"The Last Ship" (available on Amazon) is really good. At least, the first season is, the realism of the show, and the actors playing the navy officers all seem very believable. I have to admit the second season isn't nearly as good. And I haven't watched later seasons, but the first season is really amazing, if looking for a pandemic type tv series.
Here is the plot: After a global viral pandemic wipes out over 80% of the world's population, the crew (consisting of 218 people) of a lone unaffected U.S. Navy destroyer, which was on a mission in the pacific ocean when the outbreak struck, and so was unaffected and saved from the pandemic. Now the captain and crew must try to find a cure, stop the virus, and save humanity.
A recent movie that I was wanting to see for a long time (and that generated a lot of controversy) is "The Hunt". Ok, so what happened is the movie finally was released recently after much controversy surrounding it, and then the coronavirus shut down the theaters.
The reason for the controversy, I'll briefly explain, because I got the movie tonight.
The opening 5 minutes shows a person texting with 6 other people, and they are all super rich elite types. They are talking smack about the current president, and then one says - "At least we have The Hunt coming up, can't wait to slaughter some deplorables". Then in reply, another texter says, "We said we would not discuss the hunt when texting!" Anyway, that is the setup, and from that you can get the drift why the movie drew controversy. (its a horror film)
So, the movie now has come to "direct demand" video. And guess what they are trying to charge for a rental? $20 for a rental! And that is a solid price, no matter where you look - Amazon, Apple, Google Play, Redbox - are all the same price (hmmmmm) Is that ridiculous and a type of gouging from Hollywood, or what? I would have gladly payed the $3.99 or $4.99 normal price for a rental to watch this movie, by the way. But 20 bucks is just insane.
This isn't the only movie they are doing this with either. There are other new movies that they are saying this is an "exclusive rental" because it is straight from the theaters. To my mind, even if I was a millionaire (and I'm not - far from it) I would never pay $20 for a friggin' movie one night rental! So, I was lucky enough to find a good copy of it, let's say from an "underground" internet place. Thus ends my not-so-brief movie quest story.