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Post by Amy Lee on Jun 2, 2023 11:03:04 GMT
I need to finish Workin Moms. It's the last season, and the series has served me well. I will miss it.
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Post by waywyrd on Jun 7, 2023 12:13:59 GMT
The Vanishing - a dark thriller based on a true story about Scottish lighthouse keepers who disappeared. I liked it. The Mother - action movie with Jennifer Lopez. It was okay. The Nurse - another true story about a nurse in Denmark who was intentionally killing patients. Very well done. FUBAR - I liked this more than I thought I would. Kind of a cheesy/sweet action comedy, perfect Schwarzenegger kind of stuff. I am totally team Aldon. Now I can dive into the last of the Manifest episodes and see how that messy mess ends.
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Post by Bearcata on Jun 8, 2023 15:18:49 GMT
The Vanishing - a dark thriller based on a true story about Scottish lighthouse keepers who disappeared. I liked it. The Mother - action movie with Jennifer Lopez. It was okay. The Nurse - another true story about a nurse in Denmark who was intentionally killing patients. Very well done. FUBAR - I liked this more than I thought I would. Kind of a cheesy/sweet action comedy, perfect Schwarzenegger kind of stuff. I am totally team Aldon. Now I can dive into the last of the Manifest episodes and see how that messy mess ends. I got to episode 15 of Manifest but had to stop as Ben was going to make a speech and I just had to stop. I am watching Siren: Survive the Island and Next in Fashion season 2. Once I am done I will go back face my fears (listening to Ben speechify) and finish Manifest. One thing I have noticed in Next in Fashion is how much the designers push the trans gender fluid swapping ideal. Normally I didn't mind so much and I think it can be a silly concept having men wear dresses but each to their own. However this past 6 months or so I have limited my viewing of FOX and CNN as the political infighting is just so stupid and does the country no good and it was literally upsetting that I started watching YouTube a lot and got caught up in much of the transgender activist trend. The talking heads on YouTube can be as toxic as the talking heads on regular network TV to the point where I would be more sympathetic for James but I find I am not. If the fact that James was transgender was not brought up I would not know he used to be a girl. However after listening to his story I do think that he has gender dysphoria and did what was right for him before it was a trend. What is so interesting about Siren is how Korean women present themselves. In the USA reality TV personnel play up their sexuality to the point of ridiculousness. I hate how hyper sexual the clothes especially for young girls are in this country to the point it is uncomfortable to use the community pool because all of the teenage girls are running around bare ass naked. In Siren an all female competition all the women dress in tee shirts, shorts and sneakers. That is it. They are here for business not to be flaunting their bare asses as the camera.
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Post by cavendish on Jun 8, 2023 16:55:33 GMT
I ve watched a couple of seasons of Manifest and then read ahead to see if it was worth watching, as I didn’t quite like some directions of the plot. But having read ahead it seems to go catapulting over the edge into utter silly/nutty/mystic plotdom. Not sure it needed to go full bananas to resolve the death day conundrum. I wish they had found a more realistic resolution. But I don’t plan to watch any more. Too bad. It was fairly entertaining before.
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Post by rockytopchick on Jun 8, 2023 19:14:14 GMT
I watched the first season of Manifest back when it was on NBC. Never could gather up the interest to watch the following seasons.
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Post by Bearcata on Jun 8, 2023 23:26:21 GMT
I ve watched a couple of seasons of Manifest and then read ahead to see if it was worth watching, as I didn’t quite like some directions of the plot. But having read ahead it seems to go catapulting over the edge into utter silly/nutty/mystic plotdom. Not sure it needed to go full bananas to resolve the death day conundrum. I wish they had found a more realistic resolution. But I don’t plan to watch any more. Too bad. It was fairly entertaining before. When did you stop watching? You know how it will end?
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Post by Critical on Jun 9, 2023 9:36:44 GMT
I watched every episode of Manifest, even when it got very convoluted and I wasn't sure where it was going. I was happy with the ending and surprised that they wrapped it up as neatly as they did. IMO, it's worth watching the finale, just for the wrapping up bits.
Season 4 of Never Have I Ever just dropped, but I have a big work event this weekend, so I'll have to wait until next week. Boo.
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Post by libgirl2 on Jun 9, 2023 12:54:42 GMT
I watched every episode of Manifest, even when it got very convoluted and I wasn't sure where it was going. I was happy with the ending and surprised that they wrapped it up as neatly as they did. IMO, it's worth watching the finale, just for the wrapping up bits.
Season 4 of Never Have I Ever just dropped, but I have a big work event this weekend, so I'll have to wait until next week. Boo.
I watched 4 episodes of Never Have I Ever. I do like that show. Planning on finishing up tonight.
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Post by Critical on Jun 13, 2023 2:19:40 GMT
Between Saturday night, last night and today, I was able to finish the final season of Never Have I Ever. I loved it! It's so funny to me that, when I first started watching, I was annoyed that John McEnroe was the narrator.....or maybe "annoyed" isn't the right word. Puzzled? Anyway, after 4 seasons, I love it! It was such a random choice, but it ended up being perfect. I was always bummed when it was someone else doing the narration for the episode.
I started to watch Victim/Suspect and got so angry that I had to turn it off. I just don't think I can watch it.
I opted instead for The Take, with Idris Elba and Richard Madden. Nice action thriller on what has felt like a Sunday all day.
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Post by cavendish on Jun 13, 2023 6:31:33 GMT
As far as Manifest, it must be where you draw the line on suspending disbelief when a plot is too illogical or when the ending isn’t really a natural outcome of the plot but seems unmotivated , or in Manifest for me when the plot goes beyond a degree of supernatural explanation. Manifest had seemed fairly down to earth once the plane landed— in my mind at least — I mean there were mystical connections among passengers and the “callings” were not naturalistic — but I thought of them as a form of heightened or exaggerated intuition So I was surprised that the resolution suddenly went so far afield with what seemed like a sort of magical or perhaps religious symbolism that apparently function as literal Explanatory fact I tend again to like endingss the flow as if inevitably from the prior action and seem pretty rational — given that a setting may be in the future so some facts about the world might have shifted so maybe this type of ending wasn’t he sort that I found satisfying — based that is on what I read about it.
I hope I’m not saying too much about the ending— it’s not meant to spoil anything in the story but maybe it does in which case I apologize
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Post by libgirl2 on Jun 13, 2023 16:13:41 GMT
Between Saturday night, last night and today, I was able to finish the final season of Never Have I Ever. I loved it! It's so funny to me that, when I first started watching, I was annoyed that John McEnroe was the narrator.....or maybe "annoyed" isn't the right word. Puzzled? Anyway, after 4 seasons, I love it! It was such a random choice, but it ended up being perfect. I was always bummed when it was someone else doing the narration for the episode.
I thought the ending was really sweet. Everyone is where they belong. I will miss the show.
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Post by Kao on Jun 14, 2023 19:58:23 GMT
I finally finished Queen Charlotte and the feet under the bed..../cry
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Post by libgirl2 on Jun 14, 2023 22:20:27 GMT
I finally finished Queen Charlotte and the feet under the bed..../cry I know. I can barely think of the scene without tearing up.
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Post by Critical on Jun 16, 2023 0:39:35 GMT
I finished watching XO, Kitty earlier today. It was light and cute, just like it's "parent" series. Nice to see Yunjin Kim, who I don't think I've seen in anything since Lost.
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Post by waywyrd on Jun 16, 2023 17:21:08 GMT
Finally finished Manifest - it actually had a pretty decent ending, better than I'd have thought. A couple silly moments and too much of Ben speechifying, but overall a pretty satisfying conclusion. Angelina....just, ugh. New Black Mirror episodes await!
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Post by momrek06 on Jun 18, 2023 15:08:13 GMT
BLACK MIRROR .... I only watched "Joan is Awful" .... AWESOME!!!!
OMGOSH .... what a great first episode!!!
Don't read any spoilers on this, just watch it!!!
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Post by libgirl2 on Jun 19, 2023 12:55:52 GMT
BLACK MIRROR .... I only watched " Joan is Awful" .... AWESOME!!!! OMGOSH .... what a great first episode!!! Don't read any spoilers on this, just watch it!!! That episode was a lot of fun!
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Post by waywyrd on Jun 26, 2023 22:10:23 GMT
Black Mirror - I liked the first and last episodes the best. Short season...boo.
Extraction 2 - excellent sequel, non stop action sequences were very well done.
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Post by Bearcata on Jul 2, 2023 3:11:07 GMT
FUBAR - is getting a 2nd season - it's OK on par with Disney back when there were Disney movies every Sunday night on network TV.
Arnold - 3 part documentary about Arnold with Arnold participating. Like the behind the scenes of how he succeeded. Laughed out loud when he gave his two cents on the current Gen Z and them being unhappy and depressed.
Extraction 2 - thought it was the first one was overblown and this is no different.
Skin Decisions - about 8 episodes at first both the main medical personnel seem overblown but the stories of the people they help can be gut wrenching mainly the cyclist who was hit by a car and just wants a nice smile for his future wife and the lady whose ex broke into her house and shot her 9 times. Love the affirmation and the self confidence the two ladies give their clients.
The Witcher season 3 - enjoying it, the best season so far.
Nimona - loved it, highly recommend it. I was not going to watch it as they advertised it as "woke LGBTQ" and after watching way too many shorts on YouTube I have had enough. Very pleasant surprise it was NOT WOKE. I luv'ed it. It was fun, high energy, had a message or three, but it was subtle and not being forced down your throat. It is even kid friendly. Very Good. Well Done.
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Post by Critical on Jul 2, 2023 4:20:11 GMT
It's a good thing I'm not a sweets addict because Is It Cake? is back! It's a weird little show, but I enjoy it.
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Post by Kao on Jul 2, 2023 14:50:48 GMT
I watched the Demon 79 episode of Black Mirror and laughed so hard when she was telling the cops everything at the end and said the demon "was massive shape at first, and then he turned into Boney M." I laughed even harder when I googled Boney M and saw the outfits...
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Post by Bearcata on Jul 2, 2023 16:20:03 GMT
I watched the Demon 79 episode of Black Mirror and laughed so hard when she was telling the cops everything at the end and said the demon "was massive shape at first, and then he turned into Boney M." I laughed even harder when I googled Boney M and saw the outfits... I have one of the Boney M albums with one of their big hits Rasputin. Very danceable.
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Post by Critical on Jul 3, 2023 4:03:09 GMT
I really love Gina Torres and Gabrielle Union, which is why it's surprising that The Perfect Find was just "meh." The story was okay, but there was zero chemistry between the two leads. Kind of a bummer. With the right male lead, it could have been really good (they wouldn't have recast GU's character).
The new season of Is It Cake? was really good! The bakers were SO talented. Even with cameras on the cakes close-up, it was hard to tell if something was cake. The finale cakes were incredible!
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Post by Arielflies on Jul 3, 2023 13:01:59 GMT
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The new season of Is It Cake? was really good! The bakers were SO talented. Even with cameras on the cakes close-up, it was hard to tell if something was cake. The finale cakes were incredible!
I binged it yesterday and agree. Having comedians lead the comp is perfect. How the contestants can keep a straight face while the judges are talking about the choices, I don't know.
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Post by Critical on Jul 4, 2023 4:16:19 GMT
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The new season of Is It Cake? was really good! The bakers were SO talented. Even with cameras on the cakes close-up, it was hard to tell if something was cake. The finale cakes were incredible!
I binged it yesterday and agree. Having comedians lead the comp is perfect. How the contestants can keep a straight face while the judges are talking about the choices, I don't know. The winning cake was incredible! The peach cobbler cake had me drooling - more the description than the appearance. Most of those cakes don't look all that appetizing when they cut them because there's SO much fondant and often very little cake.
I love that they can alter the decoys to throw off the judges.
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Post by kk4 on Jul 7, 2023 15:47:55 GMT
The Lincoln Lawyer is back...I am thrilled
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Post by Critical on Jul 8, 2023 8:52:22 GMT
The Lincoln Lawyer is back...I am thrilled Me too! I have plans tomorrow and really should be getting to bed, but I also want to stay up and watch more!
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Post by kk4 on Jul 8, 2023 16:46:06 GMT
And now we wait until August for the series to resume. I have to go back and watch again to see what the heck the last scene was all about...it was intense!
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Post by Critical on Jul 8, 2023 23:40:54 GMT
I'm on episode 4 and already dreading the wait until next month. I'll admit that it took me FAR too long to recognize Lana Parrilla and I watched every episode of Once Upon A Time.
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Post by Bearcata on Jul 9, 2023 7:25:01 GMT
I'm on episode 4 and already dreading the wait until next month. I'll admit that it took me FAR too long to recognize Lana Parrilla and I watched every episode of Once Upon A Time. I think it was the scar. Either she had some work done on it or the makeup artist's hid it really well.
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