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I watched the entire series quite some time ago. I recall the second installment being a prequel focused on the past. Understanding how everything concludes makes those connections even more significant.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI_film_series%29
The third film utilizes plenty of flashbacks, yet the plotlines still tie together nicely. Since they are all part of the same story, watching them as a complete set is essential.

Well, a prequel is really just about seeing how it all kicked off. Since we already know who survives and how things wrap up, that shouldn't be an issue. Plus, a third installment would be a perfectly logical way to see how the survivors deal with everything after such a massive body count.

Now, all that's left is deciding whether you want to settle up using Bitcoin or stick with another currency...

Just install BS Player and let it hunt down the subtitles for you..

Betty Hayes10 said:My computer arrived pre-installed with Linux. I went ahead and installed Windows 7 separately right away, rather than through the Linux environment. However, when I boot up, I don't see a menu to choose between the two operating systems; it just boots straight into Windows every single time.

I am thinking about testing out Windows 8.1. I really don't want to deal with the headache of missing drivers, so my plan is to simply partition my C drive and install Windows 8 there. I just need a way to choose between Windows 7 and Windows 8 at startup. It would also be great if the boot menu included Linux, as I haven't had enough time to explore it yet.

Set up a virtual machine, install Windows 8 on it, and feel free to tinker around.
Check out VirtualBox if you need to run different operating systems on a single machine. It’s a solid tool for virtualization.

Karen Smith9 said:It’s not that I’m dismissing the whole medium—it's just that I don't see any real reason to sit through a series, regardless of what it is. I much prefer documentaries. 😁
And yeah, they are an inexhaustible source of originality. There is just so much out there to discover...

What do you mean by "dismissing" it? I just don't think it's essential to follow them. Besides, they're created using the same principles as movies. In fact, many modern series have larger budgets and longer production cycles than feature films. All those qualities you look for in a book or a movie, you can find in a great series too. These are such broad concepts and genres now, especially over the last twenty years.

Karen Smith9 said:The very first film series based on sequels were actually shot over a century ago—think something like Fantomas (1913) or that kind of classic stuff from America (where Louis Feuillade directed several of them). Honestly, I’d much rather watch that. Damn, I just don't care for TV as a medium all that much. Dragging one single topic out through endless episodes and seasons—ugh, what even is a "season" anymore? Anyway, Fantomas is just five longer episodes, which is just right 🙂

And now you think movies are overflowing with endless originality? It's fine to have a preference for a certain genre or era; taste is subjective. But dismissing an entire medium altogether is where you lose me.

Karen Smith9 said:🤣 Based on what, exactly? Look, the film industry has been celebrating for 119 years now—that is a massive amount of treasure, damn... I mean, seriously, there are just so many incredible films out there waiting to be seen. I’m constantly digging, exploring, staying curious... and honestly, thank goodness for those amazing websites that make finding them so easy. For instance, there are still plenty of works by brilliant directors that I haven't even touched yet... why would I waste my precious time on an endless TV binge?

And series have been around for about 70 years—even longer if you count radio dramas, which were basically the predecessors to TV shows—so now they're suddenly irrelevant?

By the time you finish those ten movies, you could probably get through a whole season too. It’s not like every great series has been discovered yet. What makes you think a movie is some undiscovered treasure?

Karen Smith9 said:I usually download movies myself anyway—TV is just endless reruns—so I can just binge them whenever it suits me. There's plenty of time for a beer too, no stress 😁 Just one season, maybe 10-20 episodes, right? Total waste of time.

And then you just download series like any other normal person on this forum ( 😁 ) and watch them whenever you feel like it..

Karen Smith9 said:I’ll sit through a movie or finish a book... but a series? Not really. Watching five episodes isn't even a third of the way if there are seven seasons—that's just a tiny snippet... like watching a trailer, really.

Some shows only last a single season anyway. Why should series be considered the exception? It’s the same with movies being on late at night—you could always just head out to meet friends instead of staying in to watch them.

Karen Smith9 said:That's the thing—I'd much rather sit down with a good book than deal with TV series.😁

You didn't answer me again. Do you actually put down a book or stop a movie when you're only a third of the way through and still loving it?

Yeah, you realize too that series aren't exactly a new concept, right? People managed just fine for half a century without any issues, waiting a whole week to catch an episode before it was gone. Your habit of watching just five episodes and then quitting is honestly pretty strange. It's like stopping a book only a third of the way through and claiming you've had enough. You already figured out what the story is about...

That’s why you rarely see anyone waiting week after week for new episodes; most people just binge the whole thing once it finally hits streaming...

Michelle Gonzalez11 said:Hi there.
I'm looking for a way to block all BitTorrent traffic from any client via my router settings—if that's even possible. Or, if there's a better workaround entirely. I'm using a Linksys WRT54G.

Is this question intended for professional use or just for the community?

Go join the rest of The Fs..

Frank Chase6 said:If you want my advice, stick to shows rated above a 7—basically anything in that 7 to 10 sweet spot. That’s how you get a real sense of quality. See, the crowds voting on IMDb are usually just casual viewers who get totally swept up in modern junk—people who somehow manage to feel "intense" watching episode 1156 of CSI or something similar.

That's nonsense again. The same people voting on series are the ones voting on movies. It's the exact same pool of voters. You can't separate movie fans from series fans.

Jessica Morris6 said:They serve a purpose, I suppose. But the thing is, those ratings basically spoon-feed you how much something is worth instead of letting you come to your own conclusions... For instance, that episode of Breaking Bad holds a perfect 10, yet I haven't even touched the show because it's just not my thing. If we're talking about how much sense these scores actually make, I could list plenty of examples where something is rated incredibly low, yet I find it absolutely brilliant... On the flip side, there are shows sitting above an 8 that I personally think are total garbage. Most of today's younger cinephiles don't really have the depth to offer a real argument for why something works; instead, I constantly run into comments like, "It's great, it has a high rating on IMDb."😂

I've said it before. Everything up until Season 3 was just a warm-up; that's when the real fighting actually starts.

I honestly wonder how much sense your ratings actually make. I could easily list a few examples where something has a terrible score but I absolutely love it, or things rated over an 8 that I think are total garbage. It seems like today's younger movie buffs struggle to provide any real arguments for why a film is good; instead, I constantly run into comments like, "It’s great because it has a high rating on IMDb."😂

Trash movies are always such a mess. People tend to judge them by the same standards they use for serious cinema, which just doesn't work. For those kinds of films, you really need to find specialized critics who actually get it.

James Garcia50 said:It doesn't matter if it's the first day or the last; all that counts is the enrollment I was talking about. It takes years to make a movie like that. Ever wonder how much blood, sweat, and tears actually goes into a single frame?Not exactly. You don't just whip up a series in a month maybe.

That's exactly what the people will think—those who only think a movie is good because it has some high rating on IMDb.
Having an actual argument isn't trolling. Is there a difference?

That's not really how you calculate it. You can't possibly know exactly when a script wraps up. These things can drag on for years, especially when you're constantly swapping out writers mid-stream. It’s the same story with TV pilots—they can take forever to get right.

People who only care about high IMDb ratings are going to think this movie is actually good.
Having an actual argument isn't trolling.

Yeah, you're making some points... but none of them seem to be coming from your side.

amberviper24 said:This is truly top-tier quality 🤣🤣🤣

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1405406/?ref_=nv_sr_1

An 8.1 rating just goes to show that when it comes to TV shows, the vast majority of ratings are driven by die-hard fans... whereas with most movies, you don't see that same level of bias, so the scores tend to be much more grounded in reality.

Aged 18-29 90772 8.3
Males Aged 18-29 39082 7.8
Females Aged 18-29 51690 8.6
Aged 30-44 24307 7.5
Males Aged 30-44 11111 6.8
Females Aged 30-44 13196 8.3

It’s actually one of those rare series where women showed up in higher numbers to vote.