OK, I spent the 99 cents to see the pilot episode on VUDU. It opens
with the Marling character Liz giving a TED talk which is apparently how
she, an American, winds up being the communications director at Scotland
Yard. The pilot was excellent so when it finished I bought and watched
episode 1. Thanks for the recommendation.
Funny thing is that VUDU has the season "on sale" for $19.99. OK, they
sell the pilot for 99 cents and you "own" that and there are 6 episodes
so that would be $18. Someone at VUDU can't do math. But their HD is
superior to Amazon's.
On 01/12/2015 10:09 AM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
wrote:
On 01/12/2015 09:44 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com
[FairfieldLife] wrote:
*From:* "Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]"
<FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
In the US you could simply pay $3 to "own" the pilot episode in HD.
That means for the life of the company you "bought" it from it would
be available to you on the Internet and playable on a TV with their
app. But it was "broadcast" on Channel 4 so someone should have
snagged it. Most US TV shows found posted in the "pirate verse" are
"off-the-air" recordings via computer TV tuner. Those just record the
digital MPEG-2 broadcast stream and then they run a commercial cutter
and encode it to MP4. There's the torrents and then there are
"online TV" where the shows are streamed from a server somewhere or
someone's personal computer. There was a European court case, in
Germany I think, that found watching on one of these sites was "not"
illegal. Torrents are because you become implicated by passing on
packets on your computer when downloading a show.
So are you sure the pilot wasn't just miss labeled?
*/Pretty sure. It sez so in the IMDB and on the Wiki page. An episode
"S01E00" was broadcast back in February, obviously to determine
whether Channel 4 thought there was a sufficient audience to warrant
releasing the full series. Obviously, that worked, and now they're
releasing episodes S01E01-S01E06 for broadcast. But it really IS
curious that I can't find a torrent of the original pilot anywhere. I
know it exists because episode S01E01 starts with a flashback to what
had to be an entire episodes' worth of events, leading up to where
Episode 1's story starts. The pilot told the whole story of how
Brit's character got there in the first place. I'd really like to see
it. /*
Check Amazon over there as they have the pilot episode on sale in the
US. Also so does VUDU but it seems to be labeled episode 1. They are
charging more $19.99 for the full season which would be more than
usual for just 6 episodes.
Like I said other than curiosity would I even buy the episodes on
Amazon since if I'm patient it will probably show up in April on
Netflix after the repeat or on demand windows close. I've got plenty
to watch until then. Netflix is becoming like a big TV station. I
didn't realize that "Z Nation" was shot entirely in the Spokane arrea
until I caught a glimpse of the credits. Since the surrounding area
looks like the midwest (very flat) they could shoot there, go a few
miles and have mountains and downtown Spokane has been substituted
for Washington DC in some movies.
Now I gotta go listen to see what Alex Jones has to say about the
"Golden Globes" because Richard Linklater is one of his buddies and
Alex has been in two of his movies. :-D
*/I actually fast-forwarded through the GG broadcast, just to see
some of my fave actors and actresses partying down (they serve booze
at the Golden Globes, unlike the Academy Awards). It seems to me that
the Hollywood Foreign Press Association got a lot of things right
this year. My only real hesitation is that I loved Rosamund Pike in
"Gone Girl," so I would like to have seen her win. But I haven't yet
seen "Still Alice," so it's very possible that Julianne Moore was
better. I wasn't at all displeased to see "The Affair" win as best TV
drama, and *loved* that they recognized Ruth Wilson in that film by
giving her the Best Actress in a TV Drama award. She was as
tremendous in this series as she was in "Luther." When it comes to
Best Actor in a TV Drama, I would have preferred James Spader for his
work in "The Blacklist," but let's face it, all five of the nominated
actors were tremendous. I've downloaded but not yet seen
"Transparent," and clearly I must watch it, because it's obviously a
real phenomenon. Of course I'm jazzed by them recognizing Maggie
Gyllenhaal for "The Honourable Woman."
/*
Gina Rodrigez won for best actress in a TV comedy. I've been
pleasantly suprised with "Jane the Virgin". It is a remake of
Venezuelan TV comedy and very well done. Shade of "Pushing Daisies"
having a narrator.
I was just trying to find out what's happening with HBO's remake of
"Utopia" and read that David Fincher plans direct every episode. This
article has a great summary of the first season giving away the
subtext (with spoiler warnings). Although those of us who have seen
the show know the subtext is actually given away in the first few
minutes. My bet is that because HBO will want 13 episode the back
story of season two will be rolled into the first season on HBO.
http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/09/30/david-fincher-utopia/
Anytime I see a clip of "Utopia" it's like "Fargo" and I want to go
watch the whole thing again (I have it on Bluray).
On 01/11/2015 11:46 PM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com
<mailto:turquoi...@yahoo.com> [FairfieldLife] wrote:
*/It's also a little confusing in that there was a pilot episode
back in February that I can't find anywhere on the pirate 'verse,
only these latest episodes. I'm up to episode 3 right now and really
like it. It's funny in that dark kinda way that I love./*
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*Sent:* Sunday, January 11, 2015 9:20 PM
*Subject:* Re: [FairfieldLife] TV review: "Babylon"
I knew I had seen something about the series somewhere and checked
VUDU. They had a series listed as "Babylon" but the year 2004. A
few minutes ago I check IMDB.com and realized the first few actor
names were the same as listed on VUDU. It's also on Amazon at $3
per HD episode. There are 6 episodes listed on IMDB. So for those
who don't have Sundance channel there are other options. VUDU needs
to stop using trained monkeys to do their listings or maybe they're
using Walmart staff. Same difference.
On 01/11/2015 11:54 AM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net
<mailto:noozg...@sbcglobal.net> [FairfieldLife] wrote:
Episodes are on the Sundance website but you have to provide your
cable or satellite provider login to watch. However it may be on
Netflix about a month after it finishes on Sundance. Many providers
like Comcast don't have Sundance in HD just SD. So Sundance put
episode up in HD via OnDemand.
OTOH, Netflix added "Automata" today which is a Spanish sci-fi film
with Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith.
http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Automata/70304989
On 01/11/2015 11:05 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com
<mailto:turquoi...@yahoo.com> [FairfieldLife] wrote:
*/This is theoretically a Sundance Channel production (I think),
but on the other hand it's being shown on Channel 4 in the UK and
is so accent-intensive that most Americans might not be able to
understand 80% of the dialogue, so I really don't know where you
can actually see it. That said, it's really pretty good, if you
can find it.
/*
*/
/*
*/I discovered it after rediscovering Brit Marling in "I Origins,"
checking out her IMDB page, and realizing that she's basically the
star of this series. It's a cop show, set in London, and Brit's
character is the only American, hired to be the PR expert to bail
the police department out of the PR hole they've dug for themselves.
/*
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/*
*/The cop action is gritty and often Not For Buck, but the salty
language is even more so, and coming from pretty much all
characters in the series. Salyavin and other Brits might be able
to correct me on this, but I don't think I've ever heard more
raunchy, in-your-face, and at the same time primarily hilarious
dialogue. You really, really, really can't watch this series "in
the background." As a non-Brit, I have to listen to every moment
very carefully or I'll miss something hilarious or profound, and I
suspect that Brits might have the same issue. Creators of the
series are Danny Boyle <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Boyle>,
Robert Jones, Jesse Armstrong
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Armstrong> and Sam Bain
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Bain>.
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