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Post by Dr. Kobb on May 31, 2023 11:59:39 GMT -5
I love That Mitchell and Webb Look! I just found out they have (had?) a newer show called Peep Show. Have you given that a try yet? I'm done with the first two seasons of TM&WL and about to start on the third. |
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Post by Deeky on May 31, 2023 12:45:30 GMT -5
I didn't like Peep Show. I couldn't get past the format. But others swear it is great. I've just never been a fan.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on May 31, 2023 12:49:38 GMT -5
I didn't like Peep Show. I couldn't get past the format. But others swear it is great. I've just never been a fan. It's got a mess of seasons. What is it? Like a parody of real TV? I'm already missing Sir Digby Chicken Caesar. |
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Post by Deeky on May 31, 2023 17:37:28 GMT -5
It's got a mess of seasons. What is it? Like a parody of real TV? I'm already missing Sir Digby Chicken Caesar. As I recall, it's a sitcom but filmed in a POV perspective of one of the characters. |
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Post by Juniper on Jun 26, 2023 2:52:42 GMT -5
One of my least favorite tropes is "discover the REAL story behind the legend!," usually done for figures like Robin Hood and King Arthur. So to my great surprise I'm enjoying Arthur of the Britons, an early 70s Brit series that treats Arthur as a real Celtic chieftain. I think the key is that instead of the way a Hollywood movie uses the trope of the "real" story to make a lifeless action movie, Arthur of the Britons thinks through it's premise in really interesting ways. What if it's set so long ago the Saxons are the unwelcome foreign invaders? (And Michael Gothard as Kay, a Saxon who is loyal to Arthur, is quickly becoming my favorite as the show does interesting things with his growing discomfort over where his allegiance should lay.) What if it's set so long ago there's still clear memory of the Roman occupation and one of the characters worships Mithras? What if it's set so long ago the Picts are still a problem for everybody? Plus it has that thing you see a lot in 70s Brit TV where the low budget helps as often as it hinders. Giving every thing a grubby immediacy that feels very lived in and real and so you forgive the prop swords sometimes looking janky.
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Post by Marxo Grouch on Jun 26, 2023 4:51:51 GMT -5
One of my least favorite tropes is "discover the REAL story behind the legend!," usually done for figures like Robin Hood and King Arthur. So to my great surprise I'm enjoying Arthur of the Britons, an early 70s Brit series that treats Arthur as a real Celtic chieftain. I think the key is that instead of the way a Hollywood movie uses the trope of the "real" story to make a lifeless action movie, Arthur of the Britons thinks through it's premise in really interesting ways. What if it's set so long ago the Saxons are the unwelcome foreign invaders? (And Michael Gothard as Kay, a Saxon who is loyal to Arthur, is quickly becoming my favorite as the show does interesting things with his growing discomfort over where his allegiance should lay.) What if it's set so long ago there's still clear memory of the Roman occupation and one of the characters worships Mithras? What if it's set so long ago the Picts are still a problem for everybody? Plus it has that thing you see a lot in 70s Brit TV where the low budget helps as often as it hinders. Giving every thing a grubby immediacy that feels very lived in and real and so you forgive the prop swords sometimes looking janky. I've always felt that the Brits somehow sell the low budget TV milieu really well. Maybe it's the acting heritage, maybe it's the commitment to the bit, as it were, or one facilitating the other, I don't know. Great to see you, J! |
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Post by Marxo Grouch on Jul 13, 2023 5:10:01 GMT -5
Whenever I watch the opening credits for Dead City, I can't help but picture some Majorie Taylor Brainfart wannabe saying, "That's what New York looks like NOW!!! Haunnnnnnngggggggggggerioahdgsgdfksesifohvdhsvzolduvh!!!" (The latter is what I imagine their laughter sounding like.)
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Jul 13, 2023 9:42:32 GMT -5
Whenever I watch the opening credits for Dead City, I can't help but picture some Majorie Taylor Brainfart wannabe saying, "That's what New York looks like NOW!!! Haunnnnnnngggggggggggerioahdgsgdfksesifohvdhsvzolduvh!!!" (The latter is what I imagine their laughter sounding like.) How is that show, anyway? It appears to get high critic/viewer marks. Was considering giving it a try. I am really behind on Walking Dead lore now. Seems weird that those two characters would be working together, but I'm given to understand that Negan redeemed himself. |
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Post by Marxo Grouch on Jul 17, 2023 5:08:47 GMT -5
Given that I am easy to please (but difficult to impress), I like it. For one thing, having it be centered around two characters instead of a large group focuses things a bit more. Plus, I do find those characters and their dynamic very interesting. By the way, Negan has not, per se, redeemed himself, so much as earned a reprieve. And it's been a bumpy ride. In the final few seasons of the flagship show, he gradually found himself moving from pariah status to becoming an active participant within the group in their further struggles, albeit one that some people were never able to accept, for obvious reasons. Maggie was very resistant, but he ended up saving her son's life at one point, so that softened things a skosh.
The reason the two of them are going into Manhattan together is because she's basically recruited him to help her retrieve her son, who has been kidnapped by a guy who runs a gang there and who used to work for Negan at the Sanctuary until they had a major falling out. He's played by the great character actor Željko Ivanek, known for, among many other things, playing ADA Ed Danvers on Homicide.
There was one bit where Maggie was flashing back to the infamous murder scene, and I admit, I was tempted to close my eyes, although the flashes weren't that bad. If I were ever to rewatch the series, I honestly don't know that I could watch that part again. And there was another bit in which Negan did the most hardcore Negan-ish thing he's done in a while, sending a message to the gangsters by smashing a guy's head through three windows, slitting his throat, gutting him (ugh), and then throwing his body off of a balcony, all while telling a knock knock joke, behavior that Maggie was conflicted about because she totally recognized that version of him, and yet, this time, it was in service of saving her son.
Edit: And I'm off to watch tonight's episode right now.
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Post by Deeky on Aug 8, 2023 16:48:11 GMT -5
Been watching The Golden Palace on Hulu, the sequel to The Golden Girls. It features Don Cheadle, a precocious child and zero Bea Arthur. Not as terrible as you might imagine.
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Post by Marxo Grouch on Oct 23, 2023 4:40:19 GMT -5
New season of Fargo next month! And it's about rootin' tootin' time!
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Oct 23, 2023 9:09:15 GMT -5
Been watching The Golden Palace on Hulu, the sequel to The Golden Girls. It features Don Cheadle, a precocious child and zero Bea Arthur. Not as terrible as you might imagine. I got to hand it to Hulu. I'm not planning on watching The Golden Palace, but they've had some surprisingly good original horror movies. |
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Post by Deeky on Oct 23, 2023 10:39:45 GMT -5
I've since canceled my Hulu subscription, due to yet another price increase.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Feb 14, 2024 11:18:06 GMT -5
Several episodes of How To with John Wilson. Interesting twist on documentaries.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Feb 26, 2024 11:36:18 GMT -5
A couple of years behind on this one, but I've begun watching episodes of The Boys on video-on-demand. Good shit so far. Really good soundtracks to the episodes.
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Post by Marxo Grouch on Mar 3, 2024 6:39:58 GMT -5
Rewatching Mad Men, I was reminded of something I had kind of forgotten. Don may be a dick (double entendre intended), but Betty is an asshole.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Mar 18, 2024 11:43:45 GMT -5
A couple of years behind on this one, but I've begun watching episodes of The Boys on video-on-demand. Good shit so far. Really good soundtracks to the episodes. Alright. Two seasons in and they haven't lost me yet. That may not sound like effusive praise, but considering my track record with TV shows... |
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Post by Marxo Grouch on Mar 23, 2024 4:58:25 GMT -5
I'm the exact opposite. I almost never watch movies, but I wade through many multiple series at a time.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Mar 23, 2024 10:12:47 GMT -5
Thanks to the Internet and having zero energy to do anything constructive, I plowed through all four episodes of Quiet on the Set yesterday. Somehow, it was both eye-opening and underwhelming at the same time.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Apr 12, 2024 23:30:59 GMT -5
Enjoyed the first episode of Fallout. Might try to stick with it.
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