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Uncle Boogeyman posted:In a broader sense, how is this show? I like Cillian Murphy, and crime, but dislike most modern dramatic tv. I'd like to add a question: how good is Sam Neill in it?
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It's good, but if you dislike the general direction of modern dramatic TV then it might not be your jam.
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cat doter posted:It's good, but if you dislike the general direction of modern dramatic TV then it might not be your jam. I'll give it a shot, anyway. I didn't realize it was a Steven Knight joint, he's got a decent enough track record.
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Feb 4, 2016 18:31
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Uncle Boogeyman posted:In a broader sense, how is this show? I like Cillian Murphy, and crime, but dislike most modern dramatic tv. Peaky Blinders is absolutely fantastic.
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Feb 4, 2016 19:11
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X-Ray Pecs posted:I'd like to add a question: how good is Sam Neill in it? It's his best role in quite some time, he chews the poo poo out of that scenery. e: meant to edit this into the last post, whoops
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Parachute posted:How It's Made new yankee workshop is now my sleep show. Thank you.
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I needed stuff to put on in the background, so I watched most of star trek (except the original series and enterprise) over a couple of years. Now I need my background noise sci fi fix so I started Farscape. I know most complaints of the show are about puppets, but I wasn't crazy about much of the first episode. It was just ok. Is it mostly a slog or does it have merits eventually. Note: I don't mind puppets I guess, but I hate Dr Who. I'm worried that it will be like Dr Who.
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Power through the first six or so episodes of Farscape. It really does pick up from there. Yes it is a bit rough around the edges but this was a scifi show in the mid-90s that was constantly under budget pressures. If you are a Trek fan, you absolutely must make it through.
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Wiggles Von Huggins posted:I needed stuff to put on in the background, so I watched most of star trek (except the original series and enterprise) over a couple of years. Now I need my background noise sci fi fix so I started Farscape. I know most complaints of the show are about puppets, but I wasn't crazy about much of the first episode. It was just ok. Is it mostly a slog or does it have merits eventually. Note: I don't mind puppets I guess, but I hate Dr Who. I'm worried that it will be like Dr Who. I haven't seen all of Farscape, but I believe that there is a great uptick in quality by the second season. Why would someone complain about using puppetry for aliens? I mean it makes a lot more sense than just having a normal looking dude with pointy ears and calling him a "Vulcan."
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Iron Crowned posted:I haven't seen all of Farscape, but I believe that there is a great uptick in quality by the second season. Why would someone complain about using puppetry for aliens? I mean it makes a lot more sense than just having a normal looking dude with pointy ears and calling him a "Vulcan." I don't know but I asked a couple nerds I know and the first thing they mentioned was that there were puppets. I thought they looked fine, but I mean most people only have puppet experience with things like Sesame Street and such.
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Feb 4, 2016 20:12
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Wiggles Von Huggins posted:I don't know but I asked a couple nerds I know and the first thing they mentioned was that there were puppets. I thought they looked fine, but I mean most people only have puppet experience with things like Sesame Street and such. Star Wars?
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Wiggles Von Huggins posted:I don't know but I asked a couple nerds I know and the first thing they mentioned was that there were puppets. I thought they looked fine, but I mean most people only have puppet experience with things like Sesame Street and such. It's just such a weird thing to not like a show for, especially since they were above par for the time period, and being a TV show.
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Feb 4, 2016 20:21
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Yeah sure Yoda and a few others, but I'm pretty sure puppetry is usually associated with children's things in most peoples' minds. I didn't think I'd wake up today and discuss puppets on the internet but the spice of life etc.
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Wiggles Von Huggins posted:Yeah sure Yoda and a few others, but I'm pretty sure puppetry is usually associated with children's things in most peoples' minds. I didn't think I'd wake up today and discuss puppets on the internet but the spice of life etc. There are people who have that mindset about animation 
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Iron Crowned posted:There are people who have that mindset about animation As a former animator and a normal person, 99% of animation is garbage for children, or man-children.
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Farscape is fun to see all the random Australian actors rotate through. Like half the cast of Fury Road pops up at some point or another.
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Jonathan Hardy (Rygel) was in Mad Max. and Virginia Hey (Zhaan) was in Roadwarrior too. Also Episode 7 (PK Tech Girl) is where they finally start getting their poo poo together.Episode 14 ( Jeremiah Crichton) is the worst of the remaining episodes in Season 1,.
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Dr Monkeysee posted:Farscape is fun to see all the random Australian actors rotate through. Like half the cast of Fury Road pops up at some point or another. Legitimately my fav sci show other than the Twilight Show. Ends really well too.
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Wiggles Von Huggins posted:Yeah sure Yoda and a few others, but I'm pretty sure puppetry is usually associated with children's things in most peoples' minds. I didn't think I'd wake up today and discuss puppets on the internet but the spice of life etc. That's a really weird way to think about a staple of special effects in film and television.
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Shageletic posted:Legitimately my fav sci show other than the Twilight Show. Ends really well too. I miss Farscape. It really did end well. Also nthing the Peaky Blinders love. Great show.
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Feb 5, 2016 00:32
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Where is New Yankee Workshop available online?
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Nolanar posted:I'm in the market for shows to help calm me down when I'm having a panic attack. Check out the Moving Art series on Netflix. It is beautiful images of nature with piano music. They are chill as gently caress. 
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Schitt's Creek Season 1 is on Prime. I'm only one episode in but Chris Elliot steals the show.
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A Proper Uppercut posted:Where is New Yankee Workshop available online? I think just Youtube currently. I'd also recommend anyone looking into that (or other similar shows) to check out The Woodwright's Shop that someone mentioned before. I actually used to prefer watching that, it's a totally different perspective seeing all the crafts being done with simple hand tools.
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Woodwright's Shop is 100% better than New Yankee Workshop, and I say this as a lifetime fan of NYW. The Woodwright's Shop is so anarchist and crunchy that it gives me hope for a post-apocalyptic human settlement. The host is also educated as gently caress and talks about 18th-century woodworking books. P.S., if you have a Roku, you can get the PBS channel which has a bunch of episodes.
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neonnoodle posted:Woodwright's Shop is 100% better than New Yankee Workshop, and I say this as a lifetime fan of NYW. The Woodwright's Shop is so anarchist and crunchy that it gives me hope for a post-apocalyptic human settlement. The host is also educated as gently caress and talks about 18th-century woodworking books. Roy makes some awesome poo poo, but there's something hypnotic to me about the combination of Norm's accent and the sound of power tools that I really love.
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Nolanar posted:I'm in the market for shows to help calm me down when I'm having a panic attack. the great british baking show
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A MIRACLE posted:the great british baking show Yep. There's a little stress while that stupid ugly weeaboo is on the show, but that's mostly because you want to punch him.
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A MIRACLE posted:the great british baking show
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neonnoodle posted:New Yankee Workshop, New Yankee Workshop and Frugal Gourmet bring back powerful memories of being bored in the proximity of my grandfather and I love that. I could definitely go to sleep while that damned gourmet made apple brown betty in the middle distance.
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:Jonathan Hardy (Rygel) was in Mad Max. and Virginia Hey (Zhaan) was in Roadwarrior too. It's great that Jeremiah Chichton is shown as the 2nd episode sometimes. I wonder how many people got turned of the show from not a great 1st episode and an awful 2nd one.
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mysterious frankie posted:New Yankee Workshop and Frugal Gourmet bring back powerful memories of being bored in the proximity of my grandfather and I love that. I could definitely go to sleep while that damned gourmet made apple brown betty in the middle distance. Just don't wiki Frugal Gourmet's host.
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When my Anxiety Disorder was bad I found that nature documentaries were the obvious and best solution. Also Match Game PM (tons of them are on YouTube) edit: I guess Mortdecai is streaming on Hulu now. I guess I might as well watch it if for no other reason than I still have no idea what it even is. My vague expectation is that it's Johnny Depp's Master of Disguise e2: Well, 5 minutes in and that's pretty accurate so far. This is some truly baffling poo poo already. precision fucked around with this message at 19:10 on Feb 6, 2016 |
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precision posted:When my Anxiety Disorder was bad I found that nature documentaries were the obvious and best solution. I just followed your recommendation and watched Blackfish. It didn't help.
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Feb 6, 2016 19:23
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Try Life.
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Hannibal Buress' new special Comedy Camisado is pretty great, and it's only an hour long so it's a quick/fun watch.
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:Hannibal Buress' new special Comedy Camisado is pretty great, and it's only an hour long so it's a quick/fun watch. It was pretty funny. I've seen clips of him but not a full hour and it was funny. Coulda used some trimming but whatever.
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Dr Monkeysee posted:Farscape is fun to see all the random Australian actors rotate through. Like half the cast of Fury Road pops up at some point or another. On a similar note, Ripper Street seems determined to get pretty much every single actor from Game of Thrones to pop up at some point. It's also all-around pretty great.
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Just recently discovered that Strangers With Candy is on Hulu. God that's a good show.
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Veskit posted:It was pretty funny. I've seen clips of him but not a full hour and it was funny. Coulda used some trimming but whatever. His other 2 are better and also on Netlfix.
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