TV/Movies Megathread

[Sheilbh]

Slaughterhouse Rulez. This got mixed reviews when it came out. But is basically a sort of Shaun of the Dead style film (down to including both Pegg and Frost) set in an English public school.

I'm more positive than the reviews, I think it's good fun and Michael Sheen as the headmaster is really having a great time

The big issue is, it isn't as good as Shaun of the Dead or Hot Fuzz and because it wears its influences so obviously, because it has Pegg and Frost in it, that's a bit of an issue. Because it refers to those films and that style so much a lot of the time you're just left thinking, you'd probably be better off just watching those films.

There is one Alien joke though which I absolutely loved.

[The Brain]

Started on Star Trek TNG. I didn't see every single episode back in the day. I don't know how far I'll go, but it's soo much nicer to watch it now without commercial breaks.

[Barrister]

Started on Star Trek TNG. I didn't see every single episode back in the day. I don't know how far I'll go, but it's soo much nicer to watch it now without commercial breaks.

I got the boys watching Star Trek - Lower Decks.  It's been good.  It's quite accessible to the guys despite having zero knowledge of Star Trek.

So now I'm tempted to try giving TNG a go (I'm convinced TOS would turn them off).  But a few years ago I tried watching it myself, starting right from Season 1 Encounter at Farpoint... and lets say the show took a while to really get going.

Maybe I'll just pick and choose a few episodes to watch with them and see how it goes.

[viper37]

I think that the main reason we don't have shows and movies that have leads that are just incidentally female is that female viewers are more tolerant of shows with male leads than is true vice-versa.  I know guys who refused to watch the BSG reboot because Starbuck was a woman, even though only incidentally so.

The Money in Hollywood is too timid to take chances.

also because women viewership of these shows ain't enough to justify the risk of casting a female lead.  and in turn it repeals broader female viewership because there's not enough women.

[viper37]

Mmmmm... I'm not completely sure about Holden. He embodies a certain naive, uncomplicated idealism which contrasts with the more complex issues the female protagonists find themselves having to balance out. He's the "good" version of the guys at the UN table. I think that's intentional.

Holden's also the target of a lot of explanatory exposition, as well (at least in the books - I gave up on the series when it was clear they were traying to out-dark the very dark books).  You have to be more careful with extensive explanatory exposition* to a female character - it can easy become stereotypical.


*my alliteration quota for the day is met!

of all sci-fi tv shows or movies where a book existed before filming, is there a single instance where you thought the book was worst?

[Syt]

Mmmmm... I'm not completely sure about Holden. He embodies a certain naive, uncomplicated idealism which contrasts with the more complex issues the female protagonists find themselves having to balance out. He's the "good" version of the guys at the UN table. I think that's intentional.

Holden's also the target of a lot of explanatory exposition, as well (at least in the books - I gave up on the series when it was clear they were traying to out-dark the very dark books).  You have to be more careful with extensive explanatory exposition* to a female character - it can easy become stereotypical.


*my alliteration quota for the day is met!

of all sci-fi tv shows or movies where a book existed before filming, is there a single instance where you thought the book was worst?

Starship Troopers

[crazy canuck]

This is disturbing.

Tyr is triggered

[Eddie Teach]

80s hair does that.

[Admiral Yi]

Slaughterhouse Rulez. This got mixed reviews when it came out. But is basically a sort of Shaun of the Dead style film (down to including both Pegg and Frost) set in an English public school.

I'm more positive than the reviews, I think it's good fun and Michael Sheen as the headmaster is really having a great time

The big issue is, it isn't as good as Shaun of the Dead or Hot Fuzz and because it wears its influences so obviously, because it has Pegg and Frost in it, that's a bit of an issue. Because it refers to those films and that style so much a lot of the time you're just left thinking, you'd probably be better off just watching those films.

There is one Alien joke though which I absolutely loved.

The humor arc of Simon Pegg's flicks bears an eerie resemblance to that of Mike Myers'.

[Sheilbh]

This is disturbing.

Tyr is triggered

I do not think we are, as a society, ready for everyone getting turned on by Thatcher.

[Sheilbh]

The humor arc of Simon Pegg's flicks bears an eerie resemblance to that of Mike Myers'.

But, unlike him, can show up as a serviceable (comic) sidekick in action films.

[Josquius]

This is disturbing.

Tyr is triggered

I don't know what it is. But I know it needs fire.

[Admiral Yi]

But, unlike him, can show up as a serviceable (comic) sidekick in action films.

Mike did a serviceable job in Inglorious Bastards. 

[crazy canuck]

This is disturbing.

Tyr is triggered

I don't know what it is. But I know it needs fire.

[grumbler]

of all sci-fi tv shows or movies where a book existed before filming, is there a single instance where you thought the book was worst?

No, I am sure that there are multiple instances.