I just saw the trailer for this new Netflix show combining Jessica Jones, Nick Cage and Iron fist, and it looks terribly tiring and boring. People punching each other and things exploding is the realm of the mass produced super hero blockbusters we're all so sick of. The Netflix super hero shows, for the most …
Doctor what?
I watched the season 10 premier of Doctor Who in my local theater on Monday, and was pleasantly surprised at my lack of confusion, irritation and boredom. The previous two seasons have been plagued by lazy writing leading to rushed, confusing, overly-manipulative plot-lines. So I was expecting to do a lot of sighing and woling …
Running out of thoughts
Is it possible to run out of thoughts? Or are they in infinite supply? I think you could only run out of thoughts or ideas, if you stopped having new experiences. Every idea is a recombination of things you've already seen and heard, or some conclusion reached based on those experiences. So, if you find …
I cog it
I am nearing the end of Cloud Atlas, and the current viewpoint character has a very foreign (to me) dialect. The character is Hawaiian, but in a far future 'we forgot technology' situation. Perhaps some of this way of speaking is familiar to Hawaiians, but it's not to me. And this is not just dialogue, …
The Night Manager, E01: weird sex and violent Arabs.
I haven't watched any new TV in a while, and was attracted to this one by Hugh Laurie, and also that it was written by John Lecarre--who, although I've never read him, has had many good movies based on his books. I guess I'll say spoilers, but the episodes have aired weeks ago by now, …
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