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Author:  Hearthly [ Sun Jun 09, 2019 13:52 ]
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Satsuma wrote:
if I had any complaints it was the animal extermination from the 4th episode became somewhat spurious without any pay off. I imagine it was supposed to show how the Russian public were used and spat out the other side, or perhaps the similarities between what happened and wartime conflicts, but we didn’t get to see much of the effect of what happened outside a single shot of a dead eyed soldier. Maybe that’s all that was needed perhaps.


This is explicitly covered in the podcast for this episode.

There was also some stuff they filmed but left out of the final programme because it was too horrible.

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Oh and the soundtrack was suuu-perb. It was just different sounding; haunting and creepy, I don’t know what instruments were used but it felt sort of Bladerunner-esq to me, perhaps? Not the future synth, just, the tone and feel of it? You know what I mean?


The music is covered in some detail in one of the podcasts.

VERY SUBTLE HINT HINT - Listen to the podcasts, they're fantastic companion pieces to the programme.
Author:  Hearthly [ Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:56 ]
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I did the first two episodes of this last night, fantastic stuff, very powerful.

I knew the story already in many regards already, but seeing it dramatised so well gives it extra resonance.

Also contains archive footage of Trump from 1989 to remind us once again what a cunt he is.

It's on Netflix.

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Author:  Trooper [ Sat Jun 15, 2019 14:26 ]
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New Jessica Jones is out, I'm 4 episodes in and it's better than season 2 so far.
Author:  Hearthly [ Sat Jun 15, 2019 14:31 ]
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Trooper wrote:
New Jessica Jones is out, I'm 4 episodes in and it's better than season 2 so far.


Self-circumcision with a rusty BIC razor would be better than Season 2, so that's not saying much.
Author:  myp [ Sat Jun 15, 2019 14:37 ]
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I don’t see the point now they’re winding them all down.
Author:  Trooper [ Sat Jun 15, 2019 14:41 ]
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This is the last one I think, that's all of them done after this season.
Author:  Bamba [ Sat Jun 15, 2019 15:03 ]
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Mr Chonks wrote:
I don’t see the point now they’re winding them all down.


You won't watch something unless it goes on forever?
Author:  myp [ Sat Jun 15, 2019 15:10 ]
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Bamba wrote:
Mr Chonks wrote:
I don’t see the point now they’re winding them all down.


You won't watch something unless it goes on forever?

Yes that’s exactly what I’m saying. Obviously.
Author:  Trooper [ Sun Jun 16, 2019 18:58 ]
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Jessica Jones was standard Netflix marvel. Started strong, got boring and drawn out in the middle, ended strong.
Author:  myp [ Sun Jun 16, 2019 19:54 ]
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Does it actually end properly?
Author:  Trooper [ Sun Jun 16, 2019 20:25 ]
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Pretty much, there is no setup for another series at least.
Author:  Cras [ Sun Jun 16, 2019 20:26 ]
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Mr Chonks wrote:
Does it actually end properly?


Your logic would suggest that anyone who hadn't seen Firefly yet shouldn't watch Firefly, so is obviously as broken as it's possible to be.
Author:  Grim... [ Sun Jun 16, 2019 20:31 ]
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Cras wrote:
Mr Chonks wrote:
Does it actually end properly?


Your logic would suggest that anyone who hadn't seen Firefly yet shouldn't watch Firefly, so is obviously as broken as it's possible to be.

Serenity.
Author:  Cras [ Sun Jun 16, 2019 20:50 ]
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Not convinced I call that an ending
Author:  MaliA [ Sun Jun 16, 2019 20:54 ]
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Cras wrote:
Not convinced I call that an ending


Title
Author:  myp [ Sun Jun 16, 2019 21:41 ]
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Cras wrote:
Mr Chonks wrote:
Does it actually end properly?


Your logic would suggest that anyone who hadn't seen Firefly yet shouldn't watch Firefly, so is obviously as broken as it's possible to be.

Meh, I haven’t watched it in ages. I bet it hasn’t aged well.
Author:  Cras [ Sun Jun 16, 2019 22:43 ]
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Christ
Author:  myp [ Sun Jun 16, 2019 22:45 ]
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Sadly Adam Baldwin’s fuckwittery over the last five years has sort of put me off ever going back to it.
Author:  Satsuma [ Sun Jun 16, 2019 23:00 ]
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Hannibal is on Netflix. I’ve started to watch it from the start and just the first episode is outstanding.
Author:  Curiosity [ Mon Jun 17, 2019 11:21 ]
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Cras wrote:
Not convinced I call that an ending


ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!
Try telling that to Wash!
Author:  MaliA [ Tue Jun 25, 2019 8:18 ]
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Great moments in television:

The Expanse, Series one
ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!
There is a race against time for the crew of a stolen ship to open a safe to get a code book. In the code book are the words that can be used to identify themselves as special forces on the same side as the soldiers that are on their way to search their ship. All they have to do is drop these words into a phrase and make it sound natural and the soldiers will understand and back off. They finally open the safe and get the words. Tue words are "Ubiquitous", "mendacious" and "polyglottal". The look on the pilot's face was brilliant.


Eight episodes in and I love it.
Author:  MrChris [ Tue Jun 25, 2019 14:28 ]
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I mean, obvious troll is obvious there.

Anyway, and talking of which, just finished Good Girls season 1 - well worth watching for many reasons, the cool daughter from Parenthood and Saffron from Firefly being two of them. And a fairly flying colours Bechdel test pass. The three female leads are just brilliant, fantastic comic chops and very believable.
Author:  myp [ Tue Jun 25, 2019 14:36 ]
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Ancient meme is ancient there.

Joss Whedon stuff just doesn’t float my boat in the way it used to. My tastes have evolved is all.
Author:  MrChris [ Tue Jun 25, 2019 14:39 ]
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I am ancient, don't be ageist.

Anyway, yeah that's totally understandable. I've revisited stuff and found my tastes have definitely moved on.

Also, its very sweet you assumed that was aimed at you.
Author:  myp [ Tue Jun 25, 2019 14:46 ]
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Wasn’t it? You’re one of the biggest Firefly fans ever so seemed like a logical assumption to make.
Author:  MrChris [ Tue Jun 25, 2019 14:47 ]
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Aaah, I see.

I'm less a Firefly fan than I am a Nathan Fillion fan :)
Author:  myp [ Tue Jun 25, 2019 14:49 ]
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MrChris wrote:
Aaah, I see.

I'm less a Firefly fan than I am a Nathan Fillion fan :)

He’s rubbish in the last season of Santa Clarita Diet
Author:  MrChris [ Tue Jun 25, 2019 14:52 ]
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Mr Chonks wrote:
MrChris wrote:
Aaah, I see.

I'm less a Firefly fan than I am a Nathan Fillion fan :)

He’s rubbish in the last season of Santa Clarita Diet

I haven't got past the first episode.
The Rookie, as I may have mentioned, is amazeballs. Also he's just so ruggedly handsome.
Author:  Doctor Glyndwr [ Tue Jun 25, 2019 15:40 ]
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Mr Chonks wrote:
MrChris wrote:
Aaah, I see.

I'm less a Firefly fan than I am a Nathan Fillion fan :)

He’s rubbish in the last season of Santa Clarita Diet

He's not in the last season of SCD.
Author:  myp [ Tue Jun 25, 2019 15:46 ]
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
Mr Chonks wrote:
MrChris wrote:
Aaah, I see.

I'm less a Firefly fan than I am a Nathan Fillion fan :)

He’s rubbish in the last season of Santa Clarita Diet

He's not in the last season of SCD.

I’d hoped it would be you
Author:  Zardoz [ Tue Jun 25, 2019 15:49 ]
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He's the head in the basement isn't he?
Author:  MrChris [ Tue Jun 25, 2019 15:52 ]
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Zardoz wrote:
He's the head in the basement isn't he?

Gaywood? Yes.
Author:  myp [ Tue Jun 25, 2019 15:54 ]
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It was either going to be Gaywood or Hearthly
Author:  Doctor Glyndwr [ Tue Jun 25, 2019 16:22 ]
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Mr Chonks wrote:
Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
Mr Chonks wrote:
MrChris wrote:
Aaah, I see.

I'm less a Firefly fan than I am a Nathan Fillion fan :)

He’s rubbish in the last season of Santa Clarita Diet

He's not in the last season of SCD.

I’d hoped it would be you

See, I initially assumed it was japery on your part, but I looked at it really hard and I just couldn't see how it could end up being funny.

My mistake was forgetting who I was dealing with.
Author:  myp [ Tue Jun 25, 2019 16:30 ]
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You’re trying very hard to save face here! It’s quite sweet
Author:  RuySan [ Tue Jun 25, 2019 16:47 ]
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Just watched the first two episodes of CHERNOBYL to catch the zeitgeist. First I was a bit worried about being acted by british actors. I once thought that in the post-Inglorious Basterds era, good drama was going to be made with the utmost authenticity. But the rest is so well made and put together, that i eventually forgot about that detail.

The scene in the first episode
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With the baby and children with their parents watching the fire in the bridge, getting hit by the radiated particles, is absolutely horrifying. It gave bad vibes for the next day. I even dreamt about it. Anything that puts babies in peril is the biggest red flag for me. The director did a hell of a job with that scene
Author:  Dr Zoidberg [ Tue Jun 25, 2019 18:14 ]
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Mr Chonks wrote:
MrChris wrote:
Aaah, I see.

I'm less a Firefly fan than I am a Nathan Fillion fan :)

He’s rubbish in the last season of Santa Clarita Diet


The season where he was replaced by Alan Tudyk?
Author:  myp [ Tue Jun 25, 2019 18:15 ]
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And another one!
Author:  Dr Zoidberg [ Tue Jun 25, 2019 18:22 ]
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Mr Chonks wrote:
And another one!


I'm not quite sure what you are trying to achieve here?
Author:  myp [ Tue Jun 25, 2019 18:23 ]
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Dr Zoidberg wrote:
Mr Chonks wrote:
And another one!


I'm not quite sure what you are trying to achieve here?

Then don’t worry about it
Author:  Trooper [ Tue Jun 25, 2019 18:23 ]
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I'm guessing it might help if you have seen the show?
Author:  myp [ Tue Jun 25, 2019 18:26 ]
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Trooper wrote:
I'm guessing it might help if you have seen the show?

I’m not explaining it. I have achieved what I set out to do
Author:  Trooper [ Tue Jun 25, 2019 18:41 ]
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Mr Chonks wrote:
Trooper wrote:
I'm guessing it might help if you have seen the show?

I’m not explaining it. I have achieved what I set out to do


Title.
Author:  Cras [ Tue Jun 25, 2019 18:59 ]
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Trooper wrote:
I'm guessing it might help if you have seen the show?


I really don't believe so, no.
Author:  Dr Zoidberg [ Tue Jun 25, 2019 19:45 ]
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Mr Chonks wrote:
Trooper wrote:
I'm guessing it might help if you have seen the show?

I’m not explaining it. I have achieved what I set out to do


Covfefe
Author:  TheVision [ Thu Jun 27, 2019 9:37 ]
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I've finished watching Chernobyl and it turns out everyone was right. It was great! Genuinely scary too.
Author:  Dr Zoidberg [ Thu Jun 27, 2019 18:28 ]
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TheVision wrote:
I've finished watching Chernobyl and it turns out everyone was right. It was great! Genuinely scary too.

Podcasts next, if you've not already done so.
Author:  myp [ Thu Jun 27, 2019 18:33 ]
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Dr Zoidberg wrote:
TheVision wrote:
I've finished watching Chernobyl and it turns out everyone was right. It was great! Genuinely scary too.

Podcasts next, if you've not already done so.

Oh, are they any good? No one’s mentioned them
Author:  Satsuma [ Thu Jun 27, 2019 19:47 ]
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Hang on, are there podcasts?

About Chernobyl!?

The telly box mini-series?
Author:  Doctor Glyndwr [ Thu Jun 27, 2019 20:21 ]
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Mr Chonks wrote:
Oh, are they any good? No one’s mentioned them

I wasn't all that impressed by them. I certainly didn't think they were must-experience.
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