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^ I've only watched the first episode so far. I wanted to check the Chess was 'correct' and pleased to report that it was! Also the appearance of an actual chess Grandmaster (Hikaru Nakamura) was a nice touch . I think they may be trying to draw some comparison with Bobby Fisher but I need to watch more to see if that's the case. BTW check out Pawn Sacrifice on Amazon Prime TV. A very good dramatic retelling of the 1972 Spassky v Fisher world championship match and the events leading up to it.

Yes, besides the story being good which since you are on episode 1, I won't give away.  I also enjoyed proper moves being played throughout and proper openings being mentioned.

Yes I saw Pawn Sacrifice, it is very good too.

Glad you like that as well.

BTW I was getting confused about Nakumara appearing in Queen Gambit , it was actually an episode of Billions!LOL
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Didn't want to start a whole thread on this so I though I'd just ask here...

Is anyone here watching Star Trek Discovery?
We watched the first three episodes of season 3 last night and both my wife and I found it to be overly sentimental tripe. Gone was the intrigue, mystery, tension, excitement, just about everything we loved about the first two seasons. I have a deep fear this season may be a death knell if they don't do some quick self correction.
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I watched the first two seasons but have not gotten around to season 3.  Thanks for the warning :)
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Just finished The Witcher. I feel a bit short changed with only 8 episodes. Entertaining if you don't take it too seriously. No idea what it was all about though.
It's a lot of information to process if you're not familiar with the lore. I played the video games before but I watched the first few episodes with family and I was wondering if they were understanding any of it.


The other day I finished a really good Finnish spy show, Nyrkki (Shadow Lines). It's set in the 50's where Finland had to deal with great political tension, as the Americans and Soviets were trying to manipulate the country's presidential elections and the secret police had to sabotage their plans. I liked that there isn't a good side, just characters that are more despicable than others in every faction.
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Didn't want to start a whole thread on this so I though I'd just ask here...

Is anyone here watching Star Trek Discovery?
We watched the first three episodes of season 3 last night and both my wife and I found it to be overly sentimental tripe. Gone was the intrigue, mystery, tension, excitement, just about everything we loved about the first two seasons. I have a deep fear this season may be a death knell if they don't do some quick self correction.
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Just finished The Witcher. I feel a bit short changed with only 8 episodes. Entertaining if you don't take it too seriously. No idea what it was all about though.

They are supposed to be making a season 2 of The Witcher.
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

^ I've only watched the first episode so far. I wanted to check the Chess was 'correct' and pleased to report that it was! Also the appearance of an actual chess Grandmaster (Hikaru Nakamura) was a nice touch . I think they may be trying to draw some comparison with Bobby Fisher but I need to watch more to see if that's the case. BTW check out Pawn Sacrifice on Amazon Prime TV. A very good dramatic retelling of the 1972 Spassky v Fisher world championship match and the events leading up to it.

Yes, besides the story being good which since you are on episode 1, I won't give away.  I also enjoyed proper moves being played throughout and proper openings being mentioned.

Yes I saw Pawn Sacrifice, it is very good too.
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Just finished The Witcher. I feel a bit short changed with only 8 episodes. Entertaining if you don't take it too seriously. No idea what it was all about though.
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^ I've only watched the first episode so far. I wanted to check the Chess was 'correct' and pleased to report that it was! Also the appearance of an actual chess Grandmaster (Hikaru Nakamura) was a nice touch . I think they may be trying to draw some comparison with Bobby Fisher but I need to watch more to see if that's the case. BTW check out Pawn Sacrifice on Amazon Prime TV. A very good dramatic retelling of the 1972 Spassky v Fisher world championship match and the events leading up to it.




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I just finished watching the mini-series "The Queens Gambit" on Netflix.  It was surprisingly good.  Worth watching.
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I wasn't around in the early 80's (my father had a Commodore though) but I'm a programmer, love SF and board games. Speaking of Firefly, I played the board game a few weeks ago. It's always a memorable experience, it makes up for the lack of seasons ;)
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Thanks Logan.

Ok then.  Here is a little about me.  I also don't consider myself a geek.  But I am kind of geeky in my hobbies besides music.

I love chess but over the years more so electronic chess.  Have a huge collection of electronic chess computers.  This is my site which I hope I can share for curiosity since it has nothing to do with music:


As a result of electronic chess computers I also have a big collection of old computers.  Starting with zx81 or Vic 20 and other equivalents upwards... pretty much all the makes really UK and US to the Amigas and Atari St's and beyond... and all for chess :)

So other than chess books I also like SF/Fantasy... but more so SF than Fantasy.  Other board games and card games, MTG.  Have not played cribbage since I moved from England.

btw... the website name is kind of coincidental to the Band Spaciousmind who by the way I also like a lot.  Its funny in a search for years both have popped up next to each other.

Well that's a summary of all my geekiness.  btw I also used to love football (soccer) a lot as well.

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I'm in Canada and my first early 80s computer was a Sinclair (my next computer was a Commodore 64 in maybe 85). School and games, mostly games, and I liked programming.

I like board games and card games. Chess was always my main game. I play with my son, but he, 13, always beats me now. He has become better and I have got worse. And I loved Bridge. I also play Cribbage with the wife now and then.

Other than that, I will happily play a game of Risk now and then, and was quite into D&D when I was young.

I never considered myself to be a real geek due to my less than satisfactory grades in mathematics, and I spent my time in high school hanging out much more with the stoners than the nerds. I would have liked to be in both camps: a doobie in one hand and an advanced calculus book in the other. :)
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A lot certainly are, but then I think that an awful lot of people who like to visit web forums are (and are into the "fantastic" including fantasy and sci-fi genres which overlap). Prog tends to appeal to a certain geeky mindset.

Oh that would lead me to bunches of other questions I would want to ask for curiosity :)

1) How many of us geeks bought the first early 80s computers and which was it?
For UK:
Commodore
Sinclair
Amstrad
MSX
Other
USA: TRS80
Apple
TI99
IBM/Mac
Other
Was it for games or for home/school/business.... (I suspect primarily the first :) )

2) Do we play board games or card games like Magic the Gathering or even chess?

Questions.... .questions.... questions...
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I find The Bridge so very good and yet still have yet to see series four. We had it her on Netflix Canada, but then they removed it. Borgen is one I'm on now (though I'd already seen much of it).

The good news is that they're planning a new series of Borgen with the original cast.

The bad news is that it's coming in 2022 Cry
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^ True Detective and Silicon Valley have been on my to see list for a long time.


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^ Yep, Robert Reed was a highlight. For any badness (and I rather like the badness), it had potential.

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Last one watched was Picard.
 

While very bittersweet, I loved Picard. It had a heart and it moved me. I thought it to be a very good continuation. I found it heartfelt, poignant, and the way it dealt with frailty and mortality was meaningful.

Other than Twin Peaks: The Return, it's my favourite sort of continuation of an old show (or revival of characters) in recent memory that I can think of.

Yes I found it exactly the same, sad to see the aging but happy to see some of the characters on screen again and I also thought it was very well made.

I also enjoyed binge watching just before I watched Picard, ST Discovery.  Season 3 just started here in the US.

I am starting to wonder are all prog fans also SciFi fans?


A lot certainly are, but then I think that an awful lot of people who like to visit web forums are (and are into the "fantastic" including fantasy and sci-fi genres which overlap). Prog tends to appeal to a certain geeky mindset.

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Just finished re-watching the first three series of The Bridge. Now got to wait for the BBC to air Series 4 again Cry


I find The Bridge so very good and yet still have yet to see series four. We had it her on Netflix Canada, but then they removed it. Borgen is one I'm on now (though I'd already seen much of it).
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Just finished re-watching the first three series of The Bridge. Now got to wait for the BBC to air Series 4 again Cry
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I watched the first episode and concluded Mrs. Maisel wasn't for me, so haven't gone back.  LOL

With current TV, I've been watching Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and am down to the last 4 or 5 episodes recorded on my DVR.   On Netflix, I've been watching Deep Space Nine.  I just finished Season 3 this past weekend.  I tend to stick with CBS and watch their 1st run shows, but since the new seasons haven't started yet, I've not been watching that much TV.  With DS9, it seems as though I might sit down and watch 2 or 3 episodes at a time and then not watch again for 2 or 3 weeks.  
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

{EDIT} The Marvelous Mrs Maisel. An absolute gem of a show that I would recommend to anyone. Has some of the funniest stuff I've seen for a long time and great chemistry between the lead actors. Alex Borstein (playing Mrs Maisel's agent) is the hidden star of the whole thing. Check it out.
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I watch a lot of stuff so have a hard time actually finishing anything. Currently got about 20-30 TV shows on the go which is normal for me.

I finished Future Man not long ago. Its a Seth Rogen thing that ran out of steam even though he injected himself into it to try and give it some momentum. At least it had a proper 'burial' so to speak and the story was concluded. 3 seasons of half hour episodes so easy to watch if you have a bit of time to kill.

I remember being a bit sad when I finished the 3rd season of The Marvelous Mrs Maisel. An absolute gem of a show that I would recommend to anyone. Has some of the funniest stuff I've seen for a long time and great chemistry between the lead actors. Alex Borstein (playing Mrs Maisel's agent) is the hidden star of the whole thing. Check it out.
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Watching The Expanse now. Haven't finished/caught up yet. 
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