Black Panther
Just finished the first season. I really enjoyed it. What separates it from so many shows today is Johnny being politically incorrect. He says things that just don't seem to be on other shows anymore but would have been fine in the 80s. It also is a show that with a little editing could have been on network television back in the 80s. Language isn't too bad. Nothing gory. No nudity. Not exactly a "wholesome" show but something you could watch with the kids without cringing every couple of minutes.Cobra Kai.
It's actually pretty good so far.
Very pretentious film, was not a fan either."The Song Remains the Same" (1976) on TCM. About 45 minutes in and this is very difficult to watch. As a big Led Zeppelin fan, I remember watching it at the midnight movies and not even liking it back then in the seventies. I doubt if I'll make it through the 2 1/2 hours.
Flew through the first 3 episodes of S2 of The Boys. Very enjoyable, just kinda pissed the whole season wasn’t released at once. It looks like they’ll be releasing one episode every Friday for the next 5 weeks.
Always a good time to start Band of Brothers. Tried to get through the Pacific version and just couldn't.
Finished Netflix' Away. An IMDB reviewer described it as 90210 in space. Probably about right. Space and Mars were just a setting for some occasionally good social and relationship commentary.
I remember eagerly awaiting The Pacific thinking it was going to be the Pacific version of Band of Brothers and being hugely disappointed with it. It probably wasn't fair to it to have such high expectations, but it ended up being an overdone snoozer. I had the same sense of disappointment with the Unbroken movie.
Finished the new episode. Ironic how the most disturbing part of the episode had nothing to do with the intense gore or violence in this show.I like this series too as a refreshing take on the super hero genre, not really sure who the good guys and the bad guys are. Maybe a little too heavy handed in the corporation is the boogey man aspect, if this was more nuanced it would be a really good show. Also, does anyone else think that Giancarlo Esposito is becoming a one note actor? I think his role in this show is Gus Fring part 2. This guy has some series acting chops but it seems like the direction in this show points him in only the Gus path, hopefully his expanded take on Moff Gideon in the Mandalorian will go down a different path.
The Pacific isn’t as good as BOB, but still good in it’s own right. I also liked Unbroken despite some important points in the book left out. Then again, I’m super biased bc I love WW2 and that whole generation.I remember eagerly awaiting The Pacific thinking it was going to be the Pacific version of Band of Brothers and being hugely disappointed with it. It probably wasn't fair to it to have such high expectations, but it ended up being an overdone snoozer. I had the same sense of disappointment with the Unbroken movie.
The Pacific isn’t as good as BOB, but still good in it’s own right. I also liked Unbroken despite some important points in the book left out. Then again, I’m super biased bc I love WW2 and that whole generation.