TV/Movies Megathread

[celedhring]

Altered Carbon seems interesting despite the bad reviews. I've watched episode 1. I don't get the point about ai hotels and why they're so bad

The way I understood it, they're thematic hotels without human personnel running them, and they just happen to be passé when Takeshi wakes up.

I've only watched two eps but I'm liking it. It's intriguing, very noir-ish. It's also the most "fleshy" show Netflix has ever made - there's a deluge of naked bodies either being dead, fucking or just strutting around. It's like a fetish.

[Tamas]

Made the mistake of thinking it's a good idea to watch Threads again, as my wife hadn't seen it.

Luckily she wasn't impressed by the movie very much. It freaked me out the first time I watched it and it freaked me out again.

I can see why.
There was a cycle some years ago at a cinémathèque about apocalyptic of all kinds and this one made a big impression on me. The earlier The War Game did not lose its bite but Threads. 

I think it managed to hit as hard as during my first watch many years ago because now I have been living in the UK, and most of the "everyday life" references resonate much more than earlier.

It was uncomfortable to be reminded how profoundly your entire existence and all of those you care about can fall brutally apart, and all it'd take nowadays is one especially rampant rage over a New York Times article.

[Eddie Teach]

Don't worry so much. I'm sure Kelly has the real button hidden away somewhere.

[garbon]

Altered Carbon seems interesting despite the bad reviews. I've watched episode 1. I don't get the point about ai hotels and why they're so bad

The way I understood it, they're thematic hotels without human personnel running them, and they just happen to be passé when Takeshi wakes up.

Yeah that was my understanding too. Something that was in fashion when he was put to sleep but gone out of style in the intervening time period.

I've only watched two eps but I'm liking it. It's intriguing, very noir-ish. It's also the most "fleshy" show Netflix has ever made - there's a deluge of naked bodies either being dead, fucking or just strutting around. It's like a fetish.

That was one of the highlights for me in the first few minutes of episode one.

[Josquius]

Altered Carbon seems interesting despite the bad reviews. I've watched episode 1. I don't get the point about ai hotels and why they're so bad

The way I understood it, they're thematic hotels without human personnel running them, and they just happen to be passé when Takeshi wakes up.

I've only watched two eps but I'm liking it. It's intriguing, very noir-ish. It's also the most "fleshy" show Netflix has ever made - there's a deluge of naked bodies either being dead, fucking or just strutting around. It's like a fetish.

The way they were talking sounded more than just they're lame. Though that would make sense with them being a future fad to our guy and an old thing to the people around him.
. Sounded like there was something very wrong about them. Talk of it being like a crazy girlfriend or so. Wonder if something will happen when he tries to leave.

Though odd these big places are still standing if nobody has been there in 50 years

[The Larch]

Has anyone here watched "The good place"? I binged it the last few days and I must say I really enjoyed it.

[celedhring]

Watched the first two episodes after you talked about it on the Spanish EUOT. :p

It's ok, probably even good. I'm just not much of a sitcom guy. I'm only drawn to the really surreal/outrageous stuff (i.e. Community)

[Josquius]

Has anyone here watched "The good place"? I binged it the last few days and I must say I really enjoyed it.

Yes, I think I mentioned it in this thread a while ago. It is pretty darn good, oddly.
I'm all up to date with it

[The Larch]

Watched the first two episodes after you talked about it on the Spanish EUOT. :p

It's ok, probably even good. I'm just not much of a sitcom guy. I'm only drawn to the really surreal/outrageous stuff (i.e. Community)

The show becomes more bizarre over time, and the 2nd season goes completely off the rails. Try to finish the 1st season (it's just 13 episodes) and if you like it, you won't be dissapointed with the 2nd one.

Besides, that way you get to do a break form anime. 

[The Brain]

Love Actually is on the telly. I've seen it before, but it's extra nice these days when you don't have to feel bad about POTUS being portrayed as a total slimeball.

[Eddie Teach]

Slimeball or not, PM Hugh Grant was amateur hour waiting until the press conference to back out of a deal.

[The Brain]

Slimeball or not, PM Hugh Grant was amateur hour waiting until the press conference to back out of a deal.

HE WAS IN LOVE

I don't believe you people.

[Eddie Teach]

 

[garbon]

Episode 2 of Altered Carbon - Dr. Saroyan!

[Liep]

Also two episodes into Altered Carbon. It almost has that Blade Runner vibe but whenever it gets close it cuts quickly away to a naked dead girl.