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matureaudiencesonly posted:Started working my way through Russian Doll since I’ve seen it recommended a few times. The first season was fun but I just finished episode 3 of the second season and I don’t like it  I liked first season but gave up on the second by episode 2 or 3 The new time travel gimmick was a lot less interesting and a lot more ridiculous, and her character was more annoying than funny most of the time edit vvvvvvvvvvvvv: yeah I was actually quite surprised when I learned there was a 2nd season because the 1st is totally self contained and actually leaves very little room to go further Elias_Maluco fucked around with this message at 15:14 on Jan 17, 2023 |
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. I’m finding natasha lyonne’s nadia-isms extremely annoying this time around, maybe because she’s doing more scenes on her own. Every “ahh, ehhh”, every cigarette, every affected cool girl explanation of the weird stuff going on - just super grating. Her hair continues to look great though. I’ll probably have it on in the background while I do other things and finish it out though.
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In the back of my mind I’ve been like I need to finish Russian Doll season 2 (I only watched the first 2 episodes?), but now I’m convinced I made the right decision in stopping. Still season 1 was great and they should have stopped there.
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Jan 17, 2023 13:12
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Remy Marathe posted:Same, I stalled out on Russian Doll around episode 4. It clearly wanted to be funny, but never quite got there. The 2nd half of the first season is a lot better. But the 2nd season never really works.
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Jan 17, 2023 16:13
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I thought it was one and done show so this is pretty surprising
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Jan 17, 2023 16:16
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sad question posted:I thought it was one and done show so this is pretty surprising according to interviews it was planned for three seasons somehow. i don't think i could bear to watch a third.
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Jan 17, 2023 16:43
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I still liked S2 even if it wasn’t as tight as the first. S1 was just such a masterpiece.
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Jan 17, 2023 17:02
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I felt like S2 cared way more about being an artsy exploration of generational trauma etc etc than actually having a coherent plot, and when I stopped trying to make it make sense I enjoyed it a good deal more, but it really could've been a one and done. I also can't imagine a 3rd season would have much in it.
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Jan 17, 2023 19:22
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Gangs of London season two had the usual stylish ultraviolence but was nothing special. It's been so long since season one I had forgotten most of what happened and had to peek at imdb to figure out who was who. The combination of a cast mostly playing their actual nationality in a fantasy London where two dozen deaths in a shootout are a normal everyday thing remains weird. Standout for me was Orli Shuka playing the Albanian gang boss. He's intense as hell and would be a perfect Ramzan Kadyrov for any future Ukraine war docudrama. It's a shame the Wallaces are all so bland.
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Jan 17, 2023 19:52
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Big Bad Voodoo Lou posted:Tonight we binged almost all of Kaleidoscope, a new crime series on Netflix, starring Giancarlo Esposito (best known as Gus Fring from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul). All the episodes are associated with a color, rather than a title or an episode number, and the gimmick is you can watch the episodes in any order to get the full story from different non-linear perspectives. The only recommendation is that you watch the "White" episode (the central heist that brings most of the characters together) last, but all the other episodes take place in different time periods over the course of 25 years, including two that take place after the pivotal heist. Ultimately, viewers will get the full story and all of the blanks filled in, but they will probably have very different experiences getting there. My partner and I started watching this on your recommendation and I have a lot of varied thoughts, but on the whole I second that I really enjoyed it! As I type White just started, my order was yellow-green-blue-orange-violet-red-pink-white (I think Netflix did a cheeky thing where they switched up some of the "middle" episodes for people) and I think I'd have liked Violet more earlier in the season but otherwise I think that viewing order was solid, though I don't know if I'd watch it again to see the effect of a different order. I will say that I got stuck in a bit of a rut at first with how unrealistic some things were, and I think you have to be able to let go of that to get into it. I think its reach exceeded its grasp but I still appreciated its ambition, there were a lot of really enjoyable performances (though I found the FBI agent to be a notable weak point) and they really pulled off most of the high-concept nonlinear stuff.
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Jan 18, 2023 01:00
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Kaleidoscope sounds cool and extremely up my alley. I had no idea it was anything like that. I'll be checking it out. 
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woke kaczynski posted:My partner and I started watching this on your recommendation and I have a lot of varied thoughts, but on the whole I second that I really enjoyed it! As I type White just started, my order was yellow-green-blue-orange-violet-red-pink-white (I think Netflix did a cheeky thing where they switched up some of the "middle" episodes for people) and I think I'd have liked Violet more earlier in the season but otherwise I think that viewing order was solid, though I don't know if I'd watch it again to see the effect of a different order. I'm glad I did not steer you wrong! AndyElusive posted:Kaleidoscope sounds cool and extremely up my alley. I had no idea it was anything like that. I'll be checking it out. If you think you will like it, you probably will. Enjoy!
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woke kaczynski posted:I felt like S2 cared way more about being an artsy exploration of generational trauma etc etc than actually having a coherent plot, and when I stopped trying to make it make sense I enjoyed it a good deal more, but it really could've been a one and done. I also can't imagine a 3rd season would have much in it. Yeah I agree with this. It was an admirable swing, and a lot of it worked, but I dunno that it hung together all that well.
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Jan 18, 2023 15:17
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Kaleidoscope is awesome, binging it right now, about 2/3 through Much like Haruhi Suzumiya I think it’s better out of order. It’s non-stop twists that way
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Jan 20, 2023 11:26
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Pink is by far the funniest episode
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Jan 20, 2023 13:39
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Finished. Ideally, start with black, yellow (good introduction to the whole cast) End with pink (several plot lines crescendo), white Everything else in the middle, ask Siri to pick random colors for you Steve Yun fucked around with this message at 15:29 on Jan 20, 2023 |
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Jan 20, 2023 15:26
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I'm really enjoying Quartet on Netflix. A coed string quartet move in together and
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Jan 21, 2023 00:04
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1899 started pretty slowly.....but as far as a mystery show goes.....I liked it. Took some VERY big swings tying up what was happening throughout the run. I can see how some people might get turned off by that.
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Jan 22, 2023 04:12
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The ending makes the whole season pointless and it’s not getting renewed so gently caress it. It was fine but that ending was some real st elsewhere poo poo.
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Jan 22, 2023 06:45
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Went through all three series of Love Death Robots. Pretty cool, some really nice stories and animations, and the brevity of the episodes keeps it from becoming boring even when the premise or execution is less interesting.
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Jan 22, 2023 07:57
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My partner, a long time fan of That 70's Show, started binge watching That 90's Show, and being as sick of a dog I've been not quite motivated enough to do anything but sit on the couch watching it as well. It's... Fine. It's probably about as good as this premise could be, to be honest. So far it hasn't leaned too much on 1990's stereotypes, which is welcome and is more about the new group of kids and their relationships, with the occasional very special guest of an old cast member. It feels like a 90s sitcom brought to today, arguably for the worse, and the only real attempt to modernise it has been to add some diversity to the new characters, which can feel a little forced at times. It's biggest problem is it's main cast of kids are pretty forgettable, and all the attention paid to reviving the old sets, environments and cameo roles just reminds you that the 70s show was pretty good back in the day. It's stuck with that curse where it can't differentiate otherwise it will alienate old fans, but it can't innovate or do anything different either - so it ultimately doesn't satisfy anyone. It reminds me of that zombie season where they replaced Eric with some other kid, except this time it's the whole crew.
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Jan 22, 2023 13:07
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RestingB1tchFace posted:1899 started pretty slowly.....but as far as a mystery show goes.....I liked it. Took some VERY big swings tying up what was happening throughout the run. I can see how some people might get turned off by that. I'm liking it so far, but why does it have to be so loving dark constantly ffs
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Started watching the new All Creatures Great and Small. I really enjoyed the books and the old BBC series, and I enjoyed this too. The casting is great. Some fresh faces that are still very much the same characters. It's nice that they found some countryside to film in, or at least some convincing CGI, I dunno. I remember one of the original cast saying years ago that you couldn't make a show like this nowadays, because the stories have too much innocence for a world that's become so cynical, or something to that affect. I'm not sure I completely agree with that, but I get the sentiment. So far the new series really captures the spirit of the original.
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The showrunner said something similar because he was trying to pitch BBC on the show and they said nobody wanted stuff like that anymore and they passed on it. It was the perfect show to watch during the COVID lockdown.
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season 3 was super confusing, but Dark stuck the landing. I have never seen a more complicated show, but it appears to all work. it's a masterpiece.
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My only complaint about Dark is that last season and some of the... reveals in the mechanics therein seemed a bit rushed. I felt like they could have gotten another season out of that twist. All the same def one of my all timers.
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Rolling through more of HBO's back catalogue I've now discovered Search Party which is just an absolutely near-perfect dark comedy. Really enjoying it a whole lot, and I'm at the end of season 3/5. While watching the first season you might think you know where the show is headed, but man does it go places. Strong recommend!
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I wish I could watch Search Party again for the first time.matureaudiencesonly posted:you might think you know where the show is headed, but man does it go places. lol you ain't seen nothin yet
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Just wrapped up the live-action Cowboy Bebop. It was...okay. Didn't really capture the feel of the anime. Also, aging up Spike and Faye didn't do it any favors.
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Finished Quartet. I enjoyed it, the four main characters were endearing, the ending was satisfying, but it took some hard turns in a few episodes. Here's some relationship advice for you all. If your mother-in-law cons your friend into hiding a tape recorder in your house to spy on you because she thinks you killed her son, that's just Ma being Ma, but when she cons another friend into hiding a second tape recorder in your house, it's really time for that restraining order.
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matureaudiencesonly posted:Rolling through more of HBO's back catalogue I've now discovered Search Party which is just an absolutely near-perfect dark comedy. Really enjoying it a whole lot, and I'm at the end of season 3/5. While watching the first season you might think you know where the show is headed, but man does it go places. Strong recommend! I literally just finished watching the whole series a couple of days ago and agreed, it is so good! isaboo posted:lol you ain't seen nothin yet Also this lol, it is absolutely wild.
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matureaudiencesonly posted:I've now discovered Search Party
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Armauk posted:The lovely and narcissistic characters really make the show sing. It definitely seems to be a matter of taste, cause I watched like one and a half episodes when I realized that I loathed very nearly every single character in it and had absolutely no desire to watch them for even a minute more. 
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I will never understand people who think hating every character in a show like that is a bug and not a feature
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Started watching Search Party based on the above discussion. So far really enjoying it; really curious to see where this goes based on discussions. Thanks for the rec - had been really struggling to find something new.
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It took me a minute to realize the narrative wasn't trying to advocate Dory by surrounding her with stupidly terrible people to make her seem better by comparison. Once we got some feedback outside her POV, I was on board. Also the roundabout scene made me laugh aloud in an empty room, which is my highest endorsement.
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Escobarbarian posted:I will never understand people who think hating every character in a show like that is a bug and not a feature It depends on the show. Search Party, Always Sunny, and Righteous Gemstones do "love to hate them" characters well because the characters are fleshed out and not entirely irredeemable. Except for Dennis Reynolds. It also helps that they're all comedies, or at least comedic. For darker dramas about lovely people, my mindset quickly shifts to "Why would I want to watch these people?". Even Breaking Bad got hard to watch, because the characters got less redeemable and relatable as the series progressed. High school teacher with cancer who is desperate to look after his family? Sad but relatable. I'd probably break some rules in his situation. Drug kingpin who's responsible for multiple deaths with little remorse? Ehhhh. Das Boo posted:It took me a minute to realize the narrative wasn't trying to advocate Dory by surrounding her with stupidly terrible people to make her seem better by comparison. Once we got some feedback outside her POV, I was on board. Everything about the show starts to click the moment you realize Dory is not the hero.
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Escobarbarian posted:I will never understand people who think hating every character in a show like that is a bug and not a feature
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y'all Search Party first-timers need to come back and share your reactions when you're done because  also, isaboo fucked around with this message at 20:45 on Jan 26, 2023 |
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i just started season 4 today and i'm already like  how is this show this good and i've never even heard about it before?!
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matureaudiencesonly posted:i just started season 4 today and i'm already like The show wasn't well-marketed, and its name doesn't do it any favors either. "Search Party" sounds like a procedural or some kind of Lost-esque prestige mystery show. I've watched the whole series, and I have trouble describing it to friends without spoiling some stuff. "There's this girl who goes missing, and her friends-but-not-really-friends get obsessed with finding her, and they're horrible people, and then some weird twists happen" is factually correct, but it doesn't sound like a show most people would want to watch. Speaking of amazing shows with awful names that nobody watched, can I preach to you about Wonderfalls?
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