Other Shit I watched and passed on:- Hood Adjacent - GLOW- Any superhero based show- whatwoulddiplodo.com- The Bold Type- I'm Dying Up Here- friends from college
things i am aware of but have decided can wait to another lifetime- castlevania- ozark- snowfall- will
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 23 August 2017 20:30 (six years ago) link
I could not make it through the first ep of I'm Dying Up Here, just dire
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Wednesday, 23 August 2017 20:31 (six years ago) link
it was a *slight* quality dip but this is harsh!
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 23 August 2017 20:33 (six years ago) link
i made it through the first ep of Dying Up Here and wish I hadn't; lead character clearly won "Most Likely to Die Before the End of the Episode but Stay on as an Advice-Spouting Ghost" in high school
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 23 August 2017 20:34 (six years ago) link
the secret with Rick and Morty imo is that it's not for everyone
plus it's doing the thing where we're meant to care about the character's relationships as if they were friends of ours instead of fictional characters
I have absolutely no idea what this means
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Wednesday, 23 August 2017 20:42 (six years ago) link
i mean that i do not give a fuck if the characters break up or stay together or develop lyme disease as long as the story that supports them is well toldi'm basically saying that they're starting to dip into fan service to drive the plot rather than writing intelligent, worthwhile, occasionally funny and true scripts.
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Wednesday, 23 August 2017 20:45 (six years ago) link
what is the "plot" of YTW besides the relationships between the characters?
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Wednesday, 23 August 2017 20:46 (six years ago) link
what's the deal with rick and mortypeople who seem cool seem to like itbut it looks ... badi haven't actually watched it
i avoided it cos of thinking this but my son got me to watch it with him last week and it's wonderful
tried the same thing tonight with a friend who was round, told her to give it a little time cos the first ep especially is relatively weak imo - 2 eps in and she loved it too
i think it's best to just go with it, it's really well written and the stories are central to the joy of it imo
― Neves Say Neves Again (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 23 August 2017 20:55 (six years ago) link
The first few episodes of Rick & Morty are much better once you have some level of investment in the characters.
Honestly the big hurdle for me at first was Rick's barrage of vocal tics. That took some getting used to.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Wednesday, 23 August 2017 20:56 (six years ago) link
people of earth is good
the guest book looks interesting i'd like to check it out
watched the first ep of new ducktales w/ my girls and it's a joy - we lol'd consistently and often at the same gags (lots of funny physical humor)
― Mordy, Wednesday, 23 August 2017 21:01 (six years ago) link
dunno if I can get past the desecration of the theme tune tbh
― Number None, Wednesday, 23 August 2017 21:17 (six years ago) link
it's not really a reboot of the disney afternoon show. or rather it is, but it's also much more in line w/ the style of the carl banks comix combined w/ some of the canon established by the original show.
― Mordy, Wednesday, 23 August 2017 21:23 (six years ago) link
I enjoyed the Ducktales kickoff
― mh, Wednesday, 23 August 2017 21:28 (six years ago) link
ducktales is p nice
Last Chance U: finished s2, love it, demand morePreacher: meandering and laconic af but irresistible
Ozark: I am 6 episodes in but not sure if I like it as much as i thought. It's more like "CRAZY THINGS HAPPEN!" theres no character development - it feels sort of manufactured to get a reaction, like everything is in service of making you binge it rather than being good storytelling idk but goddamn Jason Bateman makes me feel a certain way
Defenders: idk, sure, fine whatever
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 24 August 2017 01:42 (six years ago) link
Just finished Season 1 of Better Things on Hulu and am seriously considering paying for Season 2 on Amazon when it begins next month.
Season 3 of You're The Worst (also currently on Hulu) is intermittently hilarious (everything with Gretchen's therapist) but frequently super-annoying (everything about Jimmy's writing). Not sure I'll make it to the end, definitely not interested in Season 4.
― grawlix (unperson), Thursday, 24 August 2017 02:05 (six years ago) link
Twin PeaksDeckerDesus & MeroGame of Thrones (seeing it through to the end)
- Eagerly awaiting Nathan for You- Started GLOW, guess I'll keep going, Maron seems surprisingly good (even though I'd heard he was)- Probably starting Insecure soon.
― Chris L, Thursday, 24 August 2017 02:05 (six years ago) link
all i watch is twin peaks and baseball
― na (NA), Thursday, 24 August 2017 14:29 (six years ago) link
Oooooh, did not realize another season of Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories was on the way!
So psyched for the return of Nathan For You.
Twin Peaks is the best thing in years (the only shows that come close are the Abso-Lutely productions, many which have some definite aesthetic overlap with Lynch's work).
― Always Be Cropdusting (Old Lunch), Thursday, 24 August 2017 14:53 (six years ago) link
young prodigy racked with self-doubt that he'll ever be able to write anything meaningful loses his hated father / publicist juggles a rising sense of desire for stability with severe depression / military vet adjusts poorly to co-dependent home life and PTSD / psychopath cannot change her out of control path and finds no release in relationships or utter abandon, etc.
i mean that's the stuff that i find interesting about the show; the underlying "haw all these people are assholes" cynical sitcom foundation is not much of a draw.
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Thursday, 24 August 2017 19:22 (six years ago) link
imo that was the original draw and it was good
we barely even have "british man has family he hates" left, after his dad's death. we need more actual horrible behavior
― mh, Thursday, 24 August 2017 19:51 (six years ago) link
Last Chance U give me the rage like nothing else but I could not not watch every episode and now I think I may go to Scooba because dear god.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Thursday, 24 August 2017 20:12 (six years ago) link
I want to kick Coach Buddy in the nards so hard
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 24 August 2017 22:00 (six years ago) link
You couldn't make up a more insane example of institutionalized racism. And "academic counselor" Ms. Wagner is hardly worthy of the title.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Thursday, 24 August 2017 23:13 (six years ago) link
oh i liked her
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 24 August 2017 23:54 (six years ago) link
InsecureTwin PeaksRick and Morty
looking forward to Nathan For You, Curb and Broad City
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Friday, 25 August 2017 00:22 (six years ago) link
Coming up on the end of S3 of YTW - biggest flaw is Lindsey/Paul. They made her too awful and too stupid - S1/2 felt like she was flawed but still human.
― louie mensch (milo z), Friday, 25 August 2017 00:25 (six years ago) link
yeah totally agree milo
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Friday, 25 August 2017 00:28 (six years ago) link
the screeching reclamation of "MY BODY MY CHOICE" as a sort of smug self-centered platitude seemed egregious as fuck to me
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Friday, 25 August 2017 01:01 (six years ago) link
http://awfulannouncing.com/ncaa/netflix-renews-last-chance-u-third-season.html
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 26 August 2017 18:55 (six years ago) link
i am about to go in on THE STATE by Peter Kosminksy on C4 (fiction miniseries about ISIS)
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 26 August 2017 20:20 (six years ago) link
I'm going in on Ozark
ha xp
― kinder, Saturday, 26 August 2017 20:31 (six years ago) link
xpthe Graun didn't like it, but going by the trailer I fancy a dabble at this as well.
― calzino, Saturday, 26 August 2017 20:35 (six years ago) link
the Deuce pilot is kicking around. it's good!
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Sunday, 27 August 2017 05:01 (six years ago) link
if you've been missing dicks on the screen...I have good news
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Sunday, 27 August 2017 05:08 (six years ago) link
:D
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 27 August 2017 06:28 (six years ago) link
The Tick
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Thursday, 31 August 2017 05:55 (six years ago) link
so OzarkThere's a certain guy-guy 'partnership' that seems really contrived right?
― kinder, Saturday, 2 September 2017 20:16 (six years ago) link
yup
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 2 September 2017 20:54 (six years ago) link
Does anyone here watch Younger? I've always enjoyed it, but I've especially grown to appreciate it this season, especially among this emotional climate right now, both on and off TV.
The whole cast is uniformly excellent, only weak link maybe being the millennial dude. Sutton Foster, Hilary Duff, Debi Mazar, Miriam Shor, Molly Bernard, they're all so good.
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Saturday, 2 September 2017 21:13 (six years ago) link
I binged the first season & loved it, i am Team Sutton forever
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 2 September 2017 22:18 (six years ago) link
There's always money in the banana stand!Kinda wish there was an Ozarks thread but I've nearly finished it
― kinder, Sunday, 3 September 2017 20:02 (six years ago) link
Also I watched Top of the Lake s1 immediately prior and the actor common to both is impressive/confusing
― kinder, Sunday, 3 September 2017 21:13 (six years ago) link
can anyone tell me if Hung is worth the investment?
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Tuesday, 5 September 2017 04:13 (six years ago) link
i made it a couple episodes back when it started and didnt care for it. couldnt tell you why
― Spottie, Tuesday, 5 September 2017 04:16 (six years ago) link
hung felt like a onetrick pony imothomas jane is better in Expanse
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 5 September 2017 04:22 (six years ago) link
yeah been enjoying the expanse w my wife. about halfway through season 2. hes def my fav character on there
― Spottie, Tuesday, 5 September 2017 04:32 (six years ago) link
I'm still watching The Strain
it's good popcorn television
― mh, Tuesday, 5 September 2017 14:31 (six years ago) link
American gods S1 was awesome Rick n morty is great
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Tuesday, 5 September 2017 15:17 (six years ago) link
it's like if dr who ever got as good as i feel like it could be, in my mind, the platonic ideal of it, it would basically end up being rick and morty
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 5 September 2017 15:40 (six years ago) link