What series are you currently watching?
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@raphjd Oh gosh! That is exactly what I want and do. I still have some years to go before I retire. I'll get there someday.
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We won't retire for at least another decade or so (9 year for my husband and 12 years for me), if the retirement age and economy stays the same.
About when I hit 35, we both decided to stop going to bars and live like we do now.
Our old house was extremely nice, but we had virtually no land. When the 2008 economic collapse happened, we decided to downsize the house and get more land.
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@raphjd That was a pretty good plan. 35 I say would be our prime years and we start to get more responsible about our future. I still have 17 more years till our legal retirement age here but I think that will be lowered down in the next few years. I still plan to retire early though before I reach it and stay a little bit outside the city up by the hills with a small house and garden.
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@pupkinvasya said in What series are you currently watching?:
Elite S05E04
I've seen it suggested for me on Netflix. Would I need to watch seasons 1-4 in order to make sense of season 5?
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@eobox91103
I note that the fifth season is not new, the last one is the sixth. I think that if you don't want to watch first, it's better to start with the fourth - where the Patrick Blanco family appears (if I'm not confusing anything) -
@pupkinvasya Thank you very much for the tip. <I did not plan for a double-entendre on "tip," but I'll take credit for it anyway.>
I did a search for "Elite" on my PC, and got quite a few hits:
All of these (save for the bottom center "Wednesday") seem to be part of the overall Elite series, as they have the same branding logo. Are these bits from various seasons, or independent short stories? The one at the left called "Samuel Omar" has a pleasant image
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Speaking of Netflix, I recently finished season 2 of "Young Royals." It was quite good.
If you are new to this franchise, I recommend starting with season 1.
I don't think it's a spoiler to say that the last episode of season 2 ended with some mild ambiguity that could leave open the door to a season 3. I hope that such is eventually produced.
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@eobox91103 Definitely will start with season 1. Always, for any title just to be sure I don't miss out on any future references in the latter episodes.
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Damn! That 1st episode was brutal but it felt so good.
When you're a genius and a weakling, you use Physics to your advantage and you get to be besties with the class' strongest and the class' closet gay.
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This series made me feel angry
all throughout its 8 episodes and it just graduated to season 2 judging by the preview shown at the ending.The bromance between the weak hero and his strong bestie was all over the air. High school brutality has never made me feel this good. Ah I meant angry.
Anyways, congrats! Highest ranking I had ever seen for a series this year.
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@Rotron I started watching The Golden Spoon thanks to you. So far I love it!
Recently I started to watch a bunch of Korean tv series. Namely Kingdom -
@Kekkaishi The Golden Spoon! The very title why I subscribed to Disney+. I like the plot and everything. It's good. I'm not gonna tell you more but let me know what you think of the ending.
If you like The Golden Spoon then you will like Reborn Rich even better but the series is not yet done.
I just wish I could watch Kingdom with you. I've been wanting to watch it but I just can't watch scary videos by myself. They linger in my thoughts and mess with my head. It's one of Netflix' most popular Korean series.
KDramas has got lots bromance too and are slowly opening up to Boys Love and Gay Themed Movies.
If you want to track what you're watching, I would recommend you use https://mydramalist.com/ . MyDramaList has a YouTube channel that shows you The Best of recommendations. https://www.youtube.com/@MyDramaListOfficial
Also The Swoon channel on YouTube for trailers of upcoming titles from different sources.
https://www.youtube.com/@TheSwoon
I might watch this next. Looks funny.If there is a title that you really want to watch but can't find it anywhere or it's behind a higher pay wall, look for it in Bilibili - the Chinese YouTube wannabe. There's a good chance it could be there.
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@pupkinvasya Thanks very much for decoding this!
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Now showing on Amazon Prime: ISLAND
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@Rotron Thank you for the many recommendations. May I assume that if these series are on Netflix or Amazon Prime that they have English subtitles available? My Korean language skills are virtually non-existent.
I did spend a week in Korea some ten years ago (DPRK, not ROK), and was able to learn the following:
- Hello.
- Thank you very much.
- Where is the toilet?
- My spleen rejoices at the thought of the Great Leader.
- Please do not shoot me even if I am a Western Capitalist Pig.
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@eobox91103 You are most welcome! Yes, they always come with English subtitles. International streaming sites will always require them. It may not be obvious, but the Korean wave is big in the West. President Obama made a reference of it during his visit to South Korea as it was made the top priority by the Korean government. South Korea has a dedicated goal to become the world’s leading exporter of popular culture.
Also to take note, compared to an evil country that keeps censoring and banning sensitive topics considered controversial; South Korea did the very opposite by banning the censorship laws. This move provided immense opportunities and independence to the young and vibrant generation of Korea to express newer and bolder ideas through cinema and music. I only wish that pornography was made legal too though. South Korea is one of the few countries that explicitly prohibits any form of pornography. Pornographic websites, books, writings, films, magazines, photographs or other materials of a pornographic nature are illegal in South Korea. You would rarely see a shirtless guy in their series or movies. But where all those kdrama-like porno scenes where only the genitals are not seen coming from? I still can't find those titles but you'll see them in porn sites.
Please do not shoot me even if I am a Western Capitalist Pig.
LOL! That is funny but yes the reality is that North Koreans (communist) will force you what they want you to do and South Koreans (capitalist) will pay you in return for a favour. It is only through China that someone from the North could escape to the South. Is that how you got there? what did you even do there? Hehe
I would recommend that you watch Parasite (2019) if you're new to Kdrama. This movie's outcome shocked me. It got 6 nominations and 4 Oscars.
In person though, I really do not want to speak near in front of a Korean. Their saliva goes splattering all over your face. Hahaha. Believe me. I've dealt with a lot of Koreans during the early 2000s when Koreans can no longer handle the poverty they were experiencing in their country's recession at that time. They came in droves to my country to start a new life. some where successful, some where not, some still thriving today for those who decided to stay permanently. Just to tell you the truth, South Korea has been eaten by the rich, if you're not among the rich; life is hard for you. Majority of Koreans can not afford a home which is depicted in a lot of their dramas - a home is always a dream for them.
Oh I got so talkative again. Hehe, enjoy.
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