The most true-to-life thing for me so far is the repulsive social conventions of the bent cops and their wives, who obv have so much stock in their spouses' toxic masculinity. The throw away comment between wives about how a good life is having a new car and a trip to "the islands" every year. (Which islands?) The stupidity, bigotry, and ignorance of their white middle class characters are true to life in my experience.
― Conic section rebellion 44 (in orbit), Monday, 26 February 2018 22:00 (six years ago) link
I'm still going to watch it don't get me wrong.
― Conic section rebellion 44 (in orbit), Monday, 26 February 2018 22:05 (six years ago) link
lol there are all kinds of problems with it but i still watched it and felt it was Ok enough
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Monday, 26 February 2018 22:16 (six years ago) link
OH ALSO the set-up shots of the old Jersey City Medical Center complex as the hospital when that shit has been condos for years. CMON.
― Conic section rebellion 44 (in orbit), Monday, 26 February 2018 22:23 (six years ago) link
We started on River with Stellan Skarsgard last night. Not too shabby if you’re into middle aged cops losing their mind.
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 27 February 2018 12:27 (six years ago) link
New season of Voltron this weekend! I’m stoked.
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 27 February 2018 12:30 (six years ago) link
Patriot tip above is a good one, thanks! Perfect mix of dry dark humor. Personally I hit mute on its indie acoustic pap when it comes in nondiegetic moments and that makes the whole tenor of the show much better.
Viceroy's House has a 1-star rating on Netflix but I liked it. Although I turned it on hoping it would go into the affair between Nehru and Lady Mountbatten. But it provides other sordid scurrility plus large-scale tragedy!
― mick signals, Tuesday, 27 February 2018 15:04 (six years ago) link
Riverdale became available. We binged the first season last weekend. We really liked it.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 27 February 2018 15:15 (six years ago) link
it's totally enjoyable nonsense
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Tuesday, 27 February 2018 15:20 (six years ago) link
If anybody is watching that Fred Armisen drummer thing the highlight is the look on J Mascis' face btw the NPR and Tito Puente bits
― Rhine Jive Click Bait (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 04:14 (six years ago) link
Can I just say that the Seinfeld special was aggressively mediocre. I watch so much trash and could not finish this.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 15:09 (six years ago) link
We've seen two episodes of Somebody Feed Phil and I think we like it. Good family viewing and yeah, he's a strange one, but his enthusiasm seems so innocent and goofy.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 15:18 (six years ago) link
this is amazing to me. that's a LOT of people.
"Netflix ended 2017 with 117.6 million streaming members worldwide."
― scott seward, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 15:53 (six years ago) link
http://variety.com/2018/digital/news/netflix-700-original-movies-series-2018-1202711940/
― scott seward, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 15:54 (six years ago) link
their definition of "original" is pretty loose
I mean they're hyping a two-year-old Derren Brown special at the moment
― Number None, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 18:06 (six years ago) link
The new Queer Eye is good, I can barely recall the old one but this seems superior.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 18:29 (six years ago) link
yes we have been enjoying that, thanks to this thread I think?
― sleeve, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 18:31 (six years ago) link
I don't remember me being so critical of the subjects picked for the show, but I am older and it's a different mindset all around now, I guess.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 18:32 (six years ago) link
what i remember about the old one was every interior design involved putting horizontal stripes on the wall.
― omar little, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 18:32 (six years ago) link
lol they just did that in Ep 2
― sleeve, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 18:37 (six years ago) link
The QE guys are the most patient saints. They really need to make task forces of these guys.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 18:37 (six years ago) link
The first episode with the car show guy! He was such a sweetheart and I absolutely got teary at least 2x.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 19:04 (six years ago) link
Oh, I totally teared up multiple times. I was ready to hate on some of the guys but they turned it out.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 19:06 (six years ago) link
Yes!
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 19:07 (six years ago) link
That may have been the only time I have ever heard an active police officer agree that excessive force was used.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 19:07 (six years ago) link
And I don't care that Antoni never really cooks. He seems more there to just be likeable.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 19:08 (six years ago) link
Jonathan is so fantastic. He has absolutely no shame. Although Antoni is probably the one I fancy and would choose to live with (if you're reading this A, hmu) . I loved about half of the episodes and liked a few more. I was a wreck at the end of the one where the guy was gay.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 19:11 (six years ago) link
Really loved River.I think my next eurocrime series is gonna be Gommorrah.
― ian, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 19:13 (six years ago) link
I just added River, Ian. smooch.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 19:16 (six years ago) link
Antoni and Karamo are more like "life coach" than what they are supposed to be (food and, uh, "culture") and they should be designated as so, going forward. Jonathan is the least groomed of the bunch too. I don't really like the English guy. Xxp
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 19:17 (six years ago) link
Aw I like the English guy. I like them all but think JVN is the best and the blond one is kind of boring.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 19:18 (six years ago) link
i don't remember the original show being so tear-streaked? but its been a long time since i've seen it. do love the new QE guys. giving the QE treatment to a gay guy seemed radical for the show!
― scott seward, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 19:19 (six years ago) link
I do love new Queer Eye, although the episode with the Christian dad who has six kids and two jobs, where they told him he should have a herb garden and take time for himself in the morning, was a bit ridiculous. This guy does not have time to take a shit in peace, never mind put product in his hair.However, even that episode was basically wonderful. I loved that they took the family to Target to shop, because that's a store they're going to be comfortable in.
― trishyb, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 19:19 (six years ago) link
the christian dad turned into a hunk! looked like ruffalo.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 19:20 (six years ago) link
xpost to a black gay! It was awesome.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 19:20 (six years ago) link
The Christian dad was cute af
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 19:21 (six years ago) link
He looked great. And I just loved how warm he was, and how in love he and his wife were.
― trishyb, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 19:22 (six years ago) link
I am glad they give the QE guys room to editorialize on social issues too. I don't remember that from the original show.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 19:22 (six years ago) link
Most of the episodes were designed to make you well up but the episode with AJ, the gay guy, was actually upsetting. He was like hysterically crying then so was I.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 19:40 (six years ago) link
Marlon wayans set was pretty funny
― kolakube (Ross), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 19:42 (six years ago) link
oh wow happily surprised to hear the Queer Eye reboot is good
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 19:51 (six years ago) link
My favorite thing overall about the new QE is that the interior design is really thoughtfully matched to the personality.It's not an imposition of a new design aesthetic where you have to change your whole lifestyle to live in this place.Like the firehouse kitchen redesign was so perfectly ON POINT.
The Pakistani Kim Thayil dude really touched my heart, that thing where he said he'd been really badly depressed but hadn't admitted it was just <3
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 20:34 (six years ago) link
should I start a new QE thread? is it worth it?
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 20:35 (six years ago) link
I'd revive the old one.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 20:36 (six years ago) link
There is one. I just can't search for it on the phone.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 20:37 (six years ago) link
ok I'll revive that one, good thinking!
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 20:37 (six years ago) link
Queer Eye For The Straight Guy WTF
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 20:39 (six years ago) link
The new David Chang thing is more or less exactly the same as all other David Chang things but it’s good - particularly the taco episode.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Thursday, 1 March 2018 00:12 (six years ago) link
Oh man, is it? I watched the David Chang's Chef's Mind and it turned me off so hard on him. He was so overcompensating bro-douche. I have only been to one Milk Bar and had bare minimum at the noodle bar. Like, he's sooooo bro-tastic. I was surprised and wanted to slap him with a pork loin.
― Yerac, Thursday, 1 March 2018 03:06 (six years ago) link
And then since I am asian I had to question whether I was being hard on asian men trying to be douchey bro as a counterpoint to the nerdy/weak asian stereotype. But whatever, he isn't doing me any favours.
― Yerac, Thursday, 1 March 2018 03:08 (six years ago) link