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Post by Kao on Apr 28, 2023 15:31:27 GMT
LOVE & DEATH starts tonight April 27th on HBO MAX I just watched Krysten Ritter on The Talk and this Series looks awesome!!! KR said 3 episodes drop today. www.imdb.com/title/tt14586350/ That one was pretty good. I may watch this one as well. I don't know It is, and from what I've heard they make the murdered party look even worse, like "we're going to make her screechy and annoying so you'll be glad that she died!" Between the fact that this is a real story where people aren't convinced of the murderer's innocence and Olsen's clueless and ignorant comments about her character I'm going to pass. I hope Betty Gore's children are doing okay.  |
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Post by waywyrd on May 8, 2023 23:12:52 GMT
Critical you've got me hooked on C.B. Strike! I'm trying not to watch ALL of them in a week, but I probably won't succeed.  Love & Death - I think it's pretty well done so far (excellent cast, music, late 70's vibe). While Candy is obviously the main character, I don't think they made Betty out to be screechy or awful. I really felt for her. Perry Mason - it sure felt "done" with that last episode. I hope not...
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Post by Critical on May 9, 2023 0:13:36 GMT
Critical you've got me hooked on C.B. Strike! I'm trying not to watch ALL of them in a week, but I probably won't succeed. Love & Death - I think it's pretty well done so far (excellent cast, music, late 70's vibe). While Candy is obviously the main character, I don't think they made Betty out to be screechy or awful. I really felt for her. Perry Mason - it sure felt "done" with that last episode. I hope not... Yay!  I'm glad you like it! I love Tom Burke and Holliday Granger in those roles so much. I didn't realize how very tiny she is. She's only 5'1", but I would have said she was at least 5'6". He's quite tall at 6', so she must have some very high heels! I'm about to read the series, just to find out if they're going to get together. I mean, they HAVE to, right? My only complaint is that the seasons are far too short and the time between seasons is far too long!
I can't remember if I've read anything about Perry Mason being renewed. I'd love to see more, but yeah, it did end in a way that could have worked as a sort of ending. I hope not, because I just love Matthew Rhys AND Juliet Rylance.
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Post by Kao on May 9, 2023 14:31:02 GMT
Critical you've got me hooked on C.B. Strike! I'm trying not to watch ALL of them in a week, but I probably won't succeed. Love & Death - I think it's pretty well done so far (excellent cast, music, late 70's vibe). While Candy is obviously the main character, I don't think they made Betty out to be screechy or awful. I really felt for her. Perry Mason - it sure felt "done" with that last episode. I hope not... I'm very glad to hear this because I heard otherwise. I also heard that they played Candy in a very sympathetic light, which...no. |
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Post by Kao on Jun 22, 2023 17:25:21 GMT
Watching the first episode of the new season of "And Just Like That and....it's actually good? It centers around everyone getting invites to the Met Ball, and the other ladies (Nya, Seema, and LWT) are fleshed out and written in more seamlessly, so it's more a combination of old friends and new. It was very nice to see a familiar face considering the real-life drug struggles this person has had, and considering the bitchassness of someone's husband I hope they come back because the chemistry is fantastic! I also liked Che's issues with the Hollywood people guiding her career, it's very much the "we want you gay, but not TOO gay" thing so many struggle with, and gave a minute where the bravado was down and we (and Miranda) got to see vulnerable Che.
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Post by Amy Lee on Jun 25, 2023 1:44:32 GMT
I liked it, too. It made me wonder if they brought in a previous producer or showrunner.
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Post by Amy Lee on Jun 27, 2023 11:38:38 GMT
I've watched eps of The Idol, and I'm still not sure what I'm supposed to derive from it.
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Post by Kao on Jun 27, 2023 13:39:31 GMT
I made the mistake of watching the first episode and realized that there are some things that are just not for me. Lily Rose Depp is walking around in a daze with her breasts hanging out, and The Weekend can't act and looks exactly like the sleazy older men who try to date 15 year olds back in the day, and I'm not sure whether that was intentional or not. This show has been hemorrhaging viewers and I'm glad because this was originally under a female director and it was actually supposed to be good and more from Depp's character's point of view, and the Weekend (who is both actor and executive producer) lobbied to get her fired because he wanted his part to be much bigger, and then he called in that hack Sam Levinson to make the whole thing as sleazy and edgy as possible.
HBO is like "There's another episode of "The Idol" available, don't you wanna watch" and I'm like "I'm good, thanks."
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Post by momrek06 on Jun 27, 2023 20:59:45 GMT
I made the mistake of watching the first episode and realized that there are some things that are just not for me. Lily Rose Depp is walking around in a daze with her breasts hanging out, and The Weekend can't act and looks exactly like the sleazy older men who try to date 15 year olds back in the day, and I'm not sure whether that was intentional or not. This show has been hemorrhaging viewers and I'm glad because this was originally under a female director and it was actually supposed to be good and more from Depp's character's point of view, and the Weekend (who is both actor and executive producer) lobbied to get her fired because he wanted his part to be much bigger, and then he called in that hack Sam Levinson to make the whole thing as sleazy and edgy as possible. HBO is like "There's another episode of "The Idol" available, don't you wanna watch" and I'm like "I'm good, thanks."
The Idol has its final episode CUT by HBO - after The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp's controversial show was hit by accusations of 'torture porn'
www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12239509/The-Weeknd-Lily-Rose-Depps-controversial-Idol-CUT-SHORT-5-episodes.htmlI attempted EPI 1 a few weeks ago ....... NOPE. Was.Not.Interested.In.The.Least. |
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Post by Critical on Jun 27, 2023 22:13:36 GMT
Not surprised about The Idol. I read something earlier where "they" claim that after Sam Levinson was brought on board and they changed the focus of the show, they only needed 5 episodes to tell the story. Sure. Whatever you need to tell yourself. I feel sorry for Lily Rose Depp that she's been used this way and probably doesn't even realize it. The show was supposed to focus on her character, but apparently, it totally changed and she was basically used as a sex doll. I'm sure she thinks she's in some edgy, great show. I'm reminded of a quote from Lindsay Lohan's grandmother when LL did that nude Marilyn Monroe photo shoot. She basically said something like, "Lindsay's at the age that she thinks being naked is clever." The sad thing is, that show will probably get award nominations  It would be bad enough if the acting was good, but from what I've heard, it's terrible. I hope the Weekend never acts again. Pig. Some are comparing it to The Deuce, which dealt with the porn industry in the 70s and 80s in NYC. I don't think that's a fair comparison, especially because there were a number of women on that show who had agency and became powerful. It wasn't torture porn. |
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Post by Punkin on Jun 28, 2023 3:59:13 GMT
Sad, because I love The Weeknd's music. But acting, not so much. And the show is just trashy.
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Post by Kao on Jun 28, 2023 13:39:50 GMT
Not surprised about The Idol. I read something earlier where "they" claim that after Sam Levinson was brought on board and they changed the focus of the show, they only needed 5 episodes to tell the story. Sure. Whatever you need to tell yourself. I feel sorry for Lily Rose Depp that she's been used this way and probably doesn't even realize it. The show was supposed to focus on her character, but apparently, it totally changed and she was basically used as a sex doll. I'm sure she thinks she's in some edgy, great show. I'm reminded of a quote from Lindsay Lohan's grandmother when LL did that nude Marilyn Monroe photo shoot. She basically said something like, "Lindsay's at the age that she thinks being naked is clever." The sad thing is, that show will probably get award nominations It would be bad enough if the acting was good, but from what I've heard, it's terrible. I hope the Weekend never acts again. Pig. Some are comparing it to The Deuce, which dealt with the porn industry in the 70s and 80s in NYC. I don't think that's a fair comparison, especially because there were a number of women on that show who had agency and became powerful. It wasn't torture porn. Absolutely. The Deuce also dealt with the topic of sex trade work in a extremely non exploitive way (even with the nudity) and had strong acting performances from Maggie G, Dominique Fishback, James Franco, and others. You can tell when the nuduty and sex is a part of the story and when it's just there to be male gazey and the Deuce is the former and The Idol is the latter. The Idol was filmed to tittilate and "be edgy for the sake of edgy" and is corny to boot. This show is going to get 0 nominations because quite frankly it's terrible. It was originally supposed to be 10 episodes with the old showrunner, and then it got cut down to 6 episodes because apparently there was so much footage that was unusable with Levinson, and now it's cut down to 5? This is a fire and all the rats are running! 
Ultimately, I think everyone will be okay. I would like to see Lily Depp in something other than this, and The Weekend will go back to his fabulous music career and hopefully never act again.
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Post by Kao on Jul 13, 2023 16:37:27 GMT
The White Lotus:
Season One was just okay but Season Two was absolutely insanity from beginning to end; I LOVED it!
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Post by Critical on Jul 14, 2023 0:42:23 GMT
Not a spoiler, since it's literally on his imdb profile, but John Corbett is set to appear in episodes 7 through 11 this season (there are only 11 episodes). That means, if the imdb info is correct, his first appearance will be in two weeks.
I liked Aiden, but I really hate how Carrie treated him as second best to Big all the time.
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Post by Amy Lee on Jul 14, 2023 10:21:59 GMT
Aidan is still hot. None of her exes can say that. Lol It was nice seeing Peter Herman on this week's episode. I've liked him since Younger. This episode felt more in line with classic SATC, and I appreciate it.
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Post by waywyrd on Jul 14, 2023 11:32:35 GMT
I liked Aiden, but I really hate how Carrie treated him as second best to Big all the time. This! Carrie did Aiden so wrong, she doesn't deserve him. I would have picked him over Big all day long. I haven't watched any of this season, just wasn't interested....but if Aiden's going to show up I might have to check it out. |
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Post by MFWalkoff on Jul 15, 2023 2:12:16 GMT
I wasn't thrilled with the first couple of episodes, but episodes 4 (last week's) and 5 (this week's) were actually funny, as in I laughed out loud at stuff, which I hadn't done so far this season. They're letting Charlotte and Harry be a true comic duo this season, and they are eating it up.
Before these last couple of shows, I was kind of put off by everyone's behavior. They just seemed like a bunch of rich people being selfish and annoying. But it got better. Hopefully it stays that way.
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Post by Kao on Jul 25, 2023 16:05:51 GMT
After watching the last episode, what can I say? Too bad Miranda; sometimes when you gamble everything you end up with nothing!
Everyone toddling about in the snow (LTW, Carrie, Charlotte, etc) was hysterical. You would think things would be closed for a blizzard. And I'm loving Harry, Charlotte, Nya, and LTW; you can especially see how Charlotte in particular has mellowed out over the years; good for her to make sure her daughter had condoms for her first time.
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Post by Amy Lee on Jul 26, 2023 1:14:14 GMT
That scene with Steve and Miranda was a lot. I went from feeling bad for Steve to not. It was a ride.
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Post by Kao on Jul 26, 2023 14:57:28 GMT
I saw it as he had a lot of understandable built-up anger; she basically blew up their whole life together, yet cocked an attitude when he finally slept with someone else? Absolutely not. And pulling the whole "My name is the one on the mortgage" line when he put a ton of sweat equity into the house was a low blow. Compared to the things I would have said to her in that situation he was matter of fact.
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Post by Kao on Aug 20, 2023 1:10:16 GMT
AJLT: Why is Che such a toerag? Their storyline with the pilot in Cali and going back to work at the vet office made her a lot more likable, but her comedy routine at Miranda's expense was terrible, as well as what she said to her on the street. Also, LOL at a drunk Charlotte going off on her entire family for being trife and shutting herself in the bedroom with Richard Burton. Yay for Seema finally admitting she cared about that man, and for Anthony to finally have closure from Stanford and realizing that old habits weren't serving him well. I felt really bad for LTW though, but I'm glad they had that as a storyline; as quiet as it's kept there's a lot of "oops" pregnancies in the 45-54 age group when you think you're all done.
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Post by Critical on Aug 20, 2023 2:56:05 GMT
AJLT: Why is Che such a toerag? Their storyline with the pilot in Cali and going back to work at the vet office made her a lot more likable, but her comedy routine at Miranda's expense was terrible, as well as what she said to her on the street. Also, LOL at a drunk Charlotte going off on her entire family for being trife and shutting herself in the bedroom with Richard Burton. Yay for Seema finally admitting she cared about that man, and for Anthony to finally have closure from Stanford and realizing that old habits weren't serving him well. I felt really bad for LTW though, but I'm glad they had that as a storyline; as quiet as it's kept there's a lot of "oops" pregnancies in the 45-54 age group when you think you're all done. Yeah, I liked Che last week and then they had to go and destroy Miranda with that NOT funny stand-up bit. I mean, I do think Carrie and Nya were right in their assessment of Miranda, but Che was mean....and not funny, so what was the point. I actually don't think any of their stand-up is very funny.
Hurray for Charlotte laying down the law with Harry. It's about time he and the girls learned just how much she was doing for them. I loved drunk Charlotte and her little rant at them. And then opening the door for Richard Burton
My bff was an oops pregnancy. Most of her four siblings were decades older. I think her nearest sibling is 16 years older. So yeah, that definitely does happen! I was a bit annoyed that they seemed to deliberately not use the word, "abortion." We know their politics. This isn't something they oppose (at least not in the larger sense, even if for themselves, personally). It felt odd that he had to say something about them having "the other conversation." It was a nice narrative tool to show how that situation ends up requiring more from the mother than the father. Nice little parallels with Charlotte's storyline of going back to work.
I just don't see how Carrie and Aiden are going to work out. Unless they're going to end the series and she can go live with him in VA, that relationship isn't going to be long term. IMO, there's no Carrie Bradshaw without NYC. It just doesn't work.
I've seen speculation online that Samantha's appearance next week will be to tell the girls over Zoom/Facetime that her cancer is back and that she's dying. That would definitely mean Kim Cattrall was rid of the character and the show. I love Samantha, but that would be a way for people to finally stop asking KC questions about the show and when/if she was returning. It obviously turned into a painful situation for her. I've also seen people speculating that Carrie calls Samantha to tell her that she and Aiden are getting married. Frankly, I'd prefer the first scenario. I feel like Carrie's just going to end up hurting him again. I'd really rather he break up with her this time.
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Post by Amy Lee on Aug 20, 2023 16:13:52 GMT
I truly wonder if they have a consultant for the character of Che and their portrayal. If they don't, i think that would be helpful and important.
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Post by Kao on Aug 20, 2023 18:38:35 GMT
What's really weird is that Sara Ramirez (the actress that plays Che) is really charming and funny on other things and in real life. I think Che is kinda a ****boy anyway, which suits that character.
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Post by MFWalkoff on Aug 20, 2023 21:20:09 GMT
AJLT: Why is Che such a toerag? Their storyline with the pilot in Cali and going back to work at the vet office made her a lot more likable, but her comedy routine at Miranda's expense was terrible, as well as what she said to her on the street. Also, LOL at a drunk Charlotte going off on her entire family for being trife and shutting herself in the bedroom with Richard Burton. Yay for Seema finally admitting she cared about that man, and for Anthony to finally have closure from Stanford and realizing that old habits weren't serving him well. I felt really bad for LTW though, but I'm glad they had that as a storyline; as quiet as it's kept there's a lot of "oops" pregnancies in the 45-54 age group when you think you're all done. My bff was an oops pregnancy. Most of her four siblings were decades older. I think her nearest sibling is 16 years older. So yeah, that definitely does happen! I was a bit annoyed that they seemed to deliberately not use the word, "abortion." We know their politics. This isn't something they oppose (at least not in the larger sense, even if for themselves, personally). It felt odd that he had to say something about them having "the other conversation." It was a nice narrative tool to show how that situation ends up requiring more from the mother than the father. Nice little parallels with Charlotte's storyline of going back to work.
I just don't see how Carrie and Aiden are going to work out. Unless they're going to end the series and she can go live with him in VA, that relationship isn't going to be long term. IMO, there's no Carrie Bradshaw without NYC. It just doesn't work.
The ironly is, back on SATC, they used the word "abortion" openly and freely, during the episodes where Miranda gets pregnant and is weighing her options. I don't know what exactly is making them feel afraid of using the word now...
I think this thing with Aiden's kid is the obvious out for him. I was trying to think of how they were going to write themselves out of this relationship when they were protraying it as so permanent. I just couldn't believe they were going to keep Aiden on as a regular and have Carrie be in a forever couple again. Otherwise, why did they kill off Big? The show doesn't work if Carrie is that settled.
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Post by Critical on Aug 20, 2023 23:32:49 GMT
The ironly is, back on SATC, they used the word "abortion" openly and freely, during the episodes where Miranda gets pregnant and is weighing her options. I don't know what exactly is making them feel afraid of using the word now...
I think this thing with Aiden's kid is the obvious out for him. I was trying to think of how they were going to write themselves out of this relationship when they were protraying it as so permanent. I just couldn't believe they were going to keep Aiden on as a regular and have Carrie be in a forever couple again. Otherwise, why did they kill off Big? The show doesn't work if Carrie is that settled.
Is it mean to say that I think Aiden is too good for Carrie? I love him and find her mildly annoying a lot of the time. There's no way she's equipped to be a stepmom and he's not the kind of guy who'd be an absentee father.
Sadly (for me and with this show), Samantha was always my favorite, followed by Charlotte. I go back and forth with Carrie. I find that I actually enjoy Nya and Meera (and maybe LTW to a lesser degree) more than the original three on this show. Maybe it's because we've been watching Carrie et al deal with the same issues for YEARS. With these new ladies, it's less of a "familiarity breeds contempt" situation.
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Post by MFWalkoff on Aug 21, 2023 0:06:59 GMT
Carrie and Aiden were never a good fit. Their lives never fit together. He trusts her now because Big is dead so he can't re-enter the picture.
I found it really disingenuous an episode or two back when Carrie, after being with Aiden for 5 minutes, was questioning if her 18 HAPPY YEARS with Big was all a mistake. I mean c'mon. Aiden didn't trust Carrie the first time because he knew she was still in love (or something) with Big. Which she denied, but ultimately it was true -- Aiden was right.
I just don't buy that Aiden was ready to uproot his life down south so easily. They didn't dig into what his current issues are that caused him to fall again for Carrie so fast. For his kid to have such a reaction, yeah something's up, but I wonder if we'll even find out in detail before he's gone. At least, enough to make it all make sense.
And isn't this supposed to be a comedy?
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Post by Amy Lee on Aug 21, 2023 11:51:32 GMT
I think it's a general consensus that Aidan is too good for her, given their history. This makes me think about Nina Katz even more. |
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Post by MFWalkoff on Aug 21, 2023 18:29:14 GMT
I think it's a general consensus that Aidan is too good for her, given their history. This makes me think about Nina Katz even more. omg YES! The Face-and-Run!  |
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Post by Amy Lee on Aug 21, 2023 19:24:24 GMT
I think it's a general consensus that Aidan is too good for her, given their history. This makes me think about Nina Katz even more. omg YES! The Face-and-Run! I 💯 get the face now. It's brilliant. Bring back Nina Katz for her reaction! |
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I'm glad you like it! I love Tom Burke and Holliday Granger in those roles so much. I didn't realize how very tiny she is. She's only 5'1", but I would have said she was at least 5'6". He's quite tall at 6', so she must have some very high heels! I'm about to read the series, just to find out if they're going to get together. I mean, they HAVE to, right? My only complaint is that the seasons are far too short and the time between seasons is far too long! 
It would be bad enough if the acting was good, but from what I've heard, it's terrible. I hope the Weekend never acts again. Pig. 
