Packers Huddle

salmar80 wrote: ↑

21 Dec 2020 06:11

- I went ***1/2 for Ozark. It's very good, but I stopped fearing for the main protagonist family. Took away the core of the tension. Shame. But overall high quality kept me watching.

- The Witcher was disjointed, but surprisingly entertaining. It sort of worked even when it shouldn't have. **1/2 and "only recommended if you can give your brain a holiday".

Labrev wrote: ↑

21 Dec 2020 14:28

- The Witcher was disjointed, but surprisingly entertaining. It sort of worked even when it shouldn't have. **1/2 and "only recommended if you can give your brain a holiday".

"Disjointed" describes The Witcher perfectly. I actually liked it, but the pacing was just kinda ~off~ and took away from an otherwise fun and interesting story.

salmar80 wrote: ↑

21 Dec 2020 06:11

- Dark. A rather aptly named time-travel mystery series that can take a couple of episodes to get you hooked, but if it does it won't let go. Great to see an original take on the time-travel theme. In German, but I think being in a foreign language only adds to the mystery in this case. ****

Labrev wrote: ↑

21 Dec 2020 14:28

salmar80 wrote: ↑

21 Dec 2020 06:11

- I went ***1/2 for Ozark. It's very good, but I stopped fearing for the main protagonist family. Took away the core of the tension. Shame. But overall high quality kept me watching.

I still feel tension quite often while watching. At any given moment, any one of them is a single slip-up away from being in a world of pain, and that keeps me on my toes despite the fact I know that the main characters (probably) have the usual Plot Armor.

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Like when Marty was abducted by the Cartel... I knew in my head they would probably release him eventually, but I felt the uncertainty and suffering through his character and Wendy's throughout that ordeal.

Not to mention, there are a lot of other characters whose stories you can get invested in that are not similarly safe.

- The Witcher was disjointed, but surprisingly entertaining. It sort of worked even when it shouldn't have. **1/2 and "only recommended if you can give your brain a holiday".

"Disjointed" describes The Witcher perfectly. I actually liked it, but the pacing was just kinda ~off~ and took away from an otherwise fun and interesting story.

TheGreenMan wrote: ↑

28 Nov 2020 11:59

salmar80 wrote: ↑

28 Nov 2020 11:20

NCF wrote: ↑

28 Nov 2020 10:40

I just started X-Files on Hulu. My parents were always big into it and finally got around to seeing what the fuss was all about. Into Season 3. So far, so good. Very slow developing story so far, but seems more like each episode is pretty standalone. From what I understand, a lot of things start coming together as the series goes on into later years.

I was an avid fan, and thought the show was fantastic at the start, but got slowly diluted as it went on, because the studio wanted to milk it to the max instead of allowing for a logical ending. To their credit, they finally did offer a kind of an end, but it was after my enthusiasm was all spent. Too many filler episodes exhausted me.

I've been at the X Files for about 4yrs now and have finally made it to season 9. And I've been on that for about a year now. It's been a real struggle for the biggest reason:

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No Mulder for the whole season, when Duchovny left for a bit

And I don't know WHAT, WHAT happened to the sound production. Or who was in charge of it. Season 9 on any format is almost unwatchable due to the loud footsteps of every single character. If you haven't noticed this in season 9, go back and watch the first couple of episodes. It drowns out dialogue and is entirely too distracting.

NCF wrote: ↑

29 Dec 2020 12:47

TheGreenMan wrote: ↑

28 Nov 2020 11:59

salmar80 wrote: ↑

28 Nov 2020 11:20

I was an avid fan, and thought the show was fantastic at the start, but got slowly diluted as it went on, because the studio wanted to milk it to the max instead of allowing for a logical ending. To their credit, they finally did offer a kind of an end, but it was after my enthusiasm was all spent. Too many filler episodes exhausted me.

I've been at the X Files for about 4yrs now and have finally made it to season 9. And I've been on that for about a year now. It's been a real struggle for the biggest reason:

Spoiler

No Mulder for the whole season, when Duchovny left for a bit

And I don't know WHAT, WHAT happened to the sound production. Or who was in charge of it. Season 9 on any format is almost unwatchable due to the loud footsteps of every single character. If you haven't noticed this in season 9, go back and watch the first couple of episodes. It drowns out dialogue and is entirely too distracting.

Almost to the end of Season 5. Do I need to watch the first X-Files movie in between Seasons 5 and 6 for continuity or is the movie pretty standalone?

NCF wrote: ↑

31 Dec 2020 16:53

@TheGreenMan I rented it. Glad I did.

APB wrote: ↑

01 Jan 2021 19:15

Got to the end of The Mandalorian season 2 last night

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Luke’s appearance was kind of cool. Wasn’t expecting it. I’m a Star Wars fan but not rabid like some. I had been curious to the timeline setting of the Mandalorian series as compared to the movies. A young fully vested Jedi Luke kinda puts the series somewhere around the conclusion of Return of the Jedi. Now I wonder if the baby Yoda-like character will be incorporated into any future Star Wars movies since Yoda himself is gone.

wallyuwl wrote: ↑

02 Jan 2021 20:01

Got Amazon Prime free for 6 months. Haven't had it for several years. So started watching Hanna. Not bad, not great. On season 2 episode 8. Going to start Jack Ryan in a few days.

APB wrote: ↑

01 Jan 2021 19:15

Got to the end of The Mandalorian season 2 last night

Spoiler

Luke’s appearance was kind of cool. Wasn’t expecting it. I’m a Star Wars fan but not rabid like some. I had been curious to the timeline setting of the Mandalorian series as compared to the movies. A young fully vested Jedi Luke kinda puts the series somewhere around the conclusion of Return of the Jedi. Now I wonder if the baby Yoda-like character will be incorporated into any future Star Wars movies since Yoda himself is gone.

Mazrimiv wrote: ↑

03 Jan 2021 10:54

APB wrote: ↑

01 Jan 2021 19:15

Got to the end of The Mandalorian season 2 last night

Spoiler

Luke’s appearance was kind of cool. Wasn’t expecting it. I’m a Star Wars fan but not rabid like some. I had been curious to the timeline setting of the Mandalorian series as compared to the movies. A young fully vested Jedi Luke kinda puts the series somewhere around the conclusion of Return of the Jedi. Now I wonder if the baby Yoda-like character will be incorporated into any future Star Wars movies since Yoda himself is gone.

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The Mandalorian is set roughly five years after Return of the Jedi. Most logical story lines for Baby Yoda should end in tragedy considering the back story of Kylo Ren. The fact that the little guy was nowhere to be seen (or even mentioned by Luke) in the latest trilogy wouldn't make much sense if he was still around. I'll actually be impressed if Disney is willing to take the Baby Yoda story to its logical conclusion.