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TV Shows You've Watched Lately |OT| - 2021

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Durien

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Season 4 of Umbrella Academy. I have one episode left and thus season was Meh. However, it did introduce me to the song Ahead By a Century by Tragically Hip. Now I can't it out of my head.
 
John Marston

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Just started "Kleo"
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"After the fall of the Berlin Wall, a former spy killer is set free and embarks on a revenge spree against the people who conspired to betray her."

I'm only 2 episodes in but enjoying it so far, it has some "Kill Bill" vibes :messenger_grinning_smiling:
 
Sidney Prescott

Sidney Prescott

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LOST from Season 1.

Netflix has added this incredible show to the UK service and I couldn't be happier about it. It's always fantastic watching it all again. I love the mysterious plot, the Island setting and the characters, all of which are acted really well. It's really one of those shows that you just wish you could see all again without knowing anything about it, it's really such a memorable experience.
 
AJUMP23

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Delicious in Dungeon - 19 episodes in and I think it is very fun and interesting. Great cast of characters.

Time Bandits - 8 episodes in and I think the show is fun. Kudrow is flat but overall the kid makes the show fun.
 
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt

NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt

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Sidney Prescott said:
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LOST from Season 1.

Netflix has added this incredible show to the UK service and I couldn't be happier about it. It's always fantastic watching it all again. I love the mysterious plot, the Island setting and the characters, all of which are acted really well. It's really one of those shows that you just wish you could see all again without knowing anything about it, it's really such a memorable experience.
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I'm a huge fan of Lost

You should watch this show that's aimed at the lost crowd. It's more horror and generally more violent than Lost but it has a similar premise where there's mysterious stuff happening. It's called From. It's on MGM+, but I've been sailing the Seven Seas. So far it's really good
 
BadBurger

BadBurger

Banned
Finally watching the final season of the show that got me big into UK cinema and TV: Misfits

This show started out so amazing, and then one by one the original cast departed for greener pastures as their star status rose. At least they replaced Robert Sheehan with someone who was very much like him, Joe Gilgun - who I think is also Irish.

Not great so far. It's just so jarring seeing the new faces, and the plot is kind of slow compared to the young feeling, fast-paced plot of the first two seasons.
 
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SwordofOlympus

SwordofOlympus

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Gp1 said:


Rewatching on prime because i really can't find anything interesting to see right now besides HOTD.
It definitely hit different after the entire covid pandemic.
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Damn this looks sick. Rhona Mitra is still a babe. I gotta watch this now, thanks!
 
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clarky

clarky

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Sidney Prescott said:
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LOST from Season 1.

Netflix has added this incredible show to the UK service and I couldn't be happier about it. It's always fantastic watching it all again. I love the mysterious plot, the Island setting and the characters, all of which are acted really well. It's really one of those shows that you just wish you could see all again without knowing anything about it, it's really such a memorable experience.
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Season 4 was some of the best science fiction my eyes have been blessed with.

I couldn't get on with the ending at all but overall what a ride.
 
Hrk69

Hrk69

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Just finished The Gentlemen on Netflix

It was pretty decent, nothing special.

So I'm a bit frustrated because I can't figure out what Freddy (the older brother) was smoking during certain episodes. It looked like a shotgun shell. He's a dumb character but not THAT dumb hopefully.

Oh and I'm done with Giancarlo Esposito. He's basically the same type of character every time I see him.
 
od-chan

od-chan

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Watched the first 5 episodes of Tokyo Vice. I'm not sure yet what to make of this show. There's obviously lots of good stuff (90s tokyo, legacy media, yakuza), but then again there's so many retarded writing decisions each fucking single episode that it just keeps irritating me. The whole character of Samantha is garbage, and takes up like 30% of screen time.
 
BadBurger

BadBurger

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OceanXplorers on Disney+

Basically James Cameron uses his massive wealth and incredible ocean-exploring vessel to make a science show with a cast of scientists and engineers. It is massively fascinating, and the tech these people put together seem out of the world. It truly made me feel like I chose the wrong career.

Anyways awesome and informative stuff. Something I think people would like to watch with their young kids on a great big 4K TV.
 
Hrk69

Hrk69

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Yesterday I watched Jury Duty

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It follows the workings of an American jury trial through the eyes of Ronald Gladden, a juror who is unaware the entire case is fake. Everyone except him is an actor, and everything that happens is carefully planned.
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I actually watched it in one sitting and I thought it was exceptional television.

The whole thing also pays off at the end and that made it so much better

Easy 10/10 from me.
 
WhiteWaterM00se

WhiteWaterM00se

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Alright everybody, it is that time of year again.

I load up on TV shows on iTunes that my family can watch.

I’m looking for educational shows like the Ocean Xplorers, and things like this that tweens and up can enjoy.

I’m also looking for recommendations for the elderly. Stuff like Downton Abbey, Belgravia, etc.

Anyone know anyone who watches When Calls The Heart? It is a Hallmark show, I believe.


Finally, any Anime that is popular for Tweens and up. How is My Hero Academia?


Thanks everyone!
 
bitbydeath

bitbydeath

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John Marston said:
Am I the only one who doesn't like Ted Lasso?
My friends say I have no soul 😆

I don't hate it, it just does nothing for me.
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I enjoyed the first season but the writing goes downhill from there, one of the cast Leslie Higgins is in a new British show I just started called Sweetpea, which is about a girl that is stepped on her entire life by everyone she meets and finally snaps in the most murderous of ways.

I’m only two episodes in so far but would recommend.

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bitbydeath said:
I enjoyed the first season but the writing goes downhill from there, one of the cast Leslie Higgins is in a new British show I just started called Sweetpea, which is about a girl that is stepped on her entire life by everyone she meets and finally snaps in the most murderous of ways.

I’m only two episodes in so far but would recommend.

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Thank you sounds good I'll check it out!
 
AJUMP23

AJUMP23

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John Marston said:
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"Band Of Brothers" in the air really.

Those guys had a dedication and more balls than I'll ever have in 10 lifetimes.

A must watch.

PS: The brits are sometimes portrayed as assholes 😄
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It is very good, but it not BoB good. I enjoyed the story and the characters. My Great Uncle was a navigator on the B10, He was shot down over Belgium and hidden and snuck out by the Belgium underground.
 
xrnzaaas

xrnzaaas

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Teacup was recommended to me as an alternative to From, but to be honest it's not significantly better. You can sense that the show was made on a shoestring budget. There's maybe one cool death scene and a lot of interesting stuff is only explained by certain characters without actually showing that on camera. For most part it looks cheap. The acting is uneven and both the kid and the whiny neighbor teen with a crush can be annoying. The idea of someone hiding within the group with ulterior motives isn't anything new, often feels like an excuse to keep the show going. Some dramatic scenes are okay, some can fall apart quickly. The only thing that really makes it better than From is that it reveals the biggest mystery about half way through the season, not hiding it or leaving for the finale. That mystery isn't super original, but I guess it is an explanation for why the main characters can't leave the farm.

Honestly if Yvonne Strahovski wasn't starring in this I probably would've bailed after a few episodes. At the end of the day it's a 5-6/10 show for me. Not great not terrible, maybe with some potential to get better based on the ending. But who knows.
 
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NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt

NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt

Biggest Trails Stan
xrnzaaas said:
Teacup was recommended to me as an alternative to From, but to be honest it's not significantly better. You can sense that the show was made on a shoestring budget. There's maybe one cool death scene and a lot of interesting stuff is only explained by certain characters without actually showing that on camera. For most part it looks cheap. The acting is uneven and both the kid and the whiny neighbor teen with a crush can be annoying. The idea of someone hiding within the group with ulterior motives isn't anything new, often feels like an excuse to keep the show going. Some dramatic scenes are okay, some can fall apart quickly. The only thing that really makes it better than From is that it reveals the biggest mystery about half way through the season, not hiding it or leaving for the finale. That mystery isn't super original, but I guess it is an explanation for why the main characters can't leave the farm.

Honestly if Yvonne Strahovski wasn't starring in this I probably would've bailed after a few episodes. At the end of the day it's a 5-6/10 show for me. Not great not terrible, maybe with some potential to get better based on the ending. But who knows.
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I'm curious what shows do you love?
 
xrnzaaas

xrnzaaas

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Mostly stuff that's considered to be classics by now - shows that started in the 1990s or the 2000s. ;) I watch various mystery shows, but to be honest I rarely like them, because usually they don't offer enough answers. Teacup was actually doing quite good in that department and the mystery reveal reminded me of
The X-Files with how it relates to an upcoming invasion
. But yeah, the show definitely doesn't feel special, more like something to watch on a second screen when working.
 
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt

NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt

Biggest Trails Stan
John Marston said:
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"Band Of Brothers" in the air really.

Those guys had a dedication and more balls than I'll ever have in 10 lifetimes.

A must watch.

PS: The brits are sometimes portrayed as assholes 😄
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I'm planning on watching this but everytime I see Austin Butler I gag a bit since he had DSL 👀

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xrnzaaas said:
Mostly stuff that's considered to be classics by now - shows that started in the 1990s or the 2000s. ;) I watch various mystery shows, but to be honest I rarely like them, because usually they don't offer enough answers. Teacup was actually doing quite good in that department and the mystery reveal reminded me of
The X-Files with how it relates to an upcoming invasion
. But yeah, the show definitely doesn't feel special, more like something to watch on a second screen when working.
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I was just curious since I don't know what you love. Lot of the stuff you tend to critique and have major issues. I'm also a bit of a harsh critic myself though
 
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xandaca

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I read Isaac Asimov's first Foundation book on holiday and so decided to check out the TV series. As it turns out, they're completely different beasts with the series borrowing names and a few similar concepts while adopting a very mainstream genre tone (as opposed to Asimov's adult, sombre hard sci-fi) and largely telling its own stories with its own characters. It's not bad, helped in large part thanks to a fantastic central performance from Lee Pace, but its lifts from Asimov feel purely cynical as there's nothing substantial from his work in there. It's a lot more enjoyable than Star Trek Discovery - characters don't burst into tears every five minutes, for one, and the narrative doesn't repeatedly batter you over the head with how nonsensical it is, even if there is a lot of filler - but shares two major annoyances with that show, notably characters talking in obnoxiously contemporary vernacular (this doesn't happen in Lee Pace's storyline, where characters speak in heightened regal-ese which is silly but not immersion-breaking like everyone jabbering in 21st century slang, probably why that storyline is the most engaging) and rote action sequences existing solely for their own sake and rarely choreographed or directed interestingly enough to cover for their lack of contribution to the story. As long as any Asimov readers can completely divorce themselves from the books (first, at least - I haven't read the others yet), it's a passable time-filler which doesn't have a clear enough direction of travel for its series-long narrative, or anything by the way of interesting characterisation, to be as epic and engrossing as it thinks it is. On the other hand, if you just want something colourful with an interesting starting premise, and one fantastic performance, to zone in and out of while having dinner or something, it'll do the job.
 
xrnzaaas

xrnzaaas

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NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt said:
I was just curious since I don't know what you love. Lot of the stuff you tend to critique and have major issues. I'm also a bit of a harsh critic myself though
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I think I'm among people who leave reviews/opinions mostly when they want to critique some product (or at least parts of it). I tend to keep quiet if I like something unless there's an existing topic on it and I can join the conversation. :)

And yeah, I definitely tend to critique modern shows & films more often. A lot of them seem to suffer from poor writing and I'm pretty alergic to injecting all kinds of ideologies & hidden agendas.
 
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt

NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt

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xrnzaaas said:
I think I'm among people who leave reviews/opinions mostly when they want to critique some product (or at least parts of it). I tend to keep quiet if I like something unless there's an existing topic on it and I can join the conversation. :)

And yeah, I definitely tend to critique modern shows & films more often. A lot of them seem to suffer from poor writing and I'm pretty alergic to injecting all kinds of ideologies & hidden agendas.
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That's how I am too. I had a ton of issues with shows from the past but with current year alot of these shows have turned out for the worst. There's only a couple of shows I have watched that I actually liked when it comes to current year. So yeah I agree there that quality has definitely suffered
 
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AJUMP23

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NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt said:
That's how I am too. I had a ton of issues with shows from the past but with current year alot of these shows have turned out for the worst. There's only a couple of shows I have watched that I actually liked when it comes to current year. So yeah I agree there that quality has definitely suffered
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What have you liked?
 
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RaduN

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Insane Metal said:
Dark is one of my all time favourites. I just love the characters on that show. Amazing cast. Also, Sic Mundus Creatus Est.
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Absolutely fantastic 2 seasons, sadly complete & utter shit 3rd season, just like:

Only murders in the building.

Great first 2 seasons, just enough humour and drama to make it both funny and meaningful. 3rd season is completely off, painfully cliché and constantly uninspired and annoying (so far at least, still have 3 eps left). Hopefuly season 4 will be a return to form.
 
od-chan

od-chan

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John Marston said:
Am I the only one who doesn't like Ted Lasso?
My friends say I have no soul 😆

I don't hate it, it just does nothing for me.
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I hate Ted Lasso and I don't understand how people can watch/like it. This is very much not me having an issue with other people liking different things, be it The Bachelor, or Law and Order SVU, or The Big Bang Theory or The Penguin. This is about Ted Lasso, as a show, working on the concept that you like the characters (very much like Bill Lawrence's other two very fantastic shows, Cougar Town and Scrubs), but the characters in Ted Lasso are absolutely god awful. People just let themselves get deluded by this gaslighting good vibe feel thing the internet has going with this show. Americans especially because there are british people involved and that must mean it's quality, right.

S1 was kinda okay, but every character besides Ted Lasso is just horrible. How can people like that british slag? or that lonely old hag? or that monotone fucking chimp of a soccer player who dates the slag? or that ken baby doll fuckboy, which she dated previously, but now he's aspiring to become a better guy and wants another shot at her but she's so happy wit.... ARE YOU HAVING AS MUCH FUN READING THIS AS I HAVE WRITING IT? Imagine watching this for like a season and telling people this is quality television because of the funny accent they talk in.

In S2 other characters, that were previously tolerable, went to shit too, namely Coach and the assistant guy. It even tried to get artsy in one episode especially (with coach) and oh my god i watched indy low budget sexploitation films from the 70s, shot on leftover sets from other low budget horror movies, that were less egregious than this.

In a way, it's really more like a british Sex and the City. I don't mean this to be facetious even, that's really a more accurate way to describe what the show itself emphasizes most heavily. Really not in the ballpark of any remotely decent comedy series of the last 30 years.

E: The show wouldn't be beyond saving either. Remove the slag, remove the hag, remove the fuckboy and the monotone one. Recant all writing in regards to the assitant beyond S1. Start over from there and Jason Sudeikis could probably carry the show, even with the mid comedy it offered, it was tolerable enough with someone like him to lead.
 
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