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TV and Film Jan 23, 2023 0:14:02 GMT -5

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I just watched the latest episode of All Creatures Great & Small. The Season 1 DVD is on its way to my house, but I'll wait to watch it again until the new season is done.

And now I can watch a Season 9 episode of Call the Midwife that was also recorded. I'm thinking of going way back at some point if one of the libraries has Season 1!

heatherly Administrator Maintain low tones! Posts: 16,396	TV and Film Jan 24, 2023 16:47:42 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by heatherly on Jan 24, 2023 16:47:42 GMT -5 Finishing up The Innocent Man.. only 6 episodes. These type of stories always blow my mind.

a_muppet Global Moderator Posts: 35,083	TV and Film Jan 24, 2023 18:19:20 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by a_muppet on Jan 24, 2023 18:19:20 GMT -5 We are one episode away from finishing The Stranger. It's good, and on Netflix. You ought to check out a review and see if it's for you.
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Popcorn&Candy Rare Member Posts: 11,381	TV and Film Jan 26, 2023 1:57:34 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Popcorn&Candy on Jan 26, 2023 1:57:34 GMT -5 1. Warehouse 13 2. The Librarians BRILLIANT TV series, these two.
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Rebecca Jo Preferred Member Posts: 2,800	TV and Film Jan 26, 2023 19:23:34 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rebecca Jo on Jan 26, 2023 19:23:34 GMT -5 Jan 26, 2023 1:57:34 GMT -5 Popcorn&Candy said: 1. Warehouse 13 2. The Librarians BRILLIANT TV series, these two. You got me with the word librarians...

Rebecca Jo Preferred Member Posts: 2,800	TV and Film Jan 26, 2023 19:24:26 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rebecca Jo on Jan 26, 2023 19:24:26 GMT -5 I have an episode of Call the Midwife to watch tonight, but I'm also thinking I should get to a viewing of The Labyrinth - I got the 30th Anniversary Edition on DVD for a decent deal.

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We have started Vienna blood. OH likes that two episodes finish a story he can follow it better than a long story line. He likes that the main characters are easy to identify and I like a period drama..its a win win

Popcorn&Candy Rare Member Posts: 11,381	TV and Film Jan 31, 2023 14:21:48 GMT -5 Rebecca Jo likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Popcorn&Candy on Jan 31, 2023 14:21:48 GMT -5 I LOVE "Librarians" TV series shown ATM. It stars Noah Wyle and is BRILLIANT. TV shows are getting better now: they are creating quality programmes.
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heatherly Administrator Maintain low tones! Posts: 16,396	TV and Film Jan 31, 2023 15:11:15 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by heatherly on Jan 31, 2023 15:11:15 GMT -5 We are watching Marcella... I know it's a serious show, but I find it kind of funny.

cassie Elite Member III Posts: 7,599	TV and Film Jan 31, 2023 16:07:39 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cassie on Jan 31, 2023 16:07:39 GMT -5 3000 years of longing... Different than I expected. A nice story.

alsr Elite Member III Posts: 7,923	TV and Film Jan 31, 2023 19:06:19 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by alsr on Jan 31, 2023 19:06:19 GMT -5 Jan 31, 2023 16:07:39 GMT -5 cassie said: 3000 years of longing... Different than I expected. A nice story. That's an interesting movie. I just watched YOU PEOPLE, nothing special.

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Jan 31, 2023 19:06:19 GMT -5 alsr said:

I just watched YOU PEOPLE, nothing special.

That's funny...I just watched that this weekend as well. You're right...nothing special.

I also finished The Watcher. What a creepy mini-series! What makes it even more creepy is that it's based on real events.

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Popcorn&Candy Rare Member Posts: 11,381	TV and Film Feb 2, 2023 8:06:12 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Popcorn&Candy on Feb 2, 2023 8:06:12 GMT -5 I have gotten into watching "Medical Detectives" on CBS Reality every evening. It is a fascinating subject and each programme exposes crime and medical events so well. One of my favourites.
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Feb 2, 2023 8:06:12 GMT -5 Popcorn&Candy said:

I have gotten into watching "Medical Detectives" on CBS Reality every evening. It is a fascinating subject and each programme exposes crime and medical events so well.

One of my favourites.

I've tried watching that but they blur out anything that's got blood in it which basically when you're doing a medical examination is everything.
And I'm sorry but like so many of USA documentaries they repeat themselves time and time and time again.
Each one of these shows which is an hour long can be condensed down into 15 minutes and still have plenty of time for repetition.

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TV and Film Feb 2, 2023 11:45:38 GMT -5

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Jan 31, 2023 15:11:15 GMT -5 heatherly said:

We are watching Marcella... I know it's a serious show, but I find it kind of funny.

I thought Marcella was one of the best things I have seen for ages.

Not sure about the comedy aspect though.

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TV and Film Feb 2, 2023 11:46:50 GMT -5

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Feb 2, 2023 10:00:40 GMT -5 cassie said:

Feb 2, 2023 8:06:12 GMT -5 Popcorn&Candy said:

I have gotten into watching "Medical Detectives" on CBS Reality every evening. It is a fascinating subject and each programme exposes crime and medical events so well.

One of my favourites.

I've tried watching that but they blur out anything that's got blood in it which basically when you're doing a medical examination is everything.
And I'm sorry but like so many of USA documentaries they repeat themselves time and time and time again.
Each one of these shows which is an hour long can be condensed down into 15 minutes and still have plenty of time for repetition.

That really winds me up.

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a_muppet Global Moderator Posts: 35,083	TV and Film Feb 2, 2023 11:47:35 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by a_muppet on Feb 2, 2023 11:47:35 GMT -5 We watched our third episode of Blockbusters, and that is enough. It's just not funny.
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alsr Elite Member III Posts: 7,923	TV and Film Feb 2, 2023 22:22:11 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by alsr on Feb 2, 2023 22:22:11 GMT -5 I watched a few episodes of The Righteous Gemstones yesterday, they are pretty funny.

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Post by Leaf on Feb 3, 2023 0:34:41 GMT -5

For those who are fans of the original series which initially aired back in 2001. The Proud Family make their return in what I would describe as either a relaunch/remake. There are references within this show that can get confusing as to whether or not that the show continues from the previous one or just a complete and total reboot. Anyway, The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder still follows the character of 14-year-old Penny Proud as she navigates daily life along with her sometimes dysfunctional family. While the first two episodes of Season 1 may seem different compared to the original, mostly with the inclusion of today's slang, by the third episode the creators seemingly got their grove back. Season 2 of the show aired on February 1st, 2023 on the Disney+ platform and just in time for Black History Month.

Penny Proud has always held a special place in my heart as she was the one character who I felt I could live vicariously through during my tween/teen years. I was very sheltered as a kid due to an overprotective mother which makes me relate heavily to Rapunzel from Disney's Tangled, except my mother wasn't exactly evil like Mother Gothel.

So... anyway... yeah, check out this series. You don't have to watch the original series, but I recommend that one too. It is also on Disney+. Keep in mind that both series do have some problematic issues, but it's still a good show nonetheless.

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Feb 2, 2023 11:45:38 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Jan 31, 2023 15:11:15 GMT -5 heatherly said:

We are watching Marcella... I know it's a serious show, but I find it kind of funny.

I thought Marcella was one of the best things I have seen for ages.

Not sure about the comedy aspect though.

Some of the behaviors of the characters is so ridiculous is what makes me laugh lol I'm always like.. what the heck is wrong with this person.. and that person.. and that person...

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler Alert!}I pretty much hate her kids and her husband lol they are the worst. And Marcella is just coo coo, but she's a good detective at least compared to everyone else who keeps telling her she's wrong, even if some of what she does is unorthodox or.. illegal? xD

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Feb 3, 2023 17:43:12 GMT -5 heatherly said:

Feb 2, 2023 11:45:38 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

I thought Marcella was one of the best things I have seen for ages.

Not sure about the comedy aspect though.

Some of the behaviors of the characters is so ridiculous is what makes me laugh lol I'm always like.. what the heck is wrong with this person.. and that person.. and that person...

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler Alert!}I pretty much hate her kids and her husband lol they are the worst. And Marcella is just coo coo, but she's a good detective at least compared to everyone else who keeps telling her she's wrong, even if some of what she does is unorthodox or.. illegal? xD

I can see what you are see now. I do like that her mental health issues are so 'real'. So many detective shows are playful eccentrics, and really just not believable.

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Post by Leaf on Feb 3, 2023 20:58:21 GMT -5

There was a moment at work when I was on break and found myself starring at the rides. I work near a roller coaster and a ferris wheel when I was reminded of an anime I watched about two years ago. I was practically doing exactly what one of the main characters, Isla, found herself doing in her daily routines which was sitting on a bench watching the rides. It wasn't until my brain fully processed the fact that it was in fact a ferris wheel I was starring at despite knowing of its existence. Plastic Memories was kind of an anime that doesn't get talked about much anymore, but one I highly recommend as long as you have tissues ready since the ending gets sad. Though honestly the ending wasn't as bad for me since I started crying about a couple of episodes prior to that one when everything seemed fine yet you knew what was coming next.

The story centers around Tsukasa Mizugaki, an 18-year-old guy, who acquired a job at the Sion Artificial Intelligence Center. A corporation who is responsible for the creation of giftas— androids that are indistinguishable from humans except the only difference is that giftas have a lifespan of 81,920 hours (appox. nine years and four months). Tsukasa was assigned to Terminal Service One who oversees the collection of giftas once they expire before they lose their memories and become hostile. It is here when Tsukasa and the viewer is introduced to Isla, a gifta with a reputation for being the best at collecting expired giftas. She is a petite woman with a very placid nature. Over the course of the series you see these two characters develop romantic feelings for one another and come to terms with Isla's expiring time.

I'm not entirely sure if I am getting this meaning of this word correctly, but from what I asked from native speakers of Japanese. I believe this anime has a sort of 切ない (setsunai) emotion surrounding it. 切ない（切ない）(Setsunai) tends to be a word to describe negative emotions like sadness that arise despite the person feeling the emotion being in a more blissful or happy environment and state of mind. It is sometimes described as the longing to return to memories for which will never return and can sometimes be when you cry during an emotion series such as Plastic Memories. A connection that I made just this moment. Feelings of sadness that come about from potential nostalgia despite the person's current mood or emotional state contradicting such emotions.

The series is available on Hulu and Crunchyroll.

Thank the moderators that annoying attachment at the bottom of the Proud Family post is gone.

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And the king will answer them, 'Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.

Popcorn&Candy Rare Member Posts: 11,381	TV and Film Feb 9, 2023 4:31:25 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Popcorn&Candy on Feb 9, 2023 4:31:25 GMT -5 I am loving your posts, Leaf! You've got the magic. Your posts are detailed, informative, interesting and enjoyable to read. Plus, your English is excellent. Good on you! And keep posting!
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TV and Film Feb 9, 2023 13:44:46 GMT -5

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Feb 3, 2023 18:19:34 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Feb 3, 2023 17:43:12 GMT -5 heatherly said:

Some of the behaviors of the characters is so ridiculous is what makes me laugh lol I'm always like.. what the heck is wrong with this person.. and that person.. and that person...

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler Alert!}I pretty much hate her kids and her husband lol they are the worst. And Marcella is just coo coo, but she's a good detective at least compared to everyone else who keeps telling her she's wrong, even if some of what she does is unorthodox or.. illegal? xD

I can see what you are see now. I do like that her mental health issues are so 'real'. So many detective shows are playful eccentrics, and really just not believable.

We are going to start season 3 soon... the ending to the 2nd season was.. ehh, IDK.. I wasn't that into it, but I know it can lead it somewhere that could be interesting.

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Feb 9, 2023 13:44:46 GMT -5 heatherly said:

Feb 3, 2023 18:19:34 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

I can see what you are see now. I do like that her mental health issues are so 'real'. So many detective shows are playful eccentrics, and really just not believable.

We are going to start season 3 soon... the ending to the 2nd season was.. ehh, IDK.. I wasn't that into it, but I know it can lead it somewhere that could be interesting.

That's a whole new kettle of fish. Very watchable too.

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TV and Film Feb 10, 2023 1:05:05 GMT -5

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Royal Flying Doctor Service, Season 1. I love the setting (Australia) and the medical stuff, not so much the relationship drama. For their accents, I'll sit through that.

Finished off Season 3 of The Chosen on Tuesday. Really good finale!

And tonight was a Season 1 episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, plus a Season 3 episode of Enterprise.

Oh, I also watched Wakanda Forever recently. I liked all the Wakanda "stuff" but felt the story wasn't as interesting when it involved an underwater country. So, the first Black Panther movie is the one I'd prefer out of the two made so far. I'll tune in for the next one, though, so I hope they make it soon!

a_muppet Global Moderator Posts: 35,083	TV and Film Feb 10, 2023 3:52:04 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by a_muppet on Feb 10, 2023 3:52:04 GMT -5 Just started season 1 of Happy Valley. Nice to see so many tv progs featuring women in gritty roles.
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cassie Elite Member III Posts: 7,599	TV and Film Feb 10, 2023 3:55:09 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cassie on Feb 10, 2023 3:55:09 GMT -5 Feb 10, 2023 3:52:04 GMT -5 a_muppet said: Just started season 1 of Happy Valley. Nice to see so many tv progs featuring women in gritty roles. Oh Happy Valley is gritty alright.. brilliant drama and it doesnt avoid the issues..

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