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Old 16th February 2025, 03:24 PM
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Cobra Kai: Season 6: Part III

Not going to go into spoilers here but this set of episodes were a fitting finale to the series which I have said on many occasions, the series I didn't want but didn't know I needed.

There were no real cliffhangers with nostalgic flashbacks, I would have put out episodes 11-14 with uploading the fantastic finale episode a week later, let the ending of episode 14 settle and build up the anticipation for the last ever episode.

There are avenues for potential spin offs but nothing to lead into Karate Kid: Legends (I did think that there would be a cameo at the end though)

Overall I remember trying to buy the 1st two seasons on DVD during Lockdown but it was sold out (Ordered Season 1 of The Boys instead, wasn't disappointed by that one) only for it to be back on sale around 30 minutes later. Anyway 2 days later, I was very impressed with what I saw, the nostalgia from one of the earliest Film memories I had when my Mom rented The Karate Kid.

Kreese and Johnny are still some of the earliest film villains I remember and never thought that a series would make me root for Johnny whilst giving the return pop when Martin Kove appeared in the end of Season 1.
I've just come on here to review the series and saw your review, I enjoyed the series up to 4, 5 was ridiculous and annoyed me because of how popular it was I thought it got too big for its boots as the saying goes, but 6 got back on track, I had a few minor niggles, I couldn't take Daniels daughter serious as a fighter, and odd time storyline got a bit silly and Ott, if there's one thing I hate about any series if the constant swapping sides annoys me, friends then enemies, friends again then enemies again, rinse and repeat, its one of my pet hates, during the whole series there's some good decent action and fight scenes, but I do think an odd person wouldn't stand a chance against some of their opponents, apart from a few minor problems imo, I highly enjoyed the whole serious it had some likeable characters even the enemies in series 6.
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Old 16th February 2025, 07:22 PM
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Reacher Season 2

While an enjoyable season it was nowhere near as good as the first season I liked the story of the drifter coming to town ruffling feathers and kicking ass season 2 feels too US Army Oorah if you get what I'm trying to say there is less of the humor of Reacher and more of his team throwing in their 2 cent worth instead. Also there was too much slow motion walking over generic rock music .

As I said it was still enjoyable but I'm hoping season 3 which starts on Thursday is less OORAH and more Dr David Banner if you know you know
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Old 18th February 2025, 11:40 AM
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I watched the final five episodes of Battlestar Galactica last night.

Mainly enjoyable but with several duff episodes along the way. My eyes were watering as Adama (A brilliant Edward G Olmos) asked for volunteers for Galactica's final mission.

The series was a million miles away from the original seventies series and the entire' teaming up with the Cylons in order to survive' seemed like both a cop out and inspirational at the same time as did the whole series . Less a war with the Cylons and more a drama about the crew of the human fleet.

It was great to see the 'original' Cylons in the final episodes and also 'Razor' .

My overriding feeling now is to watch the original series once again.
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Old 18th February 2025, 11:57 AM
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Ah, nice one Dem. I'm still watching.
I think the series was scramble in the end and rushed to finish to show due to cancellation.
Yeah, I'll watch the original series again after this as well.
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Old 18th February 2025, 12:19 PM
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Ah, nice one Dem. I'm still watching.
I think the series was scramble in the end and rushed to finish to show due to cancellation.
Yeah, I'll watch the original series again after this as well.
I didn't know it was rushed. It seemed fine to me. Satisfied with how it finished.

The whole follow the yellow brick road to the opera house was a bit tiresome anyway.

Loved the episodes with Admiral Kane and the mutiny double header during the final series.
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Old 27th February 2025, 11:17 AM
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Starting an occasional rewatch of the iconic BBC series:

OUT OF THE UNKNOWN
The Counterfeit Man ( 1965 )

A group of astronauts on a voyage back to Earth, realise that one ( or more? ) of their crew have been taken over by an alien life force, able to replicate humans.
Good sets, an early performance from David Hemmings, plus some gooey effects courtesy of Bernard Wilke, make this a good place to start if you?re watching this series for the first time. This was the second episode. The first - No Place Like Home - is pretty naff.

OUT OF THE UNKNOWN
TO Lay A Ghost ( 1971 )

A woman and her photographer husband move into a new home in the country, with the woman ( Lesley Anne Down ) suffering from ghosts of the past, having been attacked in the woods as a schoolgirl years ago. But is there an actual ghost in the house?
By the fourth ( and final ) season, OOTU had gone from a sci fi series into themes of the psychological and supernatural - this being a good example.
Which makes it all the more frustrating that a lot of this series were junked. Well done, the BBC! 🙄
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Old 10th March 2025, 10:50 AM
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I watched the first two episodes of DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN.
So far so good for me. This is more in line with the Netflix series which is a good start. How far they will go with the violence? Early days yet.
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Old 10th March 2025, 12:18 PM
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I watched the first two episodes of DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN.
So far so good for me. This is more in line with the Netflix series which is a good start. How far they will go with the violence? Early days yet.
I'm waiting til it's all uploaded. This new practice of uploading episodes on streaming sites weekly does my head in. Might as well be back watching terrestrial television channels in the dark ages. Particularly now most streaming sites have introduced adverts too, or "limited interruptions" as Bezos boys like to call them.

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Old 10th March 2025, 08:21 PM
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rewatching Black series, one of those series you just can?t help getting addicted because it?s such a great series that?s so well written and satire taking digs at how or where modern life is or going.
There a new series due sometime this year.
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Started watching American Gladiators on Prime mullets muscles and spandex and that's just the female Gladiators. Gladiators is awesome but 80s Gladiators is AWESOMERRRRR

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