Path: eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!border-2.nntp.ord.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-2.nntp.ord.giganews.com!news.giganews.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 15 May 2024 17:26:45 +0000 From: BTR1701 Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: What Did You Watch? 2024-05-08 (Wednesday) References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=fixed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Usenapp/0.92.2/l for MacOS Message-ID: Date: Wed, 15 May 2024 17:26:45 +0000 Lines: 110 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com X-Trace: sv3-LdVSNtxkjBRMUgPdGTLj5ftSXRgGxQv7+fMlwBDTBj9x3lwsg5sFlgryz3zMcvlVdpQUw605bN2w+1A!dZpLDubf8yiSEnIcwKa5crZZ0AmEtVx+J75cIG2vWOKT0DG9x6RSzG8dFpM2moYphrT5aVMI6uE2 X-Complaints-To: abuse@giganews.com X-DMCA-Notifications: http://www.giganews.com/info/dmca.html X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 X-Original-Lines: 107 On May 9, 2024 at 10:06:08 AM PDT, "Arthur Lipscomb" wrote: > On 5/9/2024 5:49 AM, Ian J. Ball wrote: >> My last "official" long workday until Fall. So I didn't get through much: >> >> soaps: DOOL - [roll] Every few years, DOOL does the same thing with its >> "teen scene" - they first introduce two main character teens, then soon >> after they will add a couple of mostly minor "recurring" teen characters >> as the main characters' besties. (So, no more than 4 teens total!) >> Wackiness ensues. Well, we're getting same thing now with Holly and >> NuTate - first they introduced Holly's bestie, who's hot for Tate. And >> in this episode, they introduce Tate's bestie. Of course, in a massive >> contrivance, Holly and Tate will now be taking the opposite's bestie to >> the Prom, rather than going together. [roll] >>    Meanwhile, Sloan tells Melinda Trask about having to tell EJ the >> truth about the baby's paternity after drunken Leo tipped off EJ in the >> previous epie. EJ frantically tries to confirm the baby's paternity >> (with an off-screen Dr. Rolf!) - have they just forgotten about the DNA >> paternity test results that EJ shoved in the DiMera safe months ago?! >> Ava successfully holds off Clyde's demands for the ledger, claiming she >> still hasn't found it yet - but Clyde seems to have outsmarted Harris >> and Ava, potentially foiling their plans to capture him. >> >> It's Family Week on Wheel of Fortune, and the families in yesterday's >> Wheel ep were particularly annoying. >> >> Once again, I put "Chicago Med" on in the background, but paid it almost >> no attention. >> >> Chicago Fire - This was a dumb episode, that seemed like it belonged >> much more on Chicago P.D. than on Chicago Fire. (Heck! They didn't even >> fight a fire in the epie!!) >>    Severide sees armed men enter the firehouse. They come in to steal a >> fire truck, but Severide sneaks aboard the truck before the men drive it >> off. They drive the truck to Indiana, and then change the truck's >> external decals so it looks like an Indiana fire truck. Of course, these >> guys are a bunch of EVOL!!1! white supremacist terrorist types, and not >> the much more likely terrorist types. Severide figures out a way to >> clandestinely contact the firehouse, alerting Cruz and the others. >> Somehow the cops - and these cops aren't even from the "P.D." show, and >> are instead a couple of randos, including Ritter's current boyfriend - >> and 51 figure out where the truck is and race to get to it. (Like the >> cops would ever let firefighters tag along on a clearly police matter >> like this!!) All the EVOL neo-nazi-type scum are taken down and Severide >> is rescued. >>    Jocelyn Hudon was barely in this episode (it was said by Kidd and >> Violet that they did talk her into signing on with 51 full-time). Also, >> no Boden at all. And the new guy still has secrets, which causes the >> cops to suspect him of being an "inside-man" for the terrorists - but we >> still don't know the dude's secret yet! >> >> >> What did you watch? > > > This is a 2-day catch up. I watched: > > > 911 - "There Goes the Groom" - Chimney gets brain damage and starts to > act weird and hallucinate. Meh! > > > X-Men '97 - (Disney+) This time to avoid the twitter spoilers I started > watching the episode first thing in the morning. Then was promptly > spoiled while scrolling through twitter! I'm not following these > people. I'm not clicking on anything. It's just there, unavoidable > spoiler clips from the episode. :-/ > > > Survivor - "My Messy, Sweet Little Friend" - This group of castaways is > something else. I love how Jeff has given up on them and is just > sitting back and watching the train wreck. > > > Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (theatrical) - I caught an early > screening of this. I'm still processing it, but my gut reaction is > "Wow!" They knocked it out of the park with this one. I reserve the > right to change or adjust my opinion, but this may be the best one yet. > > I'm going to try and recap without any spoilers. > > Fourth in the Apes reboot franchise, this one picks up right at the end > of the last movie then jumps ahead into the future where Apes rule the > world and humans are seen as dumb beasts. The story follows a young > chimpanzee named Noa who is coming of age with his tribe. He encounters > a human who is "cleverer than most" that is being hunted by a rival > group of apes. These other apes are lead by Proimus Casar, who has > taken on the name and plans to forcefully unite all the Apes under his > rule. I'll just leave it there. This is a movie that may be best to go > in knowing as little as possible about what's going to happen. > > For fans of the Apes franchise there is much to love including many > Easter eggs that only true fans would pick up on... > "Mama," "They are all called Nova." And perhaps the best inside > reference, "Fort Wayne Indiana." This movie almost works as a far > superior sequel to the 1968 movie. With a few minor adjustments they > could have turned this into a true sequel to the 1968 movie. And that > *might* be wear they are headed. I think they have always been heading > there, they just haven't got there yet... > > There is a lot to digest with the last one, and I really, really, hope > to see a sequel that picks up where this one left off. Don't forget to watch the PLANET OF THE APES musical to round out your viewing! https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1789027838294646784/pu/vid/avc1/496x270/bwZqlG7xWQU1KjG1.mp4?tag=12