Are there any seasonal classics that you like to watch year after year? And if there's more than one version, which one do you prefer?
My favourite seasonal movies, in order, are: 1) The Lion In Winter 2) The Hogfather 3) The Muppets Christmas Carol
People should offer to watch those with me more often.
And since you mention Dr. Who, how do you feel about the way the series has evolved over the years?
I realize I used to blog about it all the time and then I stopped. The reason is pretty straightforward: I despised every single creative choice that Chibnall made in his run, and rather than be negative here, I joined the TARDIS Eruditorium Discord, which is chock-full of people who have similar opinions and express them better than I ever could. (If you're curious, El Sandifer and Gig and the infamous 5-hour long video by Jay Exci sum up my feelings really well.)
And then Uncle Rusty came back and made it all better! Well, okay, I find his writing still a little rough and I have Critiques but honestly the show feels like Doctor Who again, with a Doctor that basically has the kind of ethical framework that I expect from the character, and plots that are decently surprising, and companions whose personalities are more or less distinct. I feel like Gatwa is finally coming into his own with the character, and I hope he sticks around for awhile.
(Obligatory "it was not Whittaker's fault and she's good in other things" disclaimer. It has been pointed out that maybe a better actor could have salvaged some of those lines, but I don't actually think it's true, because the writing was so bad.)
Do you have a preferred way of consuming media - on live TV, via your laptop/tablet/phone, on a DVD or Blueray disc? What channels and subscriptions do you have and which of those do you use and enjoy most?
I can only really play things off my laptop now, though I do have a portable DVD drive that I can plug in if someone insists on bringing physical media around. I don't own a TV; I have a ceiling-mounted projector that gives me a wall screen that's about 6x4 feet, like having a private cinema. It's basically the greatest thing ever as the picture looks wonderful and it takes up no space.
I cancelled my Netflix subscription due to them trying to make me choose between watching ads for $4.99/month or not having ads for $17.99/month. I chose "no ads and no fees, other than to my VPN" and I torrent nearly all of my telly at the moment. I am fine with paying for entertainment if the money goes to the people producing it, but not if it's going to make some exec richer. Plus I don't like the creative direction that Netflix is moving in—there is this whole idea that movies and TV have to be redundant now in case someone is playing around on their phone while watching.
I am still on a friend's Disney+ so I get that for free in exchange for sometimes watching some Marvel crap with him. A fair trade, really.
I fully don't get how people watch movies on their phones. I'm a very visual person and if it's not the kind of thing where the smallest facial expression or cinematic detail matters, it's probably not the kind of thing I'm going to like to watch.
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Date: 2024-12-27 01:20 am (UTC)Are there any seasonal classics that you like to watch year after year? And if there's more than one version, which one do you prefer?
My favourite seasonal movies, in order, are:
1) The Lion In Winter
2) The Hogfather
3) The Muppets Christmas Carol
People should offer to watch those with me more often.
And since you mention Dr. Who, how do you feel about the way the series has evolved over the years?
I realize I used to blog about it all the time and then I stopped. The reason is pretty straightforward: I despised every single creative choice that Chibnall made in his run, and rather than be negative here, I joined the TARDIS Eruditorium Discord, which is chock-full of people who have similar opinions and express them better than I ever could. (If you're curious, El Sandifer and Gig and the infamous 5-hour long video by Jay Exci sum up my feelings really well.)
And then Uncle Rusty came back and made it all better! Well, okay, I find his writing still a little rough and I have Critiques but honestly the show feels like Doctor Who again, with a Doctor that basically has the kind of ethical framework that I expect from the character, and plots that are decently surprising, and companions whose personalities are more or less distinct. I feel like Gatwa is finally coming into his own with the character, and I hope he sticks around for awhile.
(Obligatory "it was not Whittaker's fault and she's good in other things" disclaimer. It has been pointed out that maybe a better actor could have salvaged some of those lines, but I don't actually think it's true, because the writing was so bad.)
Do you have a preferred way of consuming media - on live TV, via your laptop/tablet/phone, on a DVD or Blueray disc? What channels and subscriptions do you have and which of those do you use and enjoy most?
I can only really play things off my laptop now, though I do have a portable DVD drive that I can plug in if someone insists on bringing physical media around. I don't own a TV; I have a ceiling-mounted projector that gives me a wall screen that's about 6x4 feet, like having a private cinema. It's basically the greatest thing ever as the picture looks wonderful and it takes up no space.
I cancelled my Netflix subscription due to them trying to make me choose between watching ads for $4.99/month or not having ads for $17.99/month. I chose "no ads and no fees, other than to my VPN" and I torrent nearly all of my telly at the moment. I am fine with paying for entertainment if the money goes to the people producing it, but not if it's going to make some exec richer. Plus I don't like the creative direction that Netflix is moving in—there is this whole idea that movies and TV have to be redundant now in case someone is playing around on their phone while watching.
I am still on a friend's Disney+ so I get that for free in exchange for sometimes watching some Marvel crap with him. A fair trade, really.
I fully don't get how people watch movies on their phones. I'm a very visual person and if it's not the kind of thing where the smallest facial expression or cinematic detail matters, it's probably not the kind of thing I'm going to like to watch.