The Tower Bar - Off Topic Chat

SolvableKnave · 12-09-2016 10:58AM

Mitch Connor wrote: »

While I look forward to season 2 - I do kind of feel its a show that didn't need a second season. I would have liked that to be a self contained story - or if they wanted another season of it do it like the cloverfield 'sequel' where it is just a similar kind of take, but not a continuation of the same story/universe.

It could have worked as a complete standalone, but with the way the story ended

with Will spitting out the worm thing in the bathroom and travelling back to The Upside Down, and Hopper leaving food out in the survival box in the woods?

it will be a continuation.

There has to be more to The Upside Down than just the one monster. Don't forget that when Hopper and Joyce where looking for Will, they found a face hugger-esque pod in the forest.

Kimbot · 12-09-2016 11:01AM

SolvableKnave wrote: »

It could have worked as a complete standalone, but with the way the story ended
with Will spitting out the worm thing in the bathroom and travelling back to The Upside Down, and Hopper leaving food out in the survival box in the woods?
it will be a continuation.
There has to be more to The Upside Down than just the one monster. Don't forget that when Hopper and Joyce where looking for Will, they found a face hugger-esque pod in the forest.

They have confirmed that season 2 will take place a couple of years after the original.

On the Upside down part, they had monsterous amounts of stuff done up to explain all that in season 1 but they thought it would take away from the story so said they will explore more of that in season 2.

Riesen_Meal · 12-09-2016 11:04AM

Thanks for spoiler tags lads, I've only watched 2 episodes so far, really must get around to the rest...

Check this video out, my mate recreated the soundtrack with his little Korg synths, not sure if you have to be on Facebook to see it :

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10208792428361945&id=1650169090

Mitch Connor · 12-09-2016 11:08AM

SolvableKnave wrote: »

It could have worked as a complete standalone, but with the way the story ended
with Will spitting out the worm thing in the bathroom and travelling back to The Upside Down, and Hopper leaving food out in the survival box in the woods?
it will be a continuation.
There has to be more to The Upside Down than just the one monster. Don't forget that when Hopper and Joyce where looking for Will, they found a face hugger-esque pod in the forest.

They've confirmed the second season is a continuation - and they have openly discussed they type of driection they want to go. It was just my feeling as I was watching it that it was one of those shows that would have been best as a single season.

Hail 2 Da Chimp · 12-09-2016 11:18AM

for those of ye who liked the music on Stranger Things, check out this album:

It's been doing the rounds on Reddit and the like. Great album

Hail 2 Da Chimp · 12-09-2016 11:24AM

Mitch Connor wrote: »

They've confirmed the second season is a continuation - and they have openly discussed they type of driection they want to go. It was just my feeling as I was watching it that it was one of those shows that would have been best as a single season.

I'm glad they wrapped the main story up in one season - but there's definitely a lot more to the story, characters and universe than 1 season.

If we'd have been left with a major cliff hanger at the end of S1, and Will was still trapped in the Upside Down - in my opinion, it would have ruined the story.

The story as it is has a great sense of urgency about it, which they kept up for the full season.

They tied things up in such a was as to finish out the S1 storyline but also leave the universe open for expansion / create a new storyline with Will puking up the worm.

They could have turned it into another Lost, and just tried to drag out the story as long as possible but they've handled it pretty well as far as I can see.

PetKing · 12-09-2016 01:19PM

Hail 2 Da Chimp wrote:

They could have turned it into another Lost, and just tried to drag out the story as long as possible but they've handled it pretty well as far as I can see.

I still love Lost. I have war with mates and defend it (stupidly)

gimli2112 · 12-09-2016 01:20PM

Yeah, I liked Lost. Although I only watched the last series after about a ten year break from it. It was very confusing.

PetKing · 12-09-2016 01:23PM

gimli2112 wrote:

Yeah, I liked Lost. Although I only watched the last series after about a ten year break from it. It was very confusing.

Shut up!! It wasn't confusi....

Sorry...
Sorry...

SolvableKnave · 12-09-2016 01:25PM

PetKing wrote: »

I still love Lost. I have war with mates and defend it (stupidly)

gimli2112 wrote: »

Yeah, I liked Lost. Although I only watched the last series after about a ten year break from it. It was very confusing.

Have never finished Lost. Got to about Ep. 3 in season 5 and never went back to it. No particular rhyme or reason. Just never put the DVD back in the machine.

OptimusTractor · 12-09-2016 03:53PM

Hail 2 Da Chimp wrote: »

for those of ye who liked the music on Stranger Things, check out this album:

It's been doing the rounds on Reddit and the like. Great album

Getting into this music a lot lately. Ye olde metal not really doing it for me anymore.

You should also checkout Gost & Perturbator.

CDBWhoop · 12-09-2016 04:04PM

Enjoying the second season of Narco's on Netflix at the moment.

On episode 4 or thereabouts and its been as good if not better than the first season - well worth a watch.

SolvableKnave · 12-09-2016 04:05PM

CDBWhoop wrote: »

Enjoying the second season of Narco's on Netflix at the moment.

On episode 4 or thereabouts and its been as good if not better than the first season - well worth a watch.

That's next on the Hitlist. Hearing nothing but good about it.

Generic Dreadhead · 12-09-2016 04:18PM

Season 1 was good, not great. People were WAY too overhyped about how "Great" season 1 was.
Objectively it was good, but it was a poor mans Breaking Bad
I too have heard that season 2 does improve on what season 1 had.
Season 1 kind of fizzled out. Essentially where it mistyped for me was where Stranger things got it right.
Have a proper ending and tell your story in 8 episodes and not 10

Kimbot · 12-09-2016 04:18PM

CDBWhoop wrote: »

Enjoying the second season of Narco's on Netflix at the moment.

On episode 4 or thereabouts and its been as good if not better than the first season - well worth a watch.

I binge watched it last week, its brilliant

On a side note, Escobar's son released a statement a few days ago about the inaccuracies in season 2 that was well worth a read

CDBWhoop · 12-09-2016 05:35PM

Cormac... wrote: »

Season 1 was good, not great. People were WAY too overhyped about how "Great" season 1 was.
Objectively it was good, but it was a poor mans Breaking Bad
I too have heard that season 2 does improve on what season 1 had.
Season 1 kind of fizzled out. Essentially where it mistyped for me was where Stranger things got it right.
Have a proper ending and tell your story in 8 episodes and not 10

Sure it might'nt be everyone's cup of tea, the missus has no interest in it at all. I kinda stumbled on it by accident and it seemed to strike the right note.
Who knows, if it had been hyped up I might have seen it differently or expected more.

Been meaning to watch Stranger things for a while. Like Knave its on the list. Another one for those long winter nights when Destiny servers are undergoing maintenance.

12-09-2016 07:04PM

OptimusTractor wrote: »

Ye olde metal not really doing it for me anymore..

And you call yourself a man...or well a tractor

Mcsirl · 13-09-2016 04:17PM

Battlefield 4 plus all dlc are up for free on xbox live for anyone whos interested.

Generic Dreadhead · 14-09-2016 11:18AM

PS Messages app working for anyone (on iOS) since the update to Playstation yesterday?

sniper_samurai · 14-09-2016 11:29AM

Cormac... wrote: »

PS Messages app working for anyone (on iOS) since the update to Playstation yesterday?

Yup, just keep getting the spining loading disc and nothing happening.

Generic Dreadhead · 14-09-2016 11:32AM

sniper_samurai wrote: »

Yup, just keep getting the spining loading disc and nothing happening.

Mine opens and then shuts itself immediately. Pretty annoying. Sometimes I like to check out the ole messages in downtime in work

nevelator · 14-09-2016 11:36AM

Cormac... wrote: »

Mine opens and then shuts itself immediately. Pretty annoying. Sometimes I like to check out the ole messages in downtime in work

Not sure if this works in iOS. On android the messages weren't loading for me last night. I deleted the cache and data from the app (via the android settings). Logged back in and it seemed to work for me.

Riesen_Meal · 14-09-2016 11:38AM

nevelator wrote: »

Not sure if this works in iOS. On android the messages weren't loading for me last night. I deleted the cache and data from the app (via the android settings). Logged back in and it seemed to work for me.

My Nexus had a mini ****fest when I first started it up, closed the 2 apps and restarted and it seems OK

Does no one is Sony test this stuff?

Kimbot · 14-09-2016 12:12PM

nevelator wrote: »

Not sure if this works in iOS. On android the messages weren't loading for me last night. I deleted the cache and data from the app (via the android settings). Logged back in and it seemed to work for me.

Mine still isnt working on android, i was posting messages to the group last night on the app, no sign of them actually been posted at all grrrrrr

PetKing · 14-09-2016 12:33PM

jonnycivic wrote:

Mine still isnt working on android, i was posting messages to the group last night on the app, no sign of them actually been posted at all grrrrrr

I couldn't load the main chat last night to let ye know I would be delayed with software update being so slow. Had a recent thread with you Jonny so I sent you a message as you loaded up. By the time I hopped into Twitch I heard you saying there was still no sign of me, So I guess it never delivered

SolvableKnave · 14-09-2016 12:33PM

Cormac... wrote: »

PS Messages app working for anyone (on iOS) since the update to Playstation yesterday?

It's kinda working for me on Android. Messages coming through, but having to scroll from either the top of the thread or the middle everytime is kinda annoying.

Kimbot · 14-09-2016 12:41PM

PetKing wrote: »

I couldn't load the main chat last night to let ye know I would be delayed with software update being so slow. Had a recent thread with you Jonny so I sent you a message as you loaded up. By the time I hopped into Twitch I heard you saying there was still no sign of me, So I guess it never delivered

Oh i got a message notification alright but if i opened the app it would load up to the spinning disk, if i opened the PS Menu it just bombed out. Luckily you were seen on the stream so we didnt slag you off too much :P