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**Reclaimedwg** · February 22nd, 2019, 06:49 AM

Damn!

After tonight's episode, I want to be a Kaylon.

They are cooler than the Borg!

**chris chunt** · February 26th, 2019, 03:12 AM

Disappointing at first but funnier and slicker on the second viewing.

You see that little bit of comic genius second time around.

And well done the supporting cast who resemble Susanna Reid /Alex Jones lookey likey.

**Reclaimedwg** · February 28th, 2019, 01:39 PM

Just finish watching all 10 Episodes of Season 2 of the Icelandic series

Ófærð aka Trapped

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3561180/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4IVJdW78uU

What an intelligent. riveting, thrilling, white-knuckle suspenseful show with so many twists and turns you will never see coming:

how many secrets can a small town have and how were they able to keep them all a secret for 20 years???

WOW!!

Season 3 is already in the works.

Why can't American TV make shows like this???

10/10

**maildude** · March 3rd, 2019, 09:26 PM

Grace And Frankie

Netlix brings us a good one. Just discovered this...it just finished its fifth season. A stellar cast of legendary acting geriatrics--and a decent crop of Y Generationals--fuel this funny, risque and albeit laughingly liberal lark co-written by chronicled auteur Marta Kauffman (Friends, Dream On, et al). Grace Hanson (Jane Fonda) and Frankie Bergstein (Lily Tomlin) are opposite ends of the elderly human spectrum...Grace the conservative, uptight type, and Frankie the activist hippie artist. So they avoid each other...until their respective law partner husbands Robert (Martin Sheen) and Sol (Sam Waterston) reveal that they've secretly been lovers for the last 20 years...and they want a divorce from their wives so they can get married. Enter their children...the Hanson daughters Brianna (June Diane Raphael) and Mallory (Brooklyn Decker) and the Bergstein adopted sons Nwabudike (Baron Vaughn) and Coyote (Ethan Embry)...to stir things up for the worse. The new husband lovers take over the house, and their ex-wives are compelled to move into their shared beach property...together. How will they avoid killing each other...or their often meddling kids? The answers are often as heart-warming as they are hilarious. Yeah...it's a bit liberal. Yeah, it's a bit gay at times. Yeah, it's a chick empowering vehicle. But it's written and acted so damn well it's unmissable...despite your age. Tomlin and Waterston steal the show, but it's so well-done all around that everybody else collectively could probably carry it without them. Side actors and special cameos abound. This is a great ride worth taking. But watch out you don't strain your back laughing. A-

**maildude** · March 6th, 2019, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by wildtig2013

Damn!

After tonight's episode, I want to be a Kaylon.

They are cooler than the Borg!

I like this show. But I don't know where it's going. I like the increase in space drama and CGI battles between ships. But I was under the impression that the show was SM's comical nod to STTNG...a show that he has been a fan of since it started. The comic aspects seem this season to have taken a back seat to the action and drama...but it's the comedy asides and downright silliness that distinguishes this from ST-D or the others.

**Reclaimedwg** · March 6th, 2019, 07:54 AM

I agree.

It was supposed to be a spoof of all things Star Trek and it has gotten too serious.

Bortus and his husband, the doctor dating Isaac, and so on.

There was only one joke if I remember correctly in the last episode and that's the navigator talking about the pee corner in the shuttlebay and the whole joke just felt out of place considering the serious mood and theme of the episode.

**Sir Honkers** · March 7th, 2019, 08:19 PM

S02E04 of The Orville. IMHO, even when it's being silly, The Orville has way more depth than Discovery.

**KissArmy** · March 8th, 2019, 12:32 PM

Watched The Birdcage starring Robin Williams and Nathan Lane on TV last night. A remake of Le Cage Aux Folles, The Birdcage was a fun movie. Nathan Lane chewed up scenery as the overly gay partner of Robin Williams. The gay vibe of this movie was so campy, so outrageous, that I'm not sure it could have been made in these politically correct times. A fun film to watch curled up on your sofa!

**Reclaimedwg** · March 8th, 2019, 07:22 PM

Watching last night's new episode.

They sure consume a lot of alcohol on the Orville.

I don't remember hardly ever seen any Federation crew members drink in any of the Star Trek series and movies.

Only sparingly during special occasions and ceremonies and high profile meetings like in Star Trek the Undiscovered Country when the TOS crew met with the Klingon delegation.

**Sir Honkers** · March 8th, 2019, 08:26 PM

The first two episodes of The Name Of The Rose. A German Italian adaptation it does real justice to the richness and complexity of Umberto Eco's novel.

February 28th, 2019, 01:39 PM	#2223
Reclaimedwg Vintage Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,414 Thanks: 7,709 Thanked 26,949 Times in 3,089 Posts	Just finish watching all 10 Episodes of Season 2 of the Icelandic series Ófærð aka Trapped https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3561180/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4IVJdW78uU What an intelligent. riveting, thrilling, white-knuckle suspenseful show with so many twists and turns you will never see coming: how many secrets can a small town have and how were they able to keep them all a secret for 20 years??? *WOW!!* Season 3 is already in the works. Why can't American TV make shows like this??? 10/10 Last edited by Reclaimedwg; February 28th, 2019 at 01:44 PM..

March 3rd, 2019, 09:26 PM	#2224
maildude Vintage Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: In postal purgatory Posts: 760 Thanks: 1,162 Thanked 14,114 Times in 748 Posts	Grace And Frankie Netlix brings us a good one. Just discovered this...it just finished its fifth season. A stellar cast of legendary acting geriatrics--and a decent crop of Y Generationals--fuel this funny, risque and albeit laughingly liberal lark co-written by chronicled auteur Marta Kauffman (Friends, Dream On, et al). Grace Hanson (Jane Fonda) and Frankie Bergstein (Lily Tomlin) are opposite ends of the elderly human spectrum...Grace the conservative, uptight type, and Frankie the activist hippie artist. So they avoid each other...until their respective law partner husbands Robert (Martin Sheen) and Sol (Sam Waterston) reveal that they've secretly been lovers for the last 20 years...and they want a divorce from their wives so they can get married. Enter their children...the Hanson daughters Brianna (June Diane Raphael) and Mallory (Brooklyn Decker) and the Bergstein adopted sons Nwabudike (Baron Vaughn) and Coyote (Ethan Embry)...to stir things up for the worse. The new husband lovers take over the house, and their ex-wives are compelled to move into their shared beach property...together. How will they avoid killing each other...or their often meddling kids? The answers are often as heart-warming as they are hilarious. Yeah...it's a bit liberal. Yeah, it's a bit gay at times. Yeah, it's a chick empowering vehicle. But it's written and acted so damn well it's unmissable...despite your age. Tomlin and Waterston steal the show, but it's so well-done all around that everybody else collectively could probably carry it without them. Side actors and special cameos abound. This is a great ride worth taking. But watch out you don't strain your back laughing. A- __________________ LET FREEDOM WAIT Last edited by maildude; March 6th, 2019 at 04:20 PM..

March 7th, 2019, 08:19 PM	#2227
Sir Honkers Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Land Of Glorious Leader Posts: 30,436 Thanks: 287,480 Thanked 387,090 Times in 30,392 Posts	S02E04 of The Orville. IMHO, even when it's being silly, The Orville has way more depth than Discovery. Last edited by Sir Honkers; March 8th, 2019 at 09:38 AM..

February 22nd, 2019, 06:49 AM	#2221
Reclaimedwg Vintage Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,414 Thanks: 7,709 Thanked 26,949 Times in 3,089 Posts	Damn! After tonight's episode, I want to be a Kaylon. They are cooler than the Borg!

February 26th, 2019, 03:12 AM	#2222
chris chunt Vintage Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,805 Thanks: 7,946 Thanked 36,411 Times in 2,765 Posts	Disappointing at first but funnier and slicker on the second viewing. You see that little bit of comic genius second time around. And well done the supporting cast who resemble Susanna Reid /Alex Jones lookey likey.

March 6th, 2019, 07:54 AM	#2226
Reclaimedwg Vintage Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,414 Thanks: 7,709 Thanked 26,949 Times in 3,089 Posts	I agree. It was supposed to be a spoof of all things Star Trek and it has gotten too serious. Bortus and his husband, the doctor dating Isaac, and so on. There was only one joke if I remember correctly in the last episode and that's the navigator talking about the pee corner in the shuttlebay and the whole joke just felt out of place considering the serious mood and theme of the episode.

March 8th, 2019, 12:32 PM	#2228
KissArmy Vintage Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,127 Thanks: 21,204 Thanked 12,387 Times in 1,108 Posts	Watched The Birdcage starring Robin Williams and Nathan Lane on TV last night. A remake of Le Cage Aux Folles, The Birdcage was a fun movie. Nathan Lane chewed up scenery as the overly gay partner of Robin Williams. The gay vibe of this movie was so campy, so outrageous, that I'm not sure it could have been made in these politically correct times. A fun film to watch curled up on your sofa!

March 8th, 2019, 07:22 PM	#2229
Reclaimedwg Vintage Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,414 Thanks: 7,709 Thanked 26,949 Times in 3,089 Posts	Watching last night's new episode. They sure consume a lot of alcohol on the Orville. I don't remember hardly ever seen any Federation crew members drink in any of the Star Trek series and movies. Only sparingly during special occasions and ceremonies and high profile meetings like in Star Trek the Undiscovered Country when the TOS crew met with the Klingon delegation.

March 8th, 2019, 08:26 PM	#2230
Sir Honkers Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Land Of Glorious Leader Posts: 30,436 Thanks: 287,480 Thanked 387,090 Times in 30,392 Posts	The first two episodes of The Name Of The Rose. A German Italian adaptation it does real justice to the richness and complexity of Umberto Eco's novel.