TV/Movies Megathread

[katmai]

To annoy folks like you isn't a good enough reason?

[Admiral Yi]

Can somebody explain to me the rationale behind a year delay (or almost) between S2 and S3 of Game of Throne?  Other than the  money factor (greedy executives trying to cash in on the previous season's returns for their quarterly bonuses reviews) that is?

Gotta wait for the dragons to get bigger. Duh.

[jimmy olsen]

Can somebody explain to me the rationale behind a year delay (or almost) between S2 and S3 of Game of Throne?  Other than the  money factor (greedy executives trying to cash in on the previous season's returns for their quarterly bonuses reviews) that is?

G.

How quickly do you think they can film and edit a season?

This is completely normal.

[Grey Fox]

Forget filming, someone has to write the damn episodes first. Do you think GRR is making it easy?

Grallon's just complaining to complain, as usual.

[mongers]

Can somebody explain to me the rationale behind a year delay (or almost) between S2 and S3 of Game of Throne?  Other than the  money factor (greedy executives trying to cash in on the previous season's returns for their quarterly bonuses reviews) that is?




G.

No idea, I must get around to seeing it.

Though sadly Wilko Johnson, who played a character in it, has recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer:

Wilko Johnson: 'Terminal cancer has made me feel alive'

Wilko Johnson has spoken of the strange "euphoria" he has experienced since being diagnosed with terminal cancer.

The former Dr Feelgood guitarist said the news made him feel "vividly alive" - and lifted the bouts of depression he had previously experienced.

.......

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21187740


Wilko Johnson

[CountDeMoney]

Spartacus tonight, for Canadians.  Don't forget your PVR

I dunno, man...I've watched a few episodes of that, and quite frankly, it doesn't strike me as anything more than violence pornography.  Completely over the top.
And considering what I watch, that's saying something.

[Josephus]

Can somebody explain to me the rationale behind a year delay (or almost) between S2 and S3 of Game of Throne? 




G.

[Habbaku]

Can somebody explain to me the rationale behind a year delay (or almost) between S2 and S3 of Game of Throne?  Other than the  money factor (greedy executives trying to cash in on the previous season's returns for their quarterly bonuses reviews) that is?

[HVC]

Spartacus tonight, for Canadians.  Don't forget your PVR

I dunno, man...I've watched a few episodes of that, and quite frankly, it doesn't strike me as anything more than violence pornography.  Completely over the top.
And considering what I watch, that's saying something.

Watching season 1 now. The 300 type cartoony slow down annoys the hel out of me, but they seem to be doing less of that.

[Sophie Scholl]

Yeah.  Season 1 started as a bad 300 ripoff then developed into a really quality show.  I saw the prequel season they ran but have yet to watch 2nd/3rd season or the new episodes.  Some day.  I miss when Starz had their agreement with Netflix.

[Josquius]

The first series was pretty good yeah. Agreed that it did seem to be a low grade 300 rip off, which was fair enough and entertaining enough to get me watching- an hour or two of such is fine, just an entire series would suck. But they steadily sneaked in an actual plot beside the 300 stuff until the plot took centre strange.
I can't help but think this was a tactical decision on their part. Draw in the masses with the shallow gorefest then use your big audience to create something of artistic merit.

The second series I just couldnt get into. Watched the first episode and left feeling meh.



I've finished watching Black Heaven. A pretty interesting anime show about the ex-rocker turned office drone who a group of human looking aliens recruit to play guitar for them as his guitar skill somehow powers their ultimate weapon.
Very silly base plot which doesn't really match the general tone of the show.
Its a very good little show that somehow works.
Also kind of interesting is that it is from 1999 so in many ways shows the 90s style animation I grew up with but there are bits of more modern computer aided stuff in the background and generally has modern high production values.

[viper37]

Spartacus tonight, for Canadians.  Don't forget your PVR

I guess no Lucy this year?

they already brought her back once.   Twice would be problematic, especially after the fall.

[Sheilbh]

I love Mark Kermode.

Recently I've watched Shakespeare in Love (), Carrie () and Les Miserables ().

[Syt]

Just watched Django Unchained. Although I had heard good things I was surprised by how good it actually was. Goes to show that Tarantino actually can do a good conventional genre flick with one main plot, no complicated flashbacks and with a minimum of Tarantino dialogue (though the bit with the hoods had me laughing tears). Waltz is the same character type as in Inglorious Basterds, only a good guy this time. Di Caprio is hamming it up to 11. Foxx does a decent job as straight man, understated and sombre. Biggest surprise to me was Sam Jackson who shows that he can act if he wants to and not only play the tough looking badass. The last half hour was not as good as the rest, but I thought a fitting conclusion - finishing the Brunhilde legend allred to earlier, and proving that Django has come into his own and doesn't require his mentor anymore. Some of the bits depicting hw slaves are treated were pretty sombering, more so than I would have expected from QT. And what's with Don Johnson playing racist southerners?

[Syt]

A few more thoughts: this was certainly the western with most uses of the N-word since Blazing Saddles (and probably tops that).

Again, surprised how conventional the movie was compared to Tarantino's other works - not that it works to the film's detriment in this case: it's a glowing love letter to the spaghetti western genre.

I thought there was a bit of a disconnect in the tones of the violence. The shootouts, and the violence by the heroes is almost cartoonishly overblown with buckets of blood. At the same time, the violence fostered upon the slaves is gritty and realistic, and tries to avoid too much detail. Some of the shots kinda wanted to make me shout "SYMBOLISM!!! OMGWTFBBQ!!!" in Film-Brain-style, because they were so unsubtle - like the one with the blood spraying over the white cotton.

You could see that the actors had buckets of fun with their roles, and that's infectious for the audience.