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Max Sterling said:
Jack Ryan is a fun ride while you're watching it. It's not memorable, but it's good Tom Clancy schlock.
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TenderLovingKiller® said:
Yup. I almost instantly forget what happened the season prior and it doesn’t really matter all that much it looks cinematic and the action sequences are fun the plot is ridiculous but they all kind of are.
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I agree with both of you but will add that S3 is my favorite and well worth the watch. It's just so refreshing to see a show actually shot on location and not in front of a green screen.
 
tvham said:
I agree with both of you but will add that S3 is my favorite and well worth the watch. It's just so refreshing to see a show actually shot on location and not in front of a green screen.
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Yeah, it’s nice to see the actual European cities instead than Atlanta and Vancouver pretending to be European cities. It’s one of the appeals of The White Lotus too.
 
Max Sterling said:
Jack Ryan is a fun ride while you're watching it. It's not memorable, but it's good Tom Clancy schlock.
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Back when I was in 5th or 6th grade, we had to keep a reading log and read something like 250 pages. My log had The Sum of All Fears and nothing else, with over 1000 pages, and the teacher contacted my parents to say that I was making things up on the reading log, and may parents had to say, no, he really is reading those books.

Which I guess is just a long way of saying that in my mind, Tom Clancy novels are connected with being 11 years old. Like, I know they're for adults, but those books are so connected in my mind to being that age.
 
LeSamourai said:
Back when I was in 5th or 6th grade, we had to keep a reading log and read something like 250 pages. My log had The Sum of All Fears and nothing else, with over 1000 pages, and the teacher contacted my parents to say that I was making things up on the reading log, and may parents had to say, no, he really is reading those books.

Which I guess is just a long way of saying that in my mind, Tom Clancy novels are connected with being 11 years old. Like, I know they're for adults, but those books are so connected in my mind to being that age.
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This explains a lot.
 
LeSamourai said:
Back when I was in 5th or 6th grade, we had to keep a reading log and read something like 250 pages. My log had The Sum of All Fears and nothing else, with over 1000 pages, and the teacher contacted my parents to say that I was making things up on the reading log, and may parents had to say, no, he really is reading those books.

Which I guess is just a long way of saying that in my mind, Tom Clancy novels are connected with being 11 years old. Like, I know they're for adults, but those books are so connected in my mind to being that age.
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My freshman year of high school I went with my dad to theater to watch Hunt for Red October. I love it so much I picked up the novel in the high school library. That led to Patriot Games which led to The Sum of All Fears which led to Clear and Present Danger which led to Red Storm Rising. I tore through all those my freshman year and I was never a big reader and still am not to this day. I finally rectified not reading Cardinal of the Kremlin last year and was thrilled with it. I wish someone would do a long form TV series of Red Storm Rising. I haven't tried the Jack Ryan series. I feel like I should but I kinda prefer Jack as a nerdy analyst and not an action hero.
 
I still need to watch Bad Sisters (and am open to other recs) but my favorite television from 2022 was:

1) Severence S1
2) Atlanta S4
3) Yellow Jackets S1 (finished airing in 22')
4) Andor S1
5) The Bear S1
6) White Lotus S2
7) Stranger Things S4
8) The Boys S3
9) Atlanta S3
10) The Rehersal S1

Most disappointing- Sex Education S3

Worst Finale- Euphoria S2

(Fun but) Most predictable- Wednesday S1

Series that I need to finally watch now that it's ended- Better Call Saul
 
mdmost said:
My freshman year of high school I went with my dad to theater to watch Hunt for Red October. I love it so much I picked up the novel in the high school library. That led to Patriot Games which led to The Sum of All Fears which led to Clear and Present Danger which led to Red Storm Rising. I tore through all those my freshman year and I was never a big reader and still am not to this day. I finally rectified not reading Cardinal of the Kremlin last year and was thrilled with it. I wish someone would do a long form TV series of Red Storm Rising. I haven't tried the Jack Ryan series. I feel like I should but I kinda prefer Jack as a nerdy analyst and not an action hero.
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Loving the Jack Ryan talk on here. I recently read my first Tom Clancy book (Command Authority) after devouring Lee Childs 'Jack Reacher' series. I have Threat Vector lined up for my next read.
 
I started watching The Sopranos maybe a year or so ago, but I wasn't super committed into it. And weirdly...I don't even know why I'm brining this here, but it kind of gave me weird anxiety and exacerbated panic attacks. I was going through a lot that stuff throughout 2020 and, well, into today. But I'm much less prone to them now. Anyway, I decided it was finally time to return to the show. And yeah...I've ripped through all of season one and halfway into season 2 within like a week and a half. It's strange though, I still don't quite see why this is considered the greatest of all time even though I really enjoy it. I can't explain it. But, hey I'm having fun watching it. And the panic attack depictions and conversations now intrigue me more than they remind me that oh yeah I also have those.
 
Bennnnn said:
I started watching The Sopranos maybe a year or so ago, but I wasn't super committed into it. And weirdly...I don't even know why I'm brining this here, but it kind of gave me weird anxiety and exacerbated panic attacks. I was going through a lot that stuff throughout 2020 and, well, into today. But I'm much less prone to them now. Anyway, I decided it was finally time to return to the show. And yeah...I've ripped through all of season one and halfway into season 2 within like a week and a half. It's strange though, I still don't quite see why this is considered the greatest of all time even though I really enjoy it. I can't explain it. But, hey I'm having fun watching it. And the panic attack depictions and conversations now intrigue me more than they remind me that oh yeah I also have those.
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Check out Matt Zoller Seitz and Alan Sepinwall's The Sopranos Sessions. They have a critical breakdown of every episode and they're all outrageously dense. Especially in the later seasons when the show gets darker and it becomes more meta and critical of its own genre. It really deserves all it's acclaim.
 
ayayrawn said:
Check out Matt Zoller Seitz and Alan Sepinwall's The Sopranos Sessions. They have a critical breakdown of every episode and they're all outrageously dense. Especially in the later seasons when the show gets darker and it becomes more meta and critical of its own genre. It really deserves all it's acclaim.
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I did read Alan Sepinwall’s Breaking Bad book as I rewatched the whole thing. I think I will do the same for The Sopranos. I forgot that existed.
 
ayayrawn said:
Check out Matt Zoller Seitz and Alan Sepinwall's The Sopranos Sessions. They have a critical breakdown of every episode and they're all outrageously dense. Especially in the later seasons when the show gets darker and it becomes more meta and critical of its own genre. It really deserves all it's acclaim.
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Great book! I was gonna suggest the same thing.
I thought it was fantastic prior to reading the book but the books gives even more insight.
 
wokeupnew said:
Idk if this is the place to ask this, but does anyone have the Roku Soundbar?


I have been using a basic Roku stick on a 42” TV for almost 6 years now. It’s worked fine up until recently where the remote doesn’t like to connect and it’s not the batteries. I figure it’s maybe time to just get a new one.

The soundbar caught my eye since I’ve only ever used speakers in my tv. Is it worth it?
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I have this one but I got it on sale this past summer for like $80. They have pretty decent sales if you’re willing to wait. I think I even posted about it in here at the time (back in July, I think?). I’ve been happy with it, largely for the the sound, but also I was using one of the old chromecast sticks that didn’t work with apple tv and didn’t come with a remote so you had to do everything with your phone.

So yeah, the sound is way better than what comes out of my tv speakers. It’s still not anything you’d call “impressive”, but definitely worlds better than the built-in speakers. I had a small 32” tv that didn’t connect to internet and had no apps, and wasn’t sure if I would keep using the roku streambar after I upgraded to a larger samsung smart tv this past black friday, but I’m still using it because: (1) the built-in speakers on the new tv still suck, (2) samsung’s “tizen” platform (or whatever it is) is kind of clunky to navigate and is also incompatible with NBA League Pass (which is surprisingly affordable this year).

One thing to note is that if you have an older tv, it might not have the special hdmi slot (ARC) that the roku streambar needs to work for your live tv/cable. The speaker will only work for shows you stream through the roku unless you have an hdmi slot labeled “ARC”. But most newer tvs have that slot (my new one does). I feel like it’s not that big of a deal unless you watch a lot of live news or sports or whatever through cable, but it seems like most people stream the majority of what they watch now.

6od said:
seeing this for the first time and holy shit.

but for the record, i never watched the leftovers, and westworld went to a strong meh-nay by the end (dont know that i even watched the final season tbh)
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I saw that you commented on this post and some others on here went back and left reacts on it and was concerned that you were going to ask if I was still tracking all of the shows people have posted about here (I have not). But yeah, I’m not sure why I had you down for the Leftovers if you never watched it. I’m guessing that I either saw a post that you made that sounded excited about the show or confused you with someone else (or confused the leftovers with another show that you liked)…the possibilities are endless, haha. I do know that the Leftovers is one of the all-time best shows I’ve ever seen, though, and would highly recommend it to you.



If you just watch the show and love it, then the issue kind of takes care of itself, right? 🤓
 
Just finished watching The Rig on Prime. Some sort of Prime/UK joint. Started out as a haunted house on an oil rig and then shifted to millennials vs boomers trying to save the world.

Would have been an ok 4 ep series, but they had to drag it out for 6 and then leave it with cliff hanger. Pretty clunky overall, and cliff hanger is annoying.
 
jamieanderson1968 said:
Just finished watching The Rig on Prime. Some sort of Prime/UK joint. Started out as a haunted house on an oil rig and then shifted to millennials vs boomers trying to save the world.

Would have been an ok 4 ep series, but they had to drag it out for 6 and then leave it with cliff hanger. Pretty clunky overall, and cliff hanger is annoying.
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I made it through the first 3 episodes. This has made me less interested in finishing it ☹️

But the real question is was it a definitive audiophile experience?
 
jamieanderson1968 said:
Just finished watching The Rig on Prime. Some sort of Prime/UK joint. Started out as a haunted house on an oil rig and then shifted to millennials vs boomers trying to save the world.

Would have been an ok 4 ep series, but they had to drag it out for 6 and then leave it with cliff hanger. Pretty clunky overall, and cliff hanger is annoying.
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Man where the hell is my brain. I meant to post this in the TV thread. My head feels like it is stuffed with cotton balls today. Stupid sinus headache.
 
The wife and I watched the first episode of season two of Hunters and decided to rewatch season one before continuing. Really love this first season.
 
Watched the first episode of The Last of Us. Liking it so far. I was leery of another zombie apocalypse show but the leads were always going to draw me in. Solid first episode and ending with Depeche Mode is always nice. Happy to have Sunday appointment viewing again on HBO.
 
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