IslandBillsFan Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 4 hours ago, DrDawkinstein said: Watching Class Action Park on HBOMax right now, and this ***** is hilarious. A documentary about a crazy water park in 1980s New Jersey. Rides that caused injuries and deaths, and a staff of partying teens. The good ol days. I watched this last week. I was too young and we never made the way out to Action Park. The story is pretty good. I have mixed feelings about the park. On one hand I think it is cool the owner just did what he wanted and designed all sorts of rides/attractions. On the other hand, the blatant disregard for safety resulting in injury and death is brutal. Flip flopping, if customers signed some waiver while entering my sympathy is reduced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefan66 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 On 7/8/2020 at 5:46 PM, dhg said: Me and the wife started watching Dead to Me on Netflix. We're through the first 4 episodes. Liking it a lot so far. Binged the first season. Really good show. Christina Applegate is a great actress! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 On 9/5/2020 at 10:14 PM, DrDawkinstein said: Watching Class Action Park on HBOMax right now, and this ***** is hilarious. A documentary about a crazy water park in 1980s New Jersey. Rides that caused injuries and deaths, and a staff of partying teens. The good ol days. 23 hours ago, IslandBillsFan said: I watched this last week. I was too young and we never made the way out to Action Park. The story is pretty good. I have mixed feelings about the park. On one hand I think it is cool the owner just did what he wanted and designed all sorts of rides/attractions. On the other hand, the blatant disregard for safety resulting in injury and death is brutal. Flip flopping, if customers signed some waiver while entering my sympathy is reduced. Thanks for these comments. I am always looking for new documentaries to watch, and about to turn this puppy on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 On 9/5/2020 at 10:14 PM, DrDawkinstein said: Watching Class Action Park on HBOMax right now, and this ***** is hilarious. A documentary about a crazy water park in 1980s New Jersey. Rides that caused injuries and deaths, and a staff of partying teens. The good ol days. I was curious, had never heard of it before. Some of the "rides" they had there were nuts... especially the black tube ride lol. I found an 18 minute documentary on the place: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 As kind of an aside, I never did watch the HBO documentary. Turns out it's at "HBO MAX" which appears to be their version of Netflix, a subscription service you have to pay for, despite already paying for regular HBO! Yeah, forget that nonsense. This doc is not on Netflix unfortunately. As these content providers all fight with each other over exclusive content, the viewer is the loser. We are going to have to subscribe to half a dozen services to be able to see all the stuff out there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Nextmanup said: As these content providers all fight with each other over exclusive content, the viewer is the loser. We are going to have to subscribe to half a dozen services to be able to see all the stuff out there. I agree. The consumer is the big loser every time another streaming service is launched....especially in regards to older content. Any of them can launch new content...good or bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 3 hours ago, Nextmanup said: As kind of an aside, I never did watch the HBO documentary. Turns out it's at "HBO MAX" which appears to be their version of Netflix, a subscription service you have to pay for, despite already paying for regular HBO! Yeah, forget that nonsense. This doc is not on Netflix unfortunately. As these content providers all fight with each other over exclusive content, the viewer is the loser. We are going to have to subscribe to half a dozen services to be able to see all the stuff out there. It's funny because people thought they would be smart and ditch cable for Netflix and streaming services. Then the networks got smart and started their own streaming services and started pulling their content from the others like Netflix, leaving those ones to have to rely on making original programming. With all of these service being created, your now required to have to subscribe to a bunch of them to see what you want and paying close to what it cost for cable before, or balance subscribing and unsubscribing every month the ones that have something you may want to see. The problem I have is that there are now some that offer different tiers to their service to get their premium shows or stuff as it airs. There's one here that you can get older and less popular shows from the premium networks (HBO, Showtime, etc.) For one cost, then have to pay double that for the next level to get their current and most popular shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 1 hour ago, apuszczalowski said: It's funny because people thought they would be smart and ditch cable for Netflix and streaming services. Then the networks got smart and started their own streaming services and started pulling their content from the others like Netflix, leaving those ones to have to rely on making original programming. With all of these service being created, your now required to have to subscribe to a bunch of them to see what you want and paying close to what it cost for cable before, or balance subscribing and unsubscribing every month the ones that have something you may want to see. The problem I have is that there are now some that offer different tiers to their service to get their premium shows or stuff as it airs. There's one here that you can get older and less popular shows from the premium networks (HBO, Showtime, etc.) For one cost, then have to pay double that for the next level to get their current and most popular shows. It all depends on what people want. I don't watch much TV really... she does, but its usually the cooking channels, news, crime shows, and movies. Had DTV for 17 years and ditched it for Sling Blue. Basically the same stuff we watched anyways for a $130 or so a month saving. Granted, I'll be watching more tv now that the season is upon us so I added Sling Orange. $50 a month. There is a ***** ton of content on there. Not to even mention the dozens of channels we get OTA. Bills games/any NFL games are no problem to watch, hockey too. Its crazy to think of how much tv people watch nowadays... for the first 20 plus years of my life we had like 6-7 channels to work with. Now people want 500. Lets binge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 3 hours ago, T&C said: It all depends on what people want. I don't watch much TV really... she does, but its usually the cooking channels, news, crime shows, and movies. Had DTV for 17 years and ditched it for Sling Blue. Basically the same stuff we watched anyways for a $130 or so a month saving. Granted, I'll be watching more tv now that the season is upon us so I added Sling Orange. $50 a month. There is a ***** ton of content on there. Not to even mention the dozens of channels we get OTA. Bills games/any NFL games are no problem to watch, hockey too. Its crazy to think of how much tv people watch nowadays... for the first 20 plus years of my life we had like 6-7 channels to work with. Now people want 500. Lets binge! As someone who enjoys sports, movies, Documentaries, tv series I find it frustrating almost with how much stuff is out there all at the same time. I just feel like there's never enough time to watch everything I have an interest in. I know it sounds silly but it actually gives me anxiety in a way lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 On 9/5/2020 at 10:14 PM, DrDawkinstein said: Watching Class Action Park on HBOMax right now, and this ***** is hilarious. A documentary about a crazy water park in 1980s New Jersey. Rides that caused injuries and deaths, and a staff of partying teens. The good ol days. Thanks, I found this very enjoyable. Last I knew, some water parks still had some rides like some of those mentioned. I didn't think the Wave Pool was that dangerous. I can attest to the Alpine Slide being capable of giving you a good burn. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transplantbillsfan Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Watching Lovecraft Country on HBO Max. I really like it. I'm curious about their other new show Raised by Wolves. Sneaky Pete was a fantastic show and ended perfectly. Cobra Kai on Netflix is shockingly good for a guy and his wife who loved Karate Kid. On a side note, there's too much good TV out there for a guy like me who generally doesn't binge watch. I'm currently somewhere in the midst of watching The Expanse, Peaky Blinders, Ozark, Bosch, The Umbrella Academy, The Boys, Cobra Kai, and Lovecraft Country and am liking all of them but slowly getting through them. Today I watched 2 1/2 hours of TV and had to do other stuff. Fringe and Breaking Bad are the only 2 show my wife and I have ever truly binged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, transplantbillsfan said: Cobra Kai on Netflix is shockingly good for a guy and his wife who loved Karate Kid. my favorite movie of all time is the karate kid, and just started watching cobra Kai. It’s been great so far. I love the small things they do to take you down memory lane, with the same music, scenes at Daniel’s old apartment building, interspersing the flash backs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 11 hours ago, JR in Pittsburgh said: my favorite movie of all time is the karate kid, and just started watching cobra Kai. It’s been great so far. I love the small things they do to take you down memory lane, with the same music, scenes at Daniel’s old apartment building, interspersing the flash backs. I just finished watching it and thought it was pretty bad. All of the characters just seem to be annoying and the belief that anyone still remembers or cares about an under 18 Karate championship from over 30 years ago is stretching things. Then you have all of these karate fights breaking out with kids and adults fighting and no one is in trouble with the Law after them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 On 7/20/2020 at 12:02 PM, Johnny Hammersticks said: 7 days in Hell and Tour de Pharmacy are also very good Samberg movies. I believe they're both on Hulu now. Check out Palm Springs on Hulu. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 On 9/7/2020 at 1:23 PM, Nextmanup said: As kind of an aside, I never did watch the HBO documentary. Turns out it's at "HBO MAX" which appears to be their version of Netflix, a subscription service you have to pay for, despite already paying for regular HBO! Yeah, forget that nonsense. This doc is not on Netflix unfortunately. As these content providers all fight with each other over exclusive content, the viewer is the loser. We are going to have to subscribe to half a dozen services to be able to see all the stuff out there. Weird, MAX access was included with my family's HBO subscription on Verizon. Check with your provider, you may be able to get in through them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Fischer Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 (edited) I haven't seen Ted Lasso on Apple TV discussed. It's my surprise show/movie of 2020. I put off watching because I assumed it would be a run-of-the-mill "fish out of water" show about an American college football coach hired to manage a English Premier League team. It has all the trappings of dumbed-down "Major League" but I was pleasantly wrong. Jason Sudakis is outstanding as a relentlessly optimistic and good-natured guy whose success is based on his ability to bring out the best in people. That sounds like a annoying CBS sitcom but the show has a great deal of depth, a terrific, well-drawn cast of characters and appears to embrace a somewhat predictable story to toss a few curve balls. I could not help but root for Ted Lasso and liked how they developed each character throughout the show. It's a "feel-good" show based on hope that does not get into hokum. Special shoutout to "Coach Beard" who could join Ted Lasso as an all-time character. Another Apple TV program is "Greyhound" with Tom Hanks, who also wrote it. I'm surprised this compact, tense story about WWII destroyers protecting a convoy hasn't received more attention. I think it's well-done, good visuals and tight storytelling. Edited September 8, 2020 by Max Fischer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Jauronimo said: Check out Palm Springs on Hulu. Watched it. Pretty funny 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Max Fischer said: I haven't seen Ted Lasso on Apple TV discussed. It's my surprise show/movie of 2020. I put off watching because I assumed it would be a run-of-the-mill "fish out of water" show about an American college football coach hired to manage a English Premier League team. It has all the trappings of dumbed-down "Major League" but I was pleasantly wrong. Jason Sudakis is outstanding as a relentlessly optimistic and good-natured guy who's success is based on his ability to bring out the best in people. That sounds like a annoying CBS sitcom but the show has a great deal of depth, a terrific, well-drawn cast of characters and appears to embrace a somewhat predictable story to toss a few curve balls. I could not help but root for Ted Lasso and liked how they developed each character throughout the show. It's a "feel-good" show based on hope that does not get into hokum. Special shoutout to "Coach Beard" who could join Ted Lasso as an all-time character. I heard about that show, a former football coach with issues who goes to Europe and ends up coaching soccer. It was based off some commercials that were made for NBC I believe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 3 hours ago, DrDawkinstein said: Weird, MAX access was included with my family's HBO subscription on Verizon. Check with your provider, you may be able to get in through them. Thanks for this comment. I have Comcast cable, and MAX is not included in my regular TV package! I will revisit this again, though, to make sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Fischer Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 The character germinated from a NBC commercial but has had a few tweaks. Much less of a stereotypical midwest/southern coach. In some ways I think of Lasso as a cross between Ned Flanders and Sean McDermott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 56 minutes ago, Nextmanup said: Thanks for this comment. I have Comcast cable, and MAX is not included in my regular TV package! I will revisit this again, though, to make sure. Yeah, we were able to access the HBOMAX app on the Firestick with our AT&T-DTV user/pass. We have Comcast here and they’re a notorious suck fest. Hope things work out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transplantbillsfan Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 17 hours ago, JR in Pittsburgh said: my favorite movie of all time is the karate kid, and just started watching cobra Kai. It’s been great so far. I love the small things they do to take you down memory lane, with the same music, scenes at Daniel’s old apartment building, interspersing the flash backs. I thought it would be corny, and it is a little. But it kinda knows it is and has some fun with it. And it's pretty freakin funny, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 40 minutes ago, transplantbillsfan said: I thought it would be corny, and it is a little. But it kinda knows it is and has some fun with it. And it's pretty freakin funny, too. Agreed. It’s not pretending to be something else. Just a solid show, a little corny, pretty entertaining, and heavy on the nostalgia. For big-time KK fans like myself, we just eat up the nostalgia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 1 hour ago, transplantbillsfan said: And it's pretty freakin funny, too. Johnny Lawrence trying to learn how to use a computer was priceless!!! 1 hour ago, JR in Pittsburgh said: Agreed. It’s not pretending to be something else. Just a solid show, a little corny, pretty entertaining, and heavy on the nostalgia. For big-time KK fans like myself, we just eat up the nostalgia. Yeah overall it was enjoyable. A fan of KK, even Parts 2 and 3. It did a decent job brining the storyline to today's teens I guess while still using some of the original storylines/music. I just didn't care for the way season 2 ended, I'll kind of leave it there without giving it away to anyone else reading this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricojes Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Late to the party as many here have mentioned Peaky f'n Blinders in previous posts. I am currently mid season 3 and it's fantastic. Definitely binge worthy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 17 hours ago, Nextmanup said: Thanks for this comment. I have Comcast cable, and MAX is not included in my regular TV package! I will revisit this again, though, to make sure. It would almost be worth canceling it with Comcast and signing up for HBOMax directly. 16 hours ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: Yeah, we were able to access the HBOMAX app on the Firestick with our AT&T-DTV user/pass. We have Comcast here and they’re a notorious suck fest. Hope things work out. Since when??? Last I saw there was no MAX app on Amazon and they were still working out the deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 2 hours ago, DrDawkinstein said: Since when??? Last I saw there was no MAX app on Amazon and they were still working out the deal. You know what? It might have been an app that was on the television or on the PS4. My wife handles all the tech responsibilities in the household 😂 I am sure, however, that we were able to access the app somehow with our DTV user name and password 🤷🏾♂️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 11 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: You know what? It might have been an app that was on the television or on the PS4. My wife handles all the tech responsibilities in the household 😂 I am sure, however, that we were able to access the app somehow with our DTV user name and password 🤷🏾♂️ Ah, you got my hopes up! 🤣 That does make more sense though. 20 hours ago, Nextmanup said: Thanks for this comment. I have Comcast cable, and MAX is not included in my regular TV package! I will revisit this again, though, to make sure. When signing into HBOMax, and Choose Your Provider, it does have Xfinity listed as an option. Might want to give it a try. https://play.hbomax.com/login Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 On 9/8/2020 at 8:35 PM, Another Fan said: Johnny Lawrence trying to learn how to use a computer was priceless!!! Yeah overall it was enjoyable. A fan of KK, even Parts 2 and 3. It did a decent job brining the storyline to today's teens I guess while still using some of the original storylines/music. I just didn't care for the way season 2 ended, I'll kind of leave it there without giving it away to anyone else reading this So at what point between season 2&3 does Kreese change things over to Koala Kai? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 13 hours ago, apuszczalowski said: So at what point between season 2&3 does Kreese change things over to Koala Kai? whoa whose Kreese working for now ? I’ve only seen episode 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Just finished season 2 of cobra Kai. Wow— I have no idea what direction that show is heading now. They really went nuclear with the last episode. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 just a heads up if you like Docs ...new channel on Amazon ..PBS Documentaries. $8 a month, worth $30 a month. just awesome. Should have known something was up when all them started disappearing from Prime and Netflix.Now i know why! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 $8 in addition to the prime membership? 4 hours ago, plenzmd1 said: just a heads up if you like Docs ...new channel on Amazon ..PBS Documentaries. $8 a month, worth $30 a month. just awesome. Should have known something was up when all them started disappearing from Prime and Netflix.Now i know why! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 1 minute ago, The Poojer said: $8 in addition to the prime membership? Correct. They have a bunch of different y channels. I also get one called Acorn... all Brit stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 The Social Dilemma on Netflix was a great watch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 5 hours ago, plenzmd1 said: just a heads up if you like Docs ...new channel on Amazon ..PBS Documentaries. $8 a month, worth $30 a month. just awesome. Should have known something was up when all them started disappearing from Prime and Netflix.Now i know why! Can I see what is available before paying the $8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 9 minutes ago, Just Jack said: Can I see what is available before paying the $8? I think so.. And looks like I erred on the price, looks like $3.99! Bonus https://deadline.com/2020/07/pbs-launching-pbs-documentaries-prime-video-channel-august-4-ken-burns-1202996950/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 On 9/10/2020 at 10:32 AM, Teddy KGB said: whoa whose Kreese working for now ? I’ve only seen episode 1 Haven't you seen the commercials for Quick books I believe, he now runs Koala Kai where they show 'More Mercy'....... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tierlifer Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Space Shuttle documentary on Netflix is amazingly awesome. So in depth and intriguing. Never knew that NASA was so haphazard in their decision making at the time, of course I was in middle school at the time but remember the moment like my generations JFK. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 There is no fear in this dojo !!! All in on Cobra Kai. I’m about 8 episodes in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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