2017 TV/Movie/Book Thread with Spoilers

BUCKnation · Post #401 » by **BUCKnation** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 11:10 pm

thomchatt3rton wrote:
Diggr14 wrote:
VooDoo7 wrote:Films win best picture every year that people don't agree with.

Birdman won a few years back, beating out Whiplash, The Imitation Game, Selma and The Theory of Everything. To me, that was a joke.

I agree 100% there. Birdman beating out any of those.. was a joke.

Whiplash was my favorite film that year. I liked Selma much better than Birdman as well.

There were reasons why Birdman won. From an acting and directing POV, it was pretty f*cking impressive. Impressive enough to win, IDK. Whiplash was very deserving too. The others were pretty ordinary I thought.

Birdman was an incredibly well made film, but I liked Whiplash more. Birdman was just one of those movies were you came away more impressed with the acting and filmwork than the story whereas I felt Whiplash was just a really good movie all around.

VooDoo7 · Post #402 » by **VooDoo7** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 11:23 pm

I watched Manchester By the Sea today. Not quite sure how I feel about it yet.

Iheartfootball · Post #403 » by **Iheartfootball** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 5:46 pm

VooDoo7 wrote:I watched Manchester By the Sea today. Not quite sure how I feel about it yet.

Good for you letting it sit and percolate. I found it more nuanced than just, 'such a depressing movie'. Which it was, but more than just that for me.

FrieAaron · Post #404 » by **FrieAaron** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 5:51 pm

Iheartfootball wrote:
VooDoo7 wrote:I watched Manchester By the Sea today. Not quite sure how I feel about it yet.

Good for you letting it sit and percolate. I found it more nuanced than just, 'such a depressing movie'. Which it was, but more than just that for me.

Definitely.

Iheartfootball · Post #405 » by **Iheartfootball** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 6:01 pm

Finished Deadwood last night. I really enjoyed the classic setup of the characters and how some could be given to become narrators at any point. Felt like a Greek tragedy at most points.

Strictly speaking of characters the most compelling obviously being Swearengen. Ian McShane was amazing. I would have to echo other posters on the topic but he is right up there as one of the best characters in television history that I have found. Also, love how Raylan Givens just seems like part of a matured offspring of Seth Bullock. He was perfectly cast.

I know, it just ends without a satisfying conclusion and there are talks of a movie at some point but even knowing that if you enjoy great scripted television it really is 'must see' in my humble opinion. It's unique but familiar in its story, characters, and setting. The dialogue alone was groundbreaking at the time. I could spend hours dissecting it but no one wants to read that.

Post #406 » by **MickeyDavis** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 6:11 pm

Loved Deadwood. Hated that it was ended prematurely for freakin' John in Cincinnati. I like Olyphant in just about everything he's done. Haven't watched Santa Clara Diet yet but hope to get to that this week. McShane is also good in everything. I loved it when I saw he was on Game of Thrones but that didn't last long. Same with Ray Donovan. American Gods looks interesting, I'll check it out when it premieres in a few weeks.

Iheartfootball · Post #407 » by **Iheartfootball** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 6:16 pm

Anyone watch 'Bosch' on Amazon? Comments, recommendation?

Post #408 » by **ReasonablySober** » Wed Mar 1, 2017 4:40 am

ReasonablySober wrote:Halfway through getting caught up on this season's Agents of SHIELD. Goddamn is it great.

Caught up to where they are now. I'm blown the **** away.

emunney · Post #409 » by **emunney** » Wed Mar 1, 2017 4:43 am

Unreasonably excited for Making History.

Turk Nowitzki · Post #410 » by **Turk Nowitzki** » Wed Mar 1, 2017 4:45 am

ReasonablySober wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:Halfway through getting caught up on this season's Agents of SHIELD. Goddamn is it great.

Caught up to where they are now. I'm blown the **** away.

The last episode was **** insane, just on another level. Made all the CW shows look like kid stuff.

Post #411 » by **ReasonablySober** » Wed Mar 1, 2017 4:47 am

Turk Nowitzki wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:Halfway through getting caught up on this season's Agents of SHIELD. Goddamn is it great.

Caught up to where they are now. I'm blown the **** away.

The last episode was **** insane, just on another level. Made all the CW shows look like kid stuff.

They've had a few of these. It's nuts to think back on what the series was in season one and what it is now.

bigkurty · Post #412 » by **bigkurty** » Wed Mar 1, 2017 5:01 am

ReasonablySober wrote:
Turk Nowitzki wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:
Caught up to where they are now. I'm blown the **** away.

The last episode was **** insane, just on another level. Made all the CW shows look like kid stuff.

They've had a few of these. It's nuts to think back on what the series was in season one and what it is now.

I stopped watching during season 1. Was so bad. I take it the show has improved.

Turk Nowitzki · Post #413 » by **Turk Nowitzki** » Wed Mar 1, 2017 5:02 am

bigkurty wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:
Turk Nowitzki wrote:The last episode was **** insane, just on another level. Made all the CW shows look like kid stuff.

They've had a few of these. It's nuts to think back on what the series was in season one and what it is now.

I stopped watching during season 1. Was so bad. I take it the show has improved.

It's not even the same show anymore.

Post #414 » by **ReasonablySober** » Wed Mar 1, 2017 5:04 am

Turk Nowitzki wrote:
bigkurty wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:
They've had a few of these. It's nuts to think back on what the series was in season one and what it is now.

I stopped watching during season 1. Was so bad. I take it the show has improved.

It's not even the same show anymore.

This. I love the show and I gave up a few episodes into the first season. There was a BIG THING that happened in the middle of it that made me jump back in and since then I haven't regretted it.

WeekapaugGroove · Post #415 » by **WeekapaugGroove** » Wed Mar 1, 2017 6:10 am

Anyone check out Patriot on Amazon? Just finished the 1st episode and very intrigued. Its kind of a weird cohen bros style spy show.

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Max Green · Post #416 » by **Max Green** » Wed Mar 1, 2017 2:59 pm

ReasonablySober wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:Halfway through getting caught up on this season's Agents of SHIELD. Goddamn is it great.

Caught up to where they are now. I'm blown the **** away.

I just finished the mid-season finale last night. First thing I thought of was your post. The show has hit it's stride the last year or so. I'm looking forward to it's return in April especially seeing

Spoiler:

Post #417 » by **ReasonablySober** » Wed Mar 1, 2017 3:01 pm

Max Green wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:Halfway through getting caught up on this season's Agents of SHIELD. Goddamn is it great.

Caught up to where they are now. I'm blown the **** away.

I just finished the mid-season finale last night. The show has hit it's stride the last year or so. I'm looking forward to it's return in April especially seeing
Spoiler:
Agent May leading Hydra.

Spoiler:

Bucksfan28 · Post #418 » by **Bucksfan28** » Wed Mar 1, 2017 3:13 pm

Compelling string of flicks coming out this month.

Logan
Kong
Life

And Get Out was awesome. I was unsure how they would eventually close the whole hypnosis arc, but **** got creepy.

Max Green · Post #419 » by **Max Green** » Wed Mar 1, 2017 3:30 pm

ReasonablySober wrote:
Max Green wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:
Caught up to where they are now. I'm blown the **** away.

I just finished the mid-season finale last night. The show has hit it's stride the last year or so. I'm looking forward to it's return in April especially seeing
Spoiler:
Agent May leading Hydra.

Spoiler:
I wonder how long they stick in this alternate realty. Or if they go deep on how Coulson not being apart of S.H.I.E.L.D. somehow led to Hydra winning and May being a leader. And if they just remove Simmons all together.

Spoiler:

Post #420 » by **humanrefutation** » Wed Mar 1, 2017 3:34 pm

Bucksfan28 wrote:Compelling string of flicks coming out this month.

Logan
Kong
Life

And Get Out was awesome. I was unsure how they would eventually close the whole hypnosis arc, but **** got creepy.

Life is the only one of those three that I'm actually interested in seeing. I'm sick of X-Men movies and I never was much of a fan of the King Kong series.

I saw Get Out and agree that it was excellent. I'm going to see it again in a couple weeks.