For the record: I do not think you are a soulless person. And mrs nothingfuture really seems to enjoy that show.
But I can’t be in the room when it’s on.
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Interesting. Maybe this is a gender thing? I think it captures the horror of being a teenage girl in highschool very well. Perhaps it is that that you and MrPants are reacting to?
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I’m currently re-watching Fringe on DVD.
It’s still a Thumbs Up from me; knowing what I know now, I’m revising my impression from my first watch-through that the first few episodes are too episodic and disconnected from the overall plot arc.
Although sometimes I look at John Noble and see Denethor instead of Walter Bishop, which is odd. Still, Noble is the best part of Fringe: the many different Walter Bishops he can portray at a moment’s notice, from lonely old man, to kooky guy on psychedelics, to haughty, superior genius, to someone haunted by the dark deeds of his past… And he can be all of those in the same scene. It’s absolutely incredible.
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Outcast is an adaptation of a supernatural horror comic about exorcists in rural West Virginia.
They cast Brent Spiner in a key role, and it took me a whole year to stop seeing Data.
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I hadn’t heard of Fortitude. I see there were two seasons, separated by two years. Is the first season complete in itself?
At the risk of turning this thread into “What Creeped You Out?”, I nominate Buried as the anti-feel-good movie of 2010.
But the movie that most disturbed me in recent years, probably ever, was Compliance. No zombies, aliens, serial killers, or blood, just the reality of psychological manipulation and ruined lives.
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To add one more data point, I’m okay with violence and gore, but I won’t willingly watch shows dealing with the death of a child or, especially, the suicide of a young person.
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- Halt and Catch Fire
- Twin Peaks
- Netflix
HCF is a fun blend of just-enough tech and drama between absolutely compelling characters (Boz and Donna, I’d watch them all day and if Cameron showed up that’d be rad) that’s set in a time period I remember with a surprisingly good musical selection.
Also, I like putting french phrases into Google Translate and having the French Google Lady read them back to me. Surprisingly soothing.
https://translate.google.com/#fr/en/Système%20Universitaire%20de%20Documentation
EDIT: Twin Peaks speaks for itself…
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Well that would be kombaya.
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I couldn’t finish Behind the Candelabra, the emotional abuse was too much for me.
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I watched the last two seasons of The Leftovers (HBO) and I found it quite intriguing. I never read the book but I find the premise interesting and it is an excellent foil for exploration of religion. Third season just started and I’m already wrapped up again. But what’s up with the new opening song?!?
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I saw Guardians of the Galaxy vol.2 last night, in a double bill with the first film.
I don’t want to say too much and potentially spoiler it, and i’ve never liked reviewing thing (blame school book reports), but if you liked the first one, you should like this too.
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Good.
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I’ve been watching a lot of this lately.
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In case you’re curious about who he murders in season 1:
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But they’re all bad guys so it’s OK. 
Also he doesn’t “murder,” he “equalizes.”
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But if I may editorialize — I prefer the episodes when he doesn’t kill anyone. The belief that killing will solve problems rather than creating more is immature and a symptom of lazy writing.
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Now, I’m watching/listening to “Mister Roberts” (1955). My parents saw it on stage; I can’t imagine what that must’ve been like (they said it was hilarious); it would’ve been anywhere from 1948 to 1951, I think.
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One of my late mother’s favorites!
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still watching Six Feet Under.
Jake is cute. I wonder if David will cheat on Keith.
Catastrophe, Season 3 is just out on Amazon (US, it’s been out a while in UK?). Fantastic show about a couple who accidentally gets pregnant on a hook-up and decides to stay together. Very funny and very honest, in a way that is both uncomfortable, 100% familiar and endearing.
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