Chicken hawk Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 The Man in the Arena -- Tom Brady on Hulu The Dynasty --- New England Patriots 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 'Harry and Paul'. A bit too modern for me but we'll give it a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BastillePark Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Just started "Reservation Dogs" and so far I really like it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 On 3/19/2024 at 11:18 AM, blackhawkrush said: 'Harry and Paul'. A bit too modern for me but we'll give it a shot. Already in love with it. Football fouls and faking them, Polish girls speaking more in Russian than Polish, Laurel and Hardy in Brokeback Mountain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 On 3/21/2024 at 2:38 AM, treeduck said: I'll be interested to hear your thoughts. I have some. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 2 hours ago, Nova Carmina said: I'll be interested to hear your thoughts. I have some. Well at first you're thinking ok Jeff Bridges is the Old Man, but then you're thinking maybe it's John Lithgow, and then later you're thinking it must be Joel Grey. Then the name that everything seems to revolve around, Hamzad, is he really the Old Man? In reality they're all The Old Man, especially if you think of the Old Man as someone's dad. The daughter starts off as a peripheral figure, just a voice on the phone that we never expect to see, then later she becomes a more integral part of the story. And in the end it's the daughter that the whole story seems to revolve around after all, not the Jeff Bridges character or Hamzad or the John Lithgow guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 1 hour ago, treeduck said: Well at first you're thinking ok Jeff Bridges is the Old Man, but then you're thinking maybe it's John Lithgow, and then later you're thinking it must be Joel Grey. Then the name that everything seems to revolve around, Hamzad, is he really the Old Man? In reality they're all The Old Man, especially if you think of the Old Man as someone's dad. The daughter starts off as a peripheral figure, just a voice on the phone that we never expect to see, then later she becomes a more integral part of the story. And in the end it's the daughter that the whole story seems to revolve around after all, not the Jeff Bridges character or Hamzad or the John Lithgow guy. ***SPOILERS AHEAD**** Spoiler I guess the thing that "bothered" me -- from a narrative standpoint -- is that the bad guy won. That's not really that unusual, exactly, but we have the daughter character, seemingly devoted to Bridges, seemingly a basically modern, western woman deciding (did she decide? was she a hostage?) to go live with her fundamentalist father in the mountains of some god-forsaken war zone. It made no sense. Further, the Amy Brennaman character was important, then wasn't. How'd she get home from the international terrorist banking conference? Does she have a fake passport now? I know this story comes from some pretty successful books, but it felt to me -- as a non-book reader -- that they were making it up as they went along. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 1 hour ago, Nova Carmina said: ***SPOILERS AHEAD**** Reveal hidden contents I guess the thing that "bothered" me -- from a narrative standpoint -- is that the bad guy won. That's not really that unusual, exactly, but we have the daughter character, seemingly devoted to Bridges, seemingly a basically modern, western woman deciding (did she decide? was she a hostage?) to go live with her fundamentalist father in the mountains of some god-forsaken war zone. It made no sense. Further, the Amy Brennaman character was important, then wasn't. How'd she get home from the international terrorist banking conference? Does she have a fake passport now? I know this story comes from some pretty successful books, but it felt to me -- as a non-book reader -- that they were making it up as they went along. They're supposed to be doing a second season, though I'm not sure when it's scheduled for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken hawk Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 I kind of like the new show Apples never fall on Peacock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 2 hours ago, Chicken hawk said: I kind of like the new show Apples never fall on Peacock. On the wife and I's mutual watch list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 March Madness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 Fargo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 2 hours ago, treeduck said: Is it another one of those 'The Ring' type of deals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 1 hour ago, blackhawkrush said: Is it another one of those 'The Ring' type of deals? I've only watched the first episode and it's nothing to write home about so far. Not much atmosphere, actors with no charisma or presence, a weak story, even though it's based on the Henry James story The Turn of the Screw. It's only episode 1 though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 2 hours ago, treeduck said: I've only watched the first episode and it's nothing to write home about so far. Not much atmosphere, actors with no charisma or presence, a weak story, even though it's based on the Henry James story The Turn of the Screw. It's only episode 1 though. May I suggest Get Smart? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 2 hours ago, blackhawkrush said: May I suggest Get Smart? The original? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 2 hours ago, treeduck said: The original? And ...loving it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 22 minutes ago, blackhawkrush said: And ...loving it. Is that what you're watching? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 2 hours ago, treeduck said: Is that what you're watching? I own the entire series. The 5th season got a little weird. No wonder they got cancelled. Still, gotta love Mel Brooks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 32 minutes ago, blackhawkrush said: I own the entire series. The 5th season got a little weird. No wonder they got cancelled. Still, gotta love Mel Brooks. Weird? How? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 2 hours ago, treeduck said: Weird? How? I don't know. After 86 and 99 became parents, the show got a bit stale. Same can be said about I Dream of Jeannie, when Tony and Jeannie got married. And all the kids involved in the last season of Green Acres spelled doom for that show as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now