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here, I'll try-
did you watch a movie, almost any movie that was popular in the 1980's? it's like that.
[TV] Talk about the last TV you watched, the catchall thread
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here, I'll try-
did you watch a movie, almost any movie that was popular in the 1980's? it's like that.
somewhere, jj abrams looks at the sky and shrieks, wiping the tear away with a single $100 bill
I already plowed through the whole season and it's fantastic. It's like a giant love letter to everything 80s, especially horror and coming of age shows and movies. Except, like Frank said, it's like Super 8, but competent. They use the setting well to tell their own unique story. It's great.
Do you want genetic deviancy? Because that's how you get genetic deviancy!
Not on my Krypton, thank you very much!
Success is the one true measurement of film making. Fer sure.
Yes, The Turtle. And The Sleeper! And Demise, Golden Boy, Modular Man, and maybe even The Astronomer. But who will play Peregrine???
--Patrick
i'm making the joke that it still hurts him even though he's rich.
Yep, everyone on the planet hates it except for you
Even Abrams is like "dude how can Ravenpoe like this shit, I was asleep through the whole thing"
I never saw it, so I'm
I'm not sure we'd have a series like Stranger Things if someone else didn't try something similar like Super 8 first.
I didn't necessarily DISlike it. It was okay. Just not something I'd probably go out of my way to watch again.
I don't know. I haven't seen it yet.
Oh wait, I forgot I said that already.
--Patrick
It's basically a feature length film of Abrams sucking Spielberg's dick, which, you know, don't kink shame me for what I'm into.
I'm not like everybody else, but you really got me. We know you're a well-respected man all day and all of the night till the end of the day.
--Patrick
Super 8 was alright. Basically a Spielberg tribute by J. J. Abrams, but one that feels a bit hollow. Honestly, the best parts of the film to me were the parts about the kids trying to make their own movie.
Super 8 wasn't a big enough hit to influence anything
Maybe not right away, no.
But I'm sure something will come along later that draws heavily on it for inspiration. Such is the way of cult classics.
--Patrick
yeah but you'd never be able to tell because so much of it is already derivative lol
Super 8 really needed to decided if it was Jaws or E.T. Not try to be both. I liked a lot of the movie, but a lot of the bad stuff sucked the joy out of the movie.
Hey Gumshoes! Ever wonder who the actress who played Carmen Sandeigo on the TV show was? Someone tracked her down to find out for sure.
Ok that was super cool. Thanks for the share.
Forged in Fire returned for season 3. If you're not familiar, it's a History Channel reality competition show about bladesmithing. It's in a 3 round format: Round 1, 4 bladesmiths are presented with materials to work from in the forge workshop, given specifications the finished blade has to meet, 10 minutes to design, then 3 (or occasionally 4) hours to forge a blade. The worst blade, or one that doesn't meet the requirements, is eliminated. The remaining 3 smiths move to the next round, in which they have 3 hours to fix any issues noted on their blade, as well as craft a handle and finish the blade. It is then subjected to a variety of tests to measure the blade's strength, toughness, and edge retention - for example, being used to chop a block of ice, then slice tomatoes or a pork should or burlap sack. The worst performing, most unfinished, or, not infrequently, the blade that breaks during the testing, is eliminated. The 2 finalists are then given a historical weapon to produce, and are sent to their home forge with 5 days to craft one. They then return and have their weapons put to even more extreme tests. The winner is crowned "Forged in Fire Champion" and receives a check for $10,000. You genuinely learn a lot about the art of shaping steel and how different weapons perform.
Last night, Season 3 Episode 1, brought back 4 previous winners to compete. Naturally, the level of performance was extremely high. The historical weapon the two finalists were tasked with was a Scottish Claymore, which had previously been used as a final challenge where neither smith had crafted a good claymore. The first test in the previous instance was to cut through a suspended pig carcass. The first contestant's sword was swung, and *BWONG* went L-shaped, bending terribly. He turned to his competitor and said, "I guess this is congratulations." Then they tested the competitor's sword, and it *shattered* into a half-dozen pieces. Since the bent sword was still relatively intact, it was declared the winner. This time, both claymores were significantly better. The first test was to have a 9mm bullet fired from a benched pistol at the edge; both swords cut the bullet cleanly. The second test was to cut the front legs of a wooden horse, with bundles of sugar cane acting as the horse legs (sugar cane has a resistance roughly equivalent to muscle and bone), and third was, again, a pig carcass. The winning sword cut it like a laser - I mean it was nearly a perfect anime-style diagonal cut.
Last night, Season 3 Episode 1, brought back 4 previous winners to compete. Naturally, the level of performance was extremely high. The historical weapon the two finalists were tasked with was a Scottish Claymore, which had previously been used as a final challenge where neither smith had crafted a good claymore. The first test in the previous instance was to cut through a suspended pig carcass. The first contestant's sword was swung, and *BWONG* went L-shaped, bending terribly. He turned to his competitor and said, "I guess this is congratulations." Then they tested the competitor's sword, and it *shattered* into a half-dozen pieces. Since the bent sword was still relatively intact, it was declared the winner. This time, both claymores were significantly better. The first test was to have a 9mm bullet fired from a benched pistol at the edge; both swords cut the bullet cleanly. The second test was to cut the front legs of a wooden horse, with bundles of sugar cane acting as the horse legs (sugar cane has a resistance roughly equivalent to muscle and bone), and third was, again, a pig carcass. The winning sword cut it like a laser - I mean it was nearly a perfect anime-style diagonal cut.
Finished Stranger Things last night.
Excellent. Hoping it gets renewed for season 2.
Excellent. Hoping it gets renewed for season 2.
The creators certainly talk like it will be.
Its become insanely popular, I'd be amazed if it didn't get another couple seasons.
Yeah, but they've been mindful not to confirm it.
That's what I'm thinking, but you never know. It certainly became a word-of-mouth hit; I had no idea it was there until people started talking about it just recently.
Netflix has renewed just about every original program it's put out, based on fan response and viewership numbers. There is no reason to believe it won't be.
I like this system of short seasons but more accurate viewer feedback, as opposed to depending on the Nielsens.
How... How do you put together so much talent, and have so much shit ooze out?
Terrible writing.