TV Serieseseses
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@MN5 said in TV Serieseseses:
Yep, I’m here til my next ban so make the most of me.
Did you get an actual ban?
Anyway, to keep on topic, just finished watching S3 of Jack Ryan.
The problem wth the movies was that although Ryan was a former Marine he didn't use guns when he should have (Clear and Present Danger) which just seemed stupid.
The problem with the TV show is Ryan is Delta, Navy Seal, SAS (all of UK, Aus and NZ), and Spetsnaz all rolled into one super soldier. He could probably beat up Jack Reacher too.
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@Bones said in TV Serieseseses:
@Bovidae yeah I thought it was a bit meh eh. I feel like there was nothing of value in it, didn't find it all that entertaining (unlike the Ron Swanson episode).
Agree. A nice little back story but not actually necessary and certainly not worth a whole episode when there’s only 9 in the first place.
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@Catogrande said in TV Serieseseses:
@Bones said in TV Serieseseses:
@Bovidae yeah I thought it was a bit meh eh. I feel like there was nothing of value in it, didn't find it all that entertaining (unlike the Ron Swanson episode).
Agree. A nice little back story but not actually necessary and certainly not worth a whole episode when there’s only 9 in the first place.
Yeah...do we have spoilers back yet? Ignore the next line if you haven't seen....
All that bullshit just to find out how Ellie got bit.
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@Bones said in TV Serieseseses:
All that bullshit just to find out how Ellie got bit.
We also found out more about Ellie's past and that, like Joel, as she said previously, she had lost people too. I've read that lot of what happened at the mall is directly from the game.
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Alice in Borderland on Netflix
Japanese. Adapted from Manga story. Some friends find themselves in Tokyo where 99% of the population has vanished and they have to participate in problem solving games successfully or die.
The CGI alone is amazing.
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@antipodean said in TV Serieseseses:
Alice in Borderland on Netflix
Japanese. Adapted from Manga story. Some friends find themselves in Tokyo where 99% of the population has vanished and they have to participate in problem solving games successfully or die.
The CGI alone is amazing.
I've had this in my queue since I read about it when Squid Games was all the rage but then forgot about it. Will try to remember to watch it.
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@Bovidae said in TV Serieseseses:
@Bones said in TV Serieseseses:
All that bullshit just to find out how Ellie got bit.
We also found out more about Ellie's past and that, like Joel, as she said previously, she had lost people too. I've read that lot of what happened at the mall is directly from the game.
I'm really not grasping the concept of this being a game still
sounds like a fucking tv series to me 
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@Bones said in TV Serieseseses:
@Bovidae said in TV Serieseseses:
@Bones said in TV Serieseseses:
All that bullshit just to find out how Ellie got bit.
We also found out more about Ellie's past and that, like Joel, as she said previously, she had lost people too. I've read that lot of what happened at the mall is directly from the game.
I'm really not grasping the concept of this being a game still
sounds like a fucking tv series to me It's sounding like a super-expensive ad for the game.
The game just became available on PC - or is about to? And I'm wondering... do I buy/play the game? Or just download the TV-series from RagingRivers, and shoot a pretend-gun at the baddies as I'm watching? -
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@Bones said in TV Serieseseses:
@Kruse I just find it strange, unless it's like one of those make your own decision books "If Ellie humps her best mate, turn to page 7, if she runs the fuck outta there, turn to page 8"
Hmm, Ellie ain’t that hot, but I’m gonna give Page 7 a crack thanks Chuck
I’m halfway between you and @Bovidae . I enjoyed it, and it did endear Ellie to me a touch after absolutely hating her in the last Ep - but I’m not sure they needed a full episode to achieve that.
Definitely a unique series!
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I thought it was a solid episode.
Kinda saw the ending coming, although I don't know whether we will be left wondering about what happened to her friend...
Possible spoiler...
Did Ellie kill her, or did she escape?
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@taniwharugby said in TV Serieseseses:
I thought it was a solid episode.
Kinda saw the ending coming, although I don't know whether we will be left wondering about what happened to her friend...
Possible spoiler...
Did Ellie kill her, or did she escape?
My guess would be she turned and Ellie killed her, then didn’t turn. I’m wondering if they’ll play more of the backstory re how Ellie ended up where she did. Or did I already miss that?
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@Catogrande said in TV Serieseseses:
@taniwharugby said in TV Serieseseses:
I thought it was a solid episode.
Kinda saw the ending coming, although I don't know whether we will be left wondering about what happened to her friend...
Possible spoiler...
Did Ellie kill her, or did she escape?
My guess would be she turned and Ellie killed her, then didn’t turn. I’m wondering if they’ll play more of the backstory re how Ellie ended up where she did. Or did I already miss that?
My guess too
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@Catogrande yeah thats my guess too, but we may never find out and just have to assume she did, or guess it is the dilemma on what she was to do with this person she clearly cares about.
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@Bones said in TV Serieseseses:
@Bovidae yeah I thought it was a bit meh eh. I feel like there was nothing of value in it, didn't find it all that entertaining (unlike the Ron Swanson episode).
Agree 100%. Too much teen angst for me.
I obviously relate more to middle aged bearded gay men than whiny teens.
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Putin v The West (BBC). Three-parter about how the West handled Putin leading up to Ukraine based around interviews with key players like Cameron, Hollande, John Kerry, Putin's ambassador etc.
A catalogue of good intentions and naievity but also incompetence and wanting to brush any hard stuff under the carpet. Cameron, Hollande, Biden & Kerry come out of it well, Merkel and much of Europe more worried about cheap oil and gas than Putin being dangerous and the concerns of the Baltic states. Obama is the one who comes out worst - backtracking on deals with allies, changing his agreed position on the hoof, not taking Putin seriously and avoiding hard decisions. Baltic state leaders, in particular, seem to hold Obama in thinly-disguised contempt.
Outstanding modern history which lets the key protagonists speak rather than frazzle your senses with loud music and graphics.
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@Victor-Meldrew Thanks fo the tip. I'll try and dig that one out.
