I Have Just Seen... VII

[Mac Sirloin]

I've been watching Community following Rick and Morty's downer finale. Community is something I recommend everyone should watch, but if you're at that point where you find it saccharine and annoying, as I was, try again another time. It took me awhile to get into it but it's a really sweet show, not quite as jarring or bleak as some other Dan Harmon material. It's meaningful and that's the kind of content I'm seeking.

On the other hand, boy howdy have I ever been watching some Family Guy. Apart from the musical sequences involving the stupid gay baby and the drunk dog, it gets some laughs. The 'Like that time when's...' really pile on in some episodes, yet they're rarely all that funny. I find Peter Griffin funny, he's a post-post-modern bugs bunny, a thoroughly diagnosed cartoon. I think Family Guy floats in this strange ether where a foundation of understanding about the simple world makes the constant gags at its expense funny, and without that meagre context everything seems nonsensically stupid, rather than humorously stupid. It's one of those 'I wouldn't watch it if it weren't on Netflix' shows.

[Shrykull43]

I've started watching the entirety of That 70s Show, currently on ep120 out of 200
Its just freakin good comedy
Made my day when I realized all the S5 episodes are named after Led Zeppelin songs

[Phylum]

That 70s Show started to feel like the same joke over and over after a while. It's well done and enjoyable, but there's not enough variety for 200 episodes.

Family Guys is kind of the same thing, actually. If you've never seen it before you will probably laugh more than someone who's familiar with the show's style of comedy. They're dumb cheap jokes, but it is hard to sit through an episode and not laugh. Credit where it's due for that, as much as I tend to find it irritating it these days.

[Nepsotic]

I find Family Guy is much more enjoyable when you think of it as a sketch show with a loose plotline attached.

[Crashpunk]

I have a really hard time enjoying Family Guy now; At least the newer seasons. The cutaway gags got really old. And most of the characters aren't that interesting. They just do the same old shit and never develop.

I always preferred American Dad anyway. I'm quite a few seasons behind that show, I wonder how it's doing?

[Nepsotic]

What the hell are you doing browsing the forums when you could be watching BoJack Horseman.

[Shrykull43]

I find Family Guy is much more enjoyable when you think of it as a sketch show with a loose plotline attached.

This ^

[Phylum]

The Star Wars trailer. Not a very good trailer really, but boy am I excited anyway. I contemplated a midnight screening with a friend, but while we were talking it sold out so we're going on the evening of the 18th instead.

Hooooooly shit though.

[Crashpunk]

Really? I thought was a brilliant trailer. I was so worried it was going to give away some big plot point and I'm so glad it didn't.

The build up was great. Starting quiet then getting more and more action packed, I liked how it was layed out. Establishing the good guys and bad guys and really telling us who these characters are. This film has more character than the prequels combined. And oh god the music. The frigging music.

The lack of Luke is interesting. I think he's going to be mentor, and only shows himself towards the end. The "Yoda" of Episode 7 so to speak. The whole "Luke is Evil/Kylo Ren" Theory is fucking dumb. We've already seen who plays Kylo anyway.

I'm calling it now. The Force Awakens will be highest grossing film ever.

[Mr. Bungle]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is looking more and more like Fanservice and Pandering: The Movie.

And I wouldn't have it any other way.

[Phylum]

The trailer gave me no reason to see the movie, other than "Star Wars".

The people who made the trailer obviously knew they didn't have to do much to entice an audience, though. Flashy visuals, nostalgia and a deliberate decision to not give anything away works in your favour when you have a huge, old franchise behind you.

[Crashpunk]

Yup. And there's nothing wrong with that.

[Mr. Bungle]

I've been watching Attack on Titan (caught up, great show, excited for more), Neon Genesis Evangelion (currently marathoning, on episode 9 and I can already tell why people like it so much) and Madoka Magicka (some top notch surreal animation there, and plot wise this shit's a lot darker than I expected; but still without being too try-hard and edgy).

I think I'm becoming a weab. Anyway, yeah, anime is cool, and y'all should recommend me some more. Short series, though. Ones that actually... end. In a concise manner (10-25ish episodes seems pretty good). I just can't get into a long-running anime series, even if I can acknlowedge it's good, the idea of sitting through hundreds of episodes of anime just seems nauseating, even if I have warmed up to the style a bit more.

[Nepsotic]

WataMote is really good. Watch the sub though. Same with Another.

Edit: Started watching Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It's like Friends on crack and I love it.

[Shrykull43]

So me and some of my friends decided on the whim we wanted to get baked and see something at a cinema. They were doing a re-screening of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. I WAS NOT ready for it...but it was an experience.

[Phylum]

Little Nell (who plays Columbia) told me I looked fabulous last time I went to a RHPS screening. It was pretty great.

[Crashpunk]

Mad Max: Fury Road.

The whole film was crazy and over the top. Bloody loved it. Excellent use and combination of practical and CGI effects making for some absolutely incredible imagery and use of lighting.

The characters looked awesome as well, especially the villains. Immortan Joe looks frigging terrifying.

[Varrok]

He looked like a silly combination between Bane and that youtube reviewer Nepsotic likes

[Crashpunk]

Jim Sterling? Funny enough he actually wore a Immortan Joe mask in one of his videos.

[Varrok]

He still looked silly

[Mr. Bungle]

The End of Evangelion.

What a movie. Might be the best, most moving animated film I've ever seen.

[Varrok]

All animated films are moving.

[moxco]

I found the finale of Neon Genesis Evangelion to be rather unmoving.

[Mr. Bungle]

Ha ha.

Movie more than made up for it, however I didn't think the finale was all that awful.

[FrustratedAssassin]

Jessica Jones is out today on Netflix and it's amazing. I watched the first three episodes and I wish I could've watched more.

It's super noir at times, very dark always, has an amazing intro and the music is so good too (and sounds a bit like Tycho sometimes).

[Nate]

I'm hesitant about watching that. It looks great, but I don't generally like really dark things. Is it dark-but-uplifting or just dark?

[FrustratedAssassin]

Aaaand I just finished binging. It's dark-dark, and Jessica is miserable and hates herself, and even at the end she doesn't believe she's a good person, but I loved the show. I acually rate it higher than Daredevil, which was great.

[Phylum]

My mum's been watching Game of Thrones, so I've started re-watching bits of it with her. This is less than a month after I got up to date with the books.

It's really funny going back to the show now, because everything feels like it's sped up. It's like all of the characters in this version of the story are hyperactive. The conversations just go so quickly. Also, the acting. The first time I watched through I was taking in the story and getting my head around the sheer amount of information being thrown at me. Now I know everything that's going to happen and more I can really appreciate just how bad some of the acting is, and it's not just the kids.

That said, I have a lot of respect for the team behind if for converting such a massive story to the screen. Some of the visual elements they add in are really clever, especially when they use them to expand on missing inner dialogue. It's amazing that they were able to get anything workable out of the books, there's so much inner dialogue and reflection. So many chapters in the books start in a confusing new setting/timeframe then go back to explain how the character got there, and it must have been a nightmare working with that source material.

So yeah, it's fun, but I want the books to be the version of the story I remember.

[Nepsotic]

Reading is for narks.

[Shrykull43]

Just watched Heavy Metal again and during a trip to New Hampshire was able to pick up a copy of the soundtrack (the only thing worth anything in that movie lol) on an original pressing of the vinyl in near mint condition for $8. But seriously, terrible movie, stellar soundtrack.