^^^more ppl shd be watching this!
― mark s, Saturday, 27 January 2018 18:11 (six years ago) link
2 episodes into Babylon Berlin -- 1929 Germany, political intrigue, Expat Trotskyists, PTSD cops, urban squalor, art deco cabaret stuff -- some odd musical choices w/Bryan Ferry involved.
I still don't understand why it defaults to playing the dubbed version rather than the German w/subtitles
― sarahell, Friday, 2 February 2018 19:12 (six years ago) link
a russian netflix show i for some reason cannot quite bring myself to commit to, even tho it sounds interesting = ]FARTSA: "as four Russian friends grow up in the early 60s, life, love and the curse of success threaten to derail their dreams" :(
― mark s, Friday, 2 February 2018 19:45 (six years ago) link
Babylon Berlin is great, defaulting to subtitles with me.
Odd musical choices indeed. The singalong cabaret song in the second episode felt very modern and out of place.
Looks really great, though.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Friday, 2 February 2018 21:21 (six years ago) link
The singalong cabaret song in the second episode felt very modern and out of place.
yes, and now it is the closing music for all the episodes that follow (at least the next two) -- I can't really read the credits anyway, so ... I think a lot of it is the mix between vocals and instruments, or ... idk, it's like the dialog dubbing with most things, there's something really off.
― sarahell, Saturday, 3 February 2018 06:38 (six years ago) link
And yet the gay club in episode 4 has some great and seemingly fitting jazz going on.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Saturday, 3 February 2018 10:52 (six years ago) link
tt and I have discovered Kantaro independently of Scott and Ed but found them to be rapturous about it on here
it's probably the greatest television programme ever made
― imago, Wednesday, 7 February 2018 00:54 (six years ago) link
Dark seemed ok for 3 eps. Does it get bad later?
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Wednesday, 7 February 2018 03:50 (six years ago) link
(lol @ German things tho, even one of the male leads looks like Steve!)
tt and I have discovered Kantaro independently of Scott and Ed but found them to be rapturous about it on hereit's probably the greatest television programme ever made― imago, Wednesday, 7 February 2018 11:54 (four hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― imago, Wednesday, 7 February 2018 11:54 (four hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Kanataro popped up on tokyo morning tv when we over there last month. He is a classically trained kabuki actor specialising in female roles. The segment showed him going back to his roots in the theatre.
I ate anmitsu in his honour and also went to the chocolate shop, Minimal that he visits in episode 11.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Wednesday, 7 February 2018 05:48 (six years ago) link
OTCB looks good. Cop show set in pre-handover Hong Kong. Only tested 5 minutes but they had me at archival footage of a plane landing at Kai Tak.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Wednesday, 7 February 2018 10:26 (six years ago) link
probably should give Babylon Berlin a whirl, it will no doubt feel like slumming it after watching the searing masterpiece Alexanderplatz last year, but let's give it a chance.
― calzino, Thursday, 22 February 2018 00:30 (six years ago) link
MARSEILLE s2 is on netflix uk
― mark s, Sunday, 25 February 2018 18:04 (six years ago) link
the overhead shots of the city are so exciting (i love marseille)
― mark s, Tuesday, 27 February 2018 20:35 (six years ago) link
I am so thrilled the new Terrace House will be on netflix soon.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 15:08 (six years ago) link
Yes!! I watched everything that’s on Netflix in the space of a month. We need a Terrace House thread. Ryota Yamasato is the best presenter of all time.
― Launch of new ILM school business management programmes! (tangenttangent), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 20:05 (six years ago) link
All of the hosts have such great chemistry together.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 20:08 (six years ago) link
I think my favourite stretch so far was the Nacchan episodes. She was good at stirring up shit.
https://abload.de/img/angry-house54u6q.gif
― jmm, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 20:19 (six years ago) link
I know - such a perfect balance of perspectives. I love how Yu and Tokui play down their lasciviousness for Torichan’s benefit, and Kentaro’s frequent mute horror.
― Launch of new ILM school business management programmes! (tangenttangent), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 20:22 (six years ago) link
I feel like just watching Han-san made me a better person in dealing with difficult people.
― Yerac, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 20:24 (six years ago) link
Han-san! Otm. What an amazing presence. I’m still not over his departure. Minori taught me how being brazenly belligerent in the face of anything is actually a reasonable way to get by.
― Launch of new ILM school business management programmes! (tangenttangent), Wednesday, 28 February 2018 20:29 (six years ago) link
The meat incident was unforgivable though.
I'm glad to know I wasn't the only one taking personality tips from Han-San.
― jmm, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 20:37 (six years ago) link
There's some episode where Tokui off-handedly mentions wanting to 'touch Kentaro's man parts' (something like that) that just killed me.
― jmm, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 20:42 (six years ago) link
That was amazing. How he sort of casually enacted it too. My phone is full of screenshots of TH.
― Launch of new ILM school business management programmes! (tangenttangent), Thursday, 1 March 2018 00:05 (six years ago) link
Even how You was groping Reina as an example of older people trying to relive their youth. I was like, ummmm.... well yeah, it's a bit different in asian and with women.
― Yerac, Thursday, 1 March 2018 03:10 (six years ago) link
What was Han-san saying when they were going to confront Nacchan? It was so amazingly good. I am going to look for it tomorrow because everyone should memorize it.
― Yerac, Thursday, 1 March 2018 03:13 (six years ago) link
Like, it was something about not judging her for her actions because they still valued her as an individual and that was not in question.
― Yerac, Thursday, 1 March 2018 03:14 (six years ago) link
Minori became my favorite, I think largely because of how she handled the situation with Natsumi.
I think Kantaro the Sweet Tooth Salaryman might be better if the episodes were shorter.
― MrDasher, Thursday, 1 March 2018 14:02 (six years ago) link
Natsumi was decent in how she spoke to Uchi in the case of the meat. I was a big fan of Minori's sister in that episode too.
I have some Aloha State left to finish, but...I dunno, I'm getting bored of Taishi dominating this season.
― jmm, Thursday, 1 March 2018 14:37 (six years ago) link
The beauty queen shenanigans of Aloha State is the only thing really that made the end of the series worthwhile. And I guess Taishi comes out ok.
― Yerac, Thursday, 1 March 2018 14:48 (six years ago) link
Yes! Cheri’s transformation into this great spirit of wildness was excellent, although the series was never quite the same after Guy left. His terribly-judged beach date was the highlight of Aloha State for me. With Taishi, I feel like the whole ‘guilty samurai’ routine expressed some kind of universal truth that was compelling enough.
― Launch of new ILM school business management programmes! (tangenttangent), Thursday, 1 March 2018 16:46 (six years ago) link
Someone like Natsumi not just becoming a show villain is one of the strengths of Terrace House. Aloha State could've used a Han-san. I agree that Aloha State became too Taishi-centric. I wonder if the other people just weren't really doing anything or anything the producers wanted to air- unlike American reality shows it seemed like they actually prefer not showing some of the "trashier" behavior.Taishi was a recognizable and not entirely unsympathetic type but he was never really taken to task for some of his behavior and attitudes which was annoying given his own self righteousness.
― MrDasher, Thursday, 1 March 2018 17:57 (six years ago) link
I really enjoyed the Guy-Niki interlude.Minori's sister was always good.
― MrDasher, Thursday, 1 March 2018 18:01 (six years ago) link
"Break up caused by meat! Break up caused by meat!" - The official TERRACE HOUSE thread
― tangenttangent, Tuesday, 13 March 2018 13:04 (six years ago) link
Every bit of Babylon Berlin is so good.
― mick signals, Wednesday, 14 March 2018 02:18 (six years ago) link
I just discovered this thread by searching for Babylon Berlin opinions. I just noticed that one this weekend and wanted to check the ilx reaction on it. Looks like that comes mostly recommended. Will check it out along with other stuff on this thread. I hadn't realized that Netflix was bringing on so many foreign shows until a month or so ago.
I've brought this one up a couple times on the regular Netflix thread, but since it hasn't been mentioned here: Tientsin Mystic is a really entertaining Chinese supernatural detective drama.
― how's life, Monday, 30 April 2018 12:31 (five years ago) link
I have gotten a copy of Babylon Berlin season 2 but I'm waiting to watch it till I really need a treat.
― mick signals, Monday, 30 April 2018 18:45 (five years ago) link
Looking forward to THE RAIN, out on Friday: Danish post-apocalyptica about people who can't go out in the rain or they turn into monsters
― Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison), Thursday, 3 May 2018 00:08 (five years ago) link
Been mentioned on the other netflix thread, but Aggretsuko is well worth it - A Sanrio Red Panda eases the stresses of work with a secret life of Death Metal Karaoke singing.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Thursday, 3 May 2018 00:13 (five years ago) link
don't normally have the patience for Korean dramas but am finding the supernatural/crime show "Black" strangely compelling - about a girl who can see death and a guy who's possessed by death. First few episodes are uneven and confusing (iirc the second episode was actively bad) but the way it juggles multiple genres at once is kinda entertaining: it's basically a supernatural thriller, crime procedural, family tragedy, conspiracy drama and rom-com all rolled into one. Also every episode has about 23402908243 subplots.― Roz, Saturday, January 20, 2018 9:01 AM (three months ago) Bookmark Flag Post PermalinkFriend of mine recommended Dark, which was discussed upthread. Will give Black a try as well, I guess.― Eloi's Comin' (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, January 21, 2018 7:06 PM (three months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Roz, Saturday, January 20, 2018 9:01 AM (three months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Friend of mine recommended Dark, which was discussed upthread. Will give Black a try as well, I guess.
― Eloi's Comin' (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, January 21, 2018 7:06 PM (three months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Started in on episode 1 of this one last night. Do all Korean tv shows run this over an hour per ep? It's not that I lack the patience, but am liable to fall asleep.
― how's life, Wednesday, 16 May 2018 13:00 (five years ago) link
"run this long - over an hour per ep" is what I meant there.
― how's life, Wednesday, 16 May 2018 21:25 (five years ago) link
the El Chapo series produced by Univision is pretty good. if you like Narcos you should watch it
first season is decent, mostly detailing his rise to power and his first stint in jail. second season is better, it goes into full-on cartel war and gets really nuts. but they're both worth watching
― frogbs, Wednesday, 16 May 2018 21:39 (five years ago) link
Finished Babylon Berlin not too long ago, and it's as great as has been mentioned.
When they first performed the "Ashes" song, I would've bet good money that it was a cover of a Bowie song!
― Martin Landau Ballet (Leee), Wednesday, 6 June 2018 22:10 (five years ago) link
Any reviews of The Rain? Yah/nah?
― Yerac, Thursday, 7 June 2018 02:16 (five years ago) link
Yah-ish: well acted, leaves one too many big questions unanswered, end disappointing
― Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison), Friday, 8 June 2018 01:17 (five years ago) link
Oh man, so many netflix shows have a disappointing end.
― Yerac, Friday, 8 June 2018 01:38 (five years ago) link
my faves so far, all-timeTRAPPED - Scandi murder shows are my favorite thing in the world. Grim, cold, deeply disturbing. HOTEL BEAU SEJOUR - murder again with hyperreal supernatural vibe a la Dead Like Me or Six Feet Under. weird & twisty turny & i learned that Belgium loves motorcross BABYLON BERLIN - i loved this so much i seriously contemplated finding a german language class for like an entire week afterwards.
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 8 June 2018 03:42 (five years ago) link
the first ep was really off-putting but maybe it's because i accidentally watched the dubbed version
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 8 June 2018 08:04 (five years ago) link
I thought it was absolute rubbish tbh, but I watched it after recently seeing Berlin Alexanderplatz, and possibly me became too pretentious and highfalutin a fool for Netflix period fluff.
― calzino, Friday, 8 June 2018 08:15 (five years ago) link
saying "I watched it" I think I got as far as first couple of eps and can't remember much other than thinking it was all very pretty but not very engaging.
― calzino, Friday, 8 June 2018 08:21 (five years ago) link