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Can't say that I'm enjoying the 2nd season of The Boys. Maybe it's because the weekly release, but I'm just not as invested. I'm actually typing this as I watch episode 4. The story seems to be jumping around all over the place.

Not sure if it's instant, the original Fright Night popped up on my list today.

Yep, Prime Video. Thanks for the tip.

Y'know one of these days we should try out that watch party feature with a GWJ group.

MaxShrek wrote:

Not sure if it's instant, the original Fright Night popped up on my list today.

Is that Prince Humperdink?

Fedaykin98 wrote:
MaxShrek wrote:

Not sure if it's instant, the original Fright Night popped up on my list today.

Is that Prince Humperdink?

It is indeed Chris Sarandon

Apologies if I skimmed past existing discussion of this, but we just tried The Goes Wrong Show last night, and if the first episode is any indication this is going to be a new entry on the list of British comedy greats. If you're a fan of Monty Python, Fry and Laurie, etc, this almost certainly worth checking out (again, with the caveat that we only watched the first episode so far).

zeroKFE wrote:

Apologies if I skimmed past existing discussion of this, but we just tried The Goes Wrong Show last night, and if the first episode is any indication this is going to be a new entry on the list of British comedy greats. If you're a fan of Monty Python, Fry and Laurie, etc, this almost certainly worth checking out (again, with the caveat that we only watched the first episode so far).

Thanks for reco! I've been overdosing on Taskmaster, but my wife is getting a little fatigued with it.

zeroKFE wrote:

Apologies if I skimmed past existing discussion of this, but we just tried The Goes Wrong Show last night, and if the first episode is any indication this is going to be a new entry on the list of British comedy greats. If you're a fan of Monty Python, Fry and Laurie, etc, this almost certainly worth checking out (again, with the caveat that we only watched the first episode so far).

Generally I just stay away from movies or shows about making movies or shows, based on a long history of trying them and they almost universally stink. I think the people in the industry think it is a lot more interesting than it really is. If people say this one is good though maybe I'll give it a try.

LeapingGnome wrote:
zeroKFE wrote:

Apologies if I skimmed past existing discussion of this, but we just tried The Goes Wrong Show last night, and if the first episode is any indication this is going to be a new entry on the list of British comedy greats. If you're a fan of Monty Python, Fry and Laurie, etc, this almost certainly worth checking out (again, with the caveat that we only watched the first episode so far).

Generally I just stay away from movies or shows about making movies or shows, based on a long history of trying them and they almost universally stink. I think the people in the industry think it is a lot more interesting than it really is. If people say this one is good though maybe I'll give it a try.

I gave myself an asthma attack from laughing so hard at it.

We saw The Play That Goes Wrong in the theater. It’s not going to be a classic by any stretch, but even with predictability, it’s wonderful slapstick. Have only watched the first two episodes of The Show That Goes Wrong, but it is FUNNY.

And just watched Dreams with Sharp Teeth which is a documentary about Harlan Ellison. I adored it.
They have a trailer for it. I watched half of the trailer and paused it to just watch the movie. He was quite the character. I strongly recommend it.

Midsommar

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I didn't know it was possible to make full frontal nudity that creepy.

inorite

Ari Aster is amazing.

I've read the director's cut is even better. Haven't picked it up yet, though.

Latest episode of The Boys goes pretty hard. It felt like a lot of built up frustration with the film industry manifested into a single episode. I've been kind of lukewarm on this show up to now, but it kind of feels like it's finding a way to refine the energy of the original comic and use it to deliver some really sharp elbowed commentary.

Amazon has season 1 of the goes wrong show on prime.

It is a fun watch so far.

The Boys spoilers for Sep. 18th episode:

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The best thing about The Deep's PSA ad was that he didn't actually do anything. "Hey you, stop that!"--then walks away without even checking to see if the situation has changed.

I'm pretty sure the director is supposed to read as JJ Abrams.

God, the commentary about how Hollywood wants to market lesbians was so razor sharp. Not just the bit where they're trying to push Maeve's partner to go butch, but the plucky lesbian side-kick/love interest in the movie shoot.

I was looking up the writer for this episode, and it's apparently Katie Couric's daughter, if you're wondering what the guest spot from Katie Couric was all about.

Old sign that a show suddenly has budget: wildly out of character special effects
New sign that a show suddenly has budget: Signature animals from the books that were mysteriously absent reappear.

Not really feeling the Frenchie/Kimiko thing. They're trying to add dramatic tension into a situation where the relationship works due to its absence.

It feels like they're leaning in to Starlight's complete lack of guile. She's just so bad at doing any kind of palace intrigue that it's downright painful.

Are you implying the 1st season didn't have a budget? Could have fooled me.

slazev wrote:

Are you implying the 1st season didn't have a budget? Could have fooled me.

https://www.cbr.com/the-boys-season-...

edit: Not to say that it was small before, just that it's seen a noticeable increase.

I’m sure Bone Tomahawk has been on other streaming sites but I watched it on Prime soooo ... I’m pretty unfazed by most violence in movies but there is a scene in this movie that will stay with me for the rest of my days. The movie is pretty good for a western with some horror elements but that scene ... holy smokes that was rough.

It’s the

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chopping down the middle

bit right? I.... was not a fan either.

PissedYeti wrote:

I’m sure Bone Tomahawk has been on other streaming sites but I watched it on Prime soooo ... I’m pretty unfazed by most violence in movies but there is a scene in this movie that will stay with me for the rest of my days. The movie is pretty good for a western with some horror elements but that scene ... holy smokes that was rough.

I was sure I was going to love a Western with Kurt Russell, but I thought it stunk.

The creators of The Boys are working on a spinoff series.

Set at America’s only college exclusively for young adult superheroes (and run by Vought International), the Untitled Boys Spinoff is an irreverent, R-rated series that explores the lives of hormonal, competitive Supes as they put their physical, sexual, and moral boundaries to the test, competing for the best contracts in the best cities. Part college show, part Hunger Games — with all the heart, satire and raunch of The Boys.
ruhk wrote:

The creators of The Boys are working on a spinoff series.

Set at America’s only college exclusively for young adult superheroes (and run by Vought International), the Untitled Boys Spinoff is an irreverent, R-rated series that explores the lives of hormonal, competitive Supes as they put their physical, sexual, and moral boundaries to the test, competing for the best contracts in the best cities. Part college show, part Hunger Games — with all the heart, satire and raunch of The Boys.

If you like that synopsis, read Drew Hayes' SuperPowered series. It's pretty much exactly that. To the point you could get lawyers involved. Even has the corporate super powered teams.

I'm sure in reality it will be pretty different, but that synopsis could almost be a jacket liner.

MannishBoy wrote:
ruhk wrote:

The creators of The Boys are working on a spinoff series.

Set at America’s only college exclusively for young adult superheroes (and run by Vought International), the Untitled Boys Spinoff is an irreverent, R-rated series that explores the lives of hormonal, competitive Supes as they put their physical, sexual, and moral boundaries to the test, competing for the best contracts in the best cities. Part college show, part Hunger Games — with all the heart, satire and raunch of The Boys.

If you like that synopsis, read Drew Hayes' SuperPowered series. It's pretty much exactly that. To the point you could get lawyers involved. Even has the corporate super powered teams.

I'm sure in reality it will be pretty different, but that synopsis could almost be a jacket liner.

It's fairly in line with some of the stuff in the comics series. The comics had The Boys murdering their way through smaller teams of Supes and Super-schools before they finally took on The Seven, the show skipped most of the comics storylines so it's not terribly surprising that they're finally going to mine some of that material.

The Boys:

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Man, so many questions. So why did Stormfront turn into a crying little girl when HL found out she was not at the office. Why is she suddenly scared of him. This episode beats us over the head with "If adults take V then bad things can happen" but Stormfront was the first person to take compound V and she had no side effects. So was she a baby and she married the guy that invented the stuff? What? How can the shaved head girl break down cell doors with ease but not the door they hide in, or the door that was keeping her locked up?How the hell did Lamplighter going to party end up killing some kids in a bed? That whole plot thread didn't make any sense to me.

Have they said how many episodes this season is?

He left the party and then did the evil stuff and Frenchie wasn't there to see him leave on the last one. That one felt pretty straightforward to me to be honest?

The other stuff, I got nothing. I was also confused on both points.

EverythingsTentative wrote:

The Boys:

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Man, so many questions. So why did Stormfront turn into a crying little girl when HL found out she was not at the office. Why is she suddenly scared of him. This episode beats us over the head with "If adults take V then bad things can happen" but Stormfront was the first person to take compound V and she had no side effects. So was she a baby and she married the guy that invented the stuff? What? How can the shaved head girl break down cell doors with ease but not the door they hide in, or the door that was keeping her locked up?How the hell did Lamplighter going to party end up killing some kids in a bed? That whole plot thread didn't make any sense to me.

Have they said how many episodes this season is?

Spoiler:

Stormfront was the first successful result from V, not the first one to take it. As Lamplighter said before Love Sausage showed up, giving V to adults is risky because most either die messily or turn into freaks, only a few come out with powers.
Stormfront was scared of Homelander because he is widely publicized in-universe as the strongest of the supes, and anyone who spends time around him knows how unstable he is.
As for Cindy, it’s entirely speculation but Lamplighter said they had to keep her dosed with Propofol and her next dose was scheduled soon, having her cell door melted may have been enough excitement to clear her head.

I think there’s only two more episodes.

Thin_J wrote:

He left the party and then did the evil stuff and Frenchie wasn't there to see him leave on the last one. That one felt pretty straightforward to me to be honest?

Why did he end up at the place to do the evil stuff?

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ruhk wrote:

Stormfront was scared of Homelander because he is widely publicized in-universe as the strongest of the supes, and anyone who spends time around him knows how unstable he is. .

But she hasn't been worried about that up to this point, hell, she has practically been provoking him.

So the first successful use of the stuff was pre WWII, but they haven't adjusted the formula to figure out why it is so unsuccessful? It seemed their leverage to get people to comply with taking the V and doing all the test is threatening their family, but I don't remember anything about numerous amounts of missing adults.

I guess that explains why she never crushed her own door but why did she not follow them to that office, or hear LS get killed. She was not one of the ones to run away.

Did I miss something or did they gloss over why Starlight is back with The Boys. I thought a few episodes back they agreed they shouldn't be around each other. Was the chip removal supposed to be all I needed to see that they were teaming up again?

I get that HL is a complete narcissistic POS but shouldn't the bad guy have some redeemable value? Making him a Nazi on top of everything else feels desperate.

EverythingsTentative wrote:
Thin_J wrote:

He left the party and then did the evil stuff and Frenchie wasn't there to see him leave on the last one. That one felt pretty straightforward to me to be honest?

Why did he end up at the place to do the evil stuff?

Ok so

Spoiler:

He was ordered to, and also lied to. He thought he was trying to kill whatsherface. He said "they lied to me, It was supposed to be her" but instead her kids were home and she wasn't. I feel like you missed an entire section of dialog in one of the hospital scenes.

As for the Stormfront thing

ruhk wrote:
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Stormfront was scared of Homelander because he is widely publicized in-universe as the strongest of the supes, and anyone who spends time around him knows how unstable he is.

This explanation still doesn't gel for me.

Spoiler:

Homelander laser eye'd her chest point blank for funsies, at her urging, and she just shrugged it off and they started screwing. If she should be as afraid as she looked in this last episode, then the show as far as I'm concerned has not done a good job demonstrating that she's that much weaker. I feel like it's sold her as much more his equal than not, and has up to now minimized whatever power gap there is. If this is a thing where only people who read the comics know why she's so afraid then that's a failing of the show, for me.

The only way this fits with everything else that's happened between them in the show so far is if she's feigning fear to manipulate him.

Thin_J wrote:

This explanation still doesn't gel for me.

Spoiler:

Homelander laser eye'd her chest point blank for funsies, at her urging, and she just shrugged it off and they started screwing. If she should be as afraid as she looked in this last episode, then the show as far as I'm concerned has not done a good job demonstrating that she's that much weaker. I feel like it's sold her as much more his equal than not, and has up to now minimized whatever power gap there is. If this is a thing where only people who read the comics know why she's so afraid then that's a failing of the show, for me.

The only way this fits with everything else that's happened between them in the show so far is if she's feigning fear to manipulate him.

The comics don’t offer much insight into Stormfront other than he was the second most powerful supe after Homelander, aside from their origins the two characters are fairly distinct. Comic Stormfront was basically Thor.

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