After an arduous workout, I watched:
Nothing.
What did you watch?
Ubiquitous wrote in article <UBI20260817@dont-email.me>:
After an arduous workout, I watched:
Nothing.
What did you watch?
I watched the premiere of Obituary, a new Hulu offering. We meet
Elvira Clancy, a newly hired obituary writer who is paid by the
piece and has no deaths to document. She also happens to have a
strong streak of bloodlust, and after killing someone, she
realizes that this is a great way to create her own obituary
opportunities.
I also started The Patient, a Hulu miniseries. It's excellent.
The premise is that a man struggling with a strong desire to kill
kidnaps a psychiatrist to treat him.
There are only ten episodes. I've already ripped through half of
them, but it's okay because a miniseries is a discrete work.
What did everyone else watch?
I watched the premiere of Obituary, a new Hulu offering. We meet
Elvira Clancy, a newly hired obituary writer who is paid by the
piece and has no deaths to document. She also happens to have a
strong streak of bloodlust, and after killing someone, she
realizes that this is a great way to create her own obituary
opportunities.
It's a fun show. My favorite moment so far is after pushing a
terminally ill man off a cliff and then learning he was faking
his illness: "I realized I hadn't killed someone with little time
left. I'd killed someone who deserved it." The lead actress is
absolutely great at conveying the character's joy underneath a
layer of appropriate gravity.
I also started The Patient, a Hulu miniseries. It's excellent.
The premise is that a man struggling with a strong desire to kill
kidnaps a psychiatrist to treat him.
There are only ten episodes. I've already ripped through half of
them, but it's okay because a miniseries is a discrete work.
On Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:24:57 -0400, The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
Ubiquitous wrote in article <UBI20260817@dont-email.me>:snipped
After an arduous workout, I watched:
Nothing.
What did you watch?
I watched the premiere of Obituary, a new Hulu offering. We meet
Elvira Clancy, a newly hired obituary writer who is paid by the
piece and has no deaths to document. She also happens to have a
strong streak of bloodlust, and after killing someone, she
realizes that this is a great way to create her own obituary
opportunities.
I also started The Patient, a Hulu miniseries. It's excellent.
The premise is that a man struggling with a strong desire to kill
kidnaps a psychiatrist to treat him.
There are only ten episodes. I've already ripped through half of
them, but it's okay because a miniseries is a discrete work.
What did everyone else watch?
I watched the first episode of the new LANTERNS show. A good start to
the series. I was a bit surprised at the ending but the show is
clearly going to spend a lot of time bouncing around time periods as
the story unfolded over years.
On 8/18/2026 6:56 AM, shawn wrote:
On Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:24:57 -0400, The True Melissa
<thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
Ubiquitous wrote in article <UBI20260817@dont-email.me>:snipped
After an arduous workout, I watched:
Nothing.
What did you watch?
I watched the premiere of Obituary, a new Hulu offering. We meet
Elvira Clancy, a newly hired obituary writer who is paid by the
piece and has no deaths to document. She also happens to have a
strong streak of bloodlust, and after killing someone, she
realizes that this is a great way to create her own obituary
opportunities.
I also started The Patient, a Hulu miniseries. It's excellent.
The premise is that a man struggling with a strong desire to kill
kidnaps a psychiatrist to treat him.
There are only ten episodes. I've already ripped through half of
them, but it's okay because a miniseries is a discrete work.
What did everyone else watch?
I watched the first episode of the new LANTERNS show. A good start to
the series. I was a bit surprised at the ending but the show is
clearly going to spend a lot of time bouncing around time periods as
the story unfolded over years.
After a very long drive back home, on Monday watched:
Silo (AppleTV+) "The Drive" - Episode from two weeks agp. I have no
idea how to even begin to summarize this one.
"Radio" - Episode from last week. The plan to drug everyone with memory wiping drugs is started meanwhile Juliette's plan to stop the evil AI
falls apart thanks to the evil AI being one step ahead of her.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+) "A Case of Chiaroscuro" -
Season 3, episode 4. Una, Dr. M'Benga, and Uhura crash land on a planet under Klingon occupation and must try to blend in as citizens. Una, who thanks to one heck of a coincidence just happens to look *exactly* like
a local resistance leader because why not. I also couldn't help but
wonder can aliens tell when the universal translator is being used or
not?!?
Although I know this is a minor annoyance that is constantly glossed
over in Trek. "Kor" is the Klingon in command of the planet. But this wasn't a total rip off of "Errand of Mercy." Unlike that episode this episode was filmed in black and white because reasons.
Lanterns (HBOMax) I also caught this on Monday. It was an OK start.
I'm curious to see where it goes.
I'm still way too tired from traveling today, but I'll try to put
together a vacation report. I saw some really cool things that I'll try
to link to.
On Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:24:57 -0400, The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
Ubiquitous wrote in article <UBI20260817@dont-email.me>:snipped
After an arduous workout, I watched:
Nothing.
What did you watch?
I watched the premiere of Obituary, a new Hulu offering. We meet
Elvira Clancy, a newly hired obituary writer who is paid by the
piece and has no deaths to document. She also happens to have a
strong streak of bloodlust, and after killing someone, she
realizes that this is a great way to create her own obituary
opportunities.
I also started The Patient, a Hulu miniseries. It's excellent.
The premise is that a man struggling with a strong desire to kill
kidnaps a psychiatrist to treat him.
There are only ten episodes. I've already ripped through half of
them, but it's okay because a miniseries is a discrete work.
What did everyone else watch?
I watched the first episode of the new LANTERNS show. A good start to
the series. I was a bit surprised at the ending but the show is
clearly going to spend a lot of time bouncing around time periods as
the story unfolded over years.
Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
On 8/18/2026 6:56 AM, shawn wrote:
On Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:24:57 -0400, The True Melissa
<thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
Ubiquitous wrote in article <UBI20260817@dont-email.me>:snipped
After an arduous workout, I watched:
Nothing.
What did you watch?
I watched the premiere of Obituary, a new Hulu offering. We meet
Elvira Clancy, a newly hired obituary writer who is paid by the
piece and has no deaths to document. She also happens to have a
strong streak of bloodlust, and after killing someone, she
realizes that this is a great way to create her own obituary
opportunities.
I also started The Patient, a Hulu miniseries. It's excellent.
The premise is that a man struggling with a strong desire to kill
kidnaps a psychiatrist to treat him.
There are only ten episodes. I've already ripped through half of
them, but it's okay because a miniseries is a discrete work.
What did everyone else watch?
I watched the first episode of the new LANTERNS show. A good start to
the series. I was a bit surprised at the ending but the show is
clearly going to spend a lot of time bouncing around time periods as
the story unfolded over years.
After a very long drive back home, on Monday watched:
Silo (AppleTV+) "The Drive" - Episode from two weeks agp. I have no
idea how to even begin to summarize this one.
"Radio" - Episode from last week. The plan to drug everyone with memory
wiping drugs is started meanwhile Juliette's plan to stop the evil AI
falls apart thanks to the evil AI being one step ahead of her.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+) "A Case of Chiaroscuro" -
Season 3, episode 4. Una, Dr. M'Benga, and Uhura crash land on a planet
under Klingon occupation and must try to blend in as citizens. Una, who
thanks to one heck of a coincidence just happens to look *exactly* like
a local resistance leader because why not. I also couldn't help but
wonder can aliens tell when the universal translator is being used or
not?!?
There was an enterprise episode where that was a key plot point. But then enterprise was imaginary even by TV standards.
Because I'm sure none of them spoke the native language.
Although I know this is a minor annoyance that is constantly glossed
over in Trek. "Kor" is the Klingon in command of the planet. But this
wasn't a total rip off of "Errand of Mercy." Unlike that episode this
episode was filmed in black and white because reasons.
Lanterns (HBOMax) I also caught this on Monday. It was an OK start.
I'm curious to see where it goes.
I'm still way too tired from traveling today, but I'll try to put
together a vacation report. I saw some really cool things that I'll try
to link to.
shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
On Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:24:57 -0400, The True Melissa
<thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
Ubiquitous wrote in article <UBI20260817@dont-email.me>:snipped
After an arduous workout, I watched:
Nothing.
What did you watch?
I watched the premiere of Obituary, a new Hulu offering. We meet
Elvira Clancy, a newly hired obituary writer who is paid by the
piece and has no deaths to document. She also happens to have a
strong streak of bloodlust, and after killing someone, she
realizes that this is a great way to create her own obituary
opportunities.
I also started The Patient, a Hulu miniseries. It's excellent.
The premise is that a man struggling with a strong desire to kill
kidnaps a psychiatrist to treat him.
There are only ten episodes. I've already ripped through half of
them, but it's okay because a miniseries is a discrete work.
What did everyone else watch?
I watched the first episode of the new LANTERNS show. A good start to
the series. I was a bit surprised at the ending but the show is
clearly going to spend a lot of time bouncing around time periods as
the story unfolded over years.
If you?ve seen the new Superman movie, the ending of the show should?ve
been obvious.
The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
Ubiquitous wrote in article <UBI20260817@dont-email.me>:
After an arduous workout, I watched:
Nothing.
What did you watch?
I watched the premiere of Obituary, a new Hulu offering. We meet
Elvira Clancy, a newly hired obituary writer who is paid by the
piece and has no deaths to document. She also happens to have a
strong streak of bloodlust, and after killing someone, she
realizes that this is a great way to create her own obituary >>opportunities.
I also started The Patient, a Hulu miniseries. It's excellent.
The premise is that a man struggling with a strong desire to kill
kidnaps a psychiatrist to treat him.
There are only ten episodes. I've already ripped through half of
them, but it's okay because a miniseries is a discrete work.
What did everyone else watch?
I watched the first episode of the new LANTERNS show. A good start to
the series.
Lanterns (HBOMax) I also caught this on Monday. It was an OK start.
On Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:52:35 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
wrote:
shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
On Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:24:57 -0400, The True Melissa
<thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
Ubiquitous wrote in article <UBI20260817@dont-email.me>:snipped
After an arduous workout, I watched:
Nothing.
What did you watch?
I watched the premiere of Obituary, a new Hulu offering. We meet
Elvira Clancy, a newly hired obituary writer who is paid by the
piece and has no deaths to document. She also happens to have a
strong streak of bloodlust, and after killing someone, she
realizes that this is a great way to create her own obituary
opportunities.
I also started The Patient, a Hulu miniseries. It's excellent.
The premise is that a man struggling with a strong desire to kill
kidnaps a psychiatrist to treat him.
There are only ten episodes. I've already ripped through half of
them, but it's okay because a miniseries is a discrete work.
What did everyone else watch?
I watched the first episode of the new LANTERNS show. A good start to
the series. I was a bit surprised at the ending but the show is
clearly going to spend a lot of time bouncing around time periods as
the story unfolded over years.
If you?ve seen the new Superman movie, the ending of the show should?ve
been obvious.
I keep trying to watch that movie but getting through those first ten
to twenty minutes is proving too tough.
nanoflower@gmail.com wrote:
The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
Ubiquitous wrote in article <UBI20260817@dont-email.me>:
After an arduous workout, I watched:
Nothing.
What did you watch?
I watched the premiere of Obituary, a new Hulu offering. We meet
Elvira Clancy, a newly hired obituary writer who is paid by the
piece and has no deaths to document. She also happens to have a
strong streak of bloodlust, and after killing someone, she
realizes that this is a great way to create her own obituary
opportunities.
I also started The Patient, a Hulu miniseries. It's excellent.
The premise is that a man struggling with a strong desire to kill
kidnaps a psychiatrist to treat him.
There are only ten episodes. I've already ripped through half of
them, but it's okay because a miniseries is a discrete work.
What did everyone else watch?
I watched the first episode of the new LANTERNS show. A good start to
the series.
TROLL-O-METER
5* 6* *7
4* *8
3* *9
2* *10
1* | *stuporous
0* -*- *catatonic
* |\ *comatose
* \ *clinical death
* \ *biological death
* _\/ *demonic apparition
* * *damned for all eternity
shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
On Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:52:35 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
wrote:
shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
On Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:24:57 -0400, The True Melissa
<thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> wrote:
Ubiquitous wrote in article <UBI20260817@dont-email.me>:snipped
After an arduous workout, I watched:
Nothing.
What did you watch?
I watched the premiere of Obituary, a new Hulu offering. We meet
Elvira Clancy, a newly hired obituary writer who is paid by the
piece and has no deaths to document. She also happens to have a
strong streak of bloodlust, and after killing someone, she
realizes that this is a great way to create her own obituary
opportunities.
I also started The Patient, a Hulu miniseries. It's excellent.
The premise is that a man struggling with a strong desire to kill
kidnaps a psychiatrist to treat him.
There are only ten episodes. I've already ripped through half of
them, but it's okay because a miniseries is a discrete work.
What did everyone else watch?
I watched the first episode of the new LANTERNS show. A good start to
the series. I was a bit surprised at the ending but the show is
clearly going to spend a lot of time bouncing around time periods as
the story unfolded over years.
If you?ve seen the new Superman movie, the ending of the show should?ve
been obvious.
I keep trying to watch that movie but getting through those first ten
to twenty minutes is proving too tough.
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