TV/Movies Megathread

[Barrister]

Started watching Jurassic World 2 with the boys last night.

Hot damn is this stupid.  Boys loved it though.

[Syt]

I'm quite hooked by BCS. It took a bit to find its stride.

[KRonn]

I'm quite hooked by BCS. It took a bit to find its stride.

I was skeptical about Saul at first, but Odenkirk and the Saul character make for a fun show. Plus we have the other drug lords, hit men and various ne'er do wells to spice things up.

[Josephus]

I actually like the drug lords side plot better than the Saul one, although it's inevitable the two plots will merge. S.3 is, overall, somewhat better.

[Tonitrus]

I think what BCS is kinda leading up to/showing, is that Saul wants to be big-time OG, but has been (and will end up being), just a useful/clever idiot for the real evil-doers.

[Gups]

Succession. Best new series for 5 years or so. If the next. Couple of seasons keep up the quality, it will be on of the all time greats.

[KRonn]

I liked the Shannara Chronicles show, based on the books. It was set in a future dystopian Earth, a fantasy type world with elves, dwarves, druids and others. It was pretty good. I looked it up to see when it was coming on for (I think) the third season, but it was canceled. It was on Spike TV and that got bought out or moved to Paramount TV station, so that may have had something to do with the cancellation.

[celedhring]

I actually like the drug lords side plot better than the Saul one, although it's inevitable the two plots will merge. S.3 is, overall, somewhat better.

Yeah, the same happened to me. Enjoyed all the Ehrmantraut/drug stuff more than Saul himself.

[celedhring]

Started watching the Jack Ryan show. It's neither good or bad, decent mindless entertainment.

[grumbler]

I liked the Shannara Chronicles show, based on the books. It was set in a future dystopian Earth, a fantasy type world with elves, dwarves, druids and others. It was pretty good. I looked it up to see when it was coming on for (I think) the third season, but it was canceled. It was on Spike TV and that got bought out or moved to Paramount TV station, so that may have had something to do with the cancellation.

Those books were a real bow-wow, though it might have made for good TV.  Of course, they made a TV series out of the even worse Terry Goodkind books, so that's not much of a recommendation.

[Admiral Yi]

Catherine Keaner has gotten very large.

[celedhring]

I liked the Shannara Chronicles show, based on the books. It was set in a future dystopian Earth, a fantasy type world with elves, dwarves, druids and others. It was pretty good. I looked it up to see when it was coming on for (I think) the third season, but it was canceled. It was on Spike TV and that got bought out or moved to Paramount TV station, so that may have had something to do with the cancellation.

Those books were a real bow-wow, though it might have made for good TV.  Of course, they made a TV series out of the even worse Terry Goodkind books, so that's not much of a recommendation.

I kinda miss having decent fantasy TV now that GoT is nearing its end. I hope the Witcher show turns out to be good. Not really a fan of Cavill as Gerald, though.

[The Larch]

Has anyone here watched the beginning of Mayans MC, the spinoff to Sons of Anarchy that has just debuted on TV these days?

[Josephus]

Shape of Water. Been meaning to watch it; heard great things. Found it really was a cross between King Kong and Beauty and the Beast--but well done, with great acting and direction. And having a woman masturbate in the first minute was a bonus.

[celedhring]

Yeah, the film doesn't really break new ground besides ickyness, but it's just so well shot and acted. Great craftmanship from everyone involved.

My only issue is that the sex scene came a bit from nowhere. I understand that Del Toro wanted to de-sacralize sex in this, but she's still fucking a fish, thought it needed a bit more preparation before getting into the tub.