rjshae Posted July 12 Posted July 12 I finished watching Devs; it wasn't quite what I was expecting, but still it was enjoyable. The levitating transfer box was an interesting concept. "It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats."
Hurlshort Posted July 12 Posted July 12 Finished Murderbot. It was perfect. I'm glad it is already greenlit for season 2.
uuuhhii Posted July 12 Posted July 12 finished andor season 2 first 2 episode are kind of stupid and slow the rest are amazing will watch again when it is less topical
Bartimaeus Posted July 13 Posted July 13 I re-watched Chernobyl. It's fantastic television despite the fact that there is way too much misinformation and even straight up lies for the sake of drama and also just because the showrunners apparently did not do enough research...but there's really always been one thing that bothers me more than anything else about this series, even the lies that are so blatantly in the face of the single most major theme of the show. In episode 4, there's a new POV from a hitherto unknown liquidator conscripted to help clean up Chernobyl. The POV is meant to help us understand the human element of the job, how difficult it really was to take everyone away from their homes and kill every last living creature in the Zone and upturn the very earth itself, and how many of these guys were basically just kids that wouldn't have ever signed up for any of this...but I hated watching it even the first time, it just didn't work for me. On this re-watch, I couldn't help but notice... Is that ****ing Barry Keoghan, from The Banshees of Inisherin, The Green Knight, Dunkirk? I seem to hate this guy literally everywhere I see him, automatically, no matter what. I'm really starting to think I just must not like this guy for some reason. Quote Against stupidity we have no defense. Neither protests nor force can touch it. Reasoning is of no use. Facts that contradict personal prejudices can simply be disbelieved - indeed, the fool can counter by criticizing them, and if they are undeniable, they can just be pushed aside as trivial exceptions. So the fool, as distinct from the scoundrel, is completely self-satisfied. In fact, they can easily become dangerous, as it does not take much to make them aggressive. For that reason, greater caution is called for than with a malicious one. Never again will we try to persuade the stupid person with reasons, for it is senseless and dangerous.
Zoraptor Posted July 13 Posted July 13 It also has that rarest of rarities, Adam Nagaitis not playing a bad guy. OK, maybe not quite as rare as Burn Gorman not playing a bad guy. Chernobyl is a really weird one for me. It's simultaneously both the best and most flawed series of the past ten years. It's not just the "what is the price of lies?" tagline demanding accuracy, it's that the changes were narratively unnecessary half the time*. Why send Akmetov (?) off to stare into the reactor on pain of being shot when you had the alternative of the three valve closure volunteers historically not actually being volunteers but just being the first three on shift alphabetically? If you want to show The System not caring that's a perfectly fine example which actually happened. Why imply they died then admit they didn't at the end? Why use the Bridge of Death myth if you've already got the historical firefighters and plant workers to use? It's not like what really happened wasn't dramatic, and making stuff up for the drim drams cheapens what really happens. It's a massive compliment to how good the good bits are that I've gone out of my way to watch it so many times. *and occasionally badly so. The Soviet Minister of Coal at the time actually was an ex miner. If you want to skewer a system for having out of touch suit wearers appointed for ideological reasons who have no idea about what their workers actually do you might consider a documentary on the MBA types running post merger Boeing, uh, into the ground. 1
Sarex Posted Thursday at 03:28 PM Posted Thursday at 03:28 PM (edited) @Bartimaeus you gonna give this a shot or are you crossing out Genndy Tartakovsky from your future watch list. Edited Thursday at 03:40 PM by Sarex "because they filled mommy with enough mythic power to become a demi-god" - KP
ShadySands Posted Saturday at 06:15 PM Posted Saturday at 06:15 PM Strange New Worlds - I hope we're done with the Gorn. I really don't like the new version of them. Wife thinks I nitpick the show too much but I'm trying to enjoy the show and certain things just stand out to me. Free games updated 3/4/21
Sarex Posted Saturday at 06:40 PM Posted Saturday at 06:40 PM Been watching TNG. Randomly started from middle of season 2, maybe I finish it this time, which is a bit funny as I finished Voyager and DS9. Guess I got a bit fed up when I got to TNG. "because they filled mommy with enough mythic power to become a demi-god" - KP
Sarex Posted 9 hours ago Posted 9 hours ago Watched Picard finale. Idk, may try it again at some point, but from what I remember the first couple of episodes were very underwhelming. 1 "because they filled mommy with enough mythic power to become a demi-god" - KP
Lexx Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago Just watched Sinners. I liked it. "only when you no-life you can exist forever, because what does not live cannot die."
rjshae Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago On 7/19/2025 at 11:15 AM, ShadySands said: Strange New Worlds - I hope we're done with the Gorn. I really don't like the new version of them. Wife thinks I nitpick the show too much but I'm trying to enjoy the show and certain things just stand out to me. It feels like they are trying to introduce a horror vibe. Watching the Gorn youth skitter about is a strong Alien trope. 1 "It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats."
Zoraptor Posted 3 hours ago Posted 3 hours ago Haven't seen the new episodes yet (weeks away at the rate I watch TV nowadays) but iirc the previous Gorn episodes were non IP infringing Alien Franchise rip offs down to the first being Alien and the second being Aliens. 5 hours ago, Sarex said: Watched Picard finale. Idk, may try it again at some point, but from what I remember the first couple of episodes were very underwhelming. The first couple of seasons were very underwhelming really. Last season was like a completely different and far better program. 1 1
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