http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:26:56 +0000 MyBB http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8950 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:59:46 +0000 Greg]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8950
Wil Ferrell plays golfer Lonnie "The Hawk" Hawkins, a man on the downward side of his career. He's a detestable man playing a third tier golf circuit in the hopes that if he gets three victories, he'll make it back to the PGA tour. The odds are long. He hasn't made the cut in a long time. Fortune Feimster plays his new caddy who of course knows nothing about golf. Ah, the humor. The Hawk does have a son on tour who is on the verge of being the next big thing. Naturally, they have no relationship because Hawkins is a terrible father. Molly Shannon plays his foul-mouthed soon to be ex-wife trying to see her drinks at a funeral. Lots of humor from her potty mouth. Or not.

It's all very tiresome. Ferell plays this character often and I have yet to find him funny. I'm guessing there is a redemption arc on his horizon as he makes his way to the PGA. Maybe there will be a valuable lesson learned.

Chances are slim that I will be watching more than the first two episodes I have already watched.]]>
Wil Ferrell plays golfer Lonnie "The Hawk" Hawkins, a man on the downward side of his career. He's a detestable man playing a third tier golf circuit in the hopes that if he gets three victories, he'll make it back to the PGA tour. The odds are long. He hasn't made the cut in a long time. Fortune Feimster plays his new caddy who of course knows nothing about golf. Ah, the humor. The Hawk does have a son on tour who is on the verge of being the next big thing. Naturally, they have no relationship because Hawkins is a terrible father. Molly Shannon plays his foul-mouthed soon to be ex-wife trying to see her drinks at a funeral. Lots of humor from her potty mouth. Or not.

It's all very tiresome. Ferell plays this character often and I have yet to find him funny. I'm guessing there is a redemption arc on his horizon as he makes his way to the PGA. Maybe there will be a valuable lesson learned.

Chances are slim that I will be watching more than the first two episodes I have already watched.]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8939 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:59:11 +0000 Drunk Monk]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8939

Tara said this is her current bar study escape show. It’s a period kung fu rom-com about an orphaned gal and her little sick sister. Fan Chengyu is a pig butcher who discovers a mysterious man buried for dead in the snow. She nurses him but he’s badly injured, a refugee and a hunk. She’s just trying to survive but there’s intrigue. I’m 2 eps deep and saw the first kung fu right, which was satisfactory.

Will watch more.]]>

Tara said this is her current bar study escape show. It’s a period kung fu rom-com about an orphaned gal and her little sick sister. Fan Chengyu is a pig butcher who discovers a mysterious man buried for dead in the snow. She nurses him but he’s badly injured, a refugee and a hunk. She’s just trying to survive but there’s intrigue. I’m 2 eps deep and saw the first kung fu right, which was satisfactory.

Will watch more.]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8915 Sun, 12 Jul 2026 07:25:54 +0000 Drunk Monk]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8915

What the hell did I just watch? The first bit in the trailer above is the start of episode 1. In the next scene, the landlord (the bald guy) is jerking off in his room while cussing at the cat girl. 

This anime is about Yani Neko, a chainsmoking cat girl just like the title implies. It’s a world of humans and beastfolk but there are only cats so far. Yani is a train wreck - hopelessly addicted to cigs and living in squalor. Her neighbor catgirl is a drug addict, introducing her to pot and shoots up in a scene. And that’s just the tip. This anime is insane, depicting addiction with a goofy sexy gross style that delivers shocking scenes - like who-the-hell-thought-this-up scenes. There’s rainbow vomit. There’s toilet humor and several toilet scenes. I confess I lol-ed when the landlord was struck by rainbow barf. 

Not D00M recommended and hell yeah, DM’s gotta watch more. If a particularly insane ep appears, perhaps I’ll D00M recommend that one. But so far (and I’m only 2 eps deep because that’s all that’s available now) I’ve barely seen enough to get a handle on this. I’ll let you know.]]>

What the hell did I just watch? The first bit in the trailer above is the start of episode 1. In the next scene, the landlord (the bald guy) is jerking off in his room while cussing at the cat girl. 

This anime is about Yani Neko, a chainsmoking cat girl just like the title implies. It’s a world of humans and beastfolk but there are only cats so far. Yani is a train wreck - hopelessly addicted to cigs and living in squalor. Her neighbor catgirl is a drug addict, introducing her to pot and shoots up in a scene. And that’s just the tip. This anime is insane, depicting addiction with a goofy sexy gross style that delivers shocking scenes - like who-the-hell-thought-this-up scenes. There’s rainbow vomit. There’s toilet humor and several toilet scenes. I confess I lol-ed when the landlord was struck by rainbow barf. 

Not D00M recommended and hell yeah, DM’s gotta watch more. If a particularly insane ep appears, perhaps I’ll D00M recommend that one. But so far (and I’m only 2 eps deep because that’s all that’s available now) I’ve barely seen enough to get a handle on this. I’ll let you know.]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8908 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:06:37 +0000 Drunk Monk]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8908

The 1st is slow. Teenage drama. A girl is being bullied by some other girls. The bullied file’s dad is widower, a quiet banker. But in e2, it’s revealed that the bullying girl is the daughter of a major gangster and the widower is a retired double agent, a traitor in the north. By e3, where I’m at now, everyone’s after him. Other underground agents are reactivated. The north sends an assassin. And the daughter is kidnapped. It’s up to agent Kim to walk the road of vengeance.

Once this gets going, it’s fun. There’s something about Kim’s professional set of special skills that makes for a good watch as villains underestimate him. The fight choreo is basic, one action, one shot, and plenty of firefights (even tho no one owns guns in s. Korea). I’m a sucker for father/daughter tales which makes this satisfying.

There are a few more eps available, the. Fresh ones roll out every week.

I’m down. Not quiteD00M recommended because I’m not sure where this is all going… I may endorse it later]]>

The 1st is slow. Teenage drama. A girl is being bullied by some other girls. The bullied file’s dad is widower, a quiet banker. But in e2, it’s revealed that the bullying girl is the daughter of a major gangster and the widower is a retired double agent, a traitor in the north. By e3, where I’m at now, everyone’s after him. Other underground agents are reactivated. The north sends an assassin. And the daughter is kidnapped. It’s up to agent Kim to walk the road of vengeance.

Once this gets going, it’s fun. There’s something about Kim’s professional set of special skills that makes for a good watch as villains underestimate him. The fight choreo is basic, one action, one shot, and plenty of firefights (even tho no one owns guns in s. Korea). I’m a sucker for father/daughter tales which makes this satisfying.

There are a few more eps available, the. Fresh ones roll out every week.

I’m down. Not quiteD00M recommended because I’m not sure where this is all going… I may endorse it later]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8895 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:33:09 +0000 Greg]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8895
David Burroughs went to prison for bludgeoning his five year old son to death. He claims innocence but the evidence shows otherwise. Five years later, Burroughs sister-in-law shows up at the prison with a picture of Burroughs still alive. And off we go. Mistaken assumptions galore propels the story. Everyone seems to be lying for good reasons and bad. It is nice to see a Coben novel in the setting for which it is written so we are traveling up and down the Eastern Seaboard in the quest for clues from Maine to New York with the FBI always just one step behind Burroughs. 

It's enjoyable if implausible. Two episodes in with I think 4 left to go.]]>
David Burroughs went to prison for bludgeoning his five year old son to death. He claims innocence but the evidence shows otherwise. Five years later, Burroughs sister-in-law shows up at the prison with a picture of Burroughs still alive. And off we go. Mistaken assumptions galore propels the story. Everyone seems to be lying for good reasons and bad. It is nice to see a Coben novel in the setting for which it is written so we are traveling up and down the Eastern Seaboard in the quest for clues from Maine to New York with the FBI always just one step behind Burroughs. 

It's enjoyable if implausible. Two episodes in with I think 4 left to go.]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8871 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:02:19 +0000 Greg]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8871
The Buroughs is a retirement village where Alfred Molina was supposed to live out his days with his wife, Jane Kazmarack. But she up and died and Molina is stuck in this perfect village and desperately wants to leave. But weird things are afoot. The chief of the security doesn't believe anything anybody says. The owner of the Buroughs seems out of the Stepford Catalog. And Ed Begley Jr is running around saying there are monsters in the walls of his house which is now Alfred Molina's health.

There is a lot going on so far. Geena Davis and Alfre Woodward are in there as is Bill Pullman. Strange Things are happening and they continue to get stranger. 

Three episodes deep. Will continue to watch.]]>
The Buroughs is a retirement village where Alfred Molina was supposed to live out his days with his wife, Jane Kazmarack. But she up and died and Molina is stuck in this perfect village and desperately wants to leave. But weird things are afoot. The chief of the security doesn't believe anything anybody says. The owner of the Buroughs seems out of the Stepford Catalog. And Ed Begley Jr is running around saying there are monsters in the walls of his house which is now Alfred Molina's health.

There is a lot going on so far. Geena Davis and Alfre Woodward are in there as is Bill Pullman. Strange Things are happening and they continue to get stranger. 

Three episodes deep. Will continue to watch.]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8740 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:30:23 +0000 Greg]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8740
Helena Bonham Carter plays Lady Ellen's mum. Martin Freeman plays an investigator trying to get Lady Ellen to stop.

A little slow at the moment. I'm two episodes in at the moment with only one left to go. There is more a sense of solving a mystery than there was in the latest Knives Out mystery.

Probably a good show for fans of Masterpiece theater.]]>
Helena Bonham Carter plays Lady Ellen's mum. Martin Freeman plays an investigator trying to get Lady Ellen to stop.

A little slow at the moment. I'm two episodes in at the moment with only one left to go. There is more a sense of solving a mystery than there was in the latest Knives Out mystery.

Probably a good show for fans of Masterpiece theater.]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8713 Wed, 31 Dec 2025 08:19:02 +0000 Drunk Monk]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8713

Tara recommended this and it wasn’t at all what I expected. It’s about a young girl that serves in the forbidden city as a sort of detective using her deep knowledge of poisons. But it’s an anime in Japanese. That was really jamming my brain. Chinese characters in a Chinese setting speaking Japanese in a sophisticated anime style. Plus I’ve been through the forbidden city like 3 times now and the backdrops are extraordinary (cgi foundation no doubt). Don’t know if I’ll watch more. The story and characters are intriguing so I might, just to get a handle on it.]]>

Tara recommended this and it wasn’t at all what I expected. It’s about a young girl that serves in the forbidden city as a sort of detective using her deep knowledge of poisons. But it’s an anime in Japanese. That was really jamming my brain. Chinese characters in a Chinese setting speaking Japanese in a sophisticated anime style. Plus I’ve been through the forbidden city like 3 times now and the backdrops are extraordinary (cgi foundation no doubt). Don’t know if I’ll watch more. The story and characters are intriguing so I might, just to get a handle on it.]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8710 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 15:54:22 +0000 thatguy]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8710
A young man and his intense GF are struggling in the crazy Seoul housing market. One day, the main character's loser dad calls and says he has something for him. He goes to the country to visit his folks and his dad passes the family superpower to him (by force, with no warning). The rules are:

- you have to have cash on your person to use your super power - the more cash you have on you, the stronger your power. The cash will disappear after (leaving some small change in return)
- you have to use your superpower to help others
- you can't use others money
- you shouldn't tell anyone about your power

So, immediately, he tells his GF when he gets home. They experiment to understand the above rules and decide that he shouldn't carry money, help any one, expend any excess energy, etc...

So he's a reluctant hero, and by the end of ep 1, has blown thru a lot of cash.

I like the concept, but the execution is on par with 80's TV series. Not particularly great dialog or acting. Lots of winging. It reminded me a lot of Greatest American Hero. I can easily imagine a studio here remaking it. maybe the pace picks up in later episodes, but I wasn't engaged. 

Not recommended. 

--tg

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A young man and his intense GF are struggling in the crazy Seoul housing market. One day, the main character's loser dad calls and says he has something for him. He goes to the country to visit his folks and his dad passes the family superpower to him (by force, with no warning). The rules are:

- you have to have cash on your person to use your super power - the more cash you have on you, the stronger your power. The cash will disappear after (leaving some small change in return)
- you have to use your superpower to help others
- you can't use others money
- you shouldn't tell anyone about your power

So, immediately, he tells his GF when he gets home. They experiment to understand the above rules and decide that he shouldn't carry money, help any one, expend any excess energy, etc...

So he's a reluctant hero, and by the end of ep 1, has blown thru a lot of cash.

I like the concept, but the execution is on par with 80's TV series. Not particularly great dialog or acting. Lots of winging. It reminded me a lot of Greatest American Hero. I can easily imagine a studio here remaking it. maybe the pace picks up in later episodes, but I wasn't engaged. 

Not recommended. 

--tg

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A detective haunted by his nephew’s suicide is brought back from leave after punching a fellow officer to help track down a serial killer targeting ceo tycoons and using Gaudi architecture as murder scenes. I like it so far because it shows Barcelona well, splicing historic footage in between scene changes. I keep going ‘been there, done that’ as it tours Gaudi sites and I know it’ll climax at Sagrada. 6 50 min eps. I’ll watch a few more.]]>

A detective haunted by his nephew’s suicide is brought back from leave after punching a fellow officer to help track down a serial killer targeting ceo tycoons and using Gaudi architecture as murder scenes. I like it so far because it shows Barcelona well, splicing historic footage in between scene changes. I keep going ‘been there, done that’ as it tours Gaudi sites and I know it’ll climax at Sagrada. 6 50 min eps. I’ll watch a few more.]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8692 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 07:39:52 +0000 Drunk Monk]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8692

I've heard a lot of buzz about this one and figured I should check it out someday for the Jujutsu angle. Well, it's not about that at all. It's a lot like Dan Da Dan. The main antihero is a hapless schlub who becomes possessed by eating a demon's finger so he turns into a demon too. He goes to train at a Jujutsu academy where demon hunters train. There are 10 demon fingers (the demon had 4 arms) and after the antihero eats them all, he is to be executed. I see where K-Pop Demon Hunters got the demon patterns. Maybe that's a more universal thing that I knew. The demons are lovecraftian, all mutating eyeballs and teeth everywhere. 

There's only one season available here I think, but the show will be dropping season 3 soon on crunchyroll which would be like giving DM a stead heroin IV drip, can NOT subscribe to crunchyroll. Nope. A man's gotta know his limitations. 

I'm only a few eps in - there's like 24 half hour eps in S1]]>

I've heard a lot of buzz about this one and figured I should check it out someday for the Jujutsu angle. Well, it's not about that at all. It's a lot like Dan Da Dan. The main antihero is a hapless schlub who becomes possessed by eating a demon's finger so he turns into a demon too. He goes to train at a Jujutsu academy where demon hunters train. There are 10 demon fingers (the demon had 4 arms) and after the antihero eats them all, he is to be executed. I see where K-Pop Demon Hunters got the demon patterns. Maybe that's a more universal thing that I knew. The demons are lovecraftian, all mutating eyeballs and teeth everywhere. 

There's only one season available here I think, but the show will be dropping season 3 soon on crunchyroll which would be like giving DM a stead heroin IV drip, can NOT subscribe to crunchyroll. Nope. A man's gotta know his limitations. 

I'm only a few eps in - there's like 24 half hour eps in S1]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8653 Sat, 15 Nov 2025 07:06:16 +0000 Drunk Monk]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8653
It’s a decent thriller although a tad heavy on the nerve wracking violin soundtrack. It all hinges on Danes over the top performance and she’s great at playing mentally disturbed characters. I like it so far…]]>
It’s a decent thriller although a tad heavy on the nerve wracking violin soundtrack. It all hinges on Danes over the top performance and she’s great at playing mentally disturbed characters. I like it so far…]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8649 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 02:13:38 +0000 Drunk Monk]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8649 (09-07-2025, 08:56 PM)Drunk Monk Wrote: Last Samurai Standing


This show had me at hello with a spectacular battlefield one-er. It’s like Squid Games except it’s set in the ronin era and all the games are just sword fights. The lead - Junichi Okawa - even has an expression that echoes Lee Jung-Jae from SG, a desperate trapped gonna-fight-my-way-out look. Okawa is a BJJ guy and moves well. 
The plot is an excuse for sword fights. And the sword fights so far are good. Some swirling mass brawls so far and one sweet decapitation. 
6 50 min eps. I’m all in.
D00M recommended out of the gates, assuming you’re pro-sanguineous. 

Gonna go do some inspired iai now and then binge some more of this.]]> (09-07-2025, 08:56 PM)Drunk Monk Wrote: Last Samurai Standing


This show had me at hello with a spectacular battlefield one-er. It’s like Squid Games except it’s set in the ronin era and all the games are just sword fights. The lead - Junichi Okawa - even has an expression that echoes Lee Jung-Jae from SG, a desperate trapped gonna-fight-my-way-out look. Okawa is a BJJ guy and moves well. 
The plot is an excuse for sword fights. And the sword fights so far are good. Some swirling mass brawls so far and one sweet decapitation. 
6 50 min eps. I’m all in.
D00M recommended out of the gates, assuming you’re pro-sanguineous. 

Gonna go do some inspired iai now and then binge some more of this.]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8628 Sat, 25 Oct 2025 16:26:30 +0000 thatguy]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8628

This is a german program with 3 seasons. I just finished season 1. It’s a slow moving tale about missing children in a small town in the woods with an ominous cave. Spoiler: time travel is involved.

It took a little while to get into it, but I’m enjoying the story. I’m finding it a little hard to keep track of the characters, especially across the different timelines, and they keep introducing new characters.

The tone is a bit like Lost, but much of the time, the actors are standing in a downpour without hats or umbrellas. I’m watching the dubbed version with subtitles which don’t match, and I’m not sure which is better. There’s some good music selections on the soundtrack, eg: Agnes Obel.

It just ended on a cliffhanger, but all 3 seasons are available, so I can jump right into the next one.

—tg]]>

This is a german program with 3 seasons. I just finished season 1. It’s a slow moving tale about missing children in a small town in the woods with an ominous cave. Spoiler: time travel is involved.

It took a little while to get into it, but I’m enjoying the story. I’m finding it a little hard to keep track of the characters, especially across the different timelines, and they keep introducing new characters.

The tone is a bit like Lost, but much of the time, the actors are standing in a downpour without hats or umbrellas. I’m watching the dubbed version with subtitles which don’t match, and I’m not sure which is better. There’s some good music selections on the soundtrack, eg: Agnes Obel.

It just ended on a cliffhanger, but all 3 seasons are available, so I can jump right into the next one.

—tg]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8614 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 06:46:56 +0000 Drunk Monk]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8614


It’s pretty fun. The first sword fight in ep 1 was surprisingly good ultravi. That caught my attention immediately. Nero is the best assassin from a squad of 7 that serve a manipulative power hungry nobleman. Then there’s a wicked 1-eyed witch, a privileged princess, an illegitimate and abandoned daughter, and a priest worried about the apocalypse. The characters aren’t complex, just enough for this swashbuckler.

It moves along at a steady pace, combining Decent storytelling with action well. What’s pulling me in is the action. There’s been several melees and they’ve all been very satisfactory - some fresh takes on cold arm violence that brutal yet feels authentic. Solid choreographic details, usually only one or a few actions per cut, but a lot of the stabs and kills are graphic (not too gory) and cleverly executed. 

I’m 2 eps in and may binge this all quickly, given its addictive pacing. 

Gonna go out on a limb here an give this the D00M recommendation based on only seeing a quarter of it so far. Liking this a lot while only a quarter in.]]>


It’s pretty fun. The first sword fight in ep 1 was surprisingly good ultravi. That caught my attention immediately. Nero is the best assassin from a squad of 7 that serve a manipulative power hungry nobleman. Then there’s a wicked 1-eyed witch, a privileged princess, an illegitimate and abandoned daughter, and a priest worried about the apocalypse. The characters aren’t complex, just enough for this swashbuckler.

It moves along at a steady pace, combining Decent storytelling with action well. What’s pulling me in is the action. There’s been several melees and they’ve all been very satisfactory - some fresh takes on cold arm violence that brutal yet feels authentic. Solid choreographic details, usually only one or a few actions per cut, but a lot of the stabs and kills are graphic (not too gory) and cleverly executed. 

I’m 2 eps in and may binge this all quickly, given its addictive pacing. 

Gonna go out on a limb here an give this the D00M recommendation based on only seeing a quarter of it so far. Liking this a lot while only a quarter in.]]>