OT: TV and Movies

[MoreTrife]

Blackberry was well worth a watch. Not sure how true it was, didn't bother checking haha, but cool story I wasn't aware of and presented in lively style. Glenn Howerton was great.

[CharityStripe34]

Citadel was pretty good. For an international globe-trotting spy thriller it certainly went a very unusual route in the story and characterization.

[HaroldinGMinor]

Mrs. Davis

Spoiler:

I enjoyed it. My wife thought it was meh. I was raised Catholic but am not religious at all and I found it refreshing to have a show celebrate faith rather than use it as a punchline. That shouldn't turn anyone off either...there was plenty of gore, and swearing, and crude humor too. Really different type of show. Kind of out there and may not be everyone's cup of tea.

[MickeyDavis]

Joe Pickett season 2 started yesterday.

Looks like 2 initial episodes and now it will be weekly.i liked season 1.

[ReasonablySober]

Started Manifest this weekend, mostly because I'm out of shows and this one went four seasons and has a somewhat interesting premise. It's watchable but a wife-guy (who distractingly sounds exactly like Andy Samberg) and an annoying stupid kid are really testing my resolve to stick with it.

[machu46]

Started Manifest this weekend, mostly because I'm out of shows and this one went four seasons and has a somewhat interesting premise. It's watchable but a wife-guy (who distractingly sounds exactly like Andy Samberg) and an annoying stupid kid are really testing my resolve to stick with it.

I watched probably 2 or 3 seasons before I ended up bailing. It’s just not that good.


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[Couch Potato]

Joe Pickett season 2 started yesterday.

Looks like 2 initial episodes and now it will be weekly.i liked season 1.

Yeah they gave me two. But I only had time for 1 episode yesterday. I watched 4 old movies as well on DVD.

[chonestown]

Some dude on Letterboxd linked "Raising Arizona" with "No Country for Old Men" as different sides of the same coin and boy howdy, that is one robust observation.

[Licensed to Il]

Some dude on Letterboxd linked "Raising Arizona" with "No Country for Old Men" as different sides of the same coin and boy howdy, that is one robust observation.

Also, "Three Amigos" and "Bugs Life" have the exact same plot (performers hired to foil Mexican marauders, not realizing they accepted a role that was real until halfway through the first raid, attempting to quit before harm comes to them, only for pride to kick in and then use a trick to defeat the bandits).

[ReasonablySober]

Started Manifest this weekend, mostly because I'm out of shows and this one went four seasons and has a somewhat interesting premise. It's watchable but a wife-guy (who distractingly sounds exactly like Andy Samberg) and an annoying stupid kid are really testing my resolve to stick with it.

I watched probably 2 or 3 seasons before I ended up bailing. It’s just not that good.


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I might go back to it, but I switched over to a fresh rewatch of BSG tonight. One of those shows I annually try and get family and friends into but they never do because of its stupid name.

[MickeyDavis]

Florida Man was so over the top bad I enjoyed it.

[ReasonablySober]

Watch on YouTube

New Sheridan series.

[Matches Malone]

Read on Twitter

[ReasonablySober]

Read on Twitter

My god that's terrible.

[Couch Potato]

I started watching first episode of Based on a true story starring Kaley Cuoco. Pretty decent so far.

[drew881]

Finally watched the Barry finale. I thought the finale

Spoiler:

was the best episode post time jump, but the time jump really hurt the show for me. The episode with Barry escaping was so damn good and that next episode was the worst one of the entire series in my opinion.

The tacked on bit at the end was funny, but I’m still not sure if season 4 was worth it or not. The season 3 finale might’ve been the perfect stopping point.

Season 4 was definitely not worth it. Agree with everything you have here. While it continued a lot of the themes questioning if redemption is possible as well as questioning truth vs. fabrication of the past, the whole thing was just really bizarre. I’m really disappointed because 1-3 was a favorite show of the year and up there all time.

Spoiler:

I thought they were going to recover the ending as this whole season being revealed as Gene’s dramatic interpretation of where the story went, only to flashback to Barry being in jail, dead, or on the lam (before the time jump). That would have made sense, kind of like what Eastbound and Down did (in one episode mind you), but it wouldn’t have justified taking a whole season to do it

[Couch Potato]

I watched Buddy Games Spring Awakens. Just your basic party movie.

[MartyConlonOnTheRun]

onn. 65” Class 4K UHD (2160P) LED Roku Smart TV HDR (100012587) https://www.walmart.com/ip/476550098

Anyone have thoughts on some of these cheaper TV's (onn, Hisense, TCL). I'm looking for a semi permanent set up in my backyard to have cartoon movie nights while I grill out. Could care less about picture quality outside of preferring brightness at twilight. I've brought my tv outside in the past but looking for a dedicated tv to just pop on the bracket and bring it inside at night.

The price has me worried but is worst case I just keep the receipt and keep it on a card with extended warranty? Hell for $300 I'm cool with it lasting 2 summers. (our current 50 inch Toshiba is finally giving up at 8.5 years in a $200 black Friday purchase, so we don't really have high standards)

[Mags FTW]

onn. 65” Class 4K UHD (2160P) LED Roku Smart TV HDR (100012587) https://www.walmart.com/ip/476550098

Anyone have thoughts on some of these cheaper TV's (onn, Hisense, TCL). I'm looking for a semi permanent set up in my backyard to have cartoon movie nights while I grill out. Could care less about picture quality outside of preferring brightness at twilight. I've brought my tv outside in the past but looking for a dedicated tv to just pop on the bracket and bring it inside at night.

The price has me worried but is worst case I just keep the receipt and keep it on a card with extended warranty? Hell for $300 I'm cool with it lasting 2 summers. (our current 50 inch Toshiba is finally giving up at 8.5 years in a $200 black Friday purchase, so we don't really have high standards)

We bought a TCL Roku about a year ago to just have as an extra TV in the basement that my kids can watch cartoons and Youtube stuff on. It does the job for the price.

Honestly, I think we are at the point with TVs where you are either buying an OLED/QLED for the long haul or spending a few hundred on something you aren't getting attached to.

[HaroldinGMinor]

onn. 65” Class 4K UHD (2160P) LED Roku Smart TV HDR (100012587) https://www.walmart.com/ip/476550098

Anyone have thoughts on some of these cheaper TV's (onn, Hisense, TCL). I'm looking for a semi permanent set up in my backyard to have cartoon movie nights while I grill out. Could care less about picture quality outside of preferring brightness at twilight. I've brought my tv outside in the past but looking for a dedicated tv to just pop on the bracket and bring it inside at night.

The price has me worried but is worst case I just keep the receipt and keep it on a card with extended warranty? Hell for $300 I'm cool with it lasting 2 summers. (our current 50 inch Toshiba is finally giving up at 8.5 years in a $200 black Friday purchase, so we don't really have high standards)

We bought a TCL Roku about a year ago to just have as an extra TV in the basement that my kids can watch cartoons and Youtube stuff on. It does the job for the price.

Honestly, I think we are at the point with TVs where you are either buying an OLED/QLED for the long haul or spending a few hundred on something you aren't getting attached to.

Agreed. I never thought I'd be an expensive TV guy until I finally ponied up and got an OLED. The picture is just so much better...and I got a "cheap" one.