šŸ¦‡ The sci-fi, fantasy and capeshit thread

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 it’s equally good and confusing…

Deffo worth a watch.

on a Capeshit free thread… shame on you

Not all comics are capeshit, however I think the decision was taken to allow capeshit on this thread because we could…

Meh, I’m having this conversation with myself, now, 5 years ago…

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. It’s really very good, and I’m not sure why comparisons to Star Wars animated shows are a bad thing. They’re 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 ā€œwatchā€ 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.
I’m 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 ā€œproviderā€ 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. It’s very good. The book it is based on really doesn’t feature too much Earth, Mars or Belters. Apart from the first and last chapters, it’s 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. I’m 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.

I’m 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 didn’t get a Jet Pack & Baby Foundling for Christmas

What a great show

The Witcher, superb, its dry, funny, gory and far more fantasy than GOT, this bedding in 1st season was great, Cavill would kick the shit out of any punter in GOT as well.

OK yes, The Witcher is massive globally. Overtaken Mandalorian in streams and here? Just huge.

Anyway, ages ago I read @pap reviews/comments on The Orville from a distance, no access to decent streams let alone time.
These past weeks had time #notouristsinjanuary.
I’ve had time to watch.
What clever stuff. Total homage to Trek feels Trekish yet unique and so many classic comedy moments.
Up to S1 Ep10 & glad that Hulu will run with a bigger budget S3.
Just wish I could find a stream with English version of The Expanse!

I know some of you are fans of Scandinavian shows.
Some are fans of Capeshit.
New on Netflix is Norwegian show Ragnarok.

Dubbed onto English claustrophobic small industrial town snowflakes pollution…

And could it be a non MCU take on Norse legend?
Gimpy geek weird brother, naled bloke jumping off cliffs & eating a Reindeer an accident or…
2 episodes in VERY encouraging
Not a cape in sight