TV/Movies Megathread

[garbon]

I think Seeds would smash on Ide and his thoughts around condoms, but really, what would be the point?

[Razgovory]

I did see "The Interview", free on Netflix.  I wouldn't say it was painful, but if it was showing while I was stuck on a plane there might be a hostage situation   I came up with a much funnier premise for a film involving Kim Jong Un.

I dunno. It's kinda funny.

It's really not my type of humor.  There is almost no wit, just dick jokes.

[CountDeMoney]

I think Seeds would smash on Ide and his thoughts around condoms, but really, what would be the point?

Meh, it's the same unexplainable logic you find behind how DWIs can manage to kill a family of 4, yet still walk away unscathed.

[derspiess]

I watched Sons of Liberty and liked it 

[CountDeMoney]

I watched Sons of Liberty and liked it 

  It is a guilty pleasure, isn't it?

[derspiess]

Hit all the right anti-Brit and anti-monarchy notes.  It had me from the beginning with the dude pissing on the portrait of George III.

Only thing missing was direct Samuel Adams Boston Lager product placement within the actual show

[CountDeMoney]

Jim Koch is credited as "Pub Drunk #4."

[derspiess]

I reluctantly let Tommy watch it with me.  He kept asking me "Did that really happen?", to which my answer was always "Yep... sorta."

He's now questioning why we speak English

[PDH]

It WAS good to learn that the Boston Rebel Leaders were all action heroes.  Needed more Matrix slow-downs with the pistol fighting though.

[CountDeMoney]

I was surprised that General Gage was such a nasty Grand Moff piece of shit.  I'm sure General Gage would've been surprised as well.   

[crazy canuck]

From their Website

SONS OF LIBERTY is a dramatic interpretation of events that sparked a revolution. It is historical fiction, not a documentary. The goal of our miniseries is to capture the spirit of the time, convey the personalities of the main characters, and focus on real events that have shaped our past.

Translation:  "Be careful not to use what you learn here to answer questions on your history tests.  Oh who are we kidding, only the people that know this isn't factually correct are actually going to read this."

[PDH]

I was surprised that General Gage was such a nasty Grand Moff piece of shit.  I'm sure General Gage would've been surprised as well.   

The British were more Nazis than stormtroopers - they hit people when they aimed at them.  General Gage was obviously the most evil general around, hell at the end he evacuated Boston after he had been recalled to London was leading the invasion of New York from England.

[crazy canuck]

I was surprised that General Gage was such a nasty Grand Moff piece of shit.  I'm sure General Gage would've been surprised as well.   

The British were more Nazis than stormtroopers - they hit people when they aimed at them.  General Gage was obviously the most evil general around, hell at the end he evacuated Boston after he had been recalled to London was leading the invasion of New York from England.

And then he found the secret of immortality, developed mastery of the Dark Side and became Emperor after subverting the Republic.  People just don't know their history anymore.

[The Minsky Moment]

From their Website

SONS OF LIBERTY is a dramatic interpretation of events that sparked a revolution. It is historical fiction, not a documentary. The goal of our miniseries is to capture the spirit of the time, convey the personalities of the main characters, and focus on real events that have shaped our past.

Which would be fine except that it doesn't capture the spirit of the time or convey the actual personalities of the main characters.  Compare say to Deadwood which as discussed earlier had similar language use issues but did far better at capturing the spirit.

[Malthus]

From their Website

SONS OF LIBERTY is a dramatic interpretation of events that sparked a revolution. It is historical fiction, not a documentary. The goal of our miniseries is to capture the spirit of the time, convey the personalities of the main characters, and focus on real events that have shaped our past.

Which would be fine except that it doesn't capture the spirit of the time or convey the actual personalities of the main characters.  Compare say to Deadwood which as discussed earlier had similar language use issues but did far better at capturing the spirit.

The founding fathers had the personalities appropriate to action superheroes battling supervillians. They are just interpreting this for modern audiences.