this became a 'movie and tv monday' kinda post totally by accident

[orangerful]

Bob's Burgers finale was tonight and it had a musical number. <3 I really wish they would just release an album. There were rumors one was on the way in 2014 and then nothing.

And now I was distracted for 15 minutes trying to find out more about the album, ending up on the Bob's Burger twitter page, downloading gifs...sigh, the internet is such a rabbit hole.

I finished watching Season 2 of Kimmy Schmidt which was better than Season 1 but still not perfect. My favorite episodes were the ones with Tina Fey but I love Tina Fey on my TV. And I really liked Titus' arc this season too. This show does work better as a streaming show than a regular TV show though, not sure I would tune in each week but I don't mind just watching them while I'm bumming around.

Also, Kimmy ends up at Universal Studios, Florida in the last episode and OMG I WILL BE THERE SOON! TWO MORE WEEKS! I NEED A VACATION!

We finished Season 3 of The Americans and need to start Season 4. Hopefully FXNOW still has all the episodes. It was quite a cliffhanger but that show is SO DAMN HEAVY I have to take a break for a bit.

This season of Archer is off to a better start than the last two but still missing...something. I just don't find myself laughing out loud as much (though the episode before last was pretty damn hilarious and might be my favorite so far this season, probably because the entire cast was involved).

OH I finally saw Captain America: Civil War. I've been commenting on a lot of people's posts. I'm not a huge Marvel fangirl, but the movie had received such rave reviews I wanted to see it on the big screen plus we had a gift card.
I feel weird saying this but I kind of wanted MORE discussion and politics. I found the explanations for each side kind of lacking. I got where they were both coming from but it was quickly explained away so they could start fighting and I really wanted more of that emotional drama of them talking about right and wrong.

I think I picked up one of the 'Civil War' trades YEARS ago, before the Marvel movies were even a thing, maybe just IronMan was out and I was curious about superhero comics (I had actively avoided them before that) and someone had referenced that series as good stuff. I think the arc I picked up was mostly about Spider-Man and Peter Parker was in court being questioned...it was this crazy legal drama with superheroes! And I was kinda hoping for that and less of this weird bromance love triangle with Steve, Stark and Bucky.

It was fun but I don't know if I will watch it again. It did make me want to see 'Ant-Man' which I apparently did NOT have on hold at the library even though I thought I did!!! UGH! But I have acquired a copy so now I just have to find time to watch it.



Yesterday I watched 'Steve Jobs' with Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen and Jeff Daniels, directed by Danny Boyle and the script by Aaron Sorkin. I could not take my eyes off the screen. I seriously thought I would just put it on and maybe hang out, play on my iPad but as soon as it started (I don't even think there were credits, it just starts) I was entranced. Definitely lots of artistic license taken, think of it less as a biopic and more like a play about Steve Jobs that tries to condense his life into 3 big events.

It was REALLY good. Like, I can't decide if I should give it 4 or 5 stars good.

Oh, and of course, Game of Thrones was on last night.

I find whatever the hell is going on with Bran's storyline to be VERY CONVOLUTED! I don't get what Max Von Sydow in a tree is all about, I don't get the whole vision/time travel thing, and the entire Hodor thing was just a huge time travel paradox wtfuckery. This is all new stuff I assume and not in the books?

Also, I find the reveal of the White Walker origins to be underwhelming. I hope there is more explanation coming because it was so "we made them because humans" was not enough for me, especially when a few moments later they conjure fire grenades that would have really messed up some humans pretty easily.

Thank goodness for Sansa, Arya and Dany's stories though. I really want these three ladies to continue to kick ass and take names (a girl has no name).

Also the Wildling Leader "flirting" with Brienne is adorable and creepy all at once LOL. Don't stare dude! She can totally see you! haha.


Anyone else watch anything good this weekend? My shows are wrapping up so it will be time to find some "summer shows" soon.

Comments

[catsinthetardis.livejournal.com]

I have a driver named "Bob" Belcher lol Just thought I would share....he actually prefers to go by Rob, but I still find it funny and one of our sups insists on calling him Bob...I told him recently that there was a cartoon character who shared his name on a cartoon called Bob's Burgers and that my daughter insisted I tell him....he thought that was funny.

[catsinthetardis.livejournal.com]

P.S. I want GOT to be on Netflix or Amazon so bad! I got to watch the first season of it when it first came on and then we lost the premium channels...I have the biggest crush on Peter Dinklage! :-p

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

HBO NOW has ALL the seasons and they *finally* got an Xbox app so I think there is an app for everything. You could binge watch the whole series and cancel it in a month LOL!

Or, you know, go to your local library and check it out. :) I know we have GOT at our library.

[catsinthetardis.livejournal.com]

I hadn't thought of the Library, I might have to check there! Thanks for the idea!

[icecoldrain.livejournal.com]

Bran does have visions in the books, but not like in the show. I'm pretty sure he doesn't time travel and affect the past in the books either! And Hodor is still alive in the last book, as well as Rickon(sp?), and Osha. That's def all new stuff!

I'm uber behind on GOT, but don't mind spoilers, and Sansa's storyline has totally changed in the show. She's still pretending to be Littlefinger's daughter in the books. There's another character who was her friend that disappeared when Ned was beheaded that was passed off as Arya and married off to Ramsey. From what I hear, it sounds like they've decided to combine Sansa's storyline with what happened to her friend in the books in the show.

OMFG BRIENNE. I've seen so many gifs of the Wildling leader attempting to flirt with her and they have killed me dead. ESPECIALLY WHEN HE WAS "SEDUCTIVELY" EATING LMAO.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

I'm curious to see which will end better, the books or the show. I actually prefer the Scott Pilgrim movie ending to the way the comic books turned out and that was also a case of the visual product beating the print one to the finale.

I think they've made some wise decisions in compressing some of the GoT book storylines in the show. I read a few articles after last season to see what they left out and so much of it sounded like Martin treading water. I had read elsewhere that he felt he started Arya and some of the other characters "too young" in the books and was trying to age her up so all these side stories appeared.

I love Brienne anyway, I'm always happy when she is in an episode. I really hope she survives the show! Brienne and Tyrion, now that would be a hilarious couple ;-)

[icecoldrain.livejournal.com]

Same here lol. I just read a post about how a few things that have happened in the show will be happening in the books. I'm still like OMG WHAT about two of them ;_; ALL THE TEARS. I hope that the mini Stark reunion happens eventually. I've been waiting for them all to cross paths for a while now. It cracks me up that Sam is the one who runs into all of the Starks lol. Anyway, I'm interested in seeing how the show and book series will end. I bet they will both have different endings since they're different beasts.

Arya's storyline is good in the books, but idk how it progressed in the last book since I haven't read it yet. I think that with book to movie or tv adaptations, there's always going to be some things that change for the better and for the worst. It's just the way it is, but there's nothing wrong with that. ngl, Davos is way better in the show. I was bored to death during his chapters in the books lol.

I love Brienne! I was so excited when she was introduced on the show. I was like YESSSS BRIENNE HAS ARRIVED! I hope she survives the show and books. OMG lol imagine Brienne and Tyrion's adventures if they meet up?!

[rhoda-rants.livejournal.com]

You know my thoughts on Civil War already, and I think you need to be caught up and VERY deep in the Marvel fandom to fully appreciate it, but DUUUUUUUDE, you gotta watch Ant-Man!! That one surprised me by just how much I enjoyed it. The Baskin Robbins scene alone will make it worth your while.

As for GoT: Ugh. I have been trying so hard not to get sucked back in. I'm over the show and its rapey shenanigans, but damned if everyone hasn't been raving about it this week. I need to find one of those character compilation binge sessions on YouTube or something.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

I don't know if this season of GoT is rave-worthy yet, but I'm sucked in, as usual. Still some moments of WTF with the writing and direction, but I want to know where it will all end up.

[geekslave.livejournal.com]

I'm still really enjoying "Archer" a lot. I think it's still pretty hilarious.

I watched "Steve Jobs" as part of my preparation for the Oscars this year. I wasn't expecting to be too into it, but I ended up liking it more than I thought I would.

Stacey

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

The 'Steve Jobs' movie was like a frantic stage play and it was so hard to ignore the energy on screen. I mean, I really have little to no interest in Apple beyond my iPhone but I found myself captivated! Did it even win anything though? Probably not, I mean, it wasn't groundbreaking but it was really really good. I'd probably watch it again before I watch whatever the heck actually won!

[geekslave.livejournal.com]

It was just nominated for best actor and supporting actress (Michael Fassbender & Kate Winslet.) They didn't win, though KW had a good shot at it.

The movie was a bit more memorable than some of the bigger nominated films.

Stacey

[luna-shovegood.livejournal.com]

I don't really watch TV. So no help with summer shows, I'm afraid.

You're going to Universal Studios? I'm extremely jealous. I've been to Disney World but my mum didn't want to leave the complex aaaahhhgg. Mindy and I are hoping to go next year.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

I went last year with a friend and LOVED IT and decided I wanted to experience it with Tim and Sylvia. Because I LOVED IT. I want to save up so I can go to Disney when Star Wars Land launches because Disney is SO MUCH MORE than Universal so it will require a bit more planning.

[snogged.livejournal.com]

I adore Bob's Burgers and agree that it would be awesome for them to release an album.

I still need to catch up on Kimmy and Archer. We haven't seen any of the new seasons yet.

I enjoyed Ant-Man. It's an entertaining film.

[adam-0oo.livejournal.com]

I felt the same way about Civil War, I wanted more discussion. Everybody was so genial and buddy buddy and I didn't quite understand what all the fuss was about.

In the original comic book they also didn't discuss it enough.  One side was like, "Rar, control! Government! " and the other was line "Boo, freedom!" And then lots of fighting.  They went into it a bit more in the innumerable connecting books, but the central premise is sound, and I don't know that the also reasonable fear of government overreach was ever explored.

I think you read the Civil War Spiderman series where he gets taken to court for lying about being Spider-Man by J Jonah Jameson.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

Ah that is probably right. I think I read that comic about 10 years ago so it's no wonder my memory if fuzzy :P Still, I remember the ideas behind it all to be far more interesting than what we got in the movie. It wasn't that the movie was bad, I just wanted something a bit deeper (especially after people were raving about the movie so much and how different it was from other superhero films...I didn't really see much difference)

[adam-0oo.livejournal.com]

Yeah, there was that scene where Cap starts going "There would need to be safeguards..." and then Tony reveals that Scarlet Witch is under virtual house arrest, which Cap objects to and Tony mentions she isn't a citizen and is kind of a terrorist so it is better than the alternative and and and then they punch people.

That was the most morally complex moment in the movie and I would have liked for it to go on.

Here thar be spoilers! (GoT current ep)

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

This is all new stuff I assume and not in the books?

I had to google that earlier today because I wasn't sure. The whole thing about Hodor did come from GRRM, though it hasn't appeared in the books yet. (The visions have been in the books.)

Also the Wildling Leader "flirting" with Brienne is adorable and creepy all at once LOL.

That might be my favorite thing in the show so far! I love it!

And I was kinda hoping for that and less of this weird bromance love triangle with Steve, Stark and Bucky.

HA! I love that description of it. :D

Can't wait to hear what you think of Ant-Man!

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

OMG...so many of my own shows are wrapping up...and my summer shows are all gone, alas...

*HUGS*

[aliens.livejournal.com]

i haven't watched got since s2 [i'm so behind XD] but now i want to know what happened with hodor </3

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

Is it possible to avoid spoilers or have you already found out?

That is the creepiest icon oever LOL :P

[aliens.livejournal.com]

surprisingly i've managed by blacklisting got on tumblr and i don't follow any got pages on fb, though i've obviously found out he died and i'm really upset because he was one of my favourites D8

hee, that episode of the twilight zone was my favourite. i want one of the tina dolls that were issued! <3

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

Classic Twilight Zone is so good, I have fond memories of the day long marathons that Sci-Fi Channel used to have every Halloween (or maybe it was Thanksgiving?) and I would watch so many episodes back to back LOL.

[aliens.livejournal.com]

8D that sounds awesome! <3

do you have any favourite episodes?

[kael1030.livejournal.com]

I really need to watch more of the Marvel movies at some point... Just so I know what's going on. LOL Actually I already have an idea what is going on... spoilers and tumblr see to that LOL But everyone is on about it all and I'm more than a little lost. XD

I actually really like Marvel, but find it hard to focus on watching movies which is why I'm so behind.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

and superhero movies are SO LONG. I wish they would stop making them longer and longer. I mean, I had fun with this movie, but it did feel a bit bloated as they tried to cram in new characters so they could launch their spin-off series soon. :-\

[night-owl-9.livejournal.com]

Bob's Burgers yaaaaay! :D I wish they'd just release an album already.

Ugh, I still haven't seen Civil War yet :P

I need to catch on Archer too. I'm so out of the loop XD

Social media is making a big deal out of Tormund leering at Brienne XD Jeez, guy. Totes adorable and creepy all at once.

[yourlibrarian]

Good to know about Steve Jobs -- I have that on my Netflix queue. I think Aaron Sorkin wrote that, right?

I agree with you about Civil War. However, I have to give them props for balancing so many factors and characters in a movie that wasn't 4 hours long. I suspect its weaknesses will be a lot more apparent when I get to watch it on DVD.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

YUP! Sorkin is one of the writers, and Danny Boyle directed. Good stuff. I think it was 2 hours long but it did not feel like it at all.

Yeah, I'm not sure I will watch 'Civil War' again. It was fun the first time, on the big screen with a bag of popcorn, but I feel like on my regular TV it might be underwhelming.

[1-rhiannon-1.livejournal.com]

I'm seriously considering a subscription to Hulu so I can catch the shows I'm going to miss this summer since I changed my satelite subscription. Fargo, The Strain...I think there are a couple more too. I'm debating picking up Animal Kingdom because of Shawn Hatosy - I really dig him. I'm thinking about starting Secrets and Lies as well, but IDK if it'll be worth my time or not.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

I love my Hulu subscription. Moone Boy is on there, if you like Chris O'Dowd (IT Crowd). We dropped TV completely, only pay for Internet and then the streaming services. It's too hard to watch TV live anymore. I know I used to do it as a kid but now I can't even imagine LOL.

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

I wish they'd just release an album for Bob's Burgers already too.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

I just don't understand why they teased us about it a couple years ago! And now I wish the "Bob's Burgers Live" toured beyond California because WOW do I want to see that!

[sagittariusbun.livejournal.com]

I like TWD and Bates Motel but both are off for the summer. I need a good summer show too Sam.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

Did 'Bates Motel' get renewed? I've heard that's a solid show. I gave up on TWD awhile ago, just got too frustrating for me and I began to worry about my mental state when I *wanted* the zombies to eat Carl LOL

[sagittariusbun.livejournal.com]

Yes thank god. Bates Motel is the best Sam. :-) I want the zombies ti eat Maggie. :-p I will look at the listings for some summer tv. :-)

Sam

[kaaelyn.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness, you need to see Ant-Man! It was so good! I actually know a lot of people who didn't see it and then saw Civil War and were like, oh...I should watch that. XD

The whole time travel thing on GoT was really weird. I didn't quite get it either. I watched the little thing at the end, and the show creators said that George R.R. Martin told them the origin of Hodor, so I guess that will be in book 6, maybe? The show has passed the books now, so it's just all creative license mostly with a little direction from Martin and his endgame ideas, I guess.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

I still haven't watched it ugh! It's downstairs waiting for me! I got Sylvia all excited about our trip so now she wants to watch Harry Potter. And those are soooooo long.

Wondering which will end better - the books or the show. The TV series has really taken on a life of it's own with all the tweaks and such they have made to the novels. I wonder if Martin has taken any notes from *them* for the new book!

[elizalavelle.livejournal.com]

I'm liking this year's Archer better than Archer Vice. I think the earlier seasons were still better for me but I'm not displeased with what it is now :)

A Bob's Burger's album would be amazing. I feel like that probably exists on the internet already so the show should do an official one and make some money on it at least.

I haven't seen Ant Man yet but Civil War also did make me think that I really should make time for it.

I've recently binged the last bit of Castle (not the best ending but at least not a cliffhanger) Finding Carter (total cliffhanger, they were clearly not expecting to be cancelled!) and Slasher (not great but fun if you want 8 episodes of a show that's essentially a so bad it's fun horror movie). Last Summer I watched the first season of the Scream series and it was surprisingly fun.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

oh I've heard good things about the 'Scream' series, I think the first season just started streaming somewhere...might need to check it out.

[elizalavelle.livejournal.com]

It's on Netflix in Canada and I think in the US too :)

[hermionesparkle.livejournal.com]

I am SO annoyed with myself that I managed to not record Bob's Burgers finale! I adore the songs on that show and would buy an album in a heartbeat!

Also note to self, make some Bob's Burger icons!!