Jump to content

What Are You Watching/Binging/Streaming Now?


applcin

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 787
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Top Posters In This Topic

Posted Images

  • Members

In recent weeks, I've binge-watched: 

 

- Strangers Things (all 3 seasons)

- Mrs. America 

- Unbelievable 

 

Loved Stranger Things & Mrs. America. Unbelievable was good, but I wouldn't give it the award for Best Limited Series (I'd probably go with Little Fires Everywhere or Mrs. America... although I haven't seen Watchmen yet) 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Finally cruising into finishing MERLIN Season 4 and TELL ME A STORY Season 1.

 

Great job on TMAS in how they are taking fairy tales and making them even more twisty. I was wondering how Hansel and Gretel part was going to tie into its original but looks like it is finally about to happen. And loving the acting...especially from Kim Cantrell. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Chicago Fire (season 4), Chicago PD (season 3), Superstore (season 3), Black-ish (season 2), Umbrella Academy (season 2), The Boys (season 2).


Just finished season 1 of Greenleaf and season 1 of Ozark.

 

I just dropped Big Brother All Stars from my list. Could not anymore....

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...
  • Members

I watched Netflix's The Boys in the Band, and the word that keeps coming up in my head is "unnecessary." It's matched nearly word-for-word with the 1970 film, but something rings false with several of the performances (I was NOT feeling Jim Parsons until halfway through). There were lines that were delivered quite differently than they'd been in the old movie, and it just changed the tone of some key parts.

 

I try to evaluate adaptations/remakes on their own merits, but it's hard to do that with this when there are very little changes from the original. The only thing "new" this version had to offer were flashbacks during the phone game (which were nice but again unnecessary) and montage at the end showing where everyone ended up after the party - DEFINITELY not needed.

 

This was really just the revival cast/crew wanting to honor the original story 50 years after it first made it to the screen, so I can't be too hard on it. I think it just proves that some stories are woven into their era of origin, and it's impossible to replicate it later.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...
  • Members

LOL!!! YES, it did.

 

And I started watching regularly when she started. I loved how they went about it. From sparring partners to friends to the legendary pairing. I cannot begin to tell you how I got annoyed with the Lana whiplash when they were finally starting to realize there might be feelings. lol. 

 

I've been considering rewatching since I've forgotten a lot of it now, never saw the first three seasons completely, and wanting to see if my memories held up.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.



  • Recent Posts

    • You know what is a great way to stop these unclear "rumors"?  Just stop posting them and then back tracking with words like "apparently".   Anyhow, I didn't find the Tracy/Lois scenes as good as I hoped.    
    • Jason, in thinking this over, I realize that we look at this space, differently. To me it is a potentially collaborative space. Now that I've realized this, what I should have said, "I'm having a problem because what I'm seeing is not matching up with your descriptions. Maybe these files I just got are misdated. Maybe it's something else. I will keep you posted. Meanwhile this episode, its edit, is ready, even though I might have to issue a corrected date later. But, people can enjoy the performances now. 
    • Thank you for the constructive suggestion. 
    • But how is it "apparent" that she signed a new 3-year contract? Your wording had a voice of authority -- as if you knew it was true. A better way to post about it? Say you read online that she signed a new contract, but have no idea if that's true.
    • This interview actually reminds me a bit of Kim Zimmer’s press during the infamous clone storyline on Guiding Light, or Deidre Hall during the possession story on Days. All three were seasoned daytime veterans who made it clear they valued airtime for their characters, not just being part of a romantic pairing. It seems that idea was part of the pitch behind these bigger-than-life plots. They all took big swings in their performances. When I read Kim Zimmer’s memoir, I thought she captured it best — she wanted to be respected for being willing to take those risks. To paraphrase her, she knew it was ridiculous for Reva to think she was pregnant after menopause, but she still threw herself into those scenes and made them real. That’s what really struck me about Victoria Wyndham’s interview too. She responded like a real person. It felt like she was telling Michael Logan that she knew Justine — and a geriatric pregnancy with twins — was totally preposterous, but that she still deserved credit for trying to keep the show alive and entertain the audience. And honestly, I think that's more than fair. Logan is looking for a reductive answer for who is to blame.  And, she's telling him to accept that they were all well-meaning.  Which is not a defense of bad storytelling.  But, I understand that she's frustrated because she interpreted Logan's critique as a lack of commitment, and she wants him to know that she was committed! (maybe not for the best, but committed).
    • Fine, you only had to say so. It's not a problem to me NOT to post this. I have no idea what this means. 
    • Oh, really? I think we're really getting close.  What does "apparently" mean to you? To me, it means that this is something I think has happened but not something I absolutely positively know to have happened. When I use a word like "apparently" as I have here, I am doing so by intent. Can you think of a better way to communicate that?
    • Wow...I was not expecting a montage.   I know SilkPress did not!!! Poor Eva.  Lol. Funnily enough I missed that.     
    • For the record, VW thought having the twins at their ages was absurd & who wanted that story, was some group of fans, who wanted her & Carl to have a chance at having children together. Not any fans that I knew of, but supposedly they existed. 
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy