disagree but ok
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 30 July 2015 22:13 (eight years ago) link
except george wallace of course
― chaki (kurt schwitterz), Thursday, 30 July 2015 22:14 (eight years ago) link
http://i.gyazo.com/ca9563b1fcad36e8b7053a26bb01e431.png
― chaki (kurt schwitterz), Thursday, 30 July 2015 22:15 (eight years ago) link
george is the best
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 30 July 2015 22:15 (eight years ago) link
have you guys watched that series where murderers talk at length about how they murdered people? i think i might be too scared to watch it.― scott seward, Thursday, July 30, 2015 9:34 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post PermalinkMeet the Press?― let's not get too excited w/ the ouches (forksclovetofu), Thursday, July 30, 2015 9:44 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― scott seward, Thursday, July 30, 2015 9:34 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Meet the Press?
― let's not get too excited w/ the ouches (forksclovetofu), Thursday, July 30, 2015 9:44 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Posts Very Much In Dr Morbius' Character
― Credit: howtokeepapositiveattitudedotcom (stevie), Friday, 31 July 2015 08:49 (eight years ago) link
really loved obvious child btw
I Dream of Wires, for all the analog synth fans out there
― too young for seapunk (Moodles), Tuesday, 18 August 2015 16:52 (eight years ago) link
Some Shaw Bros. productions are trickling in. Any recommendations?
― aaaaablnnn (abanana), Sunday, 23 August 2015 11:01 (eight years ago) link
It's been a while but I remember really liking "Come Drink With Me" and "Heroes of the East".
― rob, Sunday, 23 August 2015 12:57 (eight years ago) link
Both good!Recommend: The Avenging Eagle, Executioners from Shaolin
― Nhex, Sunday, 23 August 2015 19:01 (eight years ago) link
Finished Mad Men, I've watched and re-watched all the good HBO series, not interested in rewatching Breaking Bad.
What show should I watch next? The Bridge?
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Sunday, 23 August 2015 19:58 (eight years ago) link
have you seen the shield? it's got some corny 'this ain't network television' extreme aspects and there's a heavy homicide influence in the early seasons but it's pretty great imo and really holds up thru the end and feels it's actually building toward it's conclusion in the same way breaking bad did. it's only streaming on hulu plus though. i'd suggest homicide as well, esp if you liked the wire obv, but it's apparently not streaming nor available for digital purchase anywhere.
― balls, Sunday, 23 August 2015 21:08 (eight years ago) link
Good call on the Shield. I wanted to try that a couple of years ago but it wasn't streaming anywhere at all.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Sunday, 23 August 2015 21:14 (eight years ago) link
i think the shield might work better streaming, a common complaint i heard of it while it was on the air really didn't come into play as much for me when i could just blow thru it in a few weeks
― balls, Sunday, 23 August 2015 21:18 (eight years ago) link
Shield is one of my top 3 shows of all time.
― Jeff, Sunday, 23 August 2015 21:52 (eight years ago) link
Shield finale a gold standard serial payoff.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 23 August 2015 22:17 (eight years ago) link
The first ep/pilot is definitely all like trying to hard to SHOCK YOU with all the CRAZY ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN DEATH, but it does get a lot more nuanced after that. Stick with it, right to the end.
― Jeff, Sunday, 23 August 2015 23:44 (eight years ago) link
Also, events of the very first episode haunt and affect the series right up until the end.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 24 August 2015 02:22 (eight years ago) link
daredevil is fun btw
― Meta Forksclove-Liebeskind (forksclovetofu), Monday, 24 August 2015 06:09 (eight years ago) link
milo have you seen Carnivale or The Comeback or Oz? they are all HBO and excellent and slightly underrated compared to like The Wire/Sopranos/6FU
― Y Kant Max Read (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 24 August 2015 20:21 (eight years ago) link
the comeback is incredible.
― you too could be called a 'Star' by the Compliance Unit (jim in glasgow), Monday, 24 August 2015 20:23 (eight years ago) link
Pretty upset that, after it being on there constantly since probably the whole streaming aspect of Netflix started, Magnum P.I. has been removed. Oh my GOD!* It was my go-to. I could shell three pounds of purplehull peas in an episode. I didn't binge watch or whatever. Just spread em out over a few years there. I was working through season 4 when it happened. It was a shit season so far, to be far. Far too many silly episodes and not enough 'Nam flashbacks or other serious troubles, but still. Pretty bummed. Rockford Files will take over that slot in my life.
*Higgy Baby voice of course
― andrew m., Monday, 24 August 2015 20:46 (eight years ago) link
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― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, August 23, 2015 10:22 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah i think the death in the pilot was just great storytelling....it's a gunshot to the stomach that all of the main characters slowly bleed out from for the entire series, and it definitely felt like it was planned that way by the writers. i also think the first season is really strong, tense genre fiction and i don't get why it's always dismissed by fans of the show.
― slam dunk, Monday, 24 August 2015 22:29 (eight years ago) link
I am currently 3 eps into Narcos - the P Escobar series, it is decent so far.
― xelab, Sunday, 30 August 2015 12:32 (eight years ago) link
so they're apparently losing a huge chunk of their streaming movie selection and pivoting hard to Original Programming.
― Why because she True and Interesting (President Keyes), Monday, 31 August 2015 14:00 (eight years ago) link
These streaming services are clearly gonna have to balkanize themselves into near-nonexistence before they realize that joining forces is the only way to survive.
― Herbie Mann's Push Push Pops (Old Lunch), Monday, 31 August 2015 14:11 (eight years ago) link
they've been moving away from films for a while. expensive, model of couple of expensive films+batch of crap inefficient in terms of viewer retention. long haul series, esp exclusive ones, best model for them. self-made presumably cost-efficient for them, tho i find it quite hard to see how. bought stuff usually cheaper idve thought. daredevil and HoC were both fairly set-heavy (compared to the extravagantly expensive GoT or even Sopranos or Breaking Bad or something insanely wanton and decadent like Deadwood). Always feel crap generic theme music/credits for netflix originals is an example of shaving costs.
exclusivity plus revenue on non-subscriber sales must make it worthwhile I guess.
― Fizzles, Monday, 31 August 2015 15:22 (eight years ago) link
gotta give 'em credit for that ridiculous Kimmy Schmidt opening theme
amazon is stepping up a little better, adding to their movie library, but it's still weak (and annoying due to being mixed in with rent/ppv options)
― Nhex, Monday, 31 August 2015 15:25 (eight years ago) link
so they're apparently losing a huge chunk of their streaming movie selection
!?!
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 31 August 2015 15:36 (eight years ago) link
oh ok, this clears it up. basically their deal with Epix is expiring, and they're not renewing. i didn't know about this deal, sounds similar to what Netflix used to do with Starz/Encore networks.http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-30/netflix-to-drop-epix-channel-in-push-to-develop-original-films
― Nhex, Monday, 31 August 2015 15:43 (eight years ago) link
also noted - Epix switched m/l the same deal over to Huluhttp://news.yahoo.com/epix-reaches-multiyear-hulu-deal-ends-netflix-agreement-122208374--finance.html
― Nhex, Monday, 31 August 2015 15:45 (eight years ago) link
gotta give 'em credit for that ridiculous Kimmy Schmidt opening themeamazon is stepping up a little better, adding to their movie library, but it's still weak (and annoying due to being mixed in with rent/ppv options)
haven't seen kimmy schmidt yet - but will be listening out!
otm about amazon.
― Fizzles, Monday, 31 August 2015 16:12 (eight years ago) link
I have Netflix, Amazon Prime, and HBOGO, and am mostly watching HBOGO. They have about 100 movies at a time, but it's a good selection I'm not finding elsewhere. Netflix for me is best for arthouse/documentary movies from the past few years, and with Amazon it's more their streaming music library and free shipping.
― ... (Eazy), Monday, 31 August 2015 16:29 (eight years ago) link
Amazon seems to get a lot of the high profile new stuff that Netflix gets--along with shows like Hannibal, The Americans, Justified etc. that Netflix doesn't have
― Why because she True and Interesting (President Keyes), Monday, 31 August 2015 16:35 (eight years ago) link
The interface is a little annoying though
But man, Netflix used to at least recommend some stuff I had interest in. Nowadays the recs list is full of Netflix originals and Bill Burr stand up deals
― Why because she True and Interesting (President Keyes), Monday, 31 August 2015 16:37 (eight years ago) link
yeah, netflix recs have kinda gone down the tubes. but then again, i haven't put in ratings in a while. i wonder if they even use that data mine anymore
― Nhex, Monday, 31 August 2015 16:52 (eight years ago) link
we pay for netflix and hulu and i kinda feel like that's all i need even though i don't get to see hbo stuff. you can pay 8 bucks a month on hulu for showtime but i would only really do that to see ray donovan and i feel like i can live without it.
― scott seward, Monday, 31 August 2015 17:03 (eight years ago) link
The most irritating thing about, well, all of them, is the way they encourage bin viewing, but then don't catch up with completed series. So, like, The Americans S1 and S2 are up on Amazon, but not 3 (I'm talking not as PPV streaming). Or Archer on Netflix, there is always a long lag for it to catch up. Very frustrating.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 31 August 2015 17:50 (eight years ago) link
generally the last season doesn't go up until the new season starts
― Why because she True and Interesting (President Keyes), Monday, 31 August 2015 17:54 (eight years ago) link
All you have to do is to pay for hundreds of different services so you can watch the shows when they air. Problem solved!
― polyphonic, Monday, 31 August 2015 17:55 (eight years ago) link
xpost I get that, but I don't get that. I want to catch up *in time* for the new season, dammit!
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 31 August 2015 18:04 (eight years ago) link
I'm ok watching everything a year after everyone else.
― Jeff, Monday, 31 August 2015 19:15 (eight years ago) link
narcos seems p good so far. in a kind of mindless way. the odd bit of bad writing or cringey line in the voiceover, but enjoyable.
― doing my Objectives, handling some intense stuff (LocalGarda), Monday, 31 August 2015 19:20 (eight years ago) link
I am 3/4 way through it now and it doesn't get much better - but like you say mindless + enjoyable and Pedro Pascal is as reliably good as usual. The voiceover is a pain at times and it seems overdone to counter the Spanish language segments..
― xelab, Monday, 31 August 2015 19:52 (eight years ago) link
shows/movies like that always make me want to do coke really bad. and i don't have any!
― scott seward, Monday, 31 August 2015 19:57 (eight years ago) link
feel like narcos is pretty good overall but there are one or two lines that are just horrendous.
like in the voiceover, and they repeat this one even though it's so awful, something like: "one thing you learn in columbia is that good and bad are just... relative concepts"
― doing my Objectives, handling some intense stuff (LocalGarda), Thursday, 3 September 2015 10:34 (eight years ago) link
hah!
― Nhex, Thursday, 3 September 2015 14:13 (eight years ago) link
started watching Person Of Interest. so far so ridiculous. but i dig it. in a comic book way. whatshisface really does sound like he's auditioning for Batman.
― scott seward, Friday, 4 September 2015 12:32 (eight years ago) link
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/sep/02/beasts-of-no-nation-review-brutal-epic-opens-awards-season-in-style
― sʌxihɔːl (Ward Fowler), Friday, 4 September 2015 12:51 (eight years ago) link
haven't watched it yet & it's prob not revelatory or anything but I see they added larry clarks Marfa girl fyi which was previously p much completely unavailable iirc
― johnny crunch, Friday, 4 September 2015 13:29 (eight years ago) link