TV/Movies Megathread

[Martinus]

It looks like the writers of Game of Thrones were determined to use the season premiere to silence all accusations of sexism by showing us only male bare arse.

[Martinus]

Ok, so question. I have HBO GO access and it is only showing the first episode (obviously).

But the not-so-legal streaming site I use to watch shows that are not legally available in Poland already has the first 4 episodes that apparently got leaked.

Do I wait for HBO GO or watch all of them now? 

[Eddie Teach]

If you watch them now, you still have to wait a month for episode five.

[Martinus]

If you watch them now, you still have to wait a month for episode five.

Yes that's my dilemma.

[Admiral Yi]

It's like the psychology experiment in that rom-com with that dude and that chick.

[katmai]

Go watch them, and then i can Ban you for month so you don't spoil it for rest of us.

[Martinus]

Go watch them, and then i can Ban you for month so you don't spoil it for rest of us.

It's a trap.

[The Larch]

Just finished season 4 of The Wire.  Damn.  That is one depressing show.  Makes Game of Thrones look happy and fairy tale-esque.

The 4th season is particulary hard as it focuses on the kids and their rather bleak lives. Very chilling.

The 5th season, sadly, is generally considered to be slightly below the rest in terms of quality.

[celedhring]

They lost the plot in the 5th season imho. Still has its share of very powerful moments.

[Liep]

Veep is better than ever.

The speech scene was a thing of beauty. So extraordinarily cringe worthy.

[Liep]

Next must-see television is: The Queen's 75th birthday on Thursday. Live transmission from Copenhagen 08:30-21:30.

[Valmy]

Next must-see television is: The Queen's 75th birthday on Thursday. Live transmission from Copenhagen 08:30-21:30.

13 hours of a 75 year old eating birthday cake sounds fun.

[celedhring]

Big plot spoilers in the last Terminator trailer. At least now I know there's no chance of me going to see this. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGSxss7gWak

[spoiler]So the big bad is cyborg John Connor. Seriously?[/spoiler]

[frunk]

Life Itself, the Roger Ebert Documentary.  I teared up a couple of times.  Don't watch if you have any body horror issues.

[spoiler]Ebert had thyroid cancer and cancer in his lower jaw, so the bone and interior of his mouth is completely removed.  There's just a slab of flesh hanging down loosely approximating the lower half of his face.  He still had some muscle control over it, which is seriously freaky.[/spoiler]

[Malthus]

Life Itself, the Roger Ebert Documentary.  I teared up a couple of times.  Don't watch if you have any body horror issues.

[spoiler]Ebert had thyroid cancer and cancer in his lower jaw, so the bone and interior of his mouth is completely removed.  There's just a slab of flesh hanging down loosely approximating the lower half of his face.  He still had some muscle control over it, which is seriously freaky.[/spoiler]

Ugg. How long did he live after that?

Speaking of body horror - I was pretty squigged out when I was visiting a Mayan archaeological site (Yaxchillan) by the loving depictions on lintels of the rituals the Mayan elite would engage in - namely, ultra-painful bloodletting to summon up ancestor spirits.

For women it was bad enough - they stuck stingray spines through their tounges and then dragged ropes with thorns through the hole - but for men it was worse: they did the same - only through their dicks! 

Fortunately, they only actually showed the women's version of the ritual ...