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Originally posted by Tactical Genius View Post
I agree with your points.
There are a few who are not happy with the portrayal of Adam Clayton Powell as a slimy corrupt womaniser who was only after personal gain. He was probably the last of the Garvey-era politicians by the 1960's and did alot for the Harlem community. Something the show does not really touch upon.
The NOI as you would expect are not impressed with the show for the following reasons:
Depicting their detoxing program included chaining people to their beds, they claim it was through counselling and religious teaching.
Malcolm X using the NOI to assist Bumpy Johnson's agenda
Malcolm X relationship with Elijah Muhammed and depicting Elijah Muhammed as jealous and envious.
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Meanwhile with plenty of time on my hands over Christmas I've got round to watching some long-owned but hitherto unwatched DVDs.
Currently working my way through the first four series of Grange Hill, and nearing the end of the second series (which is also the end of the first year). As with much revisited 70s/80s telly at times it feels painfully slow compared to how it probably felt then, and certainly in comparison to modern TV. But there's only 20 minutes of actual content per episode so you can rattle through them quickly enough. The actor who later played Arthur Fowler has just turned up as someone's dad (not Tucker's, that would have been freaky).
I remember being almost traumatised by some of the episodes at the time, such as Justin Bennett falling off the roof and Cathy Hargreaves getting caught shoplifting. Luckily though I would have watched them alone and without a running commentary from my dad - unlike 'proper' programmes with similar themes like Juliet Bravo, which were met with constant rumblings of "see if you ever steal things, I'll bloody kill you", "see if you ever do that glue sniffing, I'll bloody kill you", "see if you ever commit suicide, I'll bloody kill you", "see if you ever just walk down the street minding your own business, I'll bloody kill you", etc. But I digress.
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Well I'm going to have to see something pretty amazing for Long Day's Journey Into Night not to be my best film of 2020. I wish the 3D version was on somewhere in London rather than just the Curzon and the ICA. I can't believe that the final shot didn't have cuts, 1 hour and seamless.
Also, good trailers Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Parasite, A Hidden Life and Weathering With You. I'd see all of them (weathering with you based on how good Your Name was).
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Originally posted by HORN View PostIf there's ever been a series as good as Giri / Haji I'd love to hear about it.
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Originally posted by Femme Folle View PostI watched The Witcher on Netflix yesterday. There are only 8 episodes, so it's easily do-able in a day. I mostly enjoyed it, but I have one complaint that I can't talk about because it might be a spoiler. I will watch season 2 when it comes out, because season one really failed to wrap up any of the arcs. Clever or annoying? I guess that depends on your point of view.
I thought it was better than Carnival Row (Amazon Prime).
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Finally got round to the first season of The Marvelous Mrs Maisel. I am enjoying it but feel it is uneven. For example, the episode with Wallace Shawn as the shit consultant who sends her the cue cards just annoyed me; why would such a sassy character fall for such a con and allow it to ruin her act?
I also enjoyed the first season of Italian series Gomorrah but felt it had jumped the shark by the middle of series 2. It seemed to just be finding more convoluted ways to kill off everybody except the two male leads, who miraculously survive even the most extreme scrapes with danger and death. I Googled the remainder of the plot (which has now gone to 48 episodes and beyond) and it just confirmed my feeling that I'd just be watching gangster porn if I continued.Last edited by Satchmo Distel; 05-01-2020, 11:33.
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Watched 'Messiah', ok I thought, nothing stellar. 'The Irishman', 10 seconds in and you know you are watching a Scorsese movie but time flew by. Also caught up with 'American Gods' S1, what an odd series but I am hooked...
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Just burned through Season One of The Mandalorian. Not bad.
Worst things:
1. Chapter 6 was basically the standard "gather bunch of mercenaries who all hate each other" plot. Also, the Twi'leks' personalities were far too Harley Quinn and understated Joker for my tastes.
2. Some plotholes you could drive an X-wing through. How do the stormtroopers in Chapter 7 know in which direction Kuiil took Baby Yoda?
Best things:
1. The opening scene of Chapter 8, with the two bantering stormtroopers. "Why is this communication taking so long?" "Well, Moff Gideon just killed someone for interrupting him, so it might take a while". Good stuff.
2. Giancarlo Esposito survives to shine in Season 2. That man can do no wrong.
3. The whole thing is not so damn messianic as your average Star Wars story.
4. Richard Ayoade and Taika Waititi do some nice droid voice acting.
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“Some plotholes you could drive an X-wing through. How do the stormtroopers in Chapter 7 know in which direction Kuiil took Baby Yoda?”
He was going toward Mando’s ship. They knew he would. They knew where the ship was. They have technology to find such things sitting on a mostly barren planet. Plus, he was riding a big animal, so there’d be obvious tracks.
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It’s not Yoda. It’s another of his species.
They’re leftover stormtroopers working for imperial remnants. The Empire was defeated at Endor and the New Republic is getting momentum, but there are a lot of bits of its military still controlling cities and regions in the outer rim planets.
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Originally posted by Hot Pepsi View Post“Some plotholes you could drive an X-wing through. How do the stormtroopers in Chapter 7 know in which direction Kuiil took Baby Yoda?”
He was going toward Mando’s ship. They knew he would. They knew where the ship was. They have technology to find such things sitting on a mostly barren planet. Plus, he was riding a big animal, so there’d be obvious tracks.
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Originally posted by Hot Pepsi View PostIt’s not Yoda. It’s another of his species.
They’re leftover stormtroopers working for imperial remnants. The Empire was defeated at Endor and the New Republic is getting momentum, but there are a lot of bits of its military still controlling cities and regions in the outer rim planets.
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