Streaming Recommendations (Netflix, HBO, Amazon, etc.)

Been watching "The Wire" series. It's done well. Somebody knew something about the life to write it so well.

I'm so glad I came up in the PNW. Portland was heading that way though, even in the late 50's.

Give me the country, or the coast. Anybody remember Union Avenue in Portland?

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Been watching "The Wire" series. It's done well. Somebody knew something about the life to write it so well.

Just finished it a few weeks ago. Many great characters. I like Snoop for uniqueness; no fear, no remorse, always in character.

I watched the first episode of Mindhunter last night because David Fincher directed it.

I thought it was boring AF and I won't be watching anymore. What a disappointment.

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I think the answer is Star Trek Discovery is exclusive to CBS:All Access, while Rick and Morty Season 3 is available

10 EPISODIOS
T3 E1 ‐ Cadena Rickpetua
T3 E2 ‐ Tras el Rickazón verde

Again, many thanks. This is a very valuable resource.

However, Rick and Morty Season 3 is not available yet. It is listed, but when you click on an ep or season to see which service carries it, you find out none does yet.

When it is, I expect I'll see it there.

Movie called Whole Truth. Halfway thru I
said, holy crap, that's Renee Zellweger!
I had no idea it was her, she's had so
much work done she's unrecognizable.
It was her voice that gave her away.

"Scam City" is a show where the host goes to tourist spots and acts as a smark. Letting himself get taken advantage of to find and show how the scams work.

I watched the Vegas episode first. He buys a nightclub "VIP Pass" to a few clubs. He gets told that the pass "lets you bypass the general admission line" as well as gets you a free drink. He gets there only to find that the VIP "pass" is a VIP Ticket, and the VIP line longer than the general admission line.

Later they show how this is a "funnel" system. Casino is making 7 figures a week (might have been a night on weekends) from these clubs. To make that, they funnel some crumbs to promoters, who make thousands of tickets. These guys funnel some crumbs to the homeless tunnel-rats who sell them on the street to eke out a meager existence. Said TR asks for a "tip" when he sells the ticket. The rube that buys it probably thinks nothing of tipping for such a good ticket.

He hits other cities as well, so far it seems the same game is played at all of them. Channel the tourists to some spot where money can be extracted.

I have never set foot in a Vegas nightclub. I plan to never do so. Maybe if I win the Bitcoin challenge and Wiz at lunch tells me Lori Grenier called and wants to meet me so asked him to bring me. Maybe.

But any person half on the ball knows some dude on the street will not have the "inside deal." I file it under that the casino, promoter, and huckster can all spend the rube's money better than the rube can, so they should end up with it. Still it was interesting to see how it all worked.

Got hooked on Longmire. I like all the
characters and that's unusual. Great
acting for a TV show. Set in Wyoming,
filmed in NM and NV. Great scenery.
Sheriff Longmire is a modern 'Gunsmoke'
Matt Dillon, the strong silent type.
He even looks like a younger James
Arness at times. They deal a lot with
the local Indian 'rez' and the stories
are usually very good. Lou Diamond
Phillips makes the show believable
with his excellent portrayal of a Navajo.

Quote: Evenbob

Got hooked on Longmire. I like all the
characters and that's unusual. Great
acting for a TV show. Set in Wyoming,
filmed in NM and NV. Great scenery.
Sheriff Longmire is a modern 'Gunsmoke'
Matt Dillon, the strong silent type.
He even looks like a younger James
Arness at times. They deal a lot with
the local Indian 'rez' and the stories
are usually very good. Lou Diamond
Phillips makes the show believable
with his excellent portrayal of a Navajo.

Indeed, though don't know if the blonde deputy would be a good catch or a basket case.

It is interesting how they portray the Indians. I liked the character of that Indian sheriff. Like Walt, he is dealing with a troubled population. He dealt with it all pragmatically. You have to think being a cop in these places is not all that far off from how they show it. Poor people, drugs, when there is a crime they have a good idea who did it. And they are usually right. Just have to do your best to keep it all cool.

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Indeed, though don't know if the blonde deputy would be a good catch or a basket case.
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The way the character is written, she's a
basket case for sure. Insecure, wants to
be a man, likes to look sexy but you
better not notice. Chicks like that are
to be avoided at all costs, they're ball
busters.

Quote: Evenbob

The way the character is written, she's a
basket case for sure. Insecure, wants to
be a man, likes to look sexy but you
better not notice. Chicks like that are
to be avoided at all costs, they're ball
busters.

She looks like Clay Matthews of the Green Bay Packers. There isn't a person working at the office except the secretary that can follow an order and isn't running some one man crime busting plan of their own. And Longmire won't own a cell phone, and never calls for back up?