General TV & Streaming thread

[troyness]

Just getting through the first season of Dark. A German series (2017) 

Creepy music, atmospheric build. Fleshed out characters. Non spoiler context: past, present & future happens simultaneously. If U want a break from Hollywood schtick... check it out.

[electric indigo]

Dark had great world building and character arcs, but the concept got very bloated in the later episodes. There are some graphics avaible if you really want to untie the knot of the timelines. It still comes to a satisfying solution IMO, unlike the recent time loop based "Bodies" on Netflix.

[Big s]

8 hours ago, troyness said:

Just getting through the first season of Dark. A German series (2017) 

Creepy music, atmospheric build. Fleshed out characters. Non spoiler context: past, present & future happens simultaneously. If U want a break from Hollywood schtick... check it out.

I’m tired of the usual time and multiverse stuff, so I’ll probably skip it unless I hear it’s really great, but so far it sounds like just another of the same gimmicks 

[TangledThorns]

DARK is a great series and thankfully new viewers don't have to wait between mid-season breaks, lol.

[troyness]

14 hours ago, electric indigo said:

Dark had great world building and character arcs, but the concept got very bloated in the later episodes. There are some graphics avaible if you really want to untie the knot of the timelines. It still comes to a satisfying solution IMO, unlike the recent time loop based "Bodies" on Netflix.

Just finished season 1.

So far pretty good!!

I hope a satisfying end is the same conclusion I come to.

13 hours ago, Big s said:

I’m tired of the usual time and multiverse stuff, so I’ll probably skip it unless I hear it’s really great, but so far it sounds like just another of the same gimmicks 

U have a point. I just happy to have a break from Hollywood. Really enjoying a lot of foreign films and TV series.

[no3Ljm]

 

 

 

Edited December 4, 2023 by no3Ljm

[Old_Nash_II]

New trailer

[505thAirborne]

 

[Thom]

4 hours ago, 505thAirborne said:

 

Really liking the look and feel of this!

[electric indigo]

My favorite movie this year.

[sh9000]

 

 

[levzloi]

Reacher S2 E1 "And who's Sara Connor?" 

[TangledThorns]

In for season 2 of Tokyo Vice!

 

 

[505thAirborne]

10 hours ago, TangledThorns said:

In for season 2 of Tokyo Vice!

 

 

Nice!! I really enjoyed season 1, can't wait. 

[derex3592]

Few DECADES late but I started watching The Sopranos a couple of nights ago. Wife declined to watch with me. Loving it so far! 

[Big s]

2 hours ago, derex3592 said:

Few DECADES late but I started watching The Sopranos a couple of nights ago. Wife declined to watch with me. Loving it so far! 

I remember the first time watching it and we had the weird reaction of”Look, it’s the guy from Fist of the Northstar!!!”.

that show ended up getting so popular that I’m pretty sure it ends up the other way around when people accidentally find Fist of the Northstar

[Tking22]

Sopranos is still my number one favorite show ever on TV, followed closely by The Wire. 

[derex3592]

My favs in no particular order of action/sci-fi/drama are LOST, (well the 1st 3 seasons anyway) / New BSG / Breaking Bad and of course ST TNG / DS-9.  I'm curious to see if Sopranos makes the list! 

[TangledThorns]

18 hours ago, derex3592 said:

Few DECADES late but I started watching The Sopranos a couple of nights ago. Wife declined to watch with me. Loving it so far! 

My family and my ex-gf's family (very Italian) at the time used to make a Sunday night of it by having dinner then watching the newest episode of The Sopranos. 

[505thAirborne]

 

[Thom]

Love the sound and some real awesome visuals.

[505thAirborne]

I will say that the 1/1 Scale B-17's they built (2 of them) look very convincing for all of the ground crew/maintenance scenes, I'm still iffy about the CGI, it looks a bit off to me but in 11 days we'll find out if this series was worth the wait, it's pushing 14 years since THE PACIFIC released. 

 

[no3Ljm]

Rick and Michonne are back for The Ones Who Live.

 

Edited January 19, 2024 by no3Ljm

[derex3592]

Ok,......this MIIIIIGGGGHHHHT be enough to get me back into the world of The Walking Dead. Looks pretty good. 

 

[Big s]

My lady loves the walking dead. She’s waiting for all the shows to finish and then add the amc subscription to binge them all. I’m personally not into them and she watches them while I’m asleep. It’s really weird to be woken up by constant zombie moans. 

[505thAirborne]

 

[electric indigo]

Another Ripley, they trailer is cool.

 

[sh9000]

 

[Big s]

7 hours ago, sh9000 said:

 

We watched this show a couple weeks ago. It definitely has its moments, but it felt a little like certain story and character elements could’ve used some work. Overall, it’s not bad and I’ve been craving churros ever since 

[electric indigo]

Will finish season 2 of "For All Mankind" tonight and I'm on the edge already.

[505thAirborne]

Two episodes in on MASTERS OF THE AIR, for whatever reasons I was having little faith if this series was going to be any good, something about the trailers just didn't feel right, especially the CGI... well, I love being wrong sometimes. 

So far, I am really enjoying this, everything looks and feels authentic, the scenes with the crews eating their breakfast, ground/mechanic crews, the pilots getting their flights suits on, it's all very well laid out and filmed. There is some narration in the show and works perfectly IMO.

A couple of guys I keep in touch with who are a part of the CAF (Commemorative Air Force) said they helped out with their B-17 (I think she's called Sentimental Journey) for all of the engine & inflight sound effects, if you've ever seen a real B-17 up close and heard those engines kick over, that's what you hear in this show (none of that weird off putting made up sound-effects you hear in some WWII movies, PEARL HARBOR is a grand example.)

The .50 Calibers & FLAK are deafening. The way they do the pre-flight is detailed, really nice touch. 

There's a couple of scenes in that are both based on real events and at least for me, feel like a nod to the film Memphis Belle. 

So far for now, this is on my Blu-ray purchase list! 

 

[505thAirborne]

Is anyone here watching TRUE DETECTIVE Night Country? 

If so, does anyone know what's actually going on? Honestly, I'm lost with this one, there's so far not a single character I remotely care about, there's a tie in with season 1 apparently, a young girl was murdered years before, possibly evil spirits are involved, and the writers decided that people only use the word F-ck to describe every moment in their lives.

So yeah, what's happening here or is this another, it all comes (sort of) together at the last moment kind of story?

 

[TangledThorns]

Finished seasons two of Bosch: Legacy and Reacher, both really good fun.

[Mog]

On 1/23/2024 at 2:07 AM, Big s said:

We watched this show a couple weeks ago. It definitely has its moments, but it felt a little like certain story and character elements could’ve used some work. Overall, it’s not bad and I’ve been craving churros ever since 

Finally finished The Brothers Sun this weekend.  It’s silly fun with some good action.

Kinda smelled a key plot twist from a mile away.

But yeah, it was still pretty enjoyable.

And if you cause a man to burn his pastries, your ass is gonna catch a beatdown. 

[no3Ljm]

Saw this on Netflix Asia. Hope they release it in the US as well.