Series and Shows

[Jakob]

I like the new season of True Detective a lot. Also keeping up with Billions, as a light entertainment.

[Meno_]

The Trump Show MUST Go On!!!


The play's entire script is taken verbatim from the messages as well as Strzok and Page's answers to prolonged questioning in private congressional hearings. The show will also be filmed and released online.

DEAN CAIN TO PLAY FBI AGENT AND TRUMP NEMESIS PETER STRZOK IN PLAY

The performance is meant to expose "what was really going on in the FBI in the run-up to the investigation into the alleged Trump/Russia collusion as senior FBI agents became increasingly alarmed that Donald Trump might win the election," according to a press release.

The play's writer, conservative filmmaker Phelim McAleer, described the development as "a victory for artistic freedom and the truth, and a victory over the cowards who tried to stop the play."

"It's very heartening to see that at least one theater in D.C. doesn't practice censorship because it can't handle the truth," McAleer told Fox News Tuesday. "The Reagan Amphitheater management is to be applauded."

In a statement sent to Fox News last week, a Studio Theatre spokesman said the theater canceled its contract because "Media reports have made us aware of undisclosed details about the event."

"Additionally, there have been open and violent threats made against the theater and event participants. Studio has an institutional responsibility to consider the safety of our staff, patrons, community, event organizers and attendees. These concerns must be paramount."

The spokesman said "we have no further comment at this point," when Fox News asked for details of the "violent threats."

However, Swanson addressed the threats on "Fox & Friends" last week, saying, "There was a death threat last week on Twitter to lock the doors and burn down the theater."

"That's unfortunate. Nobody wants to see something like that."

When asked what made her want to participate in the play Swanson said, "I think it's a story that people need to hear."

NEW STRZOK-PAGE TEXTS REVEAL OTHERS WERE 'LEAKING LIKE MAD' IN LEAD UP TO TRUMP-RUSSIA PROBE

Strzok was the senior FBI agent working for Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team investigating Russian activities during the 2016 presidential campaign. He left the investigation in late July 2017 after the text messages between him and Page were discovered.

In June of last year, Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz published a report that revealed dozens of anti-Trump text messages between Strzok and Page.



Former FBI Lawyer Lisa Page and fired FBI Special Agent Peter Strzok exchanged anti-Trump text messages during their time at the bureau. (AP, File)

Horowitz, who at the time was investigating the bureau's handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while secretary of state, found that some bureau officials "appeared to mix political opinion with discussions about the MYE investigation." MYE refers to Midyear Exam, which was the FBI's code word for the Clinton probe.

"I was shocked when I read the texts and their answers in private congressional hearings. Most people have no idea what the people behind the Russia investigation were saying when they thought no one was looking," McAleer said. "People need to know about these texts and how the establishment tried to subvert democracy because they didn't like who the public had chosen."

Page briefly served on Mueller’s team before returning to the FBI's Office of General Counsel in July 2017. After Strzok was removed from the investigation, he was reassigned to the FBI's Human Resources Division.

In July 2016, Strzok opened the FBI’s initial Russia investigation, which was nicknamed "Crossfire Hurricane" inside the bureau.

Page resigned from the bureau in May of 2018, and Strzok eventually was fired in August 2018.



Many of McAleer’s projects have been controversial, including his play "Ferguson," about the 2014 police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Miss. McAleer said he faced "similar censorship" when he put on that play in Los Angeles.



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Margaret Carlson: Trump Presidency Like 'The Truman Show'
Posted By Ian Schwartz
On Date October 15, 2018

Bloomberg columnist Margaret Carlson said President Trump plays the "bottom line" president in his version of 'The Truman Show.' Carlson said Monday on MSNBC that nearly everything the president does is on camera and "if the camera light is not on, he's not on."

"Everything is the bottom line. He's the bottom line president in 'The Truman Show.' Because if you have noticed, almost everything he does is on camera," she said.

"He loves talking to the press," Carlson told host Andrea Mitchell. "He's now his own communications director. He's giving the press conference almost every day. And it is 'The Truman Show.' What he does is almost everything he does is on camera. If the camera light is not on, he's not on."





MARGARET CARLSON, BLOOMBERG NEWS: Everything is the bottom line. He's the bottom line president in 'The Truman Show.' Because if you have noticed, almost everything he does is on camera.

And I went and compared schedules of presidents and talked to a couple chiefs of staff. He has the lightest schedule as any president than ther president.

[inaudible]

He loves talking to the press. He's now his own communications director. He's giving the press conference almost every day. And it is 'The Truman Show.' What he does is almost everything he does is on camera. If the camera light is not on, he's not on.


Trump on Kavanaugh: "We Would Not Have Won" If I Didn't Make Christine Blasey Ford Remarks
CBS NEWS: President Trump tells 60 Minutes if he hadn't made a speech in Mississippi in which he imitated Christine Blasey Ford, his Supreme Court pick, Brett Kavanaugh, would not have been confirmed. When pressed on his treatment of Ford, the president says, "I'm not gonna get into it because we...



Trump On Elizabeth Warren DNA Test: "Who Cares?" I Hope She Runs, "She'd Be Very Easy"
President Trump said Monday morning that he hoped Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) runs for president because "she'd be very easy" to beat. Trump was asked to react to a DNA test Warren performed that apparently shows she has some Native American heritage. Warren, who Trump has nicknamed...

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Chris Cillizza: Trump Producing A Daily Reality Show And He's Always The Star
CHRIS CILLIZZA, CNN: [President Donald Trump] loves celebrity. He is someone who came of age and was has been part of that New York City tabloid culture. This is a man -- I always remind people, he was a man who created a fake person named John Barron. That was him. That called the gossip tabloid...



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The truman show, the trump show
Trailer:


https://youtu.be/kVhF2f5p-LU

[WendyDarling]

Wayward Pines

[MagsJ]

Currently on my radar:

Weekday year round airing
Hollyoaks - annoyingly stupid storylines at times, but still riveting viewing.
Seasonal airing
The Graham Norton Show - funny as always:Kevin Hart and Will Smith were hilarious on last night's show.
Gotham - the final series, in this current portrayal of the dark knight.. why must it end!
The Looming Tower - Powerful portrayal of the actual events leading up to September 11th 2001.. addictive viewing.. a well-written, well-acted, and clever script, so not your usual 9/11 portrayal

Lost interest/kept crashing during all but Hollyoaks and Gotham, but Killing Eve and Blackish are now/back on my viewing radar.

I've taken to watching Blaze TV, which hosts a whole array of US shows.. Ancient Aliens being a favourite one of them and offering alternative insights to our worshipping of Gods.

[WendyDarling]

Travelers

Joker and I liked this 3 season series.

[Jakob]

I have to say, Girls is pretty good.

[Jakob]

Im tempted to give "Girls" a try, as it seems to hold more truth about the relevant demographic than anything else it produces.
There is actually some humanity in there, due to some brilliant casting.

The new Dark Side of the Force dude of the more recent Star Wars episodes was discovered by this show. Which is why a lot of nerdy Star Wars fans hate the new installments. But they're great.

[barbarianhorde]

VIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!

VIIIIIIIICCCCCCC

“And then this thing, and the other ones omg, and what about that, what are we going to do? I can’t deal with all this at once, what about that other thing? It’s not going to work out and then if this happens then that’s going to happen... oh my god what can we do? If we do this, but then that and, plus that also happened and so now it’s this, and that too, god, it’s all like this with no answers and if that then of course this too, so we can’t do that, what are we going to do?? I don’t know what to do!”

Vic: “I’ll take care of it.”

[barbarianhorde]

I never have been turned off by women as much as by those in HBO's hypevehicle Euphoria, especially the ones who are "like, really hot". Disgusting soulless sex puppets masquerading as humans by defiling what it means to be human. Disgusting show. Fuck you Drake. Filthy pimp slicking limp dicking rim licking clickbaiting shitdripping nitwit.

[Exuberant Teleportation]

Yugioh Season 1 - the malevolent Maximillion Pegasus has all of the strings tied on fates and soul. Yugi must demonstrate the spirit of bravery and courage, finding the heart to pull out of any situation alive and well. He keeps the tides of darkness at bay, and even defies the will of the all seeing Millennium eye!

Pokemon Johto Journeys - a new shine and glitter on the rarity and biodiversity of Pokemon travels to the widest corners of a far reaching world, pushing the champion's level through the apex of mastery and skill.

[MagsJ]

Currently on my viewing radar:

Weekday year round airing
Hollyoaks - I'll have to catch up on this weeks last 2/3 episodes over this weekend, as I missed them due to a waning interest in TV.. due to mind being occupied with thought.
Ancient Aliens - a thought-provoking series, offering alternative insights to our worshipping of Gods and to the development of all things human.

Seasonal airing
Celebrities Go Dating - reality TV at its funniest.. but not muggiest, like Geordie Shore.. otherwise I wouldn't be watching it. lol

[MagsJ]

Just finished watching this excellent masterpiece.. missed the first 20 minutes, but made no difference to my viewing pleasure.. the strap line of the series is: We are good people, we just do bad things.

Giri/Haji
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Giri/Haji (translated as Duty/Shame in English) is a forthcoming British television series that will be broadcast on BBC Two in the UK on 17 October 2019,[1] and internationally via Netflix in 2020. The series will be adapted by screenwriter Joe Barton and will star Takehiro Hira, Kelly Macdonald, Yosuke Kubozuka, Will Sharpe, Masahiro Motoki, Justin Long and Charlie Creed-Miles.[2] The script for the series is written in both Japanese and English.

Synopsis
Kenzo Mori (Takehiro Hira), a Tokyo detective, travels to London in search of his presumed deceased brother Yuto (Yōsuke Kubozuka), who is accused of brutally killing the nephew of a Yakuza member, which as a result, threatens to start a gang war. As Kenzo attempts to navigate the unfamiliar territory of London to uncover whether his brother is guilty or indeed alive, he becomes acquainted with DC Sarah Weitzmann (Kelly Macdonald) of the Metropolitan Police and Rodney Yamaguchi (Will Sharpe), a half-Japanese, half-British sex worker. However, Kenzo's investigation brings him into contact with dangerous elements of London’s corrupt criminal underworld.[3]

Now watching.. so current it hurts, as always.

Later... with Jools Holland
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Later... with Jools Holland (previously known as ...Later with Jools Holland) is a contemporary English music television show hosted by Jools Holland. A spin-off of The Late Show, it has been running in short series since 1992 and is a part of BBC Two's late-night line-up, usually at around 11 pm to 12 midnight. The day of transmission has varied, but currently it is usually recorded on a Tuesday for Saturday broadcast[1] and features a mixture of both established and new musical artists, from solo performers to bands and larger ensembles.

The show is considered an institution, having notched up millions of fans around the world.[2] It is currently broadcast in America on MTV Live (formerly known as Palladia); previously it had been shown on Ovation, BBC America, Fuse, and Dave. The Ovation and Fuse broadcasts leave out several performances (and usually one or two performers entirely) to air commercials within a one-hour timeslot. It is also shown in Australia on the UKTV channel and ABC2, in Canada on HIFI and AUX TV, in Germany on ZDFkultur, in Spain on Canal+ Xtra, in Croatia on HRT 2, in Latin America on Film&Arts and in Belgium, France, Portugal, Switzerland, and the United Arab Emirates on iConcerts HD. And in Ireland on TG4.

The 200th programme was broadcast on 1 February 2008.[3] The 250th edition was broadcast in September 2010

[MagsJ]

A 3-part mini-series, which started yesterday, and ends tomorrow.. very gory, but also very riveting viewing.

IMDB: Dracula

[MagsJ]

A docu-drama, on The Barbarians V Rome.. very gruesome, but things were back then, but compelling to watch none-the-less. Great camera work too.

IMDB: Barbarians Rising

[Fixed Cross]

I might try that. It doesn't look as good as either Vikings or Rome though.
I was about to post this scene from the latter. This show is created by John Milius, writer of Apocalypse Now.

[Ecmandu]

The best show ever made on television is:

Golden Girls

As a heterosexual man, I’m not embarrassed to say that.

[MagsJ]

I might try that. It doesn't look as good as either Vikings or Rome though.
I was about to post this scene from the latter. This show is created by John Milius, writer of Apocalypse Now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx4RUU-m3_I

I caught both those series, but I don’t remember watching them to the end.. and they’re probably not the only shows that suffered that fate, in my house.


Killing Eve.. she’s quite something.. you gotta watch it, to believe it.

IMDB: Killing Eve.. After a series of events, the lives of a security operative and an assassin become inextricably linked.



Killing Eve official trailer: series 2

Killing Eve official trailer: series 3

[phoneutria]

one positive thing can be said about game of thrones
it had a proper "powerful female" role
cersei lannister portrayed brilliantly by lena headley

historically powerful women (without getting into the merit of amazons and some viking ladies) exercised their power by means of strategy
they plotted their way to the top and then executed their merciless plans from a comfortable sitting position upon a tower
nowadays every show that has a woman they have to be fucking martial arts experts or be brandishing swords around
roll my eyes at that shit
it's like when companies release "for women" products by turning them pink

[Fixed Cross]

one positive thing can be said about game of thrones
it had a proper "powerful female" role
cersei lannister portrayed brilliantly by lena headley

historically powerful women (without getting into the merit of amazons and some viking ladies) exercised their power by means of strategy
they plotted their way to the top and then executed their merciless plans from a comfortable sitting position upon a tower
nowadays every show that has a woman they have to be fucking martial arts experts or be brandishing swords around
roll my eyes at that shit
it's like when companies release "for women" products by turning them pink

Haha, yes.
GOT has a lot going for it but I veered off when they just dropped an entire plot line like it never happened at the end of season 2 or 3.
Like, the previous episode ended with a cliffhanger, and the final episode just completely ignored it. Bullcrap.

Im thinking about other female heroes that make sense in shows. Not a whole lot.
Vikings has Lagertha who becomes a hero because of her sword-fighting, whereas early on in the show she is just the perfect honourable wife, a phase to which the show keeps flash backing because that first season of that show is as magical as storytelling gets.

The role of Ragnar Lothbrok is the bests role Ive seen anywhere ever, beating even Tony Soprano. I am that guy, I mean, all his feelings and thoughts and decisions are my own. I don't know how else to say it. I don't know how the hell they even made that show.

Still, your issue stands.

[Fixed Cross]

The Shield has some very good female parts. Not as pretty or royal as Cersei but given to solid, female plotting. But they're not the heroes.
In general though Hollywood has always been bad to women.
American women are on the whole, to be fair, a bit confused.

[Fixed Cross]

Ironically, Married with Children pops in my mind first, looking for an American production that has good female parts.
I disliked that show a lot. But now I appreciate it.
Another good show, more civilized, was Mad About You, with Helen Hunt. But no plotting involved.

Friends had some great female scenes, though only in season 1 when the the writers were still mean. That first season is gold.

Good standard female fare is Marion Cotillard in Taxi 1 and 2. Back then she was like the ultimate woman. (check the last half second of this) In Hollywood she quickly turned to yet another specimen of what you describe, the sexless "impressive" "untouchable", forgettable fly on the walls of the Arts. Though her class was not entirely wasted on Batman, I must say. Batman is pretty good. I have no idea which Batman, the one with Bane. There was also an ass-kicking kung fu chick there that wasn't all bad considering the category - that director is one of the most serious ever to work on movies. Memento is among the most impressive debut films... still. These parts are okay but not memorable.

No trace of memorable female leads yet.
What about this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LtALpF5mF8
Pezer and I had something good going by the way, a very good, deep plot about a woman who is about to change...
very good.
Too good for the amateurs we were.

[Fixed Cross]

I like the new season of True Detective a lot. Also keeping up with Billions, as a light entertainment.

That last season fizzled though, damn.
I also thought it was pretty unfortunate to have the first black lead detective turn senile.
I dunno, seemed not great, since it also meant the plot turned out to not be coherent with itself.
Annoying.

Have any seen Justified? Thats more of an honest redneck drama. Very good acting and, come to mention it, a very good couple of female roles, Ava Crowder in particular. She shoots her husband and gets romantically involved with his brother Boyd Crowder as well as the United States Marshall Raylan Givens who is the lead and who is chasing Boyd even though they dug coal together.

[perpetualburn]

As far as non American shows go, Italian ones are the best. This one is not bad.

I couldn't really get into Gomorrah(the series)...The movie was great though...

As far as Italian shows go, "Suburra: Blood on Rome" is the best I've seen... great soundtrack too:



Some good shows:

"The Missing" (2014) first season

"Ozark"

"True Detective" first season only (which I think is the finest thing HBO ever put out)...True Detective without Woody Harrelson and Matthew Mcconaughey and the haunted swamps of Louisiana is like The Sopranos without James Gandolfini and the iconic New Jersey Turnpike with its surrounding Industrial sprawl ...pointless...It's beyond me that HBO would deviate from such a perfect template for a show

"The Outsider" Better than season 2 and 3 of True Detective as far as dark crime thrillers go... HBO really has thing for occult child sacrifice/rape/murder but i digress...And so does "Starz" with "The Missing".. The new HBO show "Perry Mason" deals with a child being murdered... Wonder what they are trying to tell us?

"Sleeper Cell" show about Islamic terror cell... surprisingly good soundtrack...

'The Boys"
"Cobra Kai" - some SJW stuff jammed in, but William Zabka puts on a great performance

It's interesting that the same networks that put out all these finely, well crafted dramas are the same networks that push the most vile and viscous leftist propaganda.

[Fixed Cross]

Indeed man. That fact has intrigued me for a long time. And it is not entirely mysterious if we look at what exactly these great shows are pushing, world-view wise.
This is why Vikings is still my number one favourite show actually, because the world view it pushes is actually Pagan. It takes the existence of Gods entirely literally.
I thought it had fizzled after season 3 or 4 but season 6 is powerful, it introduces Rus. Like, Russians. Russians and Vikings. It doesn't really get much better.
It is highly glamorous and sentimental at points but, we Vikings are suckers for good sentiment and craftsmanship.

Some of these shows you mention Ive watched, Ozark I noticed immediately when it came out and when season 3 came out I first re-watched 1 and 2. Very good. I really enjoy the hillbilly Jacob, too. Season 3 takes a very interesting turn for Darlene.
I think Ill check out some of these others you recommend.

[MagsJ]

one positive thing can be said about game of thrones
it had a proper "powerful female" role
cersei lannister portrayed brilliantly by lena headley

historically powerful women (without getting into the merit of amazons and some viking ladies) exercised their power by means of strategy
they plotted their way to the top and then executed their merciless plans from a comfortable sitting position upon a tower
nowadays every show that has a woman they have to be fucking martial arts experts or be brandishing swords around
roll my eyes at that shit
it's like when companies release "for women" products by turning them pink

I’ve probably only seen like 3 episodes of GoT.. so cannot comment on the little I’ve seen, but the eps I watched had the tomboy in them.. and I thought she was cool. I thought Buffy and Xena Warrior Princess worthy to watch.. for their esoteric nature as well as their fight scenes, and also the Hercules, Highlander, and Angel series.. amongst others.

Have you ever seen a female in head-to-toe pink, including all accessories and makeup? There’s something quite disturbing about it, to me.

The only things I buy in pink, are female sanitary stuff and makeup, and the very few pink items of clothing I do possess are more beigey pinks than pinky pinks. I was never dressed up all in pink, when a child, though I’ve seen pictures of me in church in frilly things.