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Re: [TV, etc.] What are you watching?!
« Reply #1890 on: May 31, 2020, 07:20:11 PM »
His shit stinks, but I love listening to him talk. I never miss an episode of his podcast with Marc Bernardin.

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« Reply #1891 on: Jul 06, 2020, 01:10:39 PM »
I loved She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. It took what was ostensibly a TV commercial with stapled on morals and basically no plot from the 80s and gave it some actual life and characters instead of a bunch of carbon copies, characters who have their own real motivations and stay fairly consistent throughout the show. It wasn't perfect, there were some elements that really did get a WTF from me, but I'm happy with it and wish there was more coming. But obviously some of us are going to disagree on that. Also, the voice acting in both the original She-Ra and He-Man was traaaash. https://bogleech.com/toys/scorpia.mp4 Enjoying the originals in 2020 without nostalgia glasses is basically impossible, and the VA is the worst part of it to me.

I'm worried now that the Kevin Smith's He-Man won't go far enough in changing what was also really just a TV commercial with stapled on morals and basically no plot from the 80s into something that's actually good. If he tries to keep it to close to the original, than remaking it is utterly pointless.

Another 80s show that's had a fairly good remake, that I personally liked, was the 2011 Thundercats. If he gets close to that level of quality, then it'll at least be something decent.
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Re: [TV, etc.] What are you watching?!
« Reply #1892 on: Jul 06, 2020, 01:15:06 PM »
Watching Doom Patrol season 2, I'm still loving the fuck out of this show.

Watching Stargirl on DC Universe. It's been fun enough so far. I think the show might find proper legs before the end of the season but I wouldn't be shocked to see this be a one-season affair.

Watched some old Looney Tunes cartoons and forgot how fun that kind of mostly mindless humor can be sometimes. In particular watched Baseball Bugs and Hair-Raising Hare which were both a great laugh, and some random episodes from that same season which were fun enough but I wouldn't revisit by choice.

Wife and I can't decide when we're going to catch up on Westworld, if at all. Been hearing the most recent season is fairly sub-par.
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Re: [TV, etc.] What are you watching?!
« Reply #1893 on: Jul 06, 2020, 10:53:39 PM »
I can't believe I haven't started watching the last season of Legends. Despite my enjoyment of it, it's like all the other CW shows; I like them, but I don't love them anymore. I have tried to get into Stargirl (phrasing), but I just can't bring myself to care enough about it to stay on top of it (again, phrasing).
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Re: [TV, etc.] What are you watching?!
« Reply #1894 on: Jul 07, 2020, 09:32:56 AM »
I can't believe I haven't started watching the last season of Legends. Despite my enjoyment of it, it's like all the other CW shows; I like them, but I don't love them anymore. I have tried to get into Stargirl (phrasing), but I just can't bring myself to care enough about it to stay on top of it (again, phrasing).

To my shock, an hour after I posted that comment, i saw it was announced that Stargirl was picked up for a season 2 and will move to CW.
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« Reply #1895 on: Jul 07, 2020, 09:58:35 AM »
I can't believe I haven't started watching the last season of Legends. Despite my enjoyment of it, it's like all the other CW shows; I like them, but I don't love them anymore. I have tried to get into Stargirl (phrasing), but I just can't bring myself to care enough about it to stay on top of it (again, phrasing).

Forgot about Legends. Last season of Legends was pretty fun and had some good and important character moments. One complaint I have about the last few seasons is that the superpowered side of the show doesn't seem to be doing quite as much stuff as in earlier seasons. In some ways, it's a strength of the show that they don't always rely on the supers to do crazy stuff to fix all their problems, but sometimes you really do want to see it. Not to say it isn't there at all. Constantine in particular probably uses his abilities most commonly, and he's been such a great addition to the show that I never want to see him leave now. I think he's just weird enough that he can't quite carry his own show and just interesting enough that he really improves this one. And I can't deny I like the look of him as well.

That reminds me, if you haven't seen Doom Patrol, it's a similar ensemble of weird characters (all powered, though), including a recurring role for a  Constantine stand-in that's different enough from Constantine to feel a bit unique but also feels like it lampoons the character a bit. Very fun. And Alan Tudyk as villain Mr Nobody is incredible.
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« Reply #1896 on: Jul 07, 2020, 10:09:22 AM »
Oh, I also forgot about the Harley Quinn series, which I've watched as it was airing. Fantastic little comedy show that came as a real surprise to me from DC. Feels almost like a spin-off of Batman TAS but twisted and warped in ways that make for a lot of fun. It takes a lot of risks and brings characters to the forefront that just absolutely make no sense being there. This show makes Kite-Man likeable, and I even felt sympathy for his story.  Fucking KITE-MAN. It also brought back Condiment King from TAS, lots of references to that show as well as to other Batman(+other DC) properties.

One complaint is that Harley's accent is inconsistent, which I can't entirely tell is on purpose (the Jersey dialect did seem to come back more when dealing with her own family, and in some other tense situations for her), or if it was just inconsistent VA work (Kaley Cuoco, who's also an EP through her company, Yes, Norman) or if it was inconsistent directing.

But overall, the show has been a lot of fun. There's been interesting takes on all the characters, mostly villains. But even the hero side is there and parodied  well, particularly Batgirl, Gordon, Alfred, and Bruce/Batman, and even a bit of fun with Damian Wayne as Robin. The show parodies a lot but most of it doesn't feel like it sits outside of how the characters have been portrayed in other media (Commissioner Gordon might be the exception, he's really exaggerated, but it's fun).

I really do think that Harley and Ivy really are best together, without Joker, even if they're just friends or if they're romantic. Seriously, fuck Joker.
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Re: [TV, etc.] What are you watching?!
« Reply #1897 on: Jul 07, 2020, 12:01:20 PM »
Constantine...'s been such a great addition to the show that I never want to see him leave now. I think he's just weird enough that he can't quite carry his own show and just interesting enough that he really improves this one. And I can't deny I like the look of him as well.
I really liked the NBC show. I wish they'd carried it over to CW as I think it would have done far better there. I'm glad they're more or less carrying it over through Legends.

That reminds me, if you haven't seen Doom Patrol, it's a similar ensemble of weird characters (all powered, though), including a recurring role for a  Constantine stand-in that's different enough from Constantine to feel a bit unique but also feels like it lampoons the character a bit. Very fun. And Alan Tudyk as villain Mr Nobody is incredible.
I enjoyed the first season. I figured I'd wait until everything's "aired" for season 2 before picking it back up.
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Re: [TV, etc.] What are you watching?!
« Reply #1898 on: Jul 15, 2020, 10:50:30 AM »
Also watching Agents of SHIELD again. It's still fine but nothing special. Quake's seeming refusal to use her powers in situation's where there's no one who would really see her and using them wouldn't negatively affect her team and would probably deal with the "bad guys" easily has gotten really annoying over the length of the show. But I still enjoy Coulson.
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Re: [TV, etc.] What are you watching?!
« Reply #1899 on: Aug 24, 2020, 08:43:15 PM »
I watched the first season of Dark on Netflix. I had initially turned my nose up at it when the first scene started and everyone was spitting German at each other, but I came back to it on a recommendation.

Pretty good, but the way the last episode ended was kind of hokey/lame.

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Re: [TV, etc.] What are you watching?!
« Reply #1900 on: Nov 02, 2020, 09:40:03 PM »
Did we talk about Thundercats Roar here at all? I've watched most of it, and I mostly like it. I'm not precious about original Thundercats, so it's pretty easy for me to enjoy them making fun of the source material. The humor gets a little too arbitrary for me sometimes, but typically it's more hit than miss, I'd say.

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Re: [TV, etc.] What are you watching?!
« Reply #1901 on: Nov 03, 2020, 12:08:42 AM »
I don't think we ever talked about it. I'm still salty on the last Thundercats show chucking itself into the trash like it did.  :keelover:

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Re: [TV, etc.] What are you watching?!
« Reply #1902 on: Nov 03, 2020, 08:12:30 PM »
I didn't want to put my eyeballs through watching it.
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« Reply #1903 on: Nov 23, 2020, 11:33:17 AM »
His Dark Materials season 2 is fine so far. I think that's how I feel about the show overall, "it's fine." Good enough that I'll keep watching, and I enjoyed the books.

Mandalorian season 2 is about as good as the first season. Even if it was bad, I'd still watch it because I'm still a sucker for St*r WarzzZZ. This still feels more St*r WarzzZZ to me than some of the other recent stuff in the property, so there's that, I guess. Fuck Gina Carano and fuck Rosario Dawson if she is actually in it, and fuck Disney, but damn it I want to keep watching.

Discovery Season 3 has been good so far. They've created a believable future for the universe that is actually interesting. But I want my space utopia back.
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« Reply #1904 on: Nov 23, 2020, 11:38:31 AM »
Also Schitt's Creek, which is much funnier than I expected. I hope they come back for a movie.
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« Reply #1905 on: Jan 20, 2021, 11:42:57 AM »
I've been watching The Expanse. Sorry for spoilery bits below. Naomi and Holden do not make sense together, glad they're currently apart at the point I'm in the show (mid season 3). Holden gives me wannaba John Snow vibes a lot of the time. I like most of the characters other than Holden. Was kind of sad that Thomas Jane was gone after a bit of the show. I never really noticed him in other stuff before but I think the haircut he had just really worked for me. The way his story (as far as I know) ended on the show was kind of BS, though, I felt. Kind of fulfilling an obsession he had with a woman, sort of? Amos is an intriguing mystery. Alex is good. Naomi is good. But really don't like Holden as a character, though he does work well enough as a plot driver. I do kind of wish the spy guy from season 1 had made it longer in the show. (I would ship Naomi and Camina. I do not ship Naomi and Holden.)

Intermittently have also been rewatching Cowboy Bebop. Damn good show.
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« Reply #1906 on: Jan 22, 2021, 06:39:36 PM »
I binged Mandalorian not long ago. Being not what I'd call a St*r WarzzZZ fan (liked the first three, didn't like the rest, skipped the 9th completely), I was surprised to find myself quite happy with it.
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« Reply #1907 on: Jan 23, 2021, 07:59:14 AM »
Cobra Kai is funny, but very cheesy  (but that's ok because it's cheesy in an 80s kind of way).

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« Reply #1908 on: Jan 23, 2021, 09:31:53 AM »
Fuck Gina Carano and fuck Rosario Dawson if she is actually in it, and fuck Disney, but damn it I want to keep watching.

I'm all aboard "fuck Disney" but what did Gina Carano and Rosario Dawson do?

Edit: Okay, I googled and can guess on Carano but why Rosario Dawson?
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« Reply #1909 on: Jan 23, 2021, 08:44:17 PM »
Fortunately I no longer give a damn what a celebrity says or does. If I did I'd never watch anything ever again.
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« Reply #1910 on: Jan 27, 2021, 11:10:38 AM »
Fuck Gina Carano and fuck Rosario Dawson if she is actually in it, and fuck Disney, but damn it I want to keep watching.

I'm all aboard "fuck Disney" but what did Gina Carano and Rosario Dawson do?

Edit: Okay, I googled and can guess on Carano but why Rosario Dawson?

She had a transman working for her as a handyman. A case was filed against Dawson and family for alleged incidents involving discrimination, verbal abuse, misgendering and physical assault. Most of the charges were dropped but I believe the assault charges are still against other members of her family but not against Rosario herself. I don't fucking know anymore what's real.

Gina Carano I'm still saying fuck off to, though. Her character and acting aren't that strong on the show anyway, she wouldn't be missed much IMHO.

Got all the way caught up on The Expanse. It's got some weak parts for sure but I'm still enjoying it for the most part. I still hate James Holden, though.
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« Reply #1911 on: Jan 27, 2021, 03:43:57 PM »
OHHHHH, I remember reading about that over a year ago.  I completely forgot about it.

The context that tends to get left off of this story when people tweet it or whatever is that Dawson's family has known this man for decades and her family members are part of the suit.  I don't doubt the man's statement that he experienced aggressions from Dawson's family, mainly her mother. I think the mother probably is a transphobic a-hole and did beat him like he stated.  I also think the man's might've had a level of entitlement as he imagined he would move cross-country and just be taken care of by the Dawson family. Reading between the lines, it appears this agreement is like him being a guest at their home and doing reno projects. (As in, not as an official employee.) Also, with him knowing the family this long, I imagine he was already aware they wouldn't be accepting of him as a man and thought he could force acceptance because of the pre-existing relationship.

I don't think Dawson herself is completely innocent or anything.  I have a feeling Dawson wasn't very accepting or supportive of this man. Interviews are repeating the fact that the majority of the suit got dropped.  But "not having a legal case" doesn't equal "it didn't happen."

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« Reply #1912 on: Jan 27, 2021, 09:04:31 PM »
I've been wondering about Rosario lately. She was featured on the Mandalorian, and is presumably getting her own St*r WarzzZZ spin-off, which is cool.

But then she's also involved in this: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/snoop-dogg-rosario-dawson-to-judge-tbs-talent-competition

And I'm like, "Buh?"

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« Reply #1913 on: Jan 28, 2021, 11:54:47 PM »
But then she's also involved in this: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/snoop-dogg-rosario-dawson-to-judge-tbs-talent-competition.

lol, I don't know who the rest of the hosts are. No wonder the link name only mentions snoop and dawson.

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« Reply #1914 on: Jan 29, 2021, 04:03:13 AM »
The rest of them, I can see how they would have ended up on this show, Rosario is the only one that puzzles me. Like, she must have better prospects.

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« Reply #1915 on: Jan 29, 2021, 04:08:42 AM »
Oh, I watched Sweet Home on Netflix. I don't know why it was recommended to me, but it looked disturbing so I gave it a shot. It was actually kind of okay, I guess? Loses steam towards the end, but overall not bad.


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« Reply #1916 on: Jan 29, 2021, 11:06:52 AM »
But then she's also involved in this: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/snoop-dogg-rosario-dawson-to-judge-tbs-talent-competition.

lol, I don't know who the rest of the hosts are. No wonder the link name only mentions snoop and dawson.

a comedian, a professional wrestler, and a country singer walk into a TBS competition
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« Reply #1917 on: Feb 10, 2021, 10:59:26 PM »
re: St*r WarzzZZ, Gina Carano got fired for comparing choosing to be a conservative to existing as a Jew during the Holocaust.
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« Reply #1918 on: Feb 11, 2021, 07:18:32 PM »
Peak Godwin's Law.

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« Reply #1919 on: Feb 14, 2021, 12:41:29 PM »
First, she didn't. Second, it's not as if idiots haven't been flippantly throwing that term and various forms of Fascism around like it's going out of style all over the place the last four years.
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