The OA review: If I told you anything about Netflix's new show, you wouldn't believe me
Uhm, who wants to try it first?
Whatever happened to the still beating heart of a virgin? No one has any standards anymore.
Giles ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Streaming 1: There Goes the Weekend
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Tom Scola - Dec 17, 2016 5:11:49 am PST #265 of 2199
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Jessica - Dec 17, 2016 5:32:53 am PST #266 of 2199
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Oooh, pick me, pick me!
At times, it feels like the sort of show that would be a background joke in an episode of BoJack Horseman and/or something Jack Donaghy would pitch on 30 Rock.
At other times, it feels as if co-creators Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij discussed the plot of Lost with a time traveler at a Y2K-themed end of the world party, only both Marling and Batmanglij were incredibly high, then wrote down what they could remember the next day in between shifts at their New Age bookstore jobs.
Tom Scola - Dec 17, 2016 6:31:29 am PST #267 of 2199
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
OK, great. Let us know how it goes.
beekaytee - Dec 17, 2016 8:07:19 am PST #268 of 2199
Compassionately intolerant
Y'all just saved me. I was considering watching OA, even after reading the synopsis, but the Jessica's courage has spared my eyeballs.
Cheers for that.
aurelia - Dec 29, 2016 4:38:38 pm PST #269 of 2199
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I just watched the 1st ep of The OA. When the opening credits played I thought, "Wow! They just outdid Alias!"
I may never stop laughing if the 5 sit and listen to a story for the entire season.
Jessica - Dec 30, 2016 11:27:49 am PST #270 of 2199
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
DH and I finished the whole thing last night, and I genuinely have no idea how I feel about it. It's impossible to mock the twists (SO MANY TWISTS) because each one is preceded by an earnest reminder that this story SOUNDS CRAZY but ACTUALLY ISN'T and JUST GO WITH IT.
quester - Dec 30, 2016 1:42:50 pm PST #271 of 2199
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
I tried Black Mirror or Dark Mirror? whatever. 1st ep was meh. 2nd ep I bailed as soon as a Jillifont appeared.
I am re-watching the Matt Smith Dr. Who's. Never watched them closely because I disliked him so much. But, now he doesn't bother me as much. it was the failing to be as good as Tennant that made him a failure for me. But, a lot happens in the episodes. i think they actually pack more stuff in.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 30, 2016 2:13:41 pm PST #272 of 2199
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Watching years after the fact I found that I really liked the Ponds (despite Amy sounding like Rose v2.0 on paper), but couldn't stand Smith.
aurelia - Dec 30, 2016 3:55:52 pm PST #273 of 2199
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Quester, try the 4th episode, Be Right Back.
quester - Dec 31, 2016 5:13:47 pm PST #274 of 2199
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
I'll give it a shot, aurelia.
Matt, I couldn't stank Amy either, and the intro where she explains her imaginary friend came back is too twee for me. But, I'm catching more stuff this time. They really are complex episodes. And the abundance of River Song is really what drew me back.