DC Legends of Tomorrow is back on Netflix
The Arrowverse resumes.
Gentle entertaining nonsense.
Like snuggling down under the Duvet on a cold Autumn night.
Legends of Tomorrow S3.
From the outset this was to me the weakest of the DC Universe, yes, worse than Supergirl mainly due to Rory from Dr Who playing Rory from Dr Who.
S3 at times rambled rumbled and repeated itself through about 4 too many episodes.
But, Rory is now a bit part so it improved as did the jokes and tbh down right silliness. We had Dr Who jokes, we had Barack Obama & Helen of Troy, we had Vikings and a Cuddly Toy.
Cowboys fighting Julius Cesear & a rather Jack Sparrow version of Blackbeard.
The end result being rather enjoyable nonsense, greatly helped by a bottle of plonk and some decent chortles at the sheer silliness.
Even the Nazi & T Rex invasions of Central City were almost perfect silliness.
IF they get to return, perhaps the weed smoking writers should be given full reign and it could become really silly.
So it was ponderous in places, silly and enjoyably light hearted nonsense, a perfect antidote to the News these days.
Next up. Happy S2
I noticed that Mars - Netflix had dropped a 2nd series.
Hadnāt bothered when I saw words docudrama earlier.
Having run out of stuff sat down with Mrs P_F and watched.
Now at Ep 6.
It is REALLY good. More an extrapomentary it does interviews with people involved in planning Mars, commercial space exploration and history proper science stuff. Elon Musk even rocks up in it.
Then moves initially to 2033 & the first trip to Mars - proper sci-fi CGI & acting.
On itās own that part is no Matt Damon Martian quality but the combination with history & interviews really works.
Educational and entertaining & Mrs P_F loves it as well.
I
Have
Spoken.
Thanks for the help guys.
A whole new world has been discovered
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Watchmen. A re-imagining of the comics or a sequel to the movie, who knows but itās equally good and confusingā¦
Deffo worth a watch.
on a Capeshit free threadā¦ shame on you
Not all comics are capeshit, however I think the decision was taken to allow capeshit on this thread because we couldā¦
Meh, Iām having this conversation with myself, now, 5 years agoā¦
The Expanse :- Season 4 has dropped on your favourite streaming service, legal or otherwise
And news that Altered Carbon Season 2 will drop in February 2020
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I have seen five episodes of The Mandalorian now. Itās really very good, and Iām not sure why comparisons to Star Wars animated shows are a bad thing. Theyāre really very good too.
This is a show clearly designed with the international audience in mind. It is very visual, and therefore not something you can āwatchā while doing something else.
The fourth episode was a little meh, and seemed to be a mix of A-Team and Three Amigos plotlines, but that third episode? Hot damn. There are very few shows that evoke the innocent glee of being a small child again, and very few moments in shows. The Mandalorian has one of them.
Solid show with some epic flourishes.
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It is good, and also almost like an old fashioned Western in its feel.
The plot twist of always wearing the helmet adds a level to it as well.
It is Entertainment of the highest order.
And the baby Yoda thingy is just a great idea after the JarJar Binks horror.
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Lost in Space S2 drops Christmas Eve on Netflix
And what a return it is for The Expanse.
The aerial shots in S1 truly look like the pictures we see of some of the colours of Mars.
Very encouraging start
As Ep 2 of Expanse is on Spanish on my source, Ep6 of Mando is a pure minimalistic delight.
Iām still getting old Western vibes, perhaps the odd 60s reminiscent backing music.
Superb
In scifi news, seems CBS have already applied for tax credits for an S2 of Picard.
More when I get details, Tarantino said no to his R-rated Star Trek Kelvin movie, then backtracked
You lot kept quiet about War of The Worlds.
Not a bad effort by the Beeb.
For all Mankind.
Science Fiction. A re-imagining of the Apollo era IF the Russians had beaten the US to the Moon.
It is slow, almost soap opera level domestic drama, yet a very good story of how Nixon and NASA would have to react.
Hard due to the slow pace but enjoyable
6/10
Only watching as The Expanse on my āproviderā has all the even episodes in bloody Spanish, odd ones in English
Lost in Space S2 is now on Netflix!!
Oh yes.
#rippingyarns
Gas Giant whales FTW
It burns slowly.
Then from the Whales.
Epic.
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I watched S4 of The Expanse over Christmas. Itās very good. The book it is based on really doesnāt feature too much Earth, Mars or Belters. Apart from the first and last chapters, itās all based on Terra Nova, home to the first human colonies outside the solar system.
The show, which clearly loves its characters, plucks bits from a novella and bits of the fifth book to ensure we still get that same planet spanning intrigue we know and love so much.
This is a good thing. I loves me my Bobbie Draper, one of the most badass characters in the show. Iām also a huge Chrisjen fan, although this season was mostly about suffering in solidarity. I understand why the book went the way it did; the move was designed to demonstrate the remoteness of the new frontier.
Iām glad the show took a different direction. A bit slower, but no less spectacular for being so, this season is mainly a primer for what comes next. I think @Goatboy knows how batshit it gets.
After a break for Xmas caught the last 2 Mandalorian Episodes.
Gutted I didnāt get a Jet Pack & Baby Foundling for Christmas
What a great show