The TV Thread redux (Part 2)

[redfanman]

@Limiescouse

I dont follow the multiple spider man stuff enough to understand what this is (or even what the spider verse is) but how have Amazon made this? I know Spiderman (real one or the whole Spider universe) rights are more complicated than other Marvel characters and so it is just that?

It was a co-production with Sony, so Amazon negotiated streaming rights as part of the deal.

[redfanman]

@RedWhippet

Black and white, or in colour?

Black and White, but the recap at the start of episode 2 was in colour for some reason. My daughter didn’t understand why I didn’t want to watch the whole thing in colour.

[Limiescouse]

Hacks just wrapped up last night. One of the hardest things to do in TV/film is make something about comedians because you need to make the show funny, but also demonstrate how funny the characters are within the show. That was probably the weakest part of the show, with Ava especially always funnier when she wasnt being presented as a top comedic writing talent, but ignoring that it was an absolute marvel of a show that ended beautifully.

[Limiescouse]

The TV Thread redux (Part 1)

Te completionist side of me knows the new series of The Boys is out and wants to watch it - but the other side of me is remembering that I was really burnt out by the show eventually and was forcing myself to get through it rather than enjoying it.

I am trying but its a real slog. The Karl Urban “Im a raging cockney, ya cahnt” had really really worn thin by season 4 let alone this final season. But there was one awful cringey scene this season where he, a Kiwi, banters with his equally outrageously cockney dad John Noble, an aussie and its everything you’d think it would be and less.

[Limiescouse]

I accidentally found myself in the wrong TV thread and stumbled upon this from @Arminius talking about the Mrs’ thoughts on Barbarians

The TV Thread redux (Part 1)

Dammit, now you have ruined it for ZB. My wife is fairly convinced they were trying to set up a second season at the end…

who is laughing now

[ZinedineBiscan]

I quite enjoyed The Boroughs on Netflix, decent little quasi-horror-but-not-really series with Alfred Molina, Geena Davis and others as a group of old farts living in a retirement village who cotton on to the fact that something weird is going on and set out to solve the mystery.

The Duffer Brothers are exec producers I gather. It’s not earth-shattering stuff but I enjoyed the ride well enough.

[Limiescouse]

Yeah I thought it was nice. Like lots of these it lost steam a bit once they had to get to a resolution, but it was a good effort - Cocoon meets stranger things.

I did find it interesting though how untouched upon it was that there was moralizing about the fountain of youth coming from a group including Gina Davis who looks incredible but has obviously had an awful lot done to stay that way.

[ZinedineBiscan]

It took me a moment to recognise her, but it blew me away a bit when I realised the ex-journo character played Bill Murray’s secretary in Scrooged like 40 years ago. Apparently the actress is 72 but barely looks any older than she did in the 80s lol (and unlike Geena I don’t think has had any noticeable work done).

Good genes, I guess.

[Limiescouse]

There is a famous saying about black women not ageing afterall. But yeah it puts it into perspective that she goes back as far as stuff like LA Law and St Elsewhere and still looks great

[RedWhippet]

@Limiescouse

There is a famous saying about black women not ageing afterall.

Black don’t crack? I think it applies to men as well. Some people tell me that I look young for my age (my wife as well). It comes from living most of my life in a country with no sodding sunshine.

[Nikola]

@Limiescouse

I am trying but its a real slog. The Karl Urban “Im a raging cockney, ya cahnt” had really really worn thin by season 4 let alone this final season. But there was one awful cringey scene this season where he, a Kiwi, banters with his equally outrageously cockney dad John Noble, an aussie and its everything you’d think it would be and less.

I think the Trump administration has been the bane of The Boys. Had he not been elected, the writers would have probably focused on the show and not on making Homelander an equally silly and joyless metaphor of Trump’s regime, forgetting that some really good writing made the show as good as it used to be. I went through the whole show but I didn’t enjoy a bit of the final season - the writing and the dialogues were as lazy as it could get.

[Limiescouse]

They insists that their references and guide posts were Stalin, Saddam, Gaddafi - dictators from history. The fact it’s mirrored what Trump has done so much is less a mark of their laziness, but Trump’s

[GermanRed]

Watched most Taylor Sheridan stuff. Yellowstone, 1883, 1923, The Madison.

Marshalls is shit I’ve enjoyed the first 3 episodes of the other Yellowstone spinoff Dutton Ranch.

1883 is my favorite.

[Noo_Noo]

@redfanman

Started watching Spiderman Noire last night. Enjoying it so far. I’m a fan of superheroes and also classic era detective fiction/ Noir films generally so it’s somewhat tailor made for me

Same. I’m going in colour but even that has a old soft feel to it. Tempted to say that Cage is appearing to be going through a bit of a renaissance. His work of late is far better than his earlier stuff. To me anyway, I wasn’t a fan previously so approached this cautiously.

It’s decent.

[Bekloppt]

Pretty late as usual, but two episodes in and finding ‘Task’ gripping and very well acted.

I hope it maintains the standard.

[Limiescouse]

Star City is excellent. It’s a for all mankind spin off telling the story from the Soviet perspective. It starts in the 60s at the same place so is a great throwback to back when FAM was actually interesting.

[redfanman]

Watching ‘presumed Innocent’. Never read the book. Its been fairly good so far.