TV/Movies Megathread

[celedhring]

Yeah, they are similar stories.

[Josephus]

Trying to binge watch Leftovers Season Two. What an interesting show.

[Martinus]

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Serviceable and entertaining use of old spy movie tropes. The fact that the two male leads are super hot helps.

[Sophie Scholl]

Been watching Marco Polo these days. It's lush and entertaining. It's not a "great" show, and actually Marco's character is probably the least interesting thing in it, but it's pretty serviceable. The wuxia angle was unexpected and welcome.

I just finished up the second half of the series after taking a few months off.  I enjoyed it and am glad they'll be making future episodes, but you're right about the Marco character.  I'd much rather he had simply gone home and continued to watch the rest of the characters' stories progress.

[Martinus]

Been watching Marco Polo these days. It's lush and entertaining. It's not a "great" show, and actually Marco's character is probably the least interesting thing in it, but it's pretty serviceable. The wuxia angle was unexpected and welcome.

I may go back to it then. I think I dropped after episode 5 or so.

[celedhring]

Le Concert. French comedy about a Russian music conductor that gets disgraced in Soviet times for supporting Jewish musicians. In present time he works as a lowly janitor at the Bolshoi until he intercepts an invitation for the Bolshoi Orchestra to play in Paris. He reunites his old band and, posing as the Bolshoi orchestra, they travel to Paris.

It's very charming, more the "smile" kind of comedy that the laugh-out-loud one. Plus Melanie Laurent 

[Liep]

It's very charming, more the "smile" kind of comedy that the laugh-out-loud one. Plus Melanie Laurent 

and

[Admiral Yi]

Took me the longest time to figure out where I had seen her after I googled her image.

[Liep]

Took me the longest time to figure out where I had seen her after I googled her image.

As the Jewish chick from Inglorious Basterds?

[Admiral Yi]

As the Jewish chick from Inglorious Basterds?

Yup.

[Martinus]

So, should I watch The Man Who Would Be King? I remember watching this as a kid but these things sometimes tend to age badly - so wondering if I should give it another go?

[Admiral Yi]

It's still great.

[Norgy]

Two episodes of Luther, series four.
I am not disappointed.

[11B4V]

Fright Night. The older version is better.

[mongers]

It's still great.

This.