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  • TimT Away
    TimT Away
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    @Bones Nope, it just had no filler.

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  • taniwharugbyT Offline
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    3 Body Problem.

    Pretty damn good, not full of action, just a good storyline and paced well.

    Some of the science is beyond me, but for the most part explained well although irrelevant for me to understand the story.

    As above, I dont thnk S2 has been green lit yet? WTF? Surely if Netflix dont do it, someone else will pick it up?

    I was wondering the same as @Victor-Meldrew


    How are the headsets and cases being produced? The San-Ti obviously have some tech on earth, the Sophon is more like a super computer (I think) so they need someone to be making them and delivering them.

    I also dont understand the solar sail side of things, how the sail 'filled out' to allow for the atomic propulsion, but the solar sail thing is in other movies too, so assume the science is there.

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    #12421

    @taniwharugby said in TV Serieseseses:

    3 Body Problem.

    Pretty damn good, not full of action, just a good storyline and paced well.

    Some of the science is beyond me, but for the most part explained well although irrelevant for me to understand the story.

    As above, I dont thnk S2 has been green lit yet? WTF? Surely if Netflix dont do it, someone else will pick it up?

    I was wondering the same as @Victor-Meldrew


    How are the headsets and cases being produced? The San-Ti obviously have some tech on earth, the Sophon is more like a super computer (I think) so they need someone to be making them and delivering them.

    I also dont understand the solar sail side of things, how the sail 'filled out' to allow for the atomic propulsion, but the solar sail thing is in other movies too, so assume the science is there.

    I could be wrong but apparently they’re waiting to see how the ratings are ?

    This scene is one of the best in TV history

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    #12422

    @MN5 seems pretty well rated already, more so than plenty of other multi Serieseseses...guess it probably was reasonably high cost to make.

    That scene was pretty brutal (they didn't make it as graphic as they could) for someone that hadn't read the books for this or GOT (at the time) it is almost up there with the red wedding.

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    @MN5 said in TV Serieseseses:

    I could be wrong but apparently they’re waiting to see how the ratings are ?

    I think I read somewhere - Netflix's "do we make another season" decision-making process/algorithm - isn't based on such common sense metrics as "ratings" or "viewers"... but some weird other metric.
    Something like the percentage of people who started it - and finished it. Which would likely be terrible for anything "sci-fi-ey" ... as there'd be heaps of people who watch the heavily hyped/advertised pilot - see some sci-fi shit, and go "yeah, nah, not for me".
    Ah - here - https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/01/05/the-hidden-reason-netflix-keeps-cancelling-shows-like-1899/?sh=7065023d1a09

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    #12424

    @taniwharugby said in TV Serieseseses:

    I was wondering the same as @Victor-Meldrew

    Intensive internet research over a couple of pints of IPA indicates no-on really knows and it's either a hole in the plot or to be explained in S2.

    Or.....Evans built them as dumb devices and the Sophons provide the software and control them

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    #12425

    Finished Ripley.

    Loved it.

    If the previous versions are better then I'm in for a treat. On to them now.

    Edited

    Just watched the movie 'The Talented Mr Ripley' and thoroughly enjoyed it.

    Great cast, great acting, interesting differences in the story.

    But much preferred the Netflix version all round.

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    #12426

    Sugar (TV Series 2024– ) ⭐ 7.4 | Crime, Drama, Mystery

    Sugar (TV Series 2024– ) ⭐ 7.4 | Crime, Drama, Mystery

    | TV-MA

    Sweet as bro!

    First two episodes. On course to be a classic.

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    #12427

    Constellation.

    Found it too messy, convoluted, slow and predictable. Jonathan Banks was outstanding though.

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  • TimT Away
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    Tim
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    #12428

    The Sympathizer might be interesting

    North Vietnam spy The Captain (Hoa Xuande) ends up living in a South Vietnamese refugee community in Los Angeles and finds his loyalty tested in the limited series based on Viet Thanh Nguyen's novel of the same name.

    Robert Downey Jr is in it.

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    replied to Victor Meldrew on last edited by taniwharugby
    #12429

    @Victor-Meldrew yeah I didn't mind it once I realised what was happening but didn't feel it was clear enough, as you say, messy.

    Banks was good and integral to what was going on.

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    #12430

    American Rust

    I've watched both seasons so far of this tale about a rust belt town in south-western Pennsylvania, USA. It's typical Jeff Bridges TV series where nuance and complexity exist - practically no-one is without flaw or fault of some kind.

    Set up well for a third season which I hope they make.

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    #12431

    Easy watch but very tempted to say don't bother because the season ending is fucking abysmal. Maybe wait for season 2 and don't bother if there isn't one.

    Passenger (TV Series 2024) ⭐ 5.8 | Crime, Drama, Mystery

    Passenger (TV Series 2024) ⭐ 5.8 | Crime, Drama, Mystery

    1h

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    #12432

    @antipodean said in TV Serieseseses:

    American Rust

    I've watched both seasons so far of this tale about a rust belt town in south-western Pennsylvania, USA. It's typical Jeff Bridges TV series where nuance and complexity exist - practically no-one is without flaw or fault of some kind.

    Set up well for a third season which I hope they make.

    Whilst Bridges could easily have been cast in it, it's Daniels steering this ship.

    Excellent two seasons.

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    wrote on last edited by MiketheSnow
    #12433

    The Regime (TV Mini Series 2024) - Full cast & crew - IMDb

    The Regime (TV Mini Series 2024) - Full cast & crew - IMDb

    The Regime (TV Mini Series 2024) - Cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

    Very promising start

    If you enjoyed

    The Death of Stalin (2017) ⭐ 7.3 | Comedy, Drama, History

    The Death of Stalin (2017) ⭐ 7.3 | Comedy, Drama, History

    1h 47m | R

    or

    Wag the Dog (1997) ⭐ 7.1 | Comedy, Drama

    Wag the Dog (1997) ⭐ 7.1 | Comedy, Drama

    1h 37m | R

    or read any of Gary Shteyngart's stuff

    Guardian Staff  /  Jun 14, 2003  /  Books

    Review: The Russian Debutante's Handbook by Gary Shteyngart

    Review: The Russian Debutante's Handbook by Gary Shteyngart

    Elena Lappin on Gary Shteyngart's charming first novel, The Russian Debutante's Handbook

    You'll love it

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  • antipodeanA Offline
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    #12434

    @MiketheSnow said in TV Serieseseses:

    @antipodean said in TV Serieseseses:

    American Rust

    I've watched both seasons so far of this tale about a rust belt town in south-western Pennsylvania, USA. It's typical Jeff Bridges TV series where nuance and complexity exist - practically no-one is without flaw or fault of some kind.

    Set up well for a third season which I hope they make.

    Whilst Bridges could easily have been cast in it, it's Daniels steering this ship.

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  • antipodeanA Offline
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    #12435

    @MiketheSnow said in TV Serieseseses:

    The Regime (TV Mini Series 2024) - Full cast & crew - IMDb

    The Regime (TV Mini Series 2024) - Full cast & crew - IMDb

    The Regime (TV Mini Series 2024) - Cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

    Very promising start

    If you enjoyed

    The Death of Stalin (2017) ⭐ 7.3 | Comedy, Drama, History

    The Death of Stalin (2017) ⭐ 7.3 | Comedy, Drama, History

    1h 47m | R

    or

    Wag the Dog (1997) ⭐ 7.1 | Comedy, Drama

    Wag the Dog (1997) ⭐ 7.1 | Comedy, Drama

    1h 37m | R

    or read any of Gary Shteyngart's stuff

    Guardian Staff  /  Jun 14, 2003  /  Books

    Review: The Russian Debutante's Handbook by Gary Shteyngart

    Review: The Russian Debutante's Handbook by Gary Shteyngart

    Elena Lappin on Gary Shteyngart's charming first novel, The Russian Debutante's Handbook

    You'll love it

    I'll give it a go then because I love Death of Stalin. I watch it every few months, like Sicario.

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  • KirwanK Offline
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    #12436

    Fallout on Amazon Prime has started well, very faithful adaption and loved the gore. Has the batshit crazy of the game.

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    #12437

    @Kirwan just had another fiend say much the same, will check it out this week i think

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  • taniwharugbyT Offline
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    #12438

    3 eps into Fallout, which is pretty good.

    Given there have been plenty of game adaptations, this one seems to be the only one I can recall where it seems they have included some NPCs as obvious as they did.

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