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Jun. 23rd, 2018 09:28 pm1. Sense 8
Well, finally saw the season finale of Sense8 and...I was disappointed in it. It felt a bit cluttered, which I guess is to be expected considering they had to cram a season's worth of stories into four hours. But, the show had some of the same problems it had in the second season, which was overly convoluted plotting, pacing issues, and too many subplots for the time involved. Also, it felt bit too much like fan-service in places? There were bits that just didn't quite work or felt contrived.
I liked S1 a lot better in some respects.
That said, enjoyed most of it. And I do recommend it. It's the most innovative sci-fi series I've seen in a while.
2. Great British Baking Show -- this is another season of the British Baking Show that most likely aired in Britain about three-four years ago. I hadn't seen it, because it hadn't aired in the States yet, and wasn't accessible. It's not the most recent, because we still have Mary Berry, Sue and Mel involved.
It's comforting. I need comforting.
3. The worst thing about the current immigration situation is...the realization that there are people out there who have no empathy or soul.
I made the mistake of reading a comment to the Governor of New York's post on FB about how he'd written to Pence about ending this horrible situation, and not separating or hurting anymore children. And oh dear the comments..one woman actually posted, along with several others, who loved her comment -- "That these were undocumented immigrants, illegals, and therefore criminals. And not honest folks who paid their entry fee through Ellis Island. So deserve whatever they get."
My blood pressure went up. And I jumped back on the fanboard, where we are just arguing over who the body is that a mobster character buried.
When I read comments like that, I....have no words that are printable on this page. That's the line I draw in the sand. Those who continue to support and enable the actions of Monsters are Monsters themselves.
Well, finally saw the season finale of Sense8 and...I was disappointed in it. It felt a bit cluttered, which I guess is to be expected considering they had to cram a season's worth of stories into four hours. But, the show had some of the same problems it had in the second season, which was overly convoluted plotting, pacing issues, and too many subplots for the time involved. Also, it felt bit too much like fan-service in places? There were bits that just didn't quite work or felt contrived.
I liked S1 a lot better in some respects.
That said, enjoyed most of it. And I do recommend it. It's the most innovative sci-fi series I've seen in a while.
2. Great British Baking Show -- this is another season of the British Baking Show that most likely aired in Britain about three-four years ago. I hadn't seen it, because it hadn't aired in the States yet, and wasn't accessible. It's not the most recent, because we still have Mary Berry, Sue and Mel involved.
It's comforting. I need comforting.
3. The worst thing about the current immigration situation is...the realization that there are people out there who have no empathy or soul.
I made the mistake of reading a comment to the Governor of New York's post on FB about how he'd written to Pence about ending this horrible situation, and not separating or hurting anymore children. And oh dear the comments..one woman actually posted, along with several others, who loved her comment -- "That these were undocumented immigrants, illegals, and therefore criminals. And not honest folks who paid their entry fee through Ellis Island. So deserve whatever they get."
My blood pressure went up. And I jumped back on the fanboard, where we are just arguing over who the body is that a mobster character buried.
When I read comments like that, I....have no words that are printable on this page. That's the line I draw in the sand. Those who continue to support and enable the actions of Monsters are Monsters themselves.