What Are You Watching

[Karellen]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

I'm watching the second series of Good Omens.

Both are marvellous!

I just finished watching both seasons yesterday. I really enjoyed it.
Will there be a third season? Seems they have left an opening for it.

Now starting The Wilds... https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/113367-the-wilds
Onto the second episode. Seems ok.

[Rumpelteazer]

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Over the past couple of years, I discovered that I had seemingly lost my sense of humor and was unable to watch, enjoy, or even remotely tolerate comedies ... of any type or from any era. (Excepting Coyote/roadrunner of course)

Then I discovered Only Murders in the Building - and I got hooked - even though I despise Martin Short, can barely tolerate Steve Martin, and had never seen Selena Gomez in anything. The unique blend of intentional bad acting, slapstick, really intricate plots, and totally unexpected twists and surprises, not to mention large dollops of non-pc material, has me laughing out loud again. And now the addition of Meryl Streep and Jesse Williams in season 3? Promises to be fun ...

I never liked comedies, except some horror comedies. But I also enjoy Only Murders in the Building. But I like to binge a series or season, so I'm waiting for season three to be available in full before watching it.

Last night I watched a new episode of one of my spooky shows on YouTube, tonight I'll be continuing with The Head. There's no news about a third season so far.

[poohbear_nc]

I got hooked on OMITB, but couldn't binge a lot of episodes at one time - the characters are SO irritating - but interesting enough that I wanted to know what happens to them. I watched the first 2 seasons interspersed with episodes from season 3 of The Umbrella Academy.

[Hitch]

Originally Posted by mlewis78

I've been watching Manhattan (fictionalized with some truth about the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos 1943-45) on FreeVee. Have to put up with commercials. If it's on AMC+, I don't have that.

After I watched the first 6 episodes of S1, I had some technical problems getting the next one to come on and then after watching 4 episodes in 1 night, it was all over. I'd watched E7-10 of Season 2. I was going to give it up, but the next night I continued S1. I'm hooked on it. S2 ends with the test explosion. It wasn't picked up for a 3rd season. Originally on WGN America in 2014 and 2015. Guess it was on cable, but I'd never heard of it.

Yes, we rather liked that when it was on. I was bummed when it wasn't renewed!

GREAT cast, solid acting, and decent plotting. Don't get that very often these days.

I finally watched S6 of Longmire, on Netflix. I'd stopped watching it some years back, I think when it left A&E and moved to NFLX. Seasons 4 and 5 were okay, if not fantastic, but Season 6 was abysmally bad. I mean, it veered from sappy to stupid back to sappy. Not to mention, the endless stupidity of the underarmed, undermanned Sheriff's department, with help from the Rez cops, taking on unknown numbers of killer assailants...for the love of heaven.

The entire idea of the daughter (Longmire's)...

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...running for sheriff was ludicrous. She could barely make up her mind, to tie her own shoes, for six damn years and now she's gonna be the sheriff? Be the Ferg's and her BF and Philly's BOSS? What a joke. Hell, if I were one of them, I'd be campaigning for whoever ran against her. She was whiny, self-centered, utterly indecisive...yeah, right, THAT'S who you want for Sheriff, you betcha. It's hard to believe that we're meant to think that character made it through Law School. She'd probably break down in tears in Moot Court.

AND WHEN oh WHEN will Hollyweird writers ever ever ever get it into their heads that Sheriffs are NOT fired by Mayors? NOT possible.It's infuriating and so easy for them to get right.

OH, they tried to stick their oars in by saying that the mayor had reached out to the Governor, to "remove" Walt from office, but even that is beyond far-fetched. A sheriff is elected at a county level--which is over (above) a city level (how the Mayor is elected).

In some states, a County Coroner--if one exists like this--can arrest a Sheriff--but not remove him/her from office. Generally, only the voters can remove a Sheriff from office, period. For a Governor to remove that Sheriff, there has to be PROOF of incompetence or corruption. Not "the mayor doesn't LIKE him and he's not playing ball so that I can get resorts built in my town." Pah.

It's gotten to the point where all I have to do is hear that plot point, that sentence, and I turn whatever it is, off. Writers that lazy, that inept, shouldn't be rewarded by you watching their drivel.

Hitch

[neil_swann80]

Just started "The Bear". It's a curious show, strangely put together and chaotically paced. Yet I can't stop watching.

[mlewis78]

Originally Posted by Hitch

Yes, we rather liked that when it was on. I was bummed when it wasn't renewed!

GREAT cast, solid acting, and decent plotting. Don't get that very often these days.

I finally watched S6 of Longmire, on Netflix. I'd stopped watching it some years back, I think when it left A&E and moved to NFLX. Seasons 4 and 5 were okay, if not fantastic, but Season 6 was abysmally bad. I mean, it veered from sappy to stupid back to sappy. Not to mention, the endless stupidity of the underarmed, undermanned Sheriff's department, with help from the Rez cops, taking on unknown numbers of killer assailants...for the love of heaven.

I enjoyed Longmire and watched it all in 2018 on Netflix. It is one of the few westerns I have watched in recent years. My brother had recommended it. I had to turn my head and fast forward early in the last season when they had the snake. There are hardly any westerns without snakes.

[Rumpelteazer]

Last night I finished Under the Banner of Heaven (based on the Jon Krakauer book, based on true events). A very good series, with a heavy subject though.

Not sure what I want to watch tonight.

Oh dear, I just noticed that on the Dutch Amazon Prime they list the titles of some newer added movies and series in Dutch. Why translate those?!

[Hitch]

Originally Posted by mlewis78

I enjoyed Longmire and watched it all in 2018 on Netflix. It is one of the few westerns I have watched in recent years. My brother had recommended it. I had to turn my head and fast forward early in the last season when they had the snake. There are hardly any westerns without snakes.

LOL, there's a reason for that. Out here, when you step out the door, especially in rural areas, you ALWAYS check for rattlers, etc. It's just habit. (Like checking for Scorpions, too.)

Hitch

[Rumpelteazer]

During our vacation next month my sister wants to watch the old Indiana Jones movies. She also wants to watch Jungle Cruise (with The Rock). So I was thinking of making action adventure movies the theme of the vacation.

I've also got the Mummy series (Brendan Fraser), Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Robin Hood (Disney), The Three Musketeers (1993), Lawrence of Arabia, Desperado Trilogy and the National Treasure movies.

Does anyone have suggestions to add to the list. I'm okay with some classics. No The Man in the Iron Mask with Leonardo DiCaprio. There was a time my sister was really into that movie and we had to watch it several times a week, so I've seen that enough to last me a life time.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer

[...] So I was thinking of making action adventure movies the theme of the vacation.

[...] Does anyone have suggestions to add to the list.

The recent Jumanji movies with The Rock? (Perhaps even the original Jumanji movie too)

I'm told that Secret of the Incas (1954) influenced the Indiana Jones movies a bit, but I haven't seen it myself.

[Hitch]

Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer

During our vacation next month my sister wants to watch the old Indiana Jones movies. She also wants to watch Jungle Cruise (with The Rock). So I was thinking of making action adventure movies the theme of the vacation.

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Does anyone have suggestions to add to the list.

Allen Quatermain? Either the Richard Chamberlain version (King Solomon's Mines) with Sharon Stone, or the much-earlier Stewart Granger version? Or Lost City of Gold? (You could throw in the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, for kicks.)

The Saint? Now, those will take some effort--the best ones start in 1928 (Louis Hayward, the Saint in NY) and go from there. Honestly, I thought Hayward was the best, but...apparently, I was the Lone Ranger around that thought process.

Hmm...interesting challenge there, Rumple.

Hitch

[davtay]

The movie Sahara (2005) with Mathew McConaughey

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318649/

Uncharted (2022) with Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1464335...m_flmg_t_3_act

Couple adventurous films not mentioned.

[davtay]

Oh, and I highly recommend this classic:

The Man Who Would Be King (1975) with Michael Caine and Sean Connery

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073341...520who%2520wou

[Rumpelteazer]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

The recent Jumanji movies with The Rock? (Perhaps even the original Jumanji movie too)

I'm told that Secret of the Incas (1954) influenced the Indiana Jones movies a bit, but I haven't seen it myself.

Originally Posted by Hitch

Allen Quatermain? Either the Richard Chamberlain version (King Solomon's Mines) with Sharon Stone, or the much-earlier Stewart Granger version? Or Lost City of Gold? (You could throw in the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, for kicks.)

The Saint? Now, those will take some effort--the best ones start in 1928 (Louis Hayward, the Saint in NY) and go from there. Honestly, I thought Hayward was the best, but...apparently, I was the Lone Ranger around that thought process.

Hmm...interesting challenge there, Rumple.

Hitch

Originally Posted by davtay

The movie Sahara (2005) with Mathew McConaughey

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318649/

Uncharted (2022) with Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1464335...m_flmg_t_3_act

Couple adventurous films not mentioned.

Originally Posted by davtay

Oh, and I highly recommend this classic:

The Man Who Would Be King (1975) with Michael Caine and Sean Connery

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073341...520who%2520wou

Thanks for all your suggestions. Some we've seen fairly recently, and my sister doesn't like to rewatch movies. But others I haven't seen and I suspect my sister hasn't either. I'll have to see which ones are available on streaming and keep my fingers crossed that I can get my old chromecast to work with my laptop as hotspot for streaming on vacation.

[Rumpelteazer]

Last night I finished the third part of the first chapter of Candela Obscura. Which was fun and a bit gruesome, just how I like it. The next chapter is with a different group of players, so that will be interesting.

Tonight i think I'll rewatch Ghostwatch. Michael Parking died yesterday and I love him in Ghostwatch, which many Brits thought was real instead of a live drama. Rumour has it that the BBC never mentioned, let alone aired, Ghostwatch again after the uproar.