TV/Movies Megathread

[Sheilbh]

You all wrinkly under your robes?

Actually, do you get to wear robes in your lawery duties?

No. I never go near a courtroom - and I'm in-house so don't even have to dress for clients.

[HVC]

You should wear robes and a wig at work, just for fun bonus points if you pick a random cubicle to work at instead of your office

[crazy canuck]

You should wear robes and a wig at work, just for fun bonus points if you pick a random cubicle to work at instead of your office

There are some pretty strict informal rules around when wearing the robes are appropriate.

[mongers]

New to me, 'Taxi Driver' - very disturbing, but exceptional film. I lack the words to comment on De Niro's performance, save to say his killer character seems nearer to an 'Oswald' than to today's mass shooters.

The night-time cinematography is superb and I'd forgotten what a good actress Cybill Shepherd is.

[Duque de Bragança]

'Gladiator 2' - Epic Codswallop*. 
*Though I'm sure it's more historically accurate than 'Napoleon'

Actually, no. 

[mongers]

'Gladiator 2' - Epic Codswallop*. 
*Though I'm sure it's more historically accurate than 'Napoleon'

Actually, no. 

Well that was a pretty low bar to have missed.

[Duque de Bragança]

'Gladiator 2' - Epic Codswallop*. 
*Though I'm sure it's more historically accurate than 'Napoleon'

Actually, no. 

Well that was a pretty low bar to have missed.

Indeed. The worse part about Gladiator II was not the lack of historicity though; first one was not that great on that aspect as well

Rome was founded as a Republic 

It's ruining the first movie by desperately trying to follow it with not-so-good CGI alien baboons and sharks. Characterisations are not that special.

[HVC]

Invincible had a nice little season. As far as Amazon Gore Shows go it's entertaining. And I got to finish it before I cancel my subscription at the end of this month.

[Syt]

First episode of The Gentlemen on Netflix. I didn't watch the movie, so going in blind.

Was enjoying it a fair bit, despite it being a pretty bollocks story. I don't think I've ever been intimidated by Peter Serafinowicz before.  

[Josquius]

Has anyone ever gotten into shows after watching weird random episodes out of context? - not necessarily due to them, perhaps even in spite of them.
I have a weird history of this.

ST:TOS- I'm not a fan. I haven't seen every episode by far. It's one of those examples of historic media where I'm very familiar with its clichés and famous moments from subsequent homage and pastiche rather than the original show.
I just discovered today however, which prompted me to write this, is the first episode I did see... Was the last ever episode and is considered the worst?
I saw this after I had already got into voyager. So....it was doubly weird.
https://www.slashfilm.com/1807547/star-trek-the-original-series-ending-explained/

ST:Voyager, though most trek fans dislike this series, for a long time it was my favourite. It was the one that got me into ST.
The first episode I saw was...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thaw_(Star_Trek:_Voyager)

Considered one of the series better episodes.

DS9 I can't remember what the first episode was. I picked it up in a middle series when voyager was off season.

ST:TNG the first episode I saw was
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Conundrum_(episode)
Which was a great intro. I had a vague familairity with the show before. Put a headband on your eyes and woo you're that star trek guy was a playground thing. As was dismissing ST as lame and not worth watching.
But this familiarity was only to a certain depth... I wasn't entirely sure who was meant to be part of the main cast and who not.
So that 3rd oficer guy being an alien plant? I had to work that out cold.

Away from ST another I remember is https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons_138th_Episode_Spectacular

The simpsons I had long loved as a kid as this really hip and cool thing. Bart Simpson was an idol... But I'd never actually seen the show. We didn't have sky TV
One day at my grandads house however I was able to see an episode. It was this one.
It.. Confused me. So... Lisa is a adult woman. OK. Who was the little girl I'd seen in the images then? Oh well.

[HVC]

I've tried several times to get into voyager and can't. While the Seven seasons are better, and not just the eye Candy, I still find myself just skipping episodes out of boredom/annoyance. TOS is also hit or miss, but it has campy and nostalgic value.

[Darth Wagtaros]

Voyager was boring. Not as bland as Enterprise.


Cobra Kai ended well.

[The Brain]

Latest White Lotus, 5 episodes in. Nothing has happened since episode 1.

[mongers]

'The Order' good Jude Law film set in mid-1980s NW USA, it follows the violent attacks by an Aryan Nation splinter group.

One thing I was confused about was it depicted a page of the 'Turner diaries' with a cartoon showing a gallows set up in front of the Capitol building; is this genuine or a deliberate grafting of a Jan 6th 2021 image back into the 1980s story?

[mongers]

I found this interesting, because the style of the interview is so different to today's plus the interviewee isn't plugging any product or media they're releasing:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074m34/face-to-face-original-tony-hancock

At the time Tony Hancock was the premier entertainer on UK tv and the interviewer faced a backlash for the way he conducted it.