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[Jay]

Has anybody watched Spirited on Apple TV+ ? Looks kind of dumb.

[AngelsLakersFan]

All Quiet On The Western Front

I'm pretty much over war movies at this point but I think there was something here that made this one worthwhile. The majority of the story takes place near the end of WWI, with defeat for the German's all but guaranteed. This is a story from the German perspective, not meant to romanticize or justify anything, but to examine the experience of the defeated, losing on the battle field, losing in the eyes of the people, losing at the negotiation table and losing back at home. While this film gives you all the gory details of a war that spanned several years and took millions of lives, the focus is on the seeds of the war to come that were planted there on that final day.

 

[Slegnaac]

Pepsi, Where's My Jet

Netflix Documentary Series, 4 episodes 

About a Pepsi promotion from the 90s where you could get cool stuff by drinking Pepsi and sending in points.

The Pepsi commercial showed a Harrier Jet for 7,000,000 points.

This is about a kid in his 20s that figured out how to fulfill the requirements, something Pepsi never expected.

[St1ck]

1 hour ago, Slegnaac said:

Pepsi, Where's My Jet

Netflix Documentary Series, 4 episodes 

About a Pepsi promotion from the 90s where you could get cool stuff by drinking Pepsi and sending in points.

The Pepsi commercial showed a Harrier Jet for 7,000,000 points.

This is about a kid in his 20s that figured out how to fulfill the requirements, something Pepsi never expected.

I remember when that happened. I'll have to check it out.

[gotbeer]

Netflix:  Manifest Season 4  I don't know, I just couldn't get through this season.  It was heading for the ramp to jump the shark, and I just think Season 4 finally did it.  I lost interest after the first episode of season 4, and it was just background noise through a few episodes until I finally gave up.  

[Jay]

6 hours ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

All Quiet On The Western Front

I'm pretty much over war movies at this point but I think there was something here that made this one worthwhile. The majority of the story takes place near the end of WWI, with defeat for the German's all but guaranteed. This is a story from the German perspective, not meant to romanticize or justify anything, but to examine the experience of the defeated, losing on the battle field, losing in the eyes of the people, losing at the negotiation table and losing back at home. While this film gives you all the gory details of a war that spanned several years and took millions of lives, the focus is on the seeds of the war to come that were planted there on that final day.

 

I think I read that book in high school.

[Redondo]

Succession on HBO

What a crazy show

Halfway through S1 and enjoying it

Talk about dysfunction

[Brandon]

I started watching Succession, too. I think I have two episodes (that I’ll finish today) left of season 3 then the wait until season 4 in spring of next year.

I was hoping for a little better, but watching some of the recaps and reading a bit more of the back stories, I’m hanging in there. All they did was use the HBO formula that they used with Entourage and Ballers, but with a family business dynamic…..it’s rather astounding how within the construct of the timeline there is a new issue, problem, drama, etc. all while everyone plays “I Spy”

They tried a little too hard to make the characters each unique and quirky, but they also balance it at times and give some of them depth or make them more nuanced.

Greg and his damn muttering nonstop is too much.

[Tank]

Elton John’s farewell American concert is being shown live on Disney+ tonight. 

[Tank]

Elton is two hours into his concert. He sounds every bit of being 76, but it’s good to hear so many of his big hits. 

[Tank]

He just did his his famous duet with Kiki Dee (don’t go breaking my heart). She sounded like she was 147. She couldn’t keep up with the tempo of the song. It was the kind of performance that made you say “no wonder she was a one-hit wonder.”

Lots of people dressed up in various Elton John costumes tonight. 

[arch stanton]

How do you think he does it?

[jsnpritchett]

7 hours ago, Tank said:

Elton is two hours into his concert. He sounds every bit of being 76, but it’s good to hear so many of his big hits. 

Yeah, his voice is definitely not what it once was, especially after this tour.  But he's always a great performer, regardless. I was lucky enough to see him three years ago in Vegas for the first show after he'd taken a hiatus. Sounded much better! 

[T.G.]

Hulu: Jesus Music

Documentary about how Jesus music rose up from America's 1960s counterculture movement to become a worldwide phenomenon.

I thought it was extremely well done and very interesting.

[Taylor]

On 11/20/2022 at 5:38 AM, Redondo said:

Succession on HBO

What a crazy show

Halfway through S1 and enjoying it

Talk about dysfunction

Best current show on TV. Fantastic writing, acting, directing, everything.

[Slegnaac]

Netflix: Wednesday 

Tim Burton produced series about Wednesday Addams.  Burton also directs the first four episodes. 

Filmed in Bucharest, Romania it is visually interesting.  Lots of very dry, dark, dead-pan humor.  

[Blarg]

Saw that and the game is pick out Ricci in the cast. 

[Roy Hobbs]

On 11/20/2022 at 10:55 PM, arch stanton said:

How do you think he does it?

I don't know

[Tank]

1 hour ago, Roy Hobbs said:

I don't know

he ain't got no distractions.

[arch stanton]

You assholes are a week late

[Taylor]

I watched this video. Best internet video I've watched in recent memory.

 

[gotbeer]

21 minutes ago, Taylor said:

I watched this video. Best internet video I've watched in recent memory.

 

I am surprised there was still a roller skating rink around in 1999.  Society did take a downturn after there wasn't any more rinks.  Coincidence, I think not.

[Jason]

58 minutes ago, Taylor said:

I watched this video. Best internet video I've watched in recent memory.

 

It’s a great commercial but roller skating is lame 

[arch stanton]

When I was a teenager the skating rink was the place to find all that crap

[T.G.]

Prime: Goodnight Oppy

Documentary about the Mars land rovers.  It was good and even a little inspiring. I learned a lot about the program. It was an amazing journey for sure.