Second season of Orange is the New Black launched today.

 

Anyone else into this?

 

I have to admit to being a bit of a TV/movie-phile.  I generally buy Blu-Rays when there's a movie I want to see rather than just watching it on PPV or In-demand (I like to collect).

 

Premium TV has really been leading a creative resurgence in recent years, probably dating back to The Sopranos.  Its nice that Netflix has become a legitimate competitor for HBO (which puts out some really great shows like Sopranos, Deadwood, Boardwalk Empire, True Blood etc).

 

House of Cards was tremendous.

 

While cable channels like AMC are getting in on the act, I annoys me a bit.  The Walking Dead would be so much better on Netflix or HBO where they could truly appeal to adults (HBO passed on The Walking Dead when Thomas Jane was attached).

 

As for Orange, it took me a few episodes to get into last season but Im looking forward to banging out a few episodes tonight.

 

As an aside, for you Trekies, it was recently the 20th anniversary of the finale of TNG, one of the best Series' Finales in TV history.

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33 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:

haven't watched it yet, still have to watch Shoresy as well Season 2.

It's good... Winnipeggers the Skene family (dad Rick is a long time stunt man for Canadian Hollywood productions, now the sons are in the business) are working on both Letterkenny and Shoresy... Did the hockey choreography on LK and are now directing full episodes of Shoresy. 

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I finally finished the first season of the Crown, and boy was my google search in overdrive trying to find out who most of these people were ( mostly secretaries and politicians......and I found out one of those people never existed!)

1 hour ago, iHeart said:

I finally finished the first season of the Crown, and boy was my google search in overdrive trying to find out who most of these people were ( mostly secretaries and politicians......and I found out one of those people never existed!)

I grew up in that era when Elizabeth was only 10-20 years into her reign. I remember all those British PM's from Churchill on. It's amazing as a constitutional monarch only how some feared her when they came for their weekly visits. You can really see how much Charles was totally ****** up when he was growing up with that family around him. Especially a jealous Phillip who was bitter over how he felt he lost Mountbatten as a father figure to Charles. 

I've tried to watch Letterkenny & I have to say after repeated attempts, I just don't get it. 

On 2023-12-29 at 6:04 PM, SpeedFlex27 said:

I grew up in that era when Elizabeth was only 10-20 years into her reign. I remember all those British PM's from Churchill on. It's amazing as a constitutional monarch only how some feared her when they came for their weekly visits. You can really see how much Charles was totally ****** up when he was growing up with that family around him. Especially a jealous Phillip who was bitter over how he felt he lost Mountbatten as a father figure to Charles. 

I've tried to watch Letterkenny & I have to say after repeated attempts, I just don't get it. 

to me it came off as Liz and Phillip were happy UNTIL she became Queen it feels like there's too many rules within protocols and the church that dampened so many moods

7 hours ago, iHeart said:

to me it came off as Liz and Phillip were happy UNTIL she became Queen it feels like there's too many rules within protocols and the church that dampened so many moods

Phillip seemed to believe that once Elizabeth became Queen that he should have become King & he should have been making all decisions not Elizabeth. He hated walking behind her in public. That they weren't equals  according tho the British Constitution. He didn't like being known as her Consort. He didn't like the title of Prince. Also, he gave up his naval career to marry her & he felt over the years that was too much of a sacrifice he made for her. I don't think, knowing what he later knew, that he would have ever done it again. He was miserable for 60 years. 

1 hour ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Phillip seemed to believe that once Elizabeth became Queen that he should have become King & he should have been making all decisions not Elizabeth. He hated walking behind her in public. That they weren't equals  according tho the British Constitution. He didn't like being known as her Consort. He didn't like the title of Prince. Also, he gave up his naval career to marry her & he felt over the years that was too much of a sacrifice he made for her. I don't think, knowing what he later knew, that he would have ever done it again. He was miserable for 60 years. 

and he wasn't the only one

essentially a Knives Out show with Patinkin in for Craig........

 

1 hour ago, iHeart said:

and he wasn't the only one

The entire Royal family really sharpened their claws & fangs for Lady Diana. What a shameful display of elite snobbery & constitutional entitlement they all showed. She was never going to be accepted by the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret & the Queen. While she may have understood the tribulations she went thru with Charles she still was cold & distant while clutching the British Constitution close to her chest. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/american-born-chinese-canceled-one-season-disney-rcna132514

https://tvline.com/news/ncis-origins-prequel-series-mark-harmon-young-gibbs-1235109145/

OH...MY....GOD  I don't know if they finished filming for the season but I wonder how they'll handle this

https://tvline.com/news/rose-mciver-pregnant-golden-globes-photo-1235109654/

1 hour ago, iHeart said:

OH...MY....GOD  I don't know if they finished filming for the season but I wonder how they'll handle this

https://tvline.com/news/rose-mciver-pregnant-golden-globes-photo-1235109654/

Well I read they started filming only a month ago so...

Anyone watching The Tourist? The first season is on Prime and the second was released by BBC.

The show is fantastic and sorta has a Fargo vibe to it. I think there's going to be lots of buzz about it once the second season is available in North America.

 

I'm getting set to fire up Echo tonight after work and I'm a big fan of Son Of A Critch on CBC, which starts this week as well. Most of the streaming stuff I watch is prepping new seasons but a ways off yet...

Nice to see Loudermilk is currently one of the most watched shows on Netflix. It seems that the show was a bit under the radar when it was just on Prime.

Hopefully with this renewed interest in the show is the catalyst for them to finally get a 4th season off the ground.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jeremy-renner-return-mayor-of-kingstown-season-three-1235784850/

 

 

eh 7 years is enough, where does he go from here after getting married and becoming a dad (uh oh I think I know what happens next)

https://tvline.com/news/the-good-doctor-final-season-7-ending-cancelled-abc-1235096684/

well so much for leaving Big Bang Theory behind

https://tvline.com/news/young-sheldon-spinoff-georgie-mandy-season-1-release-date-cbs-1235112000/

Tonight's NFL Wild Card game between the Kansas City Chiefs & the Miami Dolphins can only be seen on CBS streaming service Peacock in the US. Apparently, Peacock paid the NFL $180 million dollars to televise this game exclusively. Meanwhile, Peacock is taking orders so people can watch the game today. My concern is that in a few years more & more games will be on streaming services they no longer will be on "free" network tv. That the Super Bowl itself will eventually be streamed only. Roger Goodell doesn't care about fans. Just making money.

9 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Tonight's NFL Wild Card game between the Kansas City Chiefs & the Miami Dolphins can only be seen on CBS streaming service Peacock in the US. Apparently, Peacock paid the NFL $180 million dollars to televise this game exclusively. Meanwhile, Peacock is taking orders so people can watch the game today. My concern is that in a few years more & more games will be on streaming services they no longer will be on "free" network tv. That the Super Bowl itself will eventually be streamed only. Roger Goodell doesn't care about fans. Just making money.

What a heaping pile of hot cow excrement. Goodell is a moron.

5 minutes ago, Piggy 1 said:

What a heaping pile of hot cow excrement. Goodell is a moron.

The only reason we can see in Canada it is that Peacock doesn't sell subscriptions outside of the US.

17 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Tonight's NFL Wild Card game between the Kansas City Chiefs & the Miami Dolphins can only be seen on CBS streaming service Peacock in the US. Apparently, Peacock paid the NFL $180 million dollars to televise this game exclusively. Meanwhile, Peacock is taking orders so people can watch the game today. My concern is that in a few years more & more games will be on streaming services they no longer will be on "free" network tv. That the Super Bowl itself will eventually be streamed only. Roger Goodell doesn't care about fans. Just making money.

As the years go by and the average fan is more tech savy,   more people will just use the already easy to use streams that people post online.     

 

6 minutes ago, Brandon said:

As the years go by and the average fan is more tech savy,   more people will just use the already easy to use streams that people post online.     

 

I'd be on the same level tech savvy wise as Davy Crockett would be if he was alive.

57 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

I'd be on the same level tech savvy wise as Davy Crockett would be if he was alive.

Google: reddit cfl streams

1 hour ago, Brandon said:

As the years go by and the average fan is more tech savy,   more people will just use the already easy to use streams that people post online.     

 

Precisely.