I like pie

I really enjoy the title sequence! That's about it so far. I'll try another episode though...

I went into watching this with very low expectations. Boy, was it a stinker. It was really hard to find anything to like.

At first, I thought the gore was pretty solid but towards the middle/end, there was a lot of poor editing that cancelled that out.

On 9/6/2024 at 4:30 PM, kimik said:

That is on DIS as they could only afford to pay her for one episode.......

She was actually in a quite a bit. Three or four episodes, since some of the show is flashbacks.

I would have liked to see more of her though

I used to order from them years ago. I placed 5 orders from 2019 to to 2022 and every order had extensive delays.

I did end up receiving everything and in good condition except the fifth order was about 5 months late(just a raw book order).

I requested to cancel that and they did so within a few days.

Ditto. I binged season one again before starting season two and have no complaints.

It's good to see the small group of toxic fans haven't affected this show like other franchises.

On 8/27/2024 at 10:57 PM, DougC said:

I cannot believe they would cast someone like that in the position of Batman. What's next, casting that guy from "Mr Mom" as Batman too? like that would ever work....  Mr. Mom as Batman? (La Times 1988)

I was so glad the movie was well received across the board. I was never a fan of Affleck as Batman.

Seeing all the movies since Twilight, I knew Pattinson would nail it.

On 8/19/2024 at 6:56 PM, Bosco685 said:

There were no plans for future seasons. It was originally pitched as a one shot, despite the creator speculating on a "what if"  season two.

Any chance it beats out Borderlands before they're both done?

My son and I saw this amazing film in theaters in 2009 and it is one of the those memories that will stick with me vividly because we were both in awe 

by the experience. When I heard this remaster was coming out, I was very excited. You can't really see it in 3D anymore unless you have an older tv/glasses.

I figured there would be 5-10 people at the showing but was shocked to a 3/4 full, packed showing. Not only that, everyone was clapping during the end credits.

It looks like it did pretty well last week too, considering it was a re-release. I highly recommend going to see it if you originally missed it in theaters. 10/10!

On 8/9/2024 at 5:26 PM, VintageComics said:

That anybody thought this was going to be worth watching is an indictment of how poor judges of character so many people are.

It had utter garbage written all over it from the 1st second I saw the trailer.

Further, it just shows how disconnected media and their higher ups are from reality, that nobody would stop this heap from being pushed through, much like the Aztek was many years ago.

This is a great article on how the Aztek came to be, and even though they are entirely different industries, and it happened so many years ago, the parallels are astoundingly similar and worth discussing today. 

How Bad Cars Happen: The Pontiac Aztek debacle

Bob Lutz on the dangers of totalitarian management.

The danger with the totalitarian management style is that people won't speak up when there's a problem. They'll get their heads cut off or the messenger gets shot.

Of course, when I saw it for the first time, at the Detroit auto show, I thought it was a joke.

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If it's a steaming heap, it deserves to be torched.

So, you watched it?

I enjoyed this season but the last episode fell flat.

The rotten tomato score went up 4 percent in the past few days. It's good to see some people actually wait until a series is over to review it.

Not counting the bot reviews, I wonder what the score would look like if they released all episodes at once. Many of the things people were crying about early on, were explained by the end.

On 7/19/2024 at 8:00 PM, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

Crystal bleeding was made canon after the prequels came out. 2016/2017?

Pretty awesome addition to the lore.

"Vader got his red lightsaber immediately after Revenge of the Sith, and he took Master Kirak Infi'la's green Kyber crystal. Afterwards, he poured all of his rage and emotions into the crystal and caused it to bleed."

I enjoyed this season as a whole but thought the ending was soft and the weakest season to date.

It's fun

I'll binge watch the show, now that's it's complete but, overall, I'd give it a solid 7/10.

The duels were definitely the best part for me. The choreography was very well done.

I wasn't left feeling interested in what happens to the "twins" but another show focused on the Plagueis/Qimir connection would be welcomed.

On 7/15/2024 at 7:33 AM, fantastic_four said:

Anyone know anything about whatever it was those witches were doing that made them turn into black smoke? I was particularly surprised that when Sol ignited his lightsaber that it still stabbed that witch whose body you couldn't even see. I guess when they're in that smoke form their human body actually does still exist, but you just can't see it?  

These witches, as far as I know, are new to Star Wars. They are aware of the night sisters but it seems unclear how they are related yet.

That whole scene was done in slow motion, so I would assume he got her before she was completely phased out

On 7/14/2024 at 9:19 PM, drotto said:

What I am still puzzling over is how that caused the entire base to blow up. 

Next episode

On 7/12/2024 at 2:45 PM, awakeintheashes said:

It was a whip for a while before this show even premiered, so that's not on her. 

Don't bother. There's always going to be some reason it's the worst show ever. My forum experience has been so much more enjoyable after blocking a couple frothing at the mouth, anti-Disney fanatics.

On 7/11/2024 at 5:59 PM, troydivision1 said:

From Disney+ with a reported budget of $180 million dollars / $22.5 million per episode the show is an awful waste of money.

Completely agree. Although it's enjoyable I can't imagine where all that money went to unless Keanu Reeves shows up in the finale

Definitely seeing more and more people on social media enjoying the show versus the first few episodes. The gatekeepers are loud though. I find it very interesting how vicious and shaming some can be about a tv show(both sides). I don't remember even the sequels being this divisive.

On 7/10/2024 at 11:06 AM, awakeintheashes said:

I just checked it out and compared the two streams. Both look good to me. 

Does your D+ need an update? When I originally started the show in WebOS, I didn’t get the Dolby Vision badge, instead the HDR badge popped up and the picture didn’t look as great as it did on the AppleTV. After updating the app, Dolby Vision worked and the picture seemed better. 

Thanks for checking! It goes in and out, so maybe it's a wifi issue. The Dolby bade is present the whole time.

On 7/9/2024 at 11:03 PM, awakeintheashes said:

Seems fine on mine using an Apple TV 4K. What device are you using to stream? 

OLED55G4SUB. I'll test a torrent tomorrow but it only seems to be an issue on D+ for me

Off topic a bit but does anyone else notice the dolby vision on D+ is very grainy?

On 7/9/2024 at 10:28 PM, drotto said:

 Want to watch good television, go watch House of the Dragon, go watch Shogun, go watch the Bear, where the writing and acting  are so many leagues above the Acolyte it is not even funny. 

I love all those shows and agree they are better than Acolyte, yet I still think it's very good