I haven't watched it at all, but I feel compelled to mention...
a friend of mine from High School (facebook connection is all that remains now) is in that show.
His character is/was Pell.
Making his way in Hollywood.
What are you watching via streaming?
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I haven't watched it at all, but I feel compelled to mention...
a friend of mine from High School (facebook connection is all that remains now) is in that show.
His character is/was Pell.
Making his way in Hollywood.
Anybody watching the new show on Prime called The Boys? We only caught part of the first episode, but what we saw, I thought it was pretty good. Basically there are super hero's who aren't really all that nice, and a group called the Boys who are trying to get the world to know the truth about them. I'm sure it was unintentional, unlike the current season of OITNB, but it is unfortunate on how they portray Baltimore in the show, or at least a couple of scenes.
Sorry, guess I missed that. You're spot on with your assessment of the show. BTW, the guy named Huey, great name I know, I think he is the son of Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid.
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What he said... looking forward to the next season.
Me too! Unlike recent Netflix showings, they get into more of the characters and their back story, somewhat, but it is very good show. Got just a couple of episodes left, and trying to drag it out.
Finished it last night and agree.
I loved it as well. I have a few quibbles about the typical Hollywood take on certain institutions which most Americans respect, but that's what I expect from most entertainment, so I generally get past it.
Compared to what is currently coming out of Hollywood, I actually thought this series leaned towards the conservative side of things, although maybe it's in parody. I still have two episodes to go, so maybe my view point will change.
This isn't a political thread, so I will only state the issue I had without much explanation and we can create something in the politics section if we want to get into it.
1) They represent ALL Christians as either evil or ignorant sheeple. While do not specifically state they are representing all Christians and Christian institutions that way, the only overtly Christian characters or events we see on the screen are represented as evil or stupid. They do not show any rational Christians at all.
2) All corporations are represented the same way - as if the very nature of all corporate power is evil. At no point do they offer an alternate viewpoint suggesting that corporations could be bad or they could be okay.
3) While it is a well-established trope in nearly all super hero stories, all good-doers have to overcome the entire world working against them. In this show, it seems only two people can be good, but only after unwittingly contributing to evil.
While it all makes for great entertainment, and I enjoyed the series immensely. it gets old seeing all Christians and Churches being shown as stupid and manipulating. It gets old showing all corporations as evil. It gets old seeing all people as instinctively bad.
I was a passionate Doctor Who fan until life got in the way of my ability to really pay attention in my fandom and stopped watching when the Peter Capaldi doctor turned up.
Tonight I fired up Doctor Who with the 2nd Capaldi Christmas special and was immediately reminded of the genius and production quality of the show.
Yay! I'm a Whovian again!
Tonight I fired up Doctor Who with the 2nd Capaldi Christmas special and was immediately reminded of the genius and production quality of the show.
Yay! I'm a Whovian again!
Watched I Am Mother on Netflix yesterday. Overall it was a decent movie, although Hillary Swank was probably a little under utilized in it. I was a little afraid it was going to be another Netflix movie/show that tells what is going on, but not why it is going on, but they do at least give some idea on why it is happening. Kind of a strange twist at the end.
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