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@voodoo said in TV Serieseseses:
@dogmeat said in TV Serieseseses:
@roninwc I'm the opposite.
Invasion, Foundation and now Wheel of Time complete a trifecta of underwhelming shows that fail to deliver for me.I have persevered with Invasion, but the best thing about it IMO is the opening credits. Still waiting for it to get going. Zero empathy for any of the main characters
I gave up on Foundation. Glaciers move faster.
Only three episodes into WoT but I find it annoying. The CGI is really poor and I'm pretty sure Jordan never intended it to be so fucking woke. I keep falling asleep during it so hardly gripping me.
I wondered about the wokeness also, the feminist stuff is quite jarring from the start. Did I forget that from the books (I know there is an element of it, braid-tugging and woolly headedness etc) , or does the show go further?
Dude the books are really on top at feminist power and stupidity of men. However the Dragon Reborn can only be a man in the books, unlike the series. It is a pretty key point about Saidar/Saidin magic
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@dogmeat said in TV Serieseseses:
I gave up on Foundation. Glaciers move faster.
I didn't mind it although it did remind me of Raised By Wolves which was a show that started good and then got shit.
@crucial said in TV Serieseseses:
Can't believe no one else has jumped on Cowboy Bebop.
Mando x John Wick x Buddy Cop x manga
Most fun TV I've seen this year.
I'm liking it, pretty fun series, you could tell it was NZ filmed from the first episode when the "English"chick's accent kept slipping into her kiwi one before the Maori fulla turned up at the end.
I like that aside from the first episodes all the rest are around the 40-45 minutes mark, I prefer that to the constant 50-60 minutes most shows run these days.
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@nepia said in TV Serieseseses:
@antipodean said in TV Serieseseses:
@dogmeat said in TV Serieseseses:
@voodoo I don't remember the Two Rivers being populated by representatives of every race and creed either.
The Great (set in late 18th century Russia) has an amazing amount of coloured people. Which I suppose is fair, Russia is known for its racial diversity.
George Washington was Maori - according to the Sydney production of Hamilton.
I guess it comes down to how much people care about historical accuracy. I'm sure there'd be zero fucks given about Benedict Cumberbatch playing Malcolm X.
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@taniwharugby said in TV Serieseseses:
@nepia I had watched several series of the UK one when I was there, but not all.
I started the US one, watched a handful and bailed cos they were too similar.
I hear similar attitude for The Office?
Basically either or?
Watching From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier.
Excellent series as the host Levison Wood zig zags on foot from the Russian side of the Cacusus mountains, through the various countries on his way to Iran.
What you watch Russia to Iran on? Have enjoyed all those series.
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@gt12 said in TV Serieseseses:
I don't know whether The Pharmacist has been mentioned (I assume so, I barely keep up with this thread), but if you haven't seen it, watch it [Netflix].
May have a peek.
me and Mrs Dan54 have just started watching Yellowstone as everyone has been raving it. I must admit we only into halway through first series, it's ok, but can't shake the feeling that they have just used the plot for Dallas from the 80s and tweaked it to another setting. I will watch a bit more, but have to admit I not a great tv watcher anyway, except for rugby, I not into much on the box. -
@dan54 said in TV Serieseseses:
@gt12 said in TV Serieseseses:
I don't know whether The Pharmacist has been mentioned (I assume so, I barely keep up with this thread), but if you haven't seen it, watch it [Netflix].
May have a peek.
me and Mrs Dan54 have just started watching Yellowstone as everyone has been raving it. I must admit we only into halway through first series, it's ok, but can't shake the feeling that they have just used the plot for Dallas from the 80s and tweaked it to another setting. I will watch a bit more, but have to admit I not a great tv watcher anyway, except for rugby, I not into much on the box.It's only a 4-part documentary, so easy to knock off in a week.
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@roninwc said in TV Serieseseses:
Good riddance to short-arsed Tom Cruise. How the hell he ever thought he could pull off Jack Reacher is beyond me.
This dude looks just how Jack Reacher should look!
Yeah - that looks pretty well-done... the casting, and just the general "feel" of it - looks to match the source material pretty well.
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@frank said in TV Serieseseses:
I'd like to recommend a series called Rectify - which is a few years old but not well very known. The 4th Season has the highest user score of all time on Metacritic.
Here's a good scene.
@frank said in TV Serieseseses:
I'd like to recommend a series called Rectify - which is a few years old but not well very known. The 4th Season has the highest user score of all time on Metacritic.
Here's a good scene.
dammit Frank, added to my ever-growing list
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@roninwc said in TV Serieseseses:
Good riddance to short-arsed Tom Cruise. How the hell he ever thought he could pull off Jack Reacher is beyond me.
This dude looks just how Jack Reacher should look!
Nah, too beefcakey.
Drifter doesn't go to no gyms.
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@rapido said in TV Serieseseses:
@roninwc said in TV Serieseseses:
Good riddance to short-arsed Tom Cruise. How the hell he ever thought he could pull off Jack Reacher is beyond me.
This dude looks just how Jack Reacher should look!
Nah, too beefcakey.
Drifter doesn't go to no gyms.
Yeah but he’d still be ok for functional power moves.
That reminds me I need to update my fitness thread.
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@frank said in TV Serieseseses:
I'd like to recommend a series called Rectify - which is a few years old but not well very known. The 4th Season has the highest user score of all time on Metacritic.
Here's a good scene.
I've watched all seasons of this aside from the final season. I think there was a weird gap between 3 and 4 and I forgot about it.
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@rapido said in TV Serieseseses:
@roninwc said in TV Serieseseses:
Good riddance to short-arsed Tom Cruise. How the hell he ever thought he could pull off Jack Reacher is beyond me.
This dude looks just how Jack Reacher should look!
Nah, too beefcakey.
Drifter doesn't go to no gyms.
Massively better than Cruise though.
Could be entertaining if they stick to the lines of the earlier books. They have seriously jumped the shark these days.
They used to be feasible if not incredible but now they just consist of Reacher walking into a town, beating the shit out of everyone he doesnt kill, possibly having a root then moving on.
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@crucial said in TV Serieseseses:
@rapido said in TV Serieseseses:
@roninwc said in TV Serieseseses:
Good riddance to short-arsed Tom Cruise. How the hell he ever thought he could pull off Jack Reacher is beyond me.
This dude looks just how Jack Reacher should look!
Nah, too beefcakey.
Drifter doesn't go to no gyms.
Massively better than Cruise though.
Could be entertaining if they stick to the lines of the earlier books. They have seriously jumped the shark these days.
They used to be feasible if not incredible but now they just consist of Reacher walking into a town, beating the shit out of everyone he doesnt kill, possibly having a root then moving on
Livin’ the dream
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@machpants said in TV Serieseseses:
@crucial said in TV Serieseseses:
@rapido said in TV Serieseseses:
@roninwc said in TV Serieseseses:
Good riddance to short-arsed Tom Cruise. How the hell he ever thought he could pull off Jack Reacher is beyond me.
This dude looks just how Jack Reacher should look!
Nah, too beefcakey.
Drifter doesn't go to no gyms.
Massively better than Cruise though.
Could be entertaining if they stick to the lines of the earlier books. They have seriously jumped the shark these days.
They used to be feasible if not incredible but now they just consist of Reacher walking into a town, beating the shit out of everyone he doesnt kill, possibly having a root then moving on
Livin’ the dream
i thought he has just described a show i would absolutely watch the shit out of
