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Postby NTP66 » Tue Aug 06, 2019 10:12 am

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost to Play Ghost Hunters in New TV Series
Even the greatest movies usually have one subpar performance, scene, or moment that makes them “only” 99.9% unassailable. Being fully aware of that, I absolutely stand behind this claim: Shaun of the Dead is a perfect movie. It is completely flawless, and because of that (along with my love for Spaced, Hot Fuzz, and The World’s End), I will support anything Simon Pegg and Nick Frost do for the rest of time. They won’t have difficulty convincing anyone to watch their next project together, though, because it sounds like it’ll be right up Shaun of the Dead fans’ alley. The pair will return to the world of horror to play paranormal investigators on Truth Seekers, their new series headed to Amazon.

Variety reports that Amazon Prime Video has picked up the rights to the series created by the two stars of the Three Colors Cornetto Trilogy. Frost and Pegg will play Gus and Dave, who “team up to uncover and film paranormal sightings across the UK,” which sounds inspired by “reality” shows like Ghost Hunters… if the hosts actually found any actual ghosts.
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Postby count2infinity » Tue Aug 06, 2019 10:15 am

Awesome... love those two together.

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Postby NTP66 » Tue Aug 06, 2019 10:17 am

They're the modern day Pryor and Wilder for me. I love basically everything they do together.

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Postby Freddy Rumsen » Tue Aug 06, 2019 8:44 pm

Just saw a commercial for a new Fox TV show called "Almost Family" where the premise is shown to be Timothy Hutton is a fertility doctor who fathers hundreds of children and they seem to be trying to locate one another. #odd

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Postby Viva la Ben » Tue Aug 06, 2019 9:09 pm

Am I missing something with that The Boys commercial on tv with the Spice Girls music in it? I had no idea it was a superhero show with that commercial. Did they intentionally make it as deceptive as possible, or was it bad marketing?
I haven't seen the commercial, but I would imagine they are trying to get as many people as possible to watch the show - not just comic book nerds.

Speaking of comic book nerds watching The Boys, I watched the first two episodes without any idea what it was about (not familiar with the comics).

It's great, much better than I thought it would be. Plus, lots of c-word usage, which is always good (Karl Urban's character is British and uses it a lot, so it's not misogynistic). It's wild.
What a great show.

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Postby MWB » Tue Aug 06, 2019 9:45 pm

If one isn’t a big superhero person, but dabbles i the genre, would he like Boys?

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Postby Dickie Dunn » Tue Aug 06, 2019 10:00 pm

I'm glad to see The Boys getting good pub in here. Was a big fan of the comic before Garth Ennis went full Garth Ennis. One of these days I'll get around to watching it.
If one isn’t a big superhero person, but dabbles i the genre, would he like Boys?
Having not seen the show but read the comic, I would say yes. Not to put it on the same level, but The Boys is more akin to Watchmen, a deconstruction of the genre with superheroes actually being awful people.

In non-superhero related TV shows, Workin' Moms on Netflix is great. Created by, produced by, and starring Catherine Reitman.

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Postby Dickie Dunn » Wed Aug 07, 2019 10:35 am

Disney's earnings missed estimates yesterday because of Dark Phoenix, but some interesting tidbits came out of the call:
Disney is set to release its own streaming service, Disney+, on Nov. 12, and on the same day it will offer a deal bundling Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu, the company announced on Tuesday.

The price for that three-piece bundle is $12.99 per month — the same price as a Netflix standard plan.
The company has already said all episodes of “The Simpsons” will appear on the services on day one. Other 20th Century Fox titles on Disney+ will include “The Sound of Music,” “The Princess Bride” and “Malcolm in the Middle.”

“We’re also focused on leveraging Fox’s vast library of great titles to further enrich the content mix on our DTC platforms,” Iger said. “For example, reimagining ‘Home Alone,’ ‘Night at the Museum,’ ‘Cheaper by the Dozen’ and ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid.’”

And, now that Disney owns Hulu, it can put its not-so-family-friendly fare on that streaming service alongside “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “The Act” and “Catch 22.”

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Postby robbiestoupe » Wed Aug 07, 2019 10:55 am

Source of the post In non-superhero related TV shows, Workin' Moms on Netflix is great. Created by, produced by, and starring Catherine Reitman.
The show started strong - as in, a pretty good comedy - then just turns into a low quality drama.

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Postby eddy » Wed Aug 07, 2019 10:59 am

I got a coworker hooked on Schitts Creek and after hearing about the episodes they go through each night, I want to restart the series. it's so good.

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Postby DigitalGypsy66 » Wed Aug 07, 2019 7:27 pm

The Boys is pissing off the right people:

https://twitter.com/Sethrogen/status/11 ... 33152?s=19

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Postby Gaucho » Wed Aug 07, 2019 7:36 pm

Will check it out.

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Postby MWB » Wed Aug 07, 2019 7:46 pm

I got a coworker hooked on Schitts Creek and after hearing about the episodes they go through each night, I want to restart the series. it's so good.
I’ve watched a bunch this summer. So good.

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Postby AuthorTony » Wed Aug 07, 2019 9:07 pm

https://deadline.com/2019/08/game-of-th ... 202663930/
Netflix Wins Overall Film, TV Deal For ‘Game Of Thrones’ Creators David Benioff & D.B. Weiss

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Postby PrinceOfRossTownship » Wed Aug 07, 2019 11:09 pm

I'm catching up on A.P. Bio and they made a reference to somebody killing a bunch of immigrants in rural Texas. Yikes.

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Postby nocera » Fri Aug 09, 2019 12:18 pm

https://deadline.com/2019/08/game-of-th ... 202663930/
Netflix Wins Overall Film, TV Deal For ‘Game Of Thrones’ Creators David Benioff & D.B. Weiss
A priority will be to hatch another water cooler series, this time for Netflix.
Oh, so it's that easy? Cool. That's my priority too then.

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Postby shmenguin » Fri Aug 09, 2019 3:59 pm

https://deadline.com/2019/08/game-of-th ... 202663930/
Netflix Wins Overall Film, TV Deal For ‘Game Of Thrones’ Creators David Benioff & D.B. Weiss
A priority will be to hatch another water cooler series, this time for Netflix.
Oh, so it's that easy? Cool. That's my priority too then.
they ruined GoT. they also gave us episodes like the season 6 finale. i'm still hesitant to label then as categorically incompetent.

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Postby DigitalGypsy66 » Fri Aug 09, 2019 4:36 pm

And then they have there "What if the Confederacy had won" show for HBO, which was backburnered. Hopefully forever.

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Postby NTP66 » Mon Aug 12, 2019 6:46 am

Comedy Central’s ‘Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik’ to Feature Interviews with Kumail Nanjiani, Nick Kroll
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Comedy Central has given the greenlight to “Good Talk with Anthony Jeselnik,” a comedy interview series hosted by the former “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” writer.

Each episode of the series, premiering September 6, will feature a conversation with one of Jeselnik’s friends, who happen to be some of the biggest names in comedy. Over six episodes, Jeselnik will sit down for conversations with David Spade, Kristen Schaal, Kumail Nanjiani, Natasha Leggero, Nick Kroll, and Tig Notaro, discussing their careers, influences and what it’s like to perform stand-up.
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Postby shafnutz05 » Mon Aug 12, 2019 8:14 am

And then they have there "What if the Confederacy had won" show for HBO, which was backburnered. Hopefully forever.
The alternate history stuff I've read from Harry Turtledove has this very premise, and it is indeed a fascinating concept.

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Postby shafnutz05 » Mon Aug 12, 2019 8:00 pm

For those 5AFers with kids, Storybots is really a great show. Super educational and a lot of humor geared towards parents. For example, the first episode of Season 3 was a Mad Max parody about recycling.

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Postby shmenguin » Mon Aug 12, 2019 8:40 pm

There are like 20 shows in our Netflix kids rotation. Story bots is one. Julie’s green room is also sort of a random gem.

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Postby blackjack68 » Tue Aug 13, 2019 11:12 am

Frank Oz at the end is the best part of that trailer.

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Postby eddy » Tue Aug 13, 2019 11:15 am

that whole trailer was awesome. This is going to be crazy.

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