[QuickTidal]

So this looks bloody awful. I was a fan of the original...but I was like 8...so maybe not the best judge of TV. But even for a reboot, this looks TERRIBAD.

[worry]

Looks like everything else on CBS, while trying to inject some of USA's "blue sky" era breeziness into the mix.

[polishgenius]

I have never seen any of the old MacGyver so I have no idea how it's ruining that, but it looks kind of fun in the stupid sort of way. Kinda Burn Notice-y, though a little less smart.

[Abyss]

QuickTidal, on 19 August 2016 - 04:59 PM, said:

So this looks bloody awful. I was a fan of the original...but I was like 8...so maybe not the best judge of TV. But even for a reboot, this looks TERRIBAD.

The world had zero need for this.

[Abyss]

Briar King, on 20 August 2016 - 04:23 AM, said:

Nah the world doesn't need a Lethal Weapon tv show. ...

That too.

[worry]

Watched all 8 hours of O.J.: Made In America over the weekend. Absolutely superb. Reminded me a bit of When the Levees Broke in terms of exhaustiveness, depth, and diversity of perspectives. And with the painstaking, brutally honest placement of the subject matter in historical context regardless of how uncomfortable it is to be reminded. Even if you watched the entire season of American Crime Story -- and I did -- there is so much more here than in that more tightly focused drama that it doesn't ever feel redundant. I liked them both, but I'm gonna say the doc is the definitive work on the subject.

[Aptorian]

I don't know if this is a spoiler but how is OJ presented in the show? Does it fairly present the ambiguity of evidence and the possibility that OJ was innocent during the trial or does it paint him as a bad guy?

Ignoring OJs later trespasses, I've always found the trial fascinating because the evidence was inconclusive.

[worry]

I'm gonna say, by the end, I came away certain that he did the murders, but that from what the jury heard (which is different from what the public heard), there was indeed room for reasonable doubt. It's very straightforward about the evidence and testimony, as much as can be. But I will say nearly every aspect of the trial was infected with the American racial zeitgeist at the time. It's absolutely incredible the confluence of American through-lines that this trial ended up peeling the veil from. Almost like a Malazan convergence. I will say that in terms of perspectives, it doesn't ignore the binary did he/didn't he -- you get plenty of takes, informed in all sorts of ways -- but it's interested in more than that too (like I said, the movie is 8 hours -- in 5 parts -- and is exhaustive).

[worry]

Also, I watched it on Hulu, but I believe it's also available at the ESPN web site. I have no clue about international availability though, unfortunately.

[Slow Ben]

OJ is patiently waiting in line in my DVR.

Just finished season 4 of Longmire, still very good.

Wife wants to start Bloodline, so of course were starting Boodline.

[Malankazooie]

Just got through with all the The Night Of episodes on HBO except for the finale. This has really pulled me in. Riz Ahmed is excellent. John Turturro is excellent. Michael K. Williams is excellent. The whole cast is excellent. Anybody else watching this? I can't wait to see the finale (which aired this past Sunday, so I'm avoiding spoilers).

[Malankazooie]

Briar King, on 31 August 2016 - 01:19 AM, said:

I passed on it. To many shows for me at the time it started even for me to keep with.

I recommend you drop one of the plethora of shows you think are blah and give this one a go. You shan't be disappointed. Just do it.

[Malankazooie]

The O.J. documentary from ESPN is top notch. It really conveys the racial atmosphere at the time (just after the Rodney King beating / verdict) and how that poisoned any chance for justice to be done. It also shines a light on how O.J.'s defense exploited this even though O.J.'s life had nothing to do with the plight of inner city violence, and police brutality in L.A. and the black experience in America in general. He was in a different world were all of his friends were white and he hated his blackness. So much so that he was quoted as stating "what are all these N-words doing in Brentwood" when he was being led away in a police car after the "Chase".

From the racial racial tension outside the proceedings, to the selection of the jury, to the debacle that was Mark Fuhrman, there was no way O.J. was going get a guilty verdict, even though there is a mountain of evidence that proves otherwise.

Oh, another thing the documentary gets across is just how much anger O.J. could erupt into, which reaffirms what the popular opinion is about whether he is guilty or innocent.

[Primateus]

Briar King, on 31 August 2016 - 04:20 AM, said:

Why is Ryan Lochte getting a spot on the up coming season of Dancing with the Stars???

Because he's apparently considered good looking by some people and he's just about intelligent enough to move his legs?

[Slow Ben]

Primateus, on 31 August 2016 - 07:34 AM, said:

Briar King, on 31 August 2016 - 04:20 AM, said:

Why is Ryan Lochte getting a spot on the up coming season of Dancing with the Stars???

Because he's apparently considered good looking by some people and he's just about intelligent enough to move his legs?

Barely. Dudes about as sharp as a bag of flour.



And BK, because more people will watch it because he's on there. Its all about viewers.

[HoosierDaddy]

Where can I watch Stranger Things without Netflix?

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

Nowhere legal.

[worry]

If you have a CC or debit card you haven't used for a Netflix free preview, using it to see Stranger Things wouldn't be the worst idea.

[HiddenOne]

Ashe vs. Evil Dead Season 2 - Anybody getting interested? I had to defend myself against verbal attack over the weekend because I found the show to be tired and trying too hard.

[worry]

I liked the first season quite a bit and will watch the second.