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Oct 24, 2018 21:27:25 GMT -5
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Post by Thrill of the 'ville on Oct 24, 2018 21:27:25 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. His athleticism, balance, etc. is actually very high level due to his heightened senses. In the comics it doesn’t always seem so profound because it’s hard to illustrate but it is mentioned/noted often. The Affleck movie had some scenes that put it on display, but as you mentioned, many other characters in the genre have similar skills.
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Post by ironhammer on Oct 24, 2018 22:47:41 GMT -5
I actually like nature documentaries. I am not some tree-hugging "animal lover", but I do admire charismatic fauna, especially on those "edutainment" documentaries that entertain and also educates you. There used to be a lot more of those traditional documentaries on Discovery (back when it was more like a for-profit PBS) and National Geographic Channel. But these days, Discovery is a reality tv channel with some fake science shows, while Nat Geo might still have the occasional interesting show, it also has more reliance on reality shows anyway. I also like history, popular science and culture-themed documentaries, but History Channel today has anything but history shows (makes you wonder why it is still called "History"). I guess PBS and BBC are the last remaining bastions of traditional science and history documentaries. Some of the all-time science or history-themed documentaries that I enjoy includes: Planet Earth (original aired on Discovery in 2006), it prompted me to upgrade to HD TV, this is the long but awesome trailer to the series: The sequel Planet Earth II is just as good, but only shown on BBC, which I don't have: Late Stephen Hawking's "Into the Universe" explores some popular topics (i.e. aliens, time travel) through the prism of real physics. Really cool show helped by great CGI: Siberian Tiger Quest. This 2012 documentary from PBS has some amazing footage of wild Siberian Tigers. It is also a story of the man who basically lived out of a tiny hole for years without human contact to capture the footage: Beautiful Killers. There are many documentaries on orcas or Killer Whales on Nat Geo, BBC to the more recent "Blackfish", focusing on their social life, hunting tactics and the controversy over captivity. But this old documentary on orcas captures it all, their life in the wild, captivity, and those who research them. It has an emotional resonance that I found lacking in other Killer Whale documentaries: Engineering an Empire. Again there are many documentaries on ancient civilizations, but this series is interesting in that it focus on the engineering aspect of those civilizations, such as Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, China and so on. Good Stuff:
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Post by azvb on Oct 25, 2018 13:32:04 GMT -5
Ozark. The language and violence are disturbing, yet I couldn’t quit watching. Spoiler
Wendy’s character certainly took a turn.
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Post by azvb on Oct 25, 2018 13:33:56 GMT -5
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. I really like this show.
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Post by gnu2vball on Oct 25, 2018 13:53:28 GMT -5
Ozark. The language and violence are disturbing, yet I couldn’t quit watching. Spoiler Wendy’s character certainly took a turn. There's a lot disturbing about Ozark, but it's a great show. Lots of interesting characters and situations.
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Post by Wolfgang on Nov 5, 2018 23:47:50 GMT -5
Janet King (s1)
Australian TV show about a criminal prosecutor and three separate cases that seem to converge in unexpected ways. It stars Marta Dusseldorp, one of the most beautiful actresses on the planet.
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Post by Wolfgang on Nov 11, 2018 5:00:09 GMT -5
Janet King (s2)
Done. There's always a twist in the final episode of each season. This one's out of left field.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2018 22:38:49 GMT -5
OK. I'll try another one. Anyone watch Forever?
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Post by Wolfgang on Nov 13, 2018 23:28:50 GMT -5
The Sinner Interesting show. Jessica Biel, Bill Pullman, and some actor who looks like Jon Snow.
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Post by tomclen on Nov 13, 2018 23:42:47 GMT -5
After two seasons, I would have strongly recommended House of Cards. But then it started going down hill. And that final season...OMG...maybe the worst season of shows in the history of television. It was like the writers, producers and actors were just mooning us and laughing about it.
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Post by Wolfgang on Nov 24, 2018 23:21:10 GMT -5
Big Little Lies
I know this show got good reviews, but the wife and I couldn't get past the third episode. Almost every character is annoying AF. I know the writers deliberately made it this way in order to maintain the "Who was killed?" suspense, but all it did for us was stop watching altogether and move on to some other TV show.
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Post by Wolfgang on Dec 26, 2018 22:56:22 GMT -5
Dark Matter
I've never heard of this show but the wife and I started watching this late last week and it's been a pleasant surprise. It's sci-fi lite. The plot is outrageous but it's intriguing and keeps us interested. We're now on season 2. It was cancelled after 3 seasons.
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Post by WahineFan44 on Dec 29, 2018 14:51:52 GMT -5
Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina is FANTASTIC. It has nice twist and leaves on a good cliff hanger.
I Watch Hawaii five O mainly to see all the lols in it. Like how they traveled from the east side of the island to waikiki by paddleboard to help a bleeding girl who was dying, or how they totally make up street names and butcher them in the proccess. Regardless, its still a good show.
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Post by Wolfgang on Dec 29, 2018 15:43:21 GMT -5
Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina is FANTASTIC. It has nice twist and leaves on a good cliff hanger. I Watch Hawaii five O mainly to see all the lols in it. Like how they traveled from the east side of the island to waikiki by paddleboard to help a bleeding girl who was dying, or how they totally make up street names and butcher them in the proccess. Regardless, its still a good show. The most outrageous was 24 (I think it was season 2 or 3) when they drove from Los Angeles to the UCSB campus in Santa Barbara/Goleta in 15 minutes. The distance is roughly 100 miles so that meant they were driving at 400 MPH!
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Post by mikegarrison on Dec 29, 2018 16:25:28 GMT -5
Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina is FANTASTIC. It has nice twist and leaves on a good cliff hanger. I Watch Hawaii five O mainly to see all the lols in it. Like how they traveled from the east side of the island to waikiki by paddleboard to help a bleeding girl who was dying, or how they totally make up street names and butcher them in the proccess. Regardless, its still a good show. The most outrageous was 24 (I think it was season 2 or 3) when they drove from Los Angeles to the UCSB campus in Santa Barbara/Goleta in 15 minutes. The distance is roughly 100 miles so that meant they were driving at 400 MPH! Sleepless In Seattle was notorious around here for the way that the character who lived in a houseboat (we do have some of those, mainly in Lake Union) made a quick trip by rowboat to Alki Beach, which would have required either a portage around the locks or a trip through them, then a long-ass row past the entire Seattle waterfront all the way to West Seattle. It would have taken hours.
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