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I watched the Fox seasons on Netflix and the only thing I remember standing out was some Christmas episode or something that was put after a season finale that totally changed the status quo. Nothing else jumps to mind. Its weird, I got through the Fox seasons but then lost interest in the Netflix ones. I don't think that was the Netflix episodes though. I think I was just burned out.
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Yeah, I don't remember any weirdness in Lucifer timeline except the end of S3. The S3 finale is S3E24 (and is super-obviously the finale). There are then two "bonus" episodes (S3E25/26) which I think were supposed to land in the Fox S4 and Netflix was kind enough to let us see them. The story picks up from S3E24 directly to S4E1, but the bonus ones are kinda fun. Just watch 'em, it's not that confusing as long as you know they don't belong.
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Aug 28, 2020 01:38
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Yeah, it was weird but I don't think it affected the story or anything. It was just like "oh, these random episodes obviously belonged before X."
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Aug 28, 2020 01:42
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escape artist posted:I am about to start it so... what's wrong with the Netflix order? I looked but just found spoilers. I watched it when it aired and am assuming the Netflix order is the same as air date. Some episodes were shuffled. It will be obvious because there will be inconsistencies in relationships and character behaviors. In one season a new character disappears for a few episodes and the major seasonal arc involving that character just disappears for those episodes because (I'm assuming) episodes were shuffled for ratings or something like that. It makes Chloe and Lucifer's relationship in particular, confusing at times, and manifests in her inconsistent behavior toward Lucifer; also in her wardrobe (which I know probably seems like an odd thing to notice). From reading other comments it seems that people forgot or didn't notice which surprises me. I've never looked to see if there is a recommended order, just assumed there would be. I don't think it was a lot of episodes in total so it's not going to destroy the show but it messes up the flow.
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Aug 28, 2020 05:34
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Thanks for the responses re Lucifer. I think we'll take a pass for now and go back to Bosch.
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Aug 28, 2020 06:51
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Meatgrinder posted:I watched the first season of Stargirl which, for reasons I can't quite put my finger on, was pretty good. I mean, on paper it should suck: it's a superhero series and there have been veeeeery few of those that weren't a collage of suck and rear end, every character is basically just one single characteristic that is explicitedly and repeatedly 'acted' out, the two leads have zero chemistry (though that might have been intentional to keep it from turning into a PornHub category) and the plot has holes so large a dead lawyer on a hospital floor could disappear into them. I just saw this on Prime and started watching on the strength of this post because I also love terrible TV shows that are fun and enjoyable to watch and from what I've seen with the first episode-and-a-bit it's true. This one's one of the good bad ones that has me facepalming and laughing at the screen but I'm loving it. It's some dumb forgettable fun I can kill time with while I wait for the 100 final season to finish and then watch that dumb fun. Acht posted:Thanks for the responses re Lucifer. I think we'll take a pass for now and go back to Bosch. Bosch is, putting aside the complicated feelings associated with enjoying a cop show in the current climate, great. It will forever be my quarantine show. I won't be able to hear that theme without reliving what it was like in the first days of Corona lockdown. I think I binged all six seasons in less than a month.
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Aug 28, 2020 23:41
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Bosch is impressive for being consistently outstanding. My main complaint is that it's monotone much like Bosch himself, and all the detectives except maybe Crate and Barrel.
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Aug 29, 2020 07:49
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On topic of cop shows, I watched all seasons of Line of Duty recently. Netflix temporarily removed it due to some rights kerfuffle but it's back now. It's a British show about anti corruption unit and it's eminently well made and watchable show (if quite stressful at times). There should be more shows about cops hunting bad cops.
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Aug 29, 2020 09:32
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I couldn't place where I'd seen the lead actress in Stargirl before but it was nagging me so looked her up. Turns out I haven't seen her in anything before! She just looks exactly like about 4 or five different actresses who have all played similar roles in similar shows that I've watched over the years, which for the life of me couldn't name if I had a gun to my head.
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Aug 29, 2020 12:18
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sad question posted:There should be more shows about cops hunting bad cops. too implausible a premise imo
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Aug 29, 2020 12:38
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sad question posted:There should be more shows about cops hunting bad cops. I just binged Foyle's War which has a fair bit of this in it. It's a British police inspector and his plucky lady driver, solving crimes during WWII on the "home front." Fighting against police and military corruption (and/or homegrown Naziism) is a big factor in like half of the episodes. It's also just a really good show.
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Aug 29, 2020 14:56
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showbiz_liz posted:I just binged Foyle's War which has a fair bit of this in it. It's a British police inspector and his plucky lady driver, solving crimes during WWII on the "home front." Fighting against police and military corruption (and/or homegrown Naziism) is a big factor in like half of the episodes. It's also just a really good show. We just finished Foyle’s War last night. Would definitely recommend if you’re at all into British period mysteries. They take a lot of care with the historical backdrop.
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Aug 29, 2020 16:21
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BetterLekNextTime posted:We just finished Foyle’s War last night. Would definitely recommend if you’re at all into British period mysteries. They take a lot of care with the historical backdrop. As an American I learned a LOT about WWII that I didn't know before.
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Aug 29, 2020 16:46
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But perhaps my favorite thing about Foyle's War is THE AMERICAN ACCENTS! Oh my god. Oh my god they are so bad and it's so, so funny.
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Aug 29, 2020 16:48
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showbiz_liz posted:But perhaps my favorite thing about Foyle's War is THE AMERICAN ACCENTS! Oh my god. Oh my god they are so bad and it's so, so funny. British shows love having bad American accents, it's almost like it's deliberate.
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Aug 29, 2020 17:36
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BetterLekNextTime posted:We just finished Foyle’s War last night. Would definitely recommend if you’re at all into British period mysteries. They take a lot of care with the historical backdrop. Thirding this. We Also rather liked Cadfael in that space, though quite a different period.
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Aug 29, 2020 18:04
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Nude Hoxha Cameo posted:Thirding this. We Also rather liked Cadfael in that space, though quite a different period. Oh wow I'd forgotten all about Cadfael, that takes me back. Has Father Brown been mentioned? A more recent series set in the 50s in Britain.
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Aug 29, 2020 19:25
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Finally getting around to watching season 2 of Atlanta, and holy poo poo the Teddy Perkins episode was amazing.
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sad question posted:... Line of Duty ... There should be more shows about cops hunting bad cops. "Bent coppers," love that character, he makes the show. Definitely in my top 5 cop shows.
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Aug 29, 2020 22:06
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Meatgrinder posted:Oh wow I'd forgotten all about Cadfael, that takes me back. Father Brown is a wonderful show. I find it very wholesome and it puts me a good mood. The series isn't on Netflix anymore, but it's all up on Britbox (which also gives me an excuse to watch stuff like Black Adder and QI).
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Aug 29, 2020 22:31
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Line of Duty is a great show, there's usually a live-ish watch of it in one of the UK TV threads when the series airs. Bent coppas. major Ozark spoilers I've just finished Ozark and ho-boy, second to last episode I found annoying despite some amazing acting Ben's actor plays his breakdown so well, while I'm also constantly getting annoyed at the character just being so stupid but the finale was incredible, new lines being drawn and turns out Helen should probably not have assumed that Nelson would let her know if he got 'the call' just because he said he would
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Aug 29, 2020 22:49
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To be honest I feel Bens stupidity was almost over the top. It felt like the writers taking too many measures to make sure it seemed like our protagonists had no choice but to try to get rid of him. Like cmon the man is calling cartel operatives directly and trying to say "im sorry"
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Aug 29, 2020 23:40
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Fartbox posted:To be honest I feel Bens stupidity was almost over the top. It felt like the writers taking too many measures to make sure it seemed like our protagonists had no choice but to try to get rid of him. Like cmon the man is calling cartel operatives directly and trying to say "im sorry" Honestly, felt exactly the same, it felt frustrating to watch. It was obvious as soon as he just kept trying to get in touch with people to apologise that this was only going to end one way.
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Aug 29, 2020 23:43
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Our PBS station airs Father Brown in late fall or winter, probably worth checking your local stations. It's not my favorite show, my wife loves it, so we watch it together but I could live without it.
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wormil posted:Our PBS station airs Father Brown in late fall or winter, probably worth checking your local stations. It's not my favorite show, my wife loves it, so we watch it together but I could live without it. I've seen one and it wasn't bad. I think I've been turned off by the promos on PBS that make it look not super interesting. I think Bosch is literally too good and intense for our household. We watched the first one or two seasons, but we got to the season that looked like it was going to be about investigating rapes and my wife nixed it.
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Speaking of mysteries I started S3 of Bordertown (Sorjonen) on Netflix and it doesn't feel as tight as previous seasons, still a good show. Wife and I are watching Broadchurch (Brit). I've seen the sucky American remake and expected the Brit version to suck but it doesn't. Anyone know what happened to Fortitude? They only made 4 episodes for S3 and they aren't streaming anywhere. Was it concluded or cancelled mid season?
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I've been watching Wynonna Earp on netflix and it's not very good, but the cowboy in it is very hot and it's got some funny jokes in it, so it's good enough for me to half-watch it while I'm doing other stuff. I have only seen season one, does it get worse or does it get better?
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I've watched the first five or six episodes of Person of Interest. It's an entertaining (dare I say interesting) show, but it's a pretty big dude-fest so far and sometimes the leaps of logic make my head spin. I can feel a metaplot bubbling under the surface, but I don't know if I want to put up with Reese's knowing smiles and Finch's smarmy quips for another fifteen episodes to get to what I assume will be the real meat of the show later on. I have been told it gets very intricate as time goes on, but I've yet to see it. I also watched the first episode of Cobra Kai. That was a blast from the past and I love how they've focused in on Johnny and his perceptions of what happened in the movie, thirty plus goddamn years ago. I'm looking forward to the resurgence of the Cobra Kai dojo and the inevitable clash between Daniel and Johnny as they both seem to just can't let go of that 1984 tournament.
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Lucas Archer posted:I've watched the first five or six episodes of Person of Interest. It's an entertaining (dare I say interesting) show, but it's a pretty big dude-fest so far and sometimes the leaps of logic make my head spin. I can feel a metaplot bubbling under the surface, but I don't know if I want to put up with Reese's knowing smiles and Finch's smarmy quips for another fifteen episodes to get to what I assume will be the real meat of the show later on. I have been told it gets very intricate as time goes on, but I've yet to see it. I recently finished POI thanks to this thread, and I’m super glad I stuck with it. It definitely starts to find its footing in the last half of season 1, then it’s a wild ride from then on out. It’s also one of the few shows that has managed to completely change my view of a character. I hated this character at first, and just wanted their scenes to be over. But then some great character development happens, and all of a sudden I’m rooting for them (unintentional I swear lol) and want them to succeed.
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Slothful Bong posted:
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Lucas Archer posted:I also watched the first episode of Cobra Kai. That was a blast from the past and I love how they've focused in on Johnny and his perceptions of what happened in the movie, thirty plus goddamn years ago. I'm looking forward to the resurgence of the Cobra Kai dojo and the inevitable clash between Daniel and Johnny as they both seem to just can't let go of that 1984 tournament. I really like that show, and it's not just for the nostalgia. It's honestly a lot better than it has any right to be.
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Red Oktober posted:Line of Duty is a great show, there's usually a live-ish watch of it in one of the UK TV threads when the series airs. Bent coppas. 
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Red Oktober posted:I need to get back to it and finish it - but I'm almost 100% sure you mean Reese, right? I couldn't stand him at first, so wooden.... hah, I actually found Reese to be fine; his woodenness played a nice foil to Finch and Fusco, like a budget Geralt or something. Root though... I couldn’t stand her, it seemed to hit all the “malicious hacker villain that’s got a troubled past” tropes I dislike. So when the show expanded her characterization, I was genuinely surprised. They didn’t try to erase her awful behavior or explain it away. It just got slotted alongside the good things she did as part of her personality.
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We just watched High Score on Netflix. It's 6? episodes investigating some of the leaps in the video game industry from the late 70's through early/mid 90's. The episodes often feature developers a player who recounts their experience at a tournament. My wife has zero interest in gaming but she really liked the show, particularly the 8-bit animations they sprinkle in as re-enactments under a voice-over, plus the interviews with players mixed in with home video of them as kids at the tournaments. It hit some nostalgia for me (I'm old enough to remember most of the games they talk about) too.
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My lastest half hour comedy was Mom which was alright for a standard comedy. Kind of bizarre/funny how they pushed Christy's kids completely out of the picture and focused instead on the adult group which contains her mom, but both Allison Janney and her character do kind of steal the show. Although I do feel rather unsympathetic towards Christy's adult child and kind of feel like she was in the wrong in her last appearance.
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TMMadman posted:My lastest half hour comedy was Mom which was alright for a standard comedy. Kind of bizarre/funny how they pushed Christy's kids completely out of the picture and focused instead on the adult group which contains her mom, but both Allison Janney and her character do kind of steal the show. I watch this with my parents when I go home, and it's much better than I expected it to be. Really kind of touching.
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Lucas Archer posted:I've watched the first five or six episodes of Person of Interest. It's an entertaining (dare I say interesting) show, but it's a pretty big dude-fest so far and sometimes the leaps of logic make my head spin. I can feel a metaplot bubbling under the surface, but I don't know if I want to put up with Reese's knowing smiles and Finch's smarmy quips for another fifteen episodes to get to what I assume will be the real meat of the show later on. I have been told it gets very intricate as time goes on, but I've yet to see it. I'm in s2, it's becoming more of a team including 2 women. Reese and Finch develop more of a relationship but if you don't like the banter, it doesn't go away. The dedication to realism in S1 slips considerably in S2 but it's still fun. Someone said Reese was wooden and I disagree, he's broken, betrayed, trained as a killer so he can't be ruled by emotions so he's basically trained into a sociopath. From a story perspective every member of the team represents a personality trait Reese lacks.
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Lucas Archer posted:I also watched the first episode of Cobra Kai. That was a blast from the past and I love how they've focused in on Johnny and his perceptions of what happened in the movie, thirty plus goddamn years ago. I'm looking forward to the resurgence of the Cobra Kai dojo and the inevitable clash between Daniel and Johnny as they both seem to just can't let go of that 1984 tournament.
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Starting a rewatch of the first season of The Boys, and although I've watched it again at some point after its initial release already, I can still, from the first few scenes (FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO NOT STEP OFF THE CURB) get wholly into it. It's just one of those few shows where watching it again, knowing what is going to happen, just adds depth to the material instead of making it boring or predictable. So, so looking forward to the 4th.
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BetterLekNextTime posted:We just watched High Score on Netflix. It's 6? episodes investigating some of the leaps in the video game industry from the late 70's through early/mid 90's. The episodes often feature developers a player who recounts their experience at a tournament. My wife has zero interest in gaming but she really liked the show, particularly the 8-bit animations they sprinkle in as re-enactments under a voice-over, plus the interviews with players mixed in with home video of them as kids at the tournaments. It hit some nostalgia for me (I'm old enough to remember most of the games they talk about) too. While I really enjoyed this show i really didn't like to see them ignoring the entire 8-bit and 16-bit homecomputer scene in which entire game genres where created. Also the dumb animations in between scenes
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