shows inspired by movies

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The Penguin - (2024 show) image

Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15435876/
https://www.hbo.com/the-penguin
https://www.dc.com/tv/the-penguin-2024

When the death of a local mob boss leaves a power vacuum, a lieutenant moves to seize his own piece of the pie.

Phenomenal acting, great writing; good all around. Let's see where this one goes.



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Minority Report - (2015 show) image

Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4450826/
was https://www.fox.com/minority-report

A precog teams up with a police officer to solve crimes before they happen.

Fair.



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The Andromeda Strain - (2008 show) poster

Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424600/

A satellite brings back a deadly pathogen which scientists desperately try to figure out a cure for.

Crap; just watch The Andromeda Strain - (1971 movie)



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Taken - (2017 show) image

Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5052460/

A military guy is recruited as a rescuer.

It's okay I guess, but it's not my thing.



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Limitless - (2015 show) image

Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4422836/
was paramountplus.com/shows/limitless/

A smart drug addict consults for the FBI.

It's watchable, but meh. Just watch the movie because this show is like a discount The Blacklist – (2013 show).




s01e01 - 2015-09-22 - Pilot

Spoiler

s01e02 - 2015-09-29 - Badge! Gun!

Spoiler
  • 2:30 -- Mike and Ike
  • 3:45 -- I guess he's not on the drug at the hospital.
  • 5:00 -- KGB
  • 5:15 -- Farsi
  • 9:30 -- Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
  • 10:00 -- How could he walk out? They could have just locked the building down.
  • 10:45 -- Is he bugged?

    • 11:00 -- So he was using his credit card..
  • 19:00 --

  • 21:15 -- Stroke, and yes 28 year old's do drop dead of strokes.
  • 31:45 -- Who the fuck spends a couple of hours at a rug store?
  • 33:00 -- Various things I'm not going to look up.
  • 33:45 -- http://searchpursuit.com redirects to https://www.paramount.com/brand/paramount-streaming
  • 41:00 -- NinjaVersusBear@ReabsorbedTwin.com is fictional, since the domain name is not occupied and has no proof of it.

s01e03 - 2015-10-06 - The Legend of Marcos Ramos

Spoiler

s01e04 - 2015-10-13 - Page 44

Spoiler
  • 2:45 -- He'll become a sapiosexual.
  • 7:45 -- Telomere
  • 11:15 -- I'm still wondering if Sands actually works for the other guy or if he's independent.
  • 14:45 -- Fingerprint
  • 32:15 -- Cytomegalovirus
  • 34:15 --

    • I'm still waiting for him to chew chips and keep bits of the pills for later secret use.
    • I'm also wondering why he's not researching the drug. Shouldn't he really want to steal the information because he himself wants it?
      -- 40:30 -- Good. He should also be keeping a copy so he can have it when he's not on the drug.

s01e05 - 2015-10-20 - Personality Crisis

Spoiler

s01e06 - 2015-10-27 - Side Effects May Include...

(no notes were taken)

s01e07 - 2015-11-03 - Brian Finch's Black Op

Spoiler

So this is a piece of shit; I'll give it one more episode.

s01e08 - 2015-11-10 - When Pirates Pirate Pirates

(no notes were taken)

s01e09 - 2015-11-17 - Headquarters!

Spoiler

s01e10 - 2015-11-24 - Arm-Ageddon

Spoiler

s01e11 - 2015-12-15 - This is Your Brian on Drugs

Spoiler

s01e12 - 2016-01-05 - The Assassination of Eddie Morra

Spoiler
  • 2:30 -- I was wondering if this actor was too expensive to actually use.
  • 5:15 -- "Nuke it from orbit" is from Aliens – (1986 movie)
  • 7:45 -- Lovecraft
  • 8:00 -- If they have cameras in there, then they can tell they're flapping their lips.
  • 12:30 -- Bigfoot
  • 17:00 -- Leukemia

s01e13 - 2016-01-19 - Stop Me Before I Hug Again

Spoiler

s01e14 - 2016-02-09 - Fundamentals of Naked Portraiture

Spoiler

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier - (2021 show) image

Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9208876/
https://www.disneyplus.com/series/wp/4gglDBMx8icA
https://www.marvel.com/tv-shows/the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier/1

Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Sam Wilson/Falcon and Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier team up in a global adventure that tests their abilities -- and their patience.

Adequate, but with too much of the American make-believe racism; I won't be watching any more, if there is any more.



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Stargate Origins - (2018 show) image

Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7161862/
https://www.stargatecommand.co/

This goes back in time to the original finding of the stargate, and stars a character we all know lives and so cannot be in any danger at all ever.

This just comes across like short-episode fan fiction.



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Stargate Universe - (2009 show) image

Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1286039/
https://mgm.com/television/stargate-universe

An experimental gate technique strands unlikely survivors on an ancient ship.

A fair show. That's pretty much all I can say about it, really. It has some significant presentation of humans being human, which is rare and special.



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