I have Netflix streaming only. I was finding most things I wanted on
disc could be more conveniently picked up at a Redbox kiosk at my
convenience and I don't rent discs enough to keep the Netflix disc
subscription. There are 11 RB kiosks in about a 3 mile radius and two
just a couple blocks away.
Sunday night Netflix was misbehaving. It may have been due to many of
the Bay Area football fans hitting Netflix to watch something after the
two local teams lost their games earlier. So I rented "The Zero
Theorem" streaming instead on VUDU. As with many of Gilliam's films you
wonder WTF you just watched when finished. Also "The Sacrament" was not
served well last night. Not sure why as supposedly Netflix did a deal
with AT&T too but sometimes Monday and Tuesday can be bad on NF WI.
Which makes you wonder why VUDU HDX at about 10 mbps played fine.
I also don't rent much for performances and story is my main interest.
I spend much of the day working on a computer and thus using my eyes for
close reading. Hence it's relaxing for my eyes to watch something on
the "panel" (replacing that old term "tube") than reading a book.
Have you seen "Utopia" (not the US reality show but the UK series)? HBO
got rights to make a US version. I own the all region Bluray which
won't play on my Sony player but does my Samsung. Unfortunately I've
read where the just completed season 2 won't be released on BD because
sales for the season 1 BD were disappointing. Season one on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA-tpe4AeN58Ieaec0c_t7om2lSfLfmLY
On 09/23/2014 03:47 PM, danfriedman2002 wrote:
Dear Bhairitu,
I think you can reserve the disks of "The Honorable Woman" on Netflix,
I just did.
I figured that Mr Wright owed me a reco in return for my reco of "Spiral".
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <noozguru@...> wrote :
"The Honorable Woman" played on Sundance which requires one of those
"archaic" TV services to view. "Ray Donovan" requires a Showtime
subscription and even though they have an app it won't play over a TV
like HBO GO does. I saw the "Forever" pilot (it was actually previewed
before the series began) but was weary of the network it's on and the
hook. Just seems like showrunners keep trying to come up with "weird
stuff" or "me toos" to get greenlit.
On 09/23/2014 01:20 PM, TurquoiseBee turquoiseb@...
<mailto:turquoiseb@...> [FairfieldLife] wrote:
I didn't ignore your mention of "The Sacrament," Bhairitu. I duly
looked it up on IMDB and decided I didn't want to spend 90+
minutes there. :-) Just differences in where we wanna spend our
time, not a judgment per se.
As for "The Blacklist," however, I watched the teaser they made to
suck people into the series for season two, and it improved my
appreciation of how fuckin' good the series was in season one.
James Spader has just been *beyond* wonderful as a character actor
in this series, which also features some of the best action scenes
on TV these days, with by far the largest cast.
I admit to never having caught the American version of "The
Bridge" wave, but if I get the time to dive into a new series
(work, work, work...fulfilling, but it fucks up one's viewing
schedule), I'll check it out, because you keep commenting
positively on it, and others do as well.
I'm somewhat curious about a new series called "Forever." I've
seen the pilot, and will keep watching for a while because if
you've got to watch a series about a guy who can't die, the guy
should at least be cool. The star of this series is way cool.
There is also another series I'm undecided on, except that I'm now
5 episodes into it and I'm *still* undecided on it. It's a BBC
America production called "Intruders," and it's about a kinda
secret cult that lives forever by temporarily taking over the
bodies of others. I am still watching because after four episodes
I still wasn't quite sure what was going on. I like that kinda
ballsiness when dealing with American audiences.
"Ray Donovan" is finishing up its current season, and I haven't
seen the final episode so I can't comment, but it's held my
interest all the way through. I'm going to give "Gotham" a shot
*not* because it's based on the DC comic book world (to which I'm
a tad averse), but because of Donal Logue. He became one of my
favorite actors in "The Tao Of Steve" and in "Terriers," and I
hope he does well in this series.
I don't know when or whether "The Honourable Woman" will become
available in North America, but when it does you really should
consider watching it. I still consider it the best series I've
managed to catch this year.
Loved the opening episode of "The Knick," but haven't had a chance
to follow up on it yet. Lost interest in "Extant," but will
probably finish watching season one when I get a chance. Haven't
caught up with the new episodes of "Utopia" yet.
I'm still following "Outlander," but I will save commentary on
that one for a later post, just because...
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[FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
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*To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
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*Sent:* Tuesday, September 23, 2014 9:41 PM
*Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: A little cult movie 4 you
Movie or TV recs are meant to spur other suggestions for titles.
Along that line for the cable cutters "Blacklist" season 2 is now
available on Hulu and Hulu+ as is the pilot for "Gotham". And I
suspect as soon as the FX season 2 of "The Bridge" finishes Hulu
will post season 2 of the Swedish version.... again since they
accidentally had it available for awhile in May.
On 09/23/2014 10:08 AM, danfriedman2002 wrote:
"The Sacrament" is available for the Netflixers here. One of the
better
cult movies ever made:
Bhairitu,
I hope I'm not hijacking your thread, but another Netflix to
stream is the French series "Spiral". I had recommended it to
Barry; as he was looking for something new, and I thought he
might enjoy this police thriller.
Seems like he hasn't yet written a review. Well all I'll say is
that it deserves more attention than any Sam Harris novel.
It's a story about Karma and Dharma. Thus the title.
Don't want to spoil it for you, so do yourself a favor and WATCH IT!
