What are you watching now?

[DCPatriot]

Enjoying the heck out of GODLESS on Netflix...for the 3rd time!!

Superb cast!  Incredible screen play and cinema!

[Gefn]

I started rewatching Futureama for the 20th? 30th time.

Mixed thoughts about this getting rebooted this year.

[sneakypete]

I used Bender as a screen name at one point.

Just seemed like a good fit.

[Gefn]

I used Bender as a screen name at one point.

Just seemed like a good fit.

Bender is great!
@sneakypete

[catfish1957]

I used Bender as a screen name at one point.

Just seemed like a good fit.

I used to know a guy at TOS, who used Bender as a sn.  Guy was a football fanatic, and funny as hell.  I understand he sadly passed a number of years ago, but the guy had quite a sense of humor. It was. a loss for their site.

[Hoodat]

I used to know a guy at TOS, who used Bender as a sn.  Guy was a football fanatic, and funny as hell.

Bender was a member here, too.  Loved his posts.  His only drawback was that he was a Cowgirls fan.  He is sorely missed.

[Gefn]

Regarding Futurama

This time watching it I’m seeing too many parallels from Red Dwarf.

Weird.

[Free Vulcan]

I spoke too soon, TWD finally got it together and the second half delivered. Great ending.

[sneakypete]

I spoke too soon, TWD finally got it together and the second half delivered. Great ending.

@Free Vulcan

I just can't explain the Walking Dead series.

I HATE that type of sci-fi,and only watched it for the first time because I was bored,and curious about why so many other people were hooked on it.

By the end of Season 1,episode 2,I was hooked and binge-watching

Then again,I never saw it is a "horror movie". I saw it as a fresh look at what can happen if "the end of the world as we know it" becomes our living reality. Flesh-eating monsters WILL be a part of that if it ever happens,but they won't be "the walking dead". They will be "the walking hungry and desperate",and even more dangerous because they will still have minds.

It is all about "the end of the world as we know it,and how we go about creating a new world and civilization by making adjustments in the way we govern ourselves.

A LOT of it won't be pretty at first,but it WILL be necessary.

BTW,I think the dramatic music playing in the background was a stroke of genius,and a major part of why so many people got hooked on the show.

[Free Vulcan]

@Free Vulcan

I just can't explain the Walking Dead series.

I HATE that type of sci-fi,and only watched it for the first time because I was bored,and curious about why so many other people were hooked on it.

By the end of Season 1,episode 2,I was hooked and binge-watching

Then again,I never saw it is a "horror movie". I saw it as a fresh look at what can happen if "the end of the world as we know it" becomes our living reality. Flesh-eating monsters WILL be a part of that if it ever happens,but they won't be "the walking dead". They will be "the walking hungry and desperate",and even more dangerous because they will still have minds.

It is all about "the end of the world as we know it,and how we go about creating a new world and civilization by making adjustments in the way we govern ourselves.

A LOT of it won't be pretty at first,but it WILL be necessary.

BTW,I think the dramatic music playing in the background was a stroke of genius, and a major part of why so many people got hooked on the show.

@sneakypete

That is exactly what attracted me to it, because it did explore the 'what if' of things and what it might be like to survive should the world economy completely collapse, even if 'zombies' won't be in that form.

I wish they would have taken the details of survivalism farther, but apparently they were hard bound by the comic book from which the show spawned, and the comic book format usually doesn't allow for deep dives. And of course being Hollywood they always got to have the soap opera drama and tension, and stupid characters doing stupid things that result in dramatic deaths.

Yet they wasted alot of episodes and even seasons spinning their wheels with thin scripts and the soap opera stuff, when they could have really chased the details of what living and managing day-to-day would have been like. Everyone here is old enough to remember the grand and great grand-parents - they lived more primitive than us, but they weren't living subsistence in caves and huts either. They had to work at it but they lived well even by today's standards.

The show totally didn't get past the superficial on that topic, probably because it was created by townies completely unfamiliar with the concept. Too bad, it was a missed opportunity.

[sneakypete]

@sneakypete

That is exactly what attracted me to it, because it did explore the 'what if' of things and what it might be like to survive should the world economy completely collapse, even if 'zombies' won't be in that form.

I wish they would have taken the details of survivalism farther, but apparently they were hard bound by the comic book from which the show spawned, and the comic book format usually doesn't allow for deep dives. And of course being Hollywood they always got to have the soap opera drama and tension, and stupid characters doing stupid things that result in dramatic deaths.

Yet they wasted alot of episodes and even seasons spinning their wheels with thin scripts and the soap opera stuff, when they could have really chased the details of what living and managing day-to-day would have been like. Everyone here is old enough to remember the grand and great grand-parents - they lived more primitive than us, but they weren't living subsistence in caves and huts either. They had to work at it but they lived well even by today's standards.

The show totally didn't get past the superficial on that topic, probably because it was created by townies completely unfamiliar with the concept. Too bad, it was a missed opportunity.

@FreeVulcan

Nope,it didn't "go there" because creating tv shows is a BUSINESS,and they were pandering to their target audience because it is a MUCH more populated group than the survivor group.

I am not a betting man,but I would almost bet there never would have been a second season if they had targeted
 the show to people like you and I.

Still,I flat loved the HELL out of it.

[Fishrrman]

Last night... watched this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj4T0JLj0gU&list=PLmHgXUJMN1TVJBC22tHcibo0fqHqy-rqF&index=29

[verga]

Just got done watching "Treason" on Netflix.
British mini series about MI6. Very interesting, twist ending.

[catfish1957]

Just got done watching "Treason" on Netflix.
British mini series about MI6. Very interesting, twist ending.

We are finding we are watching a lot of U.K programming on Netflix.  Not near as woke as our trash.

[240B]

Watched a show on NF called MANIAC.
Wild show. A real LSD trip. If you are up for that ride ...

[Gefn]

We are finding we are watching a lot of U.K programming on Netflix.  Not near as woke as our trash.

I started learning French on Duolingo during the Covid lockdown.

Strongly recommend a show called “Lupin” - mystery, crime show on Netflix

With subtitles in English.

[sneakypete]

Just got done watching "Treason" on Netflix.
British mini series about MI6. Very interesting, twist ending.

@verga

I can't remember watching a British cop show that I didn't enjoy.

A lot of that had to do with not having to endure all the macho BS in US cop shows.

[sneakypete]

@catfish1957

Tried the British comedy shows yet? If not,you are due for a treat!

Warning,there just MIGHT be a little off-color language and non-PC cast members. The Brits seem to like their comedy a little raw.

There is one series in particular I would recommend if I could remember the title. Had to stop watching it a couple of years ago because I kept losing my breath from laughing while watching it,and I live alone.

If fact,the next to last time I watched it I was so out of breath from laughing I thought I was going to die,so I just cut the tv off and laid down to try to recover.

That particular episode was OFF the freaking charts funny,so I invited my ex over here a few nights later to watch it with me so I had somebody that could call 911 if I started to stroke out. She thought it was hysterical too,but she doesn't have breathing problems. Damn good thing,too. She was laughing her ass off the whole time.

[verga]

@verga

I can't remember watching a British cop show that I didn't enjoy.

A lot of that had to do with not having to endure all the macho BS in US cop shows.

@sneakypete I think they are also more charecter/story driven as opposed to visuals, or music.

[catfish1957]

@catfish1957

Tried the British comedy shows yet? If not,you are due for a treat!

Warning,there just MIGHT be a little off-color language and non-PC cast members. The Brits seem to like their comedy a little raw.

You got that right.  Amazon Prime has maybe one the funniest series I have seen in years called Clarkson's Farm.

Premise is it's a comedic documentary around well known British Gear Head and journalist Jeremy Clarkson buys are farm after knowing nothing at the start.  Hilarity ensues.  Seems I've been waiting forever for a Season 2.

[sneakypete]

@sneakypete

That is exactly what attracted me to it, because it did explore the 'what if' of things and what it might be like to survive should the world economy completely collapse, even if 'zombies' won't be in that form.

I wish they would have taken the details of survivalism farther, but apparently they were hard bound by the comic book from which the show spawned, and the comic book format usually doesn't allow for deep dives. And of course being Hollywood they always got to have the soap opera drama and tension, and stupid characters doing stupid things that result in dramatic deaths.

Yet they wasted alot of episodes and even seasons spinning their wheels with thin scripts and the soap opera stuff, when they could have really chased the details of what living and managing day-to-day would have been like. Everyone here is old enough to remember the grand and great grand-parents - they lived more primitive than us, but they weren't living subsistence in caves and huts either. They had to work at it but they lived well even by today's standards.

The show totally didn't get past the superficial on that topic, probably because it was created by townies completely unfamiliar with the concept. Too bad, it was a missed opportunity.

@Free Vulcan

I didn't see it in that same way. I saw the Zombies as PC examples of the former welfare,thug,and professional criminals of today,but wandering around with NO legal restraints. There were also clans of non-zombies who were nothing less than professional criminals wandering the land to plunder and take over with absolutely no plan of recreating a civilized world at all.

Facing off against them,we had Rick and his crowd.

The traditional "Good versus Evil" human drama of the ages that highlights how mankind MUST gather together to form a shield against the terrors of anarchy if civilization is to survive.

I think the writers and the actors did a damn FINE job of portraying that reality,and lets face it,without the Walking Dead they would have never gotten the 20-something and younger viewers,who most likely make up a majority of their viewers.

[sneakypete]

@sneakypete I think they are also more charecter/story driven as opposed to visuals, or music.

@verga

I think that would be a safe bet to make.

[corbe]

You got that right.  Amazon Prime has maybe one the funniest series I have seen in years called Clarkson's Farm.

Premise is it's a comedic documentary around well known British Gear Head and journalist Jeremy Clarkson buys are farm after knowing nothing at the start.  Hilarity ensues.  Seems I've been waiting forever for a Season 2.

Is it a Green Acres reboot @catfish1957

[catfish1957]

Is it a Green Acres reboot @catfish1957

I loved Green Acres, and in the Henning Sitcom lineup it functioned much more differently than its counterparts like the Beverley Hillbillies, and Petitcoat Junction.  Green Acres had a huge amount of stealth comedy that used a lot subtle, underlying psychlogical themes that I think went over the head of most of the viewers.  In any case, as far as I am concerned this is the Golden Age of Sitcoms, and watching them today is still just as funny as hell.

Jeremy's Farm's outstanding and funny premise is this smart sarcastic, and snarky gear head- media guy who lands in a situation out of his element.  He's self depricating enough to bring out big laughs. 

[deb]

You got that right.  Amazon Prime has maybe one the funniest series I have seen in years called Clarkson's Farm.

Premise is it's a comedic documentary around well known British Gear Head and journalist Jeremy Clarkson buys are farm after knowing nothing at the start.  Hilarity ensues.  Seems I've been waiting forever for a Season 2.

Yes! Yes! Yes! We love that show! It’s hilarious!