Just finished all the Mad Men episodes over the weekend, and watched both seasons of House Of Cards before that. Should I move onto Dexter? Suggestions? Is Nurse Jackie worth watching?
If only there was some sort of TV Forum
Dexter
Solid for the first three to four seasons.
Have you done the Wire yet? Or Justified?
Weeds
Orange Is The New Crack
Weeds is good for aboot 15 minutes.
Quote from: black on February 24, 2014, 06:48:14 PM
Have you done the Wire yet? Or Justified?
Already did the wire, but might get around to Justified.
Quote from: priest on February 24, 2014, 07:05:51 PM
Weeds
Orange Is The New Crack
I watch them both. Weeds has become very dumb the last few years.
Weeds is horrid
Americans
Orphan Black
I tried those shows, kinda boring. I'm gonna start Dexter.
Clearly you're ready to get Under the Dome
That French series The Returned was pretty good (it just came out on DVD), but the season ended without much closure.
I like spy stuff and I read the book - if you have Amazon Prime you can watch 'The Company' - a CIA miniseries that is pretty good. Netflix has the disks.
I bought the DVDs for $3 on amazon.
Quote from: retardgroove on February 24, 2014, 09:03:18 PM
That French series The Returned was pretty good (it just came out on DVD), but the season ended without much closure.
Thats because there is a second season coming this year.
The Americans returns tomorrow. Vikings returns Thursday. Orange is the new Black.
Workaholics
The Killing
The Spoils of Babylon
Drunk History
The Goldbergs
This Dexter show is pretty stupid. I hope he kills his annoying sister soon.
Banshee, if you like your t.v. sick, twisted, sleazy and fun. On Skinemax.
I love Justified.
Quote from: JkFlesh on February 26, 2014, 11:41:34 AM
Banshee, if you like your t.v. sick, twisted, sleazy and fun. On Skinemax.
I love Justified.
I'll check it out.
Orange Is The New Black.
Mixology is the worst show ever made - it's on We'd after Modern Family and last night was the premiere
Broad City
Southland
Watching Broad City
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may i recommend the honeymooners.
Toast of London.
An utterly, utterly absurd comedy. REQUIRED VIEWING iHOMO www1.swatchseries.to/serie/toast_of_london
I think it's the idiotic guy from....
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Game of Thrones
Chernobyl is pretty good.
Almost started that tonight but watched playoff hockey instead. Fucking Bruins.
Barry
Quote from: Josh on May 14, 2019, 07:22:01 PM
Chernobyl is pretty good.
Finally made it to the end of the 1st episode. Having quit twice during the fucken thing. Not keen on the upcoming goddamn Burn Clinic episodes...
Fantastically well made telly show but, call me presumptuous, I just cannot shake the feeling that there is a certain underlying "heaviness" to the subject matter.
Youtube has an accompanying podcast for each episode. good value.
Fleabag. This savage brit comedy is killing it. Usually the cringey stuff is not my bag but this thing is just bonkers. Possibly the crudest telly show I have ever seen.
SWEET BABY JESUS ON THE CROSS
Somebody made some great decisions in the art direction of this thing. I mean it's obviously CG, but it really captures the characteristic movement and simplicity of the original puppets. I have chills.
Pretty sure the puppets are not CG.
Edit:
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/06/22/the-dark-crystal/ (https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/06/22/the-dark-crystal/)
It totally looks like CG though....
Maybe it's all been touched up with computers?
Yeah I'm sure it's a mix but I thought it was cool that they created all the puppets.
Insanely fucking cool!
You can watch it now btw
Yeah it's real good
What are Yinz smoking?
The Righteous Gemstones. Holy shit
The Sinner is pretty good with Bill Pullman. Two seasons. Different scenarios.
im half way through defenders from 2017. im digging it. 8 epis.
After I watched this insanely long, but really amazing youtube vid, I am currently re-watching all of Twin Peaks, including Fire Walk With Me.
A few episodes into CASTLEVANIA and it's metal as fuck.
i have to check that out. never gave it a look for whatever reason? does it dive into that weird aria or sorrow/symphony of the night weirdness?
Life's Too ShortThis didn't have a long run. Maybe two years, but very funny.
Quote from: socket on May 06, 2020, 03:04:47 AM
i have to check that out. never gave it a look for whatever reason? does it dive into that weird aria or sorrow/symphony of the night weirdness?
You know, it's been so many years I really don't remember what went down in those games.
I've watched a few episodes of the Midnight Gospel on Netflix. Monsters barf up smaller monsters while the main characters talk about Ram Das or whatever that particular episode is about. Good if you're stoned maybe? It's not terrible, but kind of a head scratcher...
I've started on Breaking Bad, the first season was a little iffy, I wasn't sure if I wanted to commit to more seasons. But season 2 seems like an improvement.
I don't like the theme music, the opening graphics or the titles. Which sucks because I have to see them like 70 times over the course of the show. Gonna start fast forwarding that shiz.
I felt the same way about season one. It gets much better. It's a great show but the one thing that always bothered me about it was the corny character that is Jesse Pinkman early on.
Yeah they play him for laughs. Kind of like they aren't sure if its a comedy or a drama.
That humor works better when the situations get bigger and more consequential to the characters so after knowing the end I like the first season a lot more than I initially did. I used to blame it on the writers strike that was happening at the time but I think the show was still finding itself. I hated Hank at first but in the end I liked the character.
Yeah the first season is kind of a pain. I think it's one of the greats, I'd put it on the high echelon with Wire/Sopranos/Deadwood.
I finished season 2 -- I might bail out. Cancer and meth, not really the fun topics I'm looking for right now. And even worse, now they added a newborn baby to the mix. Yuck.
It's all about piling more and more on Walter and seeing how he deals with all of it. Keep watching. But I'd understand if you didn't.
I made it through two seasons, I think that's it. Showing the girl OD on heroin while nobody helped her was a little triggering, to be honest. I don't want to seem like a prissy bitch but they shouldn't be showing how to cook heroin on TV. Yeah I guess people can look that up (its probably on Youtube already) but it kind of glamorized it a little for the young people. Showing explicit heavy drug use on TV is a little irresponsible, IMO. Did you know? If you show coke addicts photos of cocaine, it can trigger a relapse. Considering it's a show that regularly wavers between serious business and lighthearted fun, I think I will Just Say No. I got the gist of the show and I can see why other people like it, but I don't want to invest any more time into it. It's kind of like they took this serious topic (meth destroys lives) and turned it into a porn. I'm kind of crabby though.
I get it. Cooking shows make me hungry. A brewery doc makes me want a beer. Madmen makes me want a cigarette and to objectify women.
You're really missing out if you don't fuck with 3-4 but yeah it's increasingly hard to forgive Walter for all the terrible things he does. Show is perfectly self aware about it, can't say the same about a lot of audience members.
I think the portrayal of drug use in this show is far more likely to ward people away from doing drugs than convince them to do it.
I've been watching "Death Note" on Netflix, it's an anime.
I like it. I'm only a few episodes into it, it's smart and it moves pretty fast.
Some of the plot conceits in Death Note are absolutely wild, I've never seen anything like it.
The Watchmen is free this weekend on HBO/HBO Prime.
watchmen is good
hard to follow storyline but good
What the fuck?
https://www.slashfilm.com/dead-ringers-tv-series/
Quote from: renfield on August 20, 2020, 01:52:28 PM
What the fuck?
https://www.slashfilm.com/dead-ringers-tv-series/
Whoah. I totally remember that movie.
I've started rewatching Buck Rogers In The 25th Century. Damn, Erin Gray!
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After having watched both seasons of the series I completely understand why it was canceled. Still though its greatest redeeming quality is the female casting.
I've moved on to making my way back through the original series of Battlestar Galactica. I've always prefered the new series,though I loved the other as a kid. My kindest comparison of the two is: The Original BSG flirts with being a kids show and is too sit-com-like at times. BSG Reimagined is squarely for adults and older teens.
Quote from: Lumpy on May 21, 2020, 03:18:23 AM
I've watched a few episodes of the Midnight Gospel on Netflix. Monsters barf up smaller monsters while the main characters talk about Ram Das or whatever that particular episode is about. Good if you're stoned maybe? It's not terrible, but kind of a head scratcher...
The Midnight Gospel is friggin' epic. One of my favorite things to ever grace the TV screen. I mean, c'mon....it's basically like someone animated and narrated what goes on in my brain 24/7, 365. Episode three is where things start to really heat up, and episode 5 was when I started to just stare at the screen with my jaw dropped. Mindblowing.
And by the time you make it to the final 8th episode, forget about it. So powerful, moving, poignant, I cried. It really builds up to that episode, and there's never been anything like that on TV before, ever. Yes, the series is challenging, yes, though it's really worth it, and repeat viewings help process all the little insights and Easter eggs.
Dark. Massively awesome German sci-fi. Kind of like Lost if the writing was coherent.
Maniac. Weird, mind-bending and darkly comic. Very entertaining, though it didn't completely blow my mind.
The Boys. Interesting take on the superhero trope. I dig it, though it's brutal and disturbing.
Utopia. Even more brutal and disturbing, plus it's pandemic conspiracy motif is rather....timely. I don't care for some of the actors, and it's also got John Cusack and Rainn Wilson. Wilson is good, Cusack is really, really good.
American Gods - decent for two seasons, I have a feeling they'll eventually try to stretch it into too many seasons, deviate too radically from the source material, and it'll go down the tubes.
During this whole pandemic I've actually watched much more TV than I usually would.....sigh
Quote from: neighbor664 on September 30, 2020, 08:18:52 PM
I've started rewatching Buck Rogers In The 25th Century. Damn, Erin Gray!
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After having watched both seasons of the series I completely understand why it was canceled. Still though its greatest redeeming quality is the female casting.
I've moved on to making my way back through the original series of Battlestar Galactica. I've always prefered the new series,though I loved the other as a kid. My kindest comparison of the two is: The Original BSG flirts with being a kids show and is too sit-com-like at times. BSG Reimagined is squarely for adults and older teens.
I can at least say that the creators of both shows had been consistent about how to tank a show in it's 2nd season.
Was it only the two seasons for Buck Rogers? I have the entire series on DVD, though it's been awhile. I remember the final season being utterly ridiculous, though I didn't think that was the second season?? Am I wrong here? Weren't there at least three seasons? I'll pull out the boxed set at some point from my collection and check.....
Loved the Buck Rogers show as a kid, I had the action figures. I even had the LP of the soundtrack and loved that stupid theme song. And yes, Erin Gray was very attractive, for sure.
With the old BSG, I also loved that as a child. I remember the second season totally tanking, though not as much as the reboot they did in 1981, which was.....a trainwreck.
Quote from: Dylan Thomas on October 26, 2020, 02:32:05 PM
With the old BSG, I also loved that as a child. I remember the second season totally tanking, though not as much as the reboot they did in 8091, which was.....a trainwreck.
This has all happened before and it will all happen again.
The original was canceled after the 1st season. The 2nd never should have happened, but fans made them do it, so the network made fans wish they hadn't.
BSG reimagined ran for 4 seasons and could have gone longer if allowed to.
I've been watching The Queen's Gambit. I freakin' love it. Reminds me of that time many years ago when I went to therapy and one of the first things the psychologist told me was that I needed to stop visualizing chess games, openings and variations in my head when I laid in bed with my eyes closed not sleeping.
CheckMATE!
Quote from: sleestak on October 31, 2020, 08:54:57 AM
CheckMATE!
I cried over the season finale. So freaking epic.
I just started queens gambit. Im 3 episodes in. Its really fuckin good.
Quote from: mortlock on November 16, 2020, 09:45:03 AM
I just started queens gambit. Im 3 episodes in. Its really fuckin good.
it sure is
just binged it
very good show
the girl plays and looks awesome
Not getting into it yet. Watched the first two. I find the custodian chess teacher portion of the story to be hokey and stupid.
^ That was the only part I liked lmao. And the drugs of course
i liked when she played chess on the ceiling
But it had to be just the right ceiling.
This show and Dark have renewed my faith that maybe humanity can still make watchable TV shows that aren't formulaic garbage?
no comparison
the dark is utterly boring
Dark and Queen's are both formulaic.
Twin Peaks: The Return... that's the real shit
Watched an episode of Hunters. Pretty stupid so far but might be ok. I hate all shows and movies.
Quote from: stooge on December 02, 2020, 02:56:48 PM
no comparison
the dark is utterly boring
I LOVED Dark! It was like Lost if it were actually coherent. Binge watched three seasons of that show in like a couple weeks, never a dull moment in my eyes.
the wife watches tons of subtitled european cop shows about murder. Most seem pretty dark and are better written compared to US network type shows.
a few are The Tunnel, Broadchurch, DCI Banks, Informer, Rocco Schivone (smokes lots of grass!)
code 37 is/was a good european cop show
from belgium
v e r y dark
Your Honor
I'm watching the second season of Happy!
It's interesting that of all the comic that Grant Morrison has written, this is the one that they made into a television show. Well, that and Doom Patrol, sort of, though I haven't seen any of Doom Patrol because it's on some weird channel.
I've been watching Suits and Blacklist while at work cuz I'm so fucking bored.
Quote from: RAGER on December 24, 2020, 07:16:34 PM
Quote from: whoshotthefrog on December 11, 2020, 06:59:34 PM
Your Honor
I wanna start this.
It's solid, I'm up to date so far. The momentum and focus can veer a little at times, but cool storyline, setting, and Cranston is good without being the main focus
Yeah I think the wife and I will start this one.
Halt and catch fire is super rad. Yes there's a little cheese when depicting the 80's but I am thoroughly enjoying it.
don't you guys mean teh wife
Freaks and Geeks is now available on Hulu, I'm going to have to watch that with the girlfriend after we finish The Prisoner and The Expanse. Maybe then she'll remember who James Franco is?
I actually remember watching that with my college girlfriend when it originally aired, geez I'm old.....
Teh girlfriend too huh
Quote from: dnice on January 28, 2021, 08:44:58 PM
Teh girlfriend too huh
Have I become that guy? Or teh guy?
I tried that "Jewperhero" show, said it was ok. Sorry. Got too stupid after 2 or 3 eps. Watching Cobra Kai. I'm lame.
Again, Halt and catch fire was really good.
Started Your Honor. First episode is brutal.
Also got sucked into Cobra Kai. It's terrible but addicting. I chuckle often while watching.
Just watched the netflix series on elisa lam. It was great. Im starting the nyc mafia series now. So far its great.
It's behind a paywall on my Prime remote. Was it worth it?. Did they solve anything?
Yeah, the elisa lam seemed to be solved. Sad ending.
Quote from: mortlock on February 24, 2021, 02:43:08 PM
Just watched the netflix series on elisa lam. It was great. Im starting the nyc mafia series now. So far its great.
I enjoyed this but feel it could have been 1 episode.
Quote from: RAGER on February 04, 2021, 01:17:25 PM
Also got sucked into Cobra Kai. It's terrible but addicting. I chuckle often while watching.
cobra kai is terrible? i just started watching and i like it big time
Bad in a good way.
That new docuseries on Netflix about Samurai in Japan is freakin' brutal and epic.
Quote from: Dylan Thomas on February 28, 2021, 07:24:17 PM
That new docuseries on Netflix about Samurais in Japan is freakin' brutal and epic.
Checking this out right now.
I need to see this. My gf son left his samurai sword here. Im going to practice in the back yard.
Quote from: RAGER on February 28, 2021, 06:53:51 PM
Bad in a good way.
not any more!
season 2 turned into a teenie soap kinda like 90210 with karate
nobody warned me
Star trek: Lower Decks seems like "Brickleberry in Space" at times.
I know a lot of folks who dig The Lower Decks.
I couldn't sleep last night and binge watched Tribes of Europa. It was alright, not wildly original but kept my interest nonetheless. It's in German, so that helped. It's kind of like a series of plot lines from Fallout, I liked it well enough.
any opinions on wanda vision?
Quote from: Dylan Thomas on March 07, 2021, 06:25:33 PM
I know a lot of folks who dig The Lower Decks.
I couldn't sleep last night and binge watched Tribes of Europa. It was alright, not wildly original but kept my interest nonetheless. It's in German, so that helped. It's kind of like a series of plot lines from Fallout, I liked it well enough.
I think lower decks is hilarious. I just wish it was more 'Gene Roddenberry with raunchy humor and fantastical stuff that is too wild for live action' and less 'Tosh.0 has a space boner'.
Maybe I'll give Tribes of Europa another chance. I initially got bored with the 1st episode. I don't remember if I finished it.
Age of Samurai is decent.
Quote from: mortlock on March 07, 2021, 07:00:54 PM
any opinions on wanda vision?
I watched the first episode, thought it was cool but way too meta for me. Not enough of a Marvel-fanboy to understand it.
Quote from: stooge on March 03, 2021, 02:54:17 PM
Quote from: RAGER on February 28, 2021, 06:53:51 PM
Bad in a good way.
not any more!
season 2 turned into a teenie soap kinda like 90210 with karate
nobody warned me
stick with it it gets even worse/better.
I watched that Grateful Dead 6 episode biography thing. It was pretty good, duder. I was much amused, learned a few things about the band, enjoyed the perspective of some of the folks who knew them well, found the order and pacing to be a bit weird, but overall I thought it was pretty gnarly.
falcon and winter soldier is fuckin rad as fuck. you guys are all haters of all things marvel. your loss.
sounded kinda pro-imperialism to me
I side with the flag smashers. One world one people.
Quote from: mortlock on March 01, 2021, 09:15:13 AM
I need to see this. My gf son left his samurai sword here. Im going to practice in the back yard.
those heat up well at the tip, dab some hashish and see what you think.
I used to be a hot knife master.
Wandavision:
[spoiler]Why is Wanda not like the most wanted person on earth after it's all over?[/spoiler]
^ because she had like, personal growth / regret at the end or some shit.
For all the cool Prisoner-esque posturing it turned out to be a pretty dumb show in the end.
I watched all of Them. Not too bad, I enjoyed it. It was gritty and really showed the ugly underbelly of America's even more racist past, though the writers and directors obviously know the horror genre well. It avoids many of the pacing and exposition pitfalls that modern horror succumbs to. It builds tensions and suspense, never revealing too much too soon. Well done and enjoyable.
Watching Good Omens now. Not bad, and they haven't totally murdered the source material. Good to see that it's only six episodes and they won't try to turn a good novel's into a fucking multi-season train wreck soap opera aka The Man In The High Castle and Handmaid's Tale, etc.
Started watching Peaky Blinders. It's pretty damn good
Watching The Mare of Easttown on HBO and I kinda like it but I also find it to be cheaply connecting all the plot lines to every character in the show. I think it's kind of the point, but it also makes it completely unbelievable. Will finish the final 2 episodes but I couldn't quite recommend it.
Watched all of Jupiter's Legacy first season.
I dug it. Not perfect, though generally very entertaining, and an interesting counterpoint to The Boyz.
The pacing is a bit wack, it's slow moving, though that could be because they're developing two timelines simultaneously. All and all, it had a lot of substance for a superhero trope that can get a bit tired. The origin story is fucking off the hook.
I held out on watching "the Boys" because I'm so incredibly tired of superhero movies. I hadn't read much media about it and ended up watching it on a loose recommendation from one of our dead former members. I really dug it's approach and how they blend genuine plot with parody. Is Jupiter's Legacy different enough to warrant a watch?
Quote from: sleestak on May 18, 2021, 02:45:21 PM
I held out on watching "the Boys" because I'm so incredibly tired of superhero movies. I hadn't read much media about it and ended up watching it on a loose recommendation from one of our dead former members. I really dug it's approach and how they blend genuine plot with parody. Is Jupiter's Legacy different enough to warrant a watch?
Yeah, I'd say that it is. It's another where the humanity of the heroes is exposed through both moral ambiguity and slow, deliberate exposition, though the tone and plot devices are unique. It's tone is completely different than The Boys - no parody to speak of, it's a pretty grim affair. It's more along the lines of The Watchmen, in that it takes a look at the superhero's place in society amongst a modern, rapidly changing world. There's also a second timeline in the past that simultaneously develops the heroes' original stories, which is wild and thoroughly enjoyable in my opinion, and also reminiscent of The Watchmen in a way that's not derivative. I found it to be both clever and well done, though I haven't actually read the source material to compare.
Plus, the episodes are relatively short, so it's an 8 part season that you can breeze right through. May not be your thing, it certainly made me think.
Its hard for me to get hooked on a series. I couldn't get into...
One Punch Man
My Hero Academy
Living Doll Dollface (because my friend worked on it)
What We Do In the Shadows
Stan Against Evil
C'mon! "Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City" is the shows opening song. Viking shieldmaiden turned cop.Yes!
Quote from: sleestak on May 17, 2021, 11:18:46 AM
Watching The Mare of Easttown on HBO and I kinda like it but I also find it to be cheaply connecting all the plot lines to every character in the show. I think it's kind of the point, but it also makes it completely unbelievable. Will finish the final 2 episodes but I couldn't quite recommend it.
i like it a lot - so grim and dark
Quote from: RAGER on May 17, 2021, 10:16:01 AM
Started watching Peaky Blinders. It's pretty damn good
Didn't realize it came to a sudden halt cuz of COVID. The 6th and final season prolly won't air until 2022.
Caveat. The music sucks and isn't period correct but the show is good.
Wouldn't it be cool if you could customize your own score to movies and shows you like and then share them?
Yep, also I'd like to be invisible.
Quote from: RAGER on June 01, 2021, 04:25:32 PM
Wouldn't it be cool if you could customize your own score to movies and shows you like and then share them?
My buddy and I did a project where we edited down a metal soundtrack to Murnau's Nosferatu (eg, some of the songs faded out before they were actually finished).
I remember it had:
Electric Wizard - Return Trip
Karp - Bacon Industry
Dysrhythmia - Running Shoe of Justice
BloodHag - Kurt Vonnegut Jr
Metallica - For Whom the Bell
Pelican - Drought
High on Fire - Speedwolf
C Average - Prolock the Protector
something by Fucking Champs
We screened it at our college's theater and blew out the speakers.
Bacon industry alone can fry your speakers cuz you just gotta hear that shit LOUD!!
Anybody watching Ted Lasso. It makes me chuckle.
Quote from: RAGER on September 09, 2021, 04:20:23 PM
Anybody watching Ted Lasso. It makes me chuckle.
Yeah, its funny. The characters are cool and it will be really hard watching Sudeikis in the future and not seeing Ted Lasso.
Totally. Fukn Ned Flanders.
I've been watching Manifest on Netfilx. It's kinda clunky, but has been entertaining.
Formula 1 Drive to survive. If you're not bro cars and stuff you probably won't like it.
I'm onto Reservation Dogs. It's fun with a unique unfamiliar backdrop.
I can't get into Ted Lasso. I keep hearing good things. Maybe I'll give it one more shot.
What the hell's wrong with you? There are a couple clunkers but it's funny. So far. Although the last episode left me wondering where they're going with it.
Quote from: RAGER on September 20, 2021, 01:58:00 PM
What the hell's wrong with you? There are a couple clunkers but it's funny. So far. Although the last episode left me wondering where they're going with it.
Are you talking about Beards Twin Peaks-episode? That was fucking brilliant!
Well I wasn't going to give it away but yes. Why though? Like I said we'll see how that ties in?
Quote from: sleestak on September 20, 2021, 10:34:02 AM
I'm onto Reservation Dogs. It's fun with a unique unfamiliar backdrop.
Def. the best TV-series right now. Too bad its already over.
Curb Your Enthusiasm is back in a few weeks.
Foundation on appletv+ is cool. Seems like a HUGE budget but the concepts are intriguing. Not sure how close they are sticking to the Asimov source material but imo kinda unique sci-fi premise. So far seems kinda like the boys, mixed with Star Wars mixed with game of thrones.
SQUID GAME
holy shit.
Quote from: sleestak on September 30, 2021, 09:03:01 PM
Foundation on appletv+ is cool. Seems like a HUGE budget but the concepts are intriguing. Not sure how close they are sticking to the Asimov source material but imo kinda unique sci-fi premise. So far seems kinda like the boys, mixed with Star Wars mixed with game of thrones.
I am only familiar with the first book but one thing they sure changed for the TV-series is the introduction of female characters - something Asimov didn't really bother with. After three episodes its looks like an entertaining but not great sf-saga - with impressive production values.
Dang I still have only seen one episode. I'll probably stick it out to the end though.
Changed tune on Lasso. Not sure why but I just was NOT interested after the first ep or two. Pretty good first season.
New episode if Lasso tonight.
Just finished season 4 of Goliath. Really good.
I just watched the first season of Falling Rain, started the second.
Damn, that first season was really fucking good. I don't find many series that I genuinely like. Falling Rain is an extremely cerebral, mind-bending science fiction. It's not the best series I've ever seen, and I am a bit surprised that it doesn't get more love. It's kind of in the same vein as The OA, though without the same cool stylistic flare and unhinged gonzo-ness. It is still weird, extremely weird and a bit cheesy, which means time could gift it a cult-ish circle of fans and a campy appeal.
It's a shame that the second season, which apparently has different writers, directors and producers, is way more straightforward and ultimately shallow, it just doubles down on the mystery/thriller/horror aspects and tones back on the far out brain freakery. And it got canceled after the second season, for good reason I'd say. There are continuity errors which are obviously deliberate choices, and many of the appealing aspects from the first season are sorely misused or not even revisited. The first season had creativity, vision and direction, plus it builds upon itself really dynamically, which in turn creates the abundant sense of mystique and tension; the second one, it often feels like they're both winging and milking it.
Still, the first season is fabulous, too bad they even made a second one, it could have easily stood alone. It's not unflawed, and the first season doesn't resolve a lot of little plot arcs.
ive been totally addicted to the last kingdom.
nothing more.
Midnight Mass wasn't half bad although some parts kinda drag a bit but it's a miniseries.
Quote from: mortlock on October 31, 2021, 09:32:51 PM
ive been totally addicted to the last kingdom.
nothing more.
I recall enjoying it more than I did Vikings.
Quote from: neighbor664 on November 10, 2021, 01:17:43 PM
Quote from: mortlock on October 31, 2021, 09:32:51 PM
ive been totally addicted to the last kingdom.
nothing more.
I recall enjoying it more than I did Vikings.
there is a season 5 coming next year and a full length movie called seven kings must die.
i just watched MAID. its pretty good. better than i expected it to be.
I watched the first episode of that Wheel of Time show. It was okay, entertaining enough. I'm not familiar with the novel series.
I see that they did a live action Cowboy Bebop.....sigh. I'm going to check it out at some point, and be plenty ready to be disappointed. I have a feeling that it'll be on par with the latest Dune - excellent with the visual aesthetics, yet short on the richer substance found more abundantly at the source.
^ Above about the live action Bebop is totally accurate. It looks great, it's okay, it's fun. They don't do as great a job with the characters or the subtleties found in the original. The casting is pretty good. I've watched two episodes, they're.....fine, though I'm not like chomping at the bit to watch the next one.
Quote from: mortlock on November 17, 2021, 09:07:15 PM
i just watched MAID. its pretty good. better than i expected it to be.
Did your girl rope you into watching this or are you a softy romantic like me? We watched it and I balled my eyes out a few times although I wanted to strangle her mom.
i dig shows like this as long as they dont get too soapy. there was strong character development. i wish danille stuck around longer.
"The shrink next door" is getting interesting. It's on Apple TV.
I watched the first episode. Dug it but I read it's based on a true story so honestly it takes away from the humor to me.
Interesting.
I don't find any humor in it really. Since it's about a manipulative predator taking taking over a mans life.
I guess I just assumed it would be dark comedy but it's mostly drama which is fine but I guess I presumed because the main players are usually in comedy stuff.
Twist!!
Quote from: RAGER on November 27, 2021, 09:28:41 AM
Interesting.
I don't find any humor in it really. Since it's about a manipulative predator taking taking over a mans life.
Yeah, I hear you and don't find humor in it either. That's real, and this happens all too often in real life. Our mental health system is ripe with abuse and rights violations.
This show is making me nervous.
derry girls is so good. absolutely hilarious. super short like 20 minute episodes.
I've been watching the new He-Man cartoon that Kevin Smith did.
It's.....decent. It's not as good as the She-Ra reboot, which is simply phenomenal, although the last season goes on a weird reboot tangent. They make it work, but it's one of those weird detours a show takes when it's running out of ideas. Good thing they wrapped it up when they did.
I've into the second season of He-Man Revelations, and there's a lot to like here. Visually, it looks really cool, and it's sort of faithful to the spirit of the original, though it lacks that 80's cartoon naivete, that lack of real consequences. I think that's a good thing - characters die and are disintegrated, lots of dark, horrible shit happens and it's not nicely resolved after 25 minutes of victimless violence and cheesy 80's humor.
Still, it's obvious that it's pandering to the nostalgia of those of us who grew up in the 80's watching the original, and kind of begs the question of, "Why does the world really need this?"
Quote from: RAGER on May 17, 2021, 10:16:01 AM
Started watching Peaky Blinders. It's pretty damn good
im on season 2 now. really great series.
I damn near started smoking again watching that show.
It makes me want whiskey for brek.
Finished watching the first season of The Wheel Of Time.
It was okay, I'm glad that the last couple episodes dove a bit deeper into character development, and then things really started moving,
We'll see how the second season is, not sure when that's supposed to come out.
Uhhh cancel yer New Years plans cuz Cobra Kai Season 4!
cant tell you how stoked i am for it. and book of boba fett. i need to hurry up and finish peaky b so i can clear the table for these.
STRIKE FAST!
STRIKE HARD!
NO MERCY!
can't fucking wait. lol.
I think we burned through 7 episodes last night.
How is it?? The reviews I read weren't particularly flattering, though I obviously don't always trust reviewers ;-)
Watched 4 episodes. There seems to be no end to how to twist how one faction misunderstands the other.
"Station Eleven" is great. Gets the feel and atmosphere of the book (which is also great) while adding its own elements and changes. And its about a fucking pandemic.
I also liked "We Are Who We Are" a lot, a series which I stayed away from because of the subject matter (annoying army-brats on a an US-base in Italy being confused about their sexual identities). But surprise, surprise, it is really well made (if slow) and I even started to like some of the characters.
Finally got around to watching The Witcher. I'd watched the first episode when it originally launched and was underwhelmed, put off watching it.
Boy, was that a mistake. I returned to it because I saw there was a second season, meaning that it was renewed and therefore could not TOTALLY suck?
I find it to be wildly entertaining and am nearing the end of the second season. Weird, dark fantasy shiznit with very colorful characters. Mutants and monsters from para-dimensional shifting worlds, how can you go wrong with that formula?
Great tits, also
Honestly, I think that it's pretty annoying, the amount of time they spend focusing on shots of cleavage. Particularly in the latter half of the second season, when they start to do it with Ciri, which is just creepy as fuck considering that she's supposed to be mad young.
That would be the one thing I dislike about the show.
this has the potential to be pretty dumb BUT im totally psyched for it. im glad they are giving a dose of metal to a new generation.
I watched Cracow Monsters, speaking of The Witcher.
It's okay, entertaining at least, kind of like the show Supernatural but Polish, which makes it much less idiotic than Supernatural.
It utilizes a lot of Slavic mythology and Polish folklore, obviously like The Witcher does. That's a high point. The writing and continuity is not always the best, some of it is downright derivative, clearly lifting ideas from other source material (The OA and Pan's Labyrinth come immediately to mind).
I'm willing to forgive that in this instance because the folklore is so fascinating.
just finished the 5th and final season of the last kingdom that just came out. what a great series. i cant wait for the movie.
"Hidden Villages" on Amazon prime is a good relaxing popcorn show. About villages in England and their history etc. Pretty cool and fascinating.
Watch with the subtitles for season 2 and 3 as suddenly the music is annoyingly louder than the voice over.
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Anybody watched Yellowstone? It's kinda like the cop shows I always watch. Encompassing mist things I detest but somehow I watch it.
Winning Time - The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
I don't know shit about baseball but this is really funny and the fast-edited story-telling is great. I am a huge fan of Adam McKays "The Big Short" so the constant breaking the fourth wall is right up my alley.
Basketball. Baseball is a little different.
Quote from: Pissy on April 12, 2022, 06:52:58 AM
Basketball. Baseball is a little different.
There you go, thats about the extent of my knowledge. I could blame autocomplete but I simply don't know sports.
It's a good series. Much of it is true to the way things happened. If you can watch any of the ESPN 30 For 30 docs, there is a 3 part series that deals with the Lakers/Celtics rivalry in the 80s. It's really good. Also a doc on HBO that deals with the Magic/Bird rivalry. Again, very good.
i went to watch the first episode of metal lords today and realized its not a series. movie review in other thread.
I really liked the first Season of Picard. Epic worlds built upon the existing Star Trek tradition, compelling and well conceived sci-fi concepts, and just the right amount of action.
The second season has completely jumped the shark.
I also loved the first season of that show Undone: the actress is great, the rotoscoped animation really works with the mind-bending themes, and it ended well. I was almost hoping they wouldn't make a second season.
They did. And while I haven't watched enough to determine if it has also jumped the shark, it's nowhere as good as the first season so far.
dopesick
is real good!
And body watch The White Lotus? It's Fukn great.
Quote from: RAGER on July 05, 2022, 04:46:53 PM
And body watch The White Lotus? It's Fukn great.
I've watched the old 1980 kung fu flick The Clan of the White Lotus, though I'd imagine that you're talking about something else.
What's The White Lotus??
Takes place at an island resort. Different stories of the guests but at the center is the hotel mgr. who is Fukn awesome. Eventually loses his shit.
Good stuff. Only 8 episodes I think.
Voyeurism including Connie Britton? Count me in.
You'll dig it. It's great.
Really good. Hotel Mgr was awesome.
I've watched it twice. He's hilarious.
"Would you like to find out?" Hahahaha!!!
It's like the anti-hero is the villain. And the douchebags are actually the victims.
What do you imagine he's smiling about in the end?
I thought White Lotus was great. I love Sydney Sweeney and not just for her acting
If you haven't already, check out The Voyeurs to see "more" of her.
Just watched season 1 of "The Bear". Dude from Shameless plays a fine dining chef who inherits his brothers Chicago Beef mess of a sandwich shop.
I've heard great things about The Bear. Did you find its portrayal of kitchen culture accurate?
Some aspects yes, others no but it's def worth watching. Some parts are very anxiety inducing.
Quote from: stooge on May 14, 2022, 02:53:26 PM
dopesick
is real good!
Just ripped through this too. Very very good.
Quote from: RAGER on July 20, 2022, 09:55:44 AM
Some aspects yes, others no but it's def worth watching. Some parts are very anxiety inducing.
Just finished the first season. Great show. It really gets the kitchen dynamic and how tensions can escalate really well. I don't know why the fuck my man was trying to taste test donuts in the middle of the worst rush ever, didn't really seem realistic to me. Also the whole twist with the cash seemed pretty dumb to me but I guess it's based on real stories the show creator has heard.
I except the cash part. Don't see how that's possible. Those cans just sitting there is inventory and works against your food costs.
thanks a bunch guys for letting me know about this show - it's fuckin' dope!
so good to see jeremy allen white again - he was outstanding in shameless - amazing actor
I've been watching The Sandman series, and.....I actually like it quite a bit!
It's pretty good. But Episode 6 (I think) feels like a brand new season. Never read the comics, but there's 10 trade volumes out there so they can carry this series out for quite a while.
bout to get into season 2 of reservation dogs. i love the first one.
Quote from: Pissy on August 08, 2022, 12:03:12 PM
It's pretty good. But Episode 6 (I think) feels like a brand new season. Never read the comics, but there's 10 trade volumes out there so they can carry this series out for quite a while.
Is it some mythological stuff, faeries, Emperor Norton, that sort of thing?
That's in the comics, usually to break up some of the heavier and darker sections of the storyline.
I am in the middle of In With The Devil (or Black Bird). 6-pt-mini-series developed (and mostly written) by Dennis Lehane about a convicted drug dealer who makes a deal with the FBI to trick a confession out of a fellow inmate, a serial killer who is about to be set free. Very well written, acted and directed. Ray Liotta in a supporting role, his last hooray.
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Quote from: Pissy on August 08, 2022, 12:03:12 PM
It's pretty good. But Episode 6 (I think) feels like a brand new season. Never read the comics, but there's 10 trade volumes out there so they can carry this series out for quite a while.
Is it some mythological stuff, faeries, Emperor Norton, that sort of thing?
That's in the comics, usually to break up some of the heavier and darker sections of the storyline.
No, they introduced a new plotline with Rose Walker. I guess it's episode 7. 6 deals with Hob among other things, which was a good episode.
I don't think that spoils anything.
Quote from: Pissy on August 08, 2022, 12:03:12 PM
It's pretty good. But Episode 6 (I think) feels like a brand new season. Never read the comics, but there's 10 trade volumes out there so they can carry this series out for quite a while.
Early Sandman was pretty great. Gaiman used it on occasion to tell stories mostly unrelated to the characters. One issue that stands out to me was a serial killer convention on the down low. Just some really interesting ideas. I gotta dig those out of my attic and read them again
Quote from: lftwng4 on August 09, 2022, 09:28:25 PM
Early Sandman was pretty great. Gaiman used it on occasion to tell stories mostly unrelated to the characters. One issue that stands out to me was a serial killer convention on the down low. Just some really interesting ideas. I gotta dig those out of my attic and read them again
Yeah, I'm digging them out too, because now Liz wants to read them. I don't think I have them all anymore, as my ex took a lot of our comics when we split a decade ago.
Interestingly, I was just talking with one of my co-workers today about the serial killer convention and how off the chain that was. Sandman was very ahead of its time.
I watched some of the Hobs episode, though fell asleep. Yes, the first trade really had two distinct storylines, this is true. I just can't remember anymore where all those extra little tales with the faeries and Emperor Norton and such fall within the main storyline.
While we're on the subject, does anyone like the Books of Magic comics that Gaiman also did, with Timothy Hunter? Some of that material is also quite....spellbinding ;-)
Cobra Kai mfrs.
Quote from: RAGER on September 11, 2022, 07:14:55 PM
Cobra Kai mfrs.
this new season is so good. im about to watch the last episode tomorrow.
Lovin it.
I also watched The Price is Right thing. What a nerd. How long do you think that dude whacked it to Holly giving him a kiss.
he probably still does.
im going to admit that i liked she hulk. make fun of me if you want.
started andor. im digging it. better than kenobi so far.
We're almost halfway through Dahmer on Netflix. Whoah!
Fukn dark of course but damn....got into my dreams.
It's pretty good but he forewarned it might creep into your subconscious in the wee hours.
Netflix took and is taking some heat over tagging that series LGBTQ.
Whatever. The majority of his victims were gay men. His hunting grounds were gay bars. What is a "tag" anyways really?
I avoid true crime, not my bag. but here's some punk musíq
https://ihateidiotchild.bandcamp.com/merch/jeffrey-dahmer-backpatch
Quote from: mortlock on September 25, 2022, 09:14:05 PM
im going to admit that i liked she hulk. make fun of me if you want.
To each their own. Just do what's in our nature, nothing to mock.
The lady and I watched The Lincoln Lawyer. I enjoyed it, I'm not usually one for legal courtroom drama type shows but the acting is top notch, and the story is pretty compelling.
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Had to stop watching dahmer after a few episodes. Too heavy.
Wife watched it during her lunch hours. Said it was pretty messed up. More so the response to the complaints, and how it was able to continue as a result. Sickening. I can imagine not being able to get through it myself.
Not a full series but holy shit, the speed cubers on netflix is a must watch. Max park is unreal and feliks is too. Dudes are crushed if they dont solve the 3x3 in under like 6.2 seconds. Dont get me started on the one hand competitions.
I want to get you started on the one hand competitions
I just finished the Welcome to Wrexham series about Ryan Reynolds and Rob McHelheny buying the Welsh football club. It was good.
SparkleMotion turned me onto F is for Family. Pretty funny stuff
It gets dark and weird, but it's good.
Dad what's for dinner? Free food! Quit yer bitchin!
We watched "The Watcher" dark comedy. Great cast. Jennifer Coolidge among others. Mia Farrow is in it and plays a kook of course. It's good.
We watched that. Kinda miffed about the ending, but it's an ongoing real thing so...
Why didn't he go to the end if the ducking tunnel with damn chainsaw?? It's obvious who was up to shit. Or was that creative liberty?
Good question. The whole thing was based on a NYT article or something about that house and the harassment history and weirdness surrounding the owners and the unknown harassers. I haven't read the article.
Cabinet of Curiosities is pretty good.
And we just started The White Lotus Italy.
Is it an altogether different cast?
The only two original are Jennifer Coolidge and John Gries (uncle Rico). There's other actor's you'll recognize.
Counterpart TV Series 2017–2019
Binging season 1 dvd. Not sure how far I'll get, no search hits here. J. K. ("not quite my tempo" Whiplash (2014)) Simmons. Well acted, nice noir-ish lighting. Murky plot (who are they after?) double-agents or something but not coying or manipulative. Hired spies, hit-men hit-women fair game. Kind of a soap opera thing or something going on here. Good sound, well, not the orchestra parts, but the folio and atmosphere.
I hope it doesn't tank later, so much potential from first look at season 1. A little art-schoolish but better that than big budget blockbuster cookie cutter. This is more indy. I really dig the cinematography, it's a study in that, for me and worth it alone for that. Photog's take notice.
IMDB:
"A hapless UN employee discovers that the agency he works for is hiding a gateway to a parallel dimension that's in a cold war with our own, and where his other self is a top spy. The war slowly heats up thanks to spies from both sides."
Started watching this. Not bad.
The Sinner (season 4)
cool story, personally my favorite of what I've seen of this series, which can be a little up and down. But this season is pretty consistent, well written, well acted. Very down east Maine as it's clearly shot in Maine, and takes place in coastal Maine. recommended.
That's a great series. I love Pullmans character. I might start the first one again.
Started watching The Peripheral.
Good premise, and the creators have not taken a brilliant sci-fi concept and let it devolve into mindless action movie. However, I'm concerned that they'll deviate drastically from solid source material and try to turn it into an endless season soap opera, like what happened with The Man In The High Castle and The Handmaid's Tale.
Also tried to watch 1899, which is supposed to be good. The same folks who made Dark created 1899, and it does look weird and freaky for sure. Fell asleep though, I'm just often on the verge of exhaustion by the time I actually have any downtime where I could conceivably watch television or movies.
Quote from: Dylan Thomas on November 21, 2022, 12:47:28 PM
Started watching The Peripheral.
So did I - not bad at all so far (E3)
share your concerns though - most series get worse with each season
Doesn't 1899 have terrible lip sync overdub? Hate that.
I'll check out Peripheral.
Just finished S2 White Lotus. It was good.
That's funny RAGER, I came across this thing about the 1899 dub
https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/if-youre-watching-1899-on-netflix-you-need-to-change-this-one-setting/
Even in the original languages, the show is a snoozer!
Best shows I saw recently were ANDOR and SEVERANCE.
We were watching 1899 but not dubbed.
We'll probably finish it, but it's definitely a slow moving story. It doesn't help that I clicked on the making of thing on Netflix and it was spoiled in the first 30 seconds.
Quote from: renfield on December 15, 2022, 04:04:05 PM
That's funny RAGER, I came across this thing about the 1899 dub
https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/if-youre-watching-1899-on-netflix-you-need-to-change-this-one-setting/
Even in the original languages, the show is a snoozer!
Best shows I saw recently were ANDOR and SEVERANCE.
K. I won't bother then.
Did I mention we are watching Dead to Me? Christina Applegate. If you squint or even close your eyes you'd think it was Jennifer Anniston. Weird. It's pretty good. It's that fast dialogue, possibly some improv.
Chicks dig it.
On Season 7, Ep. 26 of Bewitched. It's just so chill and easy. 15 years ago some deal came up for $0.99 cents for the whole catalog. May have been a glitch but I bought it and it still there stored in Prime. I wonder if I cancelled Prime if goes away, not a big fan of Prime per se, but it is what it is. Anywho, the show is a hoot. For sure a go-to, No commercials! Light, easy, with a wink or two!
ps. this is the show that pops in a baby elephant, or a handful of chimpanzees at any given time. for real.
Netflix is an fucked up place. No fucking way am I re'poo-poo laying that\layer. Their evel robutt bullsho#t_ scam aaa-eeeeye I crapeé is the worst of the vuorst. Any. compan.y that deploiysszs. this A-i- caepr. shit-shwah and pretinda(s) to serve'wah'a yu izit axssholexs(s). Ficksè they.m6.
Quote from: Pissy on December 15, 2022, 05:59:01 PMWe were watching 1899 but not dubbed.
We'll probably finish it, but it's definitely a slow moving story. It doesn't help that I clicked on the making of thing on Netflix and it was spoiled in the first 30 seconds.
I ended up watching the whole thing. It got far better (and far weirder) with each episode. Shame that it's not getting a second season, as the last episode of the first season is a total mindfuck.
Anybody else watching "The last of us"?
Episode 3 is so terribly romantic. If you don't at least tear up, you have no heart
Quote from: RAGER on February 22, 2023, 03:06:52 PMAnybody else watching "The last of us"?
Episode 3 is so terribly romantic. If you don't at least tear up, you have no heart
Yeah, episode 3 is great, the casting spot on. I don't play video games so I don't know anything about the game but the "Chernobyl"-connection was enough for me to check this series out. Its pretty good but they should have stuck with the prologues. They gave the story an extra scope.
We've been watching, but haven't watched last night's episode yet. That third episode was amazing and Offerman was incredible. They've all been great.
I also know nothing of the video game, since we're an Xbox house.
Liz has played the videogame. Personally, I'm pretty burned out on zombies.
I did watch The Watchmen TV series. I actually enjoyed it - it was different and unexpected. Sure, it's kind of weird to make a sequel to a comic, and it didn't align with the changes rendered to the Watchmen movie. Obviously I like the comic best, and seeing a series that utilized that alternate timeline was fascinating and entertaining, even if it didn't succeed in the ways that the comic does.
Alright, watched some of The Last of Us....it's not bad at all. I thought that it would be corny like Walking Dead and the spin-offs, though it's a fairly fresh take on the zombie trope and actually seems to make good use of the source material. Liz says that they deviate a bit from the game's plot, though mostly by going deeper into backstories and such.
Yeah, episode three was something else, and a prime example of the deeper backstories.
Not sure how I missed it, but I recently watched the 2018 multi episode "Waco" on Showtime, staring Taylor Kitsch as the crazy cult leader. Good cast, very good acting. well written. Worth a watch. And Showtime are about to release a follow up "Waco Aftermath" that has some of the same characters (FBI agents that continued onto the Oklahoma City bombing case) coming out soon.
It's like the opposite of making a book into a movie/series. They're stretching storyline instead of condensing.
i would highly recommend the netflix minidoc about waco. it was really really good. it left it open as to who started the fires. im thinking its 50/50. i can see both sides doing it.
Quote from: mortlock on March 26, 2023, 08:20:53 PMi would highly recommend the netflix minidoc about waco. it was really really good. it left it open as to who started the fires. im thinking its 50/50. i can see both sides doing it.
Mort, I watched that Netflix doc as well end of last week. Even better than the showtimes series, which I personally liked a lot. Waco is, for better or worse, fascinating to me. It was the largest "battle" in terms of of a "gunfight" since the Civil War in the U.S.
Quote from: dnice on March 27, 2023, 04:07:50 PMQuote from: mortlock on March 26, 2023, 08:20:53 PMi would highly recommend the netflix minidoc about waco. it was really really good. it left it open as to who started the fires. im thinking its 50/50. i can see both sides doing it.
Mort, I watched that Netflix doc as well end of last week. Even better than the showtimes series, which I personally liked a lot. Waco is, for better or worse, fascinating to me. It was the largest "battle" in terms of of a "gunfight" since the Civil War in the U.S.
the thing about waco is i cant say the authorities didnt shoot first, nor can i say they didnt start the fires. i can say they didnt need to run over all their vehicles with the tanks. unprofessional behavior but i dont expect much from law enforcement. both sides were at fault and are responsible for the deaths as far as im -concerned.
also if anyone thinks they should stockpile weapons in case of govt tyranny, waco is a hard lesson on how it wont matter. the govt will win in the end.
my biggest take away from both the documentary and the showtime movie, was the lack of coordination...first by the ATF, and then even worse by the FBI. They botched it way too many times. As lame as the government mentality can be, generally military based outfits are demanded to have their shit together. Procedures, planning, order, attention to detail, squared away, COMMUNICATION, think like an adult human being, etc etc. It was embarrassing, and you can clearly tell that.
When it got to the point that the govt was spending a million dollars a day and the pressure was on to get this over with, thats when i figured the govt just went for it and probably started the fires to wrap it up.
We got apple tv recently and have been watching Long Way Up, the followup to Long way Around and Long Way Down.
Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman's crazy motorcycle journey documentary series. It's fuckin great, they both seem like such down to earth good people. Super enjoyable, and they did this one on prototype electric motorcycles
Gonna have to check that out.
I had that idea in my early 20's to circumnavigate on a motorcycle and never did it (shocker). I watched the Long Way Around when it came out, and was jealous and glad I didn't when things like the drunk Russian gun collector came up.
Didn't realize they were on Apple TV.
Beef on Netflix is pretty fuckin great. Funny, insane, even a little poignant. Binged it in 2 or 3 days, and wouldn't mind watching it again.
I started Beef but I wasn't in the right mood I guess. I'll re visit it.
Anybody watch 1883? It's a bit much. Wife likes it more than me. It'll be over soon.
ive been watching the vikings series. its a little soapy in places but i dig it. just got to episode 13 of 20 in season 6. final season and we lost her sons hulu account. working on that now. it started strong. once they kill off ragnar its downhill from there.
Quote from: astroman on April 19, 2023, 01:13:27 AMBeef on Netflix is pretty fuckin great. Funny, insane, even a little poignant. Binged it in 2 or 3 days, and wouldn't mind watching it again.
I have Beef queued up, which generally means I am 50/50 at actually watching any of it. I go into most Netflix series skeptical given that for every series of their I like from them, I dislike about 7 others (and i might be being generous). But I'll make an effort to watch this now.
It's kinda a guilty pleasure, but I have been digging American Auto.
The Waco Aftermath series currently is really good. The actor playing Timothy McVeigh is fuckin eerily similar to the real lunatic. Next episode is the actual OKC bombing.
The current Succession finally regained some momentum too. Weeling and Dealing again
Quote from: dnice on April 24, 2023, 02:45:09 PMThe current Succession finally regained some momentum too. Weeling and Dealing again
I agree. I lost interest during season 3 because - despite awesome acting and writing - the whole thing became more and more repetitive. But reading that season 4 would be the last I started watching again, hoping that the story would finally go somewhere. And it does.
My favorite part so far was the decoding of a certain newspaper article.
ok, I came across this new documentary last night (multi series just started recently) about the history of the Amityville, NY true horror story. It's well done in almost a soft spoken, but well laid out way. I had no idea of the detail about the origins of this. It is truly and obscenely evil and practically incomprehensible. As we still don't really understand how this could have happened, going all the way back to 1974 (the year I as born lol) and before that, to the history of native americans on Long island. This is not just for horror fanatics. It's unfortunately extremely interesting.
new HBO Max docuseries about Shaun White (snowboard) is really well done if you gots the Max
Looks like they came out with a new Justified on FX. Has Timothy Olyphant as the star but that seems to be the only commonality between the original and this spin off, which takes place in Detroit I think. I didn't care for the most recent episode, but been enjoying it so far...even if it isn't nearly as good as the original, which have far more interesting characters.
Poker Face. is blowing my mind on every level. Instant cult classic on a near Serling level Twilight Zone. It's pretty amazing. Of course Natasha Lyonne is a natural here and always on point. And the casting is waaay off the charts. If they make a season 2 and it holds up great but this is an instant cult classic for my taste - whodunit but nothing fancy or at least nothing cloying or over the top. Super well done in every way. I'm easily going to re-binge this later this year but I already can't wait. ps. Natasha is really the ticket. pwns it like Peter Falk's Columbo. But, wow, 3 bags of buttered popcorn full tilt. The production is stellar.