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vilakins

What I've been watching

Jul 31, 2010 23:43

Things I have enjoyed watching lately are Sherlock (I liked the on-screen devices they used and the updating to current day, plus the actors), Toy Story 3 (as fun and moving and gorgeous to look at as the others), The Big Bang Theory (I've almost seen it all so far; woe!) and a new local SF series called This Is Not My Life.

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imhilien August 1 2010, 04:36:20 UTC

I enjoyed Toy Story 3. :)

I missed the first episode of the new series on One, but apparently it's going to be repeated tonight, which is good. :)

I have seen the town it was filmed in, and it creeped me out. Brr. :(

vilakins August 1 2010, 05:35:05 UTC

Omaha Beach, isn't it? [checks with Google] Yep. One of those places that don't allow pets, probably. :-( It's interesting: everything is a pale blue/green/white palette, maybe designed to keep people calm. Watch it, then we can speculate together about what's going on. :-)

imhilien August 5 2010, 01:51:21 UTC

I taped the ep, and have finally watched it. Am intrigued. :)

Wow, talk about a limited palette. 0_o I wonder if wearing a red jumper would get you a free 'visit' to the Wellness Centre.

Creepiest moment - after the teenager was 'treated', our hero noticed his photos had been altered to reflect the new haircut. Needless to say, there are a lot of mindgames going on.

vilakins August 5 2010, 02:00:10 UTC

Yeah, there's some sort of central updating of photos and memories going on. I think the comments that it's safer for Hannah that Alec (or whatever his name is) be there, and what Kyle's parents said might imply a safer protected place in a dangerous place. A domed and safe artificial environment on a ruined Earth perhaps, or virtual reality in a generation space ship? It would be easier to update if it's not real at all. I hope it's not the first as I've had it up to here with preachy eco stuff. I do my best but I hate any sort of sermonising.

Did you notice bullet holes in one wall of Alec's perfect house? That was odd because he didn't seem to.

imhilien August 5 2010, 02:05:43 UTC

It could be a virtual reality environment, yes, which would explain how the photos were updated fairly quickly (IMHO).

I didn't notice the bullet holes, whoops.

I like to recycle, etc, but I think I would get sick of their Wai TV if it was only about eco stuff. Having said that, I laughed at 'W is for worm farm'.

vilakins August 5 2010, 02:53:15 UTC

I recycle too and avoid cleaning chemicals (microfibre cloths and water are amazingly good, marble paste for harder stuff) but I really hate the doomy preachy stuff, being told we're crap and the planet's going down the gurgler. I hate the pessimism everywhere, and nagging just pisses me off.

It's odd that there's no water near a place called Waimoana. Maybe it would be too easy for someone to sail away, or too hard to control in VR. I'll hope for VR in a spaceship just because. :-) Kyle seemed to get away so I'm wondering if we'll see more of him. I do like all the questions raised, including that the seemingly sinister Dr Collins got locked out of her own computer at one stage so she's being used too. It's on tonight, right?

imhilien August 6 2010, 03:16:39 UTC

I saw a brief view of Waimoana itself, and it looked like there was some water at one end. Don't quote me on that though. :-p

Dr Collins isn't in control as she would like to be, I think.

I taped the second ep but haven't watched it yet, but will get back to you. :)

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