OT: Art, Music, Literature, Media, Teachers & More!! - Part 3

sam_I_am · Post #1041 » by **sam_I_am** » Fri Oct 11, 2024 1:20 pm

Bad Monkey was my favorite book by Carl Hiasson, one of my favorite authors. The series on Apple managed to be even better by being pretty faithful to the book and also getting the very best of Vince Vaughn’s comedic talent as the lead character.

Tatumfor2 · Post #1042 » by **Tatumfor2** » Fri Oct 11, 2024 6:18 pm

bisme37 wrote:
ConstableGeneva wrote:7 episodes in, Tatum >>>>>> Ant. Not saying more. Just watch the Netflix special.

I'm only on Ep 2 but Ant is so annoying haha. If you're that good you don't have to constantly tell people you're good.

Horrible show!

Spoiler:

Post #1043 » by **canman1971** » Fri Oct 11, 2024 7:58 pm

Tatumfor2 wrote:
bisme37 wrote:
ConstableGeneva wrote:7 episodes in, Tatum >>>>>> Ant. Not saying more. Just watch the Netflix special.

I'm only on Ep 2 but Ant is so annoying haha. If you're that good you don't have to constantly tell people you're good.

Horrible show!

Spoiler:
- Made me not hate Jimmy Butler as much.
- Made me respect Lebron a bit more.
- Made me like Sabonis. Are his eyes more beautiful than Al's?
- Made me hope that Ant never wins a title.

Save yourself this misery and skip to episode 10!

I actually did that.

Smart2Nesmith43 · Post #1044 » by **Smart2Nesmith43** » Fri Oct 11, 2024 9:24 pm

bisme37 wrote:
ConstableGeneva wrote:7 episodes in, Tatum >>>>>> Ant. Not saying more. Just watch the Netflix special.

I'm only on Ep 2 but Ant is so annoying haha. If you're that good you don't have to constantly tell people you're good.

I just finished episode two also and I'm getting whiplash because they keep switching between Sabonis who looks like a nice, well adjusted person who happens to be really good at basketball and Anthony Edwards ignoring his hungry and pregnant girlfriend to play video games on thanksgiving.

Post #1045 » by **canman1971** » Sat Oct 12, 2024 3:24 am

This exposes Edwards as a terrible human during the birth of his child. Your child is born and you give a **** about a game your team lost? Moral compass needs to be addressed.

Post #1046 » by **canman1971** » Sat Oct 12, 2024 3:37 am

From my experience, it takes one person to raise a child. Fortunately, I had my wife join the journey early on. AE is embarrassing.

Post #1047 » by **bisme37** » Sat Oct 12, 2024 7:49 pm

sam_I_am wrote:Bad Monkey was my favorite book by Carl Hiasson, one of my favorite authors. The series on Apple managed to be even better by being pretty faithful to the book and also getting the very best of Vince Vaughn’s comedic talent as the lead character.

I finished that last night and really liked it. Although I don't really know why it's called Bad Monkey haha. The monkey was only a bit player and never really did anything bad. Good show though!

Also, if anyone has Starz, the new show Sweetpea is awesome so far. Ella Purnell goes from wallflower to psycho killer.

ConstableGeneva · Post #1048 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Mon Oct 14, 2024 5:14 pm

Finally got to finish Manhattan, the TV series about the invention of the first atomic bomb. Kinda. More fictional than Oppenheimer. So it's like For All Mankind (which I love) but about Fat Man and Little Boy and the "people who created them" instead of space exploration. Bunch of familiar faces in it including the women leads of Mrs. Maisel and Evil. Got canceled abruptly after two seasons so I felt they had more stories to tell.

Sweetpea was a quick watch. It's like Killing Eve but less elaborate/elegant. Ella Purnell from Yellowjackets/Fallout stars in it. Slow Horses new season is as awesome as ever. Should have more episodes or at least two seasons per year lol. Don't get the hype around Industry though I keep watching it. Penguin is engaging enough. At least more than most shows Marvel was churning out.

And If you're a wrestling fan as a kid in the 80s/90s, McMahon is a must-watch. For those missing Reservation Dogs, try No One Will Miss Us on Prime. Colin from Accounts (Aussie show) is the best TV romcom no one talks about.

I had so much TV done during the offseason.

Now it's time for more championship basketball from our Cs.

sam_I_am · Post #1049 » by **sam_I_am** » Mon Oct 14, 2024 5:35 pm

bisme37 wrote:
sam_I_am wrote:Bad Monkey was my favorite book by Carl Hiasson, one of my favorite authors. The series on Apple managed to be even better by being pretty faithful to the book and also getting the very best of Vince Vaughn’s comedic talent as the lead character.

I finished that last night and really liked it. Although I don't really know why it's called Bad Monkey haha. The monkey was only a bit player and never really did anything bad. Good show though!

Also, if anyone has Starz, the new show Sweetpea is awesome so far. Ella Purnell goes from wallflower to psycho killer.

In the book, the monkey is supposed to be the monkey from Pirates of the Caribbean movie and is constantly causing mayhem. Probably impossible to film that though.

Ed Pinkney · Post #1050 » by **Ed Pinkney** » Tue Oct 15, 2024 2:31 am

I saw the trailer for Season 2 of Silo on Apple TV just came out. It was a bit uneven, but I quite enjoyed Season 1 (I haven't read the book).

Same as with Rings of Power Season 2 and Amazon, I cancelled my Apple TV subscription several months ago and now need to decide whether I rejoin or not in order to watch this.

Watch on YouTube

bucknersrevenge · Post #1051 » by **bucknersrevenge** » Tue Oct 15, 2024 11:54 pm

Anyone check out The Tourist on Netflix? Just caught on that the second season was out. Really enjoyed the first season. Second was pretty good too.

Post #1052 » by **canman1971** » Wed Oct 16, 2024 4:19 am

bucknersrevenge wrote:Anyone check out The Tourist on Netflix? Just caught on that the second season was out. Really enjoyed the first season. Second was pretty good too.

Awesome. Much better than I expected.

bigfoot_cryptozoology · Post #1053 » by **bigfoot_cryptozoology** » Sun Oct 20, 2024 5:57 am

It does...

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bigfoot_cryptozoology · Post #1054 » by **bigfoot_cryptozoology** » Tue Oct 22, 2024 11:20 pm

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Ed Pinkney · Post #1055 » by **Ed Pinkney** » Wed Oct 23, 2024 4:31 am

The trailer for the new Dune series looks promising as well.

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bigfoot_cryptozoology · Post #1056 » by **bigfoot_cryptozoology** » Thu Oct 24, 2024 11:55 am

Hopefully, Dad doesn't confiscate the guitar...

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itrsteve · Post #1057 » by **itrsteve** » Thu Oct 24, 2024 12:39 pm

Tatumfor2 wrote:Horrible show!

Spoiler:
- Made me not hate Jimmy Butler as much.
- Made me respect Lebron a bit more.
- Made me like Sabonis. Are his eyes more beautiful than Al's?
- Made me hope that Ant never wins a title.

Save yourself this misery and skip to episode 10!

I agree with all these reactions. My favorite part of the show was the family element and seeing that side of them all. I couldn't help but to have a new appreciation for Jimmy.

Also, LeBron swears too much. Not as if I'm the language police, but you know when a middle schooler is swearing too much on purpose to sound cool? That's sort of what it sounds like.

Post #1058 » by **bisme37** » Thu Oct 24, 2024 8:10 pm

Caught this on Hulu last night. Best spooky movie I've seen this Halloween season.

Watch on YouTube

Post #1059 » by **bisme37** » Mon Oct 28, 2024 7:06 pm

Been going through Halloweeny type stuff and watched A Quiet Place Day One last night. Lots of suspense and some very effective jump scares. Solid plot, although I thought the ending may have been a little sappy. Would recommend though.

Honestly as a cat guy my main takeaway was the cat that's in it. Kinda fell in love with the little bugger and I'm blown away by his acting skills lol. Deserves a Cat Oscar for sure.

Post #1060 » by **canman1971** » Mon Oct 28, 2024 10:04 pm

"Wolf Creek" is a mindf****". My wife always asks me why the hell would I have her watch that? I really don't see the issue.