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@oldtexasdog, Susan (my Susan) and I just finished that limited series. I thought it was excellent. I originally shied away thinking it was something focused on British royalty, then my daughter told us to watch it - so I was hooked after the first episode. What an excellent story about the intricacies of emotional abuse, addiction, relapse, psychosis and insanity that existed in the 50's and 60's. Did you catch that the suicidal Mother in the beginning had a PhD in Mathematics? Very subtle.

This is a really good movie.

Queens Gambit Susan and I have been watching this series . It's only one season long but it's good. https://youtu.be/CDrieqwSdgI

Another of my favorite off-beat Mel Gibson films is Get The Gringo. This movie is part drama, part action flick, with a healthy dose of dark comedy, and just a splash of love story. Im not usually a fan of narration (it’s usually a crutch to fill-in plot gaps in a troublesome script), but Mel’s narration in this film is sardonic smart-assery that is at time laugh out loud funny. The story is a fun ride, and a twist at the end is the icing on the cake. And the sound track is wonderful!

I look forward to seeing this hopefully on DVD in the future...

I have long been a Hi Fi aficionado living in the Boston area. Starting way back, post college with Harman Kardon components, and a Janszen speaker system with a big woofer and 2 electrostatic tweeters. Stereo, of course. Over time I worked up through a McIntosh amp and preamp-vacuum tube, but kept the old speakers, because they were good. Graduated further to a Bryston 1B preamp and a Bryston 4b amp, and Snell Acoustics Type A speakers. Denon turntable and Denon tuner. Graduated to Carver TX-11 FM tuner. Ultimately phased out of Vinyl, and went to CD's - Rotel RCD-971. Sold turntable and a Nachamici tape system I never used. Moved to Maine with fewer FM stations, and farther away than the ones in Boston. Carver TX-11 worked fine, until it didn't (That will be discussed in a later post. I got a Rotel RDG-1520 with a poor FM tuner. Not really useful even with a good FM antenna. Got a new vehicle with SiriusXM. Subscribed to that and it worked well in car. Got it set up through my computer and SONOS so I could listen to it on the HI Fi set. Listen to the classical and opera channels. I fired up the Carver the other day, and it pulled in FM stations that the Rotel couldn't. Still had it's old failure mode, though. Worked fine, then quit-no sound display showing 0.01, no buttons working. Thought I might try to fix it. That will be another post, with questions. Well I have rambled on long enough. Note that I was also a hiker and mountain climber, and am now a road biker. Training in the winter on a Zwift system with a Wahoo Kicker system controlled by my computer. Can really get a good workout.

Welcome to the forum! I am also a retired math / physics teacher! I work mostly as a sub, but not during these covid days as school is virtual! Welcome to the site, lots of technical details throughout these pages! Have fun! Barry

Hi, and welcome to the best site on the net for Carver enthusiasts! I'm sure you'll enjoy the TFM35. Its a great sounding amp. I grew up enjoying summers at Wrightsville Beach. (If you need a great haircut my sister has a salon in Wilmington.)

In August 1966, in a Vietnamese rubber plantation called Long Tan, 108 young and inexperienced Australian and New Zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives against 2500 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong soldiers.

I caught this movie the other night on Netflix. Movie from 2013 with Kurt Russel and Matt Dillon. Takes place in Toronto, and is a double-cross film (trying not to give it away). And, true to form with the stars, it has some very dry humor, that made it fun to watch. Lighthearted, but complex, and you had to think...

I revisited this one the other night with my son, after everyone else had gone to bed. I had forgotten how great a movie Jacob’s Ladder is. Not a horror movie exactly, not a war movie exactly, and not a thriller exactly. It’s a little bit of everything, and it works rather well. A great performance by a young Tim Robbins, and an equally great performance by the late Elizabeth Peña - but the one that really steals the show is Danny Aiello. Some downright creepy moments, but no cheap jump-scares. The cinematography is absolutely amazing, and the score mirrors the film to a “T”. Also one of the greatest twists of an ending, and I’ll for warn you - this is one if the 5 or so movies that actually makes me cry a bit at the end... Emotionally powerful stuff, and a timeless message.