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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4378376/
https://www.babylon-berlin.com/en/
Intrigue about pre-WWII Germany.
Slow, tense, and boring.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090728/
A man’s fiancé is kidnapped, and he and his friend move to rescue her from what turns out to be ancient Chinese mystical forces.
A phenomenal movie. Fun and interesting. The acting is great, the story is great, the setting is great. I easily consider this mandatory viewing, and I think it holds up even after all these years.
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Entertainment > Movies >
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116707/
https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/joes-apartment
An innocent from Iowa, who moves to New York for a new life, discovers both love and horror.
A cringy and awesome romance.
TRY HARDER – absorb ancient notes into more modern notes, and separate them by dates.
TODO – Is this out in blu-ray?
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0213327/
was andromedatv.com (not archived)
Unfrozen after 300 years, the captain of the most powerful ship in existence moves to rebuild his fallen Commonwealth with the help of a rag-tag group of civilians.
This series is (was) high quality with a light (sometimes cheesy) mood. Although I can say I love this series, it definitely takes a nosedive later in its life, and absolutely fails miserably in its final “wrap-up” season. It’s like these writers sabotage their own work.
Upon re-watching this, I can say that I do enjoy it, but it’s definitely pulp/drama as opposed to being actually-awesome. There are some layers to it, but its general theme of being “fun” gets in the way too frequently to have those subtle moments elevate the rest of it.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5905354/
http://tv.nrk.no/serie/vikingane
A semi-comedy set in Norway’s past.
Meh.
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aka Vikingane
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Entertainment > Movies >
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086465/
In a nature versus nurture experiment, two too-rich men decide to swap the roles of an unfortunate and fortunate man.
A riveting movie through and through.
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Contains plenty of inappropriate things that wouldn’t fly in later years.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092402/
Particularly notable for its subtle and overt corporate jamming, Max Headroom was unique and wildly popular in its day but, for reasons unknown to me and not yet researched, had its life cut short.
I think I give my high personal rating because of its strong influences on my perceptions of the world. Perhaps it would not hold up today, but I’ll note that on my eventual re-watch.
- This was not released on Blu-Ray.
- TODO – The movie Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future, which led into The Max Headroom Show. Both are somewhat separate/different than this series.
- Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future was reworked into the pilot episode of this show.
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See also Dark Angel – (2000 show), if you like the general feel of this show.
TODO – Is this out in blu-ray?
 She looks even better when wet.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0204993/
A girl, engineered to be a killer, flees her keepers, but as a woman she pursues general vigilante justice by helping a crime-fighting genius.
This series hits the ground running, featuring not just a stupifyingly hot Jessica Alba, but a great world, plot and everything else.
However, like too many series’, Dark Angel suicide-bombs like it’s been lit on fire and is heading for a volcano to end it’s suffering. Not only is the second season bad enough to end the show, it’s bad enough to not watch, even and especially for people who like the first.
- See also Max Headroom – (1987 show), if you like the general feel of this show.
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See also Orphan Black – (2013 show)
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Entertainment > Movies >
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8079248/
In a global event, a failed hobby singer-songwriter is shifted into another universe where The Beatles are unknown, and he steps into their role.
Messy and awkward in places, and definitely not written as a proper romance. Vaguely-recommended for people who want to see one perspective on the alternate reality theme.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3581920/
https://www.hbo.com/the-last-of-us
The world is ruined by a plague.
Meh. Full of filler and nobody is pretty.
