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We just finished "All Her Fault" on Peacock.. Jarring.

Also started the new season of Percy Jackson on Disney+, I teach the book in school and my wife surprisingly loves the show.
 
Hey Adrien! said:
Anyone else like Man on the Inside? Loved season 1 and just finished season 2.
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Was just coming here to add this. My wife watched season 1 without me. I wasn't feeling it based on the description. But, with season 2 coming out I watched season 1 with her. I really enjoyed it. Ted Danson is fantastic. Season 2 was solid and fun, but season 1 was kind of perfect with how it handled aging. Just the right amount of tear jerking without going over the top.

I really love everything Michael Schur does (and I keep having to remember he was Mose on The Office). I should've just trusted him and watched Man on the Inside from Day 1, but I'm glad I had 2 seasons to watch. It's funny to see many of his favorite actors playing very different parts. Stephanie Beatriz (Didi, and was Rosa on Brooklyn 99) really impressed me. But he also has some great additions, like Stephen Henderson as Calbert.
 
I finally dove into Stranger Things S5 and I have one episode left. It's very good. There's enough twist and new angle this season to not just be a retread of the other seasons. Looking forward to finishing this half season up and waiting for the final episodes.
 
I've been catching up on 'It: Welcome to Derry'. I want to see it through to completion but good Lord is it gonna be a struggle.

Bad writing, lousy plot, mediocre actors. And perhaps worst of all scripting roles for preteens that impossibly give then psychological attributes of adults.

Can't say this is the first time I've been disappointed with a King adaptation but this is well and truly one of the worst.....and I don't imagine it was cheap to produce, either.

Do not waste your time. What an embarrassment. Then again maybe I should have expected this when I realized SK did not receive an EP credit; so he was not involved in the writer's room.
 
I just wrapped up watching Peacemaker season two. I had to re-watch the first season as it had been a while and I was reminded why I enjoyed it the first time through. Season Two was solid. They seemed to up the comedic aspect of the show and Tim Meadows, who owned ever scene he was in, was a great addition. They set themselves up for a Season Three which I will definitely watch.
 
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billythekid said:
I just wrapped up watching Peacemaker season two. I had to re-watch the first season as it had been a while and I was reminded why I enjoyed it the first time through. Season Two was solid. They seemed to up the comedic aspect of the show and Tim Meadows, who owned ever scene he was in, was a great addition. They set themselves up for a Season Three which I will definitely watch.
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We liked Season Two also. Took a couple episodes to really get going. I really like how they humanize the different players.

Unfortunately, they are not planning on a Season 3. The characters will be part of the rest of the progression of the DC universe, but no standalone season is planned.
 
ZooCougar said:
Feel free to advance the plot at any point Pluribus.
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It's Vince Gilligan. There will be a payoff for the character development episodes. Not every BB or BCS was a thriller.
 
I started Outer Banks while on a flight. Two episodes in, I'm not sure whether I'll continue or where it is going. Has anybody watched this show? Worth sticking with it?
 
Just watched Ep. 1 of Season 2 of Fallout. Lots of flashbacks. I've already forgotten a lot of the details from Season 1. Not inclined to rewatch it though. Seeing Ella Purnell in anything makes me happy.
 
Manhunt: UNIBOMBER (2017) Got thinking about his when someone mentioned Sam Worthington in the film "Relay" in the context of whether the guy can act or not. This is an eight part series on Discovery. Worthington plays a fictionalized version of real life FBI investigator Jim Fitzgerald. This may be be his best effort. We know the story of the Unibomber but here it is told through Worthington's eyes and he really brings the entire story to life. I really liked the series and Sam was great in it.

Might be a bit hard to find. There is also a 2017 Chinese film "Manhunt." Hard to confuse the two.
 
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Pluribus is still stuck in Molasses. It’s just a Zombie show in different wrapping paper unless the flip the script. The show started off so well too.
 
ZooCougar said:
Pluribus is still stuck in Molasses. It’s just a Zombie show in different wrapping paper unless the flip the script. The show started off so well too.
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Carol just had an intimate experience with a woman who had access to every known lesbian sex trick in the world, and you're stuck on wanting action. I'm surprised she got out of bed.

That Carol got Zosia to start talking about herself and not the "we" is not a minor detail.
 
storrsroars said:
Carol just had an intimate experience with a woman who had access to every known lesbian sex trick in the world, and you're stuck on wanting action. I'm surprised she got out of bed.

That Carol got Zosia to start talking about herself and not the "we" is not a minor detail.
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I agree with both of you.
Zosia remembering what she liked and felt as an individual is important
. The pacing is glacial. But I think that is a Hitchcock style trick to help convey the boredom of this new reality. Once our Uruguayan arrives we may see some changes as Carol would be able to communicate with other than the hive.
 
storrsroars said:
Carol just had an intimate experience with a woman who had access to every known lesbian sex trick in the world, and you're stuck on wanting action. I'm surprised she got out of bed.

That Carol got Zosia to start talking about herself and not the "we" is not a minor detail.
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I don't know about you but I have better things to do that watch a couple of old lesbos.
 
HuskyHawk said:
I agree with both of you.
Zosia remembering what she liked and felt as an individual is important
. The pacing is glacial. But I think that is a Hitchcock style trick to help convey the boredom of this new reality. Once our Uruguayan arrives we may see some changes as Carol would be able to communicate with other than the hive.
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Hopefully the last episode will deliver. The show is not as great as people are making it out to be.
 
ZooCougar said:
Feel free to advance the plot at any point Pluribus.
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I watched the premiere episode and thought it was a spoof of a sci-movie. It is right out of the 1950s. Haven't we seen this a couple of million times before?
 
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Palatine said:
I watched the premiere episode and thought it was a spoof of a sci-movie. It is right out of the 1950s. Haven't we seen this a couple of million times before?
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Yeah. I thought of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, which is way before my time but I am aware of it.

It’s funny to see all these people proclaim that “tHiS iS toTalLy orIGiNal”.
 
ZooCougar said:
Yeah. I thought of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, which is way before my time but I am aware of it.

It’s funny to see all these people proclaim that “tHiS iS toTalLy orIGiNal”.
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I didn't think of Body Snatchers. To me it's a different thing. No time was spent on the effects of loneliness or how surviving humans rationalized supporting the new aliens. IOTBS was close to a pure horror film, IMO. Gilligan's creation is more psychological.

Your opinion mAy DIffEr.
 
storrsroars said:
I didn't think of Body Snatchers. To me it's a different thing. No time was spent on the effects of loneliness or how surviving humans rationalized supporting the new aliens. IOTBS was close to a pure horror film, IMO. Gilligan's creation is more psychological.

Your opinion mAy DIffEr.
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Oh it's a modern take on the same thing. Except with a couple twists, like making them invaders appear benevolent. I heard the last episode flips things upside down. Let's hope. Because this is pretty boring. I only keep saying this because it started off well and then stalled really bad.
 
ZooCougar said:
Oh it's a modern take on the same thing. Except with a couple twists, like making them invaders appear benevolent. I heard the last episode flips things upside down. Let's hope. Because this is pretty boring. I only keep saying this because it started off well and then stalled really bad.
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We're simply in disagreement then. Different tastes. I'm enjoying the hell out of it.

Anyway, early Christmas gift - last episode is on today, no need to wait till Friday.
 
Binge isn't the right word (yet). "The Copenhagen Test" is brand new on Peacock. All episodes available to stream. I only watched Ep. 1 so far but will definitely continue. Simu Liu stars as a former Special Forces operative who is now with a watch dog group that monitors all of the U.S. intelligence agencies. He's strictly in the office, not a field agent. Not a spoiler, since it's in the trailers and revealed in this episode--somebody has hacked into his brain and sees and hears everything he does. Now his agency wants to use him to try to ferret out whoever hacked him.

Also includes Melissa Barrera, which is a good thing.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Binge isn't the right word (yet). "The Copenhagen Test" is brand new on Peacock. All episodes available to stream. I only watched Ep. 1 so far but will definitely continue. Simu Liu stars as a former Special Forces operative who is now with a watch dog group that monitors all of the U.S. intelligence agencies. He's strictly in the office, not a field agent. Not a spoiler, since it's in the trailers and revealed in this episode--somebody has hacked into his brain and sees and hears everything he does. Now his agency wants to use him to try to ferret out whoever hacked him.

Also includes Melissa Barrera, which is a good thing.
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Halfway thru now, 4 out of 8 episodes. Still a decent watch IMO.

Barrera should be a big star. She's not exactly unknown, but she should be a bigger name.
 
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Blasted thru the last 3 episodes of Copenhagen Test last night. Enjoyed the series. Final episode got kinda crazy. Definitely set up for a Season 2.



Finished that, Peacock has another new series coming out in January that looks interesting--"Ponies." Stars Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson. They are both spouses of spies, the husbands get taken out, the wives agree to help whatever agency it is because they seem inconspicuous, they are Persons of Non Interest, thus the name of the show.
 
What an utter disappointment the last three episodes of Stranger Things turned out to be. So may plot holes and cringy emotional scenes. A failed ending to a very good series.
 
temery said:
The Copenhagen Test. A first-generation analyst realizes his brain's hacked, allowing access to his senses. Stuck between the agency and hackers, he acts normal to reveal the culprits.

This just came out a couple days ago. I liked it. It's better than the reviews.
www.imdb.com

The Copenhagen Test (TV Series 2025– ) ⭐ 7.1 | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

| TV-MA
www.imdb.com www.imdb.com
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In order for me to watch this, I need someone to tell me how, if his brain is hacked, the hackers don't know he's trying to entrap them. Seems to me that's a huge plot hole.
 
storrsroars said:
In order for me to watch this, I need someone to tell me how, if his brain is hacked, the hackers don't know he's trying to entrap them. Seems to me that's a huge plot hole.
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They can only see what his eyes see.
 
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