DownUnder
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I enjoyed Bosch, they just released a 8th season that's actually a first season called Bosch Legacy. Titus williver is a great actor.
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I enjoyed Bosch, they just released a 8th season that's actually a first season called Bosch Legacy. Titus williver is a great actor.
TWD and GOT both just became murder porn, to me, so I gave up on them well back. For most zombie shows I came to the conclusion that the zombies, themselves, are basically standing in for a natural disaster (tornado, hurricane, earthquake...) and the real villains are always going to be human.
The one zombie show that I wish hadn't been cancelled, was "Z-Nation." It was nice to see friends have a consistent paycheck. One was an AD (many of us still bug him about his involvement in the Sharknado movies), another had a three season run as a major character, and two more were just cast as recurring characters in the last season. At least it's still on Netflix, if I need to scratch the itch.
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I lasted about 3 episodes before I wanted to kill 90% of the characters, myself.
Sochi
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Despite all the weaknesses and flaws mentioned already I personally can't give up on whole The Walking Dead universe.. For me TWD series beats hands down any superheroes bs series ("Boys" are the only exception lol).
And TWD/FTWD universe is not "dead" yet - new spinoff TWD: The World Beyond has already 2 seasons, hopefully we will still have enough zombies for the newt few years
And TWD/FTWD universe is not "dead" yet - new spinoff TWD: The World Beyond has already 2 seasons, hopefully we will still have enough zombies for the newt few years
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Priller
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It's had a brief mention here back when it first came out, but I recently discovered Love, Death and Robots on Netflix, which shows how rarely I log in there.
As a lover of the old Heavy Metal magazine, along with the two incredible and incredibly cheesy movies, I have no idea how I missed it. It's made for me: an animation-only anthology of weird tales, many with a sci-fi bent in the spirit of the classic '50s radio dramas like X Minus One, which had heavyweights like Ray Bradbury and Isaac Asimov writing scripts. None of these hit those heights, but I love it for trying.
The first series tried a bit too hard to hark back to the worst teenage impulses of Heavy Metal and 2000 A D., with an excess of gory squished heads and lots of boobs. While that has its place as a throwback to an era best captured in '70s 'van art' (see chainmail bikinis and dragons in space), it doesn't work as well with near photo-realistic CGI animation. The first episode that is mostly devoted to two CGI monsters having a big fight was especially dull, but The Witness was fantastic (even with an entirely unnecessary CGI strip tease), and Helping Hand was incredible. Other highlights included Zima Blue and Ice Age.
Series 2 dialed back the excess (and more than halved the number of episodes) and had some really powerful episodes. Anthologies are by their nature hit and miss, but the hit rate rose a lot. Automated Customer Service, Pop Squad and The Drowned Giant all stuck with me.
I'm a quarter way through the new Series 3, and so far, it's even better. I'm going to save The Very Pulse of the Machine to last, mostly because the ligne claire art style looks inspired by Moebius, which means I'm either going to love it (if it lives up to that) or hate it (if it doesn't).
As a lover of the old Heavy Metal magazine, along with the two incredible and incredibly cheesy movies, I have no idea how I missed it. It's made for me: an animation-only anthology of weird tales, many with a sci-fi bent in the spirit of the classic '50s radio dramas like X Minus One, which had heavyweights like Ray Bradbury and Isaac Asimov writing scripts. None of these hit those heights, but I love it for trying.
The first series tried a bit too hard to hark back to the worst teenage impulses of Heavy Metal and 2000 A D., with an excess of gory squished heads and lots of boobs. While that has its place as a throwback to an era best captured in '70s 'van art' (see chainmail bikinis and dragons in space), it doesn't work as well with near photo-realistic CGI animation. The first episode that is mostly devoted to two CGI monsters having a big fight was especially dull, but The Witness was fantastic (even with an entirely unnecessary CGI strip tease), and Helping Hand was incredible. Other highlights included Zima Blue and Ice Age.
Series 2 dialed back the excess (and more than halved the number of episodes) and had some really powerful episodes. Anthologies are by their nature hit and miss, but the hit rate rose a lot. Automated Customer Service, Pop Squad and The Drowned Giant all stuck with me.
I'm a quarter way through the new Series 3, and so far, it's even better. I'm going to save The Very Pulse of the Machine to last, mostly because the ligne claire art style looks inspired by Moebius, which means I'm either going to love it (if it lives up to that) or hate it (if it doesn't).
If you like Ray Bradbury and that classic 50’s and 60’s sci-fi then there’s a new take on the Midwich Cuckoos (John Wyndham) available. I think it’s a British Sky series and I’m not sure where it’s available but that’s one of my favourite books along with The Trouble with Lichen. It’s clever sci-fi with an underlying message usually.
Priller
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I'll keep an eye out for it, though it'll have to get picked up by a Canadian streamer. I don't have access to Sky with Getflix, as they charge big for an account.
Fingers crossed, as it looks like it could be really good...
bigpoppa
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Finally finished it recently, I liked GOT a lot, I feel like the last 3 episodes they kinda dragged it on a bit, killing the ice king felt pretty climactic
The only thing I didnt like about the show was emilia clarkes bad acting.
Finally finished up 'The Boys' latest season.
Loved it. And happy to see they've left it open for more fun times.
Wife found a new Polish show that we're watching...so can't find time for 'Stranger Things' at the moment. Watching an episode every week or so...3 episodes in and enjoying it very much.
Loved it. And happy to see they've left it open for more fun times.
Wife found a new Polish show that we're watching...so can't find time for 'Stranger Things' at the moment. Watching an episode every week or so...3 episodes in and enjoying it very much.
Half way through latest season of The Boys and enjoying it. Don’t tell me what happens but Homelander is really annoying me so I hope he either dies or is powerless by the end.
sburns
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Watched:
Nothing new here just your typical don't piss off an American who know's how to use guns, goes on a vengance, and they keep repeating his motivations over and over, even though he's doing wrong. Entertaining, some fun bits, but nothing really new, no depth in story, or creativity.
sburns
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Getting into this now
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Carnival Row (TV Series 2019– ) - IMDb
Carnival Row: Created by Travis Beacham, René Echevarria. With Jamie Harris, Orlando Bloom, Cara Delevingne, Simon McBurney. A human detective and a fairy rekindle a dangerous affair in a Victorian fantasy world, where the city's uneasy peace collapses when a string of murders reveals an...
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bigpoppa
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Pretty good show, the first season was spectacular, the second one aint bad either
Pretty good show, the first season was spectacular, the second one aint bad either
The first season was one of the best American made TV series ever.
I know, I know...how dare I say that and not include The Wire.
bigpoppa
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The first season was one of the best American made TV series ever.
I know, I know...how dare I say that and not include The Wire.
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DownUnder
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Watched:
Nothing new here just your typical don't piss off an American who know's how to use guns, goes on a vengance, and they keep repeating his motivations over and over, even though he's doing wrong. Entertaining, some fun bits, but nothing really new, no depth in story, or creativity.
I actually didn't mind it for the action itself. Felt like an 8hr Liam Neeson movie though...
They polished off "Ms. Marvel" really well, I thought. Having done most of my growing up in Brampton it felt pretty authentic, but it would be worth hearing from folks of South Asian heritage how they felt about it.
Finished watching Stranger Things and The Boys and didn't like how both ended. Stranger Things basically everything gone to hell and now wait two years. Boys, well the guy I wanted to die off hasn't so not much accomplished there either.
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