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TV 19 - Simpsons Did It

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Which unit? Unlike Band of Brothers, The Pacific followed three different units during the Marines’ time in hell.
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I can't remember off the top of my head (he has passed away) but I am 90% sure he was in the 1st Regiment. Based on my reading there is almost no chance he was in the 7th and the 5th doesn't sound right either based on what little I can remember. Like I said he wouldn't talk much about it. I didn't learn anything about his service at all until the series came out actually.
 
Turn-On, possibly the most famous cancellation in tv history, will have two of its episodes released on Monday on YouTube. Likely the fastest cancellation ever, it was canceled after 10 minutes on a Cleveland affiliate and the response on the east coast it was so bad it didn’t even air in some west coast markets. The show was officially canceled after an episode, though a second episode was already produced and a third episode had content filmed.

Based on the trailer it looks like a show that was six decades too early for the mainstream. Short, random clips is Gen Z’s calling card for humor and it probably would’ve had a home on Adult Swim since the 2000s. Seems to fit right in with Tim and Eric.

https://deadline.com/2023/10/infamo...astest-cancellation-in-tv-history-1235566393/
 
Spartanforlife4 said:
Turn-On, possibly the most famous cancellation in tv history, will have two of its episodes released on Monday on YouTube. Likely the fastest cancellation ever, it was canceled after 10 minutes on a Cleveland affiliate and the response on the east coast it was so bad it didn’t even air in some west coast markets. The show was officially canceled after an episode, though a second episode was already produced and a third episode had content filmed.

Based on the trailer it looks like a show that was six decades too early for the mainstream. Short, random clips is Gen Z’s calling card for humor and it probably would’ve had a home on Adult Swim since the 2000s. Seems to fit right in with Tim and Eric.

https://deadline.com/2023/10/infamo...astest-cancellation-in-tv-history-1235566393/
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Was it as bad as the Jaime Foxx sitcom on Netfilx? I gave that one 9 minutes.
 
I'll give The Continental a B-/C+. Had some gem moments that made it worth watching, but never really captured the magic of John Wick.
 
Tomorrow Netflix drops newest horror from Mike Flanagan- the fall of the house of usher. Has some of his usuals (Carla gugino, kate Siegel) and mark hamil this time around.

hill house was amazing and bly manor was very good. I’m pumped
 
Deutsche Gopher Fan said:
Tomorrow Netflix drops newest horror from Mike Flanagan- the fall of the house of usher. Has some of his usuals (Carla gugino, kate Siegel) and mark hamil this time around.

hill house was amazing and bly manor was very good. I’m pumped
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Wait, wait, wait. We're talking about the Hill House remake of a few years ago? That was complete dreck. Or were there two Hill House remakes?

edit: There were, and they both sucked. The 1999 movie was just loud and stupid, but the mini-series went further and took a steaming crap all over Shirley Jackson. God, it was maddening -- completely destroyed the integrity of the source material and should not have been entitled to the same name. I get the story -- I get how maybe audiences would like it. But it simply isn't the same story -- at all. It's as bad as the mini-series version of Foundation for just ripping off a title.

BTW, everyone within the sounds of my keys, if you have never seen the original drop everything. I am hesitant to suggest the book to a modern audience. It was written for a different type of reader. It is extremely slow, quiet, nuanced. It's beautiful, like poetry, and extremely affecting. But virtually nobody alive now will be patient enough for it. It's also not fun. My reaction to the central character was profound depression. But holy hell what beautiful prose.
 
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Just wrapped up Ahsoka on Disney+.

I think it was a solid season. Nothing jaw dropping, but I was entertained throughout, although it did drag a bit. I enjoyed Thrawn and how the character was played. As a whole it was easy enough to follow despite not having seen any of Filoni's animated stuff. I'm sure there was some extra payoff I missed by not seeing this.

Kind of sucks that Rey Stevens passed =(
 
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Just wrapped up Ahsoka on Disney+.

I think it was a solid season. Nothing jaw dropping, but I was entertained throughout, although it did drag a bit. I enjoyed Thrawn and how the character was played. As a whole it was easy enough to follow despite not having seen any of Filoni's animated stuff. I'm sure there was some extra payoff I missed by not seeing this.

Kind of sucks that Rey Stevens passed =(
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There’s definitely more payoff if you’ve seen the animated stuff, especially Rebels.

Agreed on Ray. Get Liev Schreiber on line 1, please.

Even having watched the animated series, I was kinda “meh” on it overall. It might have because I was watching Andor at the same time, and that is simply much better than this. Ahsoka is definitely better than Obi Wan, though. So there’s that.
 
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Wait, wait, wait. We're talking about the Hill House remake of a few years ago? That was complete dreck. Or were there two Hill House remakes?

edit: There were, and they both sucked. The 1999 movie was just loud and stupid, but the mini-series went further and took a steaming crap all over Shirley Jackson. God, it was maddening -- completely destroyed the integrity of the source material and should not have been entitled to the same name. I get the story -- I get how maybe audiences would like it. But it simply isn't the same story -- at all. It's as bad as the mini-series version of Foundation for just ripping off a title.

BTW, everyone within the sounds of my keys, if you have never seen the original drop everything. I am hesitant to suggest the book to a modern audience. It was written for a different type of reader. It is extremely slow, quiet, nuanced. It's beautiful, like poetry, and extremely affecting. But virtually nobody alive now will be patient enough for it. It's also not fun. My reaction to the central character was profound depression. But holy hell what beautiful prose.
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Sometimes it's ok not to overthink it. This might be impossible for you to do now that it's over, but what do you think you would have thought of the series if you had no prior experience with the novel and the original film?
 
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Sometimes it's ok not to overthink it. This might be impossible for you to do now that it's over, but what do you think you would have thought of the series if you had no prior experience with the novel and the original film?
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That's a fair criticism. I love the original so much that such a difference really stunned and disappointed me. But let me give another example: Dark Winds. The original books are excellent. I only found them because of the TV show. I watched the first season, then started reading the books (I am up around 9 or 10 now). I realized quickly that the TV was mixing plots and introducing characters.

I wasn't mad, but I was somewhat irritated just because none of the changes were necessary - the book plots themselves are actually far more conducive to a TV serial than the frankenhooker plotlines which the show went with. All the more depressing since Tony Hillerman's daughter wrote the screenplays (this has indeed convinced me not to read her continuation of her father's books).

Then I started on S2, but this time I had the books in my mind, and now the divergences and the erosion of quality were FAR more striking. Gordon's criminal miscast as Chee actually does make me a little mad. I should say, though, McClarnon's Leaphorn is perfection -- seriously, I cannot imagine a more ideal casting. (Gordon : McClarnon : Dark Winds :: Wright : Elwes :: Princess Bride).

So, you are right, the order matters.
 
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Kepler said:
That's a fair criticism. I love the original so much that such a difference really stunned and disappointed me. But let me give another example: Dark Winds. The original books are excellent. I only found them because of the TV show. I watched the first season, then started reading the books (I am up around 9 or 10 now). I realized quickly that the TV was mixing plots and introducing characters.

I wasn't mad, but I was somewhat irritated just because none of the changes were necessary - the book plots themselves are actually far more conducive to a TV serial than the frankenhooker plotlines which the show with. All the more depressing since Tony Hillerman's daughter wrote the screenplays (this has indeed convinced me not to read her continuation of her father's books).

Then I started on S2, but this time I had the books in my mind, and now the divergences and the erosion of quality were FAR more striking. Gordon's criminal miscast as Chee actually does make me a little mad. I should say, though, McClarnon's Leaphorn is perfection -- seriously, I cannot imagine a more deal casting. (Gordon : McClarnon : Dark Winds :: Wright : Elwes :: Princess Bride).

So, you are right, the order matters.
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Fair enough. I read Jaws before I watched the film and although I was young I remember not enjoying many of the changes including the ending, but in retrospect many of the changes to the characters are probably why the movie still endures to this day. Most of the characters in the book are contemptuous and unlikable, in the movie they're still flawed but you actually care if they survive or not.
 
The more I think about it, the more I like Frasier. You just can’t sit there and try to map any new characters to Niles, Daphne or roz.
there’s a fun reference to Bulldog too

first episode of the fall of the house of usher was good. Main family resembles sacklers as phara overlords.

for anyone that might think Flanagan’s series are “dreck” the horror film Hush is also good
 
Handyman said:
That's what you get for watching Maher...what did he say this time?
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He made it sound as though students everywhere were throwing support toward Hamas and he laughed at the idea of anyone comparing what it's like to live there to that of being a slave, completely ignoring they it truly is a prison-like existence.

Maher at least opened with saying Republicans are solely responsible with the shit show happening in Congress, but I don't think he seriously challenged that weasel at all.
 
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