Topic: The TV Show Thread

@Elodin I knew from your name on here you’d be into those books! Part of me feels like they would be incredibly hard to adapt without looking dodgy though, even The Witcher is a little hokey at times and look how much money was chucked at it. Saga as well, I love it but I’m not sure how well it would translate to the screen! Probably why some stories work so well as books/comics, you don’t have to really think about how it could be recreated on a screen.

@LN78
I'm confused what that she part you are saying is about, I didn't mention gender anywhere in that comment nor do I ever

Just finished up Maken-Ki season 2.

It completely ditched (what little) narrative elements the first season had, and just absolutely indulges in ridiculous fan service scenarios (in one episode for example, a neglected cat transforms all the girls in the school into cat girls, while in another a sentient perverted teddy bear spies on & gropes them at any opportunity). Apparently the studio knew they weren't going to be getting a season 3, so they just went absolutely wild with the stuff.

The only reason to watch this would be if you're interested in fan service (which at points borders on outright lewd content, especially that OVA episode), and to give it credit they don't cut corners in the animation/detail paid to it (I think practically every other fan service show I've ever seen pales in comparison to the effort this one puts in to that aspect).

@LN78
I didn't address that previous commenter I was talking about rabid fans in general. Fandoms if you prefer then.

@PegasusActual93 To be fair, “fanboys” and “fangirls” are both used, so it’s not as if fanboys is a gender-neutral term!

'Banshee' - watching this off the back of finishing off The Boys, as it also stars Anthony Starr (Homelander).

'Banshee' is a 2013 Cinemax offering, Pretty brain-dead at times, but very entertaining. Probably one of the most graphic shows I've ever seen, with quite frequent and intense violence/sex/drugs etc.... Not sure if I'd recommend this to everyone, but its interesting to see AStarr in another role. (nb. I thought he was exemplary as Homelander, and a real standout career moment)

@CJD87
Banshee was pure unapologetic mayhem. Another Cinemax offering I would recommend is The Knick. It got cancelled after two seasons but is a really good period drama that despite cancellation ended on a solid enough note.

@PegasusActual93 Yes absolutely! Real 'McDonalds TV'.... I know its bad for me, but can't tear myself away from it!
Ha OK I'll stick "The Knick" on my watch-list... after I've recovered from Banshee

@CJD87 My mum loved Banshee. I saw a couple of scenes that were genuinely stomach turning and ran away 😂

@nessisonett Ha! Honestly, in a lot of ways I actually find Banshee to be far more graphically outrageous than The Boys.... your mum must have an iron stomach!

@CJD87 @nessisonett Her iron stomach obviously does not run in the family! 😂

@JohnnyShoulder
@nessisonett
I can never really recall ever being very squeamish when it comes to gore but ever since meeting my wife who is big into horror, I am basically immune to it all now.

@JohnnyShoulder @PegasusActual93 I’m very much a wuss, it might not be real but it still makes me look away from the screen!

@PegasusActual93 @nessisonett There are certain things I can't watch, like a needle piercing the skin, spiders and real life operations I have look away. But everything else I can handle. Maybe it is because when my elder brother and sister babysat me we used to watch scary movies.

@JohnnyShoulder
You can watch a decapitation or somebody being ripped in two but a needle piercing the skin is where you draw the line?

@PegasusActual93 Everyone has their own fears! Anything goes near the eyes then I’m out the room 😂

@PegasusActual93 Pretty much! 😂

This kind of also ties into the Film and Star Wars threads but as it's ultimately a TV show so I'll pop this here. I've been watching the documentary series on Disney+ about ILM. I've got one episode left to watch, and despite knowing a rough idea of a lot of what it covers, I've still found it enjoyable and informative. George Lucas truly was a pioneer in special effects and digital film-making. I'd say it's worth a watch if your in to any of that sort of stuff.

@LN78 That is covered in the show and both are interviewed but I feel they didn't dig too deep into specifics. It is very much about the people who founded it though. I think it was the third episode that covers George moving the studio to San Fran and cherry picking who he wanted to take with him.

@LN78 Whilst the series starts with George and does establish his role in founding the company and having the foresight about where the future of the industry was heading it is very much about the experts he finds to be able to do the things he wants to do but doesn't know how. People like Ken Ralston, Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Joe Johnston, Phil Tippett and of course John Dykstra feature more prominantly than Lucas himself (except for probably the first episode).