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BONDiNG on Netflix is not what I expected considering the subject matter. They usually have one scene per episode to remind you it's supposed to be weird but it's fairly tame considering. The pacing is brisk and even, the story is somewhat generic but well done, I'm liking it. Watched the first episode of Apocalypse Now (Starz) and it was too far out for me, probably won't revisit. Maybe, but probably not. It has the main dude from that weird syfy series, Ghost Wars. Constellation I posted:Me and the SO just casually put on Nightflyers as something to watch while eating. It took like 4 weeks to muster up the will to finish it (we figured we might as well finish it), but what a terrible show. Don't bother with it. misguided rage posted:I hated every minute I don't know why I finished it. Thank you, it's been lingering on my DVR, I'll go delete it.
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bring back old gbs posted:I was suuuper skeptical on DP because "robot" costumes are always pretty bad. At some point the "metal" bends like the silicone is clearly is. But it works well in live action and it doesn't do the bendy poo poo like I thought it would. Even Cyborg looks great in motion, the promo shots all looked pretty brutal. 1 robot guy in a suit is going to be hard to pull off, and they knocked it out of the park with 2 robot guys in suits.
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May 9, 2019 02:03
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I finally got around to binging Westworld S1 and I'll admit I'm a bit confused about what is going on. I hear that S2 is even more confusing so I'll probably pass for now. Love Killing Eve tho.
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May 9, 2019 20:37
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lightly beaten posted:I finally got around to binging Westworld S1 and I'll admit I'm a bit confused about what is going on. I hear that S2 is even more confusing so I'll probably pass for now. Westworld is fun but it gets a bit lost up its own rear end in S2. That said, the single best episode they have ever done is in S2, "Kiksuya".
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May 9, 2019 20:56
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lightly beaten posted:I finally got around to binging Westworld S1 and I'll admit I'm a bit confused about what is going on. I hear that S2 is even more confusing so I'll probably pass for now. It does the thing where they switch main characters, and like every show that does that it becomes confused. Then in S2 they decide to be clever. Here's what happened, then 5 minutes later here's what really happened, but wait for it... here's what really happened, wink wink.
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May 9, 2019 22:28
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Despite their denials, I'm sure the showrunners were upset with people correctly guessing the twists early in S1.
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May 9, 2019 22:42
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lightly beaten posted:I finally got around to binging Westworld S1 and I'll admit I'm a bit confused about what is going on. I hear that S2 is even more confusing so I'll probably pass for now. I've only watched Season 1, but having Liam McPoyle as a main character always gets a chuckle out of me during his scenes. He does a pretty good job, but drat.
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May 9, 2019 22:45
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Lycus posted:Despite their denials, I'm sure the showrunners were upset with people correctly guessing the twists early in S1. Yea. I thought they supposedly had a 5 season plan but the way season 2 played out it seemed like they changed it dramatically because it didn't feel planned out at all.
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May 9, 2019 22:56
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For me Westworld season 2 was something worse than confusing (though it was that too) - it was boring.
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May 9, 2019 23:27
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So was season 1. They stretched out 2 hours of story but trick you into thinking it's profound by hiring prestige actors. Haha this whole time you thought you were watching A, when in fact it was B! Give us all the Emmys!
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May 9, 2019 23:38
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The whole time I doubted Two Timeframes, not because I thought it was unlikely, but because I thought it was pointless and would make much of the season boring in retrospect.
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May 9, 2019 23:45
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At least season one was coherent though. Definitely a slow burn, but worth watching imo. 2 was just a mess. Edit: Just got to the 2nd half of "Hardhome" 
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May 9, 2019 23:49
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Yeah, I never thought Season 1 was great or prestige tv or anything, but it entertained and satisfied me. Season 2's probably wasn't that it was more "confusing" or less "coherent" (it was) its that it was bad. Is there anything about S2 that I should care about for S3? I certainly can't think of anything. And fundamentally I think it sent a message that they had their priorities all hosed up and were more in on the hook than anything worthwhile. So I have no hope for S3 or interest to see if they can turn it around.
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May 10, 2019 02:07
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Westworld season 2 gave us the best single episode of westworld, the one featuring the native Americans. Everything else was pretty crappy tho.
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May 10, 2019 02:25
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In retrospect, I can't say Westworld S1 "satisfied" me, because everything I disliked was toward the end, so those things leave the most impact. I really loved the first half, though.
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I rewatched it right before I watched S2 and like I think it still had a satisfying enough couple of story arcs for Doris, Maeve, William, and Bernard that worked fine even with all twists revealed. There's nothing from S2 I can recall enjoying or taking away. Even the couple of stand alone episodes/segments people like didn't resonate for me because I was already so disengaged with the story, world, and characters. I guess the gag of the designer just copying his whole Westworld storylines for the other world was funny.
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May 10, 2019 02:52
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Caught up with the second season of Black Lightning. While still watchable, it felt like a real step down from the first season, much less engaging and even pretty retarded at times, like whenever heavily armed police or security forces just point their guns or yell instead of actually attacking what is clearly a lethal threat to them. A bunch of storylines also feel shoehorned in and don't really add to anything, others are just dropped without afterthought or consequences, and there are characters like the old white guy that neither the writers, directors or actors clearly have no clue what they should do with. In short, I am afraid it is going the way of most superhero series: predictable, badly written and ultimately boring, which is a real shame given how strong the show started out.
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May 10, 2019 11:09
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Anyone watched I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson? Been a while since I've seen a sketch show that made me laugh out loud. It's got a weird and goofy sense of humour, and is very clearly influenced by Tim and Eric (Heidecker shows up in one sketch). Episodes are only about 15 min long so it doesn't outstay its welcome.
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alphabettitouretti posted:Anyone watched I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson? Same. It's weird humor but I like it. Not as cringey as I expected, at least not all the time. Good format and pacing. My wife just makes the  face but deep down she finds it funny. Too proud to admit it
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EvidenceBasedQuack posted:Same. It's weird humor but I like it. Not as cringey as I expected, at least not all the time. Good format and pacing. Yeah there's not too much cringe because it's generally so over the top silly. I haven't tried showing my other half because I know she wouldn't see the humour in, say, a guy in a hotdog costume insisting he's not responsible for the hotdog car that's just smashed through the front window of a store.
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May 11, 2019 17:11
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Watched Dead To Me, which is a short one off starring Christina Applegate that is pretty enjoyable. It does a good job of not dragging out fairly obvious plot elements/twists, and adheres pretty strictly to the "if you show a gun in the first act" rule of writing. The small cast are very good and the show really benefits from the chemistry between the two leads. It also feels like Applegate's character was tailored to her, which is clearly a good thing considering her performance. That said, I didn't find it incredibly memorable or engaging on the whole - just an entertaining watch for a few days.
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May 11, 2019 20:44
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Meatgrinder posted:Watched Dead To Me, which is a short one off starring Christina Applegate that is pretty enjoyable. Dead To Me is definitely getting renewed. It's not a miniseries haha.
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May 12, 2019 01:20
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If anyone here likes The Thing, I recommend watching Ghoul. It is an Indian(not sure?) Netflix original. It's drat good and super short 3 episodes 45 min episodes.
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May 12, 2019 03:48
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My SO and I have finished the first three seasons of The Bureau (original title: Le Bureau des Légendes) and started watching season four. It's a french spy thriller set mainly in France and the Middle East that aims to be more on the realistic side. As such it is deliberately slow-paced and character driven, but it has some great writing, is well acted and also has quite good production values for a french TV series. Can only warmly recommend it to anyone that likes this kind of stuff, according to Wikipedia it is available on iTunes in the US and on Prime in the UK.
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Chikimiki posted:My SO and I have finished the first three seasons of The Bureau (original title: Le Bureau des Légendes) and started watching season four. I check it out. Not sure if I mentioned it here, but I loved A Very Secret Service (Au service de la France), which also a French spy show. This time a dark comedy.
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Has anyone seen The Affair? It's been recommended to me and reading up on it I think I would like the perspective thing, but I am not sure about the story or the characters.
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Meatgrinder posted:Has anyone seen The Affair? It's been recommended to me and reading up on it I think I would like the perspective thing, but I am not sure about the story or the characters. Story and characters are great. Acting is excellent enough to sympathize with the chars. Nonlinear story structure with tight writing. They do a good job in branching out further in subsequent seasons. Overall I’d recommend it also.
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Meatgrinder posted:Has anyone seen The Affair? It's been recommended to me and reading up on it I think I would like the perspective thing, but I am not sure about the story or the characters. Yeah, it's a show I keep coming back to despite hating every single character, so they must be doing something right.
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Barry, S1: Loved the first 2 episodes but finding the rest of the season boring and the characters uninteresting (Henry Winkler excepted, he is killing it). I've watched 5 episodes and am thinking of dropping it. Am I giving up too soon?
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wormil posted:Barry, S1: Loved the first 2 episodes but finding the rest of the season boring and the characters uninteresting (Henry Winkler excepted, he is killing it). I've watched 5 episodes and am thinking of dropping it. Am I giving up too soon? I struggled to get through the first season and i've given up on the second. I hate 90% of the characters.
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wormil posted:Barry, S1: Loved the first 2 episodes but finding the rest of the season boring and the characters uninteresting (Henry Winkler excepted, he is killing it). I've watched 5 episodes and am thinking of dropping it. Am I giving up too soon? Sad to say it, but I think 5 episodes is an adequate sample. By episode 5, I loved it. The concept of, "world-class assassin becomes terrible actor because it turns out he just really likes acting," never stops being funny to me. Barry and Hank are perfect casting. There's a ton of craftsmanship involved in Barry being a bit immature/stunted. The violence is clinical and efficient -- not fun. Thematically, this is perfect. I could keep going but you get the idea.
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Yeah I absolutely love Barry but if you're not into it by episode 5 you're not going to get into it.
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Trig Discipline posted:Yeah I absolutely love Barry but if you're not into it by episode 5 you're not going to get into it. Agreed, you have seen what it has to offer, if it hasn't grabbed you yet, then it won't. That said, it grabbed me on Episode1 and I have loved almost every single episode since.
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Even if you can't get into Barry you need to watch S2E5! It's pretty bonkers and approaches Banshee levels of fighting if you like that sort of stuff.
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I like Barry, but I was sad Documentary Now was Hader-less this year. His characters on that show were always outstanding.
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Finally finished off Black Sails. Had a much happier ending than I was expecting. I mean, I get some of the characters had to survive, but for the kind of show it was for most of it's run it really did end on a high note.
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Solice Kirsk posted:Finally finished off Black Sails. Had a much happier ending than I was expecting. I mean, I get some of the characters had to survive, but for the kind of show it was for most of it's run it really did end on a high note. Agreed. The writers really seemed to revel in making the main character lose as much as possible at a very high pace, in order to fuel his extraordinary comebacks and knack for survival. The ending was so different from that, so redeeming, but on the whole it did not bother me as inconsistent. The whole show was pretty great. Very enjoyable stuff.
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Special on Netflix is entertaining but the pretty explicit gay sex isn't for everyone I guess
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pahuyuth posted:Even if you can't get into Barry you need to watch S2E5! It's pretty bonkers and approaches Banshee levels of fighting if you like that sort of stuff. Banshee is one of the best shows. It is a complete show, and my go-to recommendation to everyone. Nobody I know has said they hated it yet.
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Hizawk posted:Banshee is one of the best shows. It is a complete show, and my go-to recommendation to everyone.
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