Monty Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 The Twilight Zone (2019) The first two episodes dropped last night. Obviously don’t want to give away anything. But I’ll say what I can. Episode 1 “The Comedian”, could have been, in my opinion, one of the worst pilot episodes of anything, ever. Horribly and painfully predictable. Tracey Morgan, in a very minor/reduced role, was really good. And I have never liked Morgan. Kumail Nanjiani, who I’ve always liked, was awful. However, he really didn’t have much to work with. The script and premise was awful. Episode 2, “Nightmare at 30,000 Feet”, which is a spiritual successor to one of the original (and greatest) Twilight Zone episodes “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet”, is terrific. Well acted by the always reliable Adam Scott. While the first episode is, by all accounts, the worst bit of 50 minutes you’ll watch, it’s obviously worth watching what will ultimately (hopefully) be a good series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyjack Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 I'm watching Blacklist, it's quite a way in though now. Although it can be a little cheesy I think it's quite an under rated show. RR is a great character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 twin peaks: the return - 9.9999/10 finally got around to watching this. loved it. utterly surreal, borderline nonsense - but my god there it has such an amazing pull. takes chances and turns that i've never seen a tv show even attempt before - how can david lynch be like 70+ years old and still doing things like this? up there with mad men for best endings in a tv series, for my money my only complaint is that there was a bit too much music - and my god those scenes were pretty corny, especially when it was blatantly obvious that they were lip-syncing their way through the performance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted April 9, 2019 Author Share Posted April 9, 2019 Veep S07E02 Not nearly as good as the season open but, as usual, had some great jokes thrown in. Selina: Dan f***ed you? What, were you wearing a full length mirror? “Amy, you’ve got some vomit on your moustache.” Tom: You really should have been there. You know, it’s one thing I’ve learned. In politics, a lot of the best stuff happens after hours. Selina: Oh is that so, Captain Morgan? Thank you so much for man-telling me that. Tom: I believe the word you’re fumbling is mansplaining. Jonah: I split the bill on all my dates. Why would I pay for a girl to get fatter? Those last two had me howling. Especially the mansplaining one. Two mansplaining jokes in one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 3 hours ago, Monty said: Jonah: I split the bill on all my dates. Why would I pay for a girl to get fatter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted April 9, 2019 Author Share Posted April 9, 2019 17 minutes ago, D-Money said: To me, I don’t know of a show that has been around for as long as Veep has that remained consistently funny. For me, I really liked Seinfeld and Cheers (and Cosby Show, but I don’t think I can watch that again, as much as I want to), and those always had me laughing, but Veep is so solid. Even The Office (finishing up season 7), which I’ve watched 3-4 times now, gets awful in season 8 and 9. Parks and Rec was good, but it wasn’t great for all 7 seasons. Didn’t start getting good until the tail end of season 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 1 minute ago, Monty said: To me, I don’t know of a show that has been around for as long as Veep has that remained consistently funny. For me, I really liked Seinfeld and Cheers (and Cosby Show, but I don’t think I can watch that again, as much as I want to), and those always had me laughing, but Veep is so solid. Even The Office (finishing up season 7), which I’ve watched 3-4 times now, gets awful in season 8 and 9. Parks and Rec was good, but it wasn’t great for all 7 seasons. Didn’t start getting good until the tail end of season 2. Frasier was great right from the start. Tailed off a bit at the end, but the humour held up better than Seinfeld (IMO). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted April 9, 2019 Author Share Posted April 9, 2019 21 minutes ago, D-Money said: Frasier was great right from the start. Tailed off a bit at the end, but the humour held up better than Seinfeld (IMO). I still haven’t watched Frasier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Monty said: I still haven’t watched Frasier I didn't watch it much when it came out either - didn't really appeal to me as a teen. But my wife is a huge fan, and got me hooked when it was on US Netflix. Then watched it more on Crave, but when we cancelled that just bought every season on iTunes. Now I've pretty much seen every episode at least once, but it always makes me laugh. Last few seasons tail off, but there's at least 7-8 seasons of hilarious stuff there. And as a bonus, it's mostly safe to watch with the kids around. In fact, my 6 and 4-year-olds actually like it too. Edited April 9, 2019 by D-Money 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 The Twilight Zone - Episode 3 I kept on thinking/hoping there was going to be a Twilight Zone twist in this, and it was, without a doubt, the worst thing I have ever seen. No twist at all. Barely a Twilight Zone episode, and more of comment on society of how “white cops hate black people.” Except, we’ve seen movies do this before, and FAR better. To use a Twilight Zone episode for a political message, one that’s been done so many times before, and to do it so poorly, was very sad. I’d rather watch Mississippi Burning, Loving, or ANY of movie, which are countless, do this message. The only thing that made this a Twilight Zone was the rewinding time factor. This was really, really bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 3 episodes into The Office, season 8 again. Ed Helms is the central character. This is brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 On 4/9/2019 at 6:59 AM, Monty said: Veep S07E02 Not nearly as good as the season open but, as usual, had some great jokes thrown in. Selina: Dan f***ed you? What, were you wearing a full length mirror? “Amy, you’ve got some vomit on your moustache.” Tom: You really should have been there. You know, it’s one thing I’ve learned. In politics, a lot of the best stuff happens after hours. Selina: Oh is that so, Captain Morgan? Thank you so much for man-telling me that. Tom: I believe the word you’re fumbling is mansplaining. Jonah: I split the bill on all my dates. Why would I pay for a girl to get fatter? Those last two had me howling. Especially the mansplaining one. Two mansplaining jokes in one This week's episode also didn't live up to the season's opener, but the running gag of how familiar Dan was with abortion procedures really got to me. The peak of the joke was when they were in the doctor's office and he was making small-talk about the type of technology they were using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 New Charlie’s Angels movie will be releasing within the year. How come they didn’t do this one with an “all male” cast? I thought Hollywood liked the gender swap, reboot movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 7 minutes ago, Monty said: New Charlie’s Angels movie will be releasing within the year. How come they didn’t do this one with an “all male” cast? I thought Hollywood liked the gender swap, reboot movies. They'd have to change the name. Charlene's Boy-toys? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 (edited) WHoops, TV thread, not movie thread. Nothing to see, move along. Edited April 17, 2019 by bishopshodan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Hell on Wheels 5/10 I just couldn't get into it. The second time I've tried it now. 6 episodes in and just not feeling it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 (edited) barry: 6/10 just not that into it. kinda hoped i'd like it, but after the first season i don't have much interest in going on. veep season 1: 7.5??/10 - this is such a weird show. it's a comedy, and it's hilarious. so it automatically does the job. but idk, something about it doesn't feel 'right' if there's a plot, i didn't care about it. it's as if 90% of the sentences exist as a vehicle for a barb or joke, and considering so many of the characters have the exact same voice, it feels borderline exhausting. i've started and stopped this series a few times before, and I guess that's why. maybe it's just not binging material Edited April 25, 2019 by GLASSJAW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyjack Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 (edited) Currently watching S2 E7 of Riverdale at the moment. I did 14 hours non stop of it from Series 1 starting from yesterday. Good series. Edited April 26, 2019 by luckyjack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinitecarnage Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 goosebumps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 5 hours ago, infinitecarnage said: goosebumps Haven’t seen the first season yet, but heard it was really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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