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Julia - The HBO mini-series about Julia Child
I was sort of mixed on it, but wanted to keep watching because she is such an important figure and had such an impact. But, I looked up some reviews and the series is mostly fiction. The final episode and the climax of the plot line is pure fiction. They also added in her hanging with James Beard and going to a drag show with him, which is based on... nothing. They also created a POC character who does a lot of heavy lifting theme wise and helps make Julia's cooking seem more accessible.
They also make it seem like they figured out how to present cooking instruction on TV like no other cooking show had ever existed for them to reference. This ironically erases the achievements of the same James Beard.
There are a few other problems with the show, but the above ones are enough. The show is about 70% fanfic from what I can tell. Time to cancel HBO I think. Most of what I watched there was a disappointment.
Umbrella Academy
I've watched it before and love it, though first season >>>>> second season. Also, every time the licensed music starts it's time to tab out. The fight scenes all use strobe lights.
Weird West
I love it, but it's on hold until a guide comes out. The publisher is Devolver who are awesome. The actual studio is Wolfeye and this looks to be their first game? It's an isometric action RPG with 5 main storylines. You can do a pacifist run or literally kill everyone and still complete the game. Player actions have consequences and you can pet all the animals. It's ambitious, but I think it's a bit under-baked. It has some bugs and a few game objectives are confusing in ways I don't think the devs intended.
Wolfeye is a group of devs who left Arkane studios, and I hear it's the team that made Prey? So they have experience and there is a reason they were able to launch mutli-platform. Seeing devs go indie is awesome. I love immersing myself in games and not touching a guide, but my current block point has the feel of 'this is a bug' not 'this is difficult but will feel rewarding to complete'. I love beating games without ever touching a guide, but I also hate beating my head against a wall and finding out that it was a bug.
I really want to get to the Werewolf storyline, but am stuck on the Pigman one. This is the trailer for the game. That's the Playstation trailer, but I am playing on PC.
I was sort of mixed on it, but wanted to keep watching because she is such an important figure and had such an impact. But, I looked up some reviews and the series is mostly fiction. The final episode and the climax of the plot line is pure fiction. They also added in her hanging with James Beard and going to a drag show with him, which is based on... nothing. They also created a POC character who does a lot of heavy lifting theme wise and helps make Julia's cooking seem more accessible.
They also make it seem like they figured out how to present cooking instruction on TV like no other cooking show had ever existed for them to reference. This ironically erases the achievements of the same James Beard.
There are a few other problems with the show, but the above ones are enough. The show is about 70% fanfic from what I can tell. Time to cancel HBO I think. Most of what I watched there was a disappointment.
Umbrella Academy
I've watched it before and love it, though first season >>>>> second season. Also, every time the licensed music starts it's time to tab out. The fight scenes all use strobe lights.
Weird West
I love it, but it's on hold until a guide comes out. The publisher is Devolver who are awesome. The actual studio is Wolfeye and this looks to be their first game? It's an isometric action RPG with 5 main storylines. You can do a pacifist run or literally kill everyone and still complete the game. Player actions have consequences and you can pet all the animals. It's ambitious, but I think it's a bit under-baked. It has some bugs and a few game objectives are confusing in ways I don't think the devs intended.
Wolfeye is a group of devs who left Arkane studios, and I hear it's the team that made Prey? So they have experience and there is a reason they were able to launch mutli-platform. Seeing devs go indie is awesome. I love immersing myself in games and not touching a guide, but my current block point has the feel of 'this is a bug' not 'this is difficult but will feel rewarding to complete'. I love beating games without ever touching a guide, but I also hate beating my head against a wall and finding out that it was a bug.
I really want to get to the Werewolf storyline, but am stuck on the Pigman one. This is the trailer for the game. That's the Playstation trailer, but I am playing on PC.
