Author Topic: The TV shows you've seen recently thread. (Read 2063299 times)

toku · « **Reply #17700 on:** April 17, 2020, 12:46:24 PM »

Devs was very much my shit. Didn't think Garland was gonna stick the landing but he did, again. Very emotional but earned.

Nintex · « **Reply #17701 on:** April 17, 2020, 07:53:42 PM »

better call saul

Kim -> Mexican Cartels

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BlueTsunami · « **Reply #17702 on:** April 18, 2020, 06:01:47 PM »

Quote from: toku on April 17, 2020, 12:46:24 PM

Devs was very much my shit. Didn't think Garland was gonna stick the landing but he did, again. Very emotional but earned.

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Beautifully elegant and terrifying. It's like Garland wanted to exemplify a true scifi existential crisis. From inception to execution.

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #17703 on:** April 18, 2020, 11:52:02 PM »

Finished The Mandalorian it was pretty good, you know it really stings as a trekkie when a Star Wars show totally lives up to what Star Wars used to be and Picard is absolute gobshite.

Don Rumata · « **Reply #17704 on:** April 18, 2020, 11:56:06 PM »

Quote from: D3RANG3D on April 18, 2020, 11:52:02 PM

Finished The Mandalorian it was pretty good, you know it really stings as a trekkie when a Star Wars show totally lives up to what Star Wars used to be and Picard is absolute gobshite.

I dunno, i thought Mandalorian was pretty fucking bad, but maybe Trekkies have it so much worse, that it looks alright.

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #17705 on:** April 19, 2020, 12:06:05 AM »

It's not perfect.

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What the fuck is up with them not knowing what The Jedi/Force is.

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Don Rumata · « **Reply #17706 on:** April 19, 2020, 12:23:46 AM »

I thought it was visually splendid, but everything else was boring af.
No plot, (basically) no character arcs, in fact, almost no characters at all, boringly shot and edited action, Pedro Pascal made for a terribly limp dicked Mandalorian, too.
I think people were high on it because coming from the Nu-Trilogy was bound to prep them up for the worse.

All i got out of it, were Herzog and Baby Yoda.

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #17707 on:** April 19, 2020, 12:27:27 AM »

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I thought killing Herzog was a mistake, that new villain was lol.

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brawndolicious · « **Reply #17708 on:** April 19, 2020, 10:11:24 PM »

I'm halfway through season 2 of Six Feet Under and I don't think I can continue, all the characters are pretty wonderful except for Brenda and Billy. They are like final season of Girls level of insufferable and totally ruin the show, especially if you've ever known anyone with BPD who wouldn't get treatment.

shosta · « **Reply #17709 on:** April 19, 2020, 10:31:44 PM »

Six Feet Under was too much for me. I think that show is only for white people

team filler · « **Reply #17710 on:** April 20, 2020, 03:42:58 AM »

dolores talking to herself with so much self love

"you're still mine and I'm yours. we can build our world together"

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #17711 on:** April 20, 2020, 10:27:38 AM »

I know its gotten a mixed reaction in some circles but so far I've quite liked this season of Westworld. It feels more like BladeRunner the TV show rather than the Westworld of season 1 and 2 and while that is a pretty different thing, I think this season has been on the right side of mostly focusing on emotions rather than plot shenanigans and mystery puzzle boxes of past seasons. This season has been completely understandable without having to dip into endless speculative theory which is a good thing in my book.

team filler · « **Reply #17712 on:** April 20, 2020, 11:04:41 AM »

I like seas 3. seas 2 was

for the most part, so this is nice

Cheddahz · « **Reply #17713 on:** April 20, 2020, 11:07:53 AM »

binged the last season of silicon valley; finale kinda sucked

toku · « **Reply #17714 on:** April 20, 2020, 11:15:24 AM »

Quote from: filler on April 20, 2020, 11:04:41 AM

I like seas 3. seas 2 was for the most part, so this is nice

I liked season 2 but it was definitely a lot of theory. This season has been a bit more balanced though I think there was too much Charlotte. Serac, Maeve and Aaron Paul's stories though, knocking it out the park.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #17715 on:** April 20, 2020, 04:46:23 PM »

Quote from: hhkcvaoitsso on April 19, 2020, 10:31:44 PM

Six Feet Under was too much for me. I think that show is only for white people

Yeah, on the other hand I'm enjoying Waco on Netflix. I think I'm okay with forgiving flawed white people when they're either criminals or Jesus-cosplayers.

GreatSageEqualOfHeaven · « **Reply #17716 on:** April 21, 2020, 05:57:37 PM »

Damn, that season finale of BCS

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For all the assumptions that Kim is too good to stick with slipping jimmy longterm, up till now, is this kim fully breaking bad herself
Her being too much for saul would be a nice subversion of expectations, and also makes the hoods from the flash forward opener working for her more likely

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Don Rumata · « **Reply #17717 on:** April 21, 2020, 08:01:11 PM »

MODS ADD LALO YOU COWARDS:

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #17718 on:** April 21, 2020, 10:11:21 PM »

The first episode of Middleditch and Schwartz was great. Middleditch is one of my favorite improve comedians.

Nintex · « **Reply #17719 on:** April 23, 2020, 06:07:24 PM »

LALO the GOAT

In other news, May 28th

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #17720 on:** April 23, 2020, 06:20:02 PM »

Quote from: Don Rumata on April 21, 2020, 08:01:11 PM

MODS ADD LALO YOU COWARDS:

Lalo comin for that ass

VomKriege · « **Reply #17721 on:** April 25, 2020, 05:18:06 PM »

Finally started Kingdom, the feudal zombie Korean show.
Production value is good though not film level. But it's a good premise and the political intrigue is good.

Mupepe · « **Reply #17722 on:** April 25, 2020, 05:19:28 PM »

Quote from: VomKriege on April 25, 2020, 05:18:06 PM

Finally started Kingdom, the feudal zombie Korean show.
Production value is good though not film level. But it's a good premise and the political intrigue is good.

Where is it available?

VomKriege · « **Reply #17723 on:** April 25, 2020, 06:22:56 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on April 25, 2020, 05:19:28 PM

Quote from: VomKriege on April 25, 2020, 05:18:06 PM
Finally started Kingdom, the feudal zombie Korean show.
Production value is good though not film level. But it's a good premise and the political intrigue is good.
Where is it available?

Netflix in France, I believe in the US as well.

VomKriege · « **Reply #17724 on:** April 25, 2020, 06:34:04 PM »

When I say it's not film level, it's a bit harsh, lots of budget movies would like to look like this. Wardrobe especially is really decent. Make up can't be cheap. I think the lighting and grading is a bit gaudy and despite the extras and locations the framing is a tad flat.

It's a fresh twist on the zombie formula, with clever use of the tropes. Medium spicy commentary on class warfare too.

VomKriege · « **Reply #17725 on:** April 26, 2020, 04:22:04 PM »

Kingdom was great, it's also a great wu xia pian fix. Really strong writing and some interesting symbolism tying the undead and political intrigue. Not sure about that sequel hook at the end, looks corny, but that's a bit of a contractual obligation.

Crash Dummy · « **Reply #17726 on:** April 27, 2020, 05:33:39 AM »

Quote from: VomKriege on April 25, 2020, 05:18:06 PM

Finally started Kingdom, the feudal zombie Korean show.
Production value is good though not film level. But it's a good premise and the political intrigue is good.

i forgot about this, wanted to check it out but started man in the high castle instead - very lttp but i've almost binged the whole thing now

chronovore · « **Reply #17727 on:** April 27, 2020, 08:39:24 AM »

Quote from: VomKriege on April 25, 2020, 06:22:56 PM

Quote from: Mupepe on April 25, 2020, 05:19:28 PM
Quote from: VomKriege on April 25, 2020, 05:18:06 PM
Finally started Kingdom, the feudal zombie Korean show.
Production value is good though not film level. But it's a good premise and the political intrigue is good.
Where is it available?

Netflix in France, I believe in the US as well.

Japan as well, oddly.

Don Rumata · « **Reply #17728 on:** April 27, 2020, 11:35:07 AM »

Quote from: VomKriege on April 25, 2020, 06:34:04 PM

When I say it's not film level, it's a bit harsh, lots of budget movies would like to look like this. Wardrobe especially is really decent. Make up can't be cheap. I think the lighting and grading is a bit gaudy and despite the extras and locations the framing is a tad flat.

It's a fresh twist on the zombie formula, with clever use of the tropes. Medium spicy commentary on class warfare too.

I was commenting on season 2 a couple of pages back.

Kingdom is great, a lot of fun.
It's occasionally a bit too cheesy (and dumb, like many zombies stories tend to be) and rushes over the resolution of many plot elements, but it's probably the only Korean TV show i can stomach, because it's not 25, 90 minutes episodes, like all the others i've tried to watch.
That is what helps keeping the production values (and the pace) up, in my opinion.

As a rule of thumb, any TV show that goes above 10 to 13 episodes, tends to be shit, unless it's a sitcom.
If you can keep it at 6, even better.

VomKriege · « **Reply #17729 on:** April 27, 2020, 12:04:35 PM »

I agree the show rushes and brushes a lot of things over for convenience (and keeping the core drama strong and centered) at the end.

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I loved the insane mind games the Prince and Cho are pulling on each other in the military encampment... I think things get a little artificial when the action has to move back to the capital. As you commented, a little weak to leave the Southern city and major infection be resolved off screen while having to create a new one on thin and flimsy grounds (Queen be mad yo) because... Well... That's the show. Cho gets played like an amateur by his daughter, I didn't buy that.

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I think the camera and visual work gets a little more flashy in the second season (that flashback opening of a battle is pretty good). I don't know if gaudy is the right term for the grading, there's always something that grates me with those modern color palettes. Super minor but I guess I'll always be partial to blue / red Tsui Hark filters for Asian swords & costumes.

One thing I'll say that surprised me favourably is new characters getting constantly thrown in the political intrigue without being an hindrance for overall clarity. Not sure I could pick all of them in a lineup without their costume (LOTS of dudes with the same goatee) but the subtitles (original voice acting ?) address them a lot by their functions so you always know what's what.

Nintex · « **Reply #17730 on:** April 27, 2020, 04:55:25 PM »

Good ending for Homeland. I'm kinda surprised they managed to salvage this so well.
The last season was great, focused a lot on character interactions as opposed to doomsday devices and abstractions.

If you told me Game of Thrones would have a shit ending and Homeland would nail it a year ago I wouldn't have believed it but here we are.

team filler · « **Reply #17731 on:** April 27, 2020, 05:00:19 PM »

think I stopped watching in seas 3

does carrie get a BBC bull at the end?

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #17732 on:** April 27, 2020, 05:38:41 PM »

Started watching Ozarks during the quarantine. I'm a couple episodes into S2 so far. It's good in some ways, but largely feels like a retread of Breaking Bad mixed with various tropes from other shows. The entire family dynamic, from the bratty daughter to the special fellow son...the marriage issues...it's all very familiar to anyone who watched good TV shows from the 00s to early 10s.

The acting is where it really fails to match Breaking Bad or better shows. I really like Jason Bateman in general, especially from Arrested Development, but his range is pretty limited to the "calm, collected sociopath" thing. One of the great things about Breaking Bad was seeing the emotional versatility of Cranston's performance. From fear to biblical anger to indifference, it was all believable. Whereas Bateman watches people get killed in wild ways and is just like "wow bro, don't do that to me." I just can't buy the calmness. Even Michael Corleone lost his cool and flipped out.

Overall I'm enjoying it for the plot (

) and will keep watching.

Nintex · « **Reply #17733 on:** April 27, 2020, 05:44:03 PM »

Quote from: filler on April 27, 2020, 05:00:19 PM

think I stopped watching in seas 3 does carrie get a BBC bull at the end?

she

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colludes with Russia

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team filler · « **Reply #17734 on:** April 28, 2020, 02:13:29 AM »

that last ep of wes whirl

#teamdolores all the way

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #17735 on:** April 28, 2020, 11:39:32 AM »

Midnight Gospel is really good, trippy, adult animation — on Netflix

Don Rumata · « **Reply #17736 on:** April 28, 2020, 11:50:06 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on April 27, 2020, 05:38:41 PM

Started watching Ozarks during the quarantine. I'm a couple episodes into S2 so far. It's good in some ways, but largely feels like a retread of Breaking Bad mixed with various tropes from other shows. The entire family dynamic, from the bratty daughter to the special fellow son...the marriage issues...it's all very familiar to anyone who watched good TV shows from the 00s to early 10s.

This is mostly true in my opinion as well, however i think the dynamic between husband/wife is a bit peculiar, as they're both in on the hustle, and so it forfeits the usual mechanism of the husband having the lie and bend backwards to hide the truth, and the wife being the moral beacon for the audience.
Anyway, i stopped about 3 episodes in Season 3, 'cause i was getting bored, but i'll continue, at some point.

Tripon · « **Reply #17737 on:** April 28, 2020, 08:06:03 PM »

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/christopher-meloni-reprise-law-order-svu-character-nbc-spinoff-1287717

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Christopher Meloni is returning to the Dick Wolf fold.

The former Law & Order: SVU star is set to reprise his role as Elliot Stabler in a new drama from procedural king Dick Wolf. The as-yet untitled SVU offshoot has been picked up straight to series at NBC with a 13-episode order.

Representatives for NBC, producers Universal Television and Wolf Entertainment declined comment.

The series is the first to stem from Wolf's recent massive five-year, nine-figure overall deal that included multiple series orders for various platforms within the NBCUniversal fold. The project revolves around an NYPD organized crime unit led by Stabler. The new series will also be set in New York, paving the way for crossovers with SVU and a reunion with his former co-star Mariska Hargitay and her iconic detective Olivia Benson.

Wolf will executive produce alongside Arthur W. Forney and Peter Jankowski. Former Chicago PD showrunner Matt Olmstead will likely serve as head writer and showrunner.

The series brings Meloni back to the Wolf and L&O fold after he departed SVU following season 12. Since then, he has starred in multiple series including Syfy's Happy and the Fox comedy Surviving Jack, among others.

toku · « **Reply #17738 on:** April 28, 2020, 10:27:12 PM »

Quote from: filler on April 28, 2020, 02:13:29 AM

that last ep of wes whirl

#teamdolores all the way

team filler · « **Reply #17739 on:** April 28, 2020, 10:32:02 PM »

Momo · « **Reply #17740 on:** April 29, 2020, 07:06:15 AM »

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/apr/28/terry-pratchett-novels-faithful-tv-adaptation-discworld

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #17741 on:** April 29, 2020, 07:07:32 AM »

https://deadline.com/2020/04/hellraiser-david-gordon-green-directing-hbo-series-halloween-pilot-1202918558/

brawndolicious · « **Reply #17742 on:** April 29, 2020, 07:25:22 AM »

Season 3 of Ozarks will break your heart and drift your porn.

Not in the way you expect.

GreatSageEqualOfHeaven · « **Reply #17743 on:** April 29, 2020, 07:34:33 AM »

Quote from: Momo on April 29, 2020, 07:06:15 AM

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/apr/28/terry-pratchett-novels-faithful-tv-adaptation-discworld

The Good Omens adaptation was really fucking good, so if thats the kind of quality bar they want to meet I'm all for it.

The Sky adaptations suffered hugely from being cut down to fit a 'movie' runtime, and some just awful casting for their leads

GreatSageEqualOfHeaven · « **Reply #17744 on:** April 29, 2020, 09:05:02 AM »

Watched Patriot, which is just a low key hilarious spy show.

https://streamable.com/xledh

This is a pretty good clip that doesn't spoil shit but is pretty representative of the tone of the show

Transhuman · « **Reply #17745 on:** April 29, 2020, 09:38:19 AM »

Quote from: GreatSageEqualOfHeaven on April 29, 2020, 09:05:02 AM

This is a pretty good clip

GreatSageEqualOfHeaven · « **Reply #17746 on:** April 29, 2020, 09:56:12 AM »

I say that. It's my go to.

Crash Dummy · « **Reply #17747 on:** April 29, 2020, 01:14:56 PM »

Quote from: GreatSageEqualOfHeaven on April 29, 2020, 09:05:02 AM

Watched Patriot, which is just a low key hilarious spy show.

https://streamable.com/xledh

This is a pretty good clip that doesn't spoil shit but is pretty representative of the tone of the show

This is the Amazon Prime one that only got two seasons right? I cracked up at every song

toku · « **Reply #17748 on:** April 29, 2020, 01:29:47 PM »

Quote from: GreatSageEqualOfHeaven on April 29, 2020, 09:05:02 AM

Watched Patriot, which is just a low key hilarious spy show.

https://streamable.com/xledh

This is a pretty good clip that doesn't spoil shit but is pretty representative of the tone of the show

Super underrated show. Guy behind it had another show on EPIX or w/e that was good with great cast that also no one watched:

wiki says it's getting a limited series instead of a second season so thats nice

GreatSageEqualOfHeaven · « **Reply #17749 on:** April 29, 2020, 01:42:29 PM »

Quote from: Crash Dummy on April 29, 2020, 01:14:56 PM

Quote from: GreatSageEqualOfHeaven on April 29, 2020, 09:05:02 AM
Watched Patriot, which is just a low key hilarious spy show.

https://streamable.com/xledh

This is a pretty good clip that doesn't spoil shit but is pretty representative of the tone of the show
This is the Amazon Prime one that only got two seasons right? I cracked up at every song

yeah, his songs are amazing, and he has a pretty good point about male chambermaids / house keeping

Don Rumata · « **Reply #17750 on:** April 29, 2020, 03:39:48 PM »

Quote from: GreatSageEqualOfHeaven on April 29, 2020, 09:05:02 AM

Watched Patriot, which is just a low key hilarious spy show.

https://streamable.com/xledh

This is a pretty good clip that doesn't spoil shit but is pretty representative of the tone of the show

Watched Ep1 (last year) and stopped there.
Very peculiar and well produced, but the stylization felt smothering to me.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #17751 on:** April 29, 2020, 07:50:30 PM »

2020 saved

GreatSageEqualOfHeaven · « **Reply #17752 on:** April 29, 2020, 08:07:16 PM »

I like Kimmy Shmidt but can't help but feel its just going to be a more annoying way to see bonus scenes and throwaway gags

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #17753 on:** April 30, 2020, 03:48:34 AM »

It’s telltale games in my netflix again!

Transhuman · « **Reply #17754 on:** April 30, 2020, 03:54:42 AM »

I didn't go for that Black Mirror crap but I love me some K-Schmidt so let's go!

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #17755 on:** April 30, 2020, 03:59:07 AM »

I didn’t do black mirror either, but the bear grylls one was fun for a few

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #17756 on:** May 02, 2020, 11:03:58 PM »

Spoilers: Lovecraft was racist.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #17757 on:** May 03, 2020, 12:12:15 AM »

I liked the book a lot.

GreatSageEqualOfHeaven · « **Reply #17758 on:** May 03, 2020, 10:45:29 AM »

Watched Upload - it's okay.
Basically a slightly less cynical extended episode of Black Mirror that's played more for laughs, but a fairly decent murder mystery narrative thread holding the whole thing together. Ends on a 'to be continued' rather than wrapping everything up.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #17759 on:** May 03, 2020, 07:49:21 PM »

Started up Killing Eve. Such great dark comedy with a nihilistic bend. I'm really digging it.

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