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Post by Wolfgang on Oct 21, 2018 23:19:33 GMT -5
Daredevil has extremely heightened senses because he was exposed to radioactive material. This doesn't explain how he acquired his superhuman gymnastics skills.
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Post by mikegarrison on Oct 21, 2018 23:20:11 GMT -5
Daredevil has extremely heightened senses because he was exposed to radioactive material. Are you sure it wasn't from getting the flu shot?
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Post by Wolfgang on Oct 21, 2018 23:22:12 GMT -5
You get autism from flu shots.
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Post by Thrill of the 'ville on Oct 22, 2018 11:52:01 GMT -5
The third season of Daredevil came out on Netflix on Friday and I really enjoyed it. It’s not perfect and there were a number of times when I questioned things (trying to avoid posting spoilers) but it was so well done that in the scheme of things, I was able to overlook some plot issues. After Netflix cancelled Iron Fist and Luke Cage on back to back days, Daredevil definitely got the Marvel shows back on track. I totally never understood Daredevil (in comics). He's a superhero because he's blind! Um, yeah, OK. So his big go-to FTW move is to turn out the lights. Then EVERYBODY IS BLIND! (But he's the only one good at it.) Other superheroes can fly, or shoot lasers out of their eyes, or at least have semi-lame powers like being able to walk through walls or make themselves too heavy to move. But Daredevil gets the power of "being blind". As Wolfgang mentioned, his power is actually heightened sense. The blindness is actually used as his weakness many times (villains who can alter their heartbeats, an area being too loud, temporarily made deaf, etc.). He has an ally, formerly a foe, named Echo who is deaf but can master anything by seeing it once and they used their senses against one another. The blindness is also used as a metaphor for Catholic “blind faith” and the law’s “blind justice” which are important aspects of his civilian alter ego.
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Post by mikegarrison on Oct 22, 2018 15:27:34 GMT -5
Man In The High Castle is taking on an interesting twist, not sure I like it. Its becoming a Sci-fi, where newsreel clips are being transferred from other timelines. I hope you are aware that the book was written by Phillip K. Dick and is considered to be science fiction.
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Post by XAsstCoach on Oct 22, 2018 18:38:40 GMT -5
Man In The High Castle is taking on an interesting twist, not sure I like it. Its becoming a Sci-fi, where newsreel clips are being transferred from other timelines. I hope you are aware that the book was written by Phillip K. Dick and is considered to be science fiction. That would explain it. Show came recommended by friends, never mentioned it’s a sci-fi.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2018 19:07:18 GMT -5
Beverly Hillbillies
Interesting concept. Hillbillies discover oil (it's a long story), get rich, and move to Hollywood. The humor comes from them trying to fit in in Hollywood.
The laughs never stop. Until someone is killed in a drive-by shooting. They stop for a little bit then.
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Post by tomclen on Oct 22, 2018 20:33:18 GMT -5
OK, hate to admit this, but....
Great British Baking Show. A PBS show that's 5 or 6 seasons old, which we've discovered on Netflix.
I like to cook, but don't bake, so I'm not sure why I like this show. It's a cross between Chopped and American Idol. Paul Hollywood is the Simon Cowell of the show. He's a co-judge with famous British cookbook author Mary Berry.
A season starts with a baker's dozen baking contestants and one gets the boot each week, until they get down to the final 3 and then crown a champion.
Quite wholesome and interesting. I suppose it's just a very pleasant diversion from the challenging reality of the world right now.
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Post by Wolfgang on Oct 22, 2018 20:51:15 GMT -5
OK, hate to admit this, but.... Great British Baking Show. A PBS show that's 5 or 6 seasons old, which we've discovered on Netflix. I like to cook, but don't bake, so I'm not sure why I like this show. It's a cross between Chopped and American Idol. Paul Hollywood is the Simon Cowell of the show. He's a co-judge with famous British cookbook author Mary Berry. A season starts with a baker's dozen baking contestants and one gets the boot each week, until they get down to the final 3 and then crown a champion. Quite wholesome and interesting. I suppose it's just a very pleasant diversion from the challenging reality of the world right now. The wife and used to watch it. The wife was in her baking phase so I was forced to watch it because, you know, I'm a good husband and I should do things with my wife. On paper, it seems like a stupid and silly show -- like all cooking shows -- but it's quite interesting. I would like to say I learned something about baking, but sadly, I can't.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2018 22:59:28 GMT -5
Anyone else watching The Deuce?
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Post by azvb on Oct 24, 2018 12:04:38 GMT -5
OK, hate to admit this, but.... Great British Baking Show. A PBS show that's 5 or 6 seasons old, which we've discovered on Netflix. I like to cook, but don't bake, so I'm not sure why I like this show. It's a cross between Chopped and American Idol. Paul Hollywood is the Simon Cowell of the show. He's a co-judge with famous British cookbook author Mary Berry. A season starts with a baker's dozen baking contestants and one gets the boot each week, until they get down to the final 3 and then crown a champion. Quite wholesome and interesting. I suppose it's just a very pleasant diversion from the challenging reality of the world right now. I love this show.
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Post by Wolfgang on Oct 24, 2018 12:15:15 GMT -5
Wife has been nagging me to go buy a TV series we can both enjoy. She pretty much enjoys any genre except horror, I personally am a little more picky. I enjoy watching the occasional comedy or drama, but they don't hold such strong appeal for me in wanting to watch those shows again. The jokes get old and stale after watching a comedy episode (well...I'll make an exception for MASH and Seinfeld). The dramas, I find some to be a bit too soapy to watch again (I suppose the Good Wife would be an exception, that was a great drama series ,but even so, it had it's share of over-the-top melodrama). I want to own a TV series that have a high "re-watchability", otherwise it will just be left collecting dust on the shelf. So what kind of TV series do you recommend that lent itself to be re-watched again and again without getting old (or at least, does not get old as fast as some less stellar series). So let's see...Adventure (The original MacGuyver?) Thriller (Walking Dead?), Science Fiction (Star Trek?) or Fantasy (hmmm...Game of Thrones come to mind, but even so, some episodes, I don't really want to watch again, if you know what I mean). Hmmmm.... If you liked the Good Wife, you’d probably like The Good Fight. It’s about how the characters continue after Alicia leaves. It’s on CBS all access. No commercials. The Americans, Madam Secretary are good, too. We started watching The Good Fight. I loved The Good Wife and though I didn't particularly like the Diane Lockhart character, I'm glad some spin-off came from it. A lot of the regulars from The Good Wife are back. The one key newcomer is of course, Ygritte from Game of Thrones, who has mysteriously been resurrected as Maia, a young attorney, in Chicago. If she starts looking for Jon Snow, I'll be impressed.
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Post by nowhereman on Oct 24, 2018 17:03:15 GMT -5
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Post by jayj79 on Oct 24, 2018 17:45:40 GMT -5
Daredevil has extremely heightened senses because he was exposed to radioactive material. This doesn't explain how he acquired his superhuman gymnastics skills. I don't recall any "superhuman gymnastics skills". At least nothing more than is portrayed in martial arts films, or any action movies, where the good guys are always able to do some crazy stuff. Maybe not all that realistic, but more or less the norm for the genre.
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Post by Thrill of the 'ville on Oct 24, 2018 21:23:02 GMT -5
Anyone else watching The Deuce? I watched probably half of the first season until the account I use stopped getting HBO.
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