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To-Whose-Benefit? · « **Reply #1600 on:** January 10, 2018, 07:09:56 am »

sneakypete · « **Reply #1601 on:** January 10, 2018, 04:22:51 pm »

Quote from: To-Whose-Benefit? on January 10, 2018, 07:09:56 am

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@To-Whose-Benefit?

That was freaking hilarious. Carol Burnette,Tim Conway,and Harvey Korman were responsible for some of my favorite childhood moments.

And of course you can't mention comedy without mentioning Groucho Marx and Johnathan Winters.

To-Whose-Benefit? · « **Reply #1602 on:** January 10, 2018, 08:05:03 pm »

Quote from: sneakypete on January 10, 2018, 04:22:51 pm

@To-Whose-Benefit?

That was freaking hilarious. Carol Burnette,Tim Conway,and Harvey Korman were responsible for some of my favorite childhood moments.

And of course you can't mention comedy without mentioning Groucho Marx and Johnathan Winters.

"I've got a roast in the oven!"

Cripplecreek · « **Reply #1603 on:** January 12, 2018, 09:30:22 pm »

So did anyone watch the first episode of "Electric Dreams" on Amazon prime?

Thinking I'll check it out tonight after work.

kevindavis007 · « **Reply #1604 on:** January 14, 2018, 01:50:04 pm »

Quote from: Cripplecreek on January 12, 2018, 09:30:22 pm

So did anyone watch the first episode of "Electric Dreams" on Amazon prime?

Thinking I'll check it out tonight after work.

It was OK, but I have to watch more of it to like it or hate it.

Cripplecreek · « **Reply #1605 on:** January 14, 2018, 01:54:48 pm »

Quote from: kevindavis on January 14, 2018, 01:50:04 pm

It was OK, but I have to watch more of it to like it or hate it.

The first episode sucked but I binge watched several episodes and some were very good.

Gefn · « **Reply #1606 on:** January 14, 2018, 03:57:49 pm »

Quote from: Cripplecreek on January 14, 2018, 01:54:48 pm

The first episode sucked but I binge watched several episodes and some were very good.

I'm planning on watching it later this week. Victoria starts again tonight.

kevindavis007 · « **Reply #1607 on:** January 14, 2018, 05:43:26 pm »

I have been watching RDM version of BSG.. Still love it however...

1. It should have been only 13 episodes per season
2. I did enjoy subtle nod to the TOS.
3. I did enjoy seeing Richard Hatch playing a bad guy.
4. The ending could have been better, but I thought it was rushed and of course there is a thing called Budget constraints.
5. I did enjoy hearing an updated version of the original theme song.
6. I also thought that the torture scene of Sharon should not have been shown.

Cripplecreek · « **Reply #1608 on:** January 15, 2018, 06:22:15 pm »

Quote from: Freya on January 14, 2018, 03:57:49 pm

I'm planning on watching it later this week. Victoria starts again tonight.

Episode 10 "Kill all Others" is my favorite so far.

Ghost Bear · « **Reply #1609 on:** January 15, 2018, 06:26:48 pm »

Quote from: Cripplecreek on January 15, 2018, 06:22:15 pm

Episode 10 "Kill all Others" is my favorite so far.

Wait... is that an episode of "Electric Dreams", or an episode of "Victoria"?

Cripplecreek · « **Reply #1610 on:** January 15, 2018, 06:36:13 pm »

Quote from: Ghost Bear on January 15, 2018, 06:26:48 pm

Wait... is that an episode of "Electric Dreams", or an episode of "Victoria"?

Kill all others is an episode of Electric Dreams.

A politician casually mentions that we have to kill all "others" for our own survival and it becomes a rallying cry with a vague target to kill all others. Even asking who the "others" are is proof that you are one of the others.

Ghost Bear · « **Reply #1611 on:** January 15, 2018, 07:05:21 pm »

Quote from: Cripplecreek on January 15, 2018, 06:36:13 pm

Kill all others is an episode of Electric Dreams.

A politician casually mentions that we have to kill all "others" for our own survival and it becomes a rallying cry with a vague target to kill all others. Even asking who the "others" are is proof that you are one of the others.

Sometimes political commentary in fiction is subtle. Sometimes it ain't.

Cripplecreek · « **Reply #1612 on:** January 15, 2018, 07:12:30 pm »

Quote from: Ghost Bear on January 15, 2018, 07:05:21 pm

Sometimes political commentary in fiction is subtle. Sometimes it ain't.

The story that became "Kill all others" was written in the 1950s.

Ghost Bear · « **Reply #1613 on:** January 15, 2018, 08:46:52 pm »

Quote from: Cripplecreek on January 15, 2018, 07:12:30 pm

The story that became "Kill all others" was written in the 1950s.

So what? Xenophobic populism has been around for centuries.

Cripplecreek · « **Reply #1614 on:** January 15, 2018, 08:56:36 pm »

Quote from: Ghost Bear on January 15, 2018, 08:46:52 pm

So what? Xenophobic populism has been around for centuries.

No disagreement here.

Same in nazi Germany where it was better to see and say nothing than to show even the tiniest bit of remorse or shock at what was happening. In the documentary "The Rise" a German said that few people really believed the story about the Reichstag fire but nobody said anything because you never knew who was listening.

sneakypete · « **Reply #1615 on:** January 15, 2018, 09:01:25 pm »

Quote from: Cripplecreek on January 15, 2018, 08:56:36 pm

No disagreement here.

Same in nazi Germany where it was better to see and say nothing than to show even the tiniest bit of remorse or shock at what was happening. In the documentary "The Rise" a German said that few people really believed the story about the Reichstag fire but nobody said anything because you never knew who was listening.

@Cripplecreek

Sounds to me like that is the same reason Americans are now afraid to speak out about the changes we see sweeping our country.

I would personally MUCH rather go down fighting that to be herded aboard a boxcar.

I would personally MUCH prefer standing up now and having my voice heard than stay silent and allow the trains to start running.

kevindavis007 · « **Reply #1616 on:** January 15, 2018, 11:46:24 pm »

I'm half way through Electric Dreams and it is getting better..

Phillip K Dick may have been an odd duck, but he did write some interesting stories.

Machiavelli · « **Reply #1617 on:** January 16, 2018, 05:34:19 pm »

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HBO has become pretty good at adapting successful books into successful TV programs. The cable network has another promising project on the way with an adaptation of Fahrenheit 451. Based on the classic sci-fi novel by Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 is an upcoming TV movie starring Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon. We've seen some images from the movie, and now HBO has graced us with the first footage.

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Cripplecreek · « **Reply #1618 on:** January 16, 2018, 08:03:12 pm »

Quote from: kevindavis on January 15, 2018, 11:46:24 pm

I'm half way through Electric Dreams and it is getting better..

Phillip K Dick may have been an odd duck, but he did write some interesting stories.

One of my favorite P.D. shorts is "The variable man".

Definitely on my list of most highly recommended reads for its thought provoking nature and the fact that in some ways good and bad its come true.

Gefn · « **Reply #1619 on:** January 16, 2018, 09:06:20 pm »

Quote from: Cripplecreek on January 12, 2018, 09:30:22 pm

So did anyone watch the first episode of "Electric Dreams" on Amazon prime?

Thinking I'll check it out tonight after work.

Saw the first two episodes. So far it's good, reminds me of Twilight Zone?

(Off topic, Victoria was good too)

Gefn · « **Reply #1620 on:** January 16, 2018, 11:33:12 pm »

I found a real good show on Netflix.

"Black Mirror"

So far it's very good.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Black_Mirror_episodes#Series_1_(2011)

Cripplecreek · « **Reply #1621 on:** January 17, 2018, 01:19:09 pm »

I missed much of the Star Trek Enterprise series during its run and I'm now watching on prime.

I didn't realize that Archer was a pirate. I just watched episode 19 of season 3 and when Archer couldn't make a deal with a friendly species for some warp coils so he took them by force and left the alien ship stranded years from home. He has also engaged in torture as well as killing innocents to keep their silence.

verga · « **Reply #1622 on:** January 17, 2018, 02:45:51 pm »

Just started watching "The Gifted" on Hulu, first episode seems pretty good.

Free Vulcan · « **Reply #1623 on:** January 17, 2018, 10:32:53 pm »

Quote from: Cripplecreek on January 17, 2018, 01:19:09 pm

I missed much of the Star Trek Enterprise series during its run and I'm now watching on prime.

I didn't realize that Archer was a pirate. I just watched episode 19 of season 3 and when Archer couldn't make a deal with a friendly species for some warp coils so he took them by force and left the alien ship stranded years from home. He has also engaged in torture as well as killing innocents to keep their silence.

I think that's why it's my favorite of the group. It's was very cagey and raw compared to the others. Not that I condone Archer's behavior, but it beats the politically correct crap some of the others got into.

Free Vulcan · « **Reply #1624 on:** January 18, 2018, 08:51:16 am »

Watching The Colony on Netflix. Pretty good.