Good TV (aka, the TV series spamthread), the second series
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Re: Good TV (aka, the TV series spamthread), the second series
I was on the fence when I watched season 1 last year but after the reveal
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I got more into it . Season 2 seems OK so far.Formerly Dr@gon-UK, but still the Forum Fossil
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Re: Good TV (aka, the TV series spamthread), the second series
I honestly tried watching it, but every actor's dialog interrupted every other actor's dialog, to the point that I didn't know wtf anyone was even trying to say. I quit 20 minutes in, sorry - nothing else about it really grabbed me.Rusty wrote: βFri Oct 28, 2022 6:10 pmStarted watching it. Got 3 episodes in and couldn't watch any more. Not one likeable/relatable character. Everyone's an idiot. I thought I loved Armando Iannucci. Obviously notAnimalmother wrote: βWed Oct 26, 2022 12:20 pmAvenue 5
Set on a spaceship luxury liner with Hugh Laurie as the captain. I never knew this existed until yesterday and it's got 2 seasons. Not watched much but it seems to be pretty good so far, cringe comedy in space is probably the best description. Starship Titanic was an influenced maybe.
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In fact that reveal made me hate it more.Hatredsheart wrote: βFri Oct 28, 2022 7:27 pmI was on the fence when I watched season 1 last year but after the revealSpoilerI got more into it . Season 2 seems OK so far.
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Re: Good TV (aka, the TV series spamthread), the second series
Watched the first few, and I'm not minding it. It's not laugh-out-loud funny, although it gets the odd chuckle (such as the orbiting corpses), but it is at least quite watchable.Animalmother wrote: βWed Oct 26, 2022 12:20 pmAvenue 5
Set on a spaceship luxury liner with Hugh Laurie as the captain. I never knew this existed until yesterday and it's got 2 seasons. Not watched much but it seems to be pretty good so far, cringe comedy in space is probably the best description. Starship Titanic was an influenced maybe.
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Re: Good TV (aka, the TV series spamthread), the second series
Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (Netflix)
My wife and I have watched these, and by and large they are very entertaining horror shorts (about an hour apiece). There are even a couple of Lovecraft stories in there, my favourite being Pickfords Model which is superb. Well worth a watch.
Oh, except for episode 7. Absolute fucking ballhang!
My wife and I have watched these, and by and large they are very entertaining horror shorts (about an hour apiece). There are even a couple of Lovecraft stories in there, my favourite being Pickfords Model which is superb. Well worth a watch.
Oh, except for episode 7. Absolute fucking ballhang!
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So yes, ballhang. An utterly pointless story told badly. Spoilered it just in case but seriously, my post will tell you the story and save you an hour, if you are considering the Cabinet as viewing material I can save you some time.08/10/2003 - 17/08/2018RCHD wrote:Snowy is my favourite. He's a metal God.
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I'm in the middle of watching it and to be honest only episode 3 (Autopsy) has been any good and that episode was a wee bit gross even for me if I'm honest, but it was good. Currently on episode 4, which to quote your good self is ballhang so far. The series is like an updated Creep Show, which was mostly shite as well.
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I thought the autopsy one was one of the better episodes (a lot of them are a bit grim). Pickmans Model was the standout, Ep 7 the nadir, and sad to say their interpretation of Dreams in the Witch House (probably my favourite Lovecraft tale) was not very true to the original story to its detriment.
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Andor
This has been consistently very watchable and I genuinely look forward to the next episode each week. When not bogged down by the fan service lore Star Wars can be very good.
This has been consistently very watchable and I genuinely look forward to the next episode each week. When not bogged down by the fan service lore Star Wars can be very good.
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Really enjoyed it, looking forward to season two.Animalmother wrote: βThu Nov 10, 2022 10:10 amAndor
This has been consistently very watchable and I genuinely look forward to the next episode each week. When not bogged down by the fan service lore Star Wars can be very good.
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Lost In Space S3 The final season
I totally forgot this came out. I absolutly love this show so I'm sad its over but it was a lot of super schmaltzy daft fun with a big heart. All three seasons have been great in its over the top cheesy way where nobody can drive over a field without it exploding into lava and the answer to every single problem is "family" but its not shittly like TFatF! Theres so many far fetched coincidences that would annoy the shit out of me in anything else but it just works here.
The finale was super wonderfully dumb and I loved it. It was just everything I've come to love about it, lots of fun and feels. Its honestly my favourite scifi in recent memory and I'm sure a lot of folk would balk at that but man fuck those folk, its braw! What a great reboot!
I totally forgot this came out. I absolutly love this show so I'm sad its over but it was a lot of super schmaltzy daft fun with a big heart. All three seasons have been great in its over the top cheesy way where nobody can drive over a field without it exploding into lava and the answer to every single problem is "family" but its not shittly like TFatF! Theres so many far fetched coincidences that would annoy the shit out of me in anything else but it just works here.
The finale was super wonderfully dumb and I loved it. It was just everything I've come to love about it, lots of fun and feels. Its honestly my favourite scifi in recent memory and I'm sure a lot of folk would balk at that but man fuck those folk, its braw! What a great reboot!
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Same people who made Dark so I have very high hopes for this. It definitely has the same weird vibe as Dark and the same slowly creeping sense of dread.
Set on a German ocean liner crossing the Atlantic to America, all the passengers are running away from something it seems. I've watched the first 2 episodes and it just gets stranger and more interesting.
Same people who made Dark so I have very high hopes for this. It definitely has the same weird vibe as Dark and the same slowly creeping sense of dread.
Set on a German ocean liner crossing the Atlantic to America, all the passengers are running away from something it seems. I've watched the first 2 episodes and it just gets stranger and more interesting.
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Only Murders in the Building
Loved it. The three leads are very entertaining and work well together, even if their relationship never feels like it really ought to. It does a fantastic job of making you care about the investigation, the characters, their histories and the victim, and it's all set in fairly opulent surroundings which I think works well for this genre.
Loved it. The three leads are very entertaining and work well together, even if their relationship never feels like it really ought to. It does a fantastic job of making you care about the investigation, the characters, their histories and the victim, and it's all set in fairly opulent surroundings which I think works well for this genre.
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Last episode of Andor was on yesterday and it was great, the whole series was excellent. Pretty dark for Star Wars but it worked so well with a character whose ultimate end we already know. There's no space wizards, no mention of the Force, stormtroopers can shoot straight and very few aliens make an appearance. Even the obligatory droid feels tragic. It's the least like Star Wars for a SW's show but so far it's the best.
There's a very brief end of credits bit on the last episode in case you skip it.
There's a very brief end of credits bit on the last episode in case you skip it.
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Agreed on all counts. This is exactly what I wanted from this show, getting down in the dirt with lower-level early Rebels and Imperials (while not ignoring the bigger picture), and it's both fairly well written and lavishly produced. It's certainly up there with The Mandalorian in terms of Star Wars TV shows, I'm sure some will say it's better. It's further proof if any were needed that this franchise is crying out for more stuff set in this era but barely connected to the main films, even though I love Jedi and Sith and lightsabers as much as anyone. It's an incredible universe and we deserve to see more of it, there is genuinely no other speculative fiction setting that I think has better design (both visually and aurally).
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Wow... I know The Orville, and Seth Macfarlane in particular, isn't to everyone's taste, but I've just watched the S3 episode 'A Tale Of Two Topas', and it was simply outstanding. I'd liken it to the very best of ST:TNG, using the medium of science-fiction to address real-world issues without beating people around the head with it, in this case gender identity and the rights of a person to decide for themselves exactly what they are. It was quite emotive in places, and more to the point was a satisfactory conclusion to an arc that began in the first season (and back then 'ended' with what felt like a punch to the gut).
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