Re: tOfficial General Movies and TV Shows Discussion/Criticism Thread

by **Rocinante** July 6th 2020, 1:50 am

I’ve decided I’m willing to watch anything with Daniel Radcliffe in it.

by **Floyd Robertson** July 6th 2020, 6:59 pm

I started watching Amazon's "Hanna". It's pretty good. Joel Kinnaman is underrated.

by AvgMSUJoe July 6th 2020, 8:58 pm

Anyone watch Veep when it was on?

I'm in season 7... Anyone have an opinion?

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** July 7th 2020, 12:05 am

Been having issues finding shit to watch lately that really draws me in. Wanted newer but i Just started true detective season 1 again and i think I’m going to rewatch. Genius.

by **tGreenWay** July 7th 2020, 12:15 am

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:Been having issues finding shit to watch lately that really draws me in. Wanted newer but i Just started true detective season 1 again and i think I’m going to rewatch. Genius.

Have you seen Line of Duty? I’m four episodes in and really enjoying it.

by **tGreenWay** July 7th 2020, 12:16 am

AvgMSUJoe wrote:Anyone watch Veep when it was on?

I'm in season 7... Anyone have an opinion?

Started watching right after the series ended. Great show.

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** July 7th 2020, 1:17 am

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

Have I mentioned Dave yet? You guys should be watching this show.

Pretty solid overall - big fan of lil dicky. Episode 3 ending is gold.

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** July 7th 2020, 1:18 am

tGreenWay wrote:
Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:Been having issues finding shit to watch lately that really draws me in. Wanted newer but i Just started true detective season 1 again and i think I’m going to rewatch. Genius.

Have you seen Line of Duty? I’m four episodes in and really enjoying it.

I haven't. Looks like it got great reviews, appreciate it.

by AvgMSUJoe July 7th 2020, 9:38 am

tGreenWay wrote:
Started watching right after the series ended. Great show.

May be the most foul language on a TV show ever... pretty funny.
Good show.

by AvgMSUJoe July 7th 2020, 4:37 pm

AvgMSUJoe wrote:
tGreenWay wrote:
Started watching right after the series ended. Great show.
May be the most foul language on a TV show ever... pretty funny.
Good show.

May the hairiest man zip tie me to a slaughterhouse drain, and make tender hate to my anus and mouth in that order...

by **InTenSity** July 7th 2020, 10:49 pm

I'm on episode 7 of the feed, it's an Amazon show. I should have the season finished by the end of the week. I like it.

by **Watch Out Pylon!** July 8th 2020, 8:46 am

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:
Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

Have I mentioned Dave yet? You guys should be watching this show.

Pretty solid overall - big fan of lil dicky. Episode 3 ending is gold.

I went into this show knowing nothing about lil Dicky. At the end of the 1st episode, "Holy shit. Dude is an actual rapper."

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** July 8th 2020, 10:48 am

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:
Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

Pretty solid overall - big fan of lil dicky. Episode 3 ending is gold.

I went into this show knowing nothing about lil Dicky. At the end of the 1st episode, "Holy shit. Dude is an actual rapper."

by **Watch Out Pylon!** July 9th 2020, 9:02 am

Couple of months out. Should be good. The Boys is a pretty good twist on the overexposed superhero genre if you're unaware.

by **InTenSity** July 11th 2020, 9:23 pm

Rocinante wrote:I’ve decided I’m willing to watch anything with Daniel Radcliffe in it.

You see guns Akimbo on prime?

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** July 11th 2020, 9:40 pm

Just watched Bad Boys For Life. It was fucking awesome.

by **CORNER BLITZ** July 11th 2020, 10:01 pm

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:Just watched Bad Boys For Life. It was fucking awesome.

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by **Cameron** July 12th 2020, 12:46 am

Cameron wrote:
tGreenWay wrote:

I drifted from the show during season four. It just wasn’t as good without Harmon’s touch. TBH, I didn’t know he had returned for season five. Will have to check it out.
Oh, and this may be heresy, but I find Ken Jeong annoying AF, especially his Ben Chang character. Way too over the top, over-acting, really, the same way Craig Middlebrooks and to a lesser extent Jean-Ralphio are on P& R.

I don't think it's heresy at all to be annoyed by Ken Jeong. Chang just keeps getting more and more out there as the series goes on. I mostly enjoy it, but I can see how others would not.

Seasons 5 and 6 have their high points (Digital Estate Planning is among my favorite episodes of the series), and even season 4 has some solid stuff, but it's really all about the first 3 seasons. That's where the magic is.

For some reason, I thought this episode was in season 5, but I just watched it, and it was definitely season 3. Great fucking episode though.

by **Rocinante** July 12th 2020, 2:09 am

There are still moments in Season 5 although the writing is just not as good without Harmon. John Oliver was a high point for sure.

by **Rocinante** July 13th 2020, 1:31 am

Season 5 dragged and got bad. Season six is starting pretty good.

by **MiamiSpartan** July 14th 2020, 9:48 pm

Greyhound on Apple TV+. It was going to be a theatrical release but Apple TV+ got it for streaming in the world of Covid.

I liked it. Pretty much anything historical that Tom Hanks touches is gold. This doesn't have a complex plot or deep characters with a lot of backstory. My understanding is that the book doesn't either. What it does have is that it drops you into a moment in time, on an WWII ship escorting a caravan across the North Atlantic while being hunted by Uboats. 90 minutes of edge of your seat tension.

Apple TV+ has a 7 day free trial, so I signed up for that to watch this.

by **Rocinante** July 14th 2020, 11:25 pm

I have decided that although I am a fan of Dan Harmon’s work, it feels like his goal is to drag you into his psyche. Whether I’m watching community or rick and morty, after a few episodes mostly of season 4 of R&M and a few different seasons including 6 of community, I find myself feeling kind of hopeless. I know he talks about how facing the meaninglessness of the cosmos is terrible but also frees you to really be present in intimate moments with people you love, but I’m not sure he believes that. He’s also writing an adaptation of Vonnegut’s sirens of titan which is one of my favorites and Vonnegut kind of has that nihilism thing going on too so I’ll of course watch it, but yeah.

by **InTenSity** July 15th 2020, 12:01 am

Rocinante wrote:I have decided that although I am a fan of Dan Harmon’s work, it feels like his goal is to drag you into his psyche. Whether I’m watching community or rick and morty, after a few episodes mostly of season 4 of R&M and a few different seasons including 6 of community, I find myself feeling kind of hopeless. I know he talks about how facing the meaninglessness of the cosmos is terrible but also frees you to really be present in intimate moments with people you love, but I’m not sure he believes that. He’s also writing an adaptation of Vonnegut’s sirens of titan which is one of my favorites and Vonnegut kind of has that nihilism thing going on too so I’ll of course watch it, but yeah.

Or you could try to enjoy whatever you're watching...

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** July 17th 2020, 1:48 am

Frailty... into it.

by aualum06 July 17th 2020, 7:31 am

I started reading 11/22/63, solid start

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** July 17th 2020, 8:06 am

aualum06 wrote:I started reading 11/22/63, solid start

Great read. Tv show was a letdown but i didn’t finish it

by aualum06 July 17th 2020, 9:34 am

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:
aualum06 wrote:I started reading 11/22/63, solid start

Great read. Tv show was a letdown but i didn’t finish it

The show starts strong but by the end it is not as good

by AvgMSUJoe July 17th 2020, 6:40 pm

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:
aualum06 wrote:I started reading 11/22/63, solid start

Great read. Tv show was a letdown but i didn’t finish it

agree and same...

by AvgMSUJoe July 18th 2020, 10:28 pm

So, finally watched Hamilton on Disney... Excellent.

Mindhunter guy as King George was pretty great and gross at the same time. Ewww...

by **Nordic** July 18th 2020, 10:52 pm

AvgMSUJoe wrote:So, finally watched Hamilton on Disney... Excellent.

I can't do it. Musicals. I just can't. Wife and kids love them. I've tried. Can't do it.

I took twife to Phantom of the Opera while dating in college. Watched Mary Poppins, Singing in the fing Rain, etc, etc, etc. Went to the Lion King at the Fox with the fam.Took twife and tkids to nyc to see Hamilton. I didn't go in. Tried to scalp outside, but didn't make a deal. I had a $100 limit. Almost got one from a no-show. But she showed. A scalper sold one to another guy for $250 just before doors close and then taunted me, like I missed out. Push come to shove, I woulda been hard pressed to pay a hundred. Only because the rest of my fam was in there, would I have. Found an underground bourbon bar instead. We both won. I've tried. I really have.

They've been replaying it since the release. I hear it in the background. Nonstop singing. Please make it stop. The premise is good. I'm sure it is wonderfully performed. I did a report on Alexander Hamilton in the10th grade. It was a masterpiece. Fuck Aaron Burr. But the singing. Non-stop signing. Except for the crowd clapping in between the signing. I can't do it.

TL;DR I hate musicals. Too much signing.

by **Nordic** July 18th 2020, 11:03 pm

Movie suggestion: About Time

by **Cameron** July 19th 2020, 12:39 am

Just watched Palm Springs on Hulu. I liked it a lot.

by **tGreenWay** July 19th 2020, 2:14 am

Zombie Strippers just started on Showtime. Jenna Jameson stars. Looks like the acting is god-awful hilarious. I’m getting sleepy enough to go to bed soon, but this might be worth staying up for.

Edit: Couldn’t do it. Had to sleep. Besides, Jameson’s bolt-ons are nasty.

by **Floyd Robertson** July 19th 2020, 3:34 pm

Hey Bob, I just finished this documentary on Prime called "Once is Enough" but Jeff Binney, an obese guy who weighed 340lbs and figured the best way to lose it was to start running 100 mile ultra marathons. He's a comedian and there are stand-up bits of redneck humor throughout. You might like it.

by **tGreenWay** July 19th 2020, 4:15 pm

Watched Midway (2019) this weekend. Probably give it a high 6 or low 7. It was okay. The actual story saves the movie; the dialogue isn’t very good, except where they used real quotes and scenes. I’m biased against movies using so much green screen. It wasn’t obvious all the time, but enough for me to be distracted by it.

Also watched:
After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News, a documentary by Andrew Rossi which aired on HBO. Generally speaking there’s not a lot of new stuff to learn if you pay attention to the news. However, the doc goes deeper on topics such as Jade Helm, the Doug Jones/Roy Moore AL/SEN race, and the horrible fake news that nearly destroyed Comet Ping Pong & Pizza. Rossi did a great job humanizing the owner and staff who were most affected by that ridiculous story.

by **Rocinante** July 19th 2020, 5:07 pm

Was there anything about that furniture company whose name I already forgot selling kids in cabinets?

by **tGreenWay** July 19th 2020, 6:20 pm

Rocinante wrote:Was there anything about that furniture company whose name I already forgot selling kids in cabinets?

No, nothing on Wayfair, because that fake story was only made up a short while ago.

by AvgMSUJoe July 19th 2020, 7:20 pm

Nordic wrote:
TL;DR I hate musicals. Too much signing.

I get ya... Always cringey at first. Takes a while to build up a tolerance to the singing and get into the story.

That said, ive probably seen 20+....(My ma was into them) the best stories by far are Hamilton and Les Mis. Probably pedestrian of me to say that, but it's true.

by **tGreenWay** July 19th 2020, 8:54 pm

AvgMSUJoe wrote:
Nordic wrote:
TL;DR I hate musicals. Too much signing.

I get ya... Always cringey at first. Takes a while to build up a tolerance to the singing and get into the story.

That said, ive probably seen 20+....(My ma was into them) the best stories by far are Hamilton and Les Mis. Probably pedestrian of me to say that, but it's true.

Nothing pedestrian about Hamilton. It’s the most amazing theatrical performance I’ve ever seen, musical or otherwise. The creator, Miranda, is nothing less than a fucking genius.

by AvgMSUJoe July 20th 2020, 3:30 pm

tGreenWay wrote: The creator, Miranda, is nothing less than a fucking genius.

So When my now 19 year old was little, Lin Manual Miranda was on sesame street selling Big Bird a new house. You could tell by that little thing that the dude had something.

WAIT: Found a youtube.... Of course this is only a third of it cause HBO now owns and limits distribution so it's not widely available in the internets.

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