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I'm working my way through Bosch on Amazon Prime at the moment, just finished season 3 and it's just really good. It doesn't seem to do much original, but it's just a really well made detective show. Plus Lance Reddick is in it and I will watch anything that man is in.
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I think the problem it had is a lot of it took place on the edges of reality and perception, something I think it portrayed very well, but it started to have that side of the story bleed into the more grounded parts of the story, which blurred the edges, and sometimes made it feel creatively unstuck at the times when it needed to be more grounded. Sometimes you want that to happen, narratively speaking, but it seems sometimes it was just a bit too weird for weird's sake, at times when it wasn't appropriate for the story. It was still great though, I'd definitely recommend it.
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Aug 14, 2019 14:27
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Yeah I liked Legion overall, but it definitely climbed up its own butt from time to time. I never really got the critics' love for the Loudermilks, though; I just thought they were dull as hell and only existed to serve some of the laziest aspects of the storytelling. Cary was the "we need a thing that does X so I have instantaneously invented it" sort of techie deus ex machina and Kerry is just a bog-standard Whedon ripoff and honestly I just don't have much time for either.
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Aug 14, 2019 17:56
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SardonicTyrant posted:Trying to get into Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, but man the first few episodes are dark. Is it always like that? You're in the happy, quirky, light days. poo poo gets dark.
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Aug 14, 2019 18:22
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SardonicTyrant posted:Trying to get into Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, but man the first few episodes are dark. Is it always like that? if you don't like dark comedy you absolutely should stop now because you're actually in the happy funtimes season.
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Aug 14, 2019 19:10
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I still have to watch Season 4 but Season 3 was a kick in the crotch.
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Aug 14, 2019 19:17
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Nate RFB posted:Legion was ultimately a show that I felt was decent, but decidedly not great, with a smattering of moments and episodes that were truly outstanding, superlative, and notable. The best way I think I can put it is that in the end they thought that they were way smarter than they actually were with regards to the various character arcs. Many of them (especially David and Syd) feel quite awkward when you look at them in their totality. It was at its worst in S2 but S3 still has that problem in places. It will still ultimately be a show that I will wind up recommending a lot though because the highs are so interesting and entertaining and still don't feel like content I would get in most shows, let alone a Marvel story. Agreed. That's also pretty close to what I feel about Mr. Robot.
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Aug 14, 2019 22:02
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Trig Discipline posted:Yeah I liked Legion overall, but it definitely climbed up its own butt from time to time. I never really got the critics' love for the Loudermilks, though; I just thought they were dull as hell and only existed to serve some of the laziest aspects of the storytelling. Cary was the "we need a thing that does X so I have instantaneously invented it" sort of techie deus ex machina and Kerry is just a bog-standard Whedon ripoff and honestly I just don't have much time for either. I'd say it's the probably best superhero show I've seen
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Aug 14, 2019 22:21
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Inspector 34 posted:Finished Wu Assassins. What a mess. I'm up to ep5 and don't know if I'll finish, it's so bad. Chinese parents that travel halfway around the world to argue about plant placement. Characters just abandon their meager arcs. Random medieval Scottsman gets Chinese spirit? It doesn't make any loving sense.
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Aug 14, 2019 22:31
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wormil posted:I'm up to ep5 and don't know if I'll finish, it's so bad. Chinese parents that travel halfway around the world to argue about plant placement. Characters just abandon their meager arcs. Random medieval Scottsman gets Chinese spirit? It doesn't make any loving sense. If you are watching Wu Assassin for any reason other than to watch awesome martial arts fight scenes from the guy who stared in the best martial arts movie ever (The Raid: Redemption) you are doing it wrong.
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Aug 14, 2019 22:46
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Skex posted:If you are watching Wu Assassin for any reason other than to watch awesome martial arts fight scenes from the guy who stared in the best martial arts movie ever (The Raid: Redemption) you are doing it wrong. Don't throw it back on me, not my fault it's bad. The fight scenes aren't even choreographed well. In several scenes the camera angles allow you to see he is bending at the wrist when punching, that should have been caught in post. Characters frequently turn their backs on enemies and stand there until stabbed or shot. The female/male fight scenes are straight out of Die Hard 4. In early episodes lower level enemies don't defend, they just stand waiting their turn to get beat up.
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Aug 14, 2019 23:14
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Just finished the two seasons of fleabag. Very natural dialogue and acting, both very funny and very serious. The way the main character interjects scenes with breaking the fourth wall without cutting away the shot works beautifully. Excellent excellent show.
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Aug 14, 2019 23:38
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I just watched the first two Episodes of HBO's show Our Boys. I didn't see a thread for it on a quick glance. It's a docudrama about the 2014 Gaza War. The first two episodes were about the murders of 3 Israeli teenagers, which resulted in the retaliatory abduction and murder of a Palestinian teenager. I didn't really have any background information on the conflict itself, but has been a very entertaining watch so far.
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Aug 15, 2019 06:14
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Chalks posted:I'd say it's the probably best superhero show I've seen Yeah don't get me wrong, I really like the show in general. I just never got the love for those two, because they strike me as the show's weakest link.
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Aug 15, 2019 06:34
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I'm amazed at Money Heist on Netflix. I'm on Part 2 and I can't believe how much the Professor has planned out everything.Even hiring outside help when he's caught by the inspector and Tokyo is being transferred to prison.
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Aug 15, 2019 20:35
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I like La Casa de Papel, but it does crack me up how many deathless firefights there are in that show.
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Aug 15, 2019 21:14
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Trig Discipline posted:Yeah don't get me wrong, I really like the show in general. I just never got the love for those two, because they strike me as the show's weakest link. Yeah, their individual characters were pretty cliché, but I thought the concept of their power was pretty unique and the relationship between the two characters is something you don't see very often so I liked them for that.
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Aug 15, 2019 21:21
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TV Zombie posted:I'm amazed at Money Heist on Netflix. I'm on Part 2 and I can't believe how much the Professor has planned out everything.Even hiring outside help when he's caught by the inspector and Tokyo is being transferred to prison. I been also watching this and love it, in general Spanish media is pretty good and quite underrated. I just binged through Chernobyl, whenever there is a great show on HBO you hear everyone talk about it and I also many positive things about it on this thread. Decided to just check it on the side monitor while I was playing something but after like 5 minutes I had to stop playing. The production, the atmosphere, the music and the actors were all great. I know someone whose family was affected by this event so I felt extra emotional at some points. Scary, sad and entertaining.
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Aug 16, 2019 00:24
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I am currently binging through The Kirlian Frequency.
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Aug 17, 2019 00:04
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It's such a quick watch and I'm hoping that more is out there or will be put on Netflix soon.
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Aug 17, 2019 04:46
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wormil posted:Looks intriguing but it's already not a secret that politicians are influenced by money and religious leaders. Is it actionable? Tell me anything I don't already suspect? I didn't know half of what the national prayer breakfast folks were up to.
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Aug 17, 2019 06:12
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TV Zombie posted:It's such a quick watch and I'm hoping that more is out there or will be put on Netflix soon.
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Aug 17, 2019 16:08
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Just blew through the first season of Dark. Loved it! I’m ready to consume season 2.
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Raspberry Bang posted:Just blew through the first season of Dark. Loved it! I’m ready to consume season 2. It's really good. So is season 2! 
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Aug 18, 2019 07:20
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Eight episodes into Succession and it's so loving good I wished I'd waited two months so season 2 could be binged as well.
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Aug 18, 2019 11:19
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Started Bordertown on Netflix, didn't watch the trailer or anything just went in cold assuming it was set in Texas or Cali but surprise it's in Finland and Russia is their Mexico. The dubbing is poor but the show is good. Main guy is a policeman with a memory palace and incredible deductive abilities, his Watson is a former Russian secret police that interviews suspects by karate chopping them in the throat until they talk or can't talk. Third wheel is a brown-nosing paper pusher that might have a hidden talent for detective work. The women in the show are gorgeous and look like the latest models from the ubermensch factory.
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Aug 19, 2019 05:31
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Four episodes into Years and Years and my wife is already intensely depressed.
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Aug 20, 2019 19:27
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Found a show on Netflix called Better Than Us, seems to be the Russian take on Humans. Presumably about sex robots gone mad but really it's the boring drama of assholes and energy vampires, and their boring rear end robot alarm clocks. Anyone watched more than one episode?
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Finished Money Heist Part 2 and thought that this would have been a great finish to the series but then I saw that they have a part 3, which just seems unnecessary.
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TV Zombie posted:Finished Money Heist Part 2 and thought that this would have been a great finish to the series but then I saw that they have a part 3, which just seems unnecessary. I thought exactly the same thing. Don't think I'm gonna watch season 3.
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Aug 21, 2019 06:54
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I don't think it's complex enough to need to end anywhere.
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TV Zombie posted:Finished Money Heist Part 2 and thought that this would have been a great finish to the series but then I saw that they have a part 3, which just seems unnecessary. Still pretty good though, better than I expected but not as good as the first two parts.
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The heist is over and the first character they show in Part 3 turned me off as I disliked him from the previous seasons.
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I started Patriot and Im really liking it, very unique, funny, sad, absurd and real at the same time, and great acting all around But, its just me smoking too much pot or the plot became kinda of a mess on S2? I can barely understand why people are doing what they are doing anymore and some things seems to contradict stuff that happened before
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Elias_Maluco posted:I started Patriot and Im really liking it, very unique, funny, sad, absurd and real at the same time, and great acting all around It became a family drama and they tried to make the wife matter which complicated everything. The cop chick gets greedy, steals the money so John kidnaps her daughter but she doesn't think he will hurt her and gives no fucks. Wife shows up and secretly teams up with cop lady in the belief that working against her husband will help him. There is some misdirection going on and John plays his cards right. Then jellyfish.
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dudemanbudguy posted:Kim's Convenience is so light and wholesome. You grow to love the characters and watching each one grow as a person. It's fantastic. Ended up settling on Kim's because that turned out to be exactly the vibe I was looking for. The parents especially make me laugh, the Dad when he's trolling his daughter in some way and the Mum when she's suddenly revealing some whole other side of her character that no-one has ever seen before.
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Aug 23, 2019 20:49
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Aug 24, 2019 00:46
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I dropped Crazy Ex-Girlfriend after the first few episodes because it's way too dark for me. Trying GLOW and I'm loving this cringy rear end in a top hat director. 
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I'm trying to get through season 1 of Dark. It seems good but I can't seem to binge it at all. It seems good but I can't consume it in chunks for some reason.
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SardonicTyrant posted:I dropped Crazy Ex-Girlfriend after the first few episodes because it's way too dark for me. Trying GLOW and I'm loving this cringy rear end in a top hat director. 
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