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Ubiquitous
Oct 20, 2019, 11:40:02 AM10/20/19
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While nursing a sinus migraine, I watched:
FAMILY GUY:
"Switch the Flip". To help get Brian's life in order, Stewie and Brian
swap bodies using a machine that Stewie invents, but chaos quickly
ensues around Quahog when the machine goes haywire. This trope turned
out better than I expected.
WONDER WOMAN:
"I Do, I Do". Diana investigates a government leak by pretending to
marry a presidential aide in a very public wedding ceremony, then
driving to Scotsdale, Arizona, at a spa/resort/ranch where they suspect
beltway insiders are spilling the beans. It turns out someone there is
using a heepno-orgasmo massage technique on their wives. Steve being in
danger from an out-of-control golf cart heading over a cliff was a bit
silly. Oh yeah, almost all of the clips shown in the 3rd season opening
credits came from this ep.
SVENGHOULIE:
"The Mummy's Hand". Again, but acknowledged. What else is on?
NANCY DREW
"Pilot". Nancy Drew is a brilliant teenage detective whose sense of
self had come from solving mysteries in her hometown of Horseshoe Bay,
Maine – until her mother’s untimely death derails Nancy’s college
plans. Devastated by her mother’s passing, Nancy swears off crime-
solving while crossing off the days until she can re-apply to college.
But when a socialite is murdered, Nancy finds herself a prime suspect
in the crime, along with a group of other teens present at the scene:
George Fan, Nancy’s nemesis from high school; Bess Marvin, a rich girl
with a mysterious past; Ned “Nick” Nickerson, Nancy’s secret boyfriend;
and amiable burnout Ace. The five of them must team up to clear their
own names – encountering emotional entanglements and even more
mysteries along the way. Nancy’s reawakening brings her into conflict
with her widowed father, Carson Drew, who is dating Detective Karen
Hart. When a supernatural presence begins to haunt Nancy’s
investigation, she discovers that the current crime has an astonishing
connection to the long unsolved murder of a local girl. Whether the
ghost is here to help, or hinder Nancy remains to be seen, but one
thing’s for sure: Nancy’s going to have to unravel the clues from both
the living and the dead to solve the crimes.
This show sux. ND isn't good at snooping/sleuthing and no one is really
all that likable. I shall post details to the dedicated thread.
FAMILY GUY:
"The Man With Two Brians". Eight-year-old Brian (who is 56 in dog
years) seems to have lost a step or two, so Peter gets a new talking
dog---New Brian---to "take some of the load off" the old one, who
doesn't like the idea at all.
FAMILY GUY:
"Baby Not on Board". After Peter wins a lifetime of gasoline, the
family goes to the Grand Canyon and accidentally leaves Stewie at home.
What did you watch?
--
Watching Democrats come up with schemes to "catch Trump" is like
watching Wile E. Coyote trying to catch Road Runner.
FAMILY GUY:
"Switch the Flip". To help get Brian's life in order, Stewie and Brian
swap bodies using a machine that Stewie invents, but chaos quickly
ensues around Quahog when the machine goes haywire. This trope turned
out better than I expected.
WONDER WOMAN:
"I Do, I Do". Diana investigates a government leak by pretending to
marry a presidential aide in a very public wedding ceremony, then
driving to Scotsdale, Arizona, at a spa/resort/ranch where they suspect
beltway insiders are spilling the beans. It turns out someone there is
using a heepno-orgasmo massage technique on their wives. Steve being in
danger from an out-of-control golf cart heading over a cliff was a bit
silly. Oh yeah, almost all of the clips shown in the 3rd season opening
credits came from this ep.
SVENGHOULIE:
"The Mummy's Hand". Again, but acknowledged. What else is on?
NANCY DREW
"Pilot". Nancy Drew is a brilliant teenage detective whose sense of
self had come from solving mysteries in her hometown of Horseshoe Bay,
Maine – until her mother’s untimely death derails Nancy’s college
plans. Devastated by her mother’s passing, Nancy swears off crime-
solving while crossing off the days until she can re-apply to college.
But when a socialite is murdered, Nancy finds herself a prime suspect
in the crime, along with a group of other teens present at the scene:
George Fan, Nancy’s nemesis from high school; Bess Marvin, a rich girl
with a mysterious past; Ned “Nick” Nickerson, Nancy’s secret boyfriend;
and amiable burnout Ace. The five of them must team up to clear their
own names – encountering emotional entanglements and even more
mysteries along the way. Nancy’s reawakening brings her into conflict
with her widowed father, Carson Drew, who is dating Detective Karen
Hart. When a supernatural presence begins to haunt Nancy’s
investigation, she discovers that the current crime has an astonishing
connection to the long unsolved murder of a local girl. Whether the
ghost is here to help, or hinder Nancy remains to be seen, but one
thing’s for sure: Nancy’s going to have to unravel the clues from both
the living and the dead to solve the crimes.
This show sux. ND isn't good at snooping/sleuthing and no one is really
all that likable. I shall post details to the dedicated thread.
FAMILY GUY:
"The Man With Two Brians". Eight-year-old Brian (who is 56 in dog
years) seems to have lost a step or two, so Peter gets a new talking
dog---New Brian---to "take some of the load off" the old one, who
doesn't like the idea at all.
FAMILY GUY:
"Baby Not on Board". After Peter wins a lifetime of gasoline, the
family goes to the Grand Canyon and accidentally leaves Stewie at home.
What did you watch?
--
Watching Democrats come up with schemes to "catch Trump" is like
watching Wile E. Coyote trying to catch Road Runner.
Ian J. Ball
Oct 20, 2019, 1:21:26 PM10/20/19
to
In article <UBI20...@dont-email.me>, Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net>
wrote:
> What did you watch?
I got through a couple of movies I've been wanting to see for a while
yesterday! I also got through a little of my DVR backlog...:
The Tribe (Tubi) - Just ep's #3.7-3.8.
Most of the action in these was on the Amber/Ecos side of the ledger.
In the biggest "retcon" in the show's history, they show us how Ebony
left Amber "on the side of the road, for dead" after the Eagle Mountain
explosion, but first poisoned her mind against Bray with a (ridiculous)
lie. This was probably the biggest "eye roll-worthy" moment yet,
because, again - there wasn't a *hint* of any of this in season #2, and
the way this was written was like a bad fanfic retcon...
Anyway, after this Ebony understandably doesn't want to stick around,
and she and Lex take off back to the city on their own. Meanwhile, Bray
and Dal wait to see if the Ecos tribe will help them - at first the
answer is "No", but then Pride leans on Amber, who I guess leaned on the
rest of the tribe, and at the end of #3.8, the Ecos have agree to help
Bray and Dal against The Chosen.
Not much happened on the Mall Rats end - Trudy gets herself out of
the doghouse with The Guardian (thanks to Lt Luke), and then convinces
May, Salene, and Patsy to "join up", while the others all refuse (and
will likely continue to be slaves as a result).
Poldark (recorded) - Ep. #5.2. I agree with my sister that this show has
worn out its welcome at this point, and should have ended with season #4.
But this episode was the worst of TV sins: it was *boring*.
I still like the storyline with George Warleggan cracking up, and
having delusions that his dead wife Elizabeth is still talking to him
(putting his uncle in a difficult position!!). But I couldn't tell you
the rest of what happened here, and it wasn't very interesting anyway!
Van Helsing (recorded) - "Dark Ties" (ep. #4.2). This show, OTOH, seems
to be going strong into season #4. Vanessa, on her new quest for "the
light", comes across a new crew (which includes Nicole Munoz), and
somebody else she's seen before and does her "the light" thing, before
moving on on her quest.
Meanwhile, Julius is training Hansen's (Neal McDounough) adopted
daughter Violet (Keeya King), and she wants to sneak into town so Julius
goes with her... and makes a remarkable discovery about Violet. This
ends up putting Doc in jeopardy, as Hansen throws Doc into captivity as
she "knows too much".
Still no Axel this episode, but it looks like he pops up, along with
Richard Harmon, in the next one: ep. #4.3.
And the two movies:
Happy Death Day 2U (HBO Go) - In general, sequels such as this are
vastly inferior to the original film, because all they do is take the
original "novel" idea, and retrade on it.
However, I largely agree with Arthur that this sequel is actually one
of the exceptions, and has merit on its own. That's not to say that I
enjoyed it as much as the original film, because I didn't. But I
nonetheless enjoyed it.
The trick here is while the original was "(comedy) horror", the new
film gets out from under that by basically being straight-up "sci-fi".
This allows the sequel to do more than retread the original, and
introduces some new elements. To wit: I liked that, in this one, some of
the villains from the first film were "good guys" here.
Anyway, while not as good as "Happy Death Day", I still enjoyed this
sequel and recommend it to anyone who liked the first film.
Glass (HBO (East!)) - OK, definitely thought this was better than
"Unbreakable", but I also don't think it was as good as "Split".
Anyway, this film does wrap up M. Night Shyamalan's "trilogy",
bringing a number of people back from both previous films, and then
adding Sarah Paulson as a new character - a shrink who is convinced that
the so-called "superheroes" and "supervillains" are just suffering from
a mental disorder.
Not sure I liked the ending of this, but it does set up possible
further followup films, though I have no idea if Shyamalan intends to do
anything on this front.
--
"Shall we sit and ponder the futility of caring?" - Morotia M. Black (aka.
Riley Matthews), "Girl Meets Yearbook", "Girl Meets World" (08-07-2015)
wrote:
> What did you watch?
I got through a couple of movies I've been wanting to see for a while
yesterday! I also got through a little of my DVR backlog...:
The Tribe (Tubi) - Just ep's #3.7-3.8.
Most of the action in these was on the Amber/Ecos side of the ledger.
In the biggest "retcon" in the show's history, they show us how Ebony
left Amber "on the side of the road, for dead" after the Eagle Mountain
explosion, but first poisoned her mind against Bray with a (ridiculous)
lie. This was probably the biggest "eye roll-worthy" moment yet,
because, again - there wasn't a *hint* of any of this in season #2, and
the way this was written was like a bad fanfic retcon...
Anyway, after this Ebony understandably doesn't want to stick around,
and she and Lex take off back to the city on their own. Meanwhile, Bray
and Dal wait to see if the Ecos tribe will help them - at first the
answer is "No", but then Pride leans on Amber, who I guess leaned on the
rest of the tribe, and at the end of #3.8, the Ecos have agree to help
Bray and Dal against The Chosen.
Not much happened on the Mall Rats end - Trudy gets herself out of
the doghouse with The Guardian (thanks to Lt Luke), and then convinces
May, Salene, and Patsy to "join up", while the others all refuse (and
will likely continue to be slaves as a result).
Poldark (recorded) - Ep. #5.2. I agree with my sister that this show has
worn out its welcome at this point, and should have ended with season #4.
But this episode was the worst of TV sins: it was *boring*.
I still like the storyline with George Warleggan cracking up, and
having delusions that his dead wife Elizabeth is still talking to him
(putting his uncle in a difficult position!!). But I couldn't tell you
the rest of what happened here, and it wasn't very interesting anyway!
Van Helsing (recorded) - "Dark Ties" (ep. #4.2). This show, OTOH, seems
to be going strong into season #4. Vanessa, on her new quest for "the
light", comes across a new crew (which includes Nicole Munoz), and
somebody else she's seen before and does her "the light" thing, before
moving on on her quest.
Meanwhile, Julius is training Hansen's (Neal McDounough) adopted
daughter Violet (Keeya King), and she wants to sneak into town so Julius
goes with her... and makes a remarkable discovery about Violet. This
ends up putting Doc in jeopardy, as Hansen throws Doc into captivity as
she "knows too much".
Still no Axel this episode, but it looks like he pops up, along with
Richard Harmon, in the next one: ep. #4.3.
And the two movies:
Happy Death Day 2U (HBO Go) - In general, sequels such as this are
vastly inferior to the original film, because all they do is take the
original "novel" idea, and retrade on it.
However, I largely agree with Arthur that this sequel is actually one
of the exceptions, and has merit on its own. That's not to say that I
enjoyed it as much as the original film, because I didn't. But I
nonetheless enjoyed it.
The trick here is while the original was "(comedy) horror", the new
film gets out from under that by basically being straight-up "sci-fi".
This allows the sequel to do more than retread the original, and
introduces some new elements. To wit: I liked that, in this one, some of
the villains from the first film were "good guys" here.
Anyway, while not as good as "Happy Death Day", I still enjoyed this
sequel and recommend it to anyone who liked the first film.
Glass (HBO (East!)) - OK, definitely thought this was better than
"Unbreakable", but I also don't think it was as good as "Split".
Anyway, this film does wrap up M. Night Shyamalan's "trilogy",
bringing a number of people back from both previous films, and then
adding Sarah Paulson as a new character - a shrink who is convinced that
the so-called "superheroes" and "supervillains" are just suffering from
a mental disorder.
Not sure I liked the ending of this, but it does set up possible
further followup films, though I have no idea if Shyamalan intends to do
anything on this front.
--
"Shall we sit and ponder the futility of caring?" - Morotia M. Black (aka.
Riley Matthews), "Girl Meets Yearbook", "Girl Meets World" (08-07-2015)
anim8rfsk
Oct 20, 2019, 2:10:42 PM10/20/19
to
Sun, 20 Oct 2019 10:21:21 -0700 Ian J. Ball<ijball-...@mac.invalid>
wrote:
> Happy Death Day 2U (HBO Go) - In general, sequels such as this are
> vastly inferior to the original film, because all they do is take the
> original "novel" idea, and retrade on it.
> However, I largely agree with Arthur that this sequel is actually one
> of the exceptions, and has merit on its own. That's not to say that I
> enjoyed it as much as the original film, because I didn't. But I
> nonetheless enjoyed it.
> The trick here is while the original was "(comedy) horror", the new
> film gets out from under that by basically being straight-up "sci-fi".
> This allows the sequel to do more than retread the original, and
> introduces some new elements. To wit: I liked that, in this one, some of
> the villains from the first film were "good guys" here.
> Anyway, while not as good as "Happy Death Day", I still enjoyed this
> sequel and recommend it to anyone who liked the first film.
Thanks
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wrote:
> Happy Death Day 2U (HBO Go) - In general, sequels such as this are
> vastly inferior to the original film, because all they do is take the
> original "novel" idea, and retrade on it.
> However, I largely agree with Arthur that this sequel is actually one
> of the exceptions, and has merit on its own. That's not to say that I
> enjoyed it as much as the original film, because I didn't. But I
> nonetheless enjoyed it.
> The trick here is while the original was "(comedy) horror", the new
> film gets out from under that by basically being straight-up "sci-fi".
> This allows the sequel to do more than retread the original, and
> introduces some new elements. To wit: I liked that, in this one, some of
> the villains from the first film were "good guys" here.
> Anyway, while not as good as "Happy Death Day", I still enjoyed this
> sequel and recommend it to anyone who liked the first film.
--
Join your old RAT friends at
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1688985234647266/
Arthur Lipscomb
Oct 20, 2019, 2:14:35 PM10/20/19
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On 10/20/2019 10:21 AM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
> In article <UBI20...@dont-email.me>, Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net>
> wrote:
>
>> What did you watch?
>
> I got through a couple of movies I've been wanting to see for a while
> yesterday! I also got through a little of my DVR backlog...:
>
> snip
> In article <UBI20...@dont-email.me>, Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net>
> wrote:
>
>> What did you watch?
>
> I got through a couple of movies I've been wanting to see for a while
> yesterday! I also got through a little of my DVR backlog...:
>
with a more straight forward ending that delivered on the promises made
earlier in the movie.
While my DVR was so full it's ready to explode, I watched mostly movies:
Evil - "Rose390" - Already discussed in another thread.
The Intruder (Netflix rental) - Michael Ealy and Meagan Good star as a
married couple who by a home from Dennis Quaid. Problem is, Quaid has
*serious* problems letting go of his old house! It's basically a
"Lifetime" stalker type movie and on that level it works.
Zombieland (blu-ray) Horror comedy staring Woody Harrelson and Jesse
Eisenberg as a couple of guys trying to survive a zombie apocalypse.
Along the way they hook up with two con-artist sisters, Emma Stone and
Abigail Breslin. I guess it's OK.
Watchmen (4K disc) Zack Snyder comic book movie set in an alternate
universe 1980s where superheroes exist and Nixon is still president. A
few years after heroes have been outlawed, one is murdered prompting one
of the remaining heroes to investigate, with the other retired heroes
all getting dragged back into action too. All in the backdrop of a
potential nuclear war between the U.S. and Soviet Union. This was the 3
1/2 hour long "ultimate" cut which includes *everything*! In the
original Watchmen comic one of the conceits was in a universe where
heroes really exist there would not be superhero comics. So instead one
of the popular comic themes was pirates. The theatrical version
complete removes the comic subplot (it's own self contained animated
story) and the two characters of the comic book stand owner and kid who
would visit everyday. This version has all of that back. This was my
first time seeing *this* version. Even at 3 1/2 hours this remains one
of my all time favorite movies and the time just flew by. Although I
will concede the movie does not *need* the comic subplot and works just
as well without it.
The Terminator (blu-ray) 1984 James Cameron movie staring Arnold
Schwarzenegger as a cyborg from the future trying to kill Linda Hamilton
before she can give birth to a future resistance leader. I *really*
wanted to watch this back to back with T2, but because I foolishly
watched "The Intruder" earlier in the day instead of waiting, there just
wasn't enough time. At least not if I wanted to be awake while watching.
anim8rfsk
Oct 20, 2019, 2:25:36 PM10/20/19
to
Sun, 20 Oct 2019 11:14:30 -0700 Arthur Lipscomb<art...@alum.calberkeley.org>
wrote:
> The Terminator (blu-ray) 1984 James Cameron movie staring Arnold
> Schwarzenegger as a cyborg from the future trying to kill Linda Hamilton
> before she can give birth to a future resistance leader. I *really*
> wanted to watch this back to back with T2, but because I foolishly
> watched "The Intruder" earlier in the day instead of waiting, there just
> wasn't enough time. At least not if I wanted to be awake while watching.
Do you watch the T2 longer cut? I prefer it vastly.
wrote:
> The Terminator (blu-ray) 1984 James Cameron movie staring Arnold
> Schwarzenegger as a cyborg from the future trying to kill Linda Hamilton
> before she can give birth to a future resistance leader. I *really*
> wanted to watch this back to back with T2, but because I foolishly
> watched "The Intruder" earlier in the day instead of waiting, there just
> wasn't enough time. At least not if I wanted to be awake while watching.
Adam H. Kerman
Oct 20, 2019, 2:38:34 PM10/20/19
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anim8rfsk <anim...@cox.net> wrote:
>Sun, 20 Oct 2019 11:14:30 -0700 Arthur Lipscomb<art...@alum.calberkeley.org>:
>>The Terminator (blu-ray) 1984 James Cameron movie staring Arnold
>>Schwarzenegger as a cyborg from the future trying to kill Linda Hamilton
>>before she can give birth to a future resistance leader. I *really*
>>wanted to watch this back to back with T2, but because I foolishly
>>watched "The Intruder" earlier in the day instead of waiting, there just
>>wasn't enough time. At least not if I wanted to be awake while watching.
>Do you watch the T2 longer cut? I prefer it vastly.
There's more Linda Hamilton?
>Sun, 20 Oct 2019 11:14:30 -0700 Arthur Lipscomb<art...@alum.calberkeley.org>:
>>The Terminator (blu-ray) 1984 James Cameron movie staring Arnold
>>Schwarzenegger as a cyborg from the future trying to kill Linda Hamilton
>>before she can give birth to a future resistance leader. I *really*
>>wanted to watch this back to back with T2, but because I foolishly
>>watched "The Intruder" earlier in the day instead of waiting, there just
>>wasn't enough time. At least not if I wanted to be awake while watching.
>Do you watch the T2 longer cut? I prefer it vastly.
Arthur Lipscomb
Oct 20, 2019, 2:53:45 PM10/20/19
to
I prefer it vastly.
>
So do I. Unfortunately, it's only the theatrical version on 4K. I
really missed all the cut footage!
> There's more Linda Hamilton?
>
anim8rfsk
Oct 20, 2019, 4:26:06 PM10/20/19
to
And huge plot gaps filled
anim8rfsk
Oct 20, 2019, 4:26:38 PM10/20/19
to
Sun, 20 Oct 2019 11:53:39 -0700 Arthur Lipscomb<art...@alum.calberkeley.org>
wrote:
drat
> > There's more Linda Hamilton?
>
> There's more Hamilton, just not all Linda. ;-)
hee hee
wrote:
> > There's more Linda Hamilton?
>
> There's more Hamilton, just not all Linda. ;-)
Dimensional Traveler
Oct 20, 2019, 9:57:09 PM10/20/19
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Since I finished the latest season of 'The 100' and season 1 of
'Pandora' I haven't been watching much TV. Mostly the occasional
Science Channel show. About a week ago I did start working my way thru
my DVDs of 'The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.' and have watched the
first half dozen or so episodes.
But yesterday I finally decided to continue working on all the stuff I
have recorded and watched the first episode of season 3 of 'Legion'.
And it was still the same weird mind-warping dafuq is going on as it was
before. I really wonder how they come up with bizarre shit they put on
the screen. Or what their drug dealer has been spiking their stuff
with. Or both. At any rate The Division is hunting David after he
escaped from his "trial" and he's found a time-traveler to help him. So
I expect things will, somehow, get even weirder.
My heads going to hurt by the time I'm done with this season, isn't it.
--
"You need to believe in things that aren't true. How else can they become?"
'Pandora' I haven't been watching much TV. Mostly the occasional
Science Channel show. About a week ago I did start working my way thru
my DVDs of 'The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.' and have watched the
first half dozen or so episodes.
But yesterday I finally decided to continue working on all the stuff I
have recorded and watched the first episode of season 3 of 'Legion'.
And it was still the same weird mind-warping dafuq is going on as it was
before. I really wonder how they come up with bizarre shit they put on
the screen. Or what their drug dealer has been spiking their stuff
with. Or both. At any rate The Division is hunting David after he
escaped from his "trial" and he's found a time-traveler to help him. So
I expect things will, somehow, get even weirder.
My heads going to hurt by the time I'm done with this season, isn't it.
--
"You need to believe in things that aren't true. How else can they become?"
David Barnett
Oct 20, 2019, 10:47:42 PM10/20/19
to
In article <UBI20...@dont-email.me>, web...@polaris.net says...
> What did you watch?
On Saturday October 19, I watched:
THE GOOD PLACE: 4x4 Tinker, Tailo5r, Demon, Spy
Grade A
WHAT/IF 1x6 (Netflix)
Grade C+
--
David Barnett
>
> While nursing a sinus migraine, I watched:
Sorry to hear that.
> While nursing a sinus migraine, I watched:
> What did you watch?
On Saturday October 19, I watched:
THE GOOD PLACE: 4x4 Tinker, Tailo5r, Demon, Spy
Grade A
WHAT/IF 1x6 (Netflix)
Grade C+
--
David Barnett
Ubiquitous
Oct 22, 2019, 7:13:05 AM10/22/19
to
In article <qoi868$67n$1...@dont-email.me>, art...@alum.calberkeley.org wrote:
>Watchmen (4K disc) Zack Snyder comic book movie set in an alternate
>universe 1980s where superheroes exist and Nixon is still president. A
>few years after heroes have been outlawed, one is murdered prompting one
>of the remaining heroes to investigate, with the other retired heroes
>all getting dragged back into action too. All in the backdrop of a
>potential nuclear war between the U.S. and Soviet Union. This was the 3
>1/2 hour long "ultimate" cut which includes *everything*! In the
>original Watchmen comic one of the conceits was in a universe where
>heroes really exist there would not be superhero comics. So instead one
>of the popular comic themes was pirates. The theatrical version
>complete removes the comic subplot (it's own self contained animated
>story) and the two characters of the comic book stand owner and kid who
>would visit everyday. This version has all of that back. This was my
>first time seeing *this* version. Even at 3 1/2 hours this remains one
>of my all time favorite movies and the time just flew by. Although I
>will concede the movie does not *need* the comic subplot and works just
>as well without it.
I need to watch that version some day!
>Watchmen (4K disc) Zack Snyder comic book movie set in an alternate
>universe 1980s where superheroes exist and Nixon is still president. A
>few years after heroes have been outlawed, one is murdered prompting one
>of the remaining heroes to investigate, with the other retired heroes
>all getting dragged back into action too. All in the backdrop of a
>potential nuclear war between the U.S. and Soviet Union. This was the 3
>1/2 hour long "ultimate" cut which includes *everything*! In the
>original Watchmen comic one of the conceits was in a universe where
>heroes really exist there would not be superhero comics. So instead one
>of the popular comic themes was pirates. The theatrical version
>complete removes the comic subplot (it's own self contained animated
>story) and the two characters of the comic book stand owner and kid who
>would visit everyday. This version has all of that back. This was my
>first time seeing *this* version. Even at 3 1/2 hours this remains one
>of my all time favorite movies and the time just flew by. Although I
>will concede the movie does not *need* the comic subplot and works just
>as well without it.
Ubiquitous
Oct 22, 2019, 7:15:38 AM10/22/19
to
anim...@cox.net wrote:
>Sun, 20 Oct 2019 11:14:30 -0700 Arthur Lipscomb<art...@alum.calberkeley.org>
>wrote:
>> The Terminator (blu-ray) 1984 James Cameron movie staring Arnold
>> Schwarzenegger as a cyborg from the future trying to kill Linda Hamilton
>> before she can give birth to a future resistance leader. I *really*
>> wanted to watch this back to back with T2, but because I foolishly
>> watched "The Intruder" earlier in the day instead of waiting, there just
>> wasn't enough time. At least not if I wanted to be awake while watching.
>
>Do you watch the T2 longer cut? I prefer it vastly.
I wonder if the ride at Universal Studios is still open.
>Sun, 20 Oct 2019 11:14:30 -0700 Arthur Lipscomb<art...@alum.calberkeley.org>
>wrote:
>> The Terminator (blu-ray) 1984 James Cameron movie staring Arnold
>> Schwarzenegger as a cyborg from the future trying to kill Linda Hamilton
>> before she can give birth to a future resistance leader. I *really*
>> wanted to watch this back to back with T2, but because I foolishly
>> watched "The Intruder" earlier in the day instead of waiting, there just
>> wasn't enough time. At least not if I wanted to be awake while watching.
>
>Do you watch the T2 longer cut? I prefer it vastly.
We went to it during Halloween Horror Nights and oh how we laughed about
Cyberdine "predicting" Skype and email and Netnews!
shawn
Oct 22, 2019, 7:30:08 AM10/22/19
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On Mon, 21 Oct 2019 21:05:06 -0400, Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net>
wrote:
Didn't realize the theatrical release had removed the comic story.
That pirate story was a complete subplot all on it's own that makes
this version of movie well worth watching.
wrote:
That pirate story was a complete subplot all on it's own that makes
this version of movie well worth watching.
Ubiquitous
Oct 22, 2019, 7:38:21 AM10/22/19
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itself, but I am curious about how it looks included. If memory serves,
the pirate story paralleled the main plot.
Arthur Lipscomb
Oct 22, 2019, 10:01:51 AM10/22/19
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actual pirate story.
> I had heard the Black Sails part had been removed and could be seen by
> itself, but I am curious about how it looks included. If memory serves,
> the pirate story paralleled the main plot.
>
"Tales of the Black Freighter, a fictional comic within the Watchmen
limited series, was adapted as a 26-minute, direct-to-video animated
feature from Warner Premiere and Warner Bros. Animation titled Watchmen:
Tales of the Black Freighter, and released on March 24, 2009."
"...the November 10, 2009, home video release of the 215-minute
"Ultimate Cut". It comprises the director's cut with Tales of the Black
Freighter edited in throughout, along with additional newsstand framing
sequences. The Ultimate Cut was released on 4K UHD Blu-Ray on July 19,
2016."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen_(film)#Home_video
BTR1701
Oct 22, 2019, 6:09:15 PM10/22/19
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In article <qomocm$drp$3...@dont-email.me>,
Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
> anim...@cox.net wrote:
> >Sun, 20 Oct 2019 11:14:30 -0700 Arthur Lipscomb<art...@alum.calberkeley.org>
> >wrote:
>
> >> The Terminator (blu-ray) 1984 James Cameron movie staring Arnold
> >> Schwarzenegger as a cyborg from the future trying to kill Linda Hamilton
> >> before she can give birth to a future resistance leader. I *really*
> >> wanted to watch this back to back with T2, but because I foolishly
> >> watched "The Intruder" earlier in the day instead of waiting, there just
> >> wasn't enough time. At least not if I wanted to be awake while watching.
> >
> >Do you watch the T2 longer cut? I prefer it vastly.
>
> I wonder if the ride at Universal Studios is still open.
Nope. They replaced it with a Minions ride.
> anim...@cox.net wrote:
> >Sun, 20 Oct 2019 11:14:30 -0700 Arthur Lipscomb<art...@alum.calberkeley.org>
> >wrote:
>
> >> The Terminator (blu-ray) 1984 James Cameron movie staring Arnold
> >> Schwarzenegger as a cyborg from the future trying to kill Linda Hamilton
> >> before she can give birth to a future resistance leader. I *really*
> >> wanted to watch this back to back with T2, but because I foolishly
> >> watched "The Intruder" earlier in the day instead of waiting, there just
> >> wasn't enough time. At least not if I wanted to be awake while watching.
> >
> >Do you watch the T2 longer cut? I prefer it vastly.
>
> I wonder if the ride at Universal Studios is still open.
Daniel Stieger
Oct 23, 2019, 2:07:05 PM10/23/19
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In article <UBI20...@dont-email.me>, web...@polaris.net wrote:
>NANCY DREW
>"Pilot". Nancy Drew is a brilliant teenage detective whose sense of
>self had come from solving mysteries in her hometown of Horseshoe Bay,
>Maine – until her mother’s untimely death derails Nancy’s college
>plans. Devastated by her mother’s passing, Nancy swears off crime-
>solving while crossing off the days until she can re-apply to college.
>But when a socialite is murdered, Nancy finds herself a prime suspect
>in the crime, along with a group of other teens present at the scene:
>George Fan, Nancy’s nemesis from high school; Bess Marvin, a rich girl
>with a mysterious past; Ned “Nick” Nickerson, Nancy’s secret boyfriend;
>and amiable burnout Ace. The five of them must team up to clear their
>own names – encountering emotional entanglements and even more
>mysteries along the way. Nancy’s reawakening brings her into conflict
>with her widowed father, Carson Drew, who is dating Detective Karen
>Hart. When a supernatural presence begins to haunt Nancy’s
>investigation, she discovers that the current crime has an astonishing
>connection to the long unsolved murder of a local girl. Whether the
>ghost is here to help, or hinder Nancy remains to be seen, but one
>thing’s for sure: Nancy’s going to have to unravel the clues from both
>the living and the dead to solve the crimes.
>This show sux. ND isn't good at snooping/sleuthing and no one is really
>all that likable. I shall post details to the dedicated thread.
As far as pilots go, it kept my interest and made me curious to see where
>NANCY DREW
>"Pilot". Nancy Drew is a brilliant teenage detective whose sense of
>self had come from solving mysteries in her hometown of Horseshoe Bay,
>Maine – until her mother’s untimely death derails Nancy’s college
>plans. Devastated by her mother’s passing, Nancy swears off crime-
>solving while crossing off the days until she can re-apply to college.
>But when a socialite is murdered, Nancy finds herself a prime suspect
>in the crime, along with a group of other teens present at the scene:
>George Fan, Nancy’s nemesis from high school; Bess Marvin, a rich girl
>with a mysterious past; Ned “Nick” Nickerson, Nancy’s secret boyfriend;
>and amiable burnout Ace. The five of them must team up to clear their
>own names – encountering emotional entanglements and even more
>mysteries along the way. Nancy’s reawakening brings her into conflict
>with her widowed father, Carson Drew, who is dating Detective Karen
>Hart. When a supernatural presence begins to haunt Nancy’s
>investigation, she discovers that the current crime has an astonishing
>connection to the long unsolved murder of a local girl. Whether the
>ghost is here to help, or hinder Nancy remains to be seen, but one
>thing’s for sure: Nancy’s going to have to unravel the clues from both
>the living and the dead to solve the crimes.
>This show sux. ND isn't good at snooping/sleuthing and no one is really
>all that likable. I shall post details to the dedicated thread.
they are going from here, so that alone is enough of a win for me.
Even though it isn't from the same creators, it really did feel like
Riverdale if a Redheaded Betty was the lead instead. At least the whole
horror aspect made it feel a little different on some levels, but the looks,
feel, and overall production definitely seemed to be emulating that style.
But since the shows are paired together, whatever works, I guess.
I'm not anywhere close to being a prude, but that opening sex scene really
did feel like blatant attempt to be all "This isn't your parents Nancy Drew,
folks!"
Seems like the actress playing Nancy is a relative unknown. I thought she
did a fine job, all things considering. Her friends pretty much consist of
actresses I've seen in various small roles in shows shot in Canada, so I had
fun being all "Hey, she was in iZombie!" or "That's right, she had that role
in The Good Doctor last season!"
I see Scott Wolf has assumed the CW mandated "Veteran television actor
getting an easy paycheck" spot for this show. Can't believe he's in his 50s.
The biggest mystery of them all might be what kind of evil schemes are the
likes of him and Paul Rudd up to, in order to maintain their youthful
looks...
I actually have a soft spot for old Adam Beach, but he really wasn't good
here.
Way too early to even try and hazard a guess over who the killer is. Well, I
mean, I really doubt it will be Nancy...
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