OT: TV and Movies

[Iheartfootball]

It's on Starz, and I have the channel through Prime. If you have Prime, I think they still might be running the promotion of some channels for $1 each a month. That's what I'm paying for Paramount+, Starz, and Showtime.

Wait, what? $1? Thanks!

I thought they were running the promotion through February. Hopefully it's not run out.

Still works. Ends 1/23.

*edit, looks like that's only for ScreenPix, not the bundled channels. I can still get a 7 day trial though

[Finn]

I really enjoyed For All Mankind. Speaking of which if you have Spectrum they have an original series, Joe Pickett, that stars Michael Dorman (Gordo in FAM). I enjoyed the first season, it's taken from some C.J. Box books. He has written 21 Joe Pickett books so the series could go a long time lol.

Any chance you've read the series? I'm looking for my next books (almost done with book 29 of 30 in the John Sandford Prey series).

[Licensed to Il]

I'm going to call it after three hours, "Book of Bobba Fett" is a trainwreck. Hard to construct an explanation of how the same people who did so much right on "Mandalorian" could make such a mess of an iconic character.

"How do we make this character gritty and menacing and convince everyone he is a worthy successor to a loathsome crime boss?"

"Let's make him old and take baths every night and wear pajammas and when a giant bounty hunter rips him out of his bathtub to kill him, let's have him get saved by a bunch of teen agers with robot parts who ride scooters"

Also, GTFO that 12 people could carry around two jabba the hutts on poles and a platform. Those things would weigh as much as elephants.

I've honestly never understood this. People were really into Attack of the Clones? Or is this a Clone Wars thing?

When I was a kid, there was no star wars saturation. We had three movies, and toys. So you took a guy like Bobba Fett, and you imagined his backstory. Especially during "Empire" he was a bad ass (Vader points at him and says "don't incinerate Solo). So anyone even close to my age (38-45) is going to revere Bobba Fett.

I was in college when the second three movies came out. And I was old enough where I was no longer the target audience, and they all kind of sucked (in my opinion). So I have no affection for those middle movies or characters.

When the Mandolorian goes back to some of those locales and characters, the nostalgia gets me. When Luke Skywalker showed up, or even Bobba Fett, it made me remember what the original movies felt like to me. My only point in any of this, is that this latest isntallment (Book of Bobba Fett) has not done that a single time. And my kids (definitely in the target age of finding Star Wars magical) all think its sort of a boring show (and they loved Mandalorian and Bad Batch).

[Licensed to Il]

Anyone have any idea why I can't find "Station Eleven" on HBO Max?

[ReasonablySober]

I'm going to call it after three hours, "Book of Bobba Fett" is a trainwreck. Hard to construct an explanation of how the same people who did so much right on "Mandalorian" could make such a mess of an iconic character.

"How do we make this character gritty and menacing and convince everyone he is a worthy successor to a loathsome crime boss?"

"Let's make him old and take baths every night and wear pajammas and when a giant bounty hunter rips him out of his bathtub to kill him, let's have him get saved by a bunch of teen agers with robot parts who ride scooters"

Also, GTFO that 12 people could carry around two jabba the hutts on poles and a platform. Those things would weigh as much as elephants.

I've honestly never understood this. People were really into Attack of the Clones? Or is this a Clone Wars thing?

When I was a kid, there was no star wars saturation. We had three movies, and toys. So you took a guy like Bobba Fett, and you imagined his backstory. Especially during "Empire" he was a bad ass (Vader points at him and says "don't incinerate Solo). So anyone even close to my age (38-45) is going to revere Bobba Fett.

I was in college when the second three movies came out. And I was old enough where I was no longer the target audience, and they all kind of sucked (in my opinion). So I have no affection for those middle movies or characters.

When the Mandolorian goes back to some of those locales and characters, the nostalgia gets me. When Luke Skywalker showed up, or even Bobba Fett, it made me remember what the original movies felt like to me. My only point in any of this, is that this latest isntallment (Book of Bobba Fett) has not done that a single time. And my kids (definitely in the target age of finding Star Wars magical) all think its sort of a boring show (and they loved Mandalorian and Bad Batch).

That's me. I think Empire was the first movie I had on VHS and had it memorized by the time I was eight, probably. I guess I just missed the toy back then because Fett wasn't even a character to me.

[jakecronus8]

The boba Fett show is just a rip off of the Mandalorian with much more boring characters and a lead who isn’t 1/16th as charismatic as Pascal.

This is basically Memba Berries: The Season

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[emunney]

Lol 'dying like an intergalactic Mr. Bean' is too accurate.

[buckboy]

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Wasn't a huge fan of "Justified" although it definitely seems like I should have been. Love Olyphant, premise seemed good enough, but it never clicked for me. Maybe I'll try again.

I've always been a big Elmore Leonard fan yet I had no idea he was involved in "Justified" until you posted this (while I was writing this post actually).

I'll definitely try again.

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Wasn't a huge fan of "Justified" although it definitely seems like I should have been. Love Olyphant, premise seemed good enough, but it never clicked for me. Maybe I'll try again.

I've always been a big Elmore Leonard fan yet I had no idea he was involved in "Justified" until you posted this (while I was writing this post actually).

I'll definitely try again.

Yup, based on this novel.

[MickeyDavis]

Justified sequel? Hell yes. Limited series though so not a complete reboot. Now get Boyd Crowder out of prison and to Detroit.

[BUCKnation]

Sure, I'll be more than happy to watch a Justified limited series.

Dexter

Spoiler:

Really enjoyed it. For what was a pretty well paced show, they really rushed the ending, even after the main villain died. Needed another ep or two of sorting out the whole Jim/Dexter thing and Harrison's situation. Felt like they did the character right at the end of the day though. That Bautista tease was so lame, never should have included that if they weren't going to follow through with a face to face

[crkone]

I've honestly never understood this. People were really into Attack of the Clones? Or is this a Clone Wars thing?

When I was a kid, there was no star wars saturation. We had three movies, and toys. So you took a guy like Bobba Fett, and you imagined his backstory. Especially during "Empire" he was a bad ass (Vader points at him and says "don't incinerate Solo). So anyone even close to my age (38-45) is going to revere Bobba Fett.

I was in college when the second three movies came out. And I was old enough where I was no longer the target audience, and they all kind of sucked (in my opinion). So I have no affection for those middle movies or characters.

When the Mandolorian goes back to some of those locales and characters, the nostalgia gets me. When Luke Skywalker showed up, or even Bobba Fett, it made me remember what the original movies felt like to me. My only point in any of this, is that this latest isntallment (Book of Bobba Fett) has not done that a single time. And my kids (definitely in the target age of finding Star Wars magical) all think its sort of a boring show (and they loved Mandalorian and Bad Batch).

That's me. I think Empire was the first movie I had on VHS and had it memorized by the time I was eight, probably. I guess I just missed the toy back then because Fett wasn't even a character to me.

I really never understood the infatuation with Boba. My lasting memory of him as a kid was hilariously getting hit, screaming like a baby, and getting eaten (with the burp).

[SupremeHustle]

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Wasn't a huge fan of "Justified" although it definitely seems like I should have been. Love Olyphant, premise seemed good enough, but it never clicked for me. Maybe I'll try again.

I've always been a big Elmore Leonard fan yet I had no idea he was involved in "Justified" until you posted this (while I was writing this post actually).

I'll definitely try again.

Great show. Leonard is one of the GOATs. I'm working on possibly adapting one of his books!

[Ryan5UW]

I'll probably get the Apple TV trial just to watch The Tragedy of Macbeth.

Check out For All Mankind and Mythic Quest while you're at it.

Yes! For All Mankind is really good. I think See is pretty decent too, especially if you're low on things to watch.

[jschligs]

I finished Always Sunny, Stillwater (good, but nothing revolutionary), and 13 Hours (also good, but same as Stillwater). Started Euphoria season 1. I’m on a roll.

[MickeyDavis]

I really enjoyed For All Mankind. Speaking of which if you have Spectrum they have an original series, Joe Pickett, that stars Michael Dorman (Gordo in FAM). I enjoyed the first season, it's taken from some C.J. Box books. He has written 21 Joe Pickett books so the series could go a long time lol.

Any chance you've read the series? I'm looking for my next books (almost done with book 29 of 30 in the John Sandford Prey series).

Sorry I haven't read them

[Licensed to Il]

When I was a kid, there was no star wars saturation. We had three movies, and toys. So you took a guy like Bobba Fett, and you imagined his backstory. Especially during "Empire" he was a bad ass (Vader points at him and says "don't incinerate Solo). So anyone even close to my age (38-45) is going to revere Bobba Fett.

I was in college when the second three movies came out. And I was old enough where I was no longer the target audience, and they all kind of sucked (in my opinion). So I have no affection for those middle movies or characters.

When the Mandolorian goes back to some of those locales and characters, the nostalgia gets me. When Luke Skywalker showed up, or even Bobba Fett, it made me remember what the original movies felt like to me. My only point in any of this, is that this latest isntallment (Book of Bobba Fett) has not done that a single time. And my kids (definitely in the target age of finding Star Wars magical) all think its sort of a boring show (and they loved Mandalorian and Bad Batch).

That's me. I think Empire was the first movie I had on VHS and had it memorized by the time I was eight, probably. I guess I just missed the toy back then because Fett wasn't even a character to me.

I really never understood the infatuation with Boba. My lasting memory of him as a kid was hilariously getting hit, screaming like a baby, and getting eaten (with the burp).

It feels like people are telling me I’m wrong for not liking a show they also don’t like, as a result of me saying I hoped it was better.

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I loved Olyphant in Justified. It will be cool to see it in Detroit. I think the original short story occurred there.

They are going to have to pick a less hillbilly opening song.