TV/Movies Megathread

[viper37]

the problem is with sci-fi, all terms are always covered in every show: time travel, people aging very fast, ancient deadly disease cured in one episode, tough implacable ennemies with wich peace is finally made possible-albeit-distrust-from-both sides & radical factions plotting wars, naïve&primitive alien species exploited by a more advanced race, peaceful & very advanced older civilization not really concerned by worldly affairs, etc, etc.

I just don't see how you can make a sci-fi show appealing to Star Trek nerds & the general population at the same time, with the usual budget constraint.

SGU was boring except the very last shows of season 1, haven't seen season 2.  BSG became boring when the network decided the arc was too complicated for new viewers.  DS9 started being good after it's 4 year, TNG was good in its last year, Firefly got cancelled right away, Terminator and Dollhouse got cancelled after 2 short years...  Nope, don't see it.

[Josephus]

I never understoond why the Go'auld who were so evil and powerful used guns that only killed if they fired twice. Awfully benevolent of them, unlike the automatic machine guns the Tauri used.

[Grey Fox]

Season 2 of SGU is much, much better. Especially the last 6 or 7 episodes. Fucking writers.

[BuddhaRhubarb]

watched "The V.I.P.S" last night... Liz Taylor, Richard Burton, Louis Jourdan all chewing up airport/hotel scenery without a care in the world, fun stuff, though it sags toward a fairly bleak ending. (passive aggressive suicide notes always win the day!)... A lot of great British foppery from the cast of stiff upper lips, as well as a cheeky turn from Orson Welles as an Orson Welles like film maker trying to avoid evil British taxation.

7.8888 wistfully easy to get around in airports that seem to want their passengers to be comfortable for some strange archaic reason outta 10

[viper37]

I never understoond why the Go'auld who were so evil and powerful used guns that only killed if they fired twice. Awfully benevolent of them, unlike the automatic machine guns the Tauri used.

they usually use their staff wich can kill in one shot.  Every now and then, they need prisoners, so they have their side arm.

[KRonn]

I saw Secretariat recently. Good movie; impressive horse! And impressive of her new owner to take on the challenge, having never raced horses before. Horse won the Triple Crown, and won Belmont race by a huge margin. Won all the Triple Crown races setting records, and the Belmont record has never been close to being broken.

[CountDeMoney]

"The Killing" starting to bore me a bit... but I'm still in...

Oh man, I'm into that one.  My Magic 8 Ball is pointed right at the Dad's coworker.

Yeah that's what I think as well, seems too forced to be actually someone in the political end of it.

I'm a couple episodes behind, but I think the teacher--who I initially suspected--is a fucking Fed.  If I'm right, don't spoil it, I have TiVo work to do.

[CountDeMoney]

Law & Order: SVU season finale is tonight, and somebody's getting whacked in the squad room.  My guess is the captain, with Munch as runner-up.

[katmai]

Breakin'

With a young Ice T in dance off scene as MC

[CountDeMoney]

Law & Order: SVU season finale is tonight, and somebody's getting whacked in the squad room.  My guess is the captain, with Munch as runner-up.

Pfft, what a gyp.

[Ed Anger]

Law & Order: SVU season finale is tonight, and somebody's getting whacked in the squad room.  My guess is the captain, with Munch as runner-up.

Pfft, what a gyp.

I had to look it up.

[Drakken]

Watched a few episodes of Entourage, still trying to get what the hype is all about.

Okey, lots of goody-goody cool actors and people of the industry partying, boning each other, patting themselves in the back living the good Hollywood life. I got it. So, isn't this the same as every single action-drama comedy involving hip people?

I found Californication deeper on this topic. Hank Moody was a self-centered jerk with issues, but at least he was likable, and through him we got to see the dirt behind the glam.

[BuddhaRhubarb]

Watched Starman for the first time in like 30 years last night. Holds up pretty well. It's too bad simple sci fi tales like this never see the light of day anymore. Languishers will joy to Karen Allen wearing her "Ripley Panties" in one scene.

They just don't make em like that anymore.

8.111 silly Jeff Bridges performances that work on sheer charisma and good plotting outta 10

[grumbler]

Watched Starman for the first time in like 30 years last night. Holds up pretty well. It's too bad simple sci fi tales like this never see the light of day anymore. Languishers will joy to Karen Allen wearing her "Ripley Panties" in one scene.

They just don't make em like that anymore.

8.111 silly Jeff Bridges performances that work on sheer charisma and good plotting outta 10

Agree.

[Neil]

They don't make much at all in the way of sci-fi movies anymore.  It seems to me that everything they do these days is either a slasher movie in space or a shoot-em-up in the future.