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Zaxxon wrote: ↑Mon Jan 14, 2019 6:39 pm Kim's Convenience is hilarious. My wife somehow found it and got us started on it.

stessier wrote: ↑Tue Jan 15, 2019 1:49 pm

Zaxxon wrote: ↑Mon Jan 14, 2019 6:39 pm Kim's Convenience is hilarious. My wife somehow found it and got us started on it.

I watched the first 3 last night because of your post. They are really good. The father is fantastic.

TheMix wrote: ↑Tue Jan 15, 2019 2:30 pm Discovered yesterday that Happy! got added to Netflix. I never did finish the series. Watched the last episode. I enjoyed it a lot. But I doubt that it's for everyone.

Z-Corn wrote:Somebody, it may have been hepcat, posted a scene from a Canadian series that had dudes that were going to fight. They took their shirts off and held each other's spit jars. Hilarious dialog...anybody know what I am talking about?

If somebody could jog my memory I'd appreciate it.

Z-Corn wrote: ↑Tue Jan 15, 2019 2:35 pm Somebody, it may have been hepcat, posted a scene from a Canadian series that had dudes that were going to fight. They took their shirts off and held each other's spit jars. Hilarious dialog...anybody know what I am talking about?

If somebody could jog my memory I'd appreciate it.

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Tue Jan 15, 2019 3:14 pm

Z-Corn wrote:Somebody, it may have been hepcat, posted a scene from a Canadian series that had dudes that were going to fight. They took their shirts off and held each other's spit jars. Hilarious dialog...anybody know what I am talking about?

If somebody could jog my memory I'd appreciate it.

Letterkenny on Hulu.

hepcat wrote: ↑Tue Jan 15, 2019 3:15 pm
Edit: Damn it, I've been BAMMED!

gameoverman wrote: ↑Mon Jan 14, 2019 5:48 pmI'd classify him as a 'movie star' and not as an 'actor'. He's the kind of person you cast when you have a role that calls for what he brings to the table. I think that's why he worked so well in Boogie Nights. That movie has many qualities, but one for sure is excellent casting. Everyone in that movie is being used to their full potential. I don't mean this as a put down either.

Zaxxon wrote: ↑Tue Jan 15, 2019 2:05 pm

stessier wrote: ↑Tue Jan 15, 2019 1:49 pm

Zaxxon wrote: ↑Mon Jan 14, 2019 6:39 pm Kim's Convenience is hilarious. My wife somehow found it and got us started on it.

I watched the first 3 last night because of your post. They are really good. The father is fantastic.

Agreed. "STOP."

Carpet_pissr wrote: ↑Wed Jan 16, 2019 12:26 am

gameoverman wrote: ↑Mon Jan 14, 2019 5:48 pmI'd classify him as a 'movie star' and not as an 'actor'. He's the kind of person you cast when you have a role that calls for what he brings to the table. I think that's why he worked so well in Boogie Nights. That movie has many qualities, but one for sure is excellent casting. Everyone in that movie is being used to their full potential. I don't mean this as a put down either.

All of this. He was particularly perfect for that Boogie Nights role. Hell, I wonder if it was written with him in mind?

hepcat wrote: ↑Wed Jan 16, 2019 11:05 am

Carpet_pissr wrote: ↑Wed Jan 16, 2019 12:26 am

gameoverman wrote: ↑Mon Jan 14, 2019 5:48 pmI'd classify him as a 'movie star' and not as an 'actor'. He's the kind of person you cast when you have a role that calls for what he brings to the table. I think that's why he worked so well in Boogie Nights. That movie has many qualities, but one for sure is excellent casting. Everyone in that movie is being used to their full potential. I don't mean this as a put down either.

All of this. He was particularly perfect for that Boogie Nights role. Hell, I wonder if it was written with him in mind?

I think I saw a draft of Anderson's script in which he had listed "desk lamp" for the role of Dirk Diggler. So you're probably right.

YellowKing wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 11:27 pm I watched the two competing documentaries on the Fyre Festival. Hulu's "Fyre Fraud" and Netflix's "FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened."

Both documentaries obviously have quite a bit of overlap, with interviews with some of the same folks. However, Hulu's doc scored interviews with Billy McFarland himself, which gives you a bit more insight into his thinking.

I think I found Netflix's doc the more entertaining of the two, as the lack of Billy interviews gives it more time to focus on the negatives (which, let's face it, is the most interesting part). And while Hulu's doc is definitely not sympathetic to Billy in any way, Netflix's doc seems just a bit harsher in its portrayal.

It's tough to say which one is "best." They both offer interesting insights on their own - Hulu with the Billy side of the story, and Netflix with a few more interesting anecdotes sprinkled throughout. Either way, it's a really fascinating look at a disaster driven by ego, delusion, and fraud.

Skinypupy wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 2:07 am Just finished Sex Education, fantastic show. The entire cast is excellent (with Gillian Anderson being the highlight), it strikes a perfect balance of raunch and sentiment, and it’s funny as hell. There was only one relationship that didn’t work for me because it felt way too forced, and that was

MAJOR SPOILER

Spoiler:

Adam and Eric

Other than that, 7/8 tentacles and I really hope it gets another season.

Skinypupy wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 2:07 am Just finished Sex Education, fantastic show. The entire cast is excellent (with Gillian Anderson being the highlight), it strikes a perfect balance of raunch and sentiment, and it’s funny as hell. There was only one relationship that didn’t work for me because it felt way too forced, and that was

MAJOR SPOILER

Spoiler:

Adam and Eric

Other than that, 7/8 tentacles and I really hope it gets another season.

stimpy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 29, 2019 10:39 am Polar.
Graphic Novel adaptation.
Mads Mikkelsen.
Nuff said.

rittchard wrote: ↑Tue Jan 29, 2019 1:37 pm

Skinypupy wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 2:07 am Just finished Sex Education, fantastic show. The entire cast is excellent (with Gillian Anderson being the highlight), it strikes a perfect balance of raunch and sentiment, and it’s funny as hell. There was only one relationship that didn’t work for me because it felt way too forced, and that was

MAJOR SPOILER

Spoiler:

Adam and Eric

Other than that, 7/8 tentacles and I really hope it gets another season.

Regarding your last comment:

Spoiler:

While I agree it could have been portrayed better, the writers seeded/hinted the plotline from pretty much their very first scene in the show.
From Adam not being able to get it up properly except from behind, to his obsession with Eric's trombone, and the way they scuffle, it's set up from Ep 1. I turned to my partner and said "oh they are so gonna do it." For a couple of episodes I thought they might drop it so I was disappointed I had guessed wrong, but they did throw a few more hints in here and there. I guess it's tough to not be able to decide whether you want something like that to be obvious or a surprise.

$iljanus wrote: ↑Tue Jan 29, 2019 1:49 pm

stimpy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 29, 2019 10:39 am Polar.
Graphic Novel adaptation.
Mads Mikkelsen.
Nuff said.

I just saw this. It was a silly over the top movie but I enjoyed watching Mads employ his special skill set. Him and Liam should make a buddy movie.

Zack Snyder, who directed 2017's Justice League only to step away from movies to deal with a family tragedy, has signed on to helm Army of the Dead, a zombie horror thriller, for Netflix. Snyder will direct and produce with his partner and wife, Deborah Snyder, via their newly rebranded production company, Stone Quarry. The shingle's Wesley Coller is also producing.

Snyder also came up with the story for Army, which has a script by Joby Harold. The adventure is set amid a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, during which a man assembles a group of mercenaries to take the ultimate gamble, venturing into the quarantined zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.

Netflix, which is taking over the project from Warner Bros., where it was first set up in 2007, is going full throttle with Army. The movie is set to commence shooting this summer with a sizable budget that could reach the $90 million range, say sources.

To say Snyder is excited would be an understatement.

"There are no handcuffs on me at all with this one,” Snyder tells The Hollywood Reporter in an interview.

Skinypupy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 29, 2019 1:55 pm

rittchard wrote: ↑Tue Jan 29, 2019 1:37 pm

Skinypupy wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 2:07 am Just finished Sex Education, fantastic show. The entire cast is excellent (with Gillian Anderson being the highlight), it strikes a perfect balance of raunch and sentiment, and it’s funny as hell. There was only one relationship that didn’t work for me because it felt way too forced, and that was

MAJOR SPOILER

Spoiler:

Adam and Eric

Other than that, 7/8 tentacles and I really hope it gets another season.

Regarding your last comment:

Spoiler:

While I agree it could have been portrayed better, the writers seeded/hinted the plotline from pretty much their very first scene in the show.
From Adam not being able to get it up properly except from behind, to his obsession with Eric's trombone, and the way they scuffle, it's set up from Ep 1. I turned to my partner and said "oh they are so gonna do it." For a couple of episodes I thought they might drop it so I was disappointed I had guessed wrong, but they did throw a few more hints in here and there. I guess it's tough to not be able to decide whether you want something like that to be obvious or a surprise.

I sorta saw it coming too, but was just hoping they wouldn't go that route. Mainly because:

Spoiler:

I really liked Eric, and severely disliked Adam. Adam didn't have a single redeeming factor, and I thought Eric deserved better.

Such are the perils of stupid teenage lust though, I suppose.

Ralph-Wiggum wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 5:18 pm

Skinypupy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 29, 2019 1:55 pm

rittchard wrote: ↑Tue Jan 29, 2019 1:37 pm

Skinypupy wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 2:07 am Just finished Sex Education, fantastic show. The entire cast is excellent (with Gillian Anderson being the highlight), it strikes a perfect balance of raunch and sentiment, and it’s funny as hell. There was only one relationship that didn’t work for me because it felt way too forced, and that was

MAJOR SPOILER

Spoiler:

Adam and Eric

Other than that, 7/8 tentacles and I really hope it gets another season.

Regarding your last comment:

Spoiler:

While I agree it could have been portrayed better, the writers seeded/hinted the plotline from pretty much their very first scene in the show.
From Adam not being able to get it up properly except from behind, to his obsession with Eric's trombone, and the way they scuffle, it's set up from Ep 1. I turned to my partner and said "oh they are so gonna do it." For a couple of episodes I thought they might drop it so I was disappointed I had guessed wrong, but they did throw a few more hints in here and there. I guess it's tough to not be able to decide whether you want something like that to be obvious or a surprise.

I sorta saw it coming too, but was just hoping they wouldn't go that route. Mainly because:

Spoiler:

I really liked Eric, and severely disliked Adam. Adam didn't have a single redeeming factor, and I thought Eric deserved better.

Such are the perils of stupid teenage lust though, I suppose.

Same.

Spoiler:

Eric was cool and Adam was the worst, so it's disappointing they went that route.

hepcat wrote:Watched Polar on Friday night. While I can understand why it isn’t getting a lot of love from folks, I enjoyed it immensely. It was just fun. It’s no John Wick though.

Also, Richard Dreyfuss!

stessier wrote: ↑Tue Jan 15, 2019 1:49 pm

Zaxxon wrote: ↑Mon Jan 14, 2019 6:39 pm Kim's Convenience is hilarious. My wife somehow found it and got us started on it.

I watched the first 3 last night because of your post. They are really good. The father is fantastic.