Just finished ripley last night, really well done. Great writing and acting.

Haha I just realized what your avatar picture is!!

I finally finished Mrs Davis on Peacock. I thought it was really enjoyable. Very wacky, kind of reminded me of a less violent and more optimistic version of Preacher. It had a similar sort of vibe.

Binge watched all eight episodes of Fallout over the weekend.

Fallout (resized).jpg

Was just about to post about this. ABSOLUTELY nailed the tone of that game. Super enjoyable/weird/funny scifi show

We are watching the last 2 episodes tonight as well

Would someone who has never played the game or know anything about the concept enjoy it?

What an excellent series, I enjoyed it alot. Casting, film, writing, all great.

I never played the game, no problem loving it.

Did not play the game either. Fully got the show, Loved it. Now perhaps a game.

There's a VR port of FO4 that was really lazy, but the modding community has improved significantly. If anyone is intrigued by the show and wants to give a game a try, PCVR would be a really fun way to do that if you have the capability.

I did. Give it a shot. I knew nothing about the game, had never even heard of it.

Cheers.

Fallout was pretty good I enjoyed it and never have played the game at all. The best part was that they released all of the episodes immediately as I am getting to the age where I have a short memory so appreciate the opportunity to blow through it all before I forget what happened in the previous episodes lol…

finished all 4 seasons of das boot....
season 1 was great
season 2 was good
season 3 was pretty boring for the first 6 episodes, ray stevensons(RIP) character was good
season 4 was mostly a mess.

now off to watch fallout and then the final season of star trek discovery

I know Das Boot the 80s German submarine movie but didn’t know there was a show. Is it also German?

yes its in german with some english. so lots of subtitles. it came out in 2018 and ran 4 seasons. sky television with german tv. you can watch the first season on hulu. but 2-4 you will not be able to see easily. I read they were planing on do more seasons, but the studio pulled the plug. The 4th season is only 6 episodes and and it felt rushed. They also look like they tried to finish up are the story lines too.

I bought the 4 seasons of bluray off amazon uk. they were shipped from australia. they are region 2, so you will need a multi region player. or what I did, was hook my pc up to my tv and changed the pc's bluray to region 2.

the other option is to find a way to download it. I would say watch season 1 on hulu. if you enjoyed it, then watch season 2.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5830254/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_8_nm_0_q_das%2520boot

I have not watched the 1981 film in about 10 years. before that I saw it in the theater. I think the theatrical run may or may not not have been the directors cut. It was german with subtitles. you really want to watch the directors cut. I am pretty sure the directors cut has dubbed and subtitled version.

One of my favorite shows. It is filmed here in the lowcountry too.

I finished the Fallout season and really liked it. I have never really played the games but the show was great.

Both versions are awesome. The 1981 film ALSO was released as a (much longer) tv miniseries, so make sure you are looking specifically for the 2018 version

From what I read, the mini series does not add any action to the movie, just adds a bit of character development and adds a ton of time showing the boredom and confinement of the long missions.

I just watched a documentary they just did on das boot in 2023. it was on youtube and was interesting. Did not know german critics hated it as they felt it glorified the characters and came off as a pro war movie. even the author distanced himself from the theatrical run of the movie. but the world wide reviews were very positive especially in the uk and usa. They enjoyed it was anti war movie.

https://www.thepartysales.com/movie/u-96-the-true-story-of-das-boot/

I thought it was 1.5 hours. so maybe look around and see if this the full version.

also interesting was cast recounting how a persons from la rochelle wanted to beat them up while filming for making the film.

Just finished baby reindeer on netflix, true story, very good.

If you guys ever go to Chicago, be sure to go inside the captured U-boat.

None of the movies can come close to showing you how confined those things actually were.

download.jpeg

Crap, I need to find that. Chicago here we come!

Thanks for that link, I will try to find it. I dont' really remember the differences between the 1981 film and miniseries version, but I do remember the miniseries being LONG, so it was probably more drama, less action, like you said. It's still worth checking out after the more recent one, IMO.

The museum that houses this is pretty spectacular in general. It is definitely worth the visit.

Museum of Science and Industry

https://www.msichicago.org/explore/whats-here/exhibits/u-505-submarine/

Which museum is that? Never heard about it.

Oh, man! Do you spend much time in Chicago? The Museum of Science and Industry is a must-visit, up there with the Field Museum.

I feel like i went there once many years ago, but I don't remember a sub.

It's a huge museum (big enough to lose a sub in), possible you just missed it!

looks like its in its own section and maybe below the musem floor. It looks like a cool piece of history. If I was ever to go to chicago, I would go check it out.

I was watching some video of a sunken uboat that was raised and being restored. It was amazing how much was crammed into a small space. Cant imagine how anyone could work on things in there.

Shogun is the new game of thrones.

You mean that in a good way? Or final season GOT?

It’s really good - not as trashy as GoT could get, it’s more subtle but the machinations and manipulations are very similar. It just got kicked into high gear the last episode or two.

In the good way. Last three or four episodes were epic but that last one will probably win the Emmy's.

5675773ab24117888a271de4334cd519 (resized).jpg

It's better than GoT. It's more like what I wanted GoT to be.

Hyterical and yes I would recommend !!

I need to go back to it. I just watched the first half of the first episode and it looks really good. I'm burned out on reading sub-titles after Tokyo Vice though. Are all the episodes mostly in Japanese?

I just started Silo. It's ok so far.

Yeah it's mostly japanese. an interesting companion piece to Tokyo Vice, both are insightful into Japanese culture at least.

Just started Evil - enjoyed the first 2 episodes and the premise of the show
pasted_image (resized).png

Watching 2nd season of Twilight zone from 2020. LOVED the first season and sort of forgot about it because they gave 2nd season bad reviews. It's still really good and I'm bummed it got cancelled.

Evil is a great show! It features some great acting, and some truly creepy stuff. The fourth and final season premieres Thursday, May 23.

Started it after you posted this, I’m two EP’s in, LOVE IT

Subtitles get easier the more you do it. Highly recommend you check that show out.

Also, my regular reminded to check out Giri/Haji on netflix. 100% review ratings, for some reason was buried over the last few years, but it is awesome.

2nd season was really good too. Most of the bad reviews were for stupid reasons. Those episodes were telling the EXACT same type of stories Rod wrote back in the 60s, it's just some of the reviewers were wearing white-colored glasses in remembering the old series

Just got around to Reacher,its good enough that I will keep watching.
The main female character keeps going in and out on her southern accent.
Alan Ritchson makes me want to hit the gym.

pasted_image (resized).png

While he may not be nearly as talented of an actor, Ritchson definitely embodies the character way better than Cruise. Anyone who has read the books knows that Reacher is an absolute beast! His size and strength are core attributes.

If you really love the first season, just stop there and rewatch it if you need more.

Psyched about that Inglorious Gentlemen movie or whatever it’s called. It seems to me like possibly a crazier and funnier Expendables

Are you saying its all the same rinse and repeat.