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Post by libgirl2 on Dec 25, 2019 14:38:19 GMT
Wild, Wild, Country which is about the Rajneesh cult back in the 80s in Oregon. its fascinating to watch. How they tried to take over the area, poisoned people....... I remember hearing about them back in the day but this goes into things I didn't know.
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Post by Bearcata on Dec 26, 2019 13:11:53 GMT
Wild, Wild, Country which is about the Rajneesh cult back in the 80s in Oregon. its fascinating to watch. How they tried to take over the area, poisoned people....... I remember hearing about them back in the day but this goes into things I didn't know. I luv it when the cults/organizations explode from internal politics.
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Post by waywyrd on Dec 27, 2019 13:24:31 GMT
I pushed through the rest of V Wars. Man, that writing was bad. BAD. But it helped that we sat and razzed on it Mystery Science Theater 3000 style as we watched, made it more fun. I can't see that mess getting a second season. The Witcher - loved this! Eight hours of Henry Cavill? Yes please. I haven't read those books but I found the characters interesting/fun and the writing good - my only gripe was the time jumping thing, they could have done that better. Eagerly awaiting the next season... And we just started the second season of Lost In Space - looks like it's the same as before, with a disaster befalling the Robinsons every ten minutes. It's watchable, though.
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Post by libgirl2 on Dec 27, 2019 14:39:17 GMT
I pushed through the rest of V Wars. Man, that writing was bad. BAD. But it helped that we sat and razzed on it Mystery Science Theater 3000 style as we watched, made it more fun. I can't see that mess getting a second season. The Witcher - loved this! Eight hours of Henry Cavill? Yes please. I haven't read those books but I found the characters interesting/fun and the writing good - my only gripe was the time jumping thing, they could have done that better. Eagerly awaiting the next season... And we just started the second season of Lost In Space - looks like it's the same as before, with a disaster befalling the Robinsons every ten minutes. It's watchable, though. I am friends with the author of V Wars. He is a really good writer so I"m surprised that it was just okay. I enjoyed it enough to want another season though but it wasn't the greatest thing ever.
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Post by Amy Lee on Dec 27, 2019 14:56:00 GMT
I've been watching Raising Dion and man the kid is annoying. Lol I wonder if I was this annoying as a wee bit kid.
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Post by Arielflies on Dec 27, 2019 15:43:00 GMT
I watched Raising Dion and, for his age, I found the character pretty much there with both his wanting to be in the cool crowd and his obsession with super heroes. The Yoda in the wheelchair was what I had to "take the leap" with. She was cute as a button, but the all-wise demeanor a bit much.
The adult surprise truly did shock me.
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Post by FannyMare on Dec 28, 2019 22:17:27 GMT
I watched Don't F**k With Cats (3 episodes) - they don't show the full videos he made, but they showed enough to make me want to get ahold of that little bastard. Most of the kitten stuff is in the first episode, the rest deals with other stuff he did. Still. And his mother is a real piece of work, too. Talk about delusional. Truly delusional. Luka Magnotta should rot in jail, nasty little creep x100, or perhaps someone could put him in a bag and suck the air out. The two people that followed him, especially, John Green, amazed me, at what they found out.
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Post by waywyrd on Dec 29, 2019 14:03:18 GMT
I pushed through the rest of V Wars. Man, that writing was bad. BAD. But it helped that we sat and razzed on it Mystery Science Theater 3000 style as we watched, made it more fun. I can't see that mess getting a second season. The Witcher - loved this! Eight hours of Henry Cavill? Yes please. I haven't read those books but I found the characters interesting/fun and the writing good - my only gripe was the time jumping thing, they could have done that better. Eagerly awaiting the next season... And we just started the second season of Lost In Space - looks like it's the same as before, with a disaster befalling the Robinsons every ten minutes. It's watchable, though. I am friends with the author of V Wars. He is a really good writer so I"m surprised that it was just okay. I enjoyed it enough to want another season though but it wasn't the greatest thing ever. I haven't read the books but it's so cool that you're friends with the actual author! Many good books have been made into mediocre TV shows and movies, so I can't fault him. Anyone started on the new season of You? I need to get on that one, the first season was really good.
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Post by libgirl2 on Dec 29, 2019 15:00:51 GMT
I am friends with the author of V Wars. He is a really good writer so I"m surprised that it was just okay. I enjoyed it enough to want another season though but it wasn't the greatest thing ever. I haven't read the books but it's so cool that you're friends with the actual author! Many good books have been made into mediocre TV shows and movies, so I can't fault him. Anyone started on the new season of You? I need to get on that one, the first season was really good. He has a real good action thriller zombie series. Joe Ledger, that I would have thought would have been made into a series. But maybe zombies are kind of played to death already.
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Post by kiz on Dec 30, 2019 14:32:21 GMT
You, season 2! The serial stalker/killer boy next door is back to his old tricks, as well as adding some new surprises. I'm trying to pace myself rather than binge watching, but it's hard to stay strong and turn the tv off.
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Post by Bearcata on Dec 30, 2019 20:25:07 GMT
Lost in Space Season 2 - much better than season 1.
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Post by Bearcata on Dec 30, 2019 20:35:38 GMT
I pushed through the rest of V Wars. Man, that writing was bad. BAD. But it helped that we sat and razzed on it Mystery Science Theater 3000 style as we watched, made it more fun. I can't see that mess getting a second season. The Witcher - loved this! Eight hours of Henry Cavill? Yes please. I haven't read those books but I found the characters interesting/fun and the writing good - my only gripe was the time jumping thing, they could have done that better. Eagerly awaiting the next season... And we just started the second season of Lost In Space - looks like it's the same as before, with a disaster befalling the Robinsons every ten minutes. It's watchable, though. The Witcher - I have not read the books and do not play the games. I am very open minded to fantasy series and was looking forward to this show. I thought the costumes, set design, and locations were good. The level of sword fighting was incredible. The monsters tend to all look the same. Each character's journey was interesting, I did find the princess to be incredibly naive and unworldly and totally unprepared for her journey and kinda whinny. My main peeve about this series is that the world building is very poorly explained. You have eight hours folks and the entire Conjunction of the Spheres is as clear as mud at the end of the series. The time jumping which you really notice towards the end of episode 2 and start of 3 could have been done much, much, much better. This shows BIG mistake is in interviews I have seen is claiming to be the next Game of Thrones. Or other folks may have mentioned that and they actors and show runner repeated that. GOT is a very high bar and The Witcher is definitely not there season 1. It is a stupid claim to make before being released. Let fans decide and make that claim not the PR department. Lost in Space - enjoyed it more than Season 1. Don't recommend watching in two days do it over a longer period of time as yes the disasters do seem a tad excessive. Penny develops more as a character as to the other children. Will becomes more than one note. There is less of Judy which is good. Having Judy as a sister would be hard as she is brilliant in everything and it looks as if John Robinson has really close relationship with Judy and absolutely none with Penny. Penny does seem to get lost in the attention shuttle of either parent. There were some nice father son moments. Luv Don and Debbie. One of the writers really had a bit of a Star Wars moment. Overall better than season 1.
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Post by Bearcata on Dec 31, 2019 6:30:19 GMT
The Gift - terrible
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Post by lonnie on Jan 1, 2020 20:38:12 GMT
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Post by Amy Lee on Jan 1, 2020 21:32:17 GMT
Finished You. Oh my.
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Post by MissScarlet on Jan 2, 2020 0:35:25 GMT
All in all Netflix is OK. But like in the commercial, sometimes OK in not OK. When I got Netflix earlier in the year, I expected it would be like going to the video rental store & picking a movie, except not having to go there, get the movie, possibly well worn & skipping, and return it. It all would be there on my TV at the touch of my fingertip whenever I got the whim. All the latest releases. All the classics. All the movies that got the buzz. And some that had been around for quite a while (remember the discount section? Always a few jewels there.) You know, the place where all the movies are.
However, every time there's been a movie I want to watch, it's not available on Netflix. Whenever I get an idea or notice a title in the RedBox while I'm at our Walmart, I do a search, and sure enough, not available. This sucks! Seeing that I'm paying for a subscription to Netflix, I absolutely refuse to spring for more money to rent at the RedBox. That's kind of like double dipping into my wallet.
It's not all bad news though, I've found there are a lot of Netflix Exclusives that I'm enjoying watching, and just like the video store, I sometimes find something I never even heard of, that's pretty good. I'm getting into some of the series: Grace & Frankie; The Marvelous Mrs Maisel; The Crown; etc. I even have a few selected for when I'm all caught up on the ones I watch and am waiting for the new season to drop.
All in all, it's OK, but just not at all what I expected.
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Post by Arielflies on Jan 2, 2020 2:03:15 GMT
Netflix spun off its DVD division to DVD.com. It is still possible to order the latest DVDs but for a monthly price. Go to the Netflix billing page and there may be a box for it.
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Post by kiz on Jan 2, 2020 2:46:40 GMT
Me too! This season was even better than last.
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Post by Amy Lee on Jan 2, 2020 2:47:20 GMT
You're right, MissScarlet, I have found myself searching for recently released titles and come away disappointed and then just go the Amazon route.
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Post by FireWoman on Jan 2, 2020 21:41:48 GMT
The Crown was really good, and I wish there were more than 10 episodes after waiting so long since season 2. I have a co-worker who told me after watching the first 2 episodes of the season that she didn't like it because of the change from Claire Foy. But I totally get it that the 50 year old Queen would be an entirely different person from the 30 year old Queen as far as personality. I think this season ended in the mid 70s, so next season has got to include Diana. Has anyone heard who gets to play her? I am about finished with the newest season of The Crown, I know.. late to the party..
I have to agree, with my dear Fanny, I adore Olivia Coleman, but I did NOT feel that she embodied QEII, Claire Foy did a far better job. I also have to say I did not feel Toby did a great job as The Duke. Both are amazing actors in their own rights but I felt just did not fit the casting in this case. I did however LOVE the new Tony Armstrong-Jones when I got to see him. Helena Bonham Carter as Margaret was an interesting choice as well.. I love her as an actress and she was WONDERFUL as the Queen Mum in the King's Speech, maybe they could have had her play her again because the one that was this season was just bad to me.
Emma Corrin will be taking on the role of Princess Diana in season 4, and I will say that so far the stills that I have seen she does manage to capture the mannerisms so there is hope in my opinion.
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Post by FannyMare on Jan 2, 2020 23:26:29 GMT
We finished Peaky Blinders season five. This was supposed to be the last season, but I read there is a season 6 coming.
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Post by JosephD on Jan 2, 2020 23:59:11 GMT
I tried watching the Dave Chappell special, but I could only stand about 20 minutes before I had to turn it off. I haven't seen his stand-up routine in years, but people say he's evolved and so I decided to give him another chance. I couldn't tell the difference. To me he's just not funny.
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Post by Amy Lee on Jan 4, 2020 18:20:09 GMT
I hope that The L Word: Generation Q comes to Netflix. I want to see it so bad.
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Post by acookertv on Jan 5, 2020 2:11:56 GMT
I finished the limited series Unbelievable this evening. I thought it was incredible. It’s based on a true story of a girl just aged out of foster care who is raped. She reports it, but many people don’t believe her and she says she lied. That’s the first episode and from there it follows the fallout of that happening. It was so well done - well written, well acted and superbly cast. It did a lot to give voice to why many victims choose not to report rape as well as the way we take voices away from marginalized people. It’s tough to watch at times, especially the first episode. But it’s worth it!
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Post by beerbelly on Jan 5, 2020 10:19:49 GMT
I hope that The L Word: Generation Q comes to Netflix. I want to see it so bad. Me too! I loved the original L Word. I saw that "Anne with an E" season 3 was on Netflix. I only watched two episodes but didn't enjoy them as much as I had on season 1 and 2. Anne is starting to annoy me. But most children that age do.
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Post by betty80 on Jan 5, 2020 13:00:30 GMT
Last night I started watching The Bonfire of Destiny. It's based on a real fire, but the stories are fiction. I'm surprised I made it through the first episode. It was dramatic, even if it wasn't completely realistic. The show is very dramatic. It's a French show, but it's been dubbed in English. I'm tempted to look for spoilers to see if I need to prepare myself for what's coming.
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Post by FannyMare on Jan 5, 2020 18:45:37 GMT
Last night I started watching The Bonfire of Destiny. It's based on a real fire, but the stories are fiction. I'm surprised I made it through the first episode. It was dramatic, even if it wasn't completely realistic. The show is very dramatic. It's a French show, but it's been dubbed in English. I'm tempted to look for spoilers to see if I need to prepare myself for what's coming. I have this in my line up. I didn't know it was dubbed, my husband hates anything that is dubbed. We watched American son, I think I was angry with all of them, at different times. Kerry Washington was too much, I didn't care for her acting, at all.I reallylike Kerry. www.theguardian.com/film/2019/sep/11/american-son-review-kerry-washington-netflix
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Post by MissScarlet on Jan 5, 2020 21:42:34 GMT
Netflix spun off its DVD division to DVD.com. It is still possible to order the latest DVDs but for a monthly price. Go to the Netflix billing page and there may be a box for it. This is exactly where my problem is. I'm not about to pay again for more services in order to watch movies that Netflix won't give me for some reason or another, but clearly have rights & access to. I'm already doing that with Netflix. That's where I feel it would be double dipping into my wallet. Not for me. I'm way too much of a cheapskate for that. I'll just do without & enjoy the Netflix Exclusives that they do offer. At least there are plenty of those to choose from.
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Post by ccl on Jan 5, 2020 23:41:41 GMT
They (Netflix) might have the rights to rent out physical copies (dvds) of a movie but not streaming rights. There are so many streaming options nowadays it might be with another provider.
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Post by Critical on Jan 5, 2020 23:55:25 GMT
They (Netflix) might have the rights to rent out physical copies (dvds) of a movie but not streaming rights. There are so many streaming options nowadays it might be with another provider. Or the studio just might want to make more money on DVD rentals / sales (I suspect many people, upon finding that a movie isn’t available streaming yet will just go ahead and buy the DVD). The contracts re: streaming rights are very complex and streaming rights can be very expensive, especially for box office hits.
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