Netflix/Prime/Hulu/BritBox Binge Watching: Coronavirus Edition

[Sparks]

Most of it was in Albuquerque. The high school is Eldorado High. I went there for summer school
Netflix has a studio here

 

[marbri]

I do not know what weird algorithm I'm in or movies I'm watching on Amazon Prime that gives me recommendations like Santa Jaws.

A young Aspiring comic book artist is gifted a mysterious pen that brings his drawing to life. Now his creation, Santa Jaws, begins to devour his friends and family.

There is nothing like this in my watch history or anything to indicate I would like this movie.

Is there a chance someone else is using your account? This happened to me on Netflix and long story short my daughter used to rent a basement apartment during Uni and because she was sharing the landlords wifi they somehow continued watching Netflix on my account long after she moved out (they were family of one of her best friends so it was an honest mistake but I kept getting all these recommendations for shows for toddlers and I was so pissed it messed with my suggestions )

 

[LeafOnTheWind]

Is there a chance someone else is using your account?

It shouldn't be that but the first thing I did was log out of all devices and change the password. Amazon tends to give me the weirdest recommendations so this could all be normal for them.

 

[made_in_canada]

Finally started Strange New Worlds. Best new Star Trek series since The Orville. (my mother asked me if I'd seen the new Star Trek series and I wasn't sure what she was talking about as they only have an ordinary digital TV and definitely no streaming. Finally figured out she'd seen ads for The Orville, which is shown on one of the free-to-air channels here).

My husband and I have been enjoying The Orville. We didn’t intend to, but finished the first couple of seasons just as the third season was starting. It’s fun

 

[Yehudi]

You might have clicked on something accidentally. I once got a ton of Christian movies when I accidentally clicked on a Kevin Sorbo and Kristy Swanson movie

 

[jamesy]

Oh God, that's awful.

Kristy Swanson and Kevin Sorbo are still making movies?

 

[Yehudi]

Oh God, that's awful.

Kristy Swanson and Kevin Sorbo are still making movies?

Oh it was a while ago. You know that Nic Cage movie family man where he’s an investment banker but then wakes up as a tire salesman? Kevin and Kristy did a rip-off where he wakes up as a church minister. Won’t link or even find the name for fear of ruining someone’s algorithm. It destroyed mine!

 

[Yehudi]

In happier news, Schmigadoon got a second season. They’re now stuck in a 70s musical, Schmicago!

 

[Buzz]

I’m an Vellani is wonderful! Praying that Hollywood is doing a much better job of protecting it’s most vulnerable employees than it had in the past.

 

[Bunny Hop]

My husband and I have been enjoying The Orville. We didn’t intend to, but finished the first couple of seasons just as the third season was starting. It’s fun

I enjoy it too and I think it's improved with time (and when they toned down the humour). Once I just accepted it was Seth McFarlane's Star Trek fan fiction and that it was really the type of standard sci-fi I was seeking (spaceships, aliens, characters I actually like) I really started to get into it.

 

[clairecloutier]

Some people here mentioned the 1995 film version of Jane Austen's Persuasion as being a good Austen adaptation.

Here's an article about the film:

Persuasion: the less-famous 1995 BBC Austen adaptation that deserves a sincere revival

Unlike Elizabeth Bennet, Anne Elliot is not playful or witty but quiet, sensible, and regrets not having the courage of her convictions

www.theguardian.com

I recently watched it and enjoyed it.

 

[Tesla]

Some people here mentioned the 1995 film version of Jane Austen's Persuasion as being a good Austen adaptation.

Here's an article about the film:

Persuasion: the less-famous 1995 BBC Austen adaptation that deserves a sincere revival

Unlike Elizabeth Bennet, Anne Elliot is not playful or witty but quiet, sensible, and regrets not having the courage of her convictions

www.theguardian.com

I recently watched it and enjoyed it.

I love this movie!

 

[Cachoo]

Web of Make Believe: New Netflix series which covers some of the darker aspects of the internet. I wanted to see it because I knew one episode was about a local man, an innocent, who died as a result of a swatting call. There was more to this story than I knew. I'm looking forward to the rest of the episodes.

 

[emason]

Some people here mentioned the 1995 film version of Jane Austen's Persuasion as being a good Austen adaptation.

Here's an article about the film:

Persuasion: the less-famous 1995 BBC Austen adaptation that deserves a sincere revival

Unlike Elizabeth Bennet, Anne Elliot is not playful or witty but quiet, sensible, and regrets not having the courage of her convictions

www.theguardian.com

I recently watched it and enjoyed it.

I wouldn’t call it a good adaption; I’d go further. I think it’s the best adaption of any Austen work so far. It’s a perfect little jewel box of an adaption. I love this movie!

 

[Bunny Hop]

Some people here mentioned the 1995 film version of Jane Austen's Persuasion as being a good Austen adaptation.

Here's an article about the film:

Persuasion: the less-famous 1995 BBC Austen adaptation that deserves a sincere revival

Unlike Elizabeth Bennet, Anne Elliot is not playful or witty but quiet, sensible, and regrets not having the courage of her convictions

www.theguardian.com

Thanks for posting that link! I particularly liked this bit: "a young Ciarán Hinds, who could have given Colin Firth a run for his money if the props department had handed him a bucket of water instead of an umbrella."

I wouldn’t call it a good adaption; I’d go further. I think it’s the best adaption of any Austen work so far. It’s a perfect little jewel box of an adaption. I love this movie!

100% agree. It's a great adaptation and the effort to try and do things like making the lighting truer to the period and laying off the makeup for the cast only improve it.

 

[Buzz]

Coming to Disney+ June 24th

Rise | Official Trailer | Disney+

RISE, an all-new Original movie, streaming June 24 only on @DisneyPlus!Audiences have never seen a story like that of the Antetokounmpos. After emigrating fr...

www.youtube.com

 

[clairecloutier]

So we finished watching Tehran season 2 last night. I really liked this season right up until the final episode. Then, just at the end, things started to get quite implausible. And the actual ending itself felt very anticlimactic and too clearly plotted (as opposed to being a more organic evolution of the story). I felt like they ended it where they did simply so they could have the option of doing a third season. Such are the exigencies of the streaming business, I guess. But as a viewer, I didn't find it particularly satisfying.

ETA: Despite this, I will definitely be watching season 3, if there is one. Just because there are a lot of things I really enjoy about the show, so I guess I shouldn't be too negative.

An interesting interview with the actors who play Nahid/Faraz (I love them both):

Shaun Toub & Shila Ommi Interview: Tehran Season 2

Our chat with the stars!

screenrant.com

 

[Buzz]

There are about seven GOT spin-off series in development. The latest is one based on Jon Snow.

Kit Harington Attached to Jon Snow ‘Game of Thrones’ Spinoff Series in Development at HBO

A “Game of Thrones” spinoff series based around Jon Snow is in early development at HBO, Variety has confirmed. Kit Harington is attached to reprise his role as the fan-favorite hero in…

variety.com

 

[LeafOnTheWind]

I started watching The Old Man on Hulu with Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow. I've seen one episode so far but I will keep watching mostly because it's Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow. They do flashbacks to their younger selves and I think younger Lithgow (Christopher Redman) is doing a pretty good job with the speech patterns. I like him better as younger version than Bridges younger version (Bill Heck).

 

[Cachoo]

I wouldn’t call it a good adaption; I’d go further. I think it’s the best adaption of any Austen work so far. It’s a perfect little jewel box of an adaption. I love this movie!

Ita and I’m not at all excited about this: https://youtu.be/Fz7HmgPJQak

 

[Tesla]

Ita and I’m not at all excited about this: https://youtu.be/Fz7HmgPJQak

No. Nononononono. What the hell is that?!

 

[Jimena]

Oh dear. That trailer looks awful. Totally awful.

 

[Cachoo]

The trailer is going viral for all of the wrong reasons. Screenrant, The Daily Beast and others are reporting the reaction among those of us that love “Persuasion” and to say we are disgusted is putting it mildly.

 

[Tesla]

The trailer is going viral for all of the wrong reasons. Screenrant, The Daily Beast and others are reporting the reaction among those of us that love “Persuasion” and to say we are disgusted is putting it mildly.

I'm horrified!

 

[clairecloutier]

It looks like the Bridgerton version of Austen.

 

[Bunny Hop]

Ita and I’m not at all excited about this: https://youtu.be/Fz7HmgPJQak

What the hell did I just watch? This is everything I hate about adaptations of classics which try and make the heroes 'relatable' to modern audiences as if young folk are incapable of understanding that things were different in 'the olden days'. At least I know not to watch it when it gets released.

 

[LeafOnTheWind]

I am finally getting around to watching The Vow about the NXIVM cult. It's not a fun watch so I had to prepare myself for it. The first major prominent person in "The Company" to leave was hit lawsuits similar to Scientology tactics. She had to respond to 350-360 legal documents, was unable to work and had to weekend DJ to survive. She needed the weekdays to attend court and file responses.

Has there ever been any talk of legal reform to identify these type of tactics by an organization against one person? I would think this is one area that needs desperate reform to allow people to leave cults without this much harassment.

 

[Cachoo]

What the hell did I just watch? This is everything I hate about adaptations of classics which try and make the heroes 'relatable' to modern audiences as if young folk are incapable of understanding that things were different in 'the olden days'. At least I know not to watch it when it gets released.

You are not alone. Recent headlines:
BuzzFeed
Dakota Johnson's New Film "Persuasion" Is Already Facing Backlash — Here's Why
https://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanschocket2/dakota-johnson-netflix-persuasion-trailer-backlash
The Independent
Persuasion: Jane Austen fans are ‘so mad’ at trailer for new Netflix adaptation starring Dakota Johnson

Mashable
Jane Austen gets the 'Fleabag' treatment in trailer for Netflix's 'Persuasion'

Daily Mail
Fans slam trailer for Netflix's adaptation of Persuasion and say it's not true to the original

The Daily Beast
Netflix and Dakota Johnson 'Persuasion' Trailer Is Already Divisive

Screen Rant
Why Jane Austen Fans Are Annoyed About Netflix’s Persuasion Trailer

NPR
Why the internet is upset over the Netflix Jane Austen film ...

 

[manhn]

I found 1995 Persuasion fine but stilted, but it’s been awhile since I have seen it.

The trailer for Persuasion looks fantastic to me, even though I have not given Bridgerton a glance. I tried giving the new Emma a chance but it looks annoying to me.

The backlash reminds me of the Keira Knightly Pride and Prejudice, which I think is the best period piece film of the 2000s. I doubt this Persuasion will reach those heights, but there is sweeping quality lacking in so many of these new period movies.

Henry Golding in period garb!!!

 

[Cachoo]

I think I was surprised by how much I loathed this trailer. I mean I hate it and I don't ever think I've had this sort of reaction to a trailer before this. I'm still mulling over this... But in the meantime there is the "Stranger Thing's Part 2" trailer:

STRANGER THINGS 4 Volume 2 Trailer (2022)

STRANGER THINGS 4 Volume 2 Trailer (2022) Season 4 Part 2© 2022 - Netflix

youtu.be