Printable View
How's birth of living dead and Burts bees?
I saw 30 for 30's story about the 'Boz the Brian Bosworth story'. Fucking 80's, man! Guy seems pretty contrite and regretful about his actions. He's Surprisingly smart and insightful now, but steroids can do weird shit
Sent from my SM-G900V using TGR Forums
Helix has gone places I wasn't expecting. Started out as a pseudo zombie thriller...
CDC has some really shitty communicators. And who knew that blowing up a giant satellite dish outside your base would shut down all internal communication.
Thought 'Your Inner Fish' was really good. 4 billion years to create intelligent life here and we have another billion to go before the sun gets too big/hot.
Combine this with the last couple episodes of the very dryly presented 'Life In Our Universe' which discusses the probability of intelligent life existing in the galaxy based on how life developed on earth. Estimates range from 50 million other civilizations to 1 civilization (us).
A quote from Life In Our Universe that really struck a cord with me went something like this: 'Other intelligent life in our galaxy will be stranger than we can imagine. We might not even recognize it when we see it.'
Best watch Dirty Dancing over the weekend, cuz it's gone on 12/1...
What's coming to and leaving Netflix in December:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...ecember-752465
I'd agree -- hell, I know people who think dogs are stupid. Apparently intelligence can only be shown by 3 Ivy League degrees and/or billionaire status.Quote:
Originally Posted by jma233
You know what I wish Netflix would carry? Those funky movies from late 60s/early 70s, Chariots of the Gods, The Bermuda Triangle, Legend of Bigfoot.
Or Baraka.
The original Swedish series Wallander is back with Season 3 programs, I watched the 1st episode and it was different from the first two seasons, less cop-like, more character study. Didn't really click like the first 2 seasons, but I'll keep watching. ("Original" because Netflix also has carried the BBC remake with Kenneth Branagh, which also is good.)
***********
dookey, thanks for that list. this is good:
Quote:
Available 12/5
Bill Burr: I'm Sorry You Feel That Way (2014)
The 30 for 30s on Lemond vs Hinault and on the 83 NCAA NC state team were also great stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by My Pet Powder Goat
Quote:
Originally Posted by creaky fossil
Samsara is streaming. It's directed by Ron Fricke, same guy who helmed Baraka...
Has The Following been mentioned in here? I'm on the second season with the wifey right now. The story is good, and I'm always drawn back in, but the overall stupidity of the FBI/cops combined with the near-superhuman cult people gets hard to watch sometimes.
well, people who become feebs/cops tend to be more submissive-to-superiors-while-dominant-toward-"charges", not known for their independent thought, known more for bureaucratic muscle-flexing relative to individual people
though I'm not sure kooky kultists fare better on the brilliance spectrum
If "Peaky Binders" hasn't been mentioned, it's worth checking out. Sort of a less slick version of Boardwalk Empire set in 1920s working class Birmingham England. Started slow for me but it's become a late night standard for me.
Thanks for reminder. I saw it was there a while back, didn't know the Fricke connection, but someone had described it to me after seeing it, and I said, "have you ever seen Baraka? it sounds like Baraka." Then I looked it up on imdb, saw the Fricke connection. But never went back to Netflix to watch it. Have you seen both?Quote:
Originally Posted by dookey67
I saw Baraka at the Senator in Baltimore whenever it was released (92-93?), it was trippy seen sober. Crazy how trippy. Fricke's a madman.
I had a hard time with both. I've been in a room when someone started watching them, but it was the wrong group both times and it didn't last very long. I should go back and watch them.
I liked the boz story. lived right through that time and remember it well, we're basically the same age. he has some humility now.Quote:
Originally Posted by My Pet Powder Goat
Romero is great in Living Dead, really amazing what they got away with back then and one of the few horror movies that I find disturbing. Never been scared with most of the horror blood and gore genre, I prefer something that is more psychological that shakes up the status quo.Quote:
Originally Posted by My Pet Powder Goat
Burts Bees is good mostly for Burt's personality and how he got started in the business and how he carries himself today.
Kid Cannibis. A lot better than you'd think.
Just finished marathoning Arrow. Was intrigued as I dug the Neal Adams/Dennis O'Neil GA comics from the 60's/70's as well as how DC portrayed GA in the Young Justice and various Justice League cartoons.
Show was like The Eastenders (or General Hospital/Guiding Light) with superheroes and villains. Very up and down, too; five episodes would be killer and then it would dip into heavy soap operatic mode. It still sucked me in, though, thanks to their serial/cliffhanger exploitation.
Started Agents of Shield. Having a hard time with the aloof demeanor, but the Rising Tide girl is uber cute and Ming-Na Wen is an incredibly smokin' hot 50+ y/o.
Just stumbled upon this (might be of interest to @Splat and other sci-fi fiends):
http://www.theverge.com/tldr/2014/12...eaming-netflix
Just finished it, its good.Quote:
Originally Posted by bgrayvy
Agreed. Definitely a good one.Quote:
Originally Posted by splat
+ 1 for both Agents of Shield and Arrow.
Production value of Helix started off slow but seems to be getting better. I'll try to finish it.
Watched the first episode of Black Mirror, the show I linked an article about above (post#696 ). Not sure what to think. Was way less sci-fi and much more socio-political than I expected. Still, intriguing enough to warrant watching a second episode to see how it plays out. It's an anthology series likened to Twilight Zone (at least that's what the journalistic pundits say), but focusing more on technology and politics of the day in slightly alternate realities.
Second season is very good so far. Worth torrenting.Quote:
Originally Posted by PNWbrit
I watched about 20 mins of the 1st episode and thought it was a lot like Stephen Colbert's schtick, or Ricky Gervais's "let's make them uncomfortable with an inversion". That stuff doesn't work for me unless it's got some snappy comic insight, which the first 20mins didn't carry. Didn't seem to be the "mix of Twilight Zone and satire" that Netflx said, but others might agree with the description.Quote:
Originally Posted by dookey67
Most shows made about politics in the past 3-5 yrs have shown the pols and staffers treating things like twitter trends as the reality of what's happening, the real meat of the people's honest views on govt and society. The mythology this offers the viewer doesn't seem very funny or acerbic, though. It seems like more of that non-irony "irony" that passes for irony in 2014.
T minus 43 daysQuote:
Originally Posted by PNWbrit
http://www.cinemablend.com/m/televis...ser-68370.html
Thanks for the heads up on that, Dooks. I'll check it out.Quote:
Originally Posted by dookey67
Quote:
Originally Posted by creaky fossil
Yo Creaky, methinks you may be looking at tha first ep all wrong. I see it as an ironic nod to Deliverance, but with a PoMo Tech twist...
Maybe -- I did shut it down after 20mins, there's much more to it. But even as a great admirer of absurdist humor, the "you have to fuck a pig Mr Prime Minister or the princess will die" treated seriously, that's not really funny to me conceptually. His wife going apoplectic at what people are saying on twitter isn't a funny twist on reality. Et cetera. As I said, it probably works well for others, the show gets rave reviews from most, it's probably just like mayonnaise as a sandwich ingredient. I hate mayonnaise, while most would rather have it than mustard.Quote:
Originally Posted by dookey67
It could be the premise is ruined by this: when I was in HS I had a golf coach at Univ MD course/range, funny dude who helped me & another guy on HS team a lot, used to let us play for free on Terp 18, would go on the course with us sometimes to teach us course management skills. On one hole he was trying to boom a drive and the ball needed to climb a bit to clear some trees, he called to the ball, "get up you pigfucker!" The Black Mirror show may have triggered golf memories.
I was actually taking the piss. that first episode of Black Mirror didn't do much for me (lack of reason behind the porcine event was annoying). Still, the buzz on the show has me geared up to at least watch the second episode to see if it actually deserves all the hype.
I don't like mayonnaise (or mustard), either.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. really gets cranking around episode 12, once Chet from Weird Science shows up. Talk about a slowburn show that starts to pay off after a really sluggish start. I probably need to pay more attention to all the hidden geek references, too: one character in a later episode made a comment about the seriously B-grade Dolph Lundgren film I Come In Peace (aka Dark Angel), so if they're going that obscure I'm guessing I've been missing a ton of other references.
Black Mirror didn't do it for me. After two episodes, I'm done with it.
Woah, my new plan for this afty.Quote:
Originally Posted by dookey67
Only if you can stream it in 4K. Otherwise, rent the bluray. It's freaking awesome.Quote:
Originally Posted by powtario
Since when are Blu-rays 4k?
(go ahead and enlighten me if they are)
I enjoyed Peaky Blinders.
Most of the ESPN 30 for 30 are entertaining. Boz, Bo, Broke, Lemond etc...
Some good Doc's in there as well. Neurons for Nirvana, Bottled Life, Terms and Conditions.
I tried Arrow and didn't make it far, maybe i should give it another chance...
Creaky and a few others in here- I saw something about this site https://mubi.com. It looks like they have a small collection of movies available at any time (30), but with an emphasis on more interesting movies over a larger time period. No idea if it's any good, I asked a couple friends but haven't heard back yet. I think I'm gonna sign up and see what it's like though. So ilk report back if it's worth anything.
sounds like a decent option if Netflix catalog has nothing of interest. I used hulu when it was free but haven't used it since their model change to 2-tiered free/ads vs subscribed/no ads, and Netflix catalog is starting to seem dry to me, reminding me of early sat TV, 300 channels and nothing worth viewing.
though the Netflix catalog is getting dry, I watched The Horde last night, it was pretty good
I finished Peaky Blinders and look forward to a new season.
I watched McConkey and Valhalla the other night and recommend both.
I like the new Cosmos series with Neil deGrasse Tyson, who is a solid successor to the inimitable Carl Sagan. I watch them with my 8-year old, and we both enjoy it. I'd like to rewatch the original series--if it's still available on Netflix--next.
Runaway Train, Great movie I hadn't seen since it came out, still holds up well over time, gritty action with Jon Voight and Eric Roberts.
Had Message From Space pop up because I watched Cosmos.
I don't even know how I missed this epic. WTF were they thinking?
First two episodes were pretty good IMHO. Twilight Zone style for sure with no story sustained story arc but I like the social commentary. I don't watch much but if I wanted a quick story, I would definitely try next one just to see. It's not Breaking Bad but that was unhealthy for me and I loved every minuteQuote:
Originally Posted by splat
Two Lives was decent, Euro/Scandi in mood & pacing, good acting & chemistry among those involved.
The ads for Netflix's coming soon Marco Polo look pretty good.