Better Call (The [TV] Thread) Saul

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Zonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User regular
June 10
I have been watching the first season of The Umbrella Academy alongside my partner, as one of our TV-time endeavors.
I'm two episodes from finishing that first season, but I have come around to it. I think it starts off being dry and static, but finds its groove a few episodes past the pilot.
Also? While I think Aidan Gallagher is giving the best performance, especially considering his age, my favorite performance is from Colm Feore, whose character treats every social encounter like he's trying to win a Biggest Asshole competition.
"Okay, imagine if Charles Xavier was truly a piece of sh*t."
"I mean, that's just Charles Xavier."
"No, I need you to imagine a version of Xavier that drops all polite formalities and actively chooses the meanest words & actions in every interaction."

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minor incident expert in a dying field njRegistered User regular
June 10 edited June 10
Poorochondriac wrote: »
I thought first season of Umbrella Academy was by far the weakest, but I have no idea if that's a consensus opinion
A couple of bum performances and one really lousy storyline left me feeling mixed on the show, I almost bailed after the first season. I liked everything after considerably more, even if the plotting could generally be described as "a secondary concern"
I'm mostly on the same page. I thought season two was a remarkable uptick in quality. It's also the point where the show started diving deeper into trauma and coping than the kind of surface-level angst the first season got into. And yeah, after season 1, I'd say the actual plot becomes largely tertiary, and purely in service of the vibes and interpersonal drama -- which is very good and has gotten stronger and more complex each season.
I definitely think Doom Patrol ate its lunch right out of the gate, but by the end of season 3 of Umbrella Academy I think it had totally found its groove and carved out a niche for itself. At first blush, it definitely looks like Diet Doom Patrol, but it gets more into familial dysfunction (specifically childhood trauma that informs adult development), and the weight of expectations and pressure from a young age. It's similar subject matter, but they tackle it from a different, more specific angle that makes it resonate more acutely, depending on your own life experiences.
And like, yeah, it totally does the thing where you want to yell at the characters to "JUST f*ckING TALK TO EACH OTHER" but unlike a lot of shows that pull that trick to stir drama, on Umbrella Academy you... kind of get why they all have so much trouble communicating and trusting. It's initially frustrating, but gradually you start to realize that it's usually just kind of sad and understandable. And that at its best, it's maybe hitting a little close to home.
Really is a hell of a show, though.

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minor incident expert in a dying field njRegistered User regular
June 10
And yeah, Colm Feore is a world class piece of sh*t in the show and he only gets worse. It's amazing.

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Coinage Heaviside LayerRegistered User regular
June 10

If you get balloons with your face on them, it's not all bad

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PaperLuigi44 My amazement is at maximum capacity. Registered User regular
June 10
Speaking of Doom Patrol, the final season gets released on disc here this week and guess who has two thumbs and is ready to cry their heart out👍👍

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The Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
June 10
PaperLuigi44 wrote: »
Speaking of Doom Patrol, the final season gets released on disc here this week and guess who has two thumbs and is ready to cry their heart out👍👍
is it shaq
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ChicoBlue Registered User regular
June 10
Let's say there is a secret agent, a tool of the State, with no real identity, residence or possessions beyond what the State will provide for his missions. There is leeway in this, since his temporary hideout has two arcade cabinets (one of them is a Tekken cabinet, I think) and he's apparently allowed to buy a lady a nice handbag.
Let's also say there is a Hallyu/Hollywood actor's manager, who shares an apartment with her friend who owns? and operates a restaurant. The apartment is small enough that they share a bedroom (that bedroom is big enough to be divided into two rooms, though). But she does exist in society as an independent citizen.
Would you say that the secret agent is richer or of a higher class than the actor's manager?

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Librarian's ghost Librarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSpork Registered User regular
June 10
I think I need images of the hideout and apartment.

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Raijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
June 10
Almost done with Friday Night Lights again.
I forgot they show the one coach is gay then NEVER do anything with it.
Also, Julie Taylor falling for every older man she encounters is annoying.
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Depressperado I just wanted to see you laughing in the pizza rainRegistered User regular
June 10
does the show have Explosions In the Sky too?
I'll watch some good ol' texas football drama if I can get some post-rock on top

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ChicoBlue Registered User regular
June 10
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Librarian's ghost wrote: »
I think I need images of the hideout and apartment.
Here we can see the apartment with spacious bedroom:

And small sitting area:
Here we can see the hideout, which is located under an abandoned Erand Industrial workshop or something:
And the cabinets:
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ChicoBlue Registered User regular
June 10
Also, yes, if you disable Hardware Acceleration in Firefox, you can screencap videos that would normally be blacked out via DRM protections.

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minor incident expert in a dying field njRegistered User regular
June 10
ChicoBlue wrote: »
Also, yes, if you disable Hardware Acceleration in Firefox, you can screencap videos that would normally be blacked out via DRM protections.
Still annoyed that Chrome removed that setting.
I'm sure it's still accessible via a hidden flag or whatever, but I'm too lazy to look it up.

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Librarian's ghost Librarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSpork Registered User regular
June 10
ChicoBlue wrote: »
Librarian's ghost wrote: »
I think I need images of the hideout and apartment.
Here we can see the apartment with spacious bedroom:

And small sitting area:
Here we can see the hideout, which is located under an abandoned Erand Industrial workshop or something:
And the cabinets:
I’m going to say that the agent is richer

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DemonStacey TTODewback's Daughter In love with the TaySwayRegistered User regular
June 11
Im really happy to see even more people enjoying Umbrella Academy.
It took it some time to get there but I really think it found itself and turned into a very good show.
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Poorochondriac Ah, man Ah, jeezRegistered User regular
June 11 edited June 11
Robert Sheehan is kind of a cilantro actor where whenever anybody's like "I can't stand that guy" I can really only say "Sure, fair"
But man am I picking up whatever that guy puts down. My 20s were filled with variations on Sheehan characters, several of which autobiographical

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Munkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
June 11
JFC pooro
You can’t just walk in and drop Cilantro Actor like that
Holy sh*t what an apt turn of phrase

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Librarian's ghost Librarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSpork Registered User regular
June 11
Jedi in cloaks/capes are way cooler than Jedi in dumb robes.

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Gustav Friend of Goats Somewhere in the OzarksRegistered User regular
June 11
Sheehan delivering that whole “I plan on staying a screw-up until my late twenties, maybe even my early thirties” speech with the grandiosity of Bernard Hill in Return of the King did in fact do some damage to my twenties and early thirties.
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KalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
June 11
Librarian's ghost wrote: »
Jedi in cloaks/capes are way cooler than Jedi in dumb robes.
I'm still disproportionately pissed at the prequels for the lack of imagination that decided that Obi-Wan's "hiding in the desert" garb was actually "official Jedi robe"

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initiatefailure Registered User regular
June 11
I finally got to start watching the new futurama and wow I really wish I hadn’t.
I just went through the gauntlet of bitcoin episode, dune episode, Amazon episode, Covid episode and had to stop at the preview of cancel culture episode.
Who are these terrible people whose only writing ideas are “instantly dated current pop culture and not even bother to veil it in metaphor or even a future lens.” It’s like half a season of the iPhone episode everyone hated.

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nightmarenny Registered User regular
June 11
I like the umbrella academy but I really wish I liked it more. The problems with it really slid into place when I found out that Netflix doesn't keep writers on to do rewrites.

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Raijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
June 11
Cress Williams is an underrated actor. He’s good in anything I’ve seen him in
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Bloods End Blade of Tyshalle Punch dimensionRegistered User regular
June 11
Librarian's ghost wrote: »
Jedi in cloaks/capes are way cooler than Jedi in dumb robes.
High republic: Dope outfits

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expendable Silly Goose Registered User regular
June 11
minor incident wrote: »
ChicoBlue wrote: »
Also, yes, if you disable Hardware Acceleration in Firefox, you can screencap videos that would normally be blacked out via DRM protections.
Still annoyed that Chrome removed that setting.
I'm sure it's still accessible via a hidden flag or whatever, but I'm too lazy to look it up.
It got renamed to Graphics Acceleration for about 30 seconds before getting moved to chrome://flags and is called "Hardware-accelerated video decode"
Another example of the superiority of Firefox.

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Lokiamis wrote: »
So the servers suddenly decide to cramp up during the last six percent.
Man, the Director will really go out of his way to be a dick to L4D players.
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tynic PICNIC BADASS Registered User, ClubPA regular
June 11
Poorochondriac wrote: »
Robert Sheehan is kind of a cilantro actor where whenever anybody's like "I can't stand that guy" I can really only say "Sure, fair"
But man am I picking up whatever that guy puts down. My 20s were filled with variations on Sheehan characters, several of which autobiographical
He got cast as Withnail in the stage version of Withnail and I, and without even seeing a clip I thought "yes, of course, this was always his destiny"

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honovere Registered User regular
June 11
What is hardware acceleration in a browser for anyway?
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Veldrin Sham bam bamina Registered User regular
June 11
Started watching s3 of Sweet Tooth
*Cara Gee enters the show* Oh hell yeah it's Cara Gee!
*Cara Gee starts speaking without a Belter accent* OH JESUS WHAT THE f*ck

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Lars Registered User regular
June 11
Librarian's ghost wrote: »
Jedi in cloaks/capes are way cooler than Jedi in dumb robes.
I still don't know why Phantom Menace decided to establish that the official Jedi outfit was Uncle Owen's dirt farmer robes.

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Mvrck Dwarven MountainhomeRegistered User regular
June 11
honovere wrote: »
What is hardware acceleration in a browser for anyway?
Generally it's sending video encode/decode to your GPU or CPU's specialized chip for it to save on system resources and improve performance.

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Centipede Damascus Registered User regular
June 11
https://youtu.be/AEbfiLaOdJA

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minor incident expert in a dying field njRegistered User regular
June 11
“Final chapter”? Hell yeah, okay. I wouldn’t have complained about Arcane going on much longer, but I’m excited about a clear end point after two seasons and if they keep the pacing and plotting as tight and efficient as the first season, that that could make for a solid conclusion.

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Brolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
June 11
minor incident wrote: »
“Final chapter”? Hell yeah, okay. I wouldn’t have complained about Arcane going on much longer, but I’m excited about a clear end point after two seasons and if they keep the pacing and plotting as tight and efficient as the first season, that that could make for a solid conclusion.
Arcane final season part 1 of three (act 2) prelude to Arcane: the beginning

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Dirtyboy Registered User regular
June 11 edited June 11
The Boys Season 4 Premiere Week is a good time to announce: Season 5 will be the Final Season! Always my plan, I just had to be cagey till I got the final OK from Vought. Thrilled to bring the story to a gory, epic, moist climax. Watch Season 4 in 2 DAYS, cause the end has begun!
https://x.com/therealKripke/status/1800543513735471143

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minor incident expert in a dying field njRegistered User regular
June 11 edited June 11
Dirtyboy wrote: »
The Boys will end with season 5.
https://x.com/therealKripke/status/1800543513735471143
So Kripke’s gonna finish the story, leave, and then it will somehow continue for 9 more seasons?

minor incident on June 11
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Dirtyboy Registered User regular
June 11
You mean 9 more spinoffs.

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Munkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
June 11
The league universe is big enough that they could keep using the Arcane team to tell stories in that universe.

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akajaybay Registered User regular
June 11 edited June 11
Kripke has a five season plan? Looking forward to The Boys season 15.
Too slow...

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Munkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
June 11 edited June 11
Low key I kinda expect them to drop hints of Noxus this season and later do a story around Noxus/Ionia

Munkus Beaver on June 11
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DemonStacey TTODewback's Daughter In love with the TaySwayRegistered User regular
June 11
Oh hell yea.
I'm glad to see Boys has a planned end.
Wouldn't mind seeing other spinoffs in that world though. But good to bring this particular story to a close.

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