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Brethil
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Sep 2 2015, 12:46am
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So...Green Weevil asks, What are YOU watching this week?
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(That green weevil icon is for you, GE.  I may cycle through using all of them, so they don't feel slighted. Very liberating!)
I caught the second episode of Fear the Walking Dead. I am waaaay behind the times but I finally saw half of I Am Legend before getting a combination of creeped out and too tired...must finish it as it looks very promising. Still in Gardening, and moving into Harvest Mode so not as much TV time for me right now as I will have in the winter.
Anyone going to see BoFA EE in theaters? I'm debating.
So....what have YOU been watching?
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Aragorn the Elfstone
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Sep 2 2015, 1:03am
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What a Day. What a Lovely Day.
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Shook the mirrors tonight watching the Mad Max: Fury Road Blu-ray on my Home Theater System. 
Suspect I've made new enemies among the neighbors. 
"The danger with any movie that does as well as this one does is that the amount of money it's making and the number of awards that it's got becomes almost more important than the movie itself in people's minds. I look at that as, in a sense, being very much like the Ring, and its effect on people. You know, you can kind of forget what we were doing, if you get too wrapped up in that."
- Viggo Mortensen
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Dwarewien
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Sep 2 2015, 1:09am
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since although Jurassic World is still in theaters in my neck of the woods (seen it nine times so far, all in 3D, much like DoS), the matinee is too early for me to go see it again (though I might on Thursday if it's the last day, since that will tie it with AUJ). I won't be seeing the Extended Edition of BoFA in theaters, since I live in Canada, and the US is the only country that seems to be doing this (probably a good thing, since the theatrical edition of BoFA was bad enough, if I also see the Extended Edition in theaters, you'd have to carry me out of there, seriously), so I'll have to wait until it gets released on Blu-ray and DVD to see it. I already have the 3D Blu-ray/DVD combo pack for Jurassic World on pre-order along with the final Chronicles book (I own all of them, including the separate Smaug one). I'm not sure how much longer Season 3 of Under the Dome will last, but that Christine Price character is bad news (she's played by Marg Helgenberger), but it's been quite an interesting season (I have the other two seasons on DVD, but I've yet to watch the second season, on DVD that is, since I saw it on television).
"Will you follow me... one last time?"
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Brethil
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Sep 2 2015, 1:20am
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Some films are just MEANT to be watched that way, and from what I saw of it Fury Road qualifies. We plan on seeing it this fall on Amazon demand.
Maybe slip your neighbors some Reese's Pieces to smooth things over.
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Brethil
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Sep 2 2015, 1:24am
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Interesting! And JW is STILL playing by you?! That's quite a run.
I'm still torn on BoFA EE Big Screen experience. My son (Tallest Dwarf Prince) wants to wait for the BluRay. But BFF wants to go. So maybe I will go with her, and watch the BR with the child. Odds are I will buy him a ticket, as 24 minutes before it opens he will decide he wants to go after all.
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dernwyn
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Sep 2 2015, 1:45am
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What? There's an EE coming out?
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Three of 'em, in fact...October 5, 7, and 13...and I've got a set of three tickets for each of them! (As my eldest says, it's great to be a geek.)
We're watching some animations on Netflix. The anime Summer Wars last week (I did like it - it reminded me of Wreck it Ralph), and this past weekend The Secret of NIMH (I'd never seen it - worth seeing once!).
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Brethil
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Sep 2 2015, 2:10am
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You reminded me - I did see Wreck It Ralph this week
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and I know it got bashed, but I rather liked it.
That's a LOT of EE's! Good for you!!!!!!!!! Hmmm, now if they are showing AUJ EE around here...that I would just take myself to see. My happy place.
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dernwyn
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Sep 2 2015, 2:43am
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If you'd like to "hop across the water", the AUJ EE is the 5th, and we'll be watching it at the Regal theater in Branford...
If you go here and plug in your zip code, you'll find the theaters nearest to you: http://www.movietickets.com/...chRadius/40/tstate/0
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Brethil
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Sep 2 2015, 2:48am
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I'd love to 'hop' Across the Water (on the Ferry!)
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Wish I had the time. But with hubby working OT every day off since November, I'm holding down the fort 24/7. Not a free second.  I will have a look at the Regal site - if its playing around the block, that's the one I'd love to see the most.
Have fun seeing them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Sep 2 2015, 3:22am
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Only going to make BOTFA EE/animation at Aero
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in the theater. Will have to do the others on small screen. I will go to Awro on the 12th for LOTR trilogy.
Was at Aero in Santa Monica for spirited away and ponyo. First time I've seen spirited away in its entirety. It was a good story but I always feel there's so many cultural allusions I'm missing. Was not impressed by Ponyo. The animation was a strange blend of extremely realistic and exceptionally cartoony. The storyline was blatant eco political and unfortunately it was the English dubbed version and the voices were really distracting.
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Starling
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Sep 2 2015, 5:44am
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I am really enjoying this series. Goodness me, it's a bit sci-fi and I actually like it. Talk about pushing the boat out...
And it is incredible to have something good to watch on free to air telly.
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Sep 2 2015, 9:21am
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I keep agreeing with you. This is starting to concern me.
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Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..."
Dwarves: "Pretty rings..."
Men: "Pretty rings..."
Sauron: "Mine's better."
"Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauron’s master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded beggar with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.
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Starling
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Sep 2 2015, 10:34am
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must stick together.
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Annael
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Sep 2 2015, 2:38pm
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Where? It's got an 86% on the tomatometer & I recall only positive reactions. I loved it, personally; saw it twice.
I am catching up on "Community" reruns. Never saw it the first time around but am loving it. Speaking of Wreck-it Ralph, yesterday I saw the episode where they have to play a video game for Piece's inheritance.
I am a dreamer of words, of written words. I think I am reading; a word stops me. I leave the page. The syllables of the words begin to move around … The words take on other meanings as if they had the right to be young.
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Sep 2 2015, 3:38pm
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Since you mentioned Community..
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I actually just met Yvette Nicole Brown at a taping last night. Very nice person!
Join us every weekend in the Hobbit movie forum for this week's CHOW (Chapter of the Week) discussion!
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arithmancer
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Sep 2 2015, 4:49pm
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and "A" score from audiences as measured by CinemaScore.
It lost out to "Brave" for the best animated film Oscar (personally either of those winning would have made me happy, but I think Pixar tends to have an edge there because of their track record...)
I thought it looked dumb based on the previews, but when I saw it get decent reviews I took my sons, and we all enjoyed it a lot!
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Dwarewien
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Sep 2 2015, 10:06pm
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Apparently, this is Under the Dome's final season...
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as you can see by this article:
http://variety.com/...season-3-1201582208/
but iZombie will live on (since it's the only other show that I kind of like)! As for Jurassic World, it looks like it's held over for yet another week. Since it has a later matinee (2:55 as opposed to 12:30), I'll be going for the tenth time on Sunday afternoon, and unlike the other nine times, this will be the first time I see it in 2D on the big screen (since the 3D showing is too late), so maybe I'll even beat DoS (I've seen that one eleven times in theaters, all in 3D, with one of those times being in the new HFR 3D, which is abbreviated as STC in my neck of the woods for some reason). Do you know that some people have seen it 21 times (I'm referring to Jurassic World, of course)?! Even I can't afford that (unless of course, I owned the movie theater)! 
"Will you follow me... one last time?"
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Dame Ioreth
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Sep 2 2015, 10:50pm
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I'm watching a nice assortment
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of British murder mysteries. So far - Midsomer Murders, Inspector Morse, Lewis, Endeavour, Miss Marple (Joan Hickson because she is the Only Miss Marple for me!), Peter Wimsey (Both Ian Carmichael and Edward Petherbridge), Adam Dalgliesh (Both Martin Shaw and Roy Marsden) and the last was a bit of George Gently. I love how each had its own style and told its story in a different way. All have a murder, all have a criminal that gets caught, but how the main characters find their way and what affects them along the way is fun to watch.
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Brethil
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Sep 3 2015, 1:05am
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Sounds like from the article they will have 'Dome' finish on a complete note at least
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Glad you get to keep iZombie.
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Brethil
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Sep 3 2015, 1:08am
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Midsomer Murders, Inspector Morse, Lewis, Endeavour, Miss Marple (Joan Hickson because she is the Only Miss Marple for me!), Peter Wimsey (Both Ian Carmichael and Edward Petherbridge), Adam Dalgliesh (Both Martin Shaw and Roy Marsden) and the last was a bit of George Gently. I love how each had its own style and told its story in a different way. All have a murder, all have a criminal that gets caught, but how the main characters find their way and what affects them along the way is fun to watch.
I agree about the characters being the real value of the puzzle, in the classic fashion that also reflects the British-style of mystery fiction. There will be a setup, red herrings, repeat events and both humor and consternation (humor is a fixed bit I find, but to greater or lesser extents) until the Hero has an Epiphany.
Its a comforting formula, especially when well done!
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Kim
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Sep 3 2015, 1:52am
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I didn't really enjoy Wreck-it Ralph, I found the little girl's character really annoying.
That episode of Community was awesome! I still need to finish up their last season - got a bit behind and it fell off the radar. Good time to catch up before the new fall shows start.
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Could be that 'settle in' effect I suppose too, when hyped films or highly anticipated films come out to polarized reactions and then the dust settles. 
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