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Was gonna post this in the old documentary thread but it seems like it’s collecting cobwebs atm....just finished Meru. Thought it was elite; I am v familiar with the story and still found it engrossing from beginning to end.

I’m on an adventure doc kick and am going thru and seeing what Netflix has to offer. Before this I watched 180 Degrees South which I thought was spectacular. Any recs obv welcome!

Jimmy Chin's documentary about Alex Honnold free soloing El Cap comes out later this year and will be a can't miss. Chin obviously the same guy behind Meru.

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03-21-2018 , 11:52 AM

#18502

ChipWrecked

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Take Your Pills is ok but I didn't learn anything new except for how Adderall got its name.

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03-21-2018 , 11:58 AM

#18503

RichGangi

Laughable false & highly douchey

Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 9,546

I chuckled at Ritalin as well.

Big pharma is so very vile.

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03-21-2018 , 01:04 PM

#18504

coolnout

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Dead Like Me tops my cancelled too early list. An amazing show that deserved much more than 2 seasons.

I loved that show when it first came on. I remember S1 being really good. (not sure if I watched the s2) Was the movie any good?

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03-21-2018 , 03:59 PM

#18505

Punctually

journeyman

Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 273

I enjoyed the first season of Occupied on Netflix (recommended watching) and was pleased to s2 drop this past week, but I really would have liked to have seen an s1 recap, which I guess the producers didn't bother to put together

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03-21-2018 , 07:00 PM

#18506

Hoagie

name is based on sandwich

Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 6,471

Two episodes into Wild Wild Country. It’s completely different than I expected. Really digging it.

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03-21-2018 , 07:08 PM

#18507

DC11GTR

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Wild Wild Country is my next binge, I think. Didn't know anything about it but the little bits I've read about the show make it a must watch!!

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03-21-2018 , 09:11 PM

#18508

REDeYeS00

always sloppy

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 22,784

Screamin....yes.

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Originally Posted by ScreaminAsian

arrested development?

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Originally Posted by REDeYeS88

gotta put Firefly and Freaks and Geeks on my top 5 list of shows canceled too soon (which also includes Rome, Deadwood, and Arrested Development).

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03-21-2018 , 10:26 PM

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de captain

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 5,514

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Originally Posted by DC11GTR

Wild Wild Country is my next binge, I think. Didn't know anything about it but the little bits I've read about the show make it a must watch!!

I just binge watched this. It's good. It's amazing to me that some people have the charisma to pull that off. I found it odd that I grew up in this era and don't recall ever seeing it on the news. I remember Jones Town, The Dividians, Heaven's Gate, and even Ruby Ridge but don't remember ever hearing about this.

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03-21-2018 , 10:42 PM

#18510

Malice's Attorney

veteran

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Originally Posted by de captain

I grew up in Portland, just said the same thing. How did I never hear about this

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03-21-2018 , 10:59 PM

#18511

de captain

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 5,514

The part that bothered me:

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03-21-2018 , 11:44 PM

#18512

ChipWrecked

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That was during my high school and college days. That **** was on the national news all the time. It was interesting to get the details.

Agree with your opinion, decapn.

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03-22-2018 , 12:47 AM

#18513

shaft88

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just finished ugly delicious. does anyone else think its problematic that these dudes from europe went down to mexico to jack recipes, technique, and ingredients from Mexican villagers and start a restaurant? And then a couple episodes later chang examines white people making fried chicken in USA #1 and confronts them on cultural appropriation?

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03-22-2018 , 01:04 AM

#18514

BJballs

adept

Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 903

^ I haven't given it much thought but cultural appropriation in this regard seems stupid to me.

The guy just sounds like he's trying to walk on eggshells. "Should I order the fried chicken, should I not order it?"

Eat what you want, cook what you want. **** everything else.

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03-22-2018 , 06:03 PM

#18515

krunic

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I was reluctant to watch Ugly Delicious, but I went ahead anyway. It definitely confirmed my opinion of Chang as a blowhard douche and mediocre chef.

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does anyone else think its problematic that these dudes from europe went down to mexico to jack recipes, technique, and ingredients from Mexican villagers and start a restaurant?

No. Every restaurant in the history of the world has jacked recipes, techniques, and ideas from somewhere or someone else.

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And then a couple episodes later chang examines white people making fried chicken in USA #1 and confronts them on cultural appropriation?

It was just an easy target for Chang's blowharding to make himself look more thoughtful than he is.

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03-22-2018 , 10:01 PM

#18516

rakemeplz

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I love appropriating culture, APPROPRIATING IT IN MAH TUMMY. Boom!

*Exits room to after uncomfortable looks, frowns, and awkward silence*

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03-23-2018 , 12:58 PM

#18517

rockfsh

veteran

Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,530

Requiem, a paranormal thriller series.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6712390/?ref_=nv_sr_1

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03-23-2018 , 01:37 PM

#18518

Umcle Diddler

old hand

Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,876

STill working my way through Wild Wild Country, but I'm getting a strong feeling as the series goes on that the woman being interviewed in the library is in some kind of institution, either a prison or mental health facility.

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03-23-2018 , 02:09 PM

#18519

Hoagie

name is based on sandwich

Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 6,471

It was so well done. Seemingly unbiased.

That kind of cliffhanger feeling that you’re referencing is present in basically all the story lines. Hell of a watch in my opinion.

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03-23-2018 , 06:23 PM

#18520

amusedlol

semi-professional life

Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 3,463

Started Terrace House. I'm hooked.

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03-23-2018 , 09:10 PM

#18521

Kintamayama

journeyman

Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 219

Terrace House fans, I recommend you also check out Ainori Love Wagon: Asian Journey, which is actually a return of the original predecessor to Terrace House. In this series, the participants travel throughout Asia in a pink "Love Wagon" with a goal scoring a partner and returning back to Japan as a couple.

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03-23-2018 , 09:46 PM

#18522

dkgojackets

DKGOAT

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Started Terrace House. I'm hooked.

good to hear

I found the original version online with subs, about 50 eps at least. no panel is a huge negative but seina and rie kitihara are amazingly hot. watched the first two last weekend