The Syndicate

insertnamehere wrote: ↑Fri Nov 23, 2018 12:25 pm Sam Esmail's new Amazon show Homecoming fuckin' slaps.

My favorite part: the soundtrack is entirely made up of scores from other films, with a bunch of iconic Carpenter and 70's thriller stuff in there. Also, Julia Roberts can actually act. Who knew?

[mention]insertnamehere[/mention] I'm happy to report that this time you were correct. Homecoming was good. Extremely Sam Esmail.

Roma did not disappoint.

Bird Box is lit

dunya wrote: ↑Fri Dec 21, 2018 3:18 am Roma did not disappoint.

Except that it did. At least for me. Technically amazing film, but the story is pretty weak.

Just finished Bird Box on Netflix!

Epignosis wrote: ↑Wed Dec 26, 2018 11:46 pm Just finished Bird Box on Netflix!

Spoiler: show

What the fuck? People get paid to write shit like this?

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 1:20 am

Epignosis wrote: ↑Wed Dec 26, 2018 11:46 pm Just finished Bird Box on Netflix!

Spoiler: show

What the fuck? People get paid to write shit like this?

I mean...

Epignosis wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 10:12 am

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 1:20 am

Epignosis wrote: ↑Wed Dec 26, 2018 11:46 pm Just finished Bird Box on Netflix!

Spoiler: show

What the fuck? People get paid to write shit like this?

I mean...

Spoiler: show

Problem in the beginning of the movie when everything is oh-no!: You're imprisoned inside a building with no access to food and other supplies.

Problem in the end of the movie when everything is hunky-dory: You're imprisoned inside a building with no access to food and other supplies.

Fair nuff. although

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 1:25 pm

Epignosis wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 10:12 am

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 1:20 am

Epignosis wrote: ↑Wed Dec 26, 2018 11:46 pm Just finished Bird Box on Netflix!

Spoiler: show

What the fuck? People get paid to write shit like this?

I mean...

Spoiler: show

Problem in the beginning of the movie when everything is oh-no!: You're imprisoned inside a building with no access to food and other supplies.

Problem in the end of the movie when everything is hunky-dory: You're imprisoned inside a building with no access to food and other supplies.

Fair nuff. although

Spoiler: show

I'm sure they had plenty of supplies and gardens and stuff inside the Academy, or at least a way to go get supplies. Way too many people just having a good time for them to be like, starving or struggling. I guess.

Also

Epignosis wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 1:56 pm

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 1:25 pm

Epignosis wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 10:12 am

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 1:20 am

Epignosis wrote: ↑Wed Dec 26, 2018 11:46 pm Just finished Bird Box on Netflix!

Spoiler: show

What the fuck? People get paid to write shit like this?

I mean...

Spoiler: show

Problem in the beginning of the movie when everything is oh-no!: You're imprisoned inside a building with no access to food and other supplies.

Problem in the end of the movie when everything is hunky-dory: You're imprisoned inside a building with no access to food and other supplies.

Fair nuff. although

Spoiler: show

I'm sure they had plenty of supplies and gardens and stuff inside the Academy, or at least a way to go get supplies. Way too many people just having a good time for them to be like, starving or struggling. I guess.

Also

Spoiler: show

bird shit. Bird shit everywhere.

Green Book is what happens when "that white guy with a black friend" decides to write a movie. If you don't think about anything, it's a pleasant little film. But it's somewhere near the end, around the moment where a scene with a nice cop shows up, existing for no narrative purpose at all except that "that white guy with a black friend" felt that the film should have that scene (for balance? Because saying that not all cops are racist is important to white guy with a black friend?) That you realize that the writer of this film doesn't know anything about racism at all.

I think Crash had more to say about it. And I mean the Cronenberg one.

But ey, we all get to pat ourselves on the back because we aren't racists, so we feel good.

Meh.

I just watched Vice.

It's great. You should all see it. Exposes all the dirt and then some.

I've been watching The Passage. I'm enjoying it so far. I'm always a sucker for zombie or infection containment type stories.

we just watched the first 2 episodes of Umbrella Academy. It is....a lot. There's a lot going on. Very fun so far.

Never saw The Americans so just watched the pilot from season 1 - and wow, so good. I got it on Amazon Prime, if you haven't watched the show give the pilot a watch. Not for kids though.

watched after life on netflix. extremely good show. recommend it to everyone who is dealing with loss of any kind. guaranteed to get those tears flowin.

nutella wrote: ↑Mon Feb 18, 2019 1:52 am we just watched the first 2 episodes of Umbrella Academy. It is....a lot. There's a lot going on. Very fun so far.

Did this turn out to be good? I started it but wasn't getting into it...

timmer wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2019 10:23 am

nutella wrote: ↑Mon Feb 18, 2019 1:52 am we just watched the first 2 episodes of Umbrella Academy. It is....a lot. There's a lot going on. Very fun so far.

Did this turn out to be good? I started it but wasn't getting into it...

I thought it was incredibly cheesy. The premise is kinda neat at least.

It was fun! Definitely has some excessive silliness but I enjoyed it.

I love umbrella academy! It's fun and I like the music. It definitley has a lot of tropes you see in a lot of other things but I think it combines them all in a good way to make for an enjoyable show. Also since I loved misfits I feel like klaus is nathan 2.0 haha

Russian doll is pure genius. The finale made me drunk cry.

timmer wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2019 2:59 am Russian doll is pure genius. The finale made me drunk cry.

same. can't wait for s2.

I don't get to sit down and watch a movie much anymore, and when I do, I often regret it.

However, we just finished Netflix's The Highwaymen starring Costner, Harrelson and Bates. I remain thoroughly impressed with the experience overall and recommend this film.

Just finished a show called Travellers. It's on Netflix.

One of the best time travel stories I've ever seen. It's a bit dark, but damn if it's not an intelligent show. It explores a lot of ethical and philosophical questions about time travel, and leaves you scratching your head about them even though you wanna root for the protagonists.

It has about 30 episodes. Unfortunately it was cancalled this year, though the episodes made so far leave a pretty satisfactory ending for the show.

Does anyone watch lucifer? I loved season 4 so good I couldnt stop watching it.

Travelers, The Higwaymen and Lucifer are all great IMO. Just finished Lucifer S4.

I am currently watching 13 Reasons Why, Arrow and The Protector.

Also thinking about starting a new Netflix series (as long it isn't highschool romance stuff, 13RW is enough).

Watched Wreck It Ralph last night. Loved it.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Wed Jun 19, 2019 10:47 pm Watched Wreck It Ralph last night. Loved it.

Yeah, it's on Netflix now! I have to check it out, the first one was great.

We watched Good Omens and it was great.

The latest season of Black Mirror was two 'meh's and a 'cool'.

DharmaHelper wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2019 12:52 pm Travelers, The Higwaymen and Lucifer are all great IMO. Just finished Lucifer S4.

DH, is Lucifer Season 4 the new season on Netflix? Or are we still waiting for the new season?

Yes Lucifer season 4 is the newest season it's really good. I guess they're doing one more.

Yeah what sabie said

Just finished Dark second season. Even more amazing and confusing as S1.

Bojack Horseman is an all time great show. It is the very first thing I would recommend to anyone with access to their own or somebody else’s Netflix account.

Sloonei wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2020 11:53 pm Bojack Horseman is an all time great show. It is the very first thing I would recommend to anyone with access to their own or somebody else’s Netflix account.

It's probably my favorite animated series ever. The only competitor that comes to mind for me is The Simpsons. Certainly others like Futurama were good, but this one really hits my marks.

Jessica Jones. I'm still on season 2. I'm not much of a binge watcher, I really like the pace of watching an episode once in a blue moon. The characters welcome me back but everything's still super fresh.

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Sun Feb 02, 2020 1:41 am

Sloonei wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2020 11:53 pm Bojack Horseman is an all time great show. It is the very first thing I would recommend to anyone with access to their own or somebody else’s Netflix account.

It's probably my favorite animated series ever. The only competitor that comes to mind for me is The Simpsons. Certainly others like Futurama were good, but this one really hits my marks.

One of the final episodes is my favorite from any animated series that I’ve seen. I don’t want to say anything more because spoilers, but it may be obvious which one I’m talking about.

Sloonei wrote: ↑Sun Feb 02, 2020 2:12 pm

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Sun Feb 02, 2020 1:41 am

Sloonei wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2020 11:53 pm Bojack Horseman is an all time great show. It is the very first thing I would recommend to anyone with access to their own or somebody else’s Netflix account.

It's probably my favorite animated series ever. The only competitor that comes to mind for me is The Simpsons. Certainly others like Futurama were good, but this one really hits my marks.

One of the final episodes is my favorite from any animated series that I’ve seen. I don’t want to say anything more because spoilers, but it may be obvious which one I’m talking about.

Just finished the series, and well, yep.

I'm so excited that I finally have Netflix and can see Bojack. I have to start at the beginning though.

What I'm watching now is a fascinating documentary called Cheer on Netflix. If you've been a cheer leader, wanted to be a cheerleader or had no interest in being a cheer leader you will still find this an interesting depiction of leadership and teamwork as well as some other things which I will not say for fear of spoiling.

Stumptown on Hulu. Cobie smulders deserves some awards, and the rest of the cast is great too

knives out was fantastic, everyone should give it a go if they havent seen it

The Death of Dick Long 8/10

I've been watching Schitt's Creek after delaying for a couple years. It's a fantastic show. I love the character development for Alexis, David, and Johnny.

Treat it as you would The Office (US). Power through the first season and then enjoy a significant improvement from that point onward. I rather like the first season of The Office now but it was the dealbreaker for me the first three or four times I tried to watch the show. I feel Schitt's Creek is similar, as the characters in the first season are rather true to their caricatures, and they only become real human beings in the second season.

I have been rewatching Battlestar Galactica recently along with some other friends I know (who hasn't seen the show). I'm currently two episodes into Season 3.

This is one of my favorite shows tbh. It's really good.

I have also been watching Qzark. I'm 8 episodes into Season 1. This one's also really good.

Creature wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2019 5:32 pm I am currently watching 13 Reasons Why, Arrow and The Protector.

Also thinking about starting a new Netflix series (as long it isn't highschool romance stuff, 13RW is enough).

Update on this: The Protector had some great plot twists and I'm quite surprised by how the story changed through its four seasons. 13RW and Arrow sadly I didn't really get the hang.

Just started watching Shadow and Bone which seems fairly promising. Also currently waiting for the second seasons of Tribes of Europa and Invisible City, both had me wondering what will happen next.

I'm a couple of episodes into Tribes of Europa as well actually. Really interesting series. I haven't seen an episode in a while now though.

I've watched the first episode of Shadow & Bone. I should get back on that.

Finish Money Heist (La Cada De Papel) 10/10

I’m on I think episode 5 of Ted Lasso. Funny show so far. Definitely enjoying it.

Prodigy, Loki and for the 20th time Star Trek Voyager

Roxy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 15, 2021 11:08 am Prodigy, Loki and for the 20th time Star Trek Voyager

Wait!! I just saw this!!! Roxy is this you?? First aapje shows up this week and now Roxy!