What are you watching & why? (splain)

carnifex knifeworks said:
Yeah. It's ridiculous. It's like the show is on a "Howard Stern" downward spiral.

"Maybe we can get people to talk about the show by trying to shock them? That works right? Then we don't need to worry about creating an interesting storyline!"

Next, they'll have to resort to disgusting pimple popping scenes.
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Did everyone miss the scene where Homlander and Maeve straight up murdered an airliner full of hostages and then just shrugged it off?

If you read the comics the show is based on the arc is right on the money.
 
you can legitimately buy the entire run of the comics digitally for less than 20 bucks for the next week or so at a well known, modest (one might even say humble) non-blade related vendor that sells bundles of games and / or books for charitable causes

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I enjoyed The Boys as a comic book, which I read long before a show was announced. The comic book was unashamedly brutal and it's messaging (whether you agree or disagree) was not particularly subtle. That said, I've only watched a handful of episodes and despite my fondness for Karl Urban, I don't think that it is a story that carries over well to cinema. In fact, when I learned that a show was being made, I remember shaking my head and thinking, "This is not necessary". Not only will they overcomplicate it but they also will take the over the top nature and run away with it. I don't think I was incorrect in that assessment.

I didn't watch much of Game of Thrones for the very same reason. The books are excellent but again, it's one thing to read a storyline and let your imagination and such fill in the blanks and quite another for someone else's interpretation and liberties fill them in for you on screen.
 
I enjoy film and the things I enjoy run the gamut of terrible B minus Sci-fi to huge blockbusters. If I am entertained, I enjoy the film, even if it is objectively terrible. Unfortunately, the crowd here, as well my circle of immediate friends, have made it less enjoyable to share my entertainment. If I have to put on my "hidden agenda" glasses every time I watch a film just so I can see if it passes muster to share here or with my buddies, then it's no longer an enjoyable endeavor.

In the end, it's not my responsibility to offer trigger warnings or apologies, nor am I obligated to look for every shadow that one thinks is lurking behind every goddamn tree.


Rant over for now. I watched an excellent film the other day. I've watched it before and I enjoyed it even more the second time through. What strikes me is the prolific use of Gaelic throughout the film, it's a breath of fresh air in an otherwise very dismal setting.

Oh, and it has awesome knife content (and cheap Indian repro muskets but we'll ignore that detail) ;)

 
Pàdruig said:
I didn't watch much of Game of Thrones for the very same reason. The books are excellent but again, it's one thing to read a storyline and let your imagination and such fill in the blanks and quite another for someone else's interpretation and liberties fill them in for you on screen.
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The later seasons had a huge decline in quality. That being said, the major battle episodes were some of the best ever put on the screen.
 
toker said:
The later seasons had a huge decline in quality. That being said, the major battle episodes were some of the best ever put on the screen.
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There will come a day where I will end up sitting down and watching it all the way through. I haven't made it past Season 1 yet.

My daughter just started House of Dragons so she might want to check out GoT as well pretty soon as well.
 
Tonight I will be drink-watching the presidential debate.

My current wager:

1. President Biden short-circuits by the 45-minute mark and stares blankly into space for at least 30 seconds.
2. Donald Trump uses this time to order McDonalds by Doordash. He tips the driver $500 and gives Jake Tapper a double cheeseburger because even though Jake thinks I'm Hitler, nobody else says that, and would Hitler buy you a cheeseburger, Jake? No, no he wouldn't. Yuuuuge vegetarian, Hitler. Real nasty fellow. Love this Doordash guy. They work so hard. And Sleepy Joe over there has done nothing for him. Nothing. Didn't even buy him a cheeseburger. Can you believe it.
 
madcap_magician said:
Tonight I will be drink-watching the presidential debate.

My current wager:

1. President Biden short-circuits by the 45-minute mark and stares blankly into space for at least 30 seconds.
2. Donald Trump uses this time to order McDonalds by Doordash. He tips the driver $500 and gives Jake Tapper a double cheeseburger because even though Jake thinks I'm Hitler, nobody else says that, and would Hitler buy you a cheeseburger, Jake? No, no he wouldn't. Yuuuuge vegetarian, Hitler. Real nasty fellow. Love this Doordash guy. They work so hard. And Sleepy Joe over there has done nothing for him. Nothing. Didn't even buy him a cheeseburger. Can you believe it.
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Fantastic! I will be watching and eating an entire pizza.
 
madcap_magician said:
I did. Decided ultimately that the sex/nudity content was too much for me
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