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Weekly “What are you watching” Thread || Week of January 7th (beehaw.org)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Shows / movies that I dropped halfway:

  • Dungeons & Dragons Honor Among Thieves
    • somehow it didn't grab me, dropped it halfway thru. Many people said it's good, but the jokes are okay, nothing interesting
  • Onihei S01
    • Somehow it just doesn't manage to grab me, dropped it after second episode, especially when I read that there's not really an ending by the end of the show.

I've finished watching

  • Record of Ragnarok S01
    • really loving the over-the-top fights between gods and humans. I'm excited for the next season
  • Fringe S05
    • Man, Fringe is now probably my most favorite show. S05 might not hit as hard as S03 or S04, but it ties up everything nicely. The show wouldn't leave such a lasting impression on me if not for the character Walter Bishop, and of course John Noble did a great job portraying him
  • Killing It S02
    • It's not as good as the first season. They focused too much on side characters that are not funny at all.
  • The X-Files S02
    • X-Files gets really good on season two. The stories involving Mulder's family is really intriguing. I'm excited to watch the next season now.
  • Look Around You S01
    • I've watched bits and pieces of this on YouTube. OMG, the whole season is just amazing. Every single detail is fucking hilarious.

Started / still watching

  • The Simpsons S04
    • This season definitely feels better than previous ones. There's absurd humor that hits hard, e.g. rent a big brother, etc.
  • Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still S01
    • Dunno how I feel about it yet. It feels too old-ish, and each episode lasts for an hour. If it doesn't pick up, I might drop it.
  • Snuff Box S01
    • So far, this is another good Matt Berry show. The humor is closer to Garth Marenghi's Dark Place, and probably better than first season of Toast of London
  • The Outer Limits (1995) S01
    • I've only watched the first episode, I guess it sets the tone of sci-fi twilight zone, but with bummer ending. Also the first episode is like 90 mins, bit too long
  • Person of Interest S01
    • I've just watched 2 episodes, and I know that this is going to be good. I am having a crime drama fatigue, but POI is different.

So, what have you been watching last week?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Definitely a week full of movies for me!

I was fully in a sad mood for the first few days, and those who follow me probably know that means I dive into Felicity Jones movies, by far my favorite actress and her movies work well when I feel sad.

  • Cheerful Weather for the Wedding - A decent enough story focused around the events of a wedding in 1930's England following a bride and her family following through the "what ifs" in their lives. The overall theme is around how society pushes us into decisions that we may not have normally made for ourselves, even when we could be much happier if we went against society. Not an amazing movie, but I enjoyed it.

  • On the Basis of Sex - A more uplifting story, a biopic of Ruth Bader Ginsberg, following her story of becoming a female lawyer in a male dominated world. A must watch for any American, the story of RBG is one that should be known for any true patriot of our country. Felicity Jones does a phenomenal job as her, and Armie Hammer should be the husband that all men strive to be.

  • Last Letter from your Lover - rounding out my Felicity kick, this one follows the story of 2 lovers in the 30s who had reasons to keep their love secret that I won't go too far into. I'm annoyed at this one because of mostly Joe Alwyn's character, who spent the entire movie being the "bad guy" from any rom com. The movie pushed too hard that we were not supposed to like him until a penultimate scene involving him, and it soured the rest of the movie. The modern day counterpart to it was good, but the romance in the 60s era just caused too many eyerolls for me.

Moving in a different direction then

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel - Switching it up, I've never seen a Wes Anderson film and damn, did it make an impact on me. Very good story, great visuals, and some good laughs in there. Will definitely have a rewatch in the future

...and then 21 jump street because my wife and I got drunk and I'd actually never seen it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

If you enjoyed On the Basis of Sex you should check out RBG, the 2018 documentary about Ginsburg. Ginsburg also appears as a character in a couple of episodes of the fifth season of The Good Fight, played wonderfully by Elaine May.

I think I preferred the early Wes Anderson, before he went full Anderson. Check out Rushmore and (what I think is his best movie) The Royal Tenenbaums.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Thanks! I'll add all of these to my lists! I'm years behind on movies so I'm trying to catch up. Not sure how I feel about Anderson, but it was definitely a different style that I need to try more

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Armie Hammer should be the husband that all men strive to be.

😳

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Should have said "Plays the sort of husband"