Carole & Tuesday

20260117: I finished the series today (technically at 20260118 12:10 AM). Enjoyed it. Some good songs for sure.

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(English audio, English subtitles)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_%26_Tuesday

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S1E1
not a bad first episode. so far the mars setting feels a bit of a weird add. like it's futuristic and yet... it's specifically mars as opposed to some random planet. i guess. anyways... character setup is good. focus on four characters. for a show ablut carol and tuesday though. the manager giy is clear where he would come into play but what about this aspiring singer. maybe ahe acts as the foil or competition to carol and tuesday?
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S1E2
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S1E3
hehe. unexpected (burning music sheet) but ertegun was not at all upset.
wait is that because he told them to burn their music so she decided to literally do it
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S1E4
aww.. that robot is a fake. just sold himself for cheap and get beer
hehe not bad actually. i mean they got a bad deal out of it seeing as roddys limited edition robots are broken and seems like the car got totalled. and well I mean it is "bad" but its also not bad. there's no plot but it's more like one of those music videos with no meaning
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S1E5
that's cool how her brother heard her and left to leave her be
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S1E6
i figured joshua would perform but i didnt quite think of what that implied of the story for carole and tuesday.
i like that they tried (even though tuesday had her inhibition lowered by alcohol) and happy that crystal talked to them.
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S1E7
that would be too easy (if the show was their ticket to being famous)
hehe their handshake
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S1E8
wait what. he was rapping in his talkingwith them and then he bust out opera
though like why is this a surprise to the judges. well I guess they didn't watch the interviews that passed these finalists? like in American Idol, viewers would know what contestants are capable ofthat was nice.
it's not like pop appealing but it has a warmth.
hehe the AI said something about soul and then jokes that it doesn't know what soul is
I feel like passing first round is of course. and I would say they make it to finals against angela, and... somehow angela wins.
huh angela says she hates it, but I thought she would have liked it; if anything she's jealous of what they have
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S1E9
hehe that's catchy. cursing with melody (but unfortunately disliked)
wow that girl just bit her... yikes
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S1E10
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S1E11
dang. that's so mean. especially considering Tuesday was so concerned about Cybelle
hehe. durian commercial
oh, Roddy will see Cybelle in the background
aww. she didn't get to give her gift
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S1E12
I'm glad her brother got a chance to tell her he saw her perform
this song has a Rihanna sound to it
nice. this song of Angela's has soul behind it. I guess it also shows that AI guy has some heart (in fact, perhaps he's inspired in part by Carole and Tuesday)
Disqualified? What a weird rule
hehe. Even Ertegen stands and sheds a tear
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S1E13
probably her dad
she was totally slipping them a hint (being nice while pretending to be mean) (Angela)
ha! the appearence of the producer as a total mad man with an axe is awesome
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S1E14
all the cigarettes
they show us the scar on Dan's hand
him telling her his story made me teary eyed
wow. they did that well. she turns, yells "Dan!" and I thought she would have run up to him, but she breaks that expectation and just waves (no tears fall but there was like a second rush)
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S1E15
oh wow. desmonds final song.
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S1E16
sweet ending
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S1E17
smile whoami [oh I forgot, that's like his slogan]
well dumb of him but anyways he is bankrupt but he can just do a show to make money right
how strange i would have thought he get carole and tuesday to sing for him since after all they let him use their kryboard... a small but important favor
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S1E18
hehe lack of negotiation
dang how shady. in the other episodenjerry said he put things next step in action. so probably he arranged for the bombing
hehe. heart broken
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S1E19
even if Angela wasn't doing a song with Ertegan, following up his act alone seems tough
oh wow. that's next level. he made like a decoy. but maybe the smart AI music guy [Tao] would deduce as much...
huh. Tao figures it out kind of late ("he's a decoy!")
wow. that's a crazy stalker (gonna shoot the person he was previously protecting)
the audio is "the frequency of this will immobilise you" but the closed caption is "kill you in an instant"
I would say, even though Angela gets a song, Carole and Tuesday are doing an entire set
personally though, this song isn't that great. her other song (I think episode 12) was much better; they have the crowd react here, but I think that's just for drama
cause the thing is Angela also has a powerful voice, but it got lost among all the electric beats; imagine if instead she was a featured artist on one of Carole and Tuesday's songs
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S1E20
Bad news has got to be that Angela was also nominated
Considering they were nominated without having a top ten song, I would say that's an achievement without even winning
That rap was tight
wow. that was awkward (Angela's mom goes off and mentions some things about adopting and what)
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S1E21
Oh dang. Angela didn't know she was adopted
when she asked Carole what song they should end the album with - I thought it would be interesting if they got Amer as a feature artist
crazy that Toby jumps in on the organ. I once watched a video that made me realize how difficult the organ is. apparently in addition to the hands, the feet do a lot of work as well
oh wow. Crystal. Okay. like earlier when he was gonna hunt someone down, my first thought was the person he knew from a couple episodes ago, but she's kind of not popular and he wouldn't have needed to ask for a favor. I think if I thought further I would have deduced Crystal.
it's pretty amazing she showed up to ask, as opposed to just like... phoning them or Gus telling them that Crystal agreed
damn. things are getting heated (Tao ready to attack Schwartz)
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S1E22
Dang. Last words
hehe. Steve Aoki?
I think in-story, this song with Crystal is underwhelming, but on its own, the song sounds good; not the best but good
wow. where did this song come from? she's been writing it? or this was the song Tao wrote for her?
wow. collapse...
credits show her being rushed to the hospital
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S1E23
dang. this artist [Skip] being arrested
Don't they need to write the song?
ah right. they want to invite Angela (Pyotr and GGK; "there's one more person we need to invite")
at least he's upfront with why he feels the way he does
oh. Desmond didn't pass away. he just... went into a coma?
as with the last episode, the credits in this episide also advance the story
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S1E24
wow. what a reveal. first and second
I'm trying to remember what song I like has "mother mother mother" sound to it [oh I think the that one Black Eyed Peas song]
is there not going to be a rap verse? [oh, the one artist I thought who would be rapping is just playing the violin; which she explicitly showed]
hehe. "will be continued... in your mind"
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Despicable Me 2 (2013)

20250906:
I thought the ending was kind of anticlimatic.

Rating: 4.4/5

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Instant Comments:
1a: Hahaha. Aces.
1a: Ben asked why his face looks like that. I figured they're just trying to make him look serious but he's playing with his kids
1a: He'll probably have to dress up as a fairy princess himself.
1a: Haha. "I'm sorry I did not see you there." (sprays her again)
1a: Hahaha. Hits him
1a: There's always a small percentage that good league director ends up being bad in a twist. But... I think in this case it is small that this leader guy would be such a twist. As this organization seems long-lasting in preventing problems.
1a: he was framed... dang. so it could be the director somehow
1a: [I kind of miss some of the ending, will have to rewatch]
1b: Resumed at 1 hour 22 minute mark.
1b: Just shoot him with the antidote.
1b: Ah. Ran out of antidote ammo
1b: Lol. Wait. They all had jelly guns, but anyways he shot him with the fart gun.
1b: I thought because they were dressed in white that it was a Backstreet Boys song, but "I Swear" is performed by All-4-One. Technically the song is a cover
1b: Hehe. Reference to "It's so fluffy." She says "I'm so happy!" in the same way
1b: "The Minion Movie" auditions
1a=20250906, 1b=20250911

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Watched 20250906 (Netflix, Instant)
Despicable Me 2 (2013) Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud. 98 min

Relevant Links:
Despicable Me 2 (IMDb.com)
Despicable Me 2 (RottenTomatoes.com)
Despicable Me 2 (Wikipedia.org)

The Dead Don't Die (2019)

20250904:
For the most part I enjoyed the movie. I think where it loses points is that it was too direct with the point.

Rating: 4.0/5

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Instant Comments:
Sturgill Simpson. I only know this artist from a concept album
Smile. he just says matter of factly that it's the theme song. Doesn't say to what
spooky. it rustled after she put it back.
oh my. Mallory moved
I guess the funny thing about zombies is like why do they appear to feed on living humans. You would think if the virus infecting is trying to spread, it would just bite and spread. Or what would the idea of feeding serve. The host body is already dead, so how could it nurture the virus in the body. [I asked ChatGPT and it said it depends on the story; in some zombie stories, it's just a compulsion for flesh]
hehe. he observed it smashed the coffee pots
hehe. he intuits zombies ("you're telling me you think zombies did this?" "yep")
she's gonna change and it's gonna be Sturgill Simpson again. [yep]
hehe. very George Romero.
hahaha. hahahaha. took several blows to decapitate her
hehe. still said chardonnay
hehe. that she knows how to use a sword, I imagine she stays alive and kicks ass throughout the movie [hehe she had her sword with her; clean cuts]
oh no. the WU-ps guy
hehe. he made cutting the head off with the clippers so easy (easier than the machete which Ronnie used)
hehe Cliff tells her what she wants to hear and then Ronnie crushes that and says "I doubt it"
oh no. "Cleveland"
hehe. Star Wars. Adam Driver was in Episode IX this same year
ah. he explains they gravitate to the things they enjoyed when they were alive
silent laughter + chuckle. He comes out holding her head by the hair
"they're not zombies"
haha. he throws the head into the hotel room
why didn't they use their shotgun
smile "this is good chicken"
wow. she couldn't take it...
well this is a lot of zombies, but Zelda was gonna meet them at the cemetary
hehe. this smart car doesn't have a top?
hahahaha. "Do you really want to know?" [...] "I know because I read the script."
hahaha. "he only gave me our scenes"
what a strange twist
"Was that in the script?"
wait what. she just communicatd with them via their computer and left... didn't handle the zombies in any way

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Watched 20250904 (Netflix, Instant)
The Dead Don't Die (2019) Jim Jarmusch. 104 min

Relevant Links:
The Dead Don't Die (IMDb.com)
The Dead Don't Die (RottenTomatoes.com)
The Dead Don't Die (Wikipedia.org)