Watched the first three last night. Took me about halfway through the first one to realise why it seemed so familiar. Second one was a Scalzi short story. The animation certainly varies. First one felt like a cutscene from a video game but second and third were much better styles.
― groovypanda, Sunday, 17 March 2019 08:07 (five years ago) link
I put Turn Up Charlie in my queue last night and was thinking I would give one episode a try. Is that what Idris Elba has been promoting recently? It seems like such a weird vehicle for him.
― Yerac, Sunday, 17 March 2019 14:31 (five years ago) link
Okay, Hannibal is not for me. Some of the acting is pretty great and it's visually compelling, but I was four episodes in and not finding much to keep me interested in the storyline (I watched every British and American crime drama on TV with my parents for about ten years, so probably suffered from over-saturation of the genre), plus it required so much suspension of disbelief that this was all happening in our world to the point of being very distracting. I dislike things that pile catastrophe on catastrophe and this was doing that an awful lot. Maybe it evens out later on, but I think mostly I am just too impatient to wait for suspense to play out.
There's plenty of Terrace House and Queer Eye to fill the Netflix televisual void until the summer season gets going.
― alrakis morissette (tangenttangent), Sunday, 17 March 2019 17:18 (five years ago) link
it evens out after the first nine or so episodes and becomes a different show
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Sunday, 17 March 2019 17:19 (five years ago) link
but also idk if you’re not in by ep 3 maybe it isn’t your thing (i’m rewatching it now and having such a good time)
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Sunday, 17 March 2019 17:20 (five years ago) link
Hmm...maybe I can be patient for that long. Does the journalist character go away or undergo some major rewriting? That was a severely off-putting element. (P.s. sorry for not posting in the Hannibal thread)
I don't know. I found it engaging enough at first, but wanted it to step outside of its genre conventions much more than it was doing.
― alrakis morissette (tangenttangent), Sunday, 17 March 2019 17:26 (five years ago) link
I certainly wouldn't expect everyone to like Hannibal, but, while I understand how the set-up would lead you there, approaching it as a crime drama set in reality isn't quite right. It's a horror universe, maybe even a supernatural one, though that might take longer to become clear than I remember.
I haven't watched Turn Up Charlie yet, but I've enjoyed Elba's genial sitcom In the Long Run, which streams on CBC here so I'm not sure where to see it elsewhere.
― rob, Sunday, 17 March 2019 17:30 (five years ago) link
Is that what Idris Elba has been promoting recently? It seems like such a weird vehicle for him.The DJ who acted on 2.4 Children, AbFab, Crocodile Shoes and The Office, and created & starred in In The Long Run?
― steven, soda jerk (sic), Sunday, 17 March 2019 17:41 (five years ago) link
heard when he raps he writes for himself, no ghosty
― mh, Sunday, 17 March 2019 18:38 (five years ago) link
giggled at that line tbh
― steven, soda jerk (sic), Sunday, 17 March 2019 18:51 (five years ago) link
re After Life : I realise RG is not for all here, but I wanted to see how he approached this topic.and, to be honest, he absolutely hit the nail on the head for me.so many aspects of the story were so close to my own situation it was spooky.
― mark e, Sunday, 17 March 2019 18:58 (five years ago) link
Oh, I guess I only became of aware of him first from The Wire and then Luther. I didn't realize he was doing lots of british sitcoms before. I don't remember him from abfab at all.
― Yerac, Sunday, 17 March 2019 19:11 (five years ago) link
I kind of hated the Freddie Lounds character too but then realized I was just annoyed by her hairstyle. Her and Abigail wer giving me some serious Anne Shirley vibes.
― Yerac, Sunday, 17 March 2019 19:12 (five years ago) link
Hannibal not for me either , too gross
― calstars, Sunday, 17 March 2019 20:05 (five years ago) link
hulu not netflix, but Shrill is worth a gander. Aidy Bryant is great and the show mostly manages to spin all its plates at the same time and try some new things. Last episode explicitly does not stick the landing but it's like 2 1/2 hours so you can get in and out fast. Will watch s2.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Sunday, 17 March 2019 20:22 (five years ago) link
I had to ask my spouse twice if it was ok to watch an episode of Hannibal while we ate.
― Yerac, Sunday, 17 March 2019 20:22 (five years ago) link
xp at the very least shrill deserves appreciation for bringing this up:https://www.glamour.com/story/what-shrill-gets-right-and-wrong-about-the-morning-after-pill-weight-limit
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Sunday, 17 March 2019 20:24 (five years ago) link
I didn't realize he was doing lots of british sitcoms before
The Office was American, and after The Wire (but before Luther); In The Long Run was last year.
no reason why anyone would remember he was in AbFab without happening across a repeat after he became well known. I'm definitely mad that I can't find the speaker-headed avatar/logo thingy that he used to have on the myspace for his DJ bookings though.
― steven, soda jerk (sic), Sunday, 17 March 2019 20:55 (five years ago) link
I am looking up some of these things that were mentioned upthread. Crocodile Shoes 1996 "Jo-Jo", ABFab "Hilton" in a 1995 episode, and he played the "parachute instructor" in 1994 in 2.4 Children. I am humbled for not knowing these iconic roles.
― Yerac, Sunday, 17 March 2019 21:03 (five years ago) link
did Jimmy Nail's throat nodules die in vain
― steven, soda jerk (sic), Sunday, 17 March 2019 21:08 (five years ago) link
I've watched all the American office at least twice and didn't realise he was in it.
― koogs, Sunday, 17 March 2019 21:19 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLFwuCs8IwY
― groovypanda, Monday, 18 March 2019 08:18 (five years ago) link
amazon not netfix: s3 of Catastrophe was a fast enjoyable watch; good end to a very solid series.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 18 March 2019 13:54 (five years ago) link
you mean season 4
― dan selzer, Monday, 18 March 2019 14:36 (five years ago) link
def not as intense or quite as funny as previous seasons, but not a bad conclusion. kind of amazing that Delaney was able to make it at all considering his circumstances
― Simon H., Monday, 18 March 2019 14:38 (five years ago) link
Loved "After Life," although parts of the last episode were rather cheesy compared to the rest of the series.
― Jazzbo, Monday, 18 March 2019 18:14 (five years ago) link
Watched Behind The Curve. Not outstanding but still enjoyed it.
― nathom, Tuesday, 19 March 2019 21:05 (five years ago) link
HBO, but the docu on Theranos/Elizabeth Holmes is excellent. Better researched / more interesting than the Fire Island duo.
― remy bean, Tuesday, 19 March 2019 23:30 (five years ago) link
p solid yea... though for ppl w/o hbo most of the content is also in the dropout podcast and associated 20/20 ep
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 20 March 2019 00:23 (five years ago) link
I read the book so I’m probably going to watch it, but not right away. Anyone read the book and watched it? Anything new?
― mh, Wednesday, 20 March 2019 00:34 (five years ago) link
wife says no, but the visuals (unblinking shark-eyes, pancake makeup, poorly-fitted turtleneck) adds a je ne sais quoi
― remy bean, Wednesday, 20 March 2019 01:15 (five years ago) link
First episode of Shrill was indeed well-acted and well-made and probably worthwhile but reminded me of every mid-'90s indie movie, from the way it was shot to the score. Bryant is great in it, though it's a peev that it's yet another story whose protagonist works at an only-thriving-in-tv-and-movies alt-weekly with a cartoonish eccentric boss.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 20 March 2019 12:18 (five years ago) link
The OA is back on Friday.
Handy recap of Season 1 here
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 20 March 2019 12:59 (five years ago) link
Yay!!!
― valet doberman (Jon not Jon), Wednesday, 20 March 2019 13:27 (five years ago) link
the paper is pretty thriving IRL, it’s outlived the other weekly paper (which was down to two sheets before it died last month) and one of the city’s two dailies
― steven, soda jerk (sic), Wednesday, 20 March 2019 17:14 (five years ago) link
the OA was such a weird series. will probably watch s2 unless it goes all Lost
― kinder, Wednesday, 20 March 2019 17:35 (five years ago) link
what's the Theranos doc called? wonder if it'll be on here (UK)
― kinder, Wednesday, 20 March 2019 17:36 (five years ago) link
Inventor, I think.
― DJI, Wednesday, 20 March 2019 17:38 (five years ago) link
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, March 20, 2019 5:18 AM (five hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
in fairness it's loosely based on lindy west's actual life and the boss is a dan savage stand-in
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 20 March 2019 17:38 (five years ago) link
Going Clear was on Sky Atlantic, kinder, so if it turns up anywhere it'll probably be there
I didn't think it added much at all if you've read the book though (MC Hammer dance sequence apart)
― Number None, Wednesday, 20 March 2019 19:14 (five years ago) link
Gonna definitely watch OAs2 just because I cannot for the life of me imagine what a season 2 of it would be. A while back I was sort of remembering bits of pieces of season 1 and thinking it was a dream I had and then I was like, wait, no, that was an ACTUAL TV SHOW SOMEONE MADE.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 20 March 2019 19:19 (five years ago) link
S1 seemed like an extended Actor’s workshop routine
― calstars, Wednesday, 20 March 2019 19:41 (five years ago) link
Cheers nn, will be getting Now Tv for GoT anyway so will check
― kinder, Wednesday, 20 March 2019 20:34 (five years ago) link
wow y’all watching a different Shrill than the one I saw. love Lindy West but after 1 episode I am done.shoutout to the POC supporting characters who unfailingly big-up our hero for no obvious reason except I guess it’s her story not theirs.
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Thursday, 21 March 2019 00:24 (five years ago) link
The OA was, I know, divisive but it was probably also my favorite new show since Enlightened so I'm excited. Nyah to the naysayers.
― Soupy Slacks (Old Lunch), Thursday, 21 March 2019 01:56 (five years ago) link
xpost tbf I haven't made it past the first episode so I'm not ready to say which characters do what wrong.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 21 March 2019 02:08 (five years ago) link
My Husband Won't Fit / Season 1 2019 3.0 TV-MA SD Play Queue Series Netflix PageKumiko and Kenichi meet in college and build a happy marriage together. But over time, an unusual problem threatens to destroy their relationship.Mar 20, 2019 10 episodes
so, yes, this is in fact about what you think it's about, and it has TEN episodes
― del griffith, Thursday, 21 March 2019 02:20 (five years ago) link
I guess Dragged Across Concrete drops on Friday?
― Simon H., Thursday, 21 March 2019 02:43 (five years ago) link
still angry i watched the entire first season of The OA lol. life is too short for white people discovering the power of interpretive dance.
― Roz, Thursday, 21 March 2019 03:37 (five years ago) link
Yeah, gotta admit, didn't like what I saw of Shrill's second episode just now. Her character is kind of this off-putting naif.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 21 March 2019 03:38 (five years ago) link