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Post by shadrack on Mar 25, 2018 19:35:54 GMT -8
I just binge watched "Altered Carbon" on Netflix. Eclipse Phase pre-fall anyone?
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Post by chronovore on Mar 27, 2018 0:23:11 GMT -8
The C-drama Ice Fantasy! I can offer no better summary of it than the one my friend who's watching it with me posted to Facebook a while back (reproduced below). *** So, nerd alert! There's a show on Netflix called Ice Fantasy that I'm attempting to hook anyone susceptible in range on. So, take Lord of the Rings, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Game of Thrones (with less gore), and Avatar: the Last Airbender. Put them in a blender with riding unicorns, hunting pterodactyls, popcorn chicken, wire-fu, convoluted imperial politics, refugees from the cast of Cats, and impossibly pretty people whose allegiances you can readily determine by their use of conveniently color-coded hair products. What you pour out of that blender is Ice Fantasy, and it's much more addictive than I would have expected. Some of the highlights: - Stunning levels of set and costume detailing
- The Fireball of Puberty
- Magically surfing invasion armies
- A carnivorous, owl-munching combat riding unicorn named Turnip (I'm not making this up, you know)
- So many ice colored sets, costumes, and wigs that I changed the default subtitle colors to be able to read anything
- Chances to start learning Mandarin by osmosis
- So much wire fu. Sooooo much wire fu. Everyone's cloak has at least two 'dramatic swirl' wire leashes on it at most times.
A beginning guide to the cast: - Our Heroes, (Ice) Prince Angstmuffin and Lil' Bro (the Only Sane One in the Madhouse, who also turns out stunningly beautiful after being hit by the Fireball of Puberty)
- Our Heroine, the Unicorn-Riding, Whip-Wielding, Pterodactyl-Shooting Combat Gal (and this is just episode 1)
- The Mongol Steppes-based Greek chorus including Sir Friendzone, representing Team Unrequited Crush #2 (again, this is still episode 1)
- Granny Birdsnest
- Prince Smirk
- That Other Prince Who Wishes He was as Awesome as Prince Smirk
- King Pantene, Lord of All Hair Product He Surveys (it has got to take serious levels of magical power to keep his head from igniting around all that volcanic action)
- King Lipgloss, Wielder of All the Frost-Iridescent Makeup
- Princess Spitfire, the gal we love to hate
- Princess Dimbulb, the gal we just plain hate (originator of, but not sole source of, the mantra "Ban all mermaids!")
- Her grandmum, Mermaid Queen of the Lollipop Guild (whom we meet wanting Princess Dimbulb to be Team Unrequited Crush #1, except she ends up on team #3 at which point it's less politically useful)
- Team Unrequited Crush #4, aka Golden Retriever Puppy and Lady RBF
- Loads of characters who get interesting costume detailing and dramatic looking combat moves, just to get zorched in the next 30 seconds - note: if they don't appear in the credits, don't get too attached until the episode is over, and even then, don't get too attached
....yeah, I'm not sure how to ramble much more without getting into spoiler territory. You can get through extraordinary quantities of plot development within the span of one episode. The episodes also seem to cut off whenever they hit the 45 minute mark, regardless of what's actually happening at any given moment. It's not necessarily GOOD television, but at the same time it's AWESOME. *** And here's a slightly more serious writeup: medium.com/@nettlefish/ever-wondered-to-see-another-culture-take-on-those-ever-so-familiar-high-fantasy-genre-567aa9c75ef0 I will definitely give this a look! It’s also being carried by the Japanese version of Netflix, so I may end up having to watch it without English, because sometimes they don’t include English subs or dubs in their contract originally. It makes no sense to me but that’s how it is.
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Currently Playing: Pendragon, Song of Ice and Fire, L5R, Feng Shui, Traveller
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Favorite Species of Monkey: 1970's NTV, dubbed by the BBC (though The Water Margin beats it)
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Post by fredrix on Mar 27, 2018 1:00:37 GMT -8
Hap and Leonard
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Post by chronovore on Mar 29, 2018 22:22:38 GMT -8
s1 wasn't what I expected, but pretty much exactly what I needed.
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fredrix
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Preferred Game Systems: Fate, L5R, Pendragon, Gumshoe, Feng Shui
Currently Playing: Pendragon, Song of Ice and Fire, L5R, Feng Shui, Traveller
Currently Running: Fate, Coriolis, Nights Black Agents
Favorite Species of Monkey: 1970's NTV, dubbed by the BBC (though The Water Margin beats it)
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Post by fredrix on Mar 30, 2018 2:00:12 GMT -8
Been bingin’, but now I am on season three, I have to wait a week between episodes.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2018 22:09:04 GMT -8
Finishes watching season 2 of Santa Clarita Diet. Soon to Start Limminy Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events, season 2.
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Post by uncommonman on Mar 31, 2018 0:01:28 GMT -8
Legion and Phil K Dick's Electric Dreams.
Legion is confusing but the best looking series I've seen.
Electric Dreams seems fine but I've only seen one episode so far.
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Post by chronovore on Mar 31, 2018 18:03:33 GMT -8
One episode short of finishing s2 of Netflix' TRAVELERS. Someone here recommended it. It's fantastic. Thanks!
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Post by GM Radio Rob on Apr 1, 2018 18:14:16 GMT -8
Re-watching Stranger Things. Recently blew through Star Trek: Discovery, Longmire (wife's fave and I reckon it's bloody solid too) and Lucifer (both wife and I love it; effing hilarious). Tried Altered Carbon but switched it off after ten minutes. Might flirt with The Expanse some time. We're digging Harrow on the A(ustralian)BC on Friday nights. Still can't believe Ioan Gruffud is leading an Aus TV series!
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Post by D.T. Pints on Apr 5, 2018 17:32:22 GMT -8
Two thumbs way up for Expanse!
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Post by yojimbohawkins on Apr 10, 2018 13:16:10 GMT -8
I was a DC kid so all the DC shows. Netflix for Stranger Things, the Marvel shows and Black Lightning. Just finished a quirky and fascinating Australian show called Cleverman; I found it really compelling. Game of Thrones, obviously. Westworld season 2 is coming soon and can’t come soon enough after the amazing season 1. Recently finished Dark Matter. Season 2 of Legion; it’s like Wes Anderson does Superheroes. The Gifted, which I really enjoyed.
I basically watch the nothing but genre telly.
Oh, and I’m rewatching my Kurosawa collection.
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Favorite Species of Monkey: Anything in a Cage.
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Post by SirGuido on Apr 10, 2018 16:17:11 GMT -8
One episode short of finishing s2 of Netflix' TRAVELERS. Someone here recommended it. It's fantastic. Thanks! It was probably me, I freaking love that damn show.
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Post by chronovore on Apr 10, 2018 17:38:02 GMT -8
One episode short of finishing s2 of Netflix' TRAVELERS. Someone here recommended it. It's fantastic. Thanks! It was probably me, I freaking love that damn show. It's SO GOOD. I can't understand why there isn't more hype around the show. It's well-acted, well-considered, and consistently intriguing. Just tremendous.
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Post by OFTHEHILLPEOPLE on Apr 11, 2018 6:00:03 GMT -8
Stu Venable got me back into watching "Black Sails". Pirate Drama is the best drama.
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Post by Zaszamonde on Apr 12, 2018 17:36:17 GMT -8
Stu Venable got me back into watching "Black Sails". Pirate Drama is the best drama. Be honest, it's the best because of the hurdy gurdy intro.
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