Re: OT: TV and Movies
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2023 7:23 pm
Holy **** next season of Top Chef is coming to Wisconsin.
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DanoMac wrote:HaroldinGMinor wrote:MickeyDavis wrote:I had no idea he was actually a chef until I just looked him up
I used to watch some of his YouTube videos. He's a friendlier, funnier, less annoying version of Action Bronson. So the Canadian Action Bronson minus the rapping.
Don't you dare slander Bronson like that, sir.
Ron Swanson wrote:RiotPunch wrote:The Witcher is almost purely a Henry Cavill as Geralt watch (and he is legitimately phenomenal). Those showrunners botched the story at every step, though. I haven't been able to bring myself to watch season 3 yet.
This tracks. Keep in mind I'm someone who actually played and near 100-percented The Witcher 3, and I still have no **** clue what's going on here. It's weird because I usually get bored to death with backstory and world-building, but just a tiny bit of exposition would have gone a long way in a show like this. Cavill is great and the only thing keeping me watching at this point.
ReasonablySober wrote:Holy **** next season of Top Chef is coming to Wisconsin.
ReasonablySober wrote:Ron Swanson wrote:So I'm about 3-4 episodes into The Witcher and.....is the plot/narrative supposed to be this much of an absolute mess? Or is the writing and pacing just this bad? Had heard from some that it gets better in Season 2, but I'm about ready to jump ship.
I love a lot about the universe of the Witcher, but I don't think the Netflix show is good overall, season one especially. Has its moments but it isn't something I could recommend.
But "Nightmare of the Wolf" absolutely rips. That's a must watch.
MoreTrife wrote:It's been discussed here before but reading about the SAG strike brought it up for me again: CGI and (after reading the story) AI is really killing movies/TV. The proposal talked about using scans of background actors as kind of a stock library to be used in crowd scenes for future movies. Things are just out of control. Knowing that nothing is real just KILLS the viewing experience for me. There is ZERO weight to **** stunts and action scenes. Characters jumping out of planes, fight scenes, car chases and flips and stuff, when they are CGI it is just empty to me and rarely rarely feels impactful. I hate it. GIVE ME PRACTICAL EFFECTS ANY DAY. Moving forward to digital actors as well will likely further erode the experience. Horrific.
The only solution I see is doubling down on tech and moving tech forward. VR movies where you are in the movie. In the middle of the scene. Standing next to the characters. Take it even further with Oasis-like **** like feel the wind the air the vibrations, impacts. Otherwise, I could give a **** about advancements in CGI because my BRAIN knows it is fake. In the "old days" when a car chase happened it was real cars!!! Now like even Extraction 1 to Extraction 2 felt like a ton more CGI. Terrible. Doubling down in tech is only solution because going backwards to practical is basically dead except for a handful like Nolan and Cruise.
I'm totally with you on making movies outside of the super hero ecosystem. The problem is those are the easiest to market globally and the 'experience' actually gets people out to a theater.Licensed to Il wrote:MoreTrife wrote:It's been discussed here before but reading about the SAG strike brought it up for me again: CGI and (after reading the story) AI is really killing movies/TV. The proposal talked about using scans of background actors as kind of a stock library to be used in crowd scenes for future movies. Things are just out of control. Knowing that nothing is real just KILLS the viewing experience for me. There is ZERO weight to **** stunts and action scenes. Characters jumping out of planes, fight scenes, car chases and flips and stuff, when they are CGI it is just empty to me and rarely rarely feels impactful. I hate it. GIVE ME PRACTICAL EFFECTS ANY DAY. Moving forward to digital actors as well will likely further erode the experience. Horrific.
The only solution I see is doubling down on tech and moving tech forward. VR movies where you are in the movie. In the middle of the scene. Standing next to the characters. Take it even further with Oasis-like **** like feel the wind the air the vibrations, impacts. Otherwise, I could give a **** about advancements in CGI because my BRAIN knows it is fake. In the "old days" when a car chase happened it was real cars!!! Now like even Extraction 1 to Extraction 2 felt like a ton more CGI. Terrible. Doubling down in tech is only solution because going backwards to practical is basically dead except for a handful like Nolan and Cruise.
I hear your concerns, but think you are a bit over the top. CGI movies suck, but that is not a reason to double down on CGI. Its a reason for Hollywood to make one F’ing movie without a superhero or alien.
I imagine 100 years ago when movies were invented, people speculated that would be the end of plays and books. Didn’t happen.
We don’t need immersion by tech. We need the immersion and engagement to come via the story and the acting. That is the art that is being lost.
WeekapaugGroove wrote:I'm totally with you on making movies outside of the super hero ecosystem. The problem is those are the easiest to market globally and the 'experience' actually gets people out to a theater.Licensed to Il wrote:MoreTrife wrote:It's been discussed here before but reading about the SAG strike brought it up for me again: CGI and (after reading the story) AI is really killing movies/TV. The proposal talked about using scans of background actors as kind of a stock library to be used in crowd scenes for future movies. Things are just out of control. Knowing that nothing is real just KILLS the viewing experience for me. There is ZERO weight to **** stunts and action scenes. Characters jumping out of planes, fight scenes, car chases and flips and stuff, when they are CGI it is just empty to me and rarely rarely feels impactful. I hate it. GIVE ME PRACTICAL EFFECTS ANY DAY. Moving forward to digital actors as well will likely further erode the experience. Horrific.
The only solution I see is doubling down on tech and moving tech forward. VR movies where you are in the movie. In the middle of the scene. Standing next to the characters. Take it even further with Oasis-like **** like feel the wind the air the vibrations, impacts. Otherwise, I could give a **** about advancements in CGI because my BRAIN knows it is fake. In the "old days" when a car chase happened it was real cars!!! Now like even Extraction 1 to Extraction 2 felt like a ton more CGI. Terrible. Doubling down in tech is only solution because going backwards to practical is basically dead except for a handful like Nolan and Cruise.
I hear your concerns, but think you are a bit over the top. CGI movies suck, but that is not a reason to double down on CGI. Its a reason for Hollywood to make one F’ing movie without a superhero or alien.
I imagine 100 years ago when movies were invented, people speculated that would be the end of plays and books. Didn’t happen.
We don’t need immersion by tech. We need the immersion and engagement to come via the story and the acting. That is the art that is being lost.
The best actual story ideas are now TV shows and small low budget movies that likely go straight to streaming.
Doubt that really changes moving forward.
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Licensed to Il wrote:MoreTrife wrote:It's been discussed here before but reading about the SAG strike brought it up for me again: CGI and (after reading the story) AI is really killing movies/TV. The proposal talked about using scans of background actors as kind of a stock library to be used in crowd scenes for future movies. Things are just out of control. Knowing that nothing is real just KILLS the viewing experience for me. There is ZERO weight to **** stunts and action scenes. Characters jumping out of planes, fight scenes, car chases and flips and stuff, when they are CGI it is just empty to me and rarely rarely feels impactful. I hate it. GIVE ME PRACTICAL EFFECTS ANY DAY. Moving forward to digital actors as well will likely further erode the experience. Horrific.
The only solution I see is doubling down on tech and moving tech forward. VR movies where you are in the movie. In the middle of the scene. Standing next to the characters. Take it even further with Oasis-like **** like feel the wind the air the vibrations, impacts. Otherwise, I could give a **** about advancements in CGI because my BRAIN knows it is fake. In the "old days" when a car chase happened it was real cars!!! Now like even Extraction 1 to Extraction 2 felt like a ton more CGI. Terrible. Doubling down in tech is only solution because going backwards to practical is basically dead except for a handful like Nolan and Cruise.
I hear your concerns, but think you are a bit over the top. CGI movies suck, but that is not a reason to double down on CGI. Its a reason for Hollywood to make one F’ing movie without a superhero or alien.
I imagine 100 years ago when movies were invented, people speculated that would be the end of plays and books. Didn’t happen.
We don’t need immersion by tech. We need the immersion and engagement to come via the story and the acting. That is the art that is being lost.
ReasonablySober wrote:This week's Strange New Worlds is great. Spock turns 100% human. Hilarity ensues. I love this show so much.