What TV Shows are you watching? ι', a perfect I.

[EvaDK]

Well, I'm a huge fan of Ridley Scott's 1979 masterpiece; got the 4K UHD release this summer. Unfortunately I just don't find ALIEN: Earth scary at all; it's more action schlock in the vein of ALIENS or the AvP and Predator films. Scott's film is the ultimate Lovecraftian cosmic horror film; that xenomorph is terrifying, shot extremely well and deliberately kept in the shadows and out of frame. The tension created is unbelievable.

I just think it's a shame that Hawley doesn't aim for that atmosphere. I love his first season of Fargo; never thought it possible to make a series format of the Coen Brothers film that does it justice - but he did it.

 

[Clubber Lang]

The tension created is unbelievable.

Kinda what Ebert said in his Alien re-review -

One of the great strengths of “Alien” is its pacing. It takes its time. It waits. It allows silences (the majestic opening shots are underscored by Jerry Goldsmith with scarcely audible, far-off metallic chatterings).

A recent version of this story would have hurtled toward the part where the alien jumps on the crew members.

 

[lymond]

Appears the new A:E epis arrive on Tuesday, so I caught episode 3 last night. Really enjoyed it. Most of the action in this epi occurred up front as it gradually moved scenery back to the island, where some very interesting things happened. Most especially the dissection toward the end that I think most fans will find intriguing.

A:E is not a space horror like its predecessors. It has some of the elements found in the movies. The show seems more straight science fiction with more of a focus on corporations, research, competition, and, ofc, humanity. "When is a machine not a machine?". IMO, the creators have developed a fascinating world here.

And for the night's closing credits, we get "Wherever I May Roam" by Metallica.

 

[lymond]

Fallout: Season 2 coming in December!

▶️ Fallout - Official Teaser - Season 2

Watch Trailer | 2:43

www.imdb.com

 

[Clubber Lang]

A:E is not a space horror like its predecessors. It has some of the elements found in the movies. The show seems more straight science fiction with more of a focus on corporations, research, competition, and, ofc, humanity.

Delving into all that stuff is welcome, they gotta balance it with the chills and scares that is the heart of the franchise.

Most especially the dissection toward the end that I think most fans will find intriguing.

Now we know! Different cannon to what's shown, suggested or hinted at before.
Get out the flame-throwers...burn it, kill it!

And for the night's closing credits, we get "Wherever I May Roam" by Metallica.

I am enjoying the mystery needle drops at the end credits, a lil something extra to look forward too.

Ep3 recaps -

'Alien: Earth' Episode 3 Is Creepy, Brainy, and Painfully Existential

This week, the FX series finally slows down and tells us where this is all going

www.esquire.com

https://www.vulture.com/article/alien-earth-recap-episode-3-metamorphosis.html

Alien: Earth – The Official Podcast -

The team returns home with unexpected cargo. An unsettling experiment occurs, and a new talent is discovered. Adam Rogers breaks down episode 3 of FX’s Alien: Earth with series creator Noah Hawley, Co-EP Migizi Pensoneau, costume designer Suttirat Larlab, and actor Samuel Blenkin. Join them as they discuss the Xenomorph at the peak of its evolution, Boy K’s bare feet, and what makes a machine a machine.

Next episode trailer -

An unexpected connection is formed while a covert plot puts everyone in danger.

'Season' review -

‘Alien: Earth’ Review: Long Live the New Flesh

Noah Hawley’s take on the ‘Alien’ franchise is disorienting, alienating, and fascinating.

www.slantmagazine.com

 

[warpus]

The Queen's Gambit is really good. I'm 4 eps in, 3 more to go.

I can't think of one complaint about this show so far.

I have also been enjoying Alien Earth. I love that they figured out a solid way to give us those original Alien movie horror vibes. There's interesting stuff happening with the various types of characters, the story is pretty good, the only thing I didn't really like was the spaceship crash looking kind of suspect. I mean, if we're going by Kerbal Space Program parameters here, that ship should have blown up in the atmosphere. It was even firing its engines. It should have been going crazy fast. If it didn't burn up in the atmoshpere it should have smashed into those skyscrapers so fast that we should have seen a huge mushroom cloud.. or something at least resulting in a giant crater. The way it actually unfolded on screen seemed really "video game"-y. Which actually I don't mind at all in hindsight, thinking of that scene in video game terms made me think "yeah alright", it set up a cool way for them to do the show, so I'll forgive the "issue". I mean, it seems like it would have been easy to make that a lot more realistic, but I'm over it. I also at first I didn't like the billionaire young adult or whatever his face is, but now he seems kind of perfect. Annoying but I mean of course he needs to be this kind of annoying, the actor is playing that part well.

 

[Birdjaguar]

I can't think of one complaint about this show so far.

It is excellent all the way through.

 

[EvaDK]

Next episode seems to show us a flashback to what went down on The Maginot, before its crew perished.
Maybe we'll actually get a bit of horror for a change.

 

[warpus]

Next episode seems to show us a flashback to what went down on The Maginot, before its crew perished.
Maybe we'll actually get a bit of horror for a change.

I hope they surprise us with a comical musical episode

(I don't, but at the same time I'm here for it if it happens)

 

[lymond]

The Queen's Gambit is really good. I'm 4 eps in, 3 more to go.

I am glad you are rectifying this great oversight on your part, warp, especially with how much I talked about it years ago. Fantastic show all the way through, with a satisfying and heartfelt ending. ATJ is a wonder!

OH...and yup I am enjoying A:E very much, though I have not had a chance to catch the recent epi. IMO there is plenty to enjoy and think about with this show, other than horror elements.

Oh..the crash...keep in mind that Mother was still controlling the ship as it crashed

 

[lymond]

Interesting...just caught the news that Amazon is making Bladerunner 99 scheduled to release in 2026. Stars include Tom Burke and Michelle Yeoh. Set 50 years after the last movie "...2049". Glad to see the CB Strike star getting a big role. They shoulda nabbed the lovely Holiday Grainger for this too.

 

[warpus]

Oh..the crash...keep in mind that Mother was still controlling the ship as it crashed

Sounds like I should have been paying more attention to your earlier recommendations re: Queen's Gambit

As per the crash, what looked wrong to me is that the ships engines were continually pushing the ship forward, all the way from orbit up until it actually crashed. so when it crashed into the ground it should have been moving crazy fast, leading to a crazy mushroom cloud

 

[Clubber Lang]

Latest ep 5 is flash-backing to what led to the deep space research vessel USCSS Maginot crash-landing.

Next Ep 6 -

Tensions rise as powerful enemies confront each other, a dangerous plan unfolds, and curiosity leads to deadly consequences

 

[Birdjaguar]

Hostage on Netflix is a superb British thriller. Limited series. and as a bonus it includes Julie Delpy in a leading role!!

 

[EvaDK]

As per the crash, what looked wrong to me is that the ships engines were continually pushing the ship forward, all the way from orbit up until it actually crashed. so when it crashed into the ground it should have been moving crazy fast, leading to a crazy mushroom cloud

Almost all the crew interiors of The Maginot were located in the nose of the ship, just like The Nostromo. Yet those crew interiors hardly took any internal damage, as demonstrated when people wander around in them after the crash.

Compare that to what happens to the Prometheus when it collides with the engineer ship in Prometheus - its nose crumbles at impact and the entire ship blows apart.

It's just stupid, but if it wasn't stupid - then there would be no story to tell after episode 1.

 

[Clubber Lang]

Emmy winners

The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards: All the major winners​

Best Drama Series

Andor

The Diplomat

The Last of Us

Paradise

The Pitt - WINNER

Severance

Slow Horses

The White Lotus

Severance is among the shows nominated for Best Drama Series


Best Limited or Anthology Series

Adolescence - WINNER

Black Mirror

Dying For Sex

Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story

The Penguin


The Penguin was the second most-nominated series this year with 24 total nominations


Best Television Movie

Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy

The Gorge

Mountainhead

Nonnas

Rebel Ridge



Best Reality Competition Program

The Amazing

Race RuPaul’s Drag Race

Survivor

Top Chef

The Traitors - WINNER



Best Actor in a Drama Series

Sterling K. Brown: Paradise

Gary Oldman: Slow Horses

Pedro Pascal: The Last Of Us

Adam Scott: Severance

Noah Wyle: The Pitt - WINNER

Noah Wyle is among the Best Actor in a Drama Series nominees for his hit medical drama The Pitt


Best Actress in a Drama Series

Kathy Bates: Matlock

Sharon Horgan: Bad Sisters

Britt Lower: Severance - WINNER


Kathy Bates (seen in Matlock) is the oldest acting nominee this year at 77


Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Zach Cherry: Severance

Walton Goggins: The White Lotus

Jason Isaacs: The White Lotus

James Marsden: Paradise

Sam Rockwell: The White Lotus

Tramell Tillman: Severance - WINNER

John Turturro: Severance


Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Patricia Arquette: Severance

Carrie Coon: The White Lotus

Katherine LaNasa: The Pitt - WINNER

Julianne Nicholson: Paradise

Parker Posey: The White Lotus

Natasha Rothwell: The White Lotus

Aimee Lou Wood: The White Lotus


The White Lotus scored 23 nominations, with several of them in the supporting and guest actor categories


Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Giancarlo Esposito: The Boys

Scott Glenn: The White Lotus

Shawn Hatosy: The Pitt - WINNER

Joe Pantoliano: The Last of Us

Forest Whitaker: Andor

Jeffrey Wright: The Last of Us



Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Jane Alexander: Severance

Gwendoline Christie: Severance

Kaitlyn Dever: The Last of Us

Cherry Jones: The Handmaid’s Tale

Catherine O’Hara: The Last of Us

Merritt Wever: Severance - WINNER



Best Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Colin Farrell: The Penguin

Stephen Graham: Adolescence - WINNER

Jake Gyllenhaal: Presumed Innocent

Brian Tyree Henry: Dope Thief

Cooper Koch: Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story



Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Cate Blanchett: Disclaimer

Meghann Fahy: Sirens

Rashida Jones: Black Mirror

Cristin Milioti: The Penguin - WINNER

Michelle Williams: Dying For Sex



Best Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Javier Bardem: Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story

Bill Camp: Presumed Innocent

Owen Cooper: Adolescence - WINNER

Rob Delaney: Dying For Sex

Peter Sarsgaard: Presumed Innocent

Ashley Walters: Adolescence



Best Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Erin Doherty: Adolescence - WINNER

Ruth Negga: Presumed Innocent

Deirdre O’Connell: The Penguin

Chloë Sevigny: Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

Jenny Slate: Dying for Sex

Christine Tremarco: Adolescence



Best Talk Series

The Daily Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert - WINNER



Best Scripted Variety Series

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver - WINNER

Saturday Night Live


Best Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary

The Bear

Hacks

Nobody Wants This

Only Murders In The Building

Shrinking

The Studio - WINNER

What We Do In The Shadows





Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Uzo Aduba: The Residence

Kristen Bell: Nobody Wants This

Quinta Brunson: Abbott Elementary

Ayo Edebiri: The Bear

Jean Smart: Hacks - WINNER


Jean Smart will try to win another Emmy for her lead role as an aging comedian on Hacks


Best Actor in a Comedy Series

Adam Brody: Nobody Wants This

Seth Rogen: The Studio - WINNER

Jason Segel: Shrinking

Martin Short: Only Murders in the Building

Jeremy Allen White: The Bear



Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Liza Colón-Zayas: The Bear

Hannah Einbinder: Hacks - WINNER

Kathryn Hahn: The Studio

Janelle James: Abbott Elementary

Catherine O’Hara: The Studio

Sheryl Lee Ralph: Abbott Elementary

Jessica Williams: Shrinking



Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Ike Barinholtz: The Studio

Colman Domingo: The Four Seasons

Harrison Ford: Shrinking

Jeff Hiller: Somebody Somewhere - WINNER

Ebon Moss-Bachrach: The Bear

Michael Urie: Shrinking

Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live


Harrison Ford scored his first Emmy nomination for Shrinking


Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Olivia Colman: The Bear

Jamie Lee Curtis: The Bear

Cynthia Erivo: Poker Face

Robby Hoffman: Hacks

Zoë Kravitz: The Studio

Julianne Nicholson: Hacks - WINNER



Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Jon Bernthal: The Bear

Bryan Cranston: The Studio - WINNER

Dave Franco: The Studio

Ron Howard: The Studio

Anthony Mackie: The Studio

Martin Scorsese: The Studio


Filmmakers Ron Howard and Martin Scorsese scored their first acting Emmy nominations for guest appearances on Seth Rogen's The Studio


Best Writing for a Comedy Series

Quinta Brunson: Abbott Elementary

Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky: Hacks

Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola: The Rehearsal

Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen, Bridget Everett: Somebody Somewhere

Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, Frida Perez: The Studio - WINNER

Sam Johnson, Sarah Naftalis, Paul Simms: What We Do In The Shadows



Best Writing for a Drama Series

Dan Gilroy, Andor - WINNER

Joe Sachs, The Pitt

R. Scott Gemmill, The Pitt

Dan Erickson, Severance

Will Smith, Slow Horses

Mike White, The White Lotus



Best Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Jack Thorne, Stephen Graham: Adolescence - WINNER

Charlie Brooker, Bisha K. Ali: Black Mirror

Kim Rosenstock, Elizabeth Meriwether: Dying For Sex

Lauren LeFranc: The Penguin

Joshua Zetumer: Say Nothing



Best Directing for a Drama Series

Janus Metz: Andor

Amanda Marsalis: The Pitt

John Wells: The Pitt

Jessica Lee Gagné: Severance

Ben Stiller: Severance

Adam Randall: Slow Horses - WINNER

Mike White: The White Lotus



Best Directing for a Comedy Series

Ayo Edebiri: The Bear

Lucia Aniello: Hacks

James Burrows: Mid-Century Modern

Nathan Fielder: The Rehearsal

Seth Rogen: The Studio - WINNER



Best Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Philip Barantini: Adolescence - WINNER

Shannon Murphy: Dying For Sex

Helen Shaver: The Penguin

Jennifer Getzinger: The Penguin

Nicole Kassell: Sirens

Lesli Linka Glatter: Zero Day



Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program

RuPaul Charles: RuPaul’s Drag Race

Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Kevin O’Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Robert Herjavec Daymond John, Daniel Lubetsky: Shark Tank

Alan Cumming: The Traitors - WINNER

Kristen Kish: Top Chef

Jeff Probst: Survivor



Host for a Game Show

Elizabeth Banks: Press Your Luck

Steve Harvey: Celebrity Family Feud

Ken Jennings: Jeopardy!

Colin Jost: Pop Culture Jeopardy!

Jimmy Kimmel, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire - WINNER



Structured Reality Program

Antiques Roadshow

Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives

Love Is Blind

Queer Eye - WINNER

Shark Tank



Unstructured Reality Program

America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

Love On The Spectrum - WINNER

RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives

Welcome to Wrexham





Outstanding Variety Special (Live)

Beyonce Bowl

The Oscars

The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar

SNL 50: The Anniversary Special - WINNER

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert



Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)

Adam Sandler: Love You

Ali Wong: Single Lady

Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years

Conan O’Brien Mark Twain Prize - WINNER

Sarah Silverman: Post Mortem

Your Friend, Nate Bargatze

 

[lymond]

oh wow... The Pitt won. I can't remember if I mentioned it here before, but I did catch that on HBO. Very good fast-paced medical drama - basically in real-time. First thing I've seen Wyle in, in ages. Katherine LaNasa was great in it - glad she won. I was not familiar with her much as an actress - just vaguely - but she was a standout for sure.

Happy for Merrit Weaver too. She is an outstanding actress. (If you have not seen Unbelievable, I highly recommend even with the dark subject matter)

Oh..and Adolescence was a gimme. I'm sure most knew that would win.

 

[Clubber Lang]

''Trouble is brewing'' -

A big, well-dressed drama about the Guinness family might sound like a potentially cosy watch, but Downton Abbey this isn't. The eight-parter for Netflix from Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) opens on the day of the funeral of brewing titan Benjamin and, from the moment you see James Norton's factory foreman character, Sean Rafferty, striding down the streets of Dublin smashing people's heads in to the strains of Kneecap's Get Your Brits Out, you know this isn't another genteel costume drama. After all, if life for the family is like this on the day of a funeral, what will it be like on a regular week?

There's a jolt of Succession to the set-up, given its focus on Guinness's four heirs – Edward (Enola Holmes' Louis Partridge), Arthur (Shardlake's Anthony Boyle), Anne (Emily Fairn) and Ben (Fionn O'Shea) – and what they do next, but Knight's series is very much its own creature right from the start. Rounding out the impressive cast are Dervla Kirwan as Aunt Agnes and the always entertaining Jack Gleeson (Game Of Thrones). (Eight episodes)

 

[Sommerswerd]

The Blacklist- on NETFLIX.

Excellent *chefs kiss* no notes.

I’m up to Season 1 episode 14 so far and thoroughly enjoying.

It’s about an international Super/Arch Criminal who decides to (semi) “retire”, in order to turn FBI confidential informant, as backdoor a means of essentially “adopting” (personally and professionally) a rookie FBI agent, as a sort of surrogate daughter, for party obvious, partly mysterious reasons.

James Spader is absolutely masterful as the lead character, the criminal mastermind, Raymond “Red” Reddington.

 

[Birdjaguar]

James Spader is absolutely masterful as the lead character, the criminal mastermind, Raymond “Red” Reddington.

James Spader was fabulous as a snotty teen in Pretty in Pink in 1986 and everything thereafter, especially in Boston Legal.