She will. Shit gets pretty real. Yeah

Nope - Derry Girls is awesome. Can't wait for season 2 to come to Netflix.

Netflix has been pushing a lot of Irish stuff at me lately after I became addicted to Hardy Bucks.

Miami Showband Massacre was pretty good too.

Netflix has been pushing a lot of Irish stuff at me lately after I became addicted to Hardy Bucks.

Miami Showband Massacre was pretty good too.

Miami Showband Massacre was very interesting.. I remember the conflict very well, but never heard this story. Fascinating.

Miami Showband Massacre was very interesting.. I remember the conflict very well, but never heard this story. Fascinating.

Same here. I was young when the conflict was dying down but it's been interesting to learn more about it. Same with the Balkan Wars in the 1990s. I was alive during them both but not necessarily aware of the finer details of either conflict. Frontline's special on Ratko Mladic a few weeks back was excellent and got me going on the Balkans.

When I was in Dubrovnik in 2005 I saw a lot of damage from the war and a very memorable photo exhibit from the war. There was a photo of Arkan's Tigers that was especially chilling.

Train To Busan - 9/10

This movie has been in my Netflix que for ages. I had heard good things about and finally got around to watching it the other day. It is amazing. I have seen a ton of zombie movies in my day and I would consider this Top Five material. It's a Korean zombie movie about a guy and his daughter who are on a train (to Busan) to get his daughter to his ex-wife. A pretty simple set up, but the movie fantastic. It's set up nicely. There are a number of good characters who you care about. The zombies are intense and terrifying and there are a number of really strong, tense scenes.

If you like zombie movies at all, this is a must see.

Love, Death and Robots is a really good animated series.

A bunch of short stories that last anywhere from 5 to 17 minutes. Entertaining.

Train To Busan - 9/10

This movie has been in my Netflix que for ages. I had heard good things about and finally got around to watching it the other day. It is amazing. I have seen a ton of zombie movies in my day and I would consider this Top Five material. It's a Korean zombie movie about a guy and his daughter who are on a train (to Busan) to get his daughter to his ex-wife. A pretty simple set up, but the movie fantastic. It's set up nicely. There are a number of good characters who you care about. The zombies are intense and terrifying and there are a number of really strong, tense scenes.

If you like zombie movies at all, this is a must see.

Its pretty high up there for me too. Saw it last year and will have to watch it again soon.

I hear there's going to be a sequel.

I'm into Ep. 2 of Dark Summer. Its somewhat slow & boring but am enjoying the different pace where its more People-vs-People instead of Zombies. Need to see more zombies soon though.

Train to Busan - 8/10

Just watched it last night. Count me as another fan of it. There are a few annoying horror movie tropes in there, but overall, it was great. Like HB said, good characters that you care about, but also a few well done characters that you fucking hate. I audibly gasped and felt my blood pressure jump up at something one of them did.

I'm into Ep. 2 of Dark Summer. Its somewhat slow & boring but am enjoying the different pace where its more People-vs-People instead of Zombies. Need to see more zombies soon though.

Up to Ep. 7.

Ep. 6 was a mess, worse of the bunch. Hope it ends strong.

Manor House on Prime is a must-watch for Downton Abbey fans. A 6 episode miniseries from 2001 where they take 21st century people and have them live in a Scottish manor house as they did during the Edwardian era for three months.

Fascinating stuff and reading some behind the scenes stuff after I finished is even more eye-opening.

Up to Ep. 7.

Ep. 6 was a mess, worse of the bunch. Hope it ends strong.

The final Ep. 7 was much better than 6. The last half or so was pretty cool but the final scene was not right. I wished they did something else. Hoping it does get renewed for another season - it was more slow than I would have liked but still enjoyed it.

Also watched Netflix "The Silence".

A different take on the movie "A Quiet Place" and I thought it was better. The "monsters" were eh but at least you knew what they were. Worth the couple hours if you are a post-apocalypse fan.

I'm like three in on Umbrella Academy and I still can't quite tell if it's good or not.

This is basically where I am after episode 3. I'd probably drop it but my wife wants to keep watching.

Bosch on Prime. Very good shit.

Bosch on Prime. Very good shit.

Love Bosch

Just finished season 2 of Peaky Blinders. Such an amazing show. Sam Neil is great.

Just finished season 2 of Peaky Blinders. Such an amazing show. Sam Neil is great.

I want to like Peaky Blinders but I'm a few episodes in and have had trouble getting into it. The pacing just seems quite slow thus far (although one could say the same about The Wire) and the episodes feel like they drag somewhat. Does the pace pick up much?

I want to like Peaky Blinders but I'm a few episodes in and have had trouble getting into it. The pacing just seems quite slow thus far (although one could say the same about The Wire) and the episodes feel like they drag somewhat. Does the pace pick up much?

It does. My wife made the same comments and now we love it.

One thing that also helped was watching it with the CC on as I was having trouble understanding a lot of what they were saying.

"I Think You Should Leave" is the funniest damn thing I've seen in years. Can't recommend it highly enough.

"I Think You Should Leave" is the funniest damn thing I've seen in years. Can't recommend it highly enough.

++!

A co-worker of mine recommended this yesterday and my wife and I binge watched the whole thing last night. Absolutely fantastic.

Oh, and Baby Porkins by a country mile.

Netflix cancelling Santa Clarita Diet is terrible. I cancelled my subscription after that. I know it won't matter, but it's the only thing i can do to have my "say"

Netflix cancelling Santa Clarita Diet is terrible. I cancelled my subscription after that. I know it won't matter, but it's the only thing i can do to have my "say"


I don't know. It's had it's moments, and the cast is funny as hell, but I struggled through 1 and can barely get started on 2. Overall, it's just ok.

I think the big issue is that it ended the show on a cliffhanger (so I've heard). But I was reading an article that said you really shouldn't expect more than 3 seasons for most Netflix shows. For traditional shows, they could hit syndication in 4-5 seasons, which would give them a big pot of extra money, so they had incentive in getting out that far. Netflix doesn't have that option (mostly), so when shows stop being that profitable (usually in Season 3-4), you'd expect them to gut it. Unless it's a show like Stranger Things that is going to drive subscriptions.

Netflix cancelling Santa Clarita Diet is terrible. I cancelled my subscription after that. I know it won't matter, but it's the only thing i can do to have my "say"

I really enjoyed it. It wasn't deep or anything but I did think it was well written and had a very strong cast. It's disappointing to see it cancelled when you see some of the steaming piles of shit nexflix puts out.

I reLlg liked Santa Clarita. Great cast. Season 3 was fantastic. And I was really looking forward to see what happened after the day season ended. Thatsucks.

"I Think You Should Leave" is the funniest damn thing I've seen in years. Can't recommend it highly enough.

++!

A co-worker of mine recommended this yesterday and my wife and I binge watched the whole thing last night. Absolutely fantastic.

Oh, and Baby Porkins by a country mile.

That's one of the things I like about Herbie Hancock is that he's a liar.

Just watched the first two episodes of "I Think You Should Leave". Holy shit that show is funny.

Cobra Kai is really good. I thought it'd just be a dumb nostalgia trip but it's a fun show. Use the 30 day free trial from YouTube Premium to watch it if you liked the original movie.

Zabka is also a good actor.

Dead to Me is fun, even if very similar to Desperate Housewives. Christina Applegate has gotten a lot more interesting as she has aged than I ever would have expected.

Cobra Kai is really good. I thought it'd just be a dumb nostalgia trip but it's a fun show. Use the 30 day free trial from YouTube Premium to watch it if you liked the original movie.

It's a way better show than it has any right to be. I can't recommend it enough for anyone that even slightly enjoyed the original karate kid movies.

Zabka is also a good actor.

Probably the biggest revelation from this show. I have no idea how he didn't become a bigger star after Karate Kid because he's outstanding.

Another Cobra Kai recommendation. It's not ground breaking or anything but I find myself looking forward to the next episode.

Dead to Me is fun, even if very similar to Desperate Housewives. Christina Applegate has gotten a lot more interesting as she has aged than I ever would have expected.


I agree.

Im not that far into it, but I sit there watching with "When will the other shoe drop" feeling.

Use the 30 day free trial from YouTube Premium to watch it if you liked the original movie.

Or you can just wait it out until Fall, as YT announced last week (along with the S3 renewal of Cobra Kai) that starting this fall all their originals will be available free, with ads.

I don't know if I can get the free trial again. Did it last year to watch Season 1 of Cobra Kai, which was fantastic. If not, I'll drop HBO after GoT and pick up YouTube for a month to binge Season 2 and drop it.

Season 2 of The Rain comes out in a couple weeks. Really looking forward to it.

I don't know if I can get the free trial again. Did it last year to watch Season 1 of Cobra Kai, which was fantastic. If not, I'll drop HBO after GoT and pick up YouTube for a month to binge Season 2 and drop it.

I think you can just create a new account and use a different credit card if you care.

Also interesting they'll be giving it away for free in the Fall. That's kind of cool.

Is anything else on YouTube Premium worth watching? It seemed kind of crappy. Only thing that kind of caught my eye was that show with the guy who played Matt Saracen. And that's only because I think he's a good actor and loved Friday Night Lights.

This seems to have become the catch all thread for tv shows. I got HBO for GoT, wonder if season 3of true detective is worth a watch? I loved season 1 and didnt find season 2 that horrible but probably wouldn't waste my time with 3 if it's more like 2. Would go to the true detective thread but pretty sure that would be full of spoilers.

I'm wondering the same thing although I didn't watch season 2.

Since I've been spending a lot of time in bed (bad hip/leg problems, including a fall that sent me to the ER on sunday), I've decided to watch a show that retells the stories of the Three Kingdoms period of china. (yes, my interest is somewhat because of the new Total War game coming out this month.)

For those who want the quick 20 minute version of what the story is about:

Three Kingdoms - OverSimplified - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26EivpCPHnQ)

But the 94 episode series that aired in China in 2010 is available with English subtitles on YouTube (46 minute episodes I believe). Lots of game of thrones level betrayal and strategy:

Three Kingdoms 2010 HD (1080p) 01 English Sub - YouTube (https://youtu.be/GcZ2zq82ebA)

I'm wondering the same thing although I didn't watch season 2.

I took the dip last night and am two episodes in. It's pretty solid... kids in peril storyline if you don't care for that sort of thing. I am kind of hit and miss with those. Love Gone Baby Gone/Man on Fire type movies but some of them play around too much with milking the kid side. Also has a non-linear storyline more like season 1. I think it's worth a watch. Of course now in episode 3 it will all fall apart. :)

The wife and I are slogging through This Is Us. It's not because we don't enjoy it, but it's because every damned episode is so emotional I can only handle one at a time before I need a break to process. Mid season 3 is still just as strong as it was at the start.

Since I've been spending a lot of time in bed (bad hip/leg problems, including a fall that sent me to the ER on sunday), I've decided to watch a show that retells the stories of the Three Kingdoms period of china. (yes, my interest is somewhat because of the new Total War game coming out this month.)

For those who want the quick 20 minute version of what the story is about:

Three Kingdoms - OverSimplified - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26EivpCPHnQ)

But the 94 episode series that aired in China in 2010 is available with English subtitles on YouTube (46 minute episodes I believe). Lots of game of thrones level betrayal and strategy:

Three Kingdoms 2010 HD (1080p) 01 English Sub - YouTube (https://youtu.be/GcZ2zq82ebA)

I read the entire Rot3K four book series for fun in grad school at UArk. Putting this on my list to try and watch at some point.

I read the entire Rot3K four book series for fun in grad school at UArk. Putting this on my list to try and watch at some point.

I have the book series but haven't read it yet. I bought it because of the KOEI game. I'll get around to it one of these decades.

I highly recommend The Wandering Earth, a Chinese blockbuster made available on Netflix in April. Nifty sci-fi adaptation of a Hugo winning book.

Watched the first 2 episodes of Chernobyl. Pretty engrossing so far, lots of good drama.

Watched the first 2 episodes of Chernobyl. Pretty engrossing so far, lots of good drama.

Watched the first one last night. Looking forward to watching the second one.

The Perfect Bid. Thumbs Up. A documentary about The Price is Right and the guy who memorized the prices and was the source of the perfect showcase bid several years ago. It goes over the guy's history of going to show, shouting out prices, etc.

The Perfect Bid. Thumbs Up. A documentary about The Price is Right and the guy who memorized the prices and was the source of the perfect showcase bid several years ago. It goes over the guy's history of going to show, shouting out prices, etc.

This was great. I can't believe the guy at the end that pretends like he was the one that beat the system.

I highly recommend The Wandering Earth, a Chinese blockbuster made available on Netflix in April. Nifty sci-fi adaptation of a Hugo winning book.

That is the most over the top film I've ever seen. Everything is turned to 11.

The Perfect Bid. Thumbs Up. A documentary about The Price is Right and the guy who memorized the prices and was the source of the perfect showcase bid several years ago. It goes over the guy's history of going to show, shouting out prices, etc.

I really enjoyed this.

I quite enjoyed Wine Country, the new Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph jam.

Just watched The Perfection. Its a thriller. And it was pretty good. Nothing spectacular, but timely with all the crap going on with the bad coaches and what not.

That is the most over the top film I've ever seen. Everything is turned to 11.

I enjoyed it but not quite that much.

China/HK movie making has come a long ways since the Shaw Bros.

Watched the first one last night. Looking forward to watching the second one.

Wait - this is on Netflix?

Wait - this is on Netflix?

I think it's HBO

Wait - this is on Netflix?

It is HBO but this thread has kind of morphed in to all streaming platforms. Maybe a mod could change the title

The Bash Bros. by the Lonely Planet guys is a quick fun watch.

The Bash Bros. by the Lonely Planet guys is a quick fun watch.

Yes it is. I caught it yesterday. Goofy.

It is HBO but this thread has kind of morphed in to all streaming platforms. Maybe a mod could change the title


PING Lorena!

Bathtubs Over Broadway, about 'Industrial' Broadway-style musicals for corporate events, is a really enjoyable documentary on Netflix.

It's pretty old now, but Zach Galifinakas Live at the Purple Onion is still one straight up, funniest stand up specials you can watch. It's damned perfect, from his skits, characters, improv, crowd work. He's so irreverent, and it's so spot on.

Watched the first one last night. Looking forward to watching the second one.

Watched the 3rd episode tonight. Hold crap, the suffering these guys went through with radiation sickness.

If it was me, please put a bullet in me.

Watched the 3rd episode tonight. Hold crap, the suffering these guys went through with radiation sickness.

If it was me, please put a bullet in me.

Yup. The part about feeling better for a little while and then getting real sick seems especially cruel.

There's a Chernobyl podcast that goes through the events of each episode. Short but really interesting.

The Chernobyl Podcast | Listen via Stitcher for Podcasts (https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/pineapple-street-media/the-chernobyl-podcast)

The kid goes on random watching binges, so I've just seen the Ep 1, S3 of Peaky Blinders.

The ... uncomfortable party guests at his wedding reception was pretty amusing.

The kid goes on random watching binges, so I've just seen the Ep 1, S3 of Peaky Blinders.

The ... uncomfortable party guests at his wedding reception was pretty amusing.

Peaky Blinders is great.

Peaky Blinders is great.

I will say that the start of S3 (I think we're two eps in maybe?) so far feels like they either had a show runner or some writers leave after S2. The convoluted nature of the plot may have reached a tipping point into ridiculousness and some of the character behaviors/actions/reactions feel like they're out of synch with what we were taught about them in S1 and S2

Given how often we seem to see that happen (though this is a bit soon considering the low number of episodes they do per year) I'm wondering if the sweet spot for shows in general these days may not be in the 1-2 year or even one-off range.

I just finished Good Omens on Amazon, I loved the book when I read it years ago, and thought Amazon did a very good job with it. Great cast, David Tennant was perfect for the Crowley role and just killed it.

Tom Hardy's character in Peaky Blinders is great.

If that show had a better title everyone would watch it. It has to be the show with the furthest distance between title and show quality.

I tried to watch it, but it was a slow roll and I struggled getting into it. So it fell by the wayside.

CHERNOBYL was great.

WHEN THEY SEE US was even better.

BLACK MIRROR S5 comes out today.

Life is good

Binged on Chernobyl over the weekend and it's great. Still the last episode to go, which I would have gotten to already, had I not also started watching Barry, Bill Hader's show where he plays a hit man who gets into acting. Starting on season 2 of that now.

Good Omens was great fun. Tenant is always great.

Chernobyl also excellent.

Just started Good Omens and liked the 1st episode. Then Black Mirror dropped. Will probably have to re-start Good Omens.

Chernobyl also excellent.

Chernobyl was excellent but the last episode was the weakest.

Disagree. The last episode was perfect - tied everything together and explained what actually happened. Great bookend.

Disagree. The last episode was perfect - tied everything together and explained what actually happened. Great bookend.

I just finished it last night, I loved the last episode.



Episode 4 was one of the toughest things I've ever watched I think.

I just finished it last night, I loved the last episode.



Episode 4 was one of the toughest things I've ever watched I think.

I agree with all of this. Keep in mind it is a dramatic reenactment, not a Michael Bay film.

BLACK MIRROR S5 comes out today.

Watched the first two tonight having read some fairly lukewarm or negative reviews online.

Enjoyed them both, better than most of Series 4 anyway, particularly Smithereens. So pleasantly surprised so far, but saving Episode 3 for tomorrow night.

Those that liked Chernobyl, there is also a really good companion-podcast for it: The Chernobyl Podcast | Part One | HBO - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUeHPCYtWYQ)

Black Mirror was only 3 episodes. What a bummer. I guess hiring Topher Grace and Myley Cyrus cuts intot he budget.

The episodes were really good I thought.

Black Mirror was only 3 episodes. What a bummer. I guess hiring Topher Grace and Myley Cyrus cuts intot he budget.

The episodes were really good I thought.

I read Bandersnatch was supposed to kick off Season 5, so that was mainly the reason why there were only 3 other episodes.

Watched the first two tonight having read some fairly lukewarm or negative reviews online.

Enjoyed them both, better than most of Series 4 anyway, particularly Smithereens. So pleasantly surprised so far, but saving Episode 3 for tomorrow night.

I don't get the negative reviews.. I enjoyed the first two as well. Getting ready to watch the last one. Smithereens was excellent.

Chernobyl was amazing! Just saw one episode of When They See Us and it was very, very well done. Black Mirror was meh - actually liked the Miley Cyrus episode the best.

Just watched episode one of the second season of The Rain. Really crazy ending.

My wife fell asleep and asked me to tell her what happened. I just told her she needs to watch for herself.

Black Mirror was meh - actually liked the Miley Cyrus episode the best.


I was the opposite, I thought the Miley Cyrus episode was the worst one in the BM series. It just wasn't very believable to me.

I was the opposite, I thought the Miley Cyrus episode was the worst one in the BM series. It just wasn't very believable to me.

I don't think it was meant to be. It kinda had an 80s kids movie vibe to me. I liked it because it was so different than the usual Black Mirror.

We watched the first few BM episodes and it didn't take. Too weird for us. Then again a lot of you also liked that abomination Buster Scruggs.

Don't come at me.

I was the opposite, I thought the Miley Cyrus episode was the worst one in the BM series. It just wasn't very believable to me.

I don't think it was meant to be. It kinda had an 80s kids movie vibe to me. I liked it because it was so different than the usual Black Mirror.

Exactly. The whole thing was a send up of 80s Disney movies with a dark tech vibe (seriously, even though it worked out in the end, Ashley Too was creepy as fuck).

Now Smithereens I think was the worst one in the Black Mirror series. Isn't the series supposed to be about future tech?

I usually like the celebrity roast stuff but that Historical Roasts on Netflix is abysmal. Roasting people who aren't actually alive seems pointless as the whole point of a roast is to actually roast a person to their face. But regardless of that, the jokes just weren't funny. Couldn't get through the whole thing.

I also found Person of Interest on Netflix and am binging through that. Little out there but enjoying it.

BLACK MIRROR S5

Diminishing returns throughout this season, ending with the Miley Cyrus episode, where I feel like they went for a Short Circuit / semi-comedic ep that kinda doesn't work. Even their bad episodes I still enjoy watching though, so hopefully Brooker will make some more at some point. The ending to Episode 2 also bothered me, on a couple of levels. But the amazingness of episode 1 makes up for both of the others, very worth it.

GOOD OMENS

Michael Sheen is amazing in this. David Tennant is doing his best "Bill Nighy in LOVE ACTUALLY" impression, which was so spot on I really couldn't stop thinking "why didn't they just get Bill Nighy for this role"? Maybe he's too old. Anyway...

I found the resolution somewhat anti-climactic. There were sort of 2 resolutions, and the final one ends up being more satisfying, which I imagine is what they were going for. But I just spent a week watching CHERNOBYL and WHEN THEY SEE US, so I almost feel like I wasn't quite ready to bounce back to light entertainment. I kept waiting for it to get super dark. I'm not joking, episode 4 of 6 something happens along the lines of a love story / romance, and I FINALLY thought to myself "oh, so this whole series is supposed to be sort of twee and optimistic." That lack of understanding of what the tone was probably killed the enjoyment somewhat for me, although it was mainly worth it to watch Sheen play the pinky-raised Felix to Tennant's supernatural Oscar.

Also, the constant "signpost" animation that was shuttling you from time-to-time and place-to-place felt really basic cable to me. It bothered me much more than it should've.

I FINALLY thought to myself "oh, so this whole series is supposed to be sort of twee and optimistic."

I mean the book was written by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.

Though I am surprised it took you so long to realize that as I thought the tone was pretty consistent throughout.

I mean the book was written by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.

Though I am surprised it took you so long to realize that as I thought the tone was pretty consistent throughout.

Me too, looking back. I've no good excuse.

I only ever read STARDUST (which supports your argument) and AMERICAN GODS (which doesn't, I remember that book being dark).

Those are just written by Gaiman though. Pratchett is entirely a humorous author (he wrote the Discworld series).

Those are just written by Gaiman though. Pratchett is entirely a humorous author (he wrote the Discworld series).

I don't know him or his style at all.

I remember watching HBO Big Love for a 2-3 seasons back in the oughts and then didn't keep up. Nowadays there is HBO Go at hotels so enjoyed the series finale tonight (just the finale, didn't have time to watch from approx season 4 onwards).

Still fond memories of Bill Paxton as a space marine in one of my all time favorites in Aliens. The ending seemed unsatisfying but at least it brought some closure (are you listening Sopranos?).

HBO did have two of the best finales ever with the Leftovers and Six Feet Under. They seek to either be great or really bad at them.

Cop Car (Netflix) was a really good movie. I didnt think it would be anything, and the 1st 15 minutes kind of fed that. But it turned out to be a really good ride.

A lot more then I expected.

Just got into Billions and I'm hooked. I don't know how I missed that one - right in my wheelhouse.

Murder Mystery was quite fun. Just a nice way to spend the evening!

Just got into Billions and I'm hooked. I don't know how I missed that one - right in my wheelhouse.

I think the show actually gets better season to season. I mean it's kind of out there but definitely a fun show.

I noticed that this hasn't been mentioned, but Netflix released the latest season (#3) of Designated Survivor.

Enjoyed it a lot. They seemed to make it more like The West Wing, and less like The Blacklist.

Murder Mystery was quite fun. Just a nice way to spend the evening!

Yeah, this was way better than it had any right to be. Grudgingly watched it with the wife, and we both ended up enjoying it.

In words I never thought I'd type, Zendaya is fantastic in Euphoria, but it's a scary fucking show for parents with a girl about to start high school.

I saw the first episode of Euphoria, but it was just lame to me. Also it tends to fly in the face of what is being reported - that GenZ is far less into drinking / doing drugs / having underage sex than previous generations.

I saw the first episode of Euphoria, but it was just lame to me. Also it tends to fly in the face of what is being reported - that GenZ is far less into drinking / doing drugs / having underage sex than previous generations.

Knowing a fair number of Gen Z'ers, I'd say they're still heavily into drinking, heavier into drugs than the gen before them, probably less into sex as a primary motivation (not to say they have it less, just saying they invest less effort into getting it / are less concerned about it if they don't)

It depends on what drugs, IME. Pot, sure. Harder stuff? Not really.

And granted, take the reporting with some grain of salt, but:

https://www.businessinsider.com/generation-z-sex-alcohol-driving-study-2017-9

In words I never thought I'd type, Zendaya is fantastic in Euphoria, but it's a scary fucking show for parents with a girl about to start high school.

fwiw ... I think -- on the whole, individual situations vary, etc etc -- it's probably justifiably less scary than it would have been if you dropped a teenager from my era into the modern landscape.

Emerging HS'ers have generally been exposed to so much more than I was at that point that they're better prepared to make decisions/choices than I would have been if you timeshifted me. Basically they've been preparing for this all their lives & the world they face is the one they know.

(Not sure I was able to word this as clear as I'd like, hopefully it made sense)

It depends on what drugs, IME. Pot, sure. Harder stuff? Not really.

YMMV I guess.

Pills are as about as common as aspirin in that world (more, probably, since they're an Advil / Tylenol generation)

And coke certainly made a helluva comeback (though anecdotally maybe less right now than say five years ago)

It does feel like culturally cocaine has shifted back from being considered a hard drug into something like a party/social drug in the last 5-10 years.

It does feel like culturally cocaine has shifted back from being considered a hard drug into something like a party/social drug in the last 5-10 years.

Hasn't it been that way since the 1980s? I mean it was a party/social drug when I was in college (1998-2002) and through the 00s.

When did it go back to being considered a hard drug?

Hasn't it been that way since the 1980s? I mean it was a party/social drug when I was in college (1998-2002) and through the 00s.

When did it go back to being considered a hard drug?

According to my strictly annecdotal evidence I'd say kids of the 'just say no' era were taught that cocaine was a hard drug, for better or worse, and that attitude stuck around in US culture til around the turn of the millenium.

I suppose it comes down to how you define culture as well....twenty-year-olds have probably always considered cocaine a party drug, regardless of the era, but I dunno if that's the standard I'd use. In my mind I feel like there used to be ads and warnings about cocaine within pop-culture, whereas these days it seems like it's practically dropped entirely off of the public concern radar.

From my perspective locally, my generation (graduated HS in 2001) was a coke generation. That probably ran through the late 00's and then the opiates took over. Now opiates are thankfully on the decline and judging by the way my friend's little brother was grinding his teeth at my buddy's wedding, coke has made it's way back.

In Australia they released some numbers taken from wastewater samples in different cities earlier this year, and Sydney was the coke capital of Australia (not surprising), with weed/meth/heroin coming out on top of our other major cities. I say not surprising because, especially not all that long ago when I was actually going out at night in Sydney as opposed to being in bed watching true crime shows on Netflix, coke was so prevalent that it would have been difficult going to go to any half-decent night spot in Sydney without seeing people doing it openly. Definitely viewed as a recreational/soft drug socially here. Very expensive however, and the odds of it being cut with something nasty are high.

Yeah, I was gonna say that the waves & cycles of popularity/usage are also probably very regional, on macro & micro levels. For instance, Portland has always had a culture built around lots of young creative folks, burning both ends at high-stress service jobs trying to fuel whatever their dreams may be, and in those circles of folks like strippers and late-night restaurant workers coke is practically currency and has likely never gone out of style.

The problem with Euphoria is that it feels to extreme in trying to show kids today. I remember when that movie Kids came out when I was in high school and it scared every parent. Watched it and it was almost comical to see their idea of average teenagers.

Like I'm sure there are kids like that but to me it felt like some 30 and 40 year old writers trying to hard to go for shock value.

I'm on ep 2 of Stranger Things 3 and its not quite grabbed my attention yet. Still enjoyable but not quite 1 & 2. Hope it gets better.

I'm on ep 2 of Stranger Things 3 and its not quite grabbed my attention yet. Still enjoyable but not quite 1 & 2. Hope it gets better.

My wife and I are feeling the same way.

I re-watched the 4th season of Bosch over the last few days and I have to say it was a great season. I think it goes on my list as one of the greatest seasons of any show.

Only watched episode 1 thus far (stranger things), been busy. I'm with you, it didn't make me immediately queue up the next episode.

Same here.Two episodes in and it's not hooking me. It feels like the first two episodes were spent 90% on subplots, and has barely started the main plot of the season. Makes me pessimistic about the rest of the season.

Also watched the latest season of Black Mirror. Not great, but I think I still liked it more than most. The 3 episodes this season are on par with the bottom 3 episodes of the previous seasons, IMO.

Edit: Just watched episode 3 for Stranger Things 3 and it's now picking up steam. Much better than the first two episodes.

Anyone have a recommendation on a good site to use for Stranger Things S3 episode recaps that discuss easter eggs but are also spoiler free?

Also watched the latest season of Black Mirror. Not great, but I think I still liked it more than most. The 3 episodes this season are on par with the bottom 3 episodes of the previous seasons, IMO.


I thought Striking Vipers was a really, really weak episode but I thought the acting and some of the underlying storylines in Smithereens made it a much better watch than a lot of the reviews I've read. I haven't been able to muster up the desire to watch the Miley episode as it sounds awful.

Only watched episode 1 thus far (stranger things), been busy. I'm with you, it didn't make me immediately queue up the next episode.

Totally opposite. Best season of the show IMO. I love ti development of subplots and the exchanges between the characters.

Finally watched Ricky Gervais's Life on the Road.

The BBC Office is maybe my favorite show of all time. There wasn't a lot of good buzz around Life on the Road so I put off watching it. The criticisms were that it was 90% solid David Brent cringe, but without the charm and humanity and emotion of the series (perhaps because Gervais did it solo without Stephen Merchant).

I had a different experience watching it. I thought it added a lot to the David Brent character. Yes, it was sad, (and often hilariously cringey) that this character was unable to build on the self improvements he seemed to make at the end of the Office. But he had slightly more moments of self-awareness here, which made it even more sad. And I'm not sure if this was intended, but at the end, I felt like everyone around him was being a dick and that I'd much rather be friends with David Brent than any of the tools around him any day. And he does get a little redemption. In the end, I don't think this character ever really wanted to be a rock star, he just sadly thought that was the only way for him to gain the comradery and acceptance he longed for. When he had that, as an office manager, he was able to let the rock star dreams go. Without that job, he found no other way to get those things other than literally paying people to hang out with him. So the whole thing was uncomfortably dark, which made it a compelling watch. Just like the BBC Office, the movie plays much better if you see it as a sad story, rather than a pure pointing as someone and laughing at them kind of comedy.

And some of his songs were catchy. I'd like to karaoke this one someday.

Please Don't Make Fun Of The Disableds by David Brent - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWDvcVEZiGc)

I'm 4 episodes into Stranger Things 3. I've really been enjoying it and shit definitely starts getting real in Episode 4.

This is on tonight.

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Just finished Stranger Things season 3. Easily my favorite. Was really a coming of age tale with awesome action and sci fi. Easier to follow than the first 2. My wife and I both cried a lot the last few minutes. Hoppers letter was amazing.

Totally opposite. Best season of the show IMO. I love ti development of subplots and the exchanges between the characters.

Now that I've finished the season, I'm revising my opinion to Really Good. I still think the first season was the best, but this is very close.

Turn around. Look at what you seeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

An actress I went to grad school with is spending the next couple of months shooting the new season of Ozark. She's supposed to be an FBI agent investigating the casino. Jessica Dukes is her name.

I'm 8 episodes in to the current season of Handmaid's tale and it feels well and truly like it's time to wrap it up.

Also watched episode 1 of Chernobyl last night finally. Took me about 10 mins to figure out why there are so many Brits working and living in the Soviet Union, but once I got over that I really enjoyed it. It's interesting how little I actual know about the accident, so I'm resisting the temptation to do any reading and just watch the rest of the series.

I actually really like Nicolas Winding Refn but his Amazon show Too Old To Die Young is the slowest slow that ever slowed.

I thought Striking Vipers was a really, really weak episode but I thought the acting and some of the underlying storylines in Smithereens made it a much better watch than a lot of the reviews I've read. I haven't been able to muster up the desire to watch the Miley episode as it sounds awful.

So a bit of a redux as I finally watched the Ashley O episode, while I can definitely think it covered a lot of ground they've covered over and over again (consciousness, what is a real experience in the digital age) and the story was a bit all over the place, I really didn't hate it. I don't think it would be close to my least favorite of the three episodes of this season, or in my top 5 weakest episodes overall.

That would be a hell of a fun exercise if we had enough interested in it, btw. Elimination tournament to see what Black Mirror episode stands as FOFC's favorite all time.

Finished watching Madam Secretary S3.

If things were only that simple to resolve. Enjoyed it but wish it was more "complex" by spanning multiple episodes.

So a bit of a redux as I finally watched the Ashley O episode, while I can definitely think it covered a lot of ground they've covered over and over again (consciousness, what is a real experience in the digital age) and the story was a bit all over the place, I really didn't hate it. I don't think it would be close to my least favorite of the three episodes of this season, or in my top 5 weakest episodes overall.

That would be a hell of a fun exercise if we had enough interested in it, btw. Elimination tournament to see what Black Mirror episode stands as FOFC's favorite all time.

Yeah I would be interested in this. Was a little late to the game after season 1 so I "triaged" based on several websites rankings of best to worst and thought 2 of the ones almost always on their worst (Metalhead and Shut Up and Dance) were two of my favorite. Ended up watching all of them and couldn't figure out some of their favorites and least favorites. There were only a couple (Bandersnatch, Black Museum) that I couldn't bother finishing.

Either an elimination tournament or a top 25 ranking depending on the interest.

How who would you rank The National Anthem?

Would you say it was good because it was so well done in making you feel the most uncomfortable watching TV ever? Or the worst for the same reason?

I couldnt make it through this one the 1st time and quit watching the show. But I went back and plowed through it (No pun intended) and am glad I did.

How who would you rank The National Anthem?

Would you say it was good because it was so well done in making you feel the most uncomfortable watching TV ever? Or the worst for the same reason?

I couldnt make it through this one the 1st time and quit watching the show. But I went back and plowed through it (No pun intended) and am glad I did.

I think that's probably the most fascinating question of all - on it's own merits as a standalone episode that I'd want to watch? Definitely in the bottom quarter I would say. Definitely horrendously uncomfortable watching and IMO more than a bit gimmicky.

But as a groundbreaking episode that set the tone and the one that got all the controversy and buzz that made people watch and probably made the rest possible, it may well be the most important episode they ever made.

Season 2 of Workin Moms drops 7/25. Super excited for it.

just re-watched "justified" on amazon prime w timothy olyphant.... i never see that show mentioned, but definitely one of my favorites... great collection of characters.... winn duffie, boyd crowder, dewey crowe, dickie bennett, lol...

also rewatching "from the earth to the moon", an HBO miniseries about the apollo program.. this one has been unavailable for years, but just recently showed up again.... executive produced by tom hanks... still good....

just re-watched "justified" on amazon prime w timothy olyphant.... i never see that show mentioned but one of my favorites... great collection of characters.... winn duffie, boyd crowder, dewey crowe, dickie bennett, lol...

also rewatching "from the earth to the moon", an HBO miniseries about the apollo program.. this one has been unavailable for years, but just recently showed up again.... executive produced by tom hanks... still good....

Justified is in my top 5 list of shows. Great characters like you said, great writing, and it ended when it should have. If you like Olyphant in that type of role, check out Deadwood as well, if you haven't already.

just re-watched "justified" on amazon prime w timothy olyphant.... i never see that show mentioned, but definitely one of my favorites... great collection of characters.... winn duffie, boyd crowder, dewey crowe, dickie bennett, lol...

There was a thread for the show that covered many seasons here while it was running. Probably not in my top 5 favorite shows but definitely top 10. Season 2 of Justified with Margo Martindale as the big bad is one of the best single seasons of any TV drama ever imo.

just re-watched "justified" on amazon prime w timothy olyphant.... i never see that show mentioned, but definitely one of my favorites... great collection of characters.... winn duffie, boyd crowder, dewey crowe, dickie bennett, lol...

endorsed

I started Justified years back off the back of the thread here, enjoyed it a lot, but got distracted by something else before watching season 2 and never came back to it. Maybe it's time now, outside of Stranger Things and a few episodes of Chernobyl I have zilch on my binge watch list.

Just finished Big Little Lies season 1. Really good watch. I figured out most of it by episode 6, but fun nonetheless.

Just finished Big Little Lies season 1. Really good watch. I figured out most of it by episode 6, but fun nonetheless.

Outstanding show. Not groundbreaking or anything, but very well done.

The Witcher | Official Teaser | Netflix - YouTube (https://youtu.be/cSqi-8kAMmM)

The Witcher trailer is exciting to see.

Last Chance U dropped. I was disappointed after the first part of the Indy 2 part series.

Wish they had gone deeper into Browns legal issues.

The Witcher | Official Teaser | Netflix - YouTube (https://youtu.be/cSqi-8kAMmM)

The Witcher trailer is exciting to see.

I really want this to be good.

Superman is pretty buffed up. Must be nice to be paid to workout all day long.

Watched the first episode of Altered Carbon last night. This strangely flew under my radar, I've seen it mentioned in passing a few times but didn't know it was a cyberpunk story until I saw it referenced from an article on the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 or else I would've been on board from day 1. Loved the first episode, and thankfully the wife did too meaning we may just work our way through the first season.

I'm watching Netflix "Three Wives, One Husband". I'm into ep 3 where the guy's brother has died and, in addition to all the other drama, he's said he will marry his brother's 2 wives and his current 3 wives seem to accept it if its God's will.

Not sure if his 2 sister-in-laws are for it ... haven't gotten to that part.

Fascinating real-life dynamics. The bedroom situation would be weird.

He may be in trouble though per below. You would think they would grandfather current polygamists though.

https://www.iheart.com/content/2018-03-20-tlc-star-could-get-10-years-in-prison-for-polygamy/
Enoch Foster is the star of TLC's new show Three Wives, One Husband, but he might be wishing he never signed up for it because now he could be arrested and sentenced to ten years in prison for polygamy.

The four-episode series shows Enoch and his three wives in their Rockland Ranch, Utah home but since they shot it, Utah passed an anti-bigamy law.

Watched the first episode of Altered Carbon last night. This strangely flew under my radar, I've seen it mentioned in passing a few times but didn't know it was a cyberpunk story until I saw it referenced from an article on the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 or else I would've been on board from day 1. Loved the first episode, and thankfully the wife did too meaning we may just work our way through the first season.

Altered Carbon crawls so far up its own ass. Not necessarily in a bad way.

I'm watching Netflix "Three Wives, One Husband". I'm into ep 3 where the guy's brother has died and, in addition to all the other drama, he's said he will marry his brother's 2 wives and his current 3 wives seem to accept it if its God's will.

Not sure if his 2 sister-in-laws are for it ... haven't gotten to that part.

Fascinating real-life dynamics. The bedroom situation would be weird.

He may be in trouble though per below. You would think they would grandfather current polygamists though.

https://www.iheart.com/content/2018-03-20-tlc-star-could-get-10-years-in-prison-for-polygamy/


But....wait for it....HIS RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS!?!?!?!?!?

But....wait for it....HIS RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS!?!?!?!?!?

The show said he wasn't really married to all 3 legally. He was married to 1 and the other 2 were "spiritual wives". This was before the now law in Utah that apparently bans the spiritual wives (or the like) so he's in trouble.

I get not being a bigamist/polygamist as that is illegal but can you really make spiritual wives illegal? If a married guy had a couple mistresses with kids and he was taking care of them, got them setup in apartments etc. that's not illegal I don't think.

FWIW, it didn't seem that any of the wives were forced into anything. It did seem to be a loving relationship(s) with some typical jealousy/drama you would expect. They all seemed happily aligned to the orig Mormon faith about this is how man/women get closer to God etc.

Anyone have thoughts on the new Amazon show The Boys? I've seen some of the previews, not sure it'll make my hit list, but I'm curious to see what the opinions are of people here if they watch it.

Been watching Netflix Hart of Dixie. Think of Doc Hollywood made into a TV series with a female Dr. as the Michael J Fox character.

Nothing too deep but entertaining for me and wife. I thought first season was good, lots of love interest drama but also interesting family dynamics - bum father, aloof father, mother with a big lie, mother that left family, insecure daughter(s) etc. and all the reconciliations that happen.

Second season so far kinda sucks. Too much of the love interest drama and main protagonist acting too much like a love sick teenager. If this continues, I'll be skipping to the last couple episodes and hope s3 is better.

Anyone have thoughts on the new Amazon show The Boys? I've seen some of the previews, not sure it'll make my hit list, but I'm curious to see what the opinions are of people here if they watch it.

I watched the first episode. Visually it was done well. Pretty decent setup but it was a lot darker in parts than what I was expecting the series to be (for example there's a content warning for "rape" among the other content advisers. I thought it was going to be more of a comedic thing but it's definitely more drama.

Anyone have thoughts on the new Amazon show The Boys? I've seen some of the previews, not sure it'll make my hit list, but I'm curious to see what the opinions are of people here if they watch it.

I've watched the first three, it's well done. It's one of the few comic books I'm aware of, I generally like Garth Ennis's stuff for its mixture of dark humor and ultra-violence, so I've read a few of these. It's fairly faithful to the books, other than the main character Wee Hughie Campbell being an American, and not looking like a stunted Simon Pegg anymore. I should be boycotting for the offensive cultural appropriation of a Scottish character.

The real main weakness is Karl Urban as the main character Butcher, he's awful. His attempt at an English accent is Dick-van-Dyke-in-Mary-Poppins bad, and he's not menacing enough to carry off the main role of a violent hardman who kills superheroes. And they seem to have written out Terror, the fornicating bulldog for some reason.

I'll be sticking with it, though.

I watched the 1st episode of The Boys and it exceeded my expectations. And yet met them WOW. This is exactly how I see a super hero of the 2010s going. Driven by social media and the corporate dollar. With "the little guy" standing up

I love this show already. I cannot wait to watch the rest.

It was not what I expected. I went in totally blind and am very excited.

Yup, paused on Hart of Dixie to watch The Boys based on this thread. Ep 1 was pretty good.

I will fourth that first episode of The Boys is good. Excited to see the rest.


I will also say we just finished watching season 4 of Veronica Mars, after a complete series/movie re-watch. I am big Marshmellow, so of course I loved it. The shock at the end wasn't the biggest shock to me.

Done with Boys Ep 5.

Ep 4 with the plane was brutal. Very fun so far.

Just finished season 2 of Big Little Lies. Holy shit what an amazing show. Streep is a lock for best supporting actress.

Finished the limited series Sharp Objects this weekend. What a phenomenal, creepy, brilliant show. Hard to watch sometimes and hence not truly bingeable as a result, and not something I could watch again alone, but it'll stick with me.

One line synopsis: Amy Adams as an alcoholic cutter and reporter in St. Louis who is sent to her small Missouri hometown to investigate and report on the disappearance of two teenage girls.

We're definitely not in the world of Enchanted anymore. Lots of little things each episode, too. Really smartly written and acted.

Just a heads up that there appears to be a concerted effort to hack into Netflix accounts and change the email addresses assigned to the account. If you have an old password on your Netflix account, now would be a good time to update it, especially if the email you used has shown up in any of the reported breaches.

Saw the first ep of The Boys as well and have to agree with everyone here - that was really good! I'm looking forward to watching the rest of it.

I was pretty skeptical of The Boys. I read the first trade paperback of the comic many years ago and... didn't love it. I really liked Preacher and much of Ennis' work on Hellblazer, but he’s like a very rich piece of chocolate cake. The first few bites are amazing, but it soon becomes just too much and no longer all that pleasant. That’s how I felt about The Boys. The concept is fun and interesting, but it became all too much and too nasty after a while. The “super heroes” were just way too over the top gross and bad and soon the concept of super heroes actually being awful became a bit tired. Other comics - like Powers and Top Ten - did it much better and more nuanced.

Still, I love comics and super heroes and was excited by the cast - Karl Urban, Elizabeth Shue, etc - so I decided to give the show a spin and... I really, really like it! I'm five episodes in and it's pretty great. The cast is very solid, it looks good, and it's much more interesting than the source material.

I was pretty skeptical of The Boys. I read the first trade paperback of the comic many years ago and... didn't love it. I really liked Preacher and much of Ennis' work on Hellblazer, but he’s like a very rich piece of chocolate cake. The first few bites are amazing, but it soon becomes just too much and no longer all that pleasant. That’s how I felt about The Boys.

Perfect summary, actually. Preacher is the only book of his I stuck through to the end, I burnt out on the Boys after the first couple of volumes. I'll give the show a shot however.

It has the guy from Banshee which is cool.

Y'all have piqued my interest.

Also, not enough people watched Banshee, that show was batshit in the best of ways.

The Boys - 9/10. Had never heard of the comics going into this one and just randomly saw it on Prime and hit play. Watched it all in one day. Goddamn its good. Cant wait for season 2.

It has the guy from Banshee which is cool.

Cant believe that is the same actor. He really showed what a great actor he is as Homelander.

Not sure where to put this but since ESPN+ is a sub service, I will put it here.

Peyton's Places is without a doubt really fucking good.

Just finished The Boys and is great throughout. Definitely up for a second season.

Finished the Boys today. Enjoyed it but am PO'd.

WTF was the final scene about? I hate these cliff-hangers ... whatever.

Derry Girls S2 is just as hilarious as the first batch and also has a few really poignant and sweet scenes thrown in. Only 6 Episodes of 20 minutes per season, so you can easily breeze through it as well

Reminds me I need to renew my Netflix subscription for another month or two to catch up on OITNB final season and S2 of Derry Girls (the latter of which is fast moving up the fave all-time series list if it's as good as S1 was)

Binged the 1st season of Florida Girls.
What can I say? Its a trashy show. Its on POP TV. Streamed over spectrum TV. Funny but stupid.

But I watched the whole thing. Take that for whats it worth.

Is Vikings worth getting into?

I'm 3 episodes into Killer Ratings and completely hooked. I don't know how big a deal this was at the time it happened, but I have zero knowledge of this whole caper and it's taken all my willpower not to google the people or events until I'm done with the show.

Is Vikings worth getting into?

I really liked season 1, enjoyed season 2, but started to lose interest about halfway through season 3 and never picked it up. I think it was a bit of a victim of its own success because a few other shows touched on similar territory and I think a few of them (Last Kingdom in particular) surpassed it.

I really liked season 1, enjoyed season 2, but started to lose interest about halfway through season 3 and never picked it up. I think it was a bit of a victim of its own success because a few other shows touched on similar territory and I think a few of them (Last Kingdom in particular) surpassed it.

This really sums up my opinion on Vikings perfectly.

So I guess Last Kingdom is what I should watch!

I watched a show on some channel called POP yesterday. The show was call Florida Girls. It is about 4 lower class girls living together in a trailer in Clearwater. Florida trash. It wasnt the best, but it was a guilty pleasure type show.

I watched the whole thing and enjoyed my time with it.

Binged the 1st season of Florida Girls.
What can I say? Its a trashy show. Its on POP TV. Streamed over spectrum TV. Funny but stupid.

But I watched the whole thing. Take that for whats it worth.
I watched a show on some channel called POP yesterday. The show was call Florida Girls. It is about 4 lower class girls living together in a trailer in Clearwater. Florida trash. It wasnt the best, but it was a guilty pleasure type show.

I watched the whole thing and enjoyed my time with it.

You liked it so much, you brought it up twice. :thumbsup:

So I guess Last Kingdom is what I should watch!
I really enjoyed it. The first two seasons are 8 episodes each and move pretty quick. I'd give it a shot.

You liked it so much, you brought it up twice. :thumbsup:

LOL. I was impressed by the lead actor. She had 2 prominent skills so I posted twice.

LOL. I was impressed by the lead actor. She had 2 prominent skills so I posted twice.




Math and science, right?

Watching The Blacklist now with Spader and Megan Boone (hmmmm, might put her up for HoN). Thoroughly enjoying it.

I'm beginning to realize that I've missed a lot of good TV series and the Netflix format of binging is great vs waiting for next week.

Math and science, right?

:D

She did try and get her GED.

The real main weakness is Karl Urban as the main character Butcher, he's awful. His attempt at an English accent is Dick-van-Dyke-in-Mary-Poppins bad, and he's not menacing enough to carry off the main role of a violent hardman who kills superheroes. And they seem to have written out Terror, the fornicating bulldog for some reason.

I just finished The Boys and came here to read all your thoughts. So, that was supposed to be an English accent? I had trouble pinpointing it to either English or Australian, or I don't know what. And Simon Pegg's American accent was just as horrid.

Anyways, that didn't take away too much of my enjoyment of the show. Can't wait for more.

I'm beginning to realize that I've missed a lot of good TV series and the Netflix format of binging is great vs waiting for next week.

In general, yes, but there's something about the anticipation of waiting for the next week that makes life a little brighter - gives you something to look forward to. And also active participation with at least part of the fandom.

I thought Urban was going for Australian. It's bad, but doesn't detract from the show for me.

Watching The Blacklist now with Spader and Megan Boone (hmmmm, might put her up for HoN). Thoroughly enjoying it.

I'm beginning to realize that I've missed a lot of good TV series and the Netflix format of binging is great vs waiting for next week.

You would probably like Person of Interest. I've been binging through that and like it.

Not really the vein the thread has taken, but sat down and watched 'Westside vs the World ' tonight.

Always known about, read about Louis Simmons so it was fascinating to watch this about him.

It was surreal and shockingn though to sit down and watch this documentary and see two separate unrelated friends/contacts pop on the screen doing interviews...and I had no idea either had any part of it when I turned it on.

I thought Urban was going for Australian. It's bad, but doesn't detract from the show for me.

fwiw, I read where it's a Cockney attempt mixed with his natural Kiwi accent overpowering it. At least one theory is that it's actually bad intentionally, to just add an extra dig at the overall spoof.

fwiw, I read where it's a Cockney attempt mixed with his natural Kiwi accent overpowering it. At least one theory is that it's actually bad intentionally, to just add an extra dig at the overall spoof.

I'm embarrassed to say I didn't even know he was a Kiwi. I guess he's the one Kiwi us Aussies haven't tried to claim as our own... :D

The accent makes sense now, intentional or not.

You would probably like Person of Interest. I've been binging through that and like it.

Finished The Blacklist S3 and it's starting to wear thin. I'm still enjoying it but the Keen-the-criminal arc was pretty tedious and don't like how Red turns into a gun-shooting operator. I do like the idea of a Cabal though.

So I guess Last Kingdom is what I should watch!

Belated enthusiastic thumbs up for Last Kingdom.

I keep pushing off on watching the Last Kingdom because I keep telling myself I want to read the books first. One of these days I'll relent.

I watched The Boys over that last few days and really enjoyed it.

Mindhunter is so good.

Also Dark on Netflix if you're into time travel.

I keep pushing off on watching the Last Kingdom because I keep telling myself I want to read the books first. One of these days I'll relent.


I keep on pushing it off because I'm done with Vikings for a while.

Mindhunter is so good.

Also Dark on Netflix if you're into time travel.

Very good 2nd season. Actually extremely good. Im about 5 shows into the 2nd season.

Also Dark on Netflix if you're into time travel.

Another vote for Dark on Netflix. Lots of wibbly wobbly timey wimey twists and turns from Germany. I did have to change the audio to German and watch with subtitles though, found the defaulted English dubbing badly acted and off-putting.

I've only watched season one, but I've heard season two is just as good/maybe better.

I'm 3 episodes into Killer Ratings and completely hooked. I don't know how big a deal this was at the time it happened, but I have zero knowledge of this whole caper and it's taken all my willpower not to google the people or events until I'm done with the show.

Finished episode 7 last night. Really enjoyable and a sad look at what can happen politically in a place like Brazil.

I keep pushing off on watching the Last Kingdom because I keep telling myself I want to read the books first. One of these days I'll relent.

I watched The Boys over that last few days and really enjoyed it.I haven't read them, but I can't imagine The Last Kingdom would work much better in book form than on screen. Definitely a fun watch.

I haven't read them, but I can't imagine The Last Kingdom would work much better in book form than on screen. Definitely a fun watch.

I think it works a lot better, actually ;) The TV show is good as it is, but certain things it just can't convincingly portray as far as the 'dynamic' of the books is concerned. The more narrow first-person viewpoint and the fact it covers a whole lifetime is sth the TV series show just can't really provide (the extremely corny voice-overs aside ;) ) and maybe smartly doesnt try to. Uthred in S1 is basically the same age and character as in S3 in the show, which likely will stay the same going forward. In the books, you really get a sense of time and change that you do not in the show. Same is true for other key characters like Edward or Aethelflaed.

The show is obviously good and entertaining, just saying the Books are well worth getting into regardless of before or after the show. (Theres enough added events and changes to make it fresh to read even after seeing the show)

Yeah, the books are very good. I sort of burnt myself out on Bernard Cornwell books about 10 years ago due to how similar they all feel character-wise, but the 5 or so books of this series I got through were my favourite stuff of his that I read.

Just watched Blackfish again. Absolutely horrible. Makes me guilty I ever went to seaworld.

I skimmed through the Last Kingdom books. Felt very lightweight compared to the TV show, so this is one of those rare instances where I say the show surpasses the books.

Started Mindhunter late, but thoroughly enjoying it, 2 episodes into season 2.

Not sure if this has been talked about, but Patriot on Amazon is just an incredible show. Just a perfect mix of dark comedy, action, and drama.

Creator also made Perpetual Grace which I'm guessing no one has heard of because it's an exclusive on EPIX. But that show is brilliant too and features Jimmi Simpson.

Please don't kill me. My wife and I started watching the first season of Love Island UK, and we are so hooked. It is easily the stupidest thing I can't get enough of.

Love me some Patriot, what a great show that gets zero hype.

Big Little Lies on HBO.

I know it's short run, short season, but from a storytelling pov, it's amazingly well done. It's emotional, and the entire production is so very good. Glen Close simply stole the season. I feel like the whole thing could have wrapped up with this season honestly. It certainly strikes a chord. No doubt.

Can't wait for this:

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And this:

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So, yeah, there is a Disney+ subscription in my future.

Big Little Lies on HBO.

I know it's short run, short season, but from a storytelling pov, it's amazingly well done. It's emotional, and the entire production is so very good. Glen Close simply stole the season. I feel like the whole thing could have wrapped up with this season honestly. It certainly strikes a chord. No doubt.

I think you mean Meryl Streep.

I think you mean Meryl Streep.


duh, yeah, of course

Big Little Lies on HBO.

I know it's short run, short season, but from a storytelling pov, it's amazingly well done. It's emotional, and the entire production is so very good. Glen Close simply stole the season. I feel like the whole thing could have wrapped up with this season honestly. It certainly strikes a chord. No doubt.

Everybody has that passive-aggressive mother-in-law, this is just the "volume up to 10" version.

I personally thought that there wasn't enough to the story to make an entire extra season. Season 1 had so much more going on.

Anyone watch the final season of OITNB? Really amazing stuff and relevant to the times. The show started great then lost some steam in the middle seasons but the last season was some of the best stuff I have seen. Loved how they tied things up.

Anyone watch the final season of OITNB? Really amazing stuff and relevant to the times. The show started great then lost some steam in the middle seasons but the last season was some of the best stuff I have seen. Loved how they tied things up.

I think I'm about halfway through the last season - I like the topics they're addressing but I hate the way they're doing it and it feels so far like the worst stretch the show has ever had from a story perspective. Yes they're addressing current and important topics and this is a great show to do that, but its just incredibly straightforward and obvious what's going on all the time, everything is just too on the nose and it feels so crappy.

I've been a big defender of the show throughout even as many others stopped watching, but I'm incredibly disappointed so far. We'll see how the last half of the season goes and if that changes anything.

Finished The Blacklist season 6. Enjoyed it but thought the last 2 episodes re: Presidential conspiracy was not that well written and rushed.

So I started watching Schitts Creek (2 eps in) because people have raved about it, but I'm not sure I really like it that much. Hopefully it gets better?

It doesn't look like my kind of show, but my wife LOVES it. She's watched it all the way through several times.

Right now it's just look at dumb and out of touch these rich people who have to live in a poor town are. Hopefully it gets a bit more interesting.

Right now it's just look at dumb and out of touch these rich people who have to live in a poor town are. Hopefully it gets a bit more interesting.

It does. It's a great show. Gets better after the first few episodes as it finds its footing.

Well that is good to know. I thought I was completely missing something. (I don't like every hyped show, but at least I can see why people may hype it)

6 episodes in to Undone (on Prime). Really enjoyable take on time travel that feels at times to me like a more accessible Donnie Darko with an interesting animation style. It's definitely "strange", but not too strange for my wife, which is usually the problem we have with shows like this. :)

Bob Odenkirk is really solid, hard to get a solid read on his character so far.

I like "Succession" on HBO.... I haven't seen it mentioned..

2nd season, great cast of characters...

BoJack Horseman | Season 6 Trailer | Netflix - YouTube (https://youtu.be/ZOGxOQxXjdo)

I just finished Carnival Row on Prime Video.

I liked their take on the fantasy/mythical world, but the story lacked something. Situations seemed forced, and outcomes were fairly predictable. But I'd still watch a second season if/when it comes out.

I just finished Carnival Row on Prime Video.

I liked their take on the fantasy/mythical world, but the story lacked something. Situations seemed forced, and outcomes were fairly predictable. But I'd still watch a second season if/when it comes out.

I watched a couple episodes of that just yesterday, and was so effected that I had already managed to forget about them entirely until you brought it up.

When will El Camino release? Midnight EST?

BoJack Horseman | Season 6 Trailer | Netflix - YouTube (https://youtu.be/ZOGxOQxXjdo)

2 parts. I wonder if that means 20 episodes.

Meet the Patels is a pretty funny documentary comedy on a 29 year old single Indian guy born in the US and is looking for a wife with his parents' help.

I know that arranged marriages are common and Indian guys do go back to India to get married (but its not quite as arranged as it used to be, both involved individuals have a say in the matter).

What I didn't know (but makes alot of sense) is there is a network that maintains "bio data" (essentially eHarmony, Match.com etc. system) for Indians in the US.

It seems weird but Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is really good on Netflix. If you liked the original movie, you'll love this. And if you didn't, you still probably would.

Just a really nice fantasy story. I know the puppets thing may turn people off, but seriously give it a whirl if you're into fantasy/sci-fi type stuff.

It seems weird but Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is really good on Netflix. If you liked the original movie, you'll love this. And if you didn't, you still probably would.

Just a really nice fantasy story. I know the puppets thing may turn people off, but seriously give it a whirl if you're into fantasy/sci-fi type stuff.

Too scary for a somewhat anxious 9 year old boy?

Bill Burr: Paper Tiger is fantastic. I laughed from beginning to end.

Season 3 of Disenchantment was pretty good. I like the show. Hoping it gets renewed. But this was season 3 and it ended with a cliff hanger. You know what that means.

Too scary for a somewhat anxious 9 year old boy?

Tough call. It's definitely family friendly. Not too much violence. But there's big spiders and such mixed in. It's PG so nothing is gratuitous unless bugs makes him anxious.

The bigger issue might be that it's a little complex. Can be tough to keep track of the characters. But I personally would have loved this as a kid.

I really enjoyed The Dark Crystal. I was a huge fan of the movie when I was a kid, so nostalgia definitely plays a role, but the show is great. It's very typical fantasy fare, but it's well done and it looks amazing. It's one of the most beautiful shows I've ever seen.

Of the three main "heroes" two are women and while there is a strong friendship between one of the women heroes and the guy, it's not the focus of either character, which is refreshing to see.

Really, though, the Skeksis remain the best. They are so delightfully evil and selfish that they are the real treat with, as in the movie, The Chamberlain being the best. Simon Pegg nails the voice. It's fantastic.

Peaky Blinders in a few days. Other than Chernobyl the best show I've seen in a really long time.

Bill Burr: Paper Tiger is fantastic. I laughed from beginning to end.


I suggested this one and watched it with my wife last night. Not my best idea. She was immediately 'triggered' and basically hate-watched the whole thing while I laughed my butt off. Surprisingly we didn't get into an argument, though, so it went a little better than I thought it was going to 15 minutes in!

Watched "Our Girl" Seasons 1 & 2.

Season 1 is essentially a British take on the Afghanistan war with a female medic. Season 2 veered off from Afghanistan to a different female medic in Africa.

Not bad, a little slow at times but overall okay.

Been watching "Family Man" on Prime. Made in India, its about a Indian FBI-like agent chasing down muslim extremist and also having to deal with family issues.

Its subtitled and sometimes it goes by too quickly to easily catch everything. Minor quibbles on plot line and how they hold weapons but overall an entertaining series. The ending is somewhat of a cliff hanger but s2 is confirmed.

Saw "The Way" on Prime.

Fan of Martin Sheen and it was overall enjoyable. The overall plot was good and I enjoyed the scenery of the "Camino de Santiago" trail aka The Way of St. James. May have to go on a pilgrimage myself one of these days.

(Camino de Santiago - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camino_de_Santiago))

Watchmen was pretty weird.

But pretty awesome at the same time. I don't remember a better pilot in recently history.

Was interested in Watchmen and will definitely give it a try but is this some sort of comic book adaptation that if I am not familiar with the source material then I won't really understand what is going on? Sometimes I really enjoy the comic book movies/shows because it is very clearly laid out (to the dismay of the hardcore I guess) and sometimes I am lost because I don't know any of the background. Just wondering which side this leans towards.

You don't need to have read the comic, but it helps a bit. It's set 35 years after the end of the comic. Things are a bit confusing but also for comic readers as well - so they'll likely flesh things out.