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Started by PickelledEggs, August 26, 2014, 06:28:36 PM

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SGOS

Quote from: Mr.Obvious on November 19, 2021, 06:14:24 PM
Watching dexter: new blood, currently.

Yes. Just yes.
Dexter had been getting a bit more stale in the later seasons.
I think by the later seasons, I got used to the tension that drives the series.  I became confident that Dexter would always find a way to escape his latest jam, and I didn't find it as necessary to watch the next episode just for the relief it would provide.  I also got used to the fact that the tension was never going to go away.  Having said that, I never even considered missing an episode.

Of all the TV series I've seen, Dexter and Breaking Bad would tie for first place, although I would probably give a slight edge to Dexter... maybe.  Nothing else comes close to being in contention, IMO.  I didn't know New Blood was out, so I guess I have to sign up for Showtime again.

Shiranu

Rewatching Deep Space Nine... I tried to rewatch The Next Generation, but my god that show has aged horribly.

DS9 on the other hand? *Chefs' kiss*. Starts strong and only gets better.


I need to give Dexter and Breaking Bad a go sometime, I think I got a season into BB before I stopped watching it...
"A little science distances you from God, but a lot of science brings you nearer to Him." - Louis Pasteur

drunkenshoe

We have a kind of saying as 'the country's Dexter need'. It could easily be 'a country's Dexter need'. LOL How much does your country need Dexter(s)?
"science is not about building a body of known 'facts'. ıt is a method for asking awkward questions and subjecting them to a reality-check, thus avoiding the human tendency to believe whatever makes us feel good." - tp

SGOS

Our biggest problem is not cleaning up the messes of serial killers, so Dexter wouldn't change much.  Our biggest problems are happy gun owners that go berserk in the malls during unplanned psychotic breaks.

drunkenshoe

#1279
I've just started Fargo's 3rd season. It's really good.
"science is not about building a body of known 'facts'. ıt is a method for asking awkward questions and subjecting them to a reality-check, thus avoiding the human tendency to believe whatever makes us feel good." - tp

Hydra009

#1280
Quote from: Shiranu on November 20, 2021, 04:54:15 AMRewatching Deep Space Nine... I tried to rewatch The Next Generation, but my god that show has aged horribly.

DS9 on the other hand? *Chefs' kiss*. Starts strong and only gets better.
Imho, TNG is very different pre Best Of Both Worlds and post Best Of Both Worlds (Borg, Picard was assimilated, Battle of Wolf 359)

TNG had some fantastic talent which was sadly wasted on mediocre stories and the show in general suffered from its episodic rather than serial format (Babylon 5 was its polar opposite there).  Still, it helped bridge the gap between the replicated ham factory that was the TOS and the more... (mature?  realistic?  touching?) ....genuine 90s era.

DS9 is imo the best Trek show, period.  I am prepared to die on this hill and I have 5,000 photon torpedo armed and ready to launch.  Feel free to scan.

But even DS9 had its occasional bad episode.  I have to skip the baseball episode, anything with Vic Fontane, and a surprisingly large amount of Quark cross-dressing scenes.  That infamous bait-and-switch scene...

Still, dat Dominion War arc.  A true masterpiece.  And Gul Dukat remains Trek's most compelling villain, imo.

GSOgymrat

We just finished watching all eight seasons of Badehotellet (Seaside Hotel), a Danish dramedy set in the 1920s, 30s, and 40s about the guests and staff at a small hotel on the North Sea. It has an authentic period feel and is well-acted. The storylines are comfortably predictable yet engaging.

https://youtu.be/SIC8krTel-U

the_antithesis

Quote from: Shiranu on November 20, 2021, 04:54:15 AM
... I tried to rewatch The Next Generation, but my god that show has aged horribly.
You probably started with season one. Start with season two or three. Three is more consistent. Season one is almost entirely made out olf unwatchable garbage.

Hydra009

#1283
So, I've been watching Locke & Key, it's a TV adaptation of the excellent comic book of the same name written by Joe Hill (pen name of Stephen King's son)

The comic is about a family shattered by a gruesome murder and they move back to the old family estate to try to recover and get on with their lives.  In this old house, the kids find magical keys that can do all sorts of crazy things.  Before long, they're stalked by a malevolent horror from beyond as well as the original murderer, intent on finishing the job.

The TV show is about 45 minutes long.

I kid, all sorts of crazy things happen and it's so close to being amazing without actually being amazing, which is really disappointing.

I'm at the part where people can teleport, shapeshift, alter their own minds, and open the doorway to hell, but the thing I find most implausible is a no-budget film made by highschoolers has a basically red carpet premiere, a packed theater, and an engaged audience.  I keep thinking that it must be some sort of fever dream, but nope, it's 100% real.  Definitely getting Obama-awards-Obama vibes from this.

GSOgymrat

I watched the first three episodes of Locke & Key last night and I keep losing interest. All the elements are there and I'm not sure why I'm not more invested. One reason may be that I'm a bit burned out on teen drama, when they go to school my interest wanes. I kept thinking, "I could be watching The Expanse."

Mr.Obvious

Dexrer: new blood is ticking all the right boxes for me.

It is so good.

So fucking good.
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Hydra009

Quote from: GSOgymrat on December 15, 2021, 08:30:13 AM
I watched the first three episodes of Locke & Key last night and I keep losing interest. All the elements are there and I'm not sure why I'm not more invested. One reason may be that I'm a bit burned out on teen drama, when they go to school my interest wanes. I kept thinking, "I could be watching The Expanse."
Yeah, similar for me.  I dunno if it's the acting or what, but the live-action doesn't really sell the fantastic/horrifying nature of the setting quite like the comics.

GSOgymrat

#1287
Quote from: Hydra009 on December 16, 2021, 05:19:33 PM
Yeah, similar for me.  I dunno if it's the acting or what, but the live-action doesn't really sell the fantastic/horrifying nature of the setting quite like the comics.

I'm sticking with it. There is something about the woman from the well that doesn't quite work, perhaps it's the actress. Her strangling a man to death during sex sets an adult tone but when she interacts with Bode she's like a Disney villain. I agree the reality and the fantasy don't always gel.

Addendum:

I woke up this morning and realized one reason the woman from the well isn't completely working for me. She reminds me of another quirky female homicidal maniac, The Handler in Umbrella Academy, who I loved.

https://youtu.be/EVEPiBknpEo

GSOgymrat

Has anyone watched Another Life? I like Katie Sackhoff and the premise that a mysterious alien probe lands on Earth and a spaceship is sent to the probe's origin. I've watched the first episode and the crew are twenty-something models, and while I appreciate eye candy the problem is they behave like twenty-something models. This crew is supposed to be the best humanity has to offer but they immediately start making catty comments about each other which escalates to fist fights and murder. The captain is surprised to learn the ship has a force field, which is only an essential part of faster than light travel. Parts of this show are promising and parts are just really bad. If anyone has seen this show, does it get better? Some sci-fi shows have rough starts but then improve after a few episodes.

Hydra009

Quote from: GSOgymrat on December 17, 2021, 11:32:08 PMThe captain is surprised to learn the ship has a force field, which is only an essential part of faster than light travel.
Really?!  Dafuq!  I mean, let's say you're going half the speed of light and hit a bowl of petunias (it's possible, just highly improbable).  That's some MAJOR damage.