What's good to watch on Netflix And Other Streaming Platforms

[illwill10]

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Re-watched The Last of Us with the new season coming up. I enjoyed it the first time around. I had only watched Walk-throughs of both games the first time I watched the series. But after finally playing both games recently, it did change my stance on the series some. While I still enjoyed the story, It felt like they really dialed back a lot on the action. Besides a few scenes, it didn't really feel like there was a strong infected presence. It felt more like an aftermath of pandemic. In the game, there was a strong infected presence and a lot more action. I still liked the show

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I do wonder if they'll follow the Second game's story more. Which is killling off Joel pretty quick. If it does, I'd imagine it'd be 2nd or 3rd episode max. It feels like there is internet divide on Bella Ramsey as Ellie. Could there been a more believable Ellie, yes. But, I don't mind it. My only thing is the 2nd game is evolves on the Revenge/Vengeance path Ellie is on and Bella Ramsey and doesn't have an Intimidating vibe.

[Madden08PCgmr]

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RE: Bella Ramsey

Her character in GoT was pretty intense, and was one of the most memorable of the series, despite insanely low screen time

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I don't see a strong or compelling motive for a revenge story line at this point, maybe I beacuse I didn't play the games?

[illwill10]

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RE: Bella Ramsey

Her character in GoT was pretty intense, and was one of the most memorable of the series, despite insanely low screen time

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I don't see a strong or compelling motive for a revenge story line at this point, maybe I beacuse I didn't play the games?

I'll definitely tune in

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It's like not reading a book, prior to watching a movie/series. It's not a necessity to play the game, but it does help you understand the direction and sets expectations. The first game, for the most part, stayed true to the story in the game. They just scaled back on action and infected. For the second game, a revenge path is pretty much the main plot of story.

[Blzer]

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Re-watched The Last of Us with the new season coming up. I enjoyed it the first time around. I had only watched Walk-throughs of both games the first time I watched the series. But after finally playing both games recently, it did change my stance on the series some. While I still enjoyed the story, It felt like they really dialed back a lot on the action. Besides a few scenes, it didn't really feel like there was a strong infected presence. It felt more like an aftermath of pandemic. In the game, there was a strong infected presence and a lot more action. I still liked the show

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I do wonder if they'll follow the Second game's story more. Which is killling off Joel pretty quick. If it does, I'd imagine it'd be 2nd or 3rd episode max. It feels like there is internet divide on Bella Ramsey as Ellie. Could there been a more believable Ellie, yes. But, I don't mind it. My only thing is the 2nd game is evolves on the Revenge/Vengeance path Ellie is on and Bella Ramsey and doesn't have an Intimidating vibe.

I literally just finished a rewatch as well.

I for one am incredibly happy that they held back on their use of infected. This is not a video game, and they have no need to be monotonous with their action. They kind of hit every type of bit that you would look to see, and after they did it they really didn't do it again.

I thought it was great decision-making, and kept the season a little more accessible to audiences that think this is just some zombie show. The game was always about how the people (including our main characters) were driven by the outbreak as well.

All this being said, I'm sure they have a lot for us to see in the next two seasons regarding the infected. I bet they even introduce spores at some point, as well as a bloater encounter with our main character(s).

As for your spoiler:

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The second game will be split up into two seasons. My guess is Joel dies in the S2 finale, and they use some more of the second season to get us on board with Abby as a person. In the game, you get to know Abby after she kills Joel, but since a game forces you to control her and therefore to finish out the game you kind of have to run along with that, whereas you will lose audiences who see Joel die immediately when watching the show and not know that's coming.

Also, you want Pedro Pascal as long as you can have him. I know the second game does a lot of flashback sequences with him (notably the Wyoming museum), but they might integrate that into the main timeline for us.

As for Bella Ramsey, she definitely was an interesting choice when it comes to a visual contrast from the video game character (in which case I wish that Cailee Spaeny potentially could've been cast at the time), but she is a great actress and holds her own very well for Ellie. I just don't know if she will grow "old enough" by the time she needs to be where Ellie is portrayed in the second game.

[Ghost Of The Year]

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Oh man, Evan Peters is incredible as Dahmer. He’s so chilling and feels so real, it’s almost too much.

Anytime I see mention of Dahmer, I have to head over to YouTube to checkout the Talking Head's Psycho Killer mashup with My Friend Dahmer.

[Blzer]

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First two episodes of The Studio (Apple TV) have been entertaining, if for no other reason than from a technical standpoint.

[illwill10]

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Just finished the animated Justice League series. Definitely enjoyed it over the Batman Beyond series and about the same as the Batman series. I actually enjoyed that the creator only wanted to do 2 seasons, preferring quality over quantity. It felt like most of the Justices League series were 2 part episodes. My favorite 2 part episodes were the Wild Cards episodes with the Royal Flush gang. They did a good job of setting up the relationship of Green Lantern and Hawk Girl because it was obvious that there was tension between the two. I also liked checking to see who the guess voice actors were and seeing the well known actors. For example, the Royal Flush gang in those episodes became the Teen Titans. It was cool to see

Next on the my list is Justice League Unlimited and the animated Superman series. I wasn't sure about JLU because I usually don't like when a ton of new characters are introduced. But, it's only 39 episodes, so I'll see how it goes

[Madden08PCgmr]

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War of the Rohirrim was entertaining

Recommendable if you are a fan of the LOTR universe, probably skippable if not

I don't understand this phenomenon of having to tie everything together. Numerous obvious quotes from the Trilogy. It just comes off as corny to me. Helm Hammerhand was a good enough story to stand on its own. Deeper and richer than 99% of trash being made these days, even with little Tolkien backstory to run with. Let it stand on its own!

[NYJets2.0]

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Banged through adolescence on Netflix today. Amazing


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[Ghost Of The Year]

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What's good to watch on YouTube:
Anything by Baseball Doesn't Exist, and MrBallen, Strange Dark and Mysterious Stories.

[Ghost Of The Year]

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Also on YT, How Sailors Went to the Loo in the Age of Sail. By SandRhoman History.

[RockinDaMike]

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Banged through adolescence on Netflix today. Amazing


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The one shot technique on each episode was crazy and seeing BTS on social was mind blowing


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[RockinDaMike]

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Banged through adolescence on Netflix today. Amazing


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The one shot technique on each episode was crazy and seeing BTS on social was mind blowing


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[Madden08PCgmr]

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As slow as 1923 was moving, I really thought they were going to run a 3rd season.

The first season was FAR better than the second.. but the finale was the greatest thing I've seen on screen since Return of the King. An absolute masterpiece. Brilliant acting from the leads. Unforgettable characters.

I hope they can come up with another great story for Spencers character for 1944.

[Madden08PCgmr]

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As slow as 1923 was moving, I really thought they were going to run a 3rd season.

The first season was FAR better than the second.. but the finale was the greatest thing I've seen on screen since Return of the King. An absolute masterpiece. Brilliant acting from the leads. Unforgettable characters.

I hope they can come up with another great story for Spencers character for 1944.