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  • The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    This was really, really nice to see on Disney channel (Owl House)
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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    Straightzi wrote: »
    Also weirdly not on Disney+, which gave me quite a bit of difficulty finding it the other day

    D+ for a lot of the animated stuff that runs on cable seems to be their secondary platform. Things like Owl House, Duck Tales, and Ghost And Molly McGee would get new episodes in batches of like 5 about a month after airing, whereas Star Wars and MCU stuff shows up immediately as the primary source.

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  • The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    The Geek wrote: »
    Guuuhhhhh, Owl House is so fucking good.

    I was teary most of this episode and I know this final little season is gonna wreck me.
    Camilla is gonna get to meet Eda!
    I'm guessing Edalyn is descended from Evelyn.

    Also fun the games on Luz's laptop: Moonfarm Valley, Holler Knight, and Hades.

    And the goofy Star Trek thing seems to be very DS9 heavy in terms on names.

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  • MegaMan001MegaMan001 CRNA Rochester, MNRegistered User regular
    Home Improvement is our new "kids in the room but want to watch something other than cartoons" show and there's some funny and very dated stuff here.

    I love the almost ninety second long intro video with the cast.

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  • The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    Tofystedeth wrote: »
    The Geek wrote: »
    Guuuhhhhh, Owl House is so fucking good.

    I was teary most of this episode and I know this final little season is gonna wreck me.
    Camilla is gonna get to meet Eda!
    I'm guessing Edalyn is descended from Evelyn.

    Also fun the games on Luz's laptop: Moonfarm Valley, Holler Knight, and Hades.

    And the goofy Star Trek thing seems to be very DS9 heavy in terms on names.
    Hahah, yeah, I paused to look at the laptop icons too.

    Agreed on the DS9 names. I mean, Captain Avery? Yeah. 😂

    When they stumbled into the sci-fi books, I knew right away that they were all Camila's from her own childhood 😁

    I love this show

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  • Hexmage-PAHexmage-PA Registered User regular
    Finished The Watcher. The first three episodes were interesting, but by episode four it careens straight off the rails.

  • PeewiPeewi Registered User regular
    The Geek wrote: »
    If you missed the first new S3 Owl House “special”, it’s on YouTube for free

    https://youtu.be/dRfTRN1F5Ys

    Booo, it's region locked

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  • SatanIsMyMotorSatanIsMyMotor Fuck Warren Ellis Registered User regular
    Watched The Watcher with my wife and it is a show that really spins its tires in the mud and goes nowhere. It's the kind of thing that just never should've been adapted for that kind of series. It was better as a Wikipedia article.

    Also, everybody on the show is incredibly unlikeable and borderline insane.

  • tynictynic PICNIC BADASS Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2022
    Jragghen wrote: »
    Inquisitor wrote: »
    Bloods End wrote: »
    I liked the end but
    I know they are going for a villains tale in season 2 but it would have been nice to keep halbrand around where the audiance knows the secret where the characters while they spend more than 20 minutes on forging the elven rings of powe. Instead it feels a little like he dropped in for a long weekend instead of being a corrupting influence

    Not enough things these days lean into dramatic irony, I feel.
    him having given up until Galadriel brought him back is peak dramatic irony
    He's not a super reliable narrator so IDK how much of that should be taken as face value, I think his whole arc makes a bit more sense if he's Iago-ing his way through the narrative, manipulating everyone in a lowkey "who, lil ol' me?" way. OTOH this show has the subtlety of a brick so maybe Sauron is being 100% forthright in that moment. Or it's a combo - some pure cosmic fuckery put him in the same place as galadriel, and he took that as a sign and started moving the psychological pieces around the board at that moment.

    Also
    I hadn't really been worrying too much about who would turn out to be what and when, but after watching ep 7 and realising there was just one episode left, I had the idle thought "man if they want to do the actual forging this season they gotta get Sauron on screen and hanging out with Celebrimbor absolutely asap"

    and then a few minutes into episode 8 they cart Halbrand literally into my dude's workshop. When he popped up out of bed and started fanboying and I realised what was up, I laughed super hard for like three minutes.

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  • minor incidentminor incident expert in a dying field ---Registered User, Transition Team regular
    https://jezebel.com/famous-restaurateur-bans-james-corden-from-balthazar-c-1849669026

    James Corden is such a piece of shit he can no longer eat at Balthazar and I love it.

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  • JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    So for folks who don't normally watch Jeopardy, this week is a "second chance tournament", which is kinda neat to see a bunch of good people who ran into the buzzsaws that were the megachamps from the past year. So if you watch this week and next week, you should expect some solid games.

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  • DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    tynic wrote: »
    Jragghen wrote: »
    Inquisitor wrote: »
    Bloods End wrote: »
    I liked the end but
    I know they are going for a villains tale in season 2 but it would have been nice to keep halbrand around where the audiance knows the secret where the characters while they spend more than 20 minutes on forging the elven rings of powe. Instead it feels a little like he dropped in for a long weekend instead of being a corrupting influence

    Not enough things these days lean into dramatic irony, I feel.
    him having given up until Galadriel brought him back is peak dramatic irony
    He's not a super reliable narrator so IDK how much of that should be taken as face value, I think his whole arc makes a bit more sense if he's Iago-ing his way through the narrative, manipulating everyone in a lowkey "who, lil ol' me?" way. OTOH this show has the subtlety of a brick so maybe Sauron is being 100% forthright in that moment. Or it's a combo - some pure cosmic fuckery put him in the same place as galadriel, and he took that as a sign and started moving the psychological pieces around the board at that moment.

    Also
    I hadn't really been worrying too much about who would turn out to be what and when, but after watching ep 7 and realising there was just one episode left, I had the idle thought "man if they want to do the actual forging this season they gotta get Sauron on screen and hanging out with Celebrimbor absolutely asap"

    and then a few minutes into episode 8 they cart Halbrand literally into my dude's workshop. When he popped up out of bed and started fanboying and I realised what was up, I laughed super hard for like three minutes.
    I do like how quickly Galadriel was like, "ah, fuck, this fucker is Sauron, isn't he" the minute he got smithin

  • Bloods EndBloods End Blade of Tyshalle Punch dimensionRegistered User regular

  • King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    Reboot got a little key and Peele energy this week that Basketball game really let Keegan broadcast his physical comedy skills

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited October 2022
    Tangentially related to to TV, but if you like the opening credits sequence of Rings of Power, they're called "Chladni figures" and are created using grains on a vibrating plate, and someone worked out how to recreate all the shapes used.
    https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/10/this-youtube-star-re-created-rings-of-power-title-sequence-in-chladni-figures/

    edit: Article also has a behind the scenes video showing how the RoP specifically created theirs.

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  • DoodmannDoodmann Registered User regular
    DJ Eebs wrote: »
    tynic wrote: »
    Jragghen wrote: »
    Inquisitor wrote: »
    Bloods End wrote: »
    I liked the end but
    I know they are going for a villains tale in season 2 but it would have been nice to keep halbrand around where the audiance knows the secret where the characters while they spend more than 20 minutes on forging the elven rings of powe. Instead it feels a little like he dropped in for a long weekend instead of being a corrupting influence

    Not enough things these days lean into dramatic irony, I feel.
    him having given up until Galadriel brought him back is peak dramatic irony
    He's not a super reliable narrator so IDK how much of that should be taken as face value, I think his whole arc makes a bit more sense if he's Iago-ing his way through the narrative, manipulating everyone in a lowkey "who, lil ol' me?" way. OTOH this show has the subtlety of a brick so maybe Sauron is being 100% forthright in that moment. Or it's a combo - some pure cosmic fuckery put him in the same place as galadriel, and he took that as a sign and started moving the psychological pieces around the board at that moment.

    Also
    I hadn't really been worrying too much about who would turn out to be what and when, but after watching ep 7 and realising there was just one episode left, I had the idle thought "man if they want to do the actual forging this season they gotta get Sauron on screen and hanging out with Celebrimbor absolutely asap"

    and then a few minutes into episode 8 they cart Halbrand literally into my dude's workshop. When he popped up out of bed and started fanboying and I realised what was up, I laughed super hard for like three minutes.
    I do like how quickly Galadriel was like, "ah, fuck, this fucker is Sauron, isn't he" the minute he got smithin

    I think they did a real fun job of
    making it obvious to the audience at the same time as Galadriel.

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  • PeenPeen Registered User regular
    Jragghen wrote: »
    So for folks who don't normally watch Jeopardy, this week is a "second chance tournament", which is kinda neat to see a bunch of good people who ran into the buzzsaws that were the megachamps from the past year. So if you watch this week and next week, you should expect some solid games.

    It's a neat idea but it feels like they made the questions harder, ala Tournament of Champions, and that makes it so my wife and I can't hang as well and I hate that! I want to feel like I could be on Jeopardy!

  • QuetziQuetzi Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered User, Moderator mod
    Peen wrote: »
    Jragghen wrote: »
    So for folks who don't normally watch Jeopardy, this week is a "second chance tournament", which is kinda neat to see a bunch of good people who ran into the buzzsaws that were the megachamps from the past year. So if you watch this week and next week, you should expect some solid games.

    It's a neat idea but it feels like they made the questions harder, ala Tournament of Champions, and that makes it so my wife and I can't hang as well and I hate that! I want to feel like I could be on Jeopardy!

    Ah see I'm the opposite

    I want a game show to make me feel like I'm definitely too dumb to be there, because if I could be there, why aren't I?

  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    The various reveals on Rings of Power never feel like "oh my god what a twist!" but more like "yeah, that makes sense"

    Sometimes it's because they're a little too heavy handed about stuff, but most of the time I feel like it's because it knows things can be a secret to other characters but not to the audience (in fact I feel like there's a term for that, what could it possibly be) and not everything has to be a huge shock when the cards are all laid out

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  • cursedkingcursedking Registered User regular
    Tofystedeth wrote: »
    Straightzi wrote: »
    Also weirdly not on Disney+, which gave me quite a bit of difficulty finding it the other day

    D+ for a lot of the animated stuff that runs on cable seems to be their secondary platform. Things like Owl House, Duck Tales, and Ghost And Molly McGee would get new episodes in batches of like 5 about a month after airing, whereas Star Wars and MCU stuff shows up immediately as the primary source.

    They want kids to see the commercials. Disney Now gets stuff day/date that it's dropping on live tv because it also shows commercials, and D+ gets it later for most things that are kid focused.

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    The various reveals on Rings of Power never feel like "oh my god what a twist!" but more like "yeah, that makes sense"

    Sometimes it's because they're a little too heavy handed about stuff, but most of the time I feel like it's because it knows things can be a secret to other characters but not to the audience (in fact I feel like there's a term for that, what could it possibly be) and not everything has to be a huge shock when the cards are all laid out

    Yeah I never felt "shocked" by things. Even in the recent episode I'll spoil this.

    The fake Sauron reveal felt off because Gandalf never came across as doing bad on purpose, but more doing bad as a result of not understanding his strength around others. But Halabrad always felt off, every interaction with him there was a layer of something being held back, and yeah there was because he was fucking Sauron.

    The writers gave us the hints before they outright had him drop the cloak. Hell he wanted to Murder the shit out of Adar and now we know why.

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  • AphostileAphostile San Francisco, CARegistered User regular
    Peen wrote: »
    Jragghen wrote: »
    So for folks who don't normally watch Jeopardy, this week is a "second chance tournament", which is kinda neat to see a bunch of good people who ran into the buzzsaws that were the megachamps from the past year. So if you watch this week and next week, you should expect some solid games.

    It's a neat idea but it feels like they made the questions harder, ala Tournament of Champions, and that makes it so my wife and I can't hang as well and I hate that! I want to feel like I could be on Jeopardy!

    Just load up the Celebrity Jeopardy Tournament. You'll feel like a genius by comparison...

    Nothing. Matters.
  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Especially if its celebrity jeopardy with Wolf Blitzer on.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

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  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Decide to watch the movie Popstar again and I get fucking spoiled on something in the Good Wife!!

  • Commander ZoomCommander Zoom Registered User regular
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    The various reveals on Rings of Power never feel like "oh my god what a twist!" but more like "yeah, that makes sense"

    Sometimes it's because they're a little too heavy handed about stuff, but most of the time I feel like it's because it knows things can be a secret to other characters but not to the audience (in fact I feel like there's a term for that, what could it possibly be) and not everything has to be a huge shock when the cards are all laid out

    Presuming you're serious and not doing a bit: there is, of course, a term for it, which I am struggling to recall 'cause it's been too long since my fancy liberal-arts college edumacation. Something like "discrepant awareness"?

  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    Aphostile wrote: »
    Peen wrote: »
    Jragghen wrote: »
    So for folks who don't normally watch Jeopardy, this week is a "second chance tournament", which is kinda neat to see a bunch of good people who ran into the buzzsaws that were the megachamps from the past year. So if you watch this week and next week, you should expect some solid games.

    It's a neat idea but it feels like they made the questions harder, ala Tournament of Champions, and that makes it so my wife and I can't hang as well and I hate that! I want to feel like I could be on Jeopardy!

    Just load up the Celebrity Jeopardy Tournament. You'll feel like a genius by comparison...

    you're sitting on a goldmine trebek!

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  • PoorochondriacPoorochondriac Ah, man Ah, jeezRegistered User regular
    Raijin Quickfoot wrote: »
    Decide to watch the movie Popstar again and I get fucking spoiled on something in the Good Wife!!

    Wait, how

  • cursedkingcursedking Registered User regular
    Commander Zoom wrote: »
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    The various reveals on Rings of Power never feel like "oh my god what a twist!" but more like "yeah, that makes sense"

    Sometimes it's because they're a little too heavy handed about stuff, but most of the time I feel like it's because it knows things can be a secret to other characters but not to the audience (in fact I feel like there's a term for that, what could it possibly be) and not everything has to be a huge shock when the cards are all laid out

    Presuming you're serious and not doing a bit: there is, of course, a term for it, which I am struggling to recall 'cause it's been too long since my fancy liberal-arts college edumacation. Something like "discrepant awareness"?

    dramatic irony is irony where the audience knows but the characters do not.

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  • PoorochondriacPoorochondriac Ah, man Ah, jeezRegistered User regular
    Dramatic ironing is when you have an argument while pressing a shirt

  • QuetziQuetzi Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered User, Moderator mod
    Comedic ironing is that episode of I Love Lucy where they swap gender roles

  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Poorochondriac wrote: »
    Raijin Quickfoot wrote: »
    Decide to watch the movie Popstar again and I get fucking spoiled on something in the Good Wife!!

    Wait, how

    So at the beginning of Popstar they’re talking to real rappers about their music. In an interview Nas says,
    “I was sad when Style Boyz broke up. As sad as when they killed Josh Charles on The Good Wife.”

    That’s a legit Good Wife spoiler for the record

  • PoorochondriacPoorochondriac Ah, man Ah, jeezRegistered User regular
    Raijin Quickfoot wrote: »
    Poorochondriac wrote: »
    Raijin Quickfoot wrote: »
    Decide to watch the movie Popstar again and I get fucking spoiled on something in the Good Wife!!

    Wait, how

    So at the beginning of Popstar they’re talking to real rappers about their music. In an interview Nas says,
    “I was sad when Style Boyz broke up. As sad as when they killed Josh Charles on The Good Wife.”

    That’s a legit Good Wife spoiler for the record

    Ha, I somehow completely forgot that joke

  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    I’m up to season 16 on The Simpsons and I don’t know if I can make it much further. I wanted to watch them all for completionist’s sake but they’re pretty bad already and it’s only half way there

  • DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    Poorochondriac wrote: »
    Dramatic ironing is when you have an argument while pressing a shirt

    Dramatic ironing is a brief scene in the Last Jedi

  • King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    Raijin Quickfoot wrote: »
    I’m up to season 16 on The Simpsons and I don’t know if I can make it much further. I wanted to watch them all for completionist’s sake but they’re pretty bad already and it’s only half way there

    At some point it becomes this sterile joyless golem thing. I swear there's a constant hum in the background too

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  • The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    Aphostile wrote: »
    Peen wrote: »
    Jragghen wrote: »
    So for folks who don't normally watch Jeopardy, this week is a "second chance tournament", which is kinda neat to see a bunch of good people who ran into the buzzsaws that were the megachamps from the past year. So if you watch this week and next week, you should expect some solid games.

    It's a neat idea but it feels like they made the questions harder, ala Tournament of Champions, and that makes it so my wife and I can't hang as well and I hate that! I want to feel like I could be on Jeopardy!

    Just load up the Celebrity Jeopardy Tournament. You'll feel like a genius by comparison...

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  • AphostileAphostile San Francisco, CARegistered User regular
    I do love the SNL skits, but there is a Celebrity Jeopardy tournament on Hulu right now, hosted by Mayim. I don't think it's broadcast on tv?

    The questions are... bad. Also, most of the guests are not good at the format.

    Nothing. Matters.
  • PeenPeen Registered User regular
    Aphostile wrote: »
    I do love the SNL skits, but there is a Celebrity Jeopardy tournament on Hulu right now, hosted by Mayim. I don't think it's broadcast on tv?

    The questions are... bad. Also, most of the guests are not good at the format.

    I think they might broadcast it on a weekend night, Sunday maybe? I appreciate it because they quarantined off everything I don't like about Jeopardy and kept it from interfering with normal Jeopardy, which I do like.

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