The Sword and Laser discussion

Tamahome wrote: "My Mom and I liked Enola Holmes on Netflix, with Henry Cavil. A shame it wasn't in the theater. It would look good on a big screen. I believe it's based on a YA novel series, and there's a graphic ..."

I also enjoyed Enola Holmes; it’s light and fun, and clearly takes its cues from the Guy Ritchie Sherlock Holmes movies. I genuinely laughed aloud a couple times.

I was surprised that Cavill wasn’t in it very much, given his presence in the advertising. Looks like he had about 5 days of shooting, and nearly all his scenes are in the trailer. I did think it was amusing that the actor who plays the older brother Mycroft Holmes is actually younger than Cavill.

I’m really impressed with Millie Bobbie Brown every time I see her. She is fully capable of carrying a movie.

Tamahome wrote: "My Mom and I liked Enola Holmes on Netflix, with Henry Cavil. A shame it wasn't in the theater. It would look good on a big screen. I believe it's based on a YA novel series, and there's a graphic ..."

It was a nice movie.

Finished Away on Netflix. There was a lot of melodrama mixed in with all the Apollo 13-type stuff as they headed to Mars, but I think they nailed the landing.

I'm a piker compared to y'all. Anyhoo, a week or so ago I finished The Mandalorian. I thought there were ten episodes so I was wondering how they would beat the double 7/8 episode. Er...

Forgot to record ep one of this new series last night so I just caught Next on the fox.com website. I'll probably continue watching the series. Somewhat like Person of Interest it concerns a master AI program that can control anything anywhere. Unlike that series, the one seems fairly hostile, though. So far it's all pretty believable with enough tech paranoia to make you want to move to the woods.

Calvey wrote: "Giri/Haji on Netflix. Really enjoyed it. Very well done."

absolutely loved this, still not sure how it ever got pitched

Trike wrote: "Ooh, Norsemen season 3 just dropped."

a prequel season!

Genre that I've seen recently and enjoyed, almost all of it pretty grim, The Boys, Utopia, Maniac, Lovecraft Country, Counterpart

I've finshed 2 seasons of Dark, which is one of the most convoluted shows I've watched, just finished Season 4 of Peaky Blinders

Midnight Diner is my "happy romp" but has more crying men than any show I've ever watched, I've kind of stalled on "Money Heist"

I'm at the beginning of "Occupied", so I'm watching Japanese, German, Norwegian and Spanish shows with subtitles, only my japanese bar talk is getting better

Fresno Bob wrote: "Trike wrote: "Ooh, Norsemen season 3 just dropped."

a prequel season!"

I did not like it. Dropped after 2 episodes.

Trailer for Robert Kirkman’s Invincible: Ultimate Collection, Vol. 1: https://youtu.be/JuMiq7eg91M

Looks like they’re keeping the ultraviolent tone from the comic.

I do love me some JK Simmons.

Hector Navarro interviews Robert Kirkman about Amazon Prime's Invincible series for NYCC's Metaverse. → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ghqs... [15:45]

Oh, it's animated.

Patiently waiting for a "Marvel Zombies" adaption.

There is a separate live action Invincible movie in development from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.

Watched The Haunting of Bly Manor, a 9-episode series on Netflix based on the novella The Turn of the Screw. The 9 eps feel like 13, and it could’ve been done in one. 👎🏻

Finished watching Raised By Wolves on HBO. For a while there I thought that maybe Ridley Scott was going to redeem himself, but nope... just more of his Ancient Aliens/Chariots of the Gods BS. I have no idea what was happening in that final episode. It’s like a really long Prometheus.

I'm watching the old Irwin Allen classic Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Just got to season 2 it's in color! Funny thing is the pilot was made in color, but the rest of season 1 was black and white.

https://twitter.com/psychcomm/status/...

Mark wrote: "https://twitter.com/psychcomm/status/..."

😂

This needs to go in the Funny SFF thread.

Trike wrote: "Mark wrote: "https://twitter.com/psychcomm/status/..."

😂

This needs to go in the Funny SFF thread."

That's the thread I was looking for. Couldn't remember the name. I added the tweet over there.

I’ve been watching Blood of Zeus it’s pretty good but I don’t get why everyone loves it so much, it’s very generic

I finished Cobra Kai on Netflix. I liked it well enough. I'm pretty sure Elizabeth Shue is in the next season. Baby Yoda 2 tomorrow!

Tamahome wrote: "Baby Yoda 2 tomorrow!"

or today for us ;-)

Only 10 hours to go :-)

Christos wrote: "I’ve been watching Blood of Zeus it’s pretty good but I don’t get why everyone loves it so much, it’s very generic"

I didn’t even make it through the trailer.

I watched 1.5 episodes of Primal, Genndy Tartakovsky’s new show, and sweet baby yoda is that unrelentingly grim and violent. The infant murders in the first episode alone were brutal. So I Noped out of that right quick.

I didn’t care for Samurai Jack or his Star Wars bits, either, so his stuff clearly isn’t for me.

I’m also struggling a bit with The Boys. It’s so twisted I feel gross after watching an episode.

Thank god for Kim’s Convenience.

Honest Trailers | The Mandalorian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlxuS...

I didn't struggle with the Boys, but I agree Kim's Convenience is great. I hope we get another season sometime next year.

Trike wrote: "I’m also struggling a bit with The Boys. It’s so twisted I feel gross after watching an episode."

Did you read the comics? Amazon has toned it down soooo much (thankfully). The comics are depraved. The show is Care Bears in comparison.

Phillip wrote: "Trike wrote: "I’m also struggling a bit with The Boys. It’s so twisted I feel gross after watching an episode."

Did you read the comics? Amazon has toned it down soooo much (thankfully). The comic..."

Just the first one.

Trike wrote: "Christos wrote: "I’ve been watching Blood of Zeus it’s pretty good but I don’t get why everyone loves it so much, it’s very generic"

I didn’t even make it through the trailer.

I watched 1.5 episo..."


The Boys is hard. I finished season 2. The best thing was the Billy Joel songs...

Moneyball is a good movie. Not sf, but it does have some science.

I'm not sure if this has already been posted or not, but I enjoyed it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJH_R...

Mandalorian as a spaghetti western

There's two kinds of people. Those with an exploding rifle, and those who dig. You dig.

RJ from the LBC wrote: "I'm not sure if this has already been posted or not, but I enjoyed it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJH_R...

Mandalorian as a spaghetti western"

I posted it in the Mando thread at some point. Still awesome. 😁

This week's episode was very western-ish, apart from the "dragon"

The again, every Tatooine episode is like a western.

The subtitles were way out of sync.

Watched The Shannara Chronicles Season One on Netflix. It’s based on the second Shannara book, The Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks.
Watching The Shannara Chronicles Season Two on Netflix.
Watching The Mandalorian Season Two, Episode One on 10-30-20 on Disney Plus.
Planning on watching American Gods Season Two on DVD (based on American Gods by Neil Gaiman), then Babylon 5 Season One on DVD.

The election returns.

This is the scariest show of 2020.

Trike wrote: "The election returns.

This is the scariest show of 2020."

The most horrific show I have ever watched....

Jennifer wrote: "Trike wrote: "The election returns.

This is the scariest show of 2020."

The most horrific show I have ever watched...."

Hopefully it has a happy ending. Fingers crossed. Though I think you guys/gals deserved a better Dem. candidate, IMHO.

Go AOC for 2024 😃

Tassie Dave wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Trike wrote: "The election returns.

This is the scariest show of 2020."

The most horrific show I have ever watched...."

Hopefully it has a happy ending. Fingers crossed. Though ..."

I knew it was a single episode but I had no idea it would go on for so long.

Tassie Dave wrote: "Hopefully it has a happy ending. Fingers crossed. Though I think you guys/gals deserved a better Dem. candidate, IMHO.

Go AOC for 2024 😃"

Why do you know so much about our politicians? Most Americans think the king of Australia is Crocodile Dundee.

Trike wrote: "Why do you know so much about our politicians? Most Americans think the king of Australia is Crocodile Dundee."

No way! The King of Australia was Steve Irwin, succeeded by his daughter Bindi, now the Queen of Australia.

The Queen can dance too!

I would think Dame Edna would be our Queen

Trike wrote: "Why do you know so much about our politicians? "

US politics feature heavily on our News networks.

I don't have much time for any of them. But AOC is closest to my own political view. Yes, I'm a pinko 😉 (i.e. a socialist) which is fairly mainstream in our Labor party.

Finished the last season of Star Wars Rebels the other day. That last season got really intense towards the end. For a series being aimed at a younger audience it really packed a punch. At the end of the episode Jedi Night I actually cried.

It was a good show.

Viola wrote: "Finished the last season of Star Wars Rebels the other day. That last season got really intense towards the end. For a series being aimed at a younger audience it really packed a punch. At the end ..."

Still waiting for the ending of that show to pay off some where.

If rumors are true, you may not have to wait long. Or they are rumors, and It might take a while for that story to get told.

Viola wrote: "Finished the last season of Star Wars Rebels the other day."

I feel it was one of the best shows that was on TV at the time it was "live". I know people overlook it as a cartoon, star wars or a kids show, but it really was well done. I cried several times in that series.

Is Star Wars Rebels better than Clone Wars?

I don't watch much TV nor for that matter watch many movies. I was a while getting to the Mandalorian. It was two cuts above most things I can even be bothered to try to watch. (Expanse is generally one cut above.) I won't watch until there's three or four episodes so I can have the feeling of watching when I want. But definitely looking forward to it.