Television

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed May 08, 2024 4:40 pm

Remember that kid at the Schlitterbahn in Kansas City?

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Wed May 08, 2024 4:51 pm

Giff wrote: Wed May 08, 2024 4:40 pm Remember that kid at the Schlitterbahn in Kansas City?

Apparently the criminal charges were dismissed because the prosecutors had presented inadmissible evidence to the grand jury.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verr%C3%BCckt

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed May 08, 2024 5:04 pm

sancarlos wrote: Wed May 08, 2024 4:31 pm
Steve of phpBB wrote: Wed May 08, 2024 4:27 pm So how close is "almost decapitate"?
I'm guessing that means the head is just hanging on like a jack-in-the-box head.

What a great choice of words here...really paints a vivid image.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu May 09, 2024 10:46 am

DaveInSeattle wrote: Tue Dec 21, 2021 1:57 pm We've been watching 'Hacks'...the show with Jean Smart (who's amazing) playing a Joan Rivers type of Las Vegas comedian.

We like it...its funny, with enough pathos to make it interesting. But what we really like about it? The 30 minutes long episodes.

Season 3 just started. First two episodes have been as great as the first two seasons were.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun May 12, 2024 3:48 pm

Finally diving into What We Do in the Shadows and everyone here, other than TB and Syb, who decided to not sell it at all you suck

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Sun May 12, 2024 4:11 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote: Sun Feb 18, 2024 7:53 pm Anyone still watching "Masters Of The Air"?

Just watched Episode 5...and wow...how nutty was it for those guys to bail out of a flaming B-17 as its going down?

And I was trying to think which would have been the worst crew position...and its gotta be either the waist gunners or the poor dude stuck in the ball turret.

A little late, but I had to reiterate how good this show is. You kind of think of guys in planes as being outside of the action of a war, but watching their planes get torn up by bullets...they really showed how horrifying it must have been sitting in those planes. Hard to believe it was entirely based on real people from their memoirs. Fucking horrifying. CGI didn't bother me at all, I was so engrossed in the story I let some jankiness slide.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Sun May 12, 2024 10:41 pm

Dave’s question reminded me of this poem we read in high school:

Randall Jarrell wrote:From my mother's sleep I fell into the State,
And I hunched in its belly till my wet fur froze.
Six miles from earth, loosed from its dream of life,
I woke to black flak and the nightmare fighters.
When I died they washed me out of the turret with a hose

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sun May 12, 2024 11:42 pm

Just watched the latest episode of Sugar, and boy did it take a wild left turn!

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Tue May 14, 2024 10:49 am

sancarlos wrote: Sun May 12, 2024 11:42 pm Just watched the latest episode of Sugar, and boy did it take a wild left turn!

Like for real, don't read this if you are following the show and don't want a major spoiler.

[+] spoiler: I watched Ep 2 a little buzzed/high and turned to my wife and said "I think this dude is an actual alien." She laughed... Then I laughed... And we started calling it The Alien Show. But once your mind is even a little bit down that path, it's actually fairly obvious.

blundercrush · Post by **blundercrush** » Fri May 17, 2024 12:30 pm

EnochRoot wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:50 pm
blundercrush wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2024 6:06 pm Shogun, Fallout, X-Men 97 are all excellent.
Agree, Agree, and what is X-Men 97?

X-Men 97 is a continuation of the old X-Men cartoon from the 90's. You absolutely do not need to see the previous cartoon to enjoy it. Though huge lore dorks probably should. The whole season is out now but it is a really good story arc of X-Men. Frankly I think it's one of the best pieces of X-Men media period.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri May 24, 2024 4:44 pm

I'm sure the joke has been done dozens of times in television history, but while watching Seinfeld re-runs earlier this week, I noticed they had a positive/negative medical test joke that reminded me of The Office joke when Michael thinks the diagnosis is bad when Kevin said the results were negative.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri May 24, 2024 4:51 pm

I burned through every season of The Righteous Gemstones and the first season of Barry. Also started in on the first season of The Leftovers.

HBO Max has a bunch of good TV shows.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri May 24, 2024 5:28 pm

Johnnie wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 4:51 pm I burned through every season of The Righteous Gemstones and the first season of Barry. Also started in on the first season of The Leftovers.

HBO Max has a bunch of good TV shows.

Don't sleep on Hacks.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Fri May 24, 2024 5:29 pm

Johnnie wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 4:51 pm I burned through every season of The Righteous Gemstones and the first season of Barry. Also started in on the first season of The Leftovers.

HBO Max has a bunch of good TV shows.

HBO. I’ve heard about this station. Tell us more. Do they do dramas or just comedies?

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri May 24, 2024 5:56 pm

My friend just gave me his Max login credentials. I need to get to work,

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Sat May 25, 2024 9:00 pm

sancarlos wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 5:56 pm My friend just gave me his Max login credentials. I need to get to work,

All those shows are fantastic. Just started Behind the Candelabra, and I think Liberace might have been gay!

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Jun 02, 2024 1:46 am

The Leftovers was ok. I guess I don't have a big enough brain to get it all. It had an intriguing storyline, but the creator of Lost is gunna do Lost shit.

(And I never watched Lost, but I've read enough about it to never want to watch it.)

Post by **brian** » Sun Jun 02, 2024 7:59 am

Johnnie wrote: Sun Jun 02, 2024 1:46 am The Leftovers was ok. I guess I don't have a big enough brain to get it all. It had an intriguing storyline, but the creator of Lost is gunna do Lost shit.

(And I never watched Lost, but I've read enough about it to never want to watch it.)

It’s OK to not want to watch a show but The Leftovers is nothing like Lost.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Sun Jun 09, 2024 11:58 am

The Outlaws on Amazon Prime (3rd season out now) is a decent watch. British comedy. Stephen Merchant and Christopher Walken are folks us yanks recognize. I am sure the others are known.

Also random cameo from one of the soccer players from Ted Lasso

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Sun Jun 09, 2024 6:45 pm

wlu_lax6 wrote: Sun Jun 09, 2024 11:58 am The Outlaws on Amazon Prime (3rd season out now) is a decent watch. British comedy. Stephen Merchant and Christopher Walken are folks us yanks recognize. I am sure the others are known.

Also random cameo from one of the soccer players from Ted Lasso

We really liked it, but you do have to tolerate wackiness.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Jun 17, 2024 11:52 am

We are enjoying Dark Matter on Apple. I just read the book and it might be the shortest amount of time between reading the source material and then seeing it on TV/film. There are some big storyline changes in the show, but they were needed to flesh it out for that medium. The author is also the screenwriter for most of the episodes, so it works.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Jun 21, 2024 5:42 pm

Given all the fucked up things The Boys has showed us over the years I’m not sure why the video game cut scene from episode 3 of the new season made me laugh harder than anything previous to it.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Jun 21, 2024 5:50 pm

rass wrote: Fri Jun 21, 2024 5:42 pm Given all the fucked up things The Boys has showed us over the years I’m not sure why the video game cut scene from episode 3 of the new season made me laugh harder than anything previous to it.

Just realized today that The Boys newest season came out. I never think to watch Amazon Prime. Love this show.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Fri Jun 21, 2024 5:52 pm

The Sybian wrote: Fri Jun 21, 2024 5:50 pm
rass wrote: Fri Jun 21, 2024 5:42 pm Given all the fucked up things The Boys has showed us over the years I’m not sure why the video game cut scene from episode 3 of the new season made me laugh harder than anything previous to it.
Just realized today that The Boys newest season came out. I never think to watch Amazon Prime. Love this show.

Did anyone here watch Gen V? I'm curious if it's worth it.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Jun 21, 2024 6:15 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote: Fri Jun 21, 2024 5:52 pm
The Sybian wrote: Fri Jun 21, 2024 5:50 pm
rass wrote: Fri Jun 21, 2024 5:42 pm Given all the fucked up things The Boys has showed us over the years I’m not sure why the video game cut scene from episode 3 of the new season made me laugh harder than anything previous to it.
Just realized today that The Boys newest season came out. I never think to watch Amazon Prime. Love this show.
Did anyone here watch Gen V? I'm curious if it's worth it.

I’d say yeah. Took a bit for me to get into it but if you like The Boys you’ll dig it.

Post by **Shirley** » Sat Jun 22, 2024 9:54 am

rass wrote: Fri Jun 21, 2024 6:15 pm
Steve of phpBB wrote: Fri Jun 21, 2024 5:52 pm
The Sybian wrote: Fri Jun 21, 2024 5:50 pm
rass wrote: Fri Jun 21, 2024 5:42 pm Given all the fucked up things The Boys has showed us over the years I’m not sure why the video game cut scene from episode 3 of the new season made me laugh harder than anything previous to it.
Just realized today that The Boys newest season came out. I never think to watch Amazon Prime. Love this show.
Did anyone here watch Gen V? I'm curious if it's worth it.
I’d say yeah. Took a bit for me to get into it but if you like The Boys you’ll dig it.

I had low expectations for it, but really liked it.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Mon Jun 24, 2024 1:29 pm

I was way late to the joys of Brockmire, but, man, it's so damn good. Almost done with season 3, just one season left to watch.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Tue Jun 25, 2024 6:00 pm

Thursday is big.

Is everyone streaming The Bear on Hulu or watching Two Old Men, A Couple Moderators, and A Debate Stage?

Decisions, decisions....

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Tue Jun 25, 2024 6:03 pm

I can't watch those dudes and The Bear is a top 3 show for me.

Easy peasey.

(Only other complication is the US playing in the Copa that night... Either way, I ain't watching the worst version of Bum Fights ever.)

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Tue Jun 25, 2024 6:25 pm

My division at work is having an "on-site" Thursday, and then a happy hour, so luckily I have a good excuse not to watch the debate. I don't think I handle it.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Fri Jun 28, 2024 3:45 pm

Shirley wrote: Sat Jun 22, 2024 9:54 am
rass wrote: Fri Jun 21, 2024 6:15 pm
Steve of phpBB wrote: Fri Jun 21, 2024 5:52 pm
The Sybian wrote: Fri Jun 21, 2024 5:50 pm
rass wrote: Fri Jun 21, 2024 5:42 pm Given all the fucked up things The Boys has showed us over the years I’m not sure why the video game cut scene from episode 3 of the new season made me laugh harder than anything previous to it.
Just realized today that The Boys newest season came out. I never think to watch Amazon Prime. Love this show.
Did anyone here watch Gen V? I'm curious if it's worth it.
I’d say yeah. Took a bit for me to get into it but if you like The Boys you’ll dig it.
I had low expectations for it, but really liked it.

Episode 5 of Season 4 (The one that came out today) is ridiculous in the right way.

Also if you have never read the comics, Humble Bundle (you decide how much you pay and it goes to charity) has the comics (digital) as part of a deal right now. Get them all for $1 (or more) https://www.humblebundle.com/books/boys ... bookbundle

Post by **brian** » Fri Jun 28, 2024 7:33 pm

Season 3 of The Bear getting savaged in every review I’ve seen.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Fri Jun 28, 2024 9:36 pm

brian wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2024 7:33 pm Season 3 of The Bear getting savaged in every review I’ve seen.

On Episdoe 5. It is okay. I can see why folks think that. There are some artistic choices being made. But the dynamic between characters is still very good. Not a relaxing show.

[+] spoiler: John Cena in episode 5 is a strange cameo. Also the first episode is self indulgent high class chef nonsense. (but was interesting)

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri Jun 28, 2024 10:54 pm

I'm so glad that The Boys triggered the fuck out of the MAGAts this season. It was funny to watch them have their temper tantrum.

GoodKarma · Post by **GoodKarma** » Sat Jun 29, 2024 9:43 am

brian wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2024 7:33 pm Season 3 of The Bear getting savaged in every review I’ve seen.

I'm 5 episodes in and it is very different than the previous two seasons but I still think it's a quality show.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Jul 01, 2024 7:27 am

GoodKarma wrote: Sat Jun 29, 2024 9:43 am
brian wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2024 7:33 pm Season 3 of The Bear getting savaged in every review I’ve seen.
I'm 5 episodes in and it is very different than the previous two seasons but I still think it's a quality show.

I have two episodes left. It's definitely got a different feel. Enjoying it, but probably a bit less than seasons 1&2

[+] spoiler: I will say...eight episodes in and they've really barely moved the plot forward. Lots of exposition, some cool visuals, loved the the Tina episode.

Still very interested to see what the next two do to move things along. Feel like we aren't getting enough Uncle Jimmy considering he's the spectre hanging over this season.

GoodKarma · Post by **GoodKarma** » Mon Jul 01, 2024 8:00 am

The Bear:

[+] spoiler: Finished it last night...even after the last two episodes they still did not move the plot forward much. Season 3 was definitely a lot different than 1 & 2. They really leaned heavy into the symbolism...almost like an art film at times. That being said I still really enjoyed it. Acting is great...especially Jamie Lee Curtis. She is incredible as the Mom.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Jul 01, 2024 8:39 am

Four episodes in to Season 3 of the Bear and I love it just the same. Not really in a place to rate it against other seasons yet, but definitely enjoying it.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Mon Jul 01, 2024 9:47 am

I've always had a strong distaste for reality TV, but The Traitors scratches my "social deduction gaming" itch and Alan Cumming is an excellent host so I give it a pass. It's very, very entertaining.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Mon Jul 01, 2024 9:54 am

govmentchedda wrote: Mon Jul 01, 2024 8:39 am Four episodes in to Season 3 of the Bear and I love it just the same. Not really in a place to rate it against other seasons yet, but definitely enjoying it.

I think Ep1 put some people off, because it was peak "TENSION!!" for tension's sake... and I suspect there are folks that didn't quite understand what was going on there.

We're only 2 eps in, but I'm not quite understanding the criticism. I've mostly ignored that stuff due to not wanting spoilers AND I don't like negative thoughts being put in my head before i see something. But the one snippet I read... I'm not buying the negativity at this point.