What TV are you watching and how would you rate it? [Revive from FRDB]

[hurtinbuckaroo]

There's much I do NOT know about the Web. My son was startled last week that I'd never heard of  Steam (service). But it might be unusual to discuss series and movies on a message-board never having heard of IMDB!

Had you offered a 1-paragraph essay contrasting Wikipedia and IMDB for quick glances, that might have been interesting.

But as it was your comment seemed like pure snark, like asking if someone was aware that 2+2=4 in a math thread.

Sorry if it wasn't intended as snark.

Are you aware that I almost always cite the IMDB (Internet Movie Data Base) rating in my comments here?

Er, no I obviously wasn't aware of your posting history. Should I be? No offence was meant.

Ya want a cookie?

If you are trying to give the impression that you are NOT snarky, this was a very unsuccessful effort!

I think I‘lol need to go practice walking on eggshells before engaging with you. Wow.

 

[Ford]

Diving back into a Sci-Fi Channel series from the late 90s. First Wave

(I may have posted about this before)

Cade Foster was framed for his wife's murder, and is on the run from sinister forces. The government? The Illuminati? No. It's aliens. Turns out, he's "Subject 117," the one human who managed to resist their mind control and fight back. Also, he's a reformed thief who can pick locks and fight off multiple police officers at once. He teams up with a conspiracy theorist (publisher of an online magazing called "The Paranoid Times") and together they use the prophesies of Nostradamus to fight the alien invasion.

Of course that sounds ridiculous, and it is, but it was entertaining when I watched it on the first run. It doesn't hold up all that well, but mostly because of two things. One...it is just another of the slate of Sci-Fi Channel shows (and others) that took advantage of Vancouver's tax breaks - weird how everything in multiple series looks like Vancouver - and two, the depiction of the internet back then was...quaint in retrospect. And the music is cliche' 90s.

On the plus side, the acting is decent, the cast (aside from the conspiracy theorist named "Crazy Eddie") are all very good looking, and the show does a good job of revealing the alien invasion plan slowly rather than going from "there are aliens among us...now here's the big battle!" And the aliens are terminally allergic to salt, for some reason.

 

[Shadowy Man]

Anyone seen the 12 Monkeys TV series? I’ve heard some good reviews of it and I like to watch time travel shows, but it’s not on any streaming service I currently have so I would have to buy it on Amazon prime. But I know a lot of syfy shows can be crap so I don’t want to waste my money. I usually like well thought out shows with arcs and good characterization. It doesn’t have to be too intellectual ( like Dark) so I can take a little bit of pulp. I’ve enjoyed shows like Continuum, Outer Range, and various alternate reality shows I’ve seen lately (e.g., Constellation).

 

[Harry Bosch]

Is anyone watching From? Love that show. 5/5. It’s a spookier version of Lost.

 

[ZiprHead]

High Potential

I don't usually watch the police procedural dramas, they're a dime a dozen, but the plot of this one caught my eye.

Follows Morgan, a single mom of three kids and how thanks to her exceptional mind, she is able to help to solve a crime as she rearranges evidence during her shift as a cleaner for the police department.

Watched the first two episodes and I'm quite enjoying it. Kaitlin Olsen (Always Sunny) plays the character well, walking the line between annoying and quirky helpfulness perfectly. I'm hooked on this one.

 

[Tars Tarkus]

Is anyone watching From? Love that show. 5/5. It’s a spookier version of Lost.

I finished season 2 and although the mystery is interesting, I can't stand most of the characters. I'd have to subscribe to MGM+ to see season three but that isn't happening.

 

[Patooka]

Anyone seen the 12 Monkeys TV series? I’ve heard some good reviews of it and I like to watch time travel shows, but it’s not on any streaming service I currently have so I would have to buy it on Amazon prime. But I know a lot of syfy shows can be crap so I don’t want to waste my money. I usually like well thought out shows with arcs and good characterization. It doesn’t have to be too intellectual ( like Dark) so I can take a little bit of pulp. I’ve enjoyed shows like Continuum, Outer Range, and various alternate reality shows I’ve seen lately (e.g., Constellation).

I enjoyed it. It certainly looks as though the cast had a great time filming it. Definitely would recommend.

 

[Harry Bosch]

Is anyone watching From? Love that show. 5/5. It’s a spookier version of Lost.

I finished season 2 and although the mystery is interesting, I can't stand most of the characters. I'd have to subscribe to MGM+ to see season three but that isn't happening.

It generally comes to prime after a few months.