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Bud Brewster Galactic Fleet Admiral (site admin)
Joined: 14 Dec 2013 Posts: 17558 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2019 3:52 pm Post subject: The Umbrella Academy (2019 Netfix) |
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Netflix has done it again.
There's only ten episodes in season 1 of this series, but the critics gave it high marks, so I should be done binge watching it by Saturday if I start today (Tuesday, at about 4:00 pm EST) and watch three or four per day.
It looks pretty good. Here's the trailer.
_ The Umbrella Academy | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958) |
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Gord Green Galactic Ambassador
Joined: 06 Oct 2014 Posts: 2985 Location: Buffalo, NY
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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2019 10:50 pm Post subject: |
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I think you'll enjoy this Bud.
I've watched through to the fifth and love it.
Some slower spots, but you've got to learn about the characters backstories as well as the world they inhabit.
There are touches of "Back to the Future", robots and talking apes: hints of superheroes, men in black, and the "real string pullers" of reality. _________________ There comes a time, thief, when gold loses its lustre, and the gems cease to sparkle, and the throne room becomes a prison; and all that is left is a father's love for his child. |
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Bud Brewster Galactic Fleet Admiral (site admin)
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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With high hopes, I started watching this well-regarded series — but somehow it just didn't have the appeal I expected.
However, when that's happened in the past I've found it best to put aside the movie or series and wait until a later time, just to give myself a while to adjust my expectations.
Based on the enthusiastic recommendations of my buddy, Gord Green (who is extremely wise in these matters) I think I'll dive back into this fabulous fantasy world in the near future, with the hope that it will win me over they way it's done with so many others!
Wish me luck, guys. _________________ ____________
Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
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Gord Green Galactic Ambassador
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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I still think this is an awesome series. As I said there are some rather slower spots, but they give the viewer a better idea of the characters, and the series builds to a climax with more than a few twists and turns.
Of course I may have just a bit more admiration for the story because I've read the entire graphic novel series it's adapted from. There are touches of CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED in the overall plot. (And here's a secret clue....Their father is an alien!)
I'm looking forward to the next season, coming soon from NETFLIX! _________________ There comes a time, thief, when gold loses its lustre, and the gems cease to sparkle, and the throne room becomes a prison; and all that is left is a father's love for his child. |
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