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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Aug 10, 2024 9:14:14 GMT
The new Batman animated series- Have just smashed through the 1st 5 of 10 episodes- some serious "world building" happening every episode. Thoroughly enjoying it, the race and gender swaps doesn't affect my viewing pleasure at all, the characterisation is spot on. I am pretty sure we will get a season 2. Oh I have heard about this. Might give it a go, looks like the old batman cartoon from years ago. I was hooked immediately. It's well worth it.
Set in the 1940's .
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Post by timleschild on Aug 10, 2024 9:14:45 GMT
Oh I have heard about this. Might give it a go, looks like the old batman cartoon from years ago. I was hooked immediately. It's well worth it.
Set in the 1940's .
Intriguing!
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Aug 12, 2024 16:10:55 GMT
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Season 1
Picard Season 3
The Thin Blue Line
Red Dwarf Season 1 to 10
The Mandalorian Season 3 Episodes 4-8
Kenobi Episodes 1&2
House of the Dragon Season 2
Resident Alien Season 3
Todd MacFarlane's Season 1 and 2
The Company You Keep Season 1 Episodes 1-4
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Post by Kestrel on Aug 13, 2024 7:13:06 GMT
Oh I have heard about this. Might give it a go, looks like the old batman cartoon from years ago. I was hooked immediately. It's well worth it.
Set in the 1940's .
Oooooh. This one was on my radar (mostly just because I liked the new Superman cartoon), but I didn't realize it was set in the 40s. Think I'll give the first episode or two a try tonight.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Aug 13, 2024 7:16:38 GMT
I was hooked immediately. It's well worth it.
Set in the 1940's .
Oooooh. This one was on my radar (mostly just because I liked the new Superman cartoon), but I didn't realize it was set in the 40s. Think I'll give the first episode or two a try tonight.
10 episodes all up.
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Post by Kestrel on Aug 13, 2024 8:43:23 GMT
Nice. About to start episode 1!
Also: finished another episode of Columbo (s4e5) and this show is really messing with my perception of time and history. (In a good/fun way!) This story involved a German character (or at least I think he was supposed to be German, the accent didn't quite feel right to me) whose really into the latest high-tech gadgetry, and has transformed his house into a "home of the future" (which he naturally uses to commit murder).
But those high-tech gadgets?
CCTVs and digital watches.
I am loving this.
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Post by melkur on Aug 16, 2024 2:45:39 GMT
As I got the full boxset from Amazon recently (I had a £60 gift card from a survey site I've been using), over the past couple of weeks I've been making my way through 'Star Trek: Deep Space 9', which I've been enjoying more than I thought I would...
(Growing up I was never a fan of the franchise, but it's warmed on me over the past few years because of all the crossovers and cross-through story-arcs).
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Post by Kestrel on Aug 16, 2024 9:38:35 GMT
DS9's the best.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Aug 20, 2024 3:03:31 GMT
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Post by theillusiveman on Aug 20, 2024 6:31:13 GMT
Couldn’t have happened to a more deserving show
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Post by bethhigdon on Aug 20, 2024 17:55:37 GMT
My nephew and I finally finished The Cuphead Show over the weekend. Easily my favorite animated show to come out in the past few years.
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Post by timleschild on Aug 20, 2024 17:58:33 GMT
Good it was crap. I gave up after 3 episodes.
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Post by Kestrel on Aug 22, 2024 8:04:41 GMT
Continuing through Columbo, latest episode featured an aging actress obsesses with the stardom of her youth. I think the actress playing her was another celebrity guest, but I didn't recognize her. It was cool to see them re-use actual old movies / photographs of the actress for her character's fictional past -- always a neat touch (I'm reminded of that one Boston Legal episodes that used flashback sequences that were just clips from some old movie or TV show William Shatner was in from the 1960s).
Anyway, once again I am left fascinated by the anachronism. This character is supposed to be very wealthy, and that wealth is indicated by the fact that she can afford to have a home-theater in which she can watch her old movies... it took me an embarrassingly long time to realize that this was, in fact, very luxurious for the time -- an era before VHS tapes (or betamax or laserdisc, or whatever came first). And the screen she's watching these films on, by modern standards, is quite small I'd estimate it at 32" at most.
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Post by bethhigdon on Aug 22, 2024 16:19:16 GMT
Continuing through Columbo, latest episode featured an aging actress obsesses with the stardom of her youth. I think the actress playing her was another celebrity guest, but I didn't recognize her. It was cool to see them re-use actual old movies / photographs of the actress for her character's fictional past -- always a neat touch (I'm reminded of that one Boston Legal episodes that used flashback sequences that were just clips from some old movie or TV show William Shatner was in from the 1960s). Anyway, once again I am left fascinated by the anachronism. This character is supposed to be very wealthy, and that wealth is indicated by the fact that she can afford to have a home-theater in which she can watch her old movies... it took me an embarrassingly long time to realize that this was, in fact, very luxurious for the time -- an era before VHS tapes (or betamax or laserdisc, or whatever came first). And the screen she's watching these films on, by modern standards, is quite small I'd estimate it at 32" at most. Sounds like a homage to Sunset Boulevard.
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Post by Kestrel on Aug 27, 2024 10:12:28 GMT
I haven't actually seen Sunset Boulevard yet, though I have seen it parodied a lot (same with, like Goodfellas). It is on my list, though!
Anyway.... I've been feelin' pretty bad lately, so wanted to watch something light I wouldn't have to pay much attention to. Settled on Yes, Minister, an old comedy show from the 1980s. I think it might even be famous to a degree?
I don't have a lot of thoughts on the moment, save that a lot of the comedy... maybe hasn't aged well. I'm not terribly familiar with U.K. politics, doubly so U.K. politics of the 80s, but the general thrust of the premise is that government bureaucracy is intransigent and bad actually, and that cutting government jobs/services is good, actually, which aligns with a lot of the worst conservative rhetoric over on this side of the pond (where republicans are always talking about how bad "big government" is, while slashing social programs and bloating military budgets to hell and back (and spending way, way more than the opposition. I vaguely recall hearing that Margaret Thatcher claimed to have liked this show, which is... also a red flag. Not that I know much about her, but I've certainly heard Thatcher described as "the U.K.'s Ronald Reagan," and Reagan was a ****ing monster.
Still, it's an enjoyable show. The guy how plays Humphrey -- Nigel Hawthorne, iirc -- would've been absolutely perfect as a Doctor Who villain -- it's easy to see him playing a pompous, officious Time Lord.
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Post by sherlock on Aug 27, 2024 10:28:40 GMT
I haven't actually seen Sunset Boulevard yet, though I have seen it parodied a lot (same with, like Goodfellas). It is on my list, though! Anyway.... I've been feelin' pretty bad lately, so wanted to watch something light I wouldn't have to pay much attention to. Settled on Yes, Minister, an old comedy show from the 1980s. I think it might even be famous to a degree? I don't have a lot of thoughts on the moment, save that a lot of the comedy... maybe hasn't aged well. I'm not terribly familiar with U.K. politics, doubly so U.K. politics of the 80s, but the general thrust of the premise is that government bureaucracy is intransigent and bad actually, and that cutting government jobs/services is good, actually, which aligns with a lot of the worst conservative rhetoric over on this side of the pond (where republicans are always talking about how bad "big government" is, while slashing social programs and bloating military budgets to hell and back (and spending way, way more than the opposition. I vaguely recall hearing that Margaret Thatcher claimed to have liked this show, which is... also a red flag. Not that I know much about her, but I've certainly heard Thatcher described as "the U.K.'s Ronald Reagan," and Reagan was a ****ing monster. Still, it's an enjoyable show. The guy how plays Humphrey -- Nigel Hawthorne, iirc -- would've been absolutely perfect as a Doctor Who villain -- it's easy to see him playing a pompous, officious Time Lord. From a British pov Yes Minister is way less contentious tbh, as it’s more about the unchanging nature of the civil service specifically rather than big government being bad. Believe Thatcher liked it as it apparently accurately captures the dynamic of possibly temporary ministers vs permanent civil servants (which is a very universal experience in British politics, regardless of the politician), albeit exaggerated for comedy. It's aged surprisingly well. A lot of the issues touched on in it do still come up (European relations, transport being a cursed chalice, Trident).
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Post by number13 on Aug 29, 2024 21:06:27 GMT
I haven't actually seen Sunset Boulevard yet, though I have seen it parodied a lot (same with, like Goodfellas). It is on my list, though! Anyway.... I've been feelin' pretty bad lately, so wanted to watch something light I wouldn't have to pay much attention to. Settled on Yes, Minister, an old comedy show from the 1980s. I think it might even be famous to a degree? I don't have a lot of thoughts on the moment, save that a lot of the comedy... maybe hasn't aged well. I'm not terribly familiar with U.K. politics, doubly so U.K. politics of the 80s, but the general thrust of the premise is that government bureaucracy is intransigent and bad actually, and that cutting government jobs/services is good, actually, which aligns with a lot of the worst conservative rhetoric over on this side of the pond (where republicans are always talking about how bad "big government" is, while slashing social programs and bloating military budgets to hell and back (and spending way, way more than the opposition. I vaguely recall hearing that Margaret Thatcher claimed to have liked this show, which is... also a red flag. Not that I know much about her, but I've certainly heard Thatcher described as "the U.K.'s Ronald Reagan," and Reagan was a ****ing monster. Still, it's an enjoyable show. The guy how plays Humphrey -- Nigel Hawthorne, iirc -- would've been absolutely perfect as a Doctor Who villain -- it's easy to see him playing a pompous, officious Time Lord. In the UK almost all politicians of all parties want to make the machinery of government more 'efficient' i.e. smaller and cheaper. And almost none of them ever do. Hence 'Yes, Minister' is both non-party political and timeless. And imo a work of genius!
Mrs. Thatcher was definitely a fan of the series. In her memoirs she says the single most depressing time she ever had in 11 years as PM was a dinner with the senior civil service early in her first term, when they told her practically in unison 'it can't be done Prime Minister' etc. 'It' being change of any sort. I don't expect she was the first PM to hear that, or the last!
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Post by number13 on Aug 30, 2024 10:24:08 GMT
Currently enjoying 'The Avengers' mid-way peak seasons again (my goodness didn't they have some all-star guest casts?) and reminded as always that though Steed is excellent, Mrs. Peel is even better!
I laughed at the notes she found in a file kept by 'the opposition':
'Steed. Dangerous. Handle with care.' 'Mrs. Peel. Very dangerous. Do not handle at all.'
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