What TV series are you watching at moment?

[T3551ER]

12 minutes ago, Nebraska said:

@T3551ER was literally going to write about this show. binged season 1 in about 2-3 days and already pulled the trigger on the first episode of season 2. no way i could they could leave me hanging like that despite the shows many *ahem* flaws

also, i agree about that title. WTF were they thinking?

ha! It must be something in the air - I don't even remember how I heard about it but I get the feeling maybe it only recently became available on Prime? Totally glad I pulled the trigger though (yes, def some flaws, but ultra compelling/fun ride). 

lolol - it's maddening. Maybe it's their secret plan to ensure people never figured out WTF is going on because it's impossible to find any research/discussion on it ^o^

EDIT: Is the first ep of Season 2 good? 

EDIT 2: No, don't tell me

EDIT: TELL ME

Edited April 28, 2023 by T3551ER

[Limo]

We tried From and even the wife, who is way less critical when it comes to tv shows than I am and who fanatically adored Lost, thought it was bad. Meaning to say it’s a YMMV thing, I guess.

We’re now continuing our Apple TV binge and started Foundation. First episode is promising.

[Nebraska]

41 minutes ago, T3551ER said:

ha! It must be something in the air - I don't even remember how I heard about it but I get the feeling maybe it only recently became available on Prime? Totally glad I pulled the trigger though (yes, def some flaws, but ultra compelling/fun ride). 

lolol - it's maddening. Maybe it's their secret plan to ensure people never figured out WTF is going on because it's impossible to find any research/discussion on it ^o^

EDIT: Is the first ep of Season 2 good? 

EDIT 2: No, don't tell me

EDIT: TELL ME

i hadn't heard about this show either, and despite having prime i rarely ever watch anything on it. i randomly scrolled through one day and this was being "recommended" based on my previous choices. after watching about 2-3 episodes, i thought i'd stop and never watch it again but kept thinking about it so went back, and mainly because of something even you said. how "ultra compelling/fun ride" it is. 

as to your question about the first episode of season 2; i'll let avery's triptych of facial expressions do all the telling  

Edited April 28, 2023 by Nebraska

[cloud capture]

anyone used to play twisted metal?  If this somehow generates enough attention for a new game it'd be worth it:

 

[usagi]

On 4/25/2023 at 2:07 AM, ooqpoo said:

started Sopranos a couple weeks ago and been spending a hangover weekend binging, towards the end of season 3 now. Very solid and highly addictive stuff. The machismo guido sensibilities, which turned me off watching it back in the day, now feel pleasantly quaint and cozy. 

yeah, it's a facade.

 

[Rubin Farr]

5 hours ago, usagi said:

yeah, it's a facade.

 

The sacred, and the propane

[Limo]

On 4/28/2023 at 9:42 PM, Summon Dot E X E said:

I didn't know Foundation was out finally! I'll have to watch that. Loved the book.

Don’t get your hopes up. Episode one was ok, ep. 2 already dialed the Hollywood “everything must be drama and if the source material doesn’t have any we’ll invent it” shit way, way up. Haven’t gotten to ep. 3 yet.

Edited April 30, 2023 by Limo

[cruising for burgers]

On 4/15/2023 at 11:22 AM, Enthusiast said:

This was excellent

i'm digging this!

[GORDO]

watched a couple eps, it's alright. Twilight Zoney vibes with a depressing af tone so far.

 

 

[beerwolf]

Cancelled all subscriptions. Weather is getting warmer, days are getting longer. More music less tv. More cycling less tv. More fishing less tv. More socialising less tv.

Baywatch, The Art That Made Us, Wolf Hall and Taboo all on iPlayer or ITV, that'll do  

No more couch potato until October 

[J3FF3R00]

New season (4) of Barry. So far so good! 

[ooqpoo]

On 4/30/2023 at 4:47 PM, cruising for burgers said:

i'm digging this!

With all the mayhem and tension ahead that the first episode seemed to hint at (and that Hoobastank track) it's gradually geared down and now gotten sort of middling here at episode 7. Hope things pick up and don't settle too much into melodrama

[cruising for burgers]

5 hours ago, ooqpoo said:

With all the mayhem and tension ahead that the first episode seemed to hint at (and that Hoobastank track) it's gradually geared down and now gotten sort of middling here at episode 7. Hope things pick up and don't settle too much into melodrama

yeah on 7th and/or 8th eps it kind of looses its steam getting into drama grounds with all that character study or whatever, it seems a little out of place, but it pays off quite well in the last few eps... and it was renewed for a 2nd season so let's see where it goes...

edit: yeah and what's up with all those 90's hit songs? I mean, I like it but, odd choice...

Edited May 4, 2023 by cruising for burgers

[usagi]

41 minutes ago, cruising for burgers said:

Hoobastank

 

[cruising for burgers]

yeah they used to stank, and they still do...

[ooqpoo]

Yeah they seem to crop up at the end of each episode, Cornflake Girl too. That Hoobastank track, awful as it is, really got me and felt good, something about the context and that I haven't since whenever, sometime in the 90s I guess. Big nostalgia bombs. 

[T3551ER]

21 hours ago, GORDO said:

watched a couple eps, it's alright. Twilight Zoney vibes with a depressing af tone so far.

 

 

Just FYI, this is based on the work of Simon Staalenhag. I .. think maybe I came across him here on WATMM? Can't remember, but he has this very distinct style that blends a sort of throwback nostalgia paintings with retrofuturistic vibes. Very distinct/unique. His book The Electric State is a fantastic piece of story/art and all his stuff seems to have this sort of bittersweet edge about it. 

I started watching the series and actually had to stop because, at the time, it evoked such feelings of melancholy I had to take a break. Not peak TV, but I actually feel like they did a good job capturing the sensation of his stuff.

Electric State also supposed to be made into a film/series by the Russo Bro's for Netflix w/ Millie Bobbie Brown and Chris Pratt and although I like all of those people, I really am concerned about the adaptation. The book is a meditation on searching and loneliness - you can just tell they're gonna be like "let's add some Chris Pratt wisecrackery to really jazz this thing up!" and that's going to, frankly, ruin the fucking thing

 

 

[cruising for burgers]

5 hours ago, T3551ER said:

Just FYI, this is based on the work of Simon Staalenhag. I .. think maybe I came across him here on WATMM? Can't remember, but he has this very distinct style that blends a sort of throwback nostalgia paintings with retrofuturistic vibes. Very distinct/unique. His book The Electric State is a fantastic piece of story/art and all his stuff seems to have this sort of bittersweet edge about it. 

I started watching the series and actually had to stop because, at the time, it evoked such feelings of melancholy I had to take a break. Not peak TV, but I actually feel like they did a good job capturing the sensation of his stuff.

Electric State also supposed to be made into a film/series by the Russo Bro's for Netflix w/ Millie Bobbie Brown and Chris Pratt and although I like all of those people, I really am concerned about the adaptation. The book is a meditation on searching and loneliness - you can just tell they're gonna be like "let's add some Chris Pratt wisecrackery to really jazz this thing up!" and that's going to, frankly, ruin the fucking thing

 

 

most episodes suck unfortunately... imho, afaik, omg, lol

[GORDO]

On 4/28/2023 at 11:12 AM, T3551ER said:

From - the TV series whose name makes it frustratingly difficult to google and find out more about, particularly when it's a show that invites so much watercooler talk and speculation. 

Who knows if they will stick the eventual landing, what I will say is that I started this show on Monday and lost many nights of sleep because I couldn't stop myself from watching the next episode. It's like Lost but 100% more horror - kind of echoes of Stephen King in there too. It's not perfect, but it is very, very entertaining with some interesting character stuff going on in amidst the mind bending puzzle box shit. 

First season is available to stream for free on Amazon now. Taking all my willpower to not not watch first ep of S2 (I'd much rather just wait for the season to be over and binge, b/c I hate the week to week suspense of shows like this. I'm gettin' too old for this stuff)

 

 

Binged about 7 or 8 episodes. I'm sure I'll end up hating wherever it goes with a passion, but here I go...

[hoggy]

Watched all of This is England from the film to the end of the series - I love it so much, but god I forgot how often it makes you cry, and how hard to watch some of the scenes are..

Then watched the Virtues, a Shane Meadows thing I hadn't seen - I don't know what the difference is exactly, but he handles those sort of traumatic experiences completely differently from most drama I see - there's a depth of understanding there that feels hyper realistic - like the characterisation of the people Joseph and Dinah meet in the final encounter - so spiteful, but also just kind of damaged pathetic monsters. Again, not easy watching, and less fun scenes than This is England, but worth watching for sure. Dinah's violence was so curiously humorous, most of the time

9 hours ago, T3551ER said:

Just FYI, this is based on the work of Simon Staalenhag. I .. think maybe I came across him here on WATMM? Can't remember, but he has this very distinct style that blends a sort of throwback nostalgia paintings with retrofuturistic vibes. Very distinct/unique. His book The Electric State is a fantastic piece of story/art and all his stuff seems to have this sort of bittersweet edge about it. 

I started watching the series and actually had to stop because, at the time, it evoked such feelings of melancholy I had to take a break. Not peak TV, but I actually feel like they did a good job capturing the sensation of his stuff.

Electric State also supposed to be made into a film/series by the Russo Bro's for Netflix w/ Millie Bobbie Brown and Chris Pratt and although I like all of those people, I really am concerned about the adaptation. The book is a meditation on searching and loneliness - you can just tell they're gonna be like "let's add some Chris Pratt wisecrackery to really jazz this thing up!" and that's going to, frankly, ruin the fucking thing

 

 

Not a perfect series, but they really captured some kind of vibe. A shame they didn't build the world even further

[Kennylogg Bubblebath]

8 hours ago, hoggy said:

Watched all of This is England from the film to the end of the series - I love it so much, but god I forgot how often it makes you cry, and how hard to watch some of the scenes are..

Then watched the Virtues, a Shane Meadows thing I hadn't seen - I don't know what the difference is exactly, but he handles those sort of traumatic experiences completely differently from most drama I see - there's a depth of understanding there that feels hyper realistic - like the characterisation of the people Joseph and Dinah meet in the final encounter - so spiteful, but also just kind of damaged pathetic monsters. Again, not easy watching, and less fun scenes than This is England, but worth watching for sure. Dinah's violence was so curiously humorous, most of the time

yes! i basically love everything shane meadows has done.

heard he's working on a period drama series with a24. seems like a big switch up for the guy but i'm ready for it

[T3551ER]

15 hours ago, GORDO said:

Binged about 7 or 8 episodes. I'm sure I'll end up hating wherever it goes with a passion, but here I go...

lol I have similar fears - like... please have a plan, let it be a good plan, and execute on that plan. Still, though, scratches a particular itch really well 

16 hours ago, cruising for burgers said:

most episodes suck unfortunately... imho, afaik, omg, lol

haha - ahh well, maybe I should be glad I took a break but then 

12 hours ago, hoggy said:

Not a perfect series, but they really captured some kind of vibe. A shame they didn't build the world even further

.. maybe I should keep watching? lol. I totally agree, everything has a specific feel that I think is actually pretty close to the artist's vision. Respect for that, even if the show itself has it's flaws (what show doesn't? ... #openscanofworms #TrueDetectiveS1istheanswer)

[hoggy]

5 hours ago, T3551ER said:

.. maybe I should keep watching? lol. I totally agree, everything has a specific feel that I think is actually pretty close to the artist's vision. Respect for that, even if the show itself has it's flaws (what show doesn't? ... #openscanofworms #TrueDetectiveS1istheanswer)

I would recommend watching it all, some unique emotionally compelling stories in there for sure

[Silent Member]

I watched it before going to bed as a sort of bedtime ritual, I feel it lacked a little something, but I like the mood they're going for.

[cruising for burgers]

On 5/4/2023 at 11:54 PM, hoggy said:

Then watched the Virtues, a Shane Meadows thing I hadn't seen - I don't know what the difference is exactly, but he handles those sort of traumatic experiences completely differently from most drama I see - there's a depth of understanding there that feels hyper realistic

I've been meaning to watch that show for ages but I'm afraid to exactly because of those same reasons...

Edited May 6, 2023 by cruising for burgers