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Streaming Recommendations (Netflix, HBO, Amazon, etc.)
December 20th, 2016 at 6:48:01 AM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
A genre defying TV series is bound to be confusing and produce a lot of annoyed viewers. I spent the first 15 minutes waiting for the aliens to arrive, and then I began to think it was a religious piece. It lacks a clear villain, although a character played by the same actor who did Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter films does the nastiest things so far. But even he seems to be motivated by some higher calling. |
December 20th, 2016 at 11:18:59 AM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
If you don't like something, I never like it, so you are the critic I rely on. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
December 20th, 2016 at 1:48:51 PM permalink | |
Dalex64 Member since: Mar 8, 2014 Threads: 3 Posts: 3687 |
I don't think you would like it. "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
December 20th, 2016 at 1:51:44 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
How would you know. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
December 20th, 2016 at 2:54:36 PM permalink | |
Dalex64 Member since: Mar 8, 2014 Threads: 3 Posts: 3687 |
The subject matter. Watch a few, you can tell me if I was right. "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
December 23rd, 2016 at 9:38:16 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | Travelers will probably do very well. Familiar genre time travelling agents. Young beautiful cast. Looks good. |
December 23rd, 2016 at 10:08:33 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 | The trouble with time travel shows is the stories are always so lame. They're just like all other PC stories, only time travel is the gimmick. There are good time travel movies, like Back to the Future, Star Trek IV, Somewhere in Time, Time After Time, Peggy Sue Got Married, even Kate and Leopold was OK. I can't think of a single time travel TV series that didn't suck. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
January 3rd, 2017 at 9:17:00 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 | The Crowne, the most expensive series yet for Nflix. The first ep is very dull and matter of fact. No humor, just Elizabeth getting married and her father chain smoking and coughing himself to death, literally. I was bored to tears, there wasn't even any grand halls to gawk at like on Downton Abby. Just a bunch of stick up their arse Brit royalty, talking so I could barely understand them, doing very dull things. I don't know if I can force myself to watch more of it. A theme that ran thru the reviews was, none of the characters on the show are likable. You don't give a whit about any of them, why continue to watch. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
January 4th, 2017 at 4:55:29 PM permalink | |
ddloml Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1 Posts: 27 | Overall, I liked 'The Crown'. It took me a while to get past Doctor Who (Matt Smith) playing Prince Phillip, and he appears in one of the first scenes. John Lithgow does a good job as Churchill, especially in the later episodes as he really shows how he succumbed to advancing age. The recreation of the 1950's postwar Britain is masterful. It seems to be an interesting study on how Elizabeth had to adjust to having to become the queen. Did she really have no idea as to how sick her father really was? It's worth going through all 10 episodes, but I don't see how they can continue. Does her 60+ year reign really have enough drama? |
January 5th, 2017 at 6:50:23 AM permalink | |
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 | I've decided I'll go back on Netflix when they get the third season of Rick and Morty. It's yet to debut in Adult Swim, so I'm guessing it will be a while. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |