Random TV Show Thoughts

[The Cat]

The reality is that I was not watching a TV show like that, but rather something more like the movie Zodiac; where there is no answer for anything. The bandit(s) are still out there, and we could perhaps be their next victims. I'm putting tape over my asscrack, I'm Andrew Clark-ing myself.

You shouted out who coined Troy Barnes when after all it was you and me. Pleased to meet you. Hope you've guessed my game.

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

What I get from this piece is not darkness but a sense of deep weariness and sadness. Despite the unconventional use of electric guitar for a space epic, it fit the episode it came from perfectly; which was, I believe, the first part of a two-parter of exploring a new home for the survivors of the Twelve Colonies. The sense of being tired, the world-weariness suggested by the music played into the episode incredibly, perfectly aligned with its themes..

 

[The Cat]

What I get from this piece is not darkness but a sense of deep weariness and sadness. Despite the unconventional use of electric guitar for a space epic, it fit the episode it came from perfectly; which was, I believe, the first part of a two-parter of exploring a new home for the survivors of the Twelve Colonies. The sense of being tired, the world-weariness suggested by the music played into the episode incredibly, perfectly aligned with its themes..

It's also a nice musical set up for the coming of the Pegasus. One of my favorites is the track The Cylon Prisoner

Bear McCreary is possibly my favorite modern composer. He doesnt overdo the brass like Williams, or make everything to epic like Horner. I also like his use of worldly folk instruments.​

 

[Totenkindly]

Finished Hazbin Hotel

Hazbin Hotel on Prime is kind of amusing, if you're into the neat animation style (kind of like Powerpuff Girls taken to the far next level) and a weird mix of adult scripting, Broadway musical, and the rehabilitation of hell denizens.

It took a bit of time to get in sync with it but it's becoming fun. It's just taking a bit of time to find itself.

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Finally finished the season today (the final two episodes dropped Friday).

It was pretty enjoyable, honestly, and showed maybe Charlie has a path forward considering her success.

While angels being assholes is not a new concept, I kinda really like the thought of there being a lesser-ranked angel (Emily) in heaven who is kinda like Charlie in her mentality and basically they are working both sides of the pipeline to get her plan moving ahead.

Episode 4 had a viewer warning on it, and it's actually pretty dark but meaningful (revolving around Angel Dust's past and present). I was kinda blown away it could go there tastefully. It's also pretty heart-rending, it's hard to watch portions of that episode without crying -- and I never expected that from an 30 minute animation with outrageous/sarcastic humor.

Some of the music is throwaway, some is decent, but it all fits the show's vibe.

The animation is rather cool and builds off shows from the past to go even further and do its own thing.

It's also a pretty queer-inclusive show, for folks who are looking for that.

 

[SensEye]

Hazbin Hotel on Prime is kind of amusing, if you're into the neat animation style (kind of like Powerpuff Girls taken to the far next level) and a weird mix of adult scripting, Broadway musical, and the rehabilitation of hell denizens.

It took a bit of time to get in sync with it but it's becoming fun. It's just taking a bit of time to find itself.

I generally agree with you. It's a bit of a weird offering (I guess it would be classified as an animated comedy/musical?) and musicals are not my cup of tea. But it is kind of funny, and full of vulgar language and sexually explicit talk and I guess a bit sacrilegious. So its a bit outrageous and off the beaten path and that appeals. It does have it's heartwarming moments too.

Also, the singing and songs are actually not bad. I understand the voice actors are mostly Broadway stars, so they are capable singers.

 

[Totenkindly]

Yeah, the lead did Mean Girls and Jeremy Jordan is Lucifer.
Husk is actually the actor Keith David.
But I think the Angel Dust guy is actually an unknown or was when he auditioned.

 

[Totenkindly]

'We All Want to Go Back': Mads Mikkelsen Reignites Hopes for Hannibal Revival

Mads Mikkelsen shares the latest update on the potential Hannibal revival series.

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It would be nice -- although frankly the Red Dragon sequence was my least favorite part of the three season series. The strongest material was the more original elements. So I'm not sure how rights work with The Silence of the Lambs, I don't think they had privs for her character.

 

[The Cat]

Babylon 5 needs to be seen by more people. It feels more relevant than ever. I guess that makes it timeless.​

 

[The Cat]

Never give up.​

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

Never give up.​

I really appreciating watching this.

 

[The Cat]

I really appreciating watching this.

Me too. It really hits home.

 

[The Cat]

Masters of the Universe Revelation really is a lot of fun, it does in so many ways feel like just a continuation of the old show. I like the animation, the casting. As a kid Cringer and Orko were my favorites, and it was really nice to see them get some fantastic scenes and story. The muscly armed warrior women is just the bees knees and the cats pajamas on top of everything else. I enjoy how they tied in the live action movie too. For an anxious autistic child in the 80's Cringer being able to turn into Battlecat really got me through a lot of fear growing up.

 

[Totenkindly]

I am never giving up my physical media, especially with all the bullshit from Sony and Max in the last year or two.

Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible “forever”

Casualties afoot as Sony merges Funimation with 2021-acquired Crunchyroll.

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[The Cat]

I am never giving up my physical media, especially with all the bullshit from Sony and Max in the last year or two.

Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible “forever”

Casualties afoot as Sony merges Funimation with 2021-acquired Crunchyroll.

arstechnica.com

Streaming is getting worse than cable ever was, because at least during the age of cable physical media was still big.
Fortunately I'm of an age where I still get physical media Im really interested in, but boy was I enjoying the fantasy of being able to save space in my eventual tomb. Once it was bundles of newspapers, once, once it was bundles of national geographics and other magazines. Now is the age of the dvd hoarder. Long may we reign.

 

[The Cat]

A voice in the Wilderness Parts 1&2 Babylon 5. Drall kinda gets my life's wish. being pluged in to be the semi immortal conduit to an ancient repository of knowledge that renders me able to go anywhere and see anything and access everything since creation itself began. I think heaven for me might be a library in a primordial garden.

 

[Totenkindly]

I finished S1E3 of Succession. The episodes are so long, I can't really binge it very well -- but they are pretty enjoyable while watching.

Tom (Shiv's fiance) and Greg (the semi-related loser brownnoser) have this weird relationship. Tom is generally nice to others, but he keeps giving Greg shit just to see Greg flounder and struggle to respond. I haven't decided whether Tom is generally a dick or just jerking Greg's chain.

Kendall is definitely the little boy trying to fill daddy's shoes and over-trying to prove his manhood, but he keeps failing and/or having people not take him seriously. He's going to have a crisis of faith at some point where he'll really have to look at himself and decide who he is and what he should be.

Jerri's actually pretty even keeled. She and a few others might actually be the adults in the room.

The show just seems pretty outrageous with all the shit that typically goes down in a day and them all being out of their league in some way or another but trying to catch up. Kieran Culkin actually seems like he's just playing himself or something natural -- he's had these kinds of roles before and they're effortless for him.

 

[The Cat]

So Bester Programmed Garibaldi's second, just like he later would Garibaldi. That's a subltle confession and foreshadowing. Well done. Babylon 5 is great.

 

[Totenkindly]

Geez.

John Cleese Responds To Eric Idle Slam: “We Always Loathed And Despised Each Other”

John Cleese is making it clear that he – and a few other Pythons – are in complete disagreement with long-ago co-star Eric Idle, who last weekend slammed manager (and daughter of Python co-founder Terry Gilliam) Holly Gilliam for what Idle suggested were the troupe’s dwindling finances. “We own...

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[The Cat]

Geez.

John Cleese Responds To Eric Idle Slam: “We Always Loathed And Despised Each Other”

John Cleese is making it clear that he – and a few other Pythons – are in complete disagreement with long-ago co-star Eric Idle, who last weekend slammed manager (and daughter of Python co-founder Terry Gilliam) Holly Gilliam for what Idle suggested were the troupe’s dwindling finances. “We own...

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You get a sense of this in Monty Python Speaks. Cleese and Chapman and Palin and Jones were the ones who often worked together, Gilliam and Idle mostly worked on their own. Idle was there because he had the musical and writing talent and Palin said Idle is the only one who could convincingly pull off the Man who only speaks in annagrams, and Jones thought Idle played the best woman. But if you look at most of what Cleese and Idle did together it was always very antagonistic. But it sucks they dont like each other. Idle and Cleese were my favorite. Though Idle has definitely ridden the tales of Python the most, and has seemingly always been the one more cynical of it as a money making oprtunity. Iirc he touches on this a bit in one of his books. But he's been the most involved with keeping as a thing if memory serves. Cleese, Palin, Jones, and Gilliam all moved fairly quickly and solidly into other things. But Cleese got pretty turned off to it after Chapman died(i think thats when it stopped being fun for him.)

 

[Totenkindly]

You get a sense of this in Monty Python Speaks. Cleese and Chapman and Palin and Jones were the ones who often worked together, Gilliam and Idle mostly worked on their own. Idle was there because he had the musical and writing talent and Palin said Idle is the only one who could convincingly pull off the Man who only speaks in annagrams, and Jones thought Idle played the best woman.

Yeah, I agree on that. Esp with Idle being the best femme, lol. The others really milked those dress-up gags for kicks. And Idle's musical talent was the strongest in the group.

Idle is the only one I met (briefly), in passing, when I did an interview down at 7th Level in the mid-90's when they were making the Monty Python games. Didn't really get to talk to him. I get the feeling both he and Cleese are very strong-willed and have their own ideas about how things should be done (even before all this blowout mess).

But i also felt like Cleese collaborates better; and Palin and Jones seem to collaborate the best? Not sure about Chapman since he died so long ago, and Gilliam is just a crazy man lol. I think he just has a wild vision (plus, he's used to exercising his vision as a director) and likes to be set loose to play off what others are doing in a group, but otherwise might veer between highly sociable and incredibly cantankerous.

But if you look at most of what Cleese and Idle did together it was always very antagonistic. But it sucks they dont like each other. Idle and Cleese were my favorite. Though Idle has definitely ridden the tales of Python the most, and has seemingly always been the one more cynical of it as a money making oprtunity. Iirc he touches on this a bit in one of his books. But he's been the most involved with keeping as a thing if memory serves.

it might be, because I didn't feel like Idle did as much as the others did in separate projects after Python mostly ended. They've all otherwise managed to do a lot of projects with other people or their own independent gigs. (Palin had his exploration show or tour guide show or something too?)

Cleese, Palin, Jones, and Gilliam all moved fairly quickly and solidly into other things. But Cleese got pretty turned off to it after Chapman died(i think thats when it stopped being fun for him.)

Chapman was apparently more intuitive in terms of humor and could just contribute something to shake things up, rather than planning out a lot of gags. He was kind of a catalyst and gave him the leads in their early films because they thought he could act, the others were more silly in their approach. (I think Cleese actually did a wonderful job straight acting in A Fish Called Wanda.) But he definitely seemed very close to Chapman.

I mean, if I was gonna pick one to stir up antagonism, it would have probably been Idle. He seems kind of opinionated and also not afraid to just blurt things out. I think Terry Jones (now gone) and Michael Palin come across as the least combative.

Cleese might be the strongest writer in the bunch, longer form scripting at least. (He actually got a Best Original Screenplay Oscar nom for AFCW.) Jones of course had his wonderful fairy stories and books.

EDIT: Of course then there is this inanity, which has irked me about Cleese who otherwise I have enjoyed.

... Cleese has long stoked the flames of culture war by rejecting so-called cancel culture, supporting Brexit, and standing up for oppressed, millionaire transphobes at the expense of his reputation. Idle, conversely, uses the site to call John Cleese an “entitled git” and tweet things like “fuck Netflix and fuck documentaries.” But he also has a much more level-headed view of the victimization funhouse that Mr. Cleese lives inside, where white guys are supposedly struggling to espouse their hatred publicly in a way that the broader culture accepts.