On 10/15/2023 at 9:28 PM, swt61 said:

Not sure if this qualifies as a TV show, but I've been watching a few different YouTube series about off grid building and living.

One is called 'Life Uncontained'. It's about a couple and their (eventually) two children. They build a home in rural Texas from steel shipping containers. Then later buy a plot of land as a vacation home and build a road, ready the land and build a cabin, again from a shipping container. They're a cute couple and very willing to get their hands dirty 

The second I just found in the last few days. It's called 'The Outsider'. It's a Father and Son who build a log cabin from scratch in Northern Ontario. Both are very skilled and I get tired just watching how much they achieve together. 

I find both shows fascinating. I know that the young couple make their entire living from their YouTube channel. And it's obviously a decent living. That's also quite fascinating to someone of my generation. 

@swt61  Here in the U.K. there is a series called ‘Grand Designs" where they have people doing self builds, one off designs that are self built over sometimes quite long periods of time. I am always amazed at the hours they are putting in to do it, working full time jobs and then going home and building until we’ll into the night.

I think the longest one I have seen it took them 10 years from buying the plot of land to moving in. Some quite astonishing houses built .

 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421099/episodes/?year=2021

there are episodes on YouTube, not sure if it is restricted geographically.

Edited October 22, 20232 yr by rod
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31 minutes ago, rod said:

there is a series called ‘Grand Designs"

Best show on TV.

Some seasons can occasionally be seen in the US on various services. It's been on Netflix, BritBox, Roku channel, Amazon, and a few others.

There are a couple of YouTube woodworkers from the UK that I watch now and again. The main differences are their shops. One can literally touch both side walls at the same time. All of them seem tiny in comparison to US shops. It's amazing that they can create what they do.

The Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix)

I enjoyed it enough to make it through all eight episodes. Solid B/B- for me.

^

Starting it now.

^Us too. Through ep3 at this point.

For those who don't have trick-or-treat plans tomorrow, why not spend it with Paul Lynde, Betty White and KISS? 

 

Wikipedia: 

Christopher Muther of The Boston Globe, in a 2021 retrospective review, described the special as the most "fabulous train wreck of a holiday spectacular ever filmed," "a vision of horror" and a "phantasmagoric, polyester-clad, rhinestone-studded time capsule of bad jokes and disco medleys with a nonsensical storyline(.)" Lynde's singing, dancing and wardrobe and Vilanch's writing were singled out for their poor quality, but the review noted that Lynde's sincerity made the special likable camp and an enjoyable kind of bad instead of an unwatchable mess.

A 2009 review at The Bootleg Files, a running column on Film Threat, described the special as "so bizarre and over-the-top in its acid-camp that it is almost impossible to believe anything of its kind could ever be shown on TV(.)" The review praised Lynde as the "queen from hell" and the program's "saving grace," with author Phil Hall expressing surprise that the special—aimed at family audiences—drew no complaints from Christian conservatives despite Lynde's thinly veiled homosexuality and references to Deep Throat, among other innuendo.

Edited October 31, 20232 yr by blessingx

I wouldn't be sad to see the head of HBO fired for this. This is unbelievably stupid.

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/hbo-casey-bloys-secret-twitter-trolls-tv-critics-leaked-texts-lawsuit-the-idol-1234867722/

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Netflix)

Did you like the original Scott Pilgrim movie or the comic? Then you will almost certainly enjoy this!

Pretty much every member of the cast is back to voice act their roles. I'm about 4 episodes in and finding it quite enjoyable.

Over the past several weeks, a few of Mike Flanagan’s series' in reverse chronological order of original release, ending with the earliest & favorite:

The Fall of the House of Usher (2023)

Midnight Mass (2021)

The Haunting of Hill House (2018)

It had been a long time since I had seen any of these. 

And about a week ago YouTube served one up to me. I have almost finished all three seasons at this point. 

^ includes "The Best Timed Shot in TV History?"

 

 

https://www.ladbible.com/news/science/james-burke-bbc-rocket-launch-clip-991114-20230907

Finally got around to watching the second half of the first, and only, season of HBO's "The Nevers". I'm not super-crazy about the very, very end, but there's lots to enjoy up to that point. Some great performances in there.

Rankin/Bass day here

Bonus: 

 

 

Watched the first four dropped eps of Reacher (Prime). More of an ensemble approach in this second season that works well, mostly attributable to the inclusion of several cast members from the gone-far-too-soon series Breakout Kings.

monarch: legacy of monsters

 

government conspiracy meets godzilla

First four episodes of the limited series Murder At The End Of The World (Hulu/FX). Very good, so far.

5 hours ago, jpelg said:

First four episodes of the limited series Murder At The End Of The World (Hulu/FX). Very good, so far.

It pretty much stays good.  I enjoyed it all the way through. 

Binged our way through season 3 of Slow Horses

Gary Oldman is a delight as Jackson Lamb, who is anything but delightful.

And Season 4 is in the can  (According to Gary Oldman , on various publicity talks / interviews)

 

 

 

 

^ It’s been a blast to alternate Slow Horses and Fargo episodes recently. 

The Brothers Sun  (Netflix) - surprisingly a fun watch. A bit of gory violence, juxtaposed with the tongue-in-cheek humor, mixed with some heartfelt family dynamics (it's complicated). Michelle Yeoh looks great, and there's a few decent cinematography moments in there:

Started watching what I assume is a British produced mini-series on Netflix called Fool Me Once. Pretty good, has its problems but kept my attention as I streamed 4 episodes on Saturday night. About an ex Brit military helicopter pilot whose husband (also ex-military) is murdered. She then sees him appear on a nanny cam and strangeness ensues.

Went back to season three of Fargo to watch with Mel as she's only seen the last couple of seasons. I swear this show is so underrated across its entire run. Feels so good to trust nearly every choice on a production. #coensadjacent