What are you watching...

[FutureWorm]

the latest addition to the popular "what are you x" threads

I'm watching episode 4 of the recently leaked first four episodes of season 6 of 24 :cool:

[M3ntal]

Heh, watched those earlier ;).

[AndrewTaylor]

Are they ****? Only series 5 was, and I don't really see any way back from here.

I just watched Sliders for the first time. How delightfully silly it is.

[Glenn]

I watched the series finale of M*A*S*H* last night. First time I've seen it all the way through.

:eek:

[FutureWorm]

Are they ****? Only series 5 was, and I don't really see any way back from here.
How can you call season 5 ****? Certainly, some of it was mildly ridiculous, but it kept up the tension better than seasons 1 or 2 and there was a much better payoff at the end.

Personally, I quite liked the beginning of season 6. Suffice to say, they're really pulling no punches in terms of special effects, but it's still been rather good.

[bonz]

At the moment I'm watching all the episodes of Samurai Jack (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Samurai_Jack_episodes).
Genndy Tartakovsky makes my favourite cartoons.

[SupSuper]

Yeah they're pretty cool, though I've seen them all ages ago.

[M3ntal]

Are they ****? Only series 5 was, and I don't really see any way back from here.
The way they get Jack back into it could have been done better, and obviously there are a few good characters missing having been killed previously, but it's still pretty good. Chloe has a new fellah working at CTU, and i'm hoping to god he's not this seasons "inside man" because they did that already. Also, how does she keep getting these boyfriends? She has the personality and face of a rabid introverted bulldog.

Still, the end of episode 4 was a little unexpected don't you think, Josh?

[AndrewTaylor]

The way they get Jack back into it could have been done better, and obviously there are a few good characters missing having been killed previously, but it's still pretty good. Chloe has a new fellah working at CTU, and i'm hoping to god he's not this seasons "inside man" because they did that already. Also, how does she keep getting these boyfriends? She has the personality and face of a rabid introverted bulldog.

She's honest. And not mental. To be frank, out of all the women in 24 I don't think you could do much better. Nina was evil and Kim's a liability at best.

Plus, female geeks pretty much have their pick of the male geeks. Everyone knows that.

[Slick]

Just watched the whole series of Evangelion, and to say the least, that was awesome.
Now I'm starting a series called BoogiePop Phantom. So far it's been kinda weird/lame. :p

[FutureWorm]

The way they get Jack back into it could have been done better
Bill: Jack, you're going to have to die for this. Do you realize that?
Jack: Yes, I realize that I'm going to have to die.

Meanwhile, at CTU...

Nadia: Chloe, I'm sorry to tell you this, but... Jack's going to have to die.
Chloe: You mean we're sacrificing him?
Nadia: Yes. He's going to die.

*phone rings, Nadia picks up*

Bill: Nadia. We're almost to the drop off point.
Nadia: I still can't believe we're doing this. Isn't there a way to do this where he won't die?

Chloe has a new fellah working at CTU, and i'm hoping to god he's not this seasons "inside man" because they did that already.
If there is another mole inside CTU I might stop watching this show. I swear. That said, I love the chemistry between Morris and Milo (and find it interesting that they brought Milo back after five seasons where he was gone).
Also, how does she keep getting these boyfriends? She has the personality and face of a rabid introverted bulldog.
I dunno, I think she's cute
Still, the end of episode 4 was a little unexpected don't you think, Josh?
It blew me away, actually. I really didn't expect them to do that.

[Glenn]

Just watched the whole series of Evangelion, and to say the least, that was awesome.

I have to ask, did you go WTF on the last episode too?

[Pigbuster]

Now who's got dibs on the "What are you wearing..." thread?

[Slick]

I have to ask, did you go WTF on the last episode too?
Heh, yeah. :p
I watched it again with commentary, and then it made a bit more sense.

[M3ntal]

Bill: Jack, you're going to have to die for this. Do you realize that?
Jack: Yes, I realize that I'm going to have to die.

Meanwhile, at CTU...

Nadia: Chloe, I'm sorry to tell you this, but... Jack's going to have to die.
Chloe: You mean we're sacrificing him?
Nadia: Yes. He's going to die.

*phone rings, Nadia picks up*

Bill: Nadia. We're almost to the drop off point.
Nadia: I still can't believe we're doing this. Isn't there a way to do this where he won't die?
I meant the whole "Jack's magically out of the Chinese prison" thing. Yeah, there is believable explanation and reference to a "high price" being payed for getting him out which may prove interesting when we find out what it was, but i was hoping for a televised escape and rescue.
I love the chemistry between Morris and Milo (and find it interesting that they brought Milo back after five seasons where he was gone).Yeah, that's a good thing, and Morris looks like he could be an interesting character. I liked Milo when he was last in it.

[AndrewTaylor]

I meant the whole "Jack's magically out of the Chinese prison" thing. Yeah, there is believable explanation and reference to a "high price" being payed for getting him out which may prove interesting when we find out what it was, but i was hoping for a televised escape and rescue.

Yes, but have you considered how many episodes of Jack reading an in-flight magazine would have been required between that and anything else happening?

[M3ntal]

Yes, but have you considered how many episodes of Jack reading an in-flight magazine would have been required between that and anything else happening?Hmm, good point.

[FutureWorm]

I meant the whole "Jack's magically out of the Chinese prison" thing. Yeah, there is believable explanation and reference to a "high price" being payed for getting him out which may prove interesting when we find out what it was, but i was hoping for a televised escape and rescue.
It's on the season 5 DVD, actually. There's not much to it; basically, the Chinese use Jack to identify a man whom they suspect to be a spy. I guess the explanation of the "high price" part will come later, but how could they show the escape live anyway? 24 is in real time, so it would take half a day for Jack to get back to California.

edit: very beaten

[Lex]

Now who's got dibs on the "What are you wearing..." thread?How did it turn into "What are you x..." from "What you are x..."? The original sounds better and always makes me think of a quote from an awesome Radio Free Vestibule track which has Laurence Olivier saying, "What you are listening to--right now!--was made by--cutting together--things I said--in my many--films and interviews.--Though I--[etc...]".

[MtlAngelus]

I'm watching Death Note... great anime.

Oh I also saw the new rocky movie... AWSOM! :p

[philby4000]

I recently watched all six episodes of Jam.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jam_%28tv_series%29

[Pickleworm]

I'm watching Death Note... great anime.

I've been watching it too, and even if you hate anime you should give it a look at because it's really good

[bloopy]

The US seems to have upped the quality of their TV shows. Heroes has just started here, and Prison Break season 2 is not far off. Recently I also belatedly watched some episodes of Lost.

[AndrewTaylor]

I've done a stupid thing.

I've started watching Sliders. (On my housemate's DVDs.)

[FutureWorm]

The US seems to have upped the quality of their TV shows. Heroes has just started here, and Prison Break season 2 is not far off. Recently I also belatedly watched some episodes of Lost.

In all fairness, our shows have always been at least slightly better than yours. :p

[AndrewTaylor]

In all fairness, our shows have always been at least slightly better than yours. :p

This was particularly true from 1932 to 1946 when we did have TV and you didn't.

Honestly, I think most shows I watch these days are American. But all of my all-time favourites are British.

[Paul.Power]

How did it turn into "What are you x..." from "What you are x..."? The original sounds better and always makes me think of a quote from an awesome Radio Free Vestibule track which has Laurence Olivier saying, "What you are listening to--right now!--was made by--cutting together--things I said--in my many--films and interviews.--Though I--[etc...]".Don't look at me. "What you are reading..." got it right.

[FutureWorm]

Honestly, I think most shows I watch these days are American. But all of my all-time favourites are British.

Such as? I'm somewhat curious.

I do have to admit that I was rather enjoying the episode of Extras I saw on HBO the other day.

[bloopy]

I'm mostly into shows that make me laugh, and Britain easily does the best comedy. Though South Park and Family Guy are hilarious, and I like the dark humour in The Sopranos.

In all fairness, our shows have always been at least slightly better than yours. :p

Oh really. Which New Zealand shows have you seen?

[AndrewTaylor]

Such as? I'm somewhat curious.

I do have to admit that I was rather enjoying the episode of Extras I saw on HBO the other day.

Extras isn't bad at all. It's much better than people give it credit for.

I do love the early Red Dwarf (about series 1 to 6; 7 was OK). Father Ted is a work of genius, and Brass Eye is a perfect example of the kind of gold America just can't seem to do. (I think The Daily Show is the nearest thing, and that's some way off.) And I've been getting into Green Wing lately, just as it ends forever. Also Coupling, that was fantastic. As with Red Dwarf, the American version was (I'm told) inexcusably awful. And One foot In The Grave and Jonathan Creek are both fantastic. and the day America makes something like Yes Minister still looks a long way off.

I like the kind of understated humour that doesn't really seem to exist much in America -- things like Lead Balloon (which you won't have heard of; a BBC4 show that was made last year with Jack Dee). No laugh-track, no big punchlines, just one, long joke that lasts half an hour and gradually builds up to a kind of crescendo at the end, after which they play an excellent song and do a silent sketch behind it.

Frasier had a good go at that, and did it bloody well, but the episode with all the dreams was just unforgivable. I suppose that comes of making 200 shows instead of 40.

My all-time favourite American comedy is Sports Night. I think ABC made it, and it only ran for two series. It's shown periodically on an obscure digital channel ABC run here, and I've never seen a DVD available. It was essentially The Office, but two years before Ricky Gervais thought to do it. It had no laugh track, no studio audience, no annoyingly OTT characters, and it had heart. You never saw that on Friends. South Park and Futurama are aslo fantastic, though, for only slightly different reasons.

[Slick]

I'm still going through BoogiePop Phantom. It's kinda tough to know what the hell is going on...every episode is so messed up. It's one of those things where it throws like 5 timelines at you and you have to put it all together at the end for it to make any sense. 3 more episodes till the end thank goodness. :p

[FutureWorm]

Oh really. Which New Zealand shows have you seen?

Haha, I thought you were British.
My all-time favourite American comedy is Sports Night. I think ABC made it, and it only ran for two series. It's shown periodically on an obscure digital channel ABC run here, and I've never seen a DVD available. It was essentially The Office, but two years before Ricky Gervais thought to do it. It had no laugh track, no studio audience, no annoyingly OTT characters, and it had heart. You never saw that on Friends. South Park and Futurama are aslo fantastic, though, for only slightly different reasons.
Sports Night is delightful. It's written by Aaron Sorkin, the same guy who made The West Wing.

[Paul.Power]

Eps 8, 9 and 10 of Firefly (Out of Gas, Ariel, War Stories).

I'm slowly catching up.

[philby4000]

Eps 8, 9 and 10 of Firefly (Out of Gas, Ariel, War Stories).

I'm slowly catching up.
Out of gas annoyed the hell out of me.
Why would the ship stop when the engines stopped working? They're in space!

[Paul.Power]

Out of gas annoyed the hell out of me.
Why would the ship stop when the engines stopped working? They're in space!Special space brakes.

But yes, I wondered that myself.

[FutureWorm]

At the recommendation of the TV IV on the Something Awful Forums, I just finished downloading the first two seasons of Battlestar Galactica, plus the first half of season 3. I am now watching the first episode of the miniseries that led to the full series run.

[philby4000]

Full Throttle the movie. (http://www.gamershell.com/news/27175.html)

Liquid awesome.

[FutureWorm]

Full Throttle the movie. (http://www.gamershell.com/news/27175.html)

Liquid awesome.
That's awesome but it's even better to play it, basically this video gives away all the puzzles and cutscreens without any of the fun

[philby4000]

That's awesome but it's even better to play it, basically this video gives away all the puzzles and cutscreens without any of the fun

The puzzles aren't fun if you've already beaten the game.:p

[FutureWorm]

The puzzles aren't fun if you've already beaten the game.:p
The challenge is gone, but I personally still enjoy the interaction. Maybe that's just me.

[SupSuper]

They cut out some of the minigames though. :( The rabbits... THE RABBITS!

[Paul.Power]

Just finished off Firefly.

[Paul.Power]

Stormbreaker. Changes a lot from the book, and keeping my parents up to speed was a full-time job, but it wasn't half bad - and they seemed to have used half the country's acting talent in it... Bill Nighy was inspired as Mr. Blunt.

[FutureWorm]

Still watching BSG, and also downloading season 1 of NUMB3RS.

[AndrewTaylor]

Numb3rs was so awful it was great.

[FutureWorm]

Numb3rs was so awful it was great.
I like it.

Oh, and I'm also downloading the first two seasons of Weeds. I've heard good things about it as well.

[Pickleworm]

I've started into season 3 of The Office and I think it's even better than season 1 or 2 so that's great.

[FutureWorm]

Now I'm downloading the first two seasons of Boston Legal.

Suffice to say, I have downloading addiction problems.

[AndrewTaylor]

I've started into season 3 of The Office and I think it's even better than season 1 or 2 so that's great.

I propose we call this series "The Offise" to distinguish it from the original British version.

[FutureWorm]

I propose we call this series "The Offise" to distinguish it from the original British version.
It's called in the UK "The Office: An American Workplace," is it not?

Oh, important update: Battlestar Galactica is awesome. If you like sci-fi (or even if you don't), you should really watch it.

[AndrewTaylor]

It's called in the UK "The Office: An American Workplace," is it not?
Ues, but it isn't in America and in any case that's a lot more typing.

[MtlAngelus]

Watching Heroes. Man so cool.

[philby4000]

Cowboy Bebop is rather excellent.

[FutureWorm]

Watching Heroes. Man so cool.
Great program. I've not watched much TV lately, but once I get back into it, Heroes will be at the top of my list.

[bonz]

I'm watching Scrubs at the moment.
Great show.
I've downloaded the season 1-5 and a bunch of season 6.

[Paul.Power]

So... Doctor Who tomorrow.

[MrBunsy]

Ooh, yes! I forgot about that. Can't wait!

[Slick]

Well I don't really watch tv that much anymore. But I did look out the window to see my dog taking a dump. He made eye contact with me and put his head down.


Does that count? :p



:( :o






:cool:

[BetongÅsna]

CSI: Miami

Not really, of course. But it is truly hilariously corny.

[MtlAngelus]

Well I don't really watch tv that much anymore. But I did look out the window to see my dog taking a dump. He made eye contact with me and put his head down.


Does that count? :p



:( :o






:cool:

I once saw a cat doing that but when he made eye contact with me he just sucked it back in and ran away. O_O

[Slick]

Right now...I'm watching Spirited Away for the first time. I've heard good things about it...and so far it's been good. In a very weird way.

[KamikazeBananze]

I WAS watching Look Around You on YouTube.

Will probably watch Avatar or Death Note now.

[Slick]

Currently watching Planet Earth. Which is a special 11 part series or something, on the Discovery channel over here.

The stuff they capture on camera is absolutly amazing.

[Pigbuster]

Watched some of that last week.
The shots are great, yes.

But the announcer lady never shut up. She KEPT TALKING.
I don't care about how "revolutionary" your camera shots from a helicopter are. Just let me watch the damn animals in peace.

[philby4000]

The last episode of Life on Mars.

Absolutely, completely wonderful.

Yet horribly confusing.

[Slick]

The Island.
A lot of people didn't really care for this movie, but I think it's pretty good.
Besides, Scarlett Johansson is freaking hawtt. :)

[Pigbuster]

This thread should be extended to movies, because Hot Fuzz is excellent.

[Paul.Power]

I sort of assumed it was.

... bollocks, I completely forgot about Dr. Who yesterday. And it was the second half of a two-parter.

[bonz]

This thread should be extended to movies, because Hot Fuzz is excellent.
GRAAH!
Is that one available on DVD yet?
Because I doubt it'll still come to a cinema here in Austria.

[FutureWorm]

I sort of assumed it was.

... bollocks, I completely forgot about Dr. Who yesterday. And it was the second half of a two-parter.
there are illegal solutions available to rectify this problem http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/8696/emotsshuq4.gif

[Paul.Power]

I also forgot to watch the repeat.

*bangs head on keyboard*

[MtlAngelus]

This week's episode of heroes was... like, woah. O_O

[Slick]

Spiderman 3.



*coughdissapoinmentcough* :(

[Pigbuster]

That seems to be the general consensus.

Still probably going to see it, though.

[Paul.Power]

I just saw part of a TMNT cartoon that was not the TMHT I know and love.

The voices were different and they didn't have pupils. And they were being far too generically badass. All the old humour was gone: even the attempts at jokes seemed forced.

[Paul.Power]

Flushed Away is pretty damn good.

No-one else can register quite the same gags-per-minute count as Aardman :D.

[MtlAngelus]

Season finale of Heroes= WOAAAAH.:eek:

[Zero72]

I ordered the complete Trigun on DVD from fyi.com, but it's on backorder (still not totally sure what that means) and it's been forever now. :-/

Edit: I don't think I'm gonna get it. They E-mailed me a while ago saying that if they couldn't come up with it in 30 days, they'd cancel the order on their end.

Lame.

[Zero72]

Spiderman 3.



*coughdissapoinmentcough* :(Anybody who sees this movie and finds it disappointing is effin' trying to be disappointed.

[SupSuper]

It's not disappointing, just... crowded.

[bonz]

Tom & Jerry

[M3ntal]

Currently watching through the first seasons of Twin Peaks and Dawson's Creek.

Zeor: anyone who watches Spiderman 3 now that it has universally been accepted as utter tripe clearly *is* trying to be disappointed.

[FutureWorm]

Just saw The Corporation, a documentary about (wait for it) corporations.

Also, Network and The Big Lebowski.

[philby4000]

Currently watching through the first seasons of Twin Peaks and Dawson's Creek.

Zeor: anyone who watches Spiderman 3 now that it has universally been accepted as utter tripe clearly *is* trying to be disappointed.

I spent most of the last act trying to stop myself from screaming 'HOW ARE YOU STILL ALIVE!?' at the screen.

[Pigbuster]

Just saw The Corporation

Woooooooooooohoo.

[FutureWorm]

Woooooooooooohoo.
I agree.

[Pigbuster]

I just watched Nigh****ch.

AWESOME. :)

The plot is rather confusing, but it's awesome, nonetheless.

[FutureWorm]

I just watched Nigh****ch.

AWESOME. :)

The plot is rather confusing, but it's awesome, nonetheless.
Haha, that's an amusing trick of the wordfilter there.

I just watched Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room again. After which I enjoyed This Is Spinal Tap.

[Zero72]

Oh yeah, quick blurb on the TMNT...they didn't have pupils.I guess they've actually gone back to their roots in that respect. The original TMNT was a comic book series that, as I understand, was actually really death-and-finality, fire-and-brimstone serious violent stuff. I just remember reading snippets about how Donatello gets his face maimed in an explosion and one or the other of them loses an arm or something.

As far as I'm concerned, I have the first two movies on DVD and that's really all I need. Well, that and some action figures in the attic...

[FutureWorm]

Along with the books mentioned in the Reading thread, I also got a couple of documentaries:

The Fog of War
Born Into Brothels

The Academy Award winners from 2003 and 2005, respectively.

[FutureWorm]

FARGO

oh yeeeeaaaaah

[Paul.Power]

So there's like this extended version of Azure Blue World that I downloaded from Shadow of a Hedgehog (http://sonic.planets.gamespy.com/). I guess it's the version that comes with the music CDs rather than the game version, which is what I had previously.

[FutureWorm]

Michael Moore's new documentary, Sicko, was just leaked.

It's pretty damn great.

[Slick]

Rocky IV

Simply the best.

[Paul.Power]

Doctor Who, "Utopia" (repeat).

Blimey, that was a good episode (well, IMO anyway). I mean, I knew both from a gut feeling, the Face of Boe's dying words, and searching on Wikipedia, but the way they tied it all in was cleverly done.

Plus, we now have a three-parter on hand: that's the first one in the revived show. Woo.

Hope that wasn't too spoilery.

EDIT: *thinks about the previous episode*

"Can't kill a stone". How about smashing it up with a bloody great sledgehammer?

[MtlAngelus]

I went to see Shrek Third. It was great fun, but I was specting more fighting in it or something, it also seemed rather short.

[Slick]

The new Fantastic Four movie.

Let's just say it was pretty much like the first one. Or, in other words... it sucked out loud. :)


Jessica Alba is FANTASTICLY HOTT though. ;)

http://www.thecinemasource.com/moviesdb/images/JessicaAlba1-300.jpg

[philby4000]

Ditto on both points.

The US army need to understand that three men with guns aren't going to frighten a supervillan.

Nor is sticking a single armed guard outside an unlocked door going to contain the invisible woman.

[MrBunsy]

"Can't kill a stone". How about smashing it up with a bloody great sledgehammer?
I wondered about that too, and also whether you could simply strap a mirror in front of their face to freeze them forever.

Would have made it a boring episode though.

[Paul.Power]

Jessica Alba is FANTASTICLY HOTT though. ;)Although that doesn't explain why she's wearing a string vest.

[FutureWorm]

Probably to let guys know that she has boobs, in case they weren't already aware.

[Paul.Power]

Well, that or she wanted to achieve some kind of "height map" effect.

[philby4000]

Ctrl-Alt-Del the animated series.

There's something strangely compelling about it, like a crowded building on fire.

It's horrific but you just can't look away.

[SupSuper]

Transformers movie.

[MonkeyforaHead]

DuckTales Volume 2.

[bloopy]

Firefly (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_%28TV_series%29), borrowed sister's DVD. Great show.

[Paul.Power]

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Good movie, but damn did they cut a lot out. Although I guess that's only fair given the length of the book.



EDIT: Hot Fuzz

A few rather gory deaths aside, bloody hilarious stuff. Brilliant use of repeated lines (such as "You want anything from the shop?") and some terrific casting.

[MtlAngelus]

I went to see Transformers. And I kinda liked it, but I hate how most action scenes are confusing as hell. They should learn something from 300 where you can actually understand what's going on. Oh and it was rather funny, which I was certainly not expecting. And Megatron looked awesome.

[MtlAngelus]

*revive*

I just saw "The Host", my brother rented it from blockbuster.
Anyway, he and my sister got to see it yesterday, they watched it dubbed in english, because the remote for the dvd player is broken and you can't change settings without it.
And they told me it was confusing as hell.
I just watched it, in Korean with English subtitles and it made perfect sense to me.

Why can't they do dubbing right, how hard can it be? :p

[Paul.Power]

Woo, Doctor Who Christmas Special.

Plus a big teaser trailer for the next series. Looks like David Tennant's still doing it then, unless the trailer editors have been Very Cunning.

[Vader]

Oooh... what time? I'll be able to watch it even though I'm currently GMT+2.

[Paul.Power]

Oooh... what time? I'll be able to watch it even though I'm currently GMT+2.

Well, it was yesterday...

[Vader]

Oh. Oh yeah. ****.

[Zero72]

Swoof. I can't believe I just spent $80 on anime. :|

Well, I found the complete Gundam Wing and the complete Trigun online for ridiculously cheap prices and just couldn't help myself.

Yeah, $80 for the two of them is ridiculously cheap. Some places wanted $100+ for just the Gundam Wing set. And the 80 includes shipping.

[Akuryou13]

Swoof. I can't believe I just spent $80 on anime. :|

Well, I found the complete Gundam Wing and the complete Trigun online for ridiculously cheap prices and just couldn't help myself.

Yeah, $80 for the two of them is ridiculously cheap. Some places wanted $100+ for just the Gundam Wing set. And the 80 includes shipping.holy mother of glod that's a good deal! most places sell trigun by itsself for $100!

also, watching gundam wing is hilarious. that show has the WORST writing ever! I can't believe I ever bought into it. re-watching that movie a few months ago was damn near painful. kinda like watching robotech again. *flies into space to kill giant aliens with the power of love songs*

*comes back* btw, I'm watching the Gunslinger Girls collection taddar let me borrow (he's letting me borrow a random anime series from his collection every time I finish one. kinda like my own personal netflix, but with a larger collection :rolleyes:). I'm also working on the Witch Hunter Robin dvd set that I just purchased because I liked the show when it was on toonami.

[Zero72]

also, watching gundam wing is hilarious. that show has the WORST writing ever! I can't believe I ever bought into it. I'm just hoping that this is the uncut version, rather than the Toonami-ized version where they wouldn't even let anybody say "kill." :p

"I'LL DESTROY YOU"

I'm thinking that has to be the case.

[Squirminator2k]

I ordered The IT Crowd Versions 1.0 & 2.0 and The Complete Coupling from Amazon UK at the end of last week, so they should arrive at the start of this week. Looking forward to sinking my teeth into both.

Mostly, though, I've been watching the first season Battlestar Galactica. I can't believe I ignored this show when it first started. It's incredible.

[Akuryou13]

I ordered The IT Crowd Versions 1.0 & 2.0 and The Complete Coupling from Amazon UK at the end of last week, so they should arrive at the start of this week. Looking forward to sinking my teeth into both.

Mostly, though, I've been watching the first season Battlestar Galactica. I can't believe I ignored this show when it first started. It's incredible.be warned: the most recent season finale blows. they revealed FAR too much... I think that's why they've not had new episodes for something like 6 months. they're trying to write themselves out of it.

[philby4000]

be warned: the most recent season finale blows. they revealed FAR too much... I think that's why they've not had new episodes for something like 6 months. they're trying to write themselves out of it.
Isn't there a writers strike going on?

[Squirminator2k]

be warned: the most recent season finale blows. they revealed FAR too much... I think that's why they've not had new episodes for something like 6 months. they're trying to write themselves out of it.

I haven't got that far yet AAAARGLE BARGLE.

[Paul.Power]

Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End What the Hell is Going On

[Akuryou13]

Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End What the Hell is Going Onhonestly it made sense to me :p

Isn't there a writers strike going on? yeah, but it's been delayed LONG before and after the writers' strike. and actually, I think the writers are done and its the actors now or something like that.

[Paul.Power]

honestly it made sense to me :p
To be fair, I think I sort of followed it.

My parents were lost about fifteen minutes in.

[FutureWorm]

Isn't there a writers strike going on?
yes, no new tv until it's over D :

[MtlAngelus]

The only thing I watch frequently now is Bleach and Naruto, both the anime and the manga(thanks to youtube. :p)
In the manga versions, they are both awesome right now. Particularly Bleach. (Go Kenpachi! :D)
As for the Anime, Bleach is pretty good, and Naruto Shippuuden is going oh so effing slow. Most episodes consist of the characters standing still for long periods of time staring at each other. D:

[bloopy]

Currently watching the latest episodes of Prison Break, House, and Lost, which are screening here on Mon, Tues, and Wed respectively. Also CSI when I'm around for it.

PS. All that effort of escaping one prison spent over two seasons, only to find yourself trapped in another prison by someone else = epic failure.

[SupSuper]

PS. All that effort of escaping one prison spent over two seasons, only to find yourself trapped in another prison by someone else = epic failure.Well it is called Prison Break. :p I suppose the plot twist is that Scofield didn't plan this one. Not that all the planning did him much good in the first two seasons...

Double thumbs up on House Season 4 though. :)

[MtlAngelus]

I'm currently watching Ranma 1/2, dubbed in spanish. :D
They used to show this on tv ages ago, I actually liked this show. So watching it for good ol' times sake and also because I have forgot most of it. :3

[Pigbuster]

Wall•E is a fantastic movie.

And Death Note was a fantastic anime.

[MtlAngelus]

Wall-e was cute. Hulk was cool.

I also watched today Hancock and Hellboy II.
Hellboy drinks the same beer as I. :cool::cool::cool:
And Abe too. :D

[Xinos]

Hellboy drinks SoulStorm brew?

[MtlAngelus]

http://www.americanidle.org/images/blog/tecate_snow_040405.jpg
:cool::cool::cool:

[MtlAngelus]

Batman: The Dark Knight was AWESOME!

[Akuryou13]

hehe, saw hellboy II last night myself.

I think that movie pretty much DEFINES 5/10. I haven't walked away from a movie completely neutral towards it in forever. can't say it was good but can't say it was bad. kinda wierd.

[Melon]

But surely that means it's 8/10, right?

[Akuryou13]

But surely that means it's 8/10, right?*sigh* I hate review sites for that :p

[Pigbuster]

According to most sites, the average game is better than average. :p

[philby4000]

Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog.

http://www.drhorrible.com/index.html

If you haven't seen it yet you've only got a few hours (It's being taken down today at 'midnight', but I have no idea what timezone) to watch it free.

It's a three part mini musical from Joss Whedon and friends.

[Pigbuster]

It's pretty good, but god, why did he give it such a terrible ending?

You shouldn't drop a dramabomb at the end of a short 3-part series that was a comedy up to that point, Whedon. :mad:

[MrBunsy]

I thought the ending was quite good, it fitted even if it was entirely unexpected :p

[philby4000]

The pretty love interest died in something Joss Whedon wrote.

WHY ARE YOU SURPRISED?

[Pigbuster]

Just saw The Dark Night.

And it was almost completely ruined by a group of ****s two rows behind me who wouldn't stop giggling whenever the Joker was onscreen.
I can't honestly say that I thought Ledger's performance was good or not. Those complete ****ing *******s ruined it that much.

Son of a BITTCCHPCHICIIHPGPHOPOPPPPP. I'm over-reacting, but I feel like ranting right now.


Also, instead of being shown the Watchmen trailer, which I was pumped to see, we get the trailer for The Spirit, Frank Miller's new movie, which looks like a pile of womanizing horse ****. It honestly looked like a friggin' parody of Miller's work. Gawd.


[EDIT] Just to clarify, I am not referring to the times when the Joker actually does something sickly funny. I'm talking about having laughter in the background when he's being disturbing, which is most of the time. :p

[Splapp]

Oh man, I went to see Wall-E tonight. I thought it was absolutely brilliant, but then again i'm a sucker for animations :p

[Akuryou13]

let me just say first off that i fscking hate batman. he's boring and he annoys me. sure, if he were in his own world he might not bother me but the fact that he's included in groups of super heroes just irks me. in general, though, batman is not a character I like. he's just boring and lame in my mind. feel free to think whatever you like about him, I have no issue with that, I just don't personally like him.

so when I say that The Dark Knight was the best damn movie I've seen in years, know that I mean it. aside from the bat-rasp the movie was purely amazing. I cannot think of a single flaw in the movie, personally. it was, quite simply, the best damn hero movie ever made. the acting was good enough that I actually acknowledge it (which is something I never do. keanu reeves is good enough for me most of the time), the plot was sort of mixed between 2 different story lines that were meshed and twined together until the lines blurred, which accounts for why the movie is 2 and a half hours. the whole experience was rather unique in that aspect cause it really did feel to me like a back-to-back batman double feature except the plots were entwined, but it worked, so I went with it.

seriously an awesome movie. I demand you all go watch it! :mad: NOW! :mad:

[MtlAngelus]

WHY YOU HATE BATMAN?
YOU DIE NOW.
*Aku dies*

There, world peace restored. :)

[philby4000]

Yeah The Dark Knight was spectacularly awesome.

[Pickleworm]

old episodes of Doug :)

[MtlAngelus]

The Mask. They be showing it on tv.
Before that, they showed The Mask 2. Unfortunately, I can not un-watch it now. :(
How someone can take something as awesome as The Mask and rape it so badly, I will never understand.

[Akuryou13]

you actually thought The Mask was good?! really? that's generally listed around here as the definition of bad movies by jim carry, even by people who LIKE his other movies. :-/

[FutureWorm]

old episodes of Doug :)
doug rules

[MtlAngelus]

you actually thought The Mask was good?! really? that's generally listed around here as the definition of bad movies by jim carry, even by people who LIKE his other movies. :-/
That's because you and the people you represent have no taste. :rolleyes:




:p

[MtlAngelus]

Howl's Moving Castle is awesome.

[FutureWorm]

BUMP, MOTHER****ER

mad men + breaking bad + californication + dexter

[Dim Worm]

How's Moving Castle is awsome [2]
You should watch also Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke
I'm looking for other Ghibli movies, but they aren't so easy to find..

[Akuryou13]

How's Moving Castle is awsome [2]
You should watch also Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke
I'm looking for other Ghibli movies, but they aren't so easy to find..I'm sure these will all be shoved down my throat at some point by my best friend. she's a bit of an anime nazi and those are her 3 favorites as far as I can tell.

we have a thing about getting together force each other to watch random stuff on weekends, so I'm sure these will all be burned into my eyes shortly.

[MtlAngelus]

How's Moving Castle is awsome [2]
You should watch also Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke
I'm looking for other Ghibli movies, but they aren't so easy to find..

Watched Spirited Away, still trying to find Princess Mononoke. :p

[Paul.Power]

Howl's Moving Castle is awesome.Featuring New Zealand opener Jamie How?

[FutureWorm]

How's Moving Castle is awsome [2]
You should watch also Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke
I'm looking for other Ghibli movies, but they aren't so easy to find..
hi dim worm :)

[Xinos]

I highly recommend Grave of the Fireflies if you are checking out Ghibli movies. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is quite good too.

[Paul.Power]

Just watched Wall-E. Slowly catching up to the civilised world over here, I'll have watched Quantum of Solace before you know it :p.

Anyway: yeah, it was good :). Er... not sure what else to say, really.

[FutureWorm]

Hot Fuzz

A few rather gory deaths aside, bloody hilarious stuff. Brilliant use of repeated lines (such as "You want anything from the shop?") and some terrific casting.

sorry, i just re-read this and am highly confused. the gory deaths are part of what make it hilarious

[Zero72]

I've said the same thing Paul did in two places, and both times, somebody else immediately came along going "wtf the explosions of gore were ****in' hilarious." :p

To each his own, I suppose. :p

[FutureWorm]

I've said the same thing Paul did in two places, and both times, somebody else immediately came along going "wtf the explosions of gore were ****in' hilarious." :p

To each his own, I suppose. :p
it's just so absurd and over the top. the fact that they all survive these incredibly gory deaths is really funny too

[Vader]

The gore was very well done (although this was obviously going to happen given Shaun of the Dead) and I was very happy to see the gore.

I just think Hot Fuzz was verging on trying too hard. Mmh, maybe I'm too big of a Spaced fan.

[Akuryou13]

I found Hot Fuzz just all full of meh. didn't care strongly one way or another for it.

they redeemed themselves with How to Lose Friends and Alienate People fairly well, though :D

[Vader]

Oh dear Glod, no. How to Lose Friends and Alienate People isn't the same team, it just has Simon Pegg in.

I'm really looking forward to the Ant-Man film (directed by Edgar Wright). Wright is one of my favourite directors, alongside Raimi. I'm expecting Wright's vision of Ant-Man to be superior to Raimi's of Spider-Man.

[Akuryou13]

Oh dear Glod, no. How to Lose Friends and Alienate People isn't the same team, it just has Simon Pegg in.it had a few of the same people in it unless I'm mistaken. I honestly didn't look into it enough to know it was a different team :p

I'm really looking forward to the Ant-Man film (directed by Edgar Wright). Wright is one of my favourite directors, alongside Raimi. I'm expecting Wright's vision of Ant-Man to be superior to Raimi's of Spider-Man.hehe, yeah, also looking forward to ant man

[Vader]

it had a few of the same people in it unless I'm mistaken. I honestly didn't look into it enough to know it was a different team :p

Allow me to enlighten you somewhat:
Typically the team under discussion is considered to be Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and to a lesser extent more recently Jessica Stevenson and Peter Serafinowicz (or however it's spelled). They were all in Spaced and Shaun of the Dead and the first 3 were involved in Hot Fuzz.

How to Lose Friends and Alienate people only had Simon Pegg of those 5, if I remember correctly.

edit: Simon Pegg has also appeared in numerous other things on his own, including Run, Fatboy, Run, Doctor Who, Big Nothing and a few other things.

hehe, yeah, also looking forward to ant man

Have you read The Irredeemable Ant-Man? I'm disappointed it's not about him :(

[Akuryou13]

Allow me to enlighten you somewhat:
Typically the team under discussion is considered to be Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and to a lesser extent more recently Jessica Stevenson and Peter Serafinowicz (or however it's spelled). They were all in Spaced and Shaun of the Dead and the first 3 were involved in Hot Fuzz.

How to Lose Friends and Alienate people only had Simon Pegg of those 5, if I remember correctly.huh...I could swear I remember more than just him in the movie....ah well, guess I'm just an idiot once again :cool:

Have you read The Irredeemable Ant-Man? I'm disappointed it's not about him :(that I have not. only thing I know about ant man is a description of the plot I read a while back that sounded fairly fantastic.

[Vader]

I emplore you to read it, it's brilliant. It's written by Robert Kirkman (Battle Pope, The Walking Dead, Invincible, BRIT, Marvel Zombies etc.). There are only 12 issues (2 TPBs) so it's an inexpensive read.

[Akuryou13]

don't do much in terms of comic books, honestly. in fact, I can only think of one I've ever given more than a quick glance to.

[bonz]

Hot Fuzz
I found that movie quite good and funny up to the point where the big conspiracy is revealed that the Nick Frost character obviously had no clue about, although all the other people in the village where in the plot. :p

[Paul.Power]

Red Dwarf, Back To Earth Part 1.

I... don't know what to say. So many different parts of my brain are complaining at once. Okay, let's try and order this:

1. When's it set? The fact that Rimmer is hard light suggests after Legion, but by this point the crew are stranded in Starbug. I guess it's an alternate continuity where the crew (offscreen) re-finds Red Dwarf without resorting to nanobots and stuff, so series 7 and 8 didn't happen.

2. As Rimmer asks (fairly reasonably), how the heck is Red Dwarf sustaining two holograms at once, particularly hard light (which wasn't an original feature of the ship and only came about because of the crew's encounter with Legion) and particularly with Holly out for the count*? All he gets for his trouble is a scornful look, but any kind of explanation would be nice. If you can technobabble out a way to restart the human race, you can technobabble an explanation for this.

3. Where was the laughter? Even Series 7 had laughter, even though there wasn't a live studio audience. It just didn't feel right without it. I mean, there were bits that made me smile, but the unnerving silences after the jokes just didn't quite work.

4. bloody advert break.

---

* Well, okay, there's Confidence and Paranoia/Me², but I'm going to assume that Holly fixed all the stuff that Confidence broke so that they could get the power for two holograms, once Rimmer Two was deleted. If he hadn't, I'm pretty sure Lister would have actually properly gone out and found Kochanski's real disk and made sure it was her disk this time. Plus this doesn't address "hard light" and "Holly out for the count".

[philby4000]

It said at the start that it was set '9 years later'.

There were pictures of a couple of other crew members from series 8 at Kochanski's grave, so whatever happened at the end of series 8 (That whole sequence never made any sense to me) presumably wiped out the new crew (and rimmer) and the silly long version of red-dwarf. I've got no clue where this new red-dwarf came from, but that really doesn't matter.

This mini-series is essensially a status-quo restoring re-boot. It felt a lot like the earlier series. I really liked the sets, and the new red dwarf graphics are absoloutely top-notch.

That said, I really missed Holly. They did mention that the main computer was offline because Lister left a tap on for 6 years and the flood destroyed a lot.

As for the Hollogram woman I guess they'll explain her a bit more in the next episodes.

I did notice the lack of a laugh track, but it didn't bother me much.

All in all a good start. There's allways a chance of it going downhill, but I remain optomistic.

[AndrewTaylor]

There were pictures of a couple of other crew members from series 8 at Kochanski's grave
Literally true: the other photo shown in the closeup was Mel Bibby.
As for the Hollogram woman I guess they'll explain her a bit more in the next episodes.
They'd better. It seemed a bit... functional. She literally appeared from thin air, and immediately set about advancing the plot. She wasn't in it at all until maybe 10 minutes from the end, and in 10 minutes she'd invented multi-dimensional travel. It could use an explanation so it doesn't feel like the first ever instance of deus ex machina being used for the setup.

One thing which really bugged me: why is Rimmer trying to get the skutter to put up his certificate when he's hard light and can do it himself? (Ironically, the CGI skutter actually can't physically touch anything.)

[Paul.Power]

It said at the start that it was set '9 years later'.

There were pictures of a couple of other crew members from series 8 at Kochanski's grave, so whatever happened at the end of series 8 (That whole sequence never made any sense to me) presumably wiped out the new crew (and rimmer) and the silly long version of red-dwarf. I've got no clue where this new red-dwarf came from, but that really doesn't matter.But... but... how would new Rimmer get a hard light drive? Did they go visit Legion again or something?

[philby4000]

One thing which really bugged me: why is Rimmer trying to get the skutter to put up his certificate when he's hard light and can do it himself? (Ironically, the CGI skutter actually can't physically touch anything.)

Goddanm that's a good question.

Maybe he just wanted it as perfectly level as physically possible?

But... but... how would new Rimmer get a hard light drive? Did they go visit Legion again or something?
Thinking back, I can't rember a single instance of Rimmer actually interacting with anything, except for the controls for the sterio and the diving thingy. Maybe it's a limited hardlight drive that can only push buttons. Maybe we're just putting far to much thought into this.

I never understood the whole 'only one hologram at a time' thing. Especially as they got around the issue pretty early on with the episode with two Rimmers. They only turned off the new Rimmer because he was annoying. And if it put such a strain on Holly then how come He functions just fine away from the ship. how did he leave to become Ace if the light-bee is only a projector anyway? Did Holly still generate him while he was in another dimension? If not why couldn't they just boot up anoyther copy of him to replace the one that left? How does Rimmer work when Holly's offline?

Then again it's just a show so I should probably just relax.

[MtlAngelus]

I'm trying to keep myself from going to see Dragonball Evolution.

Currently it's easy peasy, since I've been the whole week on vacation, with no access to movies/internet. Tomorrow I'll be back home and I don't think I will be able to keep myself from watching it. :(


Oh today I'm staying in a hotel in Durango, so there's internet access here. All week I stayed in a small cabin in the mountains, about 5 hours away from this city.

[Akuryou13]

I can't WAIT to go see that sin against theatre! it's going to be horrible! :cool:

[SupSuper]

I'm trying to keep myself from going to see Dragonball Evolution.

Currently it's easy peasy, since I've been the whole week on vacation, with no access to movies/internet. Tomorrow I'll be back home and I don't think I will be able to keep myself from watching it. :(


Oh today I'm staying in a hotel in Durango, so there's internet access here. All week I stayed in a small cabin in the mountains, about 5 hours away from this city.That's a lot of effort to stay away from the movie. :p

[AndrewTaylor]

Thinking back, I can't rember a single instance of Rimmer actually interacting with anything, except for the controls for the sterio and the diving thingy.

He did, Lister threw the tentacle at him and he caught it. He also got some purple on his face. Also New Person was hard-light, too.

[Vader]

You know what, you're right. I don't think this "Red Dwarf" stuff is real - I think it's a hoax.

*runs*

[MtlAngelus]

I went to see Dragon Ball Evolution, just moments ago. My message to you people is: no.
Don't go see this movie. You want to have a laugh at how horrible it is? It'll all end in tears. Remember "swap.avi"? Go watch that instead. You'll have a much better time watching that.

[Vader]

I guess I'll just watch Tree of Might and Broly Returns a few more times, then...

[Akuryou13]

WOW! how did I not mention my trip to see this horror flick last week? :-/

it wasn't a dragonball movie. it was a movie inspired by dragonball. none of the characters looked or acted anything even remotely similar to the anime, none of the story was the same and pretty much none of the details were the same.

it was an ok movie at best, but it DID leave me with one question: is there a toggle switch on your Ki which lets you decide whether to heal or destroy with a kamehameha?

[MtlAngelus]

WOW! how did I not mention my trip to see this horror flick last week? :-/

it wasn't a dragonball movie. it was a movie inspired by dragonball. none of the characters looked or acted anything even remotely similar to the anime, none of the story was the same and pretty much none of the details were the same.

it was an ok movie at best, but it DID leave me with one question: is there a toggle switch on your Ki which lets you decide whether to heal or destroy with a kamehameha?

It was not an ok movie. Even ignoring the changes to the story, it was utterly retarded. The characters weren't developed at all, Piccolo only appeared for a grand total of 5 minutes or so, the dialogue was idiotic, and the plot was just generally boring. I mean, there were like 5 or 6 fight scenes in total? And they were all short and badly done, with randomly timed uses of slow motion that didn't add anything to the scenes. And the last fight with piccolo didn't even show much fighting at all. I mean, they threw a few ki attacks at each other, then they jump in the air hugging each other, land again, and then goku apparently releases his inner power and throws a kamehameha and for some reason he goes flying in piccolo's general direction while still doing the kamehameha. Maybe it was so much power that some of it leaked out of his ass and pushed him upwards? Who knows. Then piccolo is dead. Woo?

Also Yamcha. What did they do to you Yamcha?!? D:

...

One last note: "What are you doing?" "I'm building a bridge!" Me: T_T

[Akuryou13]

hehe, it was ok in that I laughed enough that it was entertaining :p

[Paul.Power]

A documentary about Long John Baldry on BBC Four

Although obviously it focused more on his career as a blues singer than his voice-acting work as Dr. Ivo Rrrrobotnik in AoStH (although it did get mentioned five minutes from the end :p).

Still, it was interesting to see where the guy came from (although explains why he sounds a cut above the rest in YTPMVs :)). Influential guy, he gave Elton John and Rod Stewart their big breaks.

[Vader]

Prototype This (http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/prototype-this/about/about.html). It's pretty cool.

The water slide simulator they made looked like a lot of fun. :)

[MtlAngelus]

Been watching Dexter recently. Pretty damn cool. :cool:

[Paul.Power]

Quantum of Solace. My parents got completely lost. I kind of followed it, but I'm annoyed at how much it focused on Bond and Camille's personal issues and not on THE BADDY'S MASTER PLAN. Which is like, half the fun of a Bond film. It was quite a clever plan, don't get me wrong, but they basically went "oh he's trying to monopolise Bolivia's water supply, but who cares let's get some revenge on these other guys."

The vehicle chases were good, though (that's the other half).

[GrimOswald]

Quantum of Solace. My parents got completely lost. I kind of followed it, but I'm annoyed at how much it focused on Bond and Camille's personal issues and not on THE BADDY'S MASTER PLAN. Which is like, half the fun of a Bond film. It was quite a clever plan, don't get me wrong, but they basically went "oh he's trying to monopolise Bolivia's water supply, but who cares let's get some revenge on these other guys."

The vehicle chases were good, though (that's the other half).

Yeah, Quantum of Solace - while it did have some good moments - was definitely a flawed film. (A shame, I liked Casino Royale a lot.) One thing that greatly annoyed me was the way they did the cameras for the action scenes. (Especially when they were on the roofs.) I found it really off-putting.

[Akuryou13]

finally borrowed a House box set from a friend of mine.

I've watched one episode so far, and I find it disturbing how well I relate with house. he's more blatantly an ass, but he thinks along the exact same lines as me. his reasoning behind hiring his employees, for instance, sounds like something I would do.

I think I love this show :cool:

edit: ok, so he's infinitely more socially awkward and uncaring, but hey, I still love the show :p

[Vader]

See, I always think the same thing when I watch Reaper... about the devil... :/

[Akuryou13]

See, I always think the same thing when I watch Reaper... about the devil... :/hehe, that's gotta be awkward.

[Vader]

Nah, it just shows I was a good boss.

Right?

[philby4000]

I cannot watch House.

My brain can't process Hugh Laurie's accent.

[GrimOswald]

Just saw Inglorious Basterds. Very awesome film. Funny, stylish, filled with loads of neat characters and scenes. And Brad Pitt, who should have been in every scene ever. As long as you don't mind a bit of good-old fashioned scalping (And other assorted incredibly violent acts) 'tis good fun. :cool:

[Xinos]

I wanted to see Inglorious B's, but I ended up seeing District9 instead.
It was actually quite good.

[FutureWorm]

I cannot watch House.

My brain can't process Hugh Laurie's accent.
i still don't understand when people say this. hugh laurie has the best american accent i've ever heard from a brit

[Vader]

I think that's what makes it so hard to process.

[Akuryou13]

went out with some friends for one last hoorah tonight. we'd planned to see a movie and the friend coordinating the event wanted to see Final Destination. she dropped out, however, so we ended up going see Gamer.

I went into the theatre expecting to mock the ever-loving HELL out of the movie. I was disappointed. I won't say it's a great movie, really, as the presentation was a little off (I think the director was trying to be a little TOO edgy. he came close to the mark, but he overshot it just a tad), but it's in no way a bad movie, either. I'd give it a 6.5/10 (you know, with 5 being average like it's supposed to be). The story told is actually rather good, if a little shallow (which works since it's supposed to represent a FPS game, which often has a similar story). The characters are surprisingly well written and the big bad guy actually reminded me a little of the guy from Bioshock who wants you to take the pictures of dead guys.

all in all, not a bad movie. I won't say you should go rush out to see it or anything, and if you never do you've not really missed much, but if you were interested in it or if some friends want to go watch it, it's worth the time and money.

[philby4000]

Just finished watching Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.

New favorite anime series aquired.

[Akuryou13]

so I just watched StarGate: Universe's first episode. not as bad as I thought. luckily they decided to go completely away from the usual formula, so they can't rape the original SG-1 anymore. aside from one extremely annoying female side-character it seems to have a decent premise.

I just sincerely hope that it doesn't go as parallel to battlestar galactica as it seems. they've already ripped the directing style and the basic premise, but so help me if they find out that some of the people on the ship are actually replicators, I'll scream... and sacrifice a virgin.

[FutureWorm]

anyone who likes a good and fairly funny comedy from time to time should consider checking out community, a new series on nbc. i've been watching new episodes with MY GIRLFRIEND as they come out and it's good times

[M3ntal]

so I just watched StarGate: Universe's first episode. not as bad as I thought. luckily they decided to go completely away from the usual formula, so they can't rape the original SG-1 anymore. aside from one extremely annoying female side-character it seems to have a decent premise.

I just sincerely hope that it doesn't go as parallel to battlestar galactica as it seems. they've already ripped the directing style and the basic premise, but so help me if they find out that some of the people on the ship are actually replicators, I'll scream... and sacrifice a virgin.
Haha, within 2 mins of it starting there was a dark fly-by over a space craft with battlestar galactica esque music, i half expected the camera to zoom and re-focus on a puddle jumper or something. Glad i wasn't the only one who noticed.

It shows some promise, but i'm concerned by the lack of new material. Group of people go through a "special" gate to a part of the universe further out than anyone has been before, can't get back through, and have to survive on a badly damaged Ancient space ship. I give it another episode or 2 before the wraith replacement race turns up, and maybe half a season for them to get Naquada generators hooked up so they can get back home again.

At least they've tried to add some new characters this time, most of the ones in Atlantis were replicas of SG-1. I have to say though, the new "main" guy doesn't impress me. His personality is too inconsistent and totally lacks any congruence. It's almost as though some of his scenes were written by different writers with their own interpretations of what his character should be. Maybe part of my problem is i can't help comparing him to Gaius Baltar, as that's blatently who he is based on, and Baltar is one of the most well written characters ever.

[MtlAngelus]

I've only ever watched Stargate Atlantis, and I kinda liked it for the first few episodes. I think I watched around 6 or 7 episodes, maybe more, and then I just lost interest.

[Akuryou13]

Haha, within 2 mins of it starting there was a dark fly-by over a space craft with battlestar galactica esque music, i half expected the camera to zoom and re-focus on a puddle jumper or something. Glad i wasn't the only one who noticed.it's a really unique style. I would HOPE everyone noticed.

It shows some promise, but i'm concerned by the lack of new material. Group of people go through a "special" gate to a part of the universe further out than anyone has been before, can't get back through, and have to survive on a badly damaged Ancient space ship. I give it another episode or 2 before the wraith replacement race turns up, and maybe half a season for them to get Naquada generators hooked up so they can get back home again.lol, I'm waiting for the replacement race as well. I really think it would be infinitely more interesting if there just WASN'T one.... and the Naquada generators are a given. along with their magic interface into new alien technology. I really would love to get my hands on one of those universal cables that work on alien stuff no matter where or when it was made....

At least they've tried to add some new characters this time, most of the ones in Atlantis were replicas of SG-1. I have to say though, the new "main" guy doesn't impress me. His personality is too inconsistent and totally lacks any congruence. It's almost as though some of his scenes were written by different writers with their own interpretations of what his character should be. Maybe part of my problem is i can't help comparing him to Gaius Baltar, as that's blatently who he is based on, and Baltar is one of the most well written characters ever.huh...really didn't think about baltar. you have a good point, actually. and I agree with your condemnation of him. I really want to slap the person who did the scene with the picture frame in his bedroom.

[Xinos]

I really would love to get my hands on one of those universal cables that work on alien stuff no matter where or when it was made....

And exactly what alien technology are you trying to get working? :p
I can think of more useful sci-fi gadgets that would be cool to have.

[Paul.Power]

it's a really unique style.
First two seasons of Red Dwarf, anyone? ;)

[Akuryou13]

First two seasons of Red Dwarf, anyone? ;)peculiar (notable, maybe?) would be a better word, perhaps? :p

point is just that it stands out.

[philby4000]

I really would love to get my hands on one of those universal cables that work on alien stuff no matter where or when it was made....

Last time I saw an episode of Atlantis Sam somehow plugged a regular RJ45 into a box of crystals.

Also Damn I completley forgot SGU started on tuesday.

[Paul.Power]

Micro Men.

I really enjoyed it. Always had a lot of time for Acorn ever since growing up on Archimedes Series machines at school.

(Then again, I've also always had a lot of time for Amstrad because I grew up on their machines at home, so in that sense I was a traitor to the microcomputer spirit. Don't blame me, though, I was born in 1985 and first got properly into computers around 1993, although my parents had a ZX81)

[Akuryou13]

Last time I saw an episode of Atlantis Sam somehow plugged a regular RJ45 into a box of crystals.exactly. just imagine the sorts of random crap we could plug our electronics in to with one of those magic converter cables.

[Akuryou13]

so, SG:U episode 2.

I want to throttle the writers who invented chloe and her mom as well as the actresses portraying those characters.

aside from that I was fine with the episode. the character interaction wasn't too bad (though they could use some more depth), except that any scene with chloe in it was instantly terrible.

[M3ntal]

Can't someone implement a rule that no character in a tv series is allowed to be called Chloe? They all suck.

I agree Ak, episode was decent apart from all that mother-daughter tripe. Notably less BSG-like than the first, but the main guy was noticably more like Baltar. The way he was acting on the desert planet, and pointing the finger at that one grunt for shooting the other grunt failing to mention he gave the order.

Also, there'd better be a twist to that Christian grunts past, after making such a big deal about how traumatic and severe his issues were, all down to him getting some chick pregnant when he was 16?

[philby4000]

God damn it I missed Peep Show onfriday.

I am terrible at remembering tv schedules.

Does Channel 4 have an i-player equivalent or do I have to watch it on youtube?

[SargeMcCluck]

God damn it I missed Peep Show onfriday.

I am terrible at remembering tv schedules.

Does Channel 4 have an i-player equivalent or do I have to watch it on youtube?

4od.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/4od

[M3ntal]

direct link:

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/peep-show/4od#2972376

Also, Hilex

[philby4000]

Thanks for the links, guys.

I was under the impression that 4oD was a pay service for some reason.:p

[Vader]

I think it used to be or something.

It has a massive back catalogue of shows (inlcluding Spaced, which is nice).

[Akuryou13]

WHY IS CHLOE STILL SO ANNOYING?! RWAAARWERARRRGH!!!

that is all.

[MtlAngelus]

Saw District 9 yesterday (it just came out over here), and it was AWESOME. Probably my favorite movie this year.

[M3ntal]

WHY IS CHLOE STILL SO ANNOYING?! RWAAARWERARRRGH!!!

that is all.

Haha, at least the shower scene gave her some discernible reason to be in the cast.

Also, District 9 is excellent. I was repeating "f***in' prawwwwns" for a week.

[Akuryou13]

Haha, at least the shower scene gave her some discernible reason to be in the cast.lol. sex appeal doesn't work so much when her personality makes you want to strangle her.

Also, District 9 is excellent. I was repeating "f***in' prawwwwns" for a week.really do wanna see that movie.... :-/

[M3ntal]

lol. sex appeal doesn't work so much when her personality makes you want to strangle her.
Oh, i think there's room for both points of view. At the same time.

[Akuryou13]

Oh, i think there's room for both points of view. At the same time.:eek::eek::eek:

[Akuryou13]

Watching MushiShi on FUNimation.com. this show is absolutely amazing. It may well be my favorite anime ever thus far.

also? Stargate's writers have improved. I didn't want to kill chloe quite so bad this week despite her big emotional scene.....maybe one day the writing will be actually GOOD and I won't want to kill her at all, but I'll take small steps first :rolleyes:

[Xinos]

Mushishi is cool. I've seen about 14 episodes of it though.

[Vader]

I've just recapped on Bleach (rewatched episodes 50-60 or so) after a 3 or 4 year hiatus.

I'd forgotten how monotonous it can be. People explaining every detail of their attacks followed by a flashback of them learning it for 5 minutes, followed by an explanation of how it will defiitely kill Ichigo, followed by it definitely not killing Ichigo.

However, I enjoy the fight scenes and I like how, so far at least, it's been about one struggle but shown lots of crossing stories at once rather than only focussing on one or two characters.

Overall so far: 7/10

[bonz]

Simpsons, American Dad, Two & A Half Man and Scrubs at the moment.

I still have to finish watching Samurai Jack and I want to start with Dexter's Laboratory again.

Also, I have all episodes of Powerpuff Girls, Cow & Chicken and Two Stupid Dogs downloaded, but I just don't have the time to watch all those.

[SupSuper]

Simpsons, American Dad, Two & A Half Man and Scrubs at the moment.

I still have to finish watching Samurai Jack and I want to start with Dexter's Laboratory again.

Also, I have all episodes of Powerpuff Girls, Cow & Chicken and Two Stupid Dogs downloaded, but I just don't have the time to watch all those.Cartoons aren't that long, I'm pretty sure I had time to watch them all by just being a kid when they were on. :p (I hope you have your nostalgia-tinted glasses ready)

[Vader]

Simpsons, American Dad, Two & A Half Man and Scrubs at the moment.

I still have to finish watching Samurai Jack and I want to start with Dexter's Laboratory again.

Also, I have all episodes of Powerpuff Girls, Cow & Chicken and Two Stupid Dogs downloaded, but I just don't have the time to watch all those.

I own and have watched all of Samurai Jack, Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Lab and I Am Weasel.

The first 3 are great, the latter not so much.

I used to love Two Stupid Dogs and Cow & Chicken but haven't seen them since I were wee.

I'm also watching Dexter, Heroes and Mythbusters at the minute as a new series has recently started of each. Mythbusters night tonight for me. Wheeee :)

[Akuryou13]

ew. how did anyone like cow and chicken or two stupid dogs? those shows were terrible even as a kid.

on the subject of mythbusters. is there a website anywhere that's got the show uploaded? I'd like to watch the show, but I'm always busy when it's on and one show is not worth a DVR. and before you ask, yes, I've checked the discovery channel site.

[Paul.Power]

I always feel like I missed out on a bunch of stuff by not really watching that many cartoons between the ages of about 9 and 18. Between reading, computer games, playing with toys and homework, I didn't have much time for TV. Arguably this is a good thing because I was doing more intellectually engaging things, but I kind of feel like I missed out on the "shared nostalgia" of late '90s children's television, particularly since there seem to have been a lot of quality shows on around that time.

I've caught up a bit since, but there are still huge gaps in my knowledge.

[FutureWorm]

I always feel like I missed out on a bunch of stuff by not really watching that many cartoons between the ages of about 9 and 18. Between reading, computer games, playing with toys and homework, I didn't have much time for TV. Arguably this is a good thing because I was doing more intellectually engaging things, but I kind of feel like I missed out on the "shared nostalgia" of late '90s children's television, particularly since there seem to have been a lot of quality shows on around that time.

I've caught up a bit since, but there are still huge gaps in my knowledge.
it's just nostalgia over dumb bull**** that was never all that good anyway

[Akuryou13]

it's just nostalgia over dumb bull**** that was never all that good anywayI disagree. some of the shows were actually quite good. I've picked up the Tiny Toons and Animaniacs box sets, for instance, and they're some of the better comedy shows I've seen even as an adult. SOME of it's sure to be crap as an adult, sure, but a decent portion of the 90s cartoons had some good comedy regardless of age.

[Vader]

FutureWorm is correct in that most of it is utter cack.

For example, Thundercats has awesome nostalgic value but it's a horrendous cartoon. However, Transformers has equally high nostalgic value and is absolutely cracking.

[Akuryou13]

FutureWorm is correct in that most of it is utter cack.

For example, Thundercats has awesome nostalgic value but it's a horrendous cartoon. However, Transformers has equally high nostalgic value and is absolutely cracking.point. though I have a thing for terrible shows, so my opinion is a little different from most. Voltron, for instance, I rewatched the entirety of because I found it hilarious :p

[SupSuper]

Freakazoid and Pinky And The Brain were goddamn brilliant.

[Vader]

I really enjoyed what I saw of Invader Zim. I loved the design and the characters. Great show, that.

[Akuryou13]

I really enjoyed what I saw of Invader Zim. I loved the design and the characters. Great show, that.that was early to mid 00s, though. does that really count for nostalgia?

[Vader]

It kind of reminds me of those old Cartoon Cartoons on Cartoon Network, so it does pang of nostalgia in some ways.

Also, this isn't the "Nostalgic Cartoons" thread. I recently finished watching all the Zim I have so I commented on it. :p

[Akuryou13]

It kind of reminds me of those old Cartoon Cartoons on Cartoon Network, so it does pang of nostalgia in some ways.

Also, this isn't the "Nostalgic Cartoons" thread. I recently finished watching all the Zim I have so I commented on it. :pah. ok then. wasn't aware of that.

and yeah, I agree with teh cartoon cartoon thing. it's very reminiscent of the old nick/CN cartoons. possibly why it was so well received.

[MrBunsy]

Firefly

It's brilliant :D I don't know why I hadn't got around to watching it before.

[bonz]

Firefly

It's brilliant :D I don't know why I hadn't got around to watching it before.
Oh, I still have the box set of the whole series and the movie of that laying around, borrowed over a year ago and still not watched. :-/

[Dim Worm]

No one likes The Big Bang Theory?

[Akuryou13]

my best friend is in love with the show. that count?

[Dim Worm]

I think so. Maybe I'm not the only one :]

[philby4000]

It's alright.

Pales in comparason to the IT crowd tho.