Whatcha Watchin'?

Lucy_Gothro1 · December 29, 2020, 12:10am

Lucy_Gothro1 · December 29, 2020, 7:03pm

Josh Brolin’s dad before Babs! The always fun Jack Gilford! Connie Selleca! And BETTE DAVIS!!!

infundibulum · December 31, 2020, 1:33am

Watching Stargate Universe. It is … fine. It’s basically a series where they stripped off the goof and camp of Stargate and tried to do the cinematography of Battlestart and the plot of Voyager. I like all the weird survival and engineering challenges, but I don’t like many of the characters and the whole thing feels hollow.

Wisconsin_Platt · December 31, 2020, 3:08am

It was just getting it’s stride when it was cancelled.

infundibulum · December 31, 2020, 3:48am

It’s not bad. I’m looking forward to this Rush-Young thing getting resolved. It’s really hard to like anyone on this show right now. Both Atlantis and Universe feel way more dated than SG1. I’m hoping to see a little more personality out of the show, because it just feels like Lost jump-cut after Battlestar jump cut into … Grey’s Anatomy montage? I have a mid-to-late aughts contact high watching it.

jerwin · January 1, 2021, 2:54am

sense and sensibility

According to Amazon it’s about “two sister’s search for love in strict Victorian society”. the description seems at least twenty years out of date.

teknocholer · January 1, 2021, 8:13pm

Jane Austen died in 1817, two years before Victoria was born. Victoria came to the throne in 1837, so you’re just about exactly right, although it’s probably not accurate to talk about Victorian society for a few years after that.

jerwin · January 2, 2021, 2:19am

Dr stangelove. Included with prime.

“Peace is our Profession”

DaakSyde · January 2, 2021, 2:44am

That’s a perfect movie for the occasion! I put it on my list aside Sound of Music and It’s a Wonderful Life.

We always watched those movies when I was growing up, but since my mom died I haven’t. Kinda determined to make this the year that I do, but so far I haven’t. It’s weird and hard to explain, but when you shared something with someone and they’re gone, it’s really hard.

Seems weird, like watching it would be like being there with them again, so that should be a good thing, but it’s a hard wall to break through.

Nightflyer · January 2, 2021, 5:36am

I hear you. I haven’t watched Aliens since my mother died; I couldn’t bring myself to watch any version of A Christmas Carol this season, as that was my dad’s thing. You’d think it would be a comfort, like an echo of their voices… but somehow it just doesn’t feel right yet. Maybe someday it will.

cartoon bears have a hug from me

Lucy_Gothro1 · January 6, 2021, 11:03pm

Later on:

Lucy_Gothro1 · January 9, 2021, 5:00pm

THIS…OH WOWWWWWWWWW!!!

Nonentity · January 14, 2021, 11:41pm

Well, it’s not a remake, but also not a movie. Still… nice to see something new come out of Buckaroo Banzai after all this time…

jerwin · February 1, 2021, 7:43am

Quite an impressive film. What a horrid little man the bishop was. I had to split it over two nights, which proved somewhat unfortunate, as the magical realism doesn’t start in earnest until the latter half of the film.

jerwin · February 1, 2021, 7:57am

RAvery · February 2, 2021, 5:14am

jerwin · February 2, 2021, 5:41am

…investigation, they uncover a grisly conspiracy of murder, space monsters and coffee.

first hideousness, now grisliness. What will the future bring?

Lucy_Gothro1 · February 2, 2021, 4:48pm

The jitters? Heebie-jeebies? Lots of peeing?

jerwin · February 4, 2021, 7:46am

ChuckV · February 4, 2021, 6:44pm

I just finished the TV miniseries version last week. It was great and supposedly has more of the magic realism than the theatrical version.