TV/Movies Megathread

[Berkut]

Finished the series - really enjoyed it, but though the last three episodes were a bit of a letdown.

[spoiler]I especially disliked the trial. The series always had a bit of a cartoonish silliness, but the trial took it too far in an unfunny way IMHO, based on the previous tone of the show. It might have been better if it hadn't dragged over three episodes. Also: Randy. What a stupid, useless, unfunny character.[/spoiler]

Yeah, agree that the it ended weaker than the rest of the season. Kind of felt like they got on a path, realized it kind of wasn't as funny as they thought it would be, but didn't know how to get off...

The whole premise of the show - women who survived over a decade of captivity in an underground bunker, is incredibly dark.  The show works because of the whole "unbreakable" aspect of it - Kimmy Schmidt refuses to let that dark chapter of her life define her, and she tries to put that aspect behind her.

But the trial sequence brings the show right sqaure back to the deeply unfunny and dark premise though.

Yeah, I don't agree that that was the problem at all.

It just wasn't funny. Or rather, it was about an episodes worth of amusement jammed into three episodes.

[Tonitrus]

Walking Dead...

[spoiler]Didn't really like how they played the Rick-going-nuts-on-the-wife-beater, made him look too far off the reservation.  And kinda lame how they glossed over just how crappy the wife beater was...dude deserves to get plugged.  Maybe they'll make up for it in the next episode...but I wasn't impressed.  [/spoiler]

[lustindarkness]

They have to justify what happens next week. The whole episode was setting up the finale actually.

[Tonitrus]

They have to justify what happens next week. The whole episode was setting up the finale actually.

Yeah, [spoiler]my guess would be that they're setting up Rick as looking crazy right now, but proven right later.  Probably involving the "W"-head-carving guys fucking shit up for the Alexandrians, and showing them that the Ricktatorship is a necessary evil. [/spoiler]

[Tonitrus]

They have to justify what happens next week. The whole episode was setting up the finale actually.

Yeah, [spoiler]my guess would be that they're setting up Rick as looking crazy right now, but proven right later.  Probably involving the "W"-head-carving guys fucking shit up for the Alexandrians, and showing them that the Ricktatorship is a necessary evil. [/spoiler]

And if you didn't catch the sneak preview from "Talking Dead"... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzSM0hTGxng

...I like Carol's methods better. 

[lustindarkness]

I bet he gets [spoiler]kicked out and then comes back and saves the day[/spoiler].

[viper37]

I bet he gets [spoiler]kicked out and then comes back and saves the day[/spoiler].

thought of it too, but they usually avoid such overwhelmingly predictable actions.

[Tonitrus]

I bet he gets [spoiler]kicked out and then comes back and saves the day[/spoiler].

thought of it too, but they usually avoid such overwhelmingly predictable actions.

[spoiler]Michonne may have clocked him, but if they have the rest of the group let him get booted without a fight, then show would have taken a turn to stupid at light speed.[/spoiler]

[MadImmortalMan]

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

Gary Oldman does a decent Alec Guinness. Also John Hurt and Benedict Cumberbatch. You can't really fuck that up I think.

[Martinus]

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

Gary Oldman does a decent Alec Guinness. Also John Hurt and Benedict Cumberbatch. You can't really fuck that up I think.

Yeah I saw a trailer for this movie recently on the Imitation Game DVD - haven't heard about this movie before but it does look like something that would be enjoyable to watch - that cast could probably make reading a phone book interesting.

Edit: also has Colin Firth, Jim Prideaux and Ciaran Hinds.

[Syt]

Better Call Saul Ep. 8.

The fun thing about the show is that you never know what kind of episode/genre to expect from week to week.

[spoiler]So this was more of a classical law drama, showing Jimmy as actually working hard to get his big case. This also draws Chuck back into lawyering to the point he "forgets" his condition. It's previously been established that Chuck seems to get worse when Jimmy does something ethically questionable, and better when he does "the right thing^TM". Which makes me wonder how he ended up with his condition, anyways. Also, with the wide shot at the end of the episode I'm not sure if he now realizes that he's fine (and possibly claiming that his previously mentioned "stay outside for ever longer periods" self therapy helped) or has a complete breakdown.

The Mike scenes were good as usual, and set up how/why he gets involved in a life of crime. Of course it's depressing to know that his daughter-in-law and granddaughter will not receive any of it (or at least not the "last part") as we learn in Breaking Bad.[/spoiler]

[Malthus]

Better Call Saul Ep. 8.

The fun thing about the show is that you never know what kind of episode/genre to expect from week to week.

[spoiler]So this was more of a classical law drama, showing Jimmy as actually working hard to get his big case. This also draws Chuck back into lawyering to the point he "forgets" his condition. It's previously been established that Chuck seems to get worse when Jimmy does something ethically questionable, and better when he does "the right thing^TM". Which makes me wonder how he ended up with his condition, anyways. Also, with the wide shot at the end of the episode I'm not sure if he now realizes that he's fine (and possibly claiming that his previously mentioned "stay outside for ever longer periods" self therapy helped) or has a complete breakdown.

The Mike scenes were good as usual, and set up how/why he gets involved in a life of crime. Of course it's depressing to know that his daughter-in-law and granddaughter will not receive any of it (or at least not the "last part") as we learn in Breaking Bad.[/spoiler]

[spoiler]The obvious foreshadowing in this episode is how lightly the brothers brush aside the fact that Chuck is still a partner at his firm - indeed, they use his billing code to pay for copying. My prediction is that, having done all the hard work to land the case, the firm will simply take it out from under them ... and that being screwed so egregiously will finally turn Jimmy to the 'dark side', to get even. But then, I've rarely been able to predict the plot.  [/spoiler]

[Syt]

[spoiler]That's a good point, but considering the standing Chuck has in the company where he's still a partner I doubt they could take away the case from him, unless he violated some partnership agreement. But I trust that you know better than me how that would work.[/spoiler]

The thing is by this point I'm firmly rooting for Jimmy - he can be a slimy scumbag if need be, but at his core he is a nice guy ([spoiler]like when he returns some of the money to his elderly client[/spoiler]).

[Malthus]

[spoiler]That's a good point, but considering the standing Chuck has in the company where he's still a partner I doubt they could take away the case from him, unless he violated some partnership agreement. But I trust that you know better than me how that would work.[/spoiler]

[spoiler] It would still be "his" case, in that he'd get fee credits for bringing the case into the business, but unless he gets over his mental problems, he'd never be able to actually litigate it; it would be Jimmy who gets cut out. Presumably, the firm would assign other counsel to actually litigate (I'm guessing that woman associate Jimmy is buddies with, which would make things interesting). [/spolier]

The thing is by this point I'm firmly rooting for Jimmy - he can be a slimy scumbag if need be, but at his core he is a nice guy ([spoiler]like when he returns some of the money to his elderly client[/spoiler]).

Oh, I agree - so far he's most definitely the 'good guy', despite his occasional ... ethical lapses.  He does stuff for the benefit of others, like Chuck and that associate, and even his clients, rather than for selfish reasons. [spoiler] Even his current big case is totally justified. [/spoiler] I'm wondering when that will change and he fully becomes "Saul".

My guess is that it will involve revenge on that smarmy partner at Chuck's firm, and that it will succeed but be a Pyrric victory - in that he will get revenge but in doing so screw up his relationships with (or even get killed) his brother and that woman associate buddy. 

[Grey Fox]

Started watching Boardwalk Empire.  Its very enjoyable.  Not sure how I missed this the first time through.

I'm stuck in mid-season 4. I want to finish it but It's sooooooooo slowwwwww.