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Ron Swanson · Post #61 » by **Ron Swanson** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 1:51 pm

PintSizedBox10 wrote:S4 of Umbrella Academy is the weirdest final season to a TV show that I have ever watched. I can't remember another show completely disregarding nearly every prior plot point like this one did. What a shame

Pretty much everyone I've heard is saying exactly this. It's super weird, because I loved the first two seasons, was excited for S3 and then.....completely lost me after 2 episodes. I don't know if they changed writers/show-runners or just strayed too far from the source material, but man, this'll be a show that they study in "Good/quirky TV that took an absolute nose dive half-way through its run" courses.

chonestown · Post #62 » by **chonestown** » Tue Aug 27, 2024 5:38 pm

Thought "The Crying Game" was a forerunner to the knockout game.

Brother, it was not, don't think this counts as a spoiler.

RiotPunch · Post #63 » by **RiotPunch** » Wed Aug 28, 2024 7:36 am

Not TV or Movies, but a podcast:

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Comedian Gary Vider revisits his childhood, where his dad was a con man and cooked up a plan where Gary would impersonate a Sports Illustrated for Kids child reporter and he would impersonate a photographer. They were wildly successful, but his cons went deeper and ruined the family. He disowned his father at age 15 and in this podcast confronts him as adults after decades without talking. It is fascinating.

chonestown · Post #64 » by **chonestown** » Wed Aug 28, 2024 6:14 pm

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Post #65 » by **MickeyDavis** » Wed Aug 28, 2024 6:30 pm

I bailed on Slow Horses after a couple of episodes, I don't remember why. I've heard it's pretty good though. Season 4 drops next week, should I start over?

KidA24 · Post #66 » by **KidA24** » Thu Aug 29, 2024 3:20 am

MickeyDavis wrote:I bailed on Slow Horses after a couple of episodes, I don't remember why. I've heard it's pretty good though. Season 4 drops next week, should I start over?

I truly have enjoyed it. Admittedly, a roundabout slow start, but if you don't enjoy Gary Oldman, you probably won't be all in.

Post #67 » by **MickeyDavis** » Thu Aug 29, 2024 3:53 am

KidA24 wrote:
MickeyDavis wrote:I bailed on Slow Horses after a couple of episodes, I don't remember why. I've heard it's pretty good though. Season 4 drops next week, should I start over?

I truly have enjoyed it. Admittedly, a roundabout slow start, but if you don't enjoy Gary Oldman, you probably won't be all in.

I like him so I'm going to watch.

Dick Tate · Post #68 » by **Dick Tate** » Thu Aug 29, 2024 4:42 pm

VEEP

My wife and I dumped HBO around the turn of the century and finally decided to sign up again a couple years ago. I put VEEP on the watchlist then but we never got around to checking it out until a few months ago. A couple episodes into season 4 now.

I don't think it was possible to pick a better time to watch this show for the first time. :lol:

Post #69 » by **MickeyDavis** » Thu Aug 29, 2024 4:49 pm

I'm liking Bad Monkey quite a bit.

Post #70 » by **ReasonablySober** » Thu Aug 29, 2024 5:56 pm

New Terminator dropped today. Looks awesome.

Ron Swanson · Post #71 » by **Ron Swanson** » Thu Aug 29, 2024 6:54 pm

Veep is a Top-10 all-time comedy for me. Also late on this as usual, but I loved Mrs. Davis. Just the perfect mix of absurdism, thoughtfulness, and originality. Lindelof is a genius with philosophical and religious satire.

emunney · Post #72 » by **emunney** » Thu Aug 29, 2024 7:23 pm

Ron Swanson wrote:Veep is a Top-10 all-time comedy for me. Also late on this as usual, but I loved Mrs. Davis. Just the perfect mix of absurdism, thoughtfulness, and originality. Lindelof is a genius with philosophical and religious satire.

Could almost hear all the best parts of my brain lighting up watching Mrs. Davis.

Post #73 » by **ReasonablySober** » Thu Aug 29, 2024 8:33 pm

I need to rewatch Ms. Davis. The reveal episode was just amazing. One of the funnest hours of TV in years.

Matches Malone · Post #74 » by **Matches Malone** » Fri Aug 30, 2024 2:07 pm

Anybody watch Kinds of Kindness? I usually don't mind weird, quirky movies but this one didn't do it for me. Too all over the place and some of the scenes felt like visual and dialogue diarrhea.

HaroldinGMinor · Post #75 » by **HaroldinGMinor** » Fri Aug 30, 2024 2:56 pm

I watched Bottoms. Meh.

Post #76 » by **MickeyDavis** » Fri Aug 30, 2024 3:51 pm

Got around to seeing The Harder They Fall. Great cast, I enjoyed it. It's over the top.

Post #77 » by **humanrefutation** » Tue Sep 3, 2024 3:32 am

I want to love The Rings of Power but the snail pacing and overwrought dialogue and boring ass subplots make me want to quit it. I'll stick with it and hope it gets better, though.

TroyD92 · Post #78 » by **TroyD92** » Tue Sep 3, 2024 4:41 am

humanrefutation wrote:I want to love The Rings of Power but the snail pacing and overwrought dialogue and boring ass subplots make me want to quit it. I'll stick with it and hope it gets better, though.

I have so many things to say as an avid Tolkien enthusiast. I try as hard as i can to enjoy anything in the lotr universe and take it on its merits. i WANT to love Rings Of Power as well, but god its so boring. Why do the Orcs have families now? Like what the **** is happening lol. Also I have no idea how they managed to make Galadriel so unlikable. it's actually impressive they turned a 5k+ year old elf into a teenager.

emunney · Post #79 » by **emunney** » Tue Sep 3, 2024 3:15 pm

humanrefutation wrote:I want to love The Rings of Power but the snail pacing and overwrought dialogue and boring ass subplots make me want to quit it. I'll stick with it and hope it gets better, though.

Sounds very true to Tolkein tbf

Post #80 » by **ReasonablySober** » Tue Sep 3, 2024 3:39 pm

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