March 21Mar 21 Mo is sooo good. Especially Season 2, and especially endearing to Houstonians and Htown sports fans. Such a great show. Watch it.
March 21Mar 21 9 hours ago, Gourmand said: Mo is sooo good. Especially Season 2, and especially endearing to Houstonians and Htown sports fans. Such a great show. Watch it. I want those falafel tacos
March 22Mar 22 Just watched The Tornado about the 2011 Joplin MO tornado. They told the story from the viewpoint of five different individuals / groups of people. Some shocking things they went through. The physical focal point of the documentary was on joplin high school. I was born in joplin, and my grandmother’s house was 2 blocks south of joplin high school. She was at home when the tornado hit. It side swiped her house on the north side and destroyed it. The doc shows shots of houses torn to nothingness. It’s likely those shots were taken in the streets near her home. I called my uncle who lives on the southern outskirts of joplin as the national news broke about it. He drove to her house and couldn’t find her. After the tornado passed, she walked to a neighbor’s house that was mostly standing. She ended up going to the hospital. That’s where my uncle found her. In the documentary, you’ll see one white building standing in a field of destruction; that’s the hospital.
March 22Mar 22 Currently watching The Residence, which seems to be a blend of Only Murders in the Building and Knives Out. Each episode’s title hints at an old murder mystery, like The Last of Sheila! The production values are top-notch, and the visuals, particularly the depiction of The White House, where the murder occurs, are impressive. The casting is also commendable. While the pacing does dip at times, I really love the show.
March 22Mar 22 1 hour ago, Brandywine said: Currently watching The Residence, which seems to be a blend of Only Murders in the Building and Knives Out. Each episode’s title hints at an old murder mystery, like The Last of Sheila! The production values are top-notch, and the visuals, particularly the depiction of The White House, where the murder occurs, are impressive. The casting is also commendable. While the pacing does dip at times, I really love the show. We’re halfway through and very much enjoying it.
March 25Mar 25 On 3/15/2025 at 9:27 AM, Red Five said: I had to google it. It's called The Electric State, and it apparently cost $300 million to make. 15% on RT. Is MBB hot in it though? That cost 300MM? I should move to Hollywood and produce really, really shitty movies and sell them to Netflix.
March 25Mar 25 Just finished Adolescence. The last episode is so intense. Incredible performance by the parents but especially Stephen Graham. I just assumed that it wasn’t really one take but seamless digital takes stitched together. It’s really impressive. Here’s a link of bts and how they shot each one. Spoilers obviously.
March 25Mar 25 8 minutes ago, Not a cat said: That cost 300MM? I should move to Hollywood and produce really, really shitty movies and sell them to Netflix.
March 25Mar 25 Just finished Adolescence two nights ago and Im still absolutely wrecked. Maybe because the boy looks just like my nephew but it is absolutely horrifying. The 3rd episode the interrogation may be the finest hour of television I've ever witnessed
March 26Mar 26 Yeah, the wife and I started and finished Adolescence last night. There just wasn't a great stopping point. An absolutely fantastic series.
March 26Mar 26 I just finished up Adolescence. Holy shit that was outstanding. I noticed the use of one camera and thought that was genius. That really drew me into the scenes. But now knowing how the episodes were made, again, outstanding.
March 26Mar 26 I really liked Adolescence, too. I thought episode 4 was a rung below the first three (first half of that episode felt frustratingly slow, but the second half was great). I do feel like they left a lot of meat on the bone with only doing four episodes. Would have loved to have seen more from Jamie, the investigating officer, and an English-version of our DA.
March 26Mar 26 I don't know. I think it handled it all pretty well. Jamie pleads guilty because he finally accepts what he did or he realizes he can't beat the case. DI Bascombe realizes he needs to be more in tune with his son and what's going on in his life so he makes the effort to go spend time with him. The case was pretty cut and dry with the tape so there wasn't much to do but charge Jamie. Episode 3 really stuck with me because the psychologist knew there was nothing that could be done to help Jamie and that seems like one of the most depressing jobs in the world especially when it clicked that Jamie has angry breaks with reality and then returns to being sorry for what just happened. My only nitpick would be they never featured the victim's family other than DS Frank saying no one will remember Katie and only will remember what Jamie did. Jade was also a very tragic ending as you see her being all alone like she said would happen now that Katie is dead. They did a great job of making you think she deserved punishment to instantly making you sympathise with how f'ed up her life is. Great performance by Stephen Graham who I kept wondering where I had seen him before. He was Tommy in Snatch. Edited March 26Mar 26 by mdmost
March 26Mar 26 On 3/25/2025 at 7:47 AM, cmontexas said: Just finished Adolescence two nights ago and Im still absolutely wrecked. Maybe because the boy looks just like my nephew but it is absolutely horrifying. The 3rd episode the interrogation may be the finest hour of television I've ever witnessed The kid that did it in real life doesn't look anything like the kid in the show (hint: he's not white)
March 26Mar 26 I hadn’t even noticed the discussion on adolescence here. I started it last night and watched the entire series. The episode where they go to the store was amazing. One continuous take- house, drive, store, drive, house. And the emotional shifts were incredible.
March 27Mar 27 Started the first two episodes of Adolescence last night. Really "enjoying" it so far. I think the single-shot per episode is ambitious and impressive, but it's got its drawbacks. Particularly in the chase scene where the detective and the kid are "sprinting" at half-speed so the steady cam operator can keep up and film the action. It looked ridiculous and was very distracting.
March 27Mar 27 Got back into Prison Break. Final season, they have to break this chick.....wait for it.....out of another prison....
March 27Mar 27 damn. sounds like we've got to add Adolescence to the queue. Stephen Graham is still Al Capone to me.
March 27Mar 27 I think Adolescence warrants its own thread. There’s enough there that it’s just going to muck up this thread.
March 27Mar 27 On 3/25/2025 at 7:47 AM, cmontexas said: Just finished Adolescence two nights ago and Im still absolutely wrecked. Maybe because the boy looks just like my nephew but it is absolutely horrifying. The 3rd episode the interrogation may be the finest hour of television I've ever witnessed The young man playing Jamie has a great career ahead of him. Oscars and Emmy in his future.
March 27Mar 27 I really liked 1,3 and 4. Episode 2 was the weak one for me. Edited March 27Mar 27 by 4th&Five
March 27Mar 27 Popular Post 6 hours ago, Jive Turkey said: damn. sounds like we've got to add Adolescence to the queue. Stephen Graham is still Al Capone to me. Tommy for me
March 29Mar 29 On 3/27/2025 at 4:04 PM, Stringer said: Tommy for me I always think he is Marky Mark's brother from that 90s boy band.
March 29Mar 29 If you like Traitors, check out Million Dollar Secret. Another entertaining witch hunt.
March 29Mar 29 2 hours ago, Jerry Callo said: I always think he is Marky Mark's brother from that 90s boy band. NKOTB! Best recognize!
March 29Mar 29 just started this three episode documentary “gold & greed: the hunt for fenn’s treasure”. this redneck family is cracking me up, and stuff like this is right up my alley: just a bunch of crack pots living their most earnest lives, on the hunt for treasure and fame. 30 minutes in and so far so good.
March 29Mar 29 wow. the redneck family are just living breathing emblems of dunning-kruger. i found them fascinating. edited to add: the way that they “interacted” with “mr.fenn”, eg speaking directly to him when filming themselves, and feeling like “mr.fenn” cared about them and wanted good for them, was just so eerily similar to so many maga people and donald trump. this personal relationship that they’ve created in their heads and hearts- it’s just wild. Edited March 29Mar 29 by Derka
March 30Mar 30 lol, the airline pilot in the treasure hunt docuseries has the most “teenager” teenager ever. that kid megaloathes that his dad is making him do this.
March 30Mar 30 Episode 3 of Adolescence is an award-winner. Series was a horror show if you are a parent of a young kid.
March 30Mar 30 15 hours ago, Derka said: lol, the airline pilot in the treasure hunt docuseries has the most “teenager” teenager ever. that kid megaloathes that his dad is making him do this. I binged this last night /this morning. I’m kinda wondering how I missed this 10 year thing. Maybe I heard about it and then forgot about it. The clues for the next hunt are intriguing. Lots of numbers being dropped.
March 31Mar 31 18 hours ago, naija said: Episode 3 of Adolescence is an award-winner. Series was a horror show if you are a parent of a young kid. Just finished that episode, and I am absolutely grateful my girls are of age. Amazing achievement in filming. And, just brutal.
March 31Mar 31 Life list not bad. Just another cheesy cute Sofia Carson flick Coach Taylor’s wife in it. She’s a mom.
March 31Mar 31 On 3/29/2025 at 3:47 PM, Im_smarter_then_you said: I’m starting cocaine cowboys 2. Old as shit 2008 It's terrible. The OG is fantastic though.
March 31Mar 31 2 minutes ago, Frank Drebin said: It's terrible. The OG is fantastic though. I’m watching the 2008 one. That’s the og?
March 31Mar 31 19 minutes ago, Im_smarter_then_you said: I’m watching the 2008 one. That’s the og? Not sure when they came out. The original Cocaine Cowboys about Miami and Griselda Blanco is fantastic. The second with that low rent drug dealer from California and his prison romance with Griselda is awful.
March 31Mar 31 1/3 of the way through Adolescence. The acting is really solid, especially the kid who plays Jamie. Stephen Graham (the dad) will always be Tommy to me.
April 1Apr 1 so, honestly, how do you film a show in one take like this? i can’t wrap my head around it.
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