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Jessica Walter Memorial [TV] Thread

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  • TheStigTheStig Registered User regular
    the wildest thing about Chernobyl is that it was, to my mind, a pretty accurate and severe indictment of hierarchy and careerism, but everyone watched it and said "golly I'm sure glad I don't live in a communism"

    then like six months later, covid!

    Yes but a lot of people think communism is that thing where one guy says what you can and can't do. Also they think face masks work pulled down below you nose or that covid isn't real at all. This last year (4 years?) has really lowered my expectations of intelligence for the average person.

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  • HacksawHacksaw J. Duggan Esq. Wrestler at LawRegistered User regular
    The wildest part about Chernobyl is how many people there were exposed to incredible amounts of deadly radiation and remain alive to this day. Some of them even in good health!

  • DepressperadoDepressperado I just wanted to see you laughing in the pizza rainRegistered User regular
    I wanna get one of those thoroughly cleaned exclusion zone puppies

  • GR_ZombieGR_Zombie Krillin It Registered User regular
    PUPPIES, FREE, FOR EVERYONE, AND LET NO ONE BE FORGOTTEN!

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  • DepressperadoDepressperado I just wanted to see you laughing in the pizza rainRegistered User regular
    edited April 2021
    that is quite the reference. I approve of your deeds.

    Depressperado on
  • ShortyShorty touching the meat Intergalactic Cool CourtRegistered User regular
    TheStig wrote: »
    the wildest thing about Chernobyl is that it was, to my mind, a pretty accurate and severe indictment of hierarchy and careerism, but everyone watched it and said "golly I'm sure glad I don't live in a communism"

    then like six months later, covid!

    Yes but a lot of people think communism is that thing where one guy says what you can and can't do. Also they think face masks work pulled down below you nose or that covid isn't real at all. This last year (4 years?) has really lowered my expectations of intelligence for the average person.

    there are plenty of people who aren't anti-maskers or otherwise dumb about covid, but who did have the same lazy read on Chernobyl, is the thing

  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    TheStig wrote: »
    the wildest thing about Chernobyl is that it was, to my mind, a pretty accurate and severe indictment of hierarchy and careerism, but everyone watched it and said "golly I'm sure glad I don't live in a communism"

    then like six months later, covid!

    Yes but a lot of people think communism is that thing where one guy says what you can and can't do. Also they think face masks work pulled down below you nose or that covid isn't real at all. This last year (4 years?) has really lowered my expectations of intelligence for the average person.

    Turns out the problem was idiotic despots and conservative bureaucrats.

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
  • AistanAistan Tiny Bat Registered User regular
    edited April 2021
    Watched Manifest Season 3 Episode 1. The show's always been about belief but I think it's making the turn into a secret jesus show. When the biggest logic and evidence and "there's an explanation for everything" character suddenly decides maybe it's actually god it feels weird.

    Aistan on
  • AphostileAphostile San Francisco, CARegistered User regular
    I wanna get one of those thoroughly cleaned exclusion zone puppies

    I did a video chat with one of the guys that takes care of all the Chernobyl pups. They’re all very well fed and taken care of, as they should be.

    Nothing. Matters.
  • TynnanTynnan seldom correct, never unsure Registered User regular
    edited April 2021
    Chernobyl has what I think might be my favorite 90 seconds of TV, the rooftop sequence.

    Tynnan on
  • ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    I have to admit, everyone was right about the last few episodes of Lower Decks being much better than all the rest. I decided to power through the last half of the season, and by the end I think I'd say I actually like the show. If a second season starts at that quality level, I'd definitely give it a shot. Although I do still have issues with it.

    The best way I can describe it is, it feels like someone consumed all of the same media I did, and loves it just as much. Just for entirely different reasons. Although it could be worse, like the Heathers remake.

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  • MegaMan001MegaMan001 CRNA Rochester, MNRegistered User regular
    The scene where Jared Harris just offhand explains that he and Skarsgard are actually already dead and then lists all the ways they could die was amazing.

    Jared Harris might quietly be one of the best actors working right now.

    I am in the business of saving lives.
  • HacksawHacksaw J. Duggan Esq. Wrestler at LawRegistered User regular
    edited April 2021
    When Fares Fares shows up, you get introduced to further horrific outcomes of mankind's hubris.

    Hacksaw on
  • Librarian's ghostLibrarian's ghost Librarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSpork Registered User regular
    Re-watching Stargate SG-1. I wonder why the writers changed the Spelling of Jack's name from O'Neil to O'Neill. It can't all be for that one joke in season 2.

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  • PoorochondriacPoorochondriac Ah, man Ah, jeezRegistered User regular
    MegaMan001 wrote: »
    The scene where Jared Harris just offhand explains that he and Skarsgard are actually already dead and then lists all the ways they could die was amazing.

    Jared Harris might quietly be one of the best actors working right now.

    If you need somebody to play "doomed," he's absolutely the best game in town

  • JedocJedoc In the scuppers with the staggers and jagsRegistered User regular
    I honestly need to put a goddamn post-it note on my monitor that says "This Letterkenny episode probably started at the end. Check the status bar. Also, you look very handsome today, killin' it."

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  • Johnny ChopsockyJohnny Chopsocky Scootaloo! We have to cook! Grillin' HaysenburgersRegistered User regular
    MegaMan001 wrote: »
    The scene where Jared Harris just offhand explains that he and Skarsgard are actually already dead and then lists all the ways they could die was amazing.

    Jared Harris might quietly be one of the best actors working right now.

    If you need somebody to play "doomed," he's absolutely the best game in town

    Even in a cast as filled with the exceptionally doomed as 'The Terror', Jared Harris still manages to play the most "doomed".

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  • ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User regular
    I don't know about everyone else, but my favorite Jared Harris performance is as Professor Moriarty in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.

    He's a great supervillain!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k53QOr3sI0M

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIKwW1qoGGU

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  • Librarian's ghostLibrarian's ghost Librarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSpork Registered User regular
    I'm sad he hasn't shown back up in the Expanse despite being referenced.

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  • CalciumtriceCalciumtrice Registered User regular
    He was also one of the several baddies named after David Bowie in Fringe!

  • MegaMan001MegaMan001 CRNA Rochester, MNRegistered User regular
    I'm sad he hasn't shown back up in the Expanse despite being referenced.

    The podcast actually explains they've tried to get him back multiple times, but every time they try he's already doing several projects. So they had to transfer a bunch of Dawes story to Anderson and Ashford.

    I am in the business of saving lives.
  • initiatefailureinitiatefailure Registered User regular
    edited April 2021
    Re-watching Stargate SG-1. I wonder why the writers changed the Spelling of Jack's name from O'Neil to O'Neill. It can't all be for that one joke in season 2.

    I didn't actually pick up on that being a thing. they make the two Ls joke a few times that I remember though

    initiatefailure on
  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Rewatching 30 Coins because it’s so fucking nuts that I wanted to give it a second viewing while it was still somewhat fresh.

    Not the best idea right before bed.

  • JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    Re-watching Stargate SG-1. I wonder why the writers changed the Spelling of Jack's name from O'Neil to O'Neill. It can't all be for that one joke in season 2.

    I didn't actually pick up on that being a thing they make the two Ls joke a few times that I remember though

    I think it was an intentional in-joke about how his personality is so different from the movie character.

  • VeldrinVeldrin Sham bam bamina Registered User regular
    MegaMan001 wrote: »
    I'm sad he hasn't shown back up in the Expanse despite being referenced.

    The podcast actually explains they've tried to get him back multiple times, but every time they try he's already doing several projects. So they had to transfer a bunch of Dawes story to Anderson and Ashford.
    I’m assuming you meant Johnson?

    And yeah, is there any Dawes stuff left to tell at this point of the show? I haven’t read the books, but I’m interested as to how much of a presence his name would even have in the final season, after everything that’s happened

  • MegaMan001MegaMan001 CRNA Rochester, MNRegistered User regular
    Veldrin wrote: »
    MegaMan001 wrote: »
    I'm sad he hasn't shown back up in the Expanse despite being referenced.

    The podcast actually explains they've tried to get him back multiple times, but every time they try he's already doing several projects. So they had to transfer a bunch of Dawes story to Anderson and Ashford.
    I’m assuming you meant Johnson?

    And yeah, is there any Dawes stuff left to tell at this point of the show? I haven’t read the books, but I’m interested as to how much of a presence his name would even have in the final season, after everything that’s happened

    Yup, Johnson, sorry mixed up there.

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    Dawes represents the more independent Belter factions that end up more or less aligned with Johnson against Inaros, so I don't think he does all that much more.

    I am in the business of saving lives.
  • MegaMan001MegaMan001 CRNA Rochester, MNRegistered User regular
    Bosch is now my paternity leave show and it's quite good. Lance Reddick is a real delight.

    Marlo as a cop gives me some whiplash.

    I am in the business of saving lives.
  • akajaybayakajaybay Registered User regular
    Finished Infinity Train over the weekend. Really good show, rolls a lot darker over time than I expected.
    Since each episode is only 11 minutes it kind of makes it so each season can work as a standalone 110ish minute movie.
    Was curious when that last season was due and it's just in a couple weeks, so that works out nicely.

  • DoodmannDoodmann Registered User regular


    Deadline is an industry mag.
    CBS has given a straight-to-series order to #CSIVegas, a sequel to the mothership #CSI series, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    Bring back CSI Cyber you cowards

    Not until you write them a letter with both keyboards

    How dare you, that is a JAG spin-off.

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  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    a JAG off?

  • TaminTamin Registered User regular
    Started re-watching Person of Interest

    it's always the little things that make me happy:

    for example, this interstitial reads
    searching archived disks...
    3.5 ...
    5.25 .
    disk found: mecc ev 6

    just before a cut to a kid playing the Oregon Trail. Which, of course, was published by MECC. And at one point was shipped on an Elementary Volume 6 disk.

    actual spoiler
    and using the game to tell the audience that "hanna has died" is perfect. It's foreshadowing that the audience will likely miss, especially if they played the game.

  • LarsLars Registered User regular
    Apparently the Harvey Birdman seqeul/spinoff aired this past weekend and Adult Swim put the whole thing up on Youtube:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PATwOToWgwI

    Yay for more Paget Brewster, but going by the first episode it would seem they somehow don't have the rights to use any Hanna-Barbera characters?

  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    While the structure has been changed, Hanna Barbera and Cartoon Network are both owned by the same company, so I don't really see how that could be the case

  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Also Birdman and all his associated shit are Hanna-Barbera, including Falcon 7 (Phil Sebben)

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Annnnnnd I just now realized that Phil Sebben is a pun on Falcon 7.

    God dammit.

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
  • LarsLars Registered User regular
    edited April 2021
    I mindblanked on Phil, though he only appeared in photographs.

    Birdgirl was an original creation for the Harvey Birdman version, and the rest of the Birdman and Hanna-Barbera stuff is gone (at least for this episode), aside from a new character that's probably related to a character from the original series.

    Lars on
  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Lars wrote: »
    I mindblanked on Phil, though he only appeared in photographs.

    Birdgirl was an original creation for the Harvey Birdman version, and the rest of the Birdman and Hanna-Barbera stuff is gone (at least for this episode), aside from a new character that's probably related to a character from the original series.

    Birdgirl first appears in the original Birdman cartoon.

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
  • NarbusNarbus Registered User regular
    Doodmann wrote: »


    Deadline is an industry mag.
    CBS has given a straight-to-series order to #CSIVegas, a sequel to the mothership #CSI series, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    Bring back CSI Cyber you cowards

    Not until you write them a letter with both keyboards

    How dare you, that is a JAG spin-off.

    Technically, the NCIS thing was two idiots, one keyboard. Sounds like Munkus was referencing something involving one idiot with two keyboards.

  • King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    edited April 2021
    Maddoc wrote: »
    While the structure has been changed, Hanna Barbera and Cartoon Network are both owned by the same company, so I don't really see how that could be the case

    The actual reason is the HB ciniematic universe theyre attempting via Scoob

    King Riptor on
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  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    Man

    Fuck Scoob

    (The movie, not the cartoon dog, the cartoon dog is my friend)

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