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#1351
On 3/18/2024 at 11:26 AM, yoladu said:

I am a sucker for cult docs. Not as many twist and turns as the NXIVM cult doc(s), but worth the watch.

We are suckers for these too.  Started watching "The Vow" last week, but they have really drug this one out.  2 Seasons?  WTF? 

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#1352
On 3/18/2024 at 10:11 AM, C-Man said:

Anybody watch the three-part documentary "Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God"? A buddy watched is last week and said it was pretty wild so we fired it up this weekend and blew through it. My ex-wife believed/s in some of the same shit and even went on a spiritual retreat to Mt Shasta back in 2018 when this group was there. I don't my ex was a direct follower of Mother God, mostly because of the substantial use of drugs/booze by Mother God. At any rate, it's a breezy 3-hour trip.

 

I'm two episodes into this and holy fuck are all these people insane. The mental makeup of the people that can fall for cult leaders is a fascinating study. Imagine being one of her three kids "Mother God" abandoned to start a faux science driven cult with her as the diety, just terrible. 

#1353
29 minutes ago, TankedBevo said:

I'm two episodes into this and holy fuck are all these people insane. The mental makeup of the people that can fall for cult leaders is a fascinating study. Imagine being one of her three kids "Mother God" abandoned to start a faux science driven cult with her as the diety, just terrible. 

I was pretty heavy into the sauce on Saturday night when we watched E1 so my memory is a little fuzzy. I don't know what in the ever-loving fuck she ever did at the very beginning that got these morons to follow her lead in the first place because starting in E2, she's just a booze/weed-addled jackass who brings on raving asshole to be the Father God.

This doc was especially interesting because my ex is nuttier than a shithouse rat and is into all this New Age shit (mixed with a little bipolar/manic depression). She actually went on a spiritual retreat to Mt Shasta in 2018 about the time this group was out there. My ex also believes that she will "rotate" off the Earth at some point and go live on some other planet. I haven't gotten the courage to ask her if she knows anything about Amy Carlson or not. My guess is probably not because my wife is definitely not into the drug scene and probably hasn't had more than a sip or two of alcohol in 10 years or more.

#1355
6 hours ago, C-Man said:

I was pretty heavy into the sauce on Saturday night when we watched E1 so my memory is a little fuzzy. I don't know what in the ever-loving fuck she ever did at the very beginning that got these morons to follow her lead in the first place because starting in E2, she's just a booze/weed-addled jackass who brings on raving asshole to be the Father God.

This doc was especially interesting because my ex is nuttier than a shithouse rat and is into all this New Age shit (mixed with a little bipolar/manic depression). She actually went on a spiritual retreat to Mt Shasta in 2018 about the time this group was out there. My ex also believes that she will "rotate" off the Earth at some point and go live on some other planet. I haven't gotten the courage to ask her if she knows anything about Amy Carlson or not. My guess is probably not because my wife is definitely not into the drug scene and probably hasn't had more than a sip or two of alcohol in 10 years or more.

She didn't really do anything in particular. When she got into the relationship with that 80 year old almost homeless guy the weird townsfolk started listening to both of their nonsensical ramblings and they both gained a local following. After that she set up a web page and started live streaming her drivel on YT to the masses and people seeking "gurus" to follow found her. She promptly dumped the old man and broke off on her own to start the cult and got a younger "father god". Shit is insane. 

#1356
6 hours ago, TankedBevo said:

She didn't really do anything in particular. When she got into the relationship with that 80 year old almost homeless guy the weird townsfolk started listening to both of their nonsensical ramblings and they both gained a local following. After that she set up a web page and started live streaming her drivel on YT to the masses and people seeking "gurus" to follow found her. She promptly dumped the old man and broke off on her own to start the cult and got a younger "father god". Shit is insane. 

Guess I need to go back and watch E1 again as I don't remember all of that.

#1362
1 hour ago, YChang said:

Having Jordan on the travel show is a must. 

This.  That guy has to be a bit, but they say he's legitimately that terrible.

#1364

Ok it’s four years old but The Outsider is a pretty good slow burn thriller/mystery miniseries. Good cast headed up by Jason Bateman and Ben Mendelsohn. Based on a Stephen King book.

#1365
34 minutes ago, Buzzrock said:

Ok it’s four years old but The Outsider is a pretty good slow burn thriller/mystery miniseries. Good cast headed up by Jason Bateman and Ben Mendelsohn. Based on a Stephen King book.

Awesome. While you have access to the time machine, can you tell us if the last season of GOT is any good?

#1367

Sugar. I like the Colin Farrell that embraces his handsomeness and slays some poon. The one that has friends that cut off their own fingers not so much

#1370

We watched the first episode of the Synanon documentary last night and it was kind of boring. Made by one of RFK's kids.

I've never heard of Synanon before this documentary. Some online reviews said it takes way too long to get to the crazy stuff so I'm not sure I'm going to bother with the last three episodes.

#1371

No GOT news?! Be better surly.

Jon Snow spinoff effectively dead. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/kit-harington-says-jon-snow-184819162.html
 

The Hedge Knight cast announced. https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/game-of-thrones-prequel-hedge-knight-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-cast-peter-claffey-dexter-sol-ansell-1235961895/

 

I liked Kit Harington as Jon Snow and I was looking forward to more Onion Knight. It kind of feels like Harington showed up with a creative team and GRRM/HBO were like who the hell does this guy think he is? 
 

The Hedge Knight is going to be a tough HBO adaption. It’s not a Sunday night show. It’s young adult fiction. I’d be shocked if there any sexual situations because it’s just not in the text. I think it could be a good hang, but please don’t stretch each novella into an entire season. Two eight episode seasons and get out clean. That said, who the hell knows what HBO will do? The basis for House of the Dragon, Fire and Blood, is a history textbook written by a maester and a jester. 

#1373
1 hour ago, WBT said:

What is that kid, 6?  How old was Egg in the stories?

Egg 9-10 in the novellas. I believe it’s stated in the middle novella that he’s 10.

The announced actor is also 10.

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#1374
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A fascinating element of The Hedge Knight will be Dunk or Ser Duncan the Tall. He comes from literally nothing, might not actually be a knight, and isn’t particularly skilled. His greatest strengths are getting hurt but not dying in fights, bravery, and his friendship with Egg. 
 

Anybody expecting a bad ass swordsman like The Mountain, The Hound, or even Bronn is going to be disappointed. Dunk gets his ass kicked more than Indiana Jones. 

 

#1375
On 3/12/2024 at 6:58 PM, The Ace of Aces said:

Conan’s new travel show debuts April 18. 

He did the Hot Ones podcast as promo for this. He was hilarious and went overboard on the sauce. The only time I’ve ever watched an entire episode. Well expect for the incomparable Sydney Sweeney. 
 

 

#1376

They used to call it HBO, but people found that too popular. So now it’s Max because that really rolls off the tongue.

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#1378
On 3/19/2024 at 4:23 PM, Guadaloopy said:

We are suckers for these too.  Started watching "The Vow" last week, but they have really drug this one out.  2 Seasons?  WTF? 

new cult doc on HBO/Max

the Synanon Fix

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Synanon_Fix

I just dont get it.. how does one follow a guy that looks like this.

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All these cult leaders turn into miserable alcoholics, it seems.

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#1379
We watched the first episode of the Synanon documentary last night and it was kind of boring. Made by one of RFK's kids.
I've never heard of Synanon before this documentary. Some online reviews said it takes way too long to get to the crazy stuff so I'm not sure I'm going to bother with the last three episodes.

We watched it all. I remember Synanon as there was a movie about it back in The 60’s. I also worked with a couple of folks in the late 90’s in San Fran that had parents that raised them in it. Took them a few years to uncult themselves. I don’t remember all the later hype and crash but I guess it was subsumed by Manson , jim jones, and similar. They were another version of them and Scientology.
#1381

Hell yes. Stax is f'ing greatness. 

The Memphis soul sound that electrified the world.#STAX: Soulsville U.S.A., an HBO Original Documentary Series that captures how an underdog record label launched a movement and superstar musicians like Isaac Hayes and Otis Redding, premieres May 20 on @StreamOnMax.

 

#1382

Can’t wait to see this. I grew up in Memphis and was in the radio and music business in high school and college. I knew a lot of these guys as Stax had gone away.

I met the great Willie Mitchell, David Porter, most of the Memphis Horns, knew Albert King, Carla Thomas, Mavis staples, and Duck Dunn was our bass player in between his Clapton tours. Wasn’t special access. These folks just lived in town. Met David Porter getting my car serviced and he invited us over to watch the Memphis state game. A wall of gold and platinum records. He explained the money was in writing. We had no writers in the band.

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#1383

If you’re a fan of the Gilded Age

Excuse me but you need to see this Red Lobster commercial featuring Carrie Coon and Morgan Spector. They had chemistry even then. Forget the Gilded Age. This was their Crustacean Age.

 

#1385

Just finished watching all 4 episodes of STAX: Soulsville U.S.A. about the rise and fall of Stax Records. Really good stuff.

#1386
On 5/21/2024 at 12:13 AM, atomheartbevo said:

Holy shit that's a film short/horror film

 

The horror version is ... weirder. I have a lot of questions. Like - was that a deepfake, or did they come back and film that?

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#1387

This is what would happen if you gave one of the bobkitten sugar babies a travel show.

She's not....smart. Or knowledgeable about alcohol, despite claiming to have started a booze company.

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#1389

MoviePass, MovieCrash is an interesting documentary about the so-called founders of MoviePass and the real founders of MoviePass. The documentary digs into the "what the hell were they thinking" and "how did they spend $150 million in one year" questions.

 

 

#1391
On 5/31/2024 at 8:54 PM, rage-a-holic said:

This is what would happen if you gave one of the bobkitten sugar babies a travel show.

She's not....smart. Or knowledgeable about alcohol, despite claiming to have started a booze company.

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Super hot Filipino chick + booze. I’m in. 

#1392
32 minutes ago, zman13 said:

MoviePass, MovieCrash is an interesting documentary about the so-called founders of MoviePass and the real founders of MoviePass. The documentary digs into the "what the hell were they thinking" and "how did they spend $150 million in one year" questions.

 

 

The 2 original founders got SO screwed. Pushed out of the company after years and years of building it up. They left with tens of millions of dollars worth of stock (yay!) only then to helplessly watched the guys that pushed them out totally run the company into the ground in a year's time; leaving the value of the stock virtually worthless (oh no!).

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#1393

I never understood how MoviePass was going to make money long term.  I still don't after watching the doc.  Pretty decent watch though, I'd recommend it to anyone on a thread like this.

#1394
34 minutes ago, Hozz said:

I never understood how MoviePass was going to make money long term.  I still don't after watching the doc.  Pretty decent watch though, I'd recommend it to anyone on a thread like this.

I wondered that too, and it was frustrating that they never really dug into that. I'm wondering if it was a legal/CYA thing.

But I suppose one way to envision it: you know how AMC has their own app/subscription service/rewards program now? Imagine if they outsourced that work instead of doing it in-house. I think Movie Pass wanted to provide that same kind of product for theater chains before they looked at it and said, "good idea! we'll do it ourselves." 

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#1395

This just dropped, anyone start watching yet?   It's on my list for the weekend.

 

 

Episode 1 of ⚔️ #RenFaire ⚔️ premieres 💸 TONIGHT 💸 @ 9PM ET. on 🏰 @HBO 🏰

 

hell ya. #renfaire @HBODocs

For those not familiar, here is the trailer

 

 

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#1396

I mean I knew the people who worked at the Renaissance Festival were weird.  It appears I severely underestimated it.  They're batshit crazy cult members.

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#1397

i watched about half of the first episode and then bailed.  y'all let me know if there's any reason to finish besides laughing at horny weirdos.

#1399
2 hours ago, CurlyDumps said:

I wondered that too, and it was frustrating that they never really dug into that. I'm wondering if it was a legal/CYA thing.

But I suppose one way to envision it: you know how AMC has their own app/subscription service/rewards program now? Imagine if they outsourced that work instead of doing it in-house. I think Movie Pass wanted to provide that same kind of product for theater chains before they looked at it and said, "good idea! we'll do it ourselves." 

I'm guessing the documentary didn't want to explicitly say "they were dumbasses with half baked revenue ideas", but that's what they showed. Their ideas didn't add any value to the studios or movie theater chains. 

#1400
2 hours ago, CurlyDumps said:

I wondered that too, and it was frustrating that they never really dug into that. I'm wondering if it was a legal/CYA thing.

But I suppose one way to envision it: you know how AMC has their own app/subscription service/rewards program now? Imagine if they outsourced that work instead of doing it in-house. I think Movie Pass wanted to provide that same kind of product for theater chains before they looked at it and said, "good idea! we'll do it ourselves." 

They probably saw services like Fandango and thought they could get a piece of the pie, not understanding that loyalty/subscription services are too lucrative to be farmed out (and/or it’s data that the chains don’t want shared with third parties).  Fandango is just a gateway to the chains, but the chains want full control once you’re in the door.

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