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Post by masterofallgoons on Jul 12, 2021 11:58:44 GMT
Discovery Channel's Shark Week kicks off it's 33rd year starting tomorrow - WOO HOO! Watching National Geographic's 'Sharkfest' (started July 5th) right now getting geared up for it National Geographic had a one hour shark special with Chris Hemsworth a couple of days ago. Beautiful scenery and some interesting information. It's not gonna tell you a great deal of new information, but the sharks are wild to see up close like that, the people working on the climate and ecosystemic issues are interesting to listen to, and I like looking at the Australian coastlines... and my wife likes looking at Chris Hemsworth. Can't really blame her.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jul 12, 2021 13:36:54 GMT
Animal Kingdom is back - Season 5 Episode 1 aired last night Watching it now Season 4 ended in August 2019. Been a loonnnggg time with the COVID delays For those who loved the movie Point Break - imagine Point Break - but an extended show about surfing criminals Based on an Australian movie a few years back which I enjoyed starring Joel Edgerton (Warrior fame) Fun show about loyalty/family/trust - recommend it to those looking for a new show to binge Let's see how Season 5 starts
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Post by klawrencio79 on Jul 12, 2021 14:40:57 GMT
So last year, right when the pandemic started, I watched the first season of DAVE on Hulu, about the youtube rapper, Lil Dicky. I had never heard of him before watching the show, but apparently he's a meme sensation, or something. A freestyle wizard who has become one of the most watched people on youtube.
Anyway, the first few episodes are funny enough, if a bit sophomoric, but enjoyable nonetheless. Then, right around the halfway point, the show takes a tonal shift into something with a lot more heart, and becomes a surprisingly poignant look at an extremely neurotic man and his ability (or lack thereof) to juggle his burgeoning rap career with his girlfriend, his friends and his own personal foibles. There is one episode in particular that takes a searing look at bi-polar disorder and showcased the affliction in a way that was refreshingly honest.
Through all that, it managed to become funnier. The season 1 finale was one of the best things I saw last year.
So season 2 started a few weeks ago and basically everything that season 1 did right is on full display here. It's sharply focused on what makes the main character tick (or not, in some cases), and it's written with a mix of cleverness and heartfelt heft that you really wouldn't expect from a show whose titular character's namesake is a dick joke.
I highly recommend it although it's not necessarily for everyone.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Jul 12, 2021 15:47:33 GMT
Animal Kingdom is back - Season 5 Episode 1 aired last night Watching it now Season 4 ended in August 2019. Been a loonnnggg time with the COVID delays For those who loved the movie Point Break - imagine Point Break - but an extended show about surfing criminals Based on an Australian movie a few years back which I enjoyed starring Joel Edgerton (Warrior fame) Fun show about loyalty/family/trust - recommend it to those looking for a new show to binge Let's see how Season 5 starts
I remember watching the movie and having a hard time understanding all the dialogues, because of the accent and the slang. If I had watched it at home I would have definitely turned the subtitles on.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jul 13, 2021 15:34:54 GMT
Just watched School Ties again with Brendan Fraser/Matt Damon
Tremendous movie
University recruits a kid to play QB (Fraser) but he gets persecuted by his teammates/classmates/girlfriend when they find out he's Jewish
Can't believe what he looks like now -
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jul 13, 2021 16:06:00 GMT
Just watched School Ties again with Brendan Fraser/Matt Damon
Tremendous movie
University recruits a kid to play QB (Fraser) but he gets persecuted by his teammates/classmates/girlfriend when they find out he's Jewish
Can't believe what he looks like now -
He's obviously let himself go a bit, but he's also gearing up to do a movie called The Whale where he's playing a guy who wieghs 600 lbs. Whether he's let himself go in order to play that part or he was cast in the role because he's been letting himself go, I couldn't say.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jul 13, 2021 16:10:25 GMT
He's obviously let himself go a bit, but he's also gearing up to do a movie called The Whale where he's playing a guy who wieghs 600 lbs. Whether he's let himself go in order to play that part or he was cast in the role because he's been letting himself go, I couldn't say. Interesting
Talk about commitment to ones craft
What a dedicated Method Actor
Reminds me of all that weight Bale lost for his role in The Machinist (great movie - highly recommend it)
Apparently he only ate an apple and a can of tuna fish daily for an extended amount of time......
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jul 13, 2021 16:19:40 GMT
He's obviously let himself go a bit, but he's also gearing up to do a movie called The Whale where he's playing a guy who wieghs 600 lbs. Whether he's let himself go in order to play that part or he was cast in the role because he's been letting himself go, I couldn't say. Interesting
Talk about commitment to ones craft
What a dedicated Method Actor
Reminds me of all that weight Bale lost for his role in The Machinist (great movie - highly recommend it)
Apparently he only ate an apple and a can of tuna fish daily for an extended amount of time......
That movie has a sorta typical, predictable 'twist' and like public service announcement message in the end, and yet it's well made and fucking haunting, largely due to Bale and his freak metabolism. I could starve myself for a year and my body could never respond like that... nor could I go from that to his Batman physique in the same year.
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Post by sdm3 on Jul 13, 2021 17:53:11 GMT
Speaking of method acting, LeBron James spent 18 years playing professional basketball to prepare for his role in Space Jam: A New Legacy.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Jul 13, 2021 18:05:45 GMT
Speaking of method acting, LeBron James spent 18 years playing professional basketball to prepare for his role in Space Jam: A New Legacy. His NBA career is nothing more than a prologue to what will undoubtedly be his highest, legacy-cementing achievement.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jul 13, 2021 18:59:31 GMT
Speaking of method acting, LeBron James spent 18 years playing professional basketball to prepare for his role in Space Jam: A New Legacy. Not impressed. Daniel Day Lewis would also have turned himself into a cartoon character to prepare.
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Post by tristramshandy on Jul 15, 2021 4:33:52 GMT
So last year, right when the pandemic started, I watched the first season of DAVE on Hulu, about the youtube rapper, Lil Dicky. I had never heard of him before watching the show, but apparently he's a meme sensation, or something. A freestyle wizard who has become one of the most watched people on youtube. Anyway, the first few episodes are funny enough, if a bit sophomoric, but enjoyable nonetheless. Then, right around the halfway point, the show takes a tonal shift into something with a lot more heart, and becomes a surprisingly poignant look at an extremely neurotic man and his ability (or lack thereof) to juggle his burgeoning rap career with his girlfriend, his friends and his own personal foibles. There is one episode in particular that takes a searing look at bi-polar disorder and showcased the affliction in a way that was refreshingly honest. Through all that, it managed to become funnier. The season 1 finale was one of the best things I saw last year. So season 2 started a few weeks ago and basically everything that season 1 did right is on full display here. It's sharply focused on what makes the main character tick (or not, in some cases), and it's written with a mix of cleverness and heartfelt heft that you really wouldn't expect from a show whose titular character's namesake is a dick joke. I highly recommend it although it's not necessarily for everyone. Any need to watch it in order?
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Post by tristramshandy on Jul 15, 2021 4:41:01 GMT
Watching The Outsiders on BBC.
Besides all of the Greasers you know (Swayze, Cruise, Lowe, Estevez, Dillon, Macchio, Howell) - - you have Diane Lane, three musicians (Leif Garrett, Tom Waits, and Flea), Sofia Coppola . . . and CAM NEELY. Cam Neely is uncredited Soc #2! What the hell?!?
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jul 15, 2021 11:10:44 GMT
So last year, right when the pandemic started, I watched the first season of DAVE on Hulu, about the youtube rapper, Lil Dicky. I had never heard of him before watching the show, but apparently he's a meme sensation, or something. A freestyle wizard who has become one of the most watched people on youtube. Anyway, the first few episodes are funny enough, if a bit sophomoric, but enjoyable nonetheless. Then, right around the halfway point, the show takes a tonal shift into something with a lot more heart, and becomes a surprisingly poignant look at an extremely neurotic man and his ability (or lack thereof) to juggle his burgeoning rap career with his girlfriend, his friends and his own personal foibles. There is one episode in particular that takes a searing look at bi-polar disorder and showcased the affliction in a way that was refreshingly honest. Through all that, it managed to become funnier. The season 1 finale was one of the best things I saw last year. So season 2 started a few weeks ago and basically everything that season 1 did right is on full display here. It's sharply focused on what makes the main character tick (or not, in some cases), and it's written with a mix of cleverness and heartfelt heft that you really wouldn't expect from a show whose titular character's namesake is a dick joke. I highly recommend it although it's not necessarily for everyone. That's the second recent recommendation I've gotten for that show from a trusted source, and that's a surprise because it looks so dumb from the commercials. His face and voice are so annoying in those ads and I couldn't get past that so I never gave it a chance.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Jul 15, 2021 11:42:49 GMT
So last year, right when the pandemic started, I watched the first season of DAVE on Hulu, about the youtube rapper, Lil Dicky. I had never heard of him before watching the show, but apparently he's a meme sensation, or something. A freestyle wizard who has become one of the most watched people on youtube. Anyway, the first few episodes are funny enough, if a bit sophomoric, but enjoyable nonetheless. Then, right around the halfway point, the show takes a tonal shift into something with a lot more heart, and becomes a surprisingly poignant look at an extremely neurotic man and his ability (or lack thereof) to juggle his burgeoning rap career with his girlfriend, his friends and his own personal foibles. There is one episode in particular that takes a searing look at bi-polar disorder and showcased the affliction in a way that was refreshingly honest. Through all that, it managed to become funnier. The season 1 finale was one of the best things I saw last year. So season 2 started a few weeks ago and basically everything that season 1 did right is on full display here. It's sharply focused on what makes the main character tick (or not, in some cases), and it's written with a mix of cleverness and heartfelt heft that you really wouldn't expect from a show whose titular character's namesake is a dick joke. I highly recommend it although it's not necessarily for everyone. Any need to watch it in order? I don't know if it's entirely necessary, but it definitely gets better as it goes for what that's worth. The first handful of episodes are just kinda fine. About halfway through season 1 is where it finds its groove and takes off.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Jul 15, 2021 11:46:17 GMT
So last year, right when the pandemic started, I watched the first season of DAVE on Hulu, about the youtube rapper, Lil Dicky. I had never heard of him before watching the show, but apparently he's a meme sensation, or something. A freestyle wizard who has become one of the most watched people on youtube. Anyway, the first few episodes are funny enough, if a bit sophomoric, but enjoyable nonetheless. Then, right around the halfway point, the show takes a tonal shift into something with a lot more heart, and becomes a surprisingly poignant look at an extremely neurotic man and his ability (or lack thereof) to juggle his burgeoning rap career with his girlfriend, his friends and his own personal foibles. There is one episode in particular that takes a searing look at bi-polar disorder and showcased the affliction in a way that was refreshingly honest. Through all that, it managed to become funnier. The season 1 finale was one of the best things I saw last year. So season 2 started a few weeks ago and basically everything that season 1 did right is on full display here. It's sharply focused on what makes the main character tick (or not, in some cases), and it's written with a mix of cleverness and heartfelt heft that you really wouldn't expect from a show whose titular character's namesake is a dick joke. I highly recommend it although it's not necessarily for everyone. That's the second recent recommendation I've gotten for that show from a trusted source, and that's a surprise because it looks so dumb from the commercials. His face and voice are so annoying in those ads and I couldn't get past that so I never gave it a chance. If you have trouble watching things that are centered around awkward people, then be forewarned. My wife has that issue, she gets uncomfortable when people are awkward on screen. Like that HBO show Hello Ladies helmed by Stephen Merchant, which I really liked, but he's SO socially awkward and inept that it can become anxiety-inducing for some. There's a similar element of that here. Yeah, he's annoying, but that's part of what makes the show work. If you get into the second half of season 1, I think you'll find it rewarding.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jul 15, 2021 12:18:53 GMT
That's the second recent recommendation I've gotten for that show from a trusted source, and that's a surprise because it looks so dumb from the commercials. His face and voice are so annoying in those ads and I couldn't get past that so I never gave it a chance. If you have trouble watching things that are centered around awkward people, then be forewarned. My wife has that issue, she gets uncomfortable when people are awkward on screen. Like that HBO show Hello Ladies helmed by Stephen Merchant, which I really liked, but he's SO socially awkward and inept that it can become anxiety-inducing for some. There's a similar element of that here. Yeah, he's annoying, but that's part of what makes the show work. If you get into the second half of season 1, I think you'll find it rewarding. I'm generally ok with that. I was a little disappointed by Hello Ladies, but that's just because I really like Stephen Merchant and I wanted the show to be better. The only time I had trouble continuing with the social awkwardness in a series was with Peep Show with Mitchell and Webb. I binge watched that series and I thought it was kinda great, but after a certain period of time the level of discomfort that that show plays on was truly difficult to deal with and I never finished it. If you're not familiar with it, the show is shot entirely in first person POV, so when a character has a brutally uncomfortable interaction with somebody else you are literally staring into that person's face. And in a George Costanza-like fashion one character gets everything he wants only to realize he didn't actually want it and destroys lives in the process. It's funny, but it's the ultimate in uncomfortable/cringe comedy. Maybe I'll get to it sometime soon. I always got the ads for that show during the What We Do in the Shadows run, so when that comes back I'll probly pair them together.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Jul 15, 2021 12:24:49 GMT
If you have trouble watching things that are centered around awkward people, then be forewarned. My wife has that issue, she gets uncomfortable when people are awkward on screen. Like that HBO show Hello Ladies helmed by Stephen Merchant, which I really liked, but he's SO socially awkward and inept that it can become anxiety-inducing for some. There's a similar element of that here. Yeah, he's annoying, but that's part of what makes the show work. If you get into the second half of season 1, I think you'll find it rewarding. I'm generally ok with that. I was a little disappointed by Hello Ladies, but that's just because I really like Stephen Merchant and I wanted the show to be better. The only time I had trouble continuing with the social awkwardness in a series was with Peep Show with Mitchell and Webb. I binge watched that series and I thought it was kinda great, but after a certain period of time the level of discomfort that that show plays on was truly difficult to deal with and I never finished it. If you're not familiar with it, the show is shot entirely in first person POV, so when a character has a brutally uncomfortable interaction with somebody else you are literally staring into that person's face. And in a George Costanza-like fashion one character gets everything he wants only to realize he didn't actually want it and destroys lives in the process. It's funny, but it's the ultimate in uncomfortable/cringe comedy. Maybe I'll get to it sometime soon. I always got the ads for that show during the What We Do in the Shadows run, so when that comes back I'll probly pair them together. Oh man, What We Do in the Shadows. When is that coming back?
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jul 15, 2021 12:36:51 GMT
I'm generally ok with that. I was a little disappointed by Hello Ladies, but that's just because I really like Stephen Merchant and I wanted the show to be better. The only time I had trouble continuing with the social awkwardness in a series was with Peep Show with Mitchell and Webb. I binge watched that series and I thought it was kinda great, but after a certain period of time the level of discomfort that that show plays on was truly difficult to deal with and I never finished it. If you're not familiar with it, the show is shot entirely in first person POV, so when a character has a brutally uncomfortable interaction with somebody else you are literally staring into that person's face. And in a George Costanza-like fashion one character gets everything he wants only to realize he didn't actually want it and destroys lives in the process. It's funny, but it's the ultimate in uncomfortable/cringe comedy. Maybe I'll get to it sometime soon. I always got the ads for that show during the What We Do in the Shadows run, so when that comes back I'll probly pair them together. Oh man, What We Do in the Shadows. When is that coming back?
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Jul 16, 2021 18:43:22 GMT
Shark Week - 'Sharkadelic Summer 2' 'Sharkadelic is back to find out if this summer will be the sharkiest on record; Snoop Dogg breaks down the craziest encounters, the wildest and most unpredictable reaction....' Great Whites coming up at 4 and 5 pm
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