What TV series are you watching at moment?

Yes, there were some good bits with Chappelle. But is it me, or does he pull off a "dick joke" every time his rant could reach a meaningful conclusion?  I know it's a stand-up and it's not meant to be taken serious, but then at least give me some truly good jokes. It seemed to me like he forced quite a few laughs with his own laughing and pacing of delivery - a lot of style, but not so much of substance.

anybody watching this? 

dark crystal thingy starts today innit..

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Series status: Has not been cancelled.

lulz

  On 8/29/2019 at 3:21 PM, Dpek said:

Yes, there were some good bits with Chappelle. But is it me, or does he pull off a "dick joke" every time his rant could reach a meaningful conclusion?

It's not you, that's been his m.o. for a while now. Bring up pussy, dick, or something similarly vulgar early on, and then when things get a little too philosophical, Chekhov's gun goes off.

To me his craftsmanship in constructing real jokes with actual punchlines and such is the least important aspect of his comedy, it's definitely about the ride.

Loved his new special (and its epilogue), in fact all of them have been great. He's having one of the most amazing comebacks ever.

Dood jackie Brown is one groovy movie (been a long time since I last saw it, don't remember enjoying it as much as I did today). Also Preacher S4 is interesting so far though it's obvious they're setting up a good vs bad type scenario instead of simply the opposing forces from previous seasons. Definitely a departure from the comics.

  On 8/21/2019 at 5:12 PM, Nebraska said:

i tried watching mindhunters season 1 but was too familiar with the BTK killer story to find it interesting. also, i didn't get the point of them going after the guy who killed his brother (with the wife) or whatever- ed kemper and the guy with the shoe fetish storylines. i thought someone those would tie together with the BTK pieces but no. 

atlanta child killer was basically an egotistical liar who hated black kids and police incompetence. not really sure what there is to "get into about that". he mainly got away with a lot of killings because everyone thought it was a white guy doing the murders and could have been linked to the KKK

What is interesting about the story to me are the two main characters with them trying to get their ideas out and seeing the one guy ( I can never remember their names) go from somewhat humble to super cocky and embodying some of the traits of the people he's hunting, to where you question how much of a sociopath the guy may be, and whether or not the studying of serial killers has made him lose some empathy. BTK killer really isn't all that prominent in S1 besides a handful of scenes. Haven't seen S2 yet.

the film was the very first movie i remember watching at the first birthday party i ever attended- so i'm a little biased as to my opinion. 

the production design and practical effects with cgi is flawless. the story is a little busy- almost feels like there is too much happening all at once. so far, i've watched two episodes and enjoying it so far

  On 8/30/2019 at 11:30 AM, iococoi said:

dark crystal thingy starts today innit..

lulz

Don't have Netflix so will watch as soon as i am able elsewhere. Also have fond memories as a kid so looking forward to watching, trailer makes it looks good (that's its job lol)

I guess this will pave the way for the Labyrinth sequel 

This looks so fucking good

sup with this new fad of Japanese directors making western style animation? give us anime please!!!

Whaaa

  On 9/2/2019 at 7:35 PM, Tim_J said:

sup with this new fad of Japanese directors making western style animation? give us anime please!!!

That's....style..ist. You STYLEIST!

  On 9/2/2019 at 7:18 PM, Gocab said:

This looks so fucking good

 

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Looks sweet. Thought it was that Junji Ito collection initially till I realized it is it's own thing. 

  On 8/21/2019 at 5:12 PM, Nebraska said:

i tried watching mindhunters season 1 but was too familiar with the BTK killer story to find it interesting. 

This is such a weird take. It's like 5% of the whole season.

  On 9/3/2019 at 11:25 AM, hello spiral said:

This is such a weird take. It's like 5% of the whole season.

i don't get why they keep showing BTK if these 2 detectives have nothing to do with his capture. the killers who they do end up catching, to my knowledge, aren't based on real murderers. the ed kemper testimonials don't really seem to offer any insight into helping them catch their killers so in essence- i found about 95% of this show to be blowing smoke and 5% to be somewhat interesting.

started season 2 but again: 2 episodes in and all i got was that they're getting a new office. 

btw: when you know BTK was caught because he sent a word document from his church computer that had his name in the properties, you kinda realize that this is all leading nowhere anyway. 

  On 9/2/2019 at 7:18 PM, Gocab said:

This looks so fucking good

 

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looks like they just applied some effects to the actual manga pages tbh

I mean I assume the actual series will be neat but this trailer looks like ass

  On 9/3/2019 at 5:38 PM, Nebraska said:

i don't get why they keep showing BTK if these 2 detectives have nothing to do with his capture. the killers who they do end up catching, to my knowledge, aren't based on real murderers. the ed kemper testimonials don't really seem to offer any insight into helping them catch their killers so in essence- i found about 95% of this show to be blowing smoke and 5% to be somewhat interesting.

started season 2 but again: 2 episodes in and all i got was that they're getting a new office. 

btw: when you know BTK was caught because he sent a word document from his church computer that had his name in the properties, you kinda realize that this is all leading nowhere anyway. 

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I think you're missing the point.

It has nothing to do with catching a killer. Nothing to do with their method.

The show is about society actually recognising that 'sequence killers' exist. That's it. 

It's also about being stylishly directed and shot, being well written, and having good acting.

Watching Louis Theroux documentaries at the moment, some are a bit dated but are still an intersting insight into the recent past.

  On 8/29/2019 at 11:05 PM, Tim_J said:

anybody watching this? 

 

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yes. it's pretty hilarious. i like the guy playing john goodman's son (jesse). 

  On 9/3/2019 at 7:00 PM, hello spiral said:

I think you're missing the point.

It has nothing to do with catching a killer. Nothing to do with their method.

The show is about society actually recognising that 'sequence killers' exist. That's it. 

then i'm not getting it at all. i even thought it would go somewhere when bill tench was talking about his adopted son and how he doesn't talk much but- nothing. considering how much of the episode was spent establishing that, and even having us withness ford at the tench residence for dinner only to never come up again seemed pointless to me. 

btw: netflix might be done with the whole binge model for their shows now that disney+ has established it isn't going that route. 

the autistic son story line definitely goes somewhere in season 2

Up to episode 8 of The Dark Crystal series on Netflix. Fantastic stuff. Hope there's a second season, but will hate the likely long wait for it considering how time-consuming this must be to make.

finished baskets s04 - heartwarming and funny as hell...

finished legion s03 - what a load of crap...

the boys was ok'ish, i didn't mind it neither loved it... in its imdb page on the more like this section there's the umbrella academy, doom patrol and titans... are any of these worth watching?

Going through Mindhunter. Very disappointing, imo. Interesting premise but way too stylized.

I'm loving the Righteous Gemstones at the moment. 

  On 9/3/2019 at 5:38 PM, Nebraska said:

  On 9/3/2019 at 11:25 AM, hello spiral said:

This is such a weird take. It's like 5% of the whole season.

i don't get why they keep showing BTK if these 2 detectives have nothing to do with his capture. the killers who they do end up catching, to my knowledge, aren't based on real murderers. the ed kemper testimonials don't really seem to offer any insight into helping them catch their killers so in essence- i found about 95% of this show to be blowing smoke and 5% to be somewhat interesting.

started season 2 but again: 2 episodes in and all i got was that they're getting a new office. 

btw: when you know BTK was caught because he sent a word document from his church computer that had his name in the properties, you kinda realize that this is all leading nowhere anyway. 

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Mindhunters is a fictional take on a true story. It isn't trying to faithfully adapt history but trying to make it more entertaining or whatever by sticking loosely to history. Definitely a 'based on a true story' kinda thing. So anything can happen.

Btw this is what I heard in some interview when season 1 came out.

It's definitely a character driven thing so if you aren't interested in the 2/3 main characters, then you won't like it. It's about how they change the way killers are analyzed and how that changes them.