Schiit Happened: The Story of the World's Most Improbable Start-Up
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I watched and for the greater part enjoyed, "Farscape". The original "Star Trek" and then "ST-TNG" (which my wife had to convince me to watch) were also good. For film, "Aliens" scared the flies out of me. I looked forward to "Prometheus" but that and the sequel/prequel let me cold as did the 2nd and 3rd "Matrix" films and I refuse to view the fourth "Matrix". I'd rather put "Una Paloma Blanca" by Slim Whitman on loop for eternity than view that travesty.
Top two films for me are "Kingdom Of Heaven" (I have all three versions) and 1951's "Quo Vadis" for the performances of Peter Ustinov and Leo Genn. They are the film for me. I am trying to watch more of those mini-series that are on Prime and Disney but I have well over 1,200 films on Laser Disc, DVD, Blu Ray and UHD Blu Ray. Of late I tend to watch films with Veronica Lake in them. The super hero thing is for me, maxed out now. I will watch/buy the latest "Spider-Man" film when it becomes available as many have told me it is good including my brother and he HATES that genre.
As for Schiit? I am waiting to see what they come up with in the coming year. My son likes the Valhalla 2 paired up with the Modius. I have the new 'table and Echobox Explorer set up and enjoy it very much. Vinyl...who'd a thunk I would ever go back to the past to keep moving in the present.
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Top two films for me are "Kingdom Of Heaven" (I have all three versions) and 1951's "Quo Vadis" for the performances of Peter Ustinov and Leo Genn. They are the film for me. I am trying to watch more of those mini-series that are on Prime and Disney but I have well over 1,200 films on Laser Disc, DVD, Blu Ray and UHD Blu Ray. Of late I tend to watch films with Veronica Lake in them. The super hero thing is for me, maxed out now. I will watch/buy the latest "Spider-Man" film when it becomes available as many have told me it is good including my brother and he HATES that genre.
As for Schiit? I am waiting to see what they come up with in the coming year. My son likes the Valhalla 2 paired up with the Modius. I have the new 'table and Echobox Explorer set up and enjoy it very much. Vinyl...who'd a thunk I would ever go back to the past to keep moving in the present.
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There is nothing new under the sun and I don't think there will be in sci-fi. The story lines remain the same, even episodes are copied and redone in new garb from one show to the next. The same could be said for dozens and dozens of other non-sci-fi TV programing as well. The mix of personality types in a cast usually so as well. The locales change, the outfits change, the space craft, etc. You either buy in to the character portrayals and enjoy them, or not. It's all about franchises now that can be worked until the udders shrivel up and fall off.
"Firefly" was a tried and true cowboy story but the actors brought something to their characters I found appealing. Adam Baldwins "Jayne" always cracked me up. And then there are the iconic portrayals; William Shatner as James Tiberius Kirk, Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard, and on and on.
The sci-fi literature of the previous two centuries seems to have set up all the possible scenarios I can think of so retreads are inevitable. And literature of the preceding centuries feed into them in one way or another.
But that's just my take.
And I'm a sci-fi fan, even the cheesy low budget stuff from the Flash Gordon's I remember at Saturday matinees in the 50's up to the present.
I have over 250 DVD/BRD/4K sci-fi films in my collection spanning the early 1900's up to today.
Where I've kind of lost interest is in all the Zombie, Vampire, Witches stuff, the adrenaline rush is gone for me with the current trends.
"Firefly" was a tried and true cowboy story but the actors brought something to their characters I found appealing. Adam Baldwins "Jayne" always cracked me up. And then there are the iconic portrayals; William Shatner as James Tiberius Kirk, Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard, and on and on.
The sci-fi literature of the previous two centuries seems to have set up all the possible scenarios I can think of so retreads are inevitable. And literature of the preceding centuries feed into them in one way or another.
But that's just my take.
And I'm a sci-fi fan, even the cheesy low budget stuff from the Flash Gordon's I remember at Saturday matinees in the 50's up to the present.
I have over 250 DVD/BRD/4K sci-fi films in my collection spanning the early 1900's up to today.
Where I've kind of lost interest is in all the Zombie, Vampire, Witches stuff, the adrenaline rush is gone for me with the current trends.
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"Off the rails" is an understatement. I can't think of another final episode of an interesting TV show season that made me feel more like I had wasted my time watching any of it. If it is an indication of things to come I will not be watching season two. Spoiler alert: I think the dragon was from The Never-ending Story?
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B5 was the best scifi series ever in my opinion. The character development was superb. That is what JMS does best. If JMS reboots it, I for one will watch it.
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And where is @KoshNaranek when you need him?
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"Ah, you seek meaning? Then listen to the music, not the song."
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The Prisoner went of the rails in its final season,
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X-Files started to flounder a bit as well around the 8th or so season, I think.
And then there was that strange but must watch TV for me "Twin Peaks". I think it started as psychopathic murder caper but got stranger somewhere along the line, and was a favorite of mine. Ah, nostalgia!
Looking forward to the final season of "Killing Eve" starting end of Feb. Jodie Comer, spectacular!
And then there was that strange but must watch TV for me "Twin Peaks". I think it started as psychopathic murder caper but got stranger somewhere along the line, and was a favorite of mine. Ah, nostalgia!
Looking forward to the final season of "Killing Eve" starting end of Feb. Jodie Comer, spectacular!
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You should watch the new season (2017) of Twin Peaks if you haven’t yet, that was a wild ride. If you think the original got weird at some point, the new one amps it up a ton.
At times it was a bit too much even for me.
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Several pages added since yesterday, I thought Jason had announced a new product. But no, just sci-fi...
On a sadder note, R.I.P. Meat Loaf at age 74. Bat Out of Hell was one of those LPs that defined the '70s. (Of course, Mr. Loaf also had a sci-fi connection - sorta - through his role as Eddie in RHPS.)
On a sadder note, R.I.P. Meat Loaf at age 74. Bat Out of Hell was one of those LPs that defined the '70s. (Of course, Mr. Loaf also had a sci-fi connection - sorta - through his role as Eddie in RHPS.)
I never watched the Never-ending Story but I remember the song - it was a huge hit by Limahl back in the 80s.
Sad news indeed. I still remember the first time I heard 'Bat out of Hell'. I was floored.
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