I saw the first 10 minutes of "Halt and Catch Fire" and it was pretty compelling. Been meaning to circle back and watch more.
Haven't been watching much myself. The occasional Star Trek related item. Getting ready for new Doctor Who season! On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 4:15 PM, Dug B. <[email protected]> wrote: > The shows I have been "watching" don't have pictures. The best zombie show > out there in any medium just came to a conclusion: We're Alive, a > zombocalypse audio drama. The final episode is posting for free download > today so I'll be finishing it up on commutes over the next couple of days. > Zombies work surprisingly well in a non-visual medium. zombiepodcast.com > > While waiting for the We're Alive finale I've been catching up on another > audiodrama from a couple of years ago named the Leviathan Chronicles. > Immortals hidden amongst the world are having a high tech civil war while > some humans fight to end them all. Fun stuff. Both shows have great > soundscapes; Leviathan Chronicles sounds as good as a hollywood movie. And > they are both free and great for commute listening. > > > On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 3:57 PM, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have seen several commercials for that one, looks intriguing. May have >> to catch it on On Demand. >> >> On Tuesday, July 29, 2014 2:24:18 PM UTC-4, Serv wrote: >> >>> i am watching 'Halt and Catch Fire' on AMC. I have enjoyed it immensely. >>> It is set in the early 1980's in the 'Silicone Prairie' (Dallas) following >>> a fictional company that is trying to break into the computer market. It is >>> smart and semi-technical. Might be worth a shot for the folks on this >>> thread... >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 8:06 AM, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> As suggested by the What Are You Reading thread, after reading the >>>> novelization of Battlestar Galactica, I sat down with the movie, which I >>>> have not watched in many years. (For reference, I watched the 125 minute >>>> theatrical version, as I do not have the DVD set of BSG the series.) >>>> >>>> All told, it holds up pretty well considering it's Telemovie origins. >>>> The story is good but padded, and needs about 10-15 minutes cut, especially >>>> from the third act on Carillon, the casino planet. The action scenes are >>>> fun, with really nice special effects, but again, they betray their >>>> origins, with several shots reused frequently. Still, it's an enjoyable >>>> evening's diversion, harkening back to a more innocent time in sci-fi when >>>> Starbuck and Cassiopeia snuggling in the launch tube was "risque." >>>> >>>> One thing which I took away from the film this time -- especially >>>> having just read the novel -- is the "alien" nature of the Cylons rather >>>> than "robotic." The main reason why the Cylons became robots in the TV >>>> version (and series) was BS&P limits on how many people could be shown >>>> getting killed in an hour of television. Robots have no such restrictions, >>>> so they could kill with impunity. So it is clear watching the film that >>>> the Cylons were always intended to be cybernetic aliens, which goes a long >>>> way to explaining not only why Imperious Leader looks the way he does, but >>>> also why the Centurians are different heights, react to pain, and so >>>> forth. >>>> >>>> (This also came up during the early days of Batman: TAS on Fox, which >>>> is why we got characters like Captain Clown whom Batman could brutalize >>>> because of their robot status.) >>>> >>>> I have the original DVD release, which used the theatrical poster as >>>> the cover art. Oddly, the art shows headshots of pretty much all the main >>>> characters, some Centurians, a Viper, a Raider, and a Base Star... but not >>>> the Galactica itself. 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