Mar 29, 2021 5:27 pm

Pyrrho wrote: ↑Sat Mar 27, 2021 11:56 am Trapped is damned well done.

Forget who you are posting as?

:doglaugh:

Nyarlathotep · Post by **Nyarlathotep** » Tue Mar 30, 2021 2:19 am

Resident Alien

Alan Tudyk is an alien who came to Earth to destroy it, but gets stranded here and has to try to blend in with people. It's hilarious. His nemesis is a 9 year old kid who can somehow see through his disguise. 10 out of 5 stars.

Doctor X · Post by **Doctor X** » Wed Apr 28, 2021 7:40 am

Was watching the old series The Making of the Mob which was not bad, then, of all people, Anax's Mom お姉さん recommended The Age of the Samurai.

いつも雨

– J.D.

DJ · Post by DJ » Sat May 01, 2021 4:47 pm

Last night was Amazon Prime’s release of Tom Clancy’s “Without Remorse”. I don’t know what they were thinking? Maybe they needed toilet paper during the pandemic, because they obviously opened the book, ripped out the pages and wiped their asses with them. It was marginally entertaining as a stand alone action adventure with SJW overtones, but did they have to put Clancy’s name on it? I get that it would seem outdated, but it’s Clark’s freaking backstory! :evil:
🤬

Doctor X · Post by **Doctor X** » Thu Jun 03, 2021 7:21 am

During D-Day, Allied soldiers captured a German soldier who turned out to be a Korean.

He did it My Way [Stop that! – Ed.]

So far not only well done, but very good battle scenes.

– J.D.

P.S.

Spoiler:

Doctor X · Post by **Doctor X** » Sat Jul 03, 2021 8:42 am

https://i.imgur.com/NVuMwEP.png

– J.D.

ed · Post by ed » Sat Jul 03, 2021 10:24 am

Last season of Bosch. Pretty good overall. Worth a binge ... 7 seasons I think.

Pyrrho · Post by **Pyrrho** » Sat Jul 03, 2021 11:34 am

I watch what the wife watches. Currently, Anne with an E on Netflix. Excellent.

Previously, watched Katla. Also excellent.

Doctor X · Post by **Doctor X** » Sat Jul 03, 2021 8:59 pm

You know your waifu wife wants to watch kids killing one another "for great justice!"

With no mecha involved!

– J.D.

Ben Trovado · Post by **Ben Trovado** » Mon Jul 05, 2021 1:13 am

Forced the kids to watch Charade. Audrey Hepburn, Clark Gable.

Son announced he would foresee all plot twists.

Me: Heh.

Halfway through movie: "I don't trust ANYONE. I have no idea what is going on!"

Me: Heh.

ed · Post by ed » Mon Jul 05, 2021 1:24 am

Generally the old stuff does not work with kids. I am still apologizing for the little drummer girl.

One that did go over well was white heat. Aged remarkably well.

Doctor X · Post by **Doctor X** » Mon Jul 05, 2021 2:35 am

Clark Gable?

It was Carey Granite.

Dipshit.

– J. "Doyle!" D.

ed · Post by ed » Mon Jul 05, 2021 11:14 am

Jimmy Cagney. He did "crazy" really well. Who else did ... Peter Otoole in the Ruling class. Woody harrilson in ... everythnig, I think he actually is insane. But Wag the Dog.... "Purdy".

Anyway, where was I? Oh yeah ...

Saw 7/8 of Future War or somesuch last night on Amazon. The Chris Pratt thing ... (he is actually pretty good, I'd like to see him in a real role) ... I swaer I saw it before

Spoiler:

I remember going to see some horror with my son, Pacific Rim XVII I think. It was simply a vehicle for special effects.

Irrelevant character 1: OK, suit up, the (insert cute derogatory name for the aliens that shows their utter contempt for them) are at the gates
IC2 (Ethinic minority version 1): Got it. Boy I sure wish I stayed with my Hip Hop buds
IC3 (grizzled veteran version who has "seen it all"): We all do, Rastus, we all do. Don't think about it
HERO: I'm not sure I have the balls for this
Cute chick: Me too! <---- comic relief to break unbearable tension
Cut to SFX
Continue SFX for 1hour and 46 minutes
The End

This was sorta the same. No discernable plot. Time travel explained away as needed to short circuit unpleasant questions.

I must say though that the SFX have gotten really quite good.

Ben Trovado · Post by **Ben Trovado** » Mon Jul 05, 2021 5:21 pm

Doctor X wrote: ↑Mon Jul 05, 2021 2:35 am Clark Gable?

It was Carey Granite.

Dipshit.

– J. "Doyle!" D.

Yep - as soon as I logged off I knew I had screwed that up. Oh, well. I was looking at Audrey.

Bruce · Post by **Bruce** » Tue Jul 06, 2021 2:39 am

Pyrrho wrote: ↑Sat Jul 03, 2021 11:34 am I watch what the wife watches. Currently, Anne with an E on Netflix. Excellent.

Previously, watched Katla. Also excellent.

Binged watched Katla all weekend. Last episode was brutal. Not sure what they're going to do with season 2.

Billy Batts · Post by **Billy Batts** » Sun Jul 11, 2021 2:54 am

I like this guy!

I remember when he was following is father and the other guy was thin.

Paulie Cicero · Post by **Paulie Cicero** » Sun Jul 11, 2021 3:51 pm

Like Yogi Berra said, you could learn a lot just by watchin'.

ed · Post by ed » Fri Jul 16, 2021 11:21 pm

FTW

Spoiler:

shuize · Post by **shuize** » Thu Jul 22, 2021 2:54 am

I recently came across "The Good Doctor" on Netflix.

This show is so bad -- so full of in-your-face left-wing tripe -- it's actually entertaining.

The main character is autistic yet somehow a fully capable doctor.

The other "good" doctors are constantly trying to accommodate him while also announcing how he's "equal" in every way.

A "woke" fairytale if ever there was one.

In one of the episodes, one of the "good" doctors filed a sexual harassment complaint.

The lesson the viewers are meant to understand -- and they're apparently serious about this -- is that, sure, there may be innocent men wrongly accused of sexual harassment, rape, etc. But women have been 'victims' for so long, so what if some innocent men are sent to prison.

The punchline offered in response to the question of believing women without proof: "After a few thousand years of doing the opposite, it wouldn't kill us to overcorrect."

Later, in the very same episode, the autistic doctor -- whose autism serves as a vehicle to say un-"woke" things and then get corrected by the "good" doctors -- gets scolded for suggesting a Muslim patient showing symptoms related to exposure to chemical weapons may have some connection to terrorism.

Without a hint of irony: "Unfounded accusations can destroy people's lives."

I watched to the end to see if they would connect the dots.

Of course, they didn't.

Doctor X · Post by **Doctor X** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 3:56 am

– J.D.

Hotarubi · Post by **Hotarubi** » Thu Sep 09, 2021 7:35 pm

Line of Duty.

Can't be bothered to search the thread to see if it has been mentioned before.

So good I didn't get bored binge watching every series over the past two weeks. Seriously...seriously...good.

Doctor X · Post by **Doctor X** » Fri Sep 10, 2021 4:47 pm

Nice to see you have emerged from your hole.

Great series if you like excellent ensembles and no actual good guys.

– J.D.

Hotarubi · Post by **Hotarubi** » Sat Sep 11, 2021 4:46 am

Doctor X wrote: ↑Fri Sep 10, 2021 4:47 pm Nice to see you have emerged from your hole.

Great series if you like excellent ensembles and no actual good guys.

– J.D.

Indeed. I do like the "bad for the right reasons" subplots and as for no actual good guys

Spoiler:

was innocent all along. Which was extremely well written.

Doctor X · Post by **Doctor X** » Sun Sep 12, 2021 6:43 am

Exactly! Another thing I like:

Spoiler:

– J.D.

Hotarubi · Post by **Hotarubi** » Sun Sep 12, 2021 9:22 am

Doctor X wrote: ↑Sun Sep 12, 2021 6:43 am Exactly! Another thing I like:

Spoiler:
"The Guy" and "The Gal" never shack up.

Because they would not in real life.

Oh and Owen Teal wins. It is always a great series when Owen Teal wins. Imagine how much better The Game of the Thrones would have been if Owen Teal won.

Except for Conspiracy . . . that would be wrong.

But for an ensemble? You have Owen Teal happy to be a background "heavy" to start the series then return a few seasons later to chortle. You have Attia . . . of the Julii . . . I call for Justice! You have That Girl from Ashes to Ashes, married to the Inspector from Ripper Street . . . and had some minor role in Spooks MI-5 I think, who is still hot and crazy. The Crazy Wife from The Chronicles of Riddick. The guy from Snatch and, yes, The Irishman, also insane, the Guy Who Thinks He is the Cray Twins from White Chapel. Even the assassin from Psychoville.

Oh and fuck yes, The Girl from Trainspotting who was the eventually murdered wife in No Country for Old Men and the very, very wonderful The Victim.

But no Jan Michael Vincent.
– J.D.

Thandie Newton is the female Keith David.

Pyrrho · Post by **Pyrrho** » Mon Sep 13, 2021 1:59 pm

Lucifer which is fairly okay. Maze is the best character.