TV/Movies Megathread

[crazy canuck]

I've been meaning to get back into the Americans. Totally lost track some years ago.

The family on which the show is loosely based is back in the news

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/son-of-russian-spies-returns-to-canada-after-government-loses-fight-to-keep-him-out-1.4611958

[Barrister]

I've been meaning to get back into the Americans. Totally lost track some years ago.

The family on which the show is loosely based is back in the news

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/son-of-russian-spies-returns-to-canada-after-government-loses-fight-to-keep-him-out-1.4611958

Wow - that's a crazy story.

[KRonn]

I've been meaning to get back into the Americans. Totally lost track some years ago.

The family on which the show is loosely based is back in the news

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/son-of-russian-spies-returns-to-canada-after-government-loses-fight-to-keep-him-out-1.4611958

"The Canadians" - sequel to "The Americans"   

[The Brain]

The Ritual [spoiler]AKA Man vs Moose[/spoiler]. British pals go hiking in Sweden. Not horrible as the genre goes, but like so many others it doesn't deliver in the second half.

[crazy canuck]

The Ritual [spoiler]AKA Man vs Moose[/spoiler]. British pals go hiking in Sweden. Not horrible as the genre goes, but like so many others it doesn't deliver in the second half.

I agree.  It has a very promising start.  Not a terrible ending but meh.

[Habbaku]

I would have liked if [spoiler]the story focused more on the cult for a while[/spoiler].

[Josquius]

I've been meaning to get back into the Americans. Totally lost track some years ago.

The family on which the show is loosely based is back in the news

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/son-of-russian-spies-returns-to-canada-after-government-loses-fight-to-keep-him-out-1.4611958

Amusing but dickish technicality they argued against the kid there.

[crazy canuck]

I would have liked if [spoiler]the story focused more on the cult for a while[/spoiler].

Yep, that is where I thought it was going.  It had a great build up but then [spoiler]there is next to no explanation about the God or the village and then the God destroys everything for some odd reason.   And talk about a low level diety - only controls that bit of forest and even then some city slicker can outrun the God on its home turf   . [/spoiler]

[celedhring]

Finished Man in the High Castle. It adequately fulfills both my alt-hist and trippy sci-fi needs. I see there's going to be a season 3, [spoiler]although all main plot threads were resolved in season 2, when WW3 was averted. Although I guess the series can't finish until the US is liberated and both fascist empires somehow fall/reform[/spoiler].

[garbon]

I've been watching Travellers (with Eric McCormack of Will & Grace) which is actually better than I had thought when I first heard of it.  (Time travellers who have come to the 21st century to prevent something horrible that led to most humans dying in the future - they hijack the bodies of people right before they 'historically' died). However, I think I could have done without the episode where they revisit the destruction of the twin towers on 9/11. It has been near on 17 years and I'm still not ready for that.

[celedhring]

I've been watching Travellers (with Eric McCormack of Will & Grace) which is actually better than I had thought when I first heard of it.  (Time travellers who have come to the 21st century to prevent something horrible that led to most humans dying in the future - they hijack the bodies of people right before they 'historically' died). However, I think I could have done without the episode where they revisit the destruction of the twin towers on 9/11. It has been near on 17 years and I'm still not ready for that.

I watched the first episode and didn't really grab me. I might revisit it though, I'm actually running out of Netflix stuff to watch 

Time to jump to HBO, I guess 

[garbon]

I've been watching Travellers (with Eric McCormack of Will & Grace) which is actually better than I had thought when I first heard of it.  (Time travellers who have come to the 21st century to prevent something horrible that led to most humans dying in the future - they hijack the bodies of people right before they 'historically' died). However, I think I could have done without the episode where they revisit the destruction of the twin towers on 9/11. It has been near on 17 years and I'm still not ready for that.

I watched the first episode and didn't really grab me. I might revisit it though, I'm actually running out of Netflix stuff to watch 

Time to jump to HBO, I guess 

Yeah, that's how I fell into it. I actually almost didn't watch when I saw what was happening with the mentally challenged woman.

[Grey Fox]

Finished Man in the High Castle. It adequately fulfills both my alt-hist and trippy sci-fi needs. I see there's going to be a season 3, [spoiler]although all main plot threads were resolved in season 2, when WW3 was averted. Although I guess the series can't finish until the US is liberated and both fascist empires somehow fall/reform[/spoiler].

[spoiler]From the season 3 trailers, it's going to be more scifi, as the Nazis are going to learn that their are other universes to conquer.[/spoiler]

[celedhring]

Don't think it was ever in doubt, but Netflix confirmed season 3 of Jessica Jones today. Really looking forward it. 

[Josquius]

I've been watching Travellers (with Eric McCormack of Will & Grace) which is actually better than I had thought when I first heard of it.  (Time travellers who have come to the 21st century to prevent something horrible that led to most humans dying in the future - they hijack the bodies of people right before they 'historically' died). However, I think I could have done without the episode where they revisit the destruction of the twin towers on 9/11. It has been near on 17 years and I'm still not ready for that.

I watched the first episode and didn't really grab me. I might revisit it though, I'm actually running out of Netflix stuff to watch 

Time to jump to HBO, I guess 

Yeah, that's how I fell into it. I actually almost didn't watch when I saw what was happening with the mentally challenged woman.

I've liked that since it started. Stumbled on it completely by accident and yes, it's rather good.