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Re: The Walking Dead Thread
« Reply #100 on: March 21, 2017, 12:54:58 am »
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We shall see.  It'll be interesting, no doubt.

Eugene and Rosalita have an odd relationship anyway. She's almost like an older sister to him. She protects him but gets madder than hell at him for not protecting himself.

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Re: The Walking Dead Thread
« Reply #101 on: March 21, 2017, 02:58:31 am »
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Two episodes left, right?  I think they're going to really bring it for those two shows.

Not to hijack the thread, but just as an aside, if anyone is looking for a good show to watch, I cannot recommend Bates Motel enough.  It's in its fifth and final season.  It's an amazing show, and the acting is stellar.

I didn't really notice how good Bates was until I watched the series review leading into this season.  I'm recording, but not watching, this season so I can binge watch it.
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« Reply #102 on: March 21, 2017, 02:32:58 pm »
Eugene and Rosalita have an odd relationship anyway. She's almost like an older sister to him. She protects him but gets madder than hell at him for not protecting himself.

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Yeah, I always liked Eugene, but I don't blame her for getting frustrated with him.  He needed to be smacked.

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« Reply #103 on: March 21, 2017, 02:35:35 pm »
I didn't really notice how good Bates was until I watched the series review leading into this season.  I'm recording, but not watching, this season so I can binge watch it.

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We thought it would be just something interesting to watch, too, but then they decided to bring the quality for every episode.  My husband said last night that he actually thinks he's enjoying it more than The Walking Dead right now. 

As you binge, let me know what you think and maybe we can have a thread to discuss, lol.  There have to be others here who watch.

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Re: The Walking Dead Thread
« Reply #104 on: March 21, 2017, 03:50:01 pm »
@XenaLee

Two episodes left, right?  I think they're going to really bring it for those two shows.

Not to hijack the thread, but just as an aside, if anyone is looking for a good show to watch, I cannot recommend Bates Motel enough.  It's in its fifth and final season.  It's an amazing show, and the acting is stellar.

Thanks.   That show wasn't on my radar.  It is now.
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« Reply #105 on: March 21, 2017, 06:58:39 pm »
Thanks.   That show wasn't on my radar.  It is now.

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Oh, yes, I predict we will need a thread, lol. 

Freddie Highmore as Norman and Vera Farmiga as Mother are a delight to watch.

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« Reply #106 on: March 21, 2017, 07:21:52 pm »
@XenaLee

Oh, yes, I predict we will need a thread, lol. 

Freddie Highmore as Norman and Vera Farmiga as Mother are a delight to watch.

I've already got too many required viewing shows to watch.

After Walking Dead is done for the season I'll be watching Better Call Saul. Also The Expanse id my Sci Fi fix.

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« Reply #107 on: March 21, 2017, 10:52:20 pm »
I've already got too many required viewing shows to watch.

After Walking Dead is done for the season I'll be watching Better Call Saul. Also The Expanse id my Sci Fi fix.

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I've been hearing good things about The Expanse.

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« Reply #108 on: March 21, 2017, 11:41:55 pm »
@Cripplecreek

I've been hearing good things about The Expanse.

Yeah its a sci fi lovers dream. Its got a top notch story line, spectacular special effects, and its not over the top fiction. Its pretty solidly based in real and theoretically likely science.

Basically some 200 years in the future there is a 4 way civil war going on among mankind between Earth (Earthers) Mars (Martians) the asteroid belt (Belters) and the Outer Planets Alliance (The OPA) with an alien molecular life form (Proto molecule) transforming people and technology into something unknown and everybody trying to seize control of it to use it as a weapon.
 
Feminists love it because its got so many females in leadership roles but its not done to rub it in men's faces.  Here's a preview of this week's episode with a couple of the Women in a diplomatic meeting. The indian woman is a UN official and she's a bitch.

 http://www.syfy.com/theexpanse/videos/the-expanse-sneak-peek-season-2-episode-9

War crime by belters against inner planets refugees from last week's episode.

http://www.syfy.com/theexpanse/videos/change-of-plans

The belters are starting to remind me of Palestinians.

http://www.syfy.com/theexpanse/videos/loud-and-clear

Also unusual is the kind treatment of religion in the show. Most sci fi goes out of its way to bash religion but the expanse simply includes them. Mormons have been prominent in the show so far and even are building a generation ship and planning to leave the solar system.

They don;t have warp drive, phasers, or transporters.  They fight it out with projectile weapons at close quarters.


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Re: The Walking Dead Thread
« Reply #109 on: March 22, 2017, 06:00:55 am »
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I've been hearing good things about The Expanse.

I did, too.

Don't get your hopes up.  It's an interesting story, but it's also a Syfy original series.

I'd compare it to this season of America's Test Kitchen.
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Re: The Walking Dead Thread
« Reply #110 on: March 22, 2017, 12:59:25 pm »
I'm afraid that space battle scene put me off watching it slightly.

The ship physics were great though a touch too responsive, but really? Dogfighting? I don't get in many dogfights but close range for me against another aircraft using the gun is 3k. Anything closer is too effing close. And why projectile weapons? If a bunch of hill people and nomads can make functioning and effective missiles out of old piping, a tech based group can certainly do so. Missiles puts point blank range at 20k minimum.

Wouldn't make for good telly though, I guess.
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« Reply #111 on: March 25, 2017, 01:33:12 am »
@Cripplecreek

I've been hearing good things about The Expanse.

I watched the first half of Episode 1, but I just couldn't get into it and set it aside.  I may try it again later.

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Re: The Walking Dead Thread
« Reply #112 on: March 25, 2017, 01:35:19 am »
I watched the first half of Episode 1, but I just couldn't get into it and set it aside.  I may try it again later.

The first season is a little slow but it really takes off in the second season

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« Reply #113 on: March 25, 2017, 02:19:50 am »
The first season is a little slow but it really takes off in the second season

I'll try it again then.  I checked out Oasis today, which is an Amazon pilot episode in the sci-fi genre. I liked it, hope they decide to run it.

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« Reply #114 on: March 25, 2017, 05:45:46 am »
I watched the first half of Episode 1, but I just couldn't get into it and set it aside.  I may try it again later.

Colony is pretty decent.  Less hard SciFi than Expanse, but it doesn't have the bargain basement production quality which has distracted me from ever really getting into the latter.  Kind of a similar theme to TWD (what would you do if the rules of society were thrown out?).
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« Reply #115 on: March 26, 2017, 06:28:21 pm »
Yeah its a sci fi lovers dream. Its got a top notch story line, spectacular special effects, and its not over the top fiction. Its pretty solidly based in real and theoretically likely science.

Basically some 200 years in the future there is a 4 way civil war going on among mankind between Earth (Earthers) Mars (Martians) the asteroid belt (Belters) and the Outer Planets Alliance (The OPA) with an alien molecular life form (Proto molecule) transforming people and technology into something unknown and everybody trying to seize control of it to use it as a weapon.
 
Feminists love it because its got so many females in leadership roles but its not done to rub it in men's faces.  Here's a preview of this week's episode with a couple of the Women in a diplomatic meeting. The indian woman is a UN official and she's a bitch.

 http://www.syfy.com/theexpanse/videos/the-expanse-sneak-peek-season-2-episode-9

War crime by belters against inner planets refugees from last week's episode.

http://www.syfy.com/theexpanse/videos/change-of-plans

The belters are starting to remind me of Palestinians.

http://www.syfy.com/theexpanse/videos/loud-and-clear

Also unusual is the kind treatment of religion in the show. Most sci fi goes out of its way to bash religion but the expanse simply includes them. Mormons have been prominent in the show so far and even are building a generation ship and planning to leave the solar system.

They don;t have warp drive, phasers, or transporters.  They fight it out with projectile weapons at close quarters.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhKWeGXduzs

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I try to get into sci-fi, but I never quite make it.  My husband would like this show, I expect.  I'll tell him about it.

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« Reply #116 on: March 26, 2017, 06:29:48 pm »
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« Reply #117 on: March 26, 2017, 06:33:03 pm »
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« Reply #118 on: March 27, 2017, 02:24:21 am »
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Re: The Walking Dead Thread
« Reply #119 on: March 27, 2017, 02:29:33 am »
The fits about to hit the shan next episode.  Can't wait.... except for the fact that it will be the last episode for a while, darn it.

I'm hooked.

Also can't wait till the Saviors get a load of Ezekiel marching upon them with that cat.  He's using it as a mascot or good luck charm, perhaps.  Personally, I'd leave the cat at home for fear of it getting killed...especially since i's not exactly trained to attack on command.  But that's just me.
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« Reply #120 on: March 27, 2017, 02:31:58 am »
Colony is pretty decent.  Less hard SciFi than Expanse, but it doesn't have the bargain basement production quality which has distracted me from ever really getting into the latter.  Kind of a similar theme to TWD (what would you do if the rules of society were thrown out?).

I'm hooked on The Expanse now (after seeing it mentioned here).  I also watch Colony.  I've loved SciFi since I was a little kid (as young as 6 or 7).

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« Reply #121 on: March 27, 2017, 02:41:54 am »
I've already got too many required viewing shows to watch.

After Walking Dead is done for the season I'll be watching Better Call Saul. Also The Expanse id my Sci Fi fix.

It took me all of four episodes to get into The Expanse.  Now I'm hooked...lol.   Soo....Thanks a lot!  Like you, I've already got my viewing plate full with other shows on my "must watch" list.  But I'm not griping, mind you.  I'm very happy that there's so much to look forward to watching.
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« Reply #122 on: March 27, 2017, 03:01:22 am »
The fits about to hit the shan next episode.  Can't wait.... except for the fact that it will be the last episode for a while, darn it.

I'm hooked.

Also can't wait till the Saviors get a load of Ezekiel marching upon them with that cat.  He's using it as a mascot or good luck charm, perhaps.  Personally, I'd leave the cat at home for fear of it getting killed...especially since i's not exactly trained to attack on command.  But that's just me.

@XenaLee

I am scared to death Shiva's going to get killed.  I expect she will...that's what usually happens to animals on TV and in movies.  Oh, crap, I just saw the preview for next week and he really is taking her along.

So Negan knows they're up to something.  They're going to have to act fast to get the jump on him.



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Re: The Walking Dead Thread
« Reply #123 on: March 27, 2017, 10:38:23 am »
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I am scared to death Shiva's going to get killed.  I expect she will...that's what usually happens to animals on TV and in movies.  Oh, crap, I just saw the preview for next week and he really is taking her along.

So Negan knows they're up to something.  They're going to have to act fast to get the jump on him.

Looks like Dwight is coming through.

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« Reply #124 on: March 27, 2017, 12:36:04 pm »
Looks like Dwight is coming through.

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Thank goodness for that.  Negan's going to notice he's gone pretty soon.