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i thought midnight gospel was going to have more psychedelic landscapes and less gettin' high with dr drew

trapped out the barndo (crüt), Sunday, 10 May 2020 05:26 (three years ago) link

yeah, ryan murphy is only good for 3-4 episodes ever for me. it's like he gets tired of his 'great idea' halfway through.

I'm excited because I seem to like Ryan Murphy all the time. The Politician was the first thing I watched of his but I loved every episode and was very sad when I realised I'd watched the last one. Then last night I discovered Hollywood and God it was good to be that entertained. So I guess one day I'll watch his back catalogue.

Alba, Sunday, 10 May 2020 13:01 (three years ago) link

Oh wow he did Glee too. I'm such a pop culture doofus these days. I never saw that either.

Alba, Sunday, 10 May 2020 13:08 (three years ago) link

he did American Horror Story and a million other things. AHS is the worst offender for drifting off into stupid story lines though. I've watched most of them and the only ones that are solid all the way through are Cult and Coven.

akm, Sunday, 10 May 2020 15:41 (three years ago) link

i watched the first season of ahs and could not get through the second season. I watched all of scream queens and i feel bad about finishing it. Popular was ok, it also fizzled out. I really liked Glee for half a season and then I very much did not like anything else I saw after.

Yerac, Sunday, 10 May 2020 16:21 (three years ago) link

I am watching that Belgian "the sun is going to kill everyone, fly west" new show, Into the Night. I like it so far.

Yerac, Sunday, 10 May 2020 16:23 (three years ago) link

Pose is his best show, probably.

akm, Sunday, 10 May 2020 17:50 (three years ago) link

yeah Never Have I Ever is so good even in the first 20 minutes. Although, both F and i yelled when we learned that hot Mohan was already dead. *episode 1, 1st 10 minutes spoiler. Ryan Murphy wishes.

Yerac, Monday, 11 May 2020 01:49 (three years ago) link

it’s the best!!

terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 11 May 2020 03:15 (three years ago) link

Dead To Me season 2 was good I thought. Suffered that problem so many TV shows have where it sagged in the middle and was padded with a lot of unnecessary subplots but recovered nicely at the end.

Really like Never Have I Ever too - was dreading having John McEnroe as narrator but it really worked for me and the final bit with him was unexpectedly charming. Dude who plays Paxton is cute but looked way too old to be in high school though, it was a little creepy.

Roz, Thursday, 14 May 2020 13:31 (three years ago) link

he had way too much of a Franco thing going on but i still liked him.

Yerac, Thursday, 14 May 2020 13:59 (three years ago) link

The Kimmy Schmidt 'interactive' movie was actually really fun, if you already like that 30 Rock joke style. They really have to come up with a better way for you to go back and watch the alternate paths though.

change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 14 May 2020 14:19 (three years ago) link

has anyone's standards slipped enough that they started Outer Banks? It looks rubbish yet I hear it's compulsively watchable. I mean I watched two series of You so it's not like I can discern quality anymore.

akm, Thursday, 14 May 2020 15:06 (three years ago) link

i was too traumatized by the i-land and the episodes that I did watch that I don't want to go to Outer Banks yet.

Yerac, Thursday, 14 May 2020 15:18 (three years ago) link


The Kimmy Schmidt 'interactive' movie was actually really fun, if you already like that 30 Rock joke style.

It seems you can't watch the Kimmy Schmidt thing on an Apple TV device, or not if you're me, anyway. You get a three-minute video where the robot tells you about why you can't watch it, and then Netflix sends you an email explaining the issue to you.

trishyb, Thursday, 14 May 2020 16:18 (three years ago) link

iirc you can stream to your apple tv from phone or ipad and do it, if it's like the Black Mirror interactive thing was

mh, Thursday, 14 May 2020 16:19 (three years ago) link

Yeah, there's a few kid ones that my son likes that don't work on our tv but are fine on laptop or tablet/phone

groovypanda, Thursday, 14 May 2020 18:20 (three years ago) link

I mean I watched two series of You so it's not like I can discern quality anymore.

Ha this has been lurking on my 'if really desperate' list

kinder, Thursday, 14 May 2020 18:35 (three years ago) link

I am watching that Belgian "the sun is going to kill everyone, fly west" new show, Into the Night. I like it so far.

2 eps in, i like the premise but i don't know how much of the awful people being awful i can take. i guess it's a standard modus operandi for disaster movies.

a slice of greater pastry (ledge), Thursday, 14 May 2020 19:12 (three years ago) link

yeah, it's like one day in and all the dudes are jockeying for power. it's absurd. but it's only 6 episodes so it goes by quick. i would watch another season.

Yerac, Thursday, 14 May 2020 19:26 (three years ago) link

i like the actor playing the pilot, he was in also in french spooky shows les revenants/the returned and black spot/zone blanche.

a slice of greater pastry (ledge), Thursday, 14 May 2020 19:52 (three years ago) link

I started Outer Banks & its decent.
Not at all believable but the kids are good & it’s not as cheesy as i expected

terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 14 May 2020 20:20 (three years ago) link

Is anyone watching the south Korean series Extracurricular? I'm two episodes in and loving it.

willem, Friday, 15 May 2020 09:23 (three years ago) link

i watched Timetrap last night and fucking loved it. more B-grade bonkers shit like this please Netflix!

Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 15 May 2020 09:29 (three years ago) link

Is anyone watching the south Korean series Extracurricular? I'm two episodes in and loving it.

Oh I forgot to post about this but yeah it was great, went to some pretty wild places. Also impressed that it managed to tackle topics like underage sex trafficking and depression with some degree of complexity, not always a given with K-dramas.

Roz, Friday, 15 May 2020 12:13 (three years ago) link

Not familiar with k-drama but yeah I like the way Extracurricular handles those complexities. Also love the way it's shot. There's a scene in which Guery's watch ever so briefly reflects the sun in Jisoo's face, that was so casually and beautifully captured.

willem, Friday, 15 May 2020 12:32 (three years ago) link

yeah, ryan murphy is only good for 3-4 episodes ever for me. it's like he gets tired of his 'great idea' halfway through.

Returning to Yerac's point to say damn she's right after all, at least with Hollywood. Air really came out of it in episode 4, anyway.

Alba, Friday, 15 May 2020 23:09 (three years ago) link

Oh God now I'm watching the finale. 😬

Alba, Saturday, 16 May 2020 00:57 (three years ago) link

Ok I watched six episodes of Outer Banks last night and I can't say it's good at all but it was diverting enough I guess while so high I couldn't get off the couch. Then we switched over to The Great on Hulu, which really is very good.

akm, Saturday, 16 May 2020 14:31 (three years ago) link

Thanks for the extracurricular recommendation , enjoyed that

calstars, Saturday, 16 May 2020 19:48 (three years ago) link

i finished into the night, it was good! clearly setting themselves up for a second season.

also finished money heist season 4, best one yet except aaaah you fuckers!

anyone doing snowpiercer (the series)?

her waitrose up forever (ledge), Monday, 25 May 2020 19:30 (three years ago) link

I heard it was godawful but who knows

akm, Monday, 25 May 2020 21:17 (three years ago) link

new Patton Oswalt special isn't funny in the slightest, at least to me. First time I've had that experience with his stand up.

akm, Monday, 25 May 2020 23:05 (three years ago) link

Dead To Me is so great. The plot felt a little creaky this time around but was humming by the end and anyway it's not really about the plot, it's about how many times in the space of 5 minutes Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini can hate each other and befriend each other all over again. Roles of a lifetime for those two.

Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 00:00 (three years ago) link

Can't imagine Snowpiercer being any good, given the film was rubbish and didn't have enough plot to last a couple of hours.
Love the dedication to the idea of using a train, though, possibly the form of transport least capable of dealing with adverse weather.

Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Wednesday, 27 May 2020 01:54 (three years ago) link

Can't imagine Snowpiercer being any good, given the film was rubbish and didn't have enough plot to last a couple of hours.

it's not just a straight rip of the film though. they're investigating a moider on the train. i watched the first one, it wasn't terrible even though it featured someone saying "you know how hard it is to find love on this train", don't think i can be bothered to carry on with it though.

neith moon (ledge), Wednesday, 27 May 2020 07:41 (three years ago) link

White Lines is terrible on paper, even down to a L*wrence F*x cameo, but is in practice a total blast.

chap, Wednesday, 27 May 2020 22:20 (three years ago) link

I've finished the first season of The Kingdom, and the thing I like best about it is the one guy who throws himself everywhere.

Swoler Bear (Leee), Monday, 1 June 2020 21:50 (three years ago) link

Season 2 of Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts out a week Friday

groovypanda, Tuesday, 2 June 2020 06:22 (three years ago) link

I tried one ep of Snowpiercer and couldnt get past the conceit which was bad enough in the film but at least the film had some style and balls, the TV series just made it all feel real clumsy.

Stoop Crone (Trayce), Wednesday, 3 June 2020 03:55 (three years ago) link

Finally starting on Money Heist after grudgingly liking White Lines; Money Heist much better and more fun.

akm, Thursday, 4 June 2020 16:18 (three years ago) link

Man that Space Force show is horrible, I don't know why I should have expected otherwise...

justice 4 CCR (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 9 June 2020 23:19 (three years ago) link

greg daniels is not having a good year

form of mouth device (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 9 June 2020 23:33 (three years ago) link

I couldn't even make it to the end of the trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q6Co-nd0lM

Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 14 June 2020 13:59 (three years ago) link

just finished the who killed malcolm x docuseries. good stuff.

Bstep, Monday, 15 June 2020 20:42 (three years ago) link

Season 2 of Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts out a week Friday

After a very ho-hum start and some chronically underwhelming animation, season 2 ends up in a very powerful place.

Learned Leeegue (Leee), Sunday, 21 June 2020 00:43 (three years ago) link

Eurovision movie is stupid, silly & I enjoyed it immensely

terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 27 June 2020 15:49 (three years ago) link

2/10, plenty of fun

an, uh, razor of love (sic), Saturday, 27 June 2020 19:31 (three years ago) link

I love Eurovision A LOT but I could barely watch that trailer

kinder, Saturday, 27 June 2020 20:00 (three years ago) link


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