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I don't want to go into the thread for spoilers but regarding The Witcher; is anything actually achieved by making the timeline of the show non-linear or is just for a twist or showing stuff off?
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Open Source Idiom posted:Batman Beyond videogame when, Rockstar!?!?! Batman Beyond was a costume in one of the Arkham games, at least.
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PriorMarcus posted:I don't want to go into the thread for spoilers but regarding The Witcher; is anything actually achieved by making the timeline of the show non-linear or is just for a twist or showing stuff off? It's not a twist. They don't make an attempt to hide it and there isn't some big gotcha reveal moment. It's just how they chose to do it.
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Jan 5, 2020 21:27
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Ugly In The Morning posted:Batman Beyond having Batman as a broken shut in was something that blew my mind as a kid, but was a perfect setup to a far future Batman sequel. I thought that Christopher Nolan's the dark Knight returns was inspired by both the dark Knight returns and Batman beyond. I could only imagine how awesome a Christopher Nolan Batman returns elseworld film would be with them sticking to the actual storyline of the comic book. That would've been so loving awesome. Considering his whole trilogy was against fascism I would love to see his take on Superman.
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Jan 5, 2020 21:33
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Dark Knight sucks as much as Batman Beyond.
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Jan 5, 2020 22:13
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The comic or the movie? Because the comic is awesome
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PriorMarcus posted:I don't want to go into the thread for spoilers but regarding The Witcher; is anything actually achieved by making the timeline of the show non-linear or is just for a twist or showing stuff off? Yeah, they give you big clues about it via dialogue/etc from episode one. It's not a twist at all, just the only way to tell the short stories without relegating Yennefer to the back three episodes and Ciri to like the finale. They're all main characters in the saga, but those two are barely in the first two short story collections.
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Jan 5, 2020 22:35
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After watching a good deal more Batman Beyond today, I'm on the fence as to whether or not I'd actually call it cyberpunk. Aesthetically it nails it, and episodes often deal with stories that center around transhumanism, virtual reality, genetic splicing, etc, but there's no larger critique of the power structures, the show isn't at all critical of the government or the military outside of individual bad actors, and at no point do Terry or Bruce have to challenge authority in any meaningful way. In other words, no "punk." Terry starts out as a criminal with a heart of gold, becomes a vigilante in-name-only, and just turns into a super-powered cop.
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Jan 5, 2020 22:37
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Norwegian Rudo posted:That's a weird weird show. The one half is all wholesome A-Team like with Jarod traveling around solving peoples problems of the week, then the other half of the show is all serialized internal spy intrigue and a lot of it is pretty hosed up. For instance at one time one of the semi regulars is running around killing Vietnamese hookers, which he never gets punished for IIRC. I really loved this show when I was a kid and it taught me (for better or worse) that you can be anything if you study it, show up, and insist you're an expert. Also, that woman who was hunting him was one of my earliest TV crushes I that I can remember. Mini reviews: The only thing good about The Witcher is the witcher. Neat character, cool fights, otherwise its just Xenia Warrior Princess B-roll without the charm. I cannot understand how it was so expensive when it looks like a Sci-Fi production. Dark Materials: How is a show about armored bears and poo poo so boring? I mean, its OK but I don't care about anything. Joe Pera: I smiled so hard in the second episode. I love that one of the running gags is that everyone else lives in the real world but their reality never quite reaches joe. Such a deeply sensitive show. I miss Deadly Class: The show had some issues but it was such an on-target throwback show for me. Slick, shockingly well produced, great throwback material, cool (if kinda problamatic) characters etc. Shame it didn't get a second season.
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Jan 5, 2020 22:43
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False posted:
All of my friends were raving about Umbrella Academy, which was alright, but they refused to watch Deadly Class despite me telling them how amazing it was.
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Jan 5, 2020 22:48
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I think part of the problem with the three timelines in The Witcher is one of them follows a woman whose defining feature is that she doesn't visibly age and another one with a guy who has gray hair even when he's "young".
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Jan 5, 2020 22:56
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END ME SCOOB posted:It is hilariously bad and I will also second that it's good until that last hour. The last hour ruins everything that made the series good to that point.
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Jan 5, 2020 23:05
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feedmyleg posted:After watching a good deal more Batman Beyond today, I'm on the fence as to whether or not I'd actually call it cyberpunk. Aesthetically it nails it, and episodes often deal with stories that center around transhumanism, virtual reality, genetic splicing, etc, but there's no larger critique of the power structures, the show isn't at all critical of the government or the military outside of individual bad actors, and at no point do Terry or Bruce have to challenge authority in any meaningful way. In other words, no "punk." There are a few that focus on specific power structures, in particular the school-to-prison pipeline episode and the personality tests and AI-based screening being used by schools and criminal justice episodes that feels really ahead of their time considering those are both problems that have become very prominent in the past few years.
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Jan 5, 2020 23:08
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I've started watching You on Netflix because you guys wouldn't shut up about it and I don't think I'm in the right psychological space to watch it.
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Jan 5, 2020 23:52
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I can only watch two episodes at a time before I get too anxious.
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Jan 6, 2020 00:07
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The Witcher needed the Ciri plotline to fill out the b roll when Yennifer and Geralts timeline intertwined but there's no reason they couldn't have brought her story in later rather than padding it out throughout the season You is pretty good but I wish we had more inner monologues from other people
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Jan 6, 2020 00:27
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Anyone watching the Golden Globes?
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Jan 6, 2020 01:04
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Josh Lyman posted:Anyone watching the Golden Globes? i never have in my life but it came after football....i think i like ricky gervais tonight?
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Jan 6, 2020 01:08
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Ricky just took everyone to task for working for corporations.
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Jan 6, 2020 01:09
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I need a screenshot of very uncomfortable Tom Hanks
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Jan 6, 2020 01:10
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Gervais is a huge transphobic shitlord fwiw
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Jan 6, 2020 01:10
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Josh Lyman posted:Anyone watching the Golden Globes? Yep! Some really uncomfortable faces in the crowd after some of Gervais' jokes and it is great
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Jan 6, 2020 01:11
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pahuyuth posted:Yep! Some really uncomfortable faces in the crowd after some of Gervais' jokes and it is great Literately the only reason I'm watching
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Jan 6, 2020 01:13
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WTF how does Jared Harris not win for Chernobyl?
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Jan 6, 2020 01:13
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the way jennifer aniston just said "brush fires in Australia" made me geek out
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Jan 6, 2020 01:13
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Escobarbarian posted:Gervais is a huge transphobic shitlord fwiw Didn't he take the piss out of a satirical fictional character, or did i miss a tweet?
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Jan 6, 2020 01:15
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Josh Lyman posted:WTF how does Jared Harris not win for Chernobyl? yeah this surprised me. I didn't see the Russell Crowe whateveritwas but come on, Jared Harris
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Jan 6, 2020 01:18
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pahuyuth posted:yeah this surprised me. I didn't see the Russell Crowe whateveritwas but come on, Jared Harris It was about the media and the awards are voted on by media.
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Jan 6, 2020 01:21
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Hahahaha holy poo poo Stellan Skarsgaard owns
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Jan 6, 2020 01:23
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Very happy for the first Chernobyl win.
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Jan 6, 2020 01:23
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sportsgenius86 posted:Hahahaha holy poo poo Stellan Skarsgaard owns I love that he walked off the way he came instead of backstage to the press.
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Jan 6, 2020 01:24
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Is it just me, or do they seem determined to get through this as quickly as possible? Not complaining, it just feels weird.
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Jan 6, 2020 01:25
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Escobarbarian posted:Gervais is a huge transphobic shitlord fwiw Also he was never funny and people patting themselves on the back for chuckling at his conformity-for-noncomforists hosting gig at the Golden Globes for half a decade straight absolutely deserve to be defending why they think an insufferable transphobe is actually cool and smart.
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Jan 6, 2020 01:29
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Gervais is a dickhead transphobe but that opening had me cackling. They all look so uncomfortable and that Tom Hanks GIF is gonna be good.
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Jan 6, 2020 01:30
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wuggles posted:Gervais is a dickhead transphobe but that opening had me cackling. They all look so uncomfortable and that Tom Hanks GIF is gonna be good. I don't know if he's legit trying to get fired mid-show, but he's gonna have to bring out the ultra offensive jokes at this point if the "foreign press are vegetables" didn't land.
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Jan 6, 2020 01:34
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When Phoebe won for Fleabag my wife punched me in the gut and told me we are watching it next.
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Jan 6, 2020 01:36
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I’m watching because I have money on Barry or Mrs. Maisel for best musical or comedy TV show and Frozen II for best animated movie. But I want to watch...all this stuff.
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Jan 6, 2020 01:39
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Pierce Brosnan’s oldest son is Harris Trinsky apparently
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Jan 6, 2020 01:43
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Pierce Brosnan is currently filming the next KFC ad.
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It's funny to talk for a long time.
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