Netflix & streaming video stuff worth watching

[sd'sker]

i tried to watch 'the trial' with my wife once. i mean, kafka and orson welles, what is not to like. unfortunately it was a little too boring for us to get into.

[NUance]

i tried to watch 'the trial' with my wife once. i mean, kafka and orson welles, what is not to like. unfortunately it was a little too boring for us to get into.

 

Does this look familiar? It's the Musée d’Orsay--the building The Trial was filmed in.

 

 

[NUance]

 

Been watching XIII. Almost done with the two-part movie. Will start on the one-season TV series next. Although I did already watch one episode, before I realized there was a prequel movie that sets up the TV series. Pretty good so far. It's like a mashup of Jason Bourne and the Mark Wahlburg character in Shooter.

 

edit: I finished watching the one season of the series. It was okay. A lot of plot holes and inaccuracies though.

[Hooked on Huskers]

Netflix Is Losing Almost 2,000 Movies In May

Time to time purged movies due to expired rights......... I believe the last devastating period was last December/January. Anyway, I mostly used documentaries section. I like no commercials. Still a bargain IMO ($7.99/mo).

 

BTW, I NEVER used ABC/NBC/CBS networks plus PPV events except sports.

[teachercd]

This is a stock that I am still kicking myself over selling early!!!!! Netflix!!!

[NUance]

 

Just watched "Battle for Haditha." Supposed to be based on actual events. I wonder how accurate it is. Great movie either way, whether accurate or not.

[NUance]

 

Just finished the last episode of Weeds. Watched the whole eight seasons over the past several months. Pretty great series. Good ending even. Oddly, or maybe not so, I have an urge to go out and buy a dime bag.

 

/ I'm glad Breaking Bad didn't have the same effect. Crystal meth is a bit less forgiving than wildwood weed. From what I've heard. LOL

[sd'sker]

home alone drunk out of my gourd and the best thing i could think of doing is watching 'time alone at last'. how apropos?

[NUance]

home alone drunk out of my gourd and the best thing i could think of doing is watching 'time alone at last'. how apropos?

When I'm home alone for a few days I either: 1) start a home remodeling/construction project; or 2) buy some big gift for myself (e.g., deer rifle, motorcycle, dog). Sometimes I do both of these things.

[sd'sker]

home alone drunk out of my gourd and the best thing i could think of doing is watching 'time alone at last'. how apropos?

When I'm home alone for a few days I either: 1) start a home remodeling/construction project; or 2) buy some big gift for myself (e.g., deer rifle, motorcycle, dog). Sometimes I do both of these things.

i did a lot of yard work i had been neglecting.

 

those are some big gifts for yourself.

[GSG]

I've watched about 5 episodes of the new season of Arrested Development. They're pretty "meh" so far. A couple funny parts here and there.

 

Portia de Rossi looks sick though. She lost WAY too much weight.

[NUance]

I've watched about 5 episodes of the new season of Arrested Development. They're pretty "meh" so far. A couple funny parts here and there.

 

Portia de Rossi looks sick though. She lost WAY too much weight.

I tried watching Arrested Development. But just couldn't get into it after three or four episodes. I'll give it another try sometime. Maybe.

[NUance]

 

Watched the three-part mini series, Hatfields and McCoys. Pretty good, worth watching. About as enjoyable, as say, Hell on Wheels. Makes me wonder how historically accurate it is.

 

 

edit: After mulling this over a few days, this really was a good mini-series. Every bit as good as Deadwood I'd say. (And easier to understand what they're saying. lol)

[nhuskers5]

I've watched about 5 episodes of the new season of Arrested Development. They're pretty "meh" so far. A couple funny parts here and there.

 

Portia de Rossi looks sick though. She lost WAY too much weight.

I tried watching Arrested Development. But just couldn't get into it after three or four episodes. I'll give it another try sometime. Maybe.

 

You have to make it through the first 6 or so episodes before they start getting really funny, then you can see some of the concurrent themes each episode has. Also, those first few episodes seem a lot funnier the second time through the season.The Tobais and Gob episodes are classic.

 

On a separate note, I watched Cabin in the Woods on Netflix last night and really enjoyed it. I'm not a huge horror/gore fan, but this one was very self-referential and made fun of a lot of classic "horror movie" tropes. Plus, I'll watch anything even remotely related to Joss Whedon, and he produced this.

[NUance]

I've watched about 5 episodes of the new season of Arrested Development. They're pretty "meh" so far. A couple funny parts here and there.

 

Portia de Rossi looks sick though. She lost WAY too much weight.

I tried watching Arrested Development. But just couldn't get into it after three or four episodes. I'll give it another try sometime. Maybe.

 

You have to make it through the first 6 or so episodes before they start getting really funny, then you can see some of the concurrent themes each episode has. Also, those first few episodes seem a lot funnier the second time through the season.The Tobais and Gob episodes are classic.

Yeah, when I get around to Arrested Development again I think I'll just start watching from the beginning.

 

On a separate note, I watched Cabin in the Woods on Netflix last night and really enjoyed it. I'm not a huge horror/gore fan, but this one was very self-referential and made fun of a lot of classic "horror movie" tropes. Plus, I'll watch anything even remotely related to Joss Whedon, and he produced this.

Yeah, I'm a big Joss Whedon fan as well. Loved Firefly and Serenity--even Dollhouse. I don't think I've seen anything of his that I *didn't* like. Based on that I'll watch Cabin in the Woods.

 

Joss Whedon trivia: His grandfather, John Whedon was a screenwriter and did work on: The Andy Griffith Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show and Leave It to Beaver.