TV Shows

[dplank]

I like Severence, it's getting intense AF

Been wanting to try the Night Agent but my wife keeps blocking me on that one

[wab]

Yeah my wife hates Night Agent so I watch it in the den or after she goes to bed.

[dplank]

The completely made up adventures of Dick Turpin was pretty great IMO. Not for everyone, but just goofy/silly/fun IMO.

[Grizzled]

Stuff we've been watching/getting caught up on:

Silo
Severance
The Night Agent
Dune: Prophecy
Black Doves
Yellowjackets

Recently watched Shogun and Warrior on Max

Squid Game Season 2 wasn't very good.

Really enjoyed Dune Prophecy up to the season finale. Used to watch Yellowjackets, lost interest, I'm not sure why. I am looking forward to 1923, really enjoyed the first season. I don't like Yellowstone but Taylor Sheridan hit it out of the park with 1883, 1923, The Landman, and Bass Reaves.

[karhu]

The completely made up adventures of Dick Turpin was pretty great IMO. Not for everyone, but just goofy/silly/fun IMO.

Seconded. On the one hand, you probably have to like Noel Fielding. On the other hand, you should probably like Noel Fielding. And the rest of the usual suspects like Ellie White and Mark Heap.

[karhu]

Mo is back on Netflix, and I think it's pretty great. Bit of a Brassic vibe in that it's a genuine, honest-to-god working-class comedy with great performances, a really sharp way with plot, and a plugger hero who keeps making tough decisions and suffering for it half the time. Much better IMSO than Mo Amer's standup, which was always a bit too laugh-at-his-own-jokes for my taste.

EDIT: Just wanted to point out that unlike Joe Gilgun, Amer isn't working class. He's had a life and he's had some big challenges, but his background is decidedly middle class. That's part of what makes his show such an accomplishment. The Bear, ferinstance, was created by a guy from Park Ridge, and it shows. Mo gets every good thing it has from the tension between the protagonist's middle-class legacy and his working-class reality. And that working-class reality is rendered with detail and insight. Somehow Ramy Youssef, whose own arch-middle-class show started out good and then got so annoying that I wondered if it was a cry for help, has been a co-writer for most of the episodes.

EDIT 2: I wrote all that on the strength of an episode and a half. Season 2 got a lot worse as it went on. If you thought Ramy did the same--and for my money it got into creepy-ass Louie territory--you might hate this while genuinely caring for its protagonist. Which is a shame. Lotta potential left on the table.

[Arkansasbear]

Anyone watching Paradise on HULU?

Saw an add the other day and looking like it might be worth watching.

[wab]

Anyone watching Paradise on HULU?

Saw an add the other day and looking like it might be worth watching.

It's on my list but I haven't started it yet. I just binged season 2 of The Recruit yesterday.

[Arkansasbear]

Anyone watching Paradise on HULU?

Saw an add the other day and looking like it might be worth watching.

It's on my list but I haven't started it yet. I just binged season 2 of The Recruit yesterday.

Is that another HULU show? I do the bundle with ESPN for HULU but I don't think I ever use so if I could find things to watch on it, it would make me feel better.

[wab]

The Recruit is a Netflix show.

[dplank]

The Recruit is a Netflix show.

Oh god, I know that kids Dad and he's a massive, massive doucher. Can't watch it purely for that reason.

[karhu]

Anyone catch SAS Rogue Heroes? Excellent stuff overall, and a gratifyingly high body count for the baddies.

[HisRoyalSweetness]

Anyone catch SAS Rogue Heroes? Excellent stuff overall, and a gratifyingly high body count for the baddies.

A rare BBC drama that hasn't been on air for well over a decade.

[HisRoyalSweetness]

The last 5 episodes of Cobra Kai dropped on Netflix today.

I've got 2 left to go. I hope it ends well, but this final season hasn't been nearly as good as the previous ones.

[wab]

I only made it through season 2 of Cobra Kai. Started season 3 but it just kind of fell off for me.

[Moriarty]

The last 5 episodes of Cobra Kai dropped on Netflix today.

I've got 2 left to go. I hope it ends well, but this final season hasn't been nearly as good as the previous ones.

I saw someone raging about it on a different board.


Probably any series people care about gets decent sized segments of love and hate for the finale, though.

[HisRoyalSweetness]

I only made it through season 2 of Cobra Kai. Started season 3 but it just kind of fell off for me.

It's all gloriously silly, but a lot of fun. The throwbacks to the original film series keep it moving along nicely from one series to another. I've loved the fact it's like nothing else and it doesn't take itself too seriously. This final series though feels like one too many.

[HisRoyalSweetness]

Watched the remaining 2 episodes of Cobra Kai tonight. Not a bad finish but, as I said previously, this has been the weakest season. I think they just threw too much into it.

[wab]

Watched the movie The Gorge on Apple TV tonight. Wasn’t too bad.

[dplank]

I only made it through season 2 of Cobra Kai. Started season 3 but it just kind of fell off for me.

Yea, it was just too teeny bopper ish for me. Like watching Carly on Nickelodean or some shit lol....

[RichH55]

Anyone watching Paradise on HULU?

Saw an add the other day and looking like it might be worth watching.

It's on my list but I haven't started it yet. I just binged season 2 of The Recruit yesterday.

I enjoyed the Recruit.

Odd note by me: It's like 55% more fun if you just talk yourself into NETFLIX used the Irishman deaging technology on Mark Ruffalo

[karhu]

I mentioned Shoresy a while back, and that was kinda shitty of me since I'm near Canada and watch it with Canadians, who get it first.

But. The fourth season is coming to the States on the 26th. It's somehow my favorite thing on TV these days even though it's a spinoff built around a minor character from what was for a few seasons my favorite thing on TV. It's got hockey and an unbelievable number of hot chicks and plenty of violence and at its heart it's still firmly and proudly about virtue, personal and civic.

[Grizzled]

Finished Cobra Kai, it was too formulaic how it eneded. A new season of Reacher started yesterday on Prime, they've done a good job on the other seasons. Plus they don't have midget Tom Cruise trying to play a character who's 6'5".

[HisRoyalSweetness]

I just binged season 2 of The Recruit yesterday.

I enjoyed the Recruit.

I have The Recruit on my watch list but haven't got around to it yet. Are the seasons self contained? These days I'm very wary of spending time on series that might get axed without an ending. I've been caught out too many times and such series end up being a complete waste of time.

I tend to stick with limited series as a result, but those like The Night Agent where each season is self-contained with only a few elements to set up another season are fine.

[HisRoyalSweetness]

Finished Cobra Kai, it was too formulaic how it eneded. A new season of Reacher started yesterday on Prime, they've done a good job on the other seasons. Plus they don't have midget Tom Cruise trying to play a character who's 6'5".

The last series of Cobra Kai was easily the weakest, but at least it had a satisfying enough ending. The Miyagi plot thread didn't really go anywhere and the international tournament set up was poor. They threw too much into it. Overall though it's been one of the most enjoyable series in recent years with its biggest strength being it was like nothing else out there.

I'm finding it increasingly difficult to find anything appealing on Netflix. There's a preponderance of gritty thrillers and crime dramas. I've watched and enjoyed a few of those, but as a result they seem to be all Netflix recommends to me now when what I really want is a bit of variety.

[wab]

I enjoyed the Recruit.

I have The Recruit on my watch list but haven't got around to it yet. Are the seasons self contained? These days I'm very wary of spending time on series that might get axed without an ending. I've been caught out too many times and such series end up being a complete waste of time.

I tend to stick with limited series as a result, but those like The Night Agent where each season is self-contained with only a few elements to set up another season are fine.

Pretty self-contained with some carryover, but generally standalone stories that are wrapped up at the end of the season

[HisRoyalSweetness]

I have The Recruit on my watch list but haven't got around to it yet. Are the seasons self contained? These days I'm very wary of spending time on series that might get axed without an ending. I've been caught out too many times and such series end up being a complete waste of time.

I tend to stick with limited series as a result, but those like The Night Agent where each season is self-contained with only a few elements to set up another season are fine.

Pretty self-contained with some carryover, but generally standalone stories that are wrapped up at the end of the season

Thanks wab. I'll give it a go soon.

[dplank]

Watched Population 11 on Amazon. Decent - which for me means "I didn't turn it off, but also surfed my phone (likely here lol) and practices guitar while watching it"...plus I like stuff with Australians, they just make me laugh and there's a few really good characters in there.

Also, EXCELLENT music in this show. The Chats, Sleaford Mods, etc....really good / different stuff.

[Xee]

It's been long enough that I forgot some of it so I watched Edge of Tomorrow again. Still a banger; will definitely pick it up on blu-ray if I ever see it at Goodwill. Also watched Furiosa (the first one) again for the same reason; another action movie that holds up on every re-watch.

Show wise, I'm currently in between shows and looking for something new. Recently re-watched Station 11 which is a post-apocalyptic show (one of my favorite genre's) very different from most so it's not for everyone but I enjoy it.

[Shadow]

Just started watching "The Last of Us" , like it so far. Thought I better get it watched before Season 2 releases and someone spoils it all for me.

The wife and I binged watched "Only Murders in the Building" all four seasons. Quircky and goofy, but fun. I always liked Martin and Short, now am a fan of Gomez too.