The Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Spy, and Superhero Genre

[geronl]

Yes, however, I wouldn't take my word. I happen to just like just about anything that takes place in Space (with GOT and Vikings being the exception).

Game of Thrones..... in space!!!!!!

[geronl]

They can't run too well in those armored suits, lol.

[240B]

FYI: The Twilight Zone marathon is on the SyFy channel..

I've seen them all too many times. After watching the typical space soap-operas, Voyager, SG1, Atlantis, and others for a couple of months, I finally took a break and started watching Alfred Hitchcock presents. I was surprised at what a good show it is. The stories are intelligent, very well thought out, and usually have a twist ending. It is nice. Ray Bradbury wrote seven episodes for Hitchcock between 1956 - 1964. Hitchcock had some great writers.


Over the holidays I have been enjoying The Outer Limits, which again, I am enjoying very much. Television as it was made back then, is so far away from what we have today. I enjoy Big Bang and Family Guy once in while, but these show simply cannot compare to the classics. Before I had streaming TV, I watched Fox News almost constantly, with some History Channel and Discovery thrown in.


But with HULU, I am actually enjoying television shows again. Once I burn up HULU, I will likely see what else is out there. Sling, Netflix, DirectTV, among others. But as it stands now, according to my very specific tastes in television, HULU, FNC, History, Discovery Channel, is giving me more than enough content to keep me busy and satisfied.


Once I got my streaming TV system setup, it opened up a world of entertainment that I could not access before. And best of all, it is less than half of what I was paying before. As a user review, I cannot say enough about it. It is great.

[LateForLunch]

I've seen them all too many times. After watching the typical space soap-operas, Voyager, SG1, Atlantis, and others for a couple of months, I finally took a break and started watching Alfred Hitchcock presents. I was surprised at what a good show it is. The stories are intelligent, very well thought out, and usually have a twist ending. It is nice. Ray Bradbury wrote seven episodes for Hitchcock between 1956 - 1964. Hitchcock had some great writers.


Over the holidays I have been enjoying The Outer Limits, which again, I am enjoying very much. Television as it was made back then, is so far away from what we have today. I enjoy Big Bang and Family Guy once in while, but these show simply cannot compare to the classics. Before I had streaming TV, I watched Fox News almost constantly, with some History Channel and Discovery thrown in.


But with HULU, I am actually enjoying television shows again. Once I burn up HULU, I will likely see what else is out there. Sling, Netflix, DirectTV, among others. But as it stands now, according to my very specific tastes in television, HULU, FNC, History, Discovery Channel, is giving me more than enough content to keep me busy and satisfied.


Once I got my streaming TV system setup, it opened up a world of entertainment that I could not access before. And best of all, it is less than half of what I was paying before. As a user review, I cannot say enough about it. It is great.

Ever seen the Venture Brothers? I get the feeling that show would be right down your main street.
The local library might have them and they are also on Adult Swim cable (or used to be) and likely Netflicks or other streaming. The writing is fairly tight and fast paced so it can be exhausting if you try to watch an entire season in one fell swoop ( or far worse, do a marathon). I'd start from Season #1 - just because. Maybe limit yourself to one episode every four hours just to give your brain cells time to recharge.
 

[Ghost Bear]

Ever seen the Venture Brothers? I get the feeling that show would be right down your main street.
The local library might have them and they are also on Adult Swim cable (or used to be) and likely Netflicks or other streaming. The writing is fairly tight and fast paced so it can be exhausting if you try to watch an entire season in one fell swoop ( or far worse, do a marathon). I'd start from Season #1 - just because. Maybe limit yourself to one episode every four hours just to give your brain cells time to recharge.
 

I'll second the vote for Venture Brothers. Brilliant satire that is at the same time a brilliant example of genre (SF, Thriller, Spy, Action, Superhero, Mystery, Boy Adventure... pick your genre!)  Seasons 1-6 are currently available on Hulu. And yeah, every episode is very dense... I often want to go back and re-watch immediately to pick up on the bits that I missed on the first viewing. But it's worth it!

P.S. - Just being pedantic, but judging by her costume in the pic, that's not Dr. Girlfriend but actually Dr. Mrs. The Monarch.   ^-^

[Cripplecreek]

I'll second the vote for Venture Brothers. Brilliant satire that is at the same time a brilliant example of genre (SF, Thriller, Spy, Action, Superhero, Mystery, Boy Adventure... pick your genre!)  Seasons 1-6 are currently available on Hulu. And yeah, every episode is very dense... I often want to go back and re-watch immediately to pick up on the bits that I missed on the first viewing. But it's worth it!

P.S. - Just being pedantic, but judging by her costume in the pic, that's not Dr. Girlfriend but actually Dr. Mrs. The Monarch.   ^-^

Venture Brothers was great humor.

[240B]

Ok, well now I feel absolutely obligated to check out Venture Brothers and yes, it is on HULU.


After three thumbs up in a row, now I have to see it. I'll get back to you after I watch a season or two. May take a while.

[kevindavis007]

The Man in the High Castle is coming back!!!


http://deadline.com/2017/01/the-man-in-the-high-castle-renewed-season-3-amazon-new-showrunner-1201877742/

[kevindavis007]

Game of Thrones..... in space!!!!!!

That is the The Expanse.

[kevindavis007]

I've seen them all too many times. After watching the typical space soap-operas, Voyager, SG1, Atlantis, and others for a couple of months, I finally took a break and started watching Alfred Hitchcock presents. I was surprised at what a good show it is. The stories are intelligent, very well thought out, and usually have a twist ending. It is nice. Ray Bradbury wrote seven episodes for Hitchcock between 1956 - 1964. Hitchcock had some great writers.


Over the holidays I have been enjoying The Outer Limits, which again, I am enjoying very much. Television as it was made back then, is so far away from what we have today. I enjoy Big Bang and Family Guy once in while, but these show simply cannot compare to the classics. Before I had streaming TV, I watched Fox News almost constantly, with some History Channel and Discovery thrown in.


But with HULU, I am actually enjoying television shows again. Once I burn up HULU, I will likely see what else is out there. Sling, Netflix, DirectTV, among others. But as it stands now, according to my very specific tastes in television, HULU, FNC, History, Discovery Channel, is giving me more than enough content to keep me busy and satisfied.


Once I got my streaming TV system setup, it opened up a world of entertainment that I could not access before. And best of all, it is less than half of what I was paying before. As a user review, I cannot say enough about it. It is great.

That is why paid subscription TV (Cable and Satellite) is losing customers.

[Cripplecreek]

That is the The Expanse.

A lot going on in The Expanse.

The Mormons building an enormous ship and fixin to go interstellar is interesting to say the least.

I haven't  read the books but I know that it goes well beyond our solar system.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Expanse_(novel_series)#Plot_synopsis

[kevindavis007]

A lot going on in The Expanse.

The Mormons building an enormous ship and fixin to go interstellar is interesting to say the least.

I haven't  read the books but I know that it goes well beyond our solar system.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Expanse_(novel_series)#Plot_synopsis

Lets just hope the show last long enough so they show the Interstellar portion. Also, I would just join the Church of the LDS if they are going Interstellar.

[bigheadfred]

Lets just hope the show last long enough so they show the Interstellar portion. Also, I would just join the Church of the LDS if they are going Interstellar.

EVERYONE is Mormon. There are only the 7+ billion people who haven't figured that out.  ^-^

[kevindavis007]

#TeamMars




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk94uwbOoJQ

[Machiavelli]

NBC’s gorgeous Emerald City is a Wizard Of Oz that’s neither great nor powerful

Erik Adams
The A.V. Club
January 6, 2017

The Scarecrow isn't a scarecrow, but he is introduced in a crucifixion pose. The tin man isn't The Tin Man, either, but he is the result of a horrifying, Frankenstein-style experiment. The lions aren't cowardly--the citizens of Oz speak of them as if they'll tear your throat out. The Munchkins have swapped out dandy fashions for tribal facepaint. The Wicked Witch Of The West runs a brothel. Welcome to Emerald City, the dark reimagining of L. Frank Baum's Oz stories that debuts on NBC after a nearly three-and-a-half-year trek down the yellow-brick development road.

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When I saw the
trailer for this, I thought, "Wow. This looks like a pretentious piece of crap." My mind wasn't changed when I tried to watch the series premier last night. I tuned out before the halfway point.
 
Wikipedia
 
IMDb
 
Rotten Tomatoes
 
Metacritic
 
Official site

[kevindavis007]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGF5ROpjRAU

[kevindavis007]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lul-Y8vSr0I

[Cripplecreek]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi8MI7jjpSY

[kevindavis007]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI3YmnCx3rs

[bigheadfred]

NBC’s gorgeous Emerald City is a Wizard Of Oz that’s neither great nor powerful

Erik Adams
The A.V. Club
January 6, 2017
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When I saw the
trailer for this, I thought, "Wow. This looks like a pretentious piece of crap." My mind wasn't changed when I tried to watch the series premier last night. I tuned out before the halfway point.
 
Wikipedia
 
IMDb
 
Rotten Tomatoes
 
Metacritic
 
Official site

Boy, I cant wait until they come out with a hip version of night life in Sodom and Gomorrah.

[kevindavis007]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lkjlmrWHBo

[uglybiker]

@kevindavis
@Cripplecreek

Stephen Hawking did it best! 

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/157656

[LateForLunch]

NBC’s gorgeous Emerald City is a Wizard Of Oz that’s neither great nor powerful

Erik Adams
The A.V. Club
January 6, 2017
More


When I saw the
trailer for this, I thought, "Wow. This looks like a pretentious piece of crap." My mind wasn't changed when I tried to watch the series premier last night. I tuned out before the halfway point.
 
Wikipedia
 
IMDb
 
Rotten Tomatoes
 
Metacritic
 
Official site

Great post, Mac! (and you still have the best avatar on the site, IMO)

The brutal truth is that much or most of H-Wood production is focused on the cacogen market -people who define a "book" as a Marvel comic book or porn magazine and who view classic culture (literature, art, music) with sneering, defensive contempt.

H-Wood panders to the sorts of people once represented in the SNL skit with Dan Ackroyd (back when that show was actually funny) where he is a chain-smoking Mafia guy who snickers when reviewing a painting by Titian (pronouncing the artist's name "Titty-yan). Another representation of the mentality of those who generate the mountains of insipid, shallow pabulum H-Wood cranks out, was when one of Kurt Vonnegut's mogul-characters was denied the right to purchase the Mona Lisa from the Louvre, and so retaliated against the curators by placing a photograph of the painting in an international advertisement with a cigarette hanging out of her mouth.

So much of H-Wood garbage seems focused on appealing to a sadistic desire on the parts of some to mock, debase, defile, minimize, marginalize and insult classic culture in any form.

Vonnegut observed how so many people of coarse nature view culture as valueless unless it generates a "bottom line". In the case of the bleep who debased the Mona Lisa, Vonnegut states how the attitude of the wealthy vindictive vandal who did it is, "One can't tolerate beauty which threatens to get the upper hand".

[Machiavelli]

you still have the best avatar on the site, IMO

Thanks, @LateForLunch but all credit for that avatar goes to @Oceander  ^-^

[kevindavis007]