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Breakfast at Tiffany’s – (1961 movie)

2016-01-10
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054698/

A privileged middle-upper class white woman loafs about taking advantage of her male harem.

Snooty as all fucking hell. I want to play father figure to the main character and paddle some sense into her. The characters and the way they’re portrayed are so grating that I couldn’t get to 25 minutes before being too disgusted to continue.



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Stargate – (1994 movie)

2016-01-08
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111282/
https://www.mgm.com/movies/stargate

An ancient discovery in Egypt, from before the pyramids, is found to be a gateway to another world which is still kept as a slave planet by Ra, a self-appointed god who is an alien just trying to get by.

A fantastic movie. Not exactly mandatory. Perhaps elements of it don’t feel like they have held up well, or maybe there has been so much excellent science fiction before, during and since its time.



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To Trap a Spy – (1964 movie)

2016-01-06
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To Trap a Spy (1964) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061098/

A non-secret organization learns of an assassination plot against the delegation of a new country, and brings on board the ex-girlfriend of the man in charge to save them.

Good enough to spark my interest in these old cheezy spy movies and shows.



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Stargate Atlantis – (2004 show)

2016-01-05
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Stargate Atlantis - (2004-2009 show) logo

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374455/
https://mgm.com/television/stargate-atlantis

A stargate is shown to connect to another galaxy, but the trip proves to be one-way and fraught with new evils.

Fairly good, I guess. It’s definitely not as good as Stargate SG-1 – (1997-2007 show) but is a mandatory view if you like that show.


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The Man from U.N.C.L.E. – (1964 show)

2016-01-04
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TODO – There are other media related to this universe, and I’m not sure what order to watch them in.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964-1968) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057765/

A pair of secret agents do secret agenty-stuff.

Seems great so far.

  • Alternately called The Man From Uncle.

  • United Network Command for Law and Enforcement



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Stargate SG-1 – (1997-2007 show)

2016-01-04
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Stargate SG-1 (1997-2007) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118480/
https://mgm.com/television/stargate-sg-1
https://www.stargatecommand.co/

Having discovered an interplanetary teleporter, humans bumble around by sending teams through to other worlds.

Pretty good. It’s definitely got the “TV series” feel to it, which explains how many seasons there are.

  • See Stargate viewing order. This series follows from Stargate – (1994 movie)

    • Watching that movie is not mandatory to watch this series.
    • This series has different actors.

  • The stylized “A” in the title (with the middle bar missing and the circle over it) is a reference to that symbol representing the Earth when programming a stargate.


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River – (2015 show)

2016-01-04
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River (2015-) dvd image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4258440/

A detective is haunted with hallucinations that include his dead partner, who was killed under mysterious circumstances.

I think some would find this movie slow and boring, and I did at first, but it very quickly revealed a depth and character that I haven’t seen in any television show before and I doubt I will again.

This isn’t a classic cop-and-mystery show. All I can say is give this a good chance, at least until the end of the second episode.



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Agent X – (2015 show)

2016-01-04
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3499120/

Article Two, “section five” of the United States Constitution is unveiled to the vice president, who keeps it secret and uses it as a leverage for extrajudicial power using one agent and a dude in her basement.

A mediocre show. It started episodic with no story arc, but then grew a weak one.

  • This show was cancelled after one season. I can see why.



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Event 16 – (2006 movie)

2016-01-04
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Event 16 (2006) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0831289/

Some sort of time machine thing is discovered by an idiot and time machiney things happen because of paradoxes and a murder spree of intrigues and stuff.

I don’t think I paid close enough attention to understand what the fuck was going on. It wasn’t bad as such, but it was distractingly-overdubbed Kiwi-ese. Everything about it was fair, except for bits of the plot not grabbing me, and the speaking. The speaking thing is kind of important for me.



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