TV/Movies Megathread

[celedhring]

Finished The Good Place. Loved it, and a satisfying conclusion. It reminded me a bit of Gaiman/Pratchett's Good Omens in that it tackled an existential topic and approached it with a lot of whimsy.

I was wondering why the actress of Vicky seemed so familiar, so I looked her up. She voiced Sabine Wren on Star Wars Rebels, so her voice was very familiar.

One day I have to power through the third season (always felt it jumped the shark after yet another [spoiler]memory wipe[/spoiler]) and finish it. Everybody says the ending of the show is great.

[Syt]

I expected Season 3 to be bad, but I enjoyed it a fair bit because it added a new spin and gave the characters some growth.

[Barrister]

Finished The Good Place. Loved it, and a satisfying conclusion. It reminded me a bit of Gaiman/Pratchett's Good Omens in that it tackled an existential topic and approached it with a lot of whimsy.

I was wondering why the actress of Vicky seemed so familiar, so I looked her up. She voiced Sabine Wren on Star Wars Rebels, so her voice was very familiar.

One day I have to power through the third season (always felt it jumped the shark after yet another [spoiler]memory wipe[/spoiler]) and finish it. Everybody says the ending of the show is great.

Season 3 was the weakest and I said so previously, but going through the episode list even that came on strong in the back third or so (including a memorable episode where every character is played by D'Arcy Carden, the actress who plays Janet).

Glad Syt liked it.   celed, I think the ending is super-satisfying if you feel invested in the characters by that point. If you don't it might not land so well.

[The Larch]

Yeah, the finale for the show is genuinely moving if you're invested in the characters.

[Sheilbh]

Watched Coco on iPlayer. I was not emotionally prepared

But it was great.

[Admiral Yi]

The Midnight Sky is an awful lot like Gravity.

[mongers]

The Midnight Sky is an awful lot like Gravity.

Yeah they're both set in space.

[Admiral Yi]

Good one

[mongers]

Good one

Bows to cheering audience and Exit Stage Left. 

[Eddie Teach]

The Midnight Sky is an awful lot like Gravity.

Yeah they're both set in space.

And both have George Clooney!

Plotwise, though, nothing alike.

[The Brain]

Eliza Graves/Stonehearst Asylum. Young doctor travels to remote insane asylum to learn the latest methods, but are the methods unsound? Before I started watching this I was unsure if I had seen it before or not because there are so many asylum movies. Turned out I hadn't. It is OK. Kate Beckinsale is hot obviously.

[Darth Wagtaros]

The ending of the Good Place was absolutely great.  It was bittersweet, and well done. Which is something of a rarity.

We are just about done Community.  The last season is kind of iffy sometimes. but the show is awesome.

[viper37]

OSS 117: Rio ne répond plus.

French comedy, a spoof of James Bond's 60s movie.  The action is set in 1967, Rio (hard to guess from the title ).  Just about every James Bond cliché is there, it's hilarious.  This time, he is partnered with an Israeli female super agent. 

Highly recommended for anyone who understands French, you'll get a good laugh.

[The Larch]

Hey Cel, are you watching Alex de la Iglesia's "30 monedas"? I binged it this weekend to get up to date and I'm loving it.

[Admiral Yi]

The Midnight Sky is an awful lot like Gravity.

Pretty lame movie.