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On Tue, 19 Nov 2024 22:08:57 -0800, Arthur Lipscomb
<arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:

>On 11/19/2024 6:34 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
>> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>>> After an arduous workout, I watched:
>>>
>>> Nothing.
>>>
>>> What did you watch?
>> 
>> Hey, thanks for asking!
>> 
>> Multi day catch-up.
>> 
>> In rehab I have DIRECTV streaming but you really can’t read the menu so I
>> just end up trying to find some Law & Order and let it run or something.
>
>Law & Order is a show you can just jump in on the middle of any random 
>episode, then let the show play in any random order and wouldn't matter. 
>  And if there is a recognizable guest star, you don't even have to 
>guess who the killer is.
>
Agreed. When my dad died I visited with my family and just zoned out
to L&O during the day when everyone was at work. No need to worry
about closely following the plot as you knew where it was going.

>> Scored yesterday with Abby Carmichael.  On BBCA. Would it kill them to show
>> me some British stuff?
>> 
>> The first couple nights I was here. 
>
>Wishing a speedy recovery.  I've never had to spend the night in a 
>hospital but came close when I got COVID a few years ago.

I guess I got lucky with COVID as I think I got it right before the
vaccines started coming out. At least the symptoms I had matched what
was being described but just the light ones. Anim had bad luck with
the vaccines (and sadly just seems to be having a run of bad luck :(
).

Still hearing about some people getting COVID to this day who are
having bad symptoms that can last for months.

>I watched Erin Brockovich over and over
>> again, which turns out not to be as awful as I thought it would be same
>> notation for Ashley Judd is double Jeopardy.
>> 
>> I wish they had some 24 hour westerns or game shows. It seems to be mostly
>> awful reality stuff.  And news.
>> 
>
>Check if they have The Game Show Network.
>
>> I did catch this weeks terrible Blue Bloods thanks to my free preview of
>> Paramount+ from the last time I ordered Chinese food. I’ve been waiting for
>> somebody to discuss it. With only a handful of episodes yet left they still
>> aren’t concentrating on wrapping up the family.
>> 
>> I got the Wi-Fi password for the place so I was able to go on the gray and
>> watch the most recent two episodes of season 18 of Murdoch mysteries
>> including last night’s very special Christmas episode
>> 
>> I watched DEEP IMPACT. It was as terrible as I remembered, but it was sort
>> of fun seeing all these actors as babies.
>> 
>
>Technically, I like Deep Impact, but I haven't watched it since 2010 
>when I paired it with Armageddon.  I sort of want to watch Deep Impact 
>again, but I won't watch one without the other, and I don't want to 
>watch Armageddon.  Actually, there's your problem, if you had watched 
>Armageddon first, you would have realized Deep Impact is an OK movie. 
>It's not Deep Impact's fault you didn't watch Armageddon first. That's 
>on you. ;-)
>
>My understanding is there's a pretty good commentary for Armageddon of 
>Ben Affleck trashing the movie.  But it's not on my blu-ray.  If they 
>ever come out with a 4K upgrade that includes the commentary, I'll 
>probably pick it up just for the commentary, and then finally revisit 
>Deep Impact too.
>
>Found this.  Definitely will be worth it for the commentary!
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ahtp0sjA5U
>
>> I have SYFY channel, but all I ever find on it is horror movies.
>> 
>
>I forgot Syfy even exists.

Comcast remembered Syfy exists so they can sell it with their other
channels.

>> And infomercials just everywhere.
>> 
>
>And that's probably why.

I'm amazed that there are so many infomercials as I can't imagine
people watching them. At least not when you can find the same
infomercials showing on multiple channels at the same time.