What TV shows are people watching?

OccultHawk · 07-25-2020, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Have you listened to any of Yoko Kano's other soundtracks?

I don’t think so. No. Recommendations?

The Batlord · 07-26-2020, 04:10 AM

The Vision of Escaflowne and Ghost in the Shell: Standalone Complex soundtracks are pretty bombass. She's got a bunch but I haven't heard more than those three.

Lucem Ferre · 08-04-2020, 08:57 AM

I've been watching the Hannibal series and it's alright. Gets a bit try hard with the "He's a super genius" **** like in Death Note but not unbearably so. It takes a lot of liberties and relives a lot of moments and dialogue I know from the movies (never read the books) and repackages them in this series. It's only about Will Graham and Hannibal and doesn't include Clarice but instead puts Will in the places she'd be.

rostasi · 08-04-2020, 09:12 AM

Finally finished watching Star Trek: Discovery. I thought it was pretty incredible,
but I know that the Trekkie nerd boys hate it for various picky reasons.
Yeah, OK, even tho I've never seen the original series - and I had to have the
Christopher Pike back story explained to me by my wife - I can understand
some of the frustration that the story lines and general philosophies don't quite match.
But, I've become used to that in all kinds of film vs. book storylines - science fiction,
detective, general drama, etc. - and being too rigid and not simply relaxed when it comes to plots,
character developments, and creative visuals seems to be such a psychic drain.
I mean, yeah, in LOTR, there were no elves at Helm's Deep, but does that
mean I'm gonna pan the whole franchise? Seems stupid.

The Batlord · 08-09-2020, 03:56 PM

I haven't watched an episode of X-Files since the series finale a hundred years but my god I loved it back in the day and so I'm happy that I got drunk and subscribed to Hulu purely to rewatch it. Starting with the first season I get the feeling that it gets better as it goes along but Scully is kind of a delightful surprise in these early episodes. I always had the idea of her being a po-faced wet blanket but while she clearly tries very hard not to jump to conclusions she is secretly having so much fun jumping feet first into nonsense and it's exactly how I see myself investigating the paranormal, just with way more puns.

**Marie Monday** · 08-09-2020, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

I haven't watched an episode of X-Files since the series finale a hundred years but my god I loved it back in the day and so I'm happy that I got drunk and subscribed to Hulu purely to rewatch it. Starting with the first season I get the feeling that it gets better as it goes along but Scully is kind of a delightful surprise in these early episodes. I always had the idea of her being a po-faced wet blanket but while she clearly tries very hard not to jump to conclusions she is secretly having so much fun jumping feet first into nonsense and it's exactly how I see myself investigating the paranormal, just with way more puns.

You're basically a wannabe buffy

The Batlord · 08-09-2020, 04:14 PM

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You're basically a wannabe buffy

If I ever become a paranormal investigator I will most definitely be very Whedon-conscious. I'll probably be more Xander than Buffy though cause Xander is a passive aggressive whiny bitch.

**Marie Monday** · 08-09-2020, 04:19 PM

Oh you're definitely a Xander, with some Spike mixed in I suppose

The Batlord · 08-09-2020, 04:45 PM

I'll take that as a compliment. Even as an undead fiend I drink.

**Marie Monday** · 08-09-2020, 05:03 PM

Dude, now you sound like a wannabe Elph.

But it is a compliment, of course Spike is a smart sensitive goof underneath his layer of crude abrasiveness

08-04-2020, 09:12 AM	#6644 (permalink)
rostasi . Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,008	Finally finished watching Star Trek: Discovery. I thought it was pretty incredible, but I know that the Trekkie nerd boys hate it for various picky reasons. Yeah, OK, even tho I've never seen the original series - and I had to have the Christopher Pike back story explained to me by my wife - I can understand some of the frustration that the story lines and general philosophies don't quite match. But, I've become used to that in all kinds of film vs. book storylines - science fiction, detective, general drama, etc. - and being too rigid and not simply relaxed when it comes to plots, character developments, and creative visuals seems to be such a psychic drain. I mean, yeah, in LOTR, there were no elves at Helm's Deep, but does that mean I'm gonna pan the whole franchise? Seems stupid.