What movies or TV shows are you watching now?

[rijit]

Absolutely luved the v series http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387199/

the movie will do well to get near it, however we live in hope http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1674771/

[jope]

There is a new show on "Sundance": Deutschland 83 . It is about an East-German Border Guard/Soldier in 1983 who is brought to Bonn to spy on a West-German General.

Does not sound very spectacular (nor bad for that matter), but

1. it is a German TV-Show

2. it is in German with English subtitles

Surprisingly, it is not that bad, actually, I found it pretty entertaining. I think so far they caught the atmosphere in Germany at that time quite well. Anyway, the subtitles alone will probably keep people away from the show. But if you want to have an idea, what TV is like in Germany, give it a shot and watch a few minutes. And keep in mind that this is on the upper scale of German "quality" TV.

On a sidenote: the show premiered on Sundance. It will premiere in Germany in 3 months. Interesting! I think that is a first for a German TV-show.

[Will27]

TV Series - The Making of the Mob: New York

This one is an 8 part series by AMC.
Watched the first episode last night and enjoyed it.

IMDB: Making of the Mob, is an eight-part docudrama that begins in 1905 and spans more than 50 years, tracing the original five families that led to the modern American Mafia, including the rise of Charles Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky and Benjamin Bugsy Siegel.

[Will27]

There is a new show on "Sundance": Deutschland 83 . It is about an East-German Border Guard/Soldier in 1983 who is brought to Bonn to spy on a West-German General.

Does not sound very spectacular (nor bad for that matter), but

1. it is a German TV-Show

2. it is in German with English subtitles

Surprisingly, it is not that bad, actually, I found it pretty entertaining. I think so far they caught the atmosphere in Germany at that time quite well. Anyway, the subtitles alone will probably keep people away from the show. But if you want to have an idea, what TV is like in Germany, give it a shot and watch a few minutes. And keep in mind that this is on the upper scale of German "quality" TV.

On a sidenote: the show premiered on Sundance. It will premiere in Germany in 3 months. Interesting! I think that is a first for a German TV-show.

Downloaded episode 1 last night and really looking forward to it.

Will post a review shortly

[faraday]

Both of them are on kat....

[HooHaa]

Sense8

A new 12 episode sci-fi style series available from Netflix. I'm not sure what to make of this one yet having only watched the first episode but it holds some promise and I'll watch a few more. Below is a review from indiewire

Review: If you value originality in your entertainment, it's hard to not root for "Sense8." The brainchild of "Babylon 5" creator J. Michael Straczynski and the legendary Wachowskis, Netflix's newest series (and maybe its first true genre effort, especially if you ignore "Hemlock Grove" the way most people do) features a young, talented cast and metric tons of ambition.Here's the deal: Eight strangers, living very different lives in very different places all around the world, find themselves suddenly linked together. A Mexican movie star blinks and finds himself looking at a Korean businesswoman. A Chicago cop is suddenly in the same room as an Icelandic DJ. A transgender hacker finds a bus driver from Nariobi in the driver's seat. An Indian scientist sees way more of a German criminal than she ever wanted. They don't know why, or how, this is happening. But there's an evil corporation who wants to track them all down, and they'll need to work together to escape it.

And that, right there, is the best I can do when it comes to explaining this show in broad terms. Because "Sense8" feels, at times, deliberately complicated. The concept of creating a larger mythology out of nothing is always exciting, but the key to doing it successfully involves a lot of world-building and rule-making. Meanwhile, "Sense8" is so stripped down that some of the fundamentals become hard to grasp. It takes a while for the details to sink in, about what is happening when and where, and what it means for the people involved. http://www.indiewire.com/article/review-why-sense8-season-1-is-netflix-most-baffling-series-yet-20150605

intresting premise becomes mauldin, self indulgent and just plain dull about 5 episodes in. i gave up.

and the transgender actor simply cant act. simply put, i like very few of these people, regardless of sexual orientation.

Edited June 21, 2015 by HooHaa

[Will27]

Movie - The Gunman

Was expecting a bit more from this one, so found it a little disappointing.

Still think the IMDB rating of 5.6 was a tad low IMO.

I'm a Sean Penn fan so would rate it a seven.

IMDB: A sniper on a mercenary assassination team, kills the minister of mines of the Congo. Terrier's successful kill shot forces him into hiding.

Returning to the Congo years later, he becomes the target of a hit squad himself.

[jope]

Sense8

A new 12 episode sci-fi style series available from Netflix. I'm not sure what to make of this one yet having only watched the first episode but it holds some promise and I'll watch a few more. Below is a review from indiewire

Review: If you value originality in your entertainment, it's hard to not root for "Sense8." The brainchild of "Babylon 5" creator J. Michael Straczynski and the legendary Wachowskis, Netflix's newest series (and maybe its first true genre effort, especially if you ignore "Hemlock Grove" the way most people do) features a young, talented cast and metric tons of ambition.Here's the deal: Eight strangers, living very different lives in very different places all around the world, find themselves suddenly linked together. A Mexican movie star blinks and finds himself looking at a Korean businesswoman. A Chicago cop is suddenly in the same room as an Icelandic DJ. A transgender hacker finds a bus driver from Nariobi in the driver's seat. An Indian scientist sees way more of a German criminal than she ever wanted. They don't know why, or how, this is happening. But there's an evil corporation who wants to track them all down, and they'll need to work together to escape it.

And that, right there, is the best I can do when it comes to explaining this show in broad terms. Because "Sense8" feels, at times, deliberately complicated. The concept of creating a larger mythology out of nothing is always exciting, but the key to doing it successfully involves a lot of world-building and rule-making. Meanwhile, "Sense8" is so stripped down that some of the fundamentals become hard to grasp. It takes a while for the details to sink in, about what is happening when and where, and what it means for the people involved. http://www.indiewire.com/article/review-why-sense8-season-1-is-netflix-most-baffling-series-yet-20150605

intresting premise becomes mauldin, self indulgent and just plain dull about 5 episodes in. i gave up.

and the transgender actor simply cant act. simply put, i like very few of these people, regardless of sexual orientation.

Completely agree. I made it to episode 7, I think. I cannot say that I gave up, that would mean that I took a conscious decision. My interest simply faded away and I did not think of continuing. And I was always waiting for the bad guy to show up and bring some more action into the "we are so really really honestly meaningfully deeply in love"-atmosphere until from a certain point on I came to the conclusion that that would not happen before season 2.

[jope]

Movie - The Gunman

Was expecting a bit more from this one, so found it a little disappointing.

Still think the IMDB rating of 5.6 was a tad low IMO.

I'm a Sean Penn fan so would rate it a seven.

IMDB: A sniper on a mercenary assassination team, kills the minister of mines of the Congo. Terrier's successful kill shot forces him into hiding.

Returning to the Congo years later, he becomes the target of a hit squad himself.

Looks good, will definitely watch it. I also like Sean Penn as an actor, he looks rather intimidating.

Strangely, the first thing that pops into my mind when his name comes up somewhere is that he was Madonnas husband and that he beat her up once in a while.

[Will27]

There is a new show on "Sundance": Deutschland 83 . It is about an East-German Border Guard/Soldier in 1983 who is brought to Bonn to spy on a West-German General.

Does not sound very spectacular (nor bad for that matter), but

1. it is a German TV-Show

2. it is in German with English subtitles

Surprisingly, it is not that bad, actually, I found it pretty entertaining. I think so far they caught the atmosphere in Germany at that time quite well. Anyway, the subtitles alone will probably keep people away from the show. But if you want to have an idea, what TV is like in Germany, give it a shot and watch a few minutes. And keep in mind that this is on the upper scale of German "quality" TV.

On a sidenote: the show premiered on Sundance. It will premiere in Germany in 3 months. Interesting! I think that is a first for a German TV-show.

Downloaded episode 1 last night and really looking forward to it.

Will post a review shortly

Nice call mate.

Just watched episode 1 and really enjoyed it.

Looking forward to episode 2.

[rijit]

normally steer clear of hospital dramas

just cant c health scare's as the bac drop for drama's

but had a look at

complications, has a plot that twist s and turns with almost every scene

as mentioned b4 unreasonably hit hard by critics

http://www.metacritic.com/tv/complications

i'de give it a 7'5 ish

good enough viewing

[faraday]

True Detectives S02 is available, as is Humans. 720p versions are on the usual site.

Can't wait....will watch tonight!!

[BookMan]

True Detectives S02 is available, as is Humans. 720p versions are on the usual site.

Can't wait....will watch tonight!!

True Detective set the bar incredibly high in Season 1. Just finished rewatching the first season and every bit as good as I remembered. Matthew McConaughey was brilliant in that

[BookMan]

Movie - The Gunman

Was expecting a bit more from this one, so found it a little disappointing.

Still think the IMDB rating of 5.6 was a tad low IMO.

I'm a Sean Penn fan so would rate it a seven.

IMDB: A sniper on a mercenary assassination team, kills the minister of mines of the Congo. Terrier's successful kill shot forces him into hiding.

Returning to the Congo years later, he becomes the target of a hit squad himself.

Looks good, will definitely watch it. I also like Sean Penn as an actor, he looks rather intimidating.

Strangely, the first thing that pops into my mind when his name comes up somewhere is that he was Madonnas husband and that he beat her up once in a while.

I'll check this out. When i saw it pop up and glanced at the online blurb I though it was a b grade action movie. i didn't realise then Sean Penn was involved.

[GrantSmith]

Movie - The Gunman

Was expecting a bit more from this one, so found it a little disappointing.

Still think the IMDB rating of 5.6 was a tad low IMO.

I'm a Sean Penn fan so would rate it a seven.

IMDB: A sniper on a mercenary assassination team, kills the minister of mines of the Congo. Terrier's successful kill shot forces him into hiding.

Returning to the Congo years later, he becomes the target of a hit squad himself.

I watched this over the weekend as well... Was halfway there for me, was hoping for a bit more from Ray Winstone though..

[bartender100]

Watched Poltergeist last night, very tame

I thought it was more funny than scary, and knowing the ending from the original film takes the sting out of the ghosts because you know what they are trying to do.

[faraday]

Yea, I watched The Gunman over the w/e. It was ok...not that special, but Sean Penn was looking 'hench'.

[BookMan]

The Last Ship season 2 episode 1 is just out.

[Tywais]

The Last Ship season 2 episode 1 is just out.

Thanks for that. Was looking for it over the weekend as they said June 16 but wasn't showing up. See they have episode 1 & 2 released.

[BookMan]

The Last Ship season 2 episode 1 is just out.

Thanks for that. Was looking for it over the weekend as they said June 16 but wasn't showing up. See they have episode 1 & 2 released.

I think its a double episode premiere

[rijit]

The Last Ship season 2 episode 1 is just out.

Thanks for that. Was looking for it over the weekend as they said June 16 but wasn't showing up. See they have episode 1 & 2 released.

I think its a double episode premiere

Double episode prem's seem to be coming more and more popular

rijit

Edited June 22, 2015 by rijit

[Stan42]

Downloaded and am watching the ongoing "Wizard Wars". I love Penn and Teller, and this is one of the rare shows where I actually smile, laugh, and clap my hands, despite being the only person in the room.

[jope]

In The Brink Jack Black, Tim Robbins and Pablo Schreiber (the prison guard with the pornstache in "Orange is the New Black") try to prevent a third world war that is about to start after a psychotic soldier took over Pakistan.

The show is off to a good start, Jack Black as the usual looser who somehow makes it, Tim Robbins as an alcoholic and womanizing politician and pornstache as a fighter pilot with a tiny little drug problem. There are more well known faces and some good looking girls in the show. I very much liked it and will certainly continue watching. If you are not that much into Jack Black, then give it a miss. It is more or less the typical humor one can expect from a show that he plays in. And I must admit that I find that rather amusing ( and I will not justify myself for it ).

[jope]

I also liked the first episode of Ballers with Dwayne Johnson as a likable (of course) former football player who tries to now make it as financial manager for other players. One can see a lot of very expensive houses, offices, cars or nightclubs. The whole environment is rather pleasant. And often there are some nice looking girls around. A very realistic setting, so to say .

The story how Dwayne Johnson is trying to get along seems to be rather harmless but easy to watch. I somehow like it. Let's see what they make out of it.

[rijit]

I liked it, i'm into.slang text speak ect.ect and constantly get stick 4 it But tbh found the lingo in ballers quite dificult to follow

rijit

[jope]

I watched it with subtitles. That helped a lot. Otherwise, I would not have understood a single word.

[BookMan]

In The Brink Jack Black, Tim Robbins and Pablo Schreiber (the prison guard with the pornstache in "Orange is the New Black") try to prevent a third world war that is about to start after a psychotic soldier took over Pakistan.

The show is off to a good start, Jack Black as the usual looser who somehow makes it, Tim Robbins as an alcoholic and womanizing politician and pornstache as a fighter pilot with a tiny little drug problem. There are more well known faces and some good looking girls in the show. I very much liked it and will certainly continue watching. If you are not that much into Jack Black, then give it a miss. It is more or less the typical humor one can expect from a show that he plays in. And I must admit that I find that rather amusing ( and I will not justify myself for it ).

Thanks Jope. not a jack Black fan at all

[Will27]

In The Brink Jack Black, Tim Robbins and Pablo Schreiber (the prison guard with the pornstache in "Orange is the New Black") try to prevent a third world war that is about to start after a psychotic soldier took over Pakistan.

The show is off to a good start, Jack Black as the usual looser who somehow makes it, Tim Robbins as an alcoholic and womanizing politician and pornstache as a fighter pilot with a tiny little drug problem. There are more well known faces and some good looking girls in the show. I very much liked it and will certainly continue watching. If you are not that much into Jack Black, then give it a miss. It is more or less the typical humor one can expect from a show that he plays in. And I must admit that I find that rather amusing ( and I will not justify myself for it ).

I don't mind Jack Black but the jury is still out for me on this one.

Some funny moments I thought, mixed in with a lot of really silly ones.

Can you honestly believe the goings on in the sit-rep room with the president?

I think I just prefer the subtle comedies from the Poms rather than the

"in your face" comedy from the Yanks.

Having said that, I'm still going to give episode 2 a crack though.

Edited June 22, 2015 by Will27

[Will27]

In The Brink Jack Black, Tim Robbins and Pablo Schreiber (the prison guard with the pornstache in "Orange is the New Black") try to prevent a third world war that is about to start after a psychotic soldier took over Pakistan.

The show is off to a good start, Jack Black as the usual looser who somehow makes it, Tim Robbins as an alcoholic and womanizing politician and pornstache as a fighter pilot with a tiny little drug problem. There are more well known faces and some good looking girls in the show. I very much liked it and will certainly continue watching. If you are not that much into Jack Black, then give it a miss. It is more or less the typical humor one can expect from a show that he plays in. And I must admit that I find that rather amusing ( and I will not justify myself for it ).

Thanks Jope. not a jack Black fan at all

I thought JB was great in High Fidelity, which I thought was a terrific movie.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0146882/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_76

[MaeJoMTB]

In The Brink Jack Black, Tim Robbins and Pablo Schreiber (the prison guard with the pornstache in "Orange is the New Black") try to prevent a third world war that is about to start after a psychotic soldier took over Pakistan.

The show is off to a good start, Jack Black as the usual looser who somehow makes it, Tim Robbins as an alcoholic and womanizing politician and pornstache as a fighter pilot with a tiny little drug problem. There are more well known faces and some good looking girls in the show. I very much liked it and will certainly continue watching. If you are not that much into Jack Black, then give it a miss. It is more or less the typical humor one can expect from a show that he plays in. And I must admit that I find that rather amusing ( and I will not justify myself for it ).

I don't mind Jack Black but the jury is still out for me on this one.

Some funny moments I thought, mixed in with a lot of really silly ones.

Can you honestly believe the goings on in the sit-rep room with the president?

I think I just prefer the subtle comedies from the Poms rather than the

"in your face" comedy from the Yanks.

Having said that, I'm still going to give episode 2 a crack though.

Really pretty naked Asian hooker bouncing around near the start, not a program to watch with the kids in the room.

I liked it.