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I guess I'm going to give this a shot, but man, I really disliked the book. And it is right in my wheelhouse, I should have loved it.

Everyone was raving about it and, after reading it, I remember telling my wife that the book reads like the author wanted to make a movie so he wrote a Dark Matter screenplay. He didn't have success getting the movie made so converted the screenplay into a novel.

It was a weird experience reading Dark Matter. It really felt like it didn't want to be a book and it was necessary step to getting a movie (or tv show) produced.

I'm obviously not saying this happened, it's just the impression the novel left me with.

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05-17-2024 , 08:20 PM

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Dominic

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Outer Range season 1 was elite...looking forward to season 2

Dark Matter is decent so far...I was kind of annoyed that Joel 1 wasn't asking more questions about the box and telling the scientists how he weas kidnapped and drugged.

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05-20-2024 , 10:50 AM

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TimTimSalabim

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Watched the Traitors marathon over the weekend. Very impressive, reminded me of Survivor back when it was good.

Too bad the first-run episodes are on that stupid Peacock network.

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05-20-2024 , 01:23 PM

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rafiki

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Redid Outer Ranger S1 to be able to do S2. Man that would have been tough to watch without redoing.

S1 was so freaking good.

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05-21-2024 , 01:21 PM

#14781

Bode-ist

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Originally Posted by housenuts

Outer Range season 2 is out. I don't think I finished s1. Probably a nothing burger unless that's your jam.

surprised to see this re: Outer Range, but the posts below are more like it. Loved S1 and excited to watch S2.

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Originally Posted by rafiki

Yesssss

I have to redo the last few episodes of S1 now. Loved that one. Hope they maintain the quality of S1.

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Redid Outer Ranger S1 to be able to do S2. Man that would have been tough to watch without redoing.

S1 was so freaking good.

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05-21-2024 , 01:52 PM

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mesmerized

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i really liked s1 outer range didnt realise s2 was out already gonna start it tonight

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05-22-2024 , 07:17 AM

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rafiki

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S2 of Outer Range is blowing my mind. Better than S1...

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05-22-2024 , 08:20 AM

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thethethe

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I definitely need to do some YouTube recapping of S01, can't really remember a thing besides a vague recollection that it had a cool cliff-hanger ending...

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05-22-2024 , 09:03 AM

#14785

rafiki

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I definitely need to do some YouTube recapping of S01, can't really remember a thing besides a vague recollection that it had a cool cliff-hanger ending...

I thought this was going to be sufficient too. Glad the wife talked me into the full rewatch.

Outer Range is a vibe. You almost need that vibe going right into S2 or it loses so much of what it is meant to be.

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05-22-2024 , 05:22 PM

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coordi

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I started watching the Outer Range after having avoided it thinking it was like Yellowstone.

Kinda crazy how entertaining it is for a show where nothing happens. A lot of really unpleasant people too.

Somehow still good.

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05-22-2024 , 08:38 PM

#14787

rafiki

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Originally Posted by coordi

Like I said, it's a vibe. That show is all mood, and they nail it.

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05-22-2024 , 10:22 PM

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coordi

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Like I said, it's a vibe. That show is all mood, and they nail it.

Yeah every scene is just tense.

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05-23-2024 , 09:44 AM

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rafiki

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Originally Posted by coordi

Yeah every scene is just tense.

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Yeah in S2 there are some scenes where I think a good editor doesn't let them make the final cut. In some spots they get a lil funky.

I find edibles help this show a lot. Fun living in a country where we just walk into a store and buy them like milk or bread, ahaha.

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05-23-2024 , 08:00 PM

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me and the wife quite enjoyed outer range and really hope it gets another season.

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05-23-2024 , 08:32 PM

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riverboatking

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sorry if it's been mentioned and I missed it but has anyone watched the Lazarus project?
I'm not generally big on regular network shows like TNT but I am a sucker for time travel plots.

it was cancelled after it's 2nd season but the big bang theory and 2.5men got a million seasons so I don't give that very much credence.

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05-23-2024 , 09:57 PM

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coordi

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Season 2 of Outer Range was good. Not better than the first IMO. Gonna have to watch some youtube theory videos.

Spoiler:

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05-24-2024 , 01:14 AM

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riverboatking

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Originally Posted by coordi

Season 2 of Outer Range was good. Not better than the first IMO. Gonna have to watch some youtube theory videos.

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if you find any interesting theories please post a link.

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05-24-2024 , 12:16 PM

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coordi

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if you find any interesting theories please post a link.

I saw an interesting comment about all the names having a deeper meaning.

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05-24-2024 , 06:35 PM

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riverboatking

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awesome very interesting ty

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05-28-2024 , 12:48 PM

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72off

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My problem with the 3 Body Problem isn't the story, it's the fact that season 1 ends with nothing being resolved and season 2 is 2 years away.

now netflix seems to have only tentatively renewed it for "additional episodes", which might mean just 4-8 more eps to wrap up the series. their announcement was extremely vague, i don't think they even really know yet. which means they could just end up canceling it altogether. but it seems unlikely now that it will get 4 full seasons like they originally hoped.

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05-28-2024 , 02:21 PM

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Mark_K

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Originally Posted by 72off

Hmm, A book an episode? Now that should be action packed (lol)!

Sigh. smh

I guess it's still better than outright cancelling it. On 2nd thought, it doesn't matter to me, I'm in the reservation queue for the books at my local library.

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05-29-2024 , 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by 72off

Maybe the episodes are unpredictably changing relative to each other.

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05-29-2024 , 09:02 AM

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madlex

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Seems extremely unlikely they are cancelling it after the announcement of going to see the conclusion of the books. Doing another 3 seasons would have meant >$500mil in financial commitment which seemed unlikely anyway with the viewing numbers.