Dragon Prince is so much better in its second season! Some really mature storytelling, both in subject matter and narrative choices.
Yes, big step up from S1 on many fronts. The animation seemed noticeably better too. I hope they can keep up the pace of a new season every few months
― Vinnie, Wednesday, 20 February 2019 03:50 (five years ago) link
Re One Strange Rock, the combo of Darren Aronofsky & Will Smith is not a promising one, but I will give it a go.
― Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison), Thursday, 21 February 2019 04:45 (five years ago) link
For a popular science documentary abt life on our planet it's as elucidating as any I've seen. Neatly organized and creatively edited and full of whoa! moments
― Rhine Jive Click Bait (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 21 February 2019 05:31 (five years ago) link
Netflix destroy instantly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIGGKSHMQOM
― Number None, Sunday, 24 February 2019 12:14 (five years ago) link
Cor blimey that Ricky Gervais and his dark twisted sense of humour, eh?
― . (Michael B), Sunday, 24 February 2019 12:52 (five years ago) link
lol
― Only a Factory URL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 24 February 2019 15:06 (five years ago) link
he says what we're all thinking!
― Number None, Sunday, 24 February 2019 15:07 (five years ago) link
lol again
― Only a Factory URL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 24 February 2019 15:08 (five years ago) link
Third season of The Magicians is a big improvement on an already-decent-enough show. When I finish I've got to figure out a way to watch S4.
― Greta Van Show Feets BB (milo z), Sunday, 24 February 2019 22:15 (five years ago) link
So we watched the first season and it was just such a troubling show (using rape and molestation in gratuitous cheap ways) we stopped there. Does it actually get better? Bc misanthropic Harry Potter really does feel a little shallow as a premise
― Mordy, Sunday, 24 February 2019 22:21 (five years ago) link
When I finish I've got to figure out a way to watch S4.
The internet?
S4 has been excellent so far too
― groovypanda, Monday, 25 February 2019 07:59 (five years ago) link
not netflix but hulu: PEN15 is ok. not hysterically funny but I liked the three episodes I watched last night.
― akm, Wednesday, 27 February 2019 16:38 (five years ago) link
Just finished Umbrella Academy. It was kind of fun. Some of the casting was bad and some special effects, especially at the end, were really cringey. I didn't realize until after that this was a Gerard Butler graphic novel so more of the stylization made sense.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 27 February 2019 16:49 (five years ago) link
gerard way! his tone is evident from the moment ellen page starts playing phantom of the opera songs on violin
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Wednesday, 27 February 2019 17:03 (five years ago) link
hahahaha! Gerard Butler has so many surprising hobbies!
― Yerac, Wednesday, 27 February 2019 17:08 (five years ago) link
I was never a fan of his band so I only was going by surface visuals.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 27 February 2019 17:09 (five years ago) link
you can def feel it immediately even with an only passing familiarity with mcr
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Wednesday, 27 February 2019 17:17 (five years ago) link
yeah, all those heavily stylized, emo-adjacent bands from that era completely passed me by.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 27 February 2019 17:20 (five years ago) link
I liked the entire UA although the last episode was really bad.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 27 February 2019 17:22 (five years ago) link
Gerard Way, isn't it? Unless you're all just making a terrible joke
― Nhex, Wednesday, 27 February 2019 18:41 (five years ago) link
Yeah, it was a mistake that I was laughing at while envisioning gerard butler's mcr side project.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 27 February 2019 18:48 (five years ago) link
2nd season of Suburra is up.. i'm gonna rewatch the first seasons so i'm refreshed.
― ian, Wednesday, 27 February 2019 21:15 (five years ago) link
ian, there's going to be a new season of money heist. bella ciao bella ciao
― Yerac, Wednesday, 27 February 2019 21:18 (five years ago) link
NICE. DETECTIVE PIRAS IS BAE
― ian, Wednesday, 27 February 2019 21:21 (five years ago) link
oops,not Piras, she's the detective in a book I read. Raquel!
― ian, Wednesday, 27 February 2019 21:22 (five years ago) link
i watched BODYGUARD. pretty solid, very much like a UK 24 i guess except w/better performances. A million red herrings, which didn't bother me too much. Keeley Hawes and Gina McKee were the standouts in the show, and I liked Stuart Bowman as the glowering MI5 prick. pretty racist at the end there, though!!
― omar little, Wednesday, 27 February 2019 21:36 (five years ago) link
Such a bad ending! Other than that I enjoyed it. Similar to other British mystery/thriller shows where they are so involved in having a twist at the end that the ending can feel cheap or unearned. See: Broadchurch.
― DJI, Wednesday, 27 February 2019 22:41 (five years ago) link
Thought Umbrella Academy was patchy and mostly bad but Ellen Page in full Gerard Way drag at the end almost made it all worth it. But yeah, it was very, very MCR.
Did not realise until it was over that Klaus was played by Nathan from Misfits!
― Roz, Thursday, 28 February 2019 02:30 (five years ago) link
this makes me happy that i know 0 about MCR.i couldn't even name a song that Gerard Butler wrote.
I feel like Ellen Page was over the nonsense midway through and just phoned in the rest or else was badly miscast. I can't decide about her. I still thought the whole thing was overall fun though.
― Yerac, Thursday, 28 February 2019 02:35 (five years ago) link
I thought Umbrella Academy was a little overstuffed w/the time travel agent subplots but actually liked the ending. They fully committed to the season being a story about getting the band back together
― mh, Thursday, 28 February 2019 15:09 (five years ago) link
half way through the UA and it and i rather like it , granted i had very low expectations going in.
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 28 February 2019 16:14 (five years ago) link
I just started watching 'you' but saw everyone upthread ditched it. It's trashy but I quite like it so far? Apart from the voiceover reminding me of Dexter's smuggest moments. The main girl's face is incredibly irritating though.
― kinder, Thursday, 28 February 2019 22:00 (five years ago) link
very Dexter .it's pretty silly but we watched it
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 28 February 2019 22:02 (five years ago) link
Oh, I thought most of the people here watched it (you). It was ridiculous but fun.
― Yerac, Thursday, 28 February 2019 22:06 (five years ago) link
i loved it a lot but i'm a big fan of ridiculous trash
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 28 February 2019 22:10 (five years ago) link
^^same
― Roz, Thursday, 28 February 2019 22:39 (five years ago) link
yeah I thought only one or two people ditched it? I watched the whole thing
― mh, Thursday, 28 February 2019 22:42 (five years ago) link
ok ok I didn't ctrl+f 'you', just found a few ppl saying they stopped watching it!
― kinder, Thursday, 28 February 2019 23:11 (five years ago) link
i ditched it
― Right column Leftist (sunny successor), Thursday, 28 February 2019 23:23 (five years ago) link
ditchedi couldnt
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 1 March 2019 00:01 (five years ago) link
i usually see shows thru to the bitter end unless it's Sons of Anarchy or Peaky Blinders
― omar little, Friday, 1 March 2019 00:24 (five years ago) link
two episodes of 'you' and left. it's probably okay?
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 1 March 2019 00:25 (five years ago) link
“It’s probably OK” could be the tag line for every Netflix original movie or TV show I’ve seen.
― Greta Van Show Feets BB (milo z), Friday, 1 March 2019 00:45 (five years ago) link
I just finished that Rebel Wilson new rom-com. It's ok.
― Yerac, Friday, 1 March 2019 00:55 (five years ago) link
this is coming soon. at one point it was supposed to be directed by Kathryn Bigelow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo3yRLLrXQA
― omar little, Friday, 1 March 2019 01:00 (five years ago) link
discovered the documentary "Peter and the Farm" is streaming there. it's a fairly grim picture about a farmer in Vermont juggling with keeping himself and his farm together. dug it.
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Friday, 1 March 2019 01:01 (five years ago) link
I usually see shows thru to the bitter end unless it's Sons of Anarchy or Peaky Blinders
Haha, I had to bail on these too
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Friday, 1 March 2019 02:50 (five years ago) link
you guys are very smart for not finishing sons of anarchy. my life is considerably worse having completed it
― mh, Friday, 1 March 2019 04:42 (five years ago) link
I watched all of Peaky Blinders, and it was so dumb.
― tokyo rosemary, Friday, 1 March 2019 05:20 (five years ago) link
lol just thinking about the ending of sons of anarchy has me getting angry.
― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie), Friday, 1 March 2019 05:57 (five years ago) link