TV/Movies Megathread

[Savonarola]

While the term "Witch hunt" has negative connotations in our society; I feel that it is time to re-evaluate after watching:

Practical Magic (1998)

This is a supernatural light rom-com/sibling rivalry/Lifetime female empowerment movie where the battered woman kills her abusive ex-boyfriend/dark comedy/outsiders-win-the-respect-of-their-tormentors picture.  I think we might learn a valuable lesson at the end of this; but I'm really not sure.  In the right hands (and by "Right hands" I'm thinking Tommy Wiseau) this might have been a masterpiece.  As it is there's far too little focus for it to be good and far too much competence for it to be brilliant.

[Barrister]

I'm sure everyone will fully agree and have no complaints whatsoever.

I want to complaint about Rise of Skywalker...

But looking up the nominees were:

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Ad Astra
Gemini Man
Lucy in the Sky
Tenet
Terminator: Dark Fate

The only other one I've seen is Ad Astra, which I think I prefer to Rise of Skywalker, but is not a perfect film either.  Gemini Man and T:DF were not well received, and Tenet... was polarizing.

So whatever - genre films are a niche, with not many films coming out each year.

I do find it amusing we're at the point where there is a separate category for films adapted from comics. 

[Berkut]

I thought Tenet was...not a good movie.

I still cannot imagine any award that RoS would deserve over Tenet though.

[crazy canuck]

Duncan Idaho doesn't reapper until Dune Messiah, right?

I can't remember exactly, but once he starts reappearing, it is a constant cycle.  So it really depends on how for they go with the movies.

[Barrister]

Duncan Idaho doesn't reapper until Dune Messiah, right?

I can't remember exactly, but once he starts reappearing, it is a constant cycle.  So it really depends on how for they go with the movies.

Dune Messiah is the second book, so it's not that big a wait.

I'm curious just how far they go with this actually.  Dune Messiah was a decent book, and continues the story of Paul.

Beyond that though it just gets weird.

[crazy canuck]

Duncan Idaho doesn't reapper until Dune Messiah, right?

I can't remember exactly, but once he starts reappearing, it is a constant cycle.  So it really depends on how for they go with the movies.

Dune Messiah is the second book, so it's not that big a wait.

I'm curious just how far they go with this actually.  Dune Messiah was a decent book, and continues the story of Paul.

Beyond that though it just gets weird.

I agree that God Emperor got weird but then the series got very good - delving into the Bene Gesserit and how they manipulated everyone.  It is too bad that he died before he finished the series.  I thought his last book was the best of the lot.

[Barrister]

Duncan Idaho doesn't reapper until Dune Messiah, right?

I can't remember exactly, but once he starts reappearing, it is a constant cycle.  So it really depends on how for they go with the movies.

Dune Messiah is the second book, so it's not that big a wait.

I'm curious just how far they go with this actually.  Dune Messiah was a decent book, and continues the story of Paul.

Beyond that though it just gets weird.

I agree that God Emperor got weird but then the series got very good - delving into the Bene Gesserit and how they manipulated everyone.  It is too bad that he died before he finished the series.  I thought his last book was the best of the lot.

It's been decades since I read the Dune books, so I was browsing through Wiki articles to re-familiarize myself.

I just don't see how the novels past Dune Messiah are very open to being movies.  In Children of Dune the foxus shifts to Paul's kids, with few common characters.  Then with God Emperor (the last book I read as a kid - it got too weird, and yet somehow boring, for me) you're jumping thousands of years in the future.  According to the summaries, the next two books again jump more thousands of years into the future.

[crazy canuck]

But that is what makes the movies easier to make - you don't have to worry about aging cast members or really any cast members - except Duncan Idaho.  Everyone else will be replaced movie to movie.  It is the narrative that continues.

[FunkMonk]

Succession season 3. I am so hyped for the best intro music in TV history 

[Sheilbh]

Succession season 3. I am so hyped for the best intro music in TV history 

On the day Succession season 3 started, Sky (I low-key love that in the UK it's broadcast on Murdoch's network ) had musicians outside every media company in London playing the intro music for hour. It was very weird.

And in terms of media hype I don't think Sky really needed to do much to get any more excitement.

[celedhring]

Succession season 3. I am so hyped for the best intro music in TV history 

On the day Succession season 3 started, Sky (I low-key love that in the UK it's broadcast on Murdoch's network ) had musicians outside every media company in London playing the intro music for hour. It was very weird.

And in terms of media hype I don't think Sky really needed to do much to get any more excitement.

And like all good things in life, it has a metal cover.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuzMvlTCGQA&ab_channel=HarkMusicDC

[FunkMonk]

And how can we forget about the L to the OG

https://youtu.be/6dUDQTc-9kM

[Josquius]

Saw Dune.

Yes. It's very impressive indeed. I like the whole retro super smooth style Sci fi that seems to be coming back in fashion.

Interesting adaptation... How the fuck did they get the go ahead to make this without episode 2 even being greenlit? They end it at a weird place.
Though it is nice they spent so much time on the parts of the story that usually get skipped through.
Interesting they resisted the urge to show a navigator beyond the 4th wall breaking voice before the wb logo.

The barons pet is a headscratcher. I can't remember this from the books and they seemed to be implying its the Dr's wife. Waaa.

Sadly I was desperate to pee and missed a scene with them running away from a worm towards the end. Hopefully there was nothing important there other than generic action fayre.

I'm sure someone else made this comment but it does jump around a lot and I worry for people who don't know the story.
The visiony dreamy sequences drag things a bit.

The super weird nitpick I'd have is some of the accents. Especially when they say water. Cringe. But petty.

[Gups]

Succession season 3. I am so hyped for the best intro music in TV history 

On the day Succession season 3 started, Sky (I low-key love that in the UK it's broadcast on Murdoch's network ) had musicians outside every media company in London playing the intro music for hour. It was very weird.

And in terms of media hype I don't think Sky really needed to do much to get any more excitement.

Murdoch sold Sky several years ago

[Sheilbh]

You're right! Comcast.

That's disappointing