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The Midnight Gospel -- Duncan Trussel's podcast made into psychedelic deep dive philosophical investigation cartoon by same artist who did Adventure Time, Pendleton Ward

Murderbot -- a sentient robot learns to hack itself into freedom and has to figure oot how to be free and stay free. Comedy

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness -- another Sam Raimi epic (i am a total fan of him) where Dr. Strange must save America Chavez from the Scarlet Witch. Much hijinks ensue with special easter eggs and cameos for us fans

Scavengers Reign -- I am in absolute awe and love of this. I have seen the entire series now. Some colonists have to figure oot how to survive in an alien landscape that is transformative. Full of awe. Animated
 
Delightful Life said:
In no.particular order

The Midnight Gospel -- Duncan Trussel's podcast made into psychedelic deep dive philosophical investigation cartoon by same artist who did Adventure Time, Pendleton Ward

Murderbot -- a sentient robot learns to hack itself into freedom and has to figure oot how to be free and stay free. Comedy

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness -- another Sam Raimi epic (i am a total fan of him) where Dr. Strange must save America Chavez from the Scarlet Witch. Much hijinks ensue with special easter eggs and cameos for us fans

Scavengers Reign -- I am in absolute awe and love of this. I have seen the entire series now. Some colonists have to figure oot how to survive in an alien landscape that is transformative. Full of awe. Animated
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In a materialist world is this possible or even probable given the bill yards ... much richo chet ... with "nothing" to it ... but great powers had to say it ...
 
We are several nights into Sullivans Crossing. Nothing challenging- just a pleasant series so far. Some characters with complex personalities and problems.
 
KayTheCurler said:
We are several nights into Sullivans Crossing. Nothing challenging- just a pleasant series so far. Some characters with complex personalities and problems.
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We watched it on Netflix and really enjoyed it.
North of North is good, too.
Would also recommend Northern Rescue.

We are watching The Rookie now. Decent storyline and some good characters but lots of shootouts.
 
Delightful Life said:
Murderbot -- a sentient robot learns to hack itself into freedom and has to figure oot how to be free and stay free. Comedy
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I've long had good intentions about tackling the books but, yeah, my library sucks at series.

There are surprising number of good quality, often pro-grade, concert videos on YouTube so I often queue up one of those nowadays. Mostly metal, of course. :sneaky:
 
Are mani humans like bots ... they sold out their sol? Now in considerable physical wealth no sol functions ... and it is deteriorating ... its remains ...

Reminds me of that scripture about aman gaining the entire earth and losing it ... paraphrased for paranoia ... that's fear itself ...
 
I watched the movie "Straw" the other day about a struggling single Mom down on her luck. If you think you've ever had a really bad day, this movie gives relevance to the saying, " It could be worse".
It's not perfect, but it's a real tear jerker for sure.
 
If you are in the mood for some off the wall humor, I can recommend Strays. It gets crude and is definitely not for kids even though the main characters are dogs.

It kind of spoofs those feel good movies written from the dogs' perspective. A Dog's Journey is even mentioned.

Very funny and surprisingly sweet.
 
The Grizzlies on Netflix is worth a watch. It has received some criticism for its white saviour narrative. But it's a good Canadian flick.
 
Straw is worth watching too. Didn't get great reviews but I found it cleverly done and thought provoking. Would love to discuss it with anyone who takes a look.
 
What's a Pan when IHC'd ... is there such a thing as IHC in another word ... metaphorically? Das Elf ... to be got to eventually ... time doth come about ...
 
Finally saw Godzilla Minus One on the flight home from Greece yesterday. Oh ... Wow. The Legendary Godzilla-Kong movies are fun and all, but if you want kaiju done right, you gotta go back to the originals. This is from Toho Studios, who created Godzilla seventy years ago and they appropriately roll back the clock for this one, basically giving us a remake of the original. The setting is Japan at the end of WWII (i.e. it is actually earlier than the original 1954 movie, which was set in the fifties). A pilot who got cold feet and used an excuse to abandon a kamikaze (suicide) mission, witnesses an attack on his airfield by a mysterious reptilian creature. He and one of the mechanics are the only survivors and the mechanic blames him because he froze when he was supposed to use his plane's 20mm gun to attack the beast (wouldn't have worked anyhow, but they didn't know that). The beast, of course, is Godzilla. When he returns home, the pilot finds his family dead and his neighbour blaming him for the destruction wrought by Tokyo firebomb raids. He ends up befriending a young woman who has adopted an orphan baby she found. They form a kind of loose, unofficial family and he gets a job helping clear mines left in Japanese waters postwar. And then Godzilla shows up... The pilot joins the fight against Godzilla when he loses his "wife" (they still aren't married) in Godzilla's first attack and must confront the fear that led him to abandon his first kamikaze mission in order to take on a new one.

It's a very intense movie, well-written and acted. The human story of the pilot with PTSD and his new family and friends is the focus, with Godzilla as a complication and mcguffin in that story. Much like the original novel of Dracula that way. The monster is not really a character, but a force of nature that impacts the human characters. It's a monster movie that I think even people who aren't normally monster movie fans could appreciate.
 
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