This was my first foray into online viewing. I've caught episodes of this show here and there and was anxious to see the entire season. What's handy about this feature is that I can watch something I like while using my TV to transfer over Monday Night Raws onto DVDs for my brother-in-law. Or while my husband watches one of his shows, which I rarely have any interest in.
The first half of Season 1 is about the Red King Crab season, which takes place in October. The second half is about the Opi season that takes place in January. Here we meet the staples of seasons to come-the crews of the Northwestern, the Time Bandit and the Cornelia Marie (so sad about Phil Harris!). We also meet some other crews, including hottie Blake Painter of the Maverick! You gotta give props to these guys. I wouldn't do what they do. And suddenly $30 for some legs doesn't seem like too much. Glad I took the time to watch this and love the online feature, but must make mental note to myself to swirl the mouse around every once in a while so the screensaver doesn't kick in.
Season 2 brought more of the same, but a ship and lives were lost and a dramatic rescue was caught first hand.
Season 3 saw some changes. Blake was captaining the Maverick and under-estimated their haul by almost 5,000 lbs. He didn't come back for Opi season and I'm currently watching season 4 and they aren't one of the featured boats. The Time Bandit pulled a guy out of the water and everyone was catching crab like crazy. There was a drawback to this season. For whatever reason Netflix did not have episodes 3 and 4, which basically amounted to missing half of the King crab season. Still, we got to see more of the guys senses of humor in this season and I'd totally hang out with them-off their boats.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Couples Retreat/The Hurt Locker
Ok...so my first two movies were not on my co-worker's list, but they were movies I really wanted to see, so I bumped John Wayne down a few slots. That's another bonus. You can take anything in your queue or anything new to your queue, and re-number it to move it up or down on your list.
Couples Retreat was not the comedy I thought it would be, but it was really good. It did have some funny parts (with Vince Vaughn how could it not?!). One couple was having marital problems and contemplating divorce because of infertility strains. They found this great resort that caters to couples with problems and offers counseling and activities geared at strengthening their marriages. The problem was they could only afford to go there if they could get three other couples to go with them so they'd get the group discount. One couple was happy and didn't feel the need to go but wanted to help their friends. One couple was waiting for their daughter to go to college so they could finally divorce and the other couple was new. He was recently divorced and was rebounding with a late teens-early 20's girl who insisted upon calling him "Daddy." After landing, they learn the island's split into two-one side for marriages in trouble, the other for singles. The ending was predictable with the original couple realizing they could have sex for more than just baby-making, the second couple realizing their marriage wasn't as good as they thought, the third couple realizing they don't want to divorce afer all, and the cradle robber reuniting with his wife. What surprised me was that some of the goofy things the counselors said and had the couples do opened my eyes up to some things I'd like to change about my own marriage because 15 years together and hectic schedules have caused us to become a little complacent and lose some of the romance. Will put this one on my "to be purchased list."
The Hurt Locker was particularly sensitive for me right now with my brother-in-law just over half way through his third tour in Afghanistan and my only brother in his third week of boot-camp as a new Army Reservist. It's about those heroes of heroes who are called in when IEDs are found and dismantle them with frequently disasterous results. After the EOD specialist who's been with them the entire tour is killed with only a few weeks left to go, his replacement arrives and he's not exactly a team player. He takes chances, goes off his mike and generally does whatever he can to cause heart failure in the man that's supposed to keep him alive. This was also a good movie, but not one I'll be adding to my "to be purchased" list. Once was enough, but it certainly made me aware of a specialized group of men I wasn't aware of before. I may not believe in the cause, but I believe in our men and women and will support them with all of my heart.
Returned these two on Tuesday (President's day) and got the next two Thursday. So far only draw-back has been the fact that it's an extra $3.99/month if you want Blu-Rays. I've chosen to forego this option, but it's a personal preference.
Couples Retreat was not the comedy I thought it would be, but it was really good. It did have some funny parts (with Vince Vaughn how could it not?!). One couple was having marital problems and contemplating divorce because of infertility strains. They found this great resort that caters to couples with problems and offers counseling and activities geared at strengthening their marriages. The problem was they could only afford to go there if they could get three other couples to go with them so they'd get the group discount. One couple was happy and didn't feel the need to go but wanted to help their friends. One couple was waiting for their daughter to go to college so they could finally divorce and the other couple was new. He was recently divorced and was rebounding with a late teens-early 20's girl who insisted upon calling him "Daddy." After landing, they learn the island's split into two-one side for marriages in trouble, the other for singles. The ending was predictable with the original couple realizing they could have sex for more than just baby-making, the second couple realizing their marriage wasn't as good as they thought, the third couple realizing they don't want to divorce afer all, and the cradle robber reuniting with his wife. What surprised me was that some of the goofy things the counselors said and had the couples do opened my eyes up to some things I'd like to change about my own marriage because 15 years together and hectic schedules have caused us to become a little complacent and lose some of the romance. Will put this one on my "to be purchased list."
The Hurt Locker was particularly sensitive for me right now with my brother-in-law just over half way through his third tour in Afghanistan and my only brother in his third week of boot-camp as a new Army Reservist. It's about those heroes of heroes who are called in when IEDs are found and dismantle them with frequently disasterous results. After the EOD specialist who's been with them the entire tour is killed with only a few weeks left to go, his replacement arrives and he's not exactly a team player. He takes chances, goes off his mike and generally does whatever he can to cause heart failure in the man that's supposed to keep him alive. This was also a good movie, but not one I'll be adding to my "to be purchased" list. Once was enough, but it certainly made me aware of a specialized group of men I wasn't aware of before. I may not believe in the cause, but I believe in our men and women and will support them with all of my heart.
Returned these two on Tuesday (President's day) and got the next two Thursday. So far only draw-back has been the fact that it's an extra $3.99/month if you want Blu-Rays. I've chosen to forego this option, but it's a personal preference.
It All Started With Lunch...
So every year my office hosts a Perfect Attendance luncheon for those of us who have failed to become sick enough during the year to justify staying home. This year, lunch was held at Black and Blue, a steak and seafood restaurant.
Due to my unfortunate left-handedness, I chose a seat at the far end of the table thinking if I was going to be hacking away at a steak, I'd rather not do it bumping elbows with the person sitting next to me.
I was surrounded by others from my department and one of our loss prevention consultants.
Somehow, talk turned to movies, then classic movies, then John Wayne movies. Ed and Jeff named movie after movie that I "MUST" see and they all sounded irresistible.
The next day, Jeff e-mailed the list to me and I was anxious to get started, but where would I find all these classics with just about every video store closed or closing? And suddenly it hit me-why, the same place those stupid, annoying red pop-ups come from-Netflix!
I've held off on Netflix because I generally prefer to own my movies rather than rent them. I'm a chronic re-watcher/re-reader. But if I tried to do this with this list it would cost me a fortune.
For those of you not familiar with Netflix, they have a variety of packages to meet everyone's needs. I chose to go with what is probably their most popular package. For $13.99 (plus any taxes...) a month I can get 2 movies at a time with unlimited viewings and unlimited online viewing. By unlimited viewings I mean I can get as many movies in a month as I can receive, watch and return. Some packages limit the number of movies you can get each month.
I joined on a Thursday night and found their website to be very user friendly. You can search by title, actor, etc. You can search by new releases, recommendations, etc. It took me little time at all to start amassing a queue, which after less than three weeks has grown to 126 discs. I say discs because I have several TV series on my list and they list each disc in the season separately. By Saturday I had my first two movies.
From here on out I'm going to tell you all about the movies I've received, watched and returned. I'm not going to hold back, so read at your own risk as there will be spoilers if you haven't seen them yet. But I can tell you this...Netflix is the best thing I've done in a long time (besides getting my beloved Kindle for my birthday two years ago) and I highly encourage everyone to give it a shot.
Due to my unfortunate left-handedness, I chose a seat at the far end of the table thinking if I was going to be hacking away at a steak, I'd rather not do it bumping elbows with the person sitting next to me.
I was surrounded by others from my department and one of our loss prevention consultants.
Somehow, talk turned to movies, then classic movies, then John Wayne movies. Ed and Jeff named movie after movie that I "MUST" see and they all sounded irresistible.
The next day, Jeff e-mailed the list to me and I was anxious to get started, but where would I find all these classics with just about every video store closed or closing? And suddenly it hit me-why, the same place those stupid, annoying red pop-ups come from-Netflix!
I've held off on Netflix because I generally prefer to own my movies rather than rent them. I'm a chronic re-watcher/re-reader. But if I tried to do this with this list it would cost me a fortune.
For those of you not familiar with Netflix, they have a variety of packages to meet everyone's needs. I chose to go with what is probably their most popular package. For $13.99 (plus any taxes...) a month I can get 2 movies at a time with unlimited viewings and unlimited online viewing. By unlimited viewings I mean I can get as many movies in a month as I can receive, watch and return. Some packages limit the number of movies you can get each month.
I joined on a Thursday night and found their website to be very user friendly. You can search by title, actor, etc. You can search by new releases, recommendations, etc. It took me little time at all to start amassing a queue, which after less than three weeks has grown to 126 discs. I say discs because I have several TV series on my list and they list each disc in the season separately. By Saturday I had my first two movies.
From here on out I'm going to tell you all about the movies I've received, watched and returned. I'm not going to hold back, so read at your own risk as there will be spoilers if you haven't seen them yet. But I can tell you this...Netflix is the best thing I've done in a long time (besides getting my beloved Kindle for my birthday two years ago) and I highly encourage everyone to give it a shot.
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