Monster

Doesn't get much more exciting than that ending. What do you do with Bote when Bryant comes back? Bote's batting .320 on the year, just pinch hit-grand slam-walk offed in a nationally televised game, and plays a great 3rd base. Maybe better defensively than Bryant.

I don't think she's said, exactly. Show is still very creative and has some pretty good moments, but it's never been quite the same since the two angel guys 'died'. They were the best part of the show. I just don't find Tulip or Jesse all that engaging. Vampire guy's still entertainting. And why does every villain in every show I'm currently watching need to identify himself as Christian? I thought it was funny for a while. A nice break from all bad guys being Muslim...but this year, its like every single show I start watching, the arch villain goes out of his way to identify himself as Christian. The religious/political propaganda is starting to spoil some of these shows for me. If they'd mix in a few Jewish villains, I wouldn't say anything. But its starting to feel like there's an agenda.

I'd argue that 'populations being bombarded with falsehoods' has been going on for a very, very long time... I'd offer, somewhat tongue-in-cheek, that populations have been bombarded with falsehoods since the first time a group of humanoids gathered around a fire, trying to decide what 'the community' should do next. Human beings will always lie to get what they want and 'the truth' is often a matter of perspective. Has our 'public forum' become more pervasive? Almost inescapably so. Again, I'm just glad we're having this conversation and that people are learning to consider the possibility that maybe, sometimes, media companies and politicians might not be giving you the full, unadorned truth.

By this definition, TV commercials are psy-ops. CNN/Foxnews is doing psy-ops. ALL political campaigns are psy-ops. Churches/Synagogues/Mosques are doing psy-ops. Movies/tv shows are often engage in subtle, even artistic, psy-ops. Message board arguers are doing psy-ops. Anywhere there is a medium for public speaking, someone is trying to get you to believe something...sometimes with the intent to make the world a better place, but mostly for personal gain. Assuming our world doesn't get completely destroyed, or irreversibly poisoned, during the next 2+ years, I think talking about 'fake news' is actually be a good thing, despite the orange man crying about it, being an integral part of the fake news problem. If it gets people to think twice about the messages they're getting from their tv/social media stream, and we survive the next 2+ years, I think its a net gain.

If posting facebook memes is voter manipulation--if that's what we're talking about here---not ballot fraud...then maybe the problem isn't the Russians, or social media...maybe its our education system. Maybe we are paying the price for not teaching people to think for themselves. I'm starting to think we're blaming the Russians, because we don't want to admit we (or a lot of us+ our electoral college) elected a known asshole/game-show host. TheRussiansDidThis.gif We're still talking about fake articles and memes right? Not voter/ballot fraud, right? Also think the military-industrial complex are ready for another US-Russia cold war because cold wars print money.

That'd be a weird thing to put in a premiere, but he did look like walt and I did have that thought...'wait, is that...'

Visual story telling has to be slow because they aren't using dialogue to tell us what's going on....in fact, the dialogue often contradicts what the characters are actually feeling . They are giving you extra time in every scene, so you can stare at the screen and piece together the puzzle of what's happening. It's a slow, tedious, way of telling a story, but it's also very rewarding for a viewer, because you're 'figuring it out yourself' instead of being spoonfed the plot with dialogue and exposition. Committing to the visual story telling style and letting the viewer 'figure it out' is what makes BB and BCS special. That said, I can only watch two people ride in silence in a car and slowly park their car for so long before it gets a little frustrating. And do I really need to watch the dad retool his kid's bike chain before slowly walking back to his car to search his briefcase for 30 seconds? That kid and his bike better be part of the story later, otherwise, that's straight time-filler bullshit. These show runners have earned my trust with creative plots and interesting payoffs, so I'm in for the duration, but I can't imagine watching that episode again.

Checked out "Fauda" after seeing the recommendations. Opening scene, muslim terrorist in a mosque. Thought...not this again, I hope. Checked out the summary, to see if there was a twist or fresh take on the 'muslims are terrorists' genre. "Israeli agent comes out of retirement to hunt down Palestinian militant....blah blah blah". Same shtick I've been watching for the last 20 years. Is there a twist or something that will keep me reading subtitles for 12 episodes? I've seen the 'muslim dirty bomb' premise so many times, it feels less like a story and more like brainwashing.

Jeff Sessions not sure if he benefits more from having these guys continue as allies, or from putting them in a private prison.

Just finished 'The Staircase'. Episodes leading up the the end of the first trail were absolutely eye-opening about the American legal system. The scene where the defense attorney brings in a pro to help Peterson appear to be telling the truth really drove home the theatrical nature of a trial. DA could have spent the entire trial pointing at the photos of the murder scene and won. Because the defense's argument was so laughably implausible --- His wife fell down three steps and had the back of her head ripped apart with blood splatter all over the walls? THREE STAIRS. And she kept slipping around, hammering her own head against the walls. Seriously, that was their argument. She fell down 3 stairs, kept slipping around, repeatedly bashing her head against the walls, spray blood all over the place, until she bled out. While he sat outside by the pool. That's what they asked the jury to believe. DA guessing at the murder weapon was dumb. Last 7-8 episodes of listening to Peterson lie and act indignant (and himself) was not worth watching. I'd recommend fast forwarding to the conclusion, unless you want to watch defense lawyers try to find technical mistakes in procedure. (and one of his daughters act incredulous about the grieving family)

Killing half of earth's population would only set our clock back about 40 years....so 3.8 Billion dead would put us at 1975 density... Maybe other planets don't reproduce as fast? Otherwise, killing half the population is a relatively short-term fix. He needed to kill 95% of the population to really buy the universe some time.

4 episodes in and it's still going strong. Very underrated show. Not sure how a show with these names attached to it can fly under the radar, but apparently, it is. If you like creepy, psychological mysteries, it's worth watching.

Will be interesting to see how they tie it in...because that sounds like a completely different tv show.

Can watch it here...but you'll need an up to date virus blocker. I haven't had any issues with my machine and I've been using this site for a while, but I can't imagine a site like this existing without some kind of malware lurking beneath the surface. So...beware! https://solarmoviez.ru/movie/condor-season-1-25175/1393698-14/watching.html

On ep 6. Outstanding so far. Smart characters outmaneuvering each other by doing smart things...instead of relying on people tripping over sticks and making mind-numbingly stupid decisions. When there's a pause in the action and the characters start talking philosophically, they usually say objective and well-reasoned things. Takes a smart group of writers to write this kind of show. That said, this last episode felt like the story was starting to turn into a Christian vs Muslim thing (with Jews being conspicuously absent from all the secret, global scheming.) The show has been full of insight and honest takes on world politics, so I'll be disappointed if they vilify one (or two) religions, while presenting the third as an innocent bystander...with the writer/director/producer representing 'team innocent bystander'. I can squint my eyes, like I often have to do so often when watching hollywood-produced spy shows, because the dialogue here really is great and the cat and mouse play is very nuanced. But these writers seem capable of saying something significant, if they'll bring all three teams equally to task.

Watched Fahrenheit 451 reboot. Was bracing for a lot of philosophy and predictable plot...and while that was the case, it was very up-to-date. There was an excellent scene in the middle, where Michael Shannon explains why books are being burned which was surprisingly relevant. (Offended groups calling for bans of specific books at first--racially and gender insensitive works...which snowballed into 'lets just get rid of them all, since people are getting upset and thinking hurts our feelings') So, not sure its a movie I'd recommend, but that scene was very effective.

Just watched the first episode. Thought it was outstanding. Great dialogue, creepy atmosphere, strong actor choices, lots of subtle visual clues to flesh out the exposition, and a general weird/mysteriousness that reminded me of 'The Leftovers'. Tons of potential. Really hope they can keep this up because that first episode had my full attention.

Fast paced history lesson with an objective perspective.

Reminds me of my alma mater's message board.

This is the right answer, unfortunately. I don't see it changing until the United Corporations of America suffer through a Bastille day. Which isn't going to happen as long we stay occupied with our phone games, netflix binges, and daily sports telecasts. That said, if the next Corporate-spokesperson-in-chief stays off twitter, they'll get my support. Now back to "Idle heroes' and binge watching twelve monkeys.

Trout didn't even follow through with his swing. Looked like he chipped that one onto green beyond the wall.

In-game interviews seem like a great idea. But they're talking about the fucking weather. I really hope this is a one inning thing

You don't like to hear extremely long stories about his personal life, occasionally interrupted by a few quick comments about the sporting event you're trying to watch?

Here you go.

Just because I put something in a lease, doesn't make it legal. So, while I agree that this is mostly true, it isn't necessarily all that matters. And agreed, Nice Guy Eddie. Getting directly involved is a guaranteed way to get my eyes scratched out. Which is why I threw out a line in to see if anybody had an unconventional idea.