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[gotbeer]

45 minutes ago, Redondo said:

Watched Criminal: Germany yesterday.

Very well done.

Looking forward to Spain and France.

You don't want to be a criminal in Spain.  And make sure you watch Britain.  The first episode for that one was probably the best.

[gotbeer]

Syfy:  Battlestar Galactica  Overall, it's aged pretty well over the years.  I think with the political climate over the last few years, it's not as in your face as when it first came out.  Things I noticed though.

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Knowing who the cylons are.  It was interesting in the first season seeing some of the cylons as extras in the background.  

And looking at every episode consecutively, and all in a row.  Laura Rosalin was a horrible president.  She constantly was make the wrong decisions, most of the time making decisions on her own.  And never admitting when she was wrong, shrugging the person who was right off.  

 

[Redondo]

3 hours ago, gotbeer said:

You don't want to be a criminal in Spain.  And make sure you watch Britain.  The first episode for that one was probably the best.

I've seen Britain.  Which is actually United Kingdom. 

It was very good. 

Edited April 12, 2020 by Redondo

[AngelsLakersFan]

18 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

Syfy:  Battlestar Galactica  Overall, it's aged pretty well over the years.  I think with the political climate over the last few years, it's not as in your face as when it first came out.  Things I noticed though.

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Knowing who the cylons are.  It was interesting in the first season seeing some of the cylons as extras in the background.  

And looking at every episode consecutively, and all in a row.  Laura Rosalin was a horrible president.  She constantly was make the wrong decisions, most of the time making decisions on her own.  And never admitting when she was wrong, shrugging the person who was right off.  

 

Not sure if it's the political climate so much as the landscape of television. When it first came out I remember thinking about how often the show would kill off characters, but then a show like Game of Thrones comes on and makes BSG feel safe. 

There were a ton of gusty moves in the show that I've seen other shows do since.

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The single shot one year jump forward is one of the highlights of the series, and I don't think I'd ever seen anything like it before (it was copied in Mr. Robot). Duala's suicide is another big moment which has been done again more recently. Sharon's rape and the executions of Gaeta and Zarrick were pretty heavy too, very much harbingers of shows to come. Of course the aforementioned Saul Tigh sending Duck in to suicide bomb the police academy graduation had people boycotting the series... not sure we'd see that reaction today.

 

[gotbeer]

1 hour ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Not sure if it's the political climate so much as the landscape of television. When it first came out I remember thinking about how often the show would kill off characters, but then a show like Game of Thrones comes on and makes BSG feel safe. 

There were a ton of gusty moves in the show that I've seen other shows do since.

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The single shot one year jump forward is one of the highlights of the series, and I don't think I'd ever seen anything like it before (it was copied in Mr. Robot). Duala's suicide is another big moment which has been done again more recently. Sharon's rape and the executions of Gaeta and Zarrick were pretty heavy too, very much harbingers of shows to come. Of course the aforementioned Saul Tigh sending Duck in to suicide bomb the police academy graduation had people boycotting the series... not sure we'd see that reaction today.

 

Yeah, I think you are right.  Some of the topics it approached were pretty heavy.  I'm hoping the new series by Esmail coming out is going to continue to push the envelope.  

[Redondo]

Criminal: France

Very well done. 

[Lou]

I'm watching the new season of The Curse of Oak Island. 

 

These guys are determined.

 

[Redondo]

27 minutes ago, Lou said:

I'm watching the new season of The Curse of Oak Island. 

 

These guys are determined.

 

They have spent a lot of money and keep going in different directions with new leads. My wife watches that show. 

[Lou]

1 minute ago, Redondo said:

They have spent a lot of money and keep going in different directions with new leads. My wife watches that show. 

You obviously married well.

Gary, the metal detector guy, is the best. 

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

Last Temptation Of Christ on Showtime

Underrated Scorsese in honor of Easter.  Great score by Peter Gabriel.

[Redondo]

Criminal: Spain

Not as good as the others.

But still good. I enjoyed all 4 of them.

[Redondo]

47 minutes ago, Lou said:

You obviously married well.

 

[m0nkey]

On 4/10/2020 at 5:29 PM, Lou said:

Finally got around to watching Tiger King.

What a fucking dumbass show.

I was on the fence because it just looks like something I wouldn’t be into, but this is the deciding factor. 

Not watching it now. 

[Lou]

9 minutes ago, m0nkey said:

I was on the fence because it just looks like something I wouldn’t be into, but this is the deciding factor. 

Not watching it now. 

I raised you well 

[Don]

Just started Billions a couple days ago. Digging Giamatti and Siff's performances. Damian Lewis is good too, but I always think of him as Dick Winters from Band of Brothers, and it's kinda hard to believe him in other roles sometimes.

[Lou]

New season of Billions starts May 3.

[Brandon]

3 hours ago, Don said:

Just started Billions a couple days ago. Digging Giamatti and Siff's performances. Damian Lewis is good too, but I always think of him as Dick Winters from Band of Brothers, and it's kinda hard to believe him in other roles sometimes.

You'll dig it. I have kept waiting for the show to drop off and it's done a bang up job of continuing and throwing in the twists. You're in for a ride.

[gotbeer]

Amazon:  Tales from the Loop  There are comparisons to Netflix's Black Mirror, but I really don't see it.  It's really not that similar or comparable at all.  The setting of this show is more of a Stranger Things type in the 70's or 80's.  But the loop is a scientific area 51 type thing.  So only certain things are techy and sci fi.  And where Black Mirror is more like Twilight Zone and each episode is different but there is some 6 degrees of bacon tying them together.  The first season of the Loop, minus one episode, revolves around one family, which revolves around the loop.  Overall, I thought it was a really good first season.  It wasn't too over the top or too ambitious, I'd say almost like it was a very ambitious network show.  They really seemed to want to focus on the story, and the big picture.  It's worth a watch.  

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Finished Handmaid's Tale...started excellent has tapered off to good/great...still enjoy it.

Now catching up on Better Call Saul; I'm on episode 2 of this season. Vince Gilligan is a fucking genius. Amazing show, he's really continued his supremacy from Breaking Bad. 

[HaloMilliVanilli]

Just watched Midsommar, by Ari Aster.  I'll never buy from IKEA ever again!

[Redondo]

Half way through S2 of Sinner

Much better that S1 which was drawn out and strange.

[gotbeer]

Netflix:  Money Heist Part 4  A really good bank robbery series from Spain.  Part 4 keeps getting better than the previous parts.  Good thing about this, is it's a continuation.  So it's not over after the first parts.  I'd even think @Lou would like this one.  

[Lou]

Just now, gotbeer said:

Netflix:  Money Heist Part 4  A really good bank robbery series from Spain.  Part 4 keeps getting better than the previous parts.  Good thing about this, is it's a continuation.  So it's not over after the first parts.  I'd even think @Lou would like this one.  

You are correct!

[Brandon]

16 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

Netflix:  Money Heist Part 4  A really good bank robbery series from Spain.  Part 4 keeps getting better than the previous parts.  Good thing about this, is it's a continuation.  So it's not over after the first parts.  I'd even think @Lou would like this one.  

This is on my to do list

[Keener]

9 hours ago, gotbeer said:

Netflix:  Money Heist Part 4  A really good bank robbery series from Spain.  Part 4 keeps getting better than the previous parts.  Good thing about this, is it's a continuation.  So it's not over after the first parts.  I'd even think @Lou would like this one.  

We are about 4 episodes in to the first part (season?).  I am digging it so far.  It did take me a little while to not be distracted by the mouths being disconnected from the dialog, as we are watching in english.