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no non-comment hits for ctrl+f "oz" = no need to read that article

sassy, fun, and RELATABLE (forksclovetofu), Monday, 22 July 2013 17:13 (ten years ago) link

lol and then of course i scroll through and see it's about actual women's prison experience so nevermind

sassy, fun, and RELATABLE (forksclovetofu), Monday, 22 July 2013 17:13 (ten years ago) link

If you need like a fifth opinion repeating the same thing, yes Scott, you should definitely watch the Peter Weller episode. (You can skip the 1930's one tho')

Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 22 July 2013 18:59 (ten years ago) link

Is that when they went back to kill hitler?

President Keyes, Monday, 22 July 2013 19:09 (ten years ago) link

oh no do they all act like they are from the 30's? *groan* the only episode of army wives i didn't watch on netflix was one where everyone goes back in time to world war II. *groan*

Psych is funny cuz its corny and goofy and it reminds me of stuff i liked when i was a kid. its a nostalgia show in some ways. so perfectly at home with itself within its fake t.v. universe, so rigidly formulaic. i dig that. i was a big fan of tenspeed and brownshoe and simon & simon and corny stuff like that when i was a kid.

and that lead guy is a perfect mix of ben stiller + tom cruise + steve carell.

scott seward, Monday, 22 July 2013 19:11 (ten years ago) link

I don't think there was a 1930s episode for reals

President Keyes, Monday, 22 July 2013 19:20 (ten years ago) link

There was a 1980s one where you saw Walter in his full brain days

President Keyes, Monday, 22 July 2013 19:22 (ten years ago) link

Wasn't there one where Walter eats a pot brownie and dreams that his life is a musical or something?

mh, Monday, 22 July 2013 19:23 (ten years ago) link

Yes that one. I guess it was like noir-ish or something

Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 22 July 2013 19:41 (ten years ago) link

all the greenaway tulse luper stuff? any good?

johnny crunch, Monday, 22 July 2013 20:33 (ten years ago) link

i watched 'startlet' - recommended

johnny crunch, Monday, 22 July 2013 20:33 (ten years ago) link

we watched TWINS last night. pretty bad movie. but i love danny devito.

― i guess i'd just rather listen to canned heat? (ian)

kelly preston in twins is next level, there are some PG limit-pushing moments w/her.

christmas candy bar (al leong), Monday, 22 July 2013 20:41 (ten years ago) link

all the greenaway tulse luper stuff? any good?

Did he ever finish that? I saw the first 4 (?) hours in Toronto about ten years ago. If you like him at least some of the time, it's worth a look.

playwright Greg Marlowe, secretly in love with Mary (Dr Morbius), Monday, 22 July 2013 20:44 (ten years ago) link

peter greenaway! there's someone you don't hear about much anymore.

scott seward, Monday, 22 July 2013 20:50 (ten years ago) link

watched this movie twice already. it's a lot of fun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpZu69OB2KM

latebloomer, Tuesday, 23 July 2013 17:46 (ten years ago) link

Will be viewing that asap.

Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 23 July 2013 17:50 (ten years ago) link

it's pretty terrible but it's super entertaining and weirdly sweet for a movie about cocaine ninjas vs a tae kwon do rock band

latebloomer, Tuesday, 23 July 2013 17:54 (ten years ago) link

this thread is pretty much half miami connection talk.

scott seward, Tuesday, 23 July 2013 20:06 (ten years ago) link

yeah i didn't want to be a thread cop but there's a bunch of chatter itt! legit entertaining bad movie.

goole, Tuesday, 23 July 2013 20:07 (ten years ago) link

Better question is, how many have ordered the tank top?

http://miamiconnection.org/

EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 23 July 2013 20:10 (ten years ago) link

If you haven't watched Terriers, it is available on Instant, terrific, and discussed / raved-about on this thread: DONAL LOGUE POLL

ንፁህ አበበ (nabisco), Tuesday, 23 July 2013 21:21 (ten years ago) link

I have watched the entire series twice!

mh, Tuesday, 23 July 2013 21:27 (ten years ago) link

Awesome -- I meant the collective "you," obviously

Scott upthread reminds me that I do also love Psych, for light-TV watching -- and it's such a meta goofy in-joke show that it gets much better as it goes along, and starts doing things like episode-long Twin Peaks parodies (with Twin Peaks actors and Julee Cruise singing the theme song). Also all its in-joke conventions, like the made-up names for Dule Hill's character, get increasingly funny.

ንፁህ አበበ (nabisco), Tuesday, 23 July 2013 21:38 (ten years ago) link

nabisco! is that you for real? i was just thinking about you yesterday. hope you are well.

scott seward, Tuesday, 23 July 2013 21:43 (ten years ago) link

Yes, hi, I'm doing great!

ንፁህ አበበ (nabisco), Tuesday, 23 July 2013 21:48 (ten years ago) link

I would never assume that nabisco was addressing me personally!

mh, Tuesday, 23 July 2013 21:49 (ten years ago) link

i watched 'startlet' - recommended

Hadrian VIII, Tuesday, 23 July 2013 23:11 (ten years ago) link

Really dug this^

Hadrian VIII, Tuesday, 23 July 2013 23:11 (ten years ago) link

i should try terriers sooner or later

sassy, fun, and RELATABLE (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 24 July 2013 03:15 (ten years ago) link

I tried. Made it through two episodes.

EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 24 July 2013 03:16 (ten years ago) link

get a move on before they cancel it again

double secret cancel it

j., Wednesday, 24 July 2013 03:17 (ten years ago) link

not netflix but if you have amazon instant you can watch the fruit hunters on it /plug

we're up all night to get (s1ocki), Wednesday, 24 July 2013 03:27 (ten years ago) link

omg finally! I'm on that asap, thanks

mh, Wednesday, 24 July 2013 03:33 (ten years ago) link

Terriers is super badass and everyone should watch it

You pieces of shit. (jjjusten), Wednesday, 24 July 2013 03:51 (ten years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD8Kh7Pmzho

Gukbe, Wednesday, 24 July 2013 03:55 (ten years ago) link

you are not selling me here

sassy, fun, and RELATABLE (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 24 July 2013 05:47 (ten years ago) link

just watch the goddamn show motherfucker

j., Wednesday, 24 July 2013 05:57 (ten years ago) link

i watched the first one last night. i liked it.

scott seward, Wednesday, 24 July 2013 11:59 (ten years ago) link

Q: Is there anything I can do to improve the awful netflix streaming picture quality? I'm getting really bad pixelation in darker areas of the frame.

PJ. Turquoise dealer. Chatroulette addict. Andersonville. (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 24 July 2013 19:56 (ten years ago) link

Get a better internet connection?

I occasionally see that when it's a high-congestion time of the day for the netflix servers. The other thing to do would be to make sure you're using your ISP's DNS servers instead of Google DNS or whatever, but that can give mixed results, too. Maybe even try vice-versa. Sometimes their ability to detect where you are (topographically on the internet, not necessarily geographically) sucks and you end up with a bad server.

mh, Wednesday, 24 July 2013 20:00 (ten years ago) link

Possible that wiring in instead of connecting wirelessly would speed things up?

PJ. Turquoise dealer. Chatroulette addict. Andersonville. (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 24 July 2013 20:01 (ten years ago) link

Possible, although that would lead me to believe that you might benefit from a new wireless router

mh, Wednesday, 24 July 2013 20:02 (ten years ago) link

What device are you using to watch Netflix?

mh, Wednesday, 24 July 2013 20:03 (ten years ago) link

dell laptop through hdmi cable into tv

PJ. Turquoise dealer. Chatroulette addict. Andersonville. (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 24 July 2013 20:06 (ten years ago) link

Yeah, idk then

carlos danger zone (mh), Wednesday, 24 July 2013 20:07 (ten years ago) link

Maybe try a different HDMI cable? They can be finicky, especially the generic ones (Radio Shack, Amazon, etc.). HD or neo-HD streams like Netflix command a ton a bandwidth.

Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 24 July 2013 20:44 (ten years ago) link

have you selected highest image quality

we're up all night to get (s1ocki), Thursday, 25 July 2013 02:45 (ten years ago) link

is your television plugged in

christmas candy bar (al leong), Thursday, 25 July 2013 02:49 (ten years ago) link

this thread is pretty much half miami connection talk.

― scott seward, Tuesday, July 23, 2013 4:06 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah no shade on anybody but i seriously think there are threads about dick jokes and whether it's safe to eat moldy bread that have more netflix watch instantly recommendadtions than this one

of course all i've been doing is marching through the first season of Samurai Jack after it became clear that Futurama was not going to bounce back from the horrible gender-swapping episode.

Doctor Casino, Thursday, 25 July 2013 03:29 (ten years ago) link

how bout this, here are some low-profile things that have been in my instant queue for upwards of a year, which ones should i watch:

The Stuff - This campy classic finds Americans gorging on the latest snack sensation: a no-calorie treat dubbed "the Stuff."

Erik The Viking - Erik the Viking is tired of living in the darkness of the Age of Ragnorok, so he begins a quest to ask the gods to bring sunlight to his people.

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale - In the frozen beauty of Finland, local reindeer herders race against the clock to capture an ancient evil: Santa Claus.

Dark Planet - Reeling from the destruction of World War VI, planet Earth is dying.

Sex Galaxy - Director-producer Mike Davis sets out to make history with the "world's first 'green' film" ... which is another way of saying it's cleverly compiled from public-domain movies other directors have already made.

Terminal Force - To rule the galaxy, a ruthless being called Kyla needs to hunt down a powerful crystal hidden on Earth.

Road, Movie - Reluctant to take over his father's flailing hair-oil business, young Vishnu (Abhay Deol) becomes the sole proprietor of a traveling cinema after he hops on a truck containing a library of film reels and a film projector.

Also, is any of the anime good at all? They never add any more, which is probably good because the last thing I need to do is lay in for a weekend of watching, like, Evangelion straight through like I'm 16 again. But still.

Doctor Casino, Thursday, 25 July 2013 03:35 (ten years ago) link


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