Oerwinde Posted January 25, 2016 Posted January 25, 2016 I bought all the B5 seasons, watched the first 1 and a half, then met my GF who wanted to binge Buffy, Angel, Docotr Who and Supernatural and I just never got back to it. The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity.
ShadySands Posted January 25, 2016 Posted January 25, 2016 I've been talking up Psych for I don't know how long My taste isn't all bad 3 Free games updated 3/4/21
Amentep Posted January 25, 2016 Posted January 25, 2016 ^What can I say, seeing the edited down pilot on broadcast syndication really, really turned me off the series. I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man
Hurlshort Posted January 25, 2016 Posted January 25, 2016 I'd always catch a bit of it on USA, but never saw the pilot, so I never stuck to it. Now Netflix has solved that issue.
Nonek Posted January 25, 2016 Posted January 25, 2016 I have to say one thing on Babylon Five, how refreshing to see starships that are not designed to be aerodynamic, a small niggle i've had with most sci fi for the longest time. Quite an experience to live in misery isn't it? That's what it is to be married with children.I've seen things you people can't even imagine. Pearly Kings glittering on the Elephant and Castle, Morris Men dancing 'til the last light of midsummer. I watched Druid fires burning in the ruins of Stonehenge, and Yorkshiremen gurning for prizes. All these things will be lost in time, like alopecia on a skinhead. Time for tiffin. Tea for the teapot!
Raithe Posted January 25, 2016 Posted January 25, 2016 I have to say one thing on Babylon Five, how refreshing to see starships that are not designed to be aerodynamic, a small niggle i've had with most sci fi for the longest time. B5 won props from Nasa for the design of the Star Fury, both for the practical engineering in the thought of its design as well as how they portrayed the fighters working in space. 1 "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
rjshae Posted January 25, 2016 Posted January 25, 2016 I have to say one thing on Babylon Five, how refreshing to see starships that are not designed to be aerodynamic, a small niggle i've had with most sci fi for the longest time. Thus far the ship designs in The Expanse have looked pretty decent. Somebody forgot to tell them about the whole "sounds in space" though; it's completely immersion breaking. "It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats."
Hiro Protagonist Posted January 26, 2016 Posted January 26, 2016 First two episodes of the new X-Files. Great stuff. Can't fault either of them. Next week's episode looks like it'll be good too.
Gfted1 Posted January 26, 2016 Posted January 26, 2016 Lucifer Last night was the pilot and at first look seems to be kind of like Castle, except they replace a witty author with the witty ruler of hell, and crime solving hijinks ensues. Its "ok", Ill give it a few more episodes to see if it grabs me. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Raithe Posted January 26, 2016 Posted January 26, 2016 Lucifer Last night was the pilot and at first look seems to be kind of like Castle, except they replace a witty author with the witty ruler of hell, and crime solving hijinks ensues. Its "ok", Ill give it a few more episodes to see if it grabs me. Its interesting how they've changed the actor playing the ex-husband from the original pre-air pilot. Seeing that slight editing done for each scene he was in. The guy playing Lucifer seems to nail the role quite well, and I get the feeling it might become one to watch more for his dialogue and interaction than anything going on with actual plot lines. "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
Gfted1 Posted January 26, 2016 Posted January 26, 2016 The lead female, Lauren German, is pretty easy on the eyes too. Kind of reminds me of Jessica Biel / the sister from Dexter. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Raithe Posted January 26, 2016 Posted January 26, 2016 (edited) The X Files seems sadly lacking. It's watchable and competent. But... I mean, it's nice and all to see Anderson and Duchovny together again and slipping into their roles, but it's coming across as a very 90's show rather than post 2010. Where is the update of the conspiracy? Why is it the same tired old stuff that it was when it should be fresh and new and with post 9/11 twists? Why isn't Mulder bemoaning the smart phone and gps tracking? They throw a mention of Uber but nada about personal data and security breaches? There doesn't seem to be any depth to any of the throw away references and by now everybody is used to the 9/11 Truthers, so why isn't Mulder better than this? Edited January 26, 2016 by Raithe "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
Amentep Posted January 26, 2016 Posted January 26, 2016 ^It is my understanding that they have updated the conspiracy (its not really aliens, its the government using alien tech whereas the original series it seemed it was aliens, competing groups of them working with different parts of the government or alone); Mulder has been underground so long I think he's no longer on the cutting edge of the conspiracy theories (as evidenced by the guy int he first episode) I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man
Raithe Posted January 26, 2016 Posted January 26, 2016 Eh, you have Mulder's "wait, its not a conspiracy working with Aliens, it's a conspiracy of Humans using Alien tech". But I guess what I mean is, they haven't really modernised any of it yet. Not in a sense of making what is being done or how it's being done. You'd expect more about the use of internet/social media and post 9/11 surveillance. Beyond that single change, its' still the same old conspiracy that was there in the 90's. The Men in Black rolling up in the last five minutes to hoover up evidence. "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
Oerwinde Posted January 26, 2016 Posted January 26, 2016 Lucifer Last night was the pilot and at first look seems to be kind of like Castle, except they replace a witty author with the witty ruler of hell, and crime solving hijinks ensues. Its "ok", Ill give it a few more episodes to see if it grabs me. Its interesting how they've changed the actor playing the ex-husband from the original pre-air pilot. Seeing that slight editing done for each scene he was in. The guy playing Lucifer seems to nail the role quite well, and I get the feeling it might become one to watch more for his dialogue and interaction than anything going on with actual plot lines. Like Sleepy Hollow. Ichabod and his disappointment in the future is the main reason I watch. The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity.
Gfted1 Posted January 26, 2016 Posted January 26, 2016 No, not Fish! Honestly, Im surprised he was still alive. I remember watching him on Barney Miller way back in the day with my mom. 94 is a good run. 2 "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
kirottu Posted January 26, 2016 Posted January 26, 2016 I didn't like the first episode of X-Files. Absolutely no detective work or discovery of any kind. Someone just comes and says "it's humans not aliens who do all the abducting" and Mulder just goes with it. I was glad to see Scully telling how stupid Mulder was. The second episode was much better. This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time.
ManifestedISO Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 Legends of Tomorrow second episode kinda derped out, so I switched over to You, Me and the Apocalypse and it was better. Felt more genuine than anything this week. Supergirl was fun, and Agent Carter. Bonkers show of the week was Filthy Cities on PBS ... nineteenth-century New York City ... no sanitation, tenement buildings with twelve people per room, no bathrooms, no running water, filth and dead horses and dead, diseased people in the streets frozen solid up to three meters thick in winter, rotting pig heads ground into sausage and dyed red to resemble fresh meat ... lord have mercy. All Stop. On Screen.
Keyrock Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 (edited) The second season of Lucha Underground started on Wednesday. The first season was, no hyperbole, the single best season of a wrestling show I have ever seen. It was amazing, not just the wrestling itself, but the production and the storylines and characters. A ninja skeleton that breaks arms for his dark master, an actual dragon, a biker who started out as a jobber and grew into a cult hero, a teleporting succubus? sorceress? ghost? who can summon skeletons, and the lucha libre personification of death itself, just to name a few. The first season was so ridiculously good that I was momentarily slightly worried that season 2 would be a letdown, that they had blown their wad on season 1. I mean, how do you possibly follow up a season as good as that? Then season 2 starts with Vampiro in some kind of secret mental facility in the middle of the desert trying to get his release while fantasizing about murdering his interviewer and drinking his blood. Cut to The Temple where Mil Muertes is sitting up high watching over the crowd and the ring while sitting in a skull throne. A MOTHER****ING SKULL THRONE (I cannot possibly bold or capitalize that enough). And the show just got better and better from there. Behold the unfathomable badassery. Bask in its glory. Lucha Underground, I'm so sorry I ever doubted you for even a second. It's so good to have you back in my life. Edited January 29, 2016 by Keyrock RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
Gfted1 Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 Legends of Tomorrow second episode kinda derped out... It was a pretty derpy episode, but damn me, I cant help but smile every time Captain Cold sneers one of his lines. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Blarghagh Posted January 29, 2016 Author Posted January 29, 2016 Captain Cold is amazing. Apparently men find his overacting hilarious and women find it super annoying.
Amentep Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 Yeah Lot was a mixed bag. I enjoyed it n a guilt pleasure kind of way. I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man
Gfted1 Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 Captain Cold is amazing. Apparently men find his overacting hilarious and women find it super annoying. Does your SO watch with you? My wife wouldn't even give it a glance. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
ManifestedISO Posted January 30, 2016 Posted January 30, 2016 Snart is a riot, his attitude delivery is the best. And the parka. I feel bad for not finishing the LoT episode ... every review I've seen says it was good, weird, exciting, goofy, and/or amazing. I'm sure maybe I'm watching it wrong. The Time Master character, though, ugh ... All Stop. On Screen.
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