+ a billion. Gave me all the feelz, and not just because my husband and I are also a couple of old gheys. As mentioned, it’s a universal love story, and one (IMHO) with particular resonance for those of us who have spent a lot of the past 3 years at home alone together as a result of a pandemic.
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+ a billion. Gave me all the feelz, and not just because my husband and I are also a couple of old gheys. As mentioned, it’s a universal love story, and one (IMHO) with particular resonance for those of us who have spent a lot of the past 3 years at home alone together as a result of a pandemic.
Bay Arean
Well-known member
Hadn;t even thought about the shelter at home aspect! It takes me back to 2020 when the realization started to set in about what SEEMED like forever isolation within our family pods, etc. It was truly a meaningful time, even a poetic time, later completely ruined by politicization of the pandemic.
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I liked it because things are gonna get a lot worse very soon so it was nice to have a quick break early in the season for a more light hearted plot line before shit really hits the fan.
Also, the one unbelievable thing for me is how did they not run out of booze over 10 years. That store wasn't that big.
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TylerW
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Was just listening to the official podcast about this episode and one of the showrunners, Craig Mazin, mentioned that it was more important that they were a middle aged couple - moreso that they were a gay couple (though that was also important). They wanted to show a realistic picture of what a long lasting, enduring love looked like - which I think is why it became so relatable for so many, even folks who would otherwise squirm a little bit watching a gay romance play out on screen.
I need to watch Letterkenney more. Watched the first two eps at a friend's house last winter when we were visiting the bay area. I really enjoyed it but wanted to get back to enjoying active with with the friend we were visiting.
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Agent Orange
The b0y ninja
Man I totally couldn't get past the first episode of the Terminal list. I know it was written by a former SEAL but the action sequences look like it was straight from an 80s movie. Everyone is firing on full auto and they're moving through a sewer?
A fact that has made some gamers angry, but HBO didn’t just make the show for them - it’s for everyone.
Also, the one unbelievable thing for me is how did they not run out of booze over 10 years. That store wasn't that big.
And how is gasoline still usable after 20 years?
And where “10 miles west of Boston” does it look like the foothills of the Canadian Rockies?
And, most importantly, how did that Beaujolais age?
TheRobSJ
Korvettekapitän
When I was watching it, I had a similar observation to the wife. I was willing to assume that maybe he put a whole bunch of Sta-Bil in the giant tank of fuel he initially got to make it last several years. But unless he had an oil derrick and a refinery around back, he surely would have run out of fuel to run that large generator (which seemed to be powering quite a bit) long long ago.
Wife then says to me, “this is a story about essentially mushrooms turning
people into zombies, and that’s the realism of this you want to dispute?”
JesasaurusRex
On a break
The good gas settles to the bottom. You just have to shake it really well.
Anyways, also enjoying the last of us. Not as sold on it as you guys though. Feels really I am legendy so far. That and while the last episode was well done it was just filler.
In other news, I see everyone is still sleeping on the white lotus
Anyways, also enjoying the last of us. Not as sold on it as you guys though. Feels really I am legendy so far. That and while the last episode was well done it was just filler.
In other news, I see everyone is still sleeping on the white lotus
I really enjoyed season 2 of “The White Lotus” (slightly more so than season 1), but looking back on it, I think it’s somewhat less than the sum of its parts. It’s good gossipy fun, the cinematography is mesmerizing, and the ending is unexpected and hilarious. I don’t quite get the hype surrounding Aubrey Plaza, but maybe that’s just because I’m old.
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JesasaurusRex
On a break
Is there hype around her? Ya def not my favorite actor in the show but she did well. Not sure which season I enjoyed more, really enjoyed both.
Bay Arean
Well-known member
Gonna put in another vote for Public Enemy. We finished first season last night and its damn good. For a synopsis, it’s basically that a small French town goes nuts when a child killer is released from prison and ends up in the local monastery. When children start getting killed, they go even more nuts. That’s the first season, anyway. We start season 2 tonight.
I don’t think we went nuts on Aubrey Plaza, per se, but she is an interesting actor ranging from comedy to drama and happens to be on a lot of screens right now.
I think some of these other shows are more “serious” than White Lotus, which is a dramedy, as they call them. THe funny parts are funny, the plot lines interesting, the music is unique and the scenery is beautiful. And the show seems to be really good at highlighting known actors and giving them a bit of new life into their careers (which kind of describes a lot of premium cable shows, I guess).
It may have even run its course in two seasons in terms of setting up anticipation. I can take it or leave it but will definitely watch if it comes back.
I don’t think we went nuts on Aubrey Plaza, per se, but she is an interesting actor ranging from comedy to drama and happens to be on a lot of screens right now.
I think some of these other shows are more “serious” than White Lotus, which is a dramedy, as they call them. THe funny parts are funny, the plot lines interesting, the music is unique and the scenery is beautiful. And the show seems to be really good at highlighting known actors and giving them a bit of new life into their careers (which kind of describes a lot of premium cable shows, I guess).
It may have even run its course in two seasons in terms of setting up anticipation. I can take it or leave it but will definitely watch if it comes back.
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Bay Arean
Well-known member
Ha!
JesasaurusRex
On a break
Lol that had me dying too
Sharxfan
Active member
Tulsa King on Paramount is a fun time waster.
Doom Patrol although they are ending it after this season.
Doom Patrol although they are ending it after this season.
Ant
Pink Freud
No sense in starting a separate thread so.....
Coming out of my cave an decided to give Netflix a try.
Worth watching?
Breaking Bad
Ozarks
Anything else to give a peek at?
Coming out of my cave an decided to give Netflix a try.
Worth watching?
Breaking Bad
Ozarks
Anything else to give a peek at?
Bay Arean
Well-known member
Ant
Pink Freud
I'm in good company!
Sci Fi I like to a degree but I draw the line at anything with subtitles.