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Goddamn, the Giants O-line is the absolute worst. 

Brutal..

The Great got cancelled. Never saw it but I know it's highly regarded on the board.

https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/the-great-canceled-3-seasons-hulu-1235708497/

Bosch: Legacy Season 2 returning October 20. Looks like we get the return of Jamie Hector too.

Was planning to check out The Peripheral at some point. Does the first season end satisfyingly? 

On 8/8/2023 at 2:23 PM, Werthead said:

I managed Critical Role's Deadlands campaign, but that was because it was a really good visual production (with full costumes, sets, and even an employed actor playing NPCs), it was only 4 episodes and each episode was only 2-3 hours long. It also helps that it was really good, especially the GM's decision to set the adventure in Deadwood and then use the HBO Deadwood version of the characters as a model for the NPCs. The DM's William Sanderson/Mayor Farnum impersonation was spot on (his McShane-Swearengen...less so). Of course, the GM (not Mercer, he was playing in that campaign) later turned out to be a massively abusive piece of shit which makes recommending it now harder.

I did get through the first three episodes of CR itself before concluding that Vox Machina as the massively compressed version of the story was very much the better way to go.

Hmm I saw those Deadwood games right when I started watching CR Campaign 1 and was intrigued a few months ago. Shame about the backstory, I had intended to pick it up after watching it.

I also lost interest in the first few episodes of CR due to the sound and general production. I resumed Campaign 1 at the latter point of S2 Vox Machina (somewhere in the latter 30ish episode numbers). I got hooked there. The friendship and dynamic of the group is charming, oft hilarious and leaving you want to be a part of them in real life. I’m on episode 112 now nearing the conclusion of the overall story and fully intend to go through Mighty Nein and Campaign 2 next. It’s saved me some money not having to subscribe to HBO and Netflix for a few months.

I am amazed how many hours I have naturally put into it given they’re 4 hour episodes.

On 7/10/2023 at 6:12 AM, TheLastWolf said:

Ya'll almost forgot who my manh was

 

Incredible. I didn't even know a movie about Napoleon was being made much less one being made by Ridley Scott and starring Joaquin Phoenix. That trailer felt 30 years long. Wonder what the runtime will be. Surprisingly, I don't think I've ever seen a movie with Napoleon in it. And thinking back on other historical figures with incredulous lives, I don't think I've ever seen a movie with George Washington in it either -- as a matter of fact, I can't even name one. Makes me wonder why that is.

So the final season of Jack Ryan came out today? Caught me completely by surprise. I don't remember seeing any trailers for it and I feel like I watched the last season a few weeks ago.

6 hours ago, polishgenius said:

Which you can tell because the character in the trailer has no resemblance to the comic character and even with all the changes they still don't seem to have an actual point. 

Curious, who would you cast for Kraven?  I’m never one for a person that looks like a character physically whether it be Wolverine, Tyrion, Eddie Brock or Jack Reacher. I’ll take a theater actor every time over a big name Hollywood one. I do think Aaron Taylor-Johnson has a lot of potential but you’d ultimately have to pay me money to see a Sony Marvel flick.

Plodding along with Rings of Power. I still don't care for any of the characters including Galadriel but HOLY COW, the first eruption / birth of Mt. Doom was absolutely spectacular. That scene alone made the journey this far worth it. Even on my crappy 13" Windows laptop, that scene looked like a 4K masterpiece. I wish I could have seen that on the big screen or in IMAX.

On 6/8/2023 at 12:31 PM, AncalagonTheBlack said:

 

Wait, I’ve lost track here but why are they dropping an entire season into 2 parts a month apart? So people don’t binge it all and then cancel right away?

I'm late to the party but I'm 4 episodes into The Rings of Power. It's visually stunning and the high quality of the production is very apparent. I love the absolutely gorgeous scenery and cities, costumes, races, and the (visual) depiction thus far of magic. Unfortunately that's about as deep as it gets. I don't find my self caring for any of the storylines, and I'm not sure I even know what the story is beyond "there is an evil rising." I don't find myself really caring for any of the characters even though I want to root for a show that appeared to spare no expense except perhaps in the writing department. Literally the only reason I keep playing the next episode is because of the eye candy of it all. I plan to finish the season and I hope it grows on me more as it goes on.

36 minutes ago, Zorral said:

Before there was The Wire, there was Homicide: Life on the Street -- a retrospective. 

I watched this (on dvd, which is how I watched The Wire) after viewing the seasons of The Wire.  In several ways it seemed even more impressive, with its smaller budget, its network (NBC) programming structure and all the rest.  The actors and scripts just hit the mark every time, and so often were above and beyond. Prior to viewing both shows, I'd gotten to know Baltimore and the Chesapeake region well.  Homicide included the regional context, in ways The Wire didn't.

Yet, this magnificent television remains unavailable via streaming.

When ‘Homicide’ Hit Its Stride
The influential crime drama debuted 30 years ago. Here, the creators and stars reflect on its legacy and on an early episode that served notice that it was a different sort of cop show.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/11/arts/television/homicide-life-on-the-street.html

 

I do recommend the book if you haven’t read it.

I bought the Nintendo Switch during the pandemic solely for Breath of the Wild. First console I've owned since N64 and first game I've owned since Halo 2 back in college. Even though I've beaten the game, I still have one last section of the map to unlock which I had been saving until Tears of the Kingdom was released. Welp that day has come. I definitely got my money's worth out of it and am looking forward to TotK.

Also, I bought Skyrim (for Switch) a couple of months ago and have played it like twice. It just hasn't grabbed me. The mechanics and camera tracking feel so clunky and I can't fight for shit. Anyone else have that problem when they got started? Feel like I should power through it since I paid for it but I'm probably just going to jump right into Tears of the Kingdom.

2 hours ago, Spockydog said:

I'm never in a million years going to watch this, so I'm probably going to miss out on some profound artistic message.

But can somebody tell me how this movie ever got made? Is child sex now okay?

She'd be a registered sex offender in most civilized countries.

 

I too was skeptical but there’s no sex in the movie and the age gap is a central premise with the female character being highly aware of it. We also see her background life and experiences with men of her age and older and the overall development of her character does feel natural. YMMV.

I watched Licorice Pizza on Amazon Prime. I really liked this movie despite being skeptical about a coming of age drama that focuses on the relationship between a sheltered 25 year old woman and a suave and confident 15 year old teenager. The movie really immerses you in 1972 San Fernando Valley and includes a couple of great character performances from the 2 leads and an excellent soundtrack. I totally bought into the culture of the era and into the possibility of this kind of relationship blossoming amid their unique lifestyles. I recommend.

26 minutes ago, Argonath Diver said:

Went to a cheap Tuesday showing of Dungeons and Dragons. Quite a fun movie. I have a specific issue, though: The product I watched was blurry, and it seemed to vary from scene to scene. If I were watching it on my projection screen and not a movie theater, I would have assumed it was a 720p file. Many scenes had direct shots of main characters speaking, and their faces were completely out of focus as if I were watching a DVD from the 90s. I honestly would have liked the film a lot better, I think, if it were far more crisp. Some scenes seemed to look fine, though! Very odd. Surely they just have a digital file they're essentially pressing play with, right? And their giant expensive projector should be displaying a high-resolution image, even though it was one of the smaller theaters? I honestly don't know if it was an issue with the theatre or the movie is bafflingly poorly rendered. Since no one else has mentioned it, I assume the former.

My favorite moment was the potato toss, which some guy up front added a perfectly timed "BONK!" to. I missed some clear references to specific DnD lore or creatures, but was at least aware of the major locations mentioned and of course the more general rpg tropes. Very happy to see a movie having fun throughout without descending into rank stupidity.

I didn’t have that issue. Maybe it was the screen the image was being projected on?

3 hours ago, SpaceChampion said:

From GvsK to GxK: the New Empire.

X?  Calling it now -- Kong impregnated Godzilla, there will be ape-lizard hybrids babys.

I genuinely thought this was a video game trailer.

2 hours ago, AncalagonTheBlack said:

 

Man even though I've seen The Batman, I'm still amazed by that make-up job.

1 hour ago, Rhom said:

Leaning into the Sopranos style font with the red lettering and such.

Definitely got Sopranos (crossed with Al Capone) vibes.

Best scene 

15 minutes ago, Argonath Diver said:

Sad news. He was magnetic in all four roles I know him in - and I'm a big fan of all four series (your three mentioned and Spartacus). 

I think you're thinking of Peter Mensah in Spartacus.

4 hours ago, Corvinus85 said:

So Apple TV have made a Netflix action flick. Cool

Yeah this looks just like a Netflix movie. I also wonder why Evan’s even left Marvel if he’s going to do projects like this. Surely being Captain America pays better than this dreck.

44 minutes ago, JGP said:

The main villain is The Spot, allegedly. 

Little bit here.

 

 

Oh that's awesome!

7 minutes ago, Deadlines? What Deadlines? said:

Wow.

 

 

I didn't see it online (though I didn't look very long) but do we know who the villain of this movie is?

4 hours ago, Tywin et al. said:

With Chris O'Donnell too! 

Think of it as the Tim Curry one. He's great as the evil Cardinal. 

ETA: Trailers from the 90's. What a time:

 

I wanted the remake where Danny McBride was Porthos.