the last episode of Better Things (16 year old daughter doubts her future) finally broke through; I am suddenly much more interested.Third episode of High Maintenance was a low point but still pretty dang good.First episode of Queen Sugar was pretty good; probably gonna watch the other five in the next few days and will report back.
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Monday, 10 October 2016 14:09 (seven years ago) link
Night Of was great. i could have done without 90% of the eczema and cat 'plotlines' - we could have got the whole thing finished in 4 eps without that. and the prison stuff was just.... there. but anything Turturro and Dennis Box touched was gold.
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 14 October 2016 08:14 (seven years ago) link
First half of Night Of much better than second half. Turturro owned the whole thing, predictably.
― chap, Friday, 14 October 2016 09:46 (seven years ago) link
A Fist Within Four Walls is well worth combing the dark.net for. 28-part martial arts set in Kowloon Walled City in the 60s.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fist_Within_Four_Walls
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 14 October 2016 10:34 (seven years ago) link
i want to watch bureau des legendes but i can't find it even in the "usual places"
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 14 October 2016 10:59 (seven years ago) link
I think Season 1 is available on Amazon play, but I'm waiting for it to hit the t0rrentz myself.
― calzino, Friday, 14 October 2016 11:12 (seven years ago) link
Everything's coming back after summer breaks. So new seasons of all the long term shows.
Just binge watched through a load of last Week Tonight so up to date. Finding some of Jon Olver's quirks might be grating, especially if they are the bits taht would be picked up by anybody mimicking him. But am finding a lot of the rest pretty funny.
Also Full Frontal with Samantha bee. Really funny but keep getting reminded of Trevor and Simon by her polishing the fronts of her trousers.
Has Blackish lost a lot of its popularity? Seems to be being shared by only a couple of people and normally in a way that won't play on my memory stick.
― Stevolende, Friday, 14 October 2016 11:25 (seven years ago) link
Currently watching Deutschland 83 on Hulu. It's really good; I find it particularly interesting when they're discussing events that were also incorporated into The Americans.
― Don Van Gorp, midwest regional VP, marketing (誤訳侮辱), Friday, 14 October 2016 12:06 (seven years ago) link
my wife and i are watching blackish. love it
― Spottie, Friday, 14 October 2016 16:43 (seven years ago) link
Amazon's Goliath is complete garbage and I am totally going to watch the whole thing purely because the cast is incredible
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Sunday, 16 October 2016 10:58 (seven years ago) link
Atlanta is fucking great btw
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Sunday, 16 October 2016 20:18 (seven years ago) link
I wish Atlanta was aired two eps at a time though, like that Louis season that went to the 20 min format.
― calzino, Sunday, 16 October 2016 20:27 (seven years ago) link
i watched the first episode and then just binged the next five back-to-back-to-back and I agree with you wholeheartedly.
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Sunday, 16 October 2016 20:28 (seven years ago) link
Also wanna give a shout out to Queen Sugar; two eps in and it's my fave hour long drama of the moment.
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Monday, 17 October 2016 04:18 (seven years ago) link
I watched four eps of that I think, I really wanted to like it but it's just so damned corny and the scoring/soundtracking is insufferable
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Monday, 17 October 2016 04:20 (seven years ago) link
oh yah? I don't mind the corny as most of the acting is very solid (not so much "ralph-angel") and the soundtrack is solid I thought! Meshell Ndegeocello doing the music I believe.
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Monday, 17 October 2016 04:22 (seven years ago) link
the scoring is fine, it's the extremely on-the-nose needle drops I take offense to. that and the underlying, constantly nagging moral of "hey they'd all just be alright if they stuck together as a family"
I like that it makes basically zero concessions to white audiences, tho, and the kid is v cute
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Monday, 17 October 2016 04:31 (seven years ago) link
i imagine he will be sacrificed on the altar of drama in time
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Monday, 17 October 2016 14:32 (seven years ago) link
my dad is evangelizing Queen Sugar to me, I've been meaning to check it out
― ¶ (DJP), Monday, 17 October 2016 15:06 (seven years ago) link
well Meshell doing the music has sure got my interest
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 17 October 2016 15:41 (seven years ago) link
Love "fleabag" probably my fav show since stranger things
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Monday, 17 October 2016 15:46 (seven years ago) link
NB: one plotline Queen Sugar is doing appears to be a thinly veiled dramatization of the Derek Rose rape allegations.
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Monday, 17 October 2016 18:15 (seven years ago) link
d40 did you watch crashing too? created & starring the same actress, also came out this year i think, also very good!
― a simba man (Will M.), Monday, 17 October 2016 18:36 (seven years ago) link
Favorite shows lately: Fleabag, Better Things, Insecure, High Maintenance and Atlanta.
― Ross, Monday, 17 October 2016 19:04 (seven years ago) link
I think Better Things might be my favourite thing on TV right now (or at least tied with Atlanta). I love how it seems so aimless, so not plot-driven, but each vignette is so full of character. Its like Louie, but better.
― Robby Mook (stevie), Sunday, 23 October 2016 11:06 (seven years ago) link
I really enjoyed the first episode of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, possibly solely due to a combination of Elijah Wood and nostalgia for the books.
― ¶ (DJP), Sunday, 23 October 2016 12:17 (seven years ago) link
They remade that? There's a UK version from about 5 years back with Stephen Mangan as Dirk
Is Fleabag a stand alone series or just the first series of several?
― Stevolende, Sunday, 23 October 2016 12:24 (seven years ago) link
http://66.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_macgdfyqFW1rwmb58.gif
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 23 October 2016 12:49 (seven years ago) link
watched the first two episodes of season 3 Black Mirror last night. it's a good thing i like this short form sci fi format cos this show is painful. horrible writing, horrible leaden scripts, horrible pacing, horrible tendency to throw in twists right when things seem like they might be getting interesting, etc. got to give it to BDH, i'm sure it took a lot of guts to do that performance, but it was very cringey to watch, it was like a bad episode of Seinfeld where George just keeps getting shit on only not funny and full of EVERYONE IS ON CELL PHONE DO U SEEEEE???? commentary. lame. that ending...... yuuuuuck. as for the second ep, the VR horror ep was slightly better, but was full of twists that were just confusing rather than interesting. the show feels half written. there are good ideas in there but it's really unfocused.
watched some of Blacklist too. the show is silly but in all the right ways. James Spader is so fun to watch!
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, 23 October 2016 18:15 (seven years ago) link
Looks like Fleabag was based on a stage play. I was wondering if it was the introduction to a longer term character. Hope there is more coming. Series was great.
― Stevolende, Sunday, 23 October 2016 18:50 (seven years ago) link
black mirror episodes set in the uk seem more natural, maybe it's the whole thing where the british natural state of mind is existential dread
― mh 😏, Sunday, 23 October 2016 20:05 (seven years ago) link
I really like You're the Worst but it bugs me sometimes how there's such a huge gap in the character realization. Gretchen is pretty fully realized, Lindsay and Edgar are basically cartoons but they have attempted to give them more depth. But Hint
― Immediate Follower (NA), Sunday, 23 October 2016 23:59 (seven years ago) link
Ugh... But Jimmy is just a pretentious asshole with no growth or depth. Only on s2 though.
― Immediate Follower (NA), Monday, 24 October 2016 00:01 (seven years ago) link
I feel, sometimes, implicated by Lindsay's hatred of Paul.
― rb (soda), Monday, 24 October 2016 01:48 (seven years ago) link
lol I never do, Paul is just such a goober
I love the dedication that they've written into the character -- he has to know some shit but somehow never has a meltdown. It's either some amazing propping up of the fourth wall or the series ends with him murdering everyone
― mh 😏, Monday, 24 October 2016 04:27 (seven years ago) link
Edgar's PTSD storyline really got to me.
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 24 October 2016 04:59 (seven years ago) link
better things is great! the "period speech" made me feel weird. i wasn't sure if it was supposed to be cringeworthy or cool? maybe that was the point?
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Monday, 24 October 2016 08:05 (seven years ago) link
Almost gave up on "Better Things" because of the lackluster pilot, but this is a really enjoyable show. No love for "Insecure" around these parts? Great show.
― Ross, Monday, 24 October 2016 22:45 (seven years ago) link
Way behind on Atlanta and You're The Worst, haven't gotten to start 'Better Things' but I started Fleabag this afternoon and I think it could be up there. Some of the annoying quirks of BBC programming (bad music, why does all the cinematography look the same whether it's Sherlock or this?) but entertaining.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Monday, 24 October 2016 22:50 (seven years ago) link
First two episodes of Insecure were great; required some googling to keep up with some plot points. The League and Hotep were new to me; explaining "brazy" to my gf took a minute
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Monday, 24 October 2016 22:51 (seven years ago) link
I like Better Things but there's been a lot of cringe scenes in the past few episodes - the stuff with the Mormon mom felt so artificial - and it feels really humblebraggy at times, like Louie did.
― Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 24 October 2016 23:10 (seven years ago) link
I do love how every male guest star has a crush on Pamela, and it's treated as unremarkable - that's so refreshing, even now. (Plus I guess it's a neat gender-swap on the whole "Jerry has a new girlfriend every week" cliche.)
― Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 24 October 2016 23:16 (seven years ago) link
Rectify. So great
― groovypanda, Saturday, 29 October 2016 13:32 (seven years ago) link
Speechless has moments that are truly lovely. Minnie Driver is still wonderful, and the kids are great actors.
― rb (soda), Saturday, 29 October 2016 13:41 (seven years ago) link
The Rectify season premiere made me tear up. I'm gonna miss that show.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Saturday, 29 October 2016 15:37 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, the monologue towards the end got me
― groovypanda, Saturday, 29 October 2016 19:28 (seven years ago) link
Best ep of tv I've seen in a while
― Spottie, Sunday, 30 October 2016 06:49 (seven years ago) link
The whole premise of The Strain is pretty dark, but the most recent episode... jesus christ people
― mh 😏, Monday, 31 October 2016 18:59 (seven years ago) link
what are they doing now?
― the notes the loon doesn't play (ulysses), Monday, 31 October 2016 19:38 (seven years ago) link
can't really delve into that without spoilers, we'll say "going full apocalyptic" and leave it at that
― mh 😏, Monday, 31 October 2016 19:41 (seven years ago) link