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Hi. I thought maybe folks could list recommendations here for movies/shows they think might help other crypto-solvers get through their pandemic.
I'm going to put some words in here, before getting started on that, about how one might stream movies/shows at home, for any users who've never done that. I may (and probably will) get things wrong. If something that I say strikes somebody as totally wacko and not right at all, please correct my advice below. I'm going to give it a go, though.
Content can be streamed from various streaming channels. Examples include Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, HBO Go and YouTube. This is just a start - there are many streaming services. To access most of them, you subscribe by going to their site on-line (netflix.com, amazon.com) and sign up for an account for which you'll pay a monthly fee. Most of the monthly streaming subscriptions cost between $5 a month and $15 a month. I happen to subscribe to Netflix and one of the perks of that particular service is that, in addition to subscribing to their streaming programs, you can pay for a set amount of delivered DVDs to have at home too. That's nice, I think, because you can get many things on DVD that you Netflix doesn't have available on their streaming service ... so to me, that allows me to just pay for one service - Netflix - and still be able to get to see most things I am interested in seeing. Some people subscribe to various services because they like certain programming that certain services offer and other programming offered by other services.
You can stream content (movies, internet tv shows) from your computer or laptop or even your phone. If you're going to watch content on one of these devices, you don't need any other equipment to stream your movies/shows.
If you want to watch internet content on your tv, though, you either need a SmartTV (which has built-in connections to the Internet) or you need a separate device like a Roku box or an Apple Fire Stick or something. Those cost about $20 or so (I think) and you can buy one on-line or at a store like Best Buy or Target or any store that sells electronics and tvs. The streaming devices are fairly easy to hook up to your tv.
Something to note is that many streaming services offer you a free trial month that you can check out before committing to one or another service. You can shop around and see what you like. They all have different shows and movies available. Movie selections come and go, too, on the various stations.
I'm hoping that I haven't steered anybody wrong with any of this info ... hoping none of it's fake news ... but if so, or if I've left anything out, please set the record straight below.
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Now, let the recommendations begin!
1. Knives Out - recommended recently by Llapp and Montyb in the Chat room recently. Comedic Agatha-Christie style murder mystery. Lots of twists and turns. Very clever.
2. Memento - also discussed there today. Dark psychological movie about a guy who is in some sort of trouble and has a condition in which he can't remember anything that happened more than a few minutes ago ... he writes cryptic notes to himself on his body to try to remember important things that have happened ... it's told in reverse-chronological order and is very suspenseful.
3. Parasite - ditto. This one's a Korean movie - came out in 2019 - and got Best Picture, I think, or maybe Best Director. It's about 2 families of different economic/social classes in Korea whose lives become intertwined and is comic and suspenseful and, eventually becomes rather dark.
4. I'm also very much enjoying Barry, which is on HBO right now - first 2 seasons available for free this month only! It stars Bill Hader as an troubled assassin who wants to stop killing and become an actor. It's also got Henry Winkler in it - yes, of Fonzie fame. It's funny and dark and suspenseful too.
5. Glow on Netflix - silly comedy set in the 80's about a down-on-his-luck movie writer/director (Marc Maron) who's trying to fund his next movie with a Women's Wrestling tv show. And yet, though it doesn't sound like it, I imagine, so far, by this description, has some great female-empowerment themes.
6. And speaking of Marc Maron - his new comedy special, also on Netflix now, called End Times Fun. It's really smart and perfect for the pandemic. He, like many stand-up comics, is a neurotic Jew. From NY. So ... if you like that sort of thing, like I do.
7. Shtisel ... this show (also on Netflix) is a beautiful, touching and sweetly comic show set in Jerusalem about an Orthodox family and their foibles and inner conflicts. It's like a modern-day Fiddler on the Roof - without music, though.
I'm going to put some words in here, before getting started on that, about how one might stream movies/shows at home, for any users who've never done that. I may (and probably will) get things wrong. If something that I say strikes somebody as totally wacko and not right at all, please correct my advice below. I'm going to give it a go, though.
Content can be streamed from various streaming channels. Examples include Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, HBO Go and YouTube. This is just a start - there are many streaming services. To access most of them, you subscribe by going to their site on-line (netflix.com, amazon.com) and sign up for an account for which you'll pay a monthly fee. Most of the monthly streaming subscriptions cost between $5 a month and $15 a month. I happen to subscribe to Netflix and one of the perks of that particular service is that, in addition to subscribing to their streaming programs, you can pay for a set amount of delivered DVDs to have at home too. That's nice, I think, because you can get many things on DVD that you Netflix doesn't have available on their streaming service ... so to me, that allows me to just pay for one service - Netflix - and still be able to get to see most things I am interested in seeing. Some people subscribe to various services because they like certain programming that certain services offer and other programming offered by other services.
You can stream content (movies, internet tv shows) from your computer or laptop or even your phone. If you're going to watch content on one of these devices, you don't need any other equipment to stream your movies/shows.
If you want to watch internet content on your tv, though, you either need a SmartTV (which has built-in connections to the Internet) or you need a separate device like a Roku box or an Apple Fire Stick or something. Those cost about $20 or so (I think) and you can buy one on-line or at a store like Best Buy or Target or any store that sells electronics and tvs. The streaming devices are fairly easy to hook up to your tv.
Something to note is that many streaming services offer you a free trial month that you can check out before committing to one or another service. You can shop around and see what you like. They all have different shows and movies available. Movie selections come and go, too, on the various stations.
I'm hoping that I haven't steered anybody wrong with any of this info ... hoping none of it's fake news ... but if so, or if I've left anything out, please set the record straight below.
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Now, let the recommendations begin!
1. Knives Out - recommended recently by Llapp and Montyb in the Chat room recently. Comedic Agatha-Christie style murder mystery. Lots of twists and turns. Very clever.
2. Memento - also discussed there today. Dark psychological movie about a guy who is in some sort of trouble and has a condition in which he can't remember anything that happened more than a few minutes ago ... he writes cryptic notes to himself on his body to try to remember important things that have happened ... it's told in reverse-chronological order and is very suspenseful.
3. Parasite - ditto. This one's a Korean movie - came out in 2019 - and got Best Picture, I think, or maybe Best Director. It's about 2 families of different economic/social classes in Korea whose lives become intertwined and is comic and suspenseful and, eventually becomes rather dark.
4. I'm also very much enjoying Barry, which is on HBO right now - first 2 seasons available for free this month only! It stars Bill Hader as an troubled assassin who wants to stop killing and become an actor. It's also got Henry Winkler in it - yes, of Fonzie fame. It's funny and dark and suspenseful too.
5. Glow on Netflix - silly comedy set in the 80's about a down-on-his-luck movie writer/director (Marc Maron) who's trying to fund his next movie with a Women's Wrestling tv show. And yet, though it doesn't sound like it, I imagine, so far, by this description, has some great female-empowerment themes.
6. And speaking of Marc Maron - his new comedy special, also on Netflix now, called End Times Fun. It's really smart and perfect for the pandemic. He, like many stand-up comics, is a neurotic Jew. From NY. So ... if you like that sort of thing, like I do.
7. Shtisel ... this show (also on Netflix) is a beautiful, touching and sweetly comic show set in Jerusalem about an Orthodox family and their foibles and inner conflicts. It's like a modern-day Fiddler on the Roof - without music, though.
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