Finished Man on the Inside - the Michael Schur dramedy with Ted Danson, who gets hired by a PI to pose as a new resident of a retirement community in order to uncover a theft. It's a touching story, with some snicker moments, but nothing really laugh out loud funny (although mileage may vary on that score). I think one or two lines made me laugh. Also deals with a difficult topic, Alzheimers, surprisingly well - by briefly focusing on it, but not making it the central focus.
Reminds me a little of the Only Murders in the Building mystery set-up, where the mystery takes a back seat to the quirky characters.
Also watched A Biltmore Christmas that has Jonathan Frakes (Number 2 from STNG) in a guest role. It was surprisingly entertaining. It's filmed at the Biltmore estate, apparently. And the setup is a writer is tasked with doing a modern version of an old 1947 Hollywood Christmas Classic, the Merry Wife (which feels like a rip-off of The Bishop's Wife, also 1947, and more or less the same plot). The heroine falls for the guy playing the Cary Grant role - he even looks a little bit like Grant. It's a time travel film - it doesn't take place in the 1940s, the heroine travels magically back to the 1940s and meets Houston, then magically returns - it being a NETFLIX (think Hallmark) romantic christmas movie - you know they'll end up together. But it does have a nice twist in that instead of the female lead giving up her world and everything to go back in time to be with the male lead, it's well the opposite, which I appreciated. Also they don't go back in time, nor do they romanticize it. So overall better than most.
Watching Arcane S2 finally - after completing my rewatch of Arcane S1. The characters change a great deal through this story and it is among the most character driven animated tales that I've seen to date. Somewhat surprising considering its origin is a violent video game - you'd think it would be the opposite, it's not. It is still violent, graphically so - but if you've seen any adult anime, it won't bother you nor seem all that bad. Reminds me a lot of anime, actually. Has the songs, and a kind of jagged vidder feel to it? But the vocal acting, and the characters, not to mention art is so compelling, I handwaved the video game bits.
Theme song is an earworm, it sticks in the head afterwards.
But, it has some strong female characters, several queer characters, and kind of hits several of my story kinks/tropes head on: sisters/siblings relationships, badass female heroines, who take on more masculain roles and are almost androgynous in their portrayal (Violet is a fav), and each character evolves and changes in interesting ways. Also a heavy anti-war, anti-violence, and wary of power themes.
It's not for folks who are photosensitive or have issues with flashing lights or strobbing, heavy metal rock music, or graphic violence in animated form.
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Reminds me a little of the Only Murders in the Building mystery set-up, where the mystery takes a back seat to the quirky characters.
Also watched A Biltmore Christmas that has Jonathan Frakes (Number 2 from STNG) in a guest role. It was surprisingly entertaining. It's filmed at the Biltmore estate, apparently. And the setup is a writer is tasked with doing a modern version of an old 1947 Hollywood Christmas Classic, the Merry Wife (which feels like a rip-off of The Bishop's Wife, also 1947, and more or less the same plot). The heroine falls for the guy playing the Cary Grant role - he even looks a little bit like Grant. It's a time travel film - it doesn't take place in the 1940s, the heroine travels magically back to the 1940s and meets Houston, then magically returns - it being a NETFLIX (think Hallmark) romantic christmas movie - you know they'll end up together. But it does have a nice twist in that instead of the female lead giving up her world and everything to go back in time to be with the male lead, it's well the opposite, which I appreciated. Also they don't go back in time, nor do they romanticize it. So overall better than most.
Watching Arcane S2 finally - after completing my rewatch of Arcane S1. The characters change a great deal through this story and it is among the most character driven animated tales that I've seen to date. Somewhat surprising considering its origin is a violent video game - you'd think it would be the opposite, it's not. It is still violent, graphically so - but if you've seen any adult anime, it won't bother you nor seem all that bad. Reminds me a lot of anime, actually. Has the songs, and a kind of jagged vidder feel to it? But the vocal acting, and the characters, not to mention art is so compelling, I handwaved the video game bits.
Theme song is an earworm, it sticks in the head afterwards.
But, it has some strong female characters, several queer characters, and kind of hits several of my story kinks/tropes head on: sisters/siblings relationships, badass female heroines, who take on more masculain roles and are almost androgynous in their portrayal (Violet is a fav), and each character evolves and changes in interesting ways. Also a heavy anti-war, anti-violence, and wary of power themes.
It's not for folks who are photosensitive or have issues with flashing lights or strobbing, heavy metal rock music, or graphic violence in animated form.
Don't spoil me. I'm on episode five or six.