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Doctor Odyssey (2024)
Typical medical show with twist
Routine medical how with a twist.
Don Johbdon is 74. He looks good. But at 74 he'd be retired.
Joshua Jackdon is as shown a highly qualified doctor & surgeon. Cruise ship doctor would not be so widely knowledgeable. At best a smart GP.
DOCTORS & SURGEONS Specialize. So even if a skilled surgeon, he might do general but not equippeò9d for all highly skilled surgery. They dìon't give a back story. Maybe he's burned out. Maybe ER doctor. General surgery. Maybe a brain surgeon.
Escaping a recent divorce. I doubt a cruise ship would pay big bucks for highly skilled surgeon to sit around & handle sea sickness. Occasional appendix. Allergy. More Seniors taking cruises so geriatric doctor.
The whole thing is a sort of fantasy. A big ship could have unexpected medical needs.
Based on realty, legionaires disease, entire ship stranded on the ocean.
Fun times.
9-1-1: Lone Star (2020)
3 is generous uneven
Some episodes better than others. I am watching late at night to fall asleep.
Through season 4. They have a lot of soap opera personal stuff.
One episode there were 4 mistakes.
I guess they need to balance high active action with something quieter.
My favorite character is actor Jim Parrack. Rob Lowe does a good job.
California 24 hrs like Austin. Start 6:30am. They arrive early. Morning exercising. Afternoon drills. Clean truck & station. Evening night, free time unless they get a call. In L. A. some stations 2 Captains.
There are 3 squads. On about 10 days a month.
AUSTIN 126 Lieutenants & 1 Captain only show 1 squad. They do not do personal time to after dinner. TV computer sleep. There us a 60 minute mandate to leave station on a call. They practice.
So this may have EMT & fire explosions correct. But a lot is wrong.
Catfish (2010)
It gets stale. So many deceived.
I watched yrs ago. It gets repetitive. Out of boredom I watched this last season.
They take on gay straight any race. They help people who are sincere and don't want to.give up the dream. In this way they do help.
Showrunners admit it's not entirely unscripted. If you are flying over the country & showing up at people's doors with camera crews. You need releases. Are catfish victims real, probably most. But doing a set up to get on TV, travel, get paid a small fee, why not.
They tried to come up with some unique situations after 8 seasons. They had a feeding & feeder.(fetsh)
but having an on line romance with someone you've never met, maybe not even face timed on Webcam, only text. Really! People are falling for the hope of what they want. When you are anonymous on line you can be anyone. A 25 y.o. Woman may be a 40 y.o. Man.
So why would a very goodlooking man or woman, looks like a fitness model, fall madly in love with an maybe fat skinny ordinary man or woman. Life isnt like that.
An influencer ot semi-celeb. AND refuse to meet or Webcam, often stolen identity or image.s
Sometimes the catfish is lonely. Wants love & attention. Often no guilt. Sometimes catfishing for years many fakes. Other to get money or gifts. Or sexy naked pics. Or it's in the manipulation & power.
Everything I said was true & sincere, except I am not a 6 foot stud with a following you see in my few photos. I'm 5'5" fat slob. I am not the pretty woman 20 y.o. But I am sincere.
One time ir was a depressed sad 40ish woman who used her young daughter's Pic to have online romance for years. He Might have been 20 y.o. They were very hard on her. Because she was older. Obviously she needed help. Mostly they are kind & understanding to the younger catfish seeing mental issues even when thst catfish is unrepentant & serial catfisher. I yhi k they were harsh to a sad woman who needed help.
People can pretend on line, maliciously or Out of loneliness.
But to expect someone you've never met to continue for months & years
And believe it's real, even though they refuse to meet. Delusional.
If nothing else,1 haven't they watched the show?
What sbout Nigerian prince offering riches
Yrs back there was s.o. Convinced he had a love affair with Katy Perry. Who was too busy to meet up. Short thin average guy.. He bought an engagement ring. It was a lonely insecure woman in Canada. They flew him up to meet her. He still believed it was a prank & he was having a love affair with KP.
Occasionally the person looks like theri photos, has some insecurities, or hanficap & they make a connection. Become a couple IRL.
Occasionally it works out.
But today, aren't people aware, it's easy to lie on line. The victim can image this fake is whatever they want IRL. Fill in the spaces
Often it's apparent it's a catfish 5 minutes in.
All the on line research Nev does sanyone can do. Being flown to meet your catfish a bonus
What's surprising is that the victim is surprised.
Memory (2023)
3 star is generous
One review 4 star with spoilers criticizes plot points. I can't follow most of the plot points. I found it confusing and had to read notes on the show. Anything here is in the overview. I found it slow and not compelling. As it progresses I understood the plot sbout her rape and abuse. The problem lies in the script. Maybe this Directors cut creates more confusion. If you read synopsis, she is victim of incest since 8. She has sex/romance with guy in early dementia, who follows her home from class reunion.
Who she initially accuses of molesting her when she was 12 and he was 18. Finds out they weren't at school the same time. So then they get involved.
One critic says if it were woman with onset dementia and a man, we wouldn't accept it. I disagree. He is losing his memory. At this stage, he can still choose. Why should he be denied the pleasure of a human connection. Even though he won't remember in the end.
She doesn't understand in the beginning the nature if the abuse. When she foes, it's what you would expect.
It does end abruptly without any resolution. But that's life too.
Covert Affairs (2010)
Entertaining if you ignore reality
5'6" waif like woman, no training becomes a heavy duty WWCage fighter. Really running walking fighting always in 4 inch stiletto heels. I don't care who you are, not reasonable or possible. Even Joan in office, 4 inch heels.
Everything is very extreme. CIA operatives Also often operating on US soil. They know everything. And keep sending talented super spy Piper into extreme situations that she bests. She is also a top shot & weapons expert. She kills without regret when necessary.
The CIA operates everywhere defusing dangerous situations, killing, for the ultimate good.
So if you can buy this, it action filled entertainment. How realistic this is remains to be seen.
There are romantic entanglements to add some sex appeal.
Including Auggie blinded in Raq in the military.
Season 4 Auggie & Annie (Piper) BFFs finally have a hot romance. She disappears for 4 months. Season 5 when she comes back, the romance is over. I would have preferred them to stay together.
I assume they wanted them free for more sexual adventures. A stable romance isn't sexy.
Married Joan & Arthur top senior personnel. Arthur now in ptivate security. Dangerous.
They finally have a baby. Shes a little old but possible.
Seems Annie has a heart condition Season 5 that she hudes. Season 2 or 3, she gets 2 bullets in the chest, her spy lover dies. She is back on the job in no time & It never reappears. Except season 5 unexplained heart condition. She hides, collapsing when running after someone a few times. It could kill her.
Tao 32 a spy, illegitimate son of Ex key head of CIA Arthur (he didn't desert him, mother feld to avoid CIA) wants to kill bad guy Wilcox, former head of CIA, jailed, now free, highly corrupt, stole $millions, a killer. Is any of this realistic, but OK. Annie stops him. Then Wilcox kills Tao. Then Annie kills Wilcox. Annoying story line.
It's action. Be willing to believe anything they hand you and it's entertaining.
I am halfway through season 5. She's reassigned not outside agent because of her heart.
Romance with rich and powerful head of private security man who wants to hire her. She keeps meeting high power, rich, agents often CIA targets. None if them are married or in a relationship. She is beautiful, ultra silm, but sorry to say, flat chested. Some men don't care. They are always enamored of her.
She moves into private action McQuaid security. She's in same place as Arthur.
High paid. But she still has that darn incurable heart thing. Romance.
Still mote episodes to see.
Your Honor (2020)
Season 1 pretty good, Season 2 not much
Season 1 was tense &strong drama, sad.
Looking forward to Season 2, I watched it, and had trouble. Sometimes for some reason, I don't get the thread. Decided to rewatch, as I really couldnt remember anything. Really dreary, I gave up 1st episode.
OK Seasin 1 Judge Goes to jail for fxing trail of the other Son of the gangsta. His son killed with his car, careless, late at night, on his motorcycle and he left for dead. The Judge tries to protect him, knowing thw gangsta will kill his son, accident or not. But the gangsta finds out. So judge strikes the deal to throw the trial and save the 2nd son in exchange for his sons life.
Well, the gangsta doesnt keep his bargain.
Season 2, Judge is in jail for fixing the trial. They dont care about why. He dus it. His son died in his arms Season 1. He ia devasted & wants to die. Refusing to eat, they force feed with tube. Some AG wants him to work for her to convict the gangsta. Lets him ou. He doesnt care about anything. In the end hes alive but back in jail. That season 2 1st episode was sooo black. They do something, arena, spectators, 4 prisoners sit at table and play poker. While angry Bull, you can torture a Bull to make it angry. Injures kills the players. If you survive, you are released. He is suicudal. Is this something real or made up for TV. Barbaric. OK, he couldnt save his son, he is suicidal. But this was just too brutal for me. It fits the story & the Jusge. I couldn't continue to watch a man descend to such a low.
Ted (2024)
Really entertaining FUNNY
Better than the movies.
Id put this up with BASKETS. YOU just have to buy the premise that "god" made Ted a real boy. More like a little man. TED has to go to H. S. with 16 y.o. John (who is really 26 y.o)
Exceot that Ted wants to watch porn & have an orgasm, no gentials. But its a fantasy, so why not.
Great characters, rich multilayer, even the HS. Principle. Stereotyped yet rich & real. Iconic characters of their time.
Reminds me of All in the Family. Supposed to be 1993, Father Mattie is like Archie, narrowed minded, racists, belittles his wife who isnt alowed to work. He Avoids by going to the bar to drink, but not a bad guy. Susan is sweet, Unassuming, a little naive, caring, but really her own woman, like Edith. Yet Perceptive.
BLAIRE, bisexual niece, the voice of reason, college girl (realy 26 y.o.)
H. S. Mean girls & bullies put in their place.
NYPD Blue (1993)
Mid range could be better
First 7-8 seasons, too much on dysfunctional relationships, Smits & Delaney. Too much screen time. Tuttorro, won't stop asking out Another detective, this is harassment, she finally gets involved, & he breaks up because she is too jealous. REALLY. Gordon Clapp, 5" 8 redhead, a but rotund. He can't get married. But genuinely nice man. What hapened to his son with gay detective? Police, Detectives, Firemen, tend to get married, divorced, remarry. They don't stay single. If there was less soap opera, it would be a better show.
And really, do NYPD detectives get so many confessions threatening, incorrigible criminals, dope sellers, I doubt it.
Dennis Franz has ideas from 50s, this is the 90s-2000. He's a Dinosaur. But He's honest, hard working. Probably you would still find these backward ideas today.
Season 9-10. Understandably so many have left & new detectives new chief of "D"s. Clapp & Franz are still there, & civilian token gay guy, Bill. Doesn't have much screen time. But many gone, new faces, it's a difference show.
Along with all these confessions on threats & circumstantial evidence, some of the motives are pretty thin.
Wrong place, wrong time
I dont think homicide detectives work lesser cases on call. Or that 2 detectives have 1 case to work 40 hours.
Hoarding: Buried Alive (2010)
Fascinating on a train wreck level
Somehow, they go from extreme hoarding. Over whelming garbage to clean & uncluttered. Hoarders have OCD compulsive behavior. They can't suddenly clean up tons of trash in a few weeks.
From what I kniw, there I'd medication for OCD that might help reset the brain.
These hoarders are often really nasty and I think borderline personality disorder. They focus on saving items worth a few 100, when they are facing eviction & lose of everything. They need everything. Ignore rat crap & collect urine in bottles.
On Hoarders, they use $100K of help for 5 days. HOARDING. They don't always show the clean-up. It takes teams of 20 with shovels to clean up tins of garbage.
Box of cellphones, even if they work, become outdated & inadequate.
Seeking Brother Husband (2023)
Seeking lower husbands
I thought the men seeking multiple wives were self centered narcissistic. These women top them
These women are BORING.
I think Polygamy Bible based, god talks to them & wants plural marriage.
Multiple husband's fit in a society with a shortage if women, like Eskimos, where the social economy is so poor, it takes several men to support a household. A shortage of women might mean infanticide of girl babies.
This coupling is so sad. Thw men can't date other women. The men want best friends, no sex.
The 1st menage a trois, 2 men 1 woman, French film Jules & Jim. The household is 2 bedrooms, Jeanne Moreau moves between the 2 men. The 3 are never together.
Poor Things (2023)
You love it or hate it
It is a very aggressively sexual film. Soft porn, explicit. Fantasy. I pondered 10 stars. This is a creative cinematic Masterpiece in my opinion. Visually stunning, amazing art direction, costumes, cinematography, extraordinary sets. And Original. There is very little this original with high production values. Everyone is well cast, great acting, a brilliant Director.
I can see why some didn't like it. The story is a wild ride. Some could find her journey offensive.
I kept thinking, what does she do next. Naive & childish. She has a strong sense of what she wants, no one controls her. & she grows into her full self.
It's a fantasy.
You Hurt My Feelings (2023)
Why Tina Why?
Not a comedy, not interesting. Reminds me of meandering moody European films thst have nothing to say.
It's Satsuma shevover hears her husband didn't like her new book. Not a spoiler because they tell you. She & husband are therapists. She has a 23 yr old son, trouble relating.
The character studies or development shallow, uninteresting. If she had put in some good Tina comedy so viewer got a few laughs. But No.
Other viewers from 1 to 4 (how do you give this 4 stars) agree. It seems to have won some awards. I have to think if not Tina Fey, it would be ignored.
My opinion a waste of my time. Theres nothing to even hate it's do bland.
Der Tatortreiniger (2011)
Funny Germans who knew
The more you watch the funnier, the more brilliant and it's satisfying. The lead is "perfect" while perfection is by definition unachievable. Casting g of this actor is great. The episode about Nazis is Priceless & satisfying at the end. Each has a unique perspective. The lead us a Philosopher King going among the public.
Mhz Choice has 3 seasons if there are 6 please please
Really surprising that German, Also Homicide Hills, & Austria, Walking on Sunshine, the best comedies.
FYI I found Ghosts UK very entertaining, US not as good, but still worth watching. US best Baskets now on HUL. Best overlooked, Harlots, UK, Banished UK AU, Outlander US. Schits Creek, started watching b4 the attention. Catherine the 4 leads, brilliant.
Keeping Up Appearances (1990)
HACINTH Is compensatory Narcissist
I enjoyed it, satire of self important, social climbing, (useless) meglomaniac, compensatory narcissist who has accomplished nothing. After watching for years, it strikes me how truly mentally ill Hacinth is. The delusion of her social status, & that othes watch or care about her tiny victories, that no one cares about. The saddest is thst once she had Sheridan, she lost interest in any martial, Physical affection of any sort. Yet she demands obedience & unfailing loyalty from long suffering Richard. It really is pathological. Thinking Emmet, Elizabeth's newly divorced brother has crush on her. It's funny only if you ignore the father of her depravity. Daisy & Onslow polar opposite to zyscinth & Richsrd. VIOLET w cross dressing husband. Man crazy Daisy's w long thin legs. They do mske a rich tapestry.
Barbie (2023)
Hit some right notes, missed othets
I saw the trailer & had higher hopes. Visually interesting, what would Barbie be like if she existed in her own pink world. Who is a Ken in that world.
I like that she is having an existential crisis. Children can enjoy it while missing the Man woman dominance, feminist, maybe pick up on the Learn to be yourself theme.
I like the fantasy surreal Barbie world and the real world. Some io it was murky. Mattel wants to keep Barbie in a box. Knowing that Barbie and Ken live in an alternate universe. They do mention that they don't have genitals.
Margo & Ryan are the dolls come to life.
As I understand, since Barbie was a grown up fashion doll, she had to have long legs & a tiny waist to dress her in tiny fashion outfits, not because they were pushing unreal body types.
Logan Lucky (2017)
I've seen worse
Barely interesting, at times. The W. VA accent really claws. Shades, parody of Ocean 11? There's no wit. Some people seem to enjoy it.
Used enough actors with a following, and professional. It's an ensemble movie, no real lead. Reading goofs, so many, most of it, I don't know, like time to drive I-177, 4 hours, can't commute to work, or time to the raceway, topography, all wrong. And I wasn't engaged enough to follow. But it's sooo flawed on top of the lack luster script. And what was the purpose of the nurse he knew in H. S. not that interesting, (shades of Fargo, scene with Sheriff Frances &H. S. guy, a gem but doesnt move story forward) & yes what's with Hillary Swank, flat performance. Channing, for me, boring although some think he has charisma.
The only thing I found funny, is the demands of the prisoners, conversation with warden, about Game of Thrones books to prison library.
Dead Boss (2012)
Why only 1 season
This is bot a limited series. Final E6 was clearly left open for S2.
8 stars is high. This series, Tho not a new theme, normal woman wrongly convicted of murder, jailed. Funny. Often witty, satirical.
Much worse on TV and films.
Trust (2021)
Boring, the worst
Ot line, script, dislike, acting terrible. Noting us kind. U vant comment on the director bec everything about this is hopeless.
Maybe if you are 11years and everything us a bew 3coerience.
Hoarder SOS (2016)
different than USA Hoarders
This show comes in to clean up & sell off collectibles. Cluttered, lots of stuff. Not seeing the piles of trash. Hoarders, its not so clean. In USA Hoarders. With large piles of stuff, there can be bugs & rodents. Most of what hoarders collect are hsrd to resell. They make it seem like all these things are salable. In USA, NYC, Los Angeles, SoCa, there are not Auctions Houses that sell low end household things and collectibles and furniture. There are vendors who will buy out whole estates lots, but there has to be some good high end pieces. Styles change, For instance the big glass display cabinets are in low demand. They misrepresent selling used or even new with tags inexpensive, dated ready to wear clothes. .Because people overall have big collections of small things.
Hoarders often keep or collect things with low or no resale vslue. Selling one by one on eBay, etsy, Poor condition, ordinary doesn't sell.) Car Boot sales, US garage sale, stuff can sit
These people are lucky to have a team who work to sell their stuff. These people having made a decision seem to have no problem doing a 180 turn around. US Hoarders, many have OCD, personality disorders.
Bad Ink (2013)
I like seeing tattoo shows
There was a show, didn't last on fixing, covering unwanted tattoos. Shop in SilverLake Los Angeles. The problem was they played it one time only, hard to find, so the show didn't last. He is a real artist.
Some reviews suggest that the original tattoos are fake, as the cover up colors weren't possible. There are plenty of bad tattoos; no need to fake. Cover up is a specialty. Biggest common problem Dirk seems to run into -- scar tissue, which is the sign of a bad tattooer. The problem I have with Dirk, is that he makes his tattoos too dense, with no open skin. I've seen others who do the same. His work could really benefit from some open skin. Comliments the tattoo, and makes it more readable.
Naked Snctm (2017)
all the sexuality is woman on woman & bondage
He seems to add a few guys, but its all ladies, T & A. Lots of bondage. I don't see any men, except one short guy, who ties up his wife. Sex clubs aren't for everyone, but the sexual aspect is limited to specific fetish, bondage.
There isn't a P**ns in sight.
Despite his claims, hardly secretive club, on Showtime and intagram. The performances, something you can find. This guy ruined his marriage. This is 5 years, indulges, has created his own fantasy. Providing a service, with 5 star dining, and hopefully screens people for a safe environment.
As an aside, it's Prussian Catherine the Great who had rumors of having sex with horses and all her soldiers. Not French Marie Antoinette, Google it folks. This was a wild rumor, invented. Frankly, it would be deadly, even if one could actually manage it. This elaborate fantasy based on misinformation shows how ridiculous Damian can be.. He gives himself too much credit for innovation.
Clarkson's Farm (2021)
agree, surprisingy entertaining.
I aagree, 9 is really high. I'd watch season 2. Jeremyknown to UK Public school uppeerclass, TV personality with a following. At 59, wth a younge pretty girlfriend (he must have an ex wife or 2 and grown children). Interesting, amusing, entertaining, a real surprise. Also showing what the small(ish) farmer (not a big industrial farm) is facing. With bad weather, excessive rain, floods and droughts. One of the worse years. And UK governemnt regulations. As well as the town council. He is a weathy celebrity. What are the local farmers to do to feed UK.
Interesting on it's face, with a real message without preaching, U. S., we are facing major droughts, water shortages in California will mean food is not produced. . The small family farm or lone farmer will die.
A word on scripted parts. Caleb is a good addition. Even the first documentary, Nanook of the North, south Pole Inuit eskomos, had staged, scripted scenees and some inventions for effect. It's not fly on the wall documetary, which we rarely get. I think the scenes or episodes that were scripted or staged, were for drama and continuity, a compilation of what came before, maybe combining events in time for clarity, so tyhey ould be shot.
Upload (2020)
i agreea, a strong 8
8 is very high. Not perfect, but really good especiallu if you like inventive SyFy that doesn't depend on hairy monsters, vampires and zombies. Theoretically, what coculd be. And how the idealic afterlife designed by man and computer for profit could work. A voluntary Matix where your ocnsciousness lives forever, as long as you can pay.
The Feed (2013)
good initial concept, goes nowhere, slowly
Waiting for paint to dry. Mind control through mandatory implanted device, internet feed. Big brother is watching. Impossible? CCTV everywhere in London. NSA listening in, gethering cell phone records. Snowden whistleblower so dangerous they had to persecute him.
Still, Obama, now Biden, no pardon.
The next step for a regulated society. OK/ Government mind control conspiracy. They do more than listen. Big Brother Bad. I gave up waiting for a plot and any action.
Frank of Ireland (2021)
I found it funny & entertaining.
The lead is reprehensible, and does some mean thngs in self interest. He is enormously self centered, obtuse, entitled, and politcally incorrect. That being said, He is an everyman anti-hero. I found it funny, and entertainigng. But I can understand why some might not like it. He has an ex gilfriend, who keeps coming back, although it is hard to see why. No political angles, in a time when everything else is.