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Ev wrote:I have never seen a Star Trek movie. Am i missing out

Start with all the odd-numbered ones

Seriously, though, if you never watched TOS then I doubt you'd like even the even numbered ones (and even those ones eventually turned bad). The better ones:

#2 Wrath of Kahn (cheesy early '80s special effects but otherwise good)
#4 The Voyage Home (one of the best, although a bit dated)
#6 Undiscovered Country (Hamlet in its original Klingon; Plummer was good)
#8 First Contact (first one without any of the original cast -- one of the best)

I didn't mind #7 (the first one with the Next Gen cast; and Shatner tags along for a victory lap) but it's not considered among the better ones.

The reboot in 2009 was excellent, and the sequel was very good as well. Hopefully #3 will get back to excellent.

LeCaptain wrote:Should I buy The Wire on Blu-ray or just download it. It's 99$ on amazon right now.

It's on one of the streaming services. Doesn't Crave have it? Free for a month, I think.

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LeCaptain wrote:Should I buy The Wire on Blu-ray or just download it. It's 99$ on amazon right now.

It's on one of the streaming services.  Doesn't Crave have it?  Free for a month, I think.

2 episodes a day? When I was a student maybe...

LeCaptain wrote:Should I buy The Wire on Blu-ray or just download it. It's 99$ on amazon right now.

Do you want to spend $99 or not?

But you should certainly watch it.

LeCaptain wrote:

wprager wrote:

LeCaptain wrote:Should I buy The Wire on Blu-ray or just download it. It's 99$ on amazon right now.

It's on one of the streaming services.  Doesn't Crave have it?  Free for a month, I think.

2 episodes a day? When I was a student maybe...

$99 divided by 7.99 gives you (truncated down) 12 months. Add 1 free and then you have a total of 13 months you can have for less than $99. And you can definitely binge at a rate faster than 1-a-day since there are weekends, gym time (I used to watch Sens8 on my tablet while on the elliptical at the gym all the time), bathroom time, lunch breaks, weekends, etc.

wprager wrote:

LeCaptain wrote:

wprager wrote:

LeCaptain wrote:Should I buy The Wire on Blu-ray or just download it. It's 99$ on amazon right now.

It's on one of the streaming services.  Doesn't Crave have it?  Free for a month, I think.

2 episodes a day? When I was a student maybe...

$99 divided by 7.99 gives you (truncated down) 12 months.  Add 1 free and then you have a total of 13 months you can have for less than $99.  And you can definitely binge at a rate faster than 1-a-day since there are weekends, gym time (I used to watch Sens8 on my tablet while on the elliptical at the gym all the time), bathroom time, lunch breaks, weekends, etc.

Walter is actually making a lot of sense here, as much as that hurts to say.

tim1_2 wrote:

Walter is actually making a lot of sense here, as much as that hurts to say.

Can human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria be far behind?

Star Trek: Beyond was ok, far from great. Like the second one, just a little too over-the-top with action and effects and a very underwhelming story. In fact I'd say the story in the second one was better, with a better villain. Idris Elba should stick to Luther, he's usually wasted in movies.

wprager wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:

Walter is actually making a lot of sense here, as much as that hurts to say.

Can human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria be far behind?

Humans are getting sacrificed all over the place, dogs and cats live together under my roof, and I'm pretty sure mass hysteria is already rampant.

So...there we go.

wprager wrote:Star Trek: Beyond was ok, far from great.  Like the second one, just a little too over-the-top with action and effects and a very underwhelming story.  In fact I'd say the story in the second one was better, with a better villain.  Idris Elba should stick to Luther, he's usually wasted in movies.

I doubt he will be wasted in this one:

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LeCaptain wrote:

wprager wrote:

LeCaptain wrote:Should I buy The Wire on Blu-ray or just download it. It's 99$ on amazon right now.

It's on one of the streaming services.  Doesn't Crave have it?  Free for a month, I think.

2 episodes a day? When I was a student maybe...

$99 divided by 7.99 gives you (truncated down) 12 months.  Add 1 free and then you have a total of 13 months you can have for less than $99.  And you can definitely binge at a rate faster than 1-a-day since there are weekends, gym time (I used to watch Sens8 on my tablet while on the elliptical at the gym all the time), bathroom time, lunch breaks, weekends, etc.

But you can't re-sell stream

Anyhow, I like physical copies of stuff ( I have a bunch of vinyles and CDs as well as video games) but only stuff I reaaally like. For instance I have the Lost Blu-ray Collector Box set, also Battlestar Galactica, Band of Brothers etc. But it's just because I love them
I don't mind paying $99 but I have to be sure I really like it so I guess my question is, is The Wire really that good?

The Wire is widely hailed as one of the best shows of all time, and I would agree.

LeCaptain wrote:

wprager wrote:Star Trek: Beyond was ok, far from great.  Like the second one, just a little too over-the-top with action and effects and a very underwhelming story.  In fact I'd say the story in the second one was better, with a better villain.  Idris Elba should stick to Luther, he's usually wasted in movies.

I doubt he will be wasted in this one:

I hope so. I like his as an actor, but the keep trying to cast him in blockbuster movies but in questionable roles. In Star Trek I think he could have been a hell of a lot more menacing without the alien makeup and altered voice.

LeCaptain wrote:

wprager wrote:

LeCaptain wrote:

wprager wrote:

LeCaptain wrote:Should I buy The Wire on Blu-ray or just download it. It's 99$ on amazon right now.

It's on one of the streaming services.  Doesn't Crave have it?  Free for a month, I think.

2 episodes a day? When I was a student maybe...

$99 divided by 7.99 gives you (truncated down) 12 months.  Add 1 free and then you have a total of 13 months you can have for less than $99.  And you can definitely binge at a rate faster than 1-a-day since there are weekends, gym time (I used to watch Sens8 on my tablet while on the elliptical at the gym all the time), bathroom time, lunch breaks, weekends, etc.

But you can't re-sell stream

Anyhow, I like physical copies of stuff ( I have a bunch of vinyles and CDs as well as video games) but only stuff I reaaally like. For instance I have the Lost Blu-ray Collector Box set, also Battlestar Galactica, Band of Brothers etc. But it's just because I love them
I don't mind paying $99 but I have to be sure I really like it so I guess my question is, is The Wire really that good?

Buy GICs with the money you save. Re-selling DVDs is a losing proposition because nobody wants to pay more than $5 for a set (or some equally ridiculous amount) and you'd never want to sell it that low so you end up keeping it. I used to love buying the shiny discs and in most cases would watch many times over, but I've stopped. We had the full set of Lost and BSG on disc and when the kids started watching them they watched on Netflix. PQ was just as good (with unlimited internet you can turn up the PQ to max and it's just as good as BD) and the convenience was phenomenal. I missed the bonus features, for sure, but the kids didn't care. I sometimes wonder if those bonus discs are almost never in the streaming libraries because that still allows them to sell hard copies to diehard fans.

tim1_2 wrote:The Wire is widely hailed as one of the best shows of all time, and I would agree.

Would you also agree that it's not for everyone?  I never watched it and don't intend to. Same with Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, Sons of Anarchy and probably a few more of the best shows.  Can you spot a theme?

wprager wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:The Wire is widely hailed as one of the best shows of all time, and I would agree.

Would you also agree that it's not for everyone?  I never watched it and don't intend to. Same with Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, Sons of Anarchy and probably a few more of the best shows.  Can you spot a theme?

You don't like something that isn't rated PG?

Ev wrote:

wprager wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:The Wire is widely hailed as one of the best shows of all time, and I would agree.

Would you also agree that it's not for everyone?  I never watched it and don't intend to. Same with Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, Sons of Anarchy and probably a few more of the best shows.  Can you spot a theme?

You don't like something that isn't rated PG?

Nope. GoT is one of my favorite current shows. Re-watching BSG now with my nearly-14-year-old daughter (yes, some awkward scenes). Outlander is another one of our (wife and I) regulars. Loved Jessica Jones.

It's not the language. Certainly not since I've been raving about Letterkenny on here.

wprager wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:The Wire is widely hailed as one of the best shows of all time, and I would agree.

Would you also agree that it's not for everyone?  I never watched it and don't intend to. Same with Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, Sons of Anarchy and probably a few more of the best shows.  Can you spot a theme?

Organized crime!

Now, Sons of Anarchy was pretty bad after the first couple of seasons (like Dexter...it fell off a cliff). Breaking Bad and The Wire though...those are about waaaaaaaay more than organized crime...I dunno what to tell you.