>what films and tv have you consumed the most?>filmi've watched apocalypse now atleast 5 times.probably the same for heat.both very rewatchable.>tv serieswolf hall, ive watched it 4 times.i just love it. the dialogue, cinematography, score. seminal performance from mark rylance. a bottle of wine and you can binge it in one evening, easy.
>>220990256Haven't seen the show but read the first two books. Not a fan of how blatantly anti-Catholic the author is but I can't deny how impressive her autistic obsession with historical accuracy is, genuinely impressive. I wish more historical fiction was made like this.
>filmThe filmography of Errol Flynn, I've seen all his adventure films, war film, and westerns dozens of times. His movies are infinitely rewatchable.>TVProbably MST3K, I put that on all the time. I don't always give it my full attention though
>>220990281watch it.it's incredible.most of it was filmed on location, in the actual historical locations, which is mind blowing.and shot entirely with natural light too.episode 1 is on youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLpMngEnr3g
>>220990402>shot entirely with natural lightNeed more of this. This whole show oozes atmosphere, every episode is pure kino. Highly recommend.
>>220990435So long as you ignore the existence of season 2
>>220990435It's always a delight when they play with it.
>>220990256Heard about this guy showing dick, but it's not more outre than French arthouse.
>>220990858I don’t mind it in plays or literary productions like this, to be honest.
Hilary Mantel was an ugly overweight spinster and globohomo propagandist. She had nothing worthwhile to say about history.
>>220991082I do because it's in direct contrast with season 1, which came out in 2016 and when BBC didn't have quotas. And sure, the problem is the simplest chuddie: "there are niggers in my Tudor show," but to see it as a coherent and continuous show when they went to modern default from zero. And lets not pretend they are only in the background either.
>>220990281They are not anti-Catholic, the Catholics were simply objectively wrong. The papacy was just an extremely corrupt Italian principality and a puppet of Charles V.
>>220990256didn't they start raceswapping in the 2nd season?
>>220991156I can tank that, I don’t mind. For artsy stuff like this, that is.
>>220991187The Reformatiom was a landgrab for Henry and his cronies and even he was preoaring to reconcile with Rome before he died. Centuries of English heritage including thousands of Anglo-Saxon manuscripts were destroyed, churches were robbrd by greedy nobles who treated their tenants worse than the Church did, and England became a breeding ground for freemasonry that would one day birth globohomo. By every metric, the Reformation was a mistake.
>>220991245Well, I'm afraid if I tank it, this might just ruin the entire perception of the show. So far I'm watching anything I can but Mirror and the Light. The first season already has an ending that you can consider suitable. He just saw Boleyn executed. He knows everyone is disposable, even his wife, and with that he goes back to his jovial king. It's not a happy meeting because this execution will always be on his mind since he orchestrated it. And if you know even basic bong history, you already know what is going to happen to him. I think it's a good enough ending, I don't want to bet on my nigger tolerance to ruin it.
>>220991271That’s a vast oversimplification. The dissolution of the monasteries took money away from the church and enriched the burgeoning middle-class.>Centuries of English heritage including thousands of Anglo-Saxon manuscripts were destroyedWho cares about Anglo-Saxon manuscripts? Its far more important literary legacy is the Elizabethan Renaissance.
>>220991358Yeah the story is written in a way that you can end it at any point and it'll be a satifying conclusion. Like, it's obvious that things will never end well for Cromwell and that he's on borrowed time. For me the story feels more themtically heavy and satisfying by ending with Boleyn's execution rather than his own (very well deservred).
>>220991385Yes, the (((middle class))). Meanwhile the working class was pressed more than ever.>Who cares about Anglo-Saxon manuscripts?Anyone who's not a race traitor.Everything bad about the modern world from freemasonry to philosemitism emerged from British protestantism.
>>220991464You’re Spanish, aren’t you? I’ll take Shakespeare over drivel that’s in another language, thank you.
>>220991492I'm more English than you'll ever be, Hershel.>Caedmon and Cynewulf are "drivel"Lol. Enjoy your midwit history novels.
>>220990256One of the following I'm not sure whichStar Trek TNG/DS9, X Files, The Venture BrosBasically all highly rewatchable shows
goddamnit anon! why do you have to be such a ... POSTER?!
>>220991534It is. There is no literary merit in Anglo-Saxon literature. Even upmarket historical fiction like Wolf Hall is better than it.
>>220991559>I just read whatever the Guardian tells me to readPeople like you deserve to be stabbed by Pakis. It's the world you created for yourself.
>>220991588>>I just read whatever the Guardian tells me to readI’m talking about Spenser, Marlowe, and Shakespeare you fucking retard
>>220991651You just said shitty historical fiction is better than Anglo-Saxon poetry. You're just reciting names like Shakespeare and Spencer to add credibility to your argument because those are big names that sound impressive to other midwits. If you were really English, you would resent the Reformation for blighting England with freemasonry and usury and killing the Spirit of the Island.
>>220991728Wolf Hall is better than Anglo-Saxon literature. Are you at all familiar with the literary reputation of Old English literature up until ~75 years ago? It’s only changed now because they need to fill up anthologies before and around Chaucer.
>>220991793>Wolf Hall is better than Anglo-Saxon literature. I already knew you were a cretin, you don't have to prove it.The "reputation" of Old English liyerature was due to the absence of manuscripts (guess why) and the prejudices of the middle class.
>>220991859Beowulf was discovered in the 18th century and widely available in the 19th, try again.
>Wolf HallI enjoyed S1 very much but didn't even finish S2 for some reason.
>>220990256American psycho and 30 rock, deus.
>>220991271The dissolution of the monasteries and the reformation are not interchangeable terms.
>>220991885Wrong. It was transcribed in the 18th century and neglected before then. The fact it became popular afterwards is only a testament to the superiority of Anglo-Saxon verse when not ignored by gatekeepers.
>>220990256>filmProbably Batman v Superman. Watched it between 10 and 15 times. Maybe more.>tv seriesThat's a bit tough. Could be True Detective, could be Spartacus. Honestly, it might even be Penny Dreadful. I'm not sure. All of those are 3+ watches.
>>220992026Again wrong, there were a gazillion Beowulf translations in the 19th century
>>220991908raceswapping but we're not ready to have that argument yet
>>220992041That doesn't contradict what I said.
>>220990281>Not a fan of how blatantly anti-Catholic the author isDunno about her religious opinions but there might have been a bit of contrarianism in there."A Man For All Seasons" was her main predecessor, which of course has Thomas More as the spotless martyr. She might have been tempted to go to the other extreme, just to get attention. But that's just More the man.She seems to be a bit of a Guardian-reading bien-pensant so I would naturally distrust all her opinions, but I don't recall the books showing much bias regarding the Catholic Church, one way or the other. She's not all that interested in that.
>>220992025The dissolution waa a direct consequence of the Reformation, and England suffered for it.
>>220992155Henry VIII was a catholic his entire life
>>220991082I generally don't mind it, but the biggest issue for me is when it doesn't make sense. Like making random members of the Boleyn or Seymour family black when everyone else is white. Just be internally consistent with it and I don't care. desu the biggest casting mistake was Tim Spall. He's usually great, but he just didn't fit and was a massive step down from Bernard Hill. Except for that last scene in the tower with Cromwell, he was good there
>>220992174Whatever he believed privately he still broke with the Church and started his own denomination.
>>220992149>She might have been tempted to go to the other extremeBut is it extreme? They show one instance of torture by his followers, but that's just general religious shit. Compared to what Henry's court was going to unleash, it was simply benign. I think they showed More, more human. It is out of principles, but it is partially pride, no doubt. But what's there to do then? Jump from martyr to devil? Oh, and by the way, remember that this is the Cromwell POV. So his frustration with him will be voiced more prominently in the narrative.
>>220992280He didn’t start his own denomination. He was in the Catholic Church but wanted more autonomy. It was only when his son became king that the break was permanent.
>>220991206yeah. dont watch season 2.it was made nearly decade later by different people.
>ywn receive angry, french accented JOI from clare foy as Anne Boleyn
>>220992561>thats it..cwomwelllll...stroke your saucisson..you dirty english pig
>>220992310The Church of England was established under the monarchy over a decade befire Henry died, anon.
>>220992638Look at when apostolic succession ended in England. There was meant to be a reconciliation.
>FilmPredator. I've lost count how many times I've watched it.>TVProbably Always Sunny season 1-8. I watched them back to back like 4 times one year and I'm sure that wasn't the last time I watched them.
>THIS MEETING COULD HAVE BEEN AN EMAIL
>>220990256The real answer for pretty much everybody ITT which you are all either forgetting or deliberately ignoring is whatever your favorite vhs/dvd you had as a kid was, for me it was probably aladdinThat said if we had the caveat "as an adult" it's probably shining and true detective S1
>>220990256There's some really good scenes in S2: any scene with Damian Lewis, the interrogation in the tower. But the raceswapping and recasting and consrant repetition of imagery dragged it down.
