Yeah the soundtrack has gone crazy. Topping charts around the world. They beat Psy and BTS Billboard records.

We got tickets for the sing along screenings on the weekend. Wife is the lucky one to take the kid lol. The older one still refuses to watch. Prefers Minecraft and the Star wars Trilogies.

Also planning out 3d printing the demon hunter sword for Halloween.

I fucked up a bit recommending Alien Earth. The show was fantastic the first few episodes, but goddamn did they ever shit the bed by the season finale.

No spoilers, but typical modern writing Mary Sue bullshit.

Oh no, was a woman the hero? 4Head

Worse, they end up giving her unlimited powers completely unfounded until the last episode, making her completely OP, for no real reason.

It's just bad writing.

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I posted it on the wrong thread last time. anyone watched this TVB?
Great script, very socially relatable due to being in line with current events. Very different than last season as it was just about reporters / anchors. This time it's about different broadcast stations. Very proud of this as change is always good. It woudl be boring if it's the same style over and over again.

friend sent me this... netflix low key removed casting feature to TV's

http://www.macrumors.com/2025/12/01/...QHznedrx5D8a3w

^What would be the logic behind that? Such a stupid feature to remove when some people are using older TVs that require that functionality.

Seems odd they'd remove a pretty standard feature like that, is this for more control over their own ecosystem?

^They probably want people to log into Netflix through their smart TV to capture (and sell?) more user data.

Easier to crack down on sharing logins?

^Weird way of going about it.

If you're logging on using your phone, you're already able to access the app accordingly, casting just allows you to project the view onto the TV.

Also allows people avoiding having to leave their login information sitting on a damn Airbnb TV when you login using the TV app.

Just seems odd all around.

You can log in from your phone, but now you can't cast it on your friends/parents/grandpas TV. This nuisance may lead to more subscribers and less sharing.

all other platform will crack down on sharing now.

I get that, but generally you're casting from within the same room anyways, so what's the actual difference?

They're considering that's a "different household", but what difference would that be as opposed to logging into the app but in an Airbnb or some other location?

It's the same shit.

Rogers with their xfinity app to watch tv started doing it too.

Inconvenience you with trying to keep reseting where your "home" location is so you don't even bother trying. You want to share with others, you can crowd around your phone.

I assume most people by now have gobbled up the first 4 hugely long episodes of Stranger Things S5?

I have to say whether you like the direction it's going storyline wise or not, nobody can argue just how fucking well this show is made. Every technical aspect of the show from visual to sound to cinematography to music to special effects to 3D animation is absolutely top notch work.

I appreciate all the details that still creep in like the dimple textured OG glass Gatorade bottles I had forgotten all about.

^I stopped watching after the 1st season.

Would I be able to just pop in and start from S5?

I watched episode 1 last night. It's nowhere close to the style of the first season, which was shot like an 80's horror with mystery and creepiness. Now it's a full on 2020's sci fi schlock with a ton of CGI. Still watchable I guess, but hardly the same show.

I think a lot of context would escape you and you won’t recognize quite a few characters.

I don’t think you’re wrong I didn’t enjoy the first episode, found it tedious but it got a lot better in my opinion after that.