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I just started Serpent Queen last night and am very happy with it. Thanks for rec.
What are you binge watching?
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I just started Serpent Queen last night and am very happy with it. Thanks for rec.
I don't get how most of these things become part of Olympic sports, but that was pretty awesome.
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I finished what's available - Season 6 resumes on Netflix November 15. This few episodes ends with a little twist, and sets up more conflict in the coming episodes, of course. But you're right - they're running out of reasons for karate wars. Just fighting 'cuz that's what you do in a karate movie.
"There is no good and evil - only weak and strong."
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I haven't gone back to it so far. They tried to redeem Kreese for a minute the previous season, but now he's back to just being the worst. Anyone else think Chozen has kinda worn out his welcome? Him and Johnny always butting heads isn't really very funny, and Johnny and Daniel already have enough disagreements with each other. I know Mrs. Larusso is ready for him to leave.
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I've been waiting for Bad Monkey (Apple) all summer. I've been reading Carl Hiassen's novels since 1986 and own all of 'em. I've always thought his comedic crime novels would result in great movies like Elmore's have, but that hasn't been the case so far. Striptease failed because of bad casting (or bad acting or a combo) and there hasn't really been another attempt even though there are a dozen books to choose from.
After two episodes, I'm very hopeful this is the time for Hiaasen to finally get his due. The dialogue is crisp, the characters ring true to the book, Hiaasen's South Florida setting is a character in its own right, and the pacing is good - the material is better suited to a miniseries than a 2 hour movies as there are many characters and many story arcs. Vince Vaughn and John Ortiz are great together, Michelle Monaghan is in a fun role, and so far the rest of characters aren't playing too broadly or are in on the joke (a problem with Striptease). For HIaasen fans like myself, this one is hitting all the right notes so far. Wish I didn't have to wait till next Wed for the 3rd installment.
After two episodes, I'm very hopeful this is the time for Hiaasen to finally get his due. The dialogue is crisp, the characters ring true to the book, Hiaasen's South Florida setting is a character in its own right, and the pacing is good - the material is better suited to a miniseries than a 2 hour movies as there are many characters and many story arcs. Vince Vaughn and John Ortiz are great together, Michelle Monaghan is in a fun role, and so far the rest of characters aren't playing too broadly or are in on the joke (a problem with Striptease). For HIaasen fans like myself, this one is hitting all the right notes so far. Wish I didn't have to wait till next Wed for the 3rd installment.
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2018 HULU 1 season 10 episodes
I just finished this. It was pretty good. It received 8.0 on IMDB but I didn't think it was exceptional. If the events between the CIA and FBI are factual it is very disturbing. The cast was excellent. I'm now looking for my next fix.
Jeff Daniels plays John O'Neill, an FBI counter-terrorism expert who left the FBI to work as head of security at the World Trade Center.
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I read the book. Interesting how they made it into a show.
If everyone read this book people would stop saying lots of nonsense about 9/11, Al Q and OBL.
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I watched the first two episodes. I think Vince Vaughn is great and carries the show. But it just seems like this isn’t new territory. Like there are lots of shows about rogues and man children.
The Fishing Guide/Captain badly needs to be Sam Elliott. Badly. As the narrator his voice is not good. It’s like oh whoop de doo, gee I guess it’s all part of the same story, it’s all connected. What a shocker.
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Pretty much no show breaks new ground these days, especially crime shows. What Hiaasen is known for is the absurdity of what happens in Florida between vanity, greed and stupidity. All his novels are set in Florida, he was a columnist for the Miami Herald for years and a lot of his plots and characters are based on really stupid crimes and political plots that he reported on. And that small matter is really what makes the difference for me between his books and others.
Granted, you can probably classify me as a fan boy, but I love Hiaasen's humor and sense of the absurd. And in pretty much all his novels, the "hero" is someone who's trying to protect the "old" Florida. So far, through two episodes, it's all there, so I'm delighted with it and hope it leads to more of his books being optioned for screen.
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Bad Monkey
Is this a one season deal? I need to binge watch, I'm not sure I have the patience to wait for the next episode anymore. I could probably do a one season show although I don't think I can get it on my tv anyway. Vince Vaughn is always entertaining in his kind of way. Especially when it comes to playing couples games.
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Yes, it'll be one season, 10 episodes.Bad Monkey
Is this a one season deal? I need to binge watch, I'm not sure I have the patience to wait for the next episode anymore. I could probably do a one season show although I don't think I can get it on my tv anyway. Vince Vaughn is always entertaining in his kind of way. Especially when it comes to playing couples games.
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Yeah. I gathered that. The Key Deer snd turtle references abound.
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FOYLE'S WAR available on Acorn TV through Amazon Prime. Episode One Season One is available free, just to get you hooked. First week on Acorn is free, $7.99 a month there after. 9 Seasons, four episodes per season, one and a half hours per each stand alone episode. Let me share another user's review, which is stated much better than I could:
Much more than a detective drama...
Foyle's War follows the life of a detective and his team based in Hastings in the south of England during the Second World War.
Although he is obviously called on to investigate crimes, the program deals with so much more - there is a real feel for what it must have been like to be in Britain when it stood alone against Hitler, when the outcome was not just uncertain, but may well have meant invasion and persecution. The period is therefore much more than a "backdrop". For instance, Foyle's son is in the RAF, and his sergeant was seriously wounded in Norway.
The scripts are intelligent, the plots engrossing and, with casts drawn from the cream of British actors, the performances are impeccable.
Much more than a detective drama...
Foyle's War follows the life of a detective and his team based in Hastings in the south of England during the Second World War.
Although he is obviously called on to investigate crimes, the program deals with so much more - there is a real feel for what it must have been like to be in Britain when it stood alone against Hitler, when the outcome was not just uncertain, but may well have meant invasion and persecution. The period is therefore much more than a "backdrop". For instance, Foyle's son is in the RAF, and his sergeant was seriously wounded in Norway.
The scripts are intelligent, the plots engrossing and, with casts drawn from the cream of British actors, the performances are impeccable.
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S2 starts 9/12.
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OK I'm going with it. Beats watching GOT for like third time, plus I need a laugh.
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The triumphant return of the Blues Brothers.
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It's amazing. One of the best shows of any kind.
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A number of shows now on Netflix I wanted to try out. Watched 1 episode of "Monsieur Spade." Starring Clive Owen as Sam Spade in his later years, retired in France. It was glacially paced, I'm not sure if I'll try more or not.
Just got done with a couple episodes of "Into the Badlands." Interesting enough, I'll definitely check out more of that.
Haven't tried the other one yet, but it sounds intriguing. "UnReal" is a fictional drama that is a scathing critique of reality shows from what I gather, or maybe even an expose of how manipulative the producers of those shows are.
Just got done with a couple episodes of "Into the Badlands." Interesting enough, I'll definitely check out more of that.
Haven't tried the other one yet, but it sounds intriguing. "UnReal" is a fictional drama that is a scathing critique of reality shows from what I gather, or maybe even an expose of how manipulative the producers of those shows are.
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To elaborate for those who don't know the show, Michael Kitchen is Detective Chief Inspector Foyle, posted to Hastings on the south coast of England during WWII. While the country is focused on the war, crimes still occur, some taking advantage of the chaos. Often these are complex mysteries, but over time there's also a pattern of sorts creating a larger picture leading back to London. Some are directly connected to the war.
Foyle is quiet, calm, entirely honest and incorruptible. He's smarter than pretty much everyone he encounters, but they don't realize it. So he's underestimated by criminals that see him as a cop stuck in a backwater part of the country. Yet the southern coast of England is rather important at this time.
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Give Monsieur Spade a chance. I’m through 2 episodes and loving it.
I’m an action junky, but this detective mystery, although a bit slow at times, is splendid.
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Tried another show "Dark Winds." From AMC but now on Netflix, 2 seasons. Only watched 1 episode so far, but it pulled me right in. A lot happening, a bunch of threads that will probably come together eventually. A police procedural set during the 70s on the Navajo reservation in New Mexico.