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Post by MrsLangdonAlger on Jun 29, 2014 18:54:36 GMT -5
Why the fuck isn't Invader Zim on Netflix? And why hasn't Netflix added more Adventure Time? The major company that owned the rights to nick shows pulled them off Netflix like 2 years ago when the original deal ended. As far as seasons of cartoon network shows it looks like they will wait a certain amount of time to add seasons instead of putting all the old stuff up at once. Ugh, sucks on both counts. But thanks for the info!
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Post by The Larch on Jun 30, 2014 7:13:33 GMT -5
So, I finished all of Les Revenants in less than 24 hours. Overall it was pretty good, though it did get a little soapy at times. A few spoilery thoughts follow: The town seemed to suffer from a variable population. I feel like it was implied that basically the whole town was at The Helping Hand at the end, but most of the shots and infrastructure of the town would imply a small city at least.
What was up with Serge? It seemed significant that he wasn't with the other returned. Was his final appearance a hallucination and was he still in the lake somewhere? Or was he a different kind of dead person all along?
I note that it is still slightly ambiguous as to Julie's status. Though she would be the only one to have returned at a separate date (unless her death was only a few days earlier and not from the stabbing).
Camille seems to be the only dead person to not have any major malevolent streaks, apart from usual teenage angsty stuff of course. Also, why was Léna the only living person to get the skin thing? Maybe it was just due to her being the twin of a dead person.
At any rate, I don't expect real explanations, but some sort of clarification on what seem like inconsistencies (unless I missed stuff) would be nice in s2
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2014 13:23:14 GMT -5
Unforeseen circumstances led me to watch two, almost three episodes of Trailer Park Boys this weekend. This is far and away the dumbest show I've seen in recent memory. It's like COPS but shown from the perspective of the idiot criminals.
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Post by Douay-Rheims-Challoner on Jul 1, 2014 14:10:07 GMT -5
All seasons of The Shield just hit my area of Netflix (and unlike the region 2 DVDs, Netflix did not edit down the season five finale.) So I am now seven episodes in. Good stuff.
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Post by Arthur Dent on Jul 1, 2014 18:14:19 GMT -5
All seasons of The Shield just hit my area of Netflix (and unlike the region 2 DVDs, Netflix did not edit down the season five finale.) So I am now seven episodes in. Good stuff. Awesome, enjoy yourself, my friend. It just gets better. Shame that you're on the two weakest episodes so far, though. (7 and 8.) I'm sure you'll manage to catch up to/surpass me at an absurdly quick rate. Also, I advise you that despite your completist nature, you should skip the season 2 episode Co-Pilot. If you can't or won't, then keep in mind that Shawn Ryan very quickly acknowledged after it aired that the episode was a fuck up and should be treated as non-canon.
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Post by Douay-Rheims-Challoner on Jul 1, 2014 19:24:05 GMT -5
Arthur Dent I watched all of Friday Night Lights season two, most of which was implicitly ditched as non-canon. I'll live.
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Post by Arthur Dent on Jul 1, 2014 19:39:15 GMT -5
Arthur Dent I watched all of Friday Night Lights season two, most of which was implicitly ditched as non-canon. I'll live. Yeah, I figured if you watched all of X Files, you weren't going to make an exception for Co-Pilot. You're insane.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2014 21:20:49 GMT -5
I just watched the second of episode of "Tyrant." Although I enjoyed it more than the pilot--pilot episodes are usually rough so I have a Three Episode Rule for TV shows--it's not Must See TV for me. Thankfully for FX, it's summer so there's not a lot on TV right now so I'll keep watching it unless the third episode is unbearable. That said, regarding the criticism of there not being enough Arabic spoken on the show, it's entirely possible it used to be an English colony. A professor I had in college was from Morocco and explained she learned French and English first before Arabic. Not all Arabic-speaking countries have people who speak Arabic and only Arabic. So for the characters on the show to speak English doesn't strike me as that far-fectched. As far as Bassam's blandness, I think it's him trying to have a facade to hide all of the anger and rage simmering underneath. I mean, you don't pick up a gun as a kid and shoot a guy execution-style and then say, "There" and be totally okay as a person.
Also, do the writers want us to dislike Bassam's wife?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2014 21:30:18 GMT -5
X-Files update(though I am also watching OITNB, but will likely update in that thread when I am done with season 1)
Last I had posted I had recently finished the Duane Barry two parter in the beginning of season 2. I had such positive praise for the show, how it had been great from the season 1 finale on, and now after nine more episodes my opinion has changed. I wouldn't say the show hit a full on rough patch, but it has stumbled and couldn't keep up with the beginning of the season. I will give some thoughts, nothing extensive(or I plan nothing extensive right now this second as I'm typing this line) on each episode. Some SPOILERS ahead.
3 - Scully is still abducted and Mulder goes off to investigate the most boring vampires on the planet. The only thing that really stands out about this episode is the setting. Takes place in southern california while a brushfire is raging. Gives it a weird vibe, but the actual mystery was dull and there was a romance between mulder and a suspect which was even more dull. If I ever rewatch the series this one is a SKIP.
One breath - Scully is found comatose in a hospital, and Mulder wants to find a way to get vengeance on the people that did this to her. This was one of the better episodes out this bunch. A myth arc episode that did have twists and turns as they usually do. What really stood out for me was Scully being comatose. They did such a good job of making it horrifying. The makeup was great, the always present machine helping her breathe(this was the 90s so it was more loud and right next to her face) just making you feel uneasy. There was also this great scene where Mulder finally confronts the Cigarette Smoking Man head on, in the CSM's apartment(which was full of half smoked cigs). Also a great scene where Skinner gives some backstory to Mulder. This one gets definite rewatch status if I go through the series again.
Firewalker - Basically the episode Ice but at a volcano. Parasite finds it way to a research team and causes paranoia and death. It is a ripoff of a previous episode in the series that was already a ripoff of the thing. SKIP.
Red Museum - A standalone that becomes a myth arc episode just barely. The plot is really hard to explain. Mulder and Scully investigate a kidnapping that happens in a small town where there is a psychic cult who doesn't like to eat meat. Sounds silly, but it is actually pretty interesting. Wouldn't say it was a great episode, but good. Would give it a rewatch.
Excelsis Dei - least favorite episode of X-Files yet. It starts off with a woman being ghost raped, and Mulder actually being skeptical of it. Yes, the guy who believes in just about everything is skeptical of this(despite the fact that the woman actually had injuries from it). Fuck you writers. Also it dealt with patients at a old folks home recovering from dementia and the like through magic mushroom pills that somehow made ghosts happen? Fucking stupid. Total skip. Hell, I'm going to consider it non canon because of how it portrays the Mulder character.
Aubrey - Woman starts acting like a serial killer from the past. Kinda boring, it was scary at times, but I just didn't have any interest in the characters of the week. Also the X-Files twist was a bit silly, the woman was acting like a previous serial killer because she was the serial killers granddaughter, and inherited genetic memories of the events. Mulder believes in that theory, but not the rape of a woman.... FUCK YOU WRITERS AGAIN. Skip.
Irresistible - A death fetishist(was originally a necrophiliac, but FOX shot that down) starts desecrating graves for his sexual pleasure, and then moves on to killing women. There is no twist(though the character does come back for a much later episode as a demon), this is straight up just a normal guy. He eventually gets his hands on scully and Mulder saves the day at the end. I didn't care for this episode. A lot of people seem to like it just because it is really creepy, but I can't get invested in this plot. Sure it is creepy, but there was no point. Nothing was really revealed about Scully or Mulder, the motw was just a creep that's it. And also a total lame ending where Scully can't even save herself, has to have Mulder do it. Skip.
Die Hand Die Verletzt - Mulder and Scully investigate a murder that looks like it was tied into a Satanic ritual. In the process of investigating they uncover a Satanic cult within this small town, and they have to fend off the cult itself and another being who seems to be after the cult. It was a really creepy episode, I thought it would lean more towards the silly, but it was pretty effective in getting the horror across. I don't much care for X-files going more supernatural than Sci-fi, but if it is a good episode like this one, I can dig it. My only complaint really is the fact that there was a victim who thought she was raped, and described that rape in graphic detail. Turns out it wasn't true, but still, that is like 4 episodes in a role that dealt with rape or sexual assault in some way(In aubrey it turns out the old serial killer raped a victim of his, and that victim had a son who gave birth to the genetic memory granddaughter). Just got tiring, and it felt more like shock value if anything. Anyway, would give this episode a rewatch.
Fresh Bones - Two soldier deaths at a base where Haitian refugees are being held lead to Mulder and Scully coming down to investigate. Turns out voodoo was involved. The Haitian refugees are being mistreated, so it looks like they are exacting vengeance on the guards, but things aren't what they seem. Too bad this is all just really fucking boring. I guess more could have done with it, but this episode just did nothing for me. Skip.
Anyway, those are the nine episodes I saw. A few good, the rest boring or bad. I now have two myth arc episodes on the horizon, so hopefully X-files can get back into that groove that was found at the beginning of the season. I'm also not far off from Humbug, which I know nothing about but hear is really good, so I'm interested in that!
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Post by The Larch on Jul 3, 2014 22:11:22 GMT -5
X-Files episodes can essentially be evenly divided between 3 categories: Plain boring; fascinating (in a good way or a bad way) or genuinely good episodes. I've been watching an episode a week along with this podcast. I've seen it before, but they're also touching on Millennium as well, which is new to me (and mostly pretty dull to be honest).
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Post by Great Unwashed on Jul 4, 2014 2:57:38 GMT -5
Unforeseen circumstances led me to watch two, almost three episodes of Trailer Park Boys this weekend. This is far and away the dumbest show I've seen in recent memory. It's like COPS but shown from the perspective of the idiot criminals. That's exactly why it's the best. "Bubbles, does that rocket really fly?" "Does the tin-man have a sheet-metal cock?"
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Post by Douay-Rheims-Challoner on Jul 4, 2014 5:07:17 GMT -5
The Larch Last year I watched every episode of the X-Files, Millennium and Lone Gunmen. Millennium is always boring (except for the two Darin Morgan episodes, which not coincidentally have very little to do with what the show is about.)
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Post by The Larch on Jul 4, 2014 6:56:38 GMT -5
We're 13 episodes in and I'm no closer to figuring out what Millennium is about. Just watched the one that seems to be a beginning of a myth-arc (with Brad Dourif!!!), so I guess that's something. I've seen TLG though and I thought it was pretty fun, even if a little on the silly side.
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Post by MrsLangdonAlger on Jul 4, 2014 9:25:01 GMT -5
X-Files episodes can essentially be evenly divided between 3 categories: Plain boring; fascinating (in a good way or a bad way) or genuinely good episodes. I've been watching an episode a week along with this podcast. I've seen it before, but they're also touching on Millennium as well, which is new to me (and mostly pretty dull to be honest). That's probably about right. The X-Files is my favorite show of all time but it has plenty of dull episodes. When it's good it's really good though, and I am delighted that @taxman is watching it now. It's inspired me to rewatch some of my favorite episodes.
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Post by Baron von Costume on Jul 4, 2014 14:35:27 GMT -5
I have been binging through raising hope as a chill out before bed show. Thinking I'll pick up a one hour drama type thing I haven't seen yet once that's done, probably for watching on lunch at work as well. Trying to decide between something more fun or going more intense like finally getting around to The Shield.
On a brit kick watching through every episode of Never Mind The Buzzcocks on work lunch as well, almost done that though.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2014 9:21:14 GMT -5
3 - Scully is still abducted and Mulder goes off to investigate the most boring vampires on the planet. The only thing that really stands out about this episode is the setting. Takes place in southern california while a brushfire is raging. Gives it a weird vibe, but the actual mystery was dull and there was a romance between mulder and a suspect which was even more dull. If I ever rewatch the series this one is a SKIP. That episode is just so strange because Mulder just forgets about Scully, when he'd be completely obsessed with her disappearance, since it's extremely similar to how his sister Samantha. It's similar to that West Wing episode "Isaac and Ishmael", a public service message about 9/11 plopped in between a cliffhanger and a season premiere, but at least that one had some logic.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2014 11:40:48 GMT -5
After a little prodding, I watched the first episodes of two shows that both ended some time ago: Star Blazers (1974) and Wonderfalls.
Star Blazers was pretty good, surprisingly, for anime from 1974. The character names are pretty over-the-top even for anime, and the animation couldn't be any more 1974 if it tried. I mention these things because they're the obvious if superficial shortcomings. The episode does a pretty good job of establishing the setting and characters. It also sets up a number of storylines without any of them really seeming forced, and there's more depth than I really expected. Not sure how far I'll go with this one but it was better than it had any right to be, really.
Wonderfalls was just so-so for me. I think its premise is just a little too waaaacky for me, and I had a hard time pulling for Jaye Tyler. The latter is really saying something, because I have a high opinion of Caroline Dhavernas. Yes, I realize that a character can't be completely sympathetic and admirable while still leaving room for growth, but when the main character is a put-upon twentysomething underachiever, the Sympathy Clock is already ticking. I bet that It Gets Better, but the pilot seemed a lot like Disney Daria as brought to you the viewer by The CW (note: not praise). So I might watch one more episode, but I have my doubts.
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Post by Douay-Rheims-Challoner on Jul 5, 2014 12:48:11 GMT -5
@catgun I liked Wonderfalls from the pilot but trust me it gets better. And did you watch Star Blazers dubbed?
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Post by flowsthead on Jul 5, 2014 12:53:58 GMT -5
So I'm keeping up with the Assets, the cancelled ABC miniseries. It's basically a worse version of the Americans, but I'm fairly into spy stuff so I'm watching it. Anyone else watching this, or at least the pilot months ago before it was cancelled?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2014 21:18:56 GMT -5
Just read that Corey Stoll wears a wig in the strain, uggh. Why can't he just be bald?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 6:44:26 GMT -5
@catgun I liked Wonderfalls from the pilot but trust me it gets better. And did you watch Star Blazers dubbed? I watched the dubbed version of Star Blazers right on Hulu. I'm certainly not against subtitles, though.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 6:57:56 GMT -5
@catgun I liked Wonderfalls from the pilot but trust me it gets better. And did you watch Star Blazers dubbed? I watched the dubbed version of Star Blazers right on Hulu. I'm certainly not against subtitles, though. Does Hulu offer anything with subtitles? I've always found that the cadence of Japanese is an important part of enjoying anime.
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Post by Arthur Dent on Jul 7, 2014 12:50:51 GMT -5
I watched the dubbed version of Star Blazers right on Hulu. I'm certainly not against subtitles, though. Does Hulu offer anything with subtitles? I've always found that the cadence of Japanese is an important part of enjoying anime. Yes! Most of their offered anime is Japanese with English subtitles. They're much better for anime fans than I ever expected.
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Post by Douay-Rheims-Challoner on Jul 7, 2014 13:29:56 GMT -5
Arthur Dent And, I'm told, a pretty excellent list of titles (both Tatami Galaxy and From The New World are there, which would be my favourite anime series of this decade.) Anyway I am midway through season three of the Shield, up to "Posse Up." I mean... uh... Acaveda's just got raped.
That is the very opposite of anything I saw coming.
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Post by Arthur Dent on Jul 7, 2014 13:33:06 GMT -5
Arthur Dent And, I'm told, a pretty excellent list of titles (both Tatami Galaxy and From The New World are there, which would be my favourite anime series of this decade.) Anyway I am midway through season three of the Shield, up to "Posse Up." I mean... uh... Acaveda's just got raped.
That is the very opposite of anything I saw coming. Yeah, the selection's very good. And of course you're already farther than I am on The Shield. Only a couple episodes ahead, though, at least.
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Post by Douay-Rheims-Challoner on Jul 7, 2014 13:35:21 GMT -5
Arthur Dent Hey what am I going to do, not watch TV? So, I expressed a fondness for Dutch over at the Old Country (he's kind of the Prez of the Shield, isn't he?) and mratfink said Dutch and Claudette's partnership were what got him through the early seasons of the Shield, which I can totally see as that's one of the most entertaining relationships the show has. Oh and I didn't hate "Co-Pilot", I just found it very pointless.
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Post by Arthur Dent on Jul 7, 2014 13:55:43 GMT -5
Douay-Rheims-Challoner: Dutch and Claudette are my favorite characters by far, so I'm definitely with you on that. I guess I liked the first seasons more than mratfink, though. I'd be interested to discuss them with you in more detail sometime. 2 was more consistently strong and had the best episodes of the show I've seen so far (Dead Soldiers, Scar Tissue and Dominoes Falling) but as a whole wasn't as thematically effective as season one was with the social issues and character dynamics building to the two part finale.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2014 21:00:26 GMT -5
Recently I learned that there was a relatively recent X-men animated series produced, Wolverine and the X-men. So I watched a couple episodes via the youtube tonight. It's...honestly not bad. The terrible accents are few and far between, at least compared to the 90's X-men animated series, and the initial storyline is pretty interesting. I don't want to write reviews for it, but I could see myself watching more of this.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2014 22:57:11 GMT -5
There is going to be a netflix series starring Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Sam Waterson, and Martin Sheen. It is about two people who don't care for each other(Tomlin, and Fonda) who will learn to lean on each other because their husbands(Waterson, and Sheen) come out as gay lovers who have been having an affair for the past 20 years and want to get married. It is a comedy.
I cannot wait.
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Post by MrsLangdonAlger on Jul 9, 2014 23:52:50 GMT -5
There is going to be a netflix series starring Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Sam Waterson, and Martin Sheen. It is about two people who don't care for each other(Tomlin, and Fonda) who will learn to lean on each other because their husbands(Waterson, and Sheen) come out as gay lovers who have been having an affair for the past 20 years and want to get married. It is a comedy. I cannot wait. It DOES sound like it could be really great!
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