TV/Movies Megathread

[Barrister]

So it's been a tradition of many years that I watch a cartoon with my boys before bed.

Of course as little kids we would watch little kids cartoons - less said the better.

But they're getting older, so for the past year or more we did a Matt Groenig run: The Simpsons, Futurama, then Disenchantment.  But that came to an end recently.

I was looking around for something else to watch and found... Ren and Stimpy.

My guys think it's absolutely hilarious.  They went to bed singing "It's log! it's log, it's big, it's heavy it's wood!" tonight.

I know the show is only good for a season or two, but these first few episodes absolutely hold up 30+ years later.

Have you done the Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League, and Justice League Unlimited run yet? Robotech has a ton of content, too, with the three series.

I haven't.

My guys are 10 and 11 (the 13 year old now would rather just surf on his phone then watch cartoons with dad), and I don't know that they're too into superheroes anymore.  I mean they're not NOT into superheroes, but I am looking for slightly more mature content.

Ren and Stimpy... I mean while it's still clearly a kids show, I encountered it back in the day when it was being shown on Muchmusic (Canada's equivalent to MTV), so it clearly had adult appeal.

There is the whole universe of anime that we could theoretically dip into, but I no nothing of anime and am just a tiny-bit prejudiced against it.

[Jacob]

We've just started watching One Piece with the boy. We're about 65 episodes in. I'm not an anime watcher usually, but so far it's pretty entertaining.

[Sheilbh]

Ren and Stimpy - and others like it (Rocko's Modern Life) - were incredible growing up. I loved them and think they maybe actually had a big impact on my sense of humour.

Very pleased to hear kids still like it. And the songs especially are great.

[celedhring]

Saltburn - A Ripley-ish psychological thriller where an aristocrat befriends a lower class scholarship student at Oxford and takes him to his family's estate to spend the summer. Sex, decadent rich people, and murder ensue. This is not a great movie (a lot of it it's simply baffling and not in a good way), but it's a magnificent trashy movie. Can't wait to hear what Sheilbh thinks of it

[Jacob]

Speaking of media that still holds up - my boy is obsessively reading Calvin & Hobbes these days.

[frunk]

Speaking of media that still holds up - my boy is obsessively reading Calvin & Hobbes these days.

My daughter loves it to.

[frunk]

We've just started watching One Piece with the boy. We're about 65 episodes in.

 

[celedhring]

We've just started watching One Piece with the boy. We're about 65 episodes in.

 

Given the length of that show, they're definitely just starting 

[Sheilbh]

Saltburn - A Ripley-ish psychological thriller where an aristocrat befriends a lower class scholarship student at Oxford and takes him to his family's estate to spend the summer. Sex, decadent rich people, and murder ensue. This is not a great movie (a lot of it it's simply baffling and not in a good way), but it's a magnificent trashy movie. Can't wait to hear what Sheilbh thinks of it

I can't wait. I hate Brideshead Revisited, but love Brideshead Revisited adaptations

[Josquius]

Yeah... I could never manage one piece. But who knows, when mine get older could be a way to connect.

Hunter x hunter now... That is worth watching from the start.

[Jacob]

Given the length of that show, they're definitely just starting 

Indeed

[frunk]

Given the length of that show, they're definitely just starting 

Indeed

I know, but it's still funny to think about.

[Jacob]

Does it hold up?

[Crazy_Ivan80]

We've just started watching One Piece with the boy. We're about 65 episodes in. I'm not an anime watcher usually, but so far it's pretty entertaining.

I've seen the netflix version, found it pretty enjoyable (nearly binge watched it actually). Is the anime version worth it?

[Jacob]

I've seen the netflix version, found it pretty enjoyable (nearly binge watched it actually). Is the anime version worth it?

We're watching the anime version.

It's low framerate and obviously anime from the time it was made (90s?). If you find that charming, it's definitely worth watching IMO. If you find that kind of thing annoying, probably less so.