What Did You Watch? 2025-04-29 (Tuesday)

[Ubiquitous]

I watched:

WILL IT BE ANY BETTER THIS TIME?
Taco Bell has brought back their Crispy Chicken Nuggets for a limited
time - while I absolutely hated these nuggets the first time they were
released, I'll be trying them again to see if things are any different
this time!

DC CRASH CAUSED BY FEMALE ARMY PILOT REFUSING ORDERS AS HER SOCIAL MEDIA DISAPPEARS!
A tragic midair collision between a Blackhawk helicopter and an American
Airlines jet near Reagan National Airport left 67 people dead - and now
shocking details are emerging. Officer Tatum breaks down the New York Times
report, which reveals that pilot Rebecca Lobach ignored a critical co-pilot
order before the crash. He questions why military protocol was violated to
conceal her identity and scrub her social media, and whether this was another
example of DEI hiring gone wrong.

THIS IS MORE THAN JUST PILOT ERROR - THIS IS ABOUT TRUTH, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DANGEROUS DOUBLE STANDARDS. BUCKLE UP.

SUPERMAN PLOT LEAKED? I PRAY THIS RUMOR IS NOT TRUE...
Some rumored details of the Superman plot have leaked on X, and while they
do seem to line up with what we know, it's entirely possible these alleged
details are untrue or only partly true...that said, I'm hoping this
particular rumor is false, but forearmed is forewarned, and so here's what
was posted my friends, with my analysis of the available facts. I urge
Superman fans not to panic, Gunn has a way of taking risks that succeed in
the end, but frankly at this point, I'm getting quite alarmed... (NOTE: This
is NOT my rumor!) #superman #warnerbros #dc

THEY DETONATED A NUCLEAR BOMB IN A SMALL LAKE, RESULT WAS SHOCKING

WHY ISN'T THERE PUBLIC TRANSIT FROM THE AIRPORT TO DISNEY WORLD?

CBS 60 MINUTES GOES ROGUE, FURIOUS AFTER TRUMP $20B LAWSUIT FORCES RESIGNATION
CBS 60 Minutes GOES ROGUE, FURIOUS After Trump $20B Lawsuit Forces RESIGNATION

TRUMP ADMIN VOWS TO ARREST ANY JUDGE OR OFFICIAL WHO OBSTRUCTS DEPORTATION ENFORCEMENT UNDER TRUMP
Trump Admin Vows To ARREST Any Judge Or Official Who Obstructs Deportation Enforcement Under Trump

FEMALE PILOT DELIBERATELY CRASHED BLACKHAWK?! PILOT REFUSED INSTRUCTION, TRUMP IMPLIES INTENT
Female Pilot DELIBERATELY CRASHED Blackhawk?! Pilot Refused Instruction, Trump Implies INTENT

DNC IMPLODING UNDER DAVID HOGG, DEMOCRATS BEGIN CALLING FOR HIM TO RESIGN
Hosts:
Tim @Timcast (everywhere)
Phil @PhilThatRemains (X)
Raymond @raymondgstanley (X)
Serge @SergeDotCom (everywhere)

Guests:
Andy Roth @andyroth (X)
Jordan Pace @Jscottpace (X)

MSNBC CENSORS WHITE HOUSE MIGRANT GANG PHOTOS, COVER UP
Hosts:
Tim @Timcast (everywhere)
Phil @PhilThatRemains (X)
Serge @SergeDotCom (everywhere)

Guest:
Courtney Knill @courtneyknill (X) | https://www.knillforcitycouncil.com/

TIMCASTIRL

What did you watch?

[Ian J. Ball]

Post by Ubiquitous
What did you watch?

Two-day catch-up, but I've been busy with work both days, so I haven't
watched much:

soaps: Y&R - Ep from a couple of weeks ago. Traci meets with Sharon and
Filis[sic!} to discuss their kidnapping by Martin Laurent - Filis is
kind of insistent for answers with Traci, and seems to be hanging on by
a thread mentally/emotionally.
DOOL - Mon's ep. Not an interesting ep. They are threatening to kill
off Bo again (off-screen, of course), so Shawn and Kayla & Roman are all
devastated. Marlena and Steven return to town (why?! they still haven't
even found John yet!). In another dumb bit, Tate asks NuSophia to "prom"
- I didn't understand the point of this as Holly wasn't even in this ep!
GH - Mon's ep. Whoa! Brick (Stephen A. Smith continues to moonlight
on GH!) just coldly executes the assassin who had come to rub out Sonny!
Then Brick calls in NuJack Brennan to "clean" the evidence, 'cos Jack
Brennan just happened to be in L.A. too (apparently he was chasing
Carly!). Kristina is such a dumb bitch - she and poor dumb innocent
Molly castigate Alexis for considering involuntarily committing Kristina
- at least Molly can claim to know really know what's going on, but
Kristina should know *why* Alexis was considering this, and Kristina
still acts all indignant. OK, I think it's going to turn out that the
new professor dude (Daniel Goddard) was either having an affair with
Emma in California, or was influencing her (in a cult?), and he's the
one that got Emma arrested and expelled in California... By pure
coincidence, the professor dude strikes up a conversation with Anna,
which Josslyn the Spy observes.

Dead Sea (Hulu) - I couldn't remember if I had seen this 2024 flick
before... and after watching it (again?) I am still not sure!
If I didn't watch this particular flick before, I watched a film
very like it - in which a young woman (Isabel Gravitt, who I think must
be playing John Hamm's daughter in the current "Your Friends &
Neighbors" series on Apple TV+) gets kidnapped by a human trafficker
boat captain on the open seas, and has to work to rescue her injured
friend (Genneya Walton, from "Project MC2") and herself from the situation.
If I did watch this before, I must have been paying, like, *zero*
attention the first time! as I didn't remember the "jet ski" beginning
of the film with the two dudes, and I didn't remember that Gravitt's
character nearly dies at the film's end, and that the end this film
turns into a virtual recruitment vehicle for the U.S. Coast Guard!
Overall, this was barely OK as a thriller, though Gravitt fills out
a bikini pretty good.

And I must have watched this flick over the weekend, but forgot to
mention it:

Dead Shot (Pee+) - A dreary 2023 British film set in the 1970s about the
IRA and the Troubles.
Colin Morgan stars as an (ex?) IRA member whose pregnant wife is
accidentally killed/executed by a British soldier (Aml Ameen) - so of
course the IRA dude swears to track down and kill the British soldier
who did it, in revenge! but has to re-up with an evil IRA handler and
travel to London(?) in order to do so.
The only interesting thing about this flick is that it co-stars
Felicity Jones, but she's not in this enough to come close to saving it.


What did you watch?

[Dimensional Traveler]

Post by Ubiquitous
What did you watch?

Fringe S1E10 'Safe'. Walking through walls isn't as easy and safe as it
appears. Mr. Jones returns. The license plate number of the van used
by the thieves is 1R2D21. The glyphs spell "Trade".

Dr. Walter Bishop: When she's finished chewing her cud, remember to
brush her teeth.
Astrid Farnsworth: I am not brushing a cow's teeth, Walter. You know I
have real work to do, right?


What Did You Watch?

[Ubiquitous]

Post by Dimensional Traveler

Post by Ubiquitous
What did you watch?

Fringe S1E10 'Safe'. Walking through walls isn't as easy and safe as it
appears. Mr. Jones returns. The license plate number of the van used
by the thieves is 1R2D21. The glyphs spell "Trade".

I like how science is depicted as very dangwerous in this show.

[Arthur Lipscomb]

Post by Ian J. Ball

Post by Ubiquitous
What did you watch?

Two-day catch-up, but I've been busy with work both days, so I haven't
soaps: Y&R - Ep from a couple of weeks ago. Traci meets with Sharon and
Filis[sic!} to discuss their kidnapping by Martin Laurent - Filis is
kind of insistent for answers with Traci, and seems to be hanging on by
a thread mentally/emotionally.
   DOOL - Mon's ep. Not an interesting ep. They are threatening to kill
off Bo again (off-screen, of course), so Shawn and Kayla & Roman are all
devastated. Marlena and Steven return to town (why?! they still haven't
even found John yet!). In another dumb bit, Tate asks NuSophia to "prom"
- I didn't understand the point of this as Holly wasn't even in this ep!
   GH - Mon's ep. Whoa! Brick (Stephen A. Smith continues to moonlight
on GH!) just coldly executes the assassin who had come to rub out Sonny!
Then Brick calls in NuJack Brennan to "clean" the evidence, 'cos Jack
Brennan just happened to be in L.A. too (apparently he was chasing
Carly!). Kristina is such a dumb bitch - she and poor dumb innocent
Molly castigate Alexis for considering involuntarily committing Kristina
- at least Molly can claim to know really know what's going on, but
Kristina should know *why* Alexis was considering this, and Kristina
still acts all indignant. OK, I think it's going to turn out that the
new professor dude (Daniel Goddard) was either having an affair with
Emma in California, or was influencing her (in a cult?), and he's the
one that got Emma arrested and expelled in California... By pure
coincidence, the professor dude strikes up a conversation with Anna,
which Josslyn the Spy observes.
Dead Sea (Hulu) - I couldn't remember if I had seen this 2024 flick
before... and after watching it (again?) I am still not sure!
   If I didn't watch this particular flick before, I watched a film
very like it - in which a young woman (Isabel Gravitt, who I think must
be playing John Hamm's daughter in the current "Your Friends &
Neighbors" series on Apple TV+) gets kidnapped by a human trafficker
boat captain on the open seas, and has to work to rescue her injured
friend (Genneya Walton, from "Project MC2") and herself from the situation.
   If I did watch this before, I must have been paying, like, *zero*
attention the first time! as I didn't remember the "jet ski" beginning
of the film with the two dudes, and I didn't remember that Gravitt's
character nearly dies at the film's end, and that the end this film
turns into a virtual recruitment vehicle for the U.S. Coast Guard!
   Overall, this was barely OK as a thriller, though Gravitt fills out
a bikini pretty good.
And I must have watched this flick over the weekend, but forgot to
Dead Shot (Pee+) - A dreary 2023 British film set in the 1970s about the
IRA and the Troubles.
   Colin Morgan stars as an (ex?) IRA member whose pregnant wife is
accidentally killed/executed by a British soldier (Aml Ameen) - so of
course the IRA dude swears to track down and kill the British soldier
who did it, in revenge!

It sort of maters if it was an accident or on purpose. I guess it could
have been accidentally on purpose.

but has to re-up with an evil IRA handler and

Post by Ian J. Ball
travel to London(?) in order to do so.
   The only interesting thing about this flick is that it co-stars
Felicity Jones, but she's not in this enough to come close to saving it.
What did you watch?

I watched:

Andor (Disney+) The next three episodes dropped. - "Ever Been to
Ghorman," "I Have Friends Everywhere," and "What a Festive Evening" The
first two episodes were just so-so, but things picked up with episode
three. "Bix" has been a character on this show since season 1, episode
1, and I couldn't have picked her out of a lineup. She had a major plot
development last week and I didn't even realize she was a reoccurring
character from the first season, or the same character last night. She
just did not register in my mind in any way as having existed, even
though she has been a central character from the start. But in episode
3 (or technically 6) she did something and it suddenly clicked exactly
who she was. That being said, the line of the night came from the
second episode, "If it goes up in flames?" "It will burn. Very brightly."

[Adam H. Kerman]

Post by Ian J. Ball
Dead Shot (Pee+) - A dreary 2023 British film set in the 1970s about the
IRA and the Troubles.
Colin Morgan stars as an (ex?) IRA member whose pregnant wife is
accidentally killed/executed by a British soldier (Aml Ameen) - so of
course the IRA dude swears to track down and kill the British soldier
who did it, in revenge! but has to re-up with an evil IRA handler and
travel to London(?) in order to do so.
The only interesting thing about this flick is that it co-stars
Felicity Jones, but she's not in this enough to come close to saving it.

Which was it? Was her death an accidental killing or an execution? Seems
like it's too important a plot point to gloss over.

[Ian J. Ball]

Post by Adam H. Kerman

Post by Ian J. Ball
Dead Shot (Pee+) - A dreary 2023 British film set in the 1970s about the
IRA and the Troubles.
Colin Morgan stars as an (ex?) IRA member whose pregnant wife is
accidentally killed/executed by a British soldier (Aml Ameen) - so of
course the IRA dude swears to track down and kill the British soldier
who did it, in revenge! but has to re-up with an evil IRA handler and
travel to London(?) in order to do so.
The only interesting thing about this flick is that it co-stars
Felicity Jones, but she's not in this enough to come close to saving it.

Which was it? Was her death an accidental killing or an execution? Seems
like it's too important a plot point to gloss over.

It appeared to be accidental - she was lying down in the backseat of a
car, and I guess moved or something so the dude shot her. But he also
didn't really check to see what he was shooting at. In fact, it was a
plot point that Mark Strong said Ameen's character was going to be
"charged with murder" for it unless he joined Strong's super-secret
counter-IRA squad in order to make the charges go away.

Trust me, this probably sounds way more interesting than it was in the
movie...

[Adam H. Kerman]

Post by Ian J. Ball

Post by Adam H. Kerman

Post by Ian J. Ball
Dead Shot (Pee+) - A dreary 2023 British film set in the 1970s about the
IRA and the Troubles.
Colin Morgan stars as an (ex?) IRA member whose pregnant wife is
accidentally killed/executed by a British soldier (Aml Ameen) - so of
course the IRA dude swears to track down and kill the British soldier
who did it, in revenge! but has to re-up with an evil IRA handler and
travel to London(?) in order to do so.
The only interesting thing about this flick is that it co-stars
Felicity Jones, but she's not in this enough to come close to saving it.

Which was it? Was her death an accidental killing or an execution? Seems
like it's too important a plot point to gloss over.

It appeared to be accidental - she was lying down in the backseat of a
car, and I guess moved or something so the dude shot her. But he also
didn't really check to see what he was shooting at. In fact, it was a
plot point that Mark Strong said Ameen's character was going to be
"charged with murder" for it unless he joined Strong's super-secret
counter-IRA squad in order to make the charges go away.
Trust me, this probably sounds way more interesting than it was in the
movie...

Thanks for the review but it sounds like a waste of a good cast.

[Mona]

Post by Ubiquitous
WILL IT BE ANY BETTER THIS TIME?
Taco Bell has brought back their Crispy Chicken Nuggets for a limited
time - while I absolutely hated these nuggets the first time they were
released, I'll be trying them again to see if things are any different
this time!
http://youtu.be/qm21P3lkdiw
DC CRASH CAUSED BY FEMALE ARMY PILOT REFUSING ORDERS AS HER SOCIAL MEDIA DISAPPEARS!
A tragic midair collision between a Blackhawk helicopter and an American
Airlines jet near Reagan National Airport left 67 people dead - and now
shocking details are emerging. Officer Tatum breaks down the New York Times
report, which reveals that pilot Rebecca Lobach ignored a critical co-pilot
order before the crash. He questions why military protocol was violated to
conceal her identity and scrub her social media, and whether this was another
example of DEI hiring gone wrong.
http://youtu.be/RAI2udg6sqA

Scrubbing her social media speaks volumes.

Post by Ubiquitous
SUPERMAN PLOT LEAKED? I PRAY THIS RUMOR IS NOT TRUE...
Some rumored details of the Superman plot have leaked on X, and while they
do seem to line up with what we know, it's entirely possible these alleged
details are untrue or only partly true...that said, I'm hoping this
particular rumor is false, but forearmed is forewarned, and so here's what
was posted my friends, with my analysis of the available facts. I urge
Superman fans not to panic, Gunn has a way of taking risks that succeed in
the end, but frankly at this point, I'm getting quite alarmed... (NOTE: This
is NOT my rumor!) #superman #warnerbros #dc
http://youtu.be/VLLcql92hqY

Why do i feel like Lex Luthor is going to be the rich oligarch, who teams up
with a fascist president to thwart superman with a LEX Corp kaiju and then put
on a social media smear campaign against him when he defeats it.

Post by Ubiquitous
THEY DETONATED A NUCLEAR BOMB IN A SMALL LAKE, RESULT WAS SHOCKING
http://youtu.be/SOlFX6wELWY

They made a lake with a nuclear bomb crazy

Post by Ubiquitous
WHY ISN'T THERE PUBLIC TRANSIT FROM THE AIRPORT TO DISNEY WORLD?
http://youtu.be/wU2qPc22Eac
CBS 60 MINUTES GOES ROGUE, FURIOUS AFTER TRUMP $20B LAWSUIT FORCES RESIGNATION
CBS 60 Minutes GOES ROGUE, FURIOUS After Trump $20B Lawsuit Forces RESIGNATION
http://youtu.be/jrQx3FDMlLc

I spit out my tea when I heard "accurate and fair."

Post by Ubiquitous
TRUMP ADMIN VOWS TO ARREST ANY JUDGE OR OFFICIAL WHO OBSTRUCTS DEPORTATION ENFORCEMENT UNDER TRUMP
Trump Admin Vows To ARREST Any Judge Or Official Who Obstructs Deportation Enforcement Under Trump
http://youtu.be/GE0VlaPtzVU
FEMALE PILOT DELIBERATELY CRASHED BLACKHAWK?! PILOT REFUSED INSTRUCTION, TRUMP IMPLIES INTENT
Female Pilot DELIBERATELY CRASHED Blackhawk?! Pilot Refused Instruction, Trump Implies INTENT
http://youtu.be/K-l_RVWvBr4

The second they released everyone’s info except for the female pilot’s, then all
of her socials were scrubbed - all good-faith arguments were lost.

Post by Ubiquitous
DNC IMPLODING UNDER DAVID HOGG, DEMOCRATS BEGIN CALLING FOR HIM TO RESIGN
http://youtu.be/B5l33honGTU

They elected a guy who danced on the still warm bodies of his fallen fellow students in
order to promote himself. When you elect someone so blatantly selfish and self absorbed,
you get exactly what you voted for.

Post by Ubiquitous
MSNBC CENSORS WHITE HOUSE MIGRANT GANG PHOTOS, COVER UP
http://youtu.be/XZUoFrwM87Q

Blurring the pictures like they blur the truth.

Post by Ubiquitous
What did you watch?

Meet the Latest Leftist Clown Who Wants to Impeach Trump for Doing His Job

Seriously thought this was Jimmy Fallon in black face!

[BTR1701]

Post by Ubiquitous
What did you watch?

I watched SPENSER CONFIDENTIAL on the Netflix. A Mark Wahlburg action movie
from 2020 that somehow slipped under my radar. It took me about 1/3rd of the
way through before I realized it's actually an attempted reboot of that old TV
show SPENSER FOR HIRE from the 80s.

[Adam H. Kerman]

Post by BTR1701
I watched SPENSER CONFIDENTIAL on the Netflix. A Mark Wahlburg action
movie from 2020 that somehow slipped under my radar. It took me about
1/3rd of the way through before I realized it's actually an attempted
reboot of that old TV show SPENSER FOR HIRE from the 80s.

I just looked at the Wikipedia page. I think this was intended to be a
theatrical movie that got dumped onto Netflix due to COVID. I see no
Netflix production funding.

I loved Robert Urich in the tv series, truly embodied the Robert B.
Parker character. Of course, the scripts were weak and they got rid of
the girlfriend (then brought her back), and Avery Brooks was a fine
Hawk. Really can't picture Mark Wahlberg.

How did the cast do playing these familiar characters?

This is an adaptation of a novel that Parker still put his name on, not
letting death stop him from writing more Spenser novels (nor voting in
Chicago).

[BTR1701]

Post by Adam H. Kerman

Post by BTR1701
I watched SPENSER CONFIDENTIAL on the Netflix. A Mark Wahlburg action
movie from 2020 that somehow slipped under my radar. It took me about
1/3rd of the way through before I realized it's actually an attempted
reboot of that old TV show SPENSER FOR HIRE from the 80s.

I just looked at the Wikipedia page. I think this was intended to be a
theatrical movie that got dumped onto Netflix due to COVID. I see no
Netflix production funding.
I loved Robert Urich in the tv series, truly embodied the Robert B.
Parker character. Of course, the scripts were weak and they got rid of
the girlfriend (then brought her back), and Avery Brooks was a fine
Hawk. Really can't picture Mark Wahlberg.
How did the cast do playing these familiar characters?

As I never watched the original series or read the books, I have no idea how
well they pulled it off. The movie was of average entertainment value, though.
For about 75% of the movie I thought Spenser was one of those action heroes
who eschews guns but then at the end he armed himself for the big battle.
Rejecting guns only works if your enemy also rejects them. Otherwise you end
up like that swordsman in RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK.

Post by Adam H. Kerman
This is an adaptation of a novel that Parker still put his name on, not
letting death stop him from writing more Spenser novels (nor voting in
Chicago).

[Adam H. Kerman]

Post by BTR1701

Post by Adam H. Kerman

Post by BTR1701
I watched SPENSER CONFIDENTIAL on the Netflix. A Mark Wahlburg action
movie from 2020 that somehow slipped under my radar. It took me about
1/3rd of the way through before I realized it's actually an attempted
reboot of that old TV show SPENSER FOR HIRE from the 80s.

I just looked at the Wikipedia page. I think this was intended to be a
theatrical movie that got dumped onto Netflix due to COVID. I see no
Netflix production funding.
I loved Robert Urich in the tv series, truly embodied the Robert B.
Parker character. Of course, the scripts were weak and they got rid of
the girlfriend (then brought her back), and Avery Brooks was a fine
Hawk. Really can't picture Mark Wahlberg.
How did the cast do playing these familiar characters?

As I never watched the original series or read the books, I have no
idea how well they pulled it off. The movie was of average entertainment
value, though.

Thanks

I've read Parker's original novels but refuse to read the novels he
wrote after death. In reading about this adaption, it says they retained
nothing of the novel except character names, so this might as well have
been a new script. Also, the movie is a comedy which the novel wouldn't
have been.

I forgot to mention that there were three made-for-tv movies starring
Joe Mantegna; I forgot who played Hawk. I recall one of the movies,
which was a straight adaptation of its novel and wasn't a comedy.

Post by BTR1701
For about 75% of the movie I thought Spenser was one of those action heroes
who eschews guns but then at the end he armed himself for the big battle.
Rejecting guns only works if your enemy also rejects them. Otherwise you end
up like that swordsman in RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK.

The guy who played Bob Lee Swagger might echew guns? Heh

btw, I've read that Harrison Ford was sick that day and wasn't up to the
physical demands of a choreographed sword fight, which is why he just
shot him. It's a better scene!

[BTR1701]

Post by Adam H. Kerman

Post by BTR1701

Post by Adam H. Kerman

Post by BTR1701
I watched SPENSER CONFIDENTIAL on the Netflix. A Mark Wahlburg action
movie from 2020 that somehow slipped under my radar. It took me about
1/3rd of the way through before I realized it's actually an attempted
reboot of that old TV show SPENSER FOR HIRE from the 80s.

I just looked at the Wikipedia page. I think this was intended to be a
theatrical movie that got dumped onto Netflix due to COVID. I see no
Netflix production funding.
I loved Robert Urich in the tv series, truly embodied the Robert B.
Parker character. Of course, the scripts were weak and they got rid of
the girlfriend (then brought her back), and Avery Brooks was a fine
Hawk. Really can't picture Mark Wahlberg.
How did the cast do playing these familiar characters?

As I never watched the original series or read the books, I have no
idea how well they pulled it off. The movie was of average entertainment
value, though.

Thanks
I've read Parker's original novels but refuse to read the novels he
wrote after death. In reading about this adaption, it says they retained
nothing of the novel except character names, so this might as well have
been a new script. Also, the movie is a comedy which the novel wouldn't
have been.

I wouldn't say it's a comedy. It's kind of like TRUE LIES. It had a serious
plot with humor thrown in.

Post by Adam H. Kerman
I forgot to mention that there were three made-for-tv movies starring
Joe Mantegna; I forgot who played Hawk. I recall one of the movies,
which was a straight adaptation of its novel and wasn't a comedy.

Post by BTR1701
For about 75% of the movie I thought Spenser was one of those action heroes
who eschews guns but then at the end he armed himself for the big battle.
Rejecting guns only works if your enemy also rejects them. Otherwise you end
up like that swordsman in RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK.

The guy who played Bob Lee Swagger might echew guns? Heh
btw, I've read that Harrison Ford was sick that day and wasn't up to the
physical demands of a choreographed sword fight, which is why he just
shot him. It's a better scene!

[anim8rfsk]

Post by BTR1701

Post by Adam H. Kerman

Post by BTR1701
I watched SPENSER CONFIDENTIAL on the Netflix. A Mark Wahlburg action
movie from 2020 that somehow slipped under my radar. It took me about
1/3rd of the way through before I realized it's actually an attempted
reboot of that old TV show SPENSER FOR HIRE from the 80s.

I just looked at the Wikipedia page. I think this was intended to be a
theatrical movie that got dumped onto Netflix due to COVID. I see no
Netflix production funding.
I loved Robert Urich in the tv series, truly embodied the Robert B.
Parker character. Of course, the scripts were weak and they got rid of
the girlfriend (then brought her back), and Avery Brooks was a fine
Hawk. Really can't picture Mark Wahlberg.
How did the cast do playing these familiar characters?

As I never watched the original series or read the books, I have no idea how
well they pulled it off. The movie was of average entertainment value, though.
For about 75% of the movie I thought Spenser was one of those action heroes
who eschews guns but then at the end he armed himself for the big battle.
Rejecting guns only works if your enemy also rejects them. Otherwise you end
up like that swordsman in RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK.

In the books and the TV show both Spenser and Hawk are always armed and
always quick to shoot.

Post by BTR1701

Post by Adam H. Kerman
This is an adaptation of a novel that Parker still put his name on, not
letting death stop him from writing more Spenser novels (nor voting in
Chicago).

[Ubiquitous]

Post by BTR1701

Post by Ubiquitous
What did you watch?

I watched SPENSER CONFIDENTIAL on the Netflix. A Mark Wahlburg action movie
from 2020 that somehow slipped under my radar. It took me about 1/3rd of the
way through before I realized it's actually an attempted reboot of that old
TV show SPENSER FOR HIRE from the 80s.

I remember that was a big deal with the movie at the time.

--
Not a joke! Don't jump!

[anim8rfsk]

Post by BTR1701

Post by Ubiquitous
What did you watch?

I watched SPENSER CONFIDENTIAL on the Netflix. A Mark Wahlburg action movie
from 2020 that somehow slipped under my radar. It took me about 1/3rd of the
way through before I realized it's actually an attempted reboot of that old TV
show SPENSER FOR HIRE from the 80s.

And has absolutely nothing to do with the source material other than the
names. I only made it about 10 minutes in before I couldn’t stand it
anymore.