TV/Movies Megathread

[Gups]

Happy Valley is excellent. Shame we are now on the final series. In a similar vain, I'm catching up on Sherwood - set in the current day but around festering resentments arising from the miners' strike in Nottinghamshire. Very good.

Also impressed with the first episode of the Last of Us.

[Darth Wagtaros]

Finished Wednesday. Formulaic but entertaining.

[HVC]

The last of us had a great first episode. It's also a showcase of why staying close to the source material for a popular title works.

[Josephus]

The last of us had a great first episode. It's also a showcase of why staying close to the source material for a popular title works.

Yeah not familiar with source material but that pilot episode was very good. Hope it keeps up

[Syt]

The last of us had a great first episode. It's also a showcase of why staying close to the source material for a popular title works.

Isn't that kinda common in Japan? Several games seem to have animes that are basically just a re-telling of the game (e.g. I first heard about Valkyrie Chronicles or Steins:Gate and a few others as anime, not as games).

[celedhring]

The last of us had a great first episode. It's also a showcase of why staying close to the source material for a popular title works.

Season 2 is going to be a blast, then 

[Josquius]

The last of us had a great first episode. It's also a showcase of why staying close to the source material for a popular title works.

Isn't that kinda common in Japan? Several games seem to have animes that are basically just a re-telling of the game (e.g. I first heard about Valkyrie Chronicles or Steins:Gate and a few others as anime, not as games).

I've been tempted by Neir Automata since I'll likely never get time to play it. So much hate from fans though.

[The Brain]

Started on Stowaway. But the main character is an unlikable criminal, so I quit after a couple of minutes since I won't care what happpens to her.

[Eddie Teach]

Started on Stowaway. But the main character is an unlikable criminal, so I quit after a couple of minutes since I won't care what happpens to her.

Does this mean you didn't watch Seinfeld? 

[mongers]

'January 6th'  - an excellent documentary of the day, from the POV of police and members of congress.

[viper37]

Started on Stowaway. But the main character is an unlikable criminal, so I quit after a couple of minutes since I won't care what happpens to her.

Does this mean you didn't watch Seinfeld? 

I never did.  Nor Friends.  The only post 90s US sitcom I watched was The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.


EDIT:
post 1990.

[Valmy]

Started on Stowaway. But the main character is an unlikable criminal, so I quit after a couple of minutes since I won't care what happpens to her.

Does this mean you didn't watch Seinfeld? 

I never did.  Nor Friends.  The only post 90s US sitcom I watched was The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-1996) is post 90s? 

Maybe it took awhile for it to get to Canada.

[crazy canuck]

Started on Stowaway. But the main character is an unlikable criminal, so I quit after a couple of minutes since I won't care what happpens to her.

Does this mean you didn't watch Seinfeld? 

I never did.  Nor Friends.  The only post 90s US sitcom I watched was The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-1996) is post 90s? 

Maybe it took awhile for it to get to Canada.

No, he just has his timing off.  We got network US TV, even then.

[Grey Fox]

Dubs were slower to show up in that time than now tho. In the 90s, we were about a season behind.

It still is the case when it comes to Network tv. Only the streaming platforms really made them simultaneous.

[crazy canuck]

Dubs were slower to show up in that time than now tho. In the 90s, we were about a season behind.

It still is the case when it comes to Network tv. Only the streaming platforms really made them simultaneous.

OK, but the show ended around the mid 90s.