Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

The only thing I've watched on that list is The Orville.

I seem to be the contrarian on the Orville. It's OK, but it ain't Star Trek or SG1. They haven't hit a stride yet, although the recent two parter showed some promise. Also, I think Seth MacFarlane is the weakest link in the cast. He does nothing to develop characters, he just plays Seth.

@Tcoat, I'm with you on the Flash and Supergirl. The Flash is my favorite of that group, but I don't watch it week to week. I wait until its on Netflix and watch it all at once. Supergirl is too whiny and angsty.

I do enjoy Arrow as well, although it has become a bit wash and repeat. They need to cut down on the choreographed fight scenes and add a little more plot back into it.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

I seem to be the contrarian on the Orville. It's OK, but it ain't Star Trek or SG1. They haven't hit a stride yet, although the recent two parter showed some promise. Also, I think Seth MacFarlane is the weakest link in the cast. He does nothing to develop characters, he just plays Seth.

@Tcoat, I'm with you on the Flash and Supergirl. The Flash is my favorite of that group, but I don't watch it week to week. I wait until its on Netflix and watch it all at once. Supergirl is to whiny and angsty.

I do enjoy Arrow as well, although it has become a bit wash and repeat. They need to cut down on the choreographed fight scenes and add a little more plot back into it.

Last week the 2 parter was too predictable, but still entertaining. I was never a comic book fan, so those shows don't interest me at all usually.

Oh yea, and I've never watched any star trek show other than the original.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

I notice the drop off after 5500-5800 RPM. Even at temp it is hitting 70+ PSI until then.

Yeah, normal. Disturbing, but normal. :/


I get the same.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by MuseChaser

Make sure you don't put in the new carpet until at least a day after you've eaten the gas station sushi, just in case.

Just measuring tomorrow, but good call.

[Spuds]

Just gonna throw The Expanse out there. The books are supposedly better, but wow what a show. Looking forward to Amazon continuing it.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by x808drifter

Halt and Catch Fire.

^ Definitely a must watch.

Season 1, definitely. After that... Maybe. Gave up at one point.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by soulreapersteve

Random thought:

Coast Guard finally responded after nearly 5 months. 1 month too late since I'm pursing a different career track now.

2nd random thought: Another track I could do is get Bachelor's degree then commission in as an officer...

https://nurse.org/resources/military-army-nurse/

Plugged my info in as an O-1 with Seattle area code. $75k in total compensation!

https://militarypay.defense.gov/calc...mc-calculator/

That may worth looking into -

My total annual compensation as an O1 was $4,572. -


humfrz

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

I seem to be the contrarian on the Orville. It's OK, but it ain't Star Trek or SG1. They haven't hit a stride yet, although the recent two parter showed some promise. Also, I think Seth MacFarlane is the weakest link in the cast. He does nothing to develop characters, he just plays Seth.

@Tcoat, I'm with you on the Flash and Supergirl. The Flash is my favorite of that group, but I don't watch it week to week. I wait until its on Netflix and watch it all at once. Supergirl is to whiny and angsty.

I do enjoy Arrow as well, although it has become a bit wash and repeat. They need to cut down on the choreographed fight scenes and add a little more plot back into it.

Ya, I hear that. mrs humfrz watches that show (Orville) and I get hooked on some scenes as I pass by. However, it seems to me like an amateur version of the older ones. -


humfrz

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Last week the 2 parter was too predictable, but still entertaining.

Yea, I agree it was predictable, but it least there was some plot to it and not just a bunch of gags sewn together with some serious bits. As I said, promise but not there yet.

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

I was never a comic book fan, so those shows don't interest me at all usually..

Me either really, growing up I couldn't afford them except maybe once a year on our annual trip to my grandparents farm to KY. I would get one for the road at our first stop to keep me occupied. My favorite thing was Friday and Saturday night B horror/scifi movies on television.

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Oh yea, and I've never watched any star trek show other than the original.

Like many, I've watched the original series multiple times, but not recently. I've watched all the series except Discovery (sorry, don't need another streaming channel, and not paying for it).

Of the others, Next Generation and Enterprise (I know much maligned but I liked it, particularly later seasons) were my favorites. Voyager was OK but I don't miss it, and I never could get into Deep Space Nine, although I know a lot of folks rank it higher than any of the others.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Yea, I agree it was predictable, but it least there was some plot to it and not just a bunch of gags sewn together with some serious bits. As I said, promise but not there yet.



Me either really, growing up I couldn't afford them except maybe once a year on our annual trip to my grandparents farm to KY. I would get one for the road at our first stop to keep me occupied. My favorite thing was Friday and Saturday night B horror/scifi movies on television.



Like many, I've watched the original series multiple times, but not recently. I've watched all the series except Discovery (sorry, don't need another streaming channel, and not paying for it).

Of the others, Next Generation and Enterprise (I know much maligned but I liked it, particularly later seasons) were my favorites. Voyager was OK but I don't miss it, and I never could get into Deep Space Nine, although I know a lot of folks rank it higher than any of the others.

I couldn't afford them either but when I was about 10 my dad came home one day with about 6 big boxes of them that he had go in some sort of trade or another. There were hundreds from the early 50s to the late 60s. Most were DC but there were still a bunch of others as well. The Flash ones were one of the most common so I sort of focused on it. Since the show is more or less focused on the Silver Age Barry Allen Flash universe (only in modern times) it all is familiar to me. Many aspects of the show such as the discovery of the multiverse and the interaction between the heroes/villains from the different earths is completely canon to the comic books of that era. Anybody that doesn't know the comic book history may think that things such as Jay Garrick showing up on a regular basis is forced or contrived when it is actually 100% accurate to the books. Yes, the writers have had to change things a bit to make the story fit (such as Barry being raised by the Wests) but all in all they did a great job of tying 70 years worth of stories into one timeline.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

. Supergirl is to whiny and angsty.

Yep. And that actress and/or her direction couldn't convince me she has superpowers no matter how hard they try. That and her arms flopping around all the time. Can she not control tem?
Once you see it you will notice it is almost constant.

[echo419]

she looks like a guy that's trying to act like he has big arms and lats but doesn't. basically every guy at a commercial gym with arms bigger than his legs.

[echo419]

I'm liking Punisher a little bit. it's not super awesome but it's about all I'm interested in watching outside of Modern Family until Game of Thrones comes back.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Yep. And that actress and/or her direction couldn't convince me she has superpowers no matter how hard they try. That and her arms flopping around all the time. Can she not control tem?
Once you see it you will notice it is almost constant.

Originally Posted by echo419

she looks like a guy that's trying to act like he has big arms and lats but doesn't. basically every guy at a commercial gym with arms bigger than his legs.

Apparently she can't control her sleeves either as I just noticed her "supersuit" has thumb holds to keep the sleeves in place.