OT: TV and Movies (With Spoilers)

[MickeyDavis]

Finished up Mr. Robot tonight. Quite a ride. Really enjoyed it. And I always love Bobby Cannavale.

[MoreTrife]

Finished up Mr. Robot tonight. Quite a ride. Really enjoyed it. And I always love Bobby Cannavale.

Top notch, premium show. Feel like I should watch it again.

[machu46]

Finished up Mr. Robot tonight. Quite a ride. Really enjoyed it. And I always love Bobby Cannavale.

It was always entertaining and I think the first and last seasons in particular were amazing.

[Bucksfan28]

Finished up Mr. Robot tonight. Quite a ride. Really enjoyed it. And I always love Bobby Cannavale.

One of my all-timers so glad to hear you enjoyed the finish. Esmail wrapped it up at the perfect time (I think they almost spread it out to five seasons). And yea, Irving is a great character.

For the Robot fans I'd be curious to hear favorite eps/characters/scenes/etc. Although he was only a secondary character, I'm a Fernando Vera stan. Elliot Villar acted his ass off. This was me in my living room when he returned at the end of S3...

[ReasonablySober]

Favorite scene was how Dom and Darlene ended up where they were in 4x10.

[tydett]

Feels like it's going to be tough for the MCU moving forward to get us to care or invest in characters (especially minor Avengers) without giving us a quality show like WandaVision. Really well created and certainly in the top quartile of MCU endeavors.

[MickeyDavis]

Finished up Mr. Robot tonight. Quite a ride. Really enjoyed it. And I always love Bobby Cannavale.

One of my all-timers so glad to hear you enjoyed the finish. Esmail wrapped it up at the perfect time (I think they almost spread it out to five seasons). And yea, Irving is a great character.

For the Robot fans I'd be curious to hear favorite eps/characters/scenes/etc. Although he was only a secondary character, I'm a Fernando Vera stan. Elliot Villar acted his ass off. This was me in my living room when he returned at the end of S3...

Villar was really good. I thought the casting was great. BD Wong has always been a favorite going back to Oz. I hope they don't bring this back in any form. It wrapped up nicely.

[Bucksfan28]

Finished up Mr. Robot tonight. Quite a ride. Really enjoyed it. And I always love Bobby Cannavale.

One of my all-timers so glad to hear you enjoyed the finish. Esmail wrapped it up at the perfect time (I think they almost spread it out to five seasons). And yea, Irving is a great character.

For the Robot fans I'd be curious to hear favorite eps/characters/scenes/etc. Although he was only a secondary character, I'm a Fernando Vera stan. Elliot Villar acted his ass off. This was me in my living room when he returned at the end of S3...

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Villar was really good. I thought the casting was great. BD Wong has always been a favorite going back to Oz. I hope they don't bring this back in any form. It wrapped up nicely.

Agreed on the casting, and I thought most (all?) of the characters had full and satisfying stories.

Humble brag moment. A few years ago myself and a buddy dressed up as Elliot and Mr Robot for halloween. Our friend's brother was dating BD at the time, so we facetimed him and his response was... "oh c'mon. those aren't costumes, that's just a brown jacket and a black hoodie."

[ReasonablySober]

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In a war-torn region of Syria, an elite team of Navy SEALs led by Sr. Chief John Kelly (Michael B. Jordan) rescues a CIA operative taken hostage by ex-Russian military forces. Three months later, in apparent retaliation for his role in the mission, Kelly’s pregnant wife Pam (Lauren London) is murdered in the U.S. by a squad of masked Russian assassins. Despite being shot multiple times himself, Kelly manages to kill all but one of the attackers before being rushed to the hospital.

Meanwhile in Washington D.C., Kelly’s friend and former SEAL team member Lt. Commander Karen Greer (Jodie Turner-Smith) meets with CIA agent Robert Ritter (Jamie Bell) and Secretary of Defense Thomas Clay (Guy Pearce) to discuss their response options. Leaked news of Russia’s unprecedented attack on American soil has caused the already-strained relations between the two nations to sour further. If something isn’t done soon the result could be a full-scale war.

Healed from his injuries, a rogue Kelly tracks down the corrupt Russian diplomat who issued the passports to his wife’s murderers, and forces him at gunpoint to give up the name of the surviving assassin. Sent to prison for the crime, Kelly bargains his way out by revealing the escaped operative is one Victor Rykov (Brett Gelman), an ex-Special Forces officer currently hiding in Murmansk, Russia.

With Secretary Clay’s reluctant approval, Kelly joins Greer and Ritter on a top-secret mission to capture Rykov and bring him back to the U.S. to face justice. But en route to Murmansk, their plane is shot down by the Russian Air Force and plummets into the Bering Sea. Using their SEAL skills to survive the crash, they eventually make their way to Rykov’s location, only to discover that the murder of Kelly’s family was part of a vast international conspiracy orchestrated by powerful political figures. Torn between personal honor and loyalty to his country, and with the fate of nations hanging in the balance, Kelly has no choice but to expose the truth, no matter the cost. The explosive origin story of action hero John Clark, one of the most popular characters in author Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan universe, Without Remorse is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Stefano Sollima (Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Gomorrah, ZeroZeroZero).

This looks to have almost nothing in common with the book.

[emunney]

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In a war-torn region of Syria, an elite team of Navy SEALs led by Sr. Chief John Kelly (Michael B. Jordan) rescues a CIA operative taken hostage by ex-Russian military forces. Three months later, in apparent retaliation for his role in the mission, Kelly’s pregnant wife Pam (Lauren London) is murdered in the U.S. by a squad of masked Russian assassins. Despite being shot multiple times himself, Kelly manages to kill all but one of the attackers before being rushed to the hospital.

Meanwhile in Washington D.C., Kelly’s friend and former SEAL team member Lt. Commander Karen Greer (Jodie Turner-Smith) meets with CIA agent Robert Ritter (Jamie Bell) and Secretary of Defense Thomas Clay (Guy Pearce) to discuss their response options. Leaked news of Russia’s unprecedented attack on American soil has caused the already-strained relations between the two nations to sour further. If something isn’t done soon the result could be a full-scale war.

Healed from his injuries, a rogue Kelly tracks down the corrupt Russian diplomat who issued the passports to his wife’s murderers, and forces him at gunpoint to give up the name of the surviving assassin. Sent to prison for the crime, Kelly bargains his way out by revealing the escaped operative is one Victor Rykov (Brett Gelman), an ex-Special Forces officer currently hiding in Murmansk, Russia.

With Secretary Clay’s reluctant approval, Kelly joins Greer and Ritter on a top-secret mission to capture Rykov and bring him back to the U.S. to face justice. But en route to Murmansk, their plane is shot down by the Russian Air Force and plummets into the Bering Sea. Using their SEAL skills to survive the crash, they eventually make their way to Rykov’s location, only to discover that the murder of Kelly’s family was part of a vast international conspiracy orchestrated by powerful political figures. Torn between personal honor and loyalty to his country, and with the fate of nations hanging in the balance, Kelly has no choice but to expose the truth, no matter the cost. The explosive origin story of action hero John Clark, one of the most popular characters in author Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan universe, Without Remorse is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Stefano Sollima (Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Gomorrah, ZeroZeroZero).

This looks to have almost nothing in common with the book.

That super weird. Especially considering there was no need to update the book since it was already historical when it was released. Clancy's books are basically written as movies, so adapting them shouldn't be all that complicated.

[Matches Malone]

Anybody watch the new Superman show? I just finished episode one and thought it was actually pretty decent. It's production value and writing is much better than most of the CW superhero shows that I got bored with.

[ReasonablySober]

Anybody watch the new Superman show? I just finished episode one and thought it was actually pretty decent. It's production value and writing is much better than most of the CW superhero shows that I got bored with.

I liked the first episode enough to tune in this season. I really like Tyler Hoechlin.

[KidA24]

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In a war-torn region of Syria, an elite team of Navy SEALs led by Sr. Chief John Kelly (Michael B. Jordan) rescues a CIA operative taken hostage by ex-Russian military forces. Three months later, in apparent retaliation for his role in the mission, Kelly’s pregnant wife Pam (Lauren London) is murdered in the U.S. by a squad of masked Russian assassins. Despite being shot multiple times himself, Kelly manages to kill all but one of the attackers before being rushed to the hospital.

Meanwhile in Washington D.C., Kelly’s friend and former SEAL team member Lt. Commander Karen Greer (Jodie Turner-Smith) meets with CIA agent Robert Ritter (Jamie Bell) and Secretary of Defense Thomas Clay (Guy Pearce) to discuss their response options. Leaked news of Russia’s unprecedented attack on American soil has caused the already-strained relations between the two nations to sour further. If something isn’t done soon the result could be a full-scale war.

Healed from his injuries, a rogue Kelly tracks down the corrupt Russian diplomat who issued the passports to his wife’s murderers, and forces him at gunpoint to give up the name of the surviving assassin. Sent to prison for the crime, Kelly bargains his way out by revealing the escaped operative is one Victor Rykov (Brett Gelman), an ex-Special Forces officer currently hiding in Murmansk, Russia.

With Secretary Clay’s reluctant approval, Kelly joins Greer and Ritter on a top-secret mission to capture Rykov and bring him back to the U.S. to face justice. But en route to Murmansk, their plane is shot down by the Russian Air Force and plummets into the Bering Sea. Using their SEAL skills to survive the crash, they eventually make their way to Rykov’s location, only to discover that the murder of Kelly’s family was part of a vast international conspiracy orchestrated by powerful political figures. Torn between personal honor and loyalty to his country, and with the fate of nations hanging in the balance, Kelly has no choice but to expose the truth, no matter the cost. The explosive origin story of action hero John Clark, one of the most popular characters in author Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan universe, Without Remorse is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Stefano Sollima (Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Gomorrah, ZeroZeroZero).

This looks to have almost nothing in common with the book.

Without Remorse is my all-time favorite Clancy book, and whatever this is won't do it justice at all. However, to be fair, putting out a movie starring a black man who goes on a vigilante justice spree might not be the best thing currently.

[BUCKnation]

Not familiar with the book, with the screenplay is by Taylor Sheridan so I'm pretty confident it'll be good.

[HaroldinGMinor]

I just finished the first season of The Mandalorian and at the risk of getting pelted with virtual stones....does it get better? The dialog and a lot of the performances are just awful. Example:

Spoiler:

Nurse/Assassin droid tells everyone in lava boat in that he has to self-destruct in order to save the baby thus satisfying his prime directive. I mean he spells out EVERYTHING. Nurse/Assassin droid then steps into lava river to go kill all the storm troopers. Apollo Creed says "What are you doing???"

And that was one of the better episodes. Directed by Taika Waititi no less.

[ReasonablySober]

I just finished the first season of The Mandalorian and at the risk of getting pelted with virtual stones....does it get better? The dialog and a lot of the performances are just awful. Example:

Spoiler:

Nurse/Assassin droid tells everyone in lava boat in that he has to self-destruct in order to save the baby thus satisfying his prime directive. I mean he spells out EVERYTHING. Nurse/Assassin droid then steps into lava river to go kill all the storm troopers. Apollo Creed says "What are you doing???"

And that was one of the better episodes. Directed by Taika Waititi no less.

It never gets better than the Sudekis and Pally trooper scene, but that's also because that's one of the best scenes in Star Wars history.

It's a solid show and season two was fine. It's got Space Raylan Givens in an episode.

[MissKhriddleton]

I just finished the first season of The Mandalorian and at the risk of getting pelted with virtual stones....does it get better? The dialog and a lot of the performances are just awful. Example:

Spoiler:

Nurse/Assassin droid tells everyone in lava boat in that he has to self-destruct in order to save the baby thus satisfying his prime directive. I mean he spells out EVERYTHING. Nurse/Assassin droid then steps into lava river to go kill all the storm troopers. Apollo Creed says "What are you doing???"

And that was one of the better episodes. Directed by Taika Waititi no less.

No, the show sucks. I don't even think it's like - well it's not great, but it's entertaining. It legit sucks. The amount of love it gets is baffling.

[Ron Swanson]

The best thing about the Mandalorian is that it finally goes back to what made the original films so good, by using practical effects and actual set pieces instead of a bunch of people acting in front of a green screen. Outside of that though? Yeah, just like everything Star Wars since Disney has touched it, it's a mediocre story and cast of characters propped up by nostalgia cameos and a nearly 50-year old lore universe that just happens to still hold up. I do enjoy the random comedian cameos quite a bit though (Sudeikis, Amy Sedaris, Waititi, Horatio Sanz).

[ClassicJack]

Coming 2 America wasn't the first movie and it was never gonna be. But it left me with a genuine smile on my face. Between Dolemite, SNL, some hilarious interviews like the one with Nas and this, Eddie Murphy is officially on a roll. The standup special will complete the cypher.

[RiotPunch]

The best thing about the Mandalorian is that it finally goes back to what made the original films so good, by using practical effects and actual set pieces instead of a bunch of people acting in front of a green screen. Outside of that though? Yeah, just like everything Star Wars since Disney has touched it, it's a mediocre story and cast of characters propped up by nostalgia cameos and a nearly 50-year old lore universe that just happens to still hold up. I do enjoy the random comedian cameos quite a bit though (Sudeikis, Amy Sedaris, Waititi, Horatio Sanz).

Can't forget Burr and deputy space Marshall Raylan Givens!