Bigred_inSD Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Not sure if it's on Netflix or mentioned in this thread yet, but i've been watching "Orphan Black" on Amazon Prime. It's produced by BBC America, and it's been hard to not watch more than one episode at a time. It says it's Sci-Fi, but i'd say that's a little stretch to me. Definitely worth a google search to see if you're interested. I really enjoy this show as well. BBC puts out a lot of quality tv shows. Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 "Draft Day" with Kevin Costner. I watched this on regular cable, not Netflix or demand cable. It was just okay. Worth the watch, I guess. It's just that some of the stuff that goes on in the movie, like the draft trades made, just seems so implausible. Even so it was entertaining to see Hollywood's version of what goes on behind the scenes on draft day. Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I've been watching Arrested Development and Firefly, both hugely popular shows and I wanted to see what the big deal was. Arrested Development was fine for the first three seasons. Season four, the one produced by Netflix, has been half a train wreck. The plot is all over the place, the way the story is told in episodic vignettes is annoying, and the complete change in how many of the characters behave makes it seem unrelated to the original seasons. Firefly was supposed to be this fantastic, groundbreaking sci-fi series that has the internet buzzing to this day, begging for a reboot. I'm not seeing the big deal. It's OK, but it isn't as good as, say, the original Star Trek or even the 1980s version of Battlestar Galactica. The premise of Firefly seems to be, "Han Solo was kind of a space cowboy. Let's make a whole series blending space opera with the Wild West." Except where Solo's cowboy-ness was understated, it's a tremendous part of the plot of Firefly - and it's dumb. Horses, six-shooters, outlaws and folks runnin' from the law don't meld well with science fiction. I have one more episode to go before I'm done and I won't be sorry to see it end. Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 I've been watching Arrested Development and Firefly, both hugely popular shows and I wanted to see what the big deal was. Arrested Development was fine for the first three seasons. Season four, the one produced by Netflix, has been half a train wreck. The plot is all over the place, the way the story is told in episodic vignettes is annoying, and the complete change in how many of the characters behave makes it seem unrelated to the original seasons. Firefly was supposed to be this fantastic, groundbreaking sci-fi series that has the internet buzzing to this day, begging for a reboot. I'm not seeing the big deal. It's OK, but it isn't as good as, say, the original Star Trek or even the 1980s version of Battlestar Galactica. The premise of Firefly seems to be, "Han Solo was kind of a space cowboy. Let's make a whole series blending space opera with the Wild West." Except where Solo's cowboy-ness was understated, it's a tremendous part of the plot of Firefly - and it's dumb. Horses, six-shooters, outlaws and folks runnin' from the law don't meld well with science fiction. I have one more episode to go before I'm done and I won't be sorry to see it end. Maybe watch the movie Serenity when you're done with Firefly. I think Serenity is better than any of the Star Wars or Star Trek movies. (Although I'd rank Wrath of Khan right up there with it. /JMHO) Quote Link to comment
JJ Husker Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 I've been watching Arrested Development and Firefly, both hugely popular shows and I wanted to see what the big deal was. Arrested Development was fine for the first three seasons. Season four, the one produced by Netflix, has been half a train wreck. The plot is all over the place, the way the story is told in episodic vignettes is annoying, and the complete change in how many of the characters behave makes it seem unrelated to the original seasons. Firefly was supposed to be this fantastic, groundbreaking sci-fi series that has the internet buzzing to this day, begging for a reboot. I'm not seeing the big deal. It's OK, but it isn't as good as, say, the original Star Trek or even the 1980s version of Battlestar Galactica. The premise of Firefly seems to be, "Han Solo was kind of a space cowboy. Let's make a whole series blending space opera with the Wild West." Except where Solo's cowboy-ness was understated, it's a tremendous part of the plot of Firefly - and it's dumb. Horses, six-shooters, outlaws and folks runnin' from the law don't meld well with science fiction. I have one more episode to go before I'm done and I won't be sorry to see it end. Maybe watch the movie Serenity when you're done with Firefly. I think Serenity is better than any of the Star Wars or Star Trek movies. (Although I'd rank Wrath of Khan right up there with it. /JMHO) Yes, you absolutely have to watch Serenity to bring closure to the Firefly series. I kind of agree with Knapp, I was a bit disappointed with Firefly. Probably just because it was oversold on Big Bang Theory and expected more than it delivered. Thought it was OK but not great. Thought they did a pretty good job with Serenity but I wouldn't rank it up there with the better Star Trek movies and surely not on the same level as Star Wars. Quote Link to comment
suh_fan93 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 As a long time Grateful Dead fan I enjoyed this. A nice well done doc about Bob Weir with some interesting stories regarding the band and of course Jerry Garcia as well. Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I've been watching Arrested Development and Firefly, both hugely popular shows and I wanted to see what the big deal was. Arrested Development was fine for the first three seasons. Season four, the one produced by Netflix, has been half a train wreck. The plot is all over the place, the way the story is told in episodic vignettes is annoying, and the complete change in how many of the characters behave makes it seem unrelated to the original seasons. Firefly was supposed to be this fantastic, groundbreaking sci-fi series that has the internet buzzing to this day, begging for a reboot. I'm not seeing the big deal. It's OK, but it isn't as good as, say, the original Star Trek or even the 1980s version of Battlestar Galactica. The premise of Firefly seems to be, "Han Solo was kind of a space cowboy. Let's make a whole series blending space opera with the Wild West." Except where Solo's cowboy-ness was understated, it's a tremendous part of the plot of Firefly - and it's dumb. Horses, six-shooters, outlaws and folks runnin' from the law don't meld well with science fiction. I have one more episode to go before I'm done and I won't be sorry to see it end. Maybe watch the movie Serenity when you're done with Firefly. I think Serenity is better than any of the Star Wars or Star Trek movies. (Although I'd rank Wrath of Khan right up there with it. /JMHO) Yes, you absolutely have to watch Serenity to bring closure to the Firefly series. I kind of agree with Knapp, I was a bit disappointed with Firefly. Probably just because it was oversold on Big Bang Theory and expected more than it delivered. Thought it was OK but not great. Thought they did a pretty good job with Serenity but I wouldn't rank it up there with the better Star Trek movies and surely not on the same level as Star Wars. I had no idea there was a Serenity movie. That's crazy. It just left Netflix, too. Quote Link to comment
Hoosker Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Can't get enough of Karl Pilkington. It's so refreshing to see a genuine person on TV. Very funny English travel show. 1 Quote Link to comment
StPaulHusker Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Started watching The League on Netflix. Only 3 episodes in. Very funny. 1 Quote Link to comment
Moiraine Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 The Aviator was just added to Netflix. Another movie Leonardo DiCaprio didn't win an Oscar for because male Oscar voters are threatened by how attractive he is. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 The Aviator was just added to Netflix. Another movie Leonardo DiCaprio didn't win an Oscar for because male Oscar voters are threatened by how attractive he is. Or because it was so long and slow-moving that everyone was asleep by the end. Quote Link to comment
Moiraine Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 The Aviator was just added to Netflix. Another movie Leonardo DiCaprio didn't win an Oscar for because male Oscar voters are threatened by how attractive he is. Or because it was so long and slow-moving that everyone was asleep by the end. I don't remember it that well. I just think he should have gotten one by now and would have if not for Titanic. Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 The Aviator was just added to Netflix. Another movie Leonardo DiCaprio didn't win an Oscar for because male Oscar voters are threatened by how attractive he is. Or because it was so long and slow-moving that everyone was asleep by the end. You take that back! Ha ha! I watched The Aviator when it came out. But I'm looking forward to seeing it again. Howard Hughes intrigues me. I've read a couple books about him, and he was quite an interesting guy. Even at the end when he went bonkers. Quote Link to comment
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