I watched the Jason and the Argonauts mini-series

I re-watched the Jason and the Argonauts mini-series recently. It was fun. Maybe the effects would be a lot better if it was made today but I thought they were decent for the time. Also maybe since it was a made for TV project, I did not expect that much of the effects. 

Brian Thompson plays Hercules. That was fun. He was usually a villain in movies like Doctor Mordred and Fright Night 2 (the original). Thompson probably had the most fun of anyone in the cast. 

I think it holds up.

It is 3 hours but spread out over 2 episodes. Maybe it is better watched over 2 days.

 

Unconnected show

 I was a watching a show on a big streaming service, the name of the show is not important (for this posting).The show was unconnected to anything. It was not a sequel to an old series or remake of an old series or a spin-off from a film franchise. It was not a spin-off from another show. The premise was similar to a premise of a comedy movie from years ago but there are not a lot of original ideas. 

I liked the unconnected nature of the show. I did not to know an elaborate backstory. I did not have to watch, or haved watched, another show to know who a character was. The show explained what needed to be explained as it progressed.

It was nice. 

I am not against shows being connected to other shows or bing part of a larger franchise. However sometimes it seems like connections to other shows or being part of a larger franchise is more important to  shows than it should be. 

Thoughts on the Book of Boba Fett

I did not get into the book of Boba Fett. It was not terrible but I think I will not finish it. I watched three out of seven episodes, I was not invested and I gave up. (I was invested enough to watch the fourth season of Cobra Kai in two days.)There are so many shows on so many networks or streaming services,  I feel okay giving up on one if I am not invested.

The last episode is controversial on twitter because one character did a spin move. That sounds silly. One small moment takes people out of a show or makes them not like it. Maybe I am misreading the tweets but the reaction to a small moment seems strong.

Maybe I am not the audience for these Star Wars shows. I am not sure why that is. 

Maybe I am not interested in Boba Fett or never was. 

 

Cobra Kai season four thoughts

I have not done one of these in a while. I liked season four of Cobra Kai. It is not perfect but I look forward to season 5.

Here are three things I disliked

• Return of Stingray (I don’t care for the character and when he did not return in season 3, I was happy) 
• Johnny and Daniel being at odds for so long
• I thought there were too many flashbacks (I have become anti-flashback)

Three things I liked

• Eli/Hawk’s story
• Some of the new characters
• Robby (or Robbie) this season seemed more interesting

Is the valley really a smaller place than I think? Sometimes the characters run into each other in places or characters are related to other characters in a way that makes the valley seem small. Maybe that is just a storytelling feature of the show at this point.