Netflix Suggestions?

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sat Jul 22, 2017 9:33 pm

Halloween is going to get strange.

https://youtu.be/vgS2L7WPIO4

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Sat Jul 22, 2017 10:22 pm

I thought Oh Hello with nick Kroll and John Mulaney was hilarious.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Jul 23, 2017 12:07 am

Pruitt wrote:I thought Oh Hello with nick Kroll and John Mulaney was hilarious.

Seconded. And I have no idea the backstory or the point of those characters.

But when I look at Mulaney's IMDB page I see that he's done that character for a while now. So it appears as though I have to catch up.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Sun Jul 23, 2017 9:10 am

Johnnie wrote:
Pruitt wrote:I thought Oh Hello with nick Kroll and John Mulaney was hilarious.

Seconded. And I have no idea the backstory or the point of those characters.

But when I look at Mulaney's IMDB page I see that he's done that character for a while now. So it appears as though I have to catch up.

Did amazingly well on Broadway.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:39 am

brian wrote:Pretty excited for Last Chance U: S2 (comes out Friday).

We've watched six episodes. Not as good as last year I don't feel like but maybe I was expecting too much. Coach is pretty upset with the cameras being around so much it seems.

Also, that Hugh Freeze has been in 2-3 episodes is pretty funny.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Mon Jul 24, 2017 9:01 am

A_B wrote:
brian wrote:Pretty excited for Last Chance U: S2 (comes out Friday).

We've watched six episodes. Not as good as last year I don't feel like but maybe I was expecting too much. Coach is pretty upset with the cameras being around so much it seems.

Also, that Hugh Freeze has been in 2-3 episodes is pretty funny.

I think the fact that Brittany Wagner is so clearly over it... at least as portrayed on the show... makes it all a little bit frustrating to watch. I'm not saying she didn't have moments of exasperation in S1, but she just seemed exhausted by the kids this season.

The coach takes a good deal of shit, but I wish they would get a little more specific. Like, when Ollie is being interviewed and he stares at the camera and says he's going to tell the world the truth and then... Fade to black.

Like, what exactly are we talking about. The kids seem pissed about "being used," but, shit... What are they doing with EMCC? I know there are power and racial dynamics going on, but it sure seems like both sides are getting something out of that relationship.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Mon Jul 24, 2017 9:03 am

Anyone else checking out Ozark?

REALLY good show starring Jason Bateman and Laura Linney. I hadn't heard anything about this show and it just popped up and now I'm hooked. 5 episodes in, having started on Friday.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Mon Jul 24, 2017 9:19 am

The Sybian wrote:
DaveInSeattle wrote:Does it talk about how back in the 70's he was advertising in Swingers Magazines for guys to come over and fuck his wife while he watched?

Ha, ha. It was 1996 while he was working on Dole's campaign, but yes, they covered it. It was funny watching the contemporaneous interviews of Stone denying it, saying it was a smear campaign and made up, followed by him openly admitting it. BTW, this is the architect of the Trump campaign, marching in a Gay Pride parade with someone who is not his wife.

Watched this weekend. Really fascinating. The people at the top of the GOP food chain really know how to politic like nobody's business.

When he played the disinformation game with his schoolmates when it came to Kennedy v. Nixon, that was such a learning moment that he's exploited since.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Jul 24, 2017 9:58 am

Johnnie wrote:
Pruitt wrote:I thought Oh Hello with nick Kroll and John Mulaney was hilarious.

Seconded. And I have no idea the backstory or the point of those characters.

But when I look at Mulaney's IMDB page I see that he's done that character for a while now. So it appears as though I have to catch up.

I think it started on the underrated Kroll Show.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Mon Jul 24, 2017 10:07 am

Giff wrote:
Johnnie wrote:
Pruitt wrote:I thought Oh Hello with nick Kroll and John Mulaney was hilarious.

Seconded. And I have no idea the backstory or the point of those characters.

But when I look at Mulaney's IMDB page I see that he's done that character for a while now. So it appears as though I have to catch up.

I think it started on the underrated Kroll Show.

That was the first time I saw them. That show had some classic moments. "Wheels Ontario" still makes me laugh when I think about it.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Jul 24, 2017 11:03 am

Pruitt wrote:
Giff wrote:
Johnnie wrote:
Pruitt wrote:I thought Oh Hello with nick Kroll and John Mulaney was hilarious.

Seconded. And I have no idea the backstory or the point of those characters.

But when I look at Mulaney's IMDB page I see that he's done that character for a while now. So it appears as though I have to catch up.

I think it started on the underrated Kroll Show.

That was the first time I saw them. That show had some classic moments. "Wheels Ontario" still makes me laugh when I think about it.

YES! I also loved PubLIZity and the Pennsylvania pawn shop wars.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Jul 24, 2017 1:25 pm

Johnnie wrote:When he played the disinformation game with his schoolmates when it came to Kennedy v. Nixon, that was such a learning moment that he's exploited since.

Or a lesson he learned as an adult and fit it into a school story to make himself seem clever.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Sat Aug 05, 2017 10:50 pm

Watched The Founder.

Solid "meh" right down the line.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Aug 06, 2017 12:12 am

Giff wrote:It's not getting the best reviews, but we're loving Friends From College.

The gf and I watched. Decent concept, but there was a flatness to it. Though I did like the gradual degradation of the group's relationship as reflected in the intro.

I just didn't know you could break stuff and get away without paying for or answering to it. And if the show gets more popular I expect the LGBT community to get mad that Fred Savage and Billy Eichner don't kiss and hug like an actual couple. They got mad at the Modern Family guys for that.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Aug 11, 2017 10:29 pm

Toni Erdmann is a German movie that was favoured to win the foreign film oscar.

'From the brief synopses that I read, I thought that it was a comedy. It's not, although a few scenes are absurdly and uncomfortably funny. I loved it, but it is very long - though not boring - and I also found it really, really sad in a few places.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Aug 27, 2017 8:59 pm

https://youtu.be/qXoRdSTrR-4

Let me summarize:

"Hi. My name is Bryan. I'm an amateur cyclist, but I'm on the cusp of being professional. I'm going to get on a doping cycle to help my journey along. I've been told that this Russian guy is really, really good at hiding the cheating so I'm going to contact him and OMG HOLY FUCKING FUCKBALLS I'VE JUST BEEN EMBROILED IN A RUSSIAN ANTI-DOPING CONSPIRACY THAT INVOLVES PUTIN AND THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE.

Avram · Post by **Avram** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 9:40 pm

Any of you watch Fauda? An Israeli series on a Shin Bet group operating on the West Bank that goes off the rails. If you can't handle subtitles don't bother. Very well done. The writers (one is the lead actor) have experience and knowledge of the subject.
filming season 2 now

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 9:54 pm

Avram wrote:Any of you watch Fauda? An Israeli series on a Shin Bet group operating on the West Bank that goes off the rails. If you can't handle subtitles don't bother. Very well done. The writers (one is the lead actor) have experience and knowledge of the subject.
filming season 2 now

My brother-in-law was hyping it.

His taste is usually right up his ass, but I'll give it a look.

Watched a couple of episodes of Travels With My Father -"Reality" show with British comedian taking his stodgy father travelling in Asia. Fine, safe forgettable stuff.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Sun Oct 01, 2017 7:16 am

Just read over at Ars Technica that Neal Stephenson’s ‘Snow Crash’ has been greenlit by Amazon Prime.

Yes please.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Sun Oct 15, 2017 4:06 pm

Loved, loved "The Meyerowitz Stories."

Very New York, but so well written, so well acted.

And two actors who I really don't like - Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller - were great. Hell, the whole cast was.

Post by **Shirley** » Sun Oct 15, 2017 4:42 pm

EnochRoot wrote:Just read over at Ars Technica that Neal Stephenson’s ‘Snow Crash’ has been greenlit by Amazon Prime.

Yes please.

The villain in Kingsmen 2 has robotic dogs that I took as a nod to Snow Crash. That was a pretty cool book. I could see it being a pretty sweet series.

Post by **brian** » Sun Oct 15, 2017 4:57 pm

Shirley wrote:
EnochRoot wrote:Just read over at Ars Technica that Neal Stephenson’s ‘Snow Crash’ has been greenlit by Amazon Prime.

Yes please.

The villain in Kingsmen 2 has robotic dogs that I took as a nod to Snow Crash. That was a pretty cool book. I could see it being a pretty sweet series.

Could also see it turned into a shittier mass-market version of Mr Robot (which itself turned a cool premise/great first season into a shitty show).

Post by **Shirley** » Sun Oct 15, 2017 5:16 pm

brian wrote:
Shirley wrote:
EnochRoot wrote:Just read over at Ars Technica that Neal Stephenson’s ‘Snow Crash’ has been greenlit by Amazon Prime.

Yes please.

The villain in Kingsmen 2 has robotic dogs that I took as a nod to Snow Crash. That was a pretty cool book. I could see it being a pretty sweet series.

Could also see it turned into a shittier mass-market version of Mr Robot (which itself turned a cool premise/great first season into a shitty show).

Absolutely. I think some folks would see it as a knockoff of Ready Player One as well.

BTW, I haven't seen any of Mr Robot season 3 yet. Is it not good?

Post by **brian** » Mon Oct 16, 2017 9:40 am

Eh, it's still very well done technically and the acting is still decent to very strong, but seems like the plot is completely muddled now. We get the "twist" and all, but you shouldn't have to have a diagram like this in your living room to try and follow what the fuck is going on.

Tried watching Disjointed last night. Literally one of the worst shows I've ever seen. Can't believe Kathy Bates actually signed up for it. I had an open mind even if Chuck Lorre was involved, but it makes the Big Bang Theory look like Cheers by comparison.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Oct 16, 2017 12:16 pm

Ron Funches called Disjointed a show about weed by people who have obviously never smoked weed.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Mon Oct 16, 2017 2:35 pm

Giff wrote:Ron Funches called Disjointed a show about weed by people who have obviously never smoked weed.

I'm pretty sure my friend who works on it has smoked weed. Probably not for a very, very long time, but still.

Post by **brian** » Mon Oct 16, 2017 2:37 pm

Shitty thing is it's actually a pretty clever idea and there's probably laughs to be mined from that setting, but the pilot was just so, so, so bad. Like so bad. Really bad. Just bad. Bad.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 8:26 pm

Oh my - "Big Mouth" is just not good.

Some fun jokes, but at 25 minutes... blecch.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Oct 19, 2017 10:48 am

Almost done with BoJack season 3. I don't want to binge season 4. It's one of my favorite shows of all-time and want it to last.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Sun Oct 29, 2017 6:28 am

Colossal with Anne Hathaway was excellent.

Bizarre and really well done. Highly recommended.

TT2.0 · Post by **TT2.0** » Sun Oct 29, 2017 10:04 am

Pruitt wrote:Oh my - "Big Mouth" is just not good.

Some fun jokes, but at 25 minutes... blecch.

could not disagree harder. granted im easy to make laugh, but i cracked up at every single episode. give me crass and juvenile humor all day

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Sun Oct 29, 2017 11:21 am

Finally watching American Vandal. It is brilliant.

Tom 1860 · Post by **Tom 1860** » Sun Oct 29, 2017 12:30 pm

tennbengal wrote:Finally watching American Vandal. It is brilliant.

The CSI animations are just fantastic...

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Mon Oct 30, 2017 3:29 pm

No more House of Cards after next season's release because of the news of Kevin Spacey's sexual assault over 30 years ago.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Oct 30, 2017 3:31 pm

And a shitload of other reports of him being skeevey as fuck, to be fair.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Mon Oct 30, 2017 3:33 pm

govmentchedda wrote:And a shitload of other reports of him being skeevey as fuck, to be fair.

And officially coming out after this? That is one of the sleaziest moves imaginable.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Oct 30, 2017 3:35 pm

Just a horrible fucking attempt at cover from this.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Mon Oct 30, 2017 3:39 pm

Those of us from New Jersey know that as “The McGreevey”.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Mon Oct 30, 2017 5:38 pm

Tom 1860 wrote:
tennbengal wrote:Finally watching American Vandal. It is brilliant.

The CSI animations are just fantastic...

I am still laughing over the dock one.

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon Oct 30, 2017 5:47 pm

L-Jam3 wrote:Those of us from New Jersey know that as “The McGreevey”.

A little harsh, if just because what he was trying to dodge wasn't anywhere near this dispicable.