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It's unfortunate scifi is usually so absolutely hit or miss, story wise
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Marbles episode of squid game tearing me up
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@endo I was pleasantly surprised with Squid Game, I agree it worth a watch. A bit more downer towards the end than I thought it would be, but I think a happier ending would have been less genuine. Also, left open for continuation, which I'd watch.
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My wife and I both love "What We Do in the Shadows". The writing is excellent, the whole cast is talented and appear to be enjoying themselves, and it's nice to watch a "low stakes" show. I don't need to be cliff hangered or feel anxious during everything I watch
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it's nice to watch a "low stakes" show. I don't need to be cliff hangered or feel anxious during everything I watch…
I do need that 95% of the time, but the other 5% WWDITS is my go-to.
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@Joberwocky you said it totally on point! I hope we get many seasons to come…fingers crossed.
Another show I have really been enjoying is the Wu Tang: An American Saga...talk about being on the edge of your seat. The RZA is a genius.
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I’m so behind with all the good stuff out there right now. Sounds like Squid Game is a must. I’ve been bouncing between “What We Do in the Shadows”, finishing up season 2 of “Ted Lasso” and the Ken Burns Ali documentary. Muhammad Ali was such a complex man. The doc is absolutely fantastic and I’m only on episode 3. As an aside, I listen to the podcast “SmartLess” pretty frequently (it’s hilarious) and the recent episode with Ken Burns was fantastic…highly recommend.
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‘Maid’ on Netflix is an action thriller story of working class single motherhood with some excellent performances.
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As a lover of SciFi, I am sorry to say that so far Apple TV's "Foundation" is (so far) very weak. Its one redeeming feature is that it's visually impressive. However, the characters are wooden. The overall story and the original concepts are excellent (thank you Isaac), but the TV rendition and subplots are feeble.
I'm starting to like it tbh… It has potential (thank you, Isaac)... Despite Lee Pace starring... Love/ hate relationship with that man... Terrific in HALT AND CATCH FIRE, but overall twat...
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Agreed on Halt & Catch Fire and think he's a standout in Foundation–would love to know more about his twatdom, @Seul
Haven't decided about Foundation yet, but at a minimum I'll enjoy as escapist sci fi. It's at least got that going for it. I didn't read the books so I may be less picky. I am somewhat nervous about the new Dune because I do have such a firm rendering of that story in my mind and think it would be difficult to shoot that movie. Which is what I feel Foundation would be like as well had I read the books.
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. I am somewhat nervous about the new Dune because I do have such a firm rendering of that story in my mind and think it would be difficult to shoot that movie.
Saw Dune last week. I’ve read the books many times and unironically enjoy the Lynch movie in spite of its many and obvious flaws.
There was a lot about the new film I loved. However I feel like I should wait on a holistic comment until I’ve seen part two.
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Yeah–I like David Lynch's film too @neph93 as its own thing. I would love to see someone bring to film something that I think of as the Dune I read if that makes sense.
I have only read Dune, none of the sequels. I probably should. But Dune does great at being a self-contained story, so as much as I love the world Herbert built, have not gotten around to the sequels.
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I finished the Ken Burn’s documentary on Ali last night and it was truly hard to watch. Ali was omnipresent in my childhood and I have vivid memories of him. Wondering if he was as iconic to those living outside the US? The documentary does a great job of exploring all of the parts, good and bad, that created his mythical persona. And because you know ahead of time the physical toll all the fights took on him, the tragedy of his later years is like a dark shadow around the corner. Tore me up to be honest.
