[worry]

I wonder if Beanie Babies will actually make a comeback as collectors items or investments after all, despite the naysayers.

[Tiste Simeon]

Finished Dark season 2 and started season 3.

Spoiler

For crying out loud as if it wasn't complicated enough they add another alternate universe as well as multiple times? Haha I thought I was just about following it! I do love how in Earth 2 there are a bunch of differences like certain characters now have beards or the house swap between Katharina and the kids with Ulrich and Hannah or that Charlotte is now having an affair instead of Peter, Franziska is deaf not Elizabeth, Helge has his eye damaged not his ear... I even think Jonas' house is flipped if I'm not mistaken? As in the characters come and go from the opposite side of it? Love the detail!

Anyway I have no idea where they're going with it and I'm in it to the end!

Oh and I've been watching with subtitles instead of dubbing and it is a vastly superior watching experience.

[Aptorian]

Random TV observation.

As I've been travelling down the YouTube hole that is 8 out of 10 cats does Countdown, YouTube has begun just feeding me weird British programs that the players appear in.

I was watching some terrible cooking show with an appearance of Jimmy Carr and I realized I've mostly been seeing older clips of him when he looked like a porcelain doll. Old Jimmy Carr is beginning to look like Richard Nixon. When he looks at people you can almost hear him say "I'm not a crook!".

This post has been edited by Aptorian: 05 September 2021 - 01:49 PM

[Whisperzzzzzzz]

Tiste Simeon, on 31 August 2021 - 09:34 AM, said:

Tsundoku, on 31 August 2021 - 07:56 AM, said:

Whisperzzzzzzz, on 31 August 2021 - 03:42 AM, said:

I binged Shadow & Bone over the past few days. Pretty good! I'm not sure how accurately it adapted the books, but it worked well onscreen.

The worldbuilding felt a little small and isolated, unfortunately.

On a scale of 1-10, 1 being not at all and 10 being Twilight, how teen/YA/angsty is it?

Surprisingly it's not as cringe as I was worried it was going to be. I genuinely enjoyed it and the girl playing the main character is very good.

There are definitely YA elements to it but it was written as a YA novel so that's too be expected a bit.

Agreed, I didn't cringe at all.

[Tiste Simeon]

Aptorian, on 05 September 2021 - 01:42 PM, said:

Random TV observation.

As I've been travelling down the YouTube hole that is 8 out of 10 cats does Countdown, YouTube has begun just feeding me weird British programs that the players appear in.

I was watching some terrible cooking show with an appearance of Jimmy Carr and I realized I've mostly been seeing older clips of him when he looked like a porcelain doll. Old Jimmy Carr is beginning to look like Richard Nixon. When he looks at people you can almost hear him say "I'm not a crook!".

Ironically, his dodgy tax dealings may suggest he is a crook.

[Malankazooie]

Man, what a loss. What an iconic character. The Wire was one of those shows that truly fit the bill for being a binge worthy show. I might have to get bitten by The Wire bug again and rewatch the series.

[Malankazooie]

Oh my! What We Do In The Shadows s03 e02 - titled: "The Cloak of Duplication" - was magnificent! No spoilers, but lets just say that Cloak of Duplication features prominently. *chef's-kiss

[Tiste Simeon]

Malankazooie, on 08 September 2021 - 06:49 PM, said:

Oh my! What We Do In The Shadows s03 e02 - titled: "The Cloak of Duplication" - was magnificent! No spoilers, but lets just say that Cloak of Duplication features prominently. *chef's-kiss

You talking about it makes me sad as it's not over here yet.

[Malankazooie]

Tiste Simeon, on 08 September 2021 - 08:52 PM, said:

Malankazooie, on 08 September 2021 - 06:49 PM, said:

Oh my! What We Do In The Shadows s03 e02 - titled: "The Cloak of Duplication" - was magnificent! No spoilers, but lets just say that Cloak of Duplication features prominently. *chef's-kiss

You talking about it makes me sad as it's not over here yet.

Well, only first two episodes of season 3 so far have aired, so hold on they'll be coming soon enough.

[Tsundoku]

Malankazooie, on 08 September 2021 - 06:49 PM, said:

Oh my! What We Do In The Shadows s03 e02 - titled: "The Cloak of Duplication" - was magnificent! No spoilers, but lets just say that Cloak of Duplication features prominently. *chef's-kiss

Just watched it, oh my goodness so funny.

[polishgenius]

Ted Lasso.

[Malankazooie]

Watched the NatGeo documentary 9/11 - One Day in America. Six parts. It was a lot to take in. Too much in fact.

[Tiste Simeon]

Finished Dark. That was pretty satisfactory how they wrapped it up (always tricky with time travel). I too would like a bright yellow Jonas coat (I believe they're called Friesennerz or something?)

Mrs Tiste and I finished Snowpiercer which was honestly one of the best shows I've seen in a long while. Like, it's just excellent from start to finish. Daveed Diggs is utterly wonderful but just about every character really carries their own weight in this. I've never loved hating Sean Bean so much!

[Slow Ben]

Tiste Simeon, on 13 September 2021 - 04:33 AM, said:

Finished Dark. That was pretty satisfactory how they wrapped it up (always tricky with time travel). I too would like a bright yellow Jonas coat (I believe they're called Friesennerz or something?)

Mrs Tiste and I finished Snowpiercer which was honestly one of the best shows I've seen in a long while. Like, it's just excellent from start to finish. Daveed Diggs is utterly wonderful but just about every character really carries their own weight in this. I've never loved hating Sean Bean so much!

Heck yes. I've been on the fence about Snowpiercer, good to know.

[Mezla PigDog]

I just started watching Bridgerton. I knew nothing of it other than it was a big thing a while back. I assumed it was a Netflix rip off of Downton Abbey but it's actually a sexy sweary Netflix rip off of Downton Abbey. Two episodes in and I like it. The Duke of Hastings is quite a fellow.

[Malankazooie]

Oh man, this is comedy gold. Monday Night Football is running a simulcast with the Manning bros.

[Tiste Simeon]

Slow Ben, on 13 September 2021 - 09:12 PM, said:

Tiste Simeon, on 13 September 2021 - 04:33 AM, said:

Finished Dark. That was pretty satisfactory how they wrapped it up (always tricky with time travel). I too would like a bright yellow Jonas coat (I believe they're called Friesennerz or something?)

Mrs Tiste and I finished Snowpiercer which was honestly one of the best shows I've seen in a long while. Like, it's just excellent from start to finish. Daveed Diggs is utterly wonderful but just about every character really carries their own weight in this. I've never loved hating Sean Bean so much!

Heck yes. I've been on the fence about Snowpiercer, good to know.

Honestly it was a lot more powerful than I thought it was going to be. They have a lot more space to explore the themes and allegories than the film did. I hope you like it!

[Whisperzzzzzzz]

Y: The Last Man is out!

[QuickTidal]

Mezla PigDog, on 13 September 2021 - 10:03 PM, said:

I just started watching Bridgerton. I knew nothing of it other than it was a big thing a while back. I assumed it was a Netflix rip off of Downton Abbey but it's actually a sexy sweary Netflix rip off of Downton Abbey. Two episodes in and I like it. The Duke of Hastings is quite a fellow.

We loved it. My only issue is that every season (like every book in the series) will focus on a different sibling's life/love life, so this is the last we see of Rége-Jean Page apparently for a while according to the actor.

[Malankazooie]

huh, the new season (s3) of Tacoma FD starts tonight. Man oh man, the zany high jinks that crew gets up to. If you guys are unfamiliar, the guys behind Super Troopers are behind the show.