Great TV series - What are you watching now?

tranquility · 05-07-2022, 01:57 AM

Decided to give Santa Clarita Diet another shot since we loved Olyphant in Justified. He's totally different here obviously but it's a pretty funny show, which is cool since I never laugh at anything really.

HFW003 · 05-07-2022, 05:51 AM

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Just came across this. This could be good, the series has had some good and bad iterations. I'll give this a go though.

Have you seen Discovery yet mate?

It’s life Jim but not as we know it

Murf the Surf · 05-07-2022, 07:54 AM

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Have you seen Discovery yet mate?

It’s life Jim but not as we know it

I have, I like the way it started but got kind of weird and political if you get my drift.

I watched the first episode of Strange New World last night. Not too bad, if your a fan of the original Star Trek it makes sense.

Murf the Surf · 05-07-2022, 07:56 AM

So this started last night, 4 episodes available so far, 10 for the whole season. Going to get into it tonight, I can't wait.

RickFLM4 · 05-08-2022, 05:54 PM

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So this started last night, 4 episodes available so far, 10 for the whole season. Going to get into it tonight, I can't wait.

Just started it. I’m a little annoyed by the Freevee logo on screen and commercials but hopefully the commercials aren’t excessive.

Alfisti · 05-09-2022, 08:46 AM

So the end of Ozark, I thought they about got it bang on right until the last 30 seconds.

Murf the Surf · 05-09-2022, 09:00 AM

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So the end of Ozark, I thought they about got it bang on right until the last 30 seconds.

They kind of left it open for a season 5.

cmyx6go · 05-09-2022, 09:19 AM

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They kind of left it open for a season 5.

Fingers crossed!

Alfisti · 05-09-2022, 09:27 AM

No I think it is done.

OkieSnuffBox · 05-09-2022, 09:40 AM

I watched The Pentaverate on Netflix over the weekend. I enjoyed it, but it's seriously one of the most bizarre things I've ever seen written and filmed.

Murf the Surf · 05-09-2022, 09:44 AM

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No I think it is done.

I know all indictions were that it's finished, my comment was that they left it so they could continue.

tcphoto · 05-09-2022, 10:17 AM

Jason said that it's done and they may have gotten out alive been they're limping away. Does anyone else love that Julia Gardner emerged to stardom as Ruth? I think that she signed a deal with Netflix for another project.

stein_325i · 05-09-2022, 10:20 AM

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Jason said that it's done and they may have gotten out alive been they're limping away. Does anyone else love that Julia Gardner emerged to stardom as Ruth? I think that she signed a deal with Netflix for another project.

She was also excellent on The Americans in Season Three. She recently played Anna Delvey on Inventing Anna and she was great in that too, hope to see her in a lot more roles.

happyjack · 05-09-2022, 10:36 AM

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Finished Mrs Maisel Season 4, kind of disappointing, season dragged and Midge went no where, they need to pick things up next season.

finally finished season 4 of MMM as well, but i disagree, to some extent, with this assessment...i think that final scene in S4E8 with lenny bruce puts season 4 and midge's career in perspective. the writers intentionally have her wallowing a bit because it aligns with the decisions / mistakes her character makes. hopefully it sets the stage for greater story and character progression in S5.

the writing on this show is just so good...so sharp...and all of the actors deliver it with impeccable timing.

stein_325i · 05-09-2022, 10:38 AM

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Finished Mrs Maisel Season 4, kind of disappointing, season dragged and Midge went no where, they need to pick things up next season.

finally finished season 4 of MMM as well, but i disagree, to some extent, with this assessment...i think that final scene in S4E8 with lenny bruce puts season 4 and midge's career in perspective. the writers intentionally have her wallowing a bit because it aligns with the decisions / mistakes her character makes. hopefully it sets the stage for greater story and character progression in S5.

the writing on this show is just so good...so sharp...and all of the actors deliver it with impeccable timing.

The writing is still strong, it just didn't help that the show was a weekly thing rather than streaming at once. The momentum of continuing the show week to week without too much happening each episode made it feel more like a drag.

stein_325i · 05-09-2022, 10:55 AM

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^^^ You know you're old when you remember the days before streaming was a thing and that EVERY show had an episode per week and you couldn't binge watch an entire season in one sitting. Lol.

Lol, there are still plenty of shows I watch week to week, but my point is with Maisel, the pacing was so slow that as weeks went by it felt like the story wasn't going anywhere for some time. With weekly shows they need to be able to have the viewer hyped or excited for the next week, with Maisel this season I thought they could do more, I was more so tuning in honestly for Abe and Rose more so than Midge. Season 2 and the Catskills are still some of the best episodes in my opinion.

Alfisti · 05-09-2022, 11:39 AM

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Does anyone else love that Julia Gardner emerged to stardom as Ruth? I think that she signed a deal with Netflix for another project.

She was just FANTASTIC wasn't she and yeah seems to have launched her career. She has lost a lot of weight though, compare her in the first season to the last season and she's dropped quite a lot to keep hollywood happy i imagine.

RickFLM4 · 05-09-2022, 11:46 AM

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She was just FANTASTIC wasn't she and yeah seems to have launched her career. She has lost a lot of weight though, compare her in the first season to the last season and she's dropped quite a lot to keep hollywood happy i imagine.

She was great in Ozark and very good in the Americans. Couldn't get into Inventing Ana and thought The Assistant sucked. Hope she gets some good projects going forward.

UncleWede · 05-09-2022, 04:52 PM

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Episode one was a very good start. Not great, but good. I really like the retro feel it has.

Then "Kirk" walks into the show. . .

Captain Blood · 05-09-2022, 05:07 PM

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That is very rich, considering the source. There is definitely a double standard coming from you.

Sorry to disappoint RD, but you’re not getting a rise out of me with your standard deflect tactic.

Good, and unfortunately, your passive aggressiveness did draw me out. I'll try not to let that happen again.

OkieSnuffBox · 05-10-2022, 08:54 AM

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She was just FANTASTIC wasn't she and yeah seems to have launched her career. She has lost a lot of weight though, compare her in the first season to the last season and she's dropped quite a lot to keep hollywood happy i imagine.

We finally got a chance to watch S4 E8, last night. I was thinking to myself. "Geez, she's a tiny little thing."

Of course, now I won't be able to watch anymore until Sunday. The fiance leaves for Phoenix in the morning, is boarding the dogs. I will have the house to myself from tomorrow morning to Sunday afternoon.

Going to be glorious.

Alfisti · 05-10-2022, 09:00 AM

OMG time alone, what bliss. I do miss my work related 2 nighters, nothing nefarious, i'd just order a decent feed and a beer and watch TV in fucking peace once work was done.

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tcphoto Brigadier General 4198 Rep 3,252 Posts Drives: E92 335i 6MT Coupe Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Nashville, TN iTrader: (1)	Jason said that it's done and they may have gotten out alive been they're limping away. Does anyone else love that Julia Gardner emerged to stardom as Ruth? I think that she signed a deal with Netflix for another project. __________________
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