All Things Video Thread (Movie or TV)

[KSRBEvans]

Somehow I missed Ken Burns' "The War" documentary. Mrs. BEvans and I are watching it on Netflix and it's extraordinary.

I saw they're remaking "Midway" and it's coming out this fall. I don't usually like remakes, and Roland Emmerich directing it gives me pause, but I'm a sucker for just about anything WWII so I'm keeping an eye on it.

[badrose]

I just dusted off an old dvd copy of Foul Play with Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase. I'd forgotten just how good it was. Can't believe there's no Blu-Ray version. Goldie is delightful!

[KSRBEvans]

On D Day, 2 obvious choices for viewing: Saving Private Ryan (especially the 1st act where they take the beach) and Band of Brothers Episode 2 where Easy Company drops in to Normandy.

A 3rd is probably The Longest Day, but sorry to say I haven't seen it so can't comment personally. If it's streaming I'm going to try to catch it.

[badrose]

On D Day, 2 obvious choices for viewing: Saving Private Ryan (especially the 1st act where they take the beach) and Band of Brothers Episode 2 where Easy Company drops in to Normandy.

A 3rd is probably The Longest Day, but sorry to say I haven't seen it so can't comment personally. If it's streaming I'm going to try to catch it.

D-Day is available on blu-ray for $11.38 @ blu-ray.com. I've got the other two. I also have The Pacific. Spielberg was top producer for Band of Brothers along with Tom Hanks.

See IMDb for more info.

[badrose]

Patton is another good one. He was hard core.

[blueboss]

On D Day, 2 obvious choices for viewing: Saving Private Ryan (especially the 1st act where they take the beach) and Band of Brothers Episode 2 where Easy Company drops in to Normandy.

A 3rd is probably The Longest Day, but sorry to say I haven't seen it so can't comment personally. If it's streaming I'm going to try to catch it.

The Longest Day is on tonight on TCM at 8:00pm est

Saving Private Ryan AMC at 7:00 est tonight

National Geographic Channel has D-Day documentaries on all night starting at 7:00 pm est

A Bridge Too Far is on at 6:00 pm Est on HDN

HBOW has been airing Band of Brothers Season 1 all day


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[badrose]

Hey, Darrell, you can get No Time for Sergeants for 9.99 + shipping. It's a DVD. Andy Griffith and Don Knotts are in it and it's hilarious. It came out in 1958. https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/No-Time-for-Sergeants-DVD/12427/

[badrose]

I see that Stranger Things will return on July 4th on Netflix. I hope it's worth the wait. I hate it when you get hooked on a show and it goes on an extended sabbatical.

[Darrell KSR]

Hey, Darrell, you can get No Time for Sergeants for 9.99 + shipping. It's a DVD. Andy Griffith and Don Knotts are in it and it's hilarious. It came out in 1958. https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/No-Time-for-Sergeants-DVD/12427/Very cool. Haven't seen that in forever.

[badrose]

Very cool. Haven't seen that in forever.

I found it on a whim. Should get it today when I get back from my youngest daughter's high school graduation.

[blueboss]

Anybody been watching the new AMC series, NOS4A2?

I watched E1, and not I’m sure what the heck is going on yet.


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[badrose]

A young Victoria "Vic" McQueen discovers she has the power to unlock portals that help her find lost objects. As she delves further into this hidden universe, she encounters many other "inscape travelers" - some benevolent, and some who have been corrupted by their power. When Vic encounters Charlie Manx, an immortal who stays that way by feeding off of the souls of children, she makes a sworn enemy of Manx.

[blueboss]

A young Victoria "Vic" McQueen discovers she has the power to unlock portals that help her find lost objects. As she delves further into this hidden universe, she encounters many other "inscape travelers" - some benevolent, and some who have been corrupted by their power. When Vic encounters Charlie Manx, an immortal who stays that way by feeding off of the souls of children, she makes a sworn enemy of Manx.

E2 started clearing up what’s going on... it’s one of those shows that requires 2-3 episodes to set it up.


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[blueboss]

This past weekend we got about nine feet of rain. During the deluge I stumbled over an HBO series, Sharp Objects, which was a suspense drama with Amy Adams.

I ended up watching all eight episodes, pretty good, with a “don’t miss” ending.


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[KSRBEvans]

In her quest to watch TV shows from everywhere except the USA, Mrs. BEvans has found "Nothing Trivial" on Amazon Prime. It's a New Zealand comedy/drama (mostly comedy, little bit of drama) centered around the lives of 5 people who meet at a pub for trivia once/week. It reminds me of "Friends" a little bit, also a little bit like "Ed," if you remember that show from way back.

[badrose]

Yellowstone season 2 starts one week from tonight.

[KSRBEvans]

^I have to check out season 1. Hope it's on On Demand.

[badrose]

You can rent it on Amazon Prime. It doesn't appear Paramount will run season 1 prior to the new season which I don't understand at all. I'll keep looking...

EDIT: You can BUY Yellowstone season 1 on Amazon for 24.99

[badrose]

Go online to watch Yellowstone season 1 here: Paramountnetworks.com

[badrose]

^^^the info above came from last season. I'll keep looking...

[badrose]

You can buy the first season on Vudu for 24.99

[badrose]

It's On Demand on Dish.

[badrose]

Just a reminder, Yellowstone season 2 starts tomorrow.

[blueboss]

I’ve got Direct TV, and Yellowstone S1 is available on demand. I watched the last three episodes last night to remind me where it left off, in anticipation of S2.


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[badrose]

Just watched Rocky for the first time in forever. You forget just how good some movies are and this one was right up there. Stallone wrote the script.

Budget:$960,000 (estimated)

Gross USA: $117,235,247

Cumulative Worldwide Gross: $225,000,000

[Darrell KSR]

Just watched Rocky for the first time in forever. You forget just how good some movies are and this one was right up there. Stallone wrote the script.

Budget:$960,000 (estimated)

Gross USA: $117,235,247

Cumulative Worldwide Gross: $225,000,000Pretty dang good return on investment, I'd say.

[CitizenBBN]

Just watched Rocky for the first time in forever. You forget just how good some movies are and this one was right up there. Stallone wrote the script.

Budget:$960,000 (estimated)

Gross USA: $117,235,247

Cumulative Worldwide Gross: $225,000,000

Boxofficemojo says that inflation adjusted that's about $455 million, making it the #85 all time grossing film in US boxoffice, in inflation adjusted dollars.

FYI Gone with the Wind is still #1 and it's not even close, with an inflation adjusted box office of over $1.82 BILLION, just US box office. Given the US population in 1939 I assume every man, woman and child in the country saw the movie at least once to get that kind of number. lol

[KSRBEvans]

The best thing that happened to Rocky was the relatively low budget. A more polished production might have removed a lot of the grit you see in those street shots, shots of his apartment, etc. It's like the difference between the original Terminator and Terminator 2. Both good movies, but the sequel feels different.

I remember watching a documentary on the making of the movie. There's a scene toward the end where Rocky is talking to Adrian the night before the fight about how he just wants to go the distance. Stallone thought it was really important, but the studio wanted to not film it because of cost overruns (cost overruns on a $960,000 budget!). Stallone was given 1 take, and he knew he had to nail it. Whenever I see it (and it is a great, and important, scene), I think about that and the pressure he must've felt to get it right.

[badrose]

The first three Rocky films were good but after that it went downhill IMO. He did that with a few of his creations.

[CitizenBBN]

The first three Rocky films were good but after that it went downhill IMO. He did that with a few of his creations.

Thank goodness he didn't lessen "Stop or my Mom Will Shoot" with a sequel. It would never have lived up to the original.

BEvans so nailed it. The movie, due to budget, had a gritty "street" feel to it that exactly matched the story. Do that film with lavish location shoots and award winning lighting and cinematography and you lose the impact of it. It was shot exactly the right way for the story.

And that's also a credit to Stallone. Sure he couldn't do things b/c of budget, but for just under $1 million he told a full, rich story and played it perfectly. As a slow talking action hero with his share of cheesy parts he gets chided, but Rocky shows real talent in both the story and the acting.

He'd done a good job in Lords of Flatbush, and had a leading role in Death Race 2000 but that movie was a total cult cheese fest (which I love btw), so to find a way to get that film backed and made and turn him into a global star is to his credit. He was going to be "Mafia Henchman #2" in a lot of films had he not found a way to break out from that stereotype.

[badrose]

BTW Amazon Prime's Absentia Season 2 is underway and it's pretty doggone good.

[CitizenBBN]

Also to add it was brilliantly cast. They couldn't afford anyone established other than Burgess Meredith, who was a tremendous actor, and it vaulted all the main roles into another level.

[KSRBEvans]

^Between 72-76 Talia Shire did Godfather, Godfather 2, Rich Man Poor Man (a miniseries sensation at the time) and Rocky. Pretty good run.

[CitizenBBN]

^Between 72-76 Talia Shire did Godfather, Godfather 2, Rich Man Poor Man (a miniseries sensation at the time) and Rocky. Pretty good run.

great run. I had in my head she did Rocky first but she did the Godfather movies first.

I'm actually surprised they could afford her and Burgess Merideth and still come in under $1m for the film. That must have been one thin craft service table. lol.

[blueboss]

Just watched Rocky for the first time in forever. You forget just how good some movies are and this one was right up there. Stallone wrote the script.

Budget:$960,000 (estimated)

Gross USA: $117,235,247

Cumulative Worldwide Gross: $225,000,000

PSA:

The Paramount channel will be airing Rocky 6/23/19 at 12:00 am est.

Set your DVRs


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[badrose]

"Ain't gonna be no rematch"

"Don't want one"

[badrose]

Stranger Things will be back July 4th. The first two seasons were great so I'm looking forward to it. It's on Netflix so if you have seen the first two, you can catch up fairly quickly.

[badrose]

Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee will be back July 19th.

[badrose]

There's a documentary about Lynyrd Skinyrd on Showtime. If I leave Here Tomorrow....

[KSRBEvans]

There's a good Tom Petty documentary (Tom Petty: Running Down A Dream) on Amazon Prime. Good perspective on his career and the band's growth from Gainesville.

Only downside: reading a Petty biography by Warren Zanes (https://smile.amazon.com/Petty-Biography-Warren-Zanes-ebook/dp/B00VPZVR0G/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1RS5MD8A989S1&keywords=petty+the+biography&qid=1561990829&s=books&sprefix=petty%3A+the+%2Caps%2C353&sr=1-1), Petty had editorial control and directed no mention be made of a heroin addiction Petty had in the 90s. Makes me wonder what else might've been shaded in the documentary. But I still enjoyed it.

[badrose]

^^^There's a huge spat between his wife and his daughters (not by his wife) over the estate.

[KSRBEvans]

^Wow. Read some articles like this one (https://www.wealthmanagement.com/estate-planning/tom-petty-s-daughters-battle-over-control-late-singer-s-estate) and I don't think Tom would be happy. Sounds like he did a decent job of estate planning by placing his holdings in a trust, but his widow and his daughters are arguing over the trust terms and who makes decisions. Without seeing the documents and knowing the law in the appropriate state (I'm guessing California), it's hard to say whether the daughters have a case, but I bet this is not what he had in mind when he did his planning.

[badrose]

I just finished re-watching the Criterion version of Dressed to Kill and one of the supplements was a dialogue with Brian De Palma who wrote and directed the movie. It was fascinating how his mind works with his choice of actors and his vision on how everything should come together. Basically, he's a reincarnation of Hitchcock.

[badrose]

Don't forget Stranger Things: Season 3 starts tomorrow.

[CitizenBBN]

^Wow. Read some articles like this one (https://www.wealthmanagement.com/estate-planning/tom-petty-s-daughters-battle-over-control-late-singer-s-estate) and I don't think Tom would be happy. Sounds like he did a decent job of estate planning by placing his holdings in a trust, but his widow and his daughters are arguing over the trust terms and who makes decisions. Without seeing the documents and knowing the law in the appropriate state (I'm guessing California), it's hard to say whether the daughters have a case, but I bet this is not what he had in mind when he did his planning.


You would think that for an estate of his size, a quick google says maybe upwards of $100 million, that you'd have some pretty sharp lawyers drawing up the documents, and not leave that kind of vague language that is so critical to the control of the assets.

[Doc]

Don't forget Stranger Things: Season 3 starts tomorrow.

just started watching..... Might have to go back and watch one and two again

[KSRBEvans]

PBS documentary series "Chasing The Moon" premieres tonight:

https://twitter.com/PBS/status/1148215154905178114

Excited about this--just about anything to do with the early space program, I'm in.

[blueboss]

PBS documentary series "Chasing The Moon" premieres tonight:

https://twitter.com/PBS/status/1148215154905178114

Excited about this--just about anything to do with the early space program, I'm in.

Ditto, thanks for the heads up.


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[badrose]

Anyone here watch Grudge Match with Stallone and De Niro? Was it any good?

[badrose]

Looks like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is going to be a good one. (Tarantino)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7131622/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2

[badrose]

All six seasons of Justified is on Amazon Prime for free.

[KSRBEvans]

New season of Jerry Seinfeld's Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee premieres Friday on Netflix.

[KSRBEvans]

I haven't checked it out yet, but saw this tweet that CBS is live streaming its original Apollo 11 coverage on YouTube:

https://twitter.com/mental_floss/status/1151166447390994432

[KSRBEvans]

OK there are a million reasons why this movie is a bad idea but this trailer looks amazing and they actually (and inexplicably) put an F-14 in there at the end and now there's no way I'm not seeing this when it comes out:

https://youtu.be/qSqVVswa420

[badrose]

Just a heads up...

Netflix has a 4K extended version of The Hateful Eight. It's a Tarantino product and very well done.

Here's the cast list:

Scroll down

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3460252/?ref_=nv_sr_2?ref_=nv_sr_2

Oops.

This version is very graphic and very likely offensive to many. It is to me.

[badrose]

New season of Jerry Seinfeld's Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee premieres Friday on Netflix.

Good set! Quite enjoyable.

[KSRBEvans]

Ron Howard is currently making a film adaptation of J.D. Vance's Hillbilly Elegy. Some is being filmed now in Ohio:

https://www.military.com/off-duty/2019/07/26/ron-howards-movie-jd-vances-hillbilly-elegy-now-filming-ohio.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1564175466

[badrose]

I just watched a movie called From Hell which is based loosely on the Jack the Ripper case in the late 1800's. I hadn't watched it in a while and forgot how good it was.

[Doc]

final season of "Orange is the New Black" is out.

I love lesbian prison shows.

[Dunbar]

I started to watch Netflix's One Strange Rock. The visual is so great that I can't even catch the lines :D

[badrose]

I started to watch Netflix's One Strange Rock. The visual is so great that I can't even catch the lines :D

Wow! Thanks for the heads up on that. And, by the way, welcome to our little community!

[KSRBEvans]

Season 2 of Derry Girls just dropped on Netflix last Friday. Hilarious show, but only a 6-episode season.

[KSRBEvans]

Anybody seen "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood" yet? Son and I were going to see it opening weekend but it was very sold out all around town. Probably try again soon.

[badrose]

^^^ I'll probably wait until it comes out on disc. That way I can watch it every now and then. Must be good, it's IMDb rating is 8.5.

[blueboss]

AMC’s Preacher kicked off its third and final season Sunday night. Started out just as bizarre as it left off...

Cleared up what really happened to the dinosaurs and what led to their extinction.


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[Doc]

final season of "Orange is the New Black" is out.

I love lesbian prison shows.

Disappointing IMO. Was a big commentary on the injustices toward illegal immigrants. Was a main story line within the season and not presented in a fair manner. ICE people bad, illegal immigrants are all unjustly incarcerated, all deported, and all treated poorly.

[badrose]

The Yankees and White Sox will be playing on "The Field of Dreams" (yeah, the one in the movie) in August of next year. There will be limited seating, looked to be a few thousand.

[blueboss]

AMC’s The Terror, debuts tonight. It’s listed as a drama, suspense. Takes place in an American-Japanese neighborhood on Terminal Island... other than that I don’t know what to expect. The previews looked pretty spooky....

Plus season 2 of Lodge 49 airs on AMC tonight as well.

I’m sure neither of these will be as good as the klepto vagina thread, but what the heck!


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[badrose]

Any Fringe fans here?

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Fringe-The-Complete-Series-Blu-ray/64708/

[KSRBEvans]

^Can't say I've seen it, badrose. Looks interesting.

Got a little money as a birthday gift and used some of it to order Midnight Run on DVD. Listened to a recent podcast series, The Rewatchables, that did an episode on Midnight Run and it reminded me how much I enjoyed it.

[badrose]

^I'd forgotten about the series and something reminded me just a few days ago. Looked everywhere to find it on line but no luck. The price for the entire series is a steal compared to buying the seasons individually. As sci-fi goes it's pretty good.

[Catfan73]

Discovered that Prime has all the old seasons of Warehouse 13 the other day. It’s thru IMdb (which Amazon owns) so there are commercial breaks but it’s really not bad. I watched the first four episodes yesterday lol.

[CitizenBBN]

Discovered that Prime has all the old seasons of Warehouse 13 the other day. It’s thru IMdb (which Amazon owns) so there are commercial breaks but it’s really not bad. I watched the first four episodes yesterday lol.

One of my 4-5 absolute most favorite shows. Love Warehouse 13.

Great, great show. Real characterization, strong female roles, not too serious but serious enough.

The end felt rushed, but they knew they were running out of time to complete story arcs so I don't blame them. Spread it to 7-8 seasons and I think it would have been just superb.

[CGWildcat]

All six seasons of Justified is on Amazon Prime for free.

Loved the whole series, but season 2 is one of the best of any show.

[badrose]

Grimm is another show I enjoyed. Watched it with one of my daughters. I may revisit soon.

[blueboss]

AMC’s, Terror Infamy started pretty slow setting up the back story. It’s up to the second episode and it’s still coming together, but I think here’s what’s going on...

Some Japanese immigrants who settled on Terminal Island apparently did something horrible to a woman from the village they fled. The spirit/ghost has followed them from Japan, the twist is Pearl Harbor just got attacked, so the immigrants are not only being haunted by this woman, but they’re dealing with being Japanese after the attack.




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[Doc]

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/24/arts/television/breaking-bad-movie-starring-aaron-paul-coming-to-netflix-in-october.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur

[KSRBEvans]

^Can't wait.

[badrose]

^Can't wait.

ditto

[badrose]

The latest Halloween movie turned out to be a great sequel. Worth a watch.

[Doc]

Just watched an interesting movie. MOON, from 2009 staring Sam Rockwell. Pretty good flick if you have not seen. Good story, good acting

[KSRBEvans]

I was listening to a Rewatchables podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rewatchables/id1268527882) this morning (guest host Aaron Sorkin) and they were breaking down "Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid." May be a perfect movie--hard to think of a foot placed wrong. That's one I can always jump in whenever I find it on TV and just ride along with it.

[Darrell KSR]

I forgot how good Fargo is. I'm rewatching the first season now, and it's really good. I guess it appeals to my sense of dark comedy drama.

[badrose]

^^Marge Gunderson: Say, Lou, didya hear the one about the guy who couldn't afford personalized plates, so he went and changed his name to J3L2404?

Lou: Yah, that's a good one.

[blueboss]

Mr Mercedes season 3 starts up Tuesday 10:00 pm est on Audience

Mr Inbetween season 2 starts up Thursday 10:00 pm est on FX


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[KSRBEvans]

Some good stuff coming out on PBS in this month. Ken Burns has a new documentary series (Country Music) starting on the 15th. And if you're into Poldark, the 5th (and sadly, final) season premieres on the 29th.

(And if you haven't seen it and you're looking for something binge-worthy, Poldark's a good one and the first 4 seasons are available on Prime streaming.)

[Darrell KSR]

^^Marge Gunderson: Say, Lou, didya hear the one about the guy who couldn't afford personalized plates, so he went and changed his name to J3L2404?

Lou: Yah, that's a good one.😊

I'm now in season 2. Blitzed through season 1, now really enjoying acting performances from Ted Danson in the serious role and others.

[KSRBEvans]

I was noodling around on IMDB and ran across the entry on Martin Brest. He had an interesting career: he directed Going In Style, Beverly Hills Cop, Midnight Run and Scent Of A Woman, all really good movies. Then he did a bad one (Meet Joe Black), a horrible one (Gigli) and he's disappeared. No one knows what he's doing now or have heard from him.

More in this blog entry:

http://dirk.knemeyer.com/2010/10/10/the-curious-career-of-martin-brest/

I'm not sure how many directors have done really good work, a couple of bad ones and then dropped out. I wanted to say Michael Cimino (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001047/#director), but he still directed 5 more movies after Heaven's Gate. Anyone else?

[badrose]

Beverly Hills Cop, Midnight Run and Scent Of A Woman

I've got these. :rockon:

[Catfan73]

I just watched Mother! on Prime. It looked vaguely interesting with Jennifer Lawrence playing the lead but wow. Total garbage. You have been warned.

[kingcat]

I just watched Mother! on Prime. It looked vaguely interesting with Jennifer Lawrence playing the lead but wow. Total garbage. You have been warned.

Yeah, cant believe I sat through it either.

One I just watched that I believe was really good is Annihilation
Starring Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh..
Someone described it (as below) and were pretty much spot on..dont know if I really liked it as much as I am just glad I watched it. Eerily entertaining with action scenes that catch you a bit off guard.
Horror, stirred and not shaken. And I vividly remember every scene. That's what I find unusual.
Strangely and unlike me, I had dreams that I was certain were becoming nightmares all night after watching it. But like the plot of the movie itself, Im just not sure that ever developed. That in itself was a little unnerving.


"Annihilation's underlying themes, innovative sci-fi scheme and strong performances from Portman and cast leave audiences befuddled yet mesmerized at the complexities and even the ambiguity of its conclusion"

[KSRBEvans]

Mrs. BEvans and I saw the Downton Abbey movie (don't judge me) Saturday night. I'd say it was 2 hours of good fan service. Felt a lot like the extended Christmas specials they did--not a whole lot that was ground-breaking, except seeing the familiar scenery on the big screen. But fans of the series will thoroughly enjoy it, IMHO.

[blueboss]

Anybody been watching the Ken Burns documentary, Country Music on PBS?

I think I’ve seen all of Ken Burns specials, this might be the best one yet. I have to say country music isn’t my favorite genre in music, but the names showcased in this series are all phenomenal, pure musicians/song writers.

I can’t help think, this documentary is going to inspire some young minds to strike out on a musical path.

It’s got me thinking maybe I ought to go get out my guitar and start working on some calluses...


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[KSRBEvans]

Watching it and loving it, blueboss. Just finished the episode covering 1954-1963. Thing is, I've been watching it after 9 pm so I've fallen asleep during parts of it, so I'm probably going to go back and rewatch just to make sure I don't miss anything.

The segment on Ring of Fire was interesting: basically it made the point that June Carter wrote the song about the affair she was having with Johnny Cash. Then Johnny recorded the song written by the woman with whom he was having the affair on which the song was based. And if that wasn't meta enough, he then had the woman with whom he was having an affair and wrote the song about having the affair sing background vocals on the song. Mrs. BEvans knew Johnny Cash was not an angel but that was too much for her. "You know, Johnny Cash was not a nice person." Well, no, not exactly, but he got it straight eventually, which is part of the story, too, and Americans love redemption stories.

[Doc]

I am binge watching Netflick's FASTEST CAR. Is pretty good. Each week 3 competitors take on a Supercar (Mclearan, Ferrari, Tesla, etc) in a quarter mile drag race. All the competitors have home built cars that most look like POS but are freaking fast. One might be a "drifter", another a street racer, another a drag racers, etc...... Show goes thru the backgrounds of the contestants then they race. Season 2 is a 7 episode series where the winner each week goes to the finals, ie 6 cars in a race off 1/4 mile. The winners are quite surprising! Definitely one to watch if you enjoy "car shows" like Wheeler Dealer, Fantomworks, etc that you might see on Motor trend TV. There are some smoking fast cars that look like absolute junk. I have not seen season 1 yet (started with season 2 as it just was released) but season 2 was real good. Watched all 7 episodes in a day and a half.

I will add that I picked the exact order of finish in 4 of the 6 prelims and the 2 I didn't get I was off by 2 cars (flipped the first and second place cars)

[blueboss]

Watching it and loving it, blueboss. Just finished the episode covering 1954-1963. Thing is, I've been watching it after 9 pm so I've fallen asleep during parts of it, so I'm probably going to go back and rewatch just to make sure I don't miss anything.

The segment on Ring of Fire was interesting: basically it made the point that June Carter wrote the song about the affair she was having with Johnny Cash. Then Johnny recorded the song written by the woman with whom he was having the affair on which the song was based. And if that wasn't meta enough, he then had the woman with whom he was having an affair and wrote the song about having the affair sing background vocals on the song. Mrs. BEvans knew Johnny Cash was not an angel but that was too much for her. "You know, Johnny Cash was not a nice person." Well, no, not exactly, but he got it straight eventually, which is part of the story, too, and Americans love redemption stories.

Just to add on to the “Circle Be Unbroken” episode, amongst other things,
the one that blew me away was Chris Christophersen. I had no idea about his background in the military, and being a Rhodes Scholar. I knew he had written quite a few songs but again, I had no idea of the number of songs he wrote. Plus resigning his commission and moving to Nashville after hearing Johnny Cash at the Grand Ole Opry.

Looking forward to tonight, 1973-1983


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[badrose]

Just to add on to the “Circle Be Unbroken” episode, amongst other things,
the one that blew me away was Chris Christophersen. I had no idea about his background in the military, and being a Rhodes Scholar. I knew he had written quite a few songs but again, I had no idea of the number of songs he wrote. Plus resigning his commission and moving to Nashville after hearing Johnny Cash at the Grand Ole Opry.

Looking forward to tonight, 1973-1983


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https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001434/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

[blueboss]

Ken Burns country music documentary wrapped up tonight with the 8th and final episode. If you missed it, you did just that.

Country music was never my first, second, or even third or fourth choice in genres, but my appreciation for music kind of kept me in tune (pun) with country, bluegrass and honkytonk. Growing up in KY, country music is always just there, so at least it’s familiar whether your a fan or not.

This documentary, IMO was the best eight part series of anything I’ve ever watched. Keep your eyes peeled on your local PBS stations for rebroadcasts, and set your DVRs. I can’t imagine anyone being disappointed...


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[badrose]

Motherless Brooklyn Maybe something to watch for...

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385887/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1

[blueboss]

Anybody catch Pennyworth on the EPIX channel?


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[KSRBEvans]

I'm going to try Perfect Harmony on NBC. Bradley Whitford is a former Princeton professor who moves to Kentucky and becomes a choir director at a local church. We'll see how long I can take what I'm afraid will be typical anti-south stereotypes.

Prodigal Son on Fox also interests me because of the premise (NYPD officer/estranged son of serial killer uses serial killer's knowledge and instincts to solve murders) and Michael Sheen's in it.

[Darrell KSR]

I'm going to try Perfect Harmony on NBC. Bradley Whitford is a former Princeton professor who moves to Kentucky and becomes a choir director at a local church. We'll see how long I can take what I'm afraid will be typical anti-south stereotypes.

Prodigal Son on Fox also interests me because of the premise (NYPD officer/estranged son of serial killer uses serial killer's knowledge and instincts to solve murders) and Michael Sheen's in it.Watched the first episode of Perfect Harmony last night. It was OK. Remind me a little bit of Hart of Dixie. Not so much the stereotypes, but sort of campy. Probably will watch it one more time and then make a decision if I want to continue or not.

[Darrell KSR]

Also, I downloaded Prodigal Son to watch yet as well, but didn't get around to it yet. I watched Evil, which was pretty good.

I think I have about a hundred shows downloaded to my phone right now that I intend to watch it some point. And more than that on my virtual DVR. I'll never catch up, but it is kind of handy if I ever get in a situation where I'm just bored to tears, have no internet connection, etc.

[blueboss]

I'm going to try Perfect Harmony on NBC. Bradley Whitford is a former Princeton professor who moves to Kentucky and becomes a choir director at a local church. We'll see how long I can take what I'm afraid will be typical anti-south stereotypes.

Prodigal Son on Fox also interests me because of the premise (NYPD officer/estranged son of serial killer uses serial killer's knowledge and instincts to solve murders) and Michael Sheen's in it.

Watched the first episode of Prodigal Son along with a couple more of Pennyworth.

Prodigal Son shows potential, hard to tell with the first episode as they’re setting it up.

Pennyworth is “worth” watching. It’s about Alfred’s younger years and how he first gets involved with the Wayne family. (Batman’s family).


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[Darrell KSR]

Watched Prodigal Son tonight. Pretty good, and I'm guessing it will get better.

[KentuckyWildcat]

Just watched Triple Frontier on Netflix. Did not care for it. Maybe my expectations were too high.

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[badrose]

Clint Eastwood is coming out with a movie about Richard Jewell, the guard who was falsely accused of planting a bomb at the Atlanta Olympics.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/clint-eastwood-takes-aim-at-the-fbi-and-the-media-in-richard-jewell-trailer-video/ar-AAIdFDe?ocid=NL_ENUS_A1_20191006_9_2

[KSRBEvans]

Speaking of Clint, I noticed "Hang 'Em High" is on Amazon Prime and I watched it for like the 20th time this weekend. I've always thought it was a fun watch, even if it feels a little more like a TV movie than a big-screen feature.

[badrose]

^^^The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly^^^ is the best of his western efforts. I liked his Dirty Harry movies as well.

[KSRBEvans]

Just finished Ken Burns' Country Music series last night, and wow, was it good. He didn't really cover anything after Johnny Cash's death in 2003, and it felt like he zipped through the period from Garth Brooks to 2003. I'd be up for him doing an extra episode updating the last 25 years the way he did his Baseball documentary series. But it was really good, and I was very glad to see him give a good bit of it to the Bluegrass and mountain music my Dad loved, as well as Kentuckians' influence on country music.

[KentuckyWildcat]

Just finished Ken Burns' Country Music series last night, and wow, was it good. He didn't really cover anything after Johnny Cash's death in 2003, and it felt like he zipped through the period from Garth Brooks to 2003. I'd be up for him doing an extra episode updating the last 25 years the way he did his Baseball documentary series. But it was really good, and I was very glad to see him give a good bit of it to the Bluegrass and mountain music my Dad loved, as well as Kentuckians' influence on country music.

Not watched it, probably won't. Not my kind of thing. But my brother has watched it. Did you see the part about Guy Drake and the song Welfare Cadillac? Guy is from my small community and that song is about the house my best friend grew up in.

[CitizenBBN]

Speaking of Clint, I noticed "Hang 'Em High" is on Amazon Prime and I watched it for like the 20th time this weekend. I've always thought it was a fun watch, even if it feels a little more like a TV movie than a big-screen feature.

Good movie, mostly I like it b/c it has Alan Hale Jr. in it, "Skipper" from Gilligan's Island, one of my favorite childhood shows. Also the plot working around Judge Parker, "The Hanging Judge". It took a fair amount of liberty with him, but there were some threads of truth in it. He did hang a lot of people, and condemned others who were granted retrials or clemency of some kind, but he also publicly said he opposed the death penalty but was following the letter of the law.

he was also the most overworked judge maybe ever. I knew it was a huge load b/c of the vast Indian Territory and that it was chocked full of bad guys, just looked it up to get the numbers. he tried 13,490 cases in 21 years, or 642 cases a year. Said he held court 6 days a week so that's about 2 cases a day average, all year long.

Anyway, I do like how that is woven into the story.

[CitizenBBN]

^^^The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly^^^ is the best of his western efforts. I liked his Dirty Harry movies as well.

The Spaghetti westerns changed the genre forever. Give Sergio Leone credit.

I actually like Fistful of Dollars a little better in places, but all of them are good movies. They drag a little here and there as the artier Italian films tend to do IMO, but still great.

Eastwood used that style so much thereafter, and I like those too, from High Plains Drifter to Pale Rider. He went to the "man with no name" well a lot.

[Darrell KSR]

Watching Major League on network television. Thought it would be over about an hour ago. Man, these commercials...

[badrose]

I'll be tempted to go see this one.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1302006/?ref_=nv_sr_2?ref_=nv_sr_2

[Doc]

El Camino: a Breaking Bad movie is now out on Netflix. I will be watching that today

[blueboss]

Anybody watch HBO’s, The Righteous Gemstones?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Righteous_Gemstones


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[KSRBEvans]

I was sick over the weekend and laid in bed and watched a block of The Office on Comedy Central. I'd forgotten how funny it was. These were the episodes with Robert California (James Spader) and no Michael Scott, so not considered very good at the time. But like I said, I was amused (or maybe it was the Nyquil, one or the other). I think I'm going to jump back in and watch it again.

[blueboss]

Treadstone a made for TV series spinoff from the Bourne/Ludlum movies is on USA channel starting tonight... looks like it “might”be good.


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[Catfan73]

I still laugh at some of the stuff from The Office, like when Michael insisted on following the navigator and drove into the pond lol. Gold!

[KSRBEvans]

I still laugh at some of the stuff from The Office, like when Michael insisted on following the navigator and drove into the pond lol. Gold!

"THE MACHINE KNOWS!!!!!!!" :lmao:

[Darrell KSR]

I remember first starting to watch the Office. I thought it was so stupid.

For about 10 minutes. Then started laughing out loud until the show ended.

[KSRBEvans]

If you caught The Kominsky Method with Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin on Netflix, Season 2 premieres Friday. Definitely a good watch.

And if you're into genealogy, PBS is currently running a new season of Finding Your Roots.

[Catfan73]

Just watched Horrible Bosses last night for the first time. Pretty funny in spots but overall I’d give it a Meh.

[blueboss]

Treadstone, so far so good. Tuesday’s 10:00 est on USA.


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[Doc]

Just finished watching "Blown Away" on Netflix. Short of a cross between "Forged in Fire" and "Ink Masters" but with Glass blowers. Sounds dumb but was actually watchable.

[Doc]

El Camino: a Breaking Bad movie is now out on Netflix. I will be watching that today

Tried to watch it but got confused because forgot about several things that happen at the end of Breaking Bad. Had to go back and watch the last season to "refresh" my memory. I found it disappointing based on expectations. Nowhere near as intriguing as the series or even Better Call Saul.

[KSRBEvans]

On vacation at the beach last week and the weather wasn't especially cooperative, so Mrs. BEvans and I watched some stuff via our Fire Stick we brought with us from home.

--Kominsky Method: as stated above, a very underrated and funny show that says a lot to those of us of a certain age;

--Poldark: This season, which was its last, was fine but they left some plot points out there as if there was going to be a Season 6, which there won't be. That felt a little odd;

--The Great British Baking Show: Mrs. BEvans loves to watch it. Me, hearing people speaking in soothing British accents about something I'm not interested in is a great way for me to go to sleep, so it was great to nap to.

We also brought with us Bohemian Rhapsody on DVD, which neither of us had seen yet. I thought it was fine but it didn't knock my socks off. I didn't like that they played with the timeline on his AIDS announcement to the other band members, which made me wonder how much more artistic license they took with the facts. But it was well-acted and the music was good.

[Doc]

Just finished THE DEVIL NEXT DOOR. New documentary on Netflix about John Demjanjak who was accused of being Ivan the Terrible who ran the gas chamber at Treblinka concentration camp. For those legal minded, I would recommend it

[KSRBEvans]

I love November and February on TCM--they bring out the big guns. Here's today's schedule, for example:

8550

[badrose]

If you love (or miss) Monty Python you can buy the entire series now.

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Monty-Pythons-Flying-Circus-The-Complete-Series-Blu-ray/78922/

(it appears to be recorded in Norwegian) I just caught that. English subtitles.

[Doc]

New season of Shameless started last Sunday

[KSRBEvans]

Season 3 of The Crown is now on Netflix. Different actors for the main characters, and that takes some getting used to. But 3 episodes in it's still a good watch.

[blueboss]

Mr Mercedes season 3 just wrapped up on Audience... not bad. They haven’t announced whether there will be a season 4 yet.


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[KentuckyWildcat]

Signed up for Disney +

Good deal if you like all things Disney.

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[CitizenBBN]

Signed up for Disney +

Good deal if you like all things Disney.

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Since they own everything it's a fair bet they have something for everyone. :)

[KentuckyWildcat]

Since they own everything it's a fair bet they have something for everyone. :)

Ha, you would think but not really. If you love all things Marvel and Star wars it is great. But it is mostly stuff you have seen. They will have some original content, but it will be slow to roll out.

The other audience is kids and cartoons. Which is the reason I bought it. I like the above, but it is mostly for my girls.

Only G - PG 13 content will be on there. Their rated R stuff will be on Hulu eventually. But price is the big deal. I just don't see how Netflix can compete long term. Disney plans to bundle this with Hulu and ESPN+ for the same price as the middle Netflix plan.

I don't see me having Netflix in a year

[KSRBEvans]

Disney's doing a thing right now where they're packaging Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ for $12.99/month. I was thinking about it, holding out to see if something better gets offered for Black Friday.

[blueboss]

Late notice alert*****

Life of Brian and Monty Python The Holy Grail is airing on IFC tonight starting at 8:00 pm est


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[badrose]

The Irishman is now up on Netflix.

[BigBluePappy]

Late notice alert*****

Life of Brian and Monty Python The Holy Grail is airing on IFC tonight starting at 8:00 pm est


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My friends and I were watching these last night. I saw your alerts, sent out a text to them and voila.
Let's go the the stoning!
142 Mexican Whooping Llamas...

[kingcat]

Just saw the new Midway movie over the weekend and loved it. Highly recommend watching it.
Donna my wife, who is more a Hallmark movie fan, loved it too. She said she could barely eat her popcorn for fear of missing something important. The acting is at least as good or better than any war movie from the past. Imo everyone of the people below deserve an award for giving a historically accurate and moving peformance. And very surprisingly, Woody Harrelson actually became Chester Nimitz with a tremendous acting job. They took this serious and if you liked the old Midway, these gals and guys, in spite of the historic actors in the original, took it to a whole new level imo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=48&v=zQhesEK0aQI&feature=emb_logo

Ed Skrein ...Dick Best
Patrick Wilson...Edwin Layton
Woody Harrelson...Chester W. Nimitz
Luke Evans...Wade McClusky
Mandy Moore...Ann Best
Luke Kleintank...Clarence Dickinson
Dennis Quaid...William 'Bull' Halsey
Aaron Eckhart...Jimmy Doolittle
Keean Johnson...James Murray
Nick Jonas...Bruno Gaido
Etsushi Toyokawa...Isoroku Yamamoto

..and many more solid performers

[Darrell KSR]

Just saw the new Midway movie over the weekend and loved it. Highly recommend watching it.
Donna my wife, who is more a Hallmark movie fan, loved it too. She said she could barely eat her popcorn for fear of missing something important. The acting is at least as good or better than any war movie from the past. Imo everyone of the people below deserve an award for giving a historically accurate and moving peformance. And very surprisingly, Woody Harrelson actually became Chester Nimitz with a tremendous acting job. They took this serious and if you liked the old Midway, these gals and guys, in spite of the historic actors in the original, took it to a whole new level imo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=48&v=zQhesEK0aQI&feature=emb_logo

Ed Skrein ...Dick Best
Patrick Wilson...Edwin Layton
Woody Harrelson...Chester W. Nimitz
Luke Evans...Wade McClusky
Mandy Moore...Ann Best
Luke Kleintank...Clarence Dickinson
Dennis Quaid...William 'Bull' Halsey
Aaron Eckhart...Jimmy Doolittle
Keean Johnson...James Murray
Nick Jonas...Bruno Gaido
Etsushi Toyokawa...Isoroku Yamamoto

..and many more solid performers

Looks like a great cast.

[KSRBEvans]

We have an informal tradition that we don't watch Christmas shows until Thanksgiving. Starting after the Macy's parade, my son watched Elf, Home Alone, Miracle on 34th Street and A Muppet Christmas Carol (an underrated version of the story--Michael Caine is really good).

The son is working retail during the Christmas season, so I don't blame him for trying to get a booster of Christmas goodwill.

[Darrell KSR]

We have an informal tradition that we don't watch Christmas shows until Thanksgiving. Starting after the Macy's parade, my son watched Elf, Home Alone, Miracle on 34th Street and A Muppet Christmas Carol (an underrated version of the story--Michael Caine is really good).

The son is working retail during the Christmas season, so I don't blame him for trying to get a booster of Christmas goodwill.Watching Christmas Vacation right now on network television.

[kingcat]

Watched CV at eight last night myself while installing live tree lights. A tradition for me

[catmanjack]

Been watching Madmen almost to season 7 and it’s really good.

[catmanjack]

Will watch Midway looks really good.

[KSRBEvans]

Have you seen the Apple ad? I know they're manipulating me, but it still gets me in all the feels, as the kids say.

This is the long version--I can't find the TV version online.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDeRyyDrS40

[Catfan73]

Just discovered QB1 on Netflix. They follow four high school quarterbacks each season; Nik Scalzo is one of the featured qb’s in season 3. This may be old news to everyone else lol. Didn’t have time to watch much last night but I’m going to check it out this weekend.

[KSRBEvans]

Season 3 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is now live on Prime streaming.

[Catfan73]

Season 3 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is now live on Prime streaming.

The Mrs. is a devotee and I promised to start watching it with her. She even said she would rewatch the first two seasons with me lol.

[KSRBEvans]

^Season 1 was a jewel. Season 2 not as good IMHO but still funny and worth a watch.

[badrose]

If you're a Bond fan Amazon Prime has most, if not all, of the Bond movies (except the Daniel Craig series) and have given them a 4K boost in picture quality.

I should say that Never Say Never Again is included in the offering and the resolution is much better. Plus, the movie itself is better than most of the official series.

[Catfan73]

Prime has the new seasons out of both The Expanse and the John Krasinski version of Jack Ryan. I got about halfway thru one episode of Jack Ryan before I fell asleep last night (my fault, not theirs). I may have to wait for vacation after Christmas to catch up :/

[KSRBEvans]

I was posting in another thread (http://www.kysportsreport.com/forums/showthread.php?53129-Brexit-Actually&p=606259#post606259) about Love Actually and thought I'd throw it open for the group. Any Christmas shows that are definitely must-watch?

At Casa Evans it's
--Die Hard (just kidding--but really)
--Love Actually
--The Holiday (we usually start early with Love Actually and The Holiday because they're arguably not even Christmas movies)
--Elf
--Charlie Brown Christmas
--Rudolph
--Frosty
--Miracle on 34th Street (my family prefers the John Hughes remake with Richard Attenborough for some reason)
--Muppet Christmas Carol (an underrated Michael Caine performance as Scrooge, IMHO)
--It's A Wonderful Life
--The Nativity Story (split opinion on this--DW and I really like it, our adult children don't)

[KSRBEvans]

BTW, yes, we do watch a lot of TV. What's your point? :evilgrin0007:

[Catfan73]

Besides Charles Brown, various family members have to watch A Christmas Story, Christmas Vacation, and Elf. Elf is my personal favorite but of course we’ve seen them all a dozen times each.

[blueboss]

Just saw a quick teaser for Fargo, coming this spring on FX.


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[KSRBEvans]

Last night on Prime I watched Brittany Runs A Marathon, about a person who's in a bad place due to a variety of bad life choices and she decides to, well, run a marathon. In the process she learns a lot about herself. Inspirational movie for the New Year.

[Darrell KSR]

Last night on Prime I watched Brittany Runs A Marathon, about a person who's in a bad place due to a variety of bad life choices and she decides to, well, run a marathon. In the process she learns a lot about herself. Inspirational movie for the New Year.That sounds interesting.

[KSRBEvans]

Saw this question (https://twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP/status/1214017576759701504) on Twitter: What's your "Really? You haven't seen it?" movie?

For me, it's ET. Everybody was telling me I had to see it, so I dug my heels in out of stubbornness. Now that I've gone this long, I plan on seeing it through. (Dumb, right?)

[Catfan73]

Saw this question (https://twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP/status/1214017576759701504) on Twitter: What's your "Really? You haven't seen it?" movie?

For me, it's ET. Everybody was telling me I had to see it, so I dug my heels in out of stubbornness. Now that I've gone this long, I plan on seeing it through. (Dumb, right?)

Really?

[KSRBEvans]

^Yes...really. :D

[Darrell KSR]

Really? You haven't seen it?" Movie?

Ok, I'll play...

Any of the Godfather movies
Chinatown
Lord of the Rings
Any Mad Max movie

I'm sure I have a ton more that most people have seen, but those are off the top of my head.

[KSRBEvans]

Since it's Oscar nomination week, here's a Twitter thread noting actors/actresses who've never won an Oscar. Some big names (Rita Hayworth, Peter O'Toole, Cary Grant, Claude Rains, etc.):

https://twitter.com/biscuitkitten/status/1216764078523330560

John Cazale's an interesting case. He died young from cancer, but you look at the movies he was in: Godfather, Godfather II, Dog Day Afternoon, The Conversation, Deer Hunter. And he was amazing in all of them--not 1 nomination.

[blueboss]

I just started watching the Homeland series on Showtime... so far half way through season 1, it’s really good.


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[blueboss]

Season 2, didn’t see any of this coming. Brody is a POS!


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[catmanjack]

Just watch Band of Brothers, was really good.
Is there other seasons?

[Darrell KSR]

Just watch Band of Brothers, was really good.
Is there other seasons?I have got to watch that. Have heard everybody say how good it is.

[KSRBEvans]

Band of Brothers is exceptional. There's just the one mini-series of it. I usually watch it every year around Memorial Day.

If you're looking for another good war-based mini-series, I strongly recommend The Pacific. It's not much like Band of Brothers--it follows different Marines assigned to different units in the Pacific theater. It's roughly based on 2 war memoirs, "With The Old Breed" by Eugene Sledge and "Helmet For My Pillow" by Robert Leckie, as well as the bio of Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone. The violence is also more graphic, IMHO, but that's pretty realistic with the type of battles that happened there. It's really well done.

[catmanjack]

It was so good I watched all 10 in two days and wanted more.
Really enjoyed hearing about their lives after and what they did.

[blueboss]

Damian Lewis who plays Major Winters in BoB’s also plays Brody in Homeland.

Polar opposite roles. I just started season 3 of Homeland, and so far Brody is still a bad guy.


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[catmanjack]

Netflix is a great friend of mine and the wife’s!
Just watched two season of Good Girls, not bad.
Started the Messiah last night, first episode was interesting so will precede.

[badrose]

Apocalypse Now

I just got a 4K version of the movie I saw about 20 years ago. I'd forgotten the quality of the cast. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078788/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 A who's who of actors we're all familiar with. If you've seen it, you might want to see it again. Hard to say which is better, this or Full Metal Jacket.

Too bad it's a remembrance of a war that probably we should not have been involved in

[kingcat]

I just watched "The War" documentary by Ken Burns on Netfllix. It was a tremendous seven part series and left a huge impact on me.
Even though I have always held a keen, yet modestly studied, interest in WW2 history.

If you have not watched I seriously suggest it. Even the most educated historians will gain something from it.
I like a good war movie but none can compare to the real thing.

Not for the squeamish either, as there are real candid shots of the horror of American and the other well known casualties of "The War". And no matter who watches, you will shed a tear or two, as our nation as a whole refused to fall to her knees despite given every reason to. We are only a super power now, because of it.
Neither Russia, nor Great Britain would exist as they are today except for our ability to first feed and supply the war in Europe and then fight it against two major powers on different parts of the Globe.

"The War, a seven-part series directed and produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, tells the story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four quintessentially American towns. The series explores the most intimate human dimensions of the greatest cataclysm in history — a worldwide catastrophe that touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America — and demonstrates that in extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives.

The film honors the bravery, endurance, and sacrifice of the generation of Americans who lived through what will always be known simply as The War"

[blueboss]

Homeland, season three finale was a doozy.

Hard tell’n where season four picks up.


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[KSRBEvans]

I just watched "Dragged Across Concrete" on DVD. As the title implies, it's a dark, gritty story of 2 cops (Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn) who get themselves in a bad situation and try to get out of it by robbing some bad guys. It's one of those movies I'm glad I watched but I wouldn't want to watch it again.

[Darrell KSR]

Band of Brothers
Apocalypse Now
The Pacific
The War

All shows I have never seen that I want to see. Maybe this summer.

[Darrell KSR]

I just watched "Dragged Across Concrete" on DVD. As the title implies, it's a dark, gritty story of 2 cops (Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn) who get themselves in a bad situation and try to get out of it by robbing some bad guys. It's one of those movies I'm glad I watched but I wouldn't want to watch it again.Why wouldn't you want to watch it again? Too much?

Is there any other movie or show that you can compare it to that I may have seen (in the sense of why you might not want to see it again?)

Some I've seen, maybe, in that vein?

Platoon?
Road to Perdition?
Saving Private Ryan?
Some Criminal Minds episodes?

Am I close? I haven't seen nearly as many movies as the average person, so my comparisons are limited.

[KSRBEvans]

^Yes, too much. Everything is dark and bleak and the way it's resolved is even darker and bleaker.

In a way I guess I'd compare it to "Requiem For A Dream," even though that movie's not a crime thriller--it's about how drug addiction ravages the lives of the main characters. Excellent movie, wouldn't ever want to watch it again.

[badrose]

^Yes, too much. Everything is dark and bleak and the way it's resolved is even darker and bleaker.

In a way I guess I'd compare it to "Requiem For A Dream," even though that movie's not a crime thriller--it's about how drug addiction ravages the lives of the main characters. Excellent movie, wouldn't ever want to watch it again.

I agree. Well done, but once is definitely enough.

[KSRBEvans]

Saw (https://twitter.com/OldSchool80s/status/1222873358661976065) that Gene Hackman is 90 today. He's one of those guys who's looked 50 for his entire career. Had no idea he was that old, though.

According to IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000432/), his last film was in 2004 when he was "only" 74. Makes me wonder why actors stop when they stop. Some will work as long as they can keep getting work, others stop before that. I guess it's like us regular folks (http://www.kysportsreport.com/forums/showthread.php?50779-Retirement-thoughts&highlight=retirement) in that way.

[kingcat]

I'm hoping at some age we decide to stop and start just having sex all the time.

[catmanjack]

The stopping part always happens!

[catmanjack]

Clint Eastwood is up in his 80’s and doesn’t seem to be stopping.
He is the last of the great western stars to me.

[CitizenBBN]

I'm hoping at some age we decide to stop and start just having sex all the time.

I'll do my best. send over the 20 something models. :)

[CitizenBBN]

This isn't film, but youtube, but I hugely enthusiastically endorse channels hosted by Simon Whistler.

My favorite is "Today I found out", great 10-20 minute stories on all kinds of interesting topics. Another great one is "Biographics", 20ish minute biographies of historical figures. He does one called "Geographics" about historical places but typically about the thing that made them famous or important.

He has one called "Business Blaze" I don't like as much. Lighter, about business stories, which I like, but a little more loose than the others.

Yeah, he's stupid busy, but a great narrator. English btw, but he has a ton of American viewers so he bridges that nicely.

[Catfan73]

Watched Red Sparrow last night and was pleasantly surprised. Realistic spy thriller with a great cast.

Definitely not for kids though.

[kingcat]

I'll do my best. send over the 20 something models. :)

Unless you mean my new Weedeater we're both out of luck.

[KSRBEvans]

As part of a Black History Month promotion they're doing, Sundance Channel showed all episodes of Roots yesterday. It had been awhile since I'd seen it, and I found it fascinating again. The first couple of episodes and the last episode were especially very good IMHO.

[Darrell KSR]

As part of a Black History Month promotion they're doing, Sundance Channel showed all episodes of Roots yesterday. It had been awhile since I'd seen it, and I found it fascinating again. The first couple of episodes and the last episode were especially very good IMHO.I have all episodes downloaded to my phone ready to watch and I keep meaning to, but haven't done so yet.

[Catfan73]

All I remember about Roots was boobs 😊. I was just a kid and it was a pretty big deal lol. Of course that was before Skinamax.

[blueboss]

I just started season 5 Homeland. Obviously I don’t know a lot about the inter-workings of the CIA but this series sure is entertaining. Crazy twists and turns, and I’m guessing the next three seasons there are a lot more in store.

Plus it really gets one thinking about what really goes on in the foreign policy world.


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[badrose]

Some of you probably remember this but I was in elementary school at the latest when I heard it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=o0mGFjAySTw

[KSRBEvans]

Great grab, badrose. My Dad really liked Homer & Jethro.

[KSRBEvans]

Lots of good stuff on TCM this weekend: Singin' In The Rain, Annie Hall, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, From Here To Eternity, Bull Durham and On The Waterfront, just to name a few.

http://www.tcm.com/schedule/weekly.html

[catmanjack]

Watching Messiah and it’s pretty good.

[KSRBEvans]

I just watched The Equalizer 2. It was fine. I love Denzel and I loved the first Equalizer movie but this one was short on plot and long on combat set pieces. I would re-watch (and have re-watched) the original, but wouldn't this one, I think.

Mrs. BEvans is very excited about the new season of Outlander premiering on Starz this weekend.

[badrose]

Briarpatch

A new series on USA network. Rosario Dawson is the main character whose sister was blown up in a car bombing. She's taking it upon herself to find out who's and why's. Strong character. So far, so good.

[blueboss]

Briarpatch

A new series on USA network. Rosario Dawson is the main character whose sister was blown up in a car bombing. She's taking it upon herself to find out who's and why's. Strong character. So far, so good.

Agreed, USA has aired some pretty decent shows lately.


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[KSRBEvans]

DW and I went to see Downhill on Valentine's Day. Don't make our mistake. The trailer makes it look like a romantic comedy, but in fact it's a drama vehicle for 2 comedy actors (Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfuss) who want to do something different.

It has a couple of jokey moments but overall it's kind of a serious exploration of a couple telling each other the truth about themselves. Not what we were looking for.

[ukpumacat]

This might have been mentioned earlier in the thread but has anyone watched, "Parasite" yet? We absolutely loved it.

[catmanjack]

With the subtitles is it hard to follow the movie and stay engaged?

[catmanjack]

Watching Broadchurch, very good series.

[Darrell KSR]

Watching Broadchurch, very good series.Definitely. Saw all three seasons, will watch them again before too long.

[ukpumacat]

With the subtitles is it hard to follow the movie and stay engaged?

Nooooo. I am not one that is into foreign films with subtitles.

Without giving things away, it doesn't matter. Its barely about what is said. Some is in English.

All I can tell you is that its not just the best movie I saw this year...but its the best Ive seen in a few years.

And the movie just grows and grows until you get to the final act and you are literally just giddy with anticipation. You know what is coming and you don't even care.

Please, just watch it.

[catmanjack]

Broadchurch ended, man that was a really great series.
Left me wanting to know how Mark and Beth were and did Miller and the head detective get together.
Really good story lines and feel they could make more.

[CGWildcat]

We watched Parasite last weekend. Enjoyed it, for the most part. Didn't expect the way it went. Good movie, but with the subtitles you HAVE to pay attention.

[KSRBEvans]

Saw this tweet as I was perusing college basketball Twitter:

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https://twitter.com/TimSullivan714/status/1231667365840138247

I haven't read the book on which the movie's based, but would definitely recommend the movie. Very touching.

It also seems college bb writers, like college bb fans, are bored and ready for March.

[catmanjack]

Started the outsider tonight on amazon prime, enjoying the start excited to see how it turns out.
Like Jason Bateman he does a nice job.

[badrose]

OK, I need some help because I can't remember the title of a movie based on a real story about some jerk (around 18 years old) who was such a jerk he was driven down to Florida by some contemporaries and thrown into a swamp or something similar. I think they made a movie about it. Anyone ?

[CitizenBBN]

OK, I need some help because I can't remember the title of a movie based on a real story about some jerk (around 18 years old) who was such a jerk he was driven down to Florida by some contemporaries and thrown into a swamp or something similar. I think they made a movie about it. Anyone ?

You sure you aren't thinking about some political election? ;)

There's "Band of the Hand" but it was about 5 juvenile delinquents being tossed into the swamp to learn how to grow up.

A ton of Burt Reynolds swamp movies but none fit that description. Though I may go watch one now.

[blueboss]

Fargo is coming back April 19, FX Network.


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[KSRBEvans]

New season of Better Call Saul is up on AMC. Recorded the first 3 and going to watch them today after UK beats Florida. :jumping-smiley-012:

[Darrell KSR]

New season of Better Call Saul is up on AMC. Recorded the first 3 and going to watch them today after UK beats Florida. :jumping-smiley-012:Hope you're not going to wait until then.

[KSRBEvans]

Hope you're not going to wait until then.

Um, yeah...:mixed-smiley-030:

[KSRBEvans]

Hey, turning on Better Call Saul! :trink40:

[Darrell KSR]

Um, yeah...:mixed-smiley-030:Lol! Love it!

[CitizenBBN]

Lol, that was a funny turn of events on two boards. :)

[blueboss]

Killing Eve new season 4/26 on BBC


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[KSRBEvans]

I made the mistake of watching the trailer for Contagion somebody just posted on Twitter & now I can't go to sleep.

[KSRBEvans]

I'll be batching it this weekend*, so looking for some Netflix/Amazon/Starz streaming recommendations. Thinking about starting "Man In The High Castle." Been saving that one.

It was going to be a glorious weekend of conference tournament action, but you know....




*--Mrs. BEvans, son and I were going to go visit my 87 y/o mother-in-law. Yesterday a co-worker said his wife was going in to get checked for "flu-like symptoms." We sent him home to take care of their baby and work from home. His wife wasn't tested because she didn't meet all the testing criteria, but she was told to go home and stay there. So out of an abundance of caution toward my mother-in-law I'm bowing out of this weekend's trip.

[catmanjack]

Watching the Marvelous Mrs Maisel, pretty good change.

[KSRBEvans]

Watching the Marvelous Mrs Maisel, pretty good change.

That's one that I save to watch with Mrs. BEvans. We like it.

[catmanjack]

Waiting on Ozark it will be back on shortly

[KSRBEvans]

Forgot I hadn't started the new season of Better Call Saul, so caught up on those.

Some of my favorite end-of-the-world/apocalypse movies:

--On The Beach
--The Postman (I can't help it, it's a guilty pleasure of mine)
--The Omega Man (looks kitschy now, and it probably was back then, too, but Charlton Heston as a bad-ass virus survivor is still pretty cool)
--Deep Impact (I prefer this one to the other asteroid movie, Armageddon, but I know I'm in the minority)
--The Book of Eli

[blueboss]

Westworld season 3 starts tonight on HBO.


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[KSRBEvans]

Ken Burns' Baseball documentary series is now available to stream for free on the PBS app:

https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1239642185152081920

[blueboss]

Anybody catch WestWorld last night? Setting up to be even more bizarre than last year...




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[catmanjack]

Is Walter white joining Jessie on Westworld?

[blueboss]

Tears of The Sun on WGN tonight.


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[KSRBEvans]

Not video per se, but still interesting if you're self-quarantining and looking for something to watch:

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https://twitter.com/britishmuseum/status/1240672426482114561

[catmanjack]

Started Sharp Objects with Amy Adams, pretty good.
Little murder mystery.
Finished Mrs Masiel, now the wait for season 4

[blueboss]

I watched the Sharp Objects series... had some strange twists


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[catmanjack]

Can tell it’s headed in that direction.

[badrose]

Killing Eve new season 4/26 on BBC


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It's about time. Great series!

[Doc]

Going to be watching lots of netflix in the coming weeks.....


Started "Ozark" today. On episode 3

[Doc]

Fargo is coming back April 19, FX Network.


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Plus 10. Great show

[Darrell KSR]

Plus 10. Great showOne of my favorites.

[badrose]

I just watched the movie Knives Out and it's top notch. Reminds me of the Agatha Christie movies a bit. I got it through the Blu-Ray route so I can re-watch. Daniel Craig does a great job as the sleuth (with a southern accent) but you'll see more well known actors as well.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8946378/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/knives_out

[blueboss]

Just watched Deadwood (movie)... again. I really miss that series.


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[catmanjack]

Finishing up season 3 of true detective, the series is good but not great.

[KSRBEvans]

Got 30 days free of CBS All Access, so starting Picard.

[badrose]

Finishing up season 3 of true detective, the series is good but not great.

Loved the 1st season, I just couldn't stick with the rest.

[badrose]

I just finished watching Dances with Wolves for the first time in a long while. Top notch...almost 4 hrs long.

[CitizenBBN]

Got 30 days free of CBS All Access, so starting Picard.

Let me know what you think.

[kingcat]

Got 30 days free of CBS All Access, so starting Picard.

Im caught up. It certainly grows on you.

Stays very true to the Star Trek legacy imo.

As good as any Trek yet, even if the reunion sequences are a little awkward. Or so it seemed to me.

[blueboss]

Up to episode 3 on Westworld, and I have no idea what’s going on.

Edit: it’s starting to make a little more sense now... after watching E3.


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[KSRBEvans]

My son is settling into life in Japan, and one thing he learned is that Netflix in Japan is the most awesome streaming service ever. He said they don't have HBO/Epix/Starz in Japan so basically all the movies that would normally be on those services are available through Netflix.