What TV Shows Are You Watching? The 9th Is - Excuse Me - A Damn Fine Cup Of Coffee

[Clubber Lang]

T-Zero -

6 mins preview -

https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/terminator-zero-first-six-minutes

• Watch the Explosive First 6 Minutes of TERMINATOR ZERO​

  “It’s going to be violent, it’s going to be dark, it’s going to be horrific, and it’s going to be arresting.”
  
  In the world of Terminator, the future is never set, yet some things are guaranteed: The Terminator is still a cyborg that feels no remorse, pity, or fear.

The anime series TERMINATOR ZERO, landing on Netflix on Aug. 29 — known to fans as Judgment Day — looks different from any incarnation of the Terminator franchise we’ve seen before, but you can tell from these opening six minutes that the brutal, sophisticated action will remain.

“I realized the first minutes of the show have to declare what it is,” creator and executive producer Mattson Tomlin tells Tudum. A joint production between Skydance and the Japanese animation studio Production I.G, TERMINATOR ZERO has the challenge of drawing in both anime fans and fans of the Terminator series. “The way to do that was to have a sequence that had no dialogue, that was really planting a flag in letting everybody know this is going to be violent, it’s going to be dark, it’s going to be action-driven, it’s going to be horrific, and it’s going to be arresting,” says Tomlin, who previously wrote Project Power for Netflix and is currently writing The Batman Part II. “That’s just what it has to be.”

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Peek -

The war for the future will be waged in the past.

James 'Avatar' Cameron -

It looks interesting. My relationship to that is very much like The Sarah Connor Chronicles — other people spinning stories in a world I set in motion is interesting to me. What’s their takeaway? What intrigued them about it? Where are they going with it? It looks like they’re going back to the root cause of Judgment Day — the nuclear war — and whether that’s an ultimate timeline. I’d be curious to see what they’ve come up with.

 

[Clubber Lang]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1826303252880629915

The animated series brings Zack Snyder’s daring and spectacular vision of ancient Norse mythology to life

 

[Takhisis]

T-Zero -

6 mins preview - https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/terminator-zero-first-six-minutes

It looks interesting visually, but in the past twenty years I've endured 5 reboots, relaunches and rehashes of Terminator not counting books or comics and the only halfway decent one was TSCC. The others were, to quote Didier Drogba, a disgrace.

It's, just… can't they make something new?

 

[Birdjaguar]

Griselda on Netflix. Limited series based on the life of Griselda Blanco cocaine drug lord of Miami in the late 1970s. If drug war dramas are on your list, this is a good show.

 

[Smellincoffee]

Continuing in my Star Trek marathon. Watched "Where No Man Has Gone Before", "The Naked Time", and "The Enemy Within". Forgot how uncomfortable the evil-Kirk molesting Rand scene was.

 

[Clubber Lang]

The man behind the cultural phenomenon.In Wise Guy David Chase and The Sopranos, a new 2-part HBO Original Documentary, #TheSopranos creator offers a unique look into his work on the iconic series. #WiseGuyHBO premieres September 7 at 8 pm ET on ‪@StreamOnMax‬.

25 years after the show first debuted, HBO’s paradigm-shifting series The Sopranos remains a cultural phenomenon and a touchstone for prestige television. In Wise Guy, Oscar-winning documentarian Alex Gibney (Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief) delves deep into the psyche of Sopranos creator and writer, David Chase, to illuminate his life and career while offering a unique window into his unparalleled work on the iconic program.

On a replica set of Dr. Melfi’s psychiatrist’s office, Gibney flips the script on Chase, excavating and analyzing the origins of The Sopranos, his creative process, and the intimate connections between his own life and many of his characters. Joined by show writers, producers, executives, and actors, including Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, and Michael Imperioli, the documentary offers insight and inspiration along with an array of clips from the show, early audition videos from many of the cast members, and behind-the-scenes footage to take the viewer into the Sopranos world.

From his own upbringing in an Italian American family in north New Jersey, with a complicated mother and a fascination with cinema, Chase details his entrée into Hollywood, where he wrote for a multitude of television shows, and his relationship with HBO as he pitched and developed his anti-hero mobster Tony Soprano. With candor and self-reflection, Chase digs into the challenges of running a successful show, the inevitable “deaths” of some of the show’s favorite characters, and his creative working relationship with the late James Gandolfini.

A Jigsaw production, Wise Guy world premiered at this year’s Tribeca Festival. Ophelia Harutyunyan and Gibney produced the doc, while Nicole Lambert, Richard Perello and Stacey Offman exec produced, along with Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller and Sara Rodriguez for HBO.

 

[lymond]

I came across a sci-fi show called Continuum and watched the first season on Amazon. To preface, this show came out in 2012 before streaming was as ubiquitous as it is now, but I had watched a few episodes back then mainly for Rachel Nichols, who I think is gorgeous. (I first saw Nichols in Alias. She is at least 10 years older here but lookin' fine) She is an American actress (from Maine of all places) who is not particularly great at her craft but holds her own here once she settles into the character. I don't recall how I was able to watch it back then (edit: it was on Syfy) but watched only a few episodes and liked them - then forgot about it until recently. (I'm not sure if I watched the whole season or not and then the subsequent seasons were not available, but if I did I'd forgotten much of it so it seemed very fresh)

I enjoyed the first season quite a lot. Very Canadian with a lot of familiar Canadian actors. (If you have watched other Canadian shows their actors seem to pop up in every show - some should look familiar as they have crossed over to American TV) The premise is that in 2077 a group of domestic terrorists is about to be executed, together, but were given a device somehow that allows them to use the energy that would execute them to travel back in time to 2012. Nichols's character (Kiera) is a cop who not only captures most of the members of this group but is present at the execution. She is sucked into the time warp as she sees them doing something odd and tries to stop it. Keira has to acclimate herself to this time but also is able to join the local police - in a somewhat believable way - in order to capture all these terrorists in 2012. She has a cool super suit and some implants from 2077 that help her, and she connects with a young genius who is responsible for some of the technological advancements present in 2077 - like the suit.

Pretty solid show if yall are looking for something new (old) to watch. (The show does have quite a lot of awards though mainly either scifi or Canadian)

 

[Birdjaguar]

"Walter White" alias Brian Cranston is outstanding in his new and very intense series Your Honor. Two short seasons of high intensity drama in New Orleans. Awesome. On Netflix.

 

[Synobun]

I came across a sci-fi show called Continuum and watched the first season on Amazon. To preface, this show came out in 2012 before streaming was as ubiquitous as it is now, but I had watched a few episodes back then mainly for Rachel Nichols, who I think is gorgeous. (I first saw Nichols in Alias. She is at least 10 years older here but lookin' fine) She is an American actress (from Maine of all places) who is not particularly great at her craft but holds her own here once she settles into the character. I don't recall how I was able to watch it back then (edit: it was on Syfy) but watched only a few episodes and liked them - then forgot about it until recently. (I'm not sure if I watched the whole season or not and then the subsequent seasons were not available, but if I did I'd forgotten much of it so it seemed very fresh)

I enjoyed the first season quite a lot. Very Canadian with a lot of familiar Canadian actors. (If you have watched other Canadian shows their actors seem to pop up in every show - some should look familiar as they have crossed over to American TV) The premise is that in 2077 a group of domestic terrorists is about to be executed, together, but were given a device somehow that allows them to use the energy that would execute them to travel back in time to 2012. Nichols's character (Kiera) is a cop who not only captures most of the members of this group but is present at the execution. She is sucked into the time warp as she sees them doing something odd and tries to stop it. Keira has to acclimate herself to this time but also is able to join the local police - in a somewhat believable way - in order to capture all these terrorists in 2012. She has a cool super suit and some implants from 2077 that help her, and she connects with a young genius who is responsible for some of the technological advancements present in 2077 - like the suit.

Pretty solid show if yall are looking for something new (old) to watch. (The show does have quite a lot of awards though mainly either scifi or Canadian)

Bear in mind it's like every other sci-fi show from the era and thus got canceled early. They did get given a little warning to try and wrap things up, but it showed that it was not a desired stopping point.

 

[EgonSpengler]

I came across a sci-fi show called Continuum and watched the first season on Amazon. To preface, this show came out in 2012 before streaming was as ubiquitous as it is now, but I had watched a few episodes back then mainly for Rachel Nichols, who I think is gorgeous. (I first saw Nichols in Alias. She is at least 10 years older here but lookin' fine) She is an American actress (from Maine of all places) who is not particularly great at her craft but holds her own here once she settles into the character. I don't recall how I was able to watch it back then (edit: it was on Syfy) but watched only a few episodes and liked them - then forgot about it until recently. (I'm not sure if I watched the whole season or not and then the subsequent seasons were not available, but if I did I'd forgotten much of it so it seemed very fresh)

I enjoyed the first season quite a lot. Very Canadian with a lot of familiar Canadian actors. (If you have watched other Canadian shows their actors seem to pop up in every show - some should look familiar as they have crossed over to American TV) The premise is that in 2077 a group of domestic terrorists is about to be executed, together, but were given a device somehow that allows them to use the energy that would execute them to travel back in time to 2012. Nichols's character (Kiera) is a cop who not only captures most of the members of this group but is present at the execution. She is sucked into the time warp as she sees them doing something odd and tries to stop it. Keira has to acclimate herself to this time but also is able to join the local police - in a somewhat believable way - in order to capture all these terrorists in 2012. She has a cool super suit and some implants from 2077 that help her, and she connects with a young genius who is responsible for some of the technological advancements present in 2077 - like the suit.

Pretty solid show if yall are looking for something new (old) to watch. (The show does have quite a lot of awards though mainly either scifi or Canadian)

Canadians produce good sci-fi, with interesting concepts that don't rely on a lot of SFX. There's loads, but a couple of others I particularly liked were Orphan Black (Tatiana Maslany plays at least a dozen characters; 5 main characters, plus others) and Travelers (a team of time-travelers from the future try to prevent the apocalypse).

 

[Synobun]

Canadians produce good sci-fi, with interesting concepts that don't rely on a lot of SFX. There's loads, but a couple of others I particularly liked were Orphan Black (Tatiana Maslany plays at least a dozen characters; 5 main characters, plus others) and Travelers (a team of time-travelers from the future try to prevent the apocalypse).

Travelers for a time ranked as one of my all-time favs, with several 10/10 season ratings. I don't know if it holds up now, as I never rewatched it. But at the time it blew me away with its characterization. Maybe I should do a rewatch sometime to see if I still think it's that good.

I'm watching the Ginger Snaps trilogy with a new lady friend, and in the second one, there was a little girl. I looked her up to see who she was and what she's been in since, and it was then I found out it was Tatiana, who I only know as She-Hulk. Unrecognizable, honestly. Definitely made me squint at her scenes to try and figure out how she grew up to look like how she does now. I need to get around to Orphan Black.

 

[lymond]

Def saw Orphan Black. Travelers was a show like Continuum that I somehow was able to watch an epi or two of years ago but not able to continue for whatever reason I can no longer remember. I hope to revisit that one soon.

 

[tjs282]

Orphan Black is really, really good.

 

[Clubber Lang]

A warrior from a post-apocalyptic future travels to 1997 to protect an AI scientist being hunted by an unfeeling — and indestructible — cyborg.

 

[lymond]

Def saw Orphan Black. Travelers was a show like Continuum that I somehow was able to watch an epi or two of years ago but not able to continue for whatever reason I can no longer remember. I hope to revisit that one soon.

Actually watched some Travelers last night. Turns out I had watched a coupla epis on Netflix years ago. It's labeled as a Netflix show. However, I feel the show was likely picked up by Netflix later. Anyway, I have no idea why I did not continue watching back then, but sometimes I do start a show and forget it regardless of interest. I rewatched the first two epis which I'd mostly forgotten anyway and a couple more after. It is very good. I like the concept which, due to its nature, does not require much in the way of fx. Lol - as mentioned earlier still a lot of the same Canadian actors in this show, including several from Continuum. Ian Tracey is a Canadian actor who is in almost every show. He is more of a character actor though I recall he was a lead on a Canadian cop show (edit: Intelligence) I watched many years ago. Also, he's had a lot of small roles in American TV and films. Should be a familiar face to most.

 

[Laurana Kanan]

I came across a sci-fi show called Continuum and watched the first season on Amazon.

The first and second seasons were pretty good. The third was kind of middling and the truncated fourth really suffered. Shame because the concept was interesting.

 

[Smellincoffee]

Continuing in my ST TOS rewatch:
"Mudd's Women"
"What Are Little Girls Made of"
"Miri"
"Dagger of the Mind"


Dagger of the Mind was the best of this lot, followed by "Little Girls", which has androids.

 

[EgonSpengler]

I was thinking about changing up my streaming services on September 1st - that's why I went to cancel Paramount and Peacock - and took a look at Apple TV+, because season 4 of Slow Horses is coming up. I didn't want to pay $10 or whatever just for that, so I went to see what else they have that might interest me, and holy crapola...

Bad Monkey - Vince Vaughn in a Carl Hiassen detective story. I'm not a huge Vince Vaughn fan, but this is getting good reviews, being compared to things like Fletch, so I'll give it a shot.
Bad Sisters - Irish comedy from 2022, starring Sharon Horgan & Eve Hewson, both of whom I've seen in things recently.
Constellation - Noomi Rapace sci-fi thriller.
Dark Matter - Joel Edgerton & Jennifer Connelly in a Blake Crouch sci-fi story. Just got renewed for a 2nd season, too.
Lady in the Lake - Natalie Portman & Moses Ingram investigate an unsolved murder in 1960s Baltimore.
Manhunt - Tobias Menzies chases John Wilkes Booth after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Masters of the Air - US 8th Air Force in Europe during WWII, w/ Austin Butler & Barry Keoghan.
Presumed Innocent - Jake Gyllenhaal in a new adaptation of the Scott Turow legal thriller.
Sunny - Rashida Jones & a robot. Comedy? Drama? No idea.
Women in Blue - Drama about the first police women in 1971 Mexico City chasing a serial killer. I heard someone compare it to Prime Suspect, although the premise reminded me of The Bletchley Circle.
Slow Horses s4 - Sept. 4 - Gary Oldman spy dramedy, one of my favorite series of the last few years.

Then later...
Disclaimer - Oct. 11 - Cate Blanchett, dir. Alfonso Cuaron. No idea what this is about, but Blanchett & Cuaron? Yes, please.
Silo s2 - Nov. 15 - Rebecca Ferguson post-apoc sci-fi thriller.

Then much later...
Severance s2 - Jan. 17, 2025 - And of course I'll want to rewatch the first season before the second premiers.

And except for Bad Sisters and season 2 of Severance, all of these series are from this year. Good grief.

 

[lymond]

Yep. A lot of new stuff out on Apple. Also, I think you missed the Colin Farrel detective show which is quite new and I understand to be pretty good - still been meaning to watch that. Also, the Noomi show looks very interesting.

Meant to post something already, but I did finish up Presumed Innocent. I believe I mentioned before that I've seen the movie (very good) and read the book. Overall, the show is pretty good up to the end. In fact, it gets very good in the last few episodes as the court drama ramps up. Then the bomb drops and well, I'll let yall decide on that one. Show has far more character-building to go around. I don't even remember the kids in the movie or book.

 

[Kyriakos]

You know that Severance S2 will be the biggest train-wreck of all time
I'll still watch, it'll be historic.