Random Thoughts

Rusty wrote:

WyldeMan wrote:

Damn, sounds like a great use of time.

It is.  

Also managed to finish the first season of Magnum PI (the original). I bought the complete boxset on Bluray, and it's fucking fantastic.

WyldeMan wrote:Yup, I'm good. Just been doing a lot of outdoor projects and planting this week.

Rusty wrote:I'm down at the river.  It's rained for most of the past few days, and I have spent my time wisely, relaxing by the fire reading a book and listening to the rain hitting the roof.

UltimateMarvel wrote:

WyldeMan wrote:Yup, I'm good. Just been doing a lot of outdoor projects and planting this week.

Rusty wrote:I'm down at the river.  It's rained for most of the past few days, and I have spent my time wisely, relaxing by the fire reading a book and listening to the rain hitting the roof.

So, you guys are telling me you're out there living life? THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!!! No, glad you guys are enjoying yourselves.

WyldeMan wrote:
Awesome. I've still never Magnum all the way through. 

It's been on my list for years but until it hits streaming without commercials I'll just keep waiting, like I've also been doing on a Miami Vice rewatch.

Rusty wrote:

WyldeMan wrote:
Awesome. I've still never Magnum all the way through. 

It's been on my list for years but until it hits streaming without commercials I'll just keep waiting, like I've also been doing on a Miami Vice rewatch.

Miami Vice is next on my series-to-buy list. It's out on Blu, just waiting for a price drop.

None of the great 80's shows I grew up on are on streaming, or even regular TV here. They're not even on paid cable and haven't been for years. Magnum PI, Miami Vice, Starsky & Hutch, Dukes of Hazzard, A-Team etc.  If it's even available, chances are it's just iTunes, which is generally a poorer quality. Thankfully a few have popped up on Blu in the US and UK.

WyldeMan wrote:
Miami and Magnum are available on FreeVee here but that feels like blasphemy to watch them with commercials, forty years later.

I believe Starsky and Hutch is on Prime now but I've yet to come across A-Team streaming anywhere. It used to air daily on Starz but it's been years since I've seen it anywhere.

Unfortunately, I doubt the Dukes of Hazzard will ever hit streaming because of the endless snowflake parade that would happen over the General Lee.

Paramount+ announced on Wednesday that South Park: The End of Obesity, its latest South Park exclusive event, will premiere in the U.S. and Canada on Friday, May 24, debuting in the U.K., Australia, Latin America, Brazil, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Austria the following day.

Produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, The End of Obesity watches as the advent of new weight loss drugs has a huge impact on everyone in South Park. When Cartman is denied access to the life-changing medicine, the kids jump into action. Check out a teaser above.

Presumably playing off the recent popularity of Ozempic as a weight loss drug, the special event comes on the heels of six others — South Park: Post Covid, South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid, South Park The Streaming Wars, South Park The Streaming Wars Part 2, South Park: Joining the Panderverse and the recently released South Park (Not Suitable for Children), all of which are currently available to stream exclusively on Paramount+.

On the air since 1997, the hit animated comedy South Park celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2022. Building on MTV Entertainment Studios’ expansive deal with co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the show has been renewed on Comedy Central through 2027, taking cable’s longest-running scripted series through an unprecedented 30th season.

Parker and Stone are also executive producers on the series, along with Anne Garefino and Frank C. Agnone II. Eric Stough, Adrien Beard, Bruce Howell and Vernon Chatman serve as producers and Christopher Brion is the Creative Director of South Park Digital Studios.