(((Parties)))

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So the wife insisted we start this one tonight, and so far, I’m pretty much right there with FF, but we’re up to Ep 5, and each episode had just enough of a hook to keep us tepidly interested. Along the way, there have been some pretty neat subtle visual clues that may all tie in when it ends, so we’re gonna stick it out.

My biggest problem with the show is Lyonne - she plays the character WAY too broadly, and comes across as really, really schticky, irritating, and completely unsympathetic. I think that character should have at least been played and written as someone you have a little bit of rooting interest in, but frankly I don’t really care about her one way or the other.

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Not a mult.

Watching Ep. 1 of Abducted In Plain Sight as I type this and I can hardly get my jaw off the floor.

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Just chillin' like Garret Quillin.

Heard about this one last week and was thoroughly disgusted by the story. Many are just sick.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

Her parents were criminally fucking useless.
And I guess it's just a doc, not a series. I hope it's almost over....

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Just chillin' like Garret Quillin.

Spent the past few days binge watching Umbrella Academy.

Pretty enjoyable.

Helluva five head on Ellen Page.

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I noticed on her appearance on Fallon that it has gotten much bigger. She is going bald from the front. That sucks for a woman.

I went to The Trailer Park Boys live show around Christmas. We got invited backstage after the show. I asked Julian about her. He didn't seem like he wanted to talk about her, just said "she was too good for the show".

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

I'm late on this one but I'm almost done with season 2 of Broadchurch and it's excellent.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

yep, just one of many great BBC shows on Netflix, all 6 episodes long.

Happy Valley
Body Guard

Both really good.

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Broadchurch is 8 but yeah I like this and Bodyguard. May check out Happy Valley next. I thought Broadchurch sounded kinda boring which is why I just recently gave it a shot.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

Happy Valley is 2 seasons, maybe 3. Fantastic show, every bit as good as Broadchurch.

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For anyone wanting to take a trip down memory lane, Netflix has the 90s and 2000s series done by CNN. I think they are eight episodes each.

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."

Anyone seen Schitt's Creek? It's a Canadian sit com starring Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara. There's 4 seasons of it on Netflix. Started watching it, I'm 4-5 eps in and it's starting to really grow on me. Also has Chris Elliot. It's about a ultra rich family who gets all their money stolen by a crooked manager. The only asset they have is the town of Schitt Creek, a place that Eugene bought years prior as a joke cause of the name. So they move there.

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I clicked on Sex Education figuring it would be really bad, but maybe offer some edge-of-soft-core shots that a father with wife and kids around the house has no room for. Was rewarded with some full frontage teen sex at a British-accent academy ripped from Harry Potter. I don't get too deep into shows usually, but I did notice some similarities to that Wallflower movie of a few years ago.

And for you X-Files fans, the Mom in the show is played by Gillian Anderson. While no longer a red head, she's even better, oh yeah.

I’m also just getting on board with this. Loved season one and thought season two was gonna be bad and I might have liked it more. I was so pissed at the Defense attorney. What a great acting job. Season 3 seems good so far.

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Umbrella Academy was great other than the Ellen Page casting. She’s a horrendous actress and ruins about every scene she’s in.

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Tried watching that a while back. After two episodes I didn't find it to be particularly funny, and I really like the cast in their past work.

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Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami

it picks up a bit after that.

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After Life is a nice easy watch from Ricky Gervais. His wife dies and he decides to not conform to societal norms and just be an asshole.

6 episodes so it goes by quick.

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S01 was a nice whodunnit. Virtually throughout, I thought it was Plumber's Helper. Haven't started 2 yet.

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The modern world is divided between those that would numb itself to its meaninglessness through various substances and various hedonisms and those that realize it and go crazy

Read a nice little article today about how series are being broken apart among the various streaming services. Forceing you to subscribe to more than just say Netflix or Prime,it makes sense.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

Don't post a link or anything....

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Just chillin' like Garret Quillin.

was on the news link on my phone will try to find it

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

Why does that make sense? Netflix, Prime, et al are turning into the new HBO, Cinemax, Showtime and will end up being consolidated under some new "Comcast" type umbrella.

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Once you get to know the characters and general vibe it’s very funny imo.

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“Mr. Trump is unfit for our nation’s highest office.”- JD Vance
“My god, what an !diot.”- JD Vance tweet on Trump
“I’m a ‘Never Trump’ guy”- JD Vance

What is with the people that are in the LDS? More crazy than Scientology

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

Finished Umbrella Academy yesterday. Fantastic show. The guy who adapted it from comic to tv should win an Emmy. They kept the main framework of the story, but made some pretty significant changes to it which all worked on TV. Even completely changed the ending.


Loved all the characters including Ellen Page as Vanya. Thought she played it perfectly.

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Yep. Naive to an almost unbelievable level.

Is there a comic that you don't like?

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Plenty of comics I haven't liked, but those ones usually don't get made into TV shows/movies.


Sometimes I read a comic because it's been picked up for a show. For instance, started reading Jupiter's Legacy this week after hearing it had been picked up for a Netflix show. It's really good. By the guy who did Kick Ass and a bunch of other stuff. Should be a great show.

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