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TV Shows What are you currently watching?

Discussion in 'General' started by Zinfandel, 13 Jun 2012.

  1. Gunsmith

    Gunsmith Maximum Win

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    i never got the whole marmite thing, sure the last 2 episodes are a little controversial if you were expecting a grand ending to the opera as opposed to a psychological breakdown/reconstruction of the lead MC's psyche. the series utterly decimate the anime scene in the 90's it took the traditional mecha tropes and ran a story that didn't spoon feed you but instead brought you along for the ride as it took positivity and good will and crushed it into paranoia, conspiracy and selfishness.

    it really is one of the greatest shows ever made

    the first is condensed and prettier retellings of the first 6 episodes iirc but after that it just gets madder and madder, i must rewatch it myself tbh

    no idea why you avoided it but just go in blind, your results may vary as you've been told its "great" where as i watching it back on vhs long before the net became common.
     
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  2. Big_malc

    Big_malc Minimodder

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  3. b1g-d0g

    b1g-d0g Multimodder

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    Trying to rewatch star wars attack of the clones but Disney + seems to think I need a break every now and that as it starts to freeze.
     
  4. GeorgeStorm

    GeorgeStorm Aggressive PC Builder

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    Started Kaos over the weekend which we're enjoying and recently finished Castlevania Nocturne Series 2 which was good fun.
     
  5. IanW

    IanW Grumpy Old Git

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    The latest iteration of Spidey. Only 2 episodes available so far, but I'm liking the Jack Kirby-esque art style.

     
  6. boiled_elephant

    boiled_elephant Merom Celeron 4 lyfe

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    Goliath S1 was okay in the end. Odd that I happened to watch JFK (1991) the day before, and they're so similar in their flaws: both fixated on delivering a "one lone lawyer vs the big bad guys" but in the end, the lone lawyer's argument and case is, on the face of it, just really weak and badly presented and you wonder why anyone is taking him seriously.

    Goliath was weird all round. The main character is meant to be an antihero I guess? But he's just an arse. I wasn't rooting for him. The fact that the other guys were even worse than him didn't really help.
     
  7. blackerthanblack

    blackerthanblack Minimodder

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    I suppose I'm glad it's not just happening to me then. Had lots of buffering when trying to watch S3 of The Orville (multiple times an epsode), recently it's been a bit better but still not great. I tried to force myself to watch The Force Awakens (not a big SW fan), but gave up on it with buffering and that every time I left it for a bit and went back to the film, it always restarted at the same point about a 1/4 of the way through.
     
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    SuperHans123 Multimodder

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    mrlongbeard Multimodder

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    Day of the Jackal
    Enjoyable enough, slightly long winded, and the Jackal comes across as a bit of a useless drip, but enjoyable enough.
     
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  10. IanW

    IanW Grumpy Old Git

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    Eddie Redmayne being Eddie Redmayne, then.
     
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    mrlongbeard Multimodder

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    Pretty much, which isn't great casting for an international assassin extraordinaire.
     
  12. Idioteque

    Idioteque Telephasic Mongoose

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    Pantheon- Ending up watching the whole 2 seasons of this over the past week. Solid 9/10 from me and has got me reading William Gibson again!
     
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    goldstar0011 Multimodder

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    I have shows I have on whilst playing the ROG Ally as I'm not too fussed about every detail, this is one of them, I like the actor but for this show he just isn't pulling me in as a world class assasin but I hope to get a 2nd season
     
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    Big_malc Minimodder

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    I did not mind him as the Jackle but Lashana Lynch as Bianca was just bad casting, i spent most of the time just wishing he would put a bullet in her and have done with it.
     
  15. Arboreal

    Arboreal Keeper of the Electric Currants

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    Eddie grew on me though the series and had more depth to the character as things progressed.

    The frame for frame recreation was a clever nod to Edward Fox in the original

    Was it Lashana or her character that grated?
    For me it was the latter

    The convinced they're right and not giving up at any cost charactisation was a bit hackneyed IMHO
    The change at the end from the film left it open for another series
     
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    mrlongbeard Multimodder

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    Just watched the last episode, disappointing finish followed by money sucking obvious announcement that a 2nd series was on the way.
    I must remember to cancel the series link and cancel recording when it pops up
     

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