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[DaGaffer]

Some brutal stuff in the latest (3rd) Masters of the Air episode. Can't take your eyes off the in-the-air stuff, it's mesmerising.

Next ep (or maybe the one after) will be worse.

Only one thing annoyed me; what was all that "the biggest air fleet in history! 375 bombers!" cue whoop whoop whoop shit at the beginning? The British had literally done two 800 bomber raids only three weeks before that the Americans had been involved in and knew about, and the RAF had a done a full thousand bomber raid a full year before. There have been a couple of things now that have made me give the show the old side eye when it's supposed to be so historically authentic.

 

[Embattle]

View: https://youtu.be/4udLU9gWVuM?si=AN84lTc3qJQaGxkc

 

[Scouse]

Clarkson looks like he's getting even fatter.

But, of course, will watch.

 

[MYstIC G]

Season 2 of the Quantum Leap reboot ended pretty well

 

[Overdriven]

View: https://youtu.be/4udLU9gWVuM?si=AN84lTc3qJQaGxkc

The scene with the train was, for the simplicity, very good.

 

[Tom]

Stephen Graham is absolutely phenomenal. And pared with Shane Meadows, it's like an emotional juggernaut.

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-virtues/on-demand/65943-001

Warning - it's incredibly depressing.

 

[Embattle]

View: https://youtu.be/6Fi7ZePgh8k?si=6oe4FLottcCHofwn

 

[Deebs]

View: https://youtu.be/6Fi7ZePgh8k?si=6oe4FLottcCHofwn

ooooh. Love pretty much anything Star Trek.

 

[Overdriven]

Resident Alien.

Watch it. Don't Google it. Almost done with S1 and it's one of the better things we've seen in YEARS (Is only available on US Netflix. Do with that as you will)

 

[caLLous]

Resident Alien.

Watch it. Don't Google it. Almost done with S1 and it's one of the better things we've seen in YEARS (Is only available on US Netflix. Do with that as you will)

but for grown ups.

 

[caLLous]

 

[DaGaffer]

Resident Alien.

Watch it. Don't Google it. Almost done with S1 and it's one of the better things we've seen in YEARS (Is only available on US Netflix. Do with that as you will)

The Alan Tudyk thing? It's on Sky. Has been for ages.

 

[Zarjazz]

Resident Alien.

Watch it. Don't Google it. Almost done with S1 and it's one of the better things we've seen in YEARS (Is only available on US Netflix. Do with that as you will)

Think it was mentioned way back when it first came out. It also isn't as good after that first season.

 

[old.Osy]

Think it was mentioned way back when it first came out. It also isn't as good after that first season.

Yeah but Alan Tudyk.

 

[Tom]

View: https://youtu.be/6Fi7ZePgh8k?si=6oe4FLottcCHofwn

....aaaandd I still don't know the names of the rest of the crew. It's basically the Michael Burnham show. Whereas I know all the STTNG, DS9 and Voyager crews.

 

[Scouse]

....aaaandd I still don't know the names of the rest of the crew. It's basically the Michael Burnham show. Whereas I know all the STTNG, DS9 and Voyager crews.

We stopped watching Mushroom Trek.

Strange New Worlds tho? Very good. (But I still struggle to remember their names.)

 

[DaGaffer]

....aaaandd I still don't know the names of the rest of the crew. It's basically the Michael Burnham show. Whereas I know all the STTNG, DS9 and Voyager crews.

Well there's gangly alien one, trans with invisible friend one, irritatingly nice gay couple, computer-in-head lady, tubby ginger one. And there used to be Michelle Yeoh when it was good.

 

[MYstIC G]

Well there's gangly alien one, trans with invisible friend one, irritatingly nice gay couple, computer-in-head lady, tubby ginger one. And there used to be Michelle Yeoh when it was good.

You forgot bland male tactical officer and bland male communications officer, pilot lady with history of trauma, other pilot lady who is stronger than she knows and supportive of other pilot lady

 

[MYstIC G]

You forgot bland male tactical officer and bland male communications officer, pilot lady with history of trauma, other pilot lady who is stronger than she knows and supportive of other pilot lady

Oh wait, I forgot, sarcastic engineering genius lady, remember the Barzan's exist (well they do and the alien makup is super cheap, so deal with it) lady, remember that one time this guy sneezed alien

I dare anyone to even try and remember the bad guy in the last season, go on, I dare ya!

 

[Raven]

Shogun.


Veeery good.

 

[Embattle]

View: https://youtu.be/V-mugKDQDlg?si=UfCtn124KaHsGfX2

 

[Scouse]

Lets hope I don't get as bored with it as I did all the games.

I really wanted to like 'em...

 

[Zarjazz]

View: https://youtu.be/SdvzhCL7vIA


Let's see how they fuck up another book adaptation, though to be fair when they actually had books to work from Game of Thrones was actually good.

 

[caLLous]

Really strong ending for Masters of the Air.

 

[DaGaffer]

Really strong ending for Masters of the Air.

Now it's over I have to say I'm a wee bit disappointed; it's certainly the weakest of the Playtone shows in terms of actual history (BoB and Pacific omit things but don't actually rewrite history, MotA does), and I just found the tone a bit...off; A bit too Greatest-Generation-Worshipping, whilst not confronting the errors and dark side of things.

 

[Embattle]

View: https://youtu.be/BtytYWhg2mc?si=X6NIJhUfPNoECFX8

 

[Overdriven]

Watch 3 Body Problem | Netflix Official Site

Across continents and decades, five brilliant friends make earth-shattering discoveries as the laws of science unravel and an existential threat emerges.

www.netflix.com

It's not terrible so far. 2 episodes in.

 

[Zarjazz]

Watch 3 Body Problem | Netflix Official Site

Across continents and decades, five brilliant friends make earth-shattering discoveries as the laws of science unravel and an existential threat emerges.

www.netflix.com

It's not terrible so far. 2 episodes in.

It's not terrible, it's just completely average. The pacing is horribly rushed, the investigation and confusion of what is going on and who is doing it is completely gone. None of the dread caused by the mysterious cosmic events comes across, almost all of the depth of the books lost. There is also some questionable casting choices and the writing seems to consist of every other word being fuck. The Panama Canal scene though was done well.

 

[Scouse]

I listened to the audiobook (must have gone through a few hundred by now). It was one of my least favourite - the beginning was great but then it just became dull IMO.

If Obama hadn't name-dropped it years back I doubt it would have built up the head of steam it did tbh.

 

[Deebs]

I started watching it overnight, got completely lost and instead watched some sport I had recorded earlier, Women's curling. Yeh stop fucking laughing, they wear tight hugging trousers so it is allowed.