TV Tuesdays Free Talk

I was very late to the bandwagon for Twin Peaks. Interesting show...

I heard about it before, knew it was some kind of weird mystery with a TV show and a movie, but never looked into it beyond that.

I watched the first two seasons and after the finale I went online to find a video to explain everything to me since I was confused about a lot of stuff haha.

I found the 4.5h video from Twin Perfect and in a few minutes I learned that there was a 3rd season I never knew about.

So back to watching the movie, then the third season.

I suppose some things were cleared up for me, but I still had more questions so it's back to the Twin Perfect video.

I haven't finished the video yet, but so far it's been a mix of "oh yeah, that makes sense now" to "wow, how does someone even notice that minor detail and use it to explain someone super complicated concept?!".

What a roller coaster of thoughts and emotions, haha!

I’ve been watching Reacher on Amazon prime. I finished the first season and I’ve started the second. There will be some mild spoilers so beware.

First of all, I like this show quite a bit. It’s formulaic but fun. It’s a bit like a superhero movie, where the protagonist is usually the most powerful person around and situations are created where he can just beat the hell out of criminals who normally get away with victimizing weaker people who are usually innocent.

Second, I’m aware that this show appeals very extremely to a conservative mindset and could probably be considered fascist. It has a lot in common with 1970s movies like Dirty Harry or Death Wish. In those, the protagonist doesn’t have time for due process or the legal system. Instead, he just goes around as judge, jury, and executioner.

In Reacher, the main character has the following qualities:

• He is rude and dismissive of authority unless he respects the authority
• He has a military background. This codes him as a good guy by “in group”. (Since the 1980s I think veterans are generally an exalted group in the US. This is in response to mistreatment of Vietnam veterans).
• He will straight up murder bad guys in violent ways which include causing compound fractures and shooting them in the back.
• The other characters who are on the “good side” defer to his judgment when he breaks the law, because laws are just a hindrance that can be ignored if you are on the good side.

So I guess this show is a guilty pleasure :)
There’s possibly a meta level to the show that criticizes the extreme right wing nature of it, but I don’t think so.

Anyone watching A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms?

I am really enjoying it so far, it just feels really genuine and cozy. Besides, this type of more "commoner" POV is my favorite in fantasy worlds.

I watched the "making of" episodes on YouTube and there really seems to be so much passion put into this project. I would absolutely love to be one of those prop artists! The sets look incredible.

Has anyone watched the latest season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia yet? I was actually unaware that they'd released a new season last year as I don't really use Hulu much anymore. I was watching some of the older seasons after their podcast popped up in my YouTube feed again recently and forgot how out-there some of their early episodes were like "The Gang Gets Racist", "Charlie Has Cancer", and more.

watching Taskmaster S14 --- its like none of them watched the show before. Its funny, but jesus christ --- hack the task a bit and look around the rooms.