OT TV and Movies (Please use spoiler tags)

Ron Swanson · Post #101 » by **Ron Swanson** » Wed Sep 4, 2024 4:32 pm

Yeah, I don't have a huge issue with the list, but in particular, not having the Christmas dinner episode as the best for The Bear is certainly a choice. As is choosing literally any Season 8 episode of GoT as the best (like, c'mon).

Post #102 » by **ReasonablySober** » Wed Sep 4, 2024 4:36 pm

Rolling Stone almost exclusively makes bad lists so I was surprised at how little I found to quibble over.

buckboy · Post #103 » by **buckboy** » Wed Sep 4, 2024 6:08 pm

ReasonablySober wrote:

Watch on YouTube

Couldn't help but notice an omission clearly meant to bother an audience of one (me. the only person who cares about Wings is me).

I was expecting to watch that and make fun of you for liking that show, but that was actually pretty good.

CharityStripe34 · Post #104 » by **CharityStripe34** » Wed Sep 4, 2024 6:18 pm

ReasonablySober wrote:
CharityStripe34 wrote:Anyone else watch Warrior? Getting over my post-vacation depression and it's a surprisingly decent show. I'm about halfway through Season 2.

Warrior is awesome, though I think the first season was the best.

It's been fun thus far. My favorite character may be Chow. Season 2 has been arguably more engaging and/or "serious." Sucks to hear the show was cancelled.

Another show that was entertaining that hasn't been renewed is Citadel. It got mixed reviews but I thought it was fun (and good lord Priyanka Chopra).

chonestown · Post #105 » by **chonestown** » Wed Sep 4, 2024 6:40 pm

buckboy wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:

Watch on YouTube

Couldn't help but notice an omission clearly meant to bother an audience of one (me. the only person who cares about Wings is me).

I was expecting to watch that and make fun of you for liking that show, but that was actually pretty good.

We here at Chonestown HQ will simply not speak ill of any vehicle featuring Fox River Valley's favorite son, Tony Shalhoub.

Embrace your roots, Dafoe!

Post #106 » by **ReasonablySober** » Wed Sep 4, 2024 6:41 pm

I was so unbelievably delighted to find out Mr. Shalhoub was from Green Bay.

HaroldinGMinor · Post #107 » by **HaroldinGMinor** » Wed Sep 4, 2024 7:57 pm

ReasonablySober wrote:I was so unbelievably delighted to find out Mr. Shalhoub was from Green Bay.

His episode of Finding Your Roots was good. His family had been in Green Bay for several generations.

Post #108 » by **ReasonablySober** » Wed Sep 4, 2024 7:58 pm

HaroldinGMinor wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:I was so unbelievably delighted to find out Mr. Shalhoub was from Green Bay.

His episode of Finding Your Roots was good. His family had been in Green Bay for several generations.

Awesome, I'll check that out.

buckboy · Post #109 » by **buckboy** » Wed Sep 4, 2024 8:09 pm

First time I saw him (I think) was as the cab driver in "Quick Change", which is incredibly underrated. Highly recommend.

Barton Fink too. Outstanding. Love that guy.

Ayt · Post #110 » by **Ayt** » Thu Sep 5, 2024 12:07 am

emunney wrote:Typically I wouldn't expect the filmmaker to get involved with a trailer but given that this has been Coppola's baby for decades, I'll bet he remembered some bad reviews and had somebody try to find them. And then that person did this.

I'm also still laughing at Dracula getting in the mix. So good.

I wouldn't try to find some way to put it on Coppola when it was clearly some dolt that thought AI could do their job for them.

emunney · Post #111 » by **emunney** » Thu Sep 5, 2024 12:10 am

Ayt wrote:
emunney wrote:Typically I wouldn't expect the filmmaker to get involved with a trailer but given that this has been Coppola's baby for decades, I'll bet he remembered some bad reviews and had somebody try to find them. And then that person did this.

I'm also still laughing at Dracula getting in the mix. So good.

I wouldn't try to find some way to put it on Coppola when it was clearly some dolt that thought AI could do their job for them.

I'm not putting the AI part on Coppola, but he's a control freak, this project has been gestating for 50 years, and I think there's a strong chance the strategy was his idea. If he can hang onto a movie idea for 5 decades, you know he can hold a grudge. I *like* that part.

Ayt · Post #112 » by **Ayt** » Thu Sep 5, 2024 12:11 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?

Slow Horses is excellent.

emunney · Post #113 » by **emunney** » Thu Sep 5, 2024 12:16 am

<"Who was this movie made for?" -- Roger Ebert>

<Jack>

buckboy · Post #114 » by **buckboy** » Thu Sep 5, 2024 2:12 am

Strongly agree with "Forks" over whatever the Christmas episode of the Bear was called.

Incredibly difficult undertaking of course.

Post #115 » by **ReasonablySober** » Thu Sep 5, 2024 2:18 am

buckboy wrote:Strongly agree with "Forks" over whatever the Christmas episode of the Bear was called.

Incredibly difficult undertaking of course.

"Fishes" is an incredible watch but Jamie Lee driving a car through the living room is a bit much.

Licensed to Il · Post #116 » by **Licensed to Il** » Thu Sep 5, 2024 11:54 am

Lists and rankings are usually stupid. But the “best tv episodes” was fun and really well done. There were much better Simpsons episodes, that’s my only pushback.

buckboy · Post #117 » by **buckboy** » Thu Sep 5, 2024 1:41 pm

ReasonablySober wrote:
buckboy wrote:Strongly agree with "Forks" over whatever the Christmas episode of the Bear was called.

Incredibly difficult undertaking of course.

"Fishes" is an incredible watch but Jamie Lee driving a car through the living room is a bit much.

I honestly didn't care for that episode much. Waaaaay over the top imo.

<ducks>

emunney · Post #118 » by **emunney** » Thu Sep 5, 2024 1:49 pm

I love for you guys that you've never had a profoundly mentally unstable relative. I could have seen my grandmother doing that.

Ron Swanson · Post #119 » by **Ron Swanson** » Thu Sep 5, 2024 1:58 pm

Congrats to all you guys who grew up in perfectly stable, emotionally healthy families and think that episode was over the top, because I guarantee you it hit differently for a lot of other people lol. But that's the thing with TV/Movies that's always gonna be subjective. Personal and lived experiences define what we relate to and what we find believable.

Licensed to Il · Post #120 » by **Licensed to Il** » Thu Sep 5, 2024 2:27 pm

It is reasonable to think an episode of tv was too intense, without getting called out for having an overly sheltered life.