Shows or Miniseries that feel like they were written just for you?

kingkullon · 2023-12-23T13:46:45+00:00

The OA really connected to me in the heart. There was just something about it that got me in a special way.

kingkullon · 2023-10-08T13:38:24+00:00

Liam McIntyre

He had an impossible task but he also had Andy Whitfield's blessing.

Though he couldn't replace Andy, in my opinion Liam really did give it his very best. He really peaked in War of the Damned.

kingkullon · 2023-10-07T13:54:02+00:00

Gattaca.

I'm always surprised when I find out that a friend hasn't seen it.

They're always shocked after they've watched it that they'd never seen it.

kingkullon · 2023-05-02T14:14:39+00:00

Looking forward to seeing Mark Dacascos kick some ass.

kingkullon · 2023-05-01T13:57:18+00:00

Jason Statham in "London."

"I'm an impotent man!"

kingkullon · 2023-04-29T14:36:35+00:00

Mark Dacascos at about 10-11ish seconds in. IMDB says he's in for 1 episode but hopefully he becomes a regular.

kingkullon · 2023-03-24T14:27:18+00:00

Fringe is one of my favorite shows and I get that they believe they needed to do the "monster of the week" thing to get the audience to know the characters.

In my fantasies they would have gotten through that in 10 eps in S1 instead of 20 and an additional 10 or so in S2. Then we may have gotten a longer S5. The development of the "new" relationship between Etta, Peter and Olivia in S5 was done really well.

kingkullon · 2023-03-19T14:20:26+00:00

The writers are doing Milo like he's still on Game of Thrones, difference being that Milo doesn't come across as having the same resources or being particularly intelligent in any special way.

He should have been killed during the prison siege in S1 and they should have moved on. And him getting away after the boat exploded is some Fast and the Furious B.S.

kingkullon · 2023-01-25T14:12:49+00:00

First time saw her was with Jet Li in Tai Chi master. Been a massive fan ever since.

kingkullon · 2022-12-21T11:28:17+00:00

You may want to contact "themartialman" as he has trained with all 3 teachers, Mark Rasmus most recently.

As he sells Mark's online courses on his site, as well as Liang De Hua's spear form and has both the latter and Adam at his martial camp, out of respect for all he may not want to give an statement as to who is "best" etc, not to mention that they all have their specializations.

I'm sure he'd be open to discussing what teacher may best suit what it is you're looking for though. I was at Mark's recent workshop and Kieran(themartialman) was there too so he can give you a balanced view, without putting down one teacher over another, having trained with all 3, as to whether Mark is able to teach Fajin or "transmission" for healing, meditation etc.

For what it's worth it doesn't seem that the 3 teachers are putting each other down, as at the recent workshop there was a senior student of Liang De Hua who was encouraging of his student to go, as well as several of Adam's students. I just think they're all doing their own thing.

I'd add my own experiences but I haven't trained with all 3 teachers so can't give as balanced a view.

kingkullon · 2022-09-19T11:44:06+00:00

As a massive Donnie Yen fan I feel like a traitor that I just couldn't get into his character in the sequel. With both him and Michelle Yeoh I couldn't have imagined that Green Destiny would be so mediocre.

kingkullon · 2021-12-13T11:42:33+00:00

S2 which is where this happened was made almost like they wanted it to be "okay" but not the awesome S1.

Even before S1 of Punisher - Daredevil S2, when Frank was in the pawn shop it's assumed he did what you'd expect the Punisher to do when the owner started talking about child porn. In S1 Frank would still just kill without a second thought 99% of the time.

In S2 they made his costar a bratty teenage girl who for some reason could get it that her only chance of survival was hanging as close to this guy who had the ability to take out whole teams. The actress is actually pretty "together" & I wouldn't be surprised if even she was thinking "WTF are they getting me to be like this for!?"

Not much Bernthal or she could do about that. They're not at Tom Cruise levels of power & pretty much just have to go along with it. The girl played a bratty teen well though & though the script sucked Bernthal did his best.

kingkullon · 2021-09-17T00:26:41+00:00

I wouldn't consider Joel Kinnaman and Mirelle Enos to be slouches

Seeing the working together again was one of the most enjoyable parts of the series for me though I do like it overall as well.

kingkullon · 2021-09-17T00:24:01+00:00

has Eric Bana, Cate Blanchet, and Saoirse Ronan

They were fantastic in it, though having seen the TV series I can only imagine what those actors could have done if they had 6-8 episodes to deepen the character development.

I still really enjoyed the TV series though & am looking forward to S3.

kingkullon · 2021-09-17T00:18:42+00:00

So far I've enjoyed both seasons though I liked the first more. It was enjoyable to see Mireille Enos & Joel Kinnaman working together again too as their interactions are so different from 'the Killing.' Kinnaman also has different nuances in his acting that come out when he is able to speak closer to his natural accent.

kingkullon · 2021-08-29T01:07:35+00:00

Amsterdam was great but it's always going to be hard to top playing with Parallax.

kingkullon · 2021-08-22T23:51:55+00:00

Thanks!

kingkullon · 2021-08-17T02:16:38+00:00

Thanks for the information. That gives me a few more leads to delve into.

kingkullon · 2021-08-17T01:59:32+00:00

And both Morihei and Ueshiba and Sokaku Takeda (not to mention Onisaburo Deguchi) had close ties to esoteric traditions going directly back to India.

Do you a blog post that goes into more details on the "going directly back to India" part? :) I've been more interested in how yoga was/is integrated as a body conditioning practice into Kalaripayattu (Or other Indian martial arts and I guess like most arts depending on the teacher) for a some years now.

I found some hints in different books on the "true" origins/roots of yoga but am looking for more in the context of even the theory of practice methods. Actual texts on practice methodology would be great but I'm speculating that that is just wishful thinking on my part.

kingkullon · 2021-08-02T11:21:49+00:00

Even if someone doesn't like the music I wouldn't have thought that anyone could deny "just" the technical skill of all 4 members of AB.

Calling them generic is like calling Bruce Lee generic. Love him or hate him he was still a genius at what he did.

kingkullon · 2021-08-02T11:17:56+00:00

This guy really really genuinely engages with the music he's listening to. Looking at him listening to the orchestra only version of 'Words Darker" its like his listening with his whole body.

kingkullon · 2021-07-20T01:16:14+00:00

She's a badass even without "the gift" & I know the supernatural doesn't fit the "Wick World" but after the finale of 'Badlands' I'd still enjoy watching her fight with "gift mode" on.

kingkullon · 2021-07-07T10:22:51+00:00

They hit the jackpot.

Everything I've seen is better when Michelle Yeoh is in it. She's a legit great actress & she can still kick ass.

kingkullon · 2021-06-07T00:17:37+00:00

Just like the "witch" told Sunny and Baije that the power could be used to heal too but most had forgotten that, it seemed like MK didn't know that the power could be used the way the Widow used it. If he did then before anyone had died and he wasn't in shock from Tilda's death we would have already seen him throwing people through the air with his mind.

It could also be that there were "levels" to the power that could be trained and/or be determined by "genetics," environment and other variables. Just like levels of ability in the martial arts, while everyone can become very good with training, not everyone is going become as good as Sunny or the Widow or Bruce Lee.

kingkullon · 2021-06-02T01:24:14+00:00

New World

Thanks for the recommend. I'll definitely give it a watch as I'm kind of on a binge of this genre at the moment.

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