I saw that preview-- definitely looks like it's got potential.
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I saw that preview-- definitely looks like it's got potential.
Doom Patrol pilot episode. Shocked by how good it was, especially considering DCs track record.
I saw that when it first came out. Never followed through with additional episodes, mostly because it just slipped my mind. At least now I have a few episodes to binge. Yeah, not bad!
Under the Silver Lake
'Merkin Gawds season 2...if you felt season 1 was slow and tedious with only a ridiculously small amount of storyline progressing with each episode, season 2 continues with this snail's pace (how many seasons are we going to see for what should have been doable in a single 1-and-done season???) but with the addition of new characters *every* episode. At least we aren't expected to connect or care about any of these cardboard 'Gods' as they seem to disappear permanently after their scene.
Basically it's flashy and interesting if you are a goldfish or Dion. I honestly don't think anyone is watching the show as episode 7 came into being without so much as a whisper of its new season being available.
Women who kill.
Avengers: Endgame.
Tries to all things to all people and thus doomed to failing as much as it suceeds. Not that anyone invovled cares 'cause $$$$$$.
Seriously though, seriously?
I guess that's only fair since we mock you endlessly, Dion.Quote:
Originally Posted by dion09529
Special Unit clearly needs to be trademarked.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0498387/ Directed by Bryan Cranston.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268094/ The X-files if the X-Files was shite.
The Rookie not sure why I thought something on ABC television would be good-- I honestly cannot remember a series from that channel that's been a hit. Anyway, I followed the IMDB crowd and dove in. How could a show with an 8.1 rating be bad? It is. After recently watching The Shield, these guys are the complete opposite, rule-following paper-pushers. It's like Cops, but you watch the officers do the paperwork and discuss if they ever lied on an official document. Riveting. People routinely mistake Nathan Fillian for someone in charge, but...no!...he's *actually* just a rookie!!! Hilarity ensues. Repeatedly.
So, if you're in the mood for patrol car hijinx (he damages 6 or 7 cars in the first episode :O ) , running gags, and what ethical issues cops face-- dive in. Just remember...he's the *rookie!!!
Nathan Fillion so I tried but gave up about 20 minutes into the first episode. ABC should have been smart and just done a remake of Firefly instead.
I just checked and it's true, you can't do any worse than ABC.
People have been wanting Firefly back for years. Netflix will probably do it-- that's one of their kind of good deeds.
There are a few shows that ended too soon, but it's been too many years since they were cancelled. Better off just leaving them alone. No need to taint the good memories we still have.
Is there a season 3 for ST: Disco? Just finished the second season yesterday, and the ending surprised me somewhat... Or is season 3 and whatever comes after going to be all about the Enterprise?
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Originally Posted by megabytemeI guess that's only fair since we mock you endlessly, Dion.Quote:
Originally Posted by dion09529
Long time has passed since my ass got licked. Thank you, meg!
It literally takes zero effort to keep you from sexual activity, Dion. I expect your drought has only just begun. :yup:Quote:
Originally Posted by dion09529Quote:
Originally Posted by megabyteme
Long time has passed since my ass got licked. Thank you, meg!
Cobra Kai Just binged season 1. Coming from its roots, I don't think there would have been a better way to write the script. It's just right when it comes to call-backs, building tension towards the inevitable end, seeing different perspectives, and resurrecting the characters. It's fun and resonates with the generation who grew up with Karate Kid. It's already got a season 2, which I'll binge soon.
It's taken me years, but I finally have the body of Thor. :01:Quote:
Originally Posted by IdolEyes787
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
Going to watch Avengers eng game, so excited!
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Doom Patrol is significantly better than it should be. Any attempt to describe the characters, the storylines, even the setting all face an incredible uphill battle of being overly awkward, downtrodden, ghey, random, abstract and bizarre-- yet it is is in the lost, broken souls of these misfits that there's a great amount of heart as they struggle to heal themselves more than they seek to be any kind of heroes.
Was there a marathon on Lifetime? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by dion09529
If nothing else at least it cleared up any doubts as to dion's sexuality.Quote:
Originally Posted by MacGyverSG1
Re: Doom Patrol. At first I really enjoyed how it was both sad and sweet and while I agree with everything you said I grew a bit bored with it after half a dozen episodes. It didn't seem to be headed anyplace good story-wise and the strength of the characters alone didn't seem to be enough for me after a while. That and the sytle of humour got a bit repetitive.
Also teetering on bailing on Warrior. Needs better characters which held Banshee together even when it was not so good at times.
I think it's a bit too soon to give up on Warrior. It'd help if the main intent of the show didn't feel like a constant reminder that Chinese people were mistreated.
I thought Warrior S01E05 was excellent. Very much a traditional spaghetti western format. More of that, please.
I had the same thought along with it was stupid to play it as a one-off and would have been better as something that made sense when attached to the greater whole of the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Caballero
For some reason martial arts and Westerns always seem to mesh well. Kung Fu. Red Sun. Warrior's Way. The Stranger and the Gunfighter other stuff that I can't think of.
Shit, even The Magnificant Seven is a remake of Seven Samurai.
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Was going to say this, too! Gave me hope that they might do more than focus on the main story, also expand on his relationships beyond sister/hookers/cops/bosses... Like I said, still too early to give up on it...Quote:
Originally Posted by Caballero
Hmmm... Freud might have something to say regarding your keyword searches. :blink:Quote:
Originally Posted by dion09529
Skinner would be more worried about the obession with murder.:unsure:
At least we can agree on too many red flags in one post. :fear:
Game of Thrones has managed to go from one of my favourite shows ever to something whose name I will forever curse in the course of the last two episodes. So all the spoilers were true and clearly the guys in charge of the show must hate humanity.
Also someone please explain to them what the term "bittersweet ending" actually means. Seriously they could have just let Cersai kill everyone and it would have been less a downer. Anyway apparently Batman was right about living long enough. Batman knows a lot about hack writers it seems.
Sorry for the rant but I really needed to blow off some steam after watching that shit. I will leave you with the question "Who do they think will actually enjoy this ending to the series on any level?" I mean like Ted Bundy's not around anymore so that rules him out.
I believe they were going for a bit of a Shakespearean-style tragedy. All *could* have gone well *if* John kept his secret. All *could* have gone well *if* Danny didn't feel betrayed by those closest to her-- leaving her the only choice but to rule through fear.
It's never been a happy story. The two lovers uniting the kingdom under benevolence and admiration of the people was never in the cards.
You don't need the best outcome for a story to be satisfying. I'm fine with people dying. Shit, one of my favourite movies is The Man Would Be King that ends about as darkly as possible if you otherlook the final redemption bit. You do need to end on some reasonably satifying note like that did with " I will stand with you to the end" to make it all tolerable.
I can't see any way GoT now ends on a satisfying note especially as they've gone to so much effort to kill off most of the more liked characters for sometimes the barest of reasons and blacken the name of one that singularly was for almost all of the series portrayed as basically the messiah.
No one is ever going to convince me that since this isn't real life and so supposedly then "entertainment" the hero shouldn't always end up riding off into the sunset if only metaphorically, mission accomplished.
Cersei's death was extremely anticlimactic. I thought that bitch was going to die in some epic fashion but we got fk all. In the moment I thought even Jamie might stab her in the gut for fucking the IGreyjoy guy. But if TV watching has taught me anything it's that characters aren't dead unless you actually see them die, so I'm not writing them off just yet.
I didn't like the whole Sir Gregor thing for a few seasons now. It's never made much sense to me. Also, did The Hound look weird in this episode? His hair wasn't covering his face and he looked...clean. Just odd for such a gruff character. Something felt off. Then they kept flashing back and forth between that Hound/Gregor fight and Arya in the crumbling town. I'm not sure what they were trying to compare there. And then the white horse thing... they are clearly setting Arya for something huge, be it killing Danny or maybe the ultimate "winner" of the Throne. I also couldn't help draw the connection (thank you Johnny Cash for the reference) to the biblical reference, "I looked, and behold, an ashen horse; and he who sat on it had the name Death; and Hades was following with him."
My prediction: Arya, being traumatized by what she saw in the city, will kill off the Dragon Lady to avenge the little girl that got burned by the dragon and John Snow will be heir to the throne.
Satisfying enough?
Daenerys dies either by Jon or Arya. Jon is destined to leave ruling behind and return to the North. Martin says he's majorly influenced by Tolkien and that fits in with Frodo's storyline in LotR. Sansa probably winds up right where she is ruling Winterfell. Tryion could die if they wish to end it with House Lannister finito or he may live but he'll never rule anything again. Grey Worm goes back over the sea to keep his promise to protect Missandei's people. Brienne stays with Sansa,doh. Biggest question marks are Arya's ultimate fate. Slight chance she could still wind up with whatshisname after the Hound's speech fully sinks in and ditton Bran fate unknown because show-wise he been pretty much invisible and useless to boot. The issue of Bronn also hasn't been resolved as no one with any real power left owes him anything. I would have said Sam stays in King's Landing but I'm not sure there is enough of it left to do that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Caballero
Last dragon probably just flies off to part unknown as they've already eaten up most the the cgi budget. Either that or Bronn kills it but as it's now somewhat tied to Jon it's death seems less inevitable.
Best ending would involve a massive fight between it a pack of direwolves and a legion of those killer bunnies from Monty Python and the Holy Grail though but that's obvious.
Also none of what you suggest will be the least bit satisfying.
Dany shouldn't have gone ballistic. She should have returned to Meeren to continue to do mostly good with a little bit of evil thrown to spice things up. Jon still gives up power because at least unlike Dany they established that's who his. Arya ends Cersei and then fucks off because that's who she is. The Hound dies but instead of basically because he has unresolved faggy childhood issues he dies defending Arya so redeemed +2.There is an actual battle for King's Landing and things look desperate until Yara shows up with her fleet and kills the fuck out of Euron, preferably personally. Bran has his brains pecked out by a crow because fitting irony and he's too busy glazing his eyes over to see it happening in time to stop it. Sansa remarries Tyrion and they rule the land together in happiness forever and ever but only after erecting a statue to Theon - poor brave misunderstood Theon. The end.
It was suppose to a metaphor for her whole world coming crashing down on her say the same wanks who want you to believe that it was clear to anyone paying attention that Dany was a mad queen all along.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skiz
I can see the Arya vengeance thing, but they already played that card having her kill the White Walker king.
If the series wants to go out with ultimate cheeseball writing, we need the final scene to conclude with Cerceis hand slowly clawing its way out of the rubble.
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