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Post by Syrette on Mar 11, 2022 23:09:56 GMT
It's better than good.
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Post by Dougs on Mar 11, 2022 23:20:01 GMT
One of the best things I've seen in many years. Sharp and funny as fuck. |
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Post by Syrette on Mar 11, 2022 23:27:23 GMT
Weird thing is, I can't stand Gilmore Girls.
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Post by Dougs on Mar 12, 2022 0:08:48 GMT
I can't say I've watched much of the Gilmore Girls. But Maisel is sharp, well acted and has great production values. My wife has watched some Gilmore, but wasn't grabbed like this. It always seemed a bit too much like a soap.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Mar 12, 2022 13:36:43 GMT
I always assumed Gilmore Girls was shit, or at least very much not my thing.
But then I really liked Mrs Maisel so I checked it out and it was much better than I expected.
I binged a season and a half, and then overdosed and never went back. The writing and characters were great, but there's almost no plot movement, so it doesn't really seem to be going anywhere.
I was not at all sold by the first episode of Mrs Maisel, but by the 3rd episode I was hooked.
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Post by technoish on Mar 12, 2022 14:11:27 GMT
What's the link between Gilmore Girls and Maisel?
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Post by Dougs on Mar 12, 2022 14:24:49 GMT
Same writer
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Post by Bill in the rain on Mar 13, 2022 1:04:04 GMT
Also, very similar dialogue style. Fast paced non-stop banter.
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Post by technoish on Mar 13, 2022 5:42:12 GMT
Interesting. Mrs Maisel doesnt have Rory Gilmore in it, so is instantly better without trying.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Mar 13, 2022 8:29:15 GMT
The kids in Mrs Maisel are weirdly absent from everything.
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Post by Dougs on Mar 13, 2022 8:50:16 GMT
Zelda sorts them out! But yeah, odd.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Mar 13, 2022 9:12:44 GMT
I assume it's a comment on the particular lifestyle, but I tend to completely forget she has kids until the odd episode with the kids and Zelda shows up.
PS/ I like Rory, but mainly when she's getting in fights with Paris. I think one reason I burned out on it (other than binge watching too much) was that I could foresee each season becoming a 'Rory likes a new boy' thing. Also, wasn't keen on the dude in the cafe, who was obviously the end love interest for Lorelai (sic?)
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Post by muddyfunster on Mar 30, 2022 9:20:13 GMT
MotoGP Unlimited is good. Similar to Drive to Survive on Netflix but for bikes and better.
No contrived drama, no confusing messing with chronology. The cameras have great access and they let the drama speak for itself.
There's a UHD version listed separately to HD. Best watched subtitled not dubbed as most riders are non English speakers.
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Post by dogbot on Mar 30, 2022 9:30:48 GMT
Yeah, I've been enjoying that.
I've not really been watching bike racing since Marco Simoncelli was killed because it was getting too stressful, but this has been a nice reintroduction.
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Post by Syrette on Mar 30, 2022 9:58:18 GMT
There's a UHD version listed separately to HD. They (Amazon) do this quite a lot for some reason, don't they? |
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Post by muddyfunster on Mar 30, 2022 10:06:37 GMT
There's a UHD version listed separately to HD. They (Amazon) do this quite a lot for some reason, don't they? It's very annoying. I don't see why they can't at least have something like 'also available in UHD' written on the HD listing, even if there's some technical limitation that means they can't share one. I'd watched the first couple of episodes before I realised. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2022 15:54:50 GMT
I don't know why Amazon can't just do like all the other services and just dynamically adjust the resolution to your bandwidth.
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Post by Dougs on Mar 30, 2022 16:22:35 GMT
Because they'd rather save the cash than invest in a decent UX
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2022 16:31:37 GMT
Cock rockets don't pay for themselves I guess
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Post by lexw on Apr 1, 2022 12:30:00 GMT
I don't know why Amazon can't just do like all the other services and just dynamically adjust the resolution to your bandwidth. I mean, at least they have 4K in some cases - and a lot of stuff does do that (but other stuff weirdly doesn't). Whereas NowTV, which grabs pretty much all HBO shows and a lot of other "premium" TV from the US maxes out at 1080p. And the sick fucks at Sky actually do have a "proper" streaming service now, not just NowTV. You're just not allowed to buy it unless you have Sky hardware. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2022 12:32:33 GMT
FWIW, HBO mostly maxes out at 1080p in the US as well. HBO Max has started testing 4K with its runs of theatrical films over the last year, but as far as I'm aware (I've not seen every HBO original obviously), everything else is still 1080p.
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Post by lexw on Apr 1, 2022 14:32:55 GMT
FWIW, HBO mostly maxes out at 1080p in the US as well. HBO Max has started testing 4K with its runs of theatrical films over the last year, but as far as I'm aware (I've not seen every HBO original obviously), everything else is still 1080p. I can't speak to that, but AFAIK most (not all) HBO shows shoot in 4K HDR and where they escape NowTV in the UK they tend to be available in 4K HDR. Chernobyl for example was shot in 4K HDR but on NowTV it's shoddily encrypted 1080p and even that requires an extra 50% cost per month (default is 720p). I hear HBO Max routinely does the same thing where it shows things shot in 4K in 1080p and people seem to be pretty mad about it. |
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Post by anephric on Apr 1, 2022 15:43:51 GMT
You're not missing anything with Chernobyl not being in 4k. The uptick is barely noticeable.
ALTHOUGH they borked the UK Blu-ray release too with the wrong framerate, so it's all shit in the UK. I bought the US 4K disc.
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Post by ekz on Apr 4, 2022 12:56:33 GMT
I'm watching reacher now after the discussion earlier about it. Jesus, you guys weren't fucking around when you said that they manage to fit in how big he is in every bit of dialogue.
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Post by askew on Apr 15, 2022 19:24:28 GMT
No Time To Die is on Prime.
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Post by darkling on Apr 15, 2022 19:41:20 GMT
No Time To Die is on Prime. Was just about to post the same thing. Going to give it a watch tonight. Shame it doesn't appear to be in 4K HDR though. |
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Post by Syrette on Apr 15, 2022 19:53:37 GMT
All the Bonds are on it, for what it's worth!
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Apr 15, 2022 20:15:52 GMT
I’m toying with a full rewatch but have just started Dr No to be getting on with
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Post by Dougs on Apr 15, 2022 22:00:11 GMT
Back of the net!
Definitely doing a full rewatch now.
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Post by Reviewer on Apr 16, 2022 6:44:19 GMT
I was looking for my next franchise to do a marathon watch of, I think I’ve done all the other ones that are good and I want to see.
25 films or so of Bond seems a good plan to me.
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