ok, I get the smartphones, but everything else?
Television Anyone recommend me any TV Shows?
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I think the 80's had a certain aura of innocence and a very certain vibe, as seen in the movie classics from the era, a feel and aura which I feel they've recreated very well in this series.
I was born in 84, but I still feel I can relate to it all.
This being set in present day just wouldn't be the same.
Enjoying it. Haven't watched the last episode yet. I think it got better as the show progressed but there were a few slow episodes.
That's just nostalgia.
I was a teen in 1980
It wasn't that innocent.
My point is that I think it wouldn't change the story line much (leaving out smartphones and the ease of communication that they bring).
I'm imagining it without the stupid haircuts and can't see how it'd be that different.
I was a teen in 1980
It wasn't that innocent.My point is that I think it wouldn't change the story line much (leaving out smartphones and the ease of communication that they bring).
I'm imagining it without the stupid haircuts and can't see how it'd be that different.
Paying homage to the 80's is guaranteed success at the moment, even the most shallow nostalgia will get people all misty eyed about Trump's paradise lost. It wouldn't surprise me if there's 0% originality in Stranger Things, it's all the better for some people.
MAGA - emphasis on the Again....It's so stupid.
These are the good old days, right now.
The old days were not that good. To think they were is just viewing it through rose coloured glasses.
These are the good old days, right now.
The old days were not that good. To think they were is just viewing it through rose coloured glasses.
That's just nostalgia.
I was a teen in 1980
My point is that I think it wouldn't change the story line much (leaving out smartphones and the ease of communication that they bring).
I'm imagining it without the stupid haircuts and can't see how it'd be that different.
Same reason why the movie 'Super 8' was a success in 2011. Millennials and those born late into Generation x are obsessed with the 80s, and they make the bulk of writers and producers on tv and in hollywood. Look at all the remakes of 80s shows and movies in recent times like McGyver, Dynasty, Lethal weapon, Dallas, The A-team, or shows set in the era like The Americans, that 80s show, Red Oaks etc. Looking at how the 80s revolutionized how we absorb entertainment (music videos, VHS, live concerts) its no doubt many are still obsessed with that golden era in pop culture. In the 80s the obsession was with the 60s
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Recommended the booth at the end.
sounds OK , added to my list. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1554369/
I've been binge watching this thing and just finished season 3 now.. I freakin' love it.
Genuinely never come across anything like it. Gets more and more intense as it goes on. Finishes superbly too unlike a lot of shows.
Meanwhile I’ve just finished watching Black Sails on UK amazon prime. Fantastic.
It's more interesting than the synopsis gives it credit. It's a character study set solely at a diner booth. If you've watched a lot of long series, I think this is a decent interlude.
Watched Stranger Things 2 which was quite engrossing.
Now watching Fargo which is very very good. Billy Bob Thornton's character is so creepy.
Now watching Fargo which is very very good. Billy Bob Thornton's character is so creepy.
Not sure why people were raving over The Exorcist. I'd say the first season was watchable but the second has been so crap. Melodramatic nonsense.
I was going to watch this with all the raving but now you've made me apply the handbrake
Watching In the Line of Duty (Series 3, have seen E1&2). Never got into it before, but looks really decent.
Get the feck out, it is the best horror series ever made.
I agree , the first season was way better than watchable, not seen the second yet.
Oh yeah it was you.
Best horror series made isn't saying much though. It might be the best ever but that still makes it just about watchable.
The reviews, the talent involved, all of them points to it being your average bog standard horror show.
You would be correct.
To be fair the first season is better made than I expected a Fox horror show to be but it's nothing special.
Well looks like the Exorcist may be cancelled at the end of this season so that sucks.
Yeah? Thanks, I will look forward to that. Very strong plot and writing in the ones I saw. Don't know where I got the 'In The'!
Would not be shocked , I was shocked it was given a second.
I love it think it is one of the best horror series I have seen
House of Cards is excellent. Might want to watch it soon as Netflix might take it off soon given recent goings on (reportedly).
The Exorcist have been given the thumbs up from avid horror fans like myself, @pauldyson1uk and @Dirty Schwein.
The spanner is obviously not a fan of horror, and Nilsson is Swedish, plus probably ranks the Directors Cut of the original Nosferatu as the highlight of horror.
The spanner is obviously not a fan of horror, and Nilsson is Swedish, plus probably ranks the Directors Cut of the original Nosferatu as the highlight of horror.
oh well if pauldy rates it then it must be good.
I'm not a horror fan but I really enjoyed it
started season 1 of Bosch , enjoying it, well written and acted.
I had hig...not completely low expectations for Salvation, but jeez, it just might be dumber than Armageddon and that Frodo flick combined.
"Executive producer: Alex Kurtzman"
Ah, my bad.
"Executive producer: Alex Kurtzman"
Ah, my bad.
Yeah I’ve just started Bosch recently and am at the beginning of series 3. Titus Welliver is great and the show is well made as you say. I especially like the fact it doesn’t rely on gore or sex, unlike a lot of modern shows.
I’m a little disappointed in the storylines though. There isn’t a huge amount of intrigue but, then again, I like detective shows to be heavy on mystery. I’m quite surprised to read that most series of Bosch are based on 3 Michael Connelly books as the stories don’t feel meaty enough to carry through.
You should try to understand that people have different tastes. Nobody is claiming that the show is Dostoyevsky, but it's very well done of its kind.
As for being 'melodramatic', that's kinda the point. It's difficult to play 'possession by demons' with strict verisimilitude.
anybody seen The Runaways?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1236246/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1236246/
I see the new western series "Godless" getting rave reviews.
Might have to check it out.
Might have to check it out.