Movies and TV

[eggs]

I like most things about sports jeopardy. Dan Patrick is classic, and pro.

 

[Archie]

just started Grace and Frankie I guess

surprise from my wife, as I listened to football on tv on my headphones raking leaves out back earlier....

 

[Mudcat]

Looks like a new season of The Affair has begun. I was a little surprised to see that it is season 3. I would have guessed 2.

Amazingly little happens on that show.

 

[Matty]

Westworld is great but I'm acutely aware that JJ Abrams is steering the ship. I'm not even close to forgiving him for Lost, and this feels a lot like Lost 2.0.

 

[Mudcat]

I'm with you in retro-hating LOST, but I don't think this is that. I think they will have viable real-world (so to speak) explanations for everything. They have already started showing that and some of the ideas are very inventive IMO.

LOST was just completely ridiculous busy-work.

I'm not sure what Abrams role is but Jonathan Nolan is much more front-and-center in the creation. Writing and directing. I am feeling more of the Nolan fingerprint on Westworld. A little over-engineered at times but always with a direction and an underlying intelligence.

 

[Mudcat]

Dancer in the Dark was an odd little mish-mash of a movie.

 

[MrX]

I've always meant to see that.

 

[roguejuror]

Westworld is great but I'm acutely aware that JJ Abrams is steering the ship. I'm not even close to forgiving him for Lost, and this feels a lot like Lost 2.0.

whats up with the little graphical glitches effect?

 

[Matty]

The what?

 

[roguejuror]

did you see episode 8?

 

[Matty]

I did. I prolly didn't pay close attention though. JL tends to get in the way of a good TV session.

 

[roguejuror]

there were 2 or 3 times the screen glitched like a signal interference with our screen, inside westworld and outside

 

[Matty]

Ima have to rewatch that.

 

[Mudcat]

I've always meant to see that.

I'm not actually recommending Dancer in the Dark. I come out a hair on the thumbs down side when all is said and done. It's got good ratings on the movie sites though. It may have won a damn Palme D'Or now I think about it . . .

. . . yes it did.

It's a bit odd for me to even comment here on a thumbs down movie but there was just something about it. As I watched I kept finding myself having different kinds of thoughts from my usual movie watching. Like, "Really?" and "Are we doing this?" and "Now come on now."

I guess it seemed remark-worthy.

 

[Mudcat]

The maze on Westworld always makes me think of LOST though. The talk and representation. LOST.

Lose the maze.

 

[Mudcat]

there were 2 or 3 times the screen glitched like a signal interference with our screen, inside westworld and outside

Noticed nothing like that. Are you sure whatever device you were watching it on isn't on the fritz?

Took a quick look at a busy discussion board and saw no mention of it through the top ~100 thread titles.

Lots of talk of multiple timelines though. Both pro and angrily against.

 

[Matty]

The maze on Westworld always makes me think of LOST though. The talk and representation. LOST.

Lose the maze.

That's what I mean. They're building this huge mythology around the show (and outside of it, with the website), just like Lost did. In Lost's case, it ended up being nothing but a distraction. Jangling of the keys above the unwashed masses.

They also have this mysterious, cruel villain, just like Lost did.

Same thing all over again, but with a bigger budget (presumably.)

I'm still watching. But I'm fokkin' wary.

 

[Boner_18]

You guys have seen the film, no?