TV/Movies Megathread

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45074382

Sir Patrick Stewart to reprise Star Trek role Jean-Luc Picard

The character will feature in a new CBS All Access series chronicling his life after Star Trek: The Next Generation.

The actor announced the news in a surprise appearance at the annual Star Trek convention in Las Vegas on Saturday, after months of speculation.

His career spans almost six decades and includes the role of Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men franchise.

Sir Patrick, who is 78 and British, played Picard in 178 episodes of the sci-fi television series between 1987 and 1994, and in four feature films.

"I will always be very proud to have been a part of the Star Trek: The Next Generation, but when we wrapped that final movie in the spring of 2002, I truly felt my time with Star Trek had run its natural course," said the Shakespearean actor, who lives in New York City.

"It is an unexpected but delightful surprise to find myself excited and invigorated to be returning to Jean-Luc Picard and to explore new dimensions with him."

Alex Kurtzman, the executive producer on the new yet-to-be-named show, said: "It's a privilege to welcome Sir Patrick Stewart back into the Star Trek fold."

"For over 20 years, fans have hoped for the return of Captain Jean-Luc Picard and that day is finally here. We can't wait to forge new ground, surprise people, and honour generations both new and old," Mr Kurtzman said in media reports.

Details on the new series, which will be available through the US streaming service, are still under wraps, including title and release date.

Star Trek is a multi-billion-dollar cultural phenomenon, which turned 50 years old in 2016.

[Liep]

Fincher's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Even though I just read the book I found the movie confusing. It's rushed and overly cut.

[Valmy]

Octogenarian Picard eh? Not sure how I feel about that.

[Valmy]

I am just glad they consider Abe Lincoln and the Union to be the good guys and the Confederacy to be evil Democrats.

[Tamas]

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I am just glad they consider Abe Lincoln and the Union to be the good guys and the Confederacy to be evil Democrats.

That must be terribly confusing for many of the intended audience 

[The Brain]

After Porn Ends 2. More of the same. Some interesting stuff.

[citizen k]

I am just glad they consider Abe Lincoln and the Union to be the good guys and the Confederacy to be evil Democrats.

That must be terribly confusing for many of the intended audience

Terribly confusing for most modern audiences. I chalk it up to education.

[Syt]

Better Call Saul S4E01.

Opening song by Ink Sports, black and white ... starts off like a Fallout intro.

Very good episode IMHO, tying up some of the strings from the previous season ending and raising some new questions.

And the ending for the very first time made me actually despise Jimmy.

Throughout the series he's done shady stuff - some of it was for laughs, some directed at people where you could see that they "had it coming", at least from his point of view, and he was fighting for his own version of justice in some disruptive way with his scams and "pranks".

[spoiler]At the end of this episode it turns out all his seeming mourning was not about Chuck's death, but that blame might be directed at him. When Howard says he feels responsible he feels immediately absolved and carries on with his life. The sequence of feeding fish & making coffee is echoing the opening of the episode, so this is him symbolically "waking up" after sleepwalking through the remainder of the episode.

Also further elevated my opinion of Howard Hamlin. He seems like a genuine dick at the start of the series, but over time you realize he's not a bad guy but that he's bending over backwards to try and protect Chuck, which is slowly but surely taking him to his limit until he says "no more!" As happens often in such cases he speaks up too late leading to catastrophic results. [/spoiler]

[The Brain]

Cruel Intentions. I've seen it before but it was many years ago. I like it. It's OTT in a good way I think. And they were all so young then...

[Oexmelin]

If you've never seen it, you should watch the original: Frears' adaptation of Dangerous Liaisons, with Glenn Close, Malkovitch, Michelle Pfeiffer, Uma Thurman, and (gasp) Keanu Reeves. They were all so young then too. 

[The Brain]

If you've never seen it, you should watch the original: Frears' adaptation of Dangerous Liaisons, with Glenn Close, Malkovitch, Michelle Pfeiffer, Uma Thurman, and (gasp) Keanu Reeves. They were all so young then too.

Yeah I love that movie, I've seen it a couple of times. Uma's boobs were young.

[mongers]

If you've never seen it, you should watch the original: Frears' adaptation of Dangerous Liaisons, with Glenn Close, Malkovitch, Michelle Pfeiffer, Uma Thurman, and (gasp) Keanu Reeves. They were all so young then too.

Yeah I love that movie, I've seen it a couple of times. Uma's boobs were young.

I see what you did there:

High brow > ----> low brow.

[Eddie Teach]

I don't think movies in English are ever considered high brow. 

[Josquius]

I got my girlfriend to watch ST: Discovery. She likes it.
Where should I direct her next?
I know DS9 is the best...but its rather plodding in the early series and out of context of the other Treks may not make sense...

I'm thinking tell her the first 2 episodes of TNG and then a list of the best TNG episodes?

[garbon]

TNG - most iconic that isn't goofy (aka TOS)

I've been re-watching Voyager (skipping some of the more tedious episodes). Janeway is a dream!