Random TV Thread

Commander of Awesome

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24,614 posts
Wed, Dec 5, 2018 11:29 PM

About halfway through 3rd season of Superstore and it's starting to get a bit stale. First two seasons were hilarious, on par with Parks & Rec or the Office in terms of silliness and humor.

Currently binging S2 of marvelous mrs maisel, it's sooo good!

Also re-watching every Bond film on Prime. The older I get, the more I realize that really good bond films are few and far between. The great ones are pretty much:

  • Casino Royale (2006 version)
  • Goldfinger
  • Golden Eye
  • Skyfall
  • From Russia with Love

That's it. There are some iconic films and ones that are good, but the great ones...just 5.

O-Trap

Chief Shenanigans Officer

18,868 posts
Wed, Dec 5, 2018 11:48 PM

I rarely have much time to watch anything new these days, but I did have a chance to catch the first couple episodes of Ray Donovan the other day.  Had no idea this show existed until maybe a couple weeks ago.

Good show, though.  Voigt is his usual creepy self, which works in his role.  Schrieber is excellent, as well.

SportsAndLady

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39,620 posts
Thu, Dec 6, 2018 8:11 AM

This website is all jacked. I posted a review of Narcos Mexico S1, but it never showed up. 

In short: it was really good. Not as good as Narcos Columbia because Pablo Escobar was so good.  But still very very good. And the one scene with Pablo in Narcos Mexico was so good. 

ernest_t_bass

12th Son of the Lama

27,363 posts
Thu, Dec 6, 2018 8:56 AM

Just finished Making a Murderer Part 2. Not sure what to think, but I truly think Avery is innocent.  I think the evidence is there.  I'm not sold on Dassey being innocent. 

ernest_t_bass

12th Son of the Lama

27,363 posts
Thu, Dec 6, 2018 8:56 AM

We're watching The Staircase now.  Through 2 episodes.

wildcats20

In ROY I Trust!!

29,975 posts
Thu, Dec 6, 2018 10:42 AM
posted by SportsAndLady

This website is all jacked. I posted a review of Narcos Mexico S1, but it never showed up. 

In short: it was really good. Not as good as Narcos Columbia because Pablo Escobar was so good.  But still very very good. And the one scene with Pablo in Narcos Mexico was so good. 

The Escobar seasons were so good. I’m halfway through Mexico and it’s deifinitely not on their level, but it’s really good. 

O-Trap

Chief Shenanigans Officer

18,868 posts
Thu, Dec 6, 2018 10:55 AM
posted by Commander of Awesome

Also re-watching every Bond film on Prime. The older I get, the more I realize that really good bond films are few and far between. The great ones are pretty much:

  • Casino Royale (2006 version)
  • Goldfinger
  • Golden Eye
  • Skyfall
  • From Russia with Love

That's it. There are some iconic films and ones that are good, but the great ones...just 5.

I would definitely throw Dr. No in there, too.  Maybe Thunderball as well.  Good list, though.

Commander of Awesome

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Thu, Dec 6, 2018 12:21 PM
posted by O-Trap

I would definitely throw Dr. No in there, too.  Maybe Thunderball as well.  Good list, though.

Dr. No was right at 6 for me.

Heretic

Son of the Sun

22,573 posts
Thu, Dec 6, 2018 12:44 PM
posted by O-Trap

I would definitely throw Dr. No in there, too.  Maybe Thunderball as well.  Good list, though.

For Your Eyes Only is one of my personal favorites. A couple really fun chase scenes and that mountain climbing bit near the end was insane (probably in part because I don't like heights, but still...).

Watched them all over the summer. While I generally agree with the top ones CoA listed, I put that one up with them. Maybe Live and Let Die, although that might have to do more with how I loved the campy-as-hell blaxploitation aspects. An island diplomat who moonlights as an inner city drug lord with a voodoo priest on staff? SIGN ME THE FUCK UP NOW!!!!

O-Trap

Chief Shenanigans Officer

18,868 posts
Thu, Dec 6, 2018 2:28 PM
posted by Heretic

For Your Eyes Only is one of my personal favorites. A couple really fun chase scenes and that mountain climbing bit near the end was insane (probably in part because I don't like heights, but still...).

Watched them all over the summer. While I generally agree with the top ones CoA listed, I put that one up with them. Maybe Live and Let Die, although that might have to do more with how I loved the campy-as-hell blaxploitation aspects. An island diplomat who moonlights as an inner city drug lord with a voodoo priest on staff? SIGN ME THE FUCK UP NOW!!!!

Well, A View to a Kill is my favorite, but I can admit that it's campy as hell and not that great a movie.

For Your Eyes Only is good, though.  And LALD is hilarious.

Heretic

Son of the Sun

22,573 posts
Thu, Dec 6, 2018 2:58 PM
posted by O-Trap

Well, A View to a Kill is my favorite, but I can admit that it's campy as hell and not that great a movie.

For Your Eyes Only is good, though.  And LALD is hilarious.

A View to a Kill is great solely because of (1) Christopher Walken being Christopher Walken (ie: auto-add 1-2 points to the overall rating) and (2) those scenes of Bond berating the old dude he was working with under the pretense that Bond was a fancy horse owner type and his partner was his servan

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jmog

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10,366 posts
Tue, Dec 11, 2018 9:52 AM

I haven't watched The Office in 10 years, only watched the first few seasons. 

 

I am watching it over again now, on season 3. Some episodes are not hilarious, but overall the show is amazing.

 

The best scene in any show ever has to be their CPR training scene. I have embedded this scene (if I get it right).

 

 

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friendfromlowry

Senior Member

10,828 posts
Tue, Dec 11, 2018 5:14 PM

I'm not going to try and embed this but one of my favorite Office moments was from the customer service episode.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3xjjkD3oig

vball10set

paying it forward

26,651 posts
Wed, Dec 12, 2018 7:52 AM
posted by friendfromlowry

I'm not going to try and embed this but one of my favorite Office moments was from the customer service episode.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3xjjkD3oig

 

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ernest_t_bass

12th Son of the Lama

27,363 posts
Fri, Dec 28, 2018 8:12 PM

Anyone try the new Black Mirror "choose your own adventure" yet?

wildcats20

In ROY I Trust!!

29,975 posts
Fri, Dec 28, 2018 10:30 PM
posted by ernest_t_bass

Anyone try the new Black Mirror "choose your own adventure" yet?

I just saw this. I’m intrigued. Apparently it can go as long as 5.5 hours. 

bigorangebuck22

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475 posts
Tue, Jan 1, 2019 7:48 AM

Stranger Things season 3 comes out on July 4th, 2019

ptown_trojans_1

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10,680 posts
Fri, Jan 4, 2019 8:41 AM
posted by ernest_t_bass

Anyone try the new Black Mirror "choose your own adventure" yet?

I watched/ tried it yesterday. 

My version/s was 2 hours. I liked it actually. The story was interesting enough and I did like how once you finished one ending, it allows you to go back and view some other options. 

 

friendfromlowry

Senior Member

10,828 posts
Fri, Jan 4, 2019 8:58 AM

Watched the pilot of Punisher on Netflix

20/10. Awesome show so far.

ernest_t_bass

12th Son of the Lama

27,363 posts
Fri, Jan 4, 2019 9:20 AM
posted by ptown_trojans_1

I watched/ tried it yesterday. 

My version/s was 2 hours. I liked it actually. The story was interesting enough and I did like how once you finished one ending, it allows you to go back and view some other options. 

 

Anyone (online) put together any stats on number of different storylines that you can create, max/min time, etc?

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Laley23

GOAT

37,924 posts
Fri, Jan 4, 2019 10:41 AM

Narcos: Mexico was fire.

ernest_t_bass

12th Son of the Lama

27,363 posts
Fri, Jan 4, 2019 11:08 AM

Wife and I just stared watching Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

ptown_trojans_1

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10,680 posts
Fri, Jan 4, 2019 11:42 AM
posted by ernest_t_bass

Wife and I just stared watching Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

I finished Maisel a few weeks ago. I enjoyed it. It is not as good as the 1st season, but I enjoyed the middle set of episodes a lot. 

Fab4Runner

Tits McGee

7,233 posts
Sun, Jan 6, 2019 10:42 AM

I've watched 4 of the 6 episodes of Surviving R Kelly. Fuck that dude. 

vball10set

paying it forward

26,651 posts
Mon, Jan 7, 2019 7:47 AM
posted by Fab4Runner

I've watched 4 of the 6 episodes of Surviving R Kelly. Fuck that dude. 

I watched all 6, and yes, the guy's a fricking nightmare...and he still thinks he's done nothing wrong!!!