@LtSarge It’s so weird how some shows are on different services here in the States vs in UK or Europe. I’d like to see Cloak and Dagger, but over here it’s locked on to Hulu, not HBO. I don’t know if it will get moved to Disney+ here too, in which case I’ll get a chance to watch, or if they keep it exclusive to Hulu (…which I think Disney owns?, or has some deal with?) and I refuse to add another streaming service right now.
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On an unrelated note, I saw advertisements plastered everywhere for a new show Invasion on AppleTV+. I know I had just been critical of Apple for not really marketing their TV service and their original content, so it’s nice to see them trying to get the word out on their new content. But this is the explanation of the show that comes with the ad —
“Earth is visited by an alien species that threatens humanity’s existence. Events unfold in real time through the eyes of five ordinary people across the globe as they struggle to make sense of the chaos unraveling around them.”
Ugh, that is the most generic sounding premise that one could ever come up with! That sounds like a thousand other shows and movies out there. The premise comes across as so bland that it didn’t even inspire me to watch the trailer. 😅 Maybe it will be a fabulous show, but it sounds pretty derivative at face value.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Th3solution Yeah I think it's due to different deals in these regions. Not that it matters though because the shows will most likely be moved to Disney+ eventually. One show on HBO, Marvel's Inhumans, has already been removed and numerous Marvel TV shows on Netflix have been cancelled, most likely due to Disney's influence. I think Disney is trying to slowly move all of these to their service.
Granted, this will make me more interested in getting Disney+ if they could gather all Marvel shows from Netflix and HBO in one place, on top of their other shows, since I won't need to subscribe to both Netflix and HBO in order to enjoy those shows.
Out of curiosity, does HBO in the States still offer a lot of DC TV shows?
@Th3solution@LtSarge all of marvel TV is on Disney+ over here in the UK except for the Netflix shows.
I don't think it was just the Netflix shows that got canned because of Disney+. I think the whole of Marvel TV got shuttered (including Netflix, AoS, Runaways, C&D) when Marvel Studios (the film division) decided to start making things in house.
The last thing to creep out of Marvel TV was one season of Helstrom which is on Disney+ over here.
I'm not sure if the original Netflix shows will ever come to Disney+ but I'm pretty sure that Disney can use the characters again now (I think they had a 2 year exclusivity after their last Netflix appearance). I don't know if they'd have to do a special deal like they did with Spider Man to get the actual original series on it.
@LtSarge Yes, the US version of HBO Max service has loads of DC properties, including the TV and Movies. It has an enormous library of the DC animated shows. I started watching some but there are too many and can’t really get traction on getting into them since I know some of them inter-relate in a specific timeline. There are some DC Lego superhero cartoons, as well as other lighter fare too.
Interestingly they also have the old live action Lynda Carter Wonder Woman TV series too (from the 70-80’s, I think) but yet doesn’t have the old Adam West Batman live action series. The new TV shows like the CW network and Arrowverse content is fairly hit and miss too — it has Doom Patrol, Batwoman, Stargirl, and Supergirl but not Swamp Thing, for example. Also missing is the TV show Gotham (I think that’s stuck on Netflix if memory serves)
Strangely, I also see New Mutants on it — which is an X-men / Marvel property, I think.
It has all the modern DCU movies, of course, including the newest WW84 and Snyder Cut and had the new Suicide Squad on release for a month simultaneously with the theatrical release, like they’re doing for Dune, etc. But eventually I expect even the new Suicide Squad will be a permanent fixture like Birds of Prey, Joker, and all the other new movies that are all on it. It also has all the old Keaton Batman movies, and the Nolan Dark Knight trilogy.
@Th3solution Oh wow, looks like you guys have tons of stuff that we don't have. But it also seems like we have things you don't, such as Swamp Thing, which is kinda odd. I wonder how much DC content is going to be added in a couple of days when we get HBO Max here.
Speaking of Doom Patrol, I started watching it yesterday and it's really interesting so far. It's basically Umbrella Academy, but DC. I'm very surprised though at how vulgar it is, are all DC shows like that? Like when I watch Marvel content, it will always be family-friendly not only because Disney owns it but because that's just how it is with Marvel stuff. I guess DC doesn't care about that much? Either way, very interesting show and I can't wait to watch more of it.
@LtSarge Yes, I see DC trending toward the more mature side. The latest movies like Suicide Squad, Birds of Prey, Joker have all embraced the mature content. TV shows too, especially with these HBO original shows. Doom Patrol, Titans, Watchmen — I think they are all pretty gritty. Plenty of violence, profanity, nudity, sex, etc. I think the CW / Arrowverse shows have maintained a more general target audience though and hold back a little. The animated shows are remarkably mature too; some are really violent and rated “R” (not sure what the European equivalent is … PEGI 18 I guess), but not all. It’s gotta be hard to be a parent and try to see which DC cartoons your little kids can watch.
As for the HBO produced DC shows, I have only watched the first 3-4 episodes of Doom Patrol and 2-3 episodes of Watchmen. I thought Doom Patrol was pretty good, but not great. I might go back to it but I was having a hard time connecting with the characters. Watchmen didn’t seem to hold my interest much.
Well, HBO Max has finally arrived in Sweden and so far, I've honestly not noticed any major differences in terms of TV show offerings. But at least The Lord of the Rings trilogy is now available for me to watch. Will definitely have to watch it soon!
@LtSarge The Lord of the Rings movies were what got my mum into high fantasy. My childhood would have been vastly different if she hadn’t gone to see them in the cinema! They really are brilliant, if only the 4K Blu-Rays weren’t so expensive.
@LtSarge Actually, now that you say that I remember now that I think we had the conversation about you not having seen them yet. Sorry about that; my memory fails me. 😄 Really excited to see how you like LotR.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy Ooh I'm glad you liked the rest of Castlevania. That scene at the end of season three was particularly uncomfortable, veering into smutty Japanese visual novel territory. I was glad that Alucard didn't go completely over the edge following the events of season three, as it looked like he might have become more villanous.
In season four, Morana and Striga were great and I really enjoyed Striga's day armour fight scene too. It was nice how they decided to just up and leave, valuing each other more than anything else. I didn't really care when Lenore dusted herself in the daylight. What she did to Hector was evil, and he had developed some sort of Stockholm syndrome. Their relationship was toxic.
Carmilla's [spoiler]final scene was pretty thrilling! I liked that even in the end she refused to be dictated to by a man, and died the way she lived. It's a shame that Isaac wasn't in the final episode, as I'd have liked to see what happened after he became ruler of Styria, but overall I found his character arc very satisfying. His conversations with the fly demon were excellent, particularly in how they helped change his mind regarding mankind. And yesss Sypha is absolutely awesome. I loved her powerful spells, and the animations were so nicely done. The storyline with the dead royal family made me laugh more than anything. I didn't dislike it though, and found Varney quite a humorous character.
The finale caught me off guard too, but it was very nice to see Dracula and Lisa alive and happy again. I felt bad for Alucard, because although he arrived in a pretty decent place after all the horrible things he'd been through, I imagine he would have desperately wanted to see his parents again..
The show's made me want to play lots of Castlevania, so I'd say go ahead! Symphony of the Night might be in the PSN Halloween sale at the moment.
I watched all of Squid Game, with subtitles as live-action dubs do my head in. Excellent programme, imaginative and extremely well acted. This is the second Korean production I've seen this year that provides a razor-sharp critique of capitalism (the other was Parasite).
Episode Six was very emotional, if not brutal, which made the reveal at the end of the series a punch to the gut because we were made to care so much about the old man.
The part of episode six I found most upsetting was what Sang-woo did to Ali, which was just horrible. I'd already figured he was a snake, but that was just so cruel. It was beautiful how Sae-byeok opened up to Ji-yeong, and how they chose to spend their last half-hour talking like normal people, rather than scheming and one-upping the other. That made what happened after all the more upsetting..
@nessisonett Ah that's really cool to hear! I'm definitely looking forward to watching them now.
@Th3solution Haha yeah, it was earlier this month. Don't worry though, I don't expect people to remember every conversation we've had. Yeah, I'm really stoked to watch this series. Don't know when I'll do so, it will have to be like Indiana Jones where I just spontaneously got in the mood to watch the movies.
@LtSarge Definitely wait until the mood strikes, because the movies are pretty long. But the time flies by because the story is so engrossing, the acting is superb, the action is exciting, and the music is epic.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Iver Great thoughts, all and I’m glad you took to it so well. I recommended it to a couple co-workers this week and I did so with a caveat that it might not click with them due to the excess violence, brutality, and the need to read subtitles. It’s hard for me to judge who will really like it as much as I did because there is so much analysis of humanity that you described well, and some people aren’t willing to really ponder the messages and questions the show brings up.
I like your analysis though and I think you’re right about season 2.
Doctor Who was a decent start I thought. Lots of threads set up for the rest of the series to explore, quite liked John Bishop, VFX are wayyyyy better than anything I’ve seen on Doctor Who before and the dog man was pretty cool actually. The sound mixing was woeful but other than that, I’m actually quite positive about it, which is more than I can say for most of Chibnall’s era.
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy I reckon that the general plan is to throw stuff at the wall and see what sticks. For me, most of it was alright. Very much a first part out of many though, it’s quite hard to judge it without seeing the rest.
I honestly couldn't be happier that RTD is coming back to Doctor Who. Capaldi's last season was dreadful, and it just got worse once Whittaker took over the role. It'll be nice to actually look forward to watching this show again.
They really need to soft reboot the show again like they did with Whittaker.
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I haven’t seen much of Whittaker Who other than the first couple of episodes. Those episodes didn’t do much for me, I found Bradley Walsh an odd companion, and it felt like there was a bit too much of an entourage going on. The move to the Sunday slot didn’t help and I’ve never felt compelled to catch up on it.
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