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Subject: Re: What Did You Watch? 2024-12-20 (Friday)
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On 12/21/24 3:22 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:

> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
> 
>> What did you watch?
> 
> Hey, thanks for asking!
> 
> BATMAN, the movie 1966
> Watched it with an eye towards what I would reshoot if I had the time and
> money between when they wrapped, and when it was released.

As per semi-usual, Ubi's original post isn't showing up on ES, so I'm 
following up on yours.

Friday I gave my last final exam of the year, and finished grading my 
second-job lab class.

I still managed to get through soaps. Then I looked around for a movie 
to watch off streaming, and didn't really find anything I wanted to 
watch, so I ended up with something I was disappointed with off Pee+:

soaps: Fri's ep's. (So, all I have going into the weekend is some Y&R 
ep's - this was by design, as I need to start tackling some more 
streaming series...)
    GH - Christmas-y episode - Nina is appalled that Willow invited Drew 
(and Scout, who wasn't seen on camera) to her Christmas celebration, so 
she SOS invites Ava who drags a reluctant Ric Lansing along. Curtis 
tells his family about his plot to take over as CEO of Aurora Inc. And 
Carly ends up inviting Jack Brennan over to Christmas at Sonny's!! 
(Ha!)... But I am really sick how this show is using "grief" to deflate 
nearly every instance of conflict on this show! In this epie, Joss, in 
grief over Dex, seems to "forgive" Sonny (absolutely and completely 
*undeserved*!!), which is really pathetic. Meanwhile, Diane talks 
grieving Alexis into calling a "truce" with Ric over Christmas, for 
Molly's sake (though Molly wasn't in this episode), even though Alexis 
despises Ric. This is all on top of Molly knuckling under to horrible 
Kristina due to "grief" as well...
    DOOL - "Doug III" goes to Leo Stark to sell the necklace, and Leo 
tries to talk him into returning the necklace, but I guess Doug III has 
debts to pay off!! Holly discusses Tate, and Sophia, with Maggie. I 
wasn't entirely sure, but it sounded like Tate talked Sophia into an 
abortion (across state lines?) - and the show was pathetically preachy 
on the subject of parental consent, which all normal people are 
completely in favor of. Brady's and Ava's ballet "date" goes awry (I do 
actually wonder if Kristen did steal the tickets!), but it sounds like 
they're planning a second date anyway... then Ava gets a mysterious 
text! (from Kristen?!!).

Wild Eyed and Wicked (Pee+) - I watched this 2023 indie fantasy(?) 
horror(?) flick because it stars Molly Kunz (from "The Irrational" TV 
show), and while I was quite pleased with her (as she is lovely!), I was 
much less happy with the film itself.
    I'm really not sure what they were trying for here - monsters as the 
personification of fear and unhappiness? - but it really didn't work for 
me. It doesn't help that Kunz's character is kind of an unlikeable 
B-word (yeah, she has her reasons...). But the whole "monster" plot, 
just didn't work for me.
    I did wonder where this was filmed - I assumed update New York, but 
IMDb says it was Chester County, Pennsylvania. So I guess I was somewhat 
close!


What did you watch?