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Khorne Flakes posted:I'll be finishing up the second season of The Killing in the next few days and I really cant comprehend why people thought it was slow or dragging on. The acting, cinematography, mood, character development, and atmosphere are so different and so well done compared to any other crime drama I've seen. Someone said they felt it was slow when they watched it while airing week to week, and maybe it might feel that way if viewed in that manner, but marathoning through it has made it very addictive. AMC must have made some kind of deal with the devil, they only broadcast the best shows.
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forever whatever posted:So what people are saying is, I should watch it. Gotcha. I haven't started season 2 yet, but the first season of Hell on Wheels was pretty good. I liked the Hatfields & McCoys a lot too.
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Jack's Flow posted:When the principal's daughter sits down with Mulder and Scully, and just goes on and on about these horrible things the cult did to her and her sister... that's such a "what the gently caress" moment. The episode went from a very dark to a pitch black place with that confession. Even Mulder and Scully didn't know where to look, they just wanted to get out of there. Having the Devil actually kill the cult instead of accept the sacrifices smacks a little bit of audience wish-fulfillment given what the cult had done but she seems to have so much fun doing it. Of course the Devil would gently caress with her own cults, that poo poo's probably hilarious to her.
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Aug 7, 2013 20:36
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precision posted:It's not bad. Season 2 is a pretty noticeable improvement on 1. It's about the same quality as Copper or Ripper Street in terms of pseudo-historical stuff. I may have to check out season 2 then. I watched the first season and was just bored with it because it didn't seem to be going anywhere. It was just like "here are some things that happened" without much of a story arc or anything. As for Hatfield & McCoys, its actually pretty good. And surprisingly, its not horribly inaccurate historically. There are some things here or there that they spiced up or what have you (two different judges are merged into one, for example), but overall it gets the majority of the history fairly well. They also did a surprisingly good job with the accents. The scenery, not so much, but the accents are solid.
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I managed to make it through 40 minutes of I'm Still Here. gently caress Joaquin Phoenix. Just an utterly detestable film in every possible way, not even funny or "funny".
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For not watching any pro wrestling since probably the early '90s, some of these WWE documentaries on the more contemporary wrestlers are really compelling. So far I've burned through the Mick Foley and Stone Cold ones. Mick Foley is already super charismatic so I wasn't all that surprised that I would enjoy it. But I was surprised by the Stone Cold story. Since I only ever knew about him through his catchphrases it was interesting to see how he wasn't so much a character but a really pissed off dude. The CM Punk doc was recommended to me and I was even more skeptical about that one considering how recent his rise has been. Once again I'm surprised how good his story is.
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precision posted:I managed to make it through 40 minutes of I'm Still Here. gently caress Joaquin Phoenix. Just an utterly detestable film in every possible way, not even funny or "funny". The most misguided thing about all that is that on the day of release Casey Affleck admitted it was all a hoax. Why spend all that time going through that elaborate scheme only to ruin it right at the last minute?
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I had a problem with Hell on Wheels because I compare every TV western now to Deadwood. It didn't help that the first season was so lackluster. I'll give it a shot again for season 2.
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DrVenkman posted:The most misguided thing about all that is that on the day of release Casey Affleck admitted it was all a hoax. Why spend all that time going through that elaborate scheme only to ruin it right at the last minute? Holy poo poo. I just created a new profile for myself to undo years of my kids watching stuff, and I'm finding all these movies I didn't know existed. Thanks for that tip! magnificent7 fucked around with this message at 23:02 on Aug 7, 2013 |
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So Breaking Bad, presumably among other things I haven't found yet, is marked as "Super HD" instead of just "HD" now. Does this just mean it streams in 1080 instead of 720? edit: Also, the poster watching Orange is the New Black: watch to at least the third episode. I thought the first two episodes were kind of mediocre, and I had some issues with the portrayals of some of the characters -- racial stereotyping, and just the fact that it seemed odd to feel so sorry for Piper, whose upper-middle class life would probably go right back to normal once she left prison. The third episode starts turning both of those things on their heads (and introduces some compelling sexual/gender identity politics, which I'm always interested in seeing in any media) and by the end subvert them completely. dreadnought fucked around with this message at 01:02 on Aug 8, 2013 |
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Ohvee posted:The CM Punk doc was recommended to me and I was even more skeptical about that one considering how recent his rise has been. Once again I'm surprised how good his story is. It's probably the best WWE doc I've seen. I love the Foley one, and I'll definitely have to check out that Stone Cold one.
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Khorne Flakes posted:I'll be finishing up the second season of The Killing in the next few days and I really cant comprehend why people thought it was slow or dragging on. The acting, cinematography, mood, character development, and atmosphere are so different and so well done compared to any other crime drama I've seen. Someone said they felt it was slow when they watched it while airing week to week, and maybe it might feel that way if viewed in that manner, but marathoning through it has made it very addictive. AMC must have made some kind of deal with the devil, they only broadcast the best shows. It's a television show, though. Television is a medium designed to be watched week-to-week. If it fails to be compelling watched as it's supposed to be watch, it fails its goals. I really, really did not like The Killing.
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The third season of the Killing, which just ended on Sunday, is really good, and a pretty big change from the first two, although I really liked those two as well. Wait for it to hit Netflix in the next year or so! Man I wish someone had told me American Horror Story was so much fun. Maybe they did but I seem to remember avoiding it for a while because it got some bad marks around here (or in the Horror thread, I can't remember) for being schlocky. But it's such delightful schlock, I loved it! I watched through the whole first season this week.
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Aug 8, 2013 01:56
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User-Friendly posted:It's a television show, though. Television is a medium designed to be watched week-to-week. I think Mad Men makes more revenue as a download or a disc than it does actually airing on television.
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Aug 8, 2013 01:58
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tliil posted:Not anymore. TV schedules are quickly becoming obsolete. I find it's easier to get burnt out on 3 hours of a half hour tv show (or even a 45 minute tv show) than a 3 hour movie. People might be buying the content more on an all in one package but it's still filmed as though you have some breathing room between episodes.
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TrixRabbi posted:I haven't kept up with this thread so I don't know if this has been brought up, but dammit it needs repeating. Errol Morris' Tabloid is streaming now, his documentary about Joyce McKinney, a former beauty queen who was accused of kidnapping her Mormon boyfriend and chaining him to a bed and having sex with him. The story only gets more insane from there. It's like a Coen Brothers plot playing out in real life. Absolute must-watch.  Thank you so much for the recommendation. I had never heard of this case and the documentary simply blew me away. Insane. I agree it sounds like it could pass for a real life Coen Brothers movie. Tabloid is amazing. I highly recommend not reading up on the case: going in blind makes for even bigger reactions to what happens. 
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Yes, thanks to everyone who talked up Tabloid; my dad and I just watched it, and we thought it was incredible. I'm especially grateful that there were basically no spoilers posted—I went in only knowing there was an abduction involved, and wow, that story really goes places.
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A HUNGRY MOUTH posted:Yes, thanks to everyone who talked up Tabloid; my dad and I just watched it, and we thought it was incredible. I'm especially grateful that there were basically no spoilers posted—I went in only knowing there was an abduction involved, and wow, that story really goes places. I haven't seen that yet, but sounds like you would enjoy The Imposter as well. A documentary with a leading title goes down a much deeper path with twists everywhere.
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Khorne Flakes posted:I haven't seen that yet, but sounds like you would enjoy The Imposter as well. A documentary with a leading title goes down a much deeper path with twists everywhere. Yes, I watched that on this thread's endorsement and liked it as well. I appreciate everyone who suggests movies!
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Vertigo Ambrosia posted:For those who watched Orange is the New Black, I watched the first two episodes and I'm still not sure if I'm into it or not; does it get better as it goes along, or should I just stop now? I find the main character pretty tiring and I'm a lot more interested in the other inmates. I feel like I'm being a bit unfair or irrational in not liking her, but there's just a lot of "i'm a pretty privileged white girl in a sea of minorities!!! and i said something stupid and *scared face*". I keep hearing that the series is really great and the cast is amazing, but I guess I'm just not seeing it yet. The absolute worst part of Orange is the New Black is that it is from Jenji Kohan, which means that it's going to be great at first, and then get appallingly awful as it goes on. Really though, it's really fantastic. I watched the whole season hungover one day, and then proceeded to watch it with my boyfriend a second time over the course of the next week. Piper is fine, but what really makes the show work are its supporting characters. Some of them have flashbacks, but even those are superfluous. They are just genuinely interesting characters, really funny, really enjoyable, and do add to the story. I have been recommending the show to everyone over the last couple of weeks. And plus, they have made Pablo Schreiber somehow creepy, which in real life he is actually super hot. Impressive.
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AMC seems to have a really great group of writers hidden away in a closet making shows that only get popular after they are canceled because no one watches AMC.
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Nihonniboku posted:And plus, they have made Pablo Schreiber somehow creepy, which in real life he is actually super hot. Impressive. It's tough not to love a show that has a character called Pornstache and even has Captain Janeway as the prison soup nazi. mrwuss posted:AMC seems to have a really great group of writers hidden away in a closet making shows that only get popular after they are canceled because no one watches AMC. AMC also tends to be pretty clueless about their popular shows such as Mad Men or Walking Dead such as thinking how to cut costs for the shows.
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Mescal posted:It sucks that you apparently can't fork a new user profile off your netflix account--that makes the feature useless for shared accounts unless you want to start all over and lose the data you've generated. To me, at least, I'm not going to bother. It seems like one person can own the old profile, and then you can add a new one. It's not ideal but at one person doesn't have to start over, which is ok if you are just a couple.
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The edit profiles link still isn't working for me. Just comes up to a Netflix error page saying this page does not exist. Do you have to be on a certain plan to use the profiles feature?
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Mahoning posted:The edit profiles link still isn't working for me. Just comes up to a Netflix error page saying this page does not exist. When you log in, do you see something like this in the top-right corner? 
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morestuff posted:When you log in, do you see something like this in the top-right corner? No picture/avatar. Just my first and last name with the down arrow. When I click it, the only option is "sign out".
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Mahoning posted:No picture/avatar. Once you have profiles on your account that is where you will switch them. I can not add anymore, but I was able to add one a few days ago using the link he put up.
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Yea I just added two profiles. It's really confusing in the fact that you'd think 'editing' a profile means editing preferences, when, really you only change the name.
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mrwuss posted:AMC seems to have a really great group of writers hidden away in a closet making shows that only get popular after they are canceled because no one watches AMC.
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So I finished season two of The Killing and I am amazed and how good this show was. I can see where people thought the show would have been slow on a weekly bases, especially the 2nd half of season one where they seemed to be jumping the story everywhere, but season two is so addictive. To anyone who has seen it all, is season 3 worth watching? I would have to buy it on amazon and not sure if it would be any good since the main case is solved at the end of season two. Does season three have anything tying the Larson case into it, or is it just wrapping up Lindens family affairs and or milking another season out of a finished show?
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The Mind of a Chef is on streaming. Entertaining show, narrated by Anthony Bourdain, that follows David Chang around in a pretty Bourdain-y type travel/cooking show.
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Khorne Flakes posted:So I finished season two of The Killing and I am amazed and how good this show was...To anyone who has seen it all, is season 3 worth watching? Season 3 is really good and leagues better than the first two seasons which is also the consensus opinion in the TVIV thread. Check it out, you won't regret it. New case. No Larsons.
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Breaking Bad question - just started watching it this week with my girlfriend, and she is super sensitive to gore so the partially-dissolved body falling through the ceiling in the second episode made her kind of wary to continue on. Can anyone tell me if there is a lot of that sort of thing in the show? Personally I'm already loving it and will continue regardless, but we're wondering if the show is maybe not for the squeamish...
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Daveski posted:Breaking Bad question - just started watching it this week with my girlfriend, and she is super sensitive to gore so the partially-dissolved body falling through the ceiling in the second episode made her kind of wary to continue on. Can anyone tell me if there is a lot of that sort of thing in the show? Personally I'm already loving it and will continue regardless, but we're wondering if the show is maybe not for the squeamish... There is not a lot of gore in the show. There are a lot of assumed deaths, but they tend to be done off frame.
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mrwuss posted:There is not a lot of gore in the show. There are a lot of assumed deaths, but they tend to be done off frame. Very cool, thanks. The violence and dark tone is okay, it's just the actual blood and guts that get to her. I took her to see Hobo With a Shotgun once and she still hasn't forgiven me.
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Okay, I know this is stating the obvious, but everyone should watch John Carpenter's The Thing. Really amazing monster/alien movie from the early eighties. I watched it just after watching World War Z, and the difference in horror styles is so staggering. I think there's only like one jump scare in The Thing, but I was nervous and creeped out the whole time. It is truly a slow burn, but oh is it worth it. Also, the most surprising and awesome thing is that the only two black guys in the cast survive until the very end, so that's slapping that stupid horror trope right in the face!
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Daveski posted:Very cool, thanks. The violence and dark tone is okay, it's just the actual blood and guts that get to her. I took her to see Hobo With a Shotgun once and she still hasn't forgiven me. I wouldn't either, that movie was loving horrible.
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Me in Reverse posted:I wouldn't either, that movie was loving horrible.
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Drunk Tomato posted:Okay, I know this is stating the obvious, but everyone should watch John Carpenter's The Thing. Really amazing monster/alien movie from the early eighties. I watched it just after watching World War Z, and the difference in horror styles is so staggering. I think there's only like one jump scare in The Thing, but I was nervous and creeped out the whole time. It is truly a slow burn, but oh is it worth it. No one does atmospheric horror like John Carpenter. I love The Thing and it still holds up remarkably well today, but I think my favorite of his is still Prince of Darkness.
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Daveski posted:Breaking Bad question - just started watching it this week with my girlfriend, and she is super sensitive to gore so the partially-dissolved body falling through the ceiling in the second episode made her kind of wary to continue on. Can anyone tell me if there is a lot of that sort of thing in the show? Personally I'm already loving it and will continue regardless, but we're wondering if the show is maybe not for the squeamish... Theres a moment in the episode "Box Cutter" that she would probably hate. But I think that is season 4. Other than that, its all pretty tame.
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