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Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Johnny Lunchbucket Jan 27 2021 03:44 PM

COBRA KAI, like KARATE KID, isn't exactly loaded with great actors -- Mr. Miagi is probably the best and he's dead at the present time. It's also cheesy and manipulative and predictable like the movie was. But it also maintains its internal sweetness, so it kicks way above its weight. It's probably better in many ways. https://www.instagram.com/p/CKiDzlKHgg4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link I LOLLLLed and picked up every one of the all old-man easter eggs they left for me, over the 1st 2 seasons. DONT SPOIL SEASON 3 BUT I HEAR ALLIE IS BACK

Edgy MD Jan 27 2021 03:56 PM Re: Streaming Yellow Magic: TV in 2020

=TransMonk post_id=52475 time=1608345665 user_id=71]Jon Favreau has done a good job of balancing all of the iterations of STAR WARS through the years into a cohesive and mostly original story.

I may have mentioned it here, but you know what Favreau is all about as a director?



Forge scenes. He can't get enough of them.

Willets Point Jan 27 2021 05:16 PM Re: Streaming Yellow Magic: TV in 2020

I remember the LA hipsters hanging out in a forge way back in Swingers.

Edgy MD Jan 27 2021 09:26 PM Re: Streaming Yellow Magic: TV in 2020

I haven't seen Cobra Kai at all. My problem is that I've long since considered canonical the next-generation story I've written in my head — in which Kreese and Johnny have long since come to Jesus and are running a dojo owned by the now-long-married Daniel-san and Julie-san. Their teenage daughter can hold her own but she transfers to a new school where the football team is pretty much running a rape-ocracy. With the victimized female half of the student body unable to get the administration to open their eyes, they look to the new transfer to set things right. Homecoming night, shit goes down.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jan 28 2021 08:05 PM Re: Streaming Yellow Magic: TV in 2020

That's not too far from the current proceedings I'm impressed that in addition to the leads they brought back original actors to play even the supporting roles like daniels mom and some of the Cobrai Kai's.

Edgy MD Jan 28 2021 09:42 PM Re: Streaming Yellow Magic: TV in 2020

No way they brought back Julie-san, did they? We just saw Kreese tonight on an episode of The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries. What a great look that guy had. "Stop trying to act and just be a dick while we roll the cameras."

Johnny Lunchbucket Jan 29 2021 06:36 AM Re: Streaming Yellow Magic: TV in 2020

Julie-san must be from KKIII? I'm not real familiar with the sequels even tho I can recite every guy's line in the original. But no she hasn't appeared...yet. I'm 2 eps into season 3. Daniel's wife & teen daughter (and chubby younger son who's such a nonentity at this point that writers must have him pegged for seasons 7 and 8) are new to the show.

Frayed Knot Jan 29 2021 10:14 AM Re: Streaming Yellow Magic: TV in 2020

Edgy MD wrote: We just saw Kreese tonight on an episode of The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries. I'll take Sentences I Never Expected to Hear from a 50-something Y/O Adult for $600 Ken

Edgy MD Jan 29 2021 12:37 PM Re: Streaming Yellow Magic: TV in 2020

Well, I'm always happy to surprise and delight and contribute to a winning score. Julie-san was Hilary Swank making her debut as the new Daniel-san in gloriously franchise-killing Next Karate Kid.

Johnny Lunchbucket Jan 29 2021 01:49 PM Re: Streaming Yellow Magic: TV in 2020

Oh. I thought it was the chick in Asia whose noodles Daniel was slurping after Allie hit the road. I suspect I'm to be reminded soon of how he and her broke up

Johnny Lunchbucket Jan 30 2021 10:24 AM Re: Streaming Yellow Magic: TV in 2020

I spoke too soon about who reappears in this show

dgwphotography Feb 19 2021 09:35 AM Re: Streaming Yellow Magic: TV in 2020

=TransMonk post_id=52475 time=1608345665 user_id=71] I've liked, but not loved THE MANDALORIAN through two seasons, however this week's episode has brought me back closer to my eight-year-old self than the eight movies since 1983 have. Jon Favreau has done a good job of balancing all of the iterations of STAR WARS through the years into a cohesive and mostly original story.

The fanboy in me was literally screaming all through that last episode.



I was turned off by the ending to the second season of COBRA KAI, but the third season redeemed itself. The callbacks were well done, with a nice twist that helped Daniel save the dealership.



The latest addiction in our house (everyone needs to see it as soon as it drops every week) is WANDAVISION. It started out as a slightly warped ode to old sitcoms, and is now diving headfirst into the House of M storyline from the comics.

Willets Point Feb 19 2021 11:55 AM Re: Streaming Yellow Magic: TV in 2020

My favorite part of WandaVision is that they took the detective from Ant-Man, the scientist sidekick from Thor, and the grown-up version of the kid from Captain Marvel and made them a team and it totally works.

Lefty Specialist Feb 19 2021 12:16 PM Re: Streaming Yellow Magic: TV in 2020

Loving WandaVision; it's delightfully confusing, and the ending to The Mandalorian was one of the biggest mic-drops in years. So I'm getting my money's worth out of Disney+.

RealityChuck Feb 19 2021 06:11 PM Re: Streaming Yellow Magic: TV in 2020

I've been liking Resident Alien. Alan Tudyk is great as an alien stranded on Earth and is trying to fit in until he can complete his mission of killing all humans and whose knowledge of Earth comes from watching Law and Order videos. Lots of funny moments. More controversial was The Watch. I'm a big fan of Terry Pratchett, and the show doesn't follow much at all other than keeping the character names. Lady Sybil is especially wrong. But once you get past that, it was as pretty good fantasy police comedy/drama.

Johnny Lunchbucket Feb 23 2021 06:05 PM Re: Streaming Yellow Magic: TV in 2020

A gentleman theif in Paris plots to avenge his father while eluding cops, hijinx ensue. Perhaps a few too many moments border on the unbelievable but you gotta admire the character and his ingenuity, short 5-episode cliffhanger 1st season on nfx now

LWFS Feb 23 2021 06:44 PM Re: Streaming Yellow Magic: TV in 2020

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: A gentleman theif in Paris plots to avenge his father while eluding cops, hijinx ensue. Perhaps a few too many moments border on the unbelievable but you gotta admire the character and his ingenuity, short 5-episode cliffhanger 1st season on nfx now Lupin? Heard good stuff. (Used to catch the anime on Adult Swim after... um... self-adulterating.) We're enjoying WandaVision over here, too... but I find myself enjoying thinking through the puzzles AFTER the show ends, more than I find myself responding to the show viscerally/emotionally, as I watch it.

Edgy MD Feb 23 2021 08:22 PM Re: Streaming Yellow Magic: TV in 2020

Willets Point wrote: My favorite part of WandaVision is that they took the detective from Ant-Man, the scientist sidekick from Thor, and the grown-up version of the kid from Captain Marvel and made them a team and it totally works. And they still haven't had the conversation yet: "Hey ... you know an Avenger? I know an Avenger too! What are the odds ... ? Darcy, you don't know any Avengers, do you?"

Willets Point Feb 23 2021 10:08 PM Re: Streaming Yellow Magic: TV in 2020

Well, they are all brought in on the case because of their Avenger-adjacent experience so it shouldn't be too surprising.

Johnny Lunchbucket Feb 24 2021 06:29 AM Re: Streaming Yellow Magic: TV in 2020

Lupin, yeah. I know almost nothing about the books that inspired it or any of the shows previously based on the character, but can gather he's like a french Sherlock Holmes in reverse. Lots of contemporary subtext in the show (race inequality, justice)

Benjamin Grimm Feb 25 2021 11:11 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

There's an article in the Guardian about the return of Frasier: Frasier returns: Kelsey Grammer's comeback is loaded with risk This paragraph caught my eye: By the time Cheers ended, it had already become common for networks to seek financial compensation for themselves and emotional consolation for audiences by attempting spinoffs from top shows. The record was mixed. The Korean war medical drama, M*A*S*H spawned a minor hit and two flops; Happy Days had seven offspring, of which two prospered: Mork & Mindy and Laverne & Shirley. The "minor hit" spun off from M*A*S*H was probably Trapper John, M.D., and one of the two flops would surely have been After M*A*S*H. But what was the other? And Happy Days have SEVEN spinoffs? Other than the two mentioned, the only one I can think of is Joannie Love Chachi. What could the other four have been? Was there a Potsie show? Or Ralph and the Malphs?

Johnny Lunchbucket Feb 25 2021 11:35 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

The Potsie Webber Mysteries Malph MD Let's Get Frisky: Deep Inside Marion Cuinngham Joanie Loves Chachi But Chachi Loves Trump

Edgy MD Feb 25 2021 11:36 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Benjamin Grimm wrote: The "minor hit" spun off from M*A*S*H was probably Trapper John, M.D., and one of the two flops would surely have been After M*A*S*H. But what was the other? I'd love there to have been a Rizzo Loves Kelleye show that I overlooked, but unless they're describing the Saturday-morning mini-show M*U*S*H, a canine-lampoon cartoon version of the show, I'm going to guess they are referring to the un-picked-up pilot W*A*L*T*E*R. Directed by Bill Bixby! [YOUTUBE]gyA2yq4bcNE[/YOUTUBE]

Benjamin Grimm Feb 25 2021 11:41 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

How could we have overlooked Blanksy's Beauties? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blansky%27s_Beauties Yeah, I've never heard of it either.

Edgy MD Feb 25 2021 12:37 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Oh, we've discussed Blansky's Beauties here before. One of several awkward Happy Days back-door pilots. The seven Happy Days spinoffs include Laverne & Shirley, Mork & Mindy, Joanie Loves Tchotchkes, Blansky's Beauties, Out of the Blue (the backdoor pilot of which you once commented on as something like the worst episode of Days you ever saw, and two animated spinoffs: The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (which featured the foxy time-traveling character Cupcake, who Willets Point once referred to as the cartoon character he was most attracted to) and Laverne & Shirley with The Fonz. The last one was a third-generation dealio, as it was a continuation of the animated Laverne & Shirley in the Army — which itself could be seen as an additional spinoff, but since it's purely second-generation, we'll leave it alone. But since Laverne & Shirley with The Fonz features the Man, it should count. And, of course, the whole canon/universe is a spinoff of Love, American Style and to a modestly lesser extent, a knockoff of American Graffiti.

Edgy MD Feb 25 2021 12:53 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

And how HUGE would a film adaptation of this comic book be? https://www.scifivintage.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/fonz-2.jpg>

batmagadanleadoff Feb 25 2021 01:02 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Edgy MD wrote: And how HUGE would a film adaptation of this comic book be? https://www.scifivintage.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/fonz-2.jpg> It's been done. [FIMG=666]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vEMtn9f_Ep0/YA1p5mzjyiI/AAAAAAAAJIs/PpI8BSB5YqwEqF08O-XEsi1dkJoziHGlwCLcBGAsYHQ/s797/3209.jpg[/FIMG]

Edgy MD Feb 25 2021 01:06 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

No points until I see it on the big screen. Almost all the points I want to give them for that gorgeous blue flame of a cape coming out of Batman's back I have to take away for them mis-spelling Fonzie's name ... on the cover!

Willets Point Feb 25 2021 01:12 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Edgy MD wrote: The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (which featured the foxy time-traveling character Cupcake, who Willets Point once referred to as the cartoon character he was most attracted to) You have a good memory for obscure Willets Pointsiana. I believe it would be more accurate to say I found her attractive as a child, but maybe not the "most."

Benjamin Grimm Feb 25 2021 01:12 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

What did Fonzie do to piss off Batman like that? Fonzie is always on the side of "cool".

Edgy MD Feb 25 2021 01:16 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Benjamin Grimm wrote: What did Fonzie do to piss off Batman like that? Fonzie is always on the side of "cool". That's just the sort of question you're supposed to ask yourself as you dig in your pocket for the dimes to make the purchase.

Edgy MD Feb 25 2021 01:24 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Sadly, I'm pretty sure that BatFonz mashup is a fakey.

batmagadanleadoff Feb 25 2021 01:34 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Edgy MD wrote: Sadly, I'm pretty sure that BatFonz mashup is a fakey. I think you're onto something.

Benjamin Grimm Feb 25 2021 01:42 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/1/13/The_Brave_and_the_Bold_v.1_189.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/1000?cb=20170112175123> This is the real Brave and the Bold #189. Much higher stakes than trying to run Fonzie out of town.

Edgy MD Feb 27 2021 07:30 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Edgy and Wife watching the last episode of Wandyvision. 　Edgy: I wish we could revisit the Salem witch trial era for once and not pretend it was about real witches, but about ... 　Edgewife: ... Trump. 　Edgy: Yeah, that.

Lefty Specialist Mar 02 2021 08:14 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Many interesting Marvel 'Easter eggs' in WandaVision, not least of which is the name of the town. Kevin Feige, the head of Marvel Pictures, grew up in Westfield, NJ. (I know this because he spoke at my son's high school graduation). The town Wanda controls is Westview, NJ. Plenty other stuff here. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/arts/television/marvel-wandavision.html

batmagadanleadoff Mar 02 2021 08:57 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Would WandaVision be watchable to someone who knows little about the MCU and nothing about the show's main characters?

Benjamin Grimm Mar 02 2021 09:19 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Possibly watchable but most likely a lot less intriguing.

Edgy MD Mar 02 2021 09:28 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=57192 time=1614700676 user_id=68] Would WandaVision be watchable to someone who knows little about the MCU and nothing about the show's main characters?

And the first two episodes might be a little tough sledding, depending on how much you can indulge a parody of old timey TV.

Willets Point Mar 02 2021 10:09 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

I've seen all the MCU movies and still didn't get the significance of a character appearance because he was from the X-Men series of movies which heretofore had been completely separate from the MCU, and I had never watched.

Fman99 Mar 02 2021 01:07 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

I almost tried to care about the MCU just now. It passed, luckily.

Lefty Specialist Mar 02 2021 01:10 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Possibly watchable but most likely a lot less intriguing. I'd agree. You need a little grounding in the Universe to enjoy it. Otherwise a lot of it makes no sense.

Johnny Lunchbucket Mar 02 2021 02:23 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

=Fman99 post_id=57224 time=1614715653 user_id=86] I almost tried to care about the MCU just now. It passed, luckily.

lol

LWFS Mar 02 2021 07:09 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Lefty Specialist wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: Possibly watchable but most likely a lot less intriguing. I'd agree. You need a little grounding in the Universe to enjoy it. Otherwise a lot of it makes no sense. I know people who have NEVER seen a Marvel entertainment who claim to be watching and enjoying. I can't CONCEIVE of the experience they're having, honestly.

Edgy MD Mar 02 2021 08:41 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

I've seen pretty much all of Marvel, but I find the sitcommy stuff painfully draggy and all the Easter eggz in the world don't make it much more engaging for me. And I've always had a strange interest in Blondie Street, where it's largely shot. I played along for peace in the house, but I could have cashed my chips halfway through episode one. I certainly was happy to see them make heroes of Jimmy Woo, Darcy Lewis, and Monica Rambeau, especially because they were all sort of comic relief previously, but somehow gained competence in the years since their prior appearance.

LWFS Mar 02 2021 11:07 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

See, maybe it's all the Andy Griffith and Golden Girls I've been absorbing during lockdown while other people watch in the living room, but I enjoyed the sitcom-detail filigree LOTS. (It helped that the pastiche was pretty expertly done, and that the cast seemed to really, REALLY enjoy themselves, especially Hahn, Parris, Bettany, and Olsen.)

Lefty Specialist Mar 03 2021 04:58 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Just randomly over Christmas, we introduced Lefty Jr to the Dick Van Dyke show. We watched two episodes- the one with Carl Reiner's toupees and the Walnuts episode. Lo and behold, the Walnuts episode was referenced in Wanda, and he understood the living room episode 1 was shot in. In return, he explains all the things that don't make sense to us after every episode. Cross-generational culture exchange, if you will.

metsmarathon Mar 03 2021 10:12 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

mrs.mm is loving wandavision, and we're also going into our second full rewatch of all the MCU movies as a result. this time in chronological order, instead of cinematic release. the little marathons, on the other hand, were freaked out and scared about three episodes in. they bailed before monica rambeau returned from the snap.

Edgy MD Mar 03 2021 10:39 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

=LWFS post_id=57260 time=1614751638 user_id=84] See, maybe it's all the Andy Griffith and Golden Girls I've been absorbing during lockdown while other people watch in the living room, but I enjoyed the sitcom-detail filigree LOTS. (It helped that the pastiche was pretty expertly done, and that the cast seemed to really, REALLY enjoy themselves, especially Hahn, Parris, Bettany, and Olsen.)

I'm a fan of RKO 40 Acres (aka Desilu Culver, aka Mayberry), almost as much as Blondie Street.

RealityChuck Mar 03 2021 12:49 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Liking Superman and Lois. I didn't like the villain reveal at the end of the first episode, but now that they're telling more about him, it's becoming more interesting and with some great possibilities. I also like the domestic drama; Superman is always at its best when they're dealing with Clark Kent, and his relationship with his kids has some great potential. And they're going all-in on Lois as an investigating reporter. Resident Alien is also a lot of fun. Alan Tudyk makes it all work. He's having a lot of fun as the alien trying to understand humans (and getting much of it wrong). I did like Mr. Mayor, though its run is over. Some great satire; the "Sexual Harassment training" subplot absolutely nailed how those are set up. Black Lighting's back and this season they're making Tobias Whale a centerpiece. He's the best villian on comic book TV and he was wasted last season. His description of the Pierce family as "chocolate-covered Incredibles" had me laughing.

Johnny Lunchbucket Mar 25 2021 02:02 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

We went and streamed all 4 seasons (40 eps) of HALT AND CATCH FIRE. It was a little eh for me at first... One was adjusting my expectations of what it was (it wasn't 1 story, and it wasn't a comedy), and that it starred another insufferable Don Draper type ripoff character. But it got better as it got wider, and we got more emotional about the characters and thought more about the ideas they explored (the digitization of society from the birth of the PC to the mainstreaming of the Internet). Some parts were slow, some episodes better than others, some thing happened that you might have written differently, but a good show overall. Good soundtrack especially early on.

LWFS Mar 25 2021 04:48 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: We went and streamed all 4 seasons (40 eps) of HALT AND CATCH FIRE. It was a little eh for me at first... One was adjusting my expectations of what it was (it wasn't 1 story, and it wasn't a comedy), and that it starred another insufferable Don Draper type ripoff character. But it got better as it got wider, and we got more emotional about the characters and thought more about the ideas they explored (the digitization of society from the birth of the PC to the mainstreaming of the Internet). Some parts were slow, some episodes better than others, some thing happened that you might have written differently, but a good show overall. Good soundtrack especially early on. Up there with Americans for well-curated, medium-to-deep-cut-heavy '80s-music selection... and for endgames/finales that more or less stuck the landing.

Johnny Lunchbucket Mar 25 2021 07:38 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Yes very satisfying wrap for that show

Edgy MD Mar 25 2021 08:08 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

I realize Americans is a TV show I've never seen, but I think "Americans for Well-Curated, Medium-to-Deep-Cut-Heavy '80s-Music Selection" sounds like one of the few super-PACs I'd want to be a part of. [YOUTUBE]es5gOaeHT9k[/YOUTUBE]

Edgy MD Apr 04 2021 09:46 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

We've been watching Home Ground, which features the exploits of a Norwegian soccer team beginning their first season after being promoted to the top division. Two weeks before their opener, their shrieking head coach gives himself a heart attack during practice. While the obvious succession move would be to give the job to the veteran player/assistant coach who had been promised the job when the head coach's contract ran out, that isn't so much what has happened, and the player, knowing his team's desperation, plays hardball in negotiations, and the GM instead hires the league's first female head coach. The first episode begins in a wave of unprofessional but very typical human behavior, as everybody scrambles with their own Machiavellian agenda and does each other dirt, leaving the coach facing her opener with her top player trying to undermine her. But the show unfolds interestingly as you come to see how borderline neurotic she is with her approach to the game, as she tries to find a different motivational approach with each player, recruits a teenage prodigy who is even more on edge than she is, and ignores her cell phone as it blows up with death threats and rape threats from the team's fan base.

Lefty Specialist Apr 05 2021 07:31 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

If you get Hulu, seek out Staged, with Michael Sheen and David Tennant playing themselves over Zoom conferencing. The conceit is they're going to be in a play together on the West End and just as rehearsals were supposed to start the pandemic hit. They're hilariously bored and self-absorbed, kind of like everyone over the past year. And there are some pretty funny cameos.

metsmarathon Apr 06 2021 10:55 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

i'm enjoying falcon and the winter soldier. however, i recently came to the realization that i enjoy the show even more if i imagine instead the leads are instead sean and gus from psych. i mean, it totally works and now i cannot get it out of my head. the only downside is that i now realize there is an amazing alternate version of this show that needs to be made, wherein it actually is sean and gus moonlighting as falcon and the winter soldier instead of their usual fake psychic detective agency gig, with all their attendant shenanigans. and that makes me a little sad at the missed opportunity. otherwise, though, i'm rather liking the show. (for all of its comic-book-show-ness of course)

Benjamin Grimm Apr 06 2021 11:29 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

I keep wanting to call it The Falcon and the Winter Snowman.

Edgy MD Apr 06 2021 11:35 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

My wife calls it The Falcon and the the Snowman and has no intention of being corrected. Maybe I didn't watch enough, but I never got Psyche at all. It seemed like one of those grunge-era-fantasy 1990's Mountain Dew commercials, where the white guy is all impossibly cool and squinty and risk-taking, and the black guy is all "Ooooh, you crazy, white friend! You so cool crazy, I'm scandalized! My black ass could never be that smoove! And I'd stop hanging out with you in order to stay out of trouble, but your coolness has its own gravity field."

Willets Point Apr 16 2021 12:42 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

I binged all 4 episodes of "This is a Robbery" on Netflix. It's about the 1990 Gardner Museum art heist, of which I am borderline obsessed. On the plus side it is very entertaining and has a lot of good interviewees and archival footage. On the downside there are a lot of corny reenactments and the whole thing feels unfocused and tends toward sensationalism.

Johnny Lunchbucket Apr 16 2021 12:53 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Anybody watch PEAKY BLINDERS? We got thru season 1

Johnny Lunchbucket Apr 30 2021 07:11 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Anybody watch PEAKY BLINDERS? We got thru season 1 Anybody? Alfie Solomons is the funniest gangster since Tommy in Goodfellas. Show is pretty good overall

Johnny Lunchbucket Jun 03 2021 11:30 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

So we eventually got tired of Peaky Blinders and have moved on to GET SHORTY. This is not the movie or the book, but an inspired-by series that just steals the concept: Hitman aspires to break into Hollywood, hijinx ensue. Stars that funny tall Irish guy, also everybody-loves-Ray as a shlocky movie exec is very good. Considerable boobage. Kinda funny.

LWFS Jun 05 2021 12:41 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Willets Point wrote: I binged all 4 episodes of "This is a Robbery" on Netflix. It's about the 1990 Gardner Museum art heist, of which I am borderline obsessed. On the plus side it is very entertaining and has a lot of good interviewees and archival footage. On the downside there are a lot of corny reenactments and the whole thing feels unfocused and tends toward sensationalism. Oh, the show's as much of a con as the heist. But yeah, I went for it, too, right to the end. We're slowly making our way through Amazon's Underground Railroad (two episodes in), with plenty of goofystuff in between (Big Mouth and 30 Rock reruns, mostly)for leavening. It's... really fully realized. Tough in spots, but not the blacksuffering porn of other recent race-colored-drama/adventures (Them). Deft, subtly hopeful, even joyful in spots. (Full disclosure: I read and loved the book.) Anyone watching Mare of Easttown? Thinking of giving it a whirl after this.

batmagadanleadoff Jun 05 2021 04:35 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

I just binged Season One of The Handmaid's Tale. The topic and premise fascinates me (the United States devolves into a dystopian Orwellian theocracy run by God Squad fanatics (of course they're God Squad fanatics - that's why it's a theocracy!) where fertility rates have plummeted to the point that the remaining fertile women are essentially enslaved to produce offspring for the supposed betterment of the society). It's a commentary - criticism, really - on our medieval anti-abortion laws and the religious nutjobs who wanna control everybody else's lives on the idea about the invisible man in the sky who's supposed to control the universe, yada, yada, yada. But I found Season One to be quite predictable. Season One is supposed to cover the book from beginning to end, with subsequent seasons expanding on the book's storyline. Having watched the first season, I think I would have found it more enjoyable to simply read the book. This is not meant to be a criticism of the TV series. It's more of an indicator of where my head's at.

Johnny Lunchbucket Sep 08 2021 09:31 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

I Think You Should Leave, anyone? [YOUTUBE]WLfAf8oHrMo[/YOUTUBE]

Fman99 Sep 08 2021 10:27 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Though it's been out for a while, I am in the process of catching up to past seasons of Fargo. The producers of this show do a great job of getting the feel of the original movie, plus the occasional reference to it, without beating that horse to death. I just finished season 2, with 3 and 4 left to watch still.

Johnny Lunchbucket Sep 08 2021 12:16 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Yeah we saw Fargo too and were more impressed with its cleverness than we expected of it. I guess we discussed in the last urine-stained thread

Marshmallowmilkshake Sep 11 2021 12:01 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Three people told me they thought of me when they watched “Ted Lasso,” so I broke down and got the Apple TV subscription to watch. It's a fun show. I don't know much about soccer, but I like his positivity. I guess we have a similar management style. Doesn't always work for me, either. :) We binged over three nights to get caught up. Check it out! Now I'll have to find some other Apple TV shows to watch. Any suggestions?

Edgy MD Sep 11 2021 12:51 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Yeah, the first season, the show seems to be about the power of decency (and, seemingly, a specific brand of Heartland decency) to slay the dragon of cynicism and build community, but it's only at the end of the season, and into season two, that your realize that it's really a show about mental and emotional health.

Marshmallowmilkshake Sep 11 2021 02:10 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Edgy MD wrote: Yeah, the first season, the show seems to be about the power of decency (and, seemingly, a specific brand of Heartland decency) to slay the dragon of cynicism and build community, but it's only at the end of the season, and into season two, that your realize that it's really a show about mental and emotional health. I like Midwestern decency! That's an interesting point about mental and emotional wellness as a theme. My wife and I were talking about how Lasso keeps going in to see the team counselor, then gets cold feet and leaves. We decided that seems to be a thing with our generation that hopefully is changing. It seems like people in my kids' generation don't feel a stigma -- or at least, as much of a stigma -- about seeking the help of a therapist. When I was in middle and high school, the only way we knew there was a school psychologist was because we saw his photo in the yearbook. It's upsetting to see someone our age and know they need help, and know they probably know they need help, but unfortunately won't take those steps.

Johnny Lunchbucket Sep 27 2021 03:57 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

It's been a while since we've watched a recommenddable show but see if you don't like BORGEN. Woman gets elected Prime Minster of Denmark, coaltion government and news-media hijinx follow. [YOUTUBE]Nw41sTh2mds[/YOUTUBE]

Fman99 Sep 28 2021 04:41 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Talk about late to the party, now that Fboy is old enough to enjoy and appreciate Mafia movies, we watched the pilot episode of The Sopranos last night and enjoyed. It'll give us something to watch during the lull of the baseball off season.

Lefty Specialist Sep 28 2021 01:28 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

I have to say, I HATED Ted Lasso. Tried to like it because everybody raved over it, but just couldn't. It'll just have to keep winning awards without my help.

seawolf17 Sep 28 2021 01:55 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

The Steve Martin/Martin Short/Selena Gomez "Only Murders in the Building" on Hulu is really fantastic.

LWFS Sep 28 2021 11:08 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: I Think You Should Leave, anyone? [YOUTUBE]WLfAf8oHrMo[/YOUTUBE] All up in it. Repeatedly. #thebonesretheirmoney #soaretheworms

kcmets Oct 02 2021 02:55 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

I get like 40 ESPN Channels and the one game I'd like to DVR is on ESPN+? Who in the hell would subscribe to a monthly service from ESPN? The whole TV world has gone batty.

Frayed Knot Oct 02 2021 03:45 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Considering that something like $10 of your monthly basic cable bill is for ESPN alone, I find the fact that they get so many to willingly fork over even more money to be simply stunning, although a lot of that money is being driven by the human cockfighting (UFC) content of their pay tied to which the four-letter has cleaved itself to over the last year or so (they must be so proud) so maybe not so stunning.

MFS62 Oct 03 2021 06:57 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Some comments about two new network shows: La Brea and NCIS Hawaii both are at the bottom of my watch list. La Brea is a rehash of the kid's show Land of the Lost, but (so far) without the Slestak. But NCIS Hawaii takes top (bottom?) prize- let me count the ways: The actors are robotic when they're trying too hard to impress us, and show no chemistry (or ability) for what should be an ensemble cast. The directing is borderline childish and predictable. The writers tried to cram the back story of every character into the premiere. Maybe they realized the show won't be around long enough to gradually introduce them to us. That would be a good thing. We got it. Hawaii is a pretty place with a diverse population. But we knew that from Hawaii 5-0 and all the other shows that take place there. It is far inferior in every way to NCIS New Orleans, a show that was cancelled last year after a seven year run. Fans of the NCIS franchise have been unanimous in their displeasure with this. Oh yeah. In case my words can be misinterpreted, let me be clearer. It sucks. Later

Johnny Lunchbucket Oct 18 2021 05:19 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

We finished all 3 seasons of BORGEN, season 4 is on the way.. You'll like it.

Fman99 Oct 19 2021 04:58 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Just finished season 3 of Fargo, and while it wasn't quite as good as seasons 1-2, it was pretty damn close. Fboy and I are halfway through season 1 of The Sopranos and Fgirl and I the same through Squid Games.

Johnny Lunchbucket Oct 31 2021 05:30 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

[YOUTUBE]QW2a8PwaqYM[/YOUTUBE] Two ex-pat Swedes run a private investigation firm in LA, hijinx ensue.

TransMonk Nov 18 2021 08:11 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

I would recommend DOPESICK for those who have Hulu. It's a very encompassing story on addiction and the efforts to expose Purdue Pharma's shamelessness in promoting Oxycontin. Michael Keaton can still bring it.

vtmet7 Nov 18 2021 09:58 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

=kcmets post_id=79086 time=1633208123 user_id=53] I get like 40 ESPN Channels and the one game I'd like to DVR is on ESPN+? Who in the hell would subscribe to a monthly service from ESPN? The whole TV world has gone batty.

I get the Disney plus bundle for $15. Includes Disney plus, Hulu and ESPN+

A Boy Named Seo Nov 18 2021 02:44 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

"What We Do in the Shadows" is pretty damn funny. Three vampires share a house in Staten Island and hijinks follow. Three seasons are in the book and you can find it on FX and Hulu. [YOUTUBE]mfBbSwX6kEk[/YOUTUBE]

Benjamin Grimm Nov 22 2021 11:53 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

This is not the kind of show I would normally watch, but my girlfriend recently discovered Married at First Sight. It's a "reality" show, total TV junk food, I think from the Lifetime Network. We've been watching it together (have watched seasons 5, 6, and 7 on Hulu) and it's actually a worthwhile show to watch with your significant other. You see the relationship struggles of these televised strangers, and the good things and bad things that they do (the bad is, of course, more interesting) and it prompts interesting discussions, and an opportunity to learn about your partner. (We're only a little over two years in; I'm not sure if it would have been as constructive if I had watched with my wife of 26 years, but that ship has sailed!) Plus, each season you get to make fun of six strangers!

Lefty Specialist Nov 22 2021 12:22 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

=vtmet7 post_id=81348 time=1637254693 user_id=80] =kcmets post_id=79086 time=1633208123 user_id=53] I get like 40 ESPN Channels and the one game I'd like to DVR is on ESPN+? Who in the hell would subscribe to a monthly service from ESPN? The whole TV world has gone batty.

I get the Disney plus bundle for $15. Includes Disney plus, Hulu and ESPN+


I have the bundle, too, but I never watch anything on ESPN +...........

Johnny Lunchbucket Nov 22 2021 01:58 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

The Steve Martin/Martin Short/Selena Gomez "Only Murders in the Building" on Hulu is really fantastic. Yes, it's a sweethearted show that's light-funny and stylish. We just saw the episode where there's no dialog

MFS62 Nov 22 2021 02:57 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

If you want to live your tv: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tried-sleeping-over-hallmark-channels-163531155.html A Hallmark Channel themed hotel stay. I have a feeling I'd have to go through all four bottles of wine. Later

Lefty Specialist Nov 22 2021 07:35 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

If you want to live your tv: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tried-sleeping-over-hallmark-channels-163531155.html A Hallmark Channel themed hotel stay. I have a feeling I'd have to go through all four bottles of wine. Later Not letting the Missus see that. We'd be booked in a heartbeat.

Ceetar Dec 03 2021 11:08 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

I loved Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time...this Amazon adaptation is very very bad (one episode in) It might end up being a fine fantasy TV series, but it's already butchered roughly all the main characters. The motivations and origin stuff that makes them who they are and defines how they approach the entire series, just butchered.

Fman99 Dec 04 2021 05:34 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

=Ceetar post_id=82474 time=1638554923 user_id=102] I loved Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time...this Amazon adaptation is very very bad (one episode in) It might end up being a fine fantasy TV series, but it's already butchered roughly all the main characters. The motivations and origin stuff that makes them who they are and defines how they approach the entire series, just butchered.

I tried reading the first book in the series in anticipation of the show. I got 1/3 of the way through and punted. Not my bag.

A Boy Named Seo Dec 10 2021 11:50 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

My Moderna booster walloped me for 36 hours and I gobbled up two really good series on HBO. Hacks is about a washed-up Vegas comic coasting on her legacy who gets paired with a young bi-sexual comedy writer who just got 'canceled' due to a bad tweet. They have to help each other get back on track. Very good stuff. It's one season, ten eps, so far. [YOUTUBE]QpE4893PxqE[/YOUTUBE] The Other Two starts with the arrival of tween pop sensation Chase Dreams, and then proceeds to tell the hilarious stories of family as his career takes off. "The other two" are his siblings Cary (a struggling actor and Jason Bateman look-alike) and Brooke (an unemployed former dancer), and his sunshiny mom is played by Molly Shannon. Wanda Sykes is super funny in this thing. Surprised how often I literally LOL'd watching. There are two seasons of this show, but worth it to still jump in IMO. [YOUTUBE]yUeDkU7HyTs[/YOUTUBE]

Johnny Lunchbucket Dec 20 2021 01:41 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

RITA is an unconventional middle-school teacher in Denmark raising 3 kids while wearing tight pants and having intercourse with various bad choices. Hijinx practically write themselves. [YOUTUBE]Jq0hwEXhnJ0[/YOUTUBE]

Centerfield Dec 21 2021 12:46 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Anyone watching Money Heist? Spanish drama on Netflix about a robbery of the national mint. I'm in Season 2 right now and completely hooked. I watched both seasons of The Boys. Series based on the graphic novels. A bunch of people told me it was great, but I thought it was just ok.

Johnny Lunchbucket Dec 21 2021 01:23 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

I liked the idea behind the Boys-- comic characters are just actors -- but a sour and really dissatisfying show

Fman99 Dec 21 2021 06:39 PM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Season 3 of Narcos: Mexico was just as great as seasons 1 and 2. I was leery, knowing that Diego Luna was not returning, but it held up. Now I shall watch the original "Narcos" series next.

Centerfield Dec 22 2021 08:59 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: I liked the idea behind the Boys-- comic characters are just actors -- but a sour and really dissatisfying show That's kind of where I'm at. I liked it at first. I like the original setup of the conflict, the creativity of the perspective. The world they create is very cool. Also some good individual performances. It just feels like the story was written by douchebags.

Johnny Lunchbucket Dec 22 2021 10:03 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Europeans make terrifically depressing xmastime ads. [YOUTUBE]HVsydpGdGPY[/YOUTUBE] [YOUTUBE]nDLumk_rQQw[/YOUTUBE]

Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 23 2022 06:58 AM Re: Magical Urine: Television in 2021 (split from 2020 thread)

Is there a newer TV Tgread than this? I can't find it. Anyway I've probably have confessed in the past I like the ALONE series where they just take 10 survivalist, put em in a harsh environment with limited tools, and have them vlog themselves trying to be the last one to call to be rescued or extracted by doctors and probably a lot of off-camera lawyers. I like it because they demonstrate ingenuity and I feel like you could learn something from seeing that vs. the "I miss my family" thing, which is a part of it, but less interesting generally to me anyway, at least by now. This year they're in Labrador Canada, and dropped off, I'd guess in early October. The show can be tedious at times and the commercial breaks are long, so if you watch it, then dvr it. Anyway that's what I'm doing. Without too many spoilers, it's about 50 days in, the people who got hurt or just weren't up for it mentally are out, and there are 4 people left. So it's the playoffs. (We know this watching; the contestants can only surmise this because they are dropped off remotely enough to not encounter the others, which has the effect of making each site a home "stadium" that influences how each one survives). Its cold and windy, the river is freezing over and it's starting to snow everyday, and each one left has settled on a different strategy. The first of the four of them loses this week, and if you see it you'll be moved by how it unfolds.