Author Topic: Must See TV Thread (Read 115191 times)

Actually, it was very interesting. It talked about how Alex Jones and his broadcasting of "Info Wars" almost caused many deaths at Comet Pizza. It went on about how fake information is being spread and how it is harming our society. About how the spread of non-truthful information is making it tough for anybody to know when they are hearing accurate information, It was tied right in to what is going on now in Portland and Wisconsin.

Quote from: Mathguy on August 31, 2020, 02:09:52 PM

Did anyone see the 2 hour CNN show on "Fake News" ?

Quote from: HalfSmokes on August 31, 2020, 03:52:56 PM

sounds like fake news

imref · « **Reply #1586:** August 31, 2020, 09:18:05 PM »

Quote from: Mathguy on August 31, 2020, 08:26:43 PM

Actually, it was very interesting. It talked about how Alex Jones and his broadcasting of "Info Wars" almost caused many deaths at Comet Pizza. It went on about how fake information is being spread and how it is harming our society. About how the spread of non-truthful information is making it tough for anybody to know when they are hearing accurate information, It was tied right in to what is going on now in Portland and Wisconsin.

did they touch on Deep Fakes as well? Those are incredibly scary. There's one that I think MIT recently produced showing Nixon saying that the moon landing had failed.

Mathguy · « **Reply #1587:** August 31, 2020, 09:25:55 PM »

No, I don't remember anything like that. Much was on things that happened in 2016.

I agree - the idea of Deep Fakes is really awful.

Quote from: imref on August 31, 2020, 09:18:05 PM

did they touch on Deep Fakes as well? Those are incredibly scary. There's one that I think MIT recently produced showing Nixon saying that the moon landing had failed.

imref · « **Reply #1588:** September 02, 2020, 10:42:39 AM »

Season 2 of The Mandalorian kicks off on October 30.

imref · « **Reply #1589:** September 02, 2020, 12:18:22 PM »

David Blaine uses helium balloons to ascend to 25,000' and parachutes back to earth:

Mathguy · « **Reply #1590:** September 17, 2020, 03:44:31 AM »

Has anyone seen the PBS mini-series "Hacking Your Mind" ? It's been very interesting describing how people make decisions. In NC, it it on Wednesday nights.

https://www.pbs.org/show/hacking-your-mind/

bluestreak · « **Reply #1591:** September 24, 2020, 11:03:54 AM »

Cobra Kai on Netflix is pretty damn good. If you liked the Karate Kid.

Also, can someone explain the allure of Schitt’s Creek to me? I saw two episodes and found it absolutely unwatchable.

imref · « **Reply #1592:** September 24, 2020, 11:08:48 AM »

Quote from: bluestreak on September 24, 2020, 11:03:54 AM

Cobra Kai on Netflix is pretty damn good. If you liked the Karate Kid.

Also, can someone explain the allure of Schitt’s Creek to me? I saw two episodes and found it absolutely unwatchable.

The first season wasn't very good, but it gets better over time as the characters and storylines develop. I think the hype for the show far exceeds the show quality, it's nowhere near the level of say The Office, Seinfeld, or Cheers, but it was an enjoyable series with great characters. The final season was very very good.

A lot of the attention it received is also due to the fact that it was the first show that treated gays and bisexuals as ordinary, normal, people. They never resorted to the usual storyline of LBGTQ folks having to deal with discrimination. The gay characters on the show were treated like everyone else.

UMDNats · « **Reply #1593:** September 24, 2020, 11:21:13 AM »

Quote from: bluestreak on September 24, 2020, 11:03:54 AM

Cobra Kai on Netflix is pretty damn good. If you liked the Karate Kid.

Also, can someone explain the allure of Schitt’s Creek to me? I saw two episodes and found it absolutely unwatchable.

i thought the same thing but my fiance stuck with it and as time went on i found myself enjoying it. it was pretty solid.

their emmy awards performances were entirely paid for by netflix, it was so transparent. good show, not god-level.

GburgNatsFan · « **Reply #1594:** September 24, 2020, 12:21:17 PM »

Agree with this. The first season is very meh. The characters develop in later seasons and it gets very funny.

Quote from: imref on September 24, 2020, 11:08:48 AM

The first season wasn't very good, but it gets better over time as the characters and storylines develop. I think the hype for the show far exceeds the show quality, it's nowhere near the level of say The Office, Seinfeld, or Cheers, but it was an enjoyable series with great characters. The final season was very very good.

A lot of the attention it received is also due to the fact that it was the first show that treated gays and bisexuals as ordinary, normal, people. They never resorted to the usual storyline of LBGTQ folks having to deal with discrimination. The gay characters on the show were treated like everyone else.

imref · « **Reply #1595:** September 24, 2020, 12:40:29 PM »

Quote from: GburgNatsFan on September 24, 2020, 12:21:17 PM

Agree with this. The first season is very meh. The characters develop in later seasons and it gets very funny.

This was my favorite moment:

Mathguy · « **Reply #1596:** September 30, 2020, 09:04:37 PM »

There is a show on PBS tonight called "Hacking Your Mind" that has been really great. It starts at 10pm here in NC, but looks like one that's on all PBS stations at the same time.

DCFan · « **Reply #1597:** October 03, 2020, 11:07:54 AM »

We just finished binging on Longmire (Netflix) which we really liked. Now it's onto Hunters with Al Pacino as a holocaust survivor who leads an eclectic group of nazi hunters (Amazon). Another fascinating story set in the late 70's.

DCFan · « **Reply #1598:** October 07, 2020, 11:00:06 AM »

Quote from: DCFan on October 03, 2020, 11:07:54 AM

Now it's onto Hunters with Al Pacino as a holocaust survivor who leads an eclectic group of nazi hunters (Amazon).

We finished Hunters, terrific surprise ending. Now it's onto The Kaminsky Method on Netflix. Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin star in this and they're pretty funny together.

varoadking · « **Reply #1599:** October 07, 2020, 07:54:16 PM »

I don't know if it's must-see TV...I certainly don't plan to watch it...but in the commercials for the show, the "Robin" to Ted Lasso's "Batman" looks all the world like Adam LaRoche...