I can watch the flip-n-burn over and over again
I can watch the flip-n-burn over and over again
"One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."
Same here.
Hope is the denial of reality
I think Aimless and I have very different tastes with our entertainment. I didn't really like Jessica Jones season 2. Given that she was always stealing scenes in Defenders, I thought it'd be better than it was. The takeaway I had is that Jessica is only a good character when she has other good characters to play off of, whether it's Tennant's Kilgrave, or the Defenders. The villain in JJ season 2 just wasn't strong enough for it, and the best parts of the second season were the ones following whats-his-name, her side-kick. Though I'm glad that Carrie-Anne Moss finally got something to do after appearing in every series since JJ season 1.
Luke Cage season 2, on the other hand, was fantastic. I didn't feel season 1 was that strong, but season 2 fixed just about every problem I had with it. Luke wasn't just a boring invulnerable Boy Scout this time around and he actually had depth and became an interesting character in his own right. The supporting cast was still pretty strong, and the villain was way better than Diamondback (though, low bars and all). Nothing felt like filler this time around, and I even liked that they kept the last episode for a long denouement. The biggest complaint I had is that the cop side of the story was downright nonsensical at times, and they kinda fucked up Misty's character for some cheap drama that served absolutely no purpose. I'm really looking forward to season 3.
On a related topic, with all the serialized dramas that are being put out lately, I'm starting to miss the case-of-the-week shows. Sometimes I want to watch something that doesn't require a lot of investment and has a complete story told in under an hour. I think something like JJ could be really good at this, and I hope the streaming companies eventually start realizing that not everything has to be completely serialized.
Not my fault some of us were dropped on the head as children
We started watching season 2 of Travelers. still great
"One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."
Hey what's a "blu-ray" gramps
"One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."
A disc you can buy to bypass silly geographical stream limitationsOriginally Posted by Aimless
In the latest installment of 'iffy quality Canadian TV I watch while washing dishes', I present to you Wynonna Earp. Surprisingly entertaining, though I really wish they'd lean into the whole 'Western' part of the reimagined Western.
"When I meet God, I am going to ask him two questions: Why relativity? And why turbulence? I really believe he will have an answer for the first." - Werner Heisenberg (maybe)
Guess Netflix shows go here.
Disenchantment.
First couple of episodes feel like its something the Simpsons would be watching in the background. Pointless. The next 6 get worse and really drag, even for a 30 minute show. It doesn't get worthwhile until the final 2 episodes when an actual plot emerges, which falls apart in the last 15 minutes of the season because netflix forces a cliffhanger into everything.
"In a field where an overlooked bug could cost millions, you want people who will speak their minds, even if they’re sometimes obnoxious about it."
I couldn't get through the first episode of Disenchantment. I thought it was terrible.
Just finished episode 3 of Godless. It's pretty good.
Also, season 2 of The Good Place. It's very much bubble gum tv, but I really enjoyed it. For some strange reason I've been watching Cheers, and its really interesting to see young Ted Danson vs old Ted Danson...
The Rules
Copper- behave toward others to elicit treatment you would like (the manipulative rule)
Gold- treat others how you would like them to treat you (the self regard rule)
Platinum - treat others the way they would like to be treated (the PC rule)
I've been watching Castle Rock mostly as it's been airing. The season finale is on Wednesday, and if you have Hulu it's worth a watch. It's less horror and more supernatural mystery a la Lost or whatever.
Finished Westworld S1.
Slightly disillusioned. Thought a better story could have been made of the excellent premise. Feel the high-calibre actors on hand could have had better material.
Whilst deciding whether it's worth forking out the not inconsiderable sum to get S2 on prime, I'm going to take a side-turn into Fargo.
I thought WW was way over-rated, both seasons. I don't recommend buying either season.
The Rules
Copper- behave toward others to elicit treatment you would like (the manipulative rule)
Gold- treat others how you would like them to treat you (the self regard rule)
Platinum - treat others the way they would like to be treated (the PC rule)
I think there was so much promise to WW, but it either decided to stretch credulity to the breaking point or explored facets that I found less compelling. It should have been better than it was.
... certainly glad I did. What fantastic teevee. Only up to S1 ep7 but so far it's as eccentric and bizarre as the brilliant movie.
Haven't seen it yet but I've read that the actors in Westworld were kept in the dark about a lot of things so character development from their end was non-existent.
I found an odd show, called 7 Deadly Sins, on Netflix. It's a Netflix funded anime. I don't watch much anime so I have no idea how much of the show is following standard japense anime formats and how much is making fun of such things, but... I enjoyed it. It could be better, a little less obvious in the plot twists, but it was fun. It was weird that it had a recap every episode and a lot of the episodes had scenes after the credits. Forced me to use that 10 second fast forward Netflix has, a lot.
Japan already has season 2, so I guess I'm waiting for it to be localized.
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"In a field where an overlooked bug could cost millions, you want people who will speak their minds, even if they’re sometimes obnoxious about it."
It was surprisingly funthink I'll give Sword Art Online a go after that.
"One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."
Iron Fist season 2 is a lot better than season 1 was. There seems to be a theme in these last few Netflix-MCU series, though. I'm guessing that Daredevil season 3 will feature an evil blind ninja with sonar powers? Maybe just zombie-Stick?
I hear the Kingpin is coming back.
The best thing about Westworld was this, my alarm clock tune:
"One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."
That's what the trailer looks like, and thank god - I'm not sure I would have given yet another evil doppelganger story a chance. Although to be totally fair, it was only the Jessica Jones one that I wound up not enjoying in the end. I'm just getting tired of the theme.
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, on Amazon, was terrific. I highly recommend.
Also about a rising comic with marital problems, Crashing, on HBO, is good too. Not nearly as good as Mrs. Maisel, but worth watching if you have HBO...
The Rules
Copper- behave toward others to elicit treatment you would like (the manipulative rule)
Gold- treat others how you would like them to treat you (the self regard rule)
Platinum - treat others the way they would like to be treated (the PC rule)
Getting a kick out of old TV news footage from the 90's. Clips from the Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill hearings with Chuck Grassley and Orrin Hatch as obnoxious younger men, Susan Collins from Maine promising she'll only serve two terms even if term limits aren't adopted, seeing Bryant Gumbel again, and Trump posing by his helicopter and gilded building projects with his early comb-over hairdo....omg that's great TV
Iron Fist is done. Wasn't a fan from the little I saw on the Defenders.
Hope is the denial of reality
Yeah, the Defenders.
Marvel's insistence that literally every single piece of fiction they produce, no matter how different in tone or style, simply must take place in the same continuity (Jessica "I Self Medicate With Alcohol After My Horrific Abuse by Kilgrave" Jones and Frank "I Express My Overwhelming Grief at the Loss of My Family by Violently Murdering Criminals" Castle exist in the same world where there's a talking koala and a tree-thing having whacky adventures, and ninjas sometimes go out dressed as ninjas and attack people with medieval japanese weaponry), but also that you to forget about that fact unless they want you to do one of their Team Ups is downright bizarre.
I mean, do the Avengers really not give a fuck about the Hand's plan to completely destroy New York? Do all those people in the Punisher who are prepared to go that damn far to protect the US from islamic terrorism really have nothing to say about that time the earth got attacked by aliens or a rogue AI nearly destroyed the entire planet?
When the sky above us fell
We descended into hell
Into kingdom come
Iron Fist got a lot better after Defenders. Season 2 was actually pretty good, and left me looking forward to season 3. Hopefully this paves the way for Heroes for Hire though - they dropped enough hints in Luke Cage S2.
Luke Cage cancelled. It doesn't look like there will be a separate Heroes for Hire show.
Hope is the denial of reality
So Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and Defenders are dead, but Daredevil, Punisher, and Jessica Jones are continuing. God damnit, Thanos.
I wonder if Punisher survives the purge after another season. And the creator of Jessica Jones is stepping away after season 3...
Hope is the denial of reality
The new season of Doctor Who is aces. At least, when it comes to casting, acting and overall production. The writing is a little too on the nose, with every episode feeling like a Very Special Episode, and lacking the suspense and sense of impending doom of the previous seasons, but I'm really enjoying it
Saw the reboot of Sabrina the Teenage Witch on Netflix, and was quickly hooked in spite of myself. Great production values, and solid casting. They do a great job of telling relevant stories despite the fantastic setting. The stupid stick gets passed around a lot, but I was willing to forgive it. The thing with the funeral was a little dumb though. I love the supporting cast, apart from Harvey, but I didn't feel like he was all that important; I hope they don't bork things by trying to make him and his relationship with Sabrina the focus of the show. Everyone else is awesome, and there's a lot of untapped potential. Note: this version does not feel like the beloved 90s version. Like... at all.
Started watching the latest season of Legends of Tomorrow. Missed it a lot. Not too keen on having to listen to Constantine's annoying voice for a whole season, but I'll take the bad with the good.
Finishing Shippuden was kinda bittersweet. Even though it's obviously geared towards teenagers, the themes and their approach to fundamental questions about life were mature and surprisingly nuanced--especially the series-spanning conversation about idealism in a world that is anything but ideal. On top of that, the setting is fantastic, the stories gripping, the characters extremely engaging, and the writing full--FULL--of #feels, with a lot of humour mixed in. The English version is absolutely top notch, but I had to finish the show in Japanese, for which the subs are substantially worse than the writing for the dubbed version (ditto for the voice-acting and sound-production). Many people have issues with the extremely slow pace with which the story movies, but it is a necessary element of the kind of dramatic storytelling the show's creators chose to embrace. Payoffs were very satisfying. Followed up with Boruto, which is fun but nowhere near as gripping, and then with the latest season of The Seven Deadly Sins--about which I'm ambivalent. Have now started Sword Art Online, and am enjoying it, but it needs more humour.
The first part of the latest season of Chef's Table is fantastic. They learned from their mistakes in the previous seasons, and learned from the strengths of Ugly Delicious, putting the people and their stories front and center, and reducing the focus on inane western food-critic commentary. The first episode about Cristina Martinez of South Philly Barbacoa was especially moving for a number of reasons, a great example of the best this genre can offer, but the second episode about Musa Dağdeviren of Istanbul's Çiya Kebab was also lovely and very inspiring.
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"One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."
I didn't particularly like Shippuden after the big reveal post Madaraa.
I'm enjoying the latest season of SOA, much better than season 2 IMO.
Had to watch Goblin Slayer due to people crying, turns out to be really solid.
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