Watched McB´s video too

So much brackets...

There was one in a black and white mini-dress?

I rarely saw anything but the redhead

So did I,wasn't impressed.

0/10

*Pats Impy on the head*...There there...You'll get it soon enough... ...

Aaaamywho...

We watched the A-Team today!!...No, one of the series!!...

Awesome stuff!!!...

I love Murdock... ...

"I want Ta-raaaaaaaaaaash baags!! I want Ta-raaaaaaaaaaaaash bags!!"... ...

Actually I was not impressed with the video either, and I am a lesbian. I guess I am interested in different things than you guys are. Like talent perhaps...

The A-Team! I used to love that show. Murdock and B.A. were such fun together. "Crazy Fool!"

Just watched The Terminal, because there was nothing better on and I couldn't be bothered to dig out a dvd.

Nit a bad film. Pretty funny, a little too silly in places, but amusing enough.

KRAKOZHIA!!!

Dungeons and Dragons

I love this film

Doctor Who, starting series 5 today.

I've started watching Heroes again.

I started watching the second half of season seven of Doctor Who, in between Magnum P.I. of course. I am enjoying it a lot more than the previous Matt Smith seasons. Mostly because River Song if finally gone.

Iron Man.

I love these Marvel films

Watched The Lone Ranger last night. Ridiculous but entertaining.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

What I liked:
-Linking the Hobbit into the larger LotR story
-Evangeline Lily's character
-Some really fun action scenes
-Thorin's character
-The effort to flesh out Bard a bit more as a character (as far as I remember from the book, all he seems to be is some guy who pops up to shoot Smaug with the Black Arrow and that's about it).
-Smaug; the animation was amazing and Benedict Cumberbatch voiced him wonderfully.

What I disliked:
-The ending. Won't spoil it, but it wasn't very good.

CUMBERBATCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

*shakes fist*

Why yes, Benedict Cumberbatch.

I watched The Flight with Denzel Washington in it yesterday, because it was the only thing I could find on tv. I enjoyed, mainly because of the interesting main character.

Awww, but Smaug going "*SPOILERS!*" is just so epic, and then the cut to credits...y'know? I think it was the best stopping point for that point in the story.

I actually expected it to cut off right when they reached the city, so I was happy to find that it went on much longer than I'd expected. I actually liked the ending myself.

Shawshank Redemption. Damn good movie.

Agreed. Just watched it about three days ago.

I am working from home today thanks to the snow. So I have been watching the Appendices of the Hobbit all day as I plug away at a database. One of the most mind-boggling thing was the goblins. They were people in full costumes that were so hot they could not leave the heads on for more than a few minutes at a time. At the end of one day one guy took his costume foot off, and at least two or three cupfuls of sweat literally poured out of it. In that scene where the dwarves fall into the pit trap in Goblintown, and the gobbies come to grab them, there were goblins falling out after every shot. One of the dwarves said that by the end of the day, there were about 4 of them left.

The beginning of principal photography was the scene with the dwarves meeting at Bag End. It took nearly three weeks to film that. And that was not even the entire thing. The entire time Peter Jackson was doing the first unit shooting, Andy Serkis was doing second unit filming at the other end of the studio. The two units had to time when they shot, in order to alternate between the two, because of the noise. So when the 1st unit was between shots, the 2nd was doing its shooting, and vice-versa. Then after all the 1st unit was done, the 2nd still had more shooting. All of the bits with the dwarves sitting at the table carousing, like Dwalin pouring ale down the other fella's hearing trumpet, was done then. Most of it was adlibbed by the actors as well.

The one little shot of Thorin running through the burning forest to attack Azog took one entire day. All day he ran down that ramp through burning trees. The short flashback to the Battle of Moria took two weeks to film. The entire principal photography for just the first film took 266 days. Compare that to a regular film where it takes 90.

The way that they filmed Ian McKellan and the dwarves and Bilbo was amazing too. Because the movie is also in 3D, they could not rely on simple perspective tricks to make Ian look larger (by putting him closer to the camera than the smaller characters). They had to film the scenes simultaneously on two different stages, with cameras that were linked together. Ian's stage was almost all green screen, and his camera was 25% closer to him than the dwarves. So he looked 25% larger. Then afterward they took the footage from both cameras and composited them together. So every line Ian delivers is to empty air, and every time the dwarves speak to him, or even hand him things, he is not really there. Not even a scale double.

Yeah I read that as well. I'll bet that Ian Mckellan was very frustrated at times because of how the movie was shot. He didn't get to actually shoot with anyone for the majority of the film.

He was so miserable that he wanted to quit after the first day of shooting. The actors all had little personal break rooms they could go to between takes. Basically just a 10' tent with a chair, table, and a few things. Overnight the crew went and secretly did up his tent with a bunch of props from Rivendell. By the time they were done it looked like a room in Elrond's house. He walked in the next morning and was completely amazed at what everyone had done for him. After that, he wasn't so depressed. It also helped that Peter Jackson was then able to show him some of the composited takes, so he could see how it was really going to look when it was finished.

I think the only scene that McKellan did with other actors present was the council with Elrond, Gladriel, and Saruman. They had video of them all getting together before shooting just to talk about it, their character's motivations, thoughts, etc... It was really fascinating to see. Ian said is a bit unusual in movies, but something he loves to do. He is used to being given a script, then being expected to show up on a certain date and do the scene as it was written, that is it.

Speaking of the actor's tents, the fella who played Dwalin (the big, bald, berserker/warrior dwarf) asked the propmaster if he could get a few things to dress up his chair to make it look scary. The next day he had a Throne of Doom™ It was all bones and skulls, and really creepy. Then they had little clips of him slouching in the chair Evil Overlord™ -like rumbling things like "Kill him, kill her, kill them all!" Here it is!

Oh, and I never would have guessed it, but the three trolls were played by three of the dwarves. Bifur, Gloin, and Dori. They just volunteered for it for s&gs, and said it was strange to be trying to kill themselves! And Peter Jackson's daughter plays a hobbit. She was in Fellowship too, playing one of the children. There is a little video of the actor who plays Dwalin being interviewed between takes by his daughter, and she asked some good questions.

The Appendices always have so many little gems. The way these films are made is just incredible. They are nothing like easy, ordinary movies. The challenges that the crew faces, like having to invent new filming methods, or spending all day in a suit so hot that they literally sweat gallons, is astounding. For example, the final scene of Smaug's eye in the horde was literally not finished until the day of the premiere. The head of the CGI department stayed up all night and did it himself. He fell asleep during the premiere because he was so exhausted.

I 've always though Peter Jackson and his team were amazing. Even with the LoTR series the effects were cutting edge and the level of work they go through to get good scenes is amazing. For instance in the LoTR, they have a line that Gimli has to deliver after running up a hill in armor. Jackson actually made him run the hill in armor before delivering the line so that it'd be more realistically delivered.

Now that is dedication!

I just saw the most surreal Magnum P.I. episode. Death and Taxes from Season Seven. It was done like an episode of Miami Vice, right down to having a Phil Collins song playing at climactic moments. The whole thing is very introspective, filled to the brim with silent, intense stares and brooding closeups. There is none of the usual Magnum light-heartedness, not even a truly happy ending. Even after the bad guy is caught, there still remains a question of why? What made him do it? Who was he really? And what really made people do the things they do, Magnum included?

The script probably

Heh, just watched Be Cool.

It's amusing.

I'm not saying it's great, but it's amusing.

Get Shorty was better.

Watching a LP of the NES game Robowarrior, which I happen to have btw. Such a boring game!

Just watched Pulp Fiction. Awesome film.

Probably gonna start watching Cowboy Bebop later, it arrived today. May leave it 'til tomorrow though.

Callidus, you’re making me want to read Elmore Leonard.

I just started series 6 of Doctor Who. Frankly I’m a little sick of hearing “Hello, sweetie.” But enjoying it anyway.


Oh! And Justified is back on. Love that show!

*Googles Elmore Leonard*

Hmm, funny how things work out

Just finished watching Transformers. I never realised before today how little sense that film makes. [censored] Michael Bay

I might have to go back to the Transformers film from the 80's. I've got all four series of the cartoon to go with it. And Megatron transforming into a gun was so much cooler.

I got sick of it very quickly as well...

I just finished watching the Name of the Doctor, and with it the end of season Seven. It was really neat seeing all of the old incarnations of the Doctor, even if just in little momentary flashes. It was also really cool to finally learn why Clara is the Impossible Girl. That means tomorrow will be the Day of the Doctor. I've been looking forward to seeing that for a while now.

Just got back from watching Desolation of Smaug.

Loved it.

Just started watching Cowboy Bebop.

It's all good so far.

Werewolf: The Beast Among Us


It's not bad but it's hard to follow

Recently finished watching all 3 seasons of Homeland. Superb show!

Right now (well, not at this very minute ), I started watching Helix on the SyFy Channel. It has potential. And I am looking forward to the rest of season 4 of The Walking Dead, which returns on Feb. 9th.

All these TV shows... And I have not even heard of any of them!

Just finished watching Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

I'm too much of a Transformers fan

Watching Mythbusters on netflix.

Top show.

Also watched Spaceballs for the first time,very funny movie.

Next movie I think I'm gonna watch is The Raid,then I might re-watch one of my favourite movies,Snatch.

Gallifrey Stands!

*Applauds*...

"Trenzalore?...Oh, you're going to need a new destination, 'cause...I don't wanna go..."... ...

I have no idea what we're watching at the mo...

Oh, wait...No, Castle's back...As is NCIS...Next week NCIS:LA starts, as does Hawaii Five-0...

Oh!!...Again!!...We've been watching Sherlock...That's always good...

We've had to buy the DVDs of Magnum seriesons 6,7 and 8, 'cause ITV3 went back to the start and McWife objected and declared that we must see the remainder, and thusly the three remaining were purchased...Booyah...

Now, all we need to do is work out when the hell we watch them in amongst all the other things...

Oh, also watching this awesome comedy called This Is Jinsy...Possibly my fave comedy series ever...Find it on youtube, watch one and you'll go, "Yep...I can see why he'd like it..."... ...

The Licky Licky Song...

I loved that "I don't wanna go". It took me right back to his last moments before he regenerated. I think Tennant will always be my favorite Doctor. I just love the humanity he breathed into the role.

Of course it was fantastic to see Tom Baker again. He was my first Doctor. Until the new reboot series came out, he was always the one I thought whenever someone said "The Doctor". Seeing Paul McGann again in one of the little shorts was really neat too. I would love to see him come back for a few seasons on the tv show. I don't know how they would do it, but it would be great. I loved him in Horatio Hornblower.

Just watched Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

Only the second time I've seen, so I wasn't as excited this time around.

I also wasn't as impressed, either. Plotholes you could fit Cybertron through, gratuitous action scenes and needlessly dramatic lines that are nothing more than stating the obvious.

Also found it a little annoying that there were only two real female characters in the film: The intelligence woman who was proved wrong and clueless at every turn, and who was outshone by the former agent from the previous films, along with his bodyguard/driver/whatever else was needed apparently. And Sam's girlfriend, the damsel in distress.

Obviously when I say real female characters, I'm talking about importance, thus ruling out Sam's mum, for instance.

Hey, don't rule out my mother!




On second thought, do...

Snatch,everyone go watch it.Great movie.

Also some QI.

Last night, Mrs. TSG and I watched the season finale of Major Crimes and the mid-season premier of The Blacklist. Two of our favorite shows.

Cowboy Bebop.

Fourteen episodes down, twelve to go.

Bloody brilliant stuff.

Sharknado. Hurts so bad it is good. Even worse than an Uwe Boll film.