The Realist Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 On 11/21/2020 at 7:48 AM, Gollum said: Since the TV shows/Netflix threads are locked.... Guys please recommend some great shows-> thriller/mystery/horror/historical/legal/fantasy/sci-fi/political/crime drama etc. fine by me, (and not sitcoms or those 5-6 hours long mini-series, not in the mood for that). Want to watch shows like these, 50+ hours long so that I can binge-watch for 3-4 weeks minimum. Also have 'The Americans' and 'The Shield', @Jimmy Cliff you have watched both IIRC? Which one is better, more addictive? The Shield is exceptional from start to finish. Recently watched The Outsider which started off well but tailed off towards the end. Rewatching Battlestar Galatica - best sci-fi for decades. Others worth a watch include: Ozark, The Expanse, Succession, Gomorra. Gollum and Jimmy Cliff 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Cliff Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 10 hours ago, coffee_rules said: I watched all seasons of The Americans, held up till the end. A lot of violence and sleazy, not so believable, but watchable. Not as good as Homeland the espionage series. Bosch is a good crime/detective series. I liked The Americans for the performances by the leads but The Shield is at a different level. It is the kinda raw no holds barred police procedural that is simply not gonna be made in the woke era. Also features one of the ATG anti-heroes in Vic Mackey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Cliff Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 10 hours ago, The Realist said: The Shield is exceptional from start to finish. Recently watched The Outsider which started off well but tailed off towards the end. Rewatching Battlestar Galatica - best sci-fi for decades. Others worth a watch include: Ozark, The Expanse, Succession, Gomorra. Succession is great. Too bad production on S3 got delayed due to COVID . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maniac Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Sorrarai potturu, saw the Telugu version on Amazon. Decent biopic but the guy on whom the biopic is based is a Brahmin but South Cinema makes him a lower caste crusader and takes a couple of digs at Brahmins No problem with creative liberties but Bollywood and Indian cinema in general seem to make “convenient” changes to fit a certain agenda. At least keep biopics closer to reality. Gollum and saik 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 (edited) 27 minutes ago, maniac said: Sorrarai potturu, saw the Telugu version on Amazon. Decent biopic but the guy on whom the biopic is based is a Brahmin but South Cinema makes him a lower caste crusader and takes a couple of digs at Brahmins No problem with creative liberties but Bollywood and Indian cinema in general seem to make “convenient” changes to fit a certain agenda. At least keep biopics closer to reality. Possibly makers are afraid of DMK/DK sponsored/led riots if it doesn't fit that agenda. Did they show him as Hindu? Edited November 25, 2020 by Gollum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maniac Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 9 minutes ago, Gollum said: Possibly makers are afraid of DMK/DK sponsored/led riots if it doesn't fit that agenda. Did they show him as Hindu? Yes, South movies are a different type of Woke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, maniac said: Sorrarai potturu, saw the Telugu version on Amazon. Decent biopic but the guy on whom the biopic is based is a Brahmin but South Cinema makes him a lower caste crusader and takes a couple of digs at Brahmins No problem with creative liberties but Bollywood and Indian cinema in general seem to make “convenient” changes to fit a certain agenda. At least keep biopics closer to reality. Captain Gopinath Iyengar is the grandson of a very famous Kannada novelist/ writer Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar. Bijapur Sainik School Alumni and NDA grad. Damn if they messed with his identity. Edited November 25, 2020 by coffee_rules maniac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 3 minutes ago, coffee_rules said: Captain Gopinath Iyengar is the son of a famous Kannada novelist/ writer Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar. Bijapur Sainik School Alumni and NDA grad. Damn if they messed with his identity. There are Kannadiga Iyengars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Gollum said: There are Kannadiga Iyengars? Came to Karnataka/Mysore area and living here for more than 200 years. They mostly came here as priests for Balaji / Narasimha / Vishnu temples, Driven out by caste strifes in TN, by shaivites (Iyer) mainly. You have posted about the Mandya Iyengars of Melkote in the Tipu Sultan thread. Also a lot of Hebbar Iyengars are living in Mysore areas. They speak funny Kannadaized Tamil at home (o have a few friends) , but a lot of Kannada writers, novelists are Iyengars. You might have also heard about Gnanpith awardee Masti Venkatesh Iyengar also. A very proud Kannadiga community Edited November 25, 2020 by coffee_rules Gollum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maniac Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 *correction not a decent biopic but should have said decently engaging Masala movie. Not a classic by any means but given the crap we get these days from commercial Indian movies with big stars, a decent timepass movie to watch on a streaming service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velu Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 3 hours ago, coffee_rules said: Came to Karnataka/Mysore area and living here for more than 200 years. They mostly came here as priests for Balaji / Narasimha / Vishnu temples, Driven out by caste strifes in TN, by shaivites (Iyer) mainly. You have posted about the Mandya Iyengars of Melkote in the Tipu Sultan thread. Also a lot of Hebbar Iyengars are living in Mysore areas. They speak funny Kannadaized Tamil at home (o have a few friends) , but a lot of Kannada writers, novelists are Iyengars. You might have also heard about Gnanpith awardee Masti Venkatesh Iyengar also. A very proud Kannadiga community shaivites are badass i highly doubt iyers pushed iyengars out of tn , maybe kings who follow ardent shaivism might have done that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 14 minutes ago, velu said: shaivites are badass i highly doubt iyers pushed iyengars out of tn , maybe kings who follow ardent shaivism might have done that yes , I said strives which were conflicts, maybe they were not violent per say. It could be about power, number of followers and economic migrants because they were jobless twitch not much influencers, they moved to bordering Mysore and also to Tirupati areas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 On 11/25/2020 at 12:52 PM, maniac said: *correction not a decent biopic but should have said decently engaging Masala movie. Not a classic by any means but given the crap we get these days from commercial Indian movies with big stars, a decent timepass movie to watch on a streaming service. Watched and stopped after 30 mins. It is a biopic, based on Capt Gopinath Iyengar’s book. Why do they change the story? He had immense respect for his dad a school teacher, it was cringeworthy direction woth weird dances and dialogues, with the feminism angle thrusted in. I didn’t see any Brahmin hate, but sorry had enough of this nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jf1gp_1 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 I watch jallikattu after it was our entry for Oscars. My first Malayalam movie. Its worth a watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Bichwaale tesan bole tuk tuk tuk tuk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan AF Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 just started. so far its quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Bradley Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 (edited) Andhaghaaram - Tamil movie on Netflix, watch it and thank me later, (only if you are fan of gripping thrillers ) Edited December 6, 2020 by Sean Bradley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Bradley Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 On 11/24/2020 at 6:09 AM, The Realist said: The Shield is exceptional from start to finish. Recently watched The Outsider which started off well but tailed off towards the end. Rewatching Battlestar Galatica - best sci-fi for decades. Others worth a watch include: Ozark, The Expanse, Succession, Gomorra. I felt the same, start was really promising, last episode was one too many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan AF Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 The Haunting of Hill House - Beautiful execution. Just too damn good story and acting and everything :not worthy: Special mentions to the Tall Man, Mr Smiley and the bent neck lady. Just fantastic. All the kid actors and the adult ones are just really too good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan AF Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Australia vs India 1st test day 3 morning session. India all out for 36. And I thought I just finished watching an all time great horror show in the haunting of hill House. That was nothing compared to this horror story. Gollum and maniac 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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