thanks, mr. Whedonah, NetFlix also streams Firefly, another standout.-Shades (April 12, 2010, 09:44 PM)
Reverend Book: If you take sexual advantage of her, you're going to burn in a very special level of hell. <pause> A level they reserve for child molesters and people who talk at the theater.
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Mal: I would appreciate it if one person on this boat would not assume I'm an evil, lecherous hump.
Zoe: No one's saying that, sir.
Wash: Yeah, we're pretty much just giving each other significant glances and laughing incessantly.
I'll second Firefly. Love that show. Such a shame it only made it 1 season.Yes, but at least Joss Whedon and crew came back to wrap it all up with the movie Serenity. (also streamed on NetFlix).-JavaJones (April 13, 2010, 12:05 PM)
Is 'Spartacus: blood and sand' any good? I loved both seasons of 'Rome', which had a lot of good reviews. But with this Spartacus it is mixed. The era holds my interest, hence the question.-Shades (April 12, 2010, 09:44 PM)
If I had a couple million, I'd throw it his way just to finish it.-JavaJones (April 13, 2010, 03:31 PM)
I understand it wasn't, and I wasn't even necessarily assuming it was, more - as you said - that he was forced to compress everything down. I just kind of felt like maybe he should have left room for a sequel, since he had so much more story to tell.-JavaJones (April 13, 2010, 03:31 PM)
A Canadian version of The Wire using people you'd recognize from da Vinci's Inquest and Battlestar Galactica. Intelligence is an engrossing crime drama told from the point of view of both the ambitious feds (they call them "Horsemen" for the Mounted Police in the White North) and the successful but challenged organized criminals. Like the Wire, Intelligence is talky in a rapid fire way that requires you to play close attention to each scene. Miss a couple of short scenes while you go for snacks and you'll be lost. Also like The Wire, it respects its audience to feed them realistic characters and situations. You get to follow along closely with the double dealing office politics of the feds, the shrewd confidence games of the crims, and the arrogant incompetents in both camps who keep everybody off balance and in danger. Meanwhile, everybody's got issues with their ex-wives or ex-husbands. This is one of those shows that pulls you in so deeply into the lives of the characters that the time just flies.
What system are you playing it on and what is the graphics card used? What is your normal media player and do you have the same problem there? (presumably not) If you did at some point have a similar problem in other media players, how did you correct it? It's possible Silverlight is using "overlay" mode or some other specialized video streaming display system, which may be controllable by advanced settings in a graphics card driver.
- Oshyan-JavaJones (November 16, 2010, 01:04 AM)
Have you ever wondered how things are made? From adhesive bandages to contact lenses, find out how many of the objects we use become the things they are. Watch as "How It's Made" reveals the methods and materials of everyday items.
Breaking Bad was created by Vince Gilligan, who spent several years writing the Fox series The X-Files. Gilligan wanted to create a series in which the protagonist became the antagonist. "Television is historically good at keeping its characters in a self-imposed stasis so that shows can go on for years or even decades," he said. "When I realized this, the logical next step was to think, how can I do a show in which the fundamental drive is toward change?"
Don't rule out other sites for marathons...especially free ones.
I had a mini-marathon last night of old episodes of The George Carlin Show, on the WB site.
http://www.thewb.com/shows/full-episodes-app103 (April 19, 2011, 11:52 AM)
There's a great moment when she informs Sherlock Holmes: "I would have you right here - on this table - until you begged for mercy twice." When the normally unflappable Holes replies that he never begs, she merely arches her eyebrows and says, "Twice."^^, by the way 40, i have to see that scene. I love that Bohemia story, one of my favorite endings.-40hz (August 05, 2012, 09:38 PM)
I will have one point of criticism for this new modernized version of Holmes: they are both missing something. i don't know what it is, but there's a quality to the books that doesn't seem to translate well to our hip societies.-superboyac (August 05, 2012, 10:56 PM)
Anyway, a friend of mine recommended I watch the British Holmes version from the 80s, which is supposed to be very good and authentic (Jeremy Brett is Sherlock). Here's the amazon link (http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Complete-Granada-Television/dp/B000RPCJB6/ref=sr_1_6?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1344225290&sr=1-6&keywords=sherlock+holmes).
I think what they're missing is the bluster and naive arrogance of the Victorian era, when men were men, women were women, and English virtues were the only virtues worth owning. It had an aura of innocence and certainty that you can't recreate in a modern setting. Nor can you duplicate the romance that the imagery of a fog shrouded horse drawn London provided. Setting and the era are at the heart of Sherlock Holmes appeal. Much like Jules Verne and H.G. Wells needed a less technologically sophisticated world in which to create their wonders and make them believable within that context. Steampunk is trying to get some of that back, but it's still only a pastiche no matter how skillfully it's done.This is a beautiful explanation of it, thank you. This is also a new thing to me. I'm starting to notice all the British influences in my life, it's interesting. I'm definitely getting a better sense of what it means to be British specifically as opposed to American. it's something I never understood before.-40hz (August 06, 2012, 01:57 PM)
I think what they're missing is the bluster and naive arrogance of the Victorian era, when men were men, women were women, and English virtues were the only virtues worth owning. It had an aura of innocence and certainty that you can't recreate in a modern setting. Nor can you duplicate the romance that the imagery of a fog shrouded horse drawn London provided. Setting and the era are at the heart of Sherlock Holmes appeal. Much like Jules Verne and H.G. Wells needed a less technologically sophisticated world in which to create their wonders and make them believable within that context. Steampunk is trying to get some of that back, but it's still only a pastiche no matter how skillfully it's done.This is a beautiful explanation of it, thank you. This is also a new thing to me. I'm starting to notice all the British influences in my life, it's interesting. I'm definitely getting a better sense of what it means to be British specifically as opposed to American. it's something I never understood before.-40hz (August 06, 2012, 01:57 PM)
And you've now given me many hours of Holmes to look forward to.-superboyac (August 06, 2012, 03:00 PM)
Also catch Wentworth, if you have the time. (much better than Orange is the New Black.)-app103 (August 06, 2016, 08:20 PM)
Also catch Wentworth, if you have the time. (much better than Orange is the New Black.)-app103 (August 06, 2016, 08:20 PM)
I was very confused for a sec. At first, after you'd been talking Prison Break, I thought you were talking about Wentworth Miller. ;D-wraith808 (August 07, 2016, 10:00 PM)
Stranger Things (https://www.netflix.com/title/80057281)
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4574334/
Very good. I was skeptical at first, especially as you can't really explain it without giving too much away, so everyone was just saying watch it. And now I'm just saying watch it. :)-wraith808 (August 26, 2016, 08:03 PM)
A new season of Black Mirror (season 4) was just released:
https://www.netflix.com/search?q=black%20mirror
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Shtisel:both links lead to your new headphones :D
https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-G533-Wireless-Gaming-Headset-x/dp/B01MXE0FKC
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