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Akiva Anderson

@Matt-Wood @John-Folan its like an Autism convention in here!

Matt Wood

@ryan-carruthers Yea he is good. Made me laugh so much in that film with Daniel Craig, Logan Lucky I think its called.

Ryan

@matt-wood Yes he's a wicked actor isn't he! Done some good things that I've seen.

Matt Wood

@ryan-carruthers I was so gutted with The Last Jedi when I came out of the cinema that I just never bothered to pay any attention to further films from Disney, Have not seen the Solo film either.

Its a shame as I think Adam Driver was wasted in those films, really like him as an actor, the more I see him in the more im impressed with him.

Matt Wood

@ryan-carruthers Gina could probably kick every other cast members ass for real too, easy on the eye as well

Rosario Dawson is meant to be good as Tano too.

Ryan

@matt-wood Yes it fit with the originals, might re watch it as well

Rise is hmm it's alright but think the others the bar was so high its compared against those.

Matt Wood

@ryan-carruthers Agree that Rogue One was the only good film Disney have made. Actually enjoyed that one and it fit in with the Star Wars existing story. I still have not seen the Rise of Skywalker.

Ryan

@matt-wood exactly what did he think was going to happen lol he knew this at the start he couldn't show his face lol

I thought Gina was brilliant in this

Matt Wood

@john-folan Yes hopefully the Obi series will be in the same spirit as that could be fantastic. Hayden Christensen is rumored to be coming back to play Anakin. Thought he did it really well in the prequels.

I have seen a lot of behind the scenes reports of bickering on the Mandalorian. The lead actor, Pascal, crying about not have his face on screen (surely he knew what he signed up for) and wanting Gina Carano sacked as she differs in political opinion.

I am relieved to see people on here saying the show is good though

Ryan

@john-folan Agreed! It also blends in nicely to the spin off series, it does seem more thought has gone into the series than the films.

Bar Rogue One as that was mega.

John Folan

Speaking of the Mandalorian. OMFG!!!!!! The last four episodes are just, well they are just Star Wars at its absolute finest.

Makes me angry about what the sequels could have been, but if they keep this up I will forgive them.

Matt Wood

@john-folan said in Netflix/Amazon/Etc Recommendations:

@matt-wood said in Netflix/Amazon/Etc Recommendations:

@john-folan Saw they were out last night, waiting until the whole season is there as I will want to binge it all in one go more or less. Great show!

Good job because I just finished episode three and the ending is ‘dammmmmn!!’

Hahaha thats why I always wait. Not starting the Mandalorian until season 2 is all online

John Folan

@matt-wood said in Netflix/Amazon/Etc Recommendations:

@john-folan Saw they were out last night, waiting until the whole season is there as I will want to binge it all in one go more or less. Great show!

Good job because I just finished episode three and the ending is ‘dammmmmn!!’

Matt Wood

Been a mad year, Darth Vader died not so long ago, now we have lost Boba Fett (Jeremy Bulloch) RIP

Ryan

Started the last series of Billions last night my god I do love Bobby Axel

Matt Wood

@john-folan Saw they were out last night, waiting until the whole season is there as I will want to binge it all in one go more or less. Great show!

John Folan

The first three episodes of The Expanse series 5 are on Amazon. I cannot recommend this series highly enough. The books, if you like a read, are next level. The TV series is not far behind. Watch it!!!

John Folan

@matt-wood said in Netflix/Amazon/Etc Recommendations:

@john-folan
I guess you have probably seen this, but in case you have not, check it out.

If only Disney could put this much emotion passion and feeling into the crap that they trotted out and stuck a Star Wars label on.

Loads of new content coming out. Hopefully it’s the same quality as The Mandalorian. They may have learned their lesson. Looking forward to Kenobi and Ashoka

Matt Wood

@john-folan
I guess you have probably seen this, but in case you have not, check it out.

If only Disney could put this much emotion passion and feeling into the crap that they trotted out and stuck a Star Wars label on.

John Folan

@matt-wood said in Netflix/Amazon/Etc Recommendations:

@john-folan said in Netflix/Amazon/Etc Recommendations:

@matt-wood said in Netflix/Amazon/Etc Recommendations:

@john-folan

On the last book of Wheel of Time now, great series, lost its way a little around book 9-12, but Mr Jordan was probably very ill then.

I need to get into some sci-fi a bit more, Hamilton has written loads right? I have read the trilogy that started with Mindstar Rising and enjoyed that. Picked up Pandoras Star for 99p a while back but not started it yet.

Some others I enjoyed:

The lies of Locke Lamora
Series by Larry Correia, Something like Hard Magic or Spellbound
The Steel Remains
Brandon Sandersons Mistborn Trilogy was good too.

Yeah I think he was, that was such a shame that as he was a fantastic author Sanderson finished it well though.

Hamilton is brilliant. The Commonwealth Saga is a great series and my favourite was the Night's Dawn Trilogy.

I liked the Lies of Loch Lamorra. I'll have a look at the others you have mentioned.

Some of my other favourites are:
Raymond Feist - Magician. Start of the Riftwar Saga. The first three books he wrote were the best. That one is epic beyond scale.
Jim Butcher - The Dresden Files. On book 17 now. A Wizard who is a private eye. It's developed into something else now. I love them. The tv series they tried to do of this was terrible and should be ignored.

Think Pandoras Star will be my next tbr then
I read loads of Mr Feist when I was younger. Riftwar saga is fantastic. Loved a lot of his stand alone books too.
I will have to check out the Jim Butcher stuff. I need to expand away from just fantasy

I do a bit of sci fi and a bit of fantasy. I always say people like what they like and no one else should tell them they are wrong to be like that!