metal beat Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 31 minutes ago, proftournesol said: The Expanse mostly works within the laws of physics without fudges like 'gravity fields' 15 minutes ago, proftournesol said: Wow, best sci-fi show on TV Agree, The Expanse is a wonderful show. Awesome, S4 is now on Prime. I know what I will be watching tonight. In a different world compared to Lost In Space, which seems like a bad Disney show set in space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proftournesol Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 2 hours ago, Muon N' said: I couldn't get into that show, can't recall why. Watch past series 1. It starts as an asteroid belt detective noir, but becomes far more 'expansive'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Muon N' Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 I might give it another chance some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vagabond Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 On 27/12/2019 at 5:49 PM, proftournesol said: Watch past series 1. It starts as an asteroid belt detective noir, but becomes far more 'expansive'. I thought it fell apart halfway through the second series, like they'd blown their budget or something. Physics are excellent, loved the flip-and-burn early in the first series, you don't often see that on a screen (actually never). Reminded me somewhat of Larry Niven's "turnover" mechanic. Books are quite a good read for space opera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian McP Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Dark: creepy stuff! Horror, mystery, time travel and more, solve the puzzle! Only 2 ep's in, we're hooked https://www.netflix.com/au/title/80100172 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proftournesol Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 7 hours ago, vagabond said: I thought it fell apart halfway through the second series, like they'd blown their budget or something. Physics are excellent, loved the flip-and-burn early in the first series, you don't often see that on a screen (actually never). Reminded me somewhat of Larry Niven's "turnover" mechanic. Books are quite a good read for space opera. Latest series has been funded by Amazon, sufficient budget to make the weakest book into a good series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JukKluk2 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 On 27/12/2019 at 4:04 PM, metal beat said: Agree, The Expanse is a wonderful show. Awesome, S4 is now on Prime. I know what I will be watching tonight. In a different world compared to Lost In Space, which seems like a bad Disney show set in space. The Expanse is the best science fiction series I have ever come across. Love it. Series 4, like the book(s) upon which it is based, is probably the weakest link in an otherwise well constructed chain. Even so, it's still very good. The eighth book in the series is out at the end of this month, too. Given that the characters are aging and there's no faster than light drive to overcome the months/years in travel times, it's possible that it could be the final installment. I do hope that I am wrong. Lost in Space took a bit of getting into, Series 1 I mean. They seemed to be trying to turn what originally became a very camp exercise in the '60's into a more serious effort, but didn't quite seem to know how. The female Dr Smith is far more chilling than Jonathon Harris ever achieved, and the plot revolving more around the parents than the kids made far better sense, but the Will Robinson/The Robot axis was seriously deficient. The trouble with the first series is that it seemed to be all preamble, it just didn't go anywhere. I will give it a go and watch with my fingers crossed but I am not hopeful. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JukKluk2 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 1 hour ago, proftournesol said: Latest series has been funded by Amazon, sufficient budget to make the weakest book into a good series Sorry Prof, I hadn't read your comment before I posted mine. You nailed it there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazzzy Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 On 09/12/2019 at 2:34 PM, Muon N' said: Binge watched Bad Blood Well worth a watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Muon N' Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Season 5 of Gotham has arrived Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 33 minutes ago, Muon N' said: Season 5 of Gotham has arrived I'll have to follow this thread. Gotham added to my list. Just started Carnival row on Prime, so have to finish that first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrosound Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Witcher Sorry, but must say: so stupid show I have never seen for long time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Muon N' Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Failed to hold me, I had hoped if I persevered for a few ep's it would catch me, but nup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JukKluk2 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 18 hours ago, Muon N' said: Failed to hold me, I had hoped if I persevered for a few ep's it would catch me, but nup. I've seen it touted as the "replacement" for Game of Thrones. A cash in attempt on the Swords and Heroes bandwagon? Won't be the last, I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joz Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Have gotten into "YOU" About a stalker with a crush and seems jealous of other stalkers. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony ray Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Watched all of Witcher, thought it was ok but didn't have a clue what was going on half the time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer sir sanders zingmore Posted January 5, 2020 Volunteer Share Posted January 5, 2020 On 04/01/2020 at 9:24 PM, Astrosound said: Witcher Sorry, but must say: so stupid show I have never seen for long time. Yep, gave up half way through episode two. I thought the acting was terrible and the story pretty dull 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vagabond Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 On 03/01/2020 at 4:41 PM, proftournesol said: Latest series has been funded by Amazon, sufficient budget to make the weakest book into a good series "Cats" cost $100M US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 1 hour ago, joz said: Have gotten into "YOU" About a stalker with a crush and seems jealous of other stalkers. Great series - nearly finished series 2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer sir sanders zingmore Posted January 6, 2020 Volunteer Share Posted January 6, 2020 2 hours ago, steffanth said: There was alot of back story going on and different timelines mixed through season 1. If you havnt read the books or played the game i can see how you could easily be confused and find it dead booring. It wasn’t confusing. Mainly I thought the acting wasn’t very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 I quite enjoyed Dracula. Steve Moffatt's involvement wasn't an attraction for me as I haven't been a Doctor Who fan after the age of 7 and the days of William Hartnell and to be honest I was more a Dalek fan than a Dr.Who fan. Nevertheless, Dracula on Netflix has some humour and the performances of Dracula and Van Helsing characters are extremely good with wit, sexual tension and a modern spin on the whole thing. But it's visual style plays small homages to previous styles from Hammer Films and Coppola's film and even Herzog's Nosferatu. Not riveting, nor surprising and loses the energy fairly early on after the surprise twist midway through the season. But for the main two characters and their dialogues and some of the more modern psychology that drive both, the story is relatively pedestrian. Worth a watch though even just for the opening episode which is really great story telling and for scene setting, character introductions etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 31 minutes ago, allthumbs said: I quite enjoyed Dracula. Steve Moffatt's involvement wasn't an attraction for me as I haven't been a Doctor Who fan after the age of 7 and the days of William Hartnell and to be honest I was more a Dalek fan than a Dr.Who fan. Nevertheless, Dracula on Netflix has some humour and the performances of Dracula and Van Helsing characters are extremely good with wit, sexual tension and a modern spin on the whole thing. But it's visual style plays small homages to previous styles from Hammer Films and Coppola's film and even Herzog's Nosferatu. Not riveting, nor surprising and loses the energy fairly early on after the surprise twist midway through the season. But for the main two characters and their dialogues and some of the more modern psychology that drive both, the story is relatively pedestrian. Worth a watch though even just for the opening episode which is really great story telling and for scene setting, character introductions etc. I agree, I enjoyed it too. Always a bit of a challenge, re-telling an already much told story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 (edited) Thoroughly enjoyed Witcher, excellent soundtrack. Particularly enjoyed how the opening title music subtly changes with each episode. Great characters and yes confusing in regard to the timeline at first but clear as day at the last episode when all ties in together. Half way through Gotham, dark yet with hints of light humor with some characters. Oswald Cobbelpott aka penguin I recon steals the show. Love the storyline so far Neo Edited January 7, 2020 by Neo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 1 minute ago, Neo said: Thoroughly enjoyed Witcher, excellent soundtrack. Particularly enjoyed how the opening title music subtly changes with each episode. Half way through Gotham, dark yet with hints of light humor with some characters. Neo I just restarted Gotham. I watched some ages ago and forgot where I was up to. Happily rewatching the first episodes now and intend to watch it all this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 11 minutes ago, aussievintage said: I just restarted Gotham. I watched some ages ago and forgot where I was up to. Happily rewatching the first episodes now and intend to watch it all this time. Ages ago it was on tv and watched afew episodes but didn’t really get into it. Perhaps being able watch it back to back makes a big difference in how we can perceive some shows Neo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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