Posts made by BBanditz

@groovedware:

BBbanditz 2 questions for you:
1.  Do you think spacing out episodes in a more traditional television viewing manner would alter your opinion?  I was initially very disappointed but now I am blocking out time to return because I think when left to mull my curiosity is up again.

2.  Next question, for the record, what are some of your great shows?  Maybe some mediocre ones as well?

1. Nah, had they spaced out the episodes my reaction would be even worse, actually. The thought that I'd have to wait six weeks in order to get through the mediocre first six episodes… I would have been extremely frustrated and unimpressed. After the sixth episode I recall my attitude towards the show warming up, although there's still a lot of unnecessary baggage. (Besides, I love to binge. I binged the first two seasons of Hannibal and hooooooly hell, it felt glorious. I'm also now permanently terrified of/in love with Mads Mikkelsen.)

2. Great shows I've watched, in no particular order: The Wire; Hannibal; Mad Men; Utopia (C4); Deadwood; True Detective; Peaky Blinders; Breaking Bad; Justified; Orphan Black; House of Cards; Les Revenants; Vikings; The Good Wife; Avatar: The Last Airbender; The Boondocks; Bob's Burgers; Parks and Recreation. It's entirely possible I'm forgetting some other shows.

Shows that started off great but either turned to shit or failed to capitalize on their awesomeness or I just lost interest in: Battlestar Galactica; Boardwalk Empire; Lost; Continuum; The Fall; True Blood; Dexter; The Legend of Korra. Again, probably forgetting more.

Shows that aren't top notch/excellent quality but are still guilty pleasures: The Originals; The Vampire Diaries.

I'll watch the final episode tonight, maybe.

Overall, Sense8 is not a great show. It just about crosses the line to being good, however. Maybe. Tossing a coin might help.

The writing is subpar, and the acting suffers, too, in a lot of places. What really drags this show down is that there are far, far too many characters. Mind you, now that I'm on the last episode I have some favourites, some I kind of like and others I wish would just die. Because there are so many characters the pace of the show slows to a crawl; their individual stories are spun out through the episodes, and if that wasn't bad enough then the frustration is compounded by the fact that many of the eight story lines do not touch on the overarching sensate mystery (OSM) (that is, the puzzle of Angelica/Jonas/Whispers). I'm sorry, the Indian woman is quite pretty, and I like her character, but god-fucking-damn, her life, her story, her issues, do not make for compelling viewing. It might have, if this were a different show, with a different focus; as it stands her issues pale to the troubles of some other characters, and moreso when compared to the OSM.

It's probably easier to say the characters I enjoy: Will, because not only is he a cutie but he's right there with Jonas, he's working to untangle the OSM; Nomi, although I find her acting to be cringy at parts, and her dialogue makes me want to roll my eyes into the back of my head, but she's also right there in the thick of it so far as OSM is concerned; Sun, though not involved in the OSM, is still a fucking badass, bless this woman, and her skills come into play time and again, the group would be totally lost without her; Lito, but moreso that ridiculously attractive partner of his, Hernando (like, goddamn, Hernando commands all my attention when he's onscreen, it's not fair how distracting he is), and I enjoyed their relationship, although it didn't touch on the OSM, it was a nice (if predictable) treat; and Capheus I like, if only because the actor imbues such unadulterated joy in his character, it's infectious (but his storyline does not touch on OSM, so it's unimpressive, it's plain fare).

Everyone else can fuck off.

If push came to shove, I'd be fine with Will, Sun and Nomi's storylines being the only ones kept alive (with Hernando kept on, because like I said, this guyyyyyyy ). Anytime the show touches on the OSM, that's when things become interesting; in every other instance, the show suffers, because what's being offered isn't worth the hype, the attention, it's not strong enough on its own, not particularly well done (jewel heist; marriage trouble; bus shuttle woes; DJ woes, or whatever the absolute fuck it is Riley is even doing on this show, god, how I loathe her story). Hopefully next season the writers, the directors, whoever's in control, they'll sharpen the writing, increase the pacing and trim it all of unnecessary padding.

Sense8 offers a fascinating opportunity to make creative use of story and style. This first season has focused too much on style, IMO, with forgettable substance.

Yeah, I came here to throw my support behind nifty.org and literotica.com.

If you're looking for taboo then you'll find plenty of that in spades on both of those sites. Of course, quality varies wildly. It'll require some looking around before you find an author who suits your tastes.

Best of luck!

Man, lately I've been feeling the urge to write some gay lit myself. It's not something I've ever done, but I like to think I'm a fairly good writer.

It'd also mean I wouldn't have to worry about poorly realized characters, trashy novels, etc.

Of course, writing anything of quality can be an exhaustive, lengthy process. Welp.

You know, I haven't actually read a novel with predominantly gay themes or characters. I ought to change that, and soon.

So thanks for the site suggestion! I'll look up some stuff there and see if I can't get it from MyAnonaMouse or IRC.

Dante from the latest Devil May Cry.

Now, no, I didn't bust a nut, or even bother jerking; but that trailer of him naked except for the bit of creative censorship… Well, it was hot. lol That's the only time I've found a video game character attractive.

@themalefoot:

I'm an official Song of Ice and Fire addict, I've never prayed for good health on anyone like I have for George R.R Martin.

LOL

Same here, man. I'm hoping he stays alive to finish the series, although I've kind of cooled towards it. A Dance with Dragons wasn't as rewarding as I'd expected.

Still, it's an awesome series. Y'all should give it a shot if you haven't!

I don't have one fantasy novel that's my favourite, no; however, I do have favourite fantasy novelists!

Topping the list is K. J. Parker, and then following in no particular order: Daniel Abraham; Terry Pratchett; Scott Lynch; George R. R. Martin.

I might be forgetting some authors. But yeah, give them a try!

Thanks for the warm welcome you guys!

Personally, I'd prefer a large torrent be divvied up into smaller ones. My eyes kinda get wide and glassy when I see 100 GB+ sized torrents. O_O

Ever since I heard about Gaytorrent.ru I wondered what it'd be like to be on a gay tracker. Now look at me: I've been here six weeks.  :cheers:

This is a great place. Scratch that: in my opinion, it's the number one place for gay content. (I'm mostly into black, latin and interracial stuff and y'all have shocked me by some of the material available. Like, damn.)

So this is me saying hello from Canada! I've only been downloading/seeding videos, but who knows, the forums seem pretty active here, so I just might get in on the fun.

I'm also on a bunch of other private trackers but under another name. Anywho, thanks for having me and happy sharing!