TV/Movies Megathread

[crazy canuck]

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Still a real horrorshow of a cine-picture to viddy.  What you would call the old ultra-violence seems tame by today's standards; but, my droogies, the old in-out-in-out with the unwilling devotchkas is right out vile.  The heighth of fashion scenery and costuming is horrorshow; but what makes the film real horrorshow is Malcolm McDowell.  That veck was an actor of what you'd call the old Bill of Avon stripe and wrapped his gulliver around the Nadsat so well that your humble narrator would believe it was a real language.

Brilliant review

[Savonarola]

I was reading more on Salvador Dalí; and came across a reference to a film he and Harpo Marx wanted to make for the Marx Brother's called Giraffes on Horseback Salad.  In 1996 a screenplay for that was found in 1996.  I see that there was a graphic novel was made based on the screenplay;  NPR just did a story about it.

[grumbler]

In 1996 a screenplay for that was found in 1996. 

When did they find it? 

[Syt]

I've finally watched the first two episodes of The Orville. It is very good.

[The Brain]

I've finally watched the first two episodes of The Orville. It is very good.

Saw one episode. I didn't care for it.

[Josquius]

I've finally watched the first two episodes of The Orville. It is very good.

Its....very weird.
I expected Galaxy Quest but its more....a homage to TNG, without any license. And huge emphasis on the light episodic stuff albeit with some interesting ideas.

[Syt]

It's Star Trek with regular people which is fine by me.

[Eddie Teach]

Seth McFarland can play a regular person? 

[crazy canuck]

I've finally watched the first two episodes of The Orville. It is very good.

Saw one episode. I didn't care for it.

It got better over time and this season is pretty good.

[Syt]

Watched Ep. 3 of The Orville. Gender discrimination and forced sex reassignment was not what I was expecting for breakfast.

I was pleasantly surprised that they gave room for arguments on both sides of the dilemma (though more sympathetic towards the human viewpoint), kept the comedy content low, and didn't go for the "ending you would expect from Trek", and rather said that a society can't turn on a dime like that (though it might trigger slow change).

It tried to be something like Measure of a Man (and fails at that), but this was not worse than an average Star Trek "ethics dilemma" episode. Except that in Trek one side is often presented as completely right and the other being very wrong.

[dps]

Watched Ep. 3 of The Orville. Gender discrimination and forced sex reassignment was not what I was expecting for breakfast.

I was pleasantly surprised that they gave room for arguments on both sides of the dilemma (though more sympathetic towards the human viewpoint), kept the comedy content low, and didn't go for the "ending you would expect from Trek", and rather said that a society can't turn on a dime like that (though it might trigger slow change).

It tried to be something like Measure of a Man (and fails at that), but this was not worse than an average Star Trek "ethics dilemma" episode. Except that in Trek one side is often presented as completely right and the other being very wrong.

You'll find that a lot of the show is very much driven by relationships and ethical dilemmas rather than monster of the week or space battle plots.  And yes, it tends to be a bit more balanced in its handling of ethics than Trek.

[Savonarola]

Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)

The United States and the Soviet Union create computers to run their individual national defenses; but then the computers take over!!!   
Will mankind learn before it's too late?   

In 1970 that wasn't quite the cliche that the Terminator movies made it.  This film is about as far removed from the Terminator movies as can be.  It's slow moving and mostly dialog driven as the scientists try to outwit the computers.  A lot of the movie is shots of the gigantic 1970 era supercomputer processing away (some of the scenes would be reused in the opening of the Six Million Dollar Man.)

I read on IMDB that the evil super-computer wasn't a prop, but a real super-computer loaned by a computer manufacturer as product placement.  It's funny to watch now, as the computer was Moore's lawed into obsolescence forty years ago.  Your smart phone has more processing power than that computer (and, arguably, is a greater threat to humanity. )

[Malthus]

I read on IMDB that the evil super-computer wasn't a prop, but a real super-computer loaned by a computer manufacturer as product placement.  It's funny to watch now, as the computer was Moore's lawed into obsolescence forty years ago.  Your smart phone has more processing power than that computer (and, arguably, is a greater threat to humanity. )

This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang, but an emoji   

[Syt]

You'll find that a lot of the show is very much driven by relationships and ethical dilemmas rather than monster of the week or space battle plots.  And yes, it tends to be a bit more balanced in its handling of ethics than Trek.

I'm 7 episodes in now. They're revisiting a lot of classic sci-fi tropes, which is fine by me. The humor is a bit hit and miss, but it seems to be finding its stride more now.

[dps]

Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)

The United States and the Soviet Union create computers to run their individual national defenses; but then the computers take over!!!   
Will mankind learn before it's too late?   

In 1970 that wasn't quite the cliche that the Terminator movies made it.  This film is about as far removed from the Terminator movies as can be.  It's slow moving and mostly dialog driven as the scientists try to outwit the computers.  A lot of the movie is shots of the gigantic 1970 era supercomputer processing away (some of the scenes would be reused in the opening of the Six Million Dollar Man.)

I read on IMDB that the evil super-computer wasn't a prop, but a real super-computer loaned by a computer manufacturer as product placement.  It's funny to watch now, as the computer was Moore's lawed into obsolescence forty years ago.  Your smart phone has more processing power than that computer (and, arguably, is a greater threat to humanity. )

Saw this one 30-some years ago.