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Re: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and other TV Snippets

I "watched" episode one, and gave up before the end.

Maybe you need to already know what this is about, because I was totally lost.

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Originally Posted by cimt (Post 36065174)

Has anyone gave The Watch a go yet? According to my calendar it came out today. It's based on Discworld by Terry Pratchett but supposedly has nothing at all to do with the books. From what I've seen of the trailer it could be a decent watch though.

Who’s showing it?

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Disney have revealed that WandaVision will have 9 episodes, not the previously expected 6.
It debuts on Jan 15th 2021, and ends on March 5th. Since that is only 8 weeks, its likely that 2 episodes will debut in the first week.

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Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36065200)

I "watched" episode one, and gave up before the end.

Maybe you need to already know what this is about, because I was totally lost.

It's loosley based on Terry's book Guards! Guards!

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The Watch is generally regarded as a bunch of incompetents who walk around ringing their bells without accomplishing anything, which is largely accurate. Carrot's arrival changes this; Whereas the existing officers are either cynical, incompetent, mildly crooked or all three, Carrot is honest, straightforward and idealistic. Additionally, he is 6'6" tall and enormously strong. Having memorized the Laws and Ordinances of the Cities of Ankh and Morpork, on his first day he tries to arrest the head of the Thieves' Guild for theft (the Thieves' Guild is permitted a quota of legally licensed thieving, a concept that the book of ancient Laws does not take into account). Brought up as a dwarf – dwarves are a literal, dutiful people – Carrot has an absolute dedication and conscientiousness that unnerve his colleagues who view them as bordering on the suicidal in the face of the reality of Ankh-Morpork life. Carrot's policing style is reminiscent of traditional idealized portrayals of British police, but astoundingly, it actually seems to work.

Carrot's enthusiasm strikes a chord with Vimes, who decides that the Watch should try to carry out its ostensible duties. Vimes begins investigating the dragon's appearances, which leads to an acquaintance with Sybil Ramkin, a breeder of swamp dragons. Ramkin gives an underdeveloped dragon, Errol, to the Watch as a mascot.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guards!_Guards!

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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is being rebooted
Chernobyl showrunner Craig Maxin adapting post- apocalyptic video game The Last of Us

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Green Arrow and The Canaries not going forward at the CW.

No decision on The 100 prequel yet.

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No surprise there, dreadful title as well.

I think the 100 prequel has a far better chance.

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Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 36065931)

Green Arrow and The Canaries not going forward at the CW.

I think the entire Arrowverse is suffering from franchise fatigue and needs to be canned.

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Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36065937)

I think the 100 prequel has a far better chance.

yup, in contrast The 100 remained consistently strong right through to the end and I am very much looking forward to a prequel series.

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Sex and the City being revived :sleep:

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Didnt watch it before, and wont again.

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me neither, I knew one dude who watched it obsessively when I was at uni and I am pretty sure he was otherwise inclined.

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Originally Posted by General Maximus (Post 36066283)

me neither, I knew one dude who watched it obsessively when I was at uni and I am pretty sure he was otherwise inclined.

Heterosexual? ;)

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Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36066280)

Didnt watch it before, and wont again.

Not for me either.

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‘Dark Matter’ Showrunner Joseph Mallozzi To Adapt Fantasy Novel ‘Powder Mage’ As TV Series With No Equal Entertainment & Frantic Films.

https://deadline.com/2021/01/utopia-...ms-1234673264/