Oh, let's also not forget that it's part of a military test range. As in... testing live munitions. They could kill you there by accident, without knowing you were even there.
LegalEagle asked a Marine Corps Major that was (among other roles) a prosecutor for the Judge Advocate General's office what would happen if thousands of people stormed Area 51 and where they would be tried. His answer was that they wouldn't be tried anywhere, because they'd be dead. Of course, the fact that it was a large number of people, and publicized ahead of time, that would make it less likely that they'd use lethal force.
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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Samsung SmartHub servers are down so any app that they host won’t work. Netflix seems to be the only one they don’t host. Don’t reset your TV, just gotta wait it out.
Trigger (10 eps, South Korean series): About two men (one is a cop, one is a mysterious ally) who are trying to solve a mess after firearms are suddenly widely available in South Korea, which used to be a gun-free country, through an unknown source.
I'm 3 episodes in, and there's a lot of action, even more intrigue. You see parts of the puzzle, and maybe they are connected, maybe not. I'm liking it so far, for sure.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
Well, while the overall message was rather blunt, the path it took to get there wandered through more than a few turns. Very interesting thoughts and arguments from the different viewpoints, and one could nod at some points that either side provided (pro-gun, anti-gun, let's leave it at that). It is very much a thinker, as in, what is YOUR stance as you watch the "limited series" (BTW, HATE that term, just call it a mini-series as we did back in the day).
Recommend, just remember, unless you can put up with overdubs (I CANNOT), it is subtitled.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
Challenger: The Final Flight: About the Challenger shuttle explosion.
I was in 6th grade when this happened, and was not mature enough to fully appreciate the catastrophe that it was. Watching this series...JFC WTF. Anyone who ok'd that flight, burn in hell. There were some that were moved to tears, said they made a wrong decision, ok, I will give some (but not a lot of) leniency. You can actually see they were emotionally moved talking about it.
All in all, the above is pure honesty of how I felt watching this limited series. This is a tough watch, definitely frustrating at times.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
Challenger: The Final Flight: About the Challenger shuttle explosion.
I was in 6th grade when this happened, and was not mature enough to fully appreciate the catastrophe that it was. Watching this series...JFC WTF. Anyone who ok'd that flight, burn in hell. There were some that were moved to tears, said they made a wrong decision, ok, I will give some (but not a lot of) leniency. You can actually see they were emotionally moved talking about it.
All in all, the above is pure honesty of how I felt watching this limited series. This is a tough watch, definitely frustrating at times.
I have no words for the guilty parties that knowingly green-lit a flawed and by every account problematic mission with more than enough red flags to stop it before it happened.
Challenger: The Final Flight: About the Challenger shuttle explosion.
I was in 6th grade when this happened, and was not mature enough to fully appreciate the catastrophe that it was. Watching this series...JFC WTF. Anyone who ok'd that flight, burn in hell. There were some that were moved to tears, said they made a wrong decision, ok, I will give some (but not a lot of) leniency. You can actually see they were emotionally moved talking about it.
All in all, the above is pure honesty of how I felt watching this limited series. This is a tough watch, definitely frustrating at times.
I have no words for the guilty parties that knowingly green-lit a flawed and by every account problematic mission with more than enough red flags to stop it before it happened.
Right? From all accounts there wasn’t a single party that had anything to do with the o-rings on the boosters saying the launch should go forward. Absolutely mind-boggling that it did.
Columbia was a bit different because the issue was created during launch and they had no way of knowing if the damage was bad enough, and even if they did options were very limited as to what you could do about it.
Have you heard of the Mexican series The Dead Girls (Netflix) which is supposed to be based upon the true events of 2 sisters in 1960's Mexico that built a brother empire? I'm trying to determine how much of it is based on reality, etc. I don't mind some poetic license, but I tend to shy away from shows that thoroughly shy away from true events.
Given our similar likes towards series like Narcos I figured this is something up your alley.
I saw it "recommended" or whatever, but I need to look into it. "Based on true events" and "this is a real story, but some things have been changed" are a world apart.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
I saw it "recommended" or whatever, but I need to look into it. "Based on true events" and "this is a real story, but some things have been changed" are a world apart.
Queen Of The South: Book: Awesome. Univision/Telemundo series: First season: Kept to the book. The next 2? Wild cards. The US version?: Kinda did their own thing for 5 seasons. First season was cherry picked for details.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
I saw it "recommended" or whatever, but I need to look into it. "Based on true events" and "this is a real story, but some things have been changed" are a world apart.
Queen Of The South: Book: Awesome. Univision/Telemundo series: First season: Kept to the book. The next 2? Wild cards. The US version?: Kinda did their own thing for 5 seasons. First season was cherry picked for details.
Thanks. I had my eye on the Telemundo version so I'll give S1 a shot. I didn't even realize there was more.
The other seasons are good, it's an imagining of what happens after. Note: there are a LOT of episodes in each season, I guess it was a daily "soap opera" or "telenovella" sort of thing.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
The other seasons are good, it's an imagining of what happens after. Note: there are a LOT of episodes in each season, I guess it was a daily "soap opera" or "telenovella" sort of thing.
Ohhhhhhh. Had no idea. I don't know then. In the era of you can watch whenever you want, I can barely stomach 8 episodes of anything even when it's good. I'm like a cat that sees a shiny new toy 5 episodes in and gets easily distracted. 🤣
The other seasons are good, it's an imagining of what happens after. Note: there are a LOT of episodes in each season, I guess it was a daily "soap opera" or "telenovella" sort of thing.
Ohhhhhhh. Had no idea. I don't know then. In the era of you can watch whenever you want, I can barely stomach 8 episodes of anything even when it's good. I'm like a cat that sees a shiny new toy 5 episodes in and gets easily distracted. 🤣
S1 of La Reina Del Sur is 63 episodes, each about 40 minutes long.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
Have you heard of the Mexican series The Dead Girls (Netflix) which is supposed to be based upon the true events of 2 sisters in 1960's Mexico that built a brother empire? I'm trying to determine how much of it is based on reality, etc. I don't mind some poetic license, but I tend to shy away from shows that thoroughly shy away from true events.
Given our similar likes towards series like Narcos I figured this is something up your alley.
1 episode in, and it so far it reminds me of Rashomon (different points of view of events that happened). I don't know the true story (which I will have to fix, in book form), so it's hard to tell how much liberty was taken, but according to wiki, the director felt he could more accurately translate the book to film, as he previously was approached by someone (not Netflix) to make a movie. He felt a movie would be a spoof and/or be too edited.
I think there's enough potential to keep watching.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
Mafia: Most Wanted A deep dive into the mafia's power shift from New York and Sicily to Canada, where Toronto and Calabria emerge as new strongholds of organized crime, as authorities race to combat their growing influence.
Everyone knows about the NY/Five Families and the Cosa Nostra (basically, The Godfather); this concentrates on the 'Ndrangheta (with the 3rd major "organization" being the Camorra). A few key former members being interviewed, including the main enforcer/hit man.
1 ep in, out of 3, and I am very much enjoying it so far.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
Have you heard of the Mexican series The Dead Girls (Netflix) which is supposed to be based upon the true events of 2 sisters in 1960's Mexico that built a brother empire? I'm trying to determine how much of it is based on reality, etc. I don't mind some poetic license, but I tend to shy away from shows that thoroughly shy away from true events.
Given our similar likes towards series like Narcos I figured this is something up your alley.
1 episode in, and it so far it reminds me of Rashomon (different points of view of events that happened). I don't know the true story (which I will have to fix, in book form), so it's hard to tell how much liberty was taken, but according to wiki, the director felt he could more accurately translate the book to film, as he previously was approached by someone (not Netflix) to make a movie. He felt a movie would be a spoof and/or be too edited.
I think there's enough potential to keep watching.
Halfway through Ep 6, and I tell you, Ep 4 it ramps up HARD. I think I found a reliable book on the actual true events, not much out there in the way of that, though.
I think this series is worth a binge, it'd be difficult at this point to call it a failure. I'll probably finish tomorrow night.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
Not usually an Owen Wilson fan, but he does a nice job in this, and if you are into golf at all, you might enjoy. Binged it almost entirely last weekend and didn't regret it. Solid!
Loved Alien Earth but I thought it was supposed to be a limited series? It obviously wasn’t and now hearing they are waiting for the Hulu merger to announce a second season.
Task from HBO is off to a great start. 3 episodes in, it’s a 7 episode mini series.
4th episode is Sunday night.
Agreed.
We've also enjoyed so far The Terminal List - Dark Wolf, which we did not realize is a second season with some of the main characters. Fortunately if you're like me you don't miss anything if you don't watch S1 first. We will go back to that one at some point.
Also Slow Horses S5 with Gary Oldman got off to a rousing start.
Task from HBO is off to a great start. 3 episodes in, it’s a 7 episode mini series.
4th episode is Sunday night.
Agreed.
We've also enjoyed so far The Terminal List - Dark Wolf, which we did not realize is a second season with some of the main characters. Fortunately if you're like me you don't miss anything if you don't watch S1 first. We will go back to that one at some point.
Also Slow Horses S5 with Gary Oldman got off to a rousing start.
Dark Wolf is a prequel to Terminal List, so there's nothing to miss.
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
Dame Patricia Routledge died at 96, Hyacinthe Bouquet was such an iconic role in British telly history.
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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Task from HBO is off to a great start. 3 episodes in, it’s a 7 episode mini series.
4th episode is Sunday night.
This show is def getting some Emmy nods. Tom Pelphrey awesome after killing it on Ozark (damn you Wendy) and getting nominated for that. Very well written with a lot of character development mixed with quick plot development.
I'm not one of those that thinks SNL hasn't been funny since the 90s (far from it actually) but E1 of this season was one of the worst I've seen in a very long time. Don't know if they got a bunch of new writers or what. Hopefully they find their groove soon.
I'm not one of those that thinks SNL hasn't been funny since the 90s (far from it actually) but E1 of this season was one of the worst I've seen in a very long time. Don't know if they got a bunch of new writers or what. Hopefully they find their groove soon.
They had significant turnover after last season, writers and cast.
On the upside the kid from St. Paul added to the SNL the cast played yute hockey with YE and I'm sure it was my coaching (and not irreverent humor) in the room that inspired the former player to pursue comedy.
"This joke of a coach I had....."
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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I'm not one of those that thinks SNL hasn't been funny since the 90s (far from it actually) but E1 of this season was one of the worst I've seen in a very long time. Don't know if they got a bunch of new writers or what. Hopefully they find their groove soon.
They had significant turnover after last season, writers and cast.
On the upside the kid from St. Paul added to the SNL the cast played yute hockey with YE and I'm sure it was my coaching (and not irreverent humor) in the room that inspired the former player to pursue comedy.
"This joke of a coach I had....."
…boy, he was really something! 🤣
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