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I didn’t know how Doom Patrol s2 would be when they had less Morrison stuff to crib from but it’s honestly been so loving tremendous
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 08:21 |
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well i wasn't expecting to do another The Avengers rewatch so soon but if you insist
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 08:24 |
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Everyone praises Diane Guerrero, and rightly so, but my god April Bowlby is just sublime as Rita.
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 09:06 |
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Rita is lowkey the best character for real
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 09:35 |
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When we first started moving away from the 20+ episode seasons, everyone was expecting the quality to go up since the showrunners could focus on the story, but I am starting to feel like the opposite is happening. Umbrella Academy season 2 is good, but halfway through you start to realize that the story isn't really moving forward much, there is just so much filler constantly. It's a shame because all the main actors do a really good job with their characters, and the show looks great visually. I just wish there was more family stuff and less forgettable side-characters.
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 09:44 |
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Laterite posted:Everyone praises Diane Guerrero, and rightly so, but my god April Bowlby is just sublime as Rita. For real, she's incredible.
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 10:01 |
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Oasx posted:When we first started moving away from the 20+ episode seasons, everyone was expecting the quality to go up since the showrunners could focus on the story, but I am starting to feel like the opposite is happening. The fight scene at the end of episode 2 reminded me why I loving hate the needledrops in this show. Oh let’s film the most basic possible version of a scene and then put an old upbeat song over it to make it seem like it has any personality whatsoever. It works when the scene in question is actually good already, like at the beginning of the premiere, but so often in this show the music cues are doing all the heavy lifting in a scene and it’s really obvious and annoying.
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 10:20 |
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Oasx posted:When we first started moving away from the 20+ episode seasons, everyone was expecting the quality to go up since the showrunners could focus on the story, but I am starting to feel like the opposite is happening. Netflix shows always feel thin to me. I've never watched a season of an hour long drama that went for 10-13 episodes and wanted it to be longer, though.
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 10:57 |
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I really liked High Fidelity on Hulu. Then I saw Netflix has an Anna Kendrick show that's like exactly the same. There's just too much TV. I haven't actually seen Umbrella Academy but from the brief trailer I saw I feel like I've seen this already with Misfits. e: and yeah I realized Robert Sheehan is in both shows, maybe that's why I think it. I think that TV is overall better right now with more creative freedom and all that. But it's also a lot more same-y and it's more glaring since seasons are so short and they pump out so many shows. Mu Zeta fucked around with this message at 11:21 on Aug 1, 2020 |
# ? Aug 1, 2020 11:10 |
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The characters even have similiar powers! I really like Umbrella Academy but Misfits is so much better
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 11:16 |
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All shows are exactly the same.
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 11:58 |
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Agreed. Except for Mad Men.
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 12:11 |
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Mad Men is just the Sopranos with advertising instead of ziti.
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 12:58 |
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Ah, so that’s why they call him Don Draper. It’s all a mafia front.
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 13:09 |
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Rhyno posted:Mad Men is just the Sopranos with advertising instead of ziti. And that’s why we love it, baby! I’ve been rewatching Mad Men and next up is season 3 which is the only season I haven’t seen more than once. I remember it being my least favourite (despite some hilarious moments and an incredible finale) so I’m interested to see how it holds up this time
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 13:33 |
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Rhyno posted:Mad Men is just the Sopranos with advertising instead of ziti. Any excuse to post this After Hours.
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 13:51 |
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So did imdb tv drop some shows for August? Drop as in get rid of not release.
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 15:17 |
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Escobarbarian posted:I watched the first 7 minutes of season 2 because everyone said it was pretty great and......yeah it was pretty great I am a sucker for scenes in superhero shows where everyone shows off their powers and the beginning of episode one delivered so goddamn hard on that.
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I don't remember The Handler character from Season 1 of Umbrella Academy at all, but she's really good at the cruella deville type villain. I was trying to remember where I knew her from, she has a good villain face and attitude and I swore I've seen her as villain before. Turns out it's Kate Walsh and I know her from Grey's Anatomy, she didn't play a villain but everyone in that show was kind of villainous in how they liked to torture the audience by reading their scripts and acting out their parts on camera and making it be on TV.
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 18:28 |
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Escobarbarian posted:The fight scene at the end of episode 2 reminded me why I loving hate the needledrops in this show. Oh let’s film the most basic possible version of a scene and then put an old upbeat song over it to make it seem like it has any personality whatsoever. Only seen the first episode of Season 2 so far, but it's reminded me that most of the show is needledrops like this. There must be 5 in the first episode. Two in the same scene when Diego escapes and then gets attacked. But I like them! That's what the show does best, because none of the performances are really standout, and the plot is pretty basic "We have to change the future, oops we caused the bad future by trying to change the future!"
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 18:57 |
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Right, but that’s not really a good thing, is it
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 19:55 |
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Escobarbarian posted:Right, but that’s not really a good thing, is it Why? I don't really see the problem in using different world ending threats as a backdrop. The opposite is what every other piece of superhero fiction already does. The world ending being an afterthought to the characters personal issues and relationships is the story. In season one they ultimately failed to reach one another which ended the world whereas in season 2... Also, as anyone who suffered through Suicide Squad knows, a movie/tvshow can't fool you into feeling scenes are engaging by the use of good pop songs. They either are to you or they are not. Like you put it, it works when it works. I cannot get Sunny out of my head jesus christ EDIT: I'm still extremely in love with the use of Swedish cover of Hello. Utterly bizarre and just 10/10 creative decision. MiddleOne fucked around with this message at 20:22 on Aug 1, 2020 |
# ? Aug 1, 2020 20:18 |
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I was referring to the idea that picking fun song choices is what a show does best. If that’s the best thing you can say about a show, it’s probably not that good of a show!
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 20:25 |
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Escobarbarian posted:Right, but that’s not really a good thing, is it It's fine if that's what you're in the mood for.
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PostNouveau posted:It's fine if that's what you're in the mood for. Why don’t you just go and listen to the songs if that’s the case?
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 20:30 |
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Escobarbarian posted:Why don’t you just go and listen to the songs if that’s the case? Nah I like watching little music videos.
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 20:32 |
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Why does this 4 piece puzzle not work if I arbitrarily remove a piece???
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 20:33 |
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Look if you were to try and collect all those great songs, it would cost you 100s of Dollars. But now, with the Umbrella Academy, you can hear all these hits on one show! Call now!
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 20:33 |
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Amazing casting in Perry Mason 'There's no way that guy playing Lithgow's son isn't literally Lithgow's son'... 'is Matt Frewer playing the trial judge straight or hamming it up? He's loving it either way'
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 20:34 |
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I should watch Perry Mason huh?
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 20:35 |
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I don't even think its as easy as you assume. Look at a show like Scrubs where altering the soundtrack (and a variety of other shows have been mentioned) where because of the transition from physical to streaming rights, some to a lot of the music is altered and its jarring when you watch it at how flat it falls.
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 20:35 |
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MiddleOne posted:Why does this 4 piece puzzle not work if I arbitrarily remove a piece??? Very confused about exactly what point this post is trying to make.
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 20:35 |
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swickles posted:I don't even think its as easy as you assume. Look at a show like Scrubs where altering the soundtrack (and a variety of other shows have been mentioned) where because of the transition from physical to streaming rights, some to a lot of the music is altered and its jarring when you watch it at how flat it falls. Scrubs was pretty good at picking little-known songs, though. Umbrella Academy will go for the most obvious choice every time. There’s literally a scene where a character‘s in an asylum and it plays a cover of Gnarls Barkley’s ‘Crazy’.
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 20:36 |
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I'm trying to make the point that while I like maple syrup on its own merits too it's just not the same without a bland, fluffy and comfortable pancake to round it out. One could even say the two accentuate each others best features. I could drink maple syrup out of the bottle, but I won't.
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 20:38 |
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MiddleOne posted:I'm trying to make the point that while I like maple syrup on its own merits too it's just not the same without a bland, fluffy and comfortable pancake to round it out. One could even say the two accentuate each others best features. Have you considered that it's incorrect to enjoy things in any context?
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 20:39 |
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Escobarbarian posted:Scrubs was pretty good at picking little-known songs, though. Umbrella Academy will go for the most obvious choice every time. There’s literally a scene where a character‘s in an asylum and it plays a cover of Gnarls Barkley’s ‘Crazy’. And Scrubs also played plenty of already popular music, Umbrella Academy has used lesser known artists or at the very least lesser know covers of songs as well as popular ones. We could cherry pick all day.
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 20:41 |
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PostNouveau posted:Have you considered that it's incorrect to enjoy things in any context? Only Under the Dome, my secret shame
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PostNouveau posted:I should watch Perry Mason huh? I thought the first couple of episodes were kind of eh but it really picked up in the back half.
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# ? Aug 1, 2020 20:42 |
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MiddleOne posted:Only Under the Dome, my secret shame Because of the quarantine, I've seen like every episode of "My 600-Lb. Life". Good exercise motivation.
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zoux posted:Look if you were to try and collect all those great songs, it would cost you 100s of Dollars. But now, with the Umbrella Academy, you can hear all these hits on one show! Call now! I love that this is literally what the debate turned into
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