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On 2/3/2020 at 3:57 AM, ByTor said:
Which makes me wonder, a place that bores people into wanting to annihilate themselves...to me that can't be a "Good Place." That's another thing that bugs me about the finale, all those prior seasons fighting to get to a place that turns out to be not all that good. So much for hanging out on the dot of the "i".
Funny thing. I was raised in a religion that believes in Heaven and Hell, and in my younger days, I used to worry that Heaven seemed boring. I think this was because I envisioned Heaven as a place where we were our corporeal selves and had the same feelings and wants as we had during life. It was explained to me that this wouldn't be the case; we would be beyond those considerations.
This is pretty much how the show presented it, too, with the exception that it wasn't boring...at first. For me, delving into the details of The Good Place was the show's mistake. And they went out of their way to make it look bad. Hypatia could barely put together a coherent thought. The long termers all seemed depressed and/or zombie-like. Shakespeare lost his mojo. The PTB were shown absconding as soon as Michael was sworn in. Why was this even necessary? Just do the thing where Michael is made human (maybe with a full life and no memory of what he's been through), and end on a scene like Eleanor and Chidi on the couch the first time.
Or, if they wanted to introduce the concept of becoming one with the universe, either have that happen as the hot air balloon floats farther away, or have them spontaneously turn into light spheres as their selves evolve beyond human emotions/needs. Having them make the choice introduces very troubling associations.
The finale was moving and yet it does bother me.
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On 8/4/2020 at 6:47 PM, dewelar said:
There was also Brendan from S3, who according to Wikipedia was 63 (Nancy was 60 when she won) and also made the final.
ETA: Also S7's Jane was 61, but Brendan looks like the oldest finalist to date. Mind you, given S10's cast (only one over 40), that record will likely stand for a bit.
In S2, a grandmother made it to the final four. Granted that was in 2011.
On 8/4/2020 at 6:15 PM, blueray said:I've noticed this too. The only exceptions are probably actually slightly younger and more energy like Nancy did.
Contestants like Nancy are what I'd love to see more of.
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On 7/21/2020 at 1:55 PM, chaifan said:
If they do go forward with a new season, with everyone quarantined together, it will have a big impact on they type of contestants they get. It will eliminate anyone who cannot take 2-3 weeks off of work or life obligations, and that isn't even counting any pre-filming quarantine that may be necessary. (So we're maybe looking at a 3-5 week commitment to be on the show.) I don't know why there's talk of not including "older" bakers (whatever that means), since older people would be more likely to have the time available. I wonder if this is a health risk (insurance?) issue or just producer's choice?
So, if no "older" bakers, and only people who have nothing else to do for 3-5 weeks... that gives us a whole bunch of 20-somethings. That really doesn't speak to GBBO's demographics.
I almost always prefer the older bakers. Experience counts for something. I hope this doesn't become another reality show where they cast for looks.
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On 7/23/2020 at 1:19 PM, Crs97 said:
I am watching this on Netflix and remained unspoiled except that as I sat down to watch the final, an odd story popped up in my feed: 2016 GBBO winner Candice’s estranged husband said a published photo of her kiss with Paul Hollywood in 2017 put a strain on their relationship. So in one headline I learn who won this season and am left to wonder about her relationship with one of the judges. Talk about timing.
I saw that story, too. There was a small article with a picture of her in the Daily Mail. On the plus side, she owns her own pub now!
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On 7/3/2020 at 9:41 AM, mojoween said:
I have the CD, and I’ve seen clips, but had never seen it.
I NEED A CIGARETTE.
It lived up to the hype and then some. We always learned in creative writing class that “it’s so good” is a terrible descriptive phrase but at this time I cannot formulate something better.
Shallowly - Okieriete is SO HOT. Helloooo Daveed I love you. Oh fuck Christopher is wearing glasses.
Story wise I’m 46 and suddenly I care about the treasury of New York. I did not know Eliza helped to get the Washington monument created. I wonder if Schuyler Lake is named after their father? Also, embarrassingly, I did not know Aaron Burr was a senator. Also also Aaron Burr was a jealous man who was easy to root against, no matter how lovely Leslie Odom is.
If Jefferson and Madison were not actual dude bros in real life I will be sad.
For those of us of A Certain Age, will we ever again hear the name Aaron Burr without hearing it through a mouthful of peanut butter?
20/10 will watch again. And again and again and again....
The behind the scenes was done recently so I hope Ratemyskyperoom is watching.
Ok so I had to add this, because I found reviews from 2015, and this one from EW explains how I felt about Jonathan Groff better than I ever could, especially the reference to the cat -
“Smothered in jewels and brocade and preening like an inbred Persian cat, he plays a fantastically camp King George, flouncing on and off stage to deliver supremely bitchy dispatches from England.”
I didn't know all that stuff about Aaron Burr, either. Ditto for Hamailton himself, though I always had a sneaking liking for him amongst the Founding Fathers.
Thought that came to me while watching: In this production, Aaron Burr=Antonio Salieri. (Except for the part where killing AH really did happen.)
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On 6/22/2020 at 8:03 PM, xaxat said:
How it started. (At this point Lin-Manuel was pitching it as an album.)
Maybe it's because I only know this from watching the show on Disney+, but why does everyone laugh when he goes into character as AH to say the name? I didn't think that was funny or even really meant to be funny.
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On 3/28/2020 at 12:20 AM, Slovenly Muse said:
I hope so! I have to say, the treatment of Carole was one of the things that really bothered me about this series. The show seemed to want to draw a comparison between what she is doing and what Joe and Doc (and others) are doing (I guess in the interests of appearing balanced?), but it completely fails to explain the details that would clarify how Big Cat Rescue REALLY compares to Joe's operation. From what we were told, it seems like she really is running a legitimate sanctuary that provides a home for big cats that come from places like Joe's zoo, and protects them from abuse. Those tigers bred and born in captivity CAN'T be released into the wild, so where else are they supposed to go? Yes, tour groups can see the cats, but not nearly as intrusively, and we know how much it costs to feed and care for animals like that. Many animal rescue and rehabilitation centres charge admission and let visitors see the animals (from a non-intrusive distance) for just this reason.
In terms of treatment of the animals, Joe's zoo breeds and sells cubs. It has cub-petting and has humans interacting with the animals. Carole is leading a political campaign to nationally BAN cub-petting, breeding, and other abusive practices, and her sanctuary does not allow any interactions between humans and cats. From the framing in the series, they are made to look comparable, but the show has really failed to explain the conditions in which the cats were kept in the private zoos versus Carole's sanctuary. We didn't see or hear much about the specific acts of abuse taking place, or about cub-petting and why it's abusive, but surely taking wild animals to shopping malls and government buildings (or in suitcases to visit luxury hotels!!) is OBVIOUSLY more abusive and exploitative than the tours happening at Big Cat Rescue. The fact that the series failed to adequately explain these details, but just framed them side-by-side to make them look comparable was unfortunate.
Then there's the treatment of the employees. Doc Antle is running a sex cult, where he ropes in attractive teenage interns and "marries" them, then uses them as practically slave labour. Carole has a staff of volunteers who she doesn't even really know (and is clearly not extorting work or sex out of them through use of manipulation or drugs). How are these things comparable? Yes, big cats are exciting and wonderful, and people are passionate about them and WANT to work with them, and will make personal sacrifices for the chance to do so! But Joe and Doc are using this fact to exploit vulnerable people for cheap labour (and sex), while Carole has volunteers - people with free time who DO NOT depend upon her at all for income and basic needs, and whose treatment by her is never shown (or even suggested) to be unethical. This is not the same thing in the slightest!
Did she murder her husband? I'm inclined to say no! It seems preposterous to me to say that Carole killing him and feeding him to the tigers is the simplest or most likely explanation. The man was involved in the illegal world of international exotic animal breeding/buying/selling, he flew a plane without a licence, and had Alzheimer's. She was the LEAST dangerous thing about his life. Not saying she definitely didn't do it, but I'd need some MUCH more compelling evidence to believe there is an argument to be made that she did it. Besides, it is very difficult for one person to kill a grown man, then move and dispose of a body, even with tigers conveniently nearby, all on her own, without leaving any evidence. I don't think the practicalities of this were considered at all in the series, which just seems intentionally misleading. It was all gossip, based on speculation and VERY thin circumstantial evidence. Did she take advantage of his disappearance to take charge of his estate, enrich herself, and cut off family members who might be entitled to a share? Sure looks like it! But that's a completely different issue from MURDER. I needed more than salacious gossip to make that idea seem legitimate.
Not to mention, her comment in the article linked above that she was misled about the nature of the documentary (that it would be primarily about animal rights and exposing abuses in the animals-for-entertainment industry) COMPLETELY tracks with what the filmmakers have said they wanted this project to be about, before Netflix pushed them to recentre on the outrageous personalities involved. Why do we not consider her other comments credible?
I finished this series feeling like Carole was a wackadoo, a bit self-serving (or at least not as altruistic as she wanted to appear), something of an egomaniac (nearly everyone we see in the big cat world is), and potentially greedy and opportunistic based on what happened with her late husband's estate, but at least it seemed clear that she was a genuine advocate for animal rights and was actively working to ban and criminalize operations like Joe's. I've found it quite shocking, actually, to come online and see that so many people's takeaway from the series is "Carole is the worst person on this show," or "Carole definitely killed her husband," or "Carole is as bad as Joe if not worse." I find all the vitriol surprising and perplexing! And it's definitely a failure of the filmmakers if the audience spends nearly seven hours watching a man hurl misogynistic vitriol at a woman, abusing and SHOOTING a blow-up sex doll stand-in of her, and comes away thinking, "SHE'S the real villain of the story!" especially without any concrete evidence that she is acting wrongly.
If I were her, I would sue Netflix for failing to include clarifying details about her life and work, as much as for framing what they DID include in such a way. I'm really appalled by the viewer reactions to her portrayal, and I really feel for her, and especially for the cats in her care and the legislative work she is doing to protect animals, because they will surely be impacted by the hit her reputation has taken. As much as I enjoyed the series, seeing these comments online has really ended my experience of Tiger King on a sour note.
While I don't 100% agree with your assessment (Carol was breeding cats at one point), this is pretty typical of online attitudes about any female leading character in a fictional series. So why would reality be any different?
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The continual sneering is making it very hard for me to watch Kerry's scenes. Not that the Richardsons don't sometimes deserve it, but not to the extent she does it.
This show is really capturing the casual racism of well-off liberal white suburbanites.
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I'm so mad at Mia right now! She had to run off and get her friend all worked up about the baby? She couldn't just wait till morning? She had to give her the address, for crying out loud? May Ling wasn't going to disappear overnight.
If I were Elena, I'd be super suspicious to find Mia upstairs in the dark holding the baby. Wanting to take pictures of a sleeping baby doesn't make it any better TBH. For a minute I thought we were going to have a kidnapping.
My thought was that Izzy's friend is the one who's gay and something happened over the summer that was a misunderstanding, but Izzy would know that that was what lay between them. Maybe the friend is attracted to Izzy and is scared by it and so she's overcompensating by starting all these rumors. I feel so sorry for Izzy. I kind of feel sorry for Elena, too, because she wants to get it and she just can't. That clueless story about padding her bra, putting lipstick on Izzy. That wasn't what Izzy needed from her. Good intentions, but a closed mind. I think the dad gets it a little better.
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5 hours ago, CurlyATX said:
I think RW is a very good actress and I'd love to see her expand beyond this typecast.
I find her character really interesting- this was before pintrest! Sex is scheduled, the kids each have their own color coded calendar stickies AND lunch bags.
Was Reese calling out "Elle" as a good nickname a call out to Legally Blonde? What the heck name is Tripp? That has to be a nickname too, right? Seems very Mitt Romney.
Is it something like Trey, for a kid who's named after both father and grandfather? Third=triple=Tripp?
I didn't like Mia very much, but her character is more interesting than Elena. Elena as played by Reese might as well be Madeline from Big Little Lies.
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I pretty much only watch Hulu and the Roku Channel, so my exposure to commercials is limited to the ones they show again and again and AGAIN. But there's a cute one I haven't seen in a month or so. It's for the purple mattress, and it's a young couple The guy says, "Our doctor recently turned us on to something great. It's called sleep." The woman says "It's like being awake, only better." For some reason, I get a small chuckle every time I see this, because of the wry delivery of the lines. The rest of the purple mattress ads, you can have.
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I'm not quite done with the series and wavering on whether to finish S1. I don't look forward to any upcoming plot developments with Brady.
Right off the bat this seemed like a cross between Hallmark Channel and Hart of Dixie, though with more melodrama than the former and less humor and charm than the latter. The acting, to me, is so-so. I like almost everything to do with Doc, because Tim Matheson is far and away the best actor in the ensemble. He can sell the crochetiness as well as the schmaltz. Hope got on my nerves with butting into everyone's lives, but at last, finally, she seems to have learned a lesson. I am meh on most of the characters other than Mel and Doc. Jack's OK and does the yearning thing pretty well, but it's not a great character. Even with PTSD he's pretty one-note.
ETA: I guess I am done with S1! That being said, I'm not sure if I'll be continuing when S2 comes out.
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Just finished this and I'm really let down by the ending. Such a weak motive for murder. $5000? Really? I mean we already had one crazy psycho guy (Katz) murder a woman for no good reason. Now two? Also, embezzlement is so mundane for all the mysterious buildup.
I actually hadn't expected Corinne to be dead, and that was an additional bummer. But worst of all was Adam shooting Tripp, and Jo covering it up. Adam was entitled to murderous rage, but to do that right after Tripp points out his kids will be parentless if he goes to jail? It just didn't make sense to me. Even less sensible is a police officer seeing someone shot pointblank, and immediately deciding to cover it up. It makes more sense by far for her to make a case for self-defense. I liked both of these characters bad felt bad that their characters were written this way in the end.
So this had a very intriguing start, but the most interesting parts just fizzled out. I do hope to see more of Siobhan Finneran. She was great, and so nice to see her in a role other than that one in Downton Abbey.
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THEY GOT ME! After all the switcheroos in the course of this series, I should have seen it coming. And I did, briefly, consider that the funeral might have been Jamie's, except for McNally's remarks. All I have to say is that I'm so glad I was wrong? Was prepared to hate this show like I've never hated any show before. In the end, this was very very sweet if unrealistic.
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On 12/6/2019 at 4:08 PM, statsgirl said:
For anyone who lives in Ontario, or who has access to TVO
I hope this turns up on streaming somewhere!
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On 10/30/2019 at 7:20 AM, LisaM said:
Something interesting I found last evening as I was watching the final episode of Series 13: John Nettles' last show. On Britbox, the episode ended with a birthday party. Cousin John was listed in the credits but only visible through the window. I had read somewhere that Tom makes a retirement speech but this was not in the Britbox episode. I then turned on the same episode on Acorn and - lo and behold - there is a whole scene with Tom announcing his retirement and stating that Cousin John had just transferred to Midsomer.
I later read someone online that they had filmed two endings for this episode so that international stations which played MM over and over without any sense of continuity would not have to worry that their viewers would be confused by Tom's retirement.
I found it interesting that Britbox had one version and Acorn had the other. If I had not known that Nettles/Tom was retiring, Series 13 would have just ended the same way that the other ones did.
That was a weird episode, with Tom seeming to go into a fugue state or something every so often. I get that they were setting up his retirement, but it was unsettling. At first I thought he was having a stroke or something.
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4 hours ago, laredhead said:
Peggy06, thank you for the link to the Midsomer podcast. I listened to the first one, The Killings At Badger's Drift, while I cleaned the kitchen and made bread. The people who are doing this go into great detail - the podcast was 95 minutes long! Interesting information about some of the actors and their other roles in other British productions, and some other tidbits, including details that I had forgotten about the episode. They are planning to make podcasts for each episode in chronological order. Would be a good way to while away time if you are home sick, cooking, gardening, or doing something where you can listen.
I'm glad you liked it! I also listened to the first episode today. You can tell they are super fans! Spoilers galore, so for anyone who hasn't watched the show, be aware of that. I thought they were a little hard on Troy, but I have to admit he wasn't the best in that first episode. he grew on me.
I like how they mention the other roles played by some of the guest stars. Supposedly they're going to talk about locations, too, which I would love. The villages are one of my favorite parts of MM.
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I just discovered there's a podcast!
I haven't listened yet, so I can't vouch for it. Definitely going to check it out!
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Well, I finished all of Midsomer Murders. I miss it. Granted that the last couple of seasons weren't as good, but it still had the basic ingredients of setting and premise. I could have done without the emphasis on John Barnaby's home life. I could also have done without the sparring and attempts at UST between the various sidekicks and the female MEs.
Is it me, or did the mysteries become ever more convoluted as the show went on? A bit darker as well, perhaps? There were a few in the last two seasons where the story was so grim that it jarred me when the end theme music came on (too lighthearted.)
Still, I wish there were more episodes. If anyone has a suggestion for a series with this particular vibe - rural or small-town England setting, not too gritty or depressing, some humor - I'd love to hear it. Series I've already watched include Morse, Lewis, Miss Marple and Poirot, Death in Paradise, Agatha Raisin. I've dipped into Grantchester and Father Brown but am not really grabbed by them.
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On 9/17/2019 at 11:51 AM, sistermagpie said:
And that she seemed to decide on her own to get involved in exactly this way. Like it's not even like she was talking to the police and said something that hinted to the police she had doubts and he asked her about. She decided on her own that Marie wasn't following the script in her head for how she wanted her to act and then CALLED THE POLICE to accuse her of lying and derail the entire investigation. Just put a stop to it because she's that arrogant about her personal musings about an event that happened to somebody else. And then still claimed she hadn't told the police she was lying as if that's not exactly what she did.
Right? I listened to the podcast from This American Life after watching the series. Both foster mothers are interviewed. It really came off like Peggy (Judith) had some issues with Marie to begin with, because she jumped to conclude that Marie was lying. The so-called "evidence" of Marie "acting weird" was incredibly weak. I mean how are you supposed to act? Being detached seems to me like a classic coping mechanism after trauma. The other foster mother at least had the grace to admit they may have fed each other's suspicions. As of the time of the podcast, with all the facts known, Peggy was still complaining about Marie's weird behavior. Unbelievable (pun intended).
I suppose I should allow that Peggy lived with Marie for a couple of years, and I only know her from a few quotes on a podcast, and a fictionalized version of her life. So maybe there's background for Peggy making those conclusions. But if she really, truly had doubts, she should have tried to talk to Marie. NOT gone to the police. That was simply officious.
In the podcast, it is stated clearly that her phone call is what caused them to stop investigating the rape.
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Dang it, looks like Midsomer has disappeared from Netflix. And my Britbox deal has only a few weeks left.
Also: I'm well into the Neil Dudgeon episodes. He's all right, but the show has become so cutesy since his wife came on the scene. They exchange sitcom-like dialogue that makes me yearn for the conversations between Tom and Joyce (and that is saying something). The entire show has a different feel to it, I can't quite put my finger on it. I am up to the Christmas Haunting episode.
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I thought this wrapped up really well. Even though it uses a lot of rom-com cliches, I give the show props for not rushing the reconciliation between Ainsley/Kash and Ainsley/Maya. Being left at the altar has to rank as one of the biggest humiliations ever. You don't get over it in a hurry. Having your best friend be the reason for that humiliation - ditto, if not more so. I don't know if I could ever be friends again with someone who jilted me like Kash jilted Ainsley, and this is only 3 years down the road. Sure, you can say he did her a favor, because they weren't suited to one another. But the fact remains. He should have voiced his doubts privately and much sooner. As for Maya, if I thought my best friend stole my fiance on the eve of my wedding, it'd take more than a year for me to be reconciled to that. So Ainsley was acting petty and hung up, but they gave a realistic explanation for that. Another wedding brought it all back. I'm glad they didn't smooth over all the rough edges from the whole mess. And when Ainsley finally did forgive Maya, it was sweet and credible.
My only quibble is that the show did make it seem like Kash fell for Maya and that caused the breakup. There wasn't much time to establish anything negative about his relationship with Ainsley. Just, maybe, the tiniest of hints. Most of his angst seemed to be directed at his job. So when he told Ainsley that Maya wasn't the cause, it seemed a little out of left field.
One of my favorite scenes in this episode was when Giles tearfully asked if loving Duffy was disloyal to his father. That's how a kid really might think. Like I said, it's a rom-com and it's kind of cliched, but they rise above the tropes with some genuine emotions.
Count me among those who enjoyed seeing Marcus as Maya's campaign manager. Maybe the next series can feature Marcus and his friends. I like the vibe of the show and would like another season, but the story of these couples has been told. I don't want it ruined by having them break up/make up.
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On 9/4/2019 at 9:10 AM, TeslaNewton said:
Thanks for the heads up! Thank god I have Acorn.
I upped for the recent sale on 3 months of Britbox, starting to seem like a really good decision. I am just to the episode where the second Inspector Barnaby is introduced as Tom's cousin in Brighton (The Sword of Guillaume). It's a pretty grisly episode with some shock moments beyond what I'm accustomed to in this series.
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1 hour ago, Duke2801 said:
Ugh I thought I saw that Duffy and Gemma pairing coming but I was really hoping I was wrong. Why do some shows/showrunners think that every single character must be paired off in order to be happy? I guess I’m just not a fan of Gemma in general.
That said, Maya and Kash were really cute together. Loved his attempt at a New York accent.
Andrew’s proposal seemed... sudden.
Andrew only proposed like that because of thinking he had to vote for the hard borders bill. If Tony2 married him, Tony2 wouldn't be subject to deportation. Not to say Andrew wasn't sincere, but the circumstances are what pushed him to take that step so suddenly.
This show has some corny and predictable aspects for sure, but at least they didn't soft-pedal Ainsley's reaction to Maya and Kash. Like, make her be instantly forgiving because she's found real love herself. I'm sure she'll get there next week, but at least she had a realistic initial response.
Gemma and Duffy deserve one another. That's not meant as a compliment.
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S01.E07: End Game
in The Queen's Gambit
It was interesting to me that they didn't really delve into the mom's mental illness. It was just there. Perhaps the book does so more thoroughly. I especially wondered after that Life interviewer questioned Beth about a condition in which a person sees patterns that others don't see, and presented it as a mental illness. (THat was cruel IMO.)
The "rounding error" comment, I think, was mathematical lingo for a small mistake. Her mother had a PhD in Mathematics. I assume it was heavily ironic.
I, too wondered why the school accepted all the absences when it was clear she wasn't out sick.
Great series, though. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and the wardrobe was to die for.