Topic: The TV Show Thread

@BearsEatBeets There are some episodes which are bit longer, I think just under 40 mins.

I’ve been watching Turn, which is a relatively OK show about the American Revolution. Kinda funny how all the British officers have pure flowery accents when they were all mostly American born. Also the fact that English accents back then were closer to American accents now. I think the historical inaccuracies don’t exactly stop there however. I do find it funny, all the talk about Patriots and Sons of Liberty though, Kojima really loves his weird historical allegories.

Sorry for the late reply but thanks for the insight @ralphdibny! I'll be sure to give The Lone Gunmen and the second movie a look when I can!

I'll try and give Millenium another chance too. Might do a similar thing like you and space it out between X File episodesm

@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy no worries! Hope you like TLG at least. I don't mean to reccomend things too much, I just get quite excited over the stuff I like! I'd hate for somebody to waste their time on a poor reccomendation from me!

I’ve been watching I Know This Much Is True, with Mark Ruffalo playing identical twins. It’s like an onion of misery. Each layer being peeled back reveals another source of pain for poor Mark Ruffalo and his identical yet tortured schizophrenic Mark Ruffalo. I love the way it’s filmed and he’s incredible but it’s truly miserable and a hard watch.

well she didn't last long

@FullbringIchigo Ooh, I might go back to watching it then. The concept wasn’t bad at all and they nailed Gotham but she just isn’t a leading lady, she has literally 0 charisma.

@nessisonett @RogerRoger honestly not watched it, with the hours i work it wasn't on at a decent time but after watching her other Arrowverse appearances i gotta say i didn't think she was a good fit, she had the look but not the acting chops for the role

Also i'm not sure how i feel about that, i don't want 99 to lose Rosa

@FullbringIchigo The series has a had a good run though, I would hate for it to be run into the ground. I always think tv shows should go out in a high. Not to say it shouldn't continue without Rosa, but could be a good point to end it.

Not seen any of Batwoman as none of the DC tv stuff clicks with me. Stephanie Beatriz comes across on screen as having so much more charisma than Ruby Rose. Think it would be a good fit.

@JohnnyShoulder the question is though if she played the role would people see Batwoman or just Rosa, no doubt she could pull it off of course but could it be a instance of typecasting

@FullbringIchigo Would that not be the same if someone else played Batwoman who is currently in a role? So it would have to be someone that has never acted before? And how is that typecasting? I've not seen Batwoman but it is not a comedy show is it?

@JohnnyShoulder i meant because she would again be playing a tough, no nonsense character and there are many types of roles such as romcom for example so no it wouldn't be the same if a current actress was cast in the role, it would depend on what type of roles she was famous for

@FullbringIchigo To be fair, maybe she would be perfectly happy playing another no-nonsense character. Not everybody’s suited to playing the girl-next-door America’s Sweetheart.

It will be odd having the role be recast, maybe they should recast Kurtis 2.0 while they're at it though I'm sure they will randomly reveal he has a 6 pack and is a plausible batwing when the time comes for it lol

@nessisonett oh very true the issue is if people always play the same type of characters then they will always be compared to the role they are most famous for which i think is unfair on the actor

Lupin the 3rd Part 1 (Amazon Prime Video) - The first anime adaptation of the Lupin the 3rd franchise, all the way back from 1972! Known as the "Green Jacket" run, as that's the color jacket he wears here (it's a different color in each series). It's an episodic series that follows the exploits of thief Lupin the 3rd (grandson of famed thief Arsene Lupin) and his gang, with a mostly comedic bend.

I don't have as much nostalgia for Lupin as I do other anime I watched when I was younger, but this particular series was new to me so it was a fun watch. The first half of the series was generally a tad more serious than I was expecting at times, but that gave it a bit of a unique vibe (the manga was more graphic, and while toned down, the early episodes pulled closer to it). The animation was actually quite good considering it's from the early 70's too (and it looked remastered). My only main gripe is that 4 or so random episodes had commentary enabled (there were no settings regarding this, so that's just how they're uploaded to Amazon's streaming service for whatever reason).

Content Guide:

Sex/Nudity (Medium) - Femme Fatal Fujiko Mine appears in various states of undress in some of the earlier episodes (the most graphic being a shower scene where you can see her butt), and a pretty "blink & you'll miss it" moment where the police commissioner can be seen reading a nudie mag (you can fully see one of the pictures) whenever inspector Zenigata barges into his office.

Violence/Gore (Mild) - Most violence is pretty cartoony (like Looney Tunes type stuff when caught in an explosion), however there is some blood, though nothing particularly graphic (the most graphic that comes to mind is a scene where Goemon cuts someone down the middle, though the wound is only bloody during that initial slash).

Language (Mild) - Typical PG/PG-13 stuff.

I finished Deadwood and watched the movie. It was really brilliant and I’m glad they got the movie last year to tie up those loose ends left over 10 years ago. I definitely think Red Dead 2 especially was influenced by it, the dialogue is razor sharp and Al Swearengen is the original Dutch. The final line of the movie has to be one of my favourite of all time.

“Our Father, who art in heaven...”
“Let him f*cking stay there”

Indeed.

Did anyone see Charlie Brooker's program about how video games changed the world? It's on Youtube, if anyone is curious.

I’ve been binging The Borgias, worth it for Jeremy Irons chewing the scenery and it’s loose take on history. Interestingly, the youngest Borgia son, Jofré/Gioffre depending on your interpretation, has just gotten married to Sancha of Aragon. I wonder if George RR Martin read up on his Papal history while writing ASOIAF.

Any one following Stranger Things? Any news of S4?