xylophone Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Really can't find much new that's worth watching at the moment, so I watched one of my old favourites, "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid", with Bob Dylan, Chris Kristofferson and James Coburn, and although I've watched it a few times, something else (new) occurred to me this time round! The first few frames show Pat Garrett being shot in a sort of ambush, and I always assumed that was because of his dealings with the cattle baron John Chisholm, or having fallen out with him/knowing too much about the killing of Billy the Kid. However a bit more research shows that Pat Garrett killed Billy the Kid in 1881 and was himself shot in 1908, so the two events don't seem to be linked. Anyway, the version that I have is the original and I would dearly love to find a remastered copy before this one finally gives up the ghost. Oh and nearly forgot, still love the Bob Dylan music in the film. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 "Industry" Bankers & Traders world ( Money - Sex- Drugs ) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStar Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 After denigrating Dark https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5753856/ I needed a SF fix so I'm getting into it. It's well done but slow w/ a Tolstoy-esque plethora of interacting, or interacted, characters. It'd be good to read up on who all these people are and even read a recap of an episode before watching. Apparently the 3rd season kinda goes off the rails, so I may not complete it. And I watched Tales From The Loop: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8741290/ which is light, passable SF for you fans, nothing too exciting. Bit of Black Mirror on occasion, Stranger Things. Harks back to the earlier days of SF, think Ray Bradbury stories. See the art of Simon Stålenhags to understand the inspiration behind it. Doesn't wrap things up, characters and story threads, just kinda stops. But OK--worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatOilWorker Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 What just happened gang? Did we all drop the ball or was I just hiding under a rock from Covid back in February? 10 Episodes of Narcos Mexico Season 2 was dropped on February 13th, 2020. I don't recall that ever being mentioned here. Binge watching time. See all you in 3 days! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvorBiggun2 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 1 hour ago, ExpatOilWorker said: Did we all drop the ball or was I just hiding under a rock from Covid back in February? You were hiding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bobandyson Posted December 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2020 "Oh No! Surely not another theory on how the pyramids were made." I hear you cry. ???? But this new theory sounds good to me as well as ripping out a few pages of our ancient history books. Couldn't find a decent trailer so here's the whole 3hr 40min youtube movie. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newatthis Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 On 12/10/2020 at 3:26 PM, sanuk711 said: Accused Trial in the Outback-------On: Channel 5--8th December 2020 2 part Doco on the Lindy Chamberlain trial. Featuring contributions from the Chamberlain family and from their personal archives. Sanuk 711, thank you for this. Watched it last night, brought back many memories and it was good to see / hear that life has been kind to Lindy and her family in later years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 9 hours ago, bobandyson said: "Oh No! Surely not another theory on how the pyramids were made." I hear you cry. ???? But this new theory sounds good to me as well as ripping out a few pages of our ancient history books. Couldn't find a decent trailer so here's the whole 3hr 40min youtube movie. I want to hear an explanation as to how the stone boxes at the Serapeum of Saqqara were made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooBigToFit Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 This one is out there. WW2 story but I don't know much about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobandyson Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 On 12/12/2020 at 10:19 AM, giddyup said: I want to hear an explanation as to how the stone boxes at the Serapeum of Saqqara were made. Then check out the pyramid vid. It theorizes that the 2.5 million blocks were moulded in-situ and that molten granite was moulded to make blocks used to seal off passages. Other theories are that ancient Egyptians were negroid and that they sailed around the world using their building skills in South America, India, Cambodia and Easter Island. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talahtnut Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 26 minutes ago, bobandyson said: Then check out the pyramid vid. It theorizes that the 2.5 million blocks were moulded in-situ and that molten granite was moulded to make blocks used to seal off passages. Other theories are that ancient Egyptians were negroid and that they sailed around the world using their building skills in South America, India, Cambodia and Easter Island. From what I understand from the real history is that the pyramid was a huge mistake. The Pharoe on seeing it went ballistic and called the chief architect a stupid tw@t, he said you've had the plan upside down, it was supposed to be an underground tomb so no-one could find it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will27 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Season 2 has just started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvorBiggun2 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 On 12/12/2020 at 12:38 AM, bobandyson said: "Oh No! Surely not another theory on how the pyramids were made." I hear you cry. ???? But this new theory sounds good to me as well as ripping out a few pages of our ancient history books. Couldn't find a decent trailer so here's the whole 3hr 40min youtube movie. Absolutely brilliant. It really opened my eyes about how the pyramids were built. The history books are wrong. Thanks Bob for posting the video. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, bobandyson said: Then check out the pyramid vid. It theorizes that the 2.5 million blocks were moulded in-situ and that molten granite was moulded to make blocks used to seal off passages. Other theories are that ancient Egyptians were negroid and that they sailed around the world using their building skills in South America, India, Cambodia and Easter Island. Not talking the pyramid blocks, but the stone boxes at Saqqara,but I suppose the same theory could apply. Edited December 14, 2020 by giddyup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvorBiggun2 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 2 hours ago, giddyup said: Not talking the pyramid blocks, but the stone boxes at Saqqara,but I suppose the same theory could apply. There is only one way they could have been made and the video confirms that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVENKEEL Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Just now, IvorBiggun2 said: There is only one way they could have been made and the video confirms that. Aliens of course........???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 1 hour ago, IvorBiggun2 said: There is only one way they could have been made and the video confirms that. You have to make a tank or mould big enough to take the stone block to soften it. What do you build the tank out of? I suppose the stone softening idea is as good a guess as any. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jingthing Posted December 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2020 (edited) Texas 6 A documentary for those who want another taste of Friday Night Lights. Not at must see t.v. level but still engaging. In Texas they have a special kind of American football for very small towns with teams of only six and modified rules. There is a lot more scoring so yeah, it's exciting. I remember as a kid telling a friend that I found our local high school football games more exciting than the NFL and he thought I was crazy, but this is high school football on steroids. But it's largely about about the human interest stories behind the games and the football obsessed culture of these small Texas towns (as they've got little else) Fictional Friday Night Lights goes deeper into issues of class conflicts and racism and of course if you missed Friday Night Lights, I would definitely recommend. Edited December 14, 2020 by Jingthing 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartender100 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 On 12/11/2020 at 9:51 AM, BigStar said: After denigrating Dark https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5753856/ I needed a SF fix so I'm getting into it. It's well done but slow w/ a Tolstoy-esque plethora of interacting, or interacted, characters. It'd be good to read up on who all these people are and even read a recap of an episode before watching. Apparently the 3rd season kinda goes off the rails, so I may not complete it. And I watched Tales From The Loop: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8741290/ which is light, passable SF for you fans, nothing too exciting. Bit of Black Mirror on occasion, Stranger Things. Harks back to the earlier days of SF, think Ray Bradbury stories. See the art of Simon Stålenhags to understand the inspiration behind it. Doesn't wrap things up, characters and story threads, just kinda stops. But OK--worked. Have you tried "Raised by Wolves" for your SF fix? get over the first boring 30 mins and its brilliant stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylophone Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 On 12/12/2020 at 12:38 AM, bobandyson said: "Oh No! Surely not another theory on how the pyramids were made." I hear you cry. ???? But this new theory sounds good to me as well as ripping out a few pages of our ancient history books. Couldn't find a decent trailer so here's the whole 3hr 40min youtube movie. Many thanks for the movie and link and it really solves a problem for me. Also watched a film with Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz called "The Mercy" about amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst trying to sail around the world. I do vaguely remember the occasion but the movie filled in the blanks for me, and IMO it was a good movie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recom273 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 On 11/9/2020 at 9:09 AM, Will27 said: No Man's Land Have not seen any of it but it's getting some good reviews. Summary: A family grieves the death of their daughter in a suicide bombing. Meanwhile, her brother suspects she is still alive after glimpsing her in a news report and sets off to find her in the Middle East. Whole series available on RARBG. I thought this was quite interesting - a couple of intertwined plots - the end cut short but I’m sure there will be another series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJ Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Where can I get "Lost" torrents? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooBigToFit Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Going to check these out. They are available for dl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recom273 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 (edited) The Expanse S05 - Appeared on my server this morning. Nice. Edited December 16, 2020 by recom273 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Will27 Posted December 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 16, 2020 Accused: A Mother On Trial All 4 episodes available at the usual places. Summary: She's the most hated woman in Alaska, but is she innocent? Accused: A Mother On Trial follows a young mother facing up to 99 years in prison for murder. As the case unravels over five years, those closest to her search for the truth. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Will27 Posted December 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 16, 2020 Storyville Red Penguins: Murder, Money and Ice Hockey A tale of capitalism and opportunism run amok - complete with gangsters, strippers and live bears serving beer on a hockey rink in Moscow. Shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the famed Red Army hockey team formed a joint venture that showed that anything was possible in the new Russia. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post luckyluke Posted December 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 16, 2020 " Four seasons in Havana " Cuban serial, 4 different murder cases resolved by the same Cuban police officer. Interesting to watch for the daily life in Havana. Also the irrelevant showing of nude and sex scenes, just like in other countries. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Andrew Dwyer Posted December 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 16, 2020 Watching “ Warren “ right now, a pleasant little U.K. comedy starring Martin Clunes as a pedantic driving instructor who believes the world is against him. Quite funny due to Martin Clunes character who is likened to Greg Davies in Man Down but not quite as manic ! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will27 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 I quite enjoyed this one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanuk711 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Channel 5 drama casts a black actress as Henry VIII's executed wife, Anne Boleyn. . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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