Wacky Reviews: Things He's Watched On Netflix

[Mirah]

I’m curious about Electric State. It’s based on the same material as Tales from the Loop, a rather pensive Amazon (I think) show from a few years ago. The movie seems to be a total tonal shift from the books, and fans are not happy.

Oh sure,the one thing I watch that I think y'all may get also like to and I get a

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

The movie must be as bad as people are saying, because I watched the Trixie & Katya "I Like to Watch" episode for it, and they obviously were paid extra by Netflix to not trash it. In fact, there was a scripted intro where the queens interact with two of the robots that Netflix is actually using as an ad. So they were totally bought. Which troubles me, because if this becomes a trend and they aren't allowed to trash anything anymore, there's no point to the videos.

From the clips I saw, I had mixed reactions. It doesn't seem to know if it's a kids' movie or a straight action/fantasy movie. Also, 90% of everything you see on screen is CGI/greenscreen, so why not just make a full animated movie and save a lot of money? Netflix blew $300M on this flick, and they are facing bad reviews. I wonder how many dozens of shows they will cancel as a result...

 

[Mirah]

I am really close to deleting Netflix. This was my last week of binge watching/ deciding

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

There's actually lots of good stuff on Netflix, part of the problem is that there's so MUCH content it's hard to find/pick something if you haven't added it to your Watchlist or Liked it, which tilts their algorithm to find similar stuff...

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

Watched Adolescence over the weekend. It was amazing, tough, emotional, the kind of show you actually have to pay attention to the whole time you're watching. Still wondering how they did some shots, since every episode takes place in real time and is one long shot (in an HOUR episode!)... a sad, infuriating story with no easy answers that reflects the randomness of life today... excellent TV.

 

[Fuddlemiff]

Oh sure,the one thing I watch that I think y'all may get also like to and I get a

Just repeating what I’d heard. If you liked it I sure it’s good. I don’t really care if some people didn’t like it. I’ll watch and decide for myself.

And I only really have Netflix still because all the old Trek shows are on there. And the Studio Ghibli movies I keep meaning to catch up on. I’m rarely interested in new stuff they add.

 

[Fuddlemiff]

Actually, did anyone watch Scavenger’s Reign? It’s a really well animated scifi series, following the survivors of a crashed spaceship on an alien planet. The world is full of weird and wonderful creatures, and it’s not an understatement to say the planet itself is like another character. The tone can be a little bleak, but it’s very imaginative, and the story really draws you in by the end.

 

[Falconfire]

Actually, did anyone watch Scavenger’s Reign? It’s a really well animated scifi series, following the survivors of a crashed spaceship on an alien planet. The world is full of weird and wonderful creatures, and it’s not an understatement to say the planet itself is like another character. The tone can be a little bleak, but it’s very imaginative, and the story really draws you in by the end.

I started it but I just got bored. Im actually really disappointed in a lot of animation these days. I think its in part because anime/adult animation was so rare in the 80's-90's only the REALLY good stuff made it. These days nearly anything ends up on and some of it is just poor.

That said, I fucking LOVED Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance. Im not normally a fan of series that take the "bad guys" point of view given the series follows Zeon soldiers... but holy fuck did they make the Gundam look absolutely fucking terrifying.

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

I started The Residence, with Uzo Aduba. It's very "Knives Out in the White House" in the best way possible. Can't wait to continue it...